Show Notes
Our guest on What A Woman podcast today is the stunning and stylish Lorraine Keane, one of Ireland’s best known and loved broadcasters, famous for being a correspondent for TV3 for over a decade and as an anchor on one of Ireland's most popular daytime shows, Xpose. We talk about:
- Why Lorraine was one of the first celebrities to talk about the menopause
- How Lorraine got her big break into broadcasting
- Why she stepped away from her dream job
- Her terrifying experience of having a stalker
- What's made her successful
- Why she's enjoying her career in her 50's
Lorraine is also a founder of Fashion Relief which has raised over a million euros for Oxfam; she is a podcaster and a regular presenter on The Today Show. She also starred in Girls Night Out the Musical and was one of the first well known women to talk about her experience of the menopause.
Follow Lorraine:
@lorrainekeaneofficial
@fashionreliefbci
Photo: Cleanmarine
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