Jane McDonald on her funniest and most iconic moments, her favourite memories from Loose Women and how she's learning to live with grief
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Biscuit Jim
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Today's guest is a national treasure, showbiz extraordinaire and one of our favourite northern icons - it's Jane McDonald!
In 1998 and at the age of 35 she hit our screens as the breakout star of BBC docu-series The Cruise, becoming an overnight success and it's no surprise she hasn't looked back since! She's done it all, from cruise ships to the stage, a debut album that topped the charts, and a 10-year stay on the Loose Women panel - she's dedicated her life to being a performer but she's still, and will forever be, a Wake-y girl at heart! Here, with the help of some of her nearest and dearest, she walks us through her most hilarious and heartfelt life stories.
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| 0:44.8 | Made for a higher biscuit purpose. This episode is brought to you by Magic Breakfast, the charity working to ensure that no child or young person in the UK is too hungry to learn. It's no secret that families everywhere are under a huge amount of financial pressure, especially after the |
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