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6 new podcasts to listen to this week

Who doesn’t love a good story that captivates you right from the start? Or have you ever thought about putting some of our favourite telly characters on the couch?

1. Everything I Know About Me

Streaming platform: All streaming platforms

Genre: Personal stories

A household name since she burst onto our screens in TOWIE in 2011, Essex queen Gemma Collins, aka ‘The GC’ is back for a second series of her popular podcast, Everything I Know About Me, where she talks fame, her well-publicised battle about her weight and the pressure of living in the spotlight.

She may be living the dream, enjoying the ultimate celeb lifestyle, but it was a rocky road before fame came calling.

Here, Collins talks candidly about her past, from the torment of her teenage years, coping with

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