The Bellissimo Files Presents: Movies & Me

On this podcast I'm talking all things pop culture and talking to some of the stars who are a part of it. On this episode: - There's lots to catch up on this week, news of old Neighbours returning, Beyonce breaking records, and I’ll be looking back at what Channing Tatum said to me about a possible Magic Mike 3; -  I’ll  be filling you in on what pop culture I’ve been consuming this week...

On this podcast I'm talking all things pop culture and talking to some of the stars who are a part of it. On this episode: -  I look at some of the big entertainment news of the week including - Taylor Swift breaking records and announcing a world tour; Bruce Springsteen's new music and I look back at a chat I had with him a few years ago; Henry Cavill's shock departure; and the celebrities g...

I finally did it! I picked up the mic to record the new incarnation of The Bellissimo Files Podcast. On this podcast I'm talking all things pop culture and talking to some of the stars who are a part of it. On this episode: - I react to the Creed 3 trailer - Director Paul Feig talks about his new Netflix film, The School For Good and Evil and we also go behind the scenes of the funniest scene on f...

Baz Luhrman is one of my all time favourite film makers. Anytime I watch one of his films I walk away in awe and wonder. He is back with his latest masterpiece, Elvis. We got to talk about why he almost walked away from the film; Austin Butler's amazing transformation on screen; why he was thinking of casting Harry Styles; backing himself; and how it feels to walk away from Elvis after 5 years of...

Actress Lashana Lynch made her film debut in 2012's Fast Girls. Since then she has gone on to feature in a few TV shows and had a standout performance in Captain Marvel, as Maria Rambeau. Lashana is now making history with her performance in the 25th Bond film, No Time To Die. In playing a 00 Agent, she becomes the first black woman to take on a 00 title in a Bond film. In our chat, Lashana opens...

Rita Ora and Sigala have teamed up for the summer banger that is, You For Me. They talk to me about the collaboration; the glam video; working on The Masked Singer and The Voice Australia; Sigalaland; and their hopes for the rest of 2021.

I am very excited to be joined by Bob The Drag Queen, a Queen that describes herself as hilarious, beautiful, talented and humble; and who took the Crown on season 8 of Ru Paul's Drag Race. She shares her Drag Race experience; the power of drag; what's happening with the new season of "We're Here"; the importance of Pride; touring "Sibling Rivalry" with Monet X Change; and the dream of lifting and...

On this episode of The Bellissimo File s, I'm joined by Monet X Change - a Queen who studied opera; was voted Miss Congeniality on season 10 of Ru Paul's Drag Race, her sponge costume has become iconic, she is the first double crown winner of Drag Race and on June 11 she releases her latest track, Love Like This .  She shares with me how she has adapted her work during the pandemic; her missi...

Anytime I hear James Vincent McMorrow's music, I get chills. I'm not the only one. His music has had over 750million streams, has topped Irish charts and is loved world wide - with one of his tracks, "Me And My Friends" even being used as the theme song for Busy Phillips' Talk Show.   James is back with his gorgeous new track, "Gone".  It was so cool to have the chance to talk to him abo...

Sinead Burke is a powerhouse. She has used her passion, drive and kindness to make some of her wildest dreams come true.  Sinead has a successful podcast series ("As Me with Sinead"); has appeared on the cover of British Vogue; has had some of the biggest fashion houses design for her; attended the MET Ball; advised people like President Michael D. Higgins; and the list goes on and on. While...

Noah Reid stole all of our hearts in "Schitt's Creek" when, as "Patrick", he serenaded David (Dan Levy), with "Simply The Best".   Noah has now released his second album, Gemini.   We caught up to talk about releasing an album during a pandemic, memorable Schitt's Creek moments, Emmys celebrations and more.

Max Greenfield talks Cats and Dogs 3: Paws Unite; not giving up acting because he had no back up plan; being the guest on TV shows, and working on set with the new restrictions

Nadia Hatta is Mei Chen in Hilary Swank's Netflix space drama, "Away".   Nadia shares with me how this role was not only exciting because it's her first North American TV break, but because it made her feel seen.   We also talk about the importance of diversity; the support of your tribe; and living the life you want to live, regardless of what others expect of you; and more.

Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and his Sopranos co-star Steve Schirripa (Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri) have decided to re-watch all of The Sopranos episodes and give fans some behind the scenes info on their new podcast, "Talking Sopranos".   I caught up with Michael to talk about the podcast; how the show changed his life; how he felt about Christopher's "Adriana moment"; why the ta...

Season 3 of "Selling Sunset" is now available on Netflix.  I caught up with Christine Quinn to chat about what we can expect; why what we see on screen is a character; sexism in the industry; how the corona virus affected her wedding day; & what she hopes to do next.

Catherine O'Hara shares her favourite Schitt's Creek moments

Nadia Halgren was handpicked as the film maker to capture and direct Michelle Obama's Becoming. Nadia shared what the experience was like and how it has impacted her life.

Jonas Blue recently brought his "Blueprint Your" to Dublin. I caught up with him before he took to the stage to find out when the moment was that he decided DJing is what he had to do, how he turned his dream into a reality and what music gives him that other things in life don't. 

Tones and I shares how she went from busking on the streets to the world stage.

Ronan Keating is celebrating twenty years of solo success with the release of his new album  Twenty Twenty. We spoke about how he got his break, the Boyzone years, going solo, family life and where he hopes to be in the next 20 years. 

Andrew Fitzsimons got his start in hairdressing because he wanted a summer job, so his mum got him one at a local salon. After  just one summer, the then 13 year old was hooked and decided this was the career for him. He left school, learnt the trade and then at 17 made his way to Paris where he worked on editorials and fashion shows. At 21, he flew  to New York where fashion met celebri...

One of the most powerful films you will see is Just Mercy , starring Michael B Jordan and Jamie Foxx. It is based on the incredible true story of world renowned civil rights defence lawyer Bryan Stevenson. He works to free wrongly condemned death row prisoners. Bryan shared that when he was first approached about the movie, he was sceptical but when he saw that everyone involved wanted to tell the...

I only discovered "Schitt's Creek" at the beginning of 2019. In three weeks I had binged all 5 series on Netflix so I was thrilled when I got the chance to talk to the fabulous Annie Murphy (Alexis Rose). Before Annie landed the role of Alexis, life was tough. Her apartment had burned down; she hadn’t had an acting job in 2 years; and only had $200 left in her bank account. She shares with me how...

Donal joined me to talk about his latest cookbook, "Super Food in Minutes". He also opens up about what living in LA is really like, what recipe he would never include in a cook book and we argue about how many appliances you really need in your kitchen!

  The latest retelling of the “King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable” tale,  “The Kid Who Would Be King” is out on DVD this week. Rebecca Ferguson plays the villain, ‘Morgana’, in the movie. I loved sitting down with Rebecca as she was so  refreshingly open and honest. We spoke about so many different things in our 10 minute conversation – the film, consent, gender equality,...