Mollie King on Becoming a Mum While Losing Her Dad

About this episode

Mollie King discusses her experiences of motherhood and coping with her father's terminal illness.

This week, Giovanna sits down with singer, presenter and all-round ray of sunshine Mollie King ! Mollie chats to Gi about life with her two young daughters, the realities of motherhood (no sleep), and her exciting new venture into podcasting. She also opens up about navigating her father’s terminal illness while preparing to welcome her first baby. Don’t forget to check out Novel Idea — Mollie’s brilliant new podcast with Matt Edmondson! If you’re loving the conversations on the podcast, make sure you subscribe to our brand new Substack ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Giovanna Fletcher

Guest: Mollie King

Topics covered

• motherhood
• parenting
• grief
• podcasting
• family

Keywords

• Mollie King
• Giovanna Fletcher
• motherhood
• grief
• podcasting
• family
• parenting

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