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Last year has really been a year - and amidst the madness, as we start the New Year, we’ve all had a chance to reflect on what we appreciate the most in life. Emma Forbes wants to find out from some brilliant people what makes them tick - asking them what really gives them life and what really feeds their soul. The Life and Soul podcast brings you nuggets of life advice, moments to pause and above all a good old chat over a virtual cup of tea. Find out more on byemma.co
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I am joined for my final episode of Life and Soul by the culinary queen, Prue Leith. She’s a cookery writer, restaurateur, novelist, Bake Off judge and advisor to the government’s review on hospital food. In this episode, she tells me how she treated some lucky care home staff to her cooking during lockdown as she couldn’t bear to only make supper …
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Today I’m joined by Chloe Brotheridge, a hypnotherapist, anxiety expert, author of the bestselling book The Anxiety Solution and host of the extremely successful Calmer You podcast. In this episode, Chloe recounts her own struggles with self-confidence and talks about how she has dealt with the past year. Chloe discusses why it’s important to be ki…
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Today I’m thrilled to be joined by one of the most established names in British luxury, Anya Hindmarch. She is a true leader in her field, the designer of the most beautiful handbags, a passionate environmental activist and now the author of a brand new book, If In Doubt Wash Your Hair. She is known for using fashion as a force for good. Back in 20…
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I am joined this week by one of the nation’s most popular TV doctors and the Government's newly appointed Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr. Alex George. Alex won the heart of millions in the 2018 series of Love Island and is about to release a debut book called Live Well Every Day. 2020 was an extremely tough year for Dr Alex, he was working on t…
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Today I am so excited to be joined by the mother of small businesses, Holly Tucker MBE. She’s the creative mastermind behind one of my favourite online marketplaces, Not On The High Street and is now the founder of Holly & Co, a small business advice and inspiration platform. Holly is just about to release a brand new business book called Do What Y…
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Dr Zoe Williams is a NHS GP, media medic, health educator and a clinical champion of Public Health England’s Better Health campaign, encouraging people to make healthier changes. Zoe has competed at a high level in a number of sports including Athletics and Rugby Union and appeared as ‘Amazon’ on Sky 1’s Gladiators where she found that hitting peop…
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Today I’m joined by Aloe Blacc, the chart-topping, Grammy nominated recording artist and singer-songwriter who has worked with an eclectic range of artists, from the late Avicii to David Guetta and more. His international hits include the amazing “I Need a Dollar” and “Wake Me Up”. In October 2020, he released the album All Love Everything and has …
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This week I am thrilled to be joined by Andrea McLean, the former queen of Loose Women, award-winning TV broadcaster, journalist, radio presenter, a best-selling author and the CEO of the female empowerment site, This Girl is On Fire. In this episode, we talk about her impulsive decision to quit her TV career in lockdown and to start an online spac…
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Today I’m thrilled to be joined by Alexandra Shulman. She is, of course, the longest serving Editor of British Vogue, one of the country’s most quoted voices on fashion trends, author of two novels and a columnist for the Mail on Sunday. During the first lockdown, she also published her new book, Clothes and Other Things that Matter that blends mem…
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Our very special guest today is Heather Dubrow. Heather is a former cast member of the Real Housewives of Orange County, host of the Botched after show and is now conquering the podcast world with Heather Dubrow’s World. Not only is she a reality TV star, she’s also a very successful entrepreneur, wife and mother. I was incredibly excited to chat t…
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Today I’m joined for a special bonus episode by the wild and wonderful Susannah Constantine. She is best known for being one half of the famous duo, Trinny and Susannah, and has since gone on to become an extremely successful author and the host of a hilarious podcast called My Wardrobe Malfunction. In this episode, we talk about her love of wild s…
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I am so thrilled to be joined this week by Dr Ranj Singh. I was there at the very start of Ranj’s career and I couldn’t be more proud of everything he’s achieved. Not only is he the most gorgeous NHS Doctor, he’s also a BAFTA-winning TV presenter, best-selling author, columnist and charity ambassador. He has just released his latest book, How To Gr…
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In this episode, I am talking all things vegetables with the incredibly talented and award-winning cook, Anna Jones. Anna blazes the trail for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustainably and stylishly. She has just released her new cook book, One: Pot, Pan, Planet, full of recipes that celebrate vegetables and knock-out flavour without taking a…
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I’m joined by one of my oldest friends and my sidekick from Live & Kicking, Andi Peters. Andi is a television presenter, journalist and is best known for roles on QVC and breakfast TV shows such as Good Morning Britain and Lorraine. I’ve always said chemistry is something you can’t manufacture, and we hit it off from the day we met in a rehearsal r…
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I can’t think of a better way to mark International Women’s Day than with somebody as fabulous as Fearne Cotton. I was so thrilled to be interviewing her and she really is the epitome of a strong woman. Fearne Cotton’s voice is familiar to millions, whether that’s through television, radio or on her hugely successful Happy Place podcast. Our conver…
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Today I am joined by author, broadcaster, and one of the world’s most famous food critics, the wonderful Jay Rayner. Jay has been the restaurant critic for The Observer for the last 20 years and has appeared as a judge in multiple series of Masterchef. From 2009 to 2016 he was also the resident food pundit for The One Show. He now presents his own …
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For today’s bonus episode, I am thrilled to be joined by Kelly Noonan Gores. Kelly is best known as the woman behind the well-known Netflix documentary, HEAL. If you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely one to add to your lockdown list. As a producer, author, director and producer, Kelly explores the body’s ability to heal itself, in a way that often c…
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I am thrilled to be joined by a very old friend of mine, Melissa Odabash. Melissa is an incredible fashion designer known worldwide for her swimwear designs that fit all figures and flatter all shapes and sizes. Her swimwear has been worn by the likes of Beyonce, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller and so many more. She’s designed everything…from cool kaftans…
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In today’s episode, I speak to Emma Gunavardhana, popularly referred to as Emma Guns, who is an experienced beauty, health and lifestyle writer and the host of the hugely successful podcast, The Emma Guns Show. Emma was the Beauty Editor at OK! Magazine for 10 years, during which time she interviewed industry experts, fashion designers and celebrit…
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I’m joined by the one and only John Barrowman for this week’s episode of Life and Soul. John is a singer, writer, entertainer, actor, perhaps best known for playing the immortal Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who. John is currently a judge on the ITV series, Dancing on Ice. He is a unique talent in the British entertainment industry - there’s real…
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In this week’s episode, I’m joined by the gorgeous Michelle Ogundehin. Michelle is the multi award-winning former Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Decoration UK, writer, author, brand consultant and is now gracing our screens as the Head Judge on the BBC Two series, Interior Design Masters. In April 2020, Michelle published her first book, Happy Inside: How…
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I am very excited to be joined today by the wonderful Dr Mithu Storoni. Dr Storoni is a medical doctor who also holds a PHD in Neuro-ophthalmology and is the author of Stress-Proof: The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body - And Be More Resilient Every Day. In this episode, she explains how the brain reacts to stress and shares some p…
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This week I am thrilled to be joined by my good friend, Kelly Hoppen. Kelly is a world-renowned interior designer, entrepreneur, former Dragon, prolific author and GREAT ambassador. Kelly started her interior design career at the age of 16 and is now globally recognised for her signature designs. Having been at the top of her game for over 40 years…
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My guest this week is the inspirational Catherine Gray. Catherine is an award-winning writer and editor and her debut book, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, was a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. Since then she has published two more books, The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary and the critically acclaimed Unexpected Joy of Being Single. This episode…
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Today I am thrilled to be joined by the wonderful Dr Rupy Aujla, an NHS medical doctor and founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen, a project which strives to inspire and educate people about the beauty of food and medicinal effects of eating well. He is also a Sunday Times bestselling author, with two cookbooks The Doctor’s Kitchen and Eat To Beat Illness…
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I am so excited to be kicking off 2021 with my fantastic guest today. She is a comedian, bestselling author, actress and mental health campaigner. It is of course, Ruby Wax. Ruby started out her career as an actress at the RSC, took a detour into the world of comedy which was followed by a hugely successful television career, interviewing the likes…
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We thought it was fitting to see the year out in style…so in this episode I speak to one of my icons, the fashion designer and Queen of Pink, Dame Zandra Rhodes. Her designs, textiles and jewellery have graced catwalks, wardrobes and museum collections around the world. Even via Zoom, Zandra was full of colour with her unmissable fuchsia bob and bo…
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My guest today is part of the Strictly furniture, he’s also a singer, comedian, author and television presenter. His comical dance pairings in Strictly are what he is best known for: having been partnered with both Nancy Dell'Olio and former MP Ann Widdecombe. I am of course talking about the one and only, Anton Du Beke. Anton is an all-round enter…
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I’m so excited to be joined by Richie Bostock A.K.A ‘The Breath Guy’ for our special BONUS episode this Christmas. Richie is a breathwork coach, author and speaker and he’s made it his mission to spread the life changing possibilities of breathwork to the world. We've certainly needed his breathwork exercises this year! On the episode today, Richie…
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My guest this week is a British cultural icon and someone who’s face (and hair) has graced the covers of fashion magazines across the world. The name ‘Twiggy’ was synonymous with the look of the 1960s - thin build and doe-eyed. Today, she is just as beautiful and is now a successful podcast host herself having started ‘Tea with Twiggy’ during lockd…
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On today’s episode I’m joined by actress, singer and devoted mother, Martine McCutcheon. Martine is best known for her role in Eastenders playing Tiffany, the on-off love interest of Grant Mitchell. After Eastenders, Martine went on to change her career path and started singing, landing herself a chart topping hit with Perfect Moment in 1999. Many …
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Today I am joined by the fabulous David Furnish for an extra special episode to mark World Aid’s Day. David is a tireless campaigner and a leading voice in the worldwide fight against HIV and AIDS. David serves as the chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), a non-profit organisation established by the musician in 1992 to help fund frontl…
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Emma is joined by Welsh superstar Katherine Jenkins OBE for this week’s episode of the Life & Soul Podcast. Katherine is officially the world’s most famous classical singer, having 13 number one albums in 12 years since signing to Universal Classics at the age of 23. While live audiences have been put on pause during recent months, Katherine has ke…
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I am so thrilled to be joined in this episode by entrepreneur, writer, presenter, mother and all-round beauty guru, Trinny Woodall. You may remember her from the days of Trinny & Susannah, maybe your a member of the Trinny Tribe or maybe you swear by your Trinny London stacks. Trinny has kept so many of us entertained with her instagram videos and …
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For my first ever Life & Soul podcast episode, I am absolutely honoured to be joined by a bona fide national treasure, the wonderful Dame Julie Walters. Julie is one of the most loved English actresses, a comedienne and a star of countless film and TV productions including Billy Elliot, Harry Potter, Paddington and the much-loved Mamma Mia films. J…
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Health, happiness and what makes people feel good in life. I’m Emma Forbes and my “Life and Soul Podcast” is all about the new normal world that we are all living in. (Although I hate the word new normal) Along with my wonderful guests we will talk about life and of course soul, - health, views, remedies and much more. Find out more about Emma Forb…
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