Jameela Jamil is extraordinary!

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Actress, activist, TV presenter, writer and self-proclaimed ‘feminist-in-progress’, Jameela Jamil, opens up about how she overcame trauma at various stages of her life, now using her platform to amplify the voices of others via her I Weigh movement. In this incredibly frank conversation she shares how her ‘high hopes, low expectations’ mentality took her from being a television presenter in the UK, to becoming the star of the hit US sitcom The Good Place. She’s certainly lived an extraordinary life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, podcast listeners, have you heard you can listen to your favorite podcasts ad-free? That's good news.
0:06.4	With Amazon music, you have access to the largest catalog of ad-free top podcasts included with your prime membership.
0:13.2	To start listening, download the Amazon Music app for free, or go to Amazon.com slash ad-free podcasts.
0:20.2	That's Amazon.com slash ad-free podcasts to catch up on the latest episodes without the ads.
0:27.1	Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
0:31.9	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business
0:36.0	with easy customizable themes
0:37.9	that let you build your brand,
0:39.5	marketing tools that get your products out there.
0:41.8	Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time.
0:44.5	From startups to scaleups, online, in person and on the go.
0:49.1	Shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you.
0:51.5	Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.
1:03.0	Hey and welcome back to Katie Piper's Extraordinary People. It's the podcast where I sit down
1:08.3	with somebody who's lived a truly extraordinary life.
1:12.9	Jamila Jamil could be described in all sorts of ways.
1:16.1	An actress, TV presenter and activist, writer and self-proclaimed feminist in progress to name just a few.
1:22.6	One thing we do know, though, is she's hardworking and ambitious and able to turn those
1:27.4	ambitions into a reality.
1:29.7	Having begun her broadcast career on T4, she soon got noticed by Radio 1 before leaving for a life
1:36.2	in Los Angeles and landing a role in the Emmy-nominated sitcom The Good Place, with no acting
1:42.5	experience at all. Alongside all of that, she's used her
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sony Music, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Sony Music and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.