Monica Lewinsky gets candid 30 years after Clinton affair

Three decades after one of America’s most infamous political scandals, Monica Lewinsky is finally telling her story—on her own terms. Now 51, she’s no longer a symbol of controversy, but a voice of reflection, healing, and truth.

In a powerful interview on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail podcast, Lewinsky opened up about her relationship with then-President Bill Clinton, the media circus that followed, and the toll it took on her identity.

At 22, she was a White House intern. He was 49, the most powerful man in the country.

“It was a young woman’s love,” she said. “But it was also an abuse of power.”