Ian Wright

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

Relationships, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Former footballer Ian Wright is adored and revered by millions of people, but as a result of his traumatic childhood he hasn’t always recognised or trusted his success. The victim of domestic abuse as a child, Ian has spent the past few years bravely delving into his past experiences, both personally, and for a BBC documentary that he hopes will help others feel supported. In this chat with Fearne Ian is incredibly introspective about what he’s learnt about feeling anger and accepting love over his lifetime.

Ian Wright: Home Truths airs on the BBC on May 6th at 9pm, and will also be available on BBC iPlayer for you to watch in your own time.

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Content warning: this episode includes conversations about domestic abuse.

In the UK, the National Centre for Domestic Violence can be reached www.ncdv.org.uk or 0800 9702070

The Hampton Trust can be found https://hamptontrust.org.uk

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0:00.0	Before we start, this episode contains a lot of conversation that might be triggering for some listeners.
0:05.6	If that sounds like it might apply to you, check the show notes for more details.
0:12.0	Hello and welcome to Happy Place. I'm Fern Cotton and this is your weekly reminder to gently
0:18.4	inhale and exhale and take some time for yourself. Today I'm meeting someone who's been meditating
0:25.9	on how his relationship with anger and love has changed since childhood. It's Ian Wright.
0:32.5	What I wanted more than anything else, Fern, was just to be hugged and loved. So if I could go
0:38.5	back, I'd want to hug him and say, this is going to be fine. Remember, this is not your fault.
0:43.6	And what happens is that when I got older and I started and I became the Patriot, all of a sudden
0:47.4	everybody loves me and family because I'm doing well and paying for those earning good money and
0:52.0	all of a sudden I can help everybody. It literally turned like a light switch. Everybody just
0:56.8	all of a boom. We will love you now. Ian is a football ponder, former Crystal Palace, Arsenal
1:03.2	and England player and host of Ian Wright's everyday people podcast and a legend.
1:10.0	In January 2020, he recorded his desert island discs and emotionally talked about his
1:15.2	difficult upbringing dealing with domestic abuse at home. After receiving message upon message
1:21.8	from people who shared similar stories to him, he decided to look into the issue further with a
1:26.9	BBC documentary, talking about his own story in more detail and helping others share theirs.
1:34.1	This documentary, Ian Wright, home truths, heirs on the 6th of May on BBC and BBC I Player.
1:41.1	This episode is sponsored by more than insurance. They partnered with Dogs for Good,
1:47.2	a charity that brings people and dogs together to make life possible. In just two years, more than
1:53.3	have sponsored a number of Dogs for Good puppies and together they provided support to hundreds
1:58.9	of families and individuals affected by disability, dementia, autism and other conditions.
2:05.2	Isn't that just so amazing? I know firsthand that it is so so important to have a support system
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