Origins With Cush Jumbo

This episode welcomes Dr Who himself (the 12th one) to talk about his formative memories and life experiences growing up. Cush and Peter Capaldi co-star in the hit crime drama, Criminal Record, so this is a great opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at their off-screen relationship.

Peter talks about how his life would look very different if he hadn't been available to audition for The Thick of It (he played Malcom Tucker), and how he failed to get into drama school.

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You'll know Archie Madekwe from hit films Saltburn, Gran Turismo and Midsommar... What you might not know about this talented young actor, is his story of drama school, and what he was made to go through and survive to get to where he is now.

For the first time, Archie talks about his experience at LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) and the racist abuse he suffered at the hands of his superiors at the school.

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From adoption to Ru Paul’s drag race, via more than a few New York clubs, Michelle Visage has made herself a global queer icon. But Cush gets to know the woman behind the ‘Visage’ (a name she gave herself while voguing and party hopping in 80s NYC). Michelle really opens-up about her difficult childhood, beginning with adoption into a New Jersey family, an unusual relationship with her mother, sharing her experience of being bullied as a teen by the mean girls at school, and how she became ‘cool’ when she found her first boyfriend, all while being ‘terrified’ of sex.

Michelle also takes us into the excitement of the underground vogue scene in New York, and how she found her chosen family. Oh, and she shares her secret for a happy marriage: you’ll have to listen to the end, her answer will surprise you.  This truly is a woman who has lived a life, and she shares it all with you here on Origins with Cush Jumbo.

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His name is a brand that's a household name: Michael Kors, the global fashion phenomenon, joins Cush in New York for this episode of Origins. He talks to Cush about his upbringing in Long Island New York, surrounded by women, as an only child where his birthdays were celebrated like a national holiday.

He speaks about his start in Paris the same season that Marc Jacobs started at Louis Vitton, and Michael began his work at Celine.

Cush surprises Michael with a voice note from the love of his life and they talk emotively about gay marriage and what it has meant to them.

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Star of The Good Wife, and Cush's on-screen best friend, award-winning actress Julianna Margulies joins Cush to talk about her upbringing.

Cush and Julianna reflect on their time filming The Good Wife, and Cush's nerve-wracking first day - where she was told by the director 'it will get better'.

Julianna gives unique insight into her challenging, chaotic childhood, about falling in love as a teenager for the first time, and how, aged 25, she landed a huge role in ER (she starred in as Carol Hathaway throughout the 90s).

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Harlan Coben has sold over 80 million books, and 12 of his novels have been adapted for film and TV. How on earth does someone gain such success?

Cush talks to Harlan about his childhood - growing up in 'Soprano's land' (aka Livingston, New Jersey) in the shadow of gangsters and a nuclear missile base; his real life love story of meeting his wife as a sophomore; and finally the death of his parents and the profound effect it had on him.

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David Schwimmer is an icon - a master of comedy, who we all feel we know insideout as Ross Geller. He appeared in 236 episodes of Friends, runs his own theatre company (for the last 36 years!), is a dad and also a great friend of Cush's.

In this episode David talks about growing up, a Jewish boy in LA with a mum who people called The Pitbull, the jobs he did before Friends including being a roller-skating waiter, a phone sales person (accidentally illegally) and taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe aged 20.

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If you look up Poppy Delevingne, she’s listed on the internet as being the ‘sister of Cara Delevingne’ and a ‘socialite’. In her conversation with Cush, Poppy explains why she finds this demeaning and belittling. Poppy is a successful actress and model (a former foot model which Cush goes into in great detail). She and Cush have been friends for years, and have more in common than you might think. Poppy talks to Cush about what it was like to grow up in the Delevingne household, her biggest regret in life, her divorce and the joy that becoming an auntie has given her.  

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Golda Rosheuvel graces the screen as Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton. Golda's journey began in Guyana, South America, where, as a young child, she and her parents were forced to relocate to the UK during a harsh winter. Before rising to fame, Golda pursued a career as an athlete, excelling in various sports like athletics and swimming, and even training for the Olympic decathlon.

However a sudden injury led her down a completely different path. In this episode of Origins with Cush Jumbo, Golda opens up about discovering her sexuality while at drama school and her deep passion for acting. Finally, she reflects on the life-changing impact of her role in Bridgerton.

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Dame Anna Wintour is the biggest name in fashion. As Global Editorial Director of Vogue, Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast and Chair of the Met Gala, she is an inspirational titan of the industry.

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