Grazia Life Advice

Our guest this week is journalist and Channel 4 news presenter, Cathy Newman. After a decade on Fleet Street, Cathy moved to Channel 4 news in 2006, where she has become well known for her investigative scoops and interviewing expertise. Cathy has just released a book - Bloody Brilliant Women, which tells the stories of pioneering women who we may not know as much about as we should. We talked about her book - and everything from combatting worries to curly hair at her home in London, last month.

Our guest this week is singer Sophie Ellis Bextor, who after 21 years in the music industry is about to release a Greatest Hits with a twist - the album, The Song Diaries, out next year, will feature her biggest hits, like Murder on the Dancefloor, but reworked with grand orchestral arrangements. She also recently announced the album is also set to coincide with the birth of her fifth child, but she'll still be taking the music out on the road next summer Sophie has recently released a new single, Love Is You, and we met her at her absolutely gorgeous London home where she talked about everything from the terrifying prospect of being on Strictly Come Dancing to how best to cook fish.

Grazia and Sloggi bring you this week's interview with singer Ella Eyre. We met up with Ella at John Lewis' White City store in their style studio. Ella is currently in the studio, writing new music, and was a brilliant guest, telling us about everything from her art gallery visits and switching off from social media, to balance and workouts at Barry's Bootcamp.

Our guest this week is author Leni Zumas. We spoke to US writer Leni when she was visiting London last month about everything from reproductive rights to writing inspiration. We featured her books, The Red Clocks, on our Shelf Life page when it was released earlier this year - telling the story of a group of women in an American where abortion has been outlawed, the novel seems scarily prescient in today's political climate across the pond. Even if you're not familiar with Leni's novels, she speaks beautifully on a whole host of relatable issues in this episode.

Our guest this week is businesswoman Jo Malone CBE. During her decades in the industry, she has created two worldwide brands - firstly Jo Malone London, which she sold to Estee Lauder and eventually departed from in 2006, now Jo Loves, which she launched in 2011. We met Jo in the her Jo Loves Belgravia store and she was a truly inspiring guest - she shared advice given to her by none other than Oprah, waded in on the problems facing the British high street and talked about why her dyslexia has made her who she is today. She was so great, that we actually allowed her to give us seven pieces of advice.

Our guest this week is model and presenter, Vogue Williams. Last month, Vogue gave birth to her first child with Reality star Spencer Matthews - Theodore. But we spoke to Vogue earlier last month, just before she was due to give birth. She was in amazing spirits, and was a really good laugh, full of brilliant advice and really candid about loads of different areas of her life.

Our guest this week is award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain, who you'll know from a range of BBC news shows, from Today to BBC News at Six. Mishal has just released a book called The Skills, from first job to dream job, what every woman needs to know. The book is a great mix of practical career advice, Mishal's own experiences and interviews with experts - and so when we met her at New Broadcasting House, she had loads of brilliant advice to share.

Our guest this week is Dutch model and Victoria's Secret Angel Romee Strijd. Romee has been an angel since 2015, but has also modelled for everyone from Alexander McQueen to Prada. Romee was in London last month for just a day, promoting Victoria's Secret's Secret Bra Fit Experts service, aimed at helping women find their best fitting bra - and we had a very short amount of her time. We talked about exercise, staying grounded and, of course, bras.

Our guest this week is comedian and podcast star, Deborah Frances-White. Many of you will know Deborah thanks to her incredible podcast, The Guilty Feminist and now she has written a book with the same title. A book, like the podcast, about embracing both feminism and our imperfections, it also features appearances from performers, activists and thinkers - not to mention an incredibly supportive quote on the front from none other than Emma Thompson, who calls it 'essential reading for the planet'.

Grazia and No7 bring you an interview with broadcasting legends Fi Glover and Jane Garvey. Fi and Jane have been broadcasting for the BBC for years and are now both hugely popular members of Radio 4's line-up - you may have heard Fi presenting The Listening Project, or Jane Woman's Hour. But in recent times they've teamed up to present the podcast, Fortunately, where no subject is out of bounds and they interview stars of Radio, TV and podcasting, getting them to share stories that they probably shouldn't. A new series starts this Friday, September 7 - but we caught up with them before their summer break to talk about motherhood, diversity, trolls - and other stuff like berets and cheese scones.

Our guest this week is Arsenal and England football captain, Alex Scott. One of our finest female footballers, Alex recently retired to become one of the BBC's key pundits on both the men and women's game. Having been at the top of her game, and spearheading its rise and rise in popularity, Alex is a really inspirational character and you can practically hear her positivity beaming through the mic - we talked about loads of things, from tackling trolls, being a mentor and Notting Hill carnival.

Our guest this week is Giovanna Fletcher, who is the epitome of multi-hyphening your career. Her Instagram bio lists her as a Sunday Times bestselling author, actress, blogger, vlogger, presenter, podcast host, mum and wife. You may have read her book Happy Mum, Happy Baby, listened to the hugely successful podcast of the same name, or be one of her million Instagram followers. The main thing is she's got plenty of really varied advice to give - and we ended up chatting about everything from books to boobs.

This week's guest is Maria Hatzistefanis, beauty entrepreneur and founder of Rodial. Building up her business from nothing, after being fired from a job in finance, 19 years later, her skincare companies, Rodial, Nip and Fab and Nip and Man are worldwide brands, backed by the likes of Kylie Jenner. Basically, if you've got your own business - or are considering taking the plunge - you could do a lot worse than turn to Maria for advice. She gives advice on everything from 'having it all' to taking risks - and if, after listening, you want more advice, she has a book out, called How To Be an Overnight Success.

This week's guest is is journalist, broadcaster and eco lifestyle expert Lucy Siegle. Lucy has recently published her new book, Turning the Tide on Plastic, described as an accessible and practical book that not only serves as a much-needed call to arms to end the plastic pandemic, but gives useful tools on how to make meaningful change in our everyday lives. It can be hard, wanting to make those environmental changes - whether that be in plastic or fashion - and knowing how to do it, so this podcast contains lots of great, practical advice from Lucy. But we also had a lot of laughs - starting with a discussion about her teenage hair...

This week's guest is Jasmine Hemsley. Wellness expert Jasmine first came to fame through her business with her sister Melissa, and the pair published books on healthy eating and even hosted their own TV show as Hemsley + Hemsley, which you may remember. In recent years, solo, Jasmine's interest in the Ayurvedic tradition has taken her into new arenas. Her recent book East by West is inspired by her travels in Sri Lanka and India and she also runs a sound bathing company, Sound Sebastien. Calming and thoughtful, Jasmine offered loads of practical advice on things that can help you navigate modern life - from meditation to tongue scraping...