S15 Ep5: KAI WIDDRINGTON ON HIS WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY AND GETTING THE NATION DANCING

Another week, another @monday_mile_series, and this week I’m joined by the fantastic @kaiwidd!
Best known for his time of @bbcstrictly, Kai has created some iconic routines over the years, remember when the nation found out Angela Rippon was incredibly flexible? That was all him! He’s not all just sequins and scores though, he’s on a mission to change perceptions and make dance accessible for all
This week we chat about his time on Strictly, his career so far and the stereotypes that surround being a male dancer.
We chat about his weight loss journey, how he motivated himself to stick to it and how happy and content he feels now.
We also chat about his partnership with the incredible Angela Rippon, their combined effort to make dance officially recognised as a form of exercise and the creation of National Dance Day!
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Former Team GB double winter Olympian, and no broadcaster and author Aimee Fuller is on a mission to find the secrets for Monday motivation from some of the most successful sports men and women of our time and other well-known celebrities which will drop every week.

Aimee will be probing for answers from the full spectrum of routines; the early birds who have finely tuned Monday mornings, to the late risers who struggle to get up before 11am. How do elite athletes find the motivation to kick start their week come rain or shine? How do celebrities deliver no matter what the time of day? What knowledge can they pass on?’

Each episode will drop on a Monday morning and plays out in real time. Aimee will meet each of her guests for a walk and a chat and over the course of the mile she will find out how they cope on a Monday morning - their idiosyncrasies, breakfast routines, alarm noises - and how, when they need to, find the motivation to kick-on through the week.

Dropping every Monday as a bitesize 23-35 minute piece of content and weekly dose of motivation - right when you need it - sharing some of Britain's greatest athletes’ secrets on self-motivation, candid thoughts on what they struggle with and a sideways look at some of their more unusual morning habits.

• No. of episodes: 127
• Latest episode: 2025-04-27
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