This Was Always Me
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Being Kavana: Anthony Kavanagh on the cost of hiding his sexuality…
Being Kavana: Anthony Kavanagh on the cost of hiding his sexuality…
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Rich Clarke spent years feeling ashamed of his sexuality. Now he meets others who, for many different reasons, kept theirs hidden - and asks why.
From Olympic icon Dame Kelly Holmes to a Zimbabwean refugee and a former Conservative MP, these are unflinching stories of secrecy, shame, and survival.
Forget the rainbow-washed headlines... coming out isn't always safe, or even possible. Across 12 gripping episodes, Rich explores the emotional cost of hiding who you are, and what it takes to finally live your truth.
Raw, heartfelt, and long overdue. These voices are done hiding.
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- Being Kavana: Anthony Kavanagh on the cost of hiding his sexuality in the 90s pop industry · 53 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 12Anthony Kavanagh speaks to Rich Clarke about the hidden cost of becoming Kavana - a 90s pop star forced to hide his sexuality in an industry where being openly gay felt…
- Always There, Never Named: Julie Cohen on embracing her bisexuality in mid-life · 55 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 11Bestselling author Julie Cohen speaks to Rich Clarke about coming out as bisexual in her forties, after more than two decades of marriage and a lifetime of quiet questioning. She…
- 'They Put Me In A Closet & Beat Me': Zarith on his journey to safety & freedom in the UK · 40 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 10Zarith speaks to Rich Clarke about surviving violence, secrecy, and state-sanctioned homophobia... and the long road to finding safety in the UK. Raised in South East Asia…
- Choosing the ‘Normal’ Life: Al on coming out after marriage, fatherhood & grief · 45 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 9Al speaks to Rich Clarke about growing up feeling different. Not just because he was gay, but because he was half Chinese in a mostly white school, where he was bullied and made…
- Hiding Behind the Uniform: Retired Met officer Josi Clay on coming out as a trans woman · 48 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 8Josi Clay always knew she was different. But growing up in the 1950s, there were no words for how she felt - only the fear that telling anyone could destroy her future. So she…
- Decades of Silence: Norman Goodman on surviving aversion therapy & embracing his bisexual identity in his 70s · 46 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 7Norman Goodman knew he was different from a young age. But it was seen as a mental illness. He faced aversion therapy and electroconvulsive therapy to ‘cure’ his feelings. For…
- From Arranged Marriage & Exorcism to Activism: Moud Goba on escaping Zimbabwe and starting over · 52 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 6Moud Goba speaks to Rich Clarke about her journey from silence to pride. Growing up in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, she was taught that being gay was sinful, criminal, and…
- A Love Hidden For 29 Years: Former Conservative MP Sir Nick Gibb and Michael Simmonds on fear, love and coming out in politics · 50 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 5Sir Nick Gibb and Michael Simmonds have been together for 38 years, but kept their relationship hidden from the world until 2015 - the year they married. Nick knew he was gay…
- 'Created perfect, but made flawed’: Gail Rose on how she found self-acceptance after conversion therapy at Church · 53 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 4Gail Rose spent decades believing she couldn’t be both gay and Christian. After becoming a young mum and joining a church that preached same-sex attraction was wrong, Gail kept…
- It Was Illegal To Be With The Love Of My Life: Richard Martin on secret heartbreak & waiting until his 60s to come out · 38 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 3Richard Martin joins Rich Clarke to share the story of a love that shaped his life. At university, Richard fell deeply in love with another man. It was a relationship full of…
- 80 Years In The Wrong Body: Isobel on transitioning in later life, with her wife's blessing · 1 h 4 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 2Rich Clarke sits down with Isobel - a remarkable trans woman who underwent gender-affirming surgery at 80. Isobel reflects on a lifetime of hiding her true self, trying to meet…
- I Wouldn't Be Double Olympic Champion If They'd Found Out I Was Gay: Dame Kelly Holmes on having to hide her sexuality in the army & the spotlight · 60 min · Stagione 1 Episodio 1Rich Clarke speaks with Dame Kelly Holmes, double Olympic gold medallist, former soldier, and proud gay woman, about the reality of hiding her sexuality for 34 years. Kelly…
- Introducing: This Was Always Me - Subscribe Now! · 2 minWhat if being yourself meant risking everything? This Was Always Me is a powerful new series hosted by Rich Clarke, launching this Pride Month. Through raw, emotional…
