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British Scandal

The Fake Sheikh | Interview - Reporter Christine Hart on playing the Fake Sheikh’s wife | 4

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Christine Hart watched Mazher Mahmood at close range. As a fellow investigative reporter at News of the World in the 90s and 00s, she played roles including the sheikh’s wife, an arms dealer and a stripper. Christine tells Alice Levine what Mahmood was really like, and what he’s up to now.

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0:00.0

From Wundry I'm Alice Levine and this is British scandal. In this series we've been exposed to the murky waters of the

0:33.3

tabloid world, not for the first time of course, but things got much darker, morals went

0:35.8

frankly out of the window and egos were off the scale

0:39.3

as we followed the journey of journalist Masamamud.

0:42.4

He went from a teenager looking to expose the bad guys and make

0:45.9

his dad proud to a man that was willing to take anyone down for a front-page splash.

0:51.6

We've heard his story and we heard a bit about what it was like for his victims,

0:56.2

but I really wanted to know what it was like working alongside Mahmood.

1:00.7

What was it like coming up with their scalps? What was it like coming up with their scouts? What was it like going undercover with him?

1:04.9

Today we're speaking to Chris Hart. She was a journalist at the News of the World and was integral to many of

1:10.9

Mahmood's set-ups. She played roles such as the Shake's wife, an arms dealer, and a nightclub stripper in his stings.

1:18.0

She left journalism and returned to her first career as a private investigator. She joins us next. What do I say? What do I say? What do I say? What do I say? What do I say? What do I say?

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2:04.6

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2:05.8

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2:07.2

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2:08.8

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2:12.4

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2:16.0

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