Paying it forward... with Nicola Stephenson

Danni chats with veteran actress Nicola Stephenson about the first lesbian kiss on British TV (30 years ago!), and the help she got from established actors at the start of her career

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The latest episode of our podcast has landed! 

Check out Danni Menzies' chat with the lovely Nicola Stephenson on some of her biggest moments... It's amazing to think that it is three decades since Nicola and Anna Friel made UK TV history - and appeared on the front page of every tabloid newspaper, when the two girls kissed on Brookside

They also chat about the brilliant and unexpected support Nicola got from Timothy Spall, now a national treasure, but then still a jobbing actor riding high on the success of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The kindness he showed her made her feel like she'd won the lottery!

 You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Or just look for it here. Enjoy!

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