The Bellissimo Files Presents: Movies & Me

I was honoured to have Toryn Glavin share her story of what it is like living as a Trans Woman in Ireland and the UK today.

Riyadh K is a journalist, YouTuber and LGBT+ advocate. He is best known for his groundbreaking BBC docuseries, “Queer Britain” in which he investigated issues affecting the queer community; he is a host of BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks and Unexpected Fluids shows and can now add author to the list,  as he has just released his first book – “Yay! You’re Gay! Now What?”  Riyadh joined me to cha...

In 2017 Patrick Gibson won the IFTA Rising Star Award and deservedly so. He took the world by storm with his performance as Steve in the popular Netflix series, “The OA”. Since then he has starred alongside Idris Elba the mini-series, “Guerilla”, featured in the popular Young Adult film, "The Darkest Minds", is about to be seen on the big screen again, in Tolkien,  and is now back as Steve in...

When she was just 15 years old, one of Amber Jean's friends noticed a bald patch on her head. After a doctor's visit, she found out she had alopecia. Twelve months later, Amber Jean was completely bald. Over a decade later, she is now a working actress and this month's cover of Tattler magazine. How did Amber Jean go from the shock of the diagnoses to loving the skin that she is in? We talk about...

Lewis Capaldi was due to support Bastille at The Olympia on Sunday but plans had to change when the equipment didn't arrive. Instead, he played a surprise gig at a packed Bleeding Horse pub. We caught up the day after the night before to talk about hiding out in pub bathrooms, being Niall Horan's best mate and how success has enabled him to gift .... vacuum cleaners!

Mark Pollock is one of the most inspirational people I have ever come across. Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark went on to compete in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the South Pole. He also won silver and bronze medals for rowing at the Commonwealth Games and set up a motivational speaking business ( www.ma...

Mat Whitecross put a camera on Coldplay 20 years ago, before they were even a band. He recently pressed stopped on his camera and now brings us the inspiring, behind the scenes, making of the band documentary that is "Cold Play: A Head Full of Dreams". I caught up with Mat to find out why he first pressed record, why the band still don't feel like they've made it, and how the band has inspired him...

Dolph Lindgren is back as Ivan Drago for Creed II and this time he has his son, Viktor (Florian Munteanu), in tow. I caught up with Dolph and Florian tell us what it's like being a Drago, why they almost forgot how to smile and how working out together helped their onscreen chemistry.

The Greatest Showman is a film that many of us have taken to our hearts. One of our favourite characters is Lettie Lutz, also known as the bearded lady. Her song, "This Is Me", has become, to many of us, our own personal anthem. I caught up with the fabiulous woman who has brought all of this to life – Keala Settle. We spoke about how "This is Me" changed so many lives, including her own. Keala al...

Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G are hip hop icons. Their murders in 1996 and 1997 left fans reeling and asking many questions - mainly, who killed them, A man who knows the answer is the man who was charged with reopening and reinvestigating the case, Greg Kading. I got to chat to Greg when he was in Dublin about why people are still interested in this case, what it’s like working on a case l...

Ella Mills started her blog, "Deliciously Ella" (bak in 2012), as a way to get her through a debilitating physical illness and help her with her mental health. 6 years later and she never expected the success she has had. The blog has turned into cook books, food in supermarket chains, delis and there's lots more to come. It was great to chat to Ella about why she is so passionate about healthy ea...

Catherine McGrath has had over 12 million Spotify streams, each month getting just under half a million, has opened for Michael Buble, and has been called, the new Taylor Swift, but she describes herself as a 21 year old Irish girl whose life mainly consists of singing, listening to country music and eating chocolate. Last year she released her debut album, "Talk of this Town". I was lucky enough...

Back in June 2018 Charli XCX was in Dublin supporting Taylor Swift on her "Reputation" Tour. Charli's set was awesome! I got to chat to Charli before she took to the stage in Croke Park. We spoke about touring with Taylor, why choreographed dance routines scare her and how she doesn't let anyone stifle her voice.

Shauna Keogh built a successful career telling other people's stories - so much so that she has been nominated for an Emmy. But, while she was telling others people's stories, including Peter Andre & Katie Price's love story, she had never told her own - not even to her family. She's now breaking down her own barriers and celebrating everything about herself. while also launching a new clothin...

"Queer Eye" Season 3 landed on Netflix on Friday. To celebrate that I thought I would play back the chat I had with one of the Fab 5, the show's culture guy, Karamo Brown, just before season 2 dropped in February 2018.. Karamo shared how he almost never was a Fab 5 member, what the guys thought of each other when they first met, what we can expect from season 2, what role the Fab 5 will play in hi...