[TW: contains discussion of eating disorders, including references to calorie-counting and body dysmorphia]
We're back, baby! So much has changed hasn't it? Last year, I released a new series in the grip of a national lockdown and a global pandemic. This year...well, I'm releasing a new series in the grip of a national lockdown and a global pandemic. I hope Season 10 of How To Fail brings you some much-needed cheer in these strange times.
And WHAT a guest I have for you to kick off with. Jameela Jamil started out as an English teacher, fell into TV presenting, subsequently became an actress, starring alongside Ted Danson and Kristen Bell in The Good Place and is now well-known for her activism.
In 2018, Jameela launched I Weigh, which has grown into a radically inclusive global movement against shame and now has its own YouTube channel and podcast. Along the way, she's come in for her fair share of criticism - perhaps unsurprising when you consider her habit of calling out of media hypocrisy on Twitter and Instagram where she has a combined following of 4.4 million.
Jameela joins me to talk about her failure to be a 'good' female celebrity, her failure to be kind to her body and her failure to get a handle on her finances. If you are a woman, a parent of a daughter, or simply a sentient human being trying to do this thing called life, you will find this episode full of mind-expanding truth bombs. Enjoy!
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My book Failosophy: A Handbook For When Things Go Wrong contains 7 Failure Principles developed from two-and-bit years worth of accumulated podcast wisdom and is out now.
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How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted by Elizabeth Day, produced by Naomi Mantin and Chris Sharp. We love hearing from you! To contact us, email howtofailpod@gmail.com
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Social Media:
Elizabeth Day @elizabday
How To Fail @howtofailpod
Jameela Jamil @jameelajamilofficial
S11, Ep1 How to Fail: Graham Norton
BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Dr Alex George
S10, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Adrian Dunbar
S10, Ep8 How to Fail: Kazuo Ishiguro
S10, Ep7 How to Fail: Emma Reed Turrell
S10, Ep6 How to Fail: Jim Down
S10, Ep5 How to Fail: Dr Nicole LePera, The Holistic Psychologist
S10, Ep4 How to Fail: Emma Barnett
S10, Ep3 How to Fail: Alexandra Burke
S10, Ep2 How to Fail: Matt Haig
SPECIAL EPISODE! How to Fail: Leanne Hainsby
How to Fail: A Christmas Message
A How to Fail Miniseries: Rebecca Anderton-Davies
A How to Fail Miniseries: Bassel Deeb
A How to Fail Miniseries: Ross Barr
A How to Fail Miniseries: Yinka Bokinni
S9, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Jamie Dornan
S9, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Claudia Rankine
S9, Ep8 How to Fail: James Acaster
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