What's My Age Again?
Bauer Media
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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May 20, 2025 • 1h 5min
Bryony Gordon – will a former life of drink and drugs have impacted on her biological age?
For anyone struggling with addiction, this is an inspiring and life affirming listen. Katherine talks to the open and funny Bryony Gordon about how a former life of alcohol abuse, cocaine addiction and binge eating may have impacted on her biological age. She shares the seediest sides of that life and how she’s overcome her demons with running, a loving family and a positive outlook on food and her body. She’s 8 years sober and that’s really when life began in technicolour for her. But will she have done enough to reverse the damage done by addiction? Bryony also has interesting insight on how she thinks eating disorder culture has changed and tells Katherine that she’s wholly at one with being size 18 and 14 stone. Dr Nichola Conlon explains the science behind Bryony’s result and how typically alcohol and cocaine can impact on the body. If you do drink, she explains which alcohol has the least impact on biological age and the positive effects of vitamin D, Omega 3 and the right medication. This episode references suicide which some listeners may find distressing. The Samaritans helpline is open every day 24/7 https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan Further support can be found here www.hubofhope.co.uk Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media - Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
May 13, 2025 • 1h 4min
Olivia Attwood - Sex, surgery, salmon sperm, strength training and stress. Olivia lives life in full throttle but is her body holding up?
At the age of 33, Olivia Attwood is the happiest she’s ever been but is she the heathiest? Olivia first came into the public eye in full sun on Love Island and admits her attitude to sun health and work pressure could have been better. Since then, whether it’s making documentaries or hosting a pod - she’s not been off our screens. Will a professional life in full glare have aged her? She talks about stress (which ages you), how her husband, footballer Bradley Dack has mellowed her and explains why she takes comfort in his past womanising. Olivia admits her cosmetic surgery goal used to be to “look like a sex doll” but now she’s thinking about ageing and turning to regenerative treatments to stay young. Dr Nichola Conlon talks about the studies that show how trauma and short-term stress impact on our biological age. She looks at how you can reverse the impact of stress and the importance of sleep and recovery. Nichola and Olivia bond over the proven benefits of hyperbaric chambers and agree they should be available for everyone. Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media - Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
May 6, 2025 • 55min
Jill Scott – Does the body really keep the score?
Jill’s first childhood memory is kicking a football, and she’s played sport all her life. She’s 38 but how will elite sport have impacted on her body and her biological age? Will 16 years playing for England have taken its toll or kept her young and strong? Will she have to swop out the coffee for ginger tea? She talks to Katherine about her childhood, her decision to retire and how being a woman in a man’s world has meant she’s had to constantly prove herself. She now co-hosts The Overlap with Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Ian Wright and she’s hoping their average of 55 will not have rubbed off on her biological age. Dr Nichola Conlon delves into Jill’s lifestyle and looks at how intense exercise affects our bodies and our biological age. She talks about how over-exercising changes women’s hormones and the importance of nutrition and recovery, especially for women.
May 1, 2025 • 38min
Katherine Ryan – What's the host’s biological age?
In this special episode of What’s My Age Again? Katherine reveals her own biological age. She's asked all her guests to take the test so thought it was only fair that she did it too. Katherine is clean living but she lives with Lupus, an auto-immune disease. Will that impact on her result? As always, Katherine’s joined by Dr Nichola Conlon, who tells us more about how the Gycanage test works and what Katherine can do to optimise her biological health. Chris Wincup, a consultant rheumatologist specialising in Lupus at King’s College hospital in London is also on the pod. Katherine shares her experience of living with the condition and the episode sheds light on Lupus as a whole. Who is most likely to be affected? Why does Katherine liken the disease to Trump?! Why do we know so little about Lupus that affects 1 in 1000? If you want to find out more about Lupus you can find information here https://lupusuk.org.uk/ Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media - Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
Apr 29, 2025 • 54min
Romesh Ranganathan - Deep Fried Boiled Egg Anyone? Will His Recent Glow Up Reverse Former Misadventures?
Romesh Ranganathan is 47 but he thinks he’s heading for an early death. His worries were triggered by a health test 8 years ago, the premature death of his father as well as the negative health outcomes for South and Southeast Asian men. But in recent years he’s transformed his health. Will he have done enough to improve his biological age? He tells Katherine he’s not bothered about getting older and admits he’s getting less ambitious as he ages. He also says that people with regular bodies like him have a duty to show their flesh to counter the images of perfection we are bombarded with on social media. Dr Nichola Conlon explains how a pre-disposition to poor health impacts on your biological age and whether you can reverse it with lifestyle. She also talks through the supplements that are clinically proven to help with biological ageing and the impact of excess weight. Romesh Ranganathan recorded this a couple of weeks before he ran the 2025 London marathon Lead producer– Mick CoyleSocial media - Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Henrietta HarrisonChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
Apr 22, 2025 • 51min
Joanne McNally – Can You Party, Stay Single & Still Be Biologically Younger?
Joanne McNally is an icon for single women who like white wine. Pinotphile, her latest tour is as much like a hen do as it is a comedy gig but will life on the road have impacted on her biological age? Have the excesses of single life aged her or kept her young? But it’s not just laughs in this conversation. Joanne talks to Katherine about meeting her biological parents, how her eating disorder led to the career she has now and how, at the age of 41, she’s thinking about having children. Resident scientist, Dr Nichola Conlon explains to what extent genetics dictate your biological age and digs into Joanne McNally’s lifestyle to discover it’s not as decadent as you might think. If you want to watch this episode you can find a link to You Tube and the socials here linktr.ee/whatsmyageagain_pod Lead producer– Henrietta HarrisonSocial media - Cassidy Rebelo Video Producer – Elena CottonVideo Producer– David MayArtwork – Ben Watkins Video Editor - Paul Collins-Reddin Head of Video – Edie JefferysSound Designer – Dominic DelargyExecutive Producer – Mick CoyleChief CreatIve Officer – Lucie Cave
Apr 4, 2025 • 3min
What's My Age Again? with Katherine Ryan
Here’s Katherine telling you all about the podcast with a few of her famous guests!
