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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Chappell Roan’s nipple-ring dress was the talk of the Grammy Awards red carpet, so naturally we’re debriefing on that this week, as well as the night’s other biggest moments. Also on the agenda: all things Formula 1, from Brad Pitt’s Oscar-nominated F1: The Movie to the latest rumours that Lewis Hamilton is dating Kim Kardashian, The White Lotus season 4 updates (including Helena Bonham Carter’s casting!) Katie Price’s highly concerning new husband, Olivia Attwood’s separation, a tribute to comedy icon Catherine O'Hara, the long-swirling allegations against David Walliams and a check-in on Marvel’s newest superhero show, which is actually all about acting. Enjoy huns!

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Recs/reviews

• Wonderman, Disney+
• F1: The Movie, AppleTV
• Grammys 2026 highlights: the 10 biggest moments of the night, The Times
• Katie Price starting to think marriage to Lee Andrews was ‘huge mistake’, Metro
• Olivia Attwood ‘to divorce’ Bradley Dack & removes wedding ring, The Sun
• Hilltop hijinks: White Lotus to take over luxury chateau on French Riviera, Guardian

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The Beckham feud rolls on and of course we have a big juicy update for you! We comb through everything that’s happened over the last week, from wedding witness DJ Fat Tony setting the record straight on Victoria’s “inappropriate” dance, to weigh-ins from Brooklyn and Nicola’s exes. So what’s the future for Brand Beckham? Also on the show: what unsealed texts from the upcoming It Ends with Us trial reveal about Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s rumoured fallout, and our thoughts on the Meghan Trainor surrogacy backlash. Plus, the snubs from this year’s Oscar nominations and a debrief on The Beauty, the wild body horror satirising our culture of physical perfection starring Bella Hadid. Enjoy huns!

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Recs/ reviews:

Steal, Amazon Prime

Alana Hadid, whose brother dated Nicola Peltz, weighs in on Brooklyn Beckham drama, Independent

Victoria Beckham owns trademarks to all her children’s names, Times

Brooklyn Beckham doesn’t need his parents. He’s got a secret weapon, Times

Meghan Trainor Faces Onslaught of Hate Over Surrogate Baby, Newsweek

 The Baby Died. Whose Fault is it? Wired

The Beauty, Disney Plus

Ratched, Netflix

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Harry Styles has new music out, ‘Skins meets Succession’ show Industry is back for season four and Paul Mescal is playing Shakepeare in tear-jerker Hamnet – it’s a good week for pop culture! Also on the show, we’re debriefing on Amazon’s first-look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, the ice hockey romance that’s taken the internet by storm, Heated Rivalry, and Molly Mae’s Adidas collab. Plus a fab Call Her Daddy ep with Jennette McCurdy (author of our book club pick Half His Age), a gripping podcast series from Alice Levine and our initial thoughts on s2 of Idris Elba’s Hijack. Enjoy huns and don’t forget to listen to our Brooklyn Beckham bonus episode from yesterday, where we deep-dive into his explosive statement on his relationship with Victoria and David!

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Recs/reviews

• Hamnet, in cinemas now
• Hamnet feels elemental, but is it just grief porn? New Yorker
• How accurate is Hamnet? The Times
• 21 Questions to Fall in Love with Paul Mescal, GQ
• The Roofman, Amazon
• Explosive Lies podcast
• Riot Women, BBC iPlayer
• Heated Rivalry, NOW TV/ Sky
• UK viewers warm up for steamy ice hockey hit Heated Rivalry, BBC
• Jennette McCurdy: Half His Age, Call Her Daddy
• Heavy Is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments, The Hollywood Reporter
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, NOW TV
• Molly Mae: Behind It All, Amazon
• Industry, BBC iPlayer
• Industry’s Marisa Abela and Myha’la on success, sisterhood and strap-ons, Glamour
• How to Fail with Marisa Abela
• Marisa Abela: ‘Industry isn’t afraid to do things that upset people’, Times
• Hijack, Apple TV

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Brooklyn Beckham has broken his silence on the family feud and so *obviously* we had to record an emergency episode for you huns! In an utterly jaw-dropping statement, Brooklyn has accused his parents Victoria and David of putting brand Beckham above absolutely everything, with allegations ranging from a vendetta against wife Nicola Peltz that includes planting false stories in the press, to his mum dancing inappropriately “on” him after hijacking the first dance at their wedding. Is this fall out the inevitable culmination of a lifetime in the public eye? Or is Brooklyn a brat with a controlling wife whose parents have tried their best? We dissect it all! As always we’re dying to know your thoughts huns so please do get in touch with your takes x

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References:

• It’s a Brooklyn v Beckham Inc disaster: what happens when the elephant in the room goes rogue, The Guardian
• VICTORIA BECKHAM: marriage, money and the Brooklyn fall out, Straight Up (our ep)
• I don't want to reconcile with family, says Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, BBC
• Nicola Peltz Has Married Brooklyn Beckham At Her Family’s Oceanfront Palm Beach Estate, Vogue
• Nicola Peltz’s Custom Valentino Couture Wedding Dress Was Like “A Work Of Art”, Vogue

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Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor at the Golden Globes so it’s time for our Marty Supreme review! Also on the show: Kendall Jenner has set the record straight on her sexuality and plastic surgery in her most candid interview yet. But could her nose really have changed shape from acne medication? Plus, our thoughts on the backlash against Diary of a CEO founder Steven Bartlett following his guest Chris Williamson’s controversial comments about the falling birth rate, and a couple of TV recs to beat the January blues.

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Recs/reviews

• His & Hers, Netflix
• People We Meet on Vacation, Netflix
• Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, Netflix
• Hunting Wives, iTVX
• The Night Manager, iPlayer
• ‘Diary of CEO’ Guest Calls Out Girl With the List on Birth Rate—She Replies, Newsweeks
• The Golden Globes ceremony ignored politics. But their big winner taps today’s unhappy turbulence, Guardian
• Marty Supreme, in cinemas
• Hamnet, in cinemas

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