Steven Frayne: I Had To Kill Dynamo To Be Steven

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, takes us on an extraordinary journey from the tough streets of Bradford to becoming one of the world’s most celebrated magicians. In this revealing episode of Full Disclosure, Steven opens up about his transformative life experiences- growing up in a single-parent household, dealing with adversity, and finding magic in the most unexpected places. From overcoming bullying and a challenging childhood to battling a life-threatening illness, Steven shares how these personal struggles led him to redefine what magic truly means.

James O'Brien speaks with Steven about his path to success, the emotional complexities of his public persona, and his decision to step away from the Dynamo name to embrace his true self. Touching on themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the power of reinvention, Steven reflects on how magic has helped him navigate life's obstacles and find purpose.

Engaging, introspective, and filled with wisdom, Steven’s journey offers a poignant look at how embracing one’s vulnerabilities can lead to extraordinary transformations.

You can buy tickets to Steven Frayne’s Up Close and Magical show here

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0:00.0	This is a global player original podcast.
0:05.8	Hello, James here. Just before we get into the latest brilliant episode of full disclosure,
0:10.4	I wanted to give you a quick heads up about a brand new podcast I've been doing, James O'Brien
0:14.8	Daily. It's a condensed 60-minute highlights reel of some of my favourite bits from the daily LBC show. Some of my
0:22.7	favourite calls, some of my favourite, there I say, monologues and some of my favourite questions.
0:27.3	There's a new episode every day, as you'd expect, from a daily radio show. Just search
0:31.3	James O'Brien Daily on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. Or of course, just listen
0:36.6	live to LBC every day from 10 a m but for
0:40.2	now enjoy this episode of full disclosure hello and welcome to full disclosure a podcast project
0:52.1	conceived entirely to let me spend more time with interesting people than I would ever get on the radio show.
0:57.7	And you're 10 years younger than me, Stephen Frame, but goodness me, you've crammed a lot into your life.
1:02.9	So we'll get through as much of it as we can.
1:05.5	Amazing.
1:06.1	Of course, I should stress at the beginning for people who are going, Stephen Who, is that you are the artist formerly known as Dynamo and we will get later into the reasons as to why you no longer
1:17.0	are but but I want to begin in in Bradford in 1982 on the Delph Hill estate where you were
1:23.6	born to a single mum to to your mum, Nicky.
1:28.6	And we often talk on full disclosure about how we only have one childhood.
1:34.6	We only have the childhood that we lived.
1:37.1	We've got no way of knowing at the time, whether it was different or ordinary.
1:41.9	Yeah, yeah.
1:42.7	But you've sort of subsequently realized that life is pretty tough
1:47.3	I think yeah I think I grew up on a council estate which is quite a normal thing for a lot of
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