Post Time: 2026-03-11

Country: United States, Australia, United Kingdom. City: Cary, Grand Rapids, McAllen, Portland, SeattleJodie Comer is back on my podcast 'Reign' and we went big for her return, we recorded this episode live at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in front of 1,100+ of you! We covered so much ground in this interview as we traced Jodie's career from growing up in Liverpool to 'Doctor Foster', her BAFTA and Emmy award wining role as Villanelle in 'Killing Eve', 'Help' to her movies, 'The Last Duel', 'The Bikeriders', '28 Years Later' and her incredible Tony Award and Olivier Award winning role in 'Prima Facie' on the West End and Broadway. We also talked about her finding her worth, her mental health awakening, the personal relationships that have allowed her to be seen, the game changing conversations with her mother and so much more. I really hope you love this episode and you can listen to the full Jodie Comer interview, the full one hour conversation on my podcast 'Reign with Josh Smith' here: #jodiecomer #28yearslater #podcast #interview Chapters & Topics: 0:00 Intro 0:14 First memories of performing on stage 01:45 Dreaming big 03:03 Worst audition memory 04:34 Internal and external hurdles 05:33 Killing Eve and Villanelle 06:50 Taylor Swift is a ‘Doctor Foster’ fan 07:38 The roles that gave her confidence 08:48 “Thirties are great” visit our website 09:31 Finding her worth 10:20 Times Jodie wishes she was more compassionate to herself 11.40 Nerves around ‘Prima Facie’ 13:55 Life changing conversations started by ‘Prima Facie’ 16:47 How ‘Prima Facie’ changed from West End to Broadway 19:10 Emotional audience moment 21:19 Feeling seen in visit this weblink intimate relationships 22:19 School’s Consent project and consent 24:28 Taking ‘Prima Facie’ to Liverpool 26:45 Life changing chats with Mum 28:13 Mental health awakening 29.45 ‘28 Years Later’ 31:57 ‘28 Years Later’ mishaps 33:35 Katarina Johnson-Thompson surprise 34:30 KJT & Jodie Friendship: ‘The Art Freaks’ 35:40 Rule to live by Recording this episode in front of a 1000 plus of you at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End was a dream come true, everyone who came bought the energy and the chat really delivered so I hope you either enjoy watching or listening to this for the first time or reliving this moment! Just before Jodie embarks on a nationwide tour of her one woman play, ‘Prima Facie’ we talk about the game changing conversations around consent the show has started and of course we cover her latest movie role in the eagerly anticipated sequel, ‘28 Years Later’ which is out in cinemas now! As the event also celebrated the paperback release of my book, ‘Great Chat: Talk To Anyone. Build New Connections. Improve Your Relationships’ Jodie shares some of the great chats that have shaped her and the power of feeling seen in intimate relationships. You can get your book here if you want to learn how to learn more about how to talk to anyone in any situation here: There is so much to take away from this conversation but I really hope Jodie’s words inspire you to get out of your own way and find your worth. And if you loved this conversation as much as I did please get in touch - I love a great chat! You can get me on @joshsmithhosts and come back on Thursday because click through the following website we will be serving you a bonus episode of the podcast with the audience questions from the show - it will be available here: ! You don’t want to miss it! Love, Josh x ABOUT REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH: Reign with Josh Smith is a podcast and video series which sees your favourite celebrities open up like never before, talking about the obstacles they have had to overcome in their life and ultimately show they have learnt to Reign. These chats will hopefully make you feel less alone in your problems, inspire you to find your power and Reign in your own life too. Still haven’t subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith on YouTube? ►► Still haven't subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith the podcast? It's available wherever you get your podcasts from right here! ►► CONNECT WITH REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH Podcast: Instagram: @joshsmithhosts Twitter: @joshsmithhosts