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May 2023
42m 9s

Lauren Hemp, Olympic dreams & TV cameos

Bbc Radio 5 Live
About this episode

It's only taken a whole series but Lioness and Manchester City star Lauren Hemp finally joins Jill Scott's Coffee Club!

With Lauren known for her speed, Jill and Ben try to figure out what head start Jill would need to beat her in a 100m race.

Lauren tells the pod how her dream to play in the Olympics started with jumping over bushes and how did she find being a soap star for a day?

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