Say hello to the team...
Giles Henschel
OEA Role: Top head in the clouds guy
Undercover Name: Pistol Stewart
Dreams: Mostly unpublishable but why on earth they feature a wooden spoon, marshmallow and a penguin I have no idea
Favourite OEA product: Moorish - simply the best possible olive and it takes me straight back to Alleppo where we discovered the recipe
As an animal you'd be: A Donkey- they always get the last laugh
One interesting fact about you: I was once a stand up comedian on Llandudno Pier
Most said phrase/ word: Do me a favour OR expletive deleted
Favourite thing in the world: Watching a great sunset with my family
Lucky Pint: Elderflower and rosehip
Ella Wright
OEA Role: Office Manager
Undercover Name: Sooty Thorne
Favourite OEA product: Dukkah
As an animal I'd be: Something exciting like a Peregrine Falcon or Snow Leopard but would probably end up as Yogi’s Boo Boo
Most said phrase/ word: Who nicked the last staple and didn’t tell me?!
My favourite thing in the world: My daughter and laughter
My lucky Pint: G & T
Tamsyn Goodger
OEA Role: Perfect PA
Undercover Name: Bugsy Love
Dreams: To retire somewhere warm and exotic
Favourite OEA product: Harissa Almonds
As an animal you'd be: A big fat lazy cat
One interesting fact about you: I once made a cup of tea for Stevie Wonder
Most said phrase/ word: Blimey
Favourite thing in the world: My husband
Lucky Pint: Hot chocolate with cream
Hannah Read
OEA Role: Warehouse and Mail Order Queen
Undercover Name: Saffron Conway
Dreams: To be a famous artist and live in a tree house on a beach in Mexico!
Favourite OEA product: Harissa Almonds
As an animal you'd be: A butterfly... live fast, die young
One interesting fact about you: I can move my left ear without touching it
Most said phrase/ word: Eazy now rude boy
Favourite thing in the world: Laughing until my stomach aches
Lucky Pint: Rum (dark like a pirate)
Steve Maynard
OEA Role: Space- Man
Undercover Name: Samson Mustion
Dreams: To have a week off without decorating!
Favourite OEA product: Pepperabica
As an animal you'd be: An Elephant
One interesting fact about you: I'm not really bald!!!
Most said phrase/ word: You're having a bubble
Favourite thing in the world: My toolbox
Lucky Pint: Amaretto and coke
Aimee Rose
OEA Role: Senior Sales Bod and Graphics Guru
Undercover Name: Smokey Guyatt
Dreams: To buy a house – anyone want to help!?
Favourite OEA product: Honey Nuts!
As an animal you'd be: A pig – so that I can roll around in mud all day
One interesting fact about you: I have the first part of my Private Pilots Licence
Most said phrase/ word: Okey Cokes
Favourite thing in the world: My Mum (and my Beetle)
Lucky Pint: Pitcher of Pimms
Jane Read
OEA Role: Tamer and Charmer/ Marketing and PR
Undercover Name: Pushka Elphick
Dreams: To be able to skim board without braking a hip
Favourite OEA product: Sticky Onion Marmalade because it's perfect with everything
As an animal you'd be: An otter and I'd live by the sea
One interesting fact about you: I can build the lego Star Wars Storm Trooper without any help from my 5 year old... well nearly!
Most said phrase/ word: 'my love' or 'is anybody hurt?'
Favourite thing in the world: Stanley my chocolate lab and my silver glitter mary jane shoes... I wear the shoes whilst walking the dog
Lucky Pint: Champagne
Stacy Trevett
OEA Role: Shop Bod
Undercover Name: Tandy Humphries
Dreams: To be a professional sky diver, or failing that own a house over looking the sea.
Favourite OEA product: I'm obsessed with Spiced Dipping and at weekends... Skinny Dipping!
As an animal you'd be: A Gannet
One interesting fact about you: Have been learning to surf and that's no mean feat at 33
Most said phrase/ word: Really? Awesome (spent too long in N.Z.), lush
Favourite thing in the world: Watching movies in bed, being by the sea, Isobel & Billy, Chai Tea, my friends and family
Lucky Pint: Green tea but come Friday only a few glasses of red will suffice
Simon Lewis
OEA Role: Top cook and shop person
Undercover Name: Fluffy Cutter
Dreams: To own my own olive grove in Spain and live off the land
Favourite OEA product: Sticky Onion Marmalade
As an animal you'd be: Spider
One interesting fact about you: I was born in South Africa
Most said phrase/ word: Cool
Favourite thing in the world: My family and Beenleigh Blue cheese!
Lucky Pint: Vodka and Red Bull
Donna Maynard
OEA Role: Top Production Slave
Undercover Name: Lady Duke Daniels
Dreams: To achieve the best in life and have the best!
Favourite OEA product: Sticky Onion and Aussie Olives, Saucy like me... NOT!
As an animal you'd be: A bear so I could hibernate for 6 months of the year
One interesting fact about you: I can still run 3 miles without an oxygen tank... just!
Most said phrase/ word: Do you know what I mean?
Favourite thing in the world: My Husband and Daughter
Lucky Pint: Vodka and valium!
Jambon Burge
OEA Role: Olives logistic engineer
Undercover Name: Flin Armstrong
Dreams: To score the winning goal in the World Cup final for England
Favourite OEA product: Bayou
As an animal you'd be: A Goat
One interesting fact about you: I have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs
Most said phrase/ word: Get some
Favourite thing in the world: Working with Luke Perry
Lucky Pint: Flirtini
Chuck Depledge
OEA Role: Box packing specialist
Undercover Name: Sammy Mills
Dreams: To have Luke Perry's job
Favourite OEA product: Putney - it improves most food
As an animal you'd be: A pony - sheer elegance
One interesting fact about you: I play guitar/keyboard and was in a couple of bands
Most said phrase/ word: That's poor
Favourite thing in the world: Music
Lucky Pint: Lager and lime
The Naughty Corner
Who?
Ella Wright: Under-desk groveller and repairer
Steve Brown: Getting stuff in and out and most things in between
Debbie Tucker: People and pennies and a fully paid up member of the naughty corner
Debbie's Undercover Name: Game Bird
Steve's Undercover Name: Gregg Middleton
Debbie's Dream: To own my own shoe shop selling Jimmy Choo shoes
As an animal Steve would be: A koala- sleeps for 18 hours and eats for 6- bliss!
One interesting fact about Steve: I can cook
Debbie's most said phrase: I'm fine
Steve's Favourite things in the world: Wife, daughter, blanket, car, golf!
Steve's Lucky Pint: First one of the evening
Debbie's Lucky Pint: Any pint that's bought for me
Paul Dooley
OEA Role: Technical Director
Undercover Name: Butch Bridgwater
Dreams: Bizarre
Favourite OEA product: The one we haven't yet launched
As an animal you'd be: Shot!
One interesting fact about you: I used to race international 250 karts
Most said phrase/ word: deliquescence
Favourite thing in the world: oxygen
Lucky Pint: Theakstons 'old perculiar'
Paul Berry
OEA Role: Assistant Production Manager
Undercover Name: Bunnie Mills
Dreams: Still dreaming of winning Crufts... that's with my dogs! Favourite OEA product: Spiced Dipping Sauce
As an animal you'd be: A graceful butterfly or a lazy cat
One interesting fact about you: I like everything hot and spicy!
Most said phrase/ word: Oh, you are a tart
Favourite thing in the world: My dogs and family
Lucky Pint: Anything but tea
Nina Downton
Nina Downton: Oily All Rounder
Nina's Undercover Name: Tom Blake
Nina Dreams: To own a beach hut
Nina's favourite OEA product: Harissa Almonds
As an animal Nina would be: A Lion
One interesting fact about Nina: I'm a dab hand with DIY
Nina's most said phrase/ word: Whatever
Nina's favourite thing in the world: Weekends
Nina's Lucky Pint: Vodka, lime and lemonade
Luke Perry
OEA Role: Despatch Master
Undercover Name: Ryudo Wareham
Dreams: To make an Ewok village
Favourite OEA product: Malabar... tastiest nuts in the world
As an animal you'd be: Liger (a cross between a tiger and a lion!)
One interesting fact about you: I starred in Beverley Hills 90210
Most said phrase/ word: Frosties are just Cornflakes for people who can't face reality
Favourite thing in the world: My record collection
Lucky Pint: Semi- Skimmed
Stacey Elford
OEA Role: Production
Undercover Name: Wibble Wobble Rolls
Dreams: The only dreams I have are when I'm asleep! I don;t like to plan too far ahead
Favourite OEA product: Malabar Nuts
As an animal you'd be: A cat so I could lounge around in the sun all day
One interesting fact about you: I'm secretly addicted to Harry Potter
Most said phrase/ word: I'm hungry
Favourite thing in the world: Having a nice long lie in
Lucky Pint: Archers and Orange Juice always goes down well
Lucy Altuzarra
OEA Role: Technical Assistant
Undercover Name: Pepsi Lee
Dreams: To have a house by the sea somwhere hot
Favourite OEA product: Tomorosso
As an animal you'd be: dolphin because they are smiley and get to swim in the ocean all day
One interesting fact about you: I am a quarter Czech and was born in Wales
Most said phrase/ word: oh my god ( but not Janice style)
Favourite thing in the world: friends and family, sunshine, and good food,
Lucky Pint: freshly squeezed juices like strawberry and mango
Claire Heynemann
OEA Role: Finishing Bod
Undercover Name: Mitzy Cameron
Dreams: I dream of losing my handbag all the time!
Favourite OEA product: Siena... hot and crunchy
As an animal you'd be: A cat, asleep all day and on the tiles all night
One interesting fact about you: I cannot cook to save my life
Most said phrase/ word: B*llo*ks
Favourite thing in the world: Cheese
Lucky Pint: Stowford Press
Johnny G
OEA Role: I'm a man of the warehouse
Undercover Name: Paddy Miles
Dreams: To live in Sandbanks with a couple of boats and an Aston Martin
Favourite OEA product: The soap... it's handy!
As an animal you'd be: A silver back gorilla
One interesting fact about you: I'm 75% psychic
Most said phrase/ word: Where am I?
Favourite thing in the world: Manchester United
Lucky Pint: Cheeky Vimpto
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