Symbol of survivor-led justice Gisèle Pelicot has released her memoir, so this week we’re discussing some of the most powerful and inspiring interviews from her press tour. Also on the show: hologram concerts, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner top the Standard’s list of London’s 25 power couples, Cruz Beckham’s Beatles-themed 21st birthday bash, and our thoughts on Vogue’s viral essay from a woman who refuses to split the bill on a first date. Plus, reviews of the Derry Girls’ creator’s new show How to Get to Heaven from Belfast and the gorgeous BBC sitcom Small Prophets.

Recs/ reviews:

• Abba Voyage at the Abba Arena
• Tivoli La Caleta, Tenerife
• How to get to Heaven from Belfast, Netflix
• Waiting for the Out, BBC iPlayer
• Small Prophets, BBC, iPlayer
• Anniversary, Netflix
• Traindreams, Netflix
• A Hymn to Life, Gisèle Pelicot
• Gisèle Pelicot, The Interview, New York Times
• Gisèle Pelicot: “I’ve Given Myself Permission To Be Happy”, Vogue
• Gisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview review, Guardian
• So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls, Guardian
• I don't want children. I don't want children. I don't want children. I don't want children, Jameela Jamil, Substack
• The Girl Who Wouldn’t Split the Bill, Vogue

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Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights is the most talked about and divisive film of the year, so obviously we had to race home from the cinema to record our review for you as a special bonus episode! From Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s chemistry to the many controversies that have people hating, we weigh in on every juicy detail and share the honest thoughts we had while watching. Enjoy huns, we’ll be back tomorrow with our usual pop culture debrief!

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Recs

• Wuthering Heights, in cinemas now
• Should Jacob Elordi Play Heathcliff? Why the ‘Wuthering Heights’ Casting Is So Controversial, According to Literary Experts and More, Variety
• Jacob Elordi, Heathcliff and the Controversy Over ‘Wuthering Heights’, New York Times
• 'The hostility has been relentless': How Wuthering Heights became this year's most divisive film, BBC
• How Far Is Too Far? Emerald Fennell on Gothic Obsession and Wuthering Heights, V&A Museum YouTube

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Wuthering Heights is out this weekend so we’re diving into some of the press tour’s juiciest moments, from Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie’s ‘affair baiting’ to Elordi’s Esquire interview with Emerald Fennell. Also on the show: Bella Hadid’s break-up, Charli XCX on her fave red carpet moments, and the powerful rise of motherhood horror, from Rose Byrne’s ‘monumental’ new film to an addictive, hun-recommended book about a baby shower gone terribly wrong. Plus, the viral Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore TV series, an excellent Romantasy rec and Freida McFadden’s new revenge novel.

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Recs/ reviews:

• Landman, Paramount+
• Yellowstone, Netflix
• What ‘Landman’ Understands About Oil, New York Times
• Charli xcx is the Moment, Gloves Off with Nicky Campbell on YouTube
• Jacob Elordi Opens up on the Magnetic Power of Margot Robbie and the Yorkshire Moors in Wuthering Heights, Esquire
• Rose Byrne: ‘You lose part of yourself when you become a mother’, The Times
• If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, in cinemas from 20 Feb
• Expectation, Anna Hope
• So Thrilled for You, Holly Bourne
• Dire Bound, Sable Sorensen
• Dear Debbie, Freida McFadden

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