Most people talk about sex, relationships, and marriage in fragments.

In this funny and deeply moving episode of Under the Sheets with Tatiana Ashborn, I sit down with The Gavin Sisters, Sharon and Loretta, to talk honestly about love, loss, sisterhood, and rebuilding life from scratch. The sisters share their very real dating disasters, from ankle-tag confessions to painfully awkward first kisses, alongside heavier moments like divorce, being left while pregnant, and navigating single motherhood. They explain how moving in together became a natural decision, raising their children as one family while supporting each other through illness, burnout, and major life changes. Sharon opens up about living with a severe autoimmune disease and how stress, sobriety, and a plant-based lifestyle slowly helped her recover. Together, they talk about stepping away from dating apps, choosing peace over pressure, and finding fulfilment through friendship, purpose, comedy, and their wellness retreats. ------------------------------------------- This isn’t about perfect relationships or fairy-tale love. It’s about honesty, boundaries, and choosing peace over chaos. You may find some of these issues troubling. Viewer discretion advised. Please visit our website: www.dirtytalkofficial.com for finding information and resources. We love you and you are needed.

In this fabulous episode, Tatiana sits down with long-term couple Chris & Catherine, who have been together since they were just 13 years old. From friends with benefits at school parties to building a real adult life together, their story spans over 11 years of growing up side by side. They talk openly about first times, insecurity, jealousy, and how love changes from your teens into adulthood. They share how learning each other’s love languages, communicating without shouting, and staying emotionally connected helped them stay together through busy and difficult phases. They also open up about sex, intimacy, mismatched sex drives, scheduling time for each other, money, living together, and getting engaged. The episode ends with honest reflections on marriage, pressure to have children, and choosing not to rush major life decisions just because everyone else expects it. Thank you for coming on the show, and best of luck with the wedding!! 💒

Key Points Video Includes: -Meeting at 13 and growing up in the same relationship -Friends with benefits, commitment fears, and the ultimatum that changed everything -First times, awkward teenage moments, and early intimacy -Love languages, communication, and avoiding big arguments -Insecurity, jealousy, and building confidence over time -Sex, mismatched sex drives, and scheduling intimacy in long-term relationships -Moving in together, money, and managing adult life as a couple -Engagement story and planning a wedding in Spain -Marriage expectations and pressure from family and society -Deciding not to rush into having children and protecting their relationship

In this deeply emotional and brutally honest episode, Tatiana sits down with married couple Jacky & Eleanor to explore their five-year battle to start a family: three miscarriages, three rounds of IVF, DNA fragmentation, surgery, over £50k spent, and the miracle pregnancy that finally changed everything. From Jacky's past as a world-touring DJ fuelled by drugs, alcohol and afterparties, to the moment he realised he had to rebuild his entire life to become a father, this conversation goes far beyond fertility touching on love, addiction, shame, sex, resilience and staying together when everything keeps falling apart. Eleanor opens up about chemical pregnancies, being hospitalised from fertility medication, discovering PCOS and immune issues years into their journey, and the silent heartbreak of watching everyone else’s baby announcements while grieving her own losses. Together, they share how everything they endured inspired them to create Aloomah Fertility an online fertility community and podcast supporting both partners, especially men who are so often overlooked in infertility conversations. Key Points Video Includes -How Jacky touring DJ lifestyle, alcohol and ketamine use affected his health and fertility. -Eleanor’s journey discovering PCOS, immune issues and why these were missed for years. -How infertility pressure affected their sex life, intimacy and relationship dynamic. -The lifestyle changes, surgeries and tests that finally led to their successful pregnancy. -The financial and mental strain of paying privately for treatment after being denied NHS support. -The physical challenges of IVF, from hormone injections to egg retrieval and recovery. -How lockdown, lost income and moving back in with family shaped their fertility journey. -The importance of therapy, communication and teamwork through infertility stress. -Their hopes for the future of IVF, including better accessibility, early testing and equal support for all couples. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Their five-year fertility struggle: miscarriages, IVF & £50k spent 00:06:05 – Jacky's DJ life: Apple Store to signing a record deal and touring the world 00:09:10 – Life as a touring DJ: drugs, alcohol, burnout & relationship strain 00:14:37 – Wedding day: heatwave chaos, rave-style reception & deejaying his own wedding 00:18:00 – Deciding to start a family and realising something wasn’t right 00:25:23 – Drugs, ketamine addiction & how DJ culture normalised everything 00:29:20 – First IVF success that ended in a chemical pregnancy 00:32:41 – Diagnosis: high natural killer cells and finally discovering PCOS 00:39:11 – The IVF round that finally worked and early pregnancy anxiety 00:42:35 – How trying-to-conceive cycles can dominate your whole life 00:50:45 – Creating Aloomah, their fertility support community and podcast 00:58:44 – What they hope changes in IVF: accessibility, postcode lottery & NHS rules 01:08:35 – Are they ready for parenthood & what scares them most 01:11:32 – Gifts, gratitude & emotional closing with Tatiana You may find some of these issues troubling. Viewer discretion advised. Please visit our website: www.dirtytalkofficial.com for finding information and resources. We love you and you are needed.

Came out at 32. Thought he’d wasted 12 years. Now he runs Attitude Magazine and Rolling Stone UK - and has Elton John on speed dial.

In this episode I sit down with Darren Styles OBE, who talks openly about the years he spent hiding who he was before finally stepping into himself. We discuss the twelve-year journey it took to convince Elton John to do a feature, the wild and chaotic reality behind some magazine shoot VPLs (visible penis lines), and the real work and honesty that marriage can demand.

This is a conversation about identity, courage, pride, and loving yourself enough to become who you were always meant to be.

Believe in yourself, always. 🏳️‍🌈✨

This week I’m joined by the incredible singer Deina for a conversation that flows from star signs and energies (including why my Capricorn self and my Leo boyfriend might not be the most compatible 👀), to the unfiltered truths of a girls’ group chat, and the creative process behind her EP and upcoming album. Deina also takes us behind her lyrics - unpacking the stories, emotions, and moments that shaped her music. It’s equal parts astrology tea & music inspo!

You can find her on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam_deina/?hl=en

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5mEd0VyoKSSF558EDzNXCc

What do you do when you hit 42, walk away from a 20-year marriage, and suddenly find yourself back on Hinge wondering what on earth “vibes” and “icks” are?

If you’re Ellie McKay, you reinvent yourself completely and the old version of you would probably be horrified.

In this episode, Ellie spills the tea on everything: from millionaire to homeless, telling her kids about the divorce, dating in midlife, why so many people settle for mediocre (and why she refuses to), and the wild ride of falling in love with her boss. We dive into sex parties, postnatal depression, self-development, and the chaos of working with your mum (spoiler: don’t do it).

Ellie is hilarious, brutally honest, and refreshingly real. This conversation will make you laugh, maybe blush, and definitely think twice about where you’re playing it safe in your own life.

👉 Swipe right on this episode - you won’t regret it.

In this episode, we go far beneath the surface, exploring what it really means to be a woman, the tangled layers of family relationships, and the personal cost of choices around career and children. Ingrid shares candidly about panic attacks during intimacy, the lingering weight of never feeling “good enough,” and how her bond with her mother shifts when distance is part of the equation. Together, we dive into the “Love, Lust, Learn” theory, why consent must be taught and reinforced, and the ways silence around “no” can ripple into adulthood. It’s a conversation about identity, resilience, and redefining worth through music, memory, and the stories we’re brave enough to tell. You may find some of these issues troubling. Viewer discretion advised. Please visit our website: www.dirtytalkofficial.com for finding information and resources. We love you and you are needed.

In this conversation, I sit down with Suzanne Noble, creator of Sex Advice for Seniors, to explore the unexpected twists and turns of later-life sexual discovery. Suzanne opens up about her unconventional journey—from spending two years having only threesomes, to facing friends’ concerns about whether she was bordering on sex addiction.

We dive into the realities of intimacy as we age: vaginal dryness, the liberating truth that sex doesn’t stop in our later years, and the role of vaginal estrogen in women’s sexual health. Suzanne also shares deeply personal stories—being divorced, losing two long-term partners, and embracing a non-monogamous lifestyle. Along the way, we talk French swinging clubs, clothing-optional towns, and a few cheeky hotel room scandals.

This episode is a fearlessly frank look at desire, resilience, and joy at any age—and a reminder that the adventure doesn’t end just because the candles on the cake keep adding up.

In this conversation, Lauren shares her story — one marked by pain, survival, strength, and the kind of honesty that takes your breath away. We talk about the hidden patterns of abuse: how easy it is to get caught in them, how hard it is to leave, and how those experiences leave lasting marks on our hearts, our relationships, and our sense of self. Lauren speaks with such bravery about the moments that broke her, the red flags she missed, and the fight to trust herself again all whilst having two gorgeous children. We also open up about the everyday realities of healing — from the messiness of modern dating to the unsolicited messages no one asks for — and how difficult it can be to feel whole again after you've been silenced or shamed. This conversation is for anyone who’s ever felt stuck, questioned their worth, or needed a reminder that healing is possible — and that you are never alone.

You may find some of these issues troubling. Viewer discretion advised. Please visit our website: www.dirtytalkofficial.com for finding information and resources. We love you and you are needed.