Pandora Christie on homelessness at six and holding onto your family

Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse

Heart

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains adult themes and is suitable for those aged 18 and over. It contains details about living with someone with depression and alcoholism as well as a first-hand account of trauma which some listeners may find upsetting. If you are affected by anything you hear in this episode and need support please see the suggested helpline and website links below.

This is probably the most painfully beautiful episode so far. Heart radio presenter Pandora Christie opens up about living on the streets with her mum. And the devastation of losing her mother at a young age. A powerhouse and pioneer in broadcasting, this is a love story to her mother and an ode to beautiful trauma. Bring tissues.

Samaritans helpline: 116 123

https://www.samaritans.org/

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/

https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Home/Newcomers

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/home-families/family-relationships/social-services/

https://www.youcanadopt.co.uk/

https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a Global Player Original podcast.
0:14.9	Welcome to another episode of Dirty Motherpucker.
0:19.3	I'm your host, Anna Whitehouse, the founder of Motherpucker,
0:23.1	and I'm joined by her. Over there. Her. Over there. Polly Hazelwood. Yeah. Back again.
0:30.4	Her indoors. Yes, love. Thanks for that. Coming up, we have the incredible Pandora Christie.
0:38.8	She's the heart radio presenter.
0:40.6	She is a powerhouse.
0:42.0	Also, she has gone through things.
0:44.1	I don't think you and I could ever imagine.
0:46.6	She lived on the streets when she was young, six years old.
0:50.3	She very, very devastatingly was there when her mother died.
0:54.2	And she was raised by an incredible foster family.
0:57.9	And she sits on air every single day broadcasting to a nation.
1:02.3	She's an absolute powerhouse.
1:04.5	She's coming up in a bit.
1:06.2	So we are just off the back of our live show in Manchester's band on the wall.
1:12.9	And I'm going to back myself and say it went off.
1:16.7	It went, thank you, Manchester.
1:19.3	Manchester.
1:20.2	That was such a great crowd, wasn't it?
1:22.3	It was.
1:22.9	I mean, to be honest, seeing you skittering about before going on stage is probably one of my
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