Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did - Go West - aka '80s pop icons and the kings of wishful thinking

Go West - aka '80s pop icons and the kings of wishful thinking

02/23/22 • 38 min

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Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did

It's the season 3 finale! Go West's Richard Drummie joins Genevieve to reminisce about the band's early career, their split and subsequent reunion. He talks about working with Sylvester Stallone, elephants - and why the band is still in debt to their record company to this day.

Richard also talks about how the King of Wishful Thinking gave Go West a second bite of the success cherry, Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd's video remake, and the plans they have to celebrate their 35th anniversary.

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You can catch Go West with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra in March and they’ll be touring and playing festivals until September. Find all the details on their website - gowest.org.uk

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

Theme music by Mark Savage @mrdiscopop

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You can catch Go West with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra in March and they’ll be touring and playing festivals until September. Find all the details on their website - gowest.org.uk

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If you enjoyed this episode, don't keep it to yourself! Please tell a friend or share a screenshot on social media so others can discover and enjoy it too.

And please consider donating to support the show! Visit celebritycatchup.com for more details.

If you'd like to say hello, you can find me on Twitter @CelebCatchUpPod or Instagram @celebritycatchuppodcast.

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

Theme music by Mark Savage @mrdiscopop

Previous Episode

Sean Maguire - aka Teen heartthrob turned Hollywood star

Sean joins Genevieve to reminisce about his time on Grange Hill and EastEnders before he jetted off to the US to begin his Hollywood career.

He explains why he preferred being at Grange Hill than his actual school, the accident that led to his pop career and how he ended up playing Wembley.

He also talks about his early Hollywood career in sitcoms, Once Upon A Time, meeting his idols and why he decided to set up his own acting school.

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You can find out more about Sean’s acting school at theplayersconservatory.com - or email [email protected].

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If you enjoyed this episode, don't keep it to yourself! Please tell a friend or share a screenshot on social media so others can discover and enjoy it too.

And please consider donating to support the show! Visit celebritycatchup.com for more details.

If you'd like to say hello, you can find me on Twitter @CelebCatchUpPod or Instagram @celebritycatchuppodcast.

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

Theme music by Mark Savage @mrdiscopop

Next Episode

Season 3 Best Bits - aka Thanks for the memories

Join Genevieve as she picks out some memorable celebrity guest moments from Season 3.

Reminisce about Jurassic Park with Lex herself, as well as '80s hits from Go West and Yazz - and hear some cheeky antics from '90s pop legends Steps and Five.

Also hear Sean Maguire and Whigfield open up about some of the difficult times in their lives, find out why Curtis Stigers cut his trademark long hair and what Mr Motivator keeps in his bum bag!

**Please note there is some swearing in this episode and references to a suicide storyline**

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If you enjoyed this episode, don't keep it to yourself! Please tell a friend or share a screenshot on social media so others can discover and enjoy it too.

And please consider donating to support the show! Visit celebritycatchup.com for more details.

If you'd like to say hello, you can find me on Twitter @CelebCatchUpPod or Instagram @celebritycatchuppodcast.

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

Theme music by Mark Savage @mrdiscopop