Talking To The Living

Flavia Cacace moved from Naples to Guildford at five, too shy to speak a word of English. She grew up to win the Strictly Glitterball twice, earn two Olivier nominations and dance beside Vincent Simone for 25 years. In this episode of Talking to the Living, Stuart Michael sits down with Flavia Cacace-Mistry to trace a life built almost entirely on instinct. They go back to the shy child in a Guild...

Kirsty Mitchell has played Faith in Casualty for nearly seven years. Before that she trained as a ballet dancer from the age of 15, acted opposite Robert Duvall and played the warrior queen Boudica, and then she lost her mum. In this episode of Talking to the Living, Stuart Michael sits down with Kirsty Mitchell to trace a life that runs from a one-room flat in Possilpark to ballet school in Londo...

Lizzie Cundy spent two decades in the spotlight as a television presenter, radio host and red carpet regular. She raised two sons, nursed her ex-husband through two bouts of cancer and survived a public breakdown after their 20-year marriage ended. At the start of 2026, her world fractured when her mother found her brother Peter dead after a sudden illness. In this episode of Talking to the Living...

Mazz Murray spent ten years as the Killer Queen in We Will Rock You and another ten as Donna in Mamma Mia. Her dad wrote songs for The Beatles. Her mum toured with the Rolling Stones. She lost her best friend Bex on tour in Russia, and her mum to cancer not long after. In this episode of Talking to the Living, Stuart Michael sits down with Mazz to trace her journey from theatre school at nine to p...

Stuart sits down with Lauren to trace the journey from her mum teaching her to dance at age two to the Strictly main stage. They cover the Burn the Floor years, what really goes on backstage in the boys' dressing room, the dreams she can't quite shake, and the crossroads she's standing at right now. Throughout, Stuart reads the room from both sides, and Bett steps in with the message L...

Stuart Michael went from quiet private readings to selling out theatres across the UK. His social media presence exploded with millions of views but fame brought a dark side he never expected. This conversation reveals the grit behind the spiritual stage and the reality of being a modern psychic. The discussion covers the transition from pub shows to professional theatre environments and why most...