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S5 EP1: Bella Ramsey discusses being a child actor, dealing with critical fandoms and overcoming emetophobia

S5 EP1: Bella Ramsey discusses being a child actor, dealing with critical fandoms and overcoming emetophobia

Update: 2025-05-053
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To kick off the new series, Louis is joined in the studio by Bella Ramsey, rising star of ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Last of Us’. Bella delves into their experiences as a child actor, dealing with critical fandoms online, and their phobia of vomiting.  


Warnings: Some strong language and discussions of sensitive themes, including mental health issues and eating disorders. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/    

 

 

Links/Attachments: 


BEAT – UK Eating Disorder Charity  

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/ 

 

TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO 

https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones 

 

TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Present) - HBO 

https://www.hbo.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYyofRQHeuJ6fiQEAAAEy  

 

TV Show: ‘The Worst Witch’ (2017 - 2020) - CBBC 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m8lyz/the-worst-witch  

 

Video Game: ‘The Last of Us’ (2013) - Sony PlayStation 

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/  

 

TV Show: ‘Time’ (2021-2023) - BBC 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time?seriesId=p09fs2qh-structural-2-p0g5k19n  

 

TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993-1996) - ITV 

https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918  

 

TV Show: ‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’ (2024) - Investigation Discovery 

https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/quiet-on-setthe-dark-side-of-kids-tv  

 

TV Show: ‘Chernobyl’ (2019) - HBO 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8 

 

EmetAction – UK Emetophobia Charity  

https://emetaction.org/  

 

The Thrive Programme 

https://www.thriveprogramme.org/  

 

Book: Emetophobia-Free, Rob Kelly (2014) 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=thrive+programme+emetophobia&crid=2Q58R6N2PS6MW&sprefix=thrive+programme+emetophobia%2Caps%2C114&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 

 

Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017) - BBC 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09d5nk2/louis-theroux-talking-to-anorexia  

 

Book: The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien (1954) 

 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  

 

 

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Comments (1)

Davin Price

Love your pod but hey, that is not right to give a spoiler about season 2. There is no reason to drop spoilers like that.

May 7th
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S5 EP1: Bella Ramsey discusses being a child actor, dealing with critical fandoms and overcoming emetophobia

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