LUKE EVANS: I KNEW THE BULLYING AT SCHOOL WAS ONLY TEMPORARY

Great Company with Jamie Laing

Jampot

Personal Journals, Business, Entrepreneurship, Society & Culture

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in the Valleys, to London’s West End to the big screen in Hollywood, Luke Evans joins me in the studio and his story is incredible!

Raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, in a strict religious community, Luke knew his true identity was in conflict with his beliefs. After persistent bullying throughout his schooling, at age 16, he left home, and his new life began. From strength to strength, Luke’s career has seen him star in over 40 movies, but the life he left behind was one he knew he’d never be able to return to fully. Despite being disfellowshipped from the church, his parents never wavered in their support for him - something that really moved me

This conversation is a powerful testament to resilience, self-belief, and the importance of family.

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And if you'd like to read Luke's amazing book, 'Boy From The Valleys' you can find it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Valleys-My-unexpected-journey/dp/1529917859

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Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Editor: Ben Johns

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Video: Jake Ji & Ryley Kirby

Social Media: Laura Coughlan

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it's me Paloma and I'm back.
0:03.2	I hope you all love the first series of my podcast, Mad, Sad and Bad.
0:07.2	I thought that I'll make another series.
0:09.7	Let me see you might come and join me.
0:12.3	Mad, sad and bad.
0:13.9	What the hell's that mean?
0:15.1	That's the name of the podcast.
0:16.8	Don't show me now.
0:18.8	Each week, I have an amazing guest to join me in my house.
0:22.0	Do I promise love the show as I hope you do too?
0:25.1	I'm not so happy you have a podcast.
0:27.0	New episode is out every Tuesday.
0:29.2	Out now.
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0:37.5	Now, some days are just go, go, go, running between meetings, recording the pod, trying to answer
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