Ohh, no way.
Well, I know what I'll have.
Can you just sign that?
Today I'm going to be meeting a group that's helping promote a very important message,
looking to boost their own mental health and other people around them.
We've had a letter from Tony asking us to support a very good cause,
and with the help of NIVEA MEN, that's exactly what we're going to do.
"Dear Liverpool FC, I'm looking for some help
"in spreading a message that it's OK to talk."
About early March, I started the walk, but through two factors -
suffering COVID, being hospitalised myself, trying to get back to health...
A friend had his own issues, personal issues.
I put the two together, mental health and my own health,
and I thought, "There must be other fellas who might want to get out."
It's good to walk, but it's even better to talk.
It's become my little baby sort of thing,
I'm proud of it and where it's going and where it's headed.
Loads of people are asking, "Is the walk on, is the walk on? We'll be there."
If fellas have got the more difficult conversations, we've tried to form links
with people who are more professionallly involved in that type of thing
and can help them.
It costs nothing to help people, it costs nothing to get out walking.
It's just a great thing, really.
By the way, with what's going on with the walking, how far it's come the last few weeks,
I took upon myself to write to the club to see if they can help us in any way,
about the Wellbeing Walk.
They wrote back to me, and what they've done, lads,
we're going to go to the training ground, probably have a look around,
but just something nice after the walk that they've offered to do.
Look at the kids here, is right.
TONY: I feel like one of them kids here!
- Yes, lads. - Alright?
Thought I'd join yous on the walk today if that's OK.
- Not half. - Nice to meet you.
Most importantly, I've been told there's at least one Evertonian here - who is he?
You, is it? Is there two?!
Well, I hope yous are alright with me.
Yeah, tag along by all means.
Might not be as scenic as what you're used to.
We can have a wander.
Is right, And'.
The Blues must be happy this weekend then. This is the first time we've seen you smile!
He's only 23, him!
Why did you start this, or how did you start it?
Personally, it was a health thing, and then a friend of mine had his own problems,
so I involved him in it to get his head together.
So it was more a mental thing with him, and a health thing with me.
I thought, "I can put the two together, there must be other fellas in the same situation."
I put it out on social media. Some good things can come through social media.
Yeah, some, some...
So it's only been running not long?
This is the ninth week, yeah.
Bumping into you.
And then bumping into me, that's not bad, is it?
How does it feel when you get double figures every week?
It must be satisfying.
It is, yeah. It's heartwarming.
But I think the first time, a fella asked if he could come through Twitter,
I didn't know him, and he had his own story about his son,
but when I was talking to him about it,
at the end he went, "That hasn't half helped me."
So that's just one, one fella and one story, made it worth it for me, on the first week.
What are the group of lads like? You've got a couple Evertonians in there,
the banter must be good between yous.
It works wonders for them every Monday!
Clear their head.
If every Monday morning at 10:30, there's a group around the country
of men who are walking and getting out,
starting the week in a good way,
and that had come from our walk, which started in Liverpool, that'd be great.
Be pretty special, wouldn't it?
Not half. You put your pictures up on social media, of the lads and the walk,
and then you can get talking between each other then.
That'd be special.
Hopefully we can help you with that.
Is right!
I stayed in...
SCOTTISH ACCENT: Maryhill!
- My dad's from Maryhill! - Is he, yeah?
Maybe my gran and granda...
LAUGHTER
I've got two English kids now, so...
Well, Scousers maybe!
I'd hold onto that, Scousers, yeah.
Any time they come away with English words I send them up to Glasgow for a week.
So, Chris, why did you start coming on these walks?
Through Tony, on Twitter. He explained a little what it was about.
I've struggled for many years with mental health.
One of the things you always get told is to get out.
I think even just meeting Tony for a couple of hours before we went to the walk,
you can see how open and honest it is, and it's just relaxed.
It's just men, we need to open up, we're not cavemen anymore.
If I look at our changing room, people have been through things,
and you obviously find the people that you're comfortable talking with,
and once you do that, it's like a relief off your shoulders,
if something's eating you up, we all get it.
Sometimes you can't see it.
More and more people should do this, just getting out, talking,
even just that little kickabout there,
it gets you going.
The more we do it, the more things like this, the more it becomes normal.
I think we are a bit more open as men, and long may it continue.
I'm a taxi driver, so when you get people coming,
I love that they go, "First time I've been to Liverpool, I couldn't believe it was like this."
Because they've heard stories or read papers, stereotypes,
and then they see that I've charged them twice over the odds and get a right cob on!
It's been a pleasure meeting yous all,
I've loved it and yous are doing such a good thing.
NIVEA MEN have a surprise for you.
"The NIVEA MEN team absolutely love the message you're promoting
"and the continued impact you're having on many people.
"As we approach Father's Day we know it can be a difficult time for some,
"that's why we are in touch with men around the country
"to set up more groups like your own.
"We will begin with walks on International Father's Mental Health Day.
"We will use our platform to raise awareness of the walks
"and encourage men to open up,
"and help them start a conversation about their own mental health."
Unbelievable, that.
If we can do it, there must be men around the country, never mind locally,
that would also maybe give an hour or two up on a Monday morning,
start the week in a good frame of mind,
and it will all come from our walk, which started south of Liverpool.
It means a lot, what NIVEA and Liverpool are doing for us there.
This is some goodies for you as well.
Ohh, no way.
Well, I know what I'll have.
Ah, thank you.
Can you just sign that...