Original version

No Master Brand

BBC Afghan Radio

Migrated podcast image for: Outlook

Outlook

Factual: Life Stories

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service East Asia

Outlook: The teenager who survived the Manchester bombing

Magazines & Reviews

Freya courtesy Nick Lewis crop.jpg

17/02/2024 GMT

The teenager who survived the Manchester bombing

BBC World Service - Outlook, The teenager who survived the Manchester bombing

Freya Lewis has rebuilt her life after the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

Support from her family, community and favourite pop stars has helped Freya Lewis rebuild her life after being severely injured in the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

Freya Lewis was just 14 when she was injured in a bomb blast after an Ariana Grande concert in the U.K. city of Manchester. She woke up in intensive care to the news that her best friend had been killed. With the support of her family, her community and even her favourite pop stars like Harry Styles and Ariana Grande herself, Freya began to rebuild her life and find joy again in the songs that had become too painful in the aftermath. Hers is a story of a teenage friendship, fandom and the strength to carry on. Freya's book is called What Makes Us Stronger. (This episode was first broadcast in 2020.)

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Mariana Des Forges

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Freya Lewis in Manchester Credit: Courtesy of Nick Lewis)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Outlook

The teenager who survived the Manchester bombing

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Afghan Radio