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Denise Van Outen

Denise Van Outen's on the show chatting to Zoe about her very first memoir, 'A Bit Of Me: From Basildon to Broadway, and back'.

Denise Van Outen is on the show chatting to Zoe about her brand new book 'A Bit of Me: From Basildon to Broadway, and back'. In it she tackles difficult subjects of self-doubt, betrayal, invasions of privacy and professional struggles, interjected with the familiar humour that we all know and love.

Along with Clare Runacres on news, Bobbie Pryor on travel and Paul Scott on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought from Guvna B, plus texts, emails and voice notes, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Mar 2022 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Isley Brothers

    Harvest For The World

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Regard & Years & Years

    Hallucination

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Glen Campbell

    Southern Nights

    • That's Country (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Gimme Shelter

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Eurythmics

    Love Is A Stranger

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • New Kids on the Block, 厂补濒迟鈥怤鈥怭别辫补, Rick Astley & En Vogue

    Bring Back The Time

    • (CD Single).
    • New Kids On The Block.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.

  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Ronan Keating

    Life Is A Rollercoaster

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • The Shires

    I See Stars

    • 10 Year Plan.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • The Beach Boys

    Wouldn't It Be Nice

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Higher

    • Higher.
    • Reprise.

  • Judy Clay & William Bell

    Private Number

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • George Ezra

    Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)

    • Gold Rush Kid.
    • Columbia.

  • Electronic

    Getting Away With It

    • Factory.

  • Diana Ross

    My Old Piano

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rachel Stevens

    Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Maren Morris

    Circles Around This Town

    • Humble Quest.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Beautiful South

    Don't Marry Her

    • (CD Single).
    • Go! Discs.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Alicia Keys

    Girl On Fire

    • Now That's What I Call Music 84 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 18.

  • Ed Sheeran

    The Joker And The Queen (R2 Piano Room Month, 25 Feb 2022)

  • Prince

    The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

    • (CD Single).
    • NPG RECORDS.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

I鈥檝e been thinking a bit about the process of unlearning and what that journey looks like in reality. At the risk of sounding narcissistic, I spent my twenties thinking I was the finished article. I searched deep within for my weaknesses, and I couldn鈥檛 seem to find any worth worrying about. Then I got married, and my wife quite rightly helped point them out!听One of the main challenges was how difficult I found communication. You know, forgetting to say I鈥檇 be home from work late, or not being open about feeling stressed, or not being vulnerable about things in life that I was finding tough. For some reason, good and clear and open communication just didn鈥檛 come naturally to me.听

听

Maybe it was because my Dad who I loved very much was a man of very few words and I sub-consciously followed suit. Or maybe it鈥檚 because I鈥檓 an introvert and don鈥檛 really like attention. But whatever the reason, I knew I wanted to be better. So I thought, right, time to take responsibility and work on my weakness. But my oh my has it been difficult. I鈥檝e spent 30 years being a certain way and that means positive change isn鈥檛 going to happen overnight. Hopefully it doesn鈥檛 take me another 30 years to make substantial change!

听

I don鈥檛 find it hard to learn new ways of improving, I just find it hard to unlearn some of the things I鈥檝e been conditioned to believe. Like how men should have a stiff upper lip and just toughen up when they鈥檙e feeling stresse. Or how if a man cries or shows vulnerability, it鈥檚 a sign of weakness. Those are the kind of ideals that I鈥檓 constantly trying to leave behind. My faith as a Christian often reminds me that I鈥檓 imperfect but with God鈥檚 help, I try to not let that deflate me. In my experience, deep positive change takes time, and so I try to remember to not be too tough on myself if it doesn鈥檛 happen as quick as I want it to. As long as I鈥檓 trying my best, maybe the journey of putting one foot in front of the other, is just as satisfying as reaching the goal.听

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Mar 2022 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2