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Helloooo! Welcome to the second and final part of our Call Her Daddy series. They were two of the biggest names in podcasting. Together, Sofia Franklyn and Alex Cooper built a brand known around the world. But as fame, money, and attention came their way, the friendship that started it all completely crumbled. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Big...

Hello, everyone! On today’s show: 1989 Taylor’s Version is here, but a Harry Styles cameo is not. The world mourns the death of FRIENDS star, Matthew Perry, there are whispers in DeuxMoi that another celebrity divorce is brewing, Kylie Jenner has launched Khy and it’s, well, kind of genius. And then: how the hell did Martin Scorcese become TikTok’s new… it boy? This week, Zara recommended Green Do...

Happy Monday! They were two of the biggest names in podcasting. Together, Sofia Franklyn and Alex Cooper built a brand known around the world. But as fame, money, and attention came their way, the friendship that started it all completely crumbled. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Thanks to SBS On Demand for making this episode possible. Head to S...

Hellooooo, everyone! On today’s show: Britney Spears’s memoir is finally out in the world, so what are the key takeaways from one of the most anticipated books of the last year? Plus, Sophia Bush has reportedly moved on with a former soccer star and, well, where do we start with the drama around that story? Then, Rebecca Loos isn’t happy with David Beckham’s documentary and Meryl Streep’s marriage...

Hello, everybody! Welcome to the third and final part of our series on Ariana Grande. She was the superstar who navigated a terrorist attack and the death of a former partner within 18 months. Ariana Grande had dealt with unimaginable heartbreak. By 2018, she was a bit of a phoenix, rising from the ashes. Only, the story was far from over. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio p...

G’day, friends! On today’s show: Well, we simply must talk about Will and Jada and the news that... actually… they’ve not been together since 2016. Plus, the questions we have after Kendall Jenner took a sizeable paycheck from Mark Zuckerberg, why on earth have Sophie Turner and Priyanka Chopra Jonas unfollowed each other, and then, Julia Fox’s very candid memoir. Oh, and you bet we’re bringing ba...

Well well well, what do we have here? This is a very special bonus episode to celebrate the fact that our new book, 4am, is out in the world today. Since 2021, tens of thousands of readers have devoured ASK SHAMELESS’s weekly columns on dating, friendship and self-development, written by Mich and Zara, along with our incredible roster of guest columnists. The book doesn’t just look beautiful, it a...

Hey, everyone! Welcome to part two of our series on Ariana Grande. A gig on Broadway, a Nickelodeon show, and a voice so powerful it was considered once in a generation: Ariana Grande was on the path to superstardom. But 2017 would show the singer just how awful - how heartbreaking - fame can be. For the link to BBC’s tribute to the Manchester attack victims, head here. To donate to Winston’s Wish...

Hello, everyone! On today’s show: the Beckham documentary has been released and we have oh so many thoughts, it appears that Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper are Hollywood’s newest couple, Emma Chamberlain is single, all of social media is theorising that Andy Cohen and John Mayer are more than friends, Olivia Wilde’s Instagram activity is under the microscope, and then finally: why did TikTok’s It G...

Happy Monday! She’s found herself in one of the biggest celebrity headlines of 2023. But long before her divorce from Dalton Gomez, pop star Ariana Grande had an extremely colourful life, with twists and turns that we can’t quite comprehend. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Big thanks to Hayu for making this episode possible. Head to hayu.com or d...

SURPRISE! We’re so excited to be bringing you this special, jam-packed episode from the archives. As you've probably noticed, the Beckham documentary has just dropped on Netflix and is going absolutely wild right now. We binged it, and at the end of the docu-series thought: you know what? We did our own three-part series on David and Victoria Beckham's marriage years ago. It's one of our favorite...

Hiya, friends! On today’s show: *that* Kim and Kourtney Kardashian phone call and what we make of the speculation that Travis Barker is actually at the heart of it all. Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis quietly bury the hatchet, an episode of Dax Shepard’s podcast attracted some ugly headlines, we need to talk about the rise of the “girl’s girl”, and then, Zara’s got a brand new segment!!! This week...

Hello, pals! Today we are joined by Youtuber turned entrepreneur Grace Beverley. For the unacquainted, Grace is a force to be reckoned with. Grace blew up when she was studying at Oxford and decided to document her life with vlogs on YouTube. From there, she channeled her incredibly engaged audience into not one, but two, business ventures: a sustainable activewear brand called TALA and a fitness...

Hi, everybody!  Welcome to the second and final part of our series on the college admissions scandal. Olivia Jade was the ultimate aspirational Gen Z-er: the daughter of an actress and multi-millionaire entrepreneur – and an influencer with millions of followers to her name – she… kind of had it all. That is, until the US Department of Justice came knocking. This episode was researched by Eilish G...

Hello hello! On today’s show: Sophie Turner sues Joe Jonas and shows him what magnificent PR looks like, Taylor Swift wants you to know who Travis Kelce is, Emma Roberts has been accused of transphobia by a former costar, and we absolutely need to talk about the Netflix romcom that we watched and absolutely adored this week. Zara recommended Imogen Heap’s newsletter article, ‘A Day With Taylor’, a...

Hiya, friends! Today, Mich and Caroline (and producer Annabelle!) turn their attention to something you’ve all been *demanding* from us: a deep dive into Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss, and what the hell happened to their friendship. You guys know that commentary around Taylor and Karlie has run rampant for years, so while we won’t get too deeply in the weeds of every single internet hole, consider...

Hello hello!  Olivia Jade was the ultimate aspirational Gen Z-er: the daughter of an actress and multi-millionaire entrepreneur – and an influencer with millions of followers to her name – she… kind of had it all. That is, until the US Department of Justice came knocking. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Big thanks to Disney+ and the all-new seaso...

G’day, mates! On today’s show: Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness’s marriage is over and the world (well, mostly our mothers) is mourning, Russell Brand says the mainstream media is out to get him after he is accused of multiple sexual assaults, and who and what is a Tube Girl? Plus, no - Paul Mescal is not Daisy Edgar Jones’s new boyfriend, Drew Barrymore faces backlash for returning to work an...

Why hello, everyone! Today, we are joined by one of the UK’s most prominent authors, Dolly Alderton. Some of you might be thinking, but wait! You guys have already interviewed Dolly! And you’d be right. Back in 2020, in the depths of lockdown, we spoke to Dolly over Zoom about her life and career. But, given how much we adore her, and given how she was so highly requested by you guys, we thought:...

Helloooo, friends! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on the drama of Dance Moms. It was the reality TV show that captured the world’s attention: a group of very young girls, their overbearing mothers, and a dance coach so intense, some called her methods abusive. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Big thanks to CeraVe for making thi...

Hello hello! On today’s show: we have quite a few updates about the Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas divorce. Jimmy Fallon is the latest talk show host to be outed as a terrible boss, the video going viral after the VMAS, and finally: we do a massive deep dive on everything there is to know about Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asking a judge for leniency after their friend was found guilty of raping two...

Hello! Welcome to the first episode of our very special In Conversation series. Today on the show, we are joined by one of the most recognisable business and media personalities in Britain, Steven Bartlett. In 2014, he co-founded a social media marketing agency called Social Chain, which cemented the then-22-year-old as one of the leaders in the social media marketing world. Three years later, he...

Heeeyyy, everyone! It was the reality TV show that captured the world’s attention: a group of very young girls, their overbearing mothers, and a dance coach so intense, some called her methods abusive. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee. Big thanks to 20th Century Studios ‘A Haunting in Venice’ for making this episode possible. A Haunting in Venice i...

Hiya, pals! On today’s show: what the hell happened in Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s marriage? We unpack the latest celebrity divorce announcement of 2023. Then! Olivia Rodrigo anxiously answers whether her new single is a jab at Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet make their public debut as a couple, and we absolutely need to discuss how Justin Bieber’s sartorial choices became the f...

Hey, everyone! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods was changing the world of sport and earning $80 million a year when the National Enquirer followed him into a car park with mistress Mindy Lawton. He managed to kill that story. But soon, his luck would completely run out. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Annabelle Lee....