Mara Wilson

Normal Not Normal

EpisodeJan 1, 20211h 3m

Mara Wilson

Normal Not Normal

EpisodeJan 1, 20211h 3m

Few people know more about growing up in the limelight than our first guest, Mara Wilson. Mara starred in the ‘90s blockbusters Mrs Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street and Matilda... all before the age of ten. But when you’ve grown up meeting the Queen and going to parties at Danny DeVito’s house, is it possible to have a ‘normal’ adult life?Find out how Mara’s parents kept her grounded, how she coped with OCD after the loss of her mother and which Harry Potter actor Mara swears is her double.In this episode we discuss mental health struggles. There’s no shame in asking for help. Mara supports these charities:The International OCD Foundation https://iocdf.org/Okay to Say https://www.okaytosay.org/ Project UROK https://projecturok.org/ Girls Write Now https://www.girlswritenow.org Normal Not Normal is a Stabl production.Produced by Alice Homewood.Music 'Not Normal' by Sebastian Forslund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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James and Oliver Phelps (aka Fred and George Weasley) talk to a star-studded selection of friends, colleagues and personal heroes who stepped into the limelight at a young age, and find out what “normal” means to them. As identical twins who grew up on the Harry Potter film set as Fred and George Weasley, you could never say that the pair had a “normal” start to life. But recently, they’ve been thinking: what does “normal” mean anyway? Ready your ears for behind-the-scenes Potter revelations; outrageous rants; frank conversations about mental health; and even the odd, ‘did-you-know?’ Stabl production (Formerly the Double Trouble

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