Tales from the Celebrity Trenches
A podcast that explores the bizarre and fascinating world of celebrity culture, hosted by Jamie East, founder of the notorious UK entertainment site Holy Moly. Each episode features breakdowns of pop culture events and interviews with entertainment figures, offering insider stories and sharp commentary on the absurdities of fame.
Episodes
Insane fandoms & Etsy witches...
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the trenches to double down on their Harry Styles take (no he’s not booking his own flights on an iPhone) and find out why Hailey Bieber’s “not interested in overconsumption” claim sent the internet into meltdown.Alice reveals her exclusive Trenches encounter with a Big Brother witch, which leads to a deep dive into Etsy witches (£1.50 to curse your ex) and N
In Hindsight: Kim & Kanye
Something a little different in the trenches today, with a bonus episode dedicated to one of the most infamous celebrity couples of all time, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.Jamie is joined by Daily Mail US senior showbiz exclusives reporter Eileen Reslen to revisit the rise and spectacular fall of Kimye.From their world dominating power-couple era to the Paris robbery and a divorce that played out
Ross Kemp is in the Trenches
Ross Kemp joins Jamie East for a very special LIVE episode of Celebrity Trenches!From becoming one of the biggest stars on EastEnders to travelling the world making some seriously dangerous documentaries, Ross has had one of the most unexpected career reinventions going.Ross reacts to his unlikely status as a social media icon, reveals what his kids make of his newfound TikTok fame and gives us ab
Harry Styles, check your privilege!
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the trenches to unpack why touring can cost artists a fortune, whether Harry's tech-free lifestyle is actually just a massive privilege flex and why Margaret Qualley's bizarre heels have sent the internet into meltdown!Alice has some VERY strong Real Housewives opinions and we revisit the glorious chaos of Celebrity Traitors where Miranda Hart and Jam
Graeme Hall is in the Trenches
From dog whisperer to ballroom dancer… Graeme Hall is entering the Celebrity Trenches.The UK’s most famous dog trainer joins Jamie East ahead of his Strictly Come Dancing debut to reveal what it’s actually like behind the sequins. From not knowing who his dance partner is to the brutal reality of rehearsals and his rather chaotic history with Strictly Northampton.But there’s much more to Graeme th
Celebrity Traitors has us in a CHOKEHOLD
Jamie and Alice are already fully obsessed with Celebrity Traitors…The pair get stuck into the chaos of Richard E. Grant’s VERY bold opening move, James Acaster’s sudden change of demeanour and the celebs who are already proving themselves as serious contenders. We ask the all-important question, just how much money is there to be made from a hit TV format?Jamie reveals the surprising story behind
We know who the jungle FINALISTS are going to be!
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the trenches to dissect the rumoured ‘I’m A Celebrity’ line-up and there are some SERIOUS names heading for the jungle!Wayne Rooney, Ricky Wilson, Jesy Nelson and more…who’s got what it takes to survive the infamous bushtucker trials?Celebrity Traitors is finally here and the celebrities have already found a traitor in the Photoshop department! One cast membe
Strictly's New Dream Team?
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the trenches to dissect the latest Big Brother chaos, why YouTubers keep being thrown onto television and give their verdict on Strictly’s brand new presenting line-up. Can Emma, Josh & Johannes fill the enormous shoes left by Tess and Claudia?Alice has been to Paris to see Celine Dion live at one of her incredible comeback gigs. Tickets to these gigs are
Tony Parsons is in the Trenches
Best-selling author and legendary journalist Tony Parsons has spent 50 years in the trenches of celebrity, journalism and pop culture…and he’s got the stories to prove it.He joins Jamie to go right back to the beginning from answering an advert looking for “young gunslingers” at the NME to interviewing the Sex Pistols, Bowie, Fleetwood Mac and countless other icons during the most chaotic years of
Is Sydney Sweeney Ragebaiting us?!
Jamie and Alice are delighted that Jennifer Lawrence has finally joined Instagram. After years of avoiding social media J-Law has entered the chat, immediately racking up millions of followers and warning everyone that if they’re mean to her, she’s off. Naturally we have thoughts, and a few Instagram accounts we think she absolutely needs to follow!Big Brother is BACK and Jamie has watched the lau
Celebrity merch has officially gone insane…
In honour of Beyoncé selling a commemorative bee box for over $900, Jamie East and Alice Brine dive headfirst into the bizarre world of celebrity merch. Who’s tried flogging the best, weirdest, & downright vile items to the fans over the years? You’ll be AMAZED by this.Also on our cultural radar - we unpack the new Netflix documentary about Olympic breakdancer ‘Raygun’. Was she the victim of o
Tom Hardy’s a Rapper now. Deal with it!
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the trenches with a preview of the Celebrity Traitors cast, and their predictions on who’s gonna smash it on the show. Plus, a revealing game about which one of the contestants Jamie or Alice could get on the phone in 30 seconds! Think: a showbiz ‘six degrees of separation’ with some VERY surprising results…!We preview Netflix’s latest reality TV show based o
Harry & Meghan return: What's the PLAN?!
This week Jamie East and Alice Brine dive head-first into the how’s, why’s & rumours surrounding Harry & Meghan (AKA The Sussexes’) planned return to the UK.Frank Ocean’s seminal album ‘Blonde’ turns 10, prompting a very important question: “which celebrities and artists just GET IT RIGHT every single time?” Frank, obvs. Jamie wants to tell you why!Also, are pop stars actually just glamoro
Brand Beckham: The Inside Scoop!
The Beckhams are back in the trenches! Journalist and author Alison Boshoff joins Jamie and Alice to talk about her new book ‘Brand Beckham’, lifting the lid on David and Victoria and all the family drama that has had everyone watching VERY closely!Are the Beckhams the ultimate celebrity brand? Or has the whole thing become one giant family group-chat gone wrong? We talk Brooklyn, THAT first weddi
Tom & Zendaya: Have they NAILED celeb life?
Tom Holland and Zendaya hosted a secret private party to celebrate their wedding (after getting married earlier this year) at a posh hotel, but are they also the nicest couple in Hollywood? Jamie has met them IRL (his story is WILD!) and he has a theory about how they’ve managed to be the biggest stars in the world AND survive the celebrity machine without completely losing the plot!Meanwhile, has
Ariana NEEDS A Break
Welcome back, Trench Dogs, as we unveil this week’s incoming meteorites of news on our celebrity radar!Alice and Jamie dive headfirst into Ariana Grande’s sudden announcement that she’s taking a step back from public visibility after her ‘Eternal Sunshine’ world tour. Could anyone have predicted this? Do we underestimate the toll it takes being in the public eye?We react to Bruno Mars’ “audio-only
Holly on Youtube: Is TV Dead?
This week, Alice and Jamie take a look at Tyra Banks’ new gig on ‘Project Runway’ (and her past on ‘America’s Next Top Model’). Is she now officially back in fashion? Or is Banks still in need of some runway redemption? YOU decide!Meanwhile - Is TV dead? Holly Willoughby’s back! She returns to our screens on Youtube. Is this the beginning of the end for TV as we know it? Or is starting your OWN ch
Richard Bacon is in the Trenches
This week Richard Bacon joins Jamie for a brilliantly nostalgic trip through the celebrity trenches, reflecting on the highs, the lows and complete madness of British television.Richard opens up about the infamous Blue Peter scandal that changed his life forever, why getting fired led to The Big Breakfast and how he accidentally found himself banned from Parliament for life after turning up with a
Can celebs ever UN-CANCEL themselves?
James Franco has resurfaced on TikTok claiming he's seen an alien... but is this a genuine meltdown or Hollywood's strangest comeback strategy yet?This week Jamie and Alice dive into the bizarre return of James Franco and ask the big question: can cancelled celebrities ever really make a comeback? From Armie Hammer and Louis C.K. to Pete Doherty and Winona Ryder, they decide who deserves another c
Pitbull Paparazzi Pandemonium
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back with another Weekly Dispatch and this week Alice reports from the front line after surviving not one but two very different gigs. From joining thousands of bald-cap-wearing Pitbull fans to becoming a world record holder to navigating the picnic blankets and “call the manager” energy of a Lewis Capaldi crowd, there’s plenty to unpack.Elsewhere, the pair dive
Scream if you want to get richer! The INSANE fairground prizes at Taylor's wedding!
Taylor Swift finally did it… and somehow turned Madison Square Garden into the most over-the-top wedding venue of all time!Jamie and Alice unpack THE celebrity event of the century, from Adam Sandler officiating and Paul McCartney performing, to Cartier claw machines, and one very questionable white tuxedo. Also is someone selling wedding napkins on eBay?Jamie nerds-out, transatlantic style, with
Taylor and Travis Are Getting Married At a Basketball Arena?
Jamie and Alice are back in the Celebrity Trenches with Daily Mail US Showbiz Correspondent, Margaret Abrams – to talk about the one story taking over New York right now.Is Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding really happening this weekend... at Madison Square Garden?As rumours reach fever pitch, Jamie and Margaret separate fact from fiction, unpacking everything we know so far. From reports th
Madonna is Headlining Glastonbury Whether You Like It or Not
Jamie East and Alice Brine are back in the Celebrity Trenches, unpacking another week of pop culture chaos.We’re all missing Glastonbury atm - but Jamie makes a bold prediction about Glasto 2027 claiming he's worked out who’s gonna be headlining the Pyramid Stage!As it’s officially gig season, we get the latest on the Bad Bunny gigs in London. Plus, Alice drops a bombshell on how to pronounce his
Lee Andrews tells us: “Go Balls Out”
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!
Is Taylor Swift good at being rich?
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 spo
Dua Lipa's party bag!
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 play
GK Barry is in the Trenches
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.
Susan Boyle you crushed our dreams!
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 seem
Is it too late now to say sorry? the BEST celeb apologies EVER!
This week in the Celebrity Trenches, Alice & Jamie dive headfirst into the wild world of celebrity apology videos. The strange ones, the surprising ones!Alice breaks down the Ariana Grande donut licking moment, the apology video vibes, and introduces Jamie to her theory of “llama humour”.The pair unpack why celebrity apologies became such a thing & is “I’m sorry if you were offended” the o
Big Brother Fight Night Part 2: Big Brother’s Most Explosive Night Ever
This week it’s a HUGE Celebrity Trenches special as Jamie is joined by Big Brother 5 winner Nadia Almada, Fight Night icon Victor Ebuwa, legendary narrator Marcus Bentley and former Big Brother director Ben Hardy to unpack the most chaotic era in reality TV history.Victor reveals producers gave the housemates an “apocalyptic amount of booze” before the infamous Fight Night kicked off. Jamie also p
Big Brother Fight Night Part 1: The dark truth about reality TV
This week on Celebrity Trenches we dive headfirst into the absolute madness of 2000s reality TV with comedian and presenter Matt Richardson, broadcaster and reality TV expert Jamie East and consultant psychiatrist Dr Gareth Smith.From contestants being kept awake for seven days in Shattered, to Space Cadets convincing people they’d gone to space from an airbase in Suffolk, we revisit the era when
Pricey…Where the HELL is your husband?
Another big week in the Celebrity Trenches! Jamie & Alice unpack the Eurovision aftermath, from Australia somehow still competing to the UK coming last AGAIN. Nul, indeed, points.We delve into the internet-breaking wedding of Tyson Fury’s daughter Venezuela Fury: 18 bridesmaids, Biggie Smalls down the aisle, Peter Andre performing, and a 16-year-old bride casually carrying her phone at th
What going to the BAFTAs is *really* like…!
Jamie East & comedian Alice Brine bring you their razor-sharp hot takes on the last seven days in showbiz in our new pod, ‘Celebrity Trenches: Weekly Dispatch’.It’s a bumper week to unpack: Jamie went to the BAFTAs & has the BTS goss about what it’s *really like* to be there. It was long, he got hungry, but he DID see celebs behaving badly with their (packets of) nuts. Jamie spoke to a Cel
Simon Cowell is in the Trenches
Simon Cowell welcomes Jamie East into his home to launch 'Tales from the Celebrity Trenches'! It's his most honest, entertaining & revealing interview in years.Expect all sorts - the inside scoop on what it was *really like* backstage at X-Factor. Including the time Jamie hung out in Simon’s dressing room & Simon couldn’t get YouTube to work on his new laptop - you HOWL when you hear the r
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Coming Soon...Tales from the Celebrity Trenches is brought to you by Sky Vegas.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 @celebritytrenchesA Seriously Popular production.Hosts: Jamie East, Alice BrineProducers: Jamie East, Tippi WillardAssistant
