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Podcast Description: We get life advice from women worth listening to. Sharing the pivotal moments that made them who they are today, our special guests tell us the best advice they’ve ever been given… and the worst.

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    • Mar 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 142 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Grazia Life Advice

    Tasha Ghouri

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 30:47


    Dancer, model and former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri describes her hearing impairment as 'her superpower'. She was the first deaf person to ever enter the Love Island villa.

    Jenny Garrett OBE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 28:37


    Award-winning leadership, career coach and mentor Jenny Garrett OBE has a big focus on empowering women in the workplace. She is also co-founder of social enterprise Rocking Ur Teens. This episode is supported by the Kurt Geiger Kindness Foundation.

    Bernadette Hagans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 25:22


    Model and Northern Ireland football presenter Bernadette Hagans had her right leg amputated after a cancer diagnosis, aged just 22. Bernadette is also a trustee of 'The Kindness Foundation', a charity founded by Kurt Geiger to give young people from all backgrounds access to opportunities in the creative industries.

    Adwoa Aboah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 27:22


    Model, actor and activist Adwoa Aboah is one of the most photographed women in the world, and most recently starred in season four of Top Boy. After facing her own struggles with mental ill health and drugs misuse, she founded Gurls Talk, an organisation and online community dedicated to promoting the mental health and wellbeing of young women. As the face of Kurt Geiger SS23, Adwoa is also an advocate of 'The Kindness Foundation', a charity founded by Kurt Geiger to give young people from all backgrounds access to opportunities in the creative industries.

    Vanessa Feltz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 29:33


    Journalist and talk show host Vanessa Feltz has been a TV and radio personality since the 1990s. She is drivetime presenter on Talk TV and Talk Radio. One of her six pieces of advice comes from her late great showbiz friend Dale Winton. Others include learning show tunes, and knowing when to fake an orgasm.

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    Esme Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 23:38


    Designer and Great British Sewing Bee presenter Esme Young has spent a lifetime around fashion. This episode is packed with life advice and brilliant stories - including the time Esme was just too busy to hang out with Cher.

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    Roxie Nafousi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 28:49


    Self-development coach, social media agony aunt, and author of 2022's most Instagram-able book 'Manifest', Roxie Nafousi has become a well-known figure in the wellness world. Her follow-up book 'Manifest: Dive Deeper' is out now.

    Caggie Dunlop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 30:58


    Ex Made In Chelsea star Caggie Dunlop is a singer, actor and sometimes poet. She has both a book and a podcast with the name Saturn Returns, which explore change and transition through a lens of astrology.

    Angela Griffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 31:42


    Actor and presenter Angela Griffin first shot to fame in the 1990s, as Coronation Street's Fiona Middleton. She is headmistress Kim Campbell in Waterloo Road, and is a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2.

    Monica Heisey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 28:48


    Author, screenwriter and comedian Monica Heisey was part of the writing team on Schitt's Creek. Her debut novel is called Really Good, Actually.

    Amelia Dimoldenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 27:53


    Comedian, YouTuber, and Chicken Shop Date creator Amelia Dimoldenberg has found fame with her unique brand of deadpan humour and awkward silences. She tells Rhiannon how it all began in a north London youth club, and how that Louis Theroux 'jiggle jiggle' clip went super-viral.

    Frankie Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 31:07


    The Saturdays and S Club Juniors star Frankie Bridge is one of ITV's Loose Women, and recently launched her own clothing brand FW Bridge. She is a big advocate for mental health awareness and publicly shares her own struggles with anxiety. This is our last episode in the current series, and Lotte's last episode as Life Advice host, so she shares some of her own life tips. Huge thanks and good luck to Lotte.

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    Ruth Ozeki

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 28:17


    Novelist, filmmaker and zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki recently won the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel The Book of Form and Emptiness. The work was praised by judges for its ‘sparkling writing, warmth, intelligence and poignancy'.

    Michelle de Swarte

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 22:49


    Stand-up comic, actor and writer Michelle de Swarte stars in Sky Atlantic's horror comedy series, The Baby. She is a former model who splits her time between homes in London and Brooklyn, New York.

    Ellie Simmonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 30:27


    Swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE won two golds for Britain at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, as the youngest member of the team, aged just 13. Her advice includes finding the motivation to train and exercise now she has retired from top-flight sport.

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    Emma Grede

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 33:04


    A London-born businesswoman based in Los Angeles, Emma Grede is CEO and co-founder with Khloe Kardashian of the Good American fashion brand. She is also a founding partner, with Kim Kardashian, of shapewear brand Skims.

    Mandip Gill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 24:16


    Doctor Who companion and star of Apple TV's Suspicion, Mandip Gill is currently on stage in West End show 2:22: A Ghost Story. Her advice majors on taking care of yourself, your finances, and your friendships.

    Lucinda Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 29:17


    Designer and stylist Lucinda Chambers has worked in fashion for over three decades. As fashion director at British Vogue, she has inspired the wardrobes of millions of women, and has worked with brands from Prada and Marni to H&M, River Island and Warehouse. She is co-founder of fashion website Collagerie.

    Isy Suttie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 30:42


    Comedian, writer, actress and podcaster Isy Suttie may be best known to you as Dobbie in the iconic Peep Show. She is also co-host of the multi-ward winning Penguin Podcast alongside broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake. Isy talks to Lotte about the joys of a sparkly gold dress, gratitude, parenting, and making new friends as an adult.

    Ella Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 29:37


    ‘Deliciously Ella' plant-based food writer and entrepreneur Ella Mills launched her company in 2012, after finding that a plant-based diet helped her manage a range of difficult health conditions. She has been called ‘a pioneer' who has catapulted plant-based living into the mainstream.

    Vick Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 33:51


    Radio 1 DJ, journalist, and ex-Strictly star Vick Hope has been called 'a new voice of a generation'. She also hosts the latest season of the Women's Prize for Fiction podcast.

    Laura Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 21:33


    Former T4 and ITV This Morning host Laura Jackson is now a food columnist, and East London supper club host with her friend Alice Levine. She also recently launched her own online homeware brand.

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    Jess Phillips MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 33:02


    Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, Jess Phillips, has previously worked with victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking. Her book 'The Life of an MP' promises to demystify politics.

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    Ruth Madeley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 25:16


    BAFTA-nominated Ruth Madeley has had roles in Years and Years and The Rook. Her new film is called Then Barbara Met Alan. She was born with spina bifida and has worked with the charity Whizz-Kidz for much of her life.

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    Julia Samuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 31:53


    Psychotherapist and counsellor Julia Samuel MBE specialises in helping people to cope with grief and bereavement, and particularly child bereavement. Her new book is called Every Family Has a Story: How We Inherit Love and Loss.

    Josephine de la Baume

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 26:45


    French actress and musician Josephine de la Baume is in the fourth season of Top Boy, produced by Drake for Netflix. She's also recently recorded a new album with her band Film Noir, produced by Ben Romans-Hopcraft of cult British band Insecure Men.

    Anya Hindmarch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 23:53


    Luxury accessories queen, award-winning designer, and entrepreneur Anya Hindmarch MBE wants us to treat imposter-syndrome as a springboard rather than a hurdle. She also tells Lotte about the joys of both blended families and labelling machines.

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    Monica Vinader

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 27:05


    Jeweler, entrepreneur, and brand founder Monica Vinader talks about drawing inspiration from traveling, exploration, and spending time in nature. She also talks to Lotte about her long and difficult recovery from from Covid, and why ambition should not be seen as a dirty word.

    Georgina Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 23:39


    BAFTA-award winning Georgina Campbell features in Black Mirror and Broadchurch, and Apple TV's new thriller Suspicion. She's also about to grace our screens in a spin-off of Netflix post-apocalypse thriller Bird Box.

    Foxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 26:57


    Grammy Award-winning Foxes – real-name Louisa Allen – is a singer, songwriter and model from Southampton. She was just 19 when she released her 2014 debut album Glorious. She's gone on to tour internationally with Pharrell and Coldplay, and have six UK top 40 singles. Her latest studio album is called ‘The Kick'.

    Prue Leith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 23:35


    Great British Bake Off host, novelist, Michelin-starred restaurateur, journalist and so much more besides, Dame Prue Leith DBE has plenty of great advice to share. She says keep your feet on the ground and your hand on the tiller - and that there's not much 'talent' in eating cake.

    Rose Matafeo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 26:16


    New Zealand comedian, actor and presenter Rose Matafeo is the creator, writer, and star of BBC 3 hit comedy Starstruck. She's been doing stand-up comedy since the age of 15. In 2018, her show Horndog won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

    Grace Dent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 34:06


    Masterchef critic and columnist Grace Dent hosts the Comfort Eating podcast, and is author of Hungry, the story of her journey from childhood in Carlisle to becoming one of the UK's top food writers. Her advice draws on inspiration from - among others - Lenny Henry, Tracey Emin, and Legally Blonde's Elle Woods.

    Ella Henderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 28:24


    Chart-topping pop and soul singer songwriter Ella Henderson first found fame in 2012, competing in the ninth series of X Factor at just 16 years old. Her latest single, Brave, is out now, while a second studio album, Everything I Didn't Say, is released in the spring.

    Kate Mosse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 34:27


    Prolific novelist, short story writer, and broadcaster Kate Mosse is best known for her 2005 work Labyrinth, while The City of Tears is out in paperback on 20th Jan. She is a co-founder of the Women's Prize for Fiction, and speaks passionately about the need for women to support other women. She was appointed an OBE in 2013.

    Sarah Willingham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 35:20


    Serial entrepreneur, Dragons Den investor, and consumer champion Sarah Willingham has stacks of great advice - much of it borne of her time as a woman in business. She tells Lotte how to turn imposter syndrome into a superpower, and how to surround yourself with people who are good at the things you struggle with.

    Noomi Rapace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 23:45


    After shooting to global fame as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Swedish actor Noomi Rapace has starred in a host of films and series. Her latest movie release - Lamb - is a horror-comedy set in Iceland. Her life tips include staying sober on aeroplanes, and going out late when you ought to be in bed.

    Huma Abedin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 30:06


    Huma Abedin has spent years at the heart of American politics, as both chief of staff and assistant to Hillary Clinton. She has also faced intense scrutiny of her private life, after her ex-husband, Democrat representative Anthony Weiner, was jailed for sexting an under-age girl. Huma's book, a memoir called Both/And is out now.

    Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 25:16


    Hotly anticipated debut novel 'Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?' is set to be an instant bestseller for Lizzie Damilola Blackburn when it is released in March 2022. Lizzie tells Lotte about the role religion plays in her wellbeing, and how seeing a speech therapist changed her life.

    Emma B

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 33:05


    Magic Radio presenter Emma B has been a fixture in our lives since first joining the Radio 1 DJ line-up in 2008. She talks about difficult relationships, coping with career highs and lows, and how a horticulture obsession is helping her through the menopause.

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    Sadie Frost

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 26:32


    Actor, producer, director and designer Sadie Frost recently released her first feature length documentary - celebrating 60s fashion icon Mary Quant. She tells Lotte how a 'God Box' keeps her cool and why nothing good ever happens after midnight.

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    Kaz Kamwi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 22:48


    Fashion blogger and season 7 Love Islander Kaz Kamwi loves being in control - so she says going into the villa was a major challenge! She also tells Lotte how she's the sort of person who has Christmas planned out three months in advance.

    Sasha Keable

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 27:31


    R&B singer-songwriter Sasha Keable is all set to dominate your music playlists in coming months. The proud south Londoner tells Lotte that headlining Brixton Academy will be a career high, and how practicing daily gratitude helps her ward off anxiety and depression.

    Abigail Bergstrom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 26:04


    Literary agent, publisher, and - most recently - novelist Abigail Bergstrom tells Lotte that kindness is a 'universal gamechanger', and talks about how your path in life is decided as much by things you turn down, as things you say yes to. Her debut novel What A Shame is available to pre-order.

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    Sigrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 29:52


    Norwegian pop star and songwriter Sigrid released her debut EP Don't Kill My Vibe in 2017, and shot to fame shortly after as BBC Music's Sound of 2018. Her most recent single, out now, is called Burning Bridges.

    Candice Carty-Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 32:15


    Author and screenwriter Candice Carty-Williams became the first Black woman to win 'Book of the Year' at the 2020 British Book Awards, with her novel Queenie. Her new book Empress and Aniya is aimed at young adults, and has been called 'South London's answer to Freaky Friday'.

    Munroe Bergdorf

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 31:21


    Model and trans activist Munroe Bergdorf has walked catwalks at both London and NYC Fashion Weeks for brands including Gypsy Sport. She's been a Labour party advisor on LGBT rights, and has recently launched her first podcast, The Way We Are on Spotify.

    Grazia Fashion: Why I Wear It - a new Grazia podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 27:24


    Getting dressed is emotional. Grazia Fashion News and Features Director Laura Antonia Jordan understands this better than anyone. In Why I Wear It, she tracks down stylish people and delves into the whys, whos and wheres of their wardrobe. What do they wear when they are not OK? Who do they really dress for? Why do clothes matter – or not? This is fashion, with feelings. Listen here to the first episode - with Kenya Hunt, Deputy Editor and Fashion Director of Grazia magazine, and author of Girl. And find the rest of the series wherever you usually get your podcasts.

    Malorie Blackman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 29:17


    Prolific author and former Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman OBE is best known for her award-winning Noughts and Crosses series of young adult fiction books. The series was recently televised with rapper Stormzy in a lead role. With Rhiannon away on parental leave, we welcome Lotte Jeffs as stand-in Life Advice host.

    Anne-Marie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 33:32


    The singer-songwriter behind so many recent pop hits, Anne-Marie's second album, Therapy, went number 2 in the UK charts. Now she's turned her hand to writing, releasing mental health self-help guide You Deserve Better.

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    Daisy Haggard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 31:34


    As creator and star of breakout BBC show Back To Life, Daisy Haggard's recent work has been a huge hit with audiences and critics in the UK and America. She tells Rhiannon the new series - about a woman returning to her small Kent community after a long prison sentence - is even “bolder, darker, and sillier” than season 1.

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