They Don't Teach This At School with Myleene Klass

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.

Vanessa Feltz is a broadcaster and journalist, who has been on our screens and airwaves for decades. She was educated at a leading private school and The University of Cambridge, one of the best universities in the world. And while her first-class education set her up for a hugely successful broadcasting career, the only benefit her mother saw was that it would help her find a good Jewish husband. Vanessa has been through so much, and has shared so many of her challenges publicly. In this episode we talk about how to heal a broken heart and how to raise two strong, successful women as a single mother.

This episode contains detailed discussion around mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know has been affected by anything you hear in this episode please contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or speak to your GP.Nadiya Hussain is a TV chef, presenter and writer - best known for winning The Great British Bake Off and for her bestselling cookery and children’s books. Her latest cookbook, Nadiya's Simple Spices, is out now.In this episode we discuss the lasting impact of bullying, why she won’t let her children have sleepovers and why she believes all kids should be taught how to learn to cook at school - as well as receiving financial education.Helplines:Samaritans helpline: 116 123https://www.samaritans.org/https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/