Daisy May Cooper and Paddy McGuinness
Zoe chats to Daisy May Cooper about her brand new memoir, Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her. Paddy McGuinness also tells Zoe about his new autobiography, My Lifey.
Comedian, actress and 麻豆约拍 Three鈥檚 This Country creator and star Daisy May Cooper talks about her new memoir, Don鈥檛 Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her. This honest and hilarious autobiography looks at Daisy鈥檚 life, from growing up in rural poverty in the UK, to working low-paid, unrewarding jobs to make ends meet after attending drama school, to finally reaching stardom in her thirties.
TV presenter and host Paddy McGuinness tells Zoe about his new autobiography, My Lifey. The book takes the reader back to his Bolton-based childhood in the 1970s, as a tearaway teen, and his unexpected journey to stardom, having originally wanted to become a lab technician. He also gives an insight into behind-the-scenes of our favourite TV shows.
Plus, Jay Flynn returns with another round of his Virtual Radio Quiz where he tests the team on their general knowledge to see who comes out on top.
Along with Adam Porter on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!
There's also a Pause For Thought from Manika Kaur, Pick Your Own Playlist and your calls and messages, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!
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Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke
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Steps
The Slightest Touch
- What The Future Holds Pt. 2.
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Sheryl Crow
All I Wanna Do
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Lemar
Dance (With You)
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The La鈥檚
There She Goes
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Stephanie Mills
Never Knew Love Like This Before
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Nina Simone
Ain't Got No, I Got Life
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Coldplay & BTS
My Universe
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Madonna
Who's That Girl
- Celebration.
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George Ezra
Shotgun
- Staying At Tamara's.
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Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
It Takes Two
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Rod Stewart
Baby Jane
- The Best Of Rod Stewart.
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M People
Moving On Up
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Los Lobos
La Bamba
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Shibashi
Open My Eyes (feat. Candi Staton)
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Eternal
I Wanna Be The Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)
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ABBA
Just A Notion
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Donna Summer
Hot Stuff
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The Shapeshifters
Lola's Theme
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Talking Heads
Road To Nowhere
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Kylie Minogue & Years & Years
A Second To Midnight
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Mariah Carey
Dreamlover
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Elton John & Dua Lipa
Cold Heart
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Tight Fit
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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The Wonder Stuff
The Size Of A Cow
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They Might Be Giants
Birdhouse In Your Soul
- Snap It Up! (Various Artists).
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Lil Nas X
THATS WHAT I WANT
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The Four Seasons
The Night
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Pause For Thought
Sometimes I wish I could read听the听minds听of my offspring听because just when I think I know听everything about them they do听something that听throws me for a loop.听For example when my son was听8听he was a well organised,听clean and tidy, neat-freak听and听then one day, for no obvious reason,听he stopped taking showers听and the smell became uncomfortable.听I had just delivered twins听so didn鈥檛 notice for a few days. I remember how much easier life was when it was just me and even after听one child I still had an identity of my own. But after birthing twins, the jump from 1 to 3 kids was so taxing that I found myself waking up before the crack of dawn and thinking听鈥淚听can鈥檛 cope with听being听a mother听today鈥�.听
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Each child was jealous of my attention and the ways in which they expressed those insecurities had me feeling like a failure at times听鈥� which might account for my son鈥檚 shower boycott. The twins would cry every time I went to the bathroom or if I听hugged听one before the other.听
The simplest things in life just became miserable and听lockdown didn鈥檛 help. There is this听beautiful听concept in Sikhism known as听ChardiKala听which encourages one to remain in high spirits at all times. To practice acceptance and faith in God.听I thought听about it听a lot听and听wondered if I was being ungrateful somehow by harbouring these thoughts 鈥撎齱as听it ok to say them out-loud?听When you鈥檙e not completely in love with being a mother听all the time听it can feel isolating听but I was struggling to find space for myself.听
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Unable to hold it in any longer,听I听shared听my听raw,听brutally honest feelings听with my husband. I didn鈥檛 gloss over听them with听sentences like听鈥渋t鈥檚 exhausting but I鈥檓 blessed鈥� 鈥� instead fully acknowledging how I听felt听at the time brought with it a sense of immediate relief听and听made my problems听feel听much听smaller.听I believe听it鈥檚 completely possible to听love听and be grateful for听your kids听yet need space from them at times. It鈥檚 in the space that there is room to feel gratitude and that鈥檚 what听ChardiKala听is to me. A state of being fully grateful for this human experience yet also being honest, compassionate and vulnerable about life鈥檚 sometimes uncomfortable lessons.
Broadcast
- Thu 28 Oct 2021 06:30麻豆约拍 Radio 2