PODCAST · education
Learning As I Go
by Scott Thomas
Scott Thomas learns the lessons from the people who have supported him, and inspired him, on his self-development journey.
Episodes
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Izzy Utterson: Glowing Up and Growing Strong
“Make everything easier for yourself, and be kinder to yourself” You might know Izzy Utterson as the “Glow Up Girl” and in this episode, you’ll hear the details behind Izzy’s glow up. After Izzy was diagnosed with psoriasis, and her mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Izzy found herself…
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Paul Richardson: How To Grow Your Business And Yourself
How do you turn a small startup into a billion-pound company? Paul Richardson is here to tell you. Paul and Gymshark founders Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan, as well as former CEO Steve Hewitt, took a conversation they had in a gym and turned it into a “Unicorn Business” valued at a billion pounds....
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Malin Andersson: Grief, Addiction, And Transformation Through Meditation
“All I ever wanted was to be loved” You might remember Malin from series two of Love Island, but you’ll be shocked by what she’s been through outside of the villa. Malin tells Scott how the loss of her mother and infant daughter Consy led her to battle with substance abuse, and how it was only…
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Troy Deeney On: Success, Money, Relationships & His Future
"It's the first time on a football pitch I've been at ease." You might know Troy Deeney for that Watford goal against Leicester, but did you know he started that year in prison? Troy shares with Scott how he’s been shaped by his troubled childhood, how his early success in football soon spiralled...
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Learning To Find Your True Self With Wes Nelson
“I'm just a bloke from Stoke and I like making music” You might know Wes Nelson from Love Island, or his number one song ABRACADABRA with Craig David. But did you know that he started out as a nuclear engineer? Wes tells Scott how he transcended his reality TV roots to become a chart-topping...
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Learning To Feel The Fear With Coleen Nolan
"We sold 30 million records and yet we didn't get any money" Coleen Nolan was a performer from the age of two but has had anything but an easy journey. Coleen tells Scott how The Nolan Sisters went from singing in working men's clubs in Blackpool to getting escorted by the army in Japan; and how...
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Learning To Believe In Yourself with Bradley Simmonds
“Believe in yourself and have the right people around you” Imagine having your dream football career cut short at 20. That was the case for Bradley Simmonds. Since then, he’s used the discipline instilled from his early days at Chelsea to build a fitness empire. Bradley tells Scott about the...
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Learning To Live An Authentic Life With Ferne McCann
“Our darkest times are sent to us so that we can level up.” Ferne McCann was desperate to become famous and found it in shows like TOWIE, Celebs Go Dating and I’m A Celebrity. Since then, Ferne has turned her life from a party girl to a wellness-focused entrepreneur and devoted mother. But change...
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Learning To Find Your Tribe with Mitchell Halliday
“I need to stop doing this because I’m absolutely ruining myself” Imagine earning hundreds of thousands at 19 and touring the world before you hit 20. That’s the life of make-up megastar Mitchell Halliday. At just 25, Mitchell has turned his love for makeup into a multimillion-pound global…
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Learning To Find The Right Perspective With Gemma Atkinson
“If I can get through that, then everything else is insignificant” Gemma Atkinson has been on a journey from soap star and pinup icon to a powerhouse of fitness and resilience. Gemma is on a mission to help everyone feel confident in their body. Gemma shares with Scott her secret to being...
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Learning To Get The Most Out Of Life With Russell Kane
“The laugh went into my bloodstream and I was like - what was that?” Russell Kane started his career selling watches, and now he’s won two of the biggest awards in comedy. So what changed, and what’s the secret to his confidence? Russell tells Scott how he found his feet in the comedy world, how...
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Learning To Live Your Best Life with Lucy Mecklenburgh
“There's no love like I've ever felt for my children” Lucy Meck was thrown into the spotlight aged 18 when she joined the cast of TOWIE. Now she’s a business mogul and a devoted mother. Lucy tells Scott how she dealt with finding fame overnight and stayed grounded when everyone had an...
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Learning To Win The War with Ollie Ollerton
“I was searching for war. I wanted to be at war every day” Ollie’s life changed at just 10 years old, but how did this event lead to Ollie becoming a real-life action man and former special forces hero? You’ll hear some of the worst experiences he faced during his time in Iraq, and that sometimes...
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Remembering To Live In The Moment With Alex Bowen
CW: This episode contains references to suicide “I feel like I’ve got a purpose now” Alex Bowen opens up for the first time, about how the loss of a close personal friend has helped him find a new purpose in life. Scott and Alex also discuss living with anxiety and the importance of enjoying your...
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Remembering to Love Yourself with Steph Elswood
"My nan would say stay sassy every night before bed” Steph Elswood has turned her life around from an eating disorder partly thanks to a phrase from her nan, which is now at the core of one of her biggest successes. A women’s wellbeing and dance community called Stay Sassy. Steph had suffered…
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Remembering the Power of Motherhood with Nadia Thorburn
“It was like looking at miracles.” Nadia Thorburn is mum to four children; including TRIPLETS! Thousands have followed her on Instagram as her children have grown up. But what’s the real story of Nadia’s second pregnancy? Nadia opens up to Scott about how she struggled to convince people she was...
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Remembering To Have a Strong Mindset and Self Belief with David Poxon
“Where are you now? Where do you want to be?” On this week’s episode Scott is joined by his personal business coach, David Poxon. David uses his experience and expertise to help business owners identify and achieve their goals through the adoption of high-performance mindsets, and the practice of...
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Learning To Be Resilient with Chris Fountain
“Looking back at it now, it makes me feel sick” Chris Fountain had it all. He was Hollyoaks golden boy age only 15 and then made an unprecedented move over to Coronation Street where he took up the role of Tommy Duckworth. Then one mistake changed everything, and he lost that job on Coronation...
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Learning To Be A World Champion with Non Stanford MBE
“You become last week's news if you’re not performing” What’s it like, losing an Olympic medal to your best friend? It took former triathlete world champion Non Stanford eighteen months to come back from that moment. She shares with Scott how that affected her and how she was able to pick herself...
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Learning To Be Fearless with Carl Fogarty MBE
“I was obsessed with winning” Superbike world champion Carl Fogarty shares with Scott how he used his fearlessness to become one of the most successful riders of all time. Carl discusses where his winning mentality came from, and the only thing he was ever scared of was losing. Scott also hears…
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Learning To Process Grief with Kelsey Parker
“I asked Tom - are you dying?” When Kelsey’s husband - The Wanted’s Tom Parker - died from an aggressive brain tumour, her life was changed forever. Kelsey opens up to Scott about life now, she shares how she’s slowly repairing herself and trying to create the best life possible for their…
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The Lessons That You’ve Loved
These are the life lessons that you’ve loved from the past 12 episodes. Scott has sat down with 12 incredible guests so far this series, and we’ve picked out some of your favourite life lessons from those conversations. In this special episode, you’ll hear Jermaine Jenas talk about finding…
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Learning To Understand Yourself with Gareth Palmer
“Do something that doesn’t matter.” Gareth Palmer is Scott's therapist. Together, they unpack the tools they used to take Scott from party-boy to businessman. Gareth encourages Scott, and all of us, to do things that don’t matter, away from our hectic day-to-day life. As he says, it’s important…
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Learning To Prioritise Your Life with Brooke Vincent
“In our house, I come last” Brooke Vincent started acting in Coronation Street at the age of 11. She tells Scott about how being a child actor affected her childhood, and how it’s still impacting her life today. Scott also hears about Brooke’s new life as a mum to two young boys and a fiancé to...
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Learning to Beat The Odds with Danny Simpson
“You just want to be a kid who plays football” Danny Simpson describes the moment he beat the odds to win the premier league with Leicester City in 2016. It’s one of the greatest sporting stories of all time, and Danny tells Scott about the comedown from that massive high. Danny also describes...
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Learning To Create Legacy with Brendan Loughnane
“What would you do for a million dollars?” After Brendan Loughnane won a million-dollar fight in Las Vegas, he’s back in Manchester to talk to Scott. Brendan shares his journey into MMA and what life’s like now he’s at the top. Scott discovers that being physically strong isn’t enough to win, and...
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Learning What’s Important In Life with Fleur East
“I walked through life so differently after I lost my dad” Fleur East shares with Scott her new perspective on life, after losing her Dad. It’s made her re-evaluate what’s most important. They also discuss how their definition of success has changed down the years. It’s no longer about chasing...
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Learning About The Power Of Being Sober with Dean McCullough
“I thought it was my turn to be alcohol dependant” How can you have a good night out when you’re sober? Radio 1’s Dean McCulloch is here to tell you. Scott and Dean share the highs and lows of their sobriety journeys, and reflect on how quitting drinking has helped them learn more about…
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Learning To Find Your Self Worth With Jermaine Jenas
“In business, I get asked: what are you doing here?” Jermaine Jenas was the third most expensive teenager in footballing history. But what do you do when injury ends your career? How do you manage to find your “Self Worth” again after being defined as a footballer your entire life? Jermaine had…
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Learning To Find Yourself with Emily English
CW: This episode contains references to eating disorders. “My body became like a maths equation” Emily English’s modelling career led her to a path of disordered eating. Now - she’s a respected nutritionist with over 250 thousand followers. Emily opens up to Scott about how her journey with food...
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Learning To Live In The Moment With Alex Bowen
CW: This episode contains references to suicide “I feel like I’ve got a purpose now” Alex Bowen opens up for the first time, about how the loss of a close personal friend has helped him find a new purpose in life. Scott and Alex also discuss living with anxiety and the importance of enjoying your...
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Learning To Never Give Up On Your Dreams With Anastasia Kingsnorth
"I got so close to quitting... thank god I didn't" Anastasia Kingsnorth has had huge success as a YouTuber. Scott Thomas uncovers the sacrifices she made to get to the top, and how this success didn’t come overnight. Anastasia shares the bullying she faced at school for making videos and why she...
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Learning To Enjoy the Journey With Charlie Edwards, Boxer
“I remember looking up at the (World Championship) belt and thinking… this is shit.” Is being a world champion really as good as it’s made out to be? Charlie Edwards tells Scott Thomas about making it to the top of the boxing world, and how he found it lonely and depressing once he got there....
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Learning To Be Confident with Claudia Fogarty
“Being rejected was a horrible feeling” Fresh out of the Love Island villa Scott Thomas sits down with Claudia Fogarty for a brand-new series of Learning As I Go. Claudia talks openly for the first time about the journey that she’s been through with her body confidence and how this affected how…
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Learning As I Go Is Back - Welcome to Season 3
Scott Thomas is back with an all-new series of Learning As I Go tomorrow. You don't want to miss it.
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Learning The Power Of Visualisation with Kelvin Fletcher
“You’re the one person who believes in you” Can you be a master of all trades? Kelvin Fletcher is doing it. Not only has he been an actor at the national theatre and on TV he’s also been a champion racecar driver, bought a farm, raised twins and won Strictly Come Dancing. To wrap up this season…
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Learning About Growth with Alex Cannon
“Show up as the person you want to be.” Alex Cannon is a successful businessman, model and influencer. He’s an incredibly positive person, a mindset that he cultivated in his 20’s, whilst caring for his terminally ill mother. Both Alex and his mum found that facing things with positivity was a...
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Learning To Evolve with Jenny Powell
“You’re just turning letters round and not saying anything.” TV icon Jenny Powell opens up to Scott about how hard it was, as a woman, to carve out a career in TV. So what does it take to build a career in TV, and present legendary 80’s and 90’s TV shows like “Top Of The Pops”, “No Limit”, and...
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What I’ve Learnt So Far with Scott Thomas
“Hopefully one day soon I’ll have a family.” What’s it like to be an entrepreneur and influencer while trying to build meaningful relationships? Scott shares an honest account of how he’s learning from the challenges of building a business, how he’s learnt from the experiences in his past, and…
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Learning to Thrive with Joe Thompson
“Daddy are you going to die?” How much can one man come back from? After forging a career in football Joe Thompson was diagnosed with stage four cancer. He got through the treatment, then three and a half years later, it came back. Even after that, Joe’s challenges were far from over. Joe opens…
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Learning to Love Yourself with Steph Elswood
“My nan would say stay sassy every night before bed” Steph Elswood has turned her life around from an eating disorder partly thanks to a phrase from her nan, which is now at the core of one of her biggest successes. A women’s wellbeing and dance community called Stay Sassy. Steph had suffered…
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Learning about the Power of Motherhood with Nadia Thorburn
“It was like looking at miracles.” Nadia Thorburn is mum to four children; including TRIPLETS! Thousands have followed her on Instagram as her children have grown up. But what’s the real story of Nadia’s second pregnancy? Nadia opens up to Scott about how she struggled to convince people she was...
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Learning To Play The Long Game with Richard Fleeshman
"My face was on every gossip magazine" Richard Fleeshman found fame on Coronation Street aged thirteen. So, what's it like being a teenager when everyone knows your name? Richard opens up to Scott about the impact of celebrity culture. His dramatic rise to fame after taking part in prime time...
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Learning To Trust The Process With Ross Worswick
“It was everything she had. And she gave it to me” Ross Worswick was a party boy, car racer and club promoter. Now he has a family and runs a multi-million pound clothing business. So what changed, and does he really have it all? Scott and Ross talk about how the skills they learnt as club...
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Learning why Balance Makes you Happy with Cath Tyldesley
“I can be a leading lady at any size” How do you manage a busy acting career, with maintaining your own fitness - and being a mum of two? Scott Thomas talks to Cath Tyldsley to find out. You’ll hear Cath open up about her journey with her weight, and how she’s discovered that an ‘all things in...
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Learning To Define Success with Vicky Pattison
“When strong, beautiful women succeed, everyone succeeds.” Who is the real Vicky Pattison? Scott and Vicky discuss how easy it can be for other people to form opinions about them, and how they’re still working out exactly who they want to be. They talk about what gets them out of bed in the...
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Learning About Judgement with Jacques O’Neill
“I just want to be a good person, for me, my mum and the people around me” Has Love Island’s Jacques O’Neill been misjudged? After leaving the villa in one of the most controversial moments of the 2022 season, Jacques sits down with Scott Thomas to tell his story. Hear how ADHD has affected…
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Learning to Adjust to Fame with Nathan Massey
“Six months down the line, I had a meeting with my agent and they said ‘Noone really wants to pursue you guys anymore, I think they want to wait for the next year’s to come along.’ And that hurt.” After winning the second series of Love Island in 2016, where he met his partner Cara, Nathan Massey...
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Learning to Let Go with James O’Keefe
“Everything is mindset. It doesn’t matter what you thought before. Let it go. Believe that you are the person you think you are, and go with that.” James O’Keefe founded the therapeutic retreat organisation, Unguarded Warrior, where he helps groups of men process their past and let go of the...
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Learning That It Is Never Too Late with Gail Waring
“There’s so much more out there that I’m exploring now that I didn't really care about before. When I go on my walks now, the bird song and trees rustling, it’s just like love to me and brings me so much pleasure I can’t describe it.” Scott is joined by his mum, Gail Waring, to discuss their…
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Scott Thomas learns the lessons from the people who have supported him, and inspired him, on his self-development journey.
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