Josh Smith's Great Chat Show

From an unknown actress to the First Lady of Musical Theatre, Dame Elaine Paige's story is one of the great showbusiness journeys. Eighteen years of auditions, rejection, and near-quitting before one role changed her life overnight. In this chat with Josh, Elaine opens up about the chaos that happened when the world found out she'd been cast in Evita, how she escaped a pack of journalists who chas...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Anything goes in this group chat! Today Lucy Halliday, the breakout star you know and love from The Testaments is added to the Group Chat. She reveals the name of the cast group chat, how they have gossip that could shut down the world and who sends the funniest messages....

Lucy Halliday lied her way into her first audition, went to medical school convinced acting would never happen for her, and is now starring opposite Elizabeth Moss in the sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Lucy’s journey to playing the rebel Pearl Girl Daisy in ‘The Testaments’ has been anything but straightforward.  In this chat with Josh, Lucy opens up about landing only her third professional job...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat. This week Angourie Rice, the actress you know and love from Spider-Man, Mean Girls, Mare of Easttown, and her new rom-com Finding Emily joins the group chat. She reveals what Lindsay Lohan said to her w...

From three Spider-Man films to Mean Girls, Mare of Easttown, and now leading the rom-com Finding Emily, Angourie Rice has been one of the most quietly compelling actresses of her generation. And she has been doing it since she was six years old. In this chat with Josh, Angourie opens up about what it's really like being a child actor, navigating a world of adults as a child, and the people-pleasin...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Anything goes in the group chat!  This week Delta Goodrem, the Australian pop icon you know and love from Innocent Eyes, Neighbours, and soon to be representing Australia at Eurovision, joins the group chat! She gets honest about the song she sometimes never wants to sing...

From Neighbours teen to the Australian pop icon behind Innocent Eyes, one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, Delta Goodrem has spent more of her life in the public eye than out of it. And through all of it, she has refused to stop. In this chat with Josh, Delta opens up about the moments that tested her most: being diagnosed with cancer as a teenager at the height of her success, the qu...

From a working class girl in Ayrshire, fuelled by teenage rage at Margaret Thatcher, to becoming the first female First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has one of the most extraordinary political journeys of our time. And now, for the first time, she's telling it on her own terms. In this chat with Josh recorded live at the Aye Write Book Festival in Glasgow, Nicola opens up about the crippl...

From playing Dr. Carter in ER, swearing he'd never do another medical drama, to starring in and exec producing the Emmy Award-winning HBO series The Pitt, Noah Wyle has made one of the great TV comebacks. And this time, it's personal. In this chat with Josh, Noah opens up about why The Pitt feels different: it’s a raw, unflinching look at the American healthcare system post-Covid, tackling subject...

From singing her way into our hearts with her sister Chloe to becoming the Little Mermaid — and now leading a brand new rom com, ‘You, Me and Tuscany’ which is in cinemas now— Halle Bailey is proving she's just getting started. In this chat with Josh, Halle opens up about learning to balance a thriving career with new motherhood, the strong women who shaped her, dealing with hair inequality and wh...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat. This week we're sliding into the DMs with Theo James — the British actor you know and love from Divergent, The White Lotus, and The Gentlemen. He reveals the last time he had his heart broken, sets the...

From playing Club Rep in The Inbetweeners movie to the star of Divergent, The White Lotus, The Gentlemen, and now action thriller Fuze (out in cinemas now) — Theo James has quietly won us all over.  In this chat with Josh, Theo opens up about the pressure of being a leading man in an industry obsessed with physicality, and why the rise of the manosphere worries him deeply. He reflects on a culture...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat. This week we're sliding into the DMs with Charithra Chandran — the British actress you know and love from Bridgerton and One Piece. She opens up about how to get through heartbreak, reveals which celeb...

From starring in Bridgerton to appearing in the comic book adaptation One Piece, Charithra Chandran is one of the most exciting talents redefining what representation looks like on screen. In this chat with Josh, Charithra opens up about the profound responsibility of being a woman of colour in an industry that wasn't built for her, including the racism, apathy, and backlash she faced when cast in...

Kelly Holmes is known for strength - but this is the side you don’t usually hear. In this quick-fire Chatterbox , she opens up about pressure, starting over, and why learning to ask for help changed everything. Honest, grounded, and quietly powerful - this is Kelly, unfiltered. ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmi...

CW: This episode touches on some difficult topics including: mental health self harm and suicidal ideation. Kelly Holmes has been the face of strength for decades - a double Olympic gold medalist and one of Britain’s most celebrated middle-distance runners. On the outside: unstoppable and a national hero. Behind it? A breakdown no one saw. Self-harm. Silence. A mind at war with itself. In this Cha...

Mason Alexander Park is a trailblazing trans actor making waves from Broadway to the West End, with standout roles in Cabaret, The Tempest, and Oh, Mary! From a young age, Mason was taught to think for themself - shaping a life and career built on doing things their own way. In this quick-fire Chatterbox with Josh, Mason opens up about identity, gender, confidence, and why labels can both help and...

Mason Alexander Park is a groundbreaking trans actor redefining what leading roles look like both on stage and on screen including Cabaret, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Netflix’s The Sandman and now, Oh Mary!  From a young age, Mason was taught to think for themselves - and that’s shaped a life and career built on doing things their own way. No labels, no boxes. In this chat with Josh, Mas...

Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. From box-dye hair disasters and landing Peaky Blinders fresh out of drama school, to returning to work weeks after having a baby, Sophie reflects on the surreal journey of playing Ada Shelby for over a decade. _____________...

In this episode Josh chats with Peaky Blinders star Sophie Rundle - and the oversharing starts almost immediately. From box-dye hair disasters and landing Peaky Blinders fresh out of drama school, to returning to work weeks after having a baby, Sophie reflects on the surreal journey of playing Ada Shelby for over a decade. They talk motherhood, beauty standards, social anxiety, and why actors are...

Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. Today's Chatterbox is Malachi Kirby, BAFTA-winning actor Malachi Kirby - known for Roots, Black Mirror, Small Axe, and now leading Disney+’s A Thousand Blows - sits down with Josh for an honest conversation about masculinit...

In this episode, Josh sits down for a great chat with Gillian Anderson - aka the iconic Dana Scully from The X-Files, the steely Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, and everyone’s favourite sex-positive therapist Jean Milburn in Sex Education. A two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner (plus four SAG Awards for good measure), Gillian gets properly candid with Josh about AI actresses, billionaires playing...

Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. As Bridgerton makes waves again with Part 2, we’re bringing back one of our favourite guests for something a little extra. Golda Rosheuvel (aka Queen Charlotte) is as thoughtful as she is powerful. In this episode, she open...

Jennifer Garner joins Josh for a funny, heartfelt and unexpectedly emotional chat - yes, she cries twice. From the legacy of 13 Going on 30 to leading The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 on Apple TV, she reflects on longevity in Hollywood and why women over 50 are finally being centred as the heroes of their own stories. She reveals how Reese Witherspoon “rejected outright” Hollywood’s outdated bel...

Welcome to Chatterbox - a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. It’s quick-fire conversation starters. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. From Tracy Beaker to a BAFTA Rising Star win and a leading role in Netflix’s Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Mia McKenna-Bruce has grown into one of Britain’s most exciting young talents. In this episode, she opens up about being a “yes queen,”...