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… 
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 
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 ✨ 
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