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Woman's Hour

Paris Hilton, FGM report, Annie Lennox, Country-pop duo Ward Thomas

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Paris Hilton has been called ‘the first influencer’ and is known for being an ‘it-girl’. But behind the paparazzi pictures there’s a darker story. Now for the first time, Paris is telling her story in her own words in her new book Paris: The Memoir. She joins Anita Rani to talk about her life, why she wanted to write her story now, and being a new mother. A major report has been published looking into the experiences of survivors of FGM in accessing post-FGM healthcare in the UK. Nuala McGovern speaks to Dr Laura Jones, University of Birmingham, one of the lead authors on the report; Mama Sylla, a survivor of FGM who has been recognised by the government for her work in raising awareness of FGM and Juliet Albert, Specialist FGM Midwife at Imperial College. Multi-award winning singer-songwriter Annie Lennox has been using her voice for activism for the last 15 years. Now, she is fighting to get garment workers across the world a living wage. In a Woman’s Hour exclusive, Anita Rani speaks to her about her charity, The Circle, her belief in Global Feminism, and what it was like to meet Joni Mitchell. They are joined by Kalpona Akter, an ambassador for The Circle who worked in a garment factory when she was just 12 years old. Ward Thomas are an English modern country-pop duo, composed of twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy. They join Nuala McGovern to talk about their UK tour and brand new album, Music In The Madness, as well as the stigma around country music and how it’s changed. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Lottie Garton

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.4

Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.4

Good afternoon and welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour.

0:13.7

It's the programme where we gather all the best bits from the week and put them in one

0:17.3

place so you don't have to go anywhere.

0:19.7

You're welcome.

0:20.7

Coming up, Paris Hilton tells us her story in her own words.

0:25.2

I was in shock.

0:27.1

I didn't believe it at first because I didn't even remember it at this point.

0:31.4

I was mortified, heartbroken, humiliated and I didn't want to leave my house.

0:39.5

It was a really painful time for my family and I.

0:43.3

Plus the one and only, honey Linux, on a project that's close to her heart.

0:49.8

You have to be brave and you have to be courageous but still, if you recognise that you can be

0:54.4

that agent of change and you can galvanise other people around you that see the potential

1:00.3

and see the possibility, it's amazing the kind of things that can actually change.

1:07.0

So if you're feeling a little low on inspiration today, Annie will get it back for you.

1:11.3

So grab a mug of something warm or indeed a glass of something chilled and settle in.

1:16.7

Now, a guest who has been called the first ever influencer and the inventor of the selfie.

1:23.4

However you may describe her, there is no doubt she's an icon.

1:26.6

I'm talking about Paris Hilton.

1:29.1

Paris exploded onto our screens in the naughties with her hit reality TV show The Simple Life.

1:35.2

In the two decades since, she's built a multi-billion dollar business empire.

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