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What's My Age Again?

What's My Age Again?

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Welcome to What’s My Age Again – the podcast that asks: How old are you? How old is your body? What do you do to feel young?

Katherine Ryan not only asks her celebrity guests how they feel about ageing but she also asks them to give her their blood. Every famous name on the show takes a biological age test and midway through the show we reveal how their bodies' age compares to their chronological age.

Katherine Ryan is 41 but is her body?

It’s a fascinating and fun conversation about their lifestyle, their childhood, their family and their attitude to getting older. Do they do anything to reverse the visible signs of ageing?

The guests span the decades, and we find out if years of being at the top of their game in sport, entertainment or politics has impacted their body.

Dr Nichola Conlon, who has a PhD in biochemistry joins us every week to discuss the guests’ results and to share the latest science on longevity.

This podcast is bought to you by Absolute Collagen, proven to visibly reduce the signs of aging by priming your skin, hair and nails from within, available in powder or liquid sachets, find out more at Absolutecollagen.com.

The test is carried out by the company Glycanage https://glycanage.com/

DISCLAIMER

The Glycanage biological age test is a wellness test that helps measure chronic inflammation in the body. It is not a medical-grade device and the biological age is not a predictor of life expectancy. There are other tests available which use different methods and markers to assess biological age. This test has been used as a vehicle for an interesting conversation about ageing. Glycanage have not been paid to be part of the podcast.

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Episodes
  • Michelle de Swarte - From Vicodin to vitamins and partying to pilates – will Michelle’s lifestyle changes be reflected in her body’s age.?
    Jul 8 2025

    (WARNING: This episode includes strong language and sexual references which some people might find offensive)

    Michelle de Swarte began smoking cannabis from a young age and while working as a model in New York and London did ALOT of recreational drugs.

    She’s now 44 and working as a successful writer and comedian and tells Katherine she has replaced the class A’s with as many vitamins and supplements. She’s not too worried about ageing but really nervous about her biological age and is hoping her new lifestyle will be reflected in the result.

    In this brilliant, thought-provoking and open interview, she shares how her troubled childhood shaped her, how she got lost in the game of fillers and how she came to the positive decision to live life child-free.

    Michelle de Swarte’s family describe her as Darth Vaper and Michelle admits she has more than the occasional puff. Dr Nichola Conlon looks at the emerging science on vaping and smoking and how they affect biological age. Nichola also assesses Michelle’s vitamins and which ones are best for her reversing the ageing process on the inside.

    WARNING: This episode includes strong language and sexual references which some people might find offensive.

    Michelle de Swarte wrote and starred in the BBC comedy drama Spent. She’s on tour in the Autumn with her new show ‘The Afters’ that looks at youth, social media and ageing.

    Alastair Campbell recorded this before he turned 68.

    Lead producer– Molly Carter

    Social media - Cassidy Rebelo

    Video Producer – Elena Cotton

    Video Producer– David May

    Artwork – Ben Watkins

    Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin

    Head of Video – Edie Jefferys

    Sound Designer – Dominic Delargy

    Executive Producer – Henrietta Harrison

    Chief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave

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    57 mins
  • Denise Lewis. The Dame is a winner but will she win gold in her biological age test?
    Jul 1 2025

    Dame Denise Lewis is 52 but feels much younger and says if her biological age is any higher than 38 - she’ll sprint out of the studio in a strop.

    She’s an Olympic Gold winner, a mum of 4 and now heads up UK Athletics which promotes young talent looking to represent the country. She’s a high achieving woman, at home and and at work but says, over the years, she’s learnt when and how to ask for help.

    For anyone juggling family, friends and work, it’s an inspiring listen and Denise tells an incredible story about turning fifty and how nothing was going to stop her from partying that day.

    Dr Nichola Conlon deep dives into the menopause and explains how the body changes during that time and the dramatic impact it can have on your biological age.

    Dame Denise Lewis’ book Adaptability Seven Lessons to Thrive in a World of Competing Demands is available now.

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    57 mins
  • Alastair Campbell – the results are in. Will he accept his 'real' age or call for a recount??
    Jun 24 2025

    Alastair Campbell co-hosts the UK’s most successful podcast, The Rest is Politics and a huge percentage of the audience is under thirty. He tells Katherine why he thinks he still appeals to the young.

    He’s 68 but he’s hoping his biological age will be 21. If it’s not, he’s calling for a recount or an overhaul of the system!

    His kids keep him feeling young, but Alastair says it can be challenging being the oldest man in the audience when he’s watching his comedian daughter Grace perform her often explicit set.

    He lives a healthy life now but will colitis, stress and past struggles with depression and alcoholism have impacted on his biological age?

    Dr Nichola Conlon gives her verdict on Alastair’s result and applauds his commitment to cold water swimming. She explains what happens to the body when you plunge in cold water, and how long you need to be in cold water per week to get the health benefits.

    If you want an explainer on how UK politics work, the books Why Politics Matter and Alastair Campbell Talks Politics are available now

    Alastair Campbell recorded this before he turned 68.

    Lead producer– Henrietta Harrison

    Social media - Cassidy Rebelo

    Video Producer – Elena Cotton

    Video Producer– David May

    Artwork – Ben Watkins

    Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin

    Head of Video – Edie Jefferys

    Sound Designer – Dominic Delargy

    Executive Producer – Mick Coyle

    Chief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave

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    51 mins
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