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Simon Amstell says psychedelic tea helped him accept himself

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The Independent UK · Feb 20

Simon Amstell says ayahuasca freed him of ‘shame’ over sexuality

The 46-year-old came out as gay when he was 21 years old

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Simon Amstell at The Arches: 'Nobody takes unfiltered confession so far'

4/5 Amstell is in top unfiltered form in a show taking in Hollywood parties, drugs and a musical twist

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025

15 biggest talk-show clashes: ‘I’m not your slave and you’re not my master’

From Quentin Tarantino and Krishnan Guru-Murthy to Dakota Johnson and Ellen DeGeneres, Ellie Harrison looks back at the most awkward fall-outs in chat-show history

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024

Amy Winehouse’s funniest moments: from her rivalry with Dido, to fangirling over Beyoncé

The late singer’s wit was second to none, but is often overlooked in favour of her (incredible) music

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2024

The Marvels to Rebel Dykes: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Brie Larson leads an MCU adventure that’s full of one-liners, sophistication and superpowers, while an inspirational documentary celebrates London’s 80s punk lesbian activists

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

Simon Amstell: ‘I used to think I couldn’t talk about enjoying sex’

After routines about orgies from the perspective of an ‘awkward English twit’, the comedian returns with an unironic and open account of carnal pleasure

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

‘I’m a venal narcissist’ – standup Leo Reich on skewering his inner Gen-Z monster

The hotly tipped comic was the talk of Edinburgh with his blistering hour of hilariously hollow egomania – and audiences haven’t a clue whether to pity or deplore him

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Miquita Oliver on 'losing everything' to bankruptcy and booze after career high

Miquita Oliver shot to fame at the age of just 16 as a presenter on T4 - but things came crashing down in 2012

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2022

Miquita Oliver relives ‘horrendous’ Boxing Day Thailand tsunami where she almost died

Approximately 230,000 people lost their lives in the disaster which devastated coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand and among those caught up in the horror and chaos were T4 presenter Miquita Oliver and her on screen partner Simon Amstell

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2022