Stripping Off with Matt Haycox

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people won't change until the pain of staying the same hurts more than the change itself. In this special episode, Matt sits down in Bali with his good friend Jamie White for a good old fashioned chat. Jamie, a coach who works with successful entrepreneurs on everything except the business: the stress, th...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! He has a £10M net worth, face tattoos, and absolutely nothing to sell you - and that alone should tell you this conversation is going to be different. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Daniel Pekic - Australian expat, Bitcoin holder since under $1k, and one of the most genuinely unbucketable people on the...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! The fitness coach who spent 30 years hiding the secret that started it all. Scott Harrison built one of the world's biggest online fitness programmes - 77 countries, tens of thousands of participants, a 100% success rate across chronic illness. But behind the results was a man who had been badly bullied at 13,...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! In this compelling episode of Stripping Off with Matt Haycox, Matt sits down with Natalie Russell, a self-esteem and relationship recovery coach whose incredible story is one of resilience and transformation. Facing a life of abuse, addiction, prison, and toxic relationships, Natalie has endured unimaginable hardsh...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! The Gladiator Mindset. Two heart attacks, £100 million lost, and 20 years learned the hard way. Then $700 in his pocket, everyone had given up, and Dubai was supposed to be a fresh start. Dariush Soudi built and lost empires - gyms, tech companies, franchises - before arriving in Dubai broke, broken, and starting a...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people remember the highlights: the serve, the swagger, the Wimbledon final, the Davis Cup hero moments. They don’t remember what it costs. In this episode, Mark Philippoussis gets brutally honest about what happens when you get big money young (a multi-million FILA deal at 17), hit world-stopping highs (beati...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! The press didn't just cancel Dapper Laughs. They tried to bury him. Dapper Laughs (Dan O'Reilly) was one of the first comedy influencers in the UK, built millions of followers from Vine to Facebook before TikTok existed, landed a TV show on ITV2, then watched it all collapse overnight. A press campaign br...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! East 17 were everywhere in the 90s — chart hits, global tours, magazine covers, and a level of fame that most people can’t imagine. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with John Hendy (East 17) to talk about the real story behind the headlines: how the band formed as four lads from Walthamstow (E17), how it went...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Dubai dating is a different planet. In this episode, Matt sits down with Christiana Maxion, a high-net-worth matchmaker who works with wealthy men looking for a serious partner, and charges $65,000 to $350,000 to do it.  They get into the brutal reality of “transactional” dating, where people say they want respect,...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Rob Lipsett says he hasn’t worked in 10 years, and he’s not saying that to flex. He’s saying it because he built a business that doesn’t rely on motivation, luck, or going viral. It relies on systems, content that ranks, and products people actually buy. In this episode, Rob sits down with Matt to break down the re...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people feel inflation, Spencer Lodge has lived inside it - across four countries, three decades, and more than one economic collapse.  In this conversation with Matt Haycox, Spencer breaks down what actually causes inflation, why printing money is the oldest con in the book, and whether the UK is closer to ban...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people know James “Lockie” Locke from TOWIE. But the version the public sees isn’t the one he lives with every day. In this conversation, James opens up about growing up in a broken home, the emotional walls he built to survive, and how those same walls later destroyed his friendships, relationships and sense...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Boyzone looked like private jets and millions. Keith Duffy says the truth was the opposite. In this episode, Keith joins Matt Haycox in Dubai to talk about what fame actually costs, confidence, identity, relationships, and (often) the money people assume you’ve got. Keith opens up about Louis Walsh’s control and ho...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people want “motivation.” Olympians build systems, and they learn how to perform when everything hurts, everything’s on the line, and you’ve got to go again in 20 minutes. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Sarah Lindsay, 3x Olympic short track speed skater, European gold medallist, and a decade-long...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Content warning: This episode contains discussion of human trafficking, exploitation, violence and trauma . Please listen with care. What happens when surviving isn’t the end of the story, it’s the start of your mission? In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Lurata Lyon, author of Unbroken: Surviving Human Tr...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! “Why have you only got five locations?” That’s what Michael Jackson asked Matt Fiddes, and what happened next turned into a global scaling lesson. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Matt Fiddes, founder of a worldwide martial arts franchise network, to break down how he scaled from local studios into thous...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! We’re ending 2025 the only way Stripping Off knows how: with the most shocking, honest and controversial moments of the year in one episode. From Katie Price’s Priory breakdown and hostage ordeal, to Lady Victoria Hervey defending Prince Andrew and calling the infamous photo “fake”, this compilation is everything t...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! “Rugby is backwards.” James Haskell doesn’t hold back. In this episode, he sits down with Matt Haycox to rip into the modern game –from broken business models and culture wars to mental health, ADHD and what happens when the stadium lights go off. James talks openly about his rise through professional rugby, playin...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Former England Rugby Captain Chris Robshaw joins Matt Haycox for a raw and honest conversation about leadership, resilience, and the brutal reality of life after professional sport. From overcoming severe dyslexia as a child to leading his country at Twickenham, Chris shares how the discipline of a high-performance...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Professional heavyweight boxer Johnny Fisher joins Matt for a raw conversation about mindset, discipline, pressure, and the business behind modern boxing. From debuting in a pitch-black COVID venue to building one of British boxing’s most commercially powerful fanbases, Johnny shares the psychological and strategic...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Kerry Katona opens up about the darkest, wildest and most misunderstood chapters of her life, from being given speed by her mum at 14, to becoming a millionaire overnight in Atomic Kitten, to the cocaine addiction that nearly killed her. She speaks candidly about being hounded by the tabloid press, becoming a victi...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people have branded Harvey Armstrong as "the cheater" from Made in Chelsea. But behind the cameras is a founder who built a functional beer brand from scratch, quit a Big Four finance career at 23, and learned the hard way what fame does to your reputation, relationships, and mental health. Harvey si...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Former MP Andrea Jenkyns has been shouted down, threatened, and told to stay quiet, but she’s never backed down. In this unfiltered conversation, Andrea opens up about life inside Westminster, calling for Prime Ministers to resign , and the death threats that came with refusing to follow the party line. She shares...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Framed as a "villain," frozen out by his own club, and now battling a system that holds Black managers back, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is setting the record straight. In this unfiltered interview, the football legend sits down with Matt Haycox to finally tell his side of the story: from a rough upbringing w...

Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! In this explosive and comprehensive interview, Lady Colin Campbell holds nothing back on the extraordinary and traumatic circumstances of her childhood, her views on modern gender identity, and the high-stakes world of royal biography and scandal. Key topics: Childhood Gender Identity Trauma: Lady Colin Campbell re...