Harry Enfield is 'Comedy Royalty', and that's a fitting title seeing as he joins Andy Jaye to talk about his comedy career, plus his royal role in the stage show 'The Windsors - Endgame'.

Harry Enfield is your first of two podcasts this week. In this conversation, Andy talks about Harry's career and journey through some of the best-loved sketches, stories and catchphrases enjoyed and recited by multiple generations around the world.

The Windsors - Endgame is showing (Summer/Autumn 2021) in The Prince of Wales Theatre in London.

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Frankie Bridge shot to stardom as a 12-year-old in the pop group S Club Juniors and later became a star in the pop girl group The Saturdays.

Frankie joins Andy this week to talk about her career, the pressures of stardom and subsequently her struggles with her mental health. Frankie talks openly, freely and encouragingly on the benefits of being honest and supportive around the areas of mental health and shares her own journey as someone that suffers from anxiety.

Frankie also shares the many positivities of her life and career, and of course, the joys of now being a mum raising her children and uses her life experience today to support others through the medium of books, podcasts and television appearances.

As there are a few hard-hitting subjects in this weeks chat, we include some support network contacts:

The Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org/ 

Contact the Samaritans by phone: 116 123 (from the UK)

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It's a bonus episode, hurrah!

Following on from our Tuesday episode with Ruby Wax, here is a follow-up episode with Kaiser Cheifs frontman Ricky Wilson who originally joined us for our sister show (The Driven Chat Podcast).

We then hear from sports broadcasting royalty Clare Balding who joins us to talk about the importance of pets and the huge number of people that now have a pet in their lives following lockdown and the pandemic.

Lastly, Honey Ross is famously known as the daughter of TV talk show host Jonathan Ross. Honey joins Andy to talk about her recent work with the dating app Bumble focussing on self-esteem and body confidence as well as some fun in being a part of the hit TV show Celebrity Gogglebox.

We hope that you're enjoying the Andy Jaye Podcast, and we're delighted that you're listening. Stay tuned, hit that subscribe button, and we'll be back in your ears next week!

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Ruby Wax is a television and comedy icon loved by millions around the world. In her career as a performer, Ruby has seen almost all aspects of the stage and screen, starting out treading the boards with the Royal Shakespeare Company to interviewing controversial figures such as Donald Trump and OJ Simpson for her television show - 'When Ruby Wax Met...'

In this very open and real conversation with Andy Jaye, Ruby opens up about her struggles as a young adult entering a world of successful people and shares how a challenging childhood relationship with her parents often left her questioning if she had a right to succeed in the public eye whilst treading her own path to success.

As always, we hope you enjoy this weeks conversation, and we invite you to leave feedback and reviews in all the relevant places. Thanks for listening!

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Singer and television broadcaster Carrie Grant joins Andy Jaye this week for an open conversation about her work and her family sharing the joys, the struggles and the strains that come with all aspects of her life.

Carrie Grant excelled to stardom as a singer representing Great Britain in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest and later as a coach on television shows such as Fame Academy and Pop Idol alongside her husband, David Grant.

In the conversation, Carrie talks about her children and the new world of raising both neurodiverse and neurotypical children in a world where parenting has no rule book!

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This week on the Andy Jaye Podcast, we are joined by radio royalty - Christian O'Connell.

The voice of Christian O'Connell has been heard on radios in the UK since 1998, and Christian generated news headlines when he quit his Breakfast Show slot before venturing to the other side of the world and set up shop in Australia. His career has seen him hosting the top shows for stations such as XFM (later becoming Radio X), Virgin Radio and Absolute Radio.

'No one listens to your dad's show' is the title of his new book, and it tells the story of Christian's life from childhood aspirations through to the decision of relocating with his family to the other side of the world whilst very much at the top of his career.

This is a warming, honest and open conversation, and we really hope you enjoy it!

As always, we love your feedback, subscriptions and reviews.

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Professional boxer and world title winner Tony Bellew joins Andy Jaye to talk about his journey from being a cash-strapped amateur to an international star with WBC and European cruiserweight world titles.

Losing only 3 out of his 34 professional fights, Tony shares how he defeated the doubters, proved wrong the neigh sayers and unlocked a whole new way of thinking which he is now sharing in his new book; 'Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.'

In this hour-long conversation, Tony shares stories of his upbringing, his career highlights, his struggles and his outlook on life moving forward. Even if you're not a boxing fan, we promise there is something for everyone in this conversation.

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Stephen Manderson is better known to the world as Professor Green and this week, he is Andy's full show guest on the Andy Jaye Podcast.

This week's conversation dives deep into the multiple challenges that Stephen has faced from a young age, from near-death experiences to losing family members. Stephen opens up thanks to some deep diving questions from Andy, and the result is a humbling, inspiring and meaningful conversation that we hope you enjoy as much as we do.

If you're enjoying the content and you're able to give us a rating and a review, that will help us massively in bringing you more content.

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Retail guru and television broadcaster Mary Portas is an inspiring and influential leader of her field, trailblazing her way to creating a Kinder Economy in the world of retail.

This week, Mary joins Andy Jaye for an extended conversation in which she reveals some of the triumphs, struggles and challenges that shaped her ethos and success.

In this open and honest conversation, Mary talks about her new book, 'How to Thrive in the new Kindness Economy' - a guide to all aspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs to operate in taking a more ethical and moralistic stance.

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Fern Britton has been a pioneering figure of British television since the 1980s, starting out as a newsreader for ITV. Fern has since gone on to present on shows such as Ready Steady Cook, This Morning, Soapstar Superstar, The Brit Awards and Strictly Come Dancing to name but a few.

Fern is also an accomplished author, having written nine novels, four short stories and four non-fiction books, including an autobiography. Fern joins Andy Jaye to talk about her latest book, Daughters of Cornwall.

In this open and honest conversation, Fern also shares her personal journey and challenges with depression and offers her routine for getting through the darker times.

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