CBBC Office: Iain Answers Your Questions

31st January 2013

Iain Stirling popped by to answer your questions from the CBBC Messageboards before he leaves the CBBC Office.

Read on to hear Iain's most embarrassing moment, what his worst haircut has been and much, much more...

Iain: I'm efficient! I'm early! I'm better than Schofield. Let's start.

What are you doing after Friday, are you going to be a lawyer?
VioletNiceFlamingo

Iain: I'm not going to be a lawyer. I'll be working on lots more CBBC shows such as 12 Again and stuff that I can't mention!

If you could pack something from the CBBC Office, what would it be?
GoldRuggedWerewolf

Iain: Hacker! Or Pig with Tache, depending how much money is in Pig with Tache.

What has been your most embarrassing moment on CBBC?
JadeTangyWolf

Iain: When doing Confrontation Street I had to dress as a lady called Elsie and Carmen from the Dumping Ground was there and she had to dress as a punk rocker. And I met her for the first time dressed as an old lady and she was really confused and it was really embarrassing.

Would you rather dress-up as Lady Gaga and hit Yonko in the face with a cream-pie while dancing to Gangnam style, or dress-up as Jessie-J and hit Hacker in the face with a fish while dancing to One Direction-Little Things?
RedVioletPartySatsuma

Iain: You had me at 'pie Yonko'! I'd do that one. Pie Yonko.

Since you've been on CBBC, which haircut has been your favourite?
BlackLeapingCroc

Iain: I don't know my favourite but the worst one was my episode of Hacker Time. It was shoulder length. I looked like a 1970s rocker.

If you had your own island, what would you call it?
GreyFuzzyPossum

Iain: Iainland

Would you rather be covered in slime or give Hacker a hug?
CrystalFrizzyTomato

Iain: Narrowly I'd give Hacker a hug. But he is infested.

How old are you Iain? Are you 81?
BrownPoloTiger

Iain: Yes, I'm 81. I started when I was 20, I've been here 4 years, I'm now 81. CBBC really takes it out of you. It's HARD WORK.

Can you butter penguins, and if you can, would you?
PearlRugbyLily

Iain: No but you can smear them in marmalade. Little known fact. The orange zest gives you good grip.

Who's the best person you've met in the Office?
JetLaughingLemon

Iain: Not Yonko.

What do you do in the CBBC Office when the programmes are on?
PlumTrumpetZOOK

Iain: Me and Hacker talk rubbish at one and other and look at stuff on the internet.

Do you prefer haggis or a milky brew?
LilacMashCricket

Iain: Yes! Yes please! Get me them at my house this evening, cockers.

If you had to choose what would your favourite programme be??
JetMuffinActor

Iain: Of all time? The Family Ness - from the 80s.

Have you ever thought to have your hair like Harry Styles? If you did your hair will look cool!
PinkNeonElephant

Iain: I've never heard of Harry Styles. Who is this Harry Styles? He sounds like a lovely boy. If you're referring to One Direction, I am a fan of the Neil Styles character - he's got lovely teeth, straight without braces. Impressive.

What's the most annoying song you have ever heard?
PearlGlossyZOOK

Iain: Rednex, Cotton Eyed Joe - Hacker listens to it all the time!

How much hair gel do you use every week?
IndigoFunkySquirrel

Iain: I probably go through half a tub a week unless I'm playing sport in which case a tub a week (hair is important in sport).

Who will look after Hacker while your gone?
CrimsonJokeyMagnolia

Iain: He's a big lad, he can take care of himself. He's got his meat paste and a picture of Sue Barker and a picture of me... with Sue Barker.

Can you juggle and what's your favourite word?
CitrineFeistyPrincess

Iain: I can juggle. I can juggle up to four balls at one time. My favourite word is pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican. Pelican.

If you had your own TV show, what would it be called and who would be in it?
ApricotMiniDeer

Iain: I've already got two. If I had a new show it would be called The Iain Show. I'd be the only one in it because I am the best and that is proven by science. Maybe Neil Styles if he promises to get his teeth out a bit.

Do you believe in leprechauns, unicorns, fairies or miniature pink elephants?
ByzantiumBaseballLlama

Iain: I don't believe in any of those things! Apart from leprechauns which are obviously real.

Would you try skiing?
BlueLaughingDaisy

Iain: Nope! Move on.

When you leave, are you taking your old hair with you?
AquaSnowyFig

Iain: I will leave my old hair kicking about so that if anyone speaks ill of me it will jump out and pie Yonko in the face regardless of who has said the bad thing.

Who is the most famous person you've ever met?
BlueVioletSingingIguana

Iain: David Jason. He's an old man now but back in the day he was dead famous. Even more famous than Neil Styles.

Do you like horses and Tom Daley?
JetCheesyJaguar

Iain: Why have you put them together? What do they have in common? I've never seen a horse dive off a 10 metre board but I have seen Tom daily eat grass.

Do you have any pets?
YellowGrinningHedgehog

Iain: I have had 29 rats in total but I have none currently. It's a long story.

What are you going to miss the most of in the CBBC Office? Do you have to leave?
RedShyAvocado

Iain: I do have to leave. I'll miss all the fun I have with my CBBC friends and doing webchats at the end of the day.

Iain: Ladles and jellyspoons, that is my last ever webchat as a CBBC Office presenter (or possibly first?). Ta-ra cockers!