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Stripping Off with Matt Haycox
Stripping Off with Matt Haycox
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Welcome to 'Stripping Off with Matt Haycox,' where we bare it all on business, money, and life. Get ready to peel back the layers of success with entrepreneur, investor, funding expert, and mentor with over 20 years of experience building and growing businesses, Matt Haycox.
Tune into steamy conversations with industry titans, celebrities, and successful entrepreneurs as they strip down their stories of triumphs, setbacks, and the raw realities of their journey to the top. Matt is going down on business, money, and life, and will take DMCs to new heights!
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Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Boyzone looked like private jets and millions. Keith Duffy says the truth was the opposite. In this episode, Keith joins Matt Haycox in Dubai to talk about what fame actually costs, confidence, identity, relationships, and (often) the money people assume you’ve got. Keith opens up about Louis Walsh’s control and how being labelled “the big lad in the back who can’t sing” shattered his self-belief, even while the b...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people want “motivation.” Olympians build systems, and they learn how to perform when everything hurts, everything’s on the line, and you’ve got to go again in 20 minutes. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Sarah Lindsay, 3x Olympic short track speed skater, European gold medallist, and a decade-long British champion, now founder of ROAR (London + Dubai) and one of the UK’s most sought-after trainers...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Content warning: This episode contains discussion of human trafficking, exploitation, violence and trauma. Please listen with care. What happens when surviving isn’t the end of the story, it’s the start of your mission? In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Lurata Lyon, author of Unbroken: Surviving Human Trafficking, to share a story that’s hard to hear, but important to understand. Lurata speaks openly abo...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! “Why have you only got five locations?” That’s what Michael Jackson asked Matt Fiddes, and what happened next turned into a global scaling lesson. In this episode, Matt Haycox sits down with Matt Fiddes, founder of a worldwide martial arts franchise network, to break down how he scaled from local studios into thousands of locations by doing what most business owners avoid: relentless front-end marketing, tight sys...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people remember the highlights: the serve, the swagger, the Wimbledon final, the Davis Cup hero moments. They don’t remember what it costs. In this episode, Mark Philippoussis gets brutally honest about what happens when you get big money young (a multi-million FILA deal at 17), hit world-stopping highs (beating world #1 Pete Sampras at 19), then your body breaks, your career ends without your permission, and...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Dubai dating is a different planet. In this episode, Matt sits down with Christiana Maxion, a high-net-worth matchmaker who works with wealthy men looking for a serious partner, and charges $65,000 to $350,000 to do it. They get into the brutal reality of “transactional” dating, where people say they want respect, while negotiating the relationship like a deal. Christiana explains why every relationship is t...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Rob Lipsett says he hasn’t worked in 10 years, and he’s not saying that to flex. He’s saying it because he built a business that doesn’t rely on motivation, luck, or going viral. It relies on systems, content that ranks, and products people actually buy. In this episode, Rob sits down with Matt to break down the real playbook behind his seven-figure fitness brand: how he started from zero, learned YouTube properly...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! We’re ending 2025 the only way Stripping Off knows how: with the most shocking, honest and controversial moments of the year in one episode. From Katie Price’s Priory breakdown and hostage ordeal, to Lady Victoria Hervey defending Prince Andrew and calling the infamous photo “fake”, this compilation is everything the tabloids hint at – without the spin. You’ll also hear Andrea Jenkyns MP on cancel culture and Isra...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! “Rugby is backwards.” James Haskell doesn’t hold back. In this episode, he sits down with Matt Haycox to rip into the modern game –from broken business models and culture wars to mental health, ADHD and what happens when the stadium lights go off. James talks openly about his rise through professional rugby, playing for England and the Lions, and the reality behind contracts, pay and how badly the sport is run off...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Former England Rugby Captain Chris Robshaw joins Matt Haycox for a raw and honest conversation about leadership, resilience, and the brutal reality of life after professional sport. From overcoming severe dyslexia as a child to leading his country at Twickenham, Chris shares how the discipline of a high-performance athlete translates into the world of business and entrepreneurship. We dive deep into his evolution ...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Professional heavyweight boxer Johnny Fisher joins Matt for a raw conversation about mindset, discipline, pressure, and the business behind modern boxing. From debuting in a pitch-black COVID venue to building one of British boxing’s most commercially powerful fanbases, Johnny shares the psychological and strategic realities of the sport that most fighters never talk about. Johnny breaks down the fear no boxer adm...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Kerry Katona opens up about the darkest, wildest and most misunderstood chapters of her life, from being given speed by her mum at 14, to becoming a millionaire overnight in Atomic Kitten, to the cocaine addiction that nearly killed her. She speaks candidly about being hounded by the tabloid press, becoming a victim of the phone-hacking scandal, losing everything, and rebuilding her life through relentless honesty...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people know James “Lockie” Locke from TOWIE. But the version the public sees isn’t the one he lives with every day. In this conversation, James opens up about growing up in a broken home, the emotional walls he built to survive, and how those same walls later destroyed his friendships, relationships and sense of identity. He talks honestly about being judged, misunderstood, and constantly performing a version...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Most people have branded Harvey Armstrong as "the cheater" from Made in Chelsea. But behind the cameras is a founder who built a functional beer brand from scratch, quit a Big Four finance career at 23, and learned the hard way what fame does to your reputation, relationships, and mental health. Harvey sits down with Matt Haycox to strip back the reality of reality TV, what’s real, what’s staged, and what the publ...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Former MP Andrea Jenkyns has been shouted down, threatened, and told to stay quiet, but she’s never backed down. In this unfiltered conversation, Andrea opens up about life inside Westminster, calling for Prime Ministers to resign, and the death threats that came with refusing to follow the party line. She shares what really goes on behind the scenes of British politics, why she believes woke ideology has taken ov...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Framed as a "villain," frozen out by his own club, and now battling a system that holds Black managers back, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is setting the record straight. In this unfiltered interview, the football legend sits down with Matt Haycox to finally tell his side of the story: from a rough upbringing where football "saved him” to the explosive truth behind his exit from Leeds United, and the systemic barriers h...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! In this explosive and comprehensive interview, Lady Colin Campbell holds nothing back on the extraordinary and traumatic circumstances of her childhood, her views on modern gender identity, and the high-stakes world of royal biography and scandal. Key topics: Childhood Gender Identity Trauma: Lady Colin Campbell recounts the traumatic experience of being raised as a boy (George William) due to a genital deformity ...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! From tabloid headlines to Hollywood, Lady Victoria Hervey has lived a life few can imagine. In this no-bullocks conversation, she reveals the truth about growing up aristocracy, the rise of the “It Girl,” her fashion empire, and the dark side of fame. She also opens up about defending Prince Andrew and why she believes the media still gets it wrong. You’ll learn: What it was really like inside Britain’s high...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! Professional dancer and Strictly Come Dancing legend Ian Waite joins me to share the untold story behind his rise, his fall, and his fight to rebuild confidence after life in the spotlight. He reveals what really happens behind the scenes of Strictly, from safeguarding and producer pressure to the mental toll of chasing perfection in front of millions. You’ll learn: How Ian’s family shaped his career.What competin...
Tell us what you like or dislike about this episode!! Be honest, we don't bite! In her rawest interview yet, Katie Price opens up about the brutal reality behind a life lived in the headlines. From PTSD and public breakdowns to rebuilding her empire and finding peace, she reveals what the media got wrong, and how she finally took back control. You’ll learn: The truth about her breakdown, therapy and recovery.What really goes on behind the tabloid stories.How she rebuilt her mindset and career...
























dead confused. Why did he pay out if innocent, and if he is poor bugger