My Mum Made Me (mom, relationships)

My Mum Made Me (mom, relationships)

by My Mum Made Me

Comedy Interviews Relationships

Season 2

James Barr (Hits Radio) on arguing Trans people with Piers Morgan and his mum walking in on him (mom, relationships)

James Barr (Hits Radio presenter, host of A Gay and a Non Gay, and Fleur East superfan) talks about going toe to toe with GB News' Piers Morgan on protecting trans people. With his trademark saucy wit James gives us an insight into growing up gay, and what his mum (mom) said when she walked in on him and his boyfriend for the second time.

Aidan Jones, his mum & their relationship with his bank robber dad (Edinburgh Fringe comedian)

When Edinburgh Fringe's Aidan Jones asked his mom about his biological dad, she told him he was a bank robber. And it wasn't a lie. His parents fell in love young but couldn't live in the same country so separated, with Aidan's dad pursuing his dream of opening a music venue in Vienna. But after discovering he'd borrowed money he couldn't pay back from the mafia, Aidan's dad unsuccessfully robbed a bank and ended up in jail. Hear the rest of the story and how Aidan found his dad with the help of his loving mum Anne in this episode of My Mum Made Me.

Spencer Matthews - relationship with his heroic brother, family and sobriety (CleanCo, Made In Chelsea, mum)

Channel 4 TV star and successful entrepreneur Spencer Matthews opens up about the tragic death of his brother, Michael, the youngest Brit to summit Everest, and the love and memories he felt as a child. Spencer travelled with Bear Grylls to recover his brother's body, the subject of a Netflix/ Disney + documentary coming soon, and talks about the impact his dad had on his ambition as a kid. Spencer now runs a successful low-alcohol spirits company, CleanCo - and spills the secrets of his success in business in this episode of My Mum Made Me.

Mini mum: a voicenote from mum after I paid off her mortgage

A lot of you have been asking for more voicenotes from my mum. So here's a short snippet of one after I paid off her mortgage.

Season 1

Paul Afshar on depression and finding a new love for his mum (III of III, relationship, mom)

In the final of this three part mini-series (III of III) Paul tells Julian the things that have been left unsaid between him and his mum, Teresa. Reflections on Teresa's girlfriends, her refusal to shake teachers' hands at school parent's evening and how reconciling the relationship with his mum helped cure Paul's depression.

Paul Afshar on his feminist mum coming to terms with him becoming a man (II of III, relationship, mom))

In the second of this no-holds-barred mini-series (II of III) Paul delves deeper into his relationship with Teresa - hoping to find answers to the question - has his mum made him? A survivor of male violence in her own family Teresa struggles to accept Paul growing from a child into a man - a conflict which, in a darkly ironic twist, comes to the fore at a female-only festival in Bradford for Muslim women. Teresa takes in a 70-year-old Jamaican refugee, who leaves after one night, and has more antics with her size 8 DMs...

Paul Afshar on growing up in poverty with his mum (I of III, relationships, mom)

In this no-holds-barred episode (the first of three) the tables are turned as Paul talks about his mum, Teresa. Teresa’s wayward interventions from making Paul fashion International Women’s Day gifts at school and her presence at a peace camp in the centre of Bradford underline his eccentric childhood. Facing disadvantage at home living on welfare, things begin to look up as his mum’s new lover TJ begins to temper some of her eccentricities and the possibility for a new home and life beckons. But things go awry quickly as Teresa uncovers a dark secret.

BBC Comedian Lord Rajj on his Gujarati mum telling people to "die" at airports (relationship, mom)

BBC funny man Lord Rajj (yes, he's actually a "Lord", well, sort of) is a comedian with a kick. Gujarati by heritage, Londoner by birth, his mum Rita heralded her arrival in the UK from India by telling people to "go away and die" at the airport (a line her brother gave Rita in case people bothered her on her journey). The comedy doesn't end there. We talk blue gods, bad jokes and buying a Lordship in this episode of My Mum Made Me.

Ethan Spibey on the NHS & making his mum cry in Parliament (relationship, mom)

In the second half of our 2 part series on the NHS we speak with campaigner Ethan Spibey, whose mum, "Vron Vron", helped deliver hundreds of our nation's babies while working in the health service. Ethan led a successful campaign so gay men could legally give blood and it's clear where his sense of duty and right and wrong have come from. In this episode we talk coming out, carrying babies and crying in the House of Commons.

Lewis Iwu on interviewing Malala, his mum and the NHS (relationship, mom)

As a former World Debating Champion, Lewis Iwu has many accolades to his name. But none makes him more proud than one: son of Edith, an NHS nurse of over four decades. Edith's fortitude and unquestioning dedication to caring for others has so strongly shaped Lewis, he now spends his career campaigning for social justice. In this episode, the first of two looking at how the NHS shapes us, we talk gossiping mums, cooking and campaigning.

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