
Hannah East
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Aug 2, 2026
'Contraception Parks & Birthing a Velociraptor' | Comedian Hannah East on Unhinged Mum Life, Going on Tour & Why Yellow Is Her Era Now
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10:14Hannah EastGUEST
And he, he said, "Oh, Hannah, can you just read the autocue for me?" So I was like, "Right, okay." And then I'd, messing about with him, read the autocue, and he's like, "You should be a presenter.
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10:22Hannah EastGUEST
You should be a sports presenter, honest- like, honestly, it's, like, really good." I was like, "Oh, thanks." And I thought, "How do you get, how do you even do that? How do you get into presenting?"
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10:32Hannah EastGUEST
I'm stood there on the Gladiators like, you know, "What, how do you do that?" So, um, I thought, "Right, I'm gonna try and get a job hosting, presenting, doing events." So one of the first events, actually the first event that I presented was Miss Scarborough.
Going From 2 Kids to 5: Adopting Sibling Sets
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16:30Hannah EastGUEST
but, um, we had kind of applied for a couple of different kids and it was like weeks later and nothing had happened and you weren't a match or whatever.
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16:40Hannah EastGUEST
Um, And we saw these three boys and we always wanted to keep sibling groups together.
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16:51Hannah EastGUEST
And you know, so I saw three boys and yeah, we, we inquired on them and within two days they were like, yeah, we think you might be a match.
Helpline: Fostering Imagination with Louise Boyce and Hannah East
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13:46Hannah EastGUEST
And if you're listening to this podcast but wanna see more of the action in the studio, you can find full video episodes on BBC iPlayer by searching for CBeebies Parenting Helpline.
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14:00Hannah EastGUEST
What were your expectations about playing and interacting with your babies? Did you always find it easy, or was it something that kind of you had to work at?
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18:41Hannah EastGUEST
I remember doing that when I was younger, and I think for me, I always feel like a little bit silly doing like the pretend play.
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18:47Hannah EastGUEST
My husband, Jacob, he's brilliant, and then my stepdad, John, he is like, he was born to, like, look after children.
Why Hannah East Talks About Her Loss on Stage
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29:31Hannah EastGUEST
Because it was, you know, some family members are like, oh, but why do you want to try for a third? Because you have got...
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29:39Hannah EastGUEST
And they were like, why is it? And then people say, oh, are you trying for a girl? And it's like, no, I've always seen myself with boys.
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