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The faith of radio DJ Clara Amfo
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Maxine Harrison2025-09-02T05:25:00
Maxine Harrison reflects on Clara Amfo’s candid conversation with Fearne Cotton on the Happy Place podcast and how personal loss reshaped her outlook on life and happiness.
Clara Amfo is a British broadcaster, best known for presenting her BBC Radio One shows. In 2015, Clara took over from fellow Broadcaster, Fearne Cotton’s slot on the radio station. In somewhat of a full-circle moment, the two sat down together on a recent episode of Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast to discuss Amfo’s career and personal life learnings.
Born and raised in Kingston upon Thames to Ghanaian parents, Clara has five siblings and studied media arts with professional and creative writing at St Mary’s University College. As well as being known for her radio shows on BBC Radio 1, the 41-year-old has also won the Glamour Award for Radio Personality award in 2016 and has interned for Kiss FM and worked as host of the weekend breakfast show Radio 1Xtra.
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