Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Episode 32: Helle Thorning-Schmidt

06.14.2021 - By Sophie Ellis-BextorPlay

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Helle Thorning-Schmidt was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015. She was the first female leader of the Danish Social Democrats and the first female PM. I think she should wear that as a slogan on a T-shirt! She lives in London with her husband, MP Stephen Kinnock, while their two daughters, now in their early 20s, live in Copenhagen. We talked about how Helle managed to juggle work and home-life, first as a busy MEP with small children, and then as the mum of teenagers when she was Prime Minister. Over the course of our conversation we uncovered her obsessions with jigsaws and transport. We talked about how she has been a feminist since the age of 12. And she shared her positive mantra, which saw her through her time as chief executive of Save the Children, that things are generally getting better, and that we should always listen to young people. Her energy and positivity is inspiring and infectious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More episodes from Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor