Is It Just Me?

It's World Mental Health Day today, October 10, and if you're struggling, or worried about someone – reach out. #HeyItsOK to talk about mental health. Rick Edwards, the man who most unites the GLAMOUR office in sighs of romantic joy, joins Jo and Lucy in the podcupboard to talk about his new book, Scienceish, a spin-off of his podcast with Dr. Michael Brooks, in which the pair explore the scientific realities behind pop culture. So hey, is it OK to have a signature look and stick with it forever and ever? Is it OK to talk about your mental health on social media? And is it OK to genuinely hate someone? This episode was edited by Kat Brown, with music by Martin Austwick, and recorded on October 4 in the GLAMOUR podcupboard.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gok Wan joins Jo and Kat in the podcupboard ahead of the launch of his new one-man stage show, Naked & Baring All and, well, to get some practise in, basically. There is a LOT of soul baring, and a lot of laughs in this episode, as you'd expect from the man who got the nation to reappraise their body image and wardrobe, and feel better along the way. So hey, is it OK to be desperate for autumn/winter to get properly underway because your wardrobe is just so much better? Is it OK to embellish the truth? (Gok's story about how he became a makeup artist will have your jaw clanging on the floor.) And is it OK to have no idea where your life is going? We say yes to this, of course. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. The November #PoweredByWomen issue of GLAMOUR, featuring Zendaya, is in stores now.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prepare yourselves: Jo and James go on tour this week for a features meeting pow wow with John Legend! And in between asking exactly how we can be best friends with Chrissy, and finding out what goes on at their legendary Christmas parties, there are some hot topics from GLAMOUR features meetings that demand discussion. So hey, is it OK to ignore your critics? Is it OK to follow your heart rather than your head? And is it OK to have a partner who is also your best friend? As ever, we love getting your reviews, so please rate and review us on iTunes or your podcast provider. You can tweet us @glamourmaguk using the hashtag #HeyItsOK and email in any ideas for the show to editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. Get more GLAMOUR in the shops now, on glamour.com, and on social media by searching GLAMOUR UK.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The divine Joanne Froggatt (Jo to her friends, and GLAMOUR) joins Jo and James in the podcupboard this week to chat about her new ITV show, Liar, and the Downton Abbey cast's secret reunion dinners – colour us J for jealous. As well as giving us valuable advice on what to do when people recognise you in the street, but mostly as someone they might have gone to school with, Jo joins the other Js to chew over some of the Incredibly Important Issues troubling GLAMOUR features meetings of late. So, hey, is it OK... to get really wound up by inconsequential stuff? Is it OK to enjoy vegan food but not truly embrace the vegan lifestyle? And is it OK to have a clique even when you're not actually in Mean Girls? As ever, we love getting your reviews, so please rate and review us on iTunes or your podcast provider. You can tweet us @glamourmaguk using the hashtag #HeyItsOK and email in any ideas for the show to editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. Get more GLAMOUR in the shops now, on glamour.com, and on social media by searching GLAMOUR UK.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jo Elvin and Claudia Mahoney get that Dr Foster in the podcupboard this week! Suranne Jones, star of BBC One's fantastic psychological thriller, brings her A-game to talk about how the show makes us re-examine our relationships (and the less than sexy situation of a director shouting "Aaaand, orgasm!" on set. And of course there are three topics to put to rights. So hey, is it OK to forgive infidelity? Is it OK to spend all your money on food? And is it OK to love a public display of affection? The new issue of GLAMOUR is out now with the fabulous Kate Winslet on the cover so please do grab a copy, and let us know what you think about it, and any topic suggestions you have for Hey, It's OK... Email Jo at editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk, or tweet us @glamourmaguk using #HeyItsOK. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jenna Coleman, star of Victoria, and a Doctor Who icon thanks to her role as Clara, rocks the podcupboard this week with the best anecdote we've heard in quite a while. Clue: It involves a summer holiday, Charlotte Church, and karaoke. Amazing. She joins Jo Elvin and podcupboard stud James Williams to talk about Jodie Whittaker taking over as the Doctor, and dish the dirt on the behind the scenes going on at the Victoria set. So hey, is it OK to want to exact revenge? This has been the hot topic in the office this week following Taylor Swift's new single. And is it OK to be done with making friends? And is it OK to be really proud of tiny adult milestones like making your bed every day (cough, James Williams!) The new issue of GLAMOUR is out now with the fabulous Kate Winslet on the cover so please do grab a copy, and let us know what you think about it, and any topic suggestions you have for Hey, It's OK... Email Jo at editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk, or tweet us @glamourmaguk using #HeyItsOK. Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at http://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/spoken-word/hey-it-s-ok. It's a GLAMOUR best of, featuring some of our favourite-ever Hey, It's OK... guests including Rochelle Humes and Angela Scanlon! You can get 15% off when you buy three tickets, so don't forget to check out Guilty Feminist and My Dad Wrote a Porno! Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two podcast first-timers join Jo Elvin in the podcupboard this week: Sagal Mohammed, GLAMOUR's new Entertainment Assistant, and the fabulous YouTuber Fleur De Force, who is not, but is a much-cherished friend of GLAMOUR nonetheless. The new issue of GLAMOUR is out this Thursday, hurrah!, so please do grab a copy, and let us know what you think about it, and any topic suggestions you have for Hey, It's OK... Email Jo at editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk, or tweet us @glamourmaguk using #HeyItsOK. Back to this week's episode, and Fleur is talking books, brows, YouTube, and a lovely little announcement about an addition to the Force family. Sagal accidentally commits treason, and there are three topics to discuss: So hey, is it OK (or not!) to talk openly about money and your salary? Is it OK to genuinely love a bit of good old British pomp and ceremony? And is it OK to not like your own company? Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at http://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/spoken-word/hey-it-s-ok. You can get 15% off when you buy three tickets, so don't forget to check out the Guilty Feminist and My Dad Wrote a Porno! You can tweet us your #HeyItsOK ideas for the magazine and podcast to @glamourmaguk or email in to editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jo Elvin and Helen Whitaker are joined by someone with so many titles and job interests it's like a human Swiss Army Knife has entered the podcupboard – Baroness Michelle Mone. Hot off the launch of her new business, Michelle Mone Interiors, Michelle heads to GLAMOUR to talk careers, entrepreneurship, and how to make the most of your work life. So is it OK to have a work uniform? Is it OK to be a bit of a dark horse, whether at work, or in your home life? And is it OK to have no plan B? Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at http://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/spoken-word/hey-it-s-ok. You can get 15% off when you buy three tickets, so don't forget to check out the Guilty Feminist and My Dad Wrote a Porno! You can tweet us your #HeyItsOK ideas for the magazine and podcast to @glamourmaguk or email in to editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh from her killer new video and single, Boys, Charli XCX joins Jo Elvin and Lucy Jones in the GLAMOUR podcupboard to talk celebrity dating apps, happiness and stardom. So hey, is it OK to admit that you're happy? (Ignore the haters, own the good times). Is it OK to 'like a drink'? And is it OK to ask Google important questions? Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at http://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/spoken-word/hey-it-s-ok. You can get 15% off when you buy three tickets, so don't forget to check out the Guilty Feminist and My Dad Wrote a Porno! You can tweet us your #HeyItsOK ideas for the magazine and podcast to @glamourmaguk or email in to editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Broadcaster (and Strictly alum) Anita Rani joins Jo and James in the podcupboard this week to chat Countryfile, journalism, and her mindblowing new documentary, My Family, Partition And Me: India 1947 which starts on BBC One on August 9 at 9pm. And of course there are discussions to be had, with three new Hey, It's OK... topics. So hey, is it OK to not be ambitious? To be embarrassed by a family member? And is it OK to slag off a book you haven't read, or a film you haven't seen? We cover all this and more here, and in the new issue of GLAMOUR out now. Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at http://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/spoken-word/hey-it-s-ok. Tweet us your #HeyItsOK ideas for the magazine and podcast to @glamourmaguk or email editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy August everyone! The cackling goes up a notch this week as Jo and GLAMOUR's podcupboard stud, James Williams, and the completely fabulous Kathy Lette: comedian, ractoneur, and author extraordinaire. So hey, is it OK to have a fictional character as a role model? Is it OK to want a vanilla sex life? And is it OK to be scared of getting older? We cover all this and more – and there's even more in the new issue of GLAMOUR, out tomorrow. Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at kingsplace.co.uk. Tweet us your topics to @glamourmaguk using #HeyItsOK or by emailing editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. Get more glamour in our September issue, in stores this Thursday, and by searching GLAMOUR UK online and on social media.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The podcupboard tastes extra delicious this week as Jo Elvin and James Williams are joined by the wonderful Nadiya Hussain, GBBO winner, cookbook author and TV presenter, here to talk about her latest double act, Nadiya's British Food Adventure. So hey, is it OK... to say no to going to that friend's wedding/hen do/baby shower. Do we have to feel guilty about that? Is it OK to enjoy being alone? And is it OK to put something on your to do list just to tick it off? Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at kingsplace.co.uk. Tweet us your topics using #HeyItsOK or by emailing editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. Get more glamour in our August issue, in stores now, and by searching GLAMOUR UK online and on social media.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jo Elvin is back in the podcupboard and swoon – she's bought one of the nicest people around to come and join us. Yes, it's GLAMOUR's Claudia Mahoney! But it's also the completely delightful BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James, who has just added to his skillset by publishing a children's book, Kid Normal, with fellow DJ Chris Smith. And in between chatting about all things radio there are crucial topics to discuss. So hey, is it OK to not be good at anything? To stay in a relationship because it's comfortable? And is it OK to have no interest whatsoever in that thing the whole world is talking about? Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at kingsplace.co.uk. Tweet us your topics using #HeyItsOK or by emailing editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. Get more glamour in our August issue, in stores now, and by searching GLAMOUR UK online and on social media.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The answers are blowing in the (extremely blustery) wind – Jo Elvin and Kat Brown headed up to the roof overlooking Wimbledon in all its tennisy glory to meet Clare Balding, national treasure, author and BBC Sport commentating stalwart, to talk about Wimbledon 2017 and all things sporty. And in between new balls and Boris Becker suddenly making an appearance, there are important things to discuss. So hey, is it OK to like animals more than some people? Is it OK to be sporty, but not that bothered about watching sport? And meddling – is it OK to interfere in other people's lives? All this, chats about GLOW and Free Rein on Netflix, and at exactly what stage in your relationship you should get a dog. Plus don't forget to get your tickets for the LIVE episode of Hey, It's OK... in London on September 16 at kingsplace.co.uk. Tweet us your topics using #HeyItsOK or by emailing editor@glamourmagazine.co.uk. Episode edited by Kat Brown (with thanks to Ciprian Asante of podcast.hippie.ro for post-production wind control) and music by Martin Austwick. Get the special Instagram issue of GLAMOUR in shops now, and get more glamour online and by searching GLAMOUR UK on social media.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The podcupboard is back on tour! Jo Elvin and Kat Brown have headed to Claridges to catch up with Sam Taylor Johnson, the artist-turned-film director who is now moving into TV with her first Netflix show, Gypsy. And in between discussing turning 50, Sam's experiences of breast and colon cancer, and the film that shall not be named, there are some important questions to put to rest. So hey, is it OK to cull friendships? To be really good at your job but hate it at the same time? And to have a friend who scares you a little bit...Episode edited by Kat Brown with music by Martin Austwick. The new August issue of GLAMOUR is in stores now, and is dedicated to all things Instagram. Get more glamour online, and by searching GLAMOUR UK on social media.And don't forget, Hey, It's OK... is coming to the London Podcast Festival! On Saturday September 16, join Jo, James and a celebrity guest for a special live edition of the podcast. Get tickets now at kingsplace.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.