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Woman's Hour

Sukhdev Reel on her son Ricky, Aimee Lou Wood, Anita Bhagwandas, Sober dating

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ricky Reel’s body was discovered in the River Thames 25 years ago, a week after he had gone missing following a racist attack when he was on a night out with friends. His case was never solved, the police initially believed he had run away from an arranged marriage and later that his death was an accident. The case is now being re-examined by the Met Police’s major inquiries specialist casework team, due in part to Sukhdev Reel’s relentless campaigning on behalf of her son. She tells Anita why she has never given up on getting justice for her son. Actor Aimee Lou Wood is best known for her role in Netflix’s Sex Education. Her character - also called Aimee - was at the heart of some of the most iconic storylines that came out of the first three seasons of the show. But now she’s taking to the stage as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London’s West End. She joins Anita in the studio to talk about performing in the show and her recent BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. Anita Bhagwandas is an award-winning beauty journalist who describes the beauty industry as one she adores but a place that has ‘never loved [her] back’.Her new book Ugly: Giving Us Back Our Beauty Standards unearths why the word has such power and how we can reclaim it for ourselves. A blend of manifesto and memoir, the book explores how racial, class, and social prejudices shape what society deems ‘beautiful’. She joins Anita to discuss life as a beauty journalist, overcoming self-hatred, and the beauty standards set by Disney princesses. With movements like Dry January growing in popularity, many women want to question their relationship with alcohol, while also maintaining the possibility of moderation. Anita is joined by the journalist Roisin Kelly who shares what she learned while sober dating, and Ruby Warrington, the author who inspired the sober curious movement, who discusses the art of mindful drinking.

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

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

0:10.7

Welcome to the program we have made it to Friday and today I'd like you all to think about

0:16.4

yourselves. How do you feel about what you see in the mirror? Your face, your body, your

0:22.2

hair? Do you feel beautiful? This morning I'd like you all to share with me what it is

0:27.4

you don't like and crucially what you've done or what you do to make yourself feel better

0:31.7

about it. I'll be speaking to Beauty journalist Anita Bagwanda's about her new book Ugly

0:36.4

where she explores our beauty standards, where they come from and what we can all do to

0:41.6

change the very skewed lens we judge something as subjective as beauty through. In the meantime,

0:48.0

we've all been made to feel a certain way about the way we look by these standards. So

0:51.5

this morning I want to know how you feel and what you do about it. I want you to tell

0:55.8

me honestly and you can remain anonymous of course. Do you dye your hair grey? Never leave

1:00.7

the house without your fake eyelashes and a contoured face. Have you had plastic surgery?

1:04.9

No, it's job, boob job, butt lift. Have you lightened your skin or wished that you could?

1:10.0

Has anyone ever commented on the way you look? Do you despair when you notice another

1:14.2

wrinkle or just zap it away with an injection? Or maybe you look at each line lovingly, completely

1:20.3

comfortable in your own skin, the dream. And was that always the case? Or did it come

1:24.8

with age and maturity? Get in touch. Tell me how you feel about the way you look. The

1:29.7

text number is 84844. You can contact me via email through the website or you can WhatsApp

1:35.8

me or leave a voice note. It's 03700-1004444. Also within the hour we'll be talking booze

1:43.7

and our relationship with it. I'm going to be chatting to Rochene Kelly about how

1:47.6

sober dating changed the type of men she's attracted to. Imagine that sober dating.

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