Stephanie Waring: Hollyoaks, mental health & Breaking the Script

Stephanie Waring: Hollyoaks, mental health & Breaking the Script

From The Middle-aged Bodcast by Raging Rich & T.A. Shelano

April 14, 2026 · 34 min · Season 6 · Episode 8

About this episode

Stephanie Waring discusses her acting career, mental health, and body confidence in this episode.

This week we're joined by Stephanie Waring, best known as Cindy Cunningham from Hollyoaks. We start off where you'd expect with a bit of Hollyoaks chat and Rich questioning his memory of the show: Cindy really did marry Tony twice! From there it turns into a much deeper conversation as Steph talks about taking the gamble at 17 to go all in on acting, and what it's actually been like building a career in that world over time. She opens up about eating disorders, body confidence and how those things don't just disappear, they follow you through life. There's some really relatable stuff in here from our side as well around mental health, confidence, and how easy it is to get stuck in your own head. We also talk about what happens when life throws you curveballs and how we adapt when things don't go to plan. Steph also shares more in her book Breaking the Script , which we've both read and thoroughly recommend. Get a limited edition signed copy direct from Steph's website. 📱 Follow The Middle-aged Bodcast Online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midagedbodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/middleagedbodcast 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/MidagedBodcast 🔵 Bluesky…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rich, T.A. Shelano

Guest: Stephanie Waring

Topics covered

  • mental health
  • body confidence
  • eating disorders
  • acting career
  • life challenges

Keywords

  • Hollyoaks
  • Stephanie Waring
  • mental health
  • eating disorders
  • body confidence
  • Breaking the Script

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hollyoaks

Books & works: Breaking the Script

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