Ronni Ancona: "Overwhelming" Motherhood, Surviving 2000s Comedy & Late ADHD Diagnosis
About this episode
Ronni Ancona discusses her experiences with motherhood, ADHD, and her career in comedy.
BAFTA-winning comedy icon and EastEnders star Ronni Ancona joins us on the sofa for an absolute rollercoaster of an episode! Fresh off a wild, tooth-losing "school mothers' night out" (and nursing a severe liver hangover), Ronni strips back the famous masks to give us the raw, chaotic truth about her life. From the relentless exhaustion of raising children who didn't sleep for 12 years to her late-in-life ADHD diagnosis in her 40s, Ronni opens up about the crippling pressure of people-pleasing, masking, and feeling like she was "failing at everything" while navigating the peak of UK fame. We take a nostalgic trip down memory lane to look at the casual sexism of 2000s television, what it was really like making a massive hit comedy show with her ex Alistair McGowan, and the hilarious moment Posh and Becks invited them to a party... just to have them coat-check the guests. Plus, Ronni shares incredible, heartwarming stories from her pre-fame days as a teacher at a tough all-boys school, her current brilliant stint as Bea Pollard on Albert Square, and why she's a self-proclaimed, "over-loving" mother. 🍎 THANK A TEACHER WITH TESCO! 🍏 This episode is proudly sponsored by Tesco, who…
People in this episode
Hosts: Hannah East, Louise Boyce
Guest: Ronni Ancona
Topics covered
- motherhood
- ADHD diagnosis
- 2000s comedy
- parenting challenges
- celebrity life
- teaching experiences
Keywords
- Ronni Ancona
- motherhood
- ADHD
- 2000s television
- comedy
- EastEnders
- parenting
- teaching
- celebrity
Sponsors
Tesco
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: EastEnders, Albert Square
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