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Josh Smith's Great Chat Show

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Josh Smith's Great Chat Show: the chats that matter. After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before. In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the chats that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments. Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories th...

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Jul 7, 2026

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Katie Price on her relationship with Lee Andrews, what she wants to say to Gareth Gates, and why she’ll never stop having surgery 07.07.2026

For 30 years Katie Price has been one of the most talked about women in Britain, and rarely the one telling her own story. With a brand new tell-all documentary, she's finally taking back control of the narrative. In this chat with Josh, Katie gets honest about her relationship with Lee Andrews, and why for the first time she says she wants a man rather than needs one. She opens up about the break...

Asha Banks on the ruthlessness of child auditions, the dangers of shipping culture & her friendship with ‘Your Fault’ co-star Matthew Broome 01.07.2026

From child auditions on the West End to starring in not just one huge movie, ‘My Fault: London’ but now its follow up ‘Your Fault: London’ Asha Banks has been working since she was seven years old! And at 22, she is only just getting started.  In this chat with Josh, Asha reveals the brutal reality of child auditions and how rejection at a young age built the resilience she relies on today. She lo...

Adam Lambert on the advice he got from Lady Gaga, toxic masculinity in the gay community, and the reality behind being the first openly gay artist to get a number one album 24.06.2026

From American Idol runner-up to the first openly gay man to have a number one album in the US, Adam Lambert has spent the last 17 years doing things entirely on his own terms. And with his sixth studio album ADAM out now, he's never been more honest. In this Pride month special, Adam talks candidly about toxic masculinity within the queer community, why visibility has become a double-edged sword a...

Philippa Dunne on Amandaland, Hiding from Joanna Lumley and Finally Feeling Like She Fits In 17.06.2026

From Derry Girls to Motherland, Amandaland, and now a BAFTA nominee, Philippa Dunne has spent years quietly becoming one of the funniest actresses on British television. But getting here wasn't easy.  In this chat with Josh, Philippa opens up about the relentless years of rejection before Motherland came along, the once a month conversation she'd have with herself about quitting acting for good, a...

Russell T Davies on It's a Sin, Bad Script Notes and When He First Felt Seen on Screen 14.06.2026

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 Russell T Davies, the TV icon behind Queer as Folk, It's a Sin, Doctor Who and now Tip Toe. He reveals the hardest scene he has ever had to write and what he sa...

Russell T Davies on Queer as Folk, Online Hate and Why There's a Fight Coming 10.06.2026

From Queer as Folk to Doctor Who, It's a Sin and now Tiptoe, Russell T Davies has spent 30 years starting conversations that nobody else dares to. And he's not finished yet. In this chat with Josh, Russell opens up about why he wrote Tip Toe, a gripping new drama about two neighbours whose feud grows darker and more dangerous, and how it reflects a world where online anger is spilling into real li...

The Group Chat! Charly Clive on Steve Carell, Recovering from A Brain Tumour and Why the Best Revenge is Living Well 07.06.2026

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 is a special extended edition - we're sliding into the DMs with Charly Clive, the British actress you need to know from the HBO Max hit Rooster - the show that you need to be chatting about in...

Camila Mendes On How she Overcame An Eating Disorder to Become a Weight Training Superhero 03.06.2026

From seven years playing Veronica Lodge in Riverdale, to starring in the new movie Masters of the Universe, Camila Mendes has quietly done a lot of growing up in public.  In this chat with Josh, Camila opens up about her battle with an eating disorder in her early twenties, and the full circle moment of intentionally gaining muscle and strength for her biggest role yet. She talks candidly about th...

The Group Chat! Dame Elaine Paige On Singing With Freddie Mercury, Her All Time Fave Musical Theatre Song, and Why She Hates Group Chats 31.05.2026

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 Dame Elaine Paige, the First Lady of Musical Theatre. She reveals why she absolutely cannot stand group chats, being silly with Freddie Mercury, and her top adv...

Dame Elaine Paige On Why She Hid Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Ageism & Gifting The King. 27.05.2026

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...

The Group Chat! Lucy Halliday on The Testaments Group Chat & Wild Nights Out in Glasgow 24.05.2026

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....

The Testaments star Lucy Halliday on Fangirling Margaret Atwood & How History is Repeating Itself 20.05.2026

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...

The Group Chat! Angourie Rice on Mean Girls, Sunday Roasts and What Lindsay Lohan Said to Her on Set 15.05.2026

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...

Angourie Rice on Women's Safety, Body Image & Why A "Strong Female Character" Means Nothing 13.05.2026

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...

The Group Chat! Delta Goodrem on her biggest Eurovision Rival, 'Born To Try' Fatigue & Performing at a Fan's Wedding 08.05.2026

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...

Delta Goodrem on Eurovision, Cancer, Losing Her Voice & Fighting for Equal Pay 06.05.2026

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...

Nicola Sturgeon on Dealing with Misogyny, Miscarriage, Gay Rumours & The Toxic Trans Debate 29.04.2026

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...

Noah Wyle on The Pitt, His Mental Health and Why He Finally No Longer Feels Like An Imposter 22.04.2026

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...

Halle Bailey on Hair Inequality, Motherhood, Representation and Speaking Things Into Existence 15.04.2026

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...

The Group Chat! Theo James on Heartbreak and Why He's Not as Posh as You Think | The Group Chat 10.04.2026

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...

Theo James on The Manosphere and Male Body Image 08.04.2026

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...

The Group Chat! Charithra Chandran on Heartbreak, Celeb Feet Pics and Uber Ratings | The Group Chat 02.04.2026

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...

Charithra Chandran: ‘My experience post Bridgerton has tempered my ambition’ 31.03.2026

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 on Pressure, Starting Over & Learning to Ask for Help | Chatterbox 27.03.2026

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...

Kelly Holmes: The Hidden Struggle Behind Olympic Glory – Depression, Anxiety & Coming Out 25.03.2026

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...

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