Charley Boorman - Surviving two major motorcycle accidents, seeing dyslexia as a gift and his bromance with Ewan McGregor

A Life Less Ordinary with Sophie Elwes

Actor, writer and TV presenter Charley Boorman has travelled all over the world by motorbike, often alongside best friend Ewan McGregor. He has had two huge motorbike accidents which left him with serious injuries which have left long term damage but he refuses to be defined by his injuries. In the Apple TV+ show Long Way Up they travel up from Ushuaia in Argentina through South and Central America to Los Angeles on electric motorcycles – a feat which hasn’t been done before and definitely proved to be more of a challenge than they expected. We talk about the unpredictability of travel, how him and Ewan are like a 'married couple' and how he views his dyslexia as a gift, rather than impediment. We both have a love of adrenaline and share the sentiment that it doesn’t go away, no matter how badly you get hurt. We talk ‘hanxiety’ and the 3am ‘collywobbles’ and Charley shares his frustrations from his time using a wheelchair as well as giving some great advice about coping with challenges.