Tall Stories
Laura Schofield, founder of large-size shoe brand Otto + Ivy, chats to inspirational tall people about how their height has shaped their lives.
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Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Abby Dufficy had hated being 6'1 forever. In her early 40s, dismayed at the lack of fashion content for women of her age and height, she created @mytall40s on Instagram. It was from here that she started forming connections and real-world friendships with other tall women, and - to her surprise - finally started falling in love with her height. We discuss what it's like to feel chronically shy in a very visible body, and how the desire to fade into the background can feel so regrettable once you've made peace with it.
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
As captain of the England netball team, six-footer Ama Agbeze reached the PINNACLE of tall girl success. Her combination of height, skill and unwavering perseverance earned her a gold medal at the commonwealth games and an MBE for her services to netball.
Ama talks frankly about how she has has struggled to come to terms with her height away from the netball court, and also offers some great advice for coping with career knock-backs and sharpening resilience. We also discuss what parents should do if their children are showing sporting promise (is it ok to be pushy?) and how tall people can very quickly become unpaid supermarkets workers.
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Imagine looking in the mirror and feeling completely disassociated from the person standing in front of you. That's how Stephanie felt growing up, before she embarked on her gender transition journey. Steph talks about the process of transition, reflects on her family's experience, and we discuss how parents can provide support for children in a similar situation.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Do you ever worry about passing on your body hang-ups to your children? Or get disapproving looks when your very tall (but very young!) children misbehave in public? I chat to bestselling author and former teaching assistant Daisy Upton about parenting tall kids.
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
6’2 Zanna Van Dijk has nearly 400k Instagram followers, a thriving swimwear business, and a boyfriend who happens to be 6 inches shorter than her. Does she give a toss about the height difference? Of course not. Does anyone else…? Perhaps.
We talk dating apps, ditching social norms, and whether press-ups are a pipe dream.
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
At 6'9, beautiful Jessica Pardoe has earned the title of Britain's Tallest Woman. And boy has she earned it. We talk Facebook trolling, ghosting, Only Fans, and the joy of making every Goal Keeper crap their pants.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
If you think it's tricky finding long-length fashion now, imagine what it was like in the early 1970s before Judy Rich founded Long Tall Sally. I talk to the remarkable entrepreneur and certified life coach about how she launched a fashion brand in the days before Google and social media.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
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