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My name is Ciara & My podcast is full of Pink Sparkle & great celeb star guest chat & All Views expressed in my episodes are all my own.

Ciara Lawrence


    • Apr 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Chat with Actress Sally Phillips!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 53:06


    For this episode of my Podcast, I am joined for a chat by my lovely friend and actress Sally Phillips. She is currently starring in a wonderful new BBC Sitcom show called Austin which you can now watch on BBC I-Player! We chatted about the recent final Bridget Jones Movie Mad About the Boy & her character Shazza. We also chatted about the world of learning disability and why we need to see more people with a learning disability being seen positively in the media like TV and film & she talked about her own experience of becoming a mother to her son Olly who has Downs Syndrome and what he has achieved!

    Music Producer Steve Lillywhite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 38:45


    I chatted to Steve Lillywhite CBE who is a British Music Producer about his career working in the music industry as a music producer. He told me about when he worked with u2 on their singles and albums and how he got to work with other bands like The Rolling stones. I also told him about why I started my Podcast!

    chat with Natty & Hayley Newman!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 24:30


    For this episode, I chatted with my lovely friend Hayley Newman & her wonderful daughter Natty who has Downs Syndrome. They chatted with me about their relationship as mum and daughter, we chatted about how important it is to see people with a disabiliy in the media like Natty and myself. We also talked about our favourite ice-cream flavours, chatted about the film Frozen and our favorite colours!

    mum chat with Shelley Simmonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 26:48


    I chatted to my friend Shelley Simmonds about becoming a mum to her son Fraser who has a disability. we also talked abut why it is important that we have more role models in the media who have a disability and we talked about disability issues!

    Being a Mum with Claire Scadden! - Mothers Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 27:49


    Happy Mother's day to all the mums out there today!I chatted with my lovely school mate Claire Scadden who is a lovely mum to Grace who was born with a pysical disability. Claire shared her pregnancy story with me and the good support she has a mum!

    Talking Media with Josh Merritt - Neurodivergent Screen Writer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 63:20


    I chatted with Josh all about his career as a neurodivergent Screen Writer and abut how TV shows and dramas should hire more actors in front of the camera and behind the camera. We also talked about Disability and the importance of Representation!

    Chatting LD Nurses with Consultant LD Nurse Jim Blair!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 38:05


    I chatted with Consultant Learning Disability Nurse Jim Blair about the importance of the role that learning disability nurses do when they are supporting people with a learning disability with their healthcare in hospitals. We chatted about hospital passports & being on the learning disability register with your GP and why it's important for people with a learning disability to be on it. We also chatted about our Patron roles with the amazing inclusive dance charity Dance Syndrome.

    A mum chat with Michaella Edwards!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 26:49


    I chatted with my friend Michaella who is a mum and i asked her, What does being a mum mean to you?She told me her experiences of becoming a mum , we also chatted about people with a disability, and my friendship with her daughter!

    International Women's Day chat!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 28:27


    Check out this brand new episode of my Podcast! it's all about International Women's Day and i am joined for a chat by my lovely friend Kasia who i met through my job. we talked about what it means to be women and we talked about what international women's day means to us and we talked about some of the amazing women who we admire in our lives!

    Sam Carlisle - Campaigner and Journalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 57:01


    I chat with the Campaigner and Journalist Sam Carlisle about becoming a mum to her daughter Elvi who has a disability, we chatted about our work careers and how we have worked together in the past, we chatted about disability representation in the media and also about attitudes and stigma faced by people with a disability and public attitudes.

    disability campaigner Thomas Ramsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 11:14


    Chat with disability campaigner Thomas Ramsey.

    Helen Shiers - Mum & Co-Founder of charity PSDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 26:48


    I chatted to my friend Helen Shiers. Helen is a wonderful Mum to her daughter Thea who has Down's syndrome. She shared with me about her experiences of becoming a mum and about her experience of being a mum to Thea and we talked parenting and disability representation and we talked about disability and media. She is also a Co-Founder of a wonderful charity called PSDS which aims to support families who have children who have Downs Syndrome. website - https://www.psds.info/

    Journalist Camilla Tominey!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 42:45


    I chatted with the journalist Camilla Tominey about, our work careers, The recent Traitors series and disability media press representation and both of our Podcasts and learning disability and how we have both met some of the members of the Royal Family!

    Denise & Steffan from 2024 Britains Got Talent - episode 100

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 56:47


    Denise and Steffan from the 2024 series of Britain's Got Talent! Episode 100! Denise and Steffan from the 2024 series of Britain's Got Talent chatted with me about what it was like to be on the show, they talked about their lived experience of having visual impairments and we chatted about the importance of seeing people with a disability and conditions on TV shows as role models and they talked future plans too!

    Kate Spicer - Journalist & film maker - episode 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 54:58


    I chatted with the journalist and film maker Kate Spicer. Kate has a brother called Tom who has a learning disability and she made a film with him called Mission to Lars as it was his dream to go and meet Lars from the band Metallica! We talked about the film and about disability and media representation and about our work careers! link to film : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYeVMYPufxg

    Designer Masato Jones - Ep 98

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 24:30


    I chatted to the designer and maker Masato Jones about his world of work in design and making and i told him about learning disability and we talked about learning disability and about employment and attitudes!

    BBC REPORTER Ricky Boleto - episode 97

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 40:35


    I chatted with bbc reporter Ricky Boleto about our work careers, disability media representation and how important it is!

    Classic FM Presenter and writer Joanna Gosling!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 30:29


    I chatted with the Classic FM Presenter and Writer and mediator Joanna Gosling. we talked about how we met through a TV interview opportunity, learning disability, our work jobs, our careers and about our favourite pieces of classical music and why we liked them!

    Chat with Jon Connell - Broadcaster & Writer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 31:45


    Chat with Broadcaster and writer Jon Connell. We chatted about why we both love the TV show The Masked Singer, the fun of guessing the celebrities who are masked and who we have guessed so far on the show and we talked about media representation and about our work careers!

    Craig Monaghan - charity founder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 25:54


    I chatted with craig about the organisation he has founded called the Spearhead Foundation. we also chatted about how we came to meet an event we were both speaking at recently. Craig's own story is powerful and inspiring. He used to be in th army and was wounded in afghanistan in 2009.

    Pat Carty - Arts Journalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 31:33


    My chat with Arts Journalist Pat Carty- we talked Dublin, u2, media representation & our careers!

    chat with Mark Rowland CEO Mental Health Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 32:39


    Mark Rowland & I talked about why mental health is so important to talk about and he shared the story with me of how his own brother took his own life and how he wanted to work for an organisation that supports people with their mental health

    Chatting with Model and presenter Marcus Ramtohul

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 31:49


    Chat with the presenter and model Marcus Ramtohul! https://www.marcusramtohul.com/

    A chat with Rob Holland - Director at NAS Scotland

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 57:46


    Chat with my friend Rob Holland who is Director at the NAS Charity in Scotland. We talked about our work, and disability and media representation of people with a disability and much more!

    Talking business & memories with Rob Holland!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 57:46


    I chatted with my friend Rob Holland who is now a Director at the charity the National Autistic Society in Scotland. We talked about our work careers and our fond memories of when we worked together in Parliament with the legend that was Lord Brian Rix. We also talked about learning disability and media representation and disability and lots more!

    Talking disability and Friendship with Stevie Benton!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 31:16


    I chatted with my lovely friend Stevie Benton. We talked about his how we met through our careers at the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List event a few years ago. We also talked about the importance of positive disability awareness and how people with a disability should be seen and represented in the media!

    Getting Sporty with Gold Medal Paralympian Aaron Phipps MBE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 27:54


    I chatted with Aaron Phipps MBE about living his life with his disability, about all his amazing achievements in his sport which is wheelchair rugby and all his achievements at the Paralympics including winning a gold medal. We also chatted about who our role models are in our lives and about how you can achieve a lot in life and turning a negative into a positive. We also chatted about his own experience of being at the Paralympics in Paris this year!

    Jamie Hale - founder and Artistic Director of Criptic Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 34:45


    I had a Chat with Jamie Hale. He is the artistic director at Criptic Arts! https://cripticarts.org/events/

    Skating into conversation with Frankie Seaman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 33:14


    I chatted with Frankie Seaman the pro skater about her skating career and how she got to skate as pro dancer on the ITV show Dancing on Ice alongside the Olympic skating legends Torvill and Dean and her work with various charities!

    Getting to know Mencap's CEO Jon Sparkes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 41:04


    I took some time out to interview charity Mencap's new CEO Jon Sparkes about what it is like to be a CEO, I got to know about his life and his career, his hobbies and interests, We also chatted about Cornwall, our families, our work careers, his new role as Mencap CEO and we chatted about learning disability and SEND too!

    in conversation with Gabby Logan!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 34:11


    listen to My conversation with sports presenter & broadcaster, podcaster and presenter and author Gabby Logan!

    having a laugh with.. Rory Bremner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 37:52


    I had a fab and funny chat with the impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner for my podcast recently. we talked, Fame, ADHD, Learning Disability, Comedy, Our Career and there were some fab celeb impressions too!

    Gary Davies radio2 DJ Sounds of the 80's

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 27:07


    1. we chatted about his career on the radio 2. we chatted about our favourite bands and singers and why we liked them 3. we chatted about my claim to fame being related to u2's The Edge and Gary told me he was a big fan!

    Sinead O'Carroll from Irish pop band BWitched!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 36:33


    I chatted with Sinead from Bwitched about wearing Denim, abut The band's new EP out now which is called Ripped Jeans. We also talked about their career and how the band re-united through the Big Reunion TV show, about me being a fan, about where they got their band name from and fame and why pop concert venues should be accessible for everyone including people with a learning disability like me!

    Chat with Jenny and Hillary aka The GardenTarts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 61:18


    I chat with my lovely u2 fan friends Hillary and Jenny aka The Garden Tarts. I asked them about why they started their podcast, about what their favourite all time u2 albums and songs are and we chatted a bit about what they have learnt about learning disability since having me on their podcast as a chat interview guest! https://www.thegardentarts.com/

    Interview with Martin the DJ!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 25:25


    A chat with a good friend of mine called Martin who is a DJ & he has his own show on Groove London Radio which is an online radio station. He chatted to me about his dreams and goals of becoming a radio DJ and he talked about his life as someone with a disability. We also chatted about media representation of people with a disability / learning disability and why it is important for us to be heard. He also has a fantastic message for other young people with a disability to encourage them! radio show website: https://www.groovelondon.com/

    Georgina - founder Purpl Discounts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 47:28


    I chat with Georgina who is the founder of Purpl Discounts. Purpl Discounts is The UK's first dedicated discount site to help with the cost of living with a disability. https://www.purpldiscounts.com/

    Derek Cooke aka Derrek's Bags!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 39:01


    Derrek chats with me about living his life with his disability and we talked about what life is like for people with a disability around the world and he told me about his fantastic bags business called Derrek's bags which are for sale on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DerreksBags

    Tom from Able Magazine interviews me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 29:00


    Tom the editor from Able Magazine met with me for a one off podcast special episode where he interviewed me about how I started my podcast series!

    Chris Smith - Podcaster from USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 32:05


    Chat with Chris who is from the USA. He is also a podcaster, so we chatted everything from podcasting to how to build your podcast audience!

    Charity Gracewomen - Gynae Cancer Awarness Month Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 27:06


    This episode is about this month of September which is Gynaelogical Cancer Awarness Month. I teamed up with Sara from the gynae cancer awarness charity Gracewomen who I am a voluntary ambassador for and with NHS Dr Jay Chaterjee for a joint interview to help spread awareness of the 5 gynae cancers and the importance of checking yourself, booking your smear tests, cancer screening and the early symptoms of different cancers.

    Episode - Chat with Graphic Designer Stephen Averill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 35:13


    I chatted with the Graphic Designer Stephen Averill about his career as a graphic designer, but also about his work career involvement with the rock band u2. he told me about how he helped come up with the name u2 for the band and about some of the u2 album covers that he designed for the band too! https://x.com/hashtag/CiarasPinkSparklePodcast?src=hashtag_click

    Kate Nash OBE - disability and Employment & Careers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 25:37


    I chatted to Kate Nash OBE the founder of PurpleSpace about her career, we chatted about an event on employment and recruitment we were both part of last year and we talked about how employers can hire people with a disability and the benefits of employing people with a disability like using reasonable adjustments!

    Comedian Ria Lina - disability & comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 48:22


    I had a fantastic chat with fab Comedian Ria Lina for my podcast recently about her career and she talked about having autism herself. We also talked about comedy and why jokes that are made by comedians could be offensive and hurtful towards people with a learning disability like me.

    S Club's Jon Lee meets me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 29:32


    I had a chat interview with Jon Lee from pop band S Club. We talked about their recent reunion & their Good Times Tour, their recent Brighton Pride gig, about LGBT awareness & about how the band paid tribute to their band mate Paul Cattermole who sadly died from an underlying heart condition. Jon is an Ambassador for the British Heart Foundation to help them raise awareness of heart issues. https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/who-we-are Jon and Jo from S Club will also be doing a gig soon at Pizza Express in Holborn! https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/choose-seats/jon-lee-jo-omeara/1430608

    John Byrne - Careers Advisor at The Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 34:32


    I chatted with John Byrne who is the Careers Advisor for The Stage which is a famous theatre performers newspaper which started the career of singers like the Spice Girls. We talked about our work careers, about representation of people with a learning disability within theatre and the media and chatted about our own Irish Connections!

    Gina Patel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 35:52


    For this episode, I chatted with Gina Patel. She recently won the Rising Star for Diversity Award and she is also the host of the Podcast Ordinary People, Honest Lives! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ordinary-people-honest-lives/id1720058087

    Jack Welch - disability Advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 27:48


    Chat with Jack Welch who is a fantastic disability advocate for people with a learning disability. we chatted about our careers and about our work jobs and we chatted about disability issues like employment!

    Mr Cookfulness Ian Taverner!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 37:19


    Ian Taverner is known as Mr Cookfulness. He is a disabled cook, food writer. He is also a presenter. In this episode we chatted about his experience of cooking on TV show Sunday Brunch, his enjoyment of getting into cooking & helping to make cooking become more accessible for lots of people!

    Wayne Tunks from My88 Fm in Australia!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 27:44


    Chat with Wayne Tunks from my 88 fm in australia. we talked about music and learning disability and our careers and fun places to visit in Australia

    Vincent Simone - Pro Dancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 30:58


    Chat with Vincent about his childhood in Italy, his dancing career & of course his time on Strictly Come Dancing as a pro dancer teaching celebs how to dance!

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