Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Traci Thomas (The Stacks) and Chelsea deep dive into the Bachelorette finale, whether the Bachelor has anything worthwhile in store for us, and what this season of the show can tell us about the upcoming election (yes, really). Also in the Glamorous Trash Menagerie: Britney Spears’ divorce post, book recommendations, and freediving documentaries.  Where to find our Guest: Traci Thomas The Stacks P...

Chelsea and Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir (Our Ladies of Brooklyn, Basic Witches) get down to show business with Carol Burnett’s 2011 memoir This Time Together: Laughter & Reflection. From feeding whiskey to multiple animals, to the mysterious benefactor who paid her way to NYC, to her friendship with Lucille Ball, this book packs a punch of optimism that tbh we really need right now!  For mo...

Chelsea and Samantha Irby (We Are Never Meeting In Real Life) rise and grind on Vivica A. Fox’s 2018 memoir/”guide to success”. From her wig business, to mysterious real estate investments, to a male stripper show, Vivica’s into more than you ever expected!  To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  For more book recap...

Chelsea & Janie Haddad Tompkins (Stay F. Homekins, Night Court) get “unladylike” discussing Geena Davis’s 2022 memoir, Dying of Politeness. From pretending to be a mannequin in NYC store windows, to NOT sleeping with Jack Nicholson, to the revelation of Susan Sarandon, this book is a delight!!   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebr...

Chelsea and fellow podcasters Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta Greenberg (How To Be Fine/By The Book) get royally screwed by Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson’s 2011 memoir Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself. From riding her pony to the candy store as a child to still being in love with her ex-husband, to relying on Oprah perhaps…too much, this book sure did get written quickly! For more...

Chelsea and comedy friend Ali Lu climb Mount Crushmore with Gina Yashere’s 2021 memoir, Cack-Handed. You may recognize Gina’s book from an earlier episode with Gina herself, but this time we go deeper, from Gina’s early career as an elevator engineer to taking the high road with haters to her family accepting her as a lesbian because they believe she is the reincarnation of her grandmother, this b...

Chelsea brings back official Monster Memoir Correspondent Chris De Rosa (Fixing Famous People) for two of Kathie Lee Gifford’s TEN books. From “stealing” Gloria Steinem’s boyfriend to punching a nurse to Kris Jenner Christianity, these books make us want to chug Kathie’s QVC wine. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Become a member of the Celebrity B...

In this episode of Glamorous Trash Talk, Chelsea and Cookie Caitie recap and discuss Caroline Calloway's brand new memoir and Natalie Beach's new memoir-ish collection of essays, side by side. If you don't remember this friendship saga don't worry, we will take you through the whole story and both their books in this very special episode discussing everything from best friend break ups to vibrator...

Chelsea and Traci Thomas (The Stacks) discuss three nonfiction books that Traci recommended and Chelsea read, and then get deep into their differing opinions on the upcoming season of the Bachelorette. From books discussing the murders that exposed the cruelty of the foster care system, to essay collections on justice, to whether there’s hope for this season of the Bachelorette, this episode conta...

Chelsea, Justine Kay and Natasha Scott-Reichel (2 Black Girls, 1 Rose) get salacious with Karrine Steffans’ memoirs Confessions of a Video Vixen, and The Vixen Diaries. From her relationships with Ja Rule, Bobby Brown, Vin Diesel, and Bill Maher (yes, really), to the ethics of rich cheaters, to Limp Bizkit’s penis piercing, these books spill ALL the tea and yet…kind of make us sad?   For ad-free &...

Chelsea and bestie Kenzie Elizabeth to discuss their favorite reality show of the year: The Ultimatum: Queer Love. They yell about the engagement purses, which couple actually had a happy ending, and how the fashion on the show reveals the deeper politics of queer identity in reality shows. We're calling these shorter episodes: Glamorous Trash Talk, it’s where Chelsea takes a tangent on a topic th...

Scandoval summer has come to a close! Chelsea brings on her friend Jo Feldman to discuss the highlights of season 10 of Vanderpump Rules and recap the saga of Sandoval, Schwartz, and Raquel — the throuple Raquel got, but not the one she was hoping for. They discuss the concept of radical honesty, how to come clean when you’ve hurt people, and how bringing your 6 friends to a break up showdown is t...

Chelsea and Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made, Unspooled) get prolific for this wide-ranging episode that covers SIX MENSmoirs - Quentin Tarantino, Don Simpson, Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, Paul Newman, and Joan Didion’s husband John Gregory Dunne! From penile implants, to the Heidi Fleiss connection, to Quentin Tarantino’s problematic impressions, it’s a festival of fuckery. Plus, some last look...

Chelsea and Chris DeRosa (The Real Housewives of New York, My Unorthodox Life) get maternal for this doozy of a Momager’s Mothers’ Day episode! They pick through the wild pile of garbage inside the book: from being a “golf groupie” at 17, to her role in the OJ trial, to which kids she definitely loves more, one thing is clear… we need to check on Khloe.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, fol...

Chelsea and New Mexico bestie Molly Thornton journey through Minka Kelly’s brand-new memoir Tell Me Everything. From her remarkable survival growing up with her unstable single mom, to high school brawls, to reuniting with her Aerosmith guitarist father (and then getting kicked out of his house), Minka’s story is a stunning revelation.   Tickets to the Live Glamorous Trash Party in LA (and streami...

Season 4 of Love Is Blind just ended, and Chelsea’s got some yelling to do about Mean Girls and bullying! In this episode she catches everyone up on the most important moments of this delightfully trashy show, and what they reveal about our culture and discourse.   We're calling these short episodes: Glamorous Trash Talk. There are so many things in this world that are Glamorous Trash: Going to th...

Chelsea and Kyle Ridley (Good Day DC) get obsessively metaphorical with the absolute poetry in Betty Gilpin’s 2022 memoir. From witchy moments to workouts for Nurse Jackie and Glowc to finding out she needed a woman named Cheryl to live in her head, Betty Gilpin has written…one of our favorite books of the year??    Glamorous Trash Writer’s Pack Giveaway - https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/april...

Chelsea believes The Bachelor franchise is a cultural clock on America telling us what time it is - and damn, it's always behind! In this episode she dishes her hot bachelor takes and what she thinks this season with boring-ass Zach can tell us about American politics.    We're calling this short episode: Glamorous Trash Talk. There are so many things in this world that are Glamorous Trash: Going...

Chelsea and Clara Amfo (BBC’s Live Lounge Show, Future Sounds) get in an Empire State of Mind with Alicia Keys’ 2020 memoir More Myself. From dad drama to Oprah to the least amount of tea possible on Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys gives us glimpses of a fascinating life and career. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Chelsea and Kenzie Elizabeth (Easy on Netflix, Bless This Mess) get vulnerable with Anne Heche’s 2001 memoir Call Me Crazy, and her posthumous memoir, published January 2023. They dive into Anne’s very quick rise to fame, the Ellen DeGeneres of it all, and the scourge of early aughts media calling women "crazy" in order to silence them.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on In...

Chelsea and Lauren Lapkus (Newcomers, Threedom) kick Valentine’s Day off with Pamela Anderson’s 2023 memoir Love, Pamela. From getting discovered on a Jumbotron, to her love of weddings, to a story about Jack Nicholson at the Playboy Mansion that will give you the ‘ick’, Pamela sets the record straight on her own story.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelsea...

Chelsea and Sequoia Homes (Black People Love Paramour, Glass House) discuss Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir Becoming. From racist college roommates to mentoring Obama in law school to throwing shade from the high road, they seek the answer to the only question that matters - did Michelle walk upstairs or downstairs to receive a forehead touch from Barack??   For more book recaps & gentle tea, fol...

Just when we thought we were done with mensmoirs…. this one was too juicy not to cover! Chelsea and Nikki Glaser promenade through Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir The Spare, covering the famous frostbitten “todger”, the royal motto “Don’t Complain, Never Explain”, and dissect the battle over Princess Kate’s lipgloss.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez...

We’re kicking off the new year with a doozy! Chelsea and Debby Ryan get grungy with Carrie Brownstein’s 2015 memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. We’ve got the power of creative soulmates, couples counseling with your bandmates, the power of Portland, learning to live with stillness, and a college party with Jack White.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelse...

As we close out 2022 we're greeting 2023 with this 1990 memoirish/lifestyle guide from Angela Lansbury. Chelsea and Mattie Bayne bathe in the lotion advice, abandoned children, Malibu fires, and borderline pornographic stretching. Together they try to answer the question - is this book a little bit feminist or completely terrible?   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagra...