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Celia Imrie

·1 hr 10 min·15 clips

David Tennant and Celia Imrie begin with a tease about how the introduction went. They are at ease almost immediately. The chat opens on the small social details that make a room feel real, including the memory of a BAFTA presentation and the absurdity of being told she looked too big. From there, the conversation turns sharply personal. Imrie explains that a letter left in her mother’s desk helped trigger an eating disorder, and she describes how the experience made her very sick for a long time. Tennant keeps the tone gentle and curious, which gives her room to speak without closing down. She says that for years she did not talk about it. Now she is willing to speak, especially if it can help someone else. The conversation makes space for both young people and their mothers. It also points to charities such as BEAT and the value of talking to someone sooner rather than later. Imrie reflects on how destructive the illness was. She also says the hardest part was the worry it caused her mother. The talk does not stay in one register for long. It moves between humor, memory, shame, and care. Tennant and Imrie circle around the old injury without making it sound tidy. The result feels less like a formal interview than a candid catch-up. Imrie’s warmth keeps the story from turning heavy in the wrong way. Tennant’s patience keeps the edges soft enough for honesty. The episode ends with a little urgency because time has nearly run out. That rush only sharpens the sense that the conversation mattered. It is an easy listen that leaves behind a serious aftertaste. It also offers something practical. If the story touches a nerve, it points clearly toward help.

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A candid chat that moves from light banter into a plain, useful account of illness and recovery.

David Tennant and Celia Imrie give the opening stretch an easy, teasing rhythm, trading lines about a BAFTAs introduction, a kilt, and the odd fact that so little had been explained in advance.

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Play this for Celia Imrie at her lightest, then at her most exposed and earnest.

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