TikTok’s West End Mum Zara Gladman at the opening of Glasgow Film Festival 2024, on her favourite places in Glasgow and the controversial Willy Wonka experience

We speak to Zara Gladman aka West End Mum on her first red carpet experience.

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00:00 I'm so excited, I mean there's an actual red carpet.

00:02 Have you heard much about the whole Wonka event controversy?

00:06 I have, yeah, it's kind of taken over the internet a little bit hasn't it?

00:10 But it makes me very proud to be Glaswegian I think,

00:14 because it's literally in the Hollywood Reporter I think.

00:16 Yeah, yeah, so it's like a global phenomenon, so yeah, I think it's a very Glasgow story.

00:23 Favourite places in Glasgow, favourite places to eat in Glasgow?

00:26 Favourite place to eat in Glasgow? I, well, I'm gonna have to say some places in the West End,

00:32 because of the whole West End mum. I love Swee See, the Malaysian vegan place in Partick,

00:38 it's amazing. I love Partick Duck Club, I love all the Indian food that you get, Mother India.

00:43 I love food, so yeah, I think we do quite well in Glasgow.

00:49 Favourite pub?

00:52 That is so hard. Sorry, we could be here a long time. Yeah, if it was West End mum,

00:58 then it would be the Chip rooftop. If it was me, somewhere maybe a bit more casual,

01:02 you know, I like, I do quite like an old man pub. I love the Bell actually, for some cosy vibes.