Laura Marling’s Wild Second Home Birth: "My Daughter Was Downstairs Watching Paddington!"

Giovanna Fletcher· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to a brand new episode of Happy Mum. Today's guest is Laura Marling. Yes, the Laura Marling. When this went into my diary, I actually had to check with the team [laughs] and go, "Uh, the Laura Marling?" Turns out there is only one, uh, and I was very, very, very chuffed to, to know that she was gonna be joining me in the studio. I'm more chuffed since learning that she actually listens to this podcast and is a fan. We love you, Laura. Yes, we do. Laura is a, an amazing singer-songwriter. She was part of the new folk scene. Oh, gosh, when was that? When was the new folk scene? Are we saying n- noughties? What I absolutely adore during this, um, chat and in my research is the fact that, that, that hesitation of becoming a mum because not knowing what that's gonna mean for your creativity and, you know, this life that you've set up for yourself, and how sometimes in life it takes one conversation for all of that, which is essentially probably coated in fear, uh, to just evaporate, uh, and to just become something you don't even think about anymore. Uh, there's something so grounding about having her here, uh, and chatting. She's very funny. I think you're gonna enjoy it. So here we go. Here's me and Laura Marling. [upbeat music] But I once bought them,