Holmes - The Topp Twins on the Farm

Well you see Elvis left the building and it did him a lot of good.

– Jools Topp replies to Paul Holmes' comment that the Topp Twins don't hang around long after gigs

It'll do anything...it'll make a cup of tea, that horse.

– Lynda Topp on her sister Jools' uncanny way with training horses

[Mum and Dad] never let any stereotypes get in the way, and I think it's probably a farming thing . . . It meant there were no stereotypes. If a cow gets stuck in the drain, everybody's got to pull their weight and roll their sleeves up and get it out, and it doesn't matter whether you're a girl or a boy. So I don't think we got pushed in any direction, where we were hanging out to do any beauty pageants or anything like that...

– Jool Topp credits her parents with being relaxed about her and Lynda's sexuality

...I think when you're in the limelight and stuff like that, there is a tendency to draw back a little bit when you're not performing.

– Jools Topp explains the need for relaxation and privacy offstage

Most people who are receiving that accolade, their parents aren't there. So for us, to have that happen was the biggest joy, that our mum and dad got to watch that ceremony and be really proud of their kids.

– Lynda Topp, on her father Peter being around to see her and Jools become Dames, Radio New Zealand, 16 August 2019

They're unique aren't they — their comedy is all their own. They've got their roots in rural New Zealand, and of course they're gay icons as well. And to us all, the Topp Twins mean...well they mean professionalism, they mean laughter, yodelling, the Kens, Camp Leader, Camp Mother. And this week they launch their book...

– Paul Holmes introduces this story