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• Ore Oduba: Strictly Champion to Musical Theatre Star – From Flying Cars to Finding Sutton Foster ✨

  It's a musical masterclass this week, because my guest is the wonderful Ore Oduba – presenter, performer, West End leading man and all-round delight! 🎤💃From Newsround to winning Strictly Come Dancing (in 2016?!)… Ore’s spent the last decade carving out a glorious stagey path, from Grease to Rocky Horror, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Pretty Woman: The Musical, and most recently, Young Frankenstein!And in this episode, we’re chatting:His Sutton Foster superfan moment (it’s SO good)Navigating imposter syndrome on stage (and how he pushes through it!)The reality of juggling TV, theatre, and parentingAnd the moment he knew he had to take the leap into musical theatreWe get deep (but also giggly), swap backstage stories, and honestly, I left this chat feeling sooo wholesome!!Whether you’re a Strictly fan, a stagey soul or just love hearing people talk passionately about what they do – this one’s for you.Don’t forget to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE wherever you’re watching and/or listening 🤭 ✨📩 Email me your confessions & hotline questions (and anything else you think we should cover on the pod!!) to [email protected] 💌And join us on the How Very Hannah socials!!🔗 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah🔗 IG – https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannahProduced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Carrie Hope Fletcher: Elf the Musical, Veronica Sawyer Supremacy and Savage TikTok Searches!?

  December is here, Elf is back on stage… and so it’s only right I’m joined by the one and only Carrie Hope Fletcher!!! ❄️🎅🏼⛸️ She’s a musical theatre megastar, bestselling author, and certified YouTube queen… from child stardom to Les Mis legacy, Carrie’s done it all – and we’re getting into it. We’re talking Elf on the West End (complete with knee pads, juggling and a snow globe-induced show stop), her recent 100km Sahara trek for charity, and the surprising truth about how Heathers really took off in the UK – and how it shaped both of our careers 💘 Carrie opens up about life as a working parent in theatre, the pressures of public opinion, and the early closure of Bad Cinderella… plus what it’s like being the sister of McFly’s (and Paddington’s!!!) Tom Fletcher. 🎟️ See Carrie in Elf the Musical at the Dominion Theatre until Jan 3rd! ⁠https://elflondon.com/⁠🎗️ Donate to CoppaFeel ⁠here!⁠ Don’t forget to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE wherever you’re watching and/or listening 🤭 ✨📩 Email me at ⁠[email protected]⁠ 💌 AND JOIN US ON SOCIALS…🔗 TikTok – ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠🔗 IG – ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Emma Kingston & Zizi Strallen: Playing the West End Elphaba & Glinda - Cast Secrets & Movie Reactions 💚🩷

  Pink goes good with green… as does How Very Hannah with the West End Glinda & Elphaba… Zizi Strallen and Emma Kingston!!With Wicked: For Good out in cinemas, it felt only right to sit down and swap stories from both sides of the emerald curtain with these two West End icons are currently leading the cast in London. We’re talking:Glinda auditions (yes, Zizi only did one 😳)Emma’s ten-year journey to playing Elphaba 💚Stage door stories, sibling fame, and the pressure of iconic rolesWicked: For Good reactions – including that No Good Deed momentThe infamous Mary Poppins trapdoor hatch 🚪Why playing Glinda is even harder than people think…And the real friendship that makes a great Elphaba & Glinda pairing 👯‍♀️We also dive into a chaotic Confession of a Drama Queen and ask: have you ever turned up to a read-through without reading the script? (Zizi… we’re looking at you 👀)Don’t forget to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE wherever you’re watching and/or listening 🤭 ✨📩 Email me at [email protected] 💌🎟️ SEE ME ON MY FINAL TOUR DATE IN MANCHESTER THIS WEEKEND!!!LAST FEW TICKETS REMAINING: https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/🧢 SHOP MERCH: https://howveryhannah.myshopify.com📚 BUY MY BOOK: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964SOCIALS🔗 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah🔗 IG – https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannahProduced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Bronwyn James: Becoming ShenShen – Wicked Movie Moments You Haven’t Heard 💚

  It’s Wicked: For Good week!!!! ...and we’re celebrating in style, with Shen Shen herself, Bronwyn James!Bronwyn spills all the behind-the-scenes tea on filming both parts of Wicked, from landing the role of a lifetime to surviving six intense rounds of auditions – including full-on improv, dance numbers, and working closely with director Jon M. Chu.We chat about *that* iconic dance sequence, adjusting to life on a mega film set, and the sheer joy of bringing such an iconic story to screen. Bronwyn opens up about imposter syndrome, what it’s like working alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and how the cast became a real-life coven of close-knit pals.PLUS: we dig into character development, easter eggs, and how Bronwyn managed to sneak a little of her own comedic flair into the final cut 👀Don’t forget to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE wherever you’re watching and/or listening 🤭 ✨ 📩 Email the show (your hotlines & confessions!!) at [email protected] 💌🎟️ SEE ME ON MY FINAL TOUR DATE IN MANCHESTER!!! GET YOUR TICKETS: https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/🧢 SHOP MERCH: https://howveryhannah.myshopify.com📚 BUY MY BOOK: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964SOCIALS🔗 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah🔗 IG – https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannahProduced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ben Forster: ITV fame, Texting Andrew Lloyd Webber?! and a very Stagey Album…

  He might’ve won *Superstar* on ITV, but Ben Forster is so much more than a TV talent show winner... This week I'm joined by the fabulous Ben as we talk about his whirlwind rise to fame - from training at Italia Conti, to starring as The Phantom in the West End, to releasing an album of stagey hits. Ben talks about the pressure and privilege of singing arena shows, why in-ear monitors can ruin your vibe, and how Andrew Lloyd Webber went from judge to mentor (and text buddy ?!) Plus we chat all about his new album MUSICALS GREATEST HITS - recorded with a 90-piece orchestra - and shares the very real ups and downs of navigating fame, rejection, and imposter syndrome in musical theatre. Enjoy the episode!!and don’t forget to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE wherever you’re watching and/or listening 🤭 ✨ 📩 Email me at [email protected] 💌🎟️ SEE ME ON MY FINAL TOUR DATE IN MANCHESTER!!! GET YOUR TICKETS: https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/ 🧢 SHOP MERCH: [https://howveryhannah.myshopify.com](https://howveryhannah.myshopify.com/)📚 BUY MY BOOK: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 SOCIALS🔗 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah🔗 IG – https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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