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Fearne Cotton

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“Relatively social, but it was nothing to do with what I was interested in. So I thought I'm not doing any of this crap. I want to do something that makes my heart sing. And that was always at that stage performing in some way. So I luckily found a brilliant local dance and drama school. It was in a church hall. It was run by all of these young, cool, brilliant dancers, singers, actors who were all in the west end doing stuff but then running this little local dance school on the side. And that was my everything. So at school, I was just like watching the clock thinking, when can I get out of here to get to my dance school? And I danced every day after school, all Saturday, all Sunday. And that just felt incredible. Like it was pure escapism, getting to just listen to amazing music and learn incredible dance through.”
2022-01-24 · The Diary of a CEO · Fearne Cotton: THIS Is How To Build Confidence & Set Yourself Free · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I was good, I guess, when I was tiny. I wanted to sort of stay in line. I wasn't a rebel. I didn't want to get in trouble. I was terrified of authority or getting in detention. So I was pretty well behaved. And then I guess in my teen years, I started to just think, this is so boring. And it's grey. It's grey outside and it's gray in here. And there must be something other than this sort of suburban lifetime. I mean, it was all fine. I was very lucky kid who grew up with loving parents and a brother and I had a school to go to. But I just found it so boring. And that's where I just started daydreaming constantly. And I guess that's where I started getting in a teeny bit of trouble. I was dreaming of all of these other options other than the ones I was being presented. You know, you have to fill in the form of what career option are you going to have? And it would always come back with something that was...”
2022-01-24 · The Diary of a CEO · Fearne Cotton: THIS Is How To Build Confidence & Set Yourself Free · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Would go and watch him paint these beautiful signs by hand, obviously, back in the day. And he was always drawing and painting at home and I would do the same. So I've always had a huge love of art and creating. And my dad's a really good storyteller and he's very funny. And my mum's really social and really brilliant at talking to people. So I kind of just observed them, you know, I wasn't actively doing it as a kid, but by osmosis, you take in all of this information and just what you're seeing as a child growing up. So I have my mum and dad to thank for everything really. They gave me the sort of stability and love to do what I wanted, but also they showed me work ethic, which I've always really held on tight to because I want to do well.”
2022-01-24 · The Diary of a CEO · Fearne Cotton: THIS Is How To Build Confidence & Set Yourself Free · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I guess, like most people, it's my parents and their work ethic and their outlook on life. And they're very, very different people. So I've picked up very different things from both of them. So my mom is tenacious, very honest. She gets things done. She's been very dynamic over the years. But her work ethic has been amazing. Like when I was growing up, she had anywhere between one and four jobs at any one time having to just sort of juggle life and get money on the table. So I had that sort of like tenacious force in my life. But and then I also had my dad who's so laid back, really super chilled, super creative. He only retired a couple of years ago, although he's sort of started working again, but he was a sign writer throughout his whole working life.”
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“I wanted to be liked and I wanted people to think I was interesting, and so I had to pretend. And the voice in my head, this ego kept saying I'm a piece of shit. That I still really have a problem with and I've got to get better at when you're in that headspace. Not much makes sense anymore and you have to start questioning everything. Otherwise, you just get stuck. The new path that I've forged, which isn't necessarily as mainstream and isn't as shiny or celebrated or whatever, but I can be truly me and there's room to move and there's room to change. It feels liberating.”
2022-01-24 · The Diary of a CEO · Fearne Cotton: THIS Is How To Build Confidence & Set Yourself Free · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT