1. Linda Evangelista

Young Again

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Kirsty Young talks to legendary supermodel Linda Evangelista about what she’s learned from her life so far. After a career spanning 40 years, in early September 2023 she released a retrospective book with photographer Steven Meisel. As one of the first international supermodels, she reflects on listening to your parents, the infamous “$10,000 a day” quote, knowing your worth, and she looks back on how it felt to leave her marriage.

If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them? In Young Again Kirsty takes her guests back to the pivotal moments in their lives. Reflecting on what they wish they’d known at the time, and what they’ve learned along the way, she discovers the honest – and surprising – advice they’d give their younger selves.

Producer: Sam Peach Content Editor: Richard Hooper Executive Editor: Alice Feinstein Senior Technical Producer: Duncan Hannant Presenter: Kirsty Young

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0:05.1	My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.
0:08.7	It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,
0:13.5	moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.
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0:40.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. Hi, I'm Kirsty Young, and this is Young again, my podcast for BBC Radio 4.
0:53.8	What conversations would you have with your younger self?
0:57.0	How do you reflect on the big decisions you've made?
0:59.5	What have you learned from your life so far?
1:02.4	Well, in this edition of Young Again, I'm in conversation with one of the great beauties of our age.
1:08.0	Her face has been her fortune.
1:10.1	Indeed, Carl Lagerfeld described her as the
1:12.6	Stradivarius of models. I was intrigued to meet her, but in truth I wasn't really sure what to expect.
1:19.3	What would someone whose entire gilded careers built on the image of perfection have to say about
1:25.2	hardship and struggles? Well, it turns out quite a lot.
1:30.1	I was left astounded by her candor and admiring of her resilience.
1:34.7	In this episode of Young Again, I'm in conversation with Linda Evangelista.
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