When a group of fame-obsessed teens stole millions in designer goods from celebrities like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, they quickly became an iconic symbol of the late 00s — a time when early social media, blogs and reality TV offered unprecedented glimpses into the lives of stars. But what truly drove their crime spree? Was it a craving for fame, pure fashion envy, or something darker lurking beneath their obsession with celebrity culture? Join Larry Dean and Stacey Dooley to discuss the st...
Nov 14, 2024•30 min
Being a famous celebrity couple is one thing, but there are levels to the game. Jack and Sarel look at what it takes to rise and be a power couple, how you sustain being one and what power really looks like in famous relationships. To help them explore this, they look at the relationships of George and Amal Clooney, Beyonce and Jay-Z and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.
Nov 12, 2024•36 min
How do you know if an offer is too good to be true? Tulisa, once a star with N-Dubz and an X Factor judge, thought she was stepping into a Hollywood dream, only to find herself in a trap set by a journalist chasing a headline. Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean explore the dark side of media ethics, the power dynamics at play, and how the court’s final ruling impacted both Tulisa and tabloid journalism.
Nov 07, 2024•35 min
Fashion magazine shoots, talk show interviews, reality TV shows – these days politicians have more in common with celebrities than you might think. And just like celebrities, the family and relationships of politicians can impact what we think of them too. To help them explore why, Jack and Sarel look at the lives of Barack and Michelle Obama, Tony and Cherie Blair, Donald and Melania Trump, Boris and Carrie Johnson, Keir and Victoria Starmer and Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff.
Nov 05, 2024•26 min
Miley Cyrus has grown up in the spotlight and faced her fair share of scrutiny along the way. As she moved on from her Disney days, we all witnessed her rebellious evolution into an adult pop icon — but was her 'raunchy' reinvention a natural progression or a symptom of a fame-fuelled machine? Join Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean to discuss all-things Miley as we put teen fame on trial.
Oct 31, 2024•29 min
Why is it so common to hear about celebrities cheating on their partners? Is it because famous people live a different life to the rest of us? To explore this, Jack and Sarel look at celebrities including LeAnn Rimes, Tiger Woods, Kevin Hart and Ozzy Osbourne.
Oct 29, 2024•30 min
Kesha’s summoned a demon, Demi Lovato’s serenaded a spirit, Matthew McConnaghey’s got ghosts in his living room... Are celebs particularly in tune with the paranormal? Or is it all smoke and mirrors? Join Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean to find out.
Oct 24, 2024•25 min
Does society treat celebrities differently when they are single? And how does it compare for male and female stars? Jack and Sarel explore how being single is spoken about in magazines, films and wider pop culture. To help them, they look at the lives of single celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Emma Watson, Mindy Kaling and Lewis Hamilton.
Oct 22, 2024•25 min
When Gwyneth Paltrow’s company Goop started selling jade eggs, they probably didn’t expect to be reported to a California task force and accused of having no evidence to support claims they’d made about some of their products. Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean ask: what does the case tell us about celebs and wellness, and has this trillion dollar industry gone too far?
Oct 17, 2024•28 min
For the stars of our favourite scripted reality TV shows, their lives are the storylines. So what challenges does this create for the cast and their relationships? To help them explore this, Jack and Sarel look at NeNe Leakes & Gregg Leakes from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause & Justin Hartley and ex-TOWIE star Pete Wicks.
Oct 15, 2024•31 min
If you’re signing up to be on a reality TV show, you’ll probably expect drama and gossip - but over the last year or so, cast members on some of America’s biggest reality shows have been filing lawsuits against companies such as Bravo and its CEO Andy Cohen alleging things like sexual assault, exploitation and poor pay. What responsibility do the TV and production companies making the shows have when it comes to looking after the cast members? And what should wannabe reality stars prepare themse...
Oct 10, 2024•30 min
TV dating shows are more popular than ever – but not just for finding love. Nowadays, contestants often use them as a gateway to fame and build their own brand and career off the back of them. But it’s not easy to maintain that success… To help them explore just how it’s done, Jack and Sarel look at the success of Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed-Hamilton and Amy Spalding.
Oct 08, 2024•35 min
It seems you can’t move on social media for a star cooking up a feast or burning a boiled egg. Why do celebs insist on showing us their culinary skills (or lack of them), who are the worst amateur chefs, and whose dinner parties should we be angling for an invite to?
Oct 03, 2024•27 min
Celebrity relationships can become valuable brands, but what happens when a couple expand to become a celebrity family? Jack and Sarel look at how you can make a success of it, as well as the pressures that come from the press and the public. To help them they look at the relationships of Tyson & Paris Fury, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie and Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes.
Oct 01, 2024•33 min
From the absurd to the harmful, conspiracy theories about famous people are everywhere. How much does it matter if we think a pop star might have been replaced by a body double, or an actor can’t read? And who’s to blame when it all goes a bit too far?
Sep 26, 2024•25 min
Jack and Sarel explore the history of celebrity weddings and how they’ve evolved over the years. They also look at multiple marriages and discuss whether they’re still iconic. To help them they look at the weddings of Victoria & David Beckham, Katie Price & Peter Andre, Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck and many more.
Sep 24, 2024•36 min
Celebs love crediting hard work for their success, and praising hustle culture for getting them to where they are. Are the likes of Kylie Jenner and Molly-Mae Hague really working harder than the rest of us? Or should they acknowledge the part that luck has played? And if grinding like a celebrity means waking up at 2am, is it even worth it? Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean discuss.
Sep 19, 2024•30 min
They say write about what you know – and for singers and rappers, their relationships often provide the best material. Whether it’s the feeling of falling in love, a messy break up, a tormented heartbreak or something in between. But how do you do this kind of thing well? And when does it feel like a bit of a gimmick? To help them, Jack and Sarel look at the relationships and songs of Taylor Swift, Adele and Stormzy.
Sep 17, 2024•35 min
The Sugababes were one of the biggest bands of the noughties, as famous for their smash hits as for their in-group dramas. One by one, each of the original members left, until three new ‘babes made up the band. When the OG members got back together, they found themselves in a long legal battle to regain use of the Sugababes name. Were there shady industry figures trying to tear them apart all along? Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean discuss.
Sep 12, 2024•29 min
Being a fan of a celebrity or musician is one thing, but where are the boundaries when access to celebrities is wider than ever thanks to social media? Jack and Sarel delve into parasocial relationships and the problems that can arise from them. To help them they look at Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber & Selena Gomez and Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson.
Sep 10, 2024•40 min
Actor and podcaster Maisie Williams presents the most recent chapter in the Winona Ryder story. While Winona steps away from the spotlight in the Noughties, the film industry goes through a seismic shift. Blockbuster franchises rule the roost, while the kind of character-driven movies that made Winona’s name take a back seat. But something’s happening on the small screen. The Golden Age of Television is here, and Winona’s about to take her place at its heart with an exciting new sci-fi project f...
Aug 27, 2024•35 min
Actor and podcaster Maisie Williams presents the next chapter in the Winona Ryder story. When Winona is arrested for shoplifting at Saks 5th Avenue, the press goes into overdrive. But while the tabloids tear her reputation apart, a new movement picks up speed - Free Winona. An iconic magazine cover shows Winona owning the scandal. But at the same time, the film industry is changing, and it looks like it’s finally time for her to take a break from the spotlight. She’ll be back. But when? A Cup an...
Aug 27, 2024•31 min
Actor and podcaster Maisie Williams presents the next chapter in the Winona Ryder story. By the mid-90s, Winona’s firmly on the A-List. She uses that power to champion female writers and directors, and speaks to the hopes and fears of Generation X in 1994’s Reality Bites. But it’s Girl, Interrupted, a passion project 6 years in the making, that represents the high-point of her creative life so far. Its raw conversations around mental health are about to become shockingly relevant to Winona’s rea...
Aug 27, 2024•27 min
Actor and podcaster Maisie Williams presents the next chapter in the Winona Ryder story. Winona’s at an age that Taylor Swift described as “happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time". And as the pressures of success pile on, she’ll experience all those emotions with a new intensity. When she drops out of a huge movie due to burnout, the tabloids have a field day. Add that to a high-profile break-up, and a society with an unforgiving attitude to mental health, and you’ve got a recipe for ...
Aug 27, 2024•30 min
Actor and podcaster Maisie Williams presents the next chapter in the Winona Ryder story. When Winona goes up for a part in 1989’s Heathers, the controversial black comedy about murderous high-schoolers, her agent begs her to reconsider. But there’s no stopping Winona. She’ll trust her instincts, produce work that means something, and become the face of a generation. Along the way, she’ll go through what we all go through. She’ll meet her first love, and question what it means to be true to herse...
Aug 27, 2024•27 min
Actor and podcaster Maisie Williams presents the much-discussed, but little understood story of one of Hollywood’s most iconic talents. From the day she was born, Winona Ryder was on her own path. A happy childhood, full of books and play-acting, paved the way for her discovery at just 13 years old. Before she was out of her teens, she’d star in some of the best, most interesting films of the late 80s and early 90s; movies like Beetlejuice, Heathers and Edward Scissorhands. But fame comes with a...
Aug 27, 2024•30 min
Maisie Williams explores the extraordinary life and career of Winona Ryder in this exclusive boxset.
Aug 27, 2024•5 min
While the four hosts are on their holidays, a new Famously boxset drops tomorrow, Wednesday 28th August. You won’t want to miss it.
Aug 27, 2024•32 sec
We all love celebrity babies… until, it seems, they grow up and start a career of their own. Is it fair to judge these "nepo babies" for getting a leg up into the limelight? Or should we go easy on them, given the amount of pressure and expectation heaped on them? And does it make a difference whether they’re mega-talented and winning Oscars, or putting a blurry photo in a book and calling it photography? Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean discuss.
Aug 22, 2024•28 min
Using sex to sell a product isn’t new, but what about using it to market a celebrity? Whether it’s a well-timed sex tape, constantly speaking about your sex life on social media and in interviews, or using websites to make some extra money, there are a whole host of ways to market yourself using sex. But how successful can it be? To help them, Jack and Sarel look at the relationships of Kim Kardashian & Ray J, Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly and Kerry Katona & Ryan Mahoney.
Aug 20, 2024•36 min
