Jodie Ounsley on Grief, Gladiators & The Strength You Can’t Train For
Just As Well, The Women's Health PodcastShow Notes
Jodie Ounsley may be known to millions as Gladiators’ Fury — powerful, fearless and unstoppable — but in this deeply honest conversation, she shares the strength that doesn’t come from the gym.
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Joining Gemma Atkinson and Claire Sanderson on Just As Well, the Women’s Health UK podcast, Jodie opens up about losing her dad suddenly just weeks before performing on the Strictly Christmas Special. She reflects on navigating grief in the public eye and the emotional mountain challenge she’s taking on in his honour — carrying 56kg, one kilo for every year of his life.
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Jodie also discusses:
· Becoming the first deaf woman to represent a senior England rugby side
· Growing up with a cochlear implant
· Body confidence in women’s rugby
· Switching between her Gladiators persona and her real self
· Redefining what strength really means
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A powerful, uplifting and deeply human episode about resilience, identity and vulnerability.
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