Unlikely Friends

“Our dogs literally ate our sofa.” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends, suffering for their art by overheating in the shed and still somehow creating another brilliant episode. This week, the friends start with hair disasters, from Jill’s micro fringe and Emma’s pink hair to Keith Lemon’s dyed hair era. Then, a friendly truck driver sends in a quiz...

Not one but two celebrity guests are asking the gang the questions! Fred Sirieix from First Dates & television royalty Holly Willoughby are putting the unlikely friends through their paces. Should Eurotrash make its long awaited return to British TV and who should host, plus who would Leigh Francis, Jill Francis, Emma Bunton and Jade Jones like to come back as if they were reincarnated. Plus,...

The unlikely Friends return with all the fun of board games - including a heated debate on what edition of monopoly is the best. And whilst they’re on about games, they reminisce about good old Saturday night TV and game shows! Plus Leigh Francis reveals why Joey Essex is never embarrassed to ask silly questions and how he’s zoned out of important business meetings and even fallen asleep in them!...

“Along with Holly Willoughby you're the most competitive person I know...” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends, asking who in the group is the most competitive and why some people simply cannot bear to lose. This week, the friends talk competitiveness, from Emma’s fitness group to surprisingly intense sports chat, including apple shooting and the le...

“How can I relax? You’re about to stick a finger up my bumhole.” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends for a medical and embarrassing bodies special, with screenings, check-ups, intimate injuries and some very honest conversations about looking after yourself. First though, Leigh, Jade and Jill reveal their brand new obsession: racquetball. The gang t...

“What happens at Sylvia Young Drama School stays at Sylvia Young Drama School.” Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by EastEnders star Kelly Bright on Unlikely Friends, as she hops out of the pineapple with questions about Albert Square, dream soap roles and Emma’s mysterious first kiss. This week, Kelly asks the gang which EastEnders character they would most like t...

“I can eat what I want, watch what I want… some sort of Housewives of somewhere…” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back from holiday on Unlikely Friends, showing off their glorious tans and catching up on sun, food, films and questionable wellness advice. This week, the friends compare holiday tans, although if you are listening rather than watching, you will just have t...

“Oh, it definitely was a full-blown argument...” Ruby Wax joins Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis on Unlikely Friends, asking the questions and getting straight under the skin with a brilliantly awkward one: which celebrities have the gang most annoyed? This week, Leigh has plenty to say as he looks back on some of the run-ins he had while making his biggest TV shows. But the...

"I do one dance move in the video, that all the girls take the piss out of me for now..." Emma Bunton shares behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic Spice Girls Wannabe music video on Unlikely Friends, as Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis hear all about filming at St Pancras Hotel before it became the landmark fans know today. This week, Emma reveals Easter eggs, behind-the-scenes detai...

“I’d probably have a little feel of my boobs.” Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by Paloma Faith on Unlikely Friends, as she hops out of the pineapple with a very pregnant, very surreal Freaky Friday question. This week, Emma looks back on life on tour with the Spice Girls, including the specialist tattoo and piercing artist who travelled with them, and the eyebrow...

“You’ve stolen my party trick!” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends with fan encounters, Spice Girls chaos, Pilates holidays, annoying household noises and a big Friends versus Modern Family debate. This week, Leigh shares the breaking news from a traumatic gig visit, where he was accidentally clawed by an overexcited fan. It sparks a full “when fan...

"Which version of Happy Birthday are we going to sing?!" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis get into celebrity encounters, starstruck moments and some seriously big names, including Michael Jackson and Prince. This week on Unlikely Friends, the gang start with a chat about TV theme tunes and why birthday songs on telly always sound slightly wrong. Then Roxy returns with a very...

"Well he rimmed me..." Tony Pitts joins Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis for a very dry Unlikely Friends question: what’s wrong with you and what do you want? This week on Unlikely Friends, Tony Pitts, star of All Creatures Great and Small, or just All Creatures if you’re in the know, brings a question that sends the gang deeper than expected. There is talk of feeling down,...

"What came first the colour orange or the fruit orange?" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis tackle one of life’s great listener questions, before spiralling into hairlines, big fears, pregnancy changes and the generational mystery of why kids don’t dance at parties anymore. This week on Unlikely Friends, Jade explains why growing his hair out might not be the best idea, Lee re...

“And all of a sudden, in slow motion, I grabbed his cheeks…” Emma Bunton reveals how she met Leonardo DiCaprio on Unlikely Friends, as Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by questions from Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash. This week, Unlikely Friends’ first couple contributors Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash ask the gang which character they wish they had invented. Emma easily takes the...

"Welcome to our new podcast - called DOGGING" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back for a Bank Holiday bumper episode of Unlikely Friends, with radio voices, 90s TV nostalgia, marathon stories and a very divisive Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? question. This week, the friends discuss Leigh’s radio voice, whether he could ever truly crack the airwaves, and why his self-de...

“I think I might die soon…” Leigh Francis celebrates his birthday on Unlikely Friends, with Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis joined by very special guest Eric Stoltz for a brilliantly strange birthday episode. Leigh may be the birthday boy, but things get weird almost immediately as he reflects on getting older, becoming older than his dad ever was, and why every year now feels like a bonu...

This week on Unlikely Friends , the gang get into food shopping habits, Leigh’s alleged selfishness, his terrible parking, and the awkward art of being recognised in public — including how to answer the dreaded question: “Are you who I think you are?” Pauline the Pineapple returns with questions all about loss, sparking tales of lost wallets, Jade and Emma’s ongoing battle with the same missing ke...

This week on Unlikely Friends , there’s a very special guest contributor in the mix: Timmy Mallett . Inspired by his own treasured letters home from boarding school, Timmy asks the gang which possessions they could never give away. Leigh’s answer will surprise absolutely no one, Emma shares why her family photo albums mean so much after some very bad luck in the past, and everyone gets wonderfully...

This week on Unlikely Friends , the pals are catching up and diving into the world of Coachella from a slightly more seasoned perspective — trying to work out what it is, why everyone’s obsessed, and whether they’re now under pressure from their children to go. From Justin Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter to a hilarious mix-up with Burning Man , there’s plenty of festival chat along the way. The conve...

This week on Unlikely Friends , the gang are joined by some brilliant guest questions from Iain Stirling — and one question in particular opens the floodgates: what’s the most memorable thing that’s ever been stolen from you? What follows is a surprisingly robbery-heavy chat, with stories involving houses, cars, and even Emma’s iconic Spice Girls dress . There’s also, naturally, plenty of Love Isl...

This week on Unlikely Friends , the first topic out of the mix is shopping trolleys, which sparks chat about dodgy wheels, the thrill of sitting in the trolley as your mum pushed you round, and all the strange little memories that come with a supermarket trip. From there, the gang move on to radio. Emma reflects on her long career hosting the Heart breakfast show, sharing what she misses most and...

This week on Unlikely Friends, Jill wonders whether turning 50 really feels any different, while the gang get stuck into the timeless issue of embarrassing parents — and whether that ever actually stops, even once you’ve hit 50 yourself. Jade reveals he’s something of an expert when it comes to mortifying his kids, while everyone shares stories of the many ways mums and dads can still make you cri...

Louis Spence — friend of the show and, in particular, friend of Emma Bunton — joins Unlikely Friends with a round of spicy questions that spark even spicier answers. It all kicks off with: what is it the person opposite you doesn’t know about you? That opens the door to some gloriously revealing chat, including Emma’s bathing habits, a particularly disgusting confession from Jade Jones, and even a...

This week on Unlikely Friends , what starts as a chat about the world’s best beaches quickly turns into one of the wildest stories yet… involving a trip to Mexico, Richard Branson, and an unexpected moment on an airplane wing that Leigh definitely wasn’t prepared for. Elsewhere, we hear an incredible behind-the-scenes story from the Spice Girls reunion - including what it was really like being eig...