EP351- Eastenders Lorraine Stanley: I Was A Little Chav

About this episode

Lorraine Stanley discusses her life experiences, including her role on Eastenders and her journey as a mother and actress.

Eastenders actress Lorraine Stanley joins Johnny Seifert on Secure The Insecure podcast. Lorraine opens up about growing up in a working-class family, the process before, during and after playing Karen Taylor on Eastenders, being a mum at 39 years old, her weight loss journey and the future prospect at being a grandma one day. You can see Departures in Curzon cinemas now. Check out Departures on Instagram to find out where it is coming near you. Secure The Insecure is the celebrity mental health podcast that airs on Mondays available to watch on Youtube or listen to on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Make sure you subscribe/rate/review where you are watching or listening to Secure The Insecure. Follow Johnny Seifert on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/johnnyseifert Instagram: www.instagram.com/securetheinsecurepodcast TikTok www.tiktok.com/johnnyseifert92 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Seifert

Guest: Lorraine Stanley

Topics covered

• mental health
• working-class upbringing
• weight loss
• parenthood
• celebrity

Keywords

• Eastenders
• Karen Taylor
• Departures
• Curzon cinemas

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Departures

Books & works: Eastenders, I Was A Little Chav, Secure The Insecure, Departures

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