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From ‘Tracy Beaker’ to a BAFTA Rising Star win and a leading role in Netflix’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials’, Mia McKenna-Bruce has grown into one of Britain’s most exciting talents.
In this deeply honest chat with Josh Mia opens up about burnout, motherhood, learning to advocate for herself after breaking her foot on set, unlearning people-pleasing, navigating life as a working mum, and why we need to be talking about consent more.
We also talk about Mia’s upcoming roles, including one of the year’s most anticipated TV series, The Lady, where she plays the dresser to the former Duchess of York, and her portrayal of Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr’s first wife, in The Beatles biopic.
00:00 – Trailer
00:30 – Intro
01:05 – Her Greatest Chat: Helena Bonham Carter
02:10 – Why I’m bad at advocating for myself
02:45 – Breaking my foot… and saying “I’m fine”
04:00 – Fear of being labelled ‘difficult’
05:10 – Women, work, and burnout
06:40 – Growing up as a child actor
07:45 – Learning self-respect as an adult
08:40 – Motherhood, guilt, and ambition
10:00 – Why the world isn’t built for working mums
11:45 – Losing yourself after having a baby
13:40 – Acting as therapy
15:10 – Stepping away from acting at 18
16:45 – Australia, starting again, and finding purpose
18:30 – Rejection, auditions, and not taking it personally
20:00 – Why How to Have Sex mattered
22:00 – Consent, language, and unspoken experiences
24:00 – When men came forward after the film
26:00 – Sex education failed us
28:00 – Grief, humour, and talking it through
30:00 – Playing real women with real pain
33:30 – Class, power, and being judged
36:20 – Agatha Christie & The Beatles
38:50 – What should we be talking about more?
40:10 – Outro
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Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow)
Brought you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios)
Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts)
Creative Director: Carrie Rose
Senior Producer: Bella Neale
This podcast is part of the Spotify Partner Programme. Follow Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show on Spotify and tap the 🔔 to be notified when new episodes drop.
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From ‘Tracy Beaker’ to a BAFTA Rising Star win and a leading role in Netflix’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials’, Mia McKenna-Bruce has grown into one of Britain’s most exciting talents.
In this deeply honest chat with Josh Mia opens up about burnout, motherhood, learning to advocate for herself after breaking her foot on set, unlearning people-pleasing, navigating life as a working mum, and why we need to be talking about consent more.
We also talk about Mia’s upcoming roles, including one of the year’s most anticipated TV series, The Lady, where she plays the dresser to the former Duchess of York, and her portrayal of Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr’s first wife, in The Beatles biopic.
00:00 – Trailer
00:30 – Intro
01:05 – Her Greatest Chat: Helena Bonham Carter
02:10 – Why I’m bad at advocating for myself
02:45 – Breaking my foot… and saying “I’m fine”
04:00 – Fear of being labelled ‘difficult’
05:10 – Women, work, and burnout
06:40 – Growing up as a child actor
07:45 – Learning self-respect as an adult
08:40 – Motherhood, guilt, and ambition
10:00 – Why the world isn’t built for working mums
11:45 – Losing yourself after having a baby
13:40 – Acting as therapy
15:10 – Stepping away from acting at 18
16:45 – Australia, starting again, and finding purpose
18:30 – Rejection, auditions, and not taking it personally
20:00 – Why How to Have Sex mattered
22:00 – Consent, language, and unspoken experiences
24:00 – When men came forward after the film
26:00 – Sex education failed us
28:00 – Grief, humour, and talking it through
30:00 – Playing real women with real pain
33:30 – Class, power, and being judged
36:20 – Agatha Christie & The Beatles
38:50 – What should we be talking about more?
40:10 – Outro
________
Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow)
Brought you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios)
Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts)
Creative Director: Carrie Rose
Senior Producer: Bella Neale
This podcast is part of the Spotify Partner Programme. Follow Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show on Spotify and tap the 🔔 to be notified when new episodes drop.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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