In part two of my conversation with West End performer Jaime Tait, we talk about love, honesty and making up your own rules after almost 11 years with his partner James. Jaime opens up about colourism, in life and on stage, about what it costs to be the empath and the peacemaker, and how he protects his own energy. It's a conversation about authenticity, and about choosing to heal rather than hurt.

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References mentioned in this episode:

- Legally Blonde The Musical, UK and Ireland tour (Jaime's current show): https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/legally-blonde/

- Urdang, now part of City St George's, University of London (where we trained): https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/schools/communication-creativity/performing-arts

- UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2026, Part 1: Theatrical (published March 2026): https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/hollywood-diversity-report-2026-part-1-theatrical/

CONTENT WARNINGS

- RACISM AND RACIST LANGUAGE

- OPEN RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX

- STRONG LANGUAGE

CHAPTERS

- 00:00 Intro

- 01:20 Almost 11 years with James, honesty and making up your own rules

- 04:16 Jealousy, feeling secure, and every version of yourself

- 08:29 Advice for talking to your partner about opening things up

- 13:48 Colourism: being a lighter-skinned Black performer

- 18:38 Representation on stage and screen, and why it still lags

- 24:15 Being the empath and the peacemaker

- 27:36 Filling your cup first, and stepping back from draining people

- 31:52 What authenticity means to Jaime now

- 33:52 Hurt people heal people, and looking inwards

- 35:57 A surprise for Jaime

- 38:19 Outro