Stripping Off with Matt Haycox

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The fitness coach who spent 30 years hiding the secret that started it all.

Scott Harrison built one of the world's biggest online fitness programmes - 77 countries, tens of thousands of participants, a 100% success rate across chronic illness. But behind the results was a man who had been badly bullied at 13, carried an eating disorder through marriage and fatherhood, went through divorce, and lost a son. In this episode he strips it all back: where the darkness came from, how long he carried it, and why he wouldn't change any of it.

We also get into the fitness myths Scott has spent eight years dismantling. Why calorie deficit is the wrong focus, how you can party twice a week and still keep your results, what food actually does to your hormones, and what it really took to turn Rylan Clark from a malnourished nine stone into the person he became. One of the most honest conversations we've had on Stripping Off.
Chapters
0:00 - Coming Up
0:05 - Intro
0:48 - A Life Changer in Fitness, Nutrition & Mindset
2:37 - The Six Pack Revolution Programme
4:06 - Why Calorie Deficit Is the Wrong Approach
6:07 - How to Get Drunk AND Have a Six Pack!
7:02 - Extreme Fat Loss Results. 100% Success Rate
10:10 - What Is the Biggest Obstacle to Starting?
12:45 - How Food Rebalances Your Hormones
15:44 - Bulimia
18:44 - Martial Arts, Discipline and the Ripple Effect
22:02 - Fitness Myths Debunked
28:25 - Training Rylan Clark and Elite Athletes
29:10 - Inside the Six Pack Revolution
31:25 - Final Thoughts
Follow Scott Harrison
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamscottharrison/
Website: https://thesixpackrevolution.com/ 
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In this compelling episode of Stripping Off with Matt Haycox, Matt sits down with Natalie Russell, a self-esteem and relationship recovery coach whose incredible story is one of resilience and transformation. Facing a life of abuse, addiction, prison, and toxic relationships, Natalie has endured unimaginable hardship. But instead of letting her past define her, she’s used her journey to inspire others and empower herself to become a role model for breaking generational cycles of pain.
Natalie’s story will resonate with anyone who’s experienced adversity, whether it’s in relationships, personal growth, or addiction recovery. She shares the inner resolve it takes to walk away from toxicity and the process of healing that she calls “learning to love the woman that I am.” As Natalie so powerfully states, “If I can’t find a decent man, I’m sure as hell going to raise two.”
This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to break free and create a life of purpose.
Chapters
0:00 - Coming Up
0:17 - Intro
0:36 - Natalie's Background
6:32 - Smoking Cigarettes, Self Harming, Sexual Abuse
11:22 - Self-Harming Motivation
13:01 - Pregnancy at 14 from Sexual Assault
15:38 - Leaving her Dad's house
17:15 - Prison 5 Times by 22
20:36 - Out of Prison and Swearing Off Drugs
23:57 - Moving into the YMCA for a Fresh Start
27:50 - Are You Fighting Back?
29:56 - Lacking the Ability to Say No
32:28 - The Turning Point for a New Life
36:39 - Becoming a Relationship Coach
37:39 - Common Traits in Clients
39:54 - Why do girls pick the bad boys?
42:45 - Toxic Relationships & Advice on Getting Out
47:30 - Stand Out Client Stories
49:25 - What does the Future hold?
50:34 - Final Thoughts
Follow Natalie Russell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnatalierussell/
Website: https://www.natalierussell.uk/ 
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The Gladiator Mindset. Two heart attacks, £100 million lost, and 20 years learned the hard way. Then $700 in his pocket, everyone had given up, and Dubai was supposed to be a fresh start.
Dariush Soudi built and lost empires - gyms, tech companies, franchises - before arriving in Dubai broke, broken, and starting again from scratch.
In this conversation with Matt Haycox, Dariush breaks down what doing it the hard way really costs you, why most people are conditioned to lose before they even start, and how walking into every room like a gladiator became the philosophy that rebuilt everything.
Chapters
0:00 - Coming Up
0:16 - Intro
0:49 - Dariush's Childhood
5:38 - Future and Career Prospects as a Child
9:51 - Why did your family move to England?
10:20 - Skiving A-Levels
11:20 - Going into Sales, Working Hard, Becoming a Natural
12:26 - Biggest Mistakes You've Made in Sales
16:03 - Dariush as a Parent - Anger Issues, In and Out of Prison in England Growing Up
17:24 - Dubai Jail
22:46 - Sales Career in Dariush's 20s
28:16 - Dodgy Business Partners and Heart Attack from Stress
33:36 - Arriving to Dubai with No Money
37:05 - The Origin of 'Gladiator'
39:16 - Selling Events
46:04 - Why Dariush Does What He Does
47:52 - Final Thoughts
Follow Dariush Soudi
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dariushsoudiofficial/?hl=en
Website: https://dariushsoudi.com/ 
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Most people remember the highlights: the serve, the swagger, the Wimbledon final, the Davis Cup hero moments.
They don’t remember what it costs.
In this episode, Mark Philippoussis gets brutally honest about what happens when you get big money young (a multi-million FILA deal at 17), hit world-stopping highs (beating world #1 Pete Sampras at 19), then your body breaks, your career ends without your permission, and you’re left dealing with the fallout, mentally, financially, and personally. 
What you’ll learn in this episode
The reality of making serious money at 17, and how it changes you. 
The mindset of a teenager taking down Pete Sampras (and why “no one expects you to win” can be a weapon). 
Comebacks aren’t motivational quotes, they’re rehab, dark days, and doing the work when no one’s watching. 
What forced retirement does to your identity (especially when you never chose it). 
Losing millions, making mistakes, and why asking “stupid questions” is how you get smart with money. 
Mark’s daily high-performance routine (the “20-20-20” first hour) and how he sets long-term + daily goals. 
Timestamps
0:00 – Intro
1:13 – Coming Up
3:03 – The accidental start to a world-class career 
10:30 – Signing a multi-million dollar contract at 17 
18:35 – How a 19-year-old took down Pete Sampras 
29:49 – 1999 Davis Cup: crowd pressure, nerves, and delivering anyway 
32:36 – Wimbledon final (and the comeback year people forget) 
38:27 – Knee surgeries, pain, and being told “you’ll never play again” 
48:35 – Losing millions: mistakes, lessons, and rebuilding smarter 
57:09 – Forced retirement (and falling out of love with the sport) 
59:31 – Battling depression during the darkest stretch 
01:07:47 – Why losing everything became the turning point
01:12:29 – The “20-20-20” high-performance formula + journaling routine 
01:20:32 – Final Thoughts
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The press didn't just cancel Dapper Laughs. They tried to bury him.
Dapper Laughs (Dan O'Reilly) was one of the first comedy influencers in the UK, built millions of followers from Vine to Facebook before TikTok existed, landed a TV show on ITV2, then watched it all collapse overnight. A press campaign branded him pro-r*pe, 60,000 people signed a petition, venues pulled out, promoters walked, and even the small comedy clubs wouldn't touch him. He lost the show, the tour, the money, the house, and his father... all around the same time.
In this conversation, Dan gets into the stuff most people only talk about once they're through it: what cancellation actually does to your mental health, how addiction crept in when the work dried up, and how sobriety, grief, and a brutal boxing regime became the foundation of a comeback nobody saw coming. He's now 1000+ days sober, on his biggest ever tour, turning his mental health platform into a registered charity, and writing his first original screenplay. The industry that blacklisted him can't ignore him anymore. 
Chapters
0:00 - Coming Up
0:14 - Intro
0:31 - From Vine to ITV to Cancelled
6:04 - Rock Bottom, Addiction, Loss and Nearly Losing His Life
7:40 - Life on the Other Side of the Drink
9:37 - The Turning Point: Grief, Audience and Mindset
11:53 - Character Creation & Testing Material
15:02 - Building a Brand They Couldn't Cancel
19:22 - How Fatherhood and Sobriety Changed Everything
20:55 - Why He Stopped Apologising for His Comedy
22:53 - Two Films and How He Gamed Amazon to Go Number One
26:57 - Boxing, Sobriety and Silencing the Voice
30:43 - The One Thing That Could Still Break Him
31:59 - The Friends He Lost When He Stopped Saying Yes
34:31 - What's Next and Final Thoughts

Follow Dapper Laughs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dappersinstagram/
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