This episode contains detailed discussion around mental health and self-harm. If you or someone you know has been affected by anything you hear in this episode please speak to your GP.

Dame Kelly Holmes is one of the UK’s most popular athletes. She’s a double Olympic champion. She’s a Commonwealth champion. She’s a European champion. She set and holds the British records in both the 800m and 100m races.

Growing up, Kelly struggled with school. It was her PE teacher that spotted her talent for running and encouraged her to apply herself. Kelly said that just one person believing in her had the power to turn her life around.

Her memoir ‘Unique’ has just been released - and she has bravely told her story of publicly coming out as a gay woman - from living in fear of being outed in the Army and at major sporting events to the freedom and contentment she has owning her identity and sexuality.

Matt Lucas is an actor, comedian, TV presenter, author and musician. He’s best known for his sketch comedy show Little Britain and as a presenter of The Great British Bake Off.

Matt has achieved huge success in his career, but faced immense challenges in his childhood. He developed alopecia and lost all his hair at 6-years-old and he struggled to accept his sexuality as a teenager. In this incredible interview, Matt talks about the teachers who encouraged his love for drama and helped him rid the shame of being gay.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a pop star who rose to fame in the 90s after starting her music career as just a teenager. She’s gone on to have six studio albums, all while raising five sons. Sophie had a unique upbringing, her mum was the famous Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis and as a late teenager spent most of her time on the road as the lead singer of The Audience. In this episode we talk about how on earth you raise five boys all whilst juggling a successful career and how she’s learned to live without regret.