Fatima Whitbread sits down for one of the most honest and powerful conversations of her life.
From being abandoned and left for dead as a baby, growing up in the care system and surviving childhood abuse, to becoming an Olympic medallist, World Champion and world-record holder — Fatima's story is one of extraordinary resilience.
In this in-depth interview, Fatima opens up about the experiences that shaped her, including her biological mother, her time in care, the abuse she suffered, finding a new family with Mrs Whitbread, and discovering the javelin that would transform her life.
We talk about breaking world records, Olympic glory, becoming a household name, dealing with fame and the press, her MBE, Michael Jackson, Shirley Bassey, retirement, I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Celebrity SAS and her continuing passion for fitness and climbing.
Fatima also speaks candidly about trauma, forgiveness, healing, becoming a mother herself and her determination to break the cycle. She explains why she continues to campaign for children in care and what she believes needs to change in the care system.
We also discuss her world record, Tessa Sanderson, the greatest athletes of all time, the difference between athletes then and now, the Olympics, her medals and the possibility of her extraordinary life becoming a movie.
This is more than a story about sport.
It's a story about survival, family, forgiveness, ambition, fame, trauma, healing and finding your own identity.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 intro
1:24 Streetlife out now Shizzio X UK Apache X Devlin
1:46 Welcome Fatima / icon from era of greats
4:17 table of accolades
5:18 born survivor / left for dead at birth
7:35 rescued as a baby / care system
8:27 mum being held accountable
11:10 I have forgiven my mum
12:47 being sexually abused / siblings
13:57 adoption was not allowed / love
15:23 reunited with mum for 1st time
18:20 name ‘Fatima’ origin
18:54 my mum didn’t want me
22:45 Auntie Ray / new care home
24:29 will you be my mummy?
26:46 vivid memories
26:57 care staff had no empathy / beatings
28:17 sent back with mum despite concerns
28:49 sexually abused when returned to mum
30:49 escaping sexual abuse at age 11 / aftermath
33:52 did mum ever get arrested?
34:18 school / I loved sport
35:57 meeting Mrs. Whitbread / 1st Javelin
43:02 Mrs Whitbread took me in
45:34 kids book to help understanding
46:19 law changes in adoption / new mum & family
47:57 taking Javelin seriously
49:31 why the javelin?
52:16 family love / javelin main focus
53:10 I was the 1st / world record holder
54:28 silver medal made me stronger
56:01 talent vs time / Mt Everest climb
56:54 this Brit came and broke the world record
58:58 breaking my own world record
1:00:19 UK hero / handling fame
1:01:21 love from everyone / privacy
1:02:40 sports pers of the year / gold medal
1:06:13 introducing Javelin to the UK
1:06:59 better than men / Steve Backley
1:08:23 press found my bio mum / book breakdown
1:11:11 telling my story cost me the gold medal / campaign
1:13:21 suffering from a breakdown / silver medal
1:16:43 are medals real? antiques road show
1:18:12 other events? / back fracture
1:19:09 make money? / female with muscles bad press
1:20:06 equal pay / motivation / money made & spent
1:23:21 sticker shown / TV shows & ads
1:24:45 household name / national treasure
1:25:17 MBE award
1:26:23 I danced with Michael Jackson!
1:27:37 singing with Shirley Bassey / Monaco
1:28:31 Auntie Ray relationship
1:29:14 injury forces retirement
1:31:51 reality TV saved me
1:32:37 I’m a celebrity get me out of here
1:34:17 eating trial I’m a celeb
1:35:05 viral stuck cockroach on I’m a celeb
1:38:06 going back to I’m a celeb / David Haye
1:39:19 celebrity SAS / I still train / Mt climbing
1:42:58 Fatima’s campaign to improve the care system
1:46:09 government & society help for care system
1:48:19 changes needed in the care system
1:50:32 what happened with biological mum?
1:50:55 becoming a mum / breaking the cycle
1:52:20 do you really forgive your bio mum?
1:53:57 are you a person of god?
1:55:26 do you feel British? / religion
1:56:19 AI Q’s / finding dad
1:57:47 mum / siblings / family
1:59:52 trauma / regrets / healing
2:01:19 CS failures / confronting
2:02:22 family vs titles / Maggie Thatcher
2:03:48 Tessa Sanderson beef
2:05:59 my world record is still unbeaten
2:08:50 best athletes of all time
2:10:06 athletes then Vs now
2:11:38 Olympics in Stratford
2:12:03 cockroach will outlive Gold medals
2:12:46 Quick fire Q’s
2:13:45 private dinner with the queen
2:15:07 quick fire Q’s cont…
2:19:40 Fatima Whitbread movie?
2:21:34 quick fire Q’s cont…
2:25:44 final msg / thank you
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