Reality Notes

Ok guys, we had to bust out the crystal ball for this one! Our 2025 pop culture predictions are here, and let’s just say, some of them are as ridiculous as ever. Leah dives deep into Bravo predictions, while Sheena takes on general pop culture. Honestly, some of these are more like manifestations because hey, a girl can dream.  Before we get into the predictions, we chat about Heidi Montag and Spe...

Hi hi hi hi hi! This week, we kick off with everything that went down at the Golden Globes. Nikki Glaser absolutely killed it as host, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner had everyone talking with their cutie patootie moments, and Demi Moore moved the room with her powerful, inspiring speech. Plus we give special mentions to our favourite looks of the night.  We also discuss Paige DeSorbo’s decisio...

HNY lovers. We are back with a side notes episode to kick off the year, deep diving into the feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. We discuss Blake’s complaint against Wayfarer Studios and the PR girlies (those texts were spiccyyyyy). We then discuss Justin’s counter suit, where more spicy texts were revealed. It’s been a roller coaster and we have almost broke our necks a few times from s...

Greetings from holiday mode! In this bonus episode we dive into why Luigi Mangione has become an unexpected pop culture phenomenon. We then break down Timothée Chalamet’s recent press tour and why it’s made us love him even more. Sheena shares her latest obsession with influencer Hallie Batchelder and the beautifully chaotic life she leads. Finally, we get into the Bravo-verse because boy there’s...

It’s our last episode of 2024! What a better way to round out the year by having a retrospective episode dedicated to the top 10 moments in pop culture that made an impact on us this year. We countdown from #10 to #1 so join us as we take a trip down memory lane of the year that was <3 We can’t thank you enough for your support this year and we can’t wait to be back in your ear holes in Jan 202...

The VPR news came in hard and fast this week, with the announcement of a complete reboot for season 12, and all original cast members not being invited back. HEAVY. Join us as we dive into what exactly went down and each cast members reactions to date. We laugh, we cry, we snort, and have so many other emotions as we come to terms with the ending of an era. Vanderpump Rules was the reason we start...

G’day. Join us for a fabulous women-themed episode where we fawn over Nicole Kidman and her recent interview. Yes she loves a rave and confirms the divorce meme wasn’t real!? We celebrate Chloe Sévigny’s 50th birthday (the OG it girl) and obsess over our new fashion icon Margret Chola aka Legendary Glamma. We then discuss our favourite new TikTok trend #womeninmalefields because the women are serv...

Strap in for a rogue episode where we’re tackling everything and nothing all at once. First up, John Krasinski as People’s Sexiest Man Alive? Then, Sheena reignites her love affair with Paul Mescal after his Hot Ones interview (why is he so hot?). We take a salty detour to Utah to break down the chaos of RHOSLC. Bronwyn and Todd, what is happening there? Over in RHONY, we unpack that cringe-worthy...

G’day. Join us for a bit of a hodgepodge episode this week, where we run through the Collins Dictionary word of the year and shortlist. Who would have that rawdogging would make the list in 2024 but life is full of surprises right! We then jump into who is up for Grammy noms and who has been snubbed before having a big gasbagging sesh on RHOSLC and RHONY. Enjoy lovers! ___ Join us for the To Be Ma...

WWMSD? Is our new daily motto, because honestly, what can't Martha do!? Welcome to another Side Notes episode where we unpack everything that was in the latest Martha Stewart documentary, titled Martha on Netflix. From her early days of modelling, stockbroking then switching into catering, *that* steamy kiss in a Florence cathedral, her building and running an empire, going to jail, her unlikely r...

We’re back with another pop culture roundup, and this week did not disappoint. First up, Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum called it quits. Who saw that coming and what the hell happened? Then we dive into Saoirse Ronan’s viral moment on The Graham Norton Show - a chat about women’s safety that honestly, the world needs to hear. Then, we swoon over the one and only Stevie Nicks, who sat down with Rol...

Welcome to our first Side Notes episode! Our Side Notes series are bite-sized chats that focus on one juicy topic that’s caught our eye recently. From candid interviews, to unexpected moments in pop culture, or internet trends we can’t get enough of. We’re taking the notes so you don’t have to.  This episode we are chatting about Adam Brody’s interview with Erin and Sara Foster. From his fame 2.0...

hi hi hi hi hi! We never thought we would be the type to discuss how hot men are but here we are!!!! Thanks to People magazine, it’s almost that time of the year where a lucky lad is crowned ‘THE sexiest man alive’. We discuss the shortlist and rank our faves. We also willingly provide our overall shortlist (like, out of every celebrity male to ever exist). Unsurprisingly it wasn’t hard for Leah t...

trigger warning on today’s episode, as we discuss the heartbreaking news of Liam Payne’s death. timestamps are below for those that wish to skip past this heavy conversation. - TIMESTAMPS - Liam Payne: 02:19 - 20:05 2025 Met Gala: 20:12 - 30:03 Kanye West x Bianca Censori: 30:15 - 40:24 Alex Cooper: 41:32 - 52:41 __ We would be forever grateful if you could follow us on TikTok @reality.notes.pod o...

Our favourite Bravo TikToker is on the pod and we are SO BLOODY GRATEFUL. In this episode we had the pleasure of chatting with Kate Riccio on the future of Vanderpump Rules. Will Ariana come back for S12? Will Rachel go rogue and make a comeback? Will we EVEN GET another season? This was honestly the most fun episode to record and we could talk to Kate for five more hours. Whilst we are far away f...

EVERYBODY WANTS THIS! Join us for another episode where we have a juicy, lengthy, romantic conversation about the new show on Netflix by Erin Foster, starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell. We discuss why we think everyone has fallen in love with this show, the Foster sisters success, and of course we talk about our teenage crush, Seth Cohen aka Hot Rabbi and why every millennial is on heat for him....

Our Salty Soda Queens are back. Join us for a mish mash episode covering The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S5, as well as some pop culture news of the week! We discuss the iconic SWEAT tour with Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, Lorde and Addison Rae. We then give our thoughts on the new Wuthering Heights adaptation with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi that has caused a bit of a stir doll. It also would...

it’s been a week! There’s been a lot of dark news this week in the pop culture world so we thought we would just touch on these stories before jumping into a quick VPR debrief. The first half of our ep covers P Diddy’s lawsuit, Miley Cyrus allegedly being sued, Dave Grohl’s love child and J Lo and Ben’s rekindling romance. Then for our Vanderpump lovers, we discuss what’s been happening lately whi...

Momtok. Taylor Frankie Paul. The Swinging Scandal. Join us as we debrief on the latest reality show that we could not be more obsessed with. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives truly answered the brief when we asked for a juicy new scandalous reality show full of utter chaos. We cover it all in this episode; - #momtok - the swinging scandal - taylor vs whitney - modern mormons (should these words eve...

We are officially in the era of the frog boy. Join us as we discuss this newly coined term for guys like Rami Malek and Harry Styles. We also celebrate the arrival of Baby Bieber! Do we love or hate the name they chose? We then go on to discuss the details of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's divorce and Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan's split (sad face). It also wouldn't be a Reali...

This episode is very demure, very mindful, very cutesy. x Listen in on us gasbagging about our favourite internet trend thanks to Jools Lebron, as well as discussing the ‘It Ends With Us’ beef between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. We also can’t help but talk about the cutesy tootsy romance between Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet, PLUS - what the fuck is going on with Katy Perry right now? AN...

It's Britney Bitch. This week we discuss the announcement of Britney's memoir being turned into a film and which stars are rumoured to play her. We then question whether the Kardashians are in their flop era (the answer is yes), and where we think they will go from here. We finish off by covering the latest Real Housewives of New York and New Jersey news. Oh and we briefly touch on Hunter...

American politics has officially entered the chat. Join us for a pop culture round up where we discuss the bratification of Kamala Harris, the Zendaya and Sam Levinson feud, Chappell Roan’s decision to step back from the limelight and Nara Smith’s recent collab with Marc Jacobs. Enjoy! ___ We would be forever grateful if you could follow us on the TikyTokkies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@reality.notes....

An accidental supersized episode this week! The pop culture gods have graced us with so much content these past few weeks that there was just toooooo much to cover. So, timestamps are below for your convenience. love you guys. really. <3 -TIMESTAMPS- Julia Fox rebrand: 03:06-16:40min Clinton Kane/Brooke Schofield drama: 16:50-59:10min Tom Sandoval suing Ariana Madix: 59:20-1:11min Hannah Berner...

Hello lovers. Join Leah and Sheena for a pop culture mixed bag ep where we discuss not one but two celebrity pregnancies! Our dear Margot and Summer House's Lindsay Hubbard. We also couldn't help ourselves and had to talk about the internet's boyfriend Paul Mescal, who has been in the headlines lately for enjoying himself just a bit *too* much at Glastonbury. We also randomly discuss L...