Welcome to The Mainstream. The Mainstream is a creative platform offering networking opportunities, live events, workshops, seminars, Q&A’s, and a podcast to support creatives who want to get into TV/Film, media, and the creative industry. Focusing on TV, Film, Radio, and Entertainment, The Mainstream provides tips, tasters, and sneak peeks into the creative industry hosted by Remel London, an award-winning TV, Radio presenter and Live host. Since graduating with a BA Degree in Broadcast Jou ...
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This Is Spoke. A fresh, vibrant podcast dragging the big topics straight from the timeline to your ears. From identity to heritage to sex and dating and everything in between, we create meaningful conversations with some of the most inspiring people from the world of music, art, literature and fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join Remel London who is joined by Leomie Anderson, who shares the story of her longtime friendship with Rihanna and her top tips to being a Supermodel and entrepreneur. Leomie has had an incredible journey as a supermodel, as the first black British Victoria Secret’s Angel, a Face of Fenty Beauty as well as being the founder and designer of LAPP t…
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Top 5 Tips : Episode 5 - Do you really need a team?
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Join Remel London as she discusses the importance of building and having a team in the creative industry. Episode 5 features, Britain’s got talent winner comedian Axel Blake, Bafta award winning Actor and Director Adjani Salmon, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser and TV Presenter and influencer Shanie Ryan.This episode was executively produce…
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Top 5 Tips : Episode 4 - Starting out as a presenter
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Join Remel London as she sits down with some of the leading presenters in TV, Radio and podcasting as they share their journey into The Mainstream as presenters.Episode 4 features presenter Yinka Bokinni, KISS Fresh DJ Henrie, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser, Writer and podcast host and presenter Jackie Adedeji.This episode was executively…
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Top 5 Tips : Episode 3 - Do you need a showreel?
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Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry.Remel London unpacks the importance of having a showreel and how you can put yourself and your work out in there in the mainstream.…
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Top 5 Tips : Episode 2 - Do you need an agent?
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Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry.Remel London puts the question to her Mainstream friends, do you need an agent in the creative industry? Episode 2 is featuring, pr…
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Top 5 Tips : Episode 1 - HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHARGE?
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Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry.Talking about money in the creative industry can feel a little taboo. Remel London and her Mainstream friends share their experienc…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the leading lady from Bob Marley’s new Biopic One Love Lashana Lynch! Lashana reminisces on her childhood making the decision to move from singing to acting at sylvia Young Theatre school, Winning her Rising star Bafta Award in 2022, manifesting her way into The Marvel Universe, what it meant to her to not on…
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broadcaster, writer and podcaster - Jackie Adedeji
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Join Remel London as she sits down with broadcaster, writer and podcaster Jackie Adedeji. Jackie talks finding her identity and voice as writer and presenter, launching several successful podcasts, becoming a confidence coach, debuting on Channel 4 as the host of the Untold Documentary my Big Boobs as well as her top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainst…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Shanie Ryan!Shanie talks us through her journey from the musical theatre stage to her iconic pop career in girl band Duchess, supported by the late great Jamal Edwards with SBTV. as well as her candid top 5 tips on money how she has carved out a successful career working on Capital XTRA…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with broadcaster Yasser Ranjha who talks us though his journey to TV and radio that started as early as 12 years old and lead him to dominate national radio across the UK for over a decade on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, The Asian Network and now as the drive time host on Capital Xtra every week day! Yasser shares the impo…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with Actor, presenter, comedian and Britain's Got talent 2022 Winner Axel Blake. Axel shares his journey into comedy, the benefits of attending comedy school and getting advice from UK great’s such as Slim the comedian and former BGT Golden buzzer winner Kojo the comedian.He dives deeper into why he auditioned for…
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TV & Radio Presenter - Yinka Bokinni
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Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Yinka Bokinni on The Mainstream podcast.Yinka shares her journey from community to commercial radio, not letting her law degree stop her from becoming a presenter, overcoming the pandemic as the breakfast babe on Capital XTRA from her living room, becoming an award winning true crime st…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the lead actor, writer and director of the Bafta award winning BBC Comedy Drama Dreaming Whilst Black, Adjani Salmon. Adjani talks us through kickstarting his creative career in his homeland Jamaica, overcoming the no’s in the industry to take his web series to the BBC, the importance of representation behind…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the Cast of BBC Three’s new drama Grime Kids.The stars, Delove Akra, Yus Jamal Crookes, Gabriel JohnsonTienne Simon, Shanu Hazzan & Juwon Adedokun share their incredible journey’s into #TheMainstream, the audition process, representing for UK music, the Grime Legends that joined them on set as well as their 6…
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The Cast of Sumotherhood Adam Deacon And Jazzie Zonzolo
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Join Remel London as she sits down with qriter, director and actor Adam Deacon and writer, producer and actor Jazzie Zonzolo who star in Paramounts brand new action comedy film Sumotherhood.They share their journey's from youtube, Channel U and early UK drama series Dubplate drama, their persistent efforts to bring the vision of Sumotherhood to lif…
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SPECIAL EDITION Live from The London Podcast Festival 2023 - Joelah Noble & London Hughes
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Join Remel London for a special edition of The Mainstream podcast with special guests TV, Radio Presenter and host Joelah Noble and International comedian, actress, presenter and author London Hughes, live from The London Podcast Festival at The Kings Place in London.This was not your average recording of The Mainstream podcast, as Remel London int…
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SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from The Sound Bank Seminar - Remi Burgz and Robert Bruce
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Join Remel London for a SPECIAL EDITION of The Mainstream Podcast recorded LIVE from The Sound Bank Digital Creators Music Seminar, with special guests Remi Burgz and Robert Bruce.Remi Burgz is the host of BBC Radio 1XTRA's drive time show and Robert Bruce is the host of the Capital XTRA Breakfast show. They share there journey of navigating their …
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Join Remel London as she speaks with ITV’s newest leading lady Deborah Ayorinde.After graduating with honours at Howard University, Deborah quickly made a name for herself as an actress you need to know about. Deborah lets us know about her time in Marvel’s Luke Cage, working with the best in the business in Girls Trip, her breakout role in Amazon …
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Join Remel London as she speaks with Actor, Producer and TV Host Jimmy Akingbola who is taking Hollywood by storm playing Geoffrey in Bel Air, the re-imagined reboot of the infamous Fresh Prince of Bel Air.Jimmy is no stranger to our screens. After crafting his skills in the UK on the theatre stage, in TV dramas such as Holby City, and The Bill, ma…
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SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from The New Voice Awards Amplify - Rubina Pabani & Teddy Nygh
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The media can seem like a closed shop if the traditional routes in aren't for you. Join Remel London in a special edition live recording of The Mainstream Podcast at the TV Foundations New Voice Awards Amplify event. Remel will talk to panelists Rubina Pabani host of the Brown girls do it too podcast and head of short form at ITN and Teddy Nygh, fi…
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Join Remel London as she speaks with WEST END child star Tahj Miles as he reflects on his journey to The Mainstream and continues his 3rd season on the BBC's hit crime Drama "Death in Paradise". Tahj shares his work as a child actor in the musical theatre world working on the Lion King, Oliver, Matilda, and Bugsey Malone to name a few from as young…
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Cotent Creator & Presenter - Nella Rose
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Join Remel London as she speaks to one of the UK's hottest new content creators who’s dominated the world of fashion, lifestyle, beauty, and now entertainment.Voted Best Media Personality of the year at the 2022 MOBO awards and the newest detective on MTV's Catfish UK, Nella discusses her ambitions as a Executive Producer and Director, what it was …
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SPECIAL EDITION : The Mainstream Best Bits of Season 2
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For Season 2 of The Mainstream Podcast, Remel London had some incredible special guests from the world of TV, Radio, Music, Film, Comedy and more.In this season finale, The Mainstream guests discuss finding creative opportunities, Creating content, the benefits of a uni degree, being a woman, being Black and starting a family in the creative indust…
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Join Remel London as she chats with a Queen of radio, TV presenter and International DJ Tinea Taylor. Tinea breaks down her hustle mentality which has helped her make her mark in the Mainstream, as she describes her journey from street vox pops at university to online success with Drop Out UK, earning a top spot on KISS FM and keeping us up to date…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the award-winning Actor and filmmaker Femi Oyeniran.Femi has worked as an actor, writer, producer, director, podcaster and advocate for Black British Culture since he first burst onto our screens in the Black British Classic Film Kidulthood. Since then his career has gone from strength to strength as an innov…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with Media Mogul, DJ and Broadcaster Sian Anderson! Sian talks us through her journey as a writer, journalist, PR and Marketing Exec to Broadcaster, after falling into the majority of her roles, but allowing her passion and dedication to allow her to be one of the most sought after representatives of UK music, par…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with Actor and Author Extraordinaire Nathan Bryon. Nathan talks us through his theatre background which opened up the doors for roles in BBC Three's Some Girls and ITV's Benidorm, getting his big break in TV writing for CBBC's Rasta Mouse, which has progressed to his success as a best selling children's author, wi…
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The Cast of BBC Three's Pru - Jaye Ersavas, Michael 'MBbants' Boahen, Nkechi Simms & Pia Somersby
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the cast of BBC Three's latest comedy series PRU. Jaye Ersavas, Michael 'MBbants' Boahen, Nkechi Simms & Pia Somersby all star in the incredible series that dives into a pupil referral unit, as the troubled teens all learn to get along.The cast discuss the moment the pilot got the go ahead for a series, new c…
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Join Remel London as she chats with one of the hardest working comedy actors in the game, actor & writer - Kiell Smith-Bynoe!From theatre group to drama school and then youtube to prime time TV, Kiell takes us through the journey of how he secured a spot on the Bafta award-winning British Comedy Stath Lets Flats, after losing his full-time job in t…
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Join Remel London as she chats to rising star Nenda Neururer as she stars in SKY TV's supernatural murder mystery series The Rising. Nenda discusses the lack of creative opprtunities in her home of the Austrian Alps, which inspired her to move to London to study at Rose Bruford Drama School, how she landed a leading role in the SKY series, the impo…
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SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from Boxpark Croydon - AJ King, Nayha, KG Tha Comedian & Jacqueline Shepherd
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Join Remel London for a special edition of The Mainstream podcast Live from Boxpoark Croydon with special guests TV & radio presenters AJ King, Nayha, Jacqueline Shepherd and comedian, actor & presenter KG. In this live discussion, the special guests discuss their journey into #TheMainstream, perseverance through the years, landing their first jobs…
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Join Remel London as she sits downs with Broadcaster, DJ and actor Dev Griffin. From Drama club to CBBC and eventually broadcasting on the airwaves across the nation for the last 20 years. Dev's passion for music and down to earth ability to help us kick start our mornings has proved that being your authentic self and loving what you do will help y…
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SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from Boxpark Croydon - Annaliese Dayes, Will Njobvu, Sefa Nkyi & Marcus Bronzy
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Join Remel London for a special edition of The Mainstream podcast Live from Boxpoark Croydon with special guests Model / TV / Radio Presenter Annaliese Dayes, TV/ Radio Presenter and founder of How to Kill an Hour Marcus Bronzy, Voice Over Artist & Founder of 4C Voices Sefa Nyki and TV / Radio Presenter Will Njobju. In this live discussion, the spe…
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Join Remel London as she chats with stand-up comedian, actor and radio presenter Travis Jay! Ahead of his one man / Headline Show at the Bloomsbury Theatre, Travis discusses his journey into the mainstream following in the footsteps of his mum UK comedy queen Angie Lemar, learning how to be a fearless Comedian after receiving advice and touring wit…
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Join Remel London as she catches up with the Peabody award-winning podcast host and spoken word artist George The Poet.George discusses the start of his spoken word career which took the place of his early rap year, they reminisce on some of the poignant moments in his career that launched him into the Mainstream. He speaks highly of his friendship…
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Join Remel London as she catches up with Comedian, writer, actor and Presenter Dane Baptiste. Dane's comedy career has not only dominated the stage but also the screen with his comical genius! From stealing the show as a best newcomer nominee at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in 2014 to becoming a regular panellist on all of your fave tv comedy show…
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NYC Edition : Executive producer of The Grapevine TV - Donovan Thompson
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Join Remel London for a special 2 part New York City Edition of #TheMainstream podcast as she catches up with content creator and executive producer of the world-famous online talk show and panel show The Grapevine Donovan Thompson.For the last 4 years they’ve produced shows that discuss politics, address social issues and cover music and entertain…
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NYC Edition : TV Host & Lifestyle Reporter - Brittany Jones - Cooper
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Join Remel London for a special 2 part New York City Edition of #TheMainstream podcast as she catches up with TV Host and Lifestyle Reporter Brittany Jones-Cooper. Brittany is one of New Yorks Hottest new presenters dominating celebrity and lifestyle interviews for Build Series NYC.From Volunteer to seasoned professional with guests such as Gabriel…
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The Cast of 'Rocks' The Film - Bukky Bakray & Kosar Ali
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Remel London speaks to first-time actors Bukky Bakray and Kosar Ali about their leading roles in the new film 'Rocks'.The girls talk about their unique route into the Mainstream by participating in acting workshops, which turned into improvised scenes for the film, they share their goals of representing young Black British women through films and g…
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Special Edition Meet the Creator - TV & Radio Presenter Remel london
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For the season finale of The Mainstream podcast, Remel London shared her story and journey into the mainstream as a TV, Radio Presenter, live events host, content creator and the founder of The Mainstream!Follow @TheMainstreamUK & @Remel_London on Instagram for more updates on #TheMainstreamBy Remel London
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The Cast of FAMALAM - Tom Moutchi, Gbemisola Ikumelo & Danielle Vitalis
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Join Remel London as she speaks to the talented cast of the hit BBC Three Comedy sketch show FAMALAM as they prepare us for Season 3 Coming Soon!Tom Moutchi, Gbemisola Ikumelo & Danielle Vitalis talk us through their time on set, the success of the series and share their journeys as actors and their top tips to make it in #TheMainstream. Follow @Th…
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TV & Radio Broadcaster - Clara Amfo
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Join Remel London as she speaks with Radio 1, Top of the Pops, Glastonbury, Brit Awards, BAFTA TV, Radio broadcaster and Host Clara Amfo. Clara talks us through how she got her foot in the door as an intern to radio host, making the move from KISS to the BBC, her interview skills, Meeting Oprah, her powerful radio 1 speech and of course gives us he…
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TV Presenter & Actress - Scarlette Douglas
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Award Winning TV Presenter, professional dancer, singer, actor and model Scarlette Douglas joins Remel London on The Mainstream Podcast. Scarlette talks us through her professional journey starring in numerous West End shows, touring the world as a choreographer and back up dancer, her aspirations to be in a girl band and her life-changing career m…
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Broadcaster, actor & writer - Mim Shaikh
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Join Remel London as she talks with Broadcaster, actor and writer Mim Shaikh on The Mainstream podcast.Mim maps out his journey from the University of Leeds as a broadcast journalism student, to winning awards at the student radio awards which helped him secure two shows on the BBC Asian Network and BBC radio 1xtra. With a hit documentary with the …
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Join Remel London as she catches up with TV & Radio presenter Vick Hope!Vick talks about how a job as a print journalist in Argentina sparked lead to an opportunity to present for MTV which quickly progressed into a career as a news and entertainment reporter for ITN, ITV2, 4Music and more. Vick soon fell in love with all forms of presenting and be…
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Join Remel London as she catches up with Comedian, host and TV Presenter Mo Gilligan. Mo talks about his early comedy career as the host of London's weekly Sunday Show, going on the coupla Cans National tour for 18 months, his global Netflix special Momentum, and brand new lockdown "All star happy hour" show on Channel 4 as well as offering his ext…
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Join Remel London as she chats with actress Mandeep Dhillon about her journey as a leading British Actress!Mandeep talks about finding success in BBC3's 'Some Girls', landing a role in the Hollywood movie Star Wars, working with Ricky Gervais in the latest series of his Netflix show 'Afterlife' and giving her Top 5 tips to get into The Mainstream. …
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the hilarious and quick-witted Actor and comedy Writer Kayode Ewumi. He talks about having the gift to make people laugh from a young age, pursuing a career in acting in secret at uni, finding success but also putting the character of Roll safe a.k.a RS to rest and launching his brand new comedy series Enterp…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with an incredible Presenter, host, producer, poet, actor, mentor and of course her TV brother and co-host Aaron Roach Bridgeman!We talk being a role model for young black boys and girls, going to uni despite being expelled from school, Winning the SBTV presenter competition, getting his documentaries commissioned…
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The mainstream is an In-depth conversation with British Celebrities and influencers from The Mainstream, hosted by Remel London.Remel will shine a spotlight on some of the biggest names in TV, Music, Sports, Film and more to inspire and encourage fans and young creatives to launch their own personal journeys.Remel will discuss the key moments that …
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