<p>Michael Gove, Nicky Campbell and Andrew Pierce have all forged highly successful careers in journalism and broadcasting, with Gove serving many years in Government too.</p><br><p>But the men also share a very particular childhood experience: being adopted.</p><br><p>In this special episode, Camilla sits down with the the three journalists to understand how that fact has forged their lives and careers.</p><br><p>They explain feeling different from their peers growing up; finding their birth mothers (or choosing not to); and how wanting to prove to their parents that they were right to adopt them became “a driving force” for their careers in the public eye.</p><br><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><br><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><br><p>Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett</p><p>Senior Producer: David Levene</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p>Video Producers: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Social Producer: Nada Aggour</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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‘I wanted to be noticed’: Three famous adoptees on how it made them successful

DEC 12, 202541 MIN
The Daily T

‘I wanted to be noticed’: Three famous adoptees on how it made them successful

DEC 12, 202541 MIN

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<p>Michael Gove, Nicky Campbell and Andrew Pierce have all forged highly successful careers in journalism and broadcasting, with Gove serving many years in Government too.</p><br><p>But the men also share a very particular childhood experience: being adopted.</p><br><p>In this special episode, Camilla sits down with the the three journalists to understand how that fact has forged their lives and careers.</p><br><p>They explain feeling different from their peers growing up; finding their birth mothers (or choosing not to); and how wanting to prove to their parents that they were right to adopt them became “a driving force” for their careers in the public eye.</p><br><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><br><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><br><p>Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett</p><p>Senior Producer: David Levene</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p>Video Producers: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Social Producer: Nada Aggour</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>