Sliding Doors

Mel Schilling is a Coach, Therapist, Author and best known as one of the relationship experts on Married at First Sight, and has a 20 year background as a Psychologist. She is also Australia’s first dating coach and now their highest profile therapist. She has been part of MAFS Australia for 8 years and is also part of the cast of the relaunched UK version- making her a household name across the globe. In 2022 Mel released her highly successful book 'The C Word' and continues to work as a dating coach and business consultant for some of the highest performers and businesses.In this episode Mel doesn't hold back as we dive into all things MAFS, her current Cancer journey, and her thoughts on the theory of soul mates and fate. She chats about the Sliding Doors decision her parents kept from her, when they rejected an opportunity for Mel early on in her life and career- that if she had taken, her life would be totally different! Mel opens up about her years as a single women in her thirties, and how a Sliding Doors moment led to her finding the love of her life. And we also discuss the moment she had after a miscarriage and failed IVF, where a twist of fate brought them their daughter Maddie!@slidingdoorspodHosted by: @jenbecks28Guest: @mel_schilling1

Bex Smith is an International Footballer, famous for captaining the Olympic and World Cup teams twice for New Zealand’s National Team and culminating her club career at VfL Wolfsburg winning The Treble as UEFA Champions League, German League, and German Cup Winners up until her retirement in 2013. She's worked as a manager of Competitions at FIFA running the women’s World Cups, then Strategic Planning for women’s football for the last 2 years at FIFA. Bex was also the Global VP of women’s football at COPA90 and in 2020 Bex started Crux Sports looking to bridge the gap between women’s football and football stakeholders. In this episode Bex discusses her thoughts on Women's Football and has a refreshing perspective and inspiring outlook on the game and where it can go. She chats about the sliding doors moment she got to play football in the World Cup and how that lead to her becoming a professional footballer- which was never on the cards. We delve into the 50/50 decision she made to go for a beer with a friend one night that ultimately led her to get her job at FIFA. And we find out all about the sliding doors moment of how she met her partner, in a real moment of fate and timing!@slidingdoorspodHosted by:@jenbecks28Guest: @bexsmithkiwi

Ade Adepitan is a TV presenter, Paralympic Medallist and Journalist. With a career spanning over 20 years, he is a disability advocate and one of the first physically disabled television presenters in the UK. Born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in East London, he survived polio as youngster after he began to lose the use of his legs. Becoming a wheelchair basketball player, he was part of the British team that secured a Bronze medal at the Paralympics, Silver in the European Championships and Gold in The World Championships; And in 2005 he was made an MBE for his services to disability sport. He has won many awards for his work as a presenter at the Paralympics (including a BAFTA) and has hosted countless documentaries and Children in Need. In this episode we get stuck in with the many Sliding Doors Moments Ade has had in his life, including catching Polio and the 'what if' moment he met his wife. Ade has an incredible outlook on life, sports and the challenges we face, especially growing up as a Nigerian family in the 70s in the UK. We delve into the life saving decision Ade made in his teenage years to move to Spain to play basketball. He opens up about the incredible achievement of crawling up a volcano for a documentary, however if it wasn't for his strong will and a courageous decision things would have been very different. And of course we discuss the Paralympics - and how being part of the Channel 4 bid to host them- changed his life!@slidingdoorspodHosted by: @jenbecks28Guest: @adeadepitan

To celebrate International Women’s Day and all the incredible women we have had on Sliding Doors- we wanted to bring some of the best Sliding Doors Moments they have had to you in a compilation episode! These moments are just a piece of these amazing women's stories so please go back into the archive and listen to their full episodes now!Roxie Nafousi: The Manifest Queen who tells us all about her decision to send an email and go with her gut, that got her THE book deal that changed her life forever.Candice Brathwaite: Author, Journalist & Podcaster opens up about the moment her father passed away and how this was a life changing moment for her in more ways than one.Rixo: Dynamic fashion designers tell us all about the moment they met during Uni which was the catalyst to create their whole brand.Jo Tutchener Sharp: CEO & Founder of Scamp and Dude opens up about how her brain haemorrhage turned into an idea for a brand that’s helped so many people and is an amazing example of the different paths life can take you.Dilly Carter: Declutter Dolly and star of Sort Your Life Out describes the amazing story of fate that brought her and her husband back together again.@slidingdoorspodHosted by: @jenbecks28Guests: @roxienafousi @candicebrathwaite @Rixo @scampanddudejo @declutterdollies

Will Best is a presenter, broadcaster and entrepreneur and is currently best known as the co-host of Big Brother alongside AJ Odudu. He began presenting on some of the UK's biggest youth music channels including MTV, T4 and 4 Music and since then has hosted live coverage across global music festivals, broadcast for BBC Three, Sky Arts and Channel 5 amongst many other impressive credits. Will is also the co-founder of the award winning drinks brand Bloody Drinks and is currently on our screens presenting the revival of Celebrity Big Brother. In this episode we delve right into Celebrity Big Brother, past and present and Will reveals all he can for the long anticipated new series....including a few interesting housemate predictions. Will opens up all about his journey into TV presenting and how he gave himself a year to get onto MTV, and he did it! We delve into his incredible Sliding Doors Moment when he nearly missed the auditions to host Big Brother but a last minute decision was the reason he got the job which totally changed his life! We chat about how being locked in a hotel room for 10 days was the catalyst for change and we talk about the moment Will was very nearly cast as THE Milky Bar Kid!@slidingdoorspodHosted by: @jenbecks28Guest: @iamwillbest

Surprise! We have a bonus episode for you. To celebrate Valentines Day we wanted to take a look back at some of the best Sliding Doors Love Stories our guests have shared with us over the years- everything from blind dates, to making a last minute decision to go to the pub and meeting the love of their life...we have it all!This episode we will hear Owain Wyn Evans- Broadcaster & BBC Radio 2 Host, Rosie Nixon- former Editor-in-Chief at Hello! Magazine, Andrea McLean- TV Broadcaster & Journalist, Dan Schreiber- Podcaster & Author and Michal Oshman- Head of Company Culture, Diversity & Inclusion at Tik Tok.If you enjoy these moments, please go back into our Sliding Doors archive wherever you get your podcasts to listen to the full episodes....enjoy!@slidingdoorspod Hosted by: @jenbecks28Guests: @owainwynevans @rosiejnixon @andreamclean1 @schreiberland @michaloshman

Sonny Jay is a Presenter, Radio DJ, host of Capital radio’s late show and former winner of 13th series of ITV's Dancing on Ice. Sonny rose to fame in 2012 when he got to the finals of Britain's Got Talent as part of the band Loveable Rogues. In 2015 pop’s loss was radio’s gain, as Sonny dedicated himself to a broadcasting career. He joined Capital in 2017, initially presenting overnights before joining the Capital Breakfast Show alongside his great friends Roman Kemp and Sian Welby. In this episode we chat about Sonny's new lease of life a year on from going solo with his late night radio show and we find out all about why he got on to and went on to win Dancing on Ice. We discuss the Sliding Doors moment of Sonny not going to 6th form and how this was the catalyst to his career in entertainment and starting Loveable Rogues. We delve into the decision he made to do Britian's Got Talent and how this very nearly didn't happen and how their lives were catapulted into the limelight! And we find out about his decision to quit music and go into broadcasting and how this was his full circle moment.@slidingdoorspodHosted by: @jenbecks28Guest: @sonnyjay

Sam McKnight MBE is a hairstylist renowned for creating the most iconic looks and his work with celebrities such as Kate Moss, Princess Diana and Lady Gaga. Early on in his career Sam was an independent session stylist working for high-profile editorial shoots and a firm favourite at Vogue. In the early ‘90s Sam was best known for creating Princess Diana’s iconic slicked back hairstyle and became her personal hair stylist for 7 years and he has, and continues, to work extensively with supermodels Christy Turlington, Kate Moss & Naomi Campbell. He now has his own range of luxury haircare products - Hair by Sam McKnight and last year he was awarded an MBE for services to the fashion and beauty industries. In this episode Sam delves into the world of hair and the iconic styles and clients he has worked with over the years and where his drive comes from. We chat about the moment he decided to move to London in the ‘70s which started his whole career- and how the stars seemed to align for him getting his first job at Vogue. We also discuss the incredible sliding doors moment when he worked with Princess Diana on her Vogue shoot, and how a flippant decision in the moment led to one the most iconic haircuts and led Sam to experience adventures of a lifetime.@slidingdoorspodHosted by: @jenbecks28Guest: @sammcknight1