Handbags At Dawn

This week, my handbag is overflowing with factor 50, shades I'll sit on and books I'll never get a chance to read as I set forth with the rest of us sun-deprived Brits in search of a ray or five to keep the SAD at bay. Handbags at Dawn is on holiday but will be back, nosing through the bags of more fabulous guests, very soon - let's speak then, yes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olympic fever has hit Handbags At Dawn good and proper with the arrival of this week's fabulous guest, Winter Olympic Silver medallist, Shelley Rudman. We make like this World Champion Skeleton Bobsleigh athlete and dive head-first…not into a tunnel fashioned from ice, but instead into her rather lovely Ralph Lauren handbag, getting insight into a sporting lifestyle as we find a mobile phone, anti-bacterial hand gel and a bulging wallet within. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, incredibly inspiring Dragon mother, Sonia Meaden OBE, shares her stories of life in the family business, making the most of every day and planning her 80th birthday performance with one of the 'Strictly' dancers as she pulls sweeteners, business cards and a Twirly Tube Delighter, (I know - you'll have to listen) from her glamorous bag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sequin unicorns take centre stage this week as our super- stylish guest, 'Kuccia' designer Soraya Goggin, takes us behind the scenes of a life lived on the fashion frontline through the medium of some fragrance, hoop earrings and an anti-vertigo inhaler found in her rather marvellous bag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's handbag comes courtesy of fantastic new mothers' networking app 'Mush' co-founder, Katie Massie-Taylor. The bag-dive discovery of business cards, a Frozen hairbrush and turquoise laptop leads to discussions on what it takes to launch a successful start-up, the support you get from working with a friend and how children influence, well, everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, vocal coach to the stars, Yvie Burnett shares with us her tips and tales from the TV talent-show top as we make the Louboutin-handbag-discoveries of some straws, flat shoes and an emergency vocal-rescue-remedy package. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's brilliant guest is the brains behind the exceptionally funny blog, 'Hurrah For Gin', Katie Kirby. We dig out lipstick, lollies and a lego loyalty card from her bag leading us nicely into discussions on motherhood, emojis and stick-men set to the soothing sounds of Hove’s finest seagulls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She steered the Blue Peter ship for ten years and fronted The Xtra Factor...now Konnie Huq has shared with us the innards of her handbag(s). This week's bagspill involves a pair of 3D glasses, a lollipop stick and some necklaces, leading us to talk hosting highlights, the alarmingly drug-dealer-like qualities of ice cream vans and casual nights out at the BAFTAs with this perfectly marvellous presenter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we get serious about serious mental health issues with a seriously good bestselling author and Telegraph columnist, Bryony Gordon. The discovery of Prozac, a zoo membership card and diary in our guest's bag leads to discussions on changing attitudes to depression, finding balance in family life and staying on top of a hectic lifestyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delved into the bag of our Royal Wedding planner guest, Sophie Hare, finding a client’s party checklist, a Buckingham Palace keyring and a diet shake inside, leading to anecdotes about drinking Bollinger with the Queen, balancing working life with two families - The Royal Family and her own - and the ups and downs, shall we say, of swimwear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, our calm and comforting guest is maternity-nurse-to-the-stars, Rachel Waddilove, who digs out her best-selling ‘Baby Book’, a pink lipstick and some hand cream leading to a discussion on the rise of parenting-fear, the importance of setting boundaries and bigging-up brilliant dads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, brilliant blogger and author, The Unmumsy Mum, finds a laptop, tampon and raisins in her hybrid work/kids handbag, giving us reason to talk parenting plate-spinning, celebrate speaking the unspoken and bemoan the inexplicable temptation of teeny-tiny-child-food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk toys, technology and tiredness with a magazine mega-mum - editor-in-chief of parenting magazine, Smallish - as we discover her quite staggeringly glamorous Celine handbag contains sticks, phone chargers and notebooks (presumably to make notes such as, 'To do - clear sticks out of Celine handbag'). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV presenter and every girl's imaginary best-friend, Cherry Healey joins us this week. We find lipstick, toys and workout gear in her handbag giving us reason to talk about the art of talking, embrace our finest lady-bits and celebrate the wonderfulness of being women with a simply fabulous female. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk talent shows, TV and TB Seen with our phenomenal guest, Kate Thornton, as the discovery of some perfume, a diary and sunglasses in Kate's handbag sparks chats about her print-journalism past, her showbiz present and her online future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our legend-of-Instagram guest, Mother Pukka, opened her stylish bag and fabulous mind to us this week, with findings of a clutch, nappy and superhero mask leading us to talk life-parent balance on the social media frontline, swimming pool etiquette and share our fondness for fancy-dress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re on location this week at a completely ginormous indoor trampoline park, where a rummage through our guest’s bag reveals a plethora of socks, a diary and pregnancy to-do lists giving rise to us to discussing career leaps, airing our phobias and preparing for bouncing babies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, our handbag spills over with stickers, soft toys and business cards leading us to share our parenting discipline fails, debate the pros, cons and money-spinning opportunities of pet-ownership and put ourselves about a bit in the world of networking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the one where our TV make-up artist guest's handbag adds a touch of glamour to proceedings, with a bracelet, lip gloss and Smarties giving us cause to chat friendship fads, mum-face and the enduring appeal of a solitary sweet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we find some hair dye, a CD and a watch in our bag of wonders, giving us cause to reflect on times gone by when hair wasn't grey, time didn't fly and Pato Banton ruled the airwaves...which we then recorded onto sellotaped-over cassettes. These, friends, were good years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the one where we get all fired-up about festivals, textual stimulation and clubs - food and literary festivals, you understand...and children’s books...and after-school clubs. We are in our thirties after all folks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our gorgeous guest, actress Anna Acton, produces a script, train ticket and baby spoon from her bag leading us to talk TV, share trials and tribulations of travel and weigh up the responsibilities of raising children in comparison with goldfish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, our handbag brings forth a Mother's Day card, some bubble mixture and a brioche, giving us cause to pass on some maternal wisdom, try and fail to re-think children's birthday parties and mix it up with some French fashion faux pas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a guest handbag brings us lycra, a biro and a cuddly toy leading us to get all serious about sport, battle with balancing the boardroom with babies and self-soothe with stinky bunnies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The handbag is on form, with the findings of a bulging wallet, anti-ageing cream and a school curriculum ordering our thoughts on organisation, forcing us to face up to our faces and pushing us to admit fearing intellectual subordination to our five-year-olds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the handbag gifts us a child's picture, chocolate and perfume leading to us sharing tales of sadness from around the bin, tackling important biscuit-related issues and getting all serious about be-thong-ed backsides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the one where the handbag's offerings of a smashed iPhone, a set of car keys and a Valentine's Day card lead to discussions on Facebook overshare, acceptable levels of general mess and our love-hate relationship with socially-expected soppiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This is the one where we find sweets, a magazine and a holiday brochure in the handbag, leading to us confessing to food hypocrisy, wobbling on fashion's knife edge and worrying about Ellie Goulding's boobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.