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Nov 2020
50m 12s

Gareth Southgate

Fearne Cotton
About this episode

The England football manager opens up to Fearne about his life in the public eye - and how he copes in such high pressure roles as player and now as coach.

Along the way they discuss star signs, the importance of getting back to nature and the most unusual things people have said to him in the past.

His new book, Anything is Possible: Be Brave, Be Kind and Follow Your Dreams is available now.

Thanks to the sponsors of this series of Happy Place, Stripe and Stare - for 20% off your first order, head to stripeandstare.com and enter the code HAPPY20 at checkout.  


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