Second Act with Ateh Jewel

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

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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Jo Glynn-Smith: How I created my dream career after 40

June 29, 2025 • 58 mins
Former fashion journalist turned transformation coach Jo Glynn-Smith opens up about how her transient childhood moving around army bases gave her resilience, how she navigated a  Second Act career pivot after redundancy from her lucrative job at global jewellery brand Pandora,  and her career advice for anyone looking to become an entrepreneur in their 40s and upwards. Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife w...
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Michelle Griffith-Robinson: The secret to my happy 20-year marriage? Lots of therapy

June 22, 2025 • 48 mins
Former British Olympic athlete Michelle Griffith-Robinson opened up about how her Olympic mindset has helped her cope with life's challenges, her tips to maintaining a happy 20 year marriage to former Welsh international rugby union player Matthew Robinson, the motivational advice she passes on to her children, surviving through abusive relationships and why women need to take responsibility for themselves when it comes to working ...
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Naga Munchetty: I was diagnosed with a debilitating gynaecological condition at 48 after decades of pain

June 16, 2025 • 44 mins
The BBC presenter opens up about her struggle with the painful gynaecological condition adenomyosis, her decision to remain child-free and the difficulties of scrutiny and trolling when her job is in the public eye. Naga exclusively talks about how the impact of her background and upbringing on her approach to her career, the racism she has experienced during that time, and how she discovered a love of golf in midlife. Second Ac...
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Tamzin Outhwaite: I left a happy relationship to be single at 54

June 9, 2025 • 72 mins
Beloved EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite leaves no holds barred in this searingly honest conversation for the first episode of Second Act with Ateh Jewel. The actress, who founded the We Free Women charity to support burnt out women, talks exclusively about her ‘grown up’ split from her boyfriend who was 20 years younger than her, why she refuses to use dating apps, the pressures of being in the ‘sandwich generation’ and shares...
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Introducing... Second Act with Ateh Jewel

June 2, 2025 • 1 min
This is Second Act, 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 speaking to celebrity guests about what age means to them, and how they're approaching this new phase of life. If you've got a question or dilemma you'd like Ateh, her celebrity guests and experts to answer, drop her a line at sec...
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