Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant model, actress, and burlesque dancer - Dita Von Teese.

Dita joined me straight from appearing at the Goodwood Revival, the vintage experience in Sussex.

Enjoy!

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Thanks, Alan.

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Alan welcomes the brilliant Stacey Solomon & Joe Swash to Life’s A Beach! 🌴 

From family skiing trips gone wrong to a disastrous caravanning holiday in the Isle of Skye, Stacey and Joe share their funniest (and most chaotic) travel stories. They reminisce about their holiday romance, talk about why they love staycations, and reveal what it’s really like filming their hit show Stacey & Joe. Expect tales of stolen pedalos, Joe in a sarong, stinky suitcases, and even Alan’s Ibiza misadventure.

Plus, a sneak peek at the brand-new series of Stacey & Joe. 

00:00 Intro 

00:42 When Alan and Stacey last met and the piece of wood 

02:25 Ben Shepard at This Morning 

03:25 Stacey and Alan camped as kids, Joe’s dad was a taxi driver 

04:30 Alan’s earliest memory 

05:01 Joe loves Australia 

05:26 Stacey and Joe love LA 

06:30 Stacey and Joe taking the family skiing, getting stuck in Paris 

07:10 Joe and Stacey taking the family disastrous caravanning in Isle of Skye in January 

09:31 What it’s like filming their TV show Stacey & Joe 

10:56 Joe & Stacey holiday romance 

11:18 Joe on Falaraky Uncut 

13:30 Alan in Ibiza with his blind friend 

14:40 Stacey stole a pedalo 

15:33 Joe meeting Rio Ferdinand in Abu Dhabi 

17:00 Why Joe and Stacey do staycations 

18:20 Stacey in Lake Como 

19:36 Family holiday in Turkey 

21:57 Do Stacey and Joe complain? Joe is like Alan! 

23:17 Joe in a sarong, Stacey thinks it’s so wrong! 

24:25 Joe’s stinky suitcase 

25:32 Travel pet peeves - muszak, queuing and missing Whitney Houston 

29:07 New series of Stacey & Joe what do expect, dog update, bees and gym 

30:48 Starting our descent and the quick-fire round 

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash.

Stacey & Joe is on BBC One, Tuesdays at 8pm, and iPlayer.

Please subscribe and review.

Thanks, Alan.

xx

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Alan’s guest this week is Perrie Edwards - the Little Mix superstar stepping into her solo era with her debut album Perrie (out September 26).

Perrie shares her earliest holiday memories, decadent Dubai trips (with a slightly creepy face cake!), and why Portugal and Japan feel like home. She chats about her foodie loves (and hates - oysters and snails are out), filming music videos abroad, and pulls out her best Meryl Streep acting!
Of course, there are laughs galore - from Perrie’s Paris school trip romance, to Alan and Perrie’s oysters ad.

⏰ Timestamps

00.00 Intro
00.15 Perrie and Alan both have deaf dogs
00:48 Alan lost Rita in the park
02:49 Perrie’s new album and changing it
06:35 Rita and the pig’s ear
07:04 Perrie can’t smell
07:31 Perrie travelling to make music videos
08:24 Would Perrie like to act?
09:47 Perrie is Meryl Streep. Supermarket ads
10:30 Perrie’s earliest holiday memory and where did you go on holiday?
10:45 Perrie’s holiday romance in Paris on a school trip
12:50 Perrie loves Portugal and Japan Because that's where we've got our place. And it's like my 14:14 Alan and Perrie’s audition tape
15:44 Perrie’s most decadent holiday - Dubai and the slightly creepy face cake
18:00 Why Perrie can’t complain
21:44 Portugal Alex golfs while Perries spas
23:52 Seeing Ant in Portugal
25:21 Alan filmed Last One Laughing in Elstree where they filmed Wicked
26:56 Perrie is a foodie but doesn’t like snails
27:36 Perrie doing the yes challenge in Vegas
28:20 Perrie hates Oysters.
28:55 Perrie and Alan’s oysters ad
29:50 Where does Perrie want to be when she’s 100 year old. Here comes some more acting!
31:27 Making our descent and the quick-fire round!
#PerrieEdwards #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #PerrieAlbum #DubaiHoliday #Portugal #Japan #TravelStories #ComedyPodcast #HolidayFails #chattyman

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant singer - Perrie Edwards.

Enjoy!

Please subscribe and review.

Thanks, Alan.

xx

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This week Alan welcomes the hilarious Kyla Cobbler on board Alan Air! 

From working in fashion in Milan to living (and loving) life in Barcelona, Kyla shares her wildest travel stories - including her hidden gem in Barcelona, and why South Africans make the best lovers. She also reveals why Paris isn’t overrated, what went wrong in Antwerp, and how she went from the best Irish bartender to touring with Michelle Wolf. Plus, Alan and Kyla bond over bidets, bar shifts, and travel bugbears before the quick-fire round brings it home. ✈️

Don’t miss this laugh-out-loud episode packed with travel chaos, holiday gossip, and Kyla’s unstoppable energy.

And don't forget to catch Kyla on tour! https://kylacobbler.com/

00.00 Intro 

00:20 Kyla working in fashion in Milan

01:26 Kyla flew in from Barcelona to fly Alan Air

03:15 Turbulence and Will Smith

04:58 Kyla living in Barcelona, the Catalans and the tourists

06:58 Barcelona’s hidden gem 

08:50 South Africans are the best lovers and Kyla’s engagement 

12:43 Kyla and Alan have the same agent 

14:21 How Kyla says bidet

15:46 Kyle touring with Michelle Wolf 

17:15 How you actually say bidet

19:29 Why Kyla doesn’t think Paris is overrated

20:31 Why Kyla didn’t like touring in Antwerp 

21:52 Alan shares a tour story

24:00 Travel bug bears 

25:30 Kyla was the best Irish bartender 

27:28 Alan’s bartending story 

29:35 Making our descent and the quick-fire round 

#KylaCobbler #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #ComedyPodcast #BartenderStories #TravelPodcast #BarcelonaLife #MilanFashion #MichelleWolf #StandUpComedy #comedypodcasts

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Kyla Cobbler.

Enjoy!

Please subscribe and review.

Thanks, Alan.

xx

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This week on Life’s A Beach, Alan Carr is joined by actor, writer and all-round talent Richard Armitage.

From his early holiday memories in Anglesey to skiing adventures, to living in New York, and even bumping into Lady Gaga on a flight, Richard shares some amazing travel tales from his acting career.

He opens up about writing his new book (and how his stories are getting optioned!), how filming The Hobbit made him fall in love with New Zealand, and we find out where he’d like to be at 100 years old.

Plus, Alan has some classic confessions of his own along the way…

⏰ Timestamps 

00:00 Intro 

00:15 Make up for dogs 

00:50 Rich’s first holiday memories of Anglesey 

01:56 Richard’s writing a new book and how writing started 

03:07 His books getting optioned 

03:30 The Cut: story and inspiration 

05:05 How scary Weapons is 

06:01 Why Richard loves skiing 

08:24 Lionel Blair is Alan’s dad 

09:10 Has Richard ever had a holiday romance? 

10:14 Richard in Beijing and the Great Wall of China 

13:02 Richard and the superstar on the flight (Lady Gaga) 

16:18 Is Richard adventurous with food? 

17:30 How filming The Hobbit made Richard fall in love with New Zealand and Alan’s New Zealand hidden gem 

19:30 Richard’s New York hidden gem: Carnitos 

21:03 Broadway stories 

22:50 Richard wanted to ski down Mount Ruapehu as a dwarf 

23:57 Does Richard complain? 

25:19 Richard’s love of Berlin 

26:15 Richard returning to the stage 

27:00 Where does Richard want to be when he’s 100 years old? 

28:20 Starting our descent – the quick fire quiz ✨

Don’t forget to like, subscribe and join Alan every week as he chats to celebrity guests about their dream holidays and travel stories.

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor - Richard Armitage.

Enjoy!

Please subscribe and review.

Thanks, Alan.

xx

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This week, Alan is joined by comedian, writer and Love Island voiceover star Iain Stirling for a holiday chat that’s as wild as it is hilarious.

From ayahuasca and man-babies, to Mary Berry reindeer rides in Scotland, to hotel horrors with cockroaches and unwanted NYC surprises, no story is left untold. And don’t miss Iain chatting about his brand new Comedy Central show, Roast the Internet. ⏰

00:00 Intro 

00:36 Alan watched Talk to Me and did the ouija board 

03:34 Being sweaters 

05:05 Iain’s brand new show on Comedy Central – Roast the Internet 

08:15 Iain-vestigation and celebrity guests 

09:57 Ayahuasca and man-babies 

12:32 How the internet reacted to the bean soup for period pain recipe 

13:06 Mary Berry talking about Alan on Radio 2 

14:38 Alan and the RATS hotel 

15:45 Iain and the cockroach 

17:07 Iain and the man on the loo in the hotel 

18:35 Alan and the unwanted porn in NYC 

20:35 Iain gigging in New York 

23:39 Iain went reindeer riding with Mary Berry in Scotland 

27:18 Iain’s Scottish hidden gem 

28:49 Making our descent – the quick fire round

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