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Glad We Had This Chat with Caroline Hirons

Grace Dent

Glad We Had This Chat with Caroline Hirons

Wall to Wall Media

Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.1522 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Join Caroline Hirons, the UK’s leading skincare expert and Grace Dent as they discuss Grace's journey into writing for The Guardian, surviving the menopause and embracing life in your 50's. 

Episodes are published weekly on Monday and Wednesdays.

Presented By: Caroline Hirons 

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Produced by Wall to Wall Media.     

Produced by: Danielle Bondzie

Executive Producers for Wall to Wall: Martin Trickey & Melissa Brown

Video Producer: Bruna Pias

With Thanks to: Tom Wright, Aoife Rice Murphy, Sarah Fenner, Shadia Oseni, Dom Seymour, Elizabeth Sloan & Penny Stratton 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the views or positions of any entities that the speakers are affiliated with or of the producer.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Glad We Had This Chat with me, Caroline Hyrens.

0:03.9

It's your one-stop shop for all things skincare, beauty and beyond.

0:08.2

My guest this week is a leading voice in the world of food.

0:11.2

She's been captivating audiences with her wit, wisdom and all things culinary for over a decade.

0:16.5

Whether she's sampling street food or dining at a Michelin-style restaurant,

0:19.7

her reviews are always worth savoring. Ladies and gents, it is the wondrous Grace Dent.

0:25.9

Grace Dent, welcome.

0:27.9

Sank, I'm a little bit stunned to be actually sitting here looking right at you in real life.

0:33.4

Why?

0:34.4

I don't know. I've seen you a lot of times. I feel...

0:37.6

It's that Guardian crowd, isn't it?

0:38.8

It's Sally Hughes and it's her fault. Yeah. I feel like I know you. Right. My first thing I'm going to say is you are a tall person. Why does everyone say that to me? Why does everyone think I'm... I had someone who I'd known and met like three or four times in business. one of our manufacturers, a product.

0:54.3

And he came to me as a lab and he went,

0:56.3

yeah, I've just got to say,

0:57.0

I've never realised how tall you are.

0:58.0

And I was like, who I'd known and met like three or four times in business, one of our manufacturers a product. And he came to me at a lab and he went, yeah, I've just got to say, I've never

0:57.1

realised how tall you are. And I was like, you've met me before. I don't know. Well, I mean, I suppose I only see you on screen. But you're tall? I'm not, I'm five four. I've always got ridiculous heels on. Oh, fair. I am. I am actually a little person and I saw you as a fellow

1:11.4

Lilliputian person. I just kicked my mic everywhere. Sorry, guys. You're a statuesque blonde. Well, thanks for that because I'm actually grey, but it's right. We hide it, don't we? You've got a good colourist. Thanks, she's fantastic. Thanks, Mel. Yeah, really good. But welcome. Oh, thanks for having me. And thanks for coming at a early-ish hour.

1:29.9

Oh, God.

1:30.2

No, I get up really good. But welcome. Oh, thanks for having me. And thanks for coming at a early-ish hour. Oh, God. No, I get up really early. Still? Yeah, I do. I am, as I've got older, I've worried that I'm going to turn into my grandmother, who used to be up at like five every single morning for no reason whatsoever. I do that. It does happen.

1:44.6

You need less sleep, they say.

1:45.8

I think they tell you that to make you feel better.

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