This week Nicola and Di chat with the warm and charming Nelson Aspen. Nelson is one of the most popular and well-known entertainment reporters, having spent three decades on morning television shows around the world, bringing the latest in entertainment, celebrity news and pop culture to millions of viewers. He has interviewed just about everyone in Hollywood, from Robin Williams to Merryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Joan Rivers and the list goes on and on. Nelson is also a talented cabaret performer and the author of 10 books, including his latest book Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale. 

In this episode, we get to hear about some of the more memorable moments from Nelson’s career as a Hollywood reporter - including the stars who were rude and disrespectful, his favourite celebrities to interview, what it was like to interview Robin Williams, and why Nelson loves older stars in their 60s, 70s and beyond! We also hear the incredible story of how Nelson got his start on breakfast television - it involves teaching step aerobics to Princess Diana!

We talk to Nelson about his funny obsession with Titanic, including his podcast, his latest book Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale, and a trip he took to Belfast to visit the Titanic museum, which has now turned into Nelson leading a tour of Ireland next year. 

We also chat to Nelson about his cabaret career and he treats us to a little sing-a-long!

We had so much fun chatting to Nelson and hearing all of his Hollywood stories. He’s so friendly and such an entertainer and we hope you love this episode as much as we did. 

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Follow Nelson on IG here - https://www.instagram.com/nelsonaspen/

Buy Nelson’s book Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale here - http://www.nelsonaspen.com/KindredSpirits/

Travel with Nelson to Ireland in 2026! - http://nelsonaspen.com/TravelWithNelson/

Brekky with Nelson on line, Wed Feb 4.  9-10am

Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dd394281-dc0d-489d-b25f-2f933fde48b9@d1a98fdf-2a28-4e76-892d-6aefaf259c79

Nelson's Steamy Semi-Autobiographical Series (Adults Only!)

Dancing Between the Raindrops - http://nelsonaspen.com/dancingBetweenTheRaindrops/

Dancing Between the Raindrops: The Hollywood Years - http://nelsonaspen.com/DancingBetweenTheRainDrops-HollywoodYears

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