Tales from the Celebrity Trenches

Jamie and Alice are delighted that Jennifer Lawrence has finally joined Instagram. After years of avoiding social media J-Law has entered the chat, immediately racking up millions of followers and warning everyone that if they’re mean to her, she’s off. Naturally we have thoughts, and a few Instagram accounts we think she absolutely needs to follow!Big Brother is BACK and Jamie has watched the launch so you don't have to. We meet this year's housemates, discuss the rise of the YouTube “lock-in” and ask whether this series is going to give people the classic chaotic Big Brother they actually want?Sydney Sweeney stars in a new ad, and yes, it’s controversial. Are we all falling for the rage bait trick again? Or should this approach to advertising have died out in the 80s?! Alice and Jamie get into it ALL, plus the world of celebrity outrage marketing and why Sydney might have played the internet like a fiddle…It's another week in the celebrity trenches…strap in!

In honour of Beyoncé selling a commemorative bee box for over $900, Jamie East and Alice Brine dive headfirst into the bizarre world of celebrity merch. Who’s tried flogging the best, weirdest, & downright vile items to the fans over the years? You’ll be AMAZED by this.Also on our cultural radar - we unpack the new Netflix documentary about Olympic breakdancer ‘Raygun’. Was she the victim of online trolls or was under-performing at the world’s biggest sporting event too much of a culture shock for her?Also, Jamie has a LOT to say about ITV’s latest Saturday night TV show ‘The Box’, & starts his one-man campaign to bring back a Saturday night classic TV show!In fashion news, Harry Styles appears to have jacked Jamie’s look (no, really) and Alice discovers that arguing with Sydney Sweeney’s fans on the internet is a full-time job.Another week, another absolute state in the celebrity trenches. Welcome back trench dogs!

Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the trenches with a preview of the Celebrity Traitors cast, and their predictions on who’s gonna smash it on the show. Plus, a revealing game about which one of the contestants Jamie or Alice could get on the phone in 30 seconds! Think: a showbiz ‘six degrees of separation’ with some VERY surprising results…!We preview Netflix’s latest reality TV show based on Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. The big golden ticket prize? Unlimited money for life - but how much is that then? Also, how do we feel about OG Wonka film actor Gene Wilder’s voice being brought back by AI? And are we finally going to get some answers about the infamous milking of a giraffe?!Hollywood polymath Tom Hardy has got all bases covered: movie star, Jiu Jitsu fighter and now has a new career to share with us. Hands-up if you know what it is! Could Alice correctly guess what it was?!Jamie delves deep into his vault of classic showbiz stories to tell us about the time he ended up on the wrong side of Jeremy Clarkson. Oh, and we HAD to mention Vin Diesel’s truly *unforgettable* tribute to the late great Dolly Parton.Finally, Alice has unfinished business with Sydney Sweeney who recently tried wing-walking (standing on the wings of a biplane) while flying over Kent. Is Alice is just jealous? Or is wing-walking the new go-to celeb trend? YOU decide!All this, plus your Trench Dog voice notes, questionable questions and the usual showbiz tittle-tattle.Summer’s over, it's time to head back to the celebrity trenches!

This week Jamie East and Alice Brine dive head-first into the how’s, why’s & rumours surrounding Harry & Meghan (AKA The Sussexes’) planned return to the UK.Frank Ocean’s seminal album ‘Blonde’ turns 10, prompting a very important question: “which celebrities and artists just GET IT RIGHT every single time?” Frank, obvs. Jamie wants to tell you why!Also, are pop stars actually just glamorous content-making machines now? We ask whether artists are reinventing themselves because they want to… or because our attention-span is so short we get bored of them more easily?!Finally, we’re going BACK TO THE 90s! Hot on the heels of Jamie’s imaginary old skool dating TV format “Knocked-Up In The 90s” (listen back to last week’s show for the full story) you’ve been sharing your 90’s dating memories with us! (Or sometimes just wishing you were around then!) Think: phone numbers scribbled on toilet roll, spin the bottle, the dread of someone other than your date picking up your call on the family landline, and er, pagers. No really.All that, your HOT TAKES and plenty of trench dog chaos. Welcome back to the Celebrity Trenches!

The Beckhams are back in the trenches! Journalist and author Alison Boshoff joins Jamie and Alice to talk about her new book ‘Brand Beckham’, lifting the lid on David and Victoria and all the family drama that has had everyone watching VERY closely!Are the Beckhams the ultimate celebrity brand? Or has the whole thing become one giant family group-chat gone wrong? We talk Brooklyn, THAT first wedding dance & the fallout!In other news, Netflix has unleashed ‘Let’s Marry Harry’ and we have QUESTIONS! What makes 20 women want to compete to marry Harry Jowsey? Is this a new low for dating shows? Or is this just reflecting the “princess treatment” that some young men view as the new normal? Jamie and Alice share their hot-takes on the chaos, controversy and what the show says about the state of modern dating.Plus, we’ve all your listener’s comments & voice-notes as usual!It’s your Celebrity Trenches Weekly Dispatch! Let’s go!

Tom Holland and Zendaya hosted a secret private party to celebrate their wedding (after getting married earlier this year) at a posh hotel, but are they also the nicest couple in Hollywood? Jamie has met them IRL (his story is WILD!) and he has a theory about how they’ve managed to be the biggest stars in the world AND survive the celebrity machine without completely losing the plot!Meanwhile, has Raye finally found the husband she’s been singing about? A rollercoaster, Michael B. Jordan and quite a lot of phone footage has us asking: Is this the soft launch of Hollywood’s hottest new couple?One very lucky New Yorker discovers she’s been living in a mega star’s old apartment AND has been receiving their mail, leading to one of the strangest celebrity meet-ups we’ve seen in a while!Plus, Will Ferrell’s musician son Magnus has a song out, and it’s actually alright. So where do we stand on nepo babies? Is being “born lucky” enough to get you “through the door” to global fame? Or do you actually have to be good to survive?Buckle up, it’s your Celebrity Trenches Weekly Dispatch!