Hello, hello, hello. I'm Angela Scanlan and welcome to the Thanks a Million mini pods.

Now, while we're waiting for Series 4 and it is a common and there are a truckload in new thank

yous, I thought that we could revisit the thank you next chapter of some of our guests' lives

to remind us that we've got this. This is one of my favourite questions from the podcast

because it's all about silver linings. It's usually touching on a period in people's lives

that has been and gone, which at the time felt like a complete disaster. But in hindsight,

they are grateful for them.

Sometimes it's the big old wallops figuratively speaking that kind of teach us the greatest lessons that we think, oh wow, that was a game changer for me. It was hideous at the time.

But look at me now. Look at me now, yeah. I imagine this past year might be a

thank you next for quite a few people. I feel like it's all gone to shit in a handcart, but actually

it's fine and we'll get through it. This week to kick us off, our thank you next is from the wonderful Dono Porter.

She's always an absolute delight to talk to.

She's joyfully, hopelessly, honest.

You should listen to the whole episode.

I don't know how we cut her down, to be honest.

She talks about stuffing her cat, who has subsequently died.

Does that feel insensitive?

Maybe, but she did say she'd put him on the mantelpiece.

Myself and Dawn sat down ahead of the release of her sixth novel,

So Lucky, which, by the way, is fab, and I believe I'm out in paperback right now.

Anyway, we were looking at her career. She's gone in all

directions. She started out acting, moved into journalism, obviously did a lot of telly and is now

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