During her conversation with Matt, Bethan reveals that she was bullied as a young teenager for looking different. Says Matt: "She presents herself to the world like a human peacock. She dyes her hair different colours, wears layers of vivid clothing, and puts dots on her cheeks.”

Now, Bethan feels a power in her image. “I haven’t changed the fact that I enjoy expressing myself with my clothes. That has become part of something I’ve been able to use – to give myself an identity that’s different to other people. It’s a power I invite in.”

Bethan and her Japanese Chin dog Wilma, share a small yet extraordinary home. In the 1920s the building was used as an electricity showroom, before being bought in the 1990s and converted to flats. "We recorded this podcast in the company of various hats and handbags, a jar of balloons in liquid, and a lamp shaped like a jellyfish,” says Matt.

"It’s all painted in my colours," explains Bethan. “Pastel hues, mint green windows, pink woodwork, light blue – my comfort is colourful things.” Inside the building retains many original features – generous windows, plentiful light and distinctive art deco glass room dividers.

Bethan’s love of collecting objects has resulted in the creation of "an intense, acquired space". "In this conversation, we dig into the differences between collecting and hoarding,” explains Matt. “The objects Bethan lives with are like a cast of characters in a film. The way she arranges them isn’t just about what looks good together; she’s also thinking about the stories they tell."

For Bethan, these characters bring comfort as opposed to noise or distraction: “Everything has been placed in groups and rhythms and conversations. There is a place for everything.”

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