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Wales Online
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Fearne Cotton 'out of her depth' as Alex Jones fills in for major milestone
Fearne Cotton 'out of her depth' as Alex Jones fills in for major milestone A number of behind-the-scenes revelations were made on the most recent episode of the Happy Place podcast Fearne Cotton attends the press night performance of "Macbeth" at the Harold Pinter Theatre (Image: 2024 Dave Benett ) Fearne Cotton's successful podcast, Happy Place turns seven this week, and to mark the milestone, Fearne let her friend and BBC One Show host Alex Jones take the reins and interview her for a change. During the episode, they touched on a number of key topics as Fearne, 43, reflected on what she and her team have accomplished over the years, as well as some of the standout moments from interviews, and they also addressed some of Fearne's insecurities and doubts she has had along the way. Discussing the moment when they brought the Happy Place Festival to a larger scale, Fearne said, reflecting on the moment they had when they decided to make the event bigger and better in 2019: 'We went full scale straight away, which was terrifying. Terrifying." For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter She continued: 'I felt completely out of my depth. Huge imposter syndrome when I turned up. Like, this is too big, I don't like it. I don't know how to walk around this and feel ok about this being something we've done, it was just very overwhelming. 'But now I think we see it as just a big celebration, a bi-annual celebration.' Article continues below They also dived into how Happy Place has grown into a full-blown brand, and Fearne didn't shy away from talking about the lows that came before it all kicked off. She noted when she spoke about her career in radio and the backlash that came with being in the limelight: 'I thought it was all true. Every negative thing said about me was true and I left radio. 'I mean, this is sort of like incrementally down the line and I just thought, what am I doing?' What is the point of any of this? 'I had no clue. And I honestly thought at that point maybe I'll just quit everything because it's all too painful and then I wrote a book called Happy and that was the first time I guess I'd talked about anything remotely real because a lot of the time there's no space to do it on radio. 'You've got to entertain people.' Alex agreed with this sentiment, noting: 'You're never the full version of yourself because, and it's not a choice, you can't be.' On the subject of being in the limelight, The One Show host Alex revealed to Fearne, who recently split from husband Jesse Wood, that she: 'Rarely watches anything back" because of her voice 'How am I even on the television?' she questioned but Fearne quickly interjected, saying: 'Because of that voice! The Welsh accent, it's lovely little sing-song dialect, what is not to love?' For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter But Alex responded: 'No! Disgusting', adding: 'I want yours!' Fearne also spoke candidly about mental health, self-worth, and the reality of making mistakes in public in the episode, giving listeners a peek behind the scenes at what it is like to produce the podcast on the level she is now on. She said: 'I've made tons of mistakes doing the podcast, and just with Happy Place in general and that I think is all part of it. 'I'll always own up to it, or talk about it publicly that we did something wrong or badly or whatever.' Fearne continued: 'I'm sort of accepting of myself. My flaws and my good side and I think when I get to that place mentally, that is a happy place.' Article continues below Thanking Alex Jones for her appearance, Fearne added: 'Thank you so much for doing this! I was like, who is gonna be the slickest interviewer in town? It's Alex Jones.' You can listen to the latest episode in full on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Wales Online
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Alex Jones says she's 'terrified every day' as she opens up about friend's death
Alex Jones says she's 'terrified every day' as she opens up about friend's death The BBC One Show presenter shared more about her personal life on the latest episode of Fearne Cotton's podcast - Happy Place One photo from Alex's Instagram story showed the presenter sitting in a field, with the spectacular mountainous landscape as the backdrop (Image: Alex Jones / Instagram ) Alex Jones has opened up about the loss of one of her university friends, Maggie on Fearne Cotton's podcast, 'Happy Place'. Speaking on the latest episode, which marked its seventh birthday, the tables were turned as Alex took over to interview Fearne about some of her greatest milestones over the years. One of the interviews which Fearne highlighted as being the most impactful on her was when she spoke to Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, who had lived as a monk and appeared on the Happy Place podcast when he had only a month left to live. Reflecting on the conversation and discussions around grief, Fearne recalled it as one of the 'most important chats' she had experienced in her life. When Alex asked Fearne 'Was he scared?' Fearne replied: 'Not so much. Not so much. I think he'd really made peace with it, which is so rare.' For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter Alex noted: 'Well, I mean, it's supremely brave. I'm scared of death every day of my life.' She later added: 'We lost one of our uni girls and they're my best friends, and we lost Maggie. Article continues below 'And she was just hilarious. Her handbag was a lunchbox, you know, and she was just so funny. 'She worked in the newsroom in the shortest of mini skirts, she was just a character.' Discussing grief, Alex said: 'It's a very odd subject, I'm still terrified of it.' Fearne added, referring to the death of her close friend and the founder of the breast cancer awareness charity KoppaFeel! Kris Halleng: 'Sometimes, and I'm sure you feel like this about Maggie, sometimes I just think oh Kris, she's just in Cornwall. 'Then I'm like, oh my god, she's not and I can't get my head around it - where is she? I cannot get my head around it.' Alex agreed, noting: 'That's what I think', adding: 'They're somewhere.' Fearne continued: 'They're definitely somewhere. But it's so abstract, so surreal. We hadn't covered death, really on the podcast so I think that was quite confronting for a lot of people but I feel lucky we can chat about this stuff very openly.' Happy Place is Fearne Cotton's hugely successful podcast that started in 2018 as a space for honest conversations about mental health and everything that makes people human. Over the years, it has grown beyond a podcast as there are now live festivals, bestselling books, a publishing arm, and a marketplace, all carrying the same message. Article continues below You can listen to the latest episode in full on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Independent
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Prince William makes playful joke in special video message to celebrate Mary Berry's 90th birthday
made a playful joke in a special video message to celebrate Dame Mary Berry 's 90th birthday. The Prince of Wales surprised the queen of baking with a pre-recorded message, as part of a special BBC One Show, which airs on Monday (24 March). In the message, William describes Dame Mary as a 'true national treasure'. He then jokes: 'I dread to think who's cooking your cake and the criticism they might get, but good luck and I hope it goes really well.'
