Live A Little with Nikki Lilly

it's the 50th episode of live a little , and so nikki lilly is doing something a little different: a life debrief. because while the past few months might have looked incredible from the outside (becoming a contributing editor at elle, sitting front row at fashion shows and having some pretty extraordinary career moments)... the reality behind the scenes has been a lot harder. nikki opens up about...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly is asking a question we've probably all thought about: when did we become so embarrassed to just be ourselves? after rediscovering her love of halloween, dressing up and having fun for the sake of it, nikki has been thinking about why we've become so obsessed with looking cool, appearing effortless and pretending not to care. from apologising for the...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly opens up about a feeling she's carried for as long as she can remember: being an outsider, even when she's surrounded by people. growing up in and out of hospital, nikki missed out on many of the seemingly ordinary childhood experiences that bring people together: sleepovers, school clubs, inside jokes and the everyday moments that turn acquaintances...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly is exploring a question she’s been thinking about for years: why do we love things that make us sad? from listening to devastating songs on repeat to watching films that leave us emotionally destroyed... there’s something strangely comforting about choosing to feel sad. nikki opens up about her own complicated relationship with sadness, why happiness...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly is joined by uk top 20 charting artist dylan for an honest conversation about ambition, grief and refusing to give up on the life you’ve always imagined for yourself. from adopting an alter ego to protect herself from failure to navigating a music industry that’s tried to put her dreams on hold, dylan has never been afraid to want more. but behind tha...

what if your biggest glow up has nothing to do with how you look? in this special compilation episode of live a little , nikki lilly brings together some of her favourite conversations and reflections on what it really means to glow up: from learning to accept yourself and letting go of other people’s expectations, to finding comfort in your own company and finally realising that you don’t have to...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... and this week nikki is wondering why she is so sensitive . what nikki has started to realise is that she doesn't just notice emotions... she carries them. so together, we try and unpack what being 'too senstive' actually means and how we talk about it like it's automatically a flaw . she also touches back on why rejection hits so hard and that sens...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly is asking herself a surprisingly uncomfortable question: when did i become so bad at being bored? from waiting for the kettle to boil to brushing her teeth, nikki fills almost every quiet moment with something: a podcast, tiktok, instagram, anything to avoid the silence. but she’s starting to wonder whether, by constantly consuming everyone else’s tho...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly is asking herself a surprisingly difficult question: why is it so hard to have fun nowadays? nikki has plenty of interests, but somewhere along the way, makeup, fashion and baking all became part of her job. and when the things you love become things you have to do, where does the joy go? she opens up about realising she doesn’t really have any hobbie...

on this episode of live a little , nikki lilly opens up about something deeply personal she’s experienced for years, but never quite had a name for: limerence. it’s more than having a crush. it's the obsessive overthinking, replaying conversations, analysing texts, searching for meaning in a look or a delayed reply, and feeling like you need to figure out exactly how someone feels before you can f...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... this week nikki is diving into a topic she's never properly covered in 40 episodes: why making and maintaining friendships suddenly feels impossibly harder once you leave school, and why nobody warns you about it. here's the thing about friendship at school: it wasn't something you had to work for. it happened to you. then you turn 20-something and...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... this week nikki is joined by her friend, actor amybeth mcnulty ( anne with an e, stranger things )! the episode kicks off with nikki immediately addressing the elephant in the room: are they dating? the internet has a lot of opinions on this one... the real conversation centres on amybeth's most iconic role. from playing anne in 'anne with an e' (a...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... this week, nikki is opening up her 'live a letters', answering your questions about life, fashion, FOMO, and what it actually means to build worth that has nothing to do with how you look. nikki is answering questions about how she finds her style, the terrible habit of overcommitting, the comparison trap (and how appearance has become currency) an...

we're going deep and vulnerable on this episode of live a little , as nikki is saying goodbye to a therapist and is exploring what it means to graduate from therapy and trust yourself. nikki has just finished a year and five months of therapy - 30 to 60 sessions with someone who genuinely got her, after years of bad therapists and therapy at hospital (the place that gave her trauma in the first pl...

on this episode of live a little, nikki lilly is joined by writer, model, broadcaster and activist munroe bergdorf, and the chemistry between them is immediate and electric! munroe has become one of the most powerful and eloquent voices fighting for trans rights and community liberation. from her ground-breaking memoir 'transitional' to her feature documentary 'love & rage' to her young adult...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... this week nikki turned 22, and instead of celebrating, she's processing something she's struggled with her entire life: why birthdays feel like grief, what it means to let things change. nikki talks about grieving her younger self and how this year she is trying to honour the version of herself that is here. also on this episode, she also explores...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... on the episode, nikki is talking about something she's been ruminating on heavily: burnout. nikki wants to preface this by saying it's not complaining - she knows how lucky she is. but here's the thing: gratitude doesn't cancel out struggle. you can be grateful for something and still feel completely lost inside it. what do you do when you start fe...

it's a new episode of live a little , nikki is diving deep into something deeply personal: beauty standards. nikki talks about how the constant exposure to our images makes beauty standards today more intense than in previous times, the frustrating packaging of wellness, self-care and "glow up culture" and what all of this means to someone growing up with a facial difference. nikki introduces the...

on this episode of live a little , nikki is joined by the host of hit podcast "the psychology of your 20s" jemma sbeg! jemma and nikki dive into the universal struggle of making plans in your 20s, friendship breakups and the complicated grief that comes with them and how to appreciate the nuance in friendships. jemma also shares some psychology tea: love languages are overused... and do you know w...

on this episode of live a little, nikki is joined by the host of hit podcast "the psychology of your 20s" jemma sbeg! jemma and nikki dive into the universal struggle of making plans in your 20s, friendship breakups and the complicated grief that comes with them and how to appreciate the nuance in friendships. jemma also shares some psychology tea: love languages are overused... and do you know wh...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... and on this episode, nikki brings back 'live a letters' to answer your questions about life! covering everything from anxiety to friendship betrayal, practicing forgiveness and how to be a better friend to yourself, nikki is getting brutally honest and sharing her own experiences along the way. nikki also shares her recent experience with anxiety i...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... and on this episode, nikki brings back 'live a letters' to answer your questions about life! covering everything from anxiety to friendship betrayal, practicing forgiveness and how to be a better friend to yourself, nikki is getting brutally honest and sharing her own experiences along the way. nikki also shares her recent experience with anxiety i...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... on this episode, nikki is talking about something she has never admitted out loud before: sometimes she feels the need to exaggerate her pain so that people believe her. nikki opens up about the "how are you feeling?" and "what's your pain out of ten?" questions that have haunted her entire life - especially in hospital settings. but these numbers...

welcome back to live a little with nikki lilly... on this episode, nikki is talking about something she has never admitted out loud before: sometimes she feels the need to exaggerate her pain so that people believe her. nikki opens up about the "how are you feeling?" and "what's your pain out of ten?" questions that have haunted her entire life - especially in hospital settings. but these numbers...

you might recognise our guest from the hit film 'my fault: london', the bbc series 'a good girl's guide to murder' or even as one of the most exciting new artists... asha banks joins nikki lilly on this episode of live a little ! on this episode, nikki and asha talk about being introverts in an extrovert industry, being accomplished at a young age and navigating a world that tries to put you in a...