Begin Again Moments: Co-Parenting
6/27/202613 min
In this heartfelt episode of Begin Again Moments, we bring together two powerful conversations about navigating separation with compassion, and putting children first.
Fatboy Slim reflects on his divorce from Zoe Ball and how, despite the challenges of ending their marriage, they found a way to become even better parents. He shares why letting go of resentment, protecting their children from conflict, and embracing a new kind of friendship became their greatest achievement.
Novelist Jojo Moyes then opens up about what she calls her "good divorce." She shares the lessons she learned about separating with kindness, why your children should never carry the weight of adult conflict, and the advice she believes everyone should hear before they get married.
Together, these moments offer a hopeful perspective on co-parenting, showing that while relationships may end, the commitment to raising happy, secure children never has to.
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Davina McCall· Host0:21
Thinking about you and Zoe as parents, you two have got such-- like how brilliant to have such two great role models, but also, um, not the norm. You know, they're-- you're both famous. Like that's quite a mad thing for- Yeah, I mean, well, that's- ... for kids, isn't it?
Norman Cook· Guest0:38
... that was why it was quite a volatile thing how our children turned out 'cause-- and we were definitely living the life, you know. When we first had Woody, we were immersed in, in, in- What was life like for you, you both back then? Chaos.
Davina McCall· Host0:50
Was it?
Norman Cook· Guest0:50
Absolute cha-- yeah. Yeah, 'cause I'd had this sort of thing of being a m- a musician and everything, and then when I told my manager, he went, "You do realize if you, like, if you, you and Zoe are the couple," he said, "your life is never gonna be the same." And I said, "What do you mean?" He said, like... 'cause at that point, I was sort of at the top of my powers. At that point, she was doing the radio on Breakfast Show and going mad.
Davina McCall· Host1:09
Oh, I mean, you were both mega.
Norman Cook· Guest1:10
And it's like you put you two together, it's like you-- this is gonna be, you know. And you know, the whole tabloid thing, which I never really had before. I was just-- I was only, like, band famous. I wasn't tabloid famous. And my manager said, he said, "I don't know if it's gonna be good or bad," he said, "but your life is gonna change, you know?"
Davina McCall· Host1:26
I remember watching it as an outsider, and the amount