Happy Place

By Fearne Cotton

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Fearne Cotton talks to incredible people about life, love, loss, and everything in-between as she reveals what happiness means to them.

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Robbie Williams

12.07.2020

He's the man who had everything - and it's taken Robbie Williams years to work out why that didn't make him happy. To finish series eight, Fearne catches up with Robbie to talk about his life in lockdown, wrestling with ...

Happy Place episodes:

12.07.2020 Robbie Williams He's the man who had everything - and it's taken Robbie Williams years to work out why that didn't make him happy. To finish series eight, Fearne catches up with Robbie to talk about his life in lockdown, wrestling with ...
11.30.2020 Gareth Southgate The England football manager opens up to Fearne about his life in the public eye - and how he copes in such high pressure roles as player and now as coach. Along the way they discuss star signs, the importance ...
11.23.2020 Pandora Sykes What if all the work we're doing on ourselves is part of the problem? Pandora Sykes has been wrestling with our obsession with wellness to see if we're taking it all a bit too seriously - and in this chat ...
11.16.2020 Deepak Chopra Deepak has been at the forefront of all things well being for the best part of four decades - and in this conversation with Fearne, they get to grips with what has been probably the hardest year for most of ...
11.09.2020 Gabby Bernstein The bestselling author joins fangirl Fearne to discuss superattactors, rewriting your story, tuning out the noise, the resistors in your life... a cornucopia of tools that Gabby has written about to help you make sense of the world. Gabby's new ...
11.05.2020 Amahla on Bold The year started so strong for the Ivor Novello nominated Amahla - and as her new track Bold shows, she is not letting the current crisis stop that flow. Fearne chats to the singer about the track, which features on, ...
11.04.2020 Kye Sones on My Mind And Me They've been friends since they were kids, but this is the first time Fearne has interviewed Kye Sones - and all because Kye has written My Mind & Me, a brand new song for Happy Place, the album. In this ...
11.03.2020 Lockdown Kittens Dancing: Behind The Scenes How did Dame Helen Mirren come to appear on Happy Place the album? Fearne is joined by collaborator Adam Martin (from the excellent meditation podcast GABA) to reminisce on the making of their song, with a score by Amelia Warner. ...
11.02.2020 Sam Smith Start your week with this powerful chat with one of Britain's best singers. In this in-depth interview, Fearne talks to Sam about self-acceptance, pronouns, and making big decisions while you're in the public eye. Sam's new album, LoveGoes, is out ...
11.01.2020 Laurie Vincent on Love You, Bye He's one half of Slaves and Larry Pink The Human - and it's in that guise he joins Fearne to talk about heartbreaking story behind his beautiful song, Love You, Bye. Love You, Bye is part of Happy Place - ...
10.30.2020 Emeli Sandé on Happy Place the Album An exclusive listen to the new track by Emeli Sandé, available on the new Happy Place album. In this chat with Fearne, the singer discusses how music can help make a difference to all our lives in these challenging times. ...
10.26.2020 Simon Neil Biffy Clyro's frontman Simon Neil has always written moments from his life into his songs - and, as he tells Fearne, it's something that he has had mixed feelings about. In this wide-ranging talk, they discuss standing still after years ...
10.23.2020 Ludovico Einaudi on Happy Place - The Album Fearne's favourite pianist jumps on a Zoom to talk about his contribution to Happy Place - The Album: a cover of Prince's Sometimes It Snows In April. Along the way they talk about the power of dreams and marvel at ...
10.19.2020 Phillip Schofield He's been on our screens in five different decades, but Phillip Schofield can still surprise us. In this podcast exclusive, Fearne chats to Phillip about his extraordinary life on camera, his continued fear of singing, and the mental loops he ...
10.16.2020 Billie Marten on Happy Place - The Album To celebrate the launch of Happy Place - The Album, singer-songwriter Billie Marten joins Fearne to talk about the writing of Orange Tree, her exclusive track for the album. You can hear the full track right now as part of ...
10.12.2020 Skin As the lead singer in the indie band Skunk Anansie, Skin was one of the iconic faces of the nineties. These days, she mixes her singing with Djing, and has written a new book called It Takes Blood and Guts. ...
10.05.2020 Wim Hof There are only a few people in this world to have a 'method' named after them. The Wim Hof Method, and the man behind it, are game-changing and rule-breaking in equal measure. And whilst he has been called controversial in ...
09.28.2020 Jay Shetty At 21 years old, Jay became a monk. For the next three years he applied himself to a simpler life, away from modern trappings. Ten years later, he tells Fearne what he learned from that time that he still applies ...
07.06.2020 Holly Tucker MBE She may have founded one of the biggest online retail success stories in British history, but Holly Tucker hasn't stopped dreaming big. In this inspiring chat with Fearne, she discusses the hard work that went into starting Not On The ...
06.29.2020 Aimi Maunders Aimi and her sister Emma both experienced anxiety and depression while they were at school - and whilst there's a stigma around mental health today, back then it was even worse. So they came up with Happiful. Fearne connects with ...
06.22.2020 Jonathan Yeo Celebrated portraitist Jonathan Yeo has spent a long time staring into people's eyes. And not just anyone's eyes: some of the most influential and powerful people in the world. Because of that, he's in quite a unique position to talk ...
06.15.2020 Freya Ridings Fresh from her Happy Place Virtual Festival performance, Freya talks to Fearne about her difficult school days, her unconventional approach to learning piano and the importance she places on writing her own songs. Discover the full Happy Place Festival line-up ...
06.08.2020 Alicia Keys After finding chart-topping success at a formative age, Alicia Keys has spent a lot of time thinking about the high expectations we put on each other. From her own people-pleasing tendencies in her early career, to her very recent breakthroughs ...
06.01.2020 Chris & Rosie Ramsey Through their own podcast and social media, they have shared their most intimate parenting highs and lows - and in this late night chat with Fearne, the Ramseys discuss how they've coped in lockdown, what topics are still out of ...
05.25.2020 Glennon Doyle The author of Untamed and Body Warrior has a lot to say - and in this interview with Fearne she packs it all into one podcast. From getting angry, to her battles with alcohol and body image... and on to ...
05.18.2020 Daisy May Cooper The star and co-creator of This Country talks to Fearne about writing comedy, getting to meet your heroes and celebrating the life of close friend Michael Sleggs, who passed away in July. This series of Happy Place is supported by ...
05.11.2020 George Ezra In the midst of lockdown, George Ezra's new project seems tailor-fitted to our times: calling up an old friend and celebrating that relationship, despite the distance. Speaking to Fearne, the singer-songwriter reveals his own anxieties and the ways he manages ...
05.04.2020 Vex King From homeless child to Instagram star, Vex King has spent a lot of time thinking about thought. The author of Good Vibes, Good Life is on a mission to challenge our ideas about self-love, and in this chat with Fearne ...
04.27.2020 Ricky Gervais Fearne dials in to discover Ricky Gervais is living the dream: one that involves pasta, red wine and talking about the new series of After Life on Netflix. Also on the agenda are Ricky's thoughts about criticism, controversy and Fearne's ...
04.20.2020 Kelly Jones The lead singer of the Stereophonics has often written from experience, and always from the heart - but his most recent work hints at some big upheavals in his life, and the lives around him. Fearne drops into Kelly's studios ...
04.13.2020 Busy Philipps Resilience can be hard-earned characteristic - and Busy Philipps has lived through some tough times and has the tough personality to match it. In this pre-lockdown chat with Fearne, they discuss how to own your past without letting it define ...
04.06.2020 Dynamo Bradford-born magician Dynamo has had quite a journey - from taking on the local bullies with magic to a TV career and millions of fans across the world... and then there's the impact Crohn's disease has had on his health. ...
04.01.2020 Happy Place X GABA Meditation: reconnecting to our happy place A special meditation episode composed for you by the podcast GABA (which you'll have heard Fearne mention in our chat with Russell Brand), designed to place you in an ethereal world using sound science to activate the GABA neurotransmitter and ...
03.30.2020 Russell Brand: in isolation Back by popular demand, Fearne dials up Russell Brand to hear how the comedian and writer has approached the sudden change in all our lives - this is one chat that will leave you feeling more positive about the future... ...
03.23.2020 Lisa Taddeo Over several years, and after interviewing dozens of women, Lisa Taddeo settled on three stories of women and their unique relationships with sex. In this interview with Fearne about the resulting book, Three Women, she talks about how their experiences ...
03.16.2020 Erling Kagge Silence can seem quite frightening to many people - but not Erling Kagge. You wouldn't think the explorer, lawyer, art collector, entrepreneur, politician, author and publisher has any time on his hands to sit in silence but, as he tells ...
03.09.2020 Myles Hopper & Giles Humphries Starting a business can take its toll - so what can you do to make the process that bit easier? The founders of Mindful Chef join Fearne to talk about the highs and lows of working together to deliver healthy ...
03.08.2020 Special: International Women's Day (Part 2) Bryony Gordon, Poorna Bell and Annie Price are back with Fearne for part two of their chat, in front of a live audience, in west London. Thanks to Sweaty Betty, who collaborated with Happy Place to make this episode. Find ...
03.08.2020 Special; International Women's Day (Part 1) In this live, two-part special in partnership with Sweaty Betty, Fearne is joined by journalist Bryony Gordon, writer Poorna Bell and presenter and fitness trainer Annie Price to discuss their experiences in front of a live audience. To find out ...
03.02.2020 Flo Perry How have we got to 62 episodes without mentioning sex? Flo Perry, author of How To Have Feminist Sex, drops by to discuss with Fearne some of our hang-ups and what we can do to celebrate our bodies in a ...
02.24.2020 Joe Wicks The Body Coach himself turns up at Fearne's door (they're neighbours, don't you know) to discuss being a father of two, meeting your work goals... and being named GQ's worst dressed of the year. Thanks to the sponsors of this ...
02.17.2020 Rio & Kate Ferdinand What does it take to be a stepparent? Following their hit BBC One documentary, Kate Ferdinand is joined by husband Rio to talk about the fallout from making the programme, diving deeper into their story of loss, love... and building ...
02.10.2020 Tom Kerridge Chef Tom Kerridge works hard and, for a long time, played hard too. In this open and honest conversation with Fearne, one of Britain's finest chefs talks about his process, his addiction to work and the sacrifices he's made along ...
01.13.2020 Nadiya Hussain The Bake Off winner, writer and presenter talks to Fearne about her upbringing, arranged marriage and the realities of being a British celebrity raised with Bangladeshi traditions.
01.06.2020 Scroobius Pip The host of Distraction Pieces talks to Fearne about their mutual love of podcasting, the link between trauma and stutters... and how to reframe fear as something positive.
12.30.2019 Tom Odell Tom's first panic attack was only a couple of years ago, and since then he has learned his own ways of managing his anxiety. In this revealing interview, he talks to Fearne about that first attack, and share their own ...
12.23.2019 Sarah Wilson Sarah is not looking to be happy. At least, not always happy: the bestselling author wants to live a fuller life than that - and as she tells Fearne, that means making decisions that have baffled her friends, family and ...
12.16.2019 Jessica Ennis-Hill As an heptathlon Olympic champion and one of the key faces of the London 2012, Jessica could have packed it all in as soon as she decided to have a baby. But then she came back, to further medal-winning glory. ...
12.09.2019 Elizabeth Day The host of How To Fail drops in to talk about her own experiences with failure, and what she's learned from hearing the mistakes of dozens of guests from her show.
12.02.2019 Ellie Goulding Fearne drops into the studio of singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding - as she records a new album - to discuss her chart-topping career and how she has navigated the challenges that fame and success can bring.

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Happy Place

What's Happy Place about?

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Happy Place episodes:

Robbie Williams

Gareth Southgate

Pandora Sykes

Deepak Chopra

Gabby Bernstein

Amahla on Bold

Kye Sones on My Mind And Me

Lockdown Kittens Dancing: Behind The Scenes

Sam Smith

Laurie Vincent on Love You, Bye

Emeli Sandé on Happy Place the Album

Simon Neil

Ludovico Einaudi on Happy Place - The Album

Phillip Schofield

Billie Marten on Happy Place - The Album

Skin

Wim Hof

Jay Shetty

Holly Tucker MBE

Aimi Maunders

Jonathan Yeo

Freya Ridings

Alicia Keys

Chris & Rosie Ramsey

Glennon Doyle

Daisy May Cooper

George Ezra

Vex King

Ricky Gervais

Kelly Jones

Busy Philipps

Dynamo

Happy Place X GABA Meditation: reconnecting to our happy place

Russell Brand: in isolation

Lisa Taddeo

Erling Kagge

Myles Hopper & Giles Humphries

Special: International Women's Day (Part 2)

Special; International Women's Day (Part 1)

Flo Perry

Joe Wicks

Rio & Kate Ferdinand

Tom Kerridge

Nadiya Hussain

Scroobius Pip

Tom Odell

Sarah Wilson

Jessica Ennis-Hill

Elizabeth Day

Ellie Goulding

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