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Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette has us all hooked, from the Sex and the City-style NYC setting to its retelling of the 90s' most iconic romance. But how much of it is dramatised vs what actually happened? Also this week: star of the moment Olivia Dean’s BRIT Awards sweep, why Jay Shetty remains un-cancellable despite an excruciating new interview, Lily Collins as Audrey Hepburn and former Call Her Daddy host Sofia Franklyn’s revenge memoir about her split from Alex Cooper. Enjoy huns and please do get in touch to let us know what you think of the ep!Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]/ reviews:Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette, Disney+I Knew JFK Jr. I Thought I Would Sob Through ‘Love Story.’ Instead, I Laughed Out Loud, Hollywood Reporter What’s Fact And What’s Fiction In Disney's 'Love Story', Elle Calvin Klein! The brand that made Kate Moss into the ’90s It Girl, Talk 90s to me podcast ep with Sali HughesPaul Anthony Kelly Tells Mel Ottenberg How He Became John-John, Interview Uncovering the higher truth of Jay Shetty, The Guardian Wellness guru Jay Shetty has raised some doubts. Including his own, The Interview, New York TimesJay Shetty Knows Exactly What You Want. That's the Problem. Liz Bucar, SubstackHard work, romance and bell hooks: how Olivia Dean became British pop’s newest megastar, The Guardian Emily in Paris star Lily Collins to play Audrey Hepburn in film about Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The GuardianThe Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion, The New Yorker . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new America’s Next Top Model doc has everyone talking about the ethics of reality TV and just how bonkers the 15-year phenomenon really was, so this week we’re diving into everything from how things have changed since the noughties to how terribly Tyra Banks comes across. Also on the show: Gordon Ramsay’s Netflix docuseries and the scandals it skips over, Bonnie Blue’s pregnancy announcement, the gorgeous BAFTA-winning film My Father’s Shadow and a recap on everything that went down at the awards on Sunday night. Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Recs/reviews:Paris recs: La Fondation hotel, Le Cheval D'or, MischiefMy Father’s Shadow, in cinemas nowReality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, Netflix We were all rooting for Tyra Banks to give us some answers – but this America’s Next Top Model documentary gaslights its audience, IndependentBeing Gordon Ramsay, Netflix Swearing, Marty Supreme … and Prince William: Bafta’s 12 biggest snubs and surprises, GuardianI Swear, AppleTV/Amazon Prime Video‘Marty Supreme’ Ties BAFTA Record for Most Losses in History, Variety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]/ reviews: Abba Voyage at the Abba ArenaTivoli La Caleta, TenerifeHow to get to Heaven from Belfast, Netflix Waiting for the Out, BBC iPlayer Small Prophets, BBC, iPlayerAnniversary, Netflix Traindreams, Netflix A Hymn to Life, Gisèle PelicotGisèle Pelicot, The Interview, New York TimesGisèle Pelicot: “I’ve Given Myself Permission To Be Happy”, VogueGisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview review, GuardianSo the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls, GuardianI don't want children. I don't want children. I don't want children. I don't want children, Jameela Jamil, SubstackThe Girl Who Wouldn’t Split the Bill, Vogue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Recs Wuthering Heights, in cinemas nowShould Jacob Elordi Play Heathcliff? Why the ‘Wuthering Heights’ Casting Is So Controversial, According to Literary Experts and More, VarietyJacob 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, BBCHow Far Is Too Far? Emerald Fennell on Gothic Obsession and Wuthering Heights, V&A Museum YouTube . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠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, EsquireRose 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 FebExpectation, Anna HopeSo Thrilled for You, Holly BourneDire Bound, Sable SorensenDear Debbie, Freida McFadden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.