Diana Vickers isn’t any stranger to a reinvention.

Since charming the nation on The X Issue in 2008, she’s made her mark in music, theatre, and comedy.

Now, she’s taking over the world of podcasting with Simply Between Us in collaboration with Metro – a no-filter, sex-positive agony-aunt fashion present which launched earlier this week.

The idea? Every week, Diana and her co-host, Metro’s Alice Giddings, a bona fide intercourse professional (‘a sexpert!’ as Diana gleefully places it), take calls from listeners navigating every little thing from threesomes and intercourse events to dishonest scandals and bed room blips.

And whereas Alice brings the professional perception, Diana brings the chaos and the laughs.

‘Alice already works at Metro, she’s fabulous and he or she actually is aware of her stuff,’ Diana explains.

‘She’s the sexpert and I assume I’m the one who doesn’t actually know what the hell’s happening. I’m extra the messy one—I simply react. My recommendation may not at all times be the most effective… so I’m sorry!’ she laughs.

However between the giggles, Diana admits the stakes can really feel excessive when actual individuals are concerned: ‘It’s positively loads of stress,’ she says.

‘You’re giving recommendation that would truly have an effect on somebody’s life. I feel I’m fairly good at it, however I’m at all times like, “If I mess this up, please don’t come for me.”’

Nonetheless, Diana sees the podcast as an area for honesty and solidarity: ‘Courting proper now could be such a nightmare. It’s exhausting. Hinge, Raya, all of it… it’s only a mess. So I feel the podcast will truly be a consolation for lots of people. You hear somebody going by way of absolute insanity and also you’re like, “OK, it’s not simply me who’s dropping the plot over some f**kboy.”’

That mix of empathy and leisure is already proving efficient. The primary episode encompasses a jaw-dropping story of a girl who discovered a condom in her boyfriend’s mattress – regardless of their settlement to be unique.

She’s positively not sugar-coating the present state of contemporary courting: ‘I do assume it’s an absolute nightmare for the time being,’ she says.

‘With Hinge and courting apps, there are such a lot of potentialities, and folks get actually, actually bored and ghost folks. And I imply, to be trustworthy, I’ve taken slightly break off the apps as a result of I’m knackered.’

Even Raya, the unique courting app for creatives, has misplaced its enchantment. ‘Raya is a bizarre one,’ Diana admits. ‘I’ve truly linked with a couple of folks that I already knew after which we cemented that friendship… However I feel principally it’s a spot for hookups, like, nothing severe.’

One man even messaged her on Instagram asking why she hadn’t matched with him. ‘I believed he regarded fairly good, regular man, so I matched with him. After which he simply turned out to be a little bit of a dick. Form of put me off it.’

Diana’s significantly captivated with breaking down disgrace round feminine sexuality.

‘There’s nonetheless a stigma,’ she says. ‘Males watch porn and assume intercourse is completed like that—however feminine pleasure is extra complicated. I feel it’s actually essential to speak about it, to be direct, to inform folks what you need. I’m fairly bossy in that manner, and I feel that’s the most effective intercourse recommendation I’ve ever been given – simply be trustworthy. And if he doesn’t prefer it? Sod him.’

Whereas Simply Between Us is likely to be Diana’s latest outlet, she’s removed from completed with the remaining.

She just lately starred in Simply For One Day, a musical about Reside Help, and has a TV look and a secret stage undertaking lined up for later this yr.

She’s additionally dipped again into music after a break, writing what she calls ‘tremendous homosexual, tremendous enjoyable songs for the gays and the girlies’.

Nonetheless, it’s clear that the podcast has struck a particular chord. ‘I completely love speaking about intercourse and relationships, particularly from a girl’s perspective. I’m such an advocate for ladies having the ability to categorical themselves brazenly.’

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