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ON FINDING LOVE AT ANY AGE… With Luke Evans and Dolly Alderton
February 9, 2026·28 min·2 clips
Dolly Alderton chose deliberate celibacy, did two years of therapy and soul-searching, then met two men who were 'absolute rotters' anyway.
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A tender episode about family silence, romantic resilience, and staying open after fear.
Finding love at any age opens onto something older and more frightening: the risk of being known before you feel ready. The strongest passage comes from Luke Evans remembering a hidden private item in his family armchair, the panic of finding it gone, and the fear that his…
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Elizabeth Day and Dolly Alderton turn a painful family secret into a quiet, clear conversation about shame and staying open.
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