Tales from the Celebrity Trenches

Jamie East and Alice Brine are back with another Weekly Dispatch, unpacking the week's essential celebrity stories.

Jamie reports back from Harry Styles' huge Wembley show, where the pair debate whether he's officially the world's biggest male pop star and should we bring back the cheap seats at arena gigs?

The Lee Andrews saga gets even weirder - mainly as Jamie attempts a glow-up to look like Lee! Jamie buys a Cameo from the internet's most unlikely celebrity, resulting in a surreal pep talk for “his mate Andy” who’s moving down to London for a new job. Advice for a new PM?!

Hollywood's most exclusive club is under the spotlight as journalist Stuart Heritage reveals how he accidentally landed on Tom Cruise's legendary coconut cake list, and why two luxury cakes arrive at his door every Christmas.

Plus, if you’re a top pop star, is a festival the right place to debut your unreleased new album? Becky Hill did last weekend. Was she right? Jamie & Alice weigh-in to the debate!

From viral oddballs to A-list cake diplomacy, it's another gloriously chaotic week in the Celebrity Trenches!
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Host and Producer: Jamie East
Co-Hosts: Alice Brine, Matt Richardson
Producer: Phil Stocker
Assistant Producer: Tippi Willard
Additional research: Chris Lockery
Editor: Rowan Jacobs, Alan Harris
Booker: Hannah Wetton
Artwork: Daniel McGarry
Editorial Support: Joseph Palmer
Social Media: Jack Webb
Youtube Manager: Sam Owen
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Jamie East and Alice Brine are back with another Weekly Dispatch, diving headfirst into the weirdest corners of celebrity culture.

This week we unpack the New York Knicks' NBA win - with the real action taking place courtside, on celeb row, where Taylor Swift, Timothée Chalamet, Sydney Sweeney and a host of A-listers turned basketball into the hottest ticket in town. Jamie wonders which British sporting event is the equivalent of the NBA Finals, for sheer celeb star power? And how come the basketball finals are best of seven?!

We celebrate Taylor Swift's induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and look at what effect Tay-Tay has had on the world of showbiz. But has Taylor had “a profound effect on the world”?! Jamie & Alice have their take! What do you think?

Alice discovers a newfound passion for football thanks to New Zealand's most unexpectedly viral player

Jamie is excited about going to see Harry Styles at Wembley this weekend, but possibly even more excited once Alice tells him who the support act is.. (clue: “let’s go girls..!”).

The guys dissect the latest statements from David Harbour on Lily Allen’s album ‘West End Girl’ as he breaks his silence on that topic!

Welcome back to the Celebrity Trenches!
Got a tale from the trenches? Get in touch! Either leave a comment, drop an email to hello@celebritytrenches.com or WhatsApp us on: +44 7796 65712 starting with the word CELEB.
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A Seriously Popular production.

Host and Producer: Jamie East
Co-Hosts: Alice Brine, Matt Richardson
Producer: Phil Stocker
Assistant Producer: Tippi Willard
Additional research: Chris Lockery
Editor: Rowan Jacobs, Alan Harris
Booker: Hannah Wetton
Artwork: Daniel McGarry
Editorial Support: Joseph Palmer
Social Media: Jack Webb
Youtube Manager: Sam Owen
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Jamie East & comedian Alice Brine are back with another Weekly Dispatch, serving up their hot takes on the strangest stories in showbiz this week.

Katie Price once again proves she’s the greatest tabloid character Britain has ever produced. The pair unpack her latest Lee-in-prison saga, a Pride crowd being asked whether she should dump him, and why Pricey may actually be a marketing genius playing us all.

Meanwhile, Susan Boyle’s celebrity endorsement era continues. Fresh from Cornetto, she’s now teamed up with Franz Ferdinand and Irn-Bru for Scotland’s World Cup campaign.

Alice reveals just how much celebrities can earn for brand deals while Jamie remains convinced Susan Boyle has never once said the words “girders spirit”.

Alice also lifts the lid on life inside advertising including the Love Island star who couldn’t roller skate despite everyone saying she could, and the time Katy Perry spent hours lying in a freezing bath of lettuce dressed as a giant kebab.

Elsewhere the pair celebrate the golden age of ridiculous celebrity endorsements, revisit Graham Norton’s unforgettable salad cream photoshoot, discuss rumours of Dua Lipa’s luxury wedding giveaways, and get lost down a rabbit hole involving Charli XCX, Le Creuset and AI-generated dubious cookware ads.

Welcome back to the Celebrity Trenches!
Got a tale from the trenches? Get in touch! Either leave a comment, drop an email to hello@celebritytrenches.com or WhatsApp us on: +44 7796 65712 starting with the word CELEB.
Follow us on socials @celebritytrenches

A Seriously Popular production.

Host and Producer: Jamie East
Co-Hosts: Alice Brine, Matt Richardson
Producer: Phil Stocker
Assistant Producer: Tippi Willard
Additional research: Chris Lockery
Editor: Rowan Jacobs, Alan Harris
Booker: Hannah Wetton
Artwork: Daniel McGarry
Editorial Support: Joseph Palmer
Social Media: Jack Webb
Youtube Manager: Sam Owen
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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This week GK Barry joins Jamie East for a completely chaotic episode and within minutes they’re discussing UFO pranks, ghost encounters, conspiracy theories and whether Britain’s Got Talent is secretly a money laundering operation.

GK spills on the reality of internet fame, the accidental TikTok that changed her life, and why Loose Women is even more unhinged behind the scenes than viewers imagine.

There’s also talk of the Strictly curse chaos, podcast rivalries, fake Avril Lavigne theories and the terrifying moment Jamie realised a live ghost-hunting show was completely falling apart on air.

There’s a whole lot of relationship oversharing, celebrity ghosts, and why prank shows desperately need to return to Saturday night TV.

It’s funny, outrageous and goes off the rails very, very quickly.

Welcome back to the Celebrity Trenches!
Got a tale from the trenches? Get in touch! Either leave a comment, drop an email to hello@celebritytrenches.com or WhatsApp us on: +44 7796 65712 starting with the word CELEB.
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A Seriously Popular production.

Host and Producer: Jamie East
Co-Hosts: Alice Brine, Matt Richardson
Producer: Phil Stocker
Assistant Producer: Tippi Willard
Additional research: Chris Lockery
Editor: Rowan Jacobs, Alan Harris
Booker: Hannah Wetton
Artwork: Daniel McGarry
Editorial Support: Joseph Palmer
Social Media: Jack Webb
Youtube Manager: Sam Owen
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Another week, another trip into the Celebrity Trenches.

Jamie & Alice start by discussing Susan Boyle’s much-teased comeback which turned out to be less chart domination and more ice cream advert.

We celebrate Jane McDonald’s Mighty Hoopla triumph and ask the important question, why isn’t she headlining Glastonbury by now?

There’s an update on Katie Price’s elusive billionaire boyfriend, who seems to appear and disappear depending on the day.

Elsewhere, the internet is losing its mind over the Off Campus book series, Jamie tries to work out whether Love Island still matters and Spencer Pratt’s latest career move somehow leads us into a discussion about the state of America.

We also get into Taylor Swift’s awards ambitions, Kim Kardashian falling off a bike in front of Lewis Hamilton, Jake Gyllenhaal’s scarves, and why star signs remain one of society’s great mysteries.

There's cruise ships, reality TV, Cornettos, celebrity rebrands, and a surprising amount of chat about ice hockey players.

If you listen, you're SURELY up to date.

Welcome back to the celebrity trenches!

Got a tale from the trenches? Get in touch! Either leave a comment, drop an email to hello@celebritytrenches.com or WhatsApp us on: +44 7796 65712 starting with the word CELEB.
Follow us on socials @celebritytrenches

A Seriously Popular production.

Host and Producer: Jamie East
Co-Hosts: Alice Brine, Matt Richardson
Producer: Phil Stocker
Assistant Producer: Tippi Willard
Additional research: Chris Lockery
Editor: Rowan Jacobs, Alan Harris
Booker: Hannah Wetton
Artwork: Daniel McGarry
Editorial Support: Joseph Palmer
Social Media: Jack Webb
Youtube Manager: Sam Owen
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.