Fearne Cotton
Animatrice de télévision

Britannique

What happens when you spend your whole life trying to please everyone else?

Sam Claflin opens up about losing his sense of self through people pleasing, and the slow, difficult process of learning to put his own needs first.

Watch the full episode now on Happy Place: https://youtu.be/_T91wm1sckg

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You might have recently seen Hamnet at the cinema, but did you read the book along with the Happy Place Book Club in January?

In this Happy Place Book Club conversation, Fearne Cotton sits down with Maggie O’Farrell to explore the story, intuition, and emotional truth behind one of the most loved novels of recent years.

Maggie opens up about watching Hamnet come to life on screen, Jessie Buckley’s extraordinary portrayal of Agnes, why it was so important to reclaim women’s voices that history has quietly erased and why Maggie chose not to name Shakespeare in the book.

Maggie uses her intuition when she’s writing, and talks about why she doesn’t really plan what voice or tense to style she’s going to write in.

Plus, Maggie reveals some of the Elizabethan pursuits she took up during her research phase, including flying Kestrels and making herbal cold remedies... And Fearne reads out what she reckons is “the sexiest paragraph ever written”!

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00:00 – Welcome to Happy Place Book Club
01:01 – Hamnet on screen
02:12 – Making Shakespeare feel human, not intimidating
05:19 – Everyday life in Elizabethan England
07:53 – Who was Agnes Shakespeare really?
09:46 – Women erased from history
12:05 – Writing real people responsibly
14:42 – Writing without a plan
18:05 – The fear of starting Hamnet
19:16 – Why Shakespeare is never named
21:08 – “The sexiest paragraph ever written”
24:02 – Final thoughts

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The government spends more money paying out medical negligence claims than on the care in the first place, and that single statistic says everything.

Louise Thompson explains why birth trauma isn’t just personal, it’s systemic. From women being told to 'just get on with it' to a healthcare system stretched to breaking point, this exposes why urgent change is needed in women’s health.

Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751174

👉 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/W7M0LZjSgnI

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“I don’t like my face.”

Sam Claflin speaks honestly about insecurity, body dysmorphia and the pressure of being watched.

Sam opens up to Fearne Cotton about struggling with body image from a young age; and how those feelings still affect him today, even after years in the spotlight.

Watch the full episode of Happy Place with Sam Claflin now here: https://youtu.be/_T91wm1sckg

#samclaflin #bodydysmorphia #mentalhealth #happyplacepodcast #fearnecotton