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It’s episode 9! Bloody hell, doesn’t time fly? This week we have a little chat on the announcement of Ali Oetjen as Australia’s newest Bachelorette and our… mixed feelings about it. Also, the problematic wellness influencer who says she treated her precancerous cells naturally, and the glittery phenomenon that is dubbed “the party of the year”, the MET gala. UPDATE: After recording this episode we also received a statement from Dr Brad McKay, a family doctor from East Sydney Doctors, about Sarah Stevenson's claims. He told us: "Promoting a healthy lifestyle is admirable, but believing you’ve healed your cervical dysplasia “naturally” is not grounded in reality... "Your immune system is extremely complex and you really don’t have much control over it. It’s narcissistic to believe that you can heal your cervix with positive thoughts and green smoothies... Declaring that you’ve healed your cervix “naturally” is not only ignorant, but it’s also insulting to those people who have been diagnosed with cervical dysplasia or cervical cancer. It implies that if you require treatment you haven’t prayed hard enough, haven’t thought positively enough, or haven’t eaten the right nutritional supplement. Sometimes bad things happen and it’s not helpful or accurate to play a blame game... "I’m glad to hear that her high grade cervical lesion is now a low grade lesion, but it’s dangerous to recommend others follow a “CIN3 routine” based on her anecdotal experience." As always, you're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on YOU GUYS so others can find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could subscribe to the show. This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.

6 Maj 201851min

Hello friends! Happy Monday/Shameless day! This week we're going deep on the fitness feud between KIC's Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw, and 28's Sam Wood (by interviewing none other than the lovely Laura about it). THEN we discuss all things Kanye, Kanye, Kanye and whether or not it's problematic to list a 14-year-old in the world's top 100 most influential people. Want to join in on the action? We have a Facebook group for VIP Shameless listeners! You can join by searching 'Shameless celebrity gossip' on Facebook, or by clicking here. You can also email us over at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com, or follow us on Twitter! OH AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND WE WILL SEND YOU PIZZA*! *Maybe. *Probably not. Love ya guys xxxxxx This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. (Royalty free music from Bensound.)

29 Apr 201851min

HEY. Welcome back! We’re so happy to have you here. We’re going just a liiiiiiittle bit rogue this week and changing things up. Yeeeep, we’re interviewing former Bachelor star Jen Hawke - also known as Australia’s favourite reality TV villain - about the power of the producer. Can a reality TV producer create a villain, we ask her, or do they need something to actually play with in order to craft their character? PLUS, fashion blogger Gary Pepper Girl published the intricate details of her wedding prep on Into The Gloss and wowee do we have some thoughts and feelings to unpack. If you’re interested in checking out some of the articles we pointed to in the show, you can here: Amanda Sherker on the 7 Ways The Beauty Industry Convinced Women That They Weren't Good Enough for The Huffington Post. Jia Tolentino on The Year That Skin Care Became a Coping Mechanism for The New Yorker. Caitlin Fitzsimmons on how much Australians really spend on their weddings for the Sydney Morning Herald. You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, follow Michelle on Instagram here, Zara on Instagram here or get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast who rely on your reviews for others to find us. If you have the time, we'd love it if you could leave us a review and we promise we will pay you back. One day. Maybe. Somehow. This episode was produced by Zara McDonald with royalty free music from Bensound.

22 Apr 201849min

OH MY GOODNESS. This week we obviously needed to debrief on the Khloe Kardashian/Tristan Thompson cheating saga. We went deeeeeep (and got a little fiery with each other along the way) on how much sympathy should we have for Khloe, and the men like Tristan who just can’t keep it in their pants. Also: we cover the cultural phenomenon that is Coachella, and the musical phenomenon that is Cardi B. Zara referenced a heaaaaap of stuff today that she read about Cardi B this week: You can try the GQ profile here, The Guardian profile here, the Pitchfork piece here on why her number one matters and the Splinter News piece here about Cardi B, Taylor Swift and race relations in Trump's America. You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, Mich on Insta here and Zara on Insta here. OR get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show. This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. (Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

16 Apr 201855min

Well, it’s been a big week in the world of celebrity divorce after Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum announced their “loving” split to the cries of love being dead. So why is it we feel so viscerally about break-ups like this? Is it because we feel we’ve being sold a lie about what a relationship and a break up looks like? Plus, a radio host’s orgasm story that was a little bit too much to stomach and the atrocity that is Meghan Markle daring to have a grey hair. Zara recommended two pieces from Man Repeller this week, one on love and the beauty of its dullness which you can find here, and another on the concept of a friendship complex which you can find here. If you’re also willing to give Marie Claire a click for that atrocious grey hair article, you can right here. (But don’t tell them we sent you.) And if you haven’t read it, or it’s been a while, check out the history-making Vanity Fair profile of Meghan Markle here. You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, Mich on Insta here and Zara on Insta here. OR get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show. This episode was produced by Zara McDonald. (Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

9 Apr 201855min

HELLO! This week we're doing things a little differently - we're interviewing Georgia Love! The journalist and former Bachelorette issued a blistering tweet to a women's tabloid mag this week, so we had a chat with her about it. Also, we need to get to the bottom of why a celebrity BIT BEYONCE ON THE FACE and whether or not it's creepy for Scott Disick to be dating a teenager. If you're interested in reading the Tiffany Haddish profile by Caity Weaver, click here. You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter or get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show. This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. (Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

1 Apr 201848min

HOLA! Welcome back. Bachelor in Paradise started this week, so naturally, we took it upon ourselves to debrief all about the show's premiere. Michelle thinks Davey and Flo will be the first to have sex, Zara thinks she's wrong and mostly, we talk a whole lot of crap about a show that's just a whole lot of crap. Loveable crap, that is. We also deep-dive the return of Britney Spears - considering she randomly re-surfaced in our news cycle TWICE this week - and discuss the media's troubling response to a story about Robin Williams and his larrikin antics on the set of Mork & Mindy. Can we call it sexual harassment when it's not, by definition, sexual harassment? Feel free to come and join the conversation in our Facebook group! Search 'Shameless celebrity gossip' and join the fun. Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter @shameless_pod or get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show. We would love your love. This episode was produced by Zara McDonald. (Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

26 Mars 201845min

Oh hey there! This week, we just needed to debrief about the kiss that landed Katy Perry in some rather hot water, the WAGs who build their careers off the back of heartbreak, and the incredible resurgence of Jennifer Garner. Speaking of Jen Garner, let us know what you think her quotes meant in this Vanity Fair profile: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Search 'Shameless celebrity gossip' and join the fun. Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter @shameless_pod or get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com. And before we go: We're a tiny, little independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show. We would love your love. This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. (Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

19 Mars 201847min