Samantha Baines is an actress, comedian and children's author. Known for her roles in The Crown, Lee Nelson's Well Funny People and A Royal Night Out, she is also a prolific stand-up and has recently seen the release of her second children's book The Night the Moon went Out. Samantha is also the host of the podcast The Divorce Social. We chatted to Samantha about getting into drama at a young age and her first pinnacle role as Man 2 in Oliver. she talks about losing her hearing and the challenges that has had, especially doing live performances and how she has come to be known as a joy facilitator. Plus we have extra chat with Samantha just for our Patreons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @samanthabaines theblankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices