Hopeless Romantics

This week we welcome back Hannah Diviney to the podcast! Hooray! 'We Live in Time' starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield was the best kind of sobfest.  Not the sentimental kind.  The real-life kind that has you reflecting on your own life for days to come.  If you've not seen the film - please watch it before listening!!! It's worth the $20 movie ticket.  Promise.  Hannah writes a weekly Subs...

One of the most surprising films of the year has hit cinemas and it had us laughing but mostly crying.  This week's Friday Quickie is dedicated to the woman we all LOVE - and the film that we believe did her justice.  Also this episode is FULL of spoilers so get yourself off to the movies before you listen.   LINKS: Follow Alice on tiktok Follow Ash on tikok and instagram Follow the podcast on ins...

'Officially in my cowboy smut era'.    Welcome to the poddy Belle Terese of @belleslibrarybooks fame for a deep dive into Paisley Hope's 'Holding The Reins'.  There's some girth talk.  There's some ice cube chat.  And there's also a great discussion on the importance of consent, mutual pleasure and the role 'fantasy' plays when enjoying books on the spicy side.  It's all good stuff, baby! This epi...

Need a new book? Not sure what to watch next? WE GOT YOU!  This Friday Alice James makes her podcast return and we discuss: The tiktok famous trilogy she read in a week The sexy new Ali Hazlewood book that had us clearing our google search history A classic rom-com rewatch  Bridget-freaking-Jones ALL in under 15 minutes :)  Hopefully something on our delicious smorgasboard of romance infused title...

"She's a ho, my Dad's been captured by a ho!" Every now and then you need to just whip out a classic, and this week, it felt oh so right to return to 1993 and the age-old casting perfection that is Tom Hanks alongside Meg Ryan (brought together by our lord ands saviour Nora Ephron).  From losing your partner to stalking your crush, it's all in this week's episode.  Enjoy.  Love you, more than a fr...

Introducing The Friday Quickie -  a triple dose of swoon-worthy romance books, films and TV shows that have JUST dropped (all in less than 15 minutes!) Set in Italy and featuring Felicity's own Scott Foley (hello daddy), this week we've got La Dolce Villa (netflix rarely disappoint when it comes to B/C/D grade rom coms).  Feel like cozying up with a book? Say hello to The Deep End by Ali Hazelwood...

'It ripped my heart from my chest...6 stars!'  Welcome the poddy #BookTok's own @katelovesbooks_who joins me for a Taylor Jenkins Reid deep dive.  What a woman, what a book - we love you Evelyn Hugo!  (But mainly, we love you Harry Cameron, duh!) This episode is a BIT spoiler-y so might be a better listen for those of you who have read this incredible novel.   Want more summer romance goodness?  G...

'Break-ups, therapy and uncooked chicken'.  Legendary bad bish Tegan Yorwarth is my guest this week and our 'film chat' turned into a deep dive into the demise of our past relationships (and how we rose from the ashes like majestic phoenixes, duh). '500 Days of Summer' cemented Zooey Deschanel as the ultimate cool tumblr gal - and served as the perfect springboard for us to tackle the issue of bre...

'Death cannot conquer true love, only delay it for a while...' Welcome back for a swoonworthy new season of Hopeless Romantics!  Woohoo! It's a film you've either never heard of, or can quote start to finish.  For many of us, 'The Princess Bride' is core memory level stuff.  What a pleasure to reminisce about and celebrate one of my favourite films of all time with the incredible Meg Mansell as we...

The time has FINALLY come! 'Love on the Air', my debut novel, is on its way out into the world after living in my mind and on my MacBook Pro for three wonderful years. I am so so excited to introduce Alex York to the world. I hope you love her as much as I do! In this episode, my girl Yvie Jones and I talk all things 'book writing' - hopefully it will inspire some people listening to get going on...

Let's be honest, this week we all need a comfort watch, and they don't get much more comforting than Notting freaking Hill. I don't think any woman has ever been more beautiful in any film than Julia Roberts in Notting Hill. And no man has been floppier than Hugh Grant. Beautiful meets floppy. Romance ensues.   Big love to Harriet Power for joining me once again with all her with and warmth!   Mak...

There's murder! There's curses! There's demon possessed ex lovers! There's dead parents! And to top it all off? There's a gorgeous love story between a woman and the cop investigating the murder she committed. But it's romantic, I swear! Happy Halloween, lovers! We're heading back to 1998 for a film with the knockout cast to end ALL knockout casts. Sandra. Nicole. Stockard. Diane. 'Practical Magic...

Sometimes you gotta just throw the podcast premise out the window and dedicate an entire episode to the fact that Sept/Oct 2024 has been a big month for the gals/gays/theys/anyone who ever found themselves sexually attracted to Joshua Jackson or Adam Brody (or in my case, both, at the same time).   Thank you universe, thank you.   x Ash   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING: there is some very spicy language in this episode. Not one to read with little ears around :)   The first two books in the Rose Hill series have got us swooning, blushing, and feeling all sorts of other feelings that may not be very PG rated.   Join Jordon Lott and I as we discuss the world's hottest billionaire and the world's hottest single Dad. Hello knuckle Tatts.   M...

Everybody. Wants. This. Seth Cohen. Veronica Mars. The best first kiss. Main characters in their 40's. This show is everything. This episode is a little horny. Enjoy, kids. x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Zendaya love triangle film that we didn't know we needed! Who knew tennis could be so hot and heavy? Sexy churros, steamy saunas and a sly smile from Josh O'Connor that had Annalise Ball and I swooning. It's all in this week's episode. For those in Oz, you can rent 'Challengers' on Prime Video or Apple tv Love you, more than a friend x   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Gabriel. Get a haircut. For the love of God and all things holy. Hopeless Romantics welcomes Alice James to the poddy for the first time to talk about Sylie's boobs, Alfie's hotness, Marcello's goats, Mindy's outfits and of course, Gabriel's hair. Plus a little sidestep into the glorious world of HOLIDAY ROMANCES!!! SPOILERS GALORE, BABES so be warned! Love you, more than a friend x   Learn more a...

If you've watched 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' as a teenager, then it is a scientific fact that you also loved it. Because it's the perfect teenage ode to young love, hormones and a teenage Aaron Taylor Johnson. Em Vernem joins me for his episode as we discuss a film that means a lot to us for a variety of different reasons. If you haven't watched it yet - you can do so in Australia on Sta...

Today's episode took many unexpected and wonderful directions, from short kings to cougars to sexy vampires. We welcome the ever hilarious foetus (she's 24) Annalise Ball to the podcast to discuss A Family Affair, in which Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman get it on, and Joey King reels in disgust. As always our DM's are open and you can drop us a voicemail on the Hopeless Hotline - 0483 966 500. Oh and...

What the absolute F, you guys. My Lady Jane (watch it on Prime Video ASAP!) has not been renewed for another season, and not only have we now been left HANGING, but we only got to see Jane and Guildford bang twice. And that my friends, is a travesty. If you, like us, are angry and heartbroken over the show's premature demise you can sign the petition at savemyladyjane.com As always, the Hopeless H...

If you were born in the mid eighties and somebody asks you which film was your sexual awakening, chances are Baz Luhrman's 'Romeo and Juliet' might get a mention. Fish tank scene, anyone? This episode is not only a deep dive into this incredible film, but also careers it spawned, namely Leonardo Dicaprio who hasn't really put a foot wrong since. It's also a love letter to being a horny teenager in...

This week, Hannah Diviney joins us to discuss 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' which was made before she was born. HA! Expect a whole lot of Hugh Grant floppy hair chat, swooning over Kristen Scott Thomas and a HILARIOUS story about a Rowan Atkinson misunderstanding. Hannah is a writer, disability advocate, actress, screenwriter, author, media personality and loveable overachiever (I added the last b...

When the podcast is dedicated to romantic comedies, it would be remiss of us to overlook one off my personal favourite books of the last year, Curtis Sittenfeld's 'Romantic Comedy', set amongst the glitz of showbiz and the drab of COVID. A combination that somehow works! As I mention in this podcast, when I finished it I lay in bed smiling at the ceiling in the dark. It just did things to me. I'm...

I want you. I need you. Oh baby. Oh baby. 10 Things I Hate About You is easily one of the most requested films on this podcast, for good reason. It's the film that defined so many of our teenage years - and in an exemplary career cut short - perhaps the role most of us remember Heath Ledger for most fondly. Natasha Stamos joins me once again with her wit, charm and insights. Want more from her? Su...

This week we're all about the OG Tik-Tok romance 'The Hating Game' by Canberra's own Sally Thorne. I'm probably the last romance fan on earth to read this book (and watch the movie) but I now count myself among its most ardent fans. I mean how often does a movie get a book interpretation SO DAMN RIGHT? Our girl Jordon Lott joins me once again for a big old horny swoon-fest for which we remain enti...