Lashana Lynch - ‘I didn’t know when I was auditioning that I was going to be 007’

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

Sony Music

Society & Culture

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Lashana Lynch has had a pretty incredible few years: she was the first ever Black female agent with a licence to kill in the James Bond franchise, played a ferocious warrior (and performed her own stunts) in The Woman King, became part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and portrayed Mrs Honey in the movie adaptation of Matilda. Now she’s back in a Sky adaptation of The Day of the Jackal, co-starring Eddie Redmayne. It’s a long way from her working-class upbringing in Hammersmith, West London - a childhood she credits with teaching her resilience and grit…as well as the importance of dressing well. I loved chatting to Lashana - she’s so smart and strong and interesting. We discuss grief, racism, people-pleasing and her failure to stop procrastinating about procrastination. The Day of the Jackal premieres on Sky and NOW on Thursday 7th November 2024. Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com Production & Post Production Coordinator: Eric Ryan Studio and Mix Engineer: Gulliver Tickell and Josh Gibbs Senior Producer: Selina Ream Executive Producer: Carly Maile Head of Marketing: Kieran Lancini How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you heard about Bista Village, which sits beautifully in the heart of Oxfordshire?
0:06.5	It's an extraordinary shopping experience and has over 150 fashion and lifestyle boutiques.
0:12.7	I love it there.
0:14.3	When I went recently, I picked up two amazing silk shirts from Jill Sander,
0:18.7	and I've now got my eye on a pair of Jimmy Chu
0:21.3	slingbacks that I'm going to pick up on my next visit very soon. Well, the big news is that
0:26.5	you can. Bista Village have launched a prize draw to win a £500 gift card to spend in their
0:32.9	beautiful boutiques. Only an hour from London on the train, it has some of my favourite boutiques from
0:38.5	Jill Sander, Anina Bing, Jimmy Chu, the White Company and Astrid and Mew. Enough to dress you from
0:44.8	top to toe with savings of up to 40%. There's also a great selection of restaurants like Otolengi
0:51.1	and Chaconis for a pit stop from shopping. Watch my full experience on the
0:55.8	How to Fail YouTube channel and find out how you can win a £500 gift card to spend at Bista Village.
1:02.6	Tees and Cs apply.
1:20.3	Welcome to H to Fail, the podcast that firmly believes in Failing Better, as Truman Capote said,
1:23.6	failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
1:28.8	Before we get to our guest, I'd love to quickly remind you about our special subscriber bonus podcast, Failing with Friends. This is where my guest kindly stays in the studio a few
1:34.4	minutes more and helps me to answer your questions and offer advice on some of your failures too.
1:39.9	Because we had a bona fidey A-lister today, Lashana Lynch, who had lots of other things to get
1:43.9	onto, I get the extra other things to get onto,
1:44.7	I get the extra special opportunity to do it on my own. Do join in by following the link in the podcast
1:49.4	notes, and you can send me an email or look out for my call-outs once a month on Instagram for
1:54.1	short-form questions. Thank you so much.
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