Michelle de Swarte: Childfree And Having A Great F*cking Time

I’ve been SO excited to speak to Michelle since I first watched her brilliant stand-up comedy. She’s funny, honest, a bit chaotic (just like me) and has some of the MADDEST stories 🤣 After a successful modelling career, bossing the catwalks of New York and beyond, Michelle moved back to the UK in her 30s and turned to the world of comedy. She has written and starred in her own BBC sitcom ‘Spent’, appeared alongside Katherine Ryan in The Duchess and is currently on her ‘The Afters’ stand-up tour across the UK. We talk about our shared experience of being raised by a single mum, how Michelle got fired from a burlesque club, and what it’s like to suddenly make (and spend) LOADS of money in your 20s 💸. We also spoke about society’s expectations of women and why she’s chosen not to have kids. You can find tickets for ‘The Afters’ tour at: https://michelledeswarte.com/live/ Thanks again to my neighbour Nicky for joining us on this episode! Check out his photography at: https://www.nickyjohnston.co.uk/ Warning: please note this episode contains discussion of drug use and suicide #MICHELLEDESWARTE #PALOMAFAITH #MADSADBAD 0:00 Welcome Michelle! 2:50 MAD spending like it’s Monopoly money 8:46 Getting fired from a burlesque club 10:51 Modelling in New York in the 90s 14:40 Neighbour Nicky brings the chaos 17:46 SAD being an unhappy teenager 21:08 Partying instead of having kids 25:57 BAD skipping school and being a tyrant 32:20 GLAD going back to Michelle’s roots — Find us on: Instagram /   / madsadbadpodcast   TikTok /   / madsadbadpodcast   — Credits: Producer: Emilia Gill Assistant Producer: Alex Reed Video: Josh Bennett, Lizzie McCarthy and Harry Sawkins Sound: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti Original music: BUTCH PIXY Social Media: Laura Coughlan Exec Producer for JamPot: Ewan Newbigging-Lister Exec Producers for Idle Industries: Dave Granger & Will Macdonald Shot on Sony Cinema Line cameras FX6 , FX2 with Sony G-Master lenses 16-35GM, 24-70GM