Jameela Jamil | On Adversity, Celebrity and Activism [BEST OF]
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
My guest today, Jameela Jamil, was a household name in the UK for years. Hosting shows on T4 and BBC Radio 1 before launching into the spotlight in the US, playing Tahani on the acclaimed TV show, The Good Place, and then hosting TBS late-night game show That Misery Index judging voguing reality competition show Legendary. And along the way, she has been incredibly intentional about leveraging her notoriety for social good launching the advocacy platform I Weigh and the podcast of the same name and she's on a quest to really bring together and amplify the voices of change-makers and promote equity and dignity. And for her, it's also personal. Growing up the daughter of Indian and Pakistani parents, she was often bullied, an experience made tougher after being diagnosed with a condition that affects her body's connective tissue and often causes chronic pain. And through her teens, she endured even more trauma. Became anorexic, and then at a car accident that caused a spinal injury that would profoundly change her relationship with her body. And finding her way eventually into the world of TV and radio in the UK, she headed to the US at first to write, but found herself in front of the camera, performing on a set with her childhood heroes on network TV. But it was her decision to speak truth to power and become an advocate for equality, inclusivity, and self-determination that has really become the center of who Jameela is and how she shows up in the world, a place she describes as being post shame. So excited to share this best of conversation with you.
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| 0:00.0 | My guest today, Jamila Jamil, was a household name in the UK for years. |
| 0:10.6 | Hosting shows on T4 and BBC1, before launching into the spotlight in the US playing Tahani |
| 0:16.7 | on the acclaimed TV show The Good Place, and then hosting TBS late night game show The |
| 0:21.0 | Misery Index, judging Vogue and Reality Competition show Legendary, and along the way she has |
| 0:26.8 | been incredibly intentional about leveraging her notoriety for social good, launching |
| 0:32.2 | the advocacy platform Iway and the podcast of the same name, and she's on the quest to |
| 0:37.3 | really bring together and amplify the voices of change makers and promote equity and dignity. |
| 0:43.2 | And for her, it's also personal. Growing up the daughter of Indian and Pakistani parents, |
| 0:47.6 | she was often bullied, and experience may tougher after being diagnosed with a condition that |
| 0:52.6 | affects her body's connective tissue and often causes chronic pain. And through her teens, |
| 0:57.4 | she endured even more trauma, became anorexic, and then had a car accident that caused a spinal |
| 1:03.4 | injury that would profoundly change her relationship with her body. And finding her way eventually |
| 1:07.7 | into the world of TV and radio in the UK, she headed to the US at first to write, but found |
| 1:12.8 | herself in front of the camera, performing on a set with her childhood heroes on network TV. |
| 1:17.9 | But it was her decision to speak truth to power and become an advocate for equality, inclusivity, |
| 1:23.8 | and self-determination that has really become the center of who Jamila is and how she shows up |
| 1:29.0 | in the world. A place she describes as being post-shame. So excited to share this best of |
| 1:35.2 | conversation with you. And before we dive into it, I also want to take a moment to share some |
| 1:40.2 | super exciting news. So my new book, Spart, is now available for pre-order. This is really the |
| 1:48.0 | combination of more than two decades of work getting to the heart of what makes us come alive |
| 1:53.6 | in work and life. It will help you understand maybe in a way that you never truly have been |
| 1:58.4 | able to see or embrace those deeper drivers for work that fill you with meaning, |
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