Ep 39: Nicôle Lecky

I am BEYOND excited for you to hear this week’s episode with quadruple threat, Nicôle Lecky, who not only stars in the BBC hit show, Mood, she also wrote the script, wrote the songs and sings them too. The show which truly is like nothing you have ever seen before, and it’s based on her 2019 one woman theatre show, Superhoe which received incredible reviews at The Royal Court in London. Mood is a drama-musical that explores Only Fans culture and sex work through the main character, Sasha Clayton, an East London wannabe singer-songwriter who’s forced to fend for herself when she’s kicked out of her family home. After she meets party girl Carly, she’s introduced to the world of social media influencers, and the divide between becoming a singer and maintaining an online persona grows. Mood is an incredible look at mental health, sex, abuse, drinking culture, and the issue with ‘hidden homelessness.’ In this episode Nicôle talks about the stories she heard and experienced herself when she was researching the show, and reflects on the ‘grey area of sexual abuse,’ she witnessed at school - which I really think will have many of us looking back and questioning some of the things we saw and accepted as ‘normal.’Nicôle also talks about her own journey with mental health, antidepressants, and working out what is best for her mental wellbeing. AND, she shares some amazing tips for stepping into your power when pursuing your dreams and pitching your ideas - whether they are creative OR business ideas - which I know so many of you will love! I know I will be taking a lot of confidence tips from her! This is an incredibly open and honest conversation so I really hope you love this episode as much as I do. I hope you continue to listen and find the power to Reign in your own lives and if you love this episode, please get in touch (follow me across social media @joshsmithhosts), I love hearing from you. Love, Josh xxxP.S I AM SO EXCITED THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SKINCARE BRANDS, KIEHL’S, FOR THIS SERIES OF REIGN!I created Reign to celebrate women and start important conversations about equality and I am proud to partner with Kiehl’s who have done the same for over 170 years by supporting local communities through multiple charity partnerships.In the spirit of feeling like our best selves, Kiehl’s have introduced a new cream formulation of their best selling Midnight Recovery Oil! Say hello to the Midnight Recovery Omega Rich Cloud Cream, which will not only help your skin look plumped, nourished and radiant, it will empower you to feel FABULOUS and take on anything!It’s rich in Omegas 3 and 6 which help replenish and rejuvenate skin, and with it only taking 7 nights to younger looking skin - I’ll race you to the nearest Kiehl’s store! Or you can shop on kiehls.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices