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Invite Only

Invite Only

Written by: Laura Armstrong and Janine Yaqoob
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 Have you ever wondered what a celebrity is like when the camera isn't rolling? Or what the real story behind that headline is? The Sunday Mirror's Invite Only podcast takes you behind the scenes for our biggest interviews and gives you the inside scoop on the showbiz stories that the world is talking about. In a brand new series, editors of the No Filter column Laura Armstrong and Janine Yaqoob discuss all the celebrity gossip you haven't read - and welcome some of their favourite celebs for incredible specials.Reach PLC Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Juggling Strictly, EastEnders and a house move: will the Glitterball trophy become Jamie Borthwick's special housewarming gift?

    Juggling Strictly, EastEnders and a house move: will the Glitterball trophy become Jamie Borthwick's special housewarming gift?
    Nov 9 2024
    Juggling Strictly, EastEnders and a house move is certainly keeping Jamie Borthwick busy. Find out what's powering him through - and the special housewarming gift he'd love for his new pad - in this chat with his dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas and Invite Only's Janine Yaqoob. The EastEnders favourite looks back at his 18 years on the hit soap as Jay Brown, the legends who inspired him along the way and what the future holds for him. And the Strictly duo discuss the close bond they have formed on the show, the physical and mental challenges of the intense training, and their excitement about performing the Argentine tango this week and the prospect of making it to the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Comedian Shazia Mirza on Celebrity SAS, Asian representation, and dealing with tough crowds

    Comedian Shazia Mirza on Celebrity SAS, Asian representation, and dealing with tough crowds
    Oct 11 2024
    Trailblazing comedian Shazia Mirza is used to tough crowds as part of her career: first, working as a teacher in Tower Hamlets, and later as a successful stand-up comedian, performing to audiences across the world. So when she appeared as a contestant on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, Shazia tells our podcast that Billy Billingham's brutal insults on the show didn't affect her, because she's heard worse from hecklers - and even her own parents! She chats to the Mirror's Janine Yaqoob about her time on the challenging show, her experiences as the first female Muslim Pakistani comic, and meeting the likes of Robin Williams and Queen Elizabeth II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Wynne Evans and Katya Jones on THAT Mrs Doubtfire dance and what to expect on this week's Strictly Come Dancing

    Wynne Evans and Katya Jones on THAT Mrs Doubtfire dance and what to expect on this week's Strictly Come Dancing
    Oct 11 2024
    Everyone is taking about Wynne Evans and Katya Jones' Mrs Doubtfire-inspired cha cha on last weekend's Strictly Come Dancing. The Welsh opera singer, known for his role as Gio Compario in the GoCompare adverts, donned the wig, glasses and stockings to play the character during Movie Week for the BBC dance competition. Although Wynne is reluctant to call it a competition, due to his fondness for his fellow celebrities and dance professionals. Instead, he likes it to call it an "entertainment programme", as you will hear in their chat with the Mirror's Janine Yaqoob. Direct from their rehearsals, the dancing duo discuss getting into character for last week's performance, their plan for this Saturday's Tango to ABBA's 'Money, Money, Money', and why Wynne - who won Celebrity MasterChef in 2023 - hasn't found the time to cook for Katya yet, despite her former dance partners offering up their culinary treats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins
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