Never Have I Ever with Claire Byrne
Jun 10, 2026 · 44 min · 12 segments
Never Have I Ever is the podcast where Claire Byrne explores things she's never done by talking to people who have. This week, she enters the world of wigs, make-up, high heels, and larger-than-life…
Rob MurphyGuest
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[upbeat music] There are certain things in life that I've just accepted are probably not going to happen for me, things like, uh, DJ-ing in Ibiza.
I'm unlikely to become a Formula 1 driver, and I think we can also safely say that I'm not going to climb Everest.
But there is something that I've never tried that really does fascinate me, and I think I, I'm gonna surprise you when I say what it is.
Big hair, long lashes, billions of sequins, not millions, billions, children screaming with laughter while their dads are completely humiliated in the front row.
In the middle of all of that, there's a man who has become a larger-than-life woman for a few hours every night.
I am, of course, talking about the life of a panto dame, and there are people who do this for a living.
[upbeat music] There are certain things in life that I've just accepted are probably not going to happen for me, things like, uh, DJ-ing in Ibiza.
I'm unlikely to become a Formula 1 driver, and I think we can also safely say that I'm not going to climb Everest.
But there is something that I've never tried that really does fascinate me, and I think I, I'm gonna surprise you when I say what it is.
Big hair, long lashes, billions of sequins, not millions, billions, children screaming with laughter while their dads are completely humiliated in the front row.
In the middle of all of that, there's a man who has become a larger-than-life woman for a few hours every night.
I am, of course, talking about the life of a panto dame, and there are people who do this for a living.
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