<p>This week’s guest is the incredible singer, actor, activist and all round icon Olly Alexander. He’s genuinely one of the most talented people I’ve EVER met…from the huge success of his band Years &amp; Years, to his unforgettable performance in ‘It’s A Sin’, to representing the UK at Eurovision, I’m in complete awe of him!</p><br><p>We spoke about the madness of sudden fame, his ‘reformed party girl’ status, and the grief of losing his incredible Gran. We also get into the importance of standing up for your trans friends, especially at a time when anti-trans rhetoric feels louder than ever.</p><br><p>It was such an honest, funny and moving chat and he’s welcome back any time (even though I’m still fuming that he has a Madame Tussauds waxwork and I don’t).</p><br><p>You can see Olly alongside loads of amazing artists at Trans Mission on 11th March at Wembley Arena! Get <a href="https://www.ovoarena.co.uk/events/detail/trans-mission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tickets here</a>.</p><br><p>Thanks again to my new roommate Jonny Woo (@jonnywoouk) for joining us to share his LGBTQ+ partying history lesson. You can find more about his bar, The Divine, <a href="https://thedivine.co.uk/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Please note, this episode contains discussions of drug use.</p><p>—</p><p>Find us on:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/madsadbadpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> /<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madsadbadpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> /<a href="https://youtube.com/@madsadbadpodcast?si=3RDtO65Jldo1SPmX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a></p><p>—</p><p>Credits:</p><p>Producer: Emilia Gill</p><p>Edit Producer: Rema Mukena</p><p>Assistant Producer: Alex Reed</p><p>Video: Josh Bennett, Jake Ji and Lizzie McCarthy</p><p>Sound: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti</p><p>Original music: BUTCH PIXY</p><p>Social Media: Laura Coughlan</p><p>Exec Producer for JamPot: Ewan Newbigging-Lister</p><p>Exec Producers for Idle Industries: Dave Granger &amp; Will Macdonald</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>