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Stripped

Folding Pocket and William Hill

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Welcome to Stripped. A podcast where we are joined by special guests from the world of sport and entertainment each week to tell the stories of their lives through the football kits that mean the most to them. Series 1 is wrapped! We hope you enjoyed all the stories brought to you last year, we’re now taking a short break before we bring you even more fantastic guests in Series 2. Brought to you by William Hill. #begambleaware Followers must be 18+ http://wh.bet/SaferGambling
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On this week’s episode we welcomed stand-up comedian and friend of the show Kae Kurd to discuss his love of Manchester United, R9 and David Beckham. A self-confessed ‘nostalgia merchant’ Kae’s love of football was sparked by the Manchester United teams of the late 90s and early 2000s. A staunch hater of xG Kae joins the show to reminisce on a time …
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With Specs & Vuj away, we drafted in friends of the show Emma Jones & Kae Kurd to sit down with former footballer Fabrice Muamba. Fabrice started his career at Arsenal during the invincible era and learned his craft alongside the likes of Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Ashley Cole. By the age of 24 he had made over 200 appearances for Arsenal, B…
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On this week’s episode we welcomed stand-up comedian and Leeds fanatic Maisie Adam to the show. A season ticket holder at Elland Road since she was a child, Maisie opens up on her love for Leeds United, a love that has been tested by relegation, financial mismanagement and betrayal, none bigger than when her childhood crush Alan Smith broke her hea…
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With the World Cup in full swing, Specs is joined by Emma Jones to sit down with England legend Emile Heskey. Born and raised in Leicester, Emile would burst onto the scene with his hometown club before securing a big money move to his childhood team of Liverpool FC. Known for his outstanding partnership with Michael Owen, Emile would go on to beco…
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With Specs & Vuj away, we drafted in friends of the show Emma Jones & Kae Kurd to sit down with former world champion boxer Carl Frampton. Born and raised in Belfast, Carl’s footballing loyalty is split between his local team the Crusaders and Glasgow Rangers. Through 4 classic football shirts Carl tells the story of his life. From growing up in th…
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This week we have an absolute LEGEND in the house! The player that has inspired our guests more than any other, it’s the one and only John Barnes. Through 4 classic football shirts John tells the story of his life. From growing up in Jamaica to scoring goals against Brazil in the Maracana, John has become an iconic part of British footballing cultu…
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As part of our first ever STRIPPED Live show, Specs & Vuj put your questions to England legends Jermain Defoe & Joe Cole ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvhx... https://twitter.com/williamhill https://www.instagram.com/williamhill/By Folding Pocket and William Hill
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With the World Cup around the corner, we took over the Everyman Broadgate cinema in London to bring you the first ever STRIPPED Live show!When you say the word 'Wonderkid' players like Joe Cole and Jermain Defoe come to mind. With over 110 international caps between them, who could be better to give us a unique insight into what it takes to represe…
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This week Specs & Vuj are joined by comedian, BAFTA award winning actor and League of Their Own favourite Tom Davis to tell the story of his life through 4 retro football shirts. A West Ham fan from South London, Tom is a self-confessed football obsessive who spent his teenage years travelling to the continent to see his favourite foreign stars whi…
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This week Specs & Vuj are joined by everyone’s favourite cheeky chappy, platinum selling singer-songwriter Olly Murs, to tell the story of his life through 4 retro football shirts. An Essex Red through his Dad, Olly started supported Manchester United in the early 90s, just as Sir Alex Ferguson was revolutionising the club. A semi-professional foot…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj are joined by former World Boxing Champion Carl Froch, to tell the story of his life through 4 retro football shirts. Born & raised in Nottingham during the golden era of Nottingham Forest football Carl would go on to become one of the city’s finest exports winning multiple world titles and changing the face…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj are joined by rock royalty, the lead guitarist of the Foo Fighters, Chris Shiflett. Although born and raised in California, Chris fell in love with Arsenal whilst on tour in London in the 90s. From training with Santi Cazorla at London Colney to performing at the Maracana stadium in Brazil, Chris' music care…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with Comedian, Actor & former battle rap champion Doc Brown AKA Ben Bailey-Smith to tell the story of his life through 4 classic football shirts. From watching Ian Wright and Mark Bright to working with Wilfried Zaha & Eberechi Eze, Doc may have grown up in North West London but his heart was always…
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On this nostalgia-packed episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with Leeds United presenter and star of MOTDx Emma Jones to tell the story of her life through 4 classic football shirts. Emma’s career at Leeds United began when the club were still languishing in the Championship, having been out of the top flight since 2004. Emma joins Specs & Vu…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with comedian Tez Ilyas, fresh from his latest appearance on ‘Live at the Apollo’. Tez, a Blackburn lad, grew up supporting the Rovers in their 90’s heyday. Having been a dedicated fan since Alan Shearer graced Ewood Park, Tez has seen it all. From his earliest memories of Italia 90 to having his ow…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with former England international Jermaine Jenas to tell the story of his life through 4 classic football shirts. One of the country’s brightest young stars Jermaine broke onto the scene for his hometown club Nottingham Forest before making a big money move to Newcastle United where he played under …
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with chart-topping singer and soccer-aid star Tom Grennan. Through 4 classic shirts Tom tells the story of his life. Tom was a promising young footballer and played for Luton Town F.C and trialled at Stevenage and Aston Villa before switching paths and focusing on his music career. A Manchester Unit…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with one of the country’s greatest ever defenders, England legend Rio Ferdinand. Through 4 classic shirts Rio tells the story of his life, from growing up in Peckham as a young phenom who was quickly snapped up by West Ham United to winning the Champions League with Manchester United and all of the …
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with Guvna B, a chart topping rapper, author and West Ham fanatic to tell the story of his life through his beloved retro football shirts. Growing up in East London, Guvna originally supported Manchester United before a local friend was signed up by the Academy and gave him tickets to a famous game …
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with Premier League winner and current England U21s coach Joleon Lescott to tell the story of his life through retro football shirts. Growing up in Birmingham, Joleon was born into a sporting family. His older brother Aaron played professionally for Aston Villa and Joleon soon followed in his footst…
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On this episode of STRIPPED, Specs & Vuj sit down with their good friend and YouTube pioneer Poet, to tell the story of his life through his beloved retro football shirts. With each shirt representing a different chapter of his life, Poet talks about his love for Arsenal, gets nostalgic about the 1998 World Cup & discusses how his hero Ian Wright w…
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In episode two of Stripped we speak to England’s most-capped player, Lionesses icon Fara Williams, to hear about her incredible journey from playing football in the cages with her brothers to pulling on the legendary Three Lions shirt for a record 172 times. Fara talks about her lifelong Chelsea fandom, what it was like to play for and against the …
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On the debut episode of STRIPPED, Adebayo Akinfenwa joins Specs & Vuj to tell the story of his life through his beloved retro football shirts. With each shirt representing a different chapter of his life, The Beast bears all, discussing his love of John Barnes, his Nigerian heritage, his difficult start to his career in Lithuania, playoff penalty m…
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