Sarrah Le Marquand

Hello and welcome to Something to Talk About, the Stella podcast.

I'm Sarah Lamarquand, your host, and every week I sit down with some of the biggest names in the country because when Australia's celebrities are ready to talk, they come to Something to Talk About.

Chrissy Swan doesn't do many interviews.

As she says, she's a bit like Hayley's Comet in that she only makes an appearance about every 75 years or so.

On today's episode of The Stella Podcast, the Much Loved Radio presenter reflects on what it's like to co-parent three teenagers, what giving up alcohol has taught her about herself and

And how uncovering generations of rebellious women and family tragedy on an upcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are has changed the way she sees herself.

his his mates and um and now you well i am honored and the bar has been set very high because they are amazing at the imperfect so we hear you of course every afternoon on nova on the chrissy swan show but we're about to see you back on tv and you're on the new season of the sbs show who do you think you are where you'll be delving into your family history

Chrissie, tell me a little bit about this.

Are you one of those people that's interested in family trees?

Is it something that you could have drawn yourself before this experience?

As a natural-born storyteller and someone that had that interest in the human stories from the start, you sure found them in what was uncovered in this episode of Who Do You Think You Are?

Because without giving too much away, it obviously explores the story of your three times great-grandmother, Mary, Irish-born woman who emigrated to Australia.

Yes.

How was it for you discovering some of those moments in her history?

I am really fascinated to hear about the travel component of it and the cloak and dagger component of it, the fact that you're understandably reluctant to give too much away.

It's a little bit reminiscent of, I imagine, what it was like when you were flown into the jungle to appear on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

Has it taken you a little bit back to that experience in terms of the surprise element?

No, I don't.

Oh, you would hate this.

My definition of hell.