Richard Osman on managing his eating disorder
The writer and broadcaster Richard Osman was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2021.
The writer and broadcaster Richard Osman was cast away by Lauren Laverne.
He is the author of the Thursday Murder Club series and has presented popular BBC shows including Pointless and Richard Osman's House of Games. When he appeared on Desert Island Discs in 2021, he revealed that at a time when his career was going well, he was struggling with an eating disorder. It's something he continues to manage day by day, but says he no longer feels any shame about.
You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.
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