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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 15 MIN

Are you obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (like us)?

from What in the World · host BBC World Service

Don’t worry if you haven’t watched The Summer I Turned Pretty, this episode is a great introduction! And fear not, there will also be no spoilers - we won’t tell you what happens.Choosing between two love interests is a classic plot line in series and films. The big one people are talking about right now is in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Fans are Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad - they’re two brothers who the main character, Belly, is interested in.The BBC's Lola Schroer tells us about how some fans are so into the show, they’ve sent the actors online abuse for choices the characters have made in the series. She also talks us through how the weekly episode release is building the show’s hype and success.Hayley Clarke, BBC journalist and series mega fan, dives into embracing romance in fiction. Plus we hear from people in Hong Kong and Delhi who organised parties to watch the series 3 finale. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Maria Clara Montoya Editor: Julia Ross-Roy

Don’t worry if you haven’t watched The Summer I Turned Pretty, this episode is a great introduction! And fear not, there will also be no spoilers - we won’t tell you what happens.Choosing between two love interests is a classic plot line in series and films. The big one people are talking about right now is in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Fans are Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad - they’re two brothers who the main character, Belly, is interested in.The BBC's Lola Schroer tells us about how some fans are so into the show, they’ve sent the actors online abuse for choices the characters have made in the series. She also talks us through how the weekly episode release is building the show’s hype and success.Hayley Clarke, BBC journalist and series mega fan, dives into embracing romance in fiction. Plus we hear from people in Hong Kong and Delhi who organised parties to watch the series 3 finale. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Maria Clara Montoya Editor: Julia Ross-Roy

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