She's a Rec'

Ghosts of past, The West End and not giving a shit. Olivier award winning Laura goes deep into her wisdom of how she now approaches a long and incredibly successful career, plenty of behind the scenes and rock and roll recommendations. The final live episode with an audience of the series! To advertise on this podcast visit AdvertiseCast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Nell joins us with a wild audience for an exclusive live episode of She's a Rec'. Off the back of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this is the directors cut where Lauren and Nell talk through life, love, film sets and Nell the new author. To advertise on this podcast please visit AdvertiseCast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the final episode of season one It felt only right to sit down with the wonderful woman that my career began with. Kahleen Crawford is the casting director that gave me my first ever acting job and made a huge impact on my career having cast some of the best and many of my favourite movies and TV shows. In the episode we discuss the personal process of what it means to cast a film as well as t...

This week I'm joined by the most incredible woman. Bridget has been in the Army, become a successful barrister, then joined the UN for missions in Libya and Israel. She tells us all about her career, the experience of being a woman in the army, and, of course, her culture recommendations. For the best experience and to get access to all the links we're talking about make sure you listen on the Ent...

This version - In today’s episode I am joined by the very brilliant, honest, no holds barred, Rebecca Humphries. She discusses the very public breakdown of her relationship and how it served as a catalyst for changing her life. We chat about her favourite songs, books and films, and she shares some honest and beautiful advice for moving forward in life. Rebecca is an actress, activist, writer for...

This week despite being in isolation i chat with Founder and CEO of gal-dem magazine and media company, Liv Little. She’ is one of 2020’s Forbes 30 under 30 and has quickly created a small empire within culture. It was a fascinating inside look into starting your own business and building right up with meaning and style. Liv’s recommendations went beyond the 1-2 per section as she shouted out so m...

This week I chat to the very wise and inspiring, mover of Hollywood's elite, Polly Bennett. Many people might not know that her job exists, but Polly is one of the most sought-after movement directors in film and television. She’s worked personally with some of the biggest names around, from helping Olivia Colman become the Queen in The Crown, to Rami Malek for his role as Freddie Mercury. Her pas...

This week i sit down with the lead singer of Wolf Alice, legend Ellie Rowsell. We spoke about her fronting one of my favourite rock bands and get to know how her journey through music. We hung out in the bands studio and used boxes of Van’s they had recently been gifted to balance the mic’s on. Her choices were meaningful and entirely unpredictable which was a testament to her taste and range in c...

This week i have the newest stars of Netflix's Sex Education and Top Boy, Chinenye Ezeudu and Seraphina Beh - actors and best mates constantly championing each other whenever they can. In this episode we talk about their sudden rise to working in some of the biggest shows on TV and keeping each other motivated. It was hilarious, inspiring and an all round riot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

On this weeks episode i sit down with my old friend Ny Oh from New Zealand. Newest member of Harry Style’s band and featuring in the new Drake Doremus movie Endings, Beginnings Ny Oh has come along way from squatting in London and sleeping on park benches in San Francisco. We discuss her her new life working alongside the biggest musician in the world, her love of nature, and using music to work t...

In this weeks episode I am joined by the iconic author of book Mixed Feelings and game changing model Naomi Shimada. Born in Japan, Spanish speaking, she has lived all over the world and ended up sewing roots in London - Naomi is a self dubbed culture sponge. We discuss her thoughts on our relationship with social media, activism and get into some very stylish 90's recommendations. Hosted on Acast...

For this first episode of She’s A Rec’, I sit down with my good friend, the outrageously talented Caitriona Balfe. Born in Ireland, to then become a Chanel model and now a Golden Globe-nominated actress for her staring role in the hit tv series Outlander, Caitriona has had a wild life. Having now worked with the likes of Jodie Foster and Christian Bail, Caitriona's journey has made her one of the...

She's a Rec is your new favourite Podcast hosted by Lauren Lyle. Lauren has been entrusted with the mics to talk to some of the coolest women of our time, and each week she's got a new guest on to recommend the albums, films, books and female heroes that have most influenced their lives. The line-up is massive with award-winning musicians, actors from the biggest and best TV shows, authors and all...