Bad boy, Charlie Mortimer, subject of best selling memoir 'Dear Lupin', talks heroin addiction, shopping, HIV, walking, alcoholism, fast cars and finding happiness later in life.
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Bad boy Charlie Mortimer, the man behind the bestselling memoir Dear Lupin, joins the conversation to reflect on a life filled with extremes—heroin addiction, high-end shopping, HIV, fast cars, alcoholism, and eventually, happiness.
A disgruntled old Etonian, international HGV driver, serial depressive, former officer in the Coldstream Guards, oil rig worker, and fine art collector, Charlie has seen it all. Battling addiction to heroin, cocaine, Dexedrine, painkillers, and alcohol, he spent decades struggling with deep unhappiness.
But then, in his mid-fifties, everything changed.
A raw, darkly funny, and ultimately uplifting look at a life of excess, redemption, and unexpected joy.
Life Jackets
Lifejackets in this podcast refer to the personal tools and rituals that keep us afloat in the waves of life. Whether it’s a film, tv show, music, a favourite book, a crossword puzzle, or the steady presence of a dog, these are the things that keep us afloat. Everyone needs their own lifejackets—small but essential things that help us stay sane in an insane world.
- Book – Fear and Loathing in la Vegas – Hunter S Thompson
- Films – All the Carry on Series, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- TV – The Antiques Roadshow, Fawlty Towers, Sweeney
- Music – Elvis, Grieg’s First Piano Concerto
- Gardening – doesn’t have a garden – but collects orchids from supermarkets
- Hobbies/Exercise – Walks 5 miles a day every afternoon with Tim
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I Love Mort the Sport and his marvellously irreverent take on life ❤
Thank you to both of you. Really good, sparky, interesting and honest conversation. Have recommended on Facebook. (Loved “Dear Lupin”, which is why I listened. Gave it to a widowed friend who was left with two sons in their twenties, and he found it very reassuring as well as very funny.)