Second Act with Ateh Jewel

Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join midlifer Ateh Jewel as she speaks to celebrity guests about the moment they knew they were in their 'second act', and how they're changing the game in their next one. We're not interested in any of the usual stereotypes about age - whether you're 40 plus, 60 plus or 100 plus this is the place for you. No topic is off-limits. We'll be covering fashion, beauty, menopause, parents, kids, spouses, sex and more. Send in your questions and dilemmas to secondactpod@hellomagazine.com, and together with celebrity guests and experts, we will help bring you the clarity and community you've been looking for.

Episodes

Val Garland: I'm paying more attention to what I want in midlife

October 7, 2025 • 22 mins

Glow Up star, make up artist extraordinaire and creator of the 'Ding Dong', Val Garland joins Ateh for this special bonus episode.She opens up about her early career in Australia, life post-divorce and the highs and lows of life in showbiz.Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background.Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two and divorcee Ateh Jewel as she navigates her own second act by ...

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Esther Freud: I felt like a failure after my divorce but I found love again in my 60s

October 5, 2025 • 52 mins

Novelist Esther Freud joins Ateh on the podcast this week for a touching episode about her divorce, finding love again. Esther shares her best wellness tips, including her love of cold water swimming, and how her sister Bella pushed her to seek help after she experienced terrible menopause symptoms. Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two...

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The Night Shift with Nadia Alibhai, Osteopath

September 30, 2025 • 20 mins

Welcoming Nadia Alibhai, an osteopath with over two decades of experience transforming the lives of thousands of people who have been gripped by physical pain, illness or lifestyle challenges that have prevented good rest and relaxation. The Night Shift is powered by Estée Lauder. Wind down with a free Beauty Sleep Glow Facial at your nearest Estée Lauder counter. Book in-store or online https://www.esteelauder.co.uk/book-appointm...

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Penny Lancaster: Rod Stewart is 26 years older than me but here's why the age gap never bothered me

September 28, 2025 • 55 mins

Content warning: This episode contains some themes that listeners may find distressing, including sexual assault of a minor.This week, model, police officer and author Penny Lancaster opens up about life with husband Rod Stewart and their extended blended family, how she dealt with traumatising sexual harassment and how she ‘crashed and burned’ during the menopause.Penny opens up to Ateh about the time she felt at breaking point me...

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The Night Shift with Charlotte Faure Green, Nutritionist, Writer and Speaker

September 23, 2025 • 20 mins

Charlotte Faure Green is a BANT Registered Nutritionist, speaker, writer, and brand nutritional advisor. She specialises in helping people manage stress, anxiety, sleep issues, and burnout through sustainable lifestyle changes and science-backed nutrition advice. The Night Shift is powered by Estée Lauder. Wind down with a free Beauty Sleep Glow Facial at your nearest Estée Lauder counter. Book in-store or online https://www.e...

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Eve Myles: I lost both my parents then had a baby at 43

September 21, 2025 • 57 mins

This week, star of The Guest, The Crow Girl and Coldwater Eve Myles joins host Ateh Jewel on Second Act.In this emotional episode, Eve opens up about the experience of losing both parents within a short period of time - then discovering that she was pregnant with her third child. Eve also shares the secret to a happy 31-year marriage and her secret to ageing well.This episode is sponsored by Estée Lauder.Second Act is the podcast a...

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The Night Shift with Kathryn Pinkham, founder of The Insomnia Clinic

September 16, 2025 • 24 mins

We’re delighted to speak to Kathryn Pinkham, an insomnia expert and founder of the Insomnia Clinic, who specialises in sharing the benefits of good sleep and the methods to achieve better rest and relaxation. The Night Shift is powered by Estée Lauder. Wind down with a free Beauty Sleep Glow Facial at your nearest Estée Lauder counter. Book in-store or online https://www.esteelauder.co.uk/book-appointment. If in doubt, check wi...

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Tanya Moodie: After two divorces, I handle heartbreak differently at 53

September 14, 2025 • 59 mins

This week, Motherland actress Tanya Moodie opens up about her career, fertility issues and dealing with relationship break-ups in midlife. Talking for the first time about her recent heartbreak, Tanya - who has also starred in Star Wars - revealed she dramatically split from her partner of eight years on Christmas Day. Discover how she coped with her PCOS diagnosis, which Motherland star helped her in scenes and the impact her Bud...

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The Night Shift with Poppy Delbridge, Rapid Tapping Expert

September 10, 2025 • 17 mins

Second Act is proud to partner with Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair collection to present The Night Shift - a podcast mini series created for those who are experiencing challenges in their nightly rest routine. We’re talking to some of the UK’s leading sleep experts, giving real insight into how to combat the effects of midlife changes that hold us back from achieving meaningful rest and rejuvenation. The Night Shift is presen...

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Patsy Kensit: It broke my heart when my sons left home

September 9, 2025 • 43 mins

Actress and singer Patsy Kensit opens up about her career and family life in this week's episode. From a child star and Hollywood actress to marrying not one but two world famous frontmen, Patsy Kensit has lived the majority of her life under the spotlight. But it is her relationships behind closed doors with sons James, who she shares with his father Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and Lennon with ex-husband Liam Gallagher that she ...

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Grace Dent: I wasted time on men whose names I can't remember

August 31, 2025 • 62 mins

Restaurant critic and new face of MasterChef Grace Dent joins Ateh on Second Act this week. She opens up about her approach to dating and finances in midlife, her experience with the menopause and how her mother's death forced her to 'take charge' and come into her own. This episode is brought to you by Estée Lauder. Grace Dent has partnered with Zopa on the Biscuit bank account. The content is not a substitute for professiona...

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Adele Parks: I married my one night stand

August 24, 2025 • 79 mins

This week, host Ateh Jewel meets author Adele Parks. On the publication week of her 25th novel Our Beautiful Mess, Adele Parks MBE, who has sold more than six million books and received an MBE for services to literature, opens up about the plot twists that have shaped her own life. Hear about how Adele juggled the demands of a career alongside her 10-month-old son Conrad after splitting from her husband, what she did to manage a c...

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Cally Beaton: I didn't expect the pain of an empty nest

August 17, 2025 • 58 mins

Comedienne, podcast host and author Cally Beaton joins Ateh on the podcast this week to discuss empty nest syndrome, how to have an amicable divorce and why letting go of control has worked for her. Cally left her job as a high-flying corporate TV executive at 50 and completely changed careers thanks to advice from the late Joan Rivers. Despite being a single mum and breadwinner, Cally took the leap - and she's never looked back. ...

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Deborah Frances-White: I escaped a cult and learned to live again

August 10, 2025 • 56 mins

Comedienne and social media sensation Deborah Frances-White joins Ateh Jewel this episode to discuss her upbringing in Australia, including her teenage years spent in what she describes as a "religious cult", and how leaving the cult led her to re-evaluate everything. Deborah shares her best lessons from a decade of studying feminism, how to have difficult conversations and how to be more confident as a woman.Second Act is the po...

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Mazz Murray: My best friend died at 41 and it changed my life

August 3, 2025 • 50 mins

West End legend Mazz Murray joins Ateh Jewel on the Second Act podcast to discuss her role as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!, her life as a performer and a mother raising two boys, as well as the changes she's made to her life since starting her second act. Mazz also opens up about the devastating death of her best friend, Casualty star Rebekah Gibbs, from breast cancer when Rebekah was just 41. Second Act is the podcast and commun...

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Adjoa Andoh: How to survive 'combustion moments' in a 24-year marriage

July 27, 2025 • 55 mins

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh joins Ateh Jewel on this week's episode of Second Act, sharing her best advice for maintaining a long-term relationship, how she found joy in her 50s, the lessons she's learnt from her grandson and which of her Briderton co-stars she'd most like more scenes with. Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two and divo...

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Jo Good: Living alone at 70 is the ultimate freedom

July 20, 2025 • 60 mins

At 70-years-of-age former Crossroads actress turned Instagram sensation Jo Good aka Middle Aged Minx believes she knows the secret to happiness in your Second Act. Having been married, divorced and suffered the loss of her long-term partner BBC London host George Webley, Jo tells Ateh Jewel in this week’s Second Act podcast, being single and selfish is the best way to spend her golden years. Second Act is the podcast and communit...

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Mariella Frostrup: I broke a pattern in my dating life when I met my husband

July 13, 2025 • 56 mins

Women’s rights campaigner, menopause specialist, author and broadcasting icon Mariella Frostrup joins Ateh to discuss her experience of ageism and the menopause, her days as an It Girl about town in the 80s and 90s, to the lessons she has learned as a wife and mother of two later in life.Mariella opened up about her early years living in London, how her father's death informed her career choices, and how the injustice women face ar...

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Sally Gunnell: I'm challenging what my body can do in my 50s

July 6, 2025 • 56 mins

Record-breaking, Olympic gold medal-winning athlete Sally Gunnell knows a thing or two about what it takes to be mentally strong to succeed in life. But she had to find another level of inner strength when she reached the starting line of the peri-menopause in her 40s. Now a broadcaster, motivational speaker and personal trainer, Sally shared the changes menopause had on her body, her secret to a long and happy marriage, and what...

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Jo Wood: I reclaimed my independence after divorce

July 1, 2025 • 49 mins

Model and entrepreneur-turned-author Jo Wood bares all in this open and honest chat about moving on and reconnecting to yourself after a divorce. Jo shared the moment she almost died after being misdiagnosed with Crohn's Disease, what it was like to be on tour with the Rolling Stones during her marriage to ex-husband Ronnie Wood, and the lessons she's taking into her second act. Second Act is the podcast and community for women in...

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Esther Freud: I felt like a failure after my divorce but I found love again in my 60s

The Night Shift with Nadia Alibhai, Osteopath

Penny Lancaster: Rod Stewart is 26 years older than me but here's why the age gap never bothered me

The Night Shift with Charlotte Faure Green, Nutritionist, Writer and Speaker

Eve Myles: I lost both my parents then had a baby at 43

The Night Shift with Kathryn Pinkham, founder of The Insomnia Clinic

Tanya Moodie: After two divorces, I handle heartbreak differently at 53

The Night Shift with Poppy Delbridge, Rapid Tapping Expert

Patsy Kensit: It broke my heart when my sons left home

Grace Dent: I wasted time on men whose names I can't remember

Adele Parks: I married my one night stand

Cally Beaton: I didn't expect the pain of an empty nest

Deborah Frances-White: I escaped a cult and learned to live again

Mazz Murray: My best friend died at 41 and it changed my life

Adjoa Andoh: How to survive 'combustion moments' in a 24-year marriage

Jo Good: Living alone at 70 is the ultimate freedom

Mariella Frostrup: I broke a pattern in my dating life when I met my husband

Sally Gunnell: I'm challenging what my body can do in my 50s

Jo Wood: I reclaimed my independence after divorce

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