Jodie Kidd (Part One)
Walking The Dog with Emily Dean
Goalhanger
4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
This week Emily and Ray head to the Surrey-Sussex border for a countryside stroll with supermodel, racing driver, businesswoman and pub owner Jodie Kidd, joined by her two adorable dachshunds, Dave and Dutton.
Jodie chats to Emily about being discovered on a beach at just 15 and suddenly launched into the world of high fashion, going on to work with the likes of Alexander McQueen and Chanel. She also opens up about stepping away from modelling at the height of her fame and throwing herself into a completely different passion: motor racing.
They also talk about Jodie’s love of dogs and her involvement with Goodwoof, the annual dog celebration held at the Goodwood estate. This year’s event features everything from dog yoga and behavioural talks to the gloriously named Ministry of Hound disco, with Jodie joining the judging panel for the stylish dog-and-owner competition, Chien Charmant. Goodwoof takes place on May 16th and 17th and tickets are available at https://www.goodwood.com.
It’s a warm, funny and wonderfully relaxed walk with someone who’s clearly lived several fascinating lives already, plus two dachshunds who nearly gave everyone a heart attack when one briefly wandered off mid-walk.
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Walking The Dog is produced by Will Nichols
Music: Rich Jarman
Artwork: Alice Ludlam
Photography: Karla Gowlett
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| 0:00.0 | Were you natural or did it take your wife? |
| 0:04.0 | I mean it's not. |
| 0:05.0 | I don't know. |
| 0:06.0 | Just like one foot in front of the other. |
| 0:08.0 | This week on walking the dog, Ray and I went for a stroll with supermodel, racing driver, |
| 0:14.0 | businesswoman and country pub owner Jody Kidd and her two adorable Daxons, Dave and Datton. So we met Jody at the National Trust beauty spot |
| 0:24.2 | Blackdown on the Surrey Sussex border and we had the loveliest chat about everything from being |
| 0:30.6 | discovered by a photographer on a beach at the age of 15 and propelled into an international |
| 0:36.0 | modelling career and going on to work with everyone from |
| 0:39.1 | Alexander McQueen to Chanel. We also chatted about the pressures that came with that career |
| 0:44.3 | and how she pretty much stepped away from it all at the height of her fame in her early 20s. |
| 0:50.0 | But she went on to throw herself into a new passion, motor racing, |
| 0:55.4 | competing in high-profile events and becoming a hugely respected figure in the racing world. |
| 1:00.7 | And she's clearly someone who thrives on challenges, |
| 1:03.4 | as she's also competed on everything from Strictly come dancing to Celebrity Master Chef. |
| 1:08.8 | Jody is also completely obsessed with dogs, |
| 1:11.6 | so much so that she's taking part this year in Goodworth, |
| 1:15.0 | an annual event celebrating dogs that takes place at the Goodwood Estate. |
| 1:19.4 | I've been myself with Ray, and I genuinely can't recommend it enough. |
| 1:23.3 | There's over 50 events to take part in, |
| 1:26.1 | from dog yoga to talks from vets and behavioural specialists. |
| 1:30.4 | There's even a dog disco called the Ministry of Hound. |
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