Josh Smith's Great Chat Show
The Group Chat! Dame Elaine Paige On Singing With Freddie Mercury, Her All Time Fave Musical Theatre Song, and Why She Hates Group Chats
Published: 31 May 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London
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You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat.
This week we're sliding into the DMs with Dame Elaine Paige, the First Lady of Musical Theatre. She reveals why she absolutely cannot stand group chats, being silly with Freddie Mercury, and her top advice for acing an audition. She also opens up about the pantomime she swore she'd never do, which turned out to be her final ever performance on stage.
Oh, and Josh's fiance Tom makes a special appearance via voice note. A big day for the household.
Elaine’s album Miscellaneous Paige is out July 17th and her single Only A Lifetime is out now
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Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first.
After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life.
Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona.
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