{"podcast":{"title":"Best Magazine UK: Suddenly Single","slug":"best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190","podcast_index_feed_id":6973190,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED7496525669","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-suddenly-single-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/19b63e10-7b16-11ef-8979-87d65c188989/image/112d8cf45e691b4d139a19ac726a95d6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hearst UK","episode_count":101,"summary":"best magazine editor Siobhan Wykes talks to her celebrity mates about how it feels to be Suddenly Single - yet again - and her ongoing dating disasters, with expert advice on how to find the one.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:27.418683+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190"},"episode":{"title":"Chris Tarrant’s ex, Ingrid, on the appeal of Putin & why she’s happy to cuddle up to a fishbowl...","slug":"chris-tarrant-s-ex-ingrid-on-the-appeal-of-putin-why-she-s-happy-to-cuddle-up-to-a-fishbowl","published_at":"2026-05-05T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/chris-tarrant-s-ex-ingrid-on-the-appeal-of-putin-why-she-s-happy-to-cuddle-up-to-a-fishbowl","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED9569019584.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED9569019584.mp3","summary":"Chris Tarrant’s ex, Ingrid, returns to the show and opens with her usual dose of honesty on everything from the financial and emotional fallout from a divorce to the damage done by cheating. She also rates the kissing of John Travolta, Ray Liotta & Tim Allen – and explains to us all exactly why she would love to go on a series of ‘dates’ with Vladamir Putin… Chapters 00:00 – Introduction: Ingrid Tarrant returns 00:40 – Life now: single, animals & 'hugging the fishbowl' 01:24 – Jackie the goldfish story 🐟 02:28 – Dating in your 50s: why Ingrid isn’t looking 03:50 – Relationships, rings & societal expectations 04:17 – Secret crush reveal… Vladimir Putin! 05:33 – Celebrity crushes: Liam Neeson & writing to A-listers 07:00 – Attraction to strength & 'alpha' personalities 08:15 – Do strong women intimidate men? 09:54 – Trust, confidence & being cheated on 10:24 – First marriage: meeting Tony at ITN 12:38 – Why she left with two young children 14:24 – Divorce finances: £33,000 debt shock 15:47 – Risk & resilience: learning to invest 18:36 – Career highlights: journalism & celebrity encounters 20:00 – What men should wear (and what not to!) 21:24 – First dates & first kisses 23:13 – Divorce loneliness & coping mechanisms 25:16 – Reality TV: Shirley Valentine’s Summer 27:22 – Getting older: confidence & self-awareness 29:11 – Dating apps, empty nest & starting again 31:03 – Love of animals & companionship 32:03 – Quickfire: why affairs happen 32:50 – Emotional vs physical attraction 33:31 – Forgiveness vs cutting someone off 33:57 – How many marriages is too many? 35:05 – South Korea beauty trends & skincare 35:51 – Cosmetic surgery: Ingrid’s facelift decision 36:56 – Final thoughts & outro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestmagazine/?locale=en_GB Instagram: https://www.in…","meta_description":"Chris Tarrant’s ex, Ingrid, returns to the show and opens with her usual dose of honesty on everything from the financial and emotional fallout from a div…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/episodes/chris-tarrant-s-ex-ingrid-on-the-appeal-of-putin-why-she-s-happy-to-cuddle-up-to-a-fishbowl/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/chris-tarrant-s-ex-ingrid-on-the-appeal-of-putin-why-she-s-happy-to-cuddle-up-to-a-fishbowl.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}