Second Act with Ateh Jewel

Beloved British television icon Jenny Powell opens up about being catapulted into national fame as a bubbly 16-year-old schoolgirl. The former Wheel of Fortune and Top of the Pops star reveals the toll of severe burnout, living with painful health issues including a 1kg uterus before undergoing a life-changing hysterectomy, and how she found love again in a café in Euston station.

This episode is sponsored by L’Oréal Paris True Match Hyaluron Tinted Balm.

Chapters

01:00 – Fast, Fabulous & Formative: Winning TV Fame at 16

03:30 – Falling in Love with Manchester & Becoming an Honorary Mancunian

07:00 – From Podiums to Prime Time: The 1980s TV Industry Grind

11:00 – Breaking Barriers: Heritage, Diversity, and Groundbreaking Firsts

13:00 – Navigating Early Fame Before the Social Media Era

16:00 – Challenging the Patriarchy & Demanding Respect on Game Shows

19:00 – Carrying Young Ant & Dec & Evolving Past Wheel of Fortune

21:00 – Family Roots: Escaping Apartheid in South Africa

25:00 – Turning Trauma into Humour: A Legacy of Resilience

28:00 – Entering Act Two: Overcoming the "Disease to Please"

33:30 – Returning to Work Too Soon: Grief, Surgery, and Burnout

36:30 – Physical Signals: Recognising "No-Go Days"

39:30 – Health Struggles, Disordered Eating, and Hot Yoga Recovery

45:30 – Living with Adenomyosis, Fibroids, and Hysterectomy Recovery

48:30 – Breaking the Taboo: Building a Women's Health Community

51:30 – Meeting Her Model Fiancé in Pret A Manger

54:00 – A New York Proposal & Dating 90s Pop Icons (Take That & Bros)

59:00 – Advice to Her Younger Self & Raising Independent Daughters

1:02:00 – Preserving Family History & Final Words of Wisdom

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 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 ⁠secondactpod@hellomagazine.com⁠ and make sure to tune in to hear the answer.

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Producer: Millie Jackson

Editor: Chelsey Ranore

Executive producer: Danielle Lawler

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Food, body image and nervous system expert Elle Mace joins Isabel to talk about emotional eating – why we do it, and if it's possible to stop.

Want your question answered by our experts? Email secondactpod@hellomagazine.com with your burning midlife questions.

From HELLO! magazine

Producer: Millie Jackson

Editor: Chelsey Ranore

Executive producer: Isabel Mohan

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Chef, broadcaster, and national treasure Andi Oliver sits down for an intimate, deeply moving conversation about life, love, and liberation. Reflecting on her first act – a turbulent chapter marked by the sudden loss of her brother, growing up as the only Black girl in her school, and surviving a struggle with compulsive eating – Andi opens up about the pivotal moment at age 30 that saved her life, and the lessons she's taking into her 60s.

To find out more about Andi's work with WaterAid in Malawi, head to wateraid.org/champions

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction & Fan Memories

00:01:15 - Summarizing Life's "First Act" in 3 Words

00:03:40 - Early Struggles: Racism, Hypervigilance & Sibling Loss

00:05:18 - My Nervous Breakdown Was My Breakthrough

00:07:20 - Compulsive Eating & Healing My Relationship with Food

00:11:00 - Numbing the Pain: Understanding Emotional Vocabularies

00:14:00 - Stepping Into the Second Act: Overcoming Fear & Chaos

00:15:30 - Breaking the Habit of Being Chronically Late

00:18:25 - Boundaries, Rejection, and Radical Honesty

00:20:25 - How Music and Cooking Saved My Soul

00:25:00 - Becoming a Young Mum at 20: How Motherhood Saved Me

00:31:40 - Watching Your Grown Children Make Mistakes

00:37:30 - Surviving the Teenage Years: Advice for Parents

00:39:50 - Sisterhood & Growing Up with Neneh Cherry

00:43:50 - Embracing "Auntie Energy" & Midlife Grace

00:45:30 - Why I Haven't Married My Partner of 30 Years

00:47:35 - Supporting Loved Ones Through Heartbreak and Betrayal

00:49:50 - The Toughest 10 Years: Processing Sudden Grief

00:52:45 - Life-Changing Lessons on Water & Hope in Malawi

01:00:50 - Using Your Platform for Purpose as You Age

01:02:35 - High-End Travel, Aging, and Self-Care

01:06:00 - Escaping Depression Through Colour, Jewels & Dressing Big

01:10:30 - Glowing at 63: Skin Secrets & Celebrating Birthdays

01:11:55 - What I Would Tell My Younger Self

01:13:00 - Listener Dilemma: Protecting Your Child from Toxic Partners

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 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 ⁠secondactpod@hellomagazine.com⁠ and make sure to tune in to hear the answer.

From HELLO! magazine

Producer: Millie Jackson

Editor: Liam Davis

Executive producer: Danielle Lawler

Follow @hellomag on Instagram and watch all new episodes on HELLO! magazine's YouTube channel.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Queen of the West End Kerry Ellis opens up about performing for the royal family, balancing motherhood with a global career, taking up running in midlife and how she inspired Cynthia Erivo’s Wicked career.

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 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 ⁠secondactpod@hellomagazine.com⁠ and make sure to tune in to hear the answer.

From HELLO! magazine

Producer: Millie Jackson

Editor: Chelsey Ranore

Executive producer: Danielle Lawler

Follow @hellomag on Instagram and watch all new episodes on HELLO! magazine's YouTube channel.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Mathur, psychotherapist and author of How to Stop Snapping at the People You Love, joins Isabel this week to discuss perimenopause, rage and more.

Want your question answered by our experts? Email secondactpod@hellomagazine.com with your burning midlife questions.

From HELLO! magazine

Producer: Millie Jackson

Editor: Chelsey Ranore

Executive producers: Danielle Lawler and Isabel Mohan

Follow @hellomag on Instagram and watch all new episodes on HELLO! magazine's YouTube channel.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices