Producer Lucy Terrell on 'Embracing the Hot Mess'

This week I was joined by TV Producer Lucy Terrell. Lucy’s twenties were catapulted into uncertainty when at 24 she quit her steady 9-5 in Advertising to pursue a career in TV,  while simultaneously breaking up with her long term boyfriend, moving out of her flat and finding herself sleeping on a friend’s floor, fairly broke and wondering what the hell she was going to do next... The following years were tough; trying to work her way up a notoriously tricky industry during a recession wasn’t easy. She worked hard and partied harder, was in and out of jobs and frequently questioned how it was all going to work out, before eventually getting into her stride and finding that her slightly reckless decision had paid off enormously. Now as a producer on some of the UK’s biggest food shows like The Great British Bake Off and Masterchef, Lucy reflects on her twenties happily and treasures the fond memories, while simultaneously rather relieved she doesn’t have to go through them again! Lucy and I chat all things, TV, dating and relationships, removing excess baggage, turning 30, and that no matter how much of a 'hot mess' you think you've become, things always have a way of figuring themselves out in the end.  Our favourite Millenial Minesweeper quote this week was: “I think when you’re in your 20s you feel like there’s this giant cut off point when you’re 30, because you feel like you have to be ‘young’ to achieve loads of things. - Elizabeth Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.