The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points (Whistledown)

The UK's greatest female rock n roll legend, Lulu, has been in the music industry for over 60 years. She's seen people come, she's seen people go. She's seen people make it, break it, fake it. She has seen them rise, and she has seen them fall.  And all the while she's had a curiosity - what is it that makes people tick? How have they got to where they are? Where does their motivation come from? Where do they get their resilience? When life throws curveballs, how have they overcome them? What are their turning points? In this brand-new project, Lulu sits down with guests to discuss the pivotal moments in their lives that have shaped them into the people they are today. In her first series Lulu will be chatting to Boy George, Brian Cox, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michelle Visage, Richard E Grant, Anastasia and more. Coming: WEDNESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY. Instagram: @thelulupodcast TikTok: @thelulupodcast Email: Lulu@whistledown.net The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points, Lulu chats to Culture Club star, fashion icon, and singer and musician Boy George. Boy George speaks with Lulu about the big turning points in his life - meeting Bowie, breaking America, the loss of his mother, and finding happiness. He talks about growing up with his mum and dad and what they taught him about love and relationships; how he has learnt to manage his jealousy; a special dinner in New York hosted by Andy Warhol; and how the Three Principles have changed his life.    Follow on Instagram @thelulupodcast and TikTok @thelulupodcast.   **SHOW NOTES** Three Principles: mind, consciousness and thought Boy George artwork: https://www.castlefineart.com/uk/artists/boy-george   The Lulu Podcasts: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points, Lulu chats to formidable actor and fellow Scot Brian Cox.    Brian speaks to Lulu about the big turning points in his life - losing his father; dealing with tragedy; becoming a father himself; and of course - playing the patriarch and media tycoon Logan Roy in the hit TV series Succession.   He talks about how he took parts of his own character into playing Logan Roy; how he's learnt to say no when he's used to saying yes; how to be a father when he lost his own so young; his thoughts on Trump and the future; and how he has learnt not to depend on love from others.    Follow on Instagram and TikTok @TheLuluPodcast.   The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points, Lulu chats to the Grammy award winning singer-songwriter John Legend. John speaks to Lulu about the big turning points in his life - how he coped when his mum left when he was a child; how dealing with his own trauma helped him become a better husband and father; and how he found forgiveness. He talks about the life he and his wife Chrissy have created with their four children; the advice legends such as Aretha Franklin and Prince gave him about the music industry; how he quit his job as a management consultant to become one of the greatest singers of the last 20 years; and how his music allowed him to open up. Follow on Instagram: @thelulupodcast Follow on TikTok: @thelulupodcast The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points, Lulu chats to award winning actress Kristin Scott Thomas. Kristin speaks to Lulu about the big turning points in her life - how losing her father and her step-father as a child made her the actress she is today; meeting and working with the genius that was Prince; and how she learnt to say no. She talks about receiving the best and worst reviews of her life within a matter of months; how she refuses to play the mean older woman; how having a successful career, relationship and family life meant that people were desperate for her to fail; and the freedom she has now found in her acting. Follow on Instagram: @thelulupodcast Follow on TikTok: @thelulupodcast The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of 'The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points' Lulu chats to award-winning global superstar Anastacia. Anastacia talks to Lulu about the big turning points in her life - becoming the legal guardian of her younger brother; getting breast cancer - twice; and not being able to break America. She talks about how she used the fact that the press leaked her cancer diagnosis to her advantage; what it was like to be championed by Michael Jackson; touring with Lulu; and her memories from meeting Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth. Follow on Instagram: @thelulupodcast Follow on TikTok: @thelulupodcast The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of 'The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points' Lulu chats to Oscar-nominated actor and presenter Richard E Grant. Richard talks to Lulu about the big turning points in his life - getting his big break starring as Withnail, in 'Withail and I' whilst dealing with a huge personal loss; learning to live again after the death of his wife Joan; and the sheer joy of being nominated for an Oscar. He talks about how his upbringing had a huge impact on how he wanted to parent; how he is always trying to prove himself and get approval from others; and the amazing parties that he and Joan used to throw. Follow on Instagram: @thelulupodcast Follow on TikTok: @thelulupodcast CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses baby loss. If this has affected you, please head to Tommy's: the pregnancy and baby charity for help and advice: https://www.tommys.org/ The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of 'The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points' Lulu chats to award-winning songwriter extraordinaire Gary Barlow. Gary talks to Lulu about the big turning points in his life – his father sacrificing three years of holiday to get him a piano; Gary’s teenage years playing working men’s clubs and learning his craft from the comedians; and how continuously learning and ambition has always driven him.   He talks about the very early years of Take That; writing their first and only US hit “Back For Good” as a pushback, the breakup of the band and how stability was brought into his then transient life when he met his wife, Dawn.   Follow on Instagram: @thelulupodcast Follow on TikTok: @thelulupodcast   The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first part of this two-parter of 'The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points' Lulu chats to Emmy, Tony, BAFTA and Olivier award winner Marvel and Traitors star, Alan Cumming. That's a lot of awards. Alan talks to Lulu about the big turning points in his life - creating two characters in drama school that have stuck with him for life; being cast in two massive productions Hamlet and Cabaret just as things in his personal life started to unravel; and two influential women in her life. He talks about reprising his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nightcrawler; how talking about his difficult childhood has helped others; and what he was scared of saying to Princess Anne when he met her. Follow on Instagram: @thelulupodcast Follow on TikTok: @thelulupodcast The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points is a Whistledown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices