Chris Olsen is one of the biggest social media stars in the world. He joined TikTok in 2020 and quickly became a viral sensation. I’ve admired him for a long time - his social media content is so funny, honest, and just impossible to scroll past.
But what I didn’t fully appreciate until this conversation was just how much he’s been through to get to where he is today.
Chris opens up about getting sober at 19 - before he’d ever had a legal drink - and the intervention that forced him into an impossible choice: choosing between his family and alcohol.
We cover:
- His journey to sobriety and what it’s taught him
- The heartbreaking moment his mum told him she was an alcoholic
- How he handles online criticism without it defining him
- The best advice Meghan Trainor ever gave him
- How Chris met his new boyfriend Harrison
This conversation is about choosing yourself, even when it’s hard, and about building a life that feels worth protecting.
Chris Olsen is Great Company.
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THE CREDITS
Executive Producer: Ewan Newbigging-Lister
Producer: Helen Burke & Jack Claramunt
Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins
Video: Jake Ji & Josh Bennett
Social Media: Laura Coughlan
Audio: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti
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