Quickie: Best-selling Author Lucy Score On Smut, Success And Self Belief
This mini episode is a special moment from our chat with bestselling romance author Lucy Score (who we all fell in love with after our episode) We get into the weird shame writers sometimes feel abou...
28 Dec 202511min
Andrew Papas talks Boy Bands and Big Love
This week on Hopeless Romantics, we’re joined by Andrew Papas, singer, musical theatre powerhouse and star of & Juliet, which is heading to Aotearoa in early 2026. Andrew talks us through his journey ...
21 Dec 202533min
Revisiting Rob Reiner's 'The Princess Bride' with Meg Mansell
A re-release of one of my favorite episodes, in memory of Rob Reiner, whose direction gave us one of the most enduring love stories of all time. Some movies don’t just entertain you. They quietly sh...
19 Dec 202540min
Revisiting the Cosy Christmas Romance of 'You've Got Mail'
This week we’re diving deep into the warm, nostalgic chaos of You’ve Got Mail with Tash Stamos, a certified pop-culture obsessive and fellow rom-com tragic. We rewind to that golden era of cinema when...
9 Dec 202548min
'Champagne Problems' ... The Review Nobody/Everybody Asked For
We’re back with another round of our Netflix Christmas film deep dives, and this week Alice James jumps in with us to unpack Champagne Problems. Honestly, this one had us in our feelings. It’s way b...
6 Dec 202522min
Nickson Clark Finds His Happily Ever After
This week on Hopeless Romantics, we get a chance to see the softer side of NZ broadcast legend Nickson Clark, and honestly, we’re still recovering. Nickson lets us into the love story at the centre ...
1 Dec 202534min
What Love Actually has ACTUALLY Taught Us About Love
Christmas has fully landed at Hopeless Romantics and honestly, we’re thriving. This week Damaris Treasure jumps back in with us as we revisit one of the greatest festive films of all time, Love Actual...
29 Nov 202532min
