Mother Mother: A poignant journey of friendship and forgiveness

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She added: “However, I’ve seen over the years that tokenism idea of: ‘Well, as long as we’ve got Annie there, the box is ticked. Confirming her departure, the DJ told listeners her job at the broadcaster has been like a 'second home', as Clara Amfo has been revealed as her replacement on BBC Radio 1's flagship music show, Radio 1's Future Sounds. I am the youngest of a large family, so by the time I came along, the fussing of parenting had melted away and the general attitude was: “You’re left to your own devices.

Because of the little girl that I was, I resisted the idea of puberty and I didn’t want to know anything about becoming a teenager. MacManus is a listener, but there’s a sense that she’s now listening to her own professional desires. From my own personal experiences, the momentum for gender equality has lessened because there aren’t as many festivals happening. While her fantastic and friendly team buzzed around, her own energy was different, lounging happily by a pool with a drink and her husband, as if she’d just bumped into you on holiday, rather than a few hours before DJing another massive gig.

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wanting to feel like I’m inspiring people in doing what I’m doing, because I’m aware in my past a lot of the time I was one of few women doing what I was doing. The former Strictly star previously presented The Official Chart and Live Lounge on the station and said she is 'beyond honoured' to start her new gig.She gave thanks to the artists, to BBC radio management, and most importantly the listeners, to which she confessed, 'In my time on Radio 1, I have fallen in and out of love, moved homes, climbed up the career ladder, got married and become a mother twice over, alongside you doing your versions of the same. We’re presented with three generations of lost people, trying (and often failing) to make their lives work, in the face of the brutality of living in a harsh, sometimes violent environment. When big names in media and pop culture become first-time authors, their books tend not to be understated, serious novels. Annie said: 'The thinking was, I've just had the best time and I really wanted to leave Radio 1 feeling like everything was brilliant about my time there and I wanted them to feel that too.