{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/93632869-73cf-44c9-bc9a-3e596d6fbe8f/6a60e8387d20badb28a74fd3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ruthie Henshall: \"My Mother Told Me She Didn't Want Me”","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ead4506c05e3223f40beb/1784735462884-789909bc-2fb6-4454-9e0e-b65d44c484d9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions of suicide, mental illness and childhood trauma that some listeners may find upsetting. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Ruthie Henshall has spent decades captivating audiences on stage, but in this episode she joins Giovanna to talk about the role that has shaped her most: being a mum!</p><p><br></p><p>Ruthie reflects on choosing motherhood at the height of her career, raising two daughters as a single parent, and how becoming a mum changed her ambitions forever.</p><p><br></p><p>She also opens up about her own childhood, the lasting impact it had on her parenting, and the unexpected healing she found with her mother later in life.</p><p><br></p><p>Ruthie's new memoir, <em>The Showgirl and the Prince, </em>is out now!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Giovanna Fletcher"}