Global music icon Anastacia sits down for a candid, heart-to-heart discussion about her extraordinary life, from her humble beginnings working in a New York bakery and dancing in 90s music videos to becoming an overnight sensation at 31.
With her trademark warmth, wit, and unfiltered honesty, Anastacia opens up about surviving two life-altering breast cancer diagnoses – revealing the surprising way a routine cosmetic procedure saved her life – and shares her raw experience with menopause, zero-level hormone depletion, and reclaiming her power in her 50s. Plus, she reminisces about her legendary brush with Steven Spielberg, performing for Prince William and Prince Harry at the Concert for Diana, her tight-knit friendship with Michelle Visage, and why she’s happily treating her career as the true love of her life.
Chapters
00:48: Summarizing Act One: Unsure of Her Sound
00:03:55: Family Dynamics & Latchkey Upbringing
00:05:40: The Nostalgia of Analog Music & Physical Records
00:07:20: Performing Arts High School & Going to Prom with Theo Huxtable
00:10:00: Introverted Extroverts & Learning to Solicit Peace
00:14:15: Day-One Friendships & Her Girl Band with Michelle Visage
00:17:05: 15-Year Overnight Success & Working Since Age 14
00:23:40: Crashing Steven Spielberg’s Lunch Table
00:28:35: Lying About Her Age & Industry Misogyny
00:39:00: Battling Breast Cancer Twice & How a Surgery Saved Her Life
00:44:20: Call to Action: Proactive 'Birthday Mammograms'
00:56:30: Performing for Prince William, Prince Harry & Meeting the Queen
00:49:30: Entering Her Second Act & Navigating Menopause
00:59:00: Love, Dating & Loving Her Career
01:06:00: Advice to Her 30-Year-Old Self & Divorce Healing
From HELLO! magazine
Producer: Millie Jackson
Editor: Juliet Walsh
Executive producers: Isabel Mohan and Danielle Lawler
Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two and divorcee Ateh Jewel as she navigates her own second act by speaking to celebrity guests about what age means to them, and how they're approaching this new phase of life.
If you've got a question or dilemma you'd like Ateh, her celebrity guests and experts to answer, drop her a line at secondactpod@hellomagazine.com and make sure to tune in to hear the answer.
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