Contains strong language.

Rylan: How to Be..., How to Be in the Spotlight, Will Young - Leaving Strictly and homophobia in the music industry

Rylan: How to Be...

How to Be in the Spotlight

Will Young - Leaving Strictly and homophobia in the music industry

August 6, 2024

39 minutes

Available for over a year

Rylan speaks to pop sensation Will Young about life in the spotlight. Will discusses facing homophobia in the music industry, his experience on Strictly and facing mental health struggles in the public eye.

Rylan explores the good, the bad and the ugly of being thrust into the spotlight - with those who've lived to tell the tale.

Host: Rylan

Assistant Producer: Satema Tarawally

Edit Producer: Katie Grant

Producer: Millie Chu

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Executive Producers: Barnaby Coughlin and Arron Fellows

Music: Miguel d'Oliveira

Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

A Mindhouse production for BBC Sounds