Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight - Will Young

Grounded with Louis Theroux

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Rylan speaks to pop sensation Will Young about life in the spotlight. Will discusses facing homophobia in the music industry, his experience on Strictly and facing mental health struggles in the public eye.

Rylan explores the good, the bad and the ugly of being thrust into the spotlight - with those who've lived to tell the tale.

To hear other episodes in this podcast, search for 'Rylan: How to Be in the Spotlight' on BBC Sounds.

Host: Rylan Assistant Producer: Satema Tarawally Edit Producer: Katie Grant Producer: Millie Chu Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Executive Producers: Barnaby Coughlin and Arron Fellows Music: Miguel d'Oliveira Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

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0:00.0	I'm Kim Ketrau and I want to tell you about my new podcast a new audio drama telling the history of the CIA from the inside out.
0:09.0	The United States of America was suddenly its worst domestic attack.
0:14.0	He's got to convince Congress to give him an open checkbook now.
0:18.0	America has suffered its worst domestic attack of the 20th century at Pearl Harbor.
0:23.0	How do we make contact with the NKGB?
0:27.0	Central Intelligence, starring me, Kim Kertral, Ed Harris, and Johnny Flynn.
0:31.0	There's $50,000 in it for you if you say yes
0:34.0	Listen on BBC Sounds
0:39.0	BBC Sounds
0:40.0	Music Radio Podcasts
0:42.0	Hello Grounded Listeners, it's Rylan, and I'm here to tell you about my podcast,
0:47.0	How to be in the Spotlight from BBC Sounds.
0:50.0	Over 12 episodes I explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of what it's like to be thrust
0:55.3	into the spotlight with those who've lived to tell the towel.
0:58.9	In the episode you're about to hear, I speak to pop sensation, Will Young Young about facing homophobia in the music
1:04.4	industry, his experience on strictly and how he faced mental health
1:08.6	struggles in the public eye. To hear the rest of this podcast search for Rylan How to Be in the Spotlight.
1:15.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
1:17.0	Hello and welcome to How to be in the Spotlight with me, Rylen, the podcast where I speak to
1:25.8	well-known figures about the ups and downs of life in the public eye.
1:29.9	My guest today is Will Young.
1:32.2	Well known for winning the first ever season of Pop Idol,
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