Josh Smith's Great Chat Show

Summer H. Howell is starring in the huge new adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie, and she’s sitting down with Josh for a chat packed with spooky coincidences, fart machines and some seriously starry praise.

Summer opens up about auditioning for The Curse of Chucky when she was just eight years old, the start of a lifelong love affair with horror, and how missing her own high school graduation to film an indie thriller ended up being exactly where she needed to be. She also gets candid about the gruelling 12-hour shoot for Carrie’s traumatic shower...

Siân Brooke is fresh off the back of BAFTA-winning Blue Lights, and she’s hopping on a video call with Josh for a chat packed with police ride-alongs, full moon theories and one of the most beautiful stories this podcast has ever heard.

Siân opens up about the conversations Blue Lights has reopened with her dad, a former police officer who rarely spoke about the job when she was growing up, and how reading the scripts gave her a window into a world she only ever glimpsed as a little girl. She also gets candid abou...

Naomi Ackie has played Whitney Houston, starred in Star Wars, won a BAFTA - and now she’s joining the DC Universe in Clayface. In this episode of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show, Naomi opens up about living with panic attacks since the age of 11, and the lengths she went to hide them. She speaks to Josh about the impact of losing her mum in her early 20s and how she has learnt to live with grief, as well as the unforgettable chats with her mum that still pop into her head exactly when she needs it.

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Jessica Biel is back on the big screen for the first time in nine years with Matchbox: The Movie, and she’s sitting down with Josh for a chat covering everything from John Cena’s secret piano skills to the wildest 40th birthday parties she’s thrown for her friends.

Jessica tells Josh what convinced her to get back into movie making after so long, and the con...

James Nelson-Joyce has gone from working part-time jobs in bars and restaurants to BAFTA nominations and now, apparently, 6/1 odds to be the next James Bond. He's sitting down with Josh for a chat packed with Scouse charm and moving stories.

James talks to Josh about the iconic moment he met Stephen Graham in Nando’s, and how Stephen has become a "big brother" to him ever since; the classism he faced through his time at drama school as a working-class Scouser; and how season two of The City Is Ours is about to take the drama up a...

Tom Hopper is back on our screens in season two of The Terminal List, and he's joining Josh for a chat packed with Black Hawk helicopters, Navy SEAL friendships and some seriously good marriage advice.

Tom opens up about the body dysmorphia he quietly dealt with throughout his teens, modelling himself on 80s and 90s action stars, and how that insecurity still shows up for him today.

Josh and Tom dig into fatherhood and how becoming a dad to his son Freddie, who is autistic nonverbal, changed his outlook on life and communication. Plus he...

Chris Olsen has built an empire on TikTok with fourteen million followers, his own coffee brand and a bestselling memoir, and he's sitting down with Josh for a chat that goes way deeper than the algorithm usually allows.

Chris talks to Josh about his recent breakup, his close friendship with Meghan Trainor and some of the most formative conversations of his life that he had with his mum whilst she was discovering she was an alcoholic. He walks Josh through the intervention that changed everything on September 28th, 2017 and the biggest misconceptions people still have about addiction.<...

Fiona Shaw is an icon of stage and screen, after roles in Killing Eve, Bad Sisters, Harry Potter and now as she stars in Sense and Sensibility she joins Josh for a chat that proves she's still got the same mischief that once landed her on the front page of the Irish Times, much to her father's horror. 

She and Josh dig into her scene-stealing turn as Mrs. Jennings in the new Sense and Sensibility, including how she found "the laugh" and why playing a bumbling school teacher in the 90s nearly derailed her film career before s...

From Downton Abbey to a leading lady of Mobland season two, Joanne Froggatt sits down with Josh for a proper catch-up five years in the making.

Joanne tells Josh how she feels about the rumours about Tom Hardy’s on-set behaviour that have been following the cast of Mobland around, and the chat she had with him that put her completely at ease when she needed it most. 

Josh reminds Joanne of the chat they had five years ago about the double standards women face - and how the conversation has moved on (or hasn’t...

Miku Martineau is living out our dream life leading Netflix's new love triangle drama ‘Crew Girl’ and it’s the show we are all going to be chatting about! 

In this chat with Josh, Miku opens up about growing up as a Japanese Canadian in a predominantly white neighbourhood, feeling like an outlier at school, and how the things that once made her stand out are now the things she wears as a badge of honour. 

Josh and Miku also chat about why we need to stop dissecting women's bodies, after she was told she was too...

Eleven Grammys. Six decades. And a life that has taken in the Black Panther Party, a brief consideration of the convent, and a farm in rural Georgia with her own well water. Chaka Khan has GREAT CHAT! 

Chaka takes us back to the beginnings of her iconic journey, opening up about running away from home at 16, singing in Chicago clubs for twenty dollars a night and her time with the Black Panther Party. She reflects on why awards have never been the point for her, why she believes there is no competition in self-expression, and says plainly t...

He is the man behind one of the most talked about lines on TV this year. But there is a lot more to Tom Glynn-Carney than playing Aegon Targaryen in ‘House of The Dragon’. 

In this chat with Josh, Tom breaks down THAT season three finale moment and shares so many stories from filming the show. He also reflects on being cast in ‘Dunkirk’ with no film experience whatsoever and the note Christopher Nolan gave him that he has carried onto every single job since.

Tom also talks candidly about how growing up in working class nor...

The group chat is open and things are about to go off.

In this special, Josh revisits some of the group chat moments that have really got you talking, and answers your questions too… there is no holding back. Theo James reveals his deeply embarrassing MSN Messenger name, the last time he had his heart broken, and what people consistently get wrong about him. Dame Elaine Paige tells us exactly what she got up to with Freddie Mercury at his house, and trust us, you want to be in that room. Gemma Chan finally addresses the question ev...

Six months in and the great chats are still coming. To mark the milestone, Josh is revisiting some of the episodes that have meant the most to him and got the most of you talking.

In this special, we kick things off with Jason Isaacs, who came in saying he doesn't usually go in depth on things and then absolutely went in depth on things. Then there is Charithra Chandran, whose honesty about race, representation and the industry sparked more comments on social media than almost any other episode. Jennifer Garner tells the story of running screaming...

From his breakout role as the unforgettable Marc St. James in Ugly Betty, to starring alongside Harrison Ford in Shrinking, Michael Urie has spent the last two decades building an acclaimed career across TV, film and Broadway. Fresh from his run in London's West End in Oh, Mary! Michael is Josh's guest on this week's episode of Josh Smith's Great Chat Show.

In this chat with Josh, Michael looks back on the audition for Ugly Betty that changed his life (and almost didn't happen!) and tells Josh what it was really like working alongside Martha Stewart and...

As Netflix's Heartstopper comes to an end, after three seasons and now a movie, Josh revisits two of the greatest chats he has ever had on the podcast, with Kit Connor and Joe Locke, the lead actors at the heart of it all.

Kit opens up about the phone call that changed everything, what it was like to film alongside Olivia Colman, and why he will never forget the fan who used his coming out scene to come out to their own parents. He also tells Josh why your sexuality belongs to you and nobody else.

Gemma Chan has been acting for 20 years, and right now she is having the year of her life.

In this chat with Josh, Gemma talks about her karaoke night out with Jennifer Garner on the set of Five Star Weekend, and why the central theme of sisterhood hits close to home. She talks candidly about always putting a brave face on things, why asking for help doesn't come naturally, and the impact Crazy Rich Asians had on Asian actors in Hollywood.

Then there is Josephine. A film she has been attached to since 2019, which premiered...

She was a total nerd growing up, reading books about warrior cats and playing her DS. Now she's playing one of the most iconic characters in pop culture history. Lexi Minetree was handpicked by Reese Witherspoon from over 3,000 auditions to play Elle Woods in the new Legally Blonde series, and she has not looked back.

In this chat with Josh, Lexi opens up about the acting teacher who told her she wasn't the actor he thought she was, and how it almost broke her. She talks about the voice memos Reese sent her when she was doubting...

For 30 years Katie Price has been one of the most talked about women in Britain, and rarely the one telling her own story. With a brand new tell-all documentary, she's finally taking back control of the narrative.

In this chat with Josh, Katie gets honest about her relationship with Lee Andrews, and why for the first time she says she wants a man rather than needs one. She opens up about the breakdown five years ago that nearly cost her her life, and why she wants to see Gareth Gates 25 years after their breakup. Oh, and she...

From child auditions on the West End to starring in not just one huge movie, ‘My Fault: London’ but now its follow up ‘Your Fault: London’ Asha Banks has been working since she was seven years old! And at 22, she is only just getting started. 

In this chat with Josh, Asha reveals the brutal reality of child auditions and how rejection at a young age built the resilience she relies on today. She looks back on her meteoric rise over the last 18 months, going from playing a show for 40 people to 65,000 people in Hyde Park, and tells Josh who...

From American Idol runner-up to the first openly gay man to have a number one album in the US, Adam Lambert has spent the last 17 years doing things entirely on his own terms. And with his sixth studio album ADAM out now, he's never been more honest.

In this Pride month special, Adam talks candidly about toxic masculinity within the queer community, why visibility has become a double-edged sword and what he thinks Pride really means in 2026.

Adam also tells Josh about the piece of advice Lady Gaga gave him backstage at the Oscars; how...

From Derry Girls to Motherland, Amandaland, and now a BAFTA nominee, Philippa Dunne has spent years quietly becoming one of the funniest actresses on British television. But getting here wasn't easy. 

In this chat with Josh, Philippa opens up about the relentless years of rejection before Motherland came along, the once a month conversation she'd have with herself about quitting acting for good, and how close she came to walking away entirely. She talks candidly about growing up desperate to fit in, why her character Anna feels like 13 year old her, and how comedy became the skill s...

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This week we're sliding into the DMs with Russell T Davies, the TV icon behind Queer as Folk, It's a Sin, Doctor Who and now Tip Toe. He reveals the hardest scene he has ever had to write and what he said to a TV exec who told him to give a character a tick because they were boring. He also shares the...

From Queer as Folk to Doctor Who, It's a Sin and now Tiptoe, Russell T Davies has spent 30 years starting conversations that nobody else dares to. And he's not finished yet.

In this chat with Josh, Russell opens up about why he wrote Tip Toe, a gripping new drama about two neighbours whose feud grows darker and more dangerous, and how it reflects a world where online anger is spilling into real life with terrifying consequences. 

He talks candidly about what it still feels like to come out every single day, why the MeToo movement b...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat.

This week is a special extended edition - we're sliding into the DMs with Charly Clive, the British actress you need to know from the HBO Max hit Rooster - the show that you need to be chatting about in YOUR group chats. She opens up about nearly packing it all in before landing her dream role opposite Steve Carell, what he said...

From seven years playing Veronica Lodge in Riverdale, to starring in the new movie Masters of the Universe, Camila Mendes has quietly done a lot of growing up in public. 

In this chat with Josh, Camila opens up about her battle with an eating disorder in her early twenties, and the full circle moment of intentionally gaining muscle and strength for her biggest role yet. She talks candidly about the mental health retreat that changed everything, and the power of saying no. Now Camila believes if success is getting in the way of her happiness, it isn't w...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat.

This week we're sliding into the DMs with Dame Elaine Paige, the First Lady of Musical Theatre. She reveals why she absolutely cannot stand group chats, being silly with Freddie Mercury, and her top advice for acing an audition. She also opens up about the pantomime she swore she'd never do, which turned out to be her final ever performance on stage.

From an unknown actress to the First Lady of Musical Theatre, Dame Elaine Paige's story is one of the great showbusiness journeys. Eighteen years of auditions, rejection, and near-quitting before one role changed her life overnight.

In this chat with Josh, Elaine opens up about the chaos that happened when the world found out she'd been cast in Evita, how she escaped a pack of journalists who chased her down the street, and the moment she burst into tears telling her mum she didn't want the fame that came with it. She tells the extraordinary story of...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Anything goes in this group chat!

Today Lucy Halliday, the breakout star you know and love from The Testaments is added to the Group Chat. She reveals the name of the cast group chat, how they have gossip that could shut down the world and who sends the funniest messages. Lucy also walks us through filming the most iconic scene in the show, shares her best night out in Glasgow, and tells us exactly...

Lucy Halliday lied her way into her first audition, went to medical school convinced acting would never happen for her, and is now starring opposite Elizabeth Moss in the sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Lucy’s journey to playing the rebel Pearl Girl Daisy in ‘The Testaments’ has been anything but straightforward. 

In this chat with Josh, Lucy opens up about landing only her third professional job, what it was like to film her first week on set with Elizabeth Moss, and the life-changing advice James McAvoy gave her on the set of California Schemin’ that has become her...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat.

This week Angourie Rice, the actress you know and love from Spider-Man, Mean Girls, Mare of Easttown, and her new rom-com Finding Emily joins the group chat. She reveals what Lindsay Lohan said to her when they finally met on set, reveals the fiercely competitive thing she did with her co-star Spike Fearn and shares her verdict on the British Sunday roast as...

From three Spider-Man films to Mean Girls, Mare of Easttown, and now leading the rom-com Finding Emily, Angourie Rice has been one of the most quietly compelling actresses of her generation. And she has been doing it since she was six years old.

In this chat with Josh, Angourie opens up about what it's really like being a child actor, navigating a world of adults as a child, and the people-pleasing that made it hard to stand up for herself. She talks candidly about body image and costume fittings, why comparison is something she still struggles with...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Anything goes in the group chat! 

This week Delta Goodrem, the Australian pop icon you know and love from Innocent Eyes, Neighbours, and soon to be representing Australia at Eurovision, joins the group chat! She gets honest about the song she sometimes never wants to sing again (but why she always falls back in love with it) and reveals who her biggest Eurovision rival is. Oh, and she agrees to perform at a fan's w...

From Neighbours teen to the Australian pop icon behind Innocent Eyes, one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, Delta Goodrem has spent more of her life in the public eye than out of it. And through all of it, she has refused to stop.

In this chat with Josh, Delta opens up about the moments that tested her most: being diagnosed with cancer as a teenager at the height of her success, the quiet battle of finding her voice again after illness changed everything, losing her voice entirely in 2018 and having to relearn how to...

From a working class girl in Ayrshire, fuelled by teenage rage at Margaret Thatcher, to becoming the first female First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has one of the most extraordinary political journeys of our time. And now, for the first time, she's telling it on her own terms.

In this chat with Josh recorded live at the Aye Write Book Festival in Glasgow, Nicola opens up about the crippling imposter syndrome that followed her all the way to the top, and how she learned to turn that inner voice from a handicap into a superpower. She...

From playing Dr. Carter in ER, swearing he'd never do another medical drama, to starring in and exec producing the Emmy Award-winning HBO series The Pitt, Noah Wyle has made one of the great TV comebacks. And this time, it's personal.

In this chat with Josh, Noah opens up about why The Pitt feels different: it’s a raw, unflinching look at the American healthcare system post-Covid, tackling subjects rarely seen on screen including mass shootings, fentanyl, the border crisis, the nursing shortage, incel culture, and trans rights. He talks about why portraying doctors' mental health playing Do...

From singing her way into our hearts with her sister Chloe to becoming the Little Mermaid — and now leading a brand new rom com, ‘You, Me and Tuscany’ which is in cinemas now— Halle Bailey is proving she's just getting started.

In this chat with Josh, Halle opens up about learning to balance a thriving career with new motherhood, the strong women who shaped her, dealing with hair inequality and why she's a firm believer in speaking things into existence. She also reflects on what it meant to step into the role of Ariel — and how she rose above...

You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat.

This week we're sliding into the DMs with Theo James — the British actor you know and love from Divergent, The White Lotus, and The Gentlemen. He reveals the last time he had his heart broken, sets the record straight on whether he's actually posh and explains why he's gone completely off the social media grid. He also shares the advice he'd give his yo...

From playing Club Rep in The Inbetweeners movie to the star of Divergent, The White Lotus, The Gentlemen, and now action thriller Fuze (out in cinemas now) — Theo James has quietly won us all over. 

In this chat with Josh, Theo opens up about the pressure of being a leading man in an industry obsessed with physicality, and why the rise of the manosphere worries him deeply. He reflects on a culture increasingly defined by money and status over relationships and morality — and what that means for young men today.

He also gets candid about his s...

You've been added to the group chat.

Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat.

This week we're sliding into the DMs with Charithra Chandran — the British actress you know and love from Bridgerton and One Piece. She opens up about how to get through heartbreak, reveals which celeb feet pics she’s received, and the pair go head to head over who has the worst Uber rating. 

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