What's My Age Again?

What's My Age Again?

By Bauer Media

Welcome to What’s My Age Again – the podcast that asks:  How old are you?  How old is your body?  What do you do to feel young?  

Katherine Ryan not only asks her celebrity guests how they feel about ageing but she also asks them to give her their blood.  Every famous name on the show takes a biological age test and midway through the show we reveal how their bodies' age compares to their chronological age.     

Katherine Ryan is 41 but is her body?  

It’s a fascinating and fun conversation about their lifestyle, their childhood, their family and their attitude to getting older. Do they do anything to reverse the visible signs of ageing?   

The guests span the decades, and we find out if years of being at the top of their game in sport, entertainment or politics has impacted their body.   

Dr Nichola Conlon, who has a PhD in biochemistry joins us every week to discuss the guests’ results and to share the latest science on longevity.   

This podcast is bought to you by Absolute Collagen, proven to visibly reduce the signs of aging by priming your skin, hair and nails from within, available in powder or liquid sachets, find out more at Absolutecollagen.com.  

The test is carried out by the company Glycanage   https://glycanage.com/  

DISCLAIMER   

The Glycanage biological age test is a wellness test that helps measure chronic inflammation in the body.  It is not a medical-grade device and the biological age is not a predictor of life expectancy.  There are other tests available which use different methods and markers to assess biological age.  This test has been used as a vehicle for an interesting conversation about ageing. Glycanage have not been paid to be part of the podcast.  

 

Episodes

Adam Buxton – He’s made a career out of being a big kid, but how old is his body?

Adam Buxton is 56 years old and says he’ll be happy if the result comes in at anything under 65.  Reduced stress and life in the country with his loving family and dog should be reflected in the result and he’s hoping recent improvements in his diet and lifestyle will bode well.  He talks to Katherine about his split from his comedy wife Joe Cornish, how going to boarding school at a young age made him value friendships but gave him a fear of rejection with women.  He also talks about his mum, her attitude to ageing and how she handled end of life.   Adam runs through his new and improved breakfast routine with Nichola.  She assesses his new choices and gives the low-down on which are the food fads that will reduce inflammation and which are the ones to ignore.  Plus the benefits of living in the countryside and the positive impact of purpose and good relationships.  Adam recorded this episode when he was 55, just before his birthday.  He also talked about his new memoir ‘I Love you, Byee’.   Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
15/07/251h 3m

Michelle de Swarte - From PAINKILLERS to VITAMINS and PARTYING to PILATES – will Michelle’s lifestyle changes be reflected in her body’s age.?

(WARNING: This episode includes strong language and sexual references which some people might find offensive)    Michelle de Swarte began smoking cannabis from a young age and while working as a model in New York and London did ALOT of recreational drugs.   She’s now 44 and working as a successful writer and comedian and tells Katherine she has replaced the class A’s with as many vitamins and supplements.  She’s not too worried about ageing but really nervous about her biological age and is hoping her new lifestyle will be reflected in the result.   In this brilliant, thought-provoking and open interview, she shares how her troubled childhood shaped her, how she got lost in the game of fillers and how she came to the positive decision to live life child-free.    Michelle de Swarte’s family describe her as Darth Vaper and Michelle admits she has more than the occasional puff.  Dr Nichola Conlon looks at the emerging science on vaping and smoking and how they affect biological age.  Nichola also assesses Michelle’s vitamins and which ones are best for her reversing the ageing process on the inside.   Michelle de Swarte wrote and starred in the BBC comedy drama Spent.  She’s on tour in the Autumn with her new show ‘The Afters’  that looks at youth, social media and ageing.    Lead producer– Molly Carter Social media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Henrietta HarrisonChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave 
08/07/2557m 22s

Denise Lewis. The Dame is a winner but will she win gold in her biological age test?

Dame Denise Lewis is 52 but feels much younger and says if her biological age is any higher than 38  - she’ll sprint out of the studio in a strop.   She’s an Olympic Gold winner, a mum of 4 and now heads up UK Athletics which promotes young talent looking to represent the country.  She’s a high achieving woman, at home and and at work but says, over the years, she’s learnt when and how to ask for help.  For anyone juggling family, friends and work, it’s an inspiring listen and Denise tells an incredible story about turning fifty and how nothing was going to stop her from partying that day.    Dr Nichola Conlon deep dives into the menopause and explains how the body changes during that time and the dramatic impact it can have on your biological age.   Dame Denise Lewis’ book Adaptability Seven Lessons to Thrive in a World of Competing Demands is available now.  
01/07/2557m 23s

Alastair Campbell – the results are in. Will he accept his 'real' age or call for a recount??

Alastair Campbell co-hosts the UK’s most successful podcast, The Rest is Politics and a huge percentage of the audience is under thirty.  He tells Katherine why he thinks he still appeals to the young.     He’s 68 but he’s hoping his biological age will be 21.  If it’s not, he’s calling for a recount or an overhaul of the system!   His kids keep him feeling young, but Alastair says it can be challenging being the oldest man in the audience when he’s watching his comedian daughter Grace perform her often explicit set.    He lives a healthy life now but will colitis, stress and past struggles with depression and alcoholism have impacted on his biological age?  Dr Nichola Conlon gives her verdict on Alastair’s result and applauds his commitment to cold water swimming.  She explains what happens to the body when you plunge in cold water, and how long you need to be in cold water per week to get the health benefits.    If you want an explainer on how UK politics work, the books  Why Politics Matter and Alastair Campbell Talks Politics are available now  Alastair Campbell recorded this before he turned 68.  Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
24/06/2551m 15s

Jedward: Their DNA is the same - but do the world's most famous twins share a biological age?

John and Edward Grimes burst on to the scene in 2009 as a phenomenon on X-Factor, and have been a mainstay on the showbiz scene ever since.TV, movies, Eurovision: no one can escape this Irish duo's j-epic brand of entertainment.But what impact has more than 15 years of fame had on the boys as they became men?Their care-free, feel-good attitude is synonymous with the Jedward brand, but losing their mum at an early age, and playing the fame-game has had its own impact behind the scenes.Now 33, they've given Katherine Ryan a few drops of their blood to get it tested, so she can find out their biological age.As twins, their DNA is an exact match, so our resident scientist Dr Nichola Conlon explains how slight variations in diet and mindset could be a reason why their biological ages might differ...  And will the boys get competitive when the results are incoming? You bet! Lead producer– Mick CoyleSocial media -   Cassidy RebeloVideo Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Henrietta HarrisonChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave 
17/06/2552m 40s

Katie Price – Katie is 47 but how old is her body? Will surgery and a life of trauma have affected her biological age?

Katie Price says she’s in a better place than she’s ever been and at the age of 47 is finally fully in control of how she lives her life.    She’s been in the public eye since she was 18 years old and with sexual assault, 3 kidnap attempts and a hijack at gun point in South Africa she’s had way more than her fair share of trauma. In this hugely open and emotional interview, she talks to Katherine about her breakdown and the therapy she’s done over the years to deal with the drama she’s constantly lived with. But will the trauma have impacted on her biological age? Katie talks about her exes, Katherine and Katie bond over the bad men choices they’ve made over the years and Katie admits it’s left her with trust issues.  Katie talks lovingly, as always, about her 5 children and her adorable Harvey.  She says the door is always open to Dwight Yorke even though he’s never played a part in his son’s life.  Katie is charming and relatable as ever.  She says age doesn’t bother her but admits she’s addicted to changing her body through surgery and wants to have another kid. Dr Nichola Conlon explains the test to Katie and explains how trauma changes your hormones and impacts on your biological age.  Katie tells Nichola about her diet and Nichola explains where there’s room for improvement and the supplements she could start taking. Katie is in perimenopause and Nichola talks about how that can also impact on your biological age.  Katie talks about sexual assault, trauma and abuse in this episode which some listeners and viewers might find upsetting.  You can find support organisations here:  www.hubofhope.co.uk i Katie recorded this interview  before her birthday in May when she was 46.  Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – James StoddChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave 
10/06/251h 15m

Dame Sheila Hancock – In her nineties but refusing to be defined by her age.

Sheila Hancock tells Katherine that since turning ninety she’s been treated differently and says you have to battle against the limitations that society puts on you as you age.  Born in 1933, Sheila has been on our stage and screen for 70 years but in latter years has been best known for her writing.  She says the global political atmosphere now is reminiscent of the years before  World War Two and her and her contemporaries are alarmed.  But she says, with great troubles can come great change.She still misses her late husband John Thaw, who died 25 years ago, but says her curiosity and grandchildren keep her young.  She admits she has on occasion used the power of her title, Dame, to get tables in restaurants and get her own way!Dr Nichola Conlon and Sheila discuss how loneliness and isolation can impact on your biological age and Nichola talks about the difference between your life span and health span.   Nichola applauds Sheila, who has just joined a gym and says, you are never too old to exercise and build muscle.This interview was recorded before VE day.Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
03/06/251h 5m

Sophie Ellis Bextor - ‘Murder’ reborn and the unexpected power of a woman in her mid-life

 Sophie is in her mid forties and says she’s finally shed her inner critic and found a new power. She tells Katherine she’s more confident on stage now than she ever was in her twenties and says the resurgence of her hit single Murder on the Dance Floor has been wonderful and rejuvenating.   Her mother, Janet Ellis (famous for presenting Blue Peter in the 1970s) has taught her how to age well but she’s still worried having 5 kids may push her biological age into triple figures.   Her love of music, she says, has kept her playful and her and Katherine discuss if dancing is like having sex in a long-term relationship; you have to keep doing it, even when you don’t always feel like it.   Dr Nichola praises her for her diet and they all discuss the benefits of Sophie’s unusual, fermented rider request. Nichola talks about music and the science behind how it can reduce your biological age.  Plus why Sophie’s pandemic kitchen disco not only kept her young but probably reduced the biological age of anyone who joined in.  Sophie’s new album, the aptly named ‘Perimenopop’ is out on September 12th pre order here Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
27/05/2556m 3s

Bryony Gordon – will a former life of drink and drugs have impacted on her biological age?

For anyone struggling with addiction, this is an inspiring and life affirming listen.   Katherine talks to the open and funny Bryony Gordon about how a former life of alcohol abuse, cocaine addiction and binge eating may have impacted on her biological age.  She shares the seediest sides of that life and how she’s overcome her demons with running, a loving family and a positive outlook on food and her body.  She’s 8 years sober and that’s really when life began in technicolour for her.   But will she have done enough to reverse the damage done by addiction?  Bryony also has interesting insight on how she thinks eating disorder culture has changed and tells Katherine that she’s wholly at one with being size 18 and 14 stone.   Dr Nichola Conlon explains the science behind Bryony’s result and how typically alcohol and cocaine can impact on the body.   If you do drink, she explains which alcohol has the least impact on biological age and the positive effects of vitamin D, Omega 3 and the right medication.  This episode references suicide which some listeners may find distressing. The Samaritans helpline is open every day 24/7  https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan Further support can be found here  www.hubofhope.co.uk Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
20/05/251h 5m

Olivia Attwood - Sex, surgery, salmon sperm, strength training and stress. Olivia lives life in full throttle but is her body holding up?

At the age of 33, Olivia Attwood is the happiest she’s ever been but is she the heathiest?   Olivia first came into the public eye in full sun on Love Island and admits her attitude to sun health and work pressure could have been better.  Since then, whether it’s making documentaries or hosting a pod - she’s not been off our screens.  Will a professional life in full glare have aged her?  She talks about stress (which ages you), how her husband, footballer Bradley Dack has mellowed her and explains why she takes comfort in his past womanising.  Olivia admits her cosmetic surgery goal used to be to “look like a sex doll” but now she’s thinking about ageing and turning to regenerative treatments to stay young.  Dr Nichola Conlon talks about the studies that show how trauma and short-term stress impact on our biological age.  She looks at how you can reverse the impact of stress and the importance of sleep and recovery.  Nichola and Olivia bond over the proven benefits of hyperbaric chambers and agree they should be available for everyone.     Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
13/05/251h 4m

Jill Scott – Does the body really keep the score?

Jill’s first childhood memory is kicking a football, and she’s played sport all her life.  She’s 38 but how will elite sport have impacted on her body and her biological age? Will 16 years playing for England have taken its toll or kept her young and strong? Will she have to swop out the coffee for ginger tea?  She talks to Katherine about her childhood, her decision to retire and how being a woman in a man’s world has meant she’s had to constantly prove herself. She now co-hosts The Overlap with Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Ian Wright and she’s hoping their average of 55 will not have rubbed off on her biological age.  Dr Nichola Conlon delves into Jill’s lifestyle and looks at how intense exercise affects our bodies and our biological age.   She talks about how over-exercising changes women’s hormones and the importance of nutrition and recovery, especially for women.  
06/05/2555m 18s

Katherine Ryan – What's the host’s biological age?

In this special episode of What’s My Age Again? Katherine reveals her own biological age.   She's asked all her guests to take the test so thought it was only fair that she did it too.     Katherine is clean living but she lives with Lupus, an auto-immune disease.  Will that impact on her result? As always, Katherine’s joined by Dr Nichola Conlon, who tells us more about how the Gycanage test works and what Katherine can do to optimise her biological health.   Chris Wincup, a consultant rheumatologist specialising in Lupus at King’s College hospital in London is also on the pod.  Katherine shares her experience of living with the condition and the episode sheds light on Lupus as a whole.  Who is most likely to be affected? Why does Katherine liken the disease to Trump?! Why do we know so little about Lupus that affects 1 in 1000?  If you want to find out more about Lupus you can find information here https://lupusuk.org.uk/  Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
01/05/2538m 16s

Romesh Ranganathan - Deep Fried Boiled Egg Anyone? Will His Recent Glow Up Reverse Former Misadventures?

Romesh Ranganathan is 47 but he thinks he’s heading for an early death. His worries were triggered by a health test 8 years ago, the premature death of his father as well as the negative health outcomes for South and Southeast Asian men.  But in recent years he’s transformed his health.   Will he have done enough to improve his biological age?  He tells Katherine he’s not bothered about getting older and admits he’s getting less ambitious as he ages. He also says that people with regular bodies like him have a duty to show their flesh to counter the images of perfection we are bombarded with on social media.     Dr Nichola Conlon explains how a pre-disposition to poor health impacts on your biological age and whether you can reverse it with lifestyle.  She also talks through the supplements that are clinically proven to help with biological ageing and the impact of excess weight. Romesh Ranganathan recorded this a couple of weeks before he ran the 2025 London marathon   Lead producer– Mick CoyleSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Henrietta HarrisonChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
29/04/2553m 35s

Joanne McNally – Can You Party, Stay Single & Still Be Biologically Younger?

Joanne McNally is an icon for single women who like white wine.   Pinotphile, her latest tour is as much like a hen do as it is a comedy gig but will life on the road have impacted on her biological age?  Have the excesses of single life aged her or kept her young? But it’s not just laughs in this conversation.  Joanne talks to Katherine about meeting her biological parents, how her eating disorder led to the career she has now and how, at the age of 41, she’s thinking about having children.   Resident scientist, Dr Nichola Conlon explains to what extent genetics dictate your biological age and digs into Joanne McNally’s lifestyle to discover it’s not as decadent as you might think.  If you want to watch this episode you can find a link to You Tube and the socials here linktr.ee/whatsmyageagain_pod  Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media -   Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor -  Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
22/04/2551m 23s

What's My Age Again? with Katherine Ryan

Here’s Katherine telling you all about the podcast with a few of her famous guests!
04/04/252m 37s
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