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Van Badham: a fool in love! Van Badham is an author, playwright, Guardian columnist, broadcaster and general all 'round ratbag. Van and I talk about how she'd given up on love and then fell in love at Trades Hall, across a crowded room at the age of 39. We take a brilliant listener call on what single life can look like in your 60s and get into Van's dating dealbreakers and "he's a ten but...". A...

Spankie Jackzon: Winner of Drag Race Down Under! This week I am joined by my favourite Drag Queen Spankie Bloody Jackzon. Spankie is LTS (long-term-single) and not prepared to settle for less. We talk about Fairytales and how much of a barrier they are to real love, how Spankie was going for "the wrong type" of men and how BME (Big Mum Energy) can get in the way of connection. We take a great list...

AMANDA HAMPSON: from teen mum to acclaimed author Today we talk to author Amanda Hampson. Amanda in now a 69 year old author, but was once a scared teen mum, kicked out of home and giving her child up for adoption. She's gone on to have more children and a couple of marriages but is avowedly - and happily - single. We talk all that stuff as well as why quitting is for winners, how petty divorce ca...

BONUS CHRISTMAS EPISODE WITH BEV KILLICK! Bev shares her top celebration./event tips: refuse to take on perfection be naughty and nice enjoy your guilty pleasures take the pressure down presentation is key - not the amount of money spent go where the love is Bev and I also take some wonderful listener calls on navigating a tricky Christmas with step-kids and dealing with other people's ex's at Chr...

Alice Fraser: Learn How to Fight! We are joined today by comedian Alice Fraser. Alice is beyond description - a wonderfully intelligent, thoughtful and insightful woman who is such a deep soul that I'm not sure I kept up! Alice and I talk about hacking the brain you have (and accepting it), how to embrace and handle conflict, about abuse and madness, Russian princesses, rejection and how chronic i...

Renee The Celebrant: Who's ya Daddy? This week we are joined by Renee Thompson - wedding celebrant, DJ, MC and massive horn-bag. Renee talks to us about being in a non-monogamous relationship and how to keep that rolling along in a healthy way. She talks kink and how it's connected to her conservative upbringing and, the "red and green" flags she sees as a wedding celebrant. We take an excellent l...

Kaz Cooke: I am more interested in being happy than with someone! Award winning author and journalist Kaz Cooke joins us to talk about being single after a series of duds in her younger years and coping with the end of a long-term relationship. We do a deep-dive into menopause and how it can affect sex, dating and relationships. We talk about developing a sense of worthiness as we age and how frie...

Matt Kelly: I just wanted love! We're joined today by children's entertainer Matt Kelly. Matt shares his late-start to dating, how he was love-sick and swept up in the feels and how eventually he found his lovely beau. We talk about hope, change and knowing when you're done. We take a very important call about protecting yourself financially when you start a new relationship and whether or not you...

CHRIS RYAN: CAN LONG DISTANCE WORK? Comedian Chris Ryan joins us to talk long distance relationships, how to heal a broken heart, why rushing in a sign you need to love yourself more and why you should never be grateful for "just enough". CHRIS RYAN'S WEBSITE HERE HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART TED TALK HERE SUSBRCIBE TO DEAR NELLY VIA PATREON Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast!...

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO US: with PRODUCER SAMMY! OMG, we have hit the 40 episode mark. And to celebrate I am joined today by Producer Sammy! We talk his hopes for the future (he's a single, straight, cis man in the wild), confessions, controlling partners, holidays with dates and we rip into an absolute doosh who drops a woman for a surgery scar. Sammy talks about stupid shit an ex has done and his...

Sloppy Seconds with Helen Thorn: I didn't know it could feel like this! We're back with comedian and author Helen Thorn. Helen was blindsided with infidelity a few years ago and her 20+ year marriage came to an end. She spiralled and has spent recent years slowly rebuilding. In wonderful news she has FOUND A NEW LOVE. First and foremost for herself and now, with a lovely bloke she met on Bumble an...

A short message about darling Cal Wilson and a little glimmer for the molls. Nelly x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey molls, Producer Fahey here. We are devastated by the news of the passing of darling Cal Wilson. Nelly's ride or die. A podcast favourite and the woman who single handedly kept the Glue Gun industry afloat. Nelly always referred to Cal as her Strawberry Friend. Someone you put a star next to in your contacts list, the person you could 100% rely on, call at any hour, the one you know would alway...

CATH DAVIS IS BACK FOR SLOPPY SECONDS AND SHE ASKS NELLY: DO YOU STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE? Nelly and Cath talk Miriam Margolyes, whether or not Nelly has given up on love, calling out a best friend who treats you like shit and, how to date when you're widowed.   SYDNEY SHOW October 7th at the Comedy Store with YUMI STYNES, BENJAMIN LAW AND CHRIS RYAN Tickets and info HERE   PATREON SUBSCRIB...

SYDNEY SHOW! October 7th at the Comedy Store with YUMI STYNES, BENJAMIN LAW AND CHRIS RYAN Tickets and info HERE   PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a Bonus Episode a Month.   SEND NELLY A MESSAGE: Send Nelly a Voicemail HERE if you have a question or comment.   Ne...

BONUS EPISODE: LIVE RECORDING AT THE BRUNSWICK BALLROOM Nelly Thomas, Bev Killick, Adam Richard and Geraldine Hickey SYDNEY SHOW October 7th at the Comedy Store with YUMI STYNES, BENJAMIN LAW AND CHRIS RYAN Tickets and info HERE   PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast!   DEAR NELLY PLUS Subscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a B...

WADE DUFFIN IS BACK FOR SLOPPY SECONDS: KIDS OR NO KIDS, THAT IS THE QUESTION! Today we are joined for Sloppy Seconds with Wade Duffin! You remember Wade: he was a bit of a party boy in his younger days then met my friend and colleague comedian Claire Hooper and is now very much a family man. Indeed, he’s a stay at home dad who’s also just gone into screen writing. We talk about how he's been, dat...

Sloppy Seconds with Wes Snelling Wes and I talk about Dry July and how giving up booze for a month radically changed Wes’s anxiety, mood and physical health. Wes asks me about sexual identity and we have a really open and interesting discussion about the stereotypes around bisexuality, sexual fluidity and all the things that come with that. We do some ripper memes and take a couple of gorgeous lis...

The Fabulous Adam Richard: having sex sober and other stuff! We are joined this week by comedian, writer and Logies superstar Adam Richard. We talk about owning who you are, how progress is two steps forward and one back, how giving up drinking in middle-age changed EVERYTHING, Adam's first engagement in his late 40's and what it's like to have sex sober after a life-time of drinking. We take a ve...

YVIE JONES IS IN YOUR GOGGLE-BOX! Today we are joined by the one and only Yvie Jones. You may know her from Gogglebox (yes, her, Angie and all the dogs entertained us for many seasons), or I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here , Studio 10 , Snackmasters , The Project or her own podcast Two Girls, One Pod.   Yvie is a 50 year old, long-term single woman who loves her life! We talk about Yvie’s da...

TOM BALLARD: THERE WERE SIGNS! Today we are joined award winning comedian, actor and homo about town Tom Ballard. We talk about when Tom and I met when he was the ripe old age of 14. He’s early 30s now so yes, we’ve made an exception to have him on the podcast but man, it was worth it. He tells us his moving and somewhat complicated coming of age story (shout out to Lucy – you’ll know what I mean)...

SLOPPY SECONDS WITH PRODUCER FAHEY! We talk about blending families: How do you tell the kids you’re dating, how do you introduce them to new partners and kids and, when do you introduce them? And break-ups. But of a different kind: how do you break up with friends ? Those partings are just as necessary and can be more frequent than romantic ones, but we don’t have a script for it. We talk trauma...

WELCOME TO KINK AND OTHER STUFF Today we’re joined by bone fide civilian and horn-bag Son Guzzardi. Son shares some awful teen experiences at Catholic school, their early long-term relationship with an older man and then a joyful exploration – and perhaps late adolescence – as a queer person. Son is now married with kids and we talk about how that squares with being – in their words – a ho. Son ta...

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Ah, this one is self-explanatory: break-ups, recovery, heart-break and all the things. A special, personal episode. Ted Talk: how to fix a broken heart HERE LIVE SHOW INFO AND TICKETS : HERE PATREON SUBSCRIBERS Sign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! For $5 a month you get a bonus ep For $10 a month you get a bonus ep and video content For $20 a month y...

WADE DUFFIN: GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION Today we are joined by aspiring screen-writer and house-dad Wade Duffin who made a massive pivot in middle-age. We talk about Wade's early dating mistakes, the challenges and joys of marriage and, Wade's dealbreakers. We also take a brilliant listener call on how to support someone through divorce and a great letter on "Consensual Noon-Monogamy". A heartwarmin...