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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 1H 11M

S7 EP3: Lulu discusses alcoholism, marrying a Bee Gee, and David Bowie’s thighs

from The Louis Theroux Podcast · host Spotify Studios

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by Scottish singer, actor and TV personality Lulu. The pair discuss her struggles with alcoholism, being married to a Bee Gee, and her intimate knowledge of David Bowie’s thighs. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Song: ‘Shout’, the Isley Brothers (1959)  https://open.spotify.com/track/72VH13PSrYh963lzB5NzG4    To Sir, With Love (1967)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/     Book: Lulu: I Don’t Want To Fight, Lulu (2020)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/lulu-i-dont-want-to-fight/lulu/9780751546255     Book: If Only You Knew, Lulu (2025)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/if-only-you-knew/lulu/9781399744249     TV Show: ‘It’s Lulu’ (1970-1973) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299320/     TV Show: ‘Lulu’ (1975) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072537/     Song: ‘Getting To Know You’, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1951)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0aGN51LOR5E4zQAqhT1Ok7 (not 1951 version)    Song: ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1959)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5ewWvQPbrBf8Z9TKmYaRY6 (not 1959 version)    TV Show: ‘Happening For Lulu’ (1968-1969) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063926/     Jimi Hendrix on Lulu’s show (1969)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usel2OAtQ_s&list=RDUsel2OAtQ_s&start_radio=1    TV Show: ‘Not Only...But Also’ (1965-1970) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128004/     Article: Jimi Hendrix Banned from BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d     Song: ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, Lulu (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/track/36jha42uJrGq7Ew9REPLIo     Song: Boom Bang a Bang', Lulu (1969) written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne  https://open.spotify.com/track/67HolMSJIT9IMPhxieOHeu     TV Special: ‘When Louis Met... Jimmy’ (2000) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304938/     Louis Theroux: Savile (2016)   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh     TV Show: ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1975-2007) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197163/     The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850386/     Saturday Night Fever (1977)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/     Song: ‘Night Fever’, The Bee Gees (1977)   https://open.spotify.com/track/4t2euPkyLUs5n5j1HDZ2Tr     Song: ‘To Love Somebody’, The Bee Gees (1967) written by Barry and Robin Gibb  https://open.spotify.com/track/0mbS3VwRbO6HVBMPXnzOGA     Song: ‘Woman In Love’, Barbra Streisand (1980) written by Barry and Robin Gibb  https://open.spotify.com/track/1pTGc8pwyo6xtgXBKCBcFn    Song: ‘Chain Reaction’, Diana Ross (1985)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1it9umP1j9qSqzKbSLLqqy     TV Special: ‘An Audience with Lulu’ (2002) - ITV  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0788014/     Lulu’s Mental Health Trust  https://www.lulusmentalhealthtrust.com/     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by Scottish singer, actor and TV personality Lulu. The pair discuss her struggles with alcoholism, being married to a Bee Gee, and her intimate knowledge of David Bowie’s thighs. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Song: ‘Shout’, the Isley Brothers (1959)  https://open.spotify.com/track/72VH13PSrYh963lzB5NzG4    To Sir, With Love (1967)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/     Book: Lulu: I Don’t Want To Fight, Lulu (2020)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/lulu-i-dont-want-to-fight/lulu/9780751546255     Book: If Only You Knew, Lulu (2025)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/if-only-you-knew/lulu/9781399744249     TV Show: ‘It’s Lulu’ (1970-1973) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299320/     TV Show: ‘Lulu’ (1975) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072537/     Song: ‘Getting To Know You’, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1951)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0aGN51LOR5E4zQAqhT1Ok7 (not 1951 version)    Song: ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1959)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5ewWvQPbrBf8Z9TKmYaRY6 (not 1959 version)    TV Show: ‘Happening For Lulu’ (1968-1969) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063926/     Jimi Hendrix on Lulu’s show (1969)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usel2OAtQ_s&list=RDUsel2OAtQ_s&start_radio=1    TV Show: ‘Not Only...But Also’ (1965-1970) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128004/     Article: Jimi Hendrix Banned from BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d     Song: ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, Lulu (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/track/36jha42uJrGq7Ew9REPLIo     Song: Boom Bang a Bang', Lulu (1969) written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne  https://open.spotify.com/track/67HolMSJIT9IMPhxieOHeu     TV Special: ‘When Louis Met... Jimmy’ (2000) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304938/     Louis Theroux: Savile (2016)   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh     TV Show: ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1975-2007) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197163/     The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850386/     Saturday Night Fever (1977)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/     Song: ‘Night Fever’, The Bee Gees (1977)   https://open.spotify.com/track/4t2euPkyLUs5n5j1HDZ2Tr     Song: ‘To Love Somebody’, The Bee Gees (1967) written by Barry and Robin Gibb  https://open.spotify.com/track/0mbS3VwRbO6HVBMPXnzOGA     Song: ‘Woman In Love’, Barbra Streisand (1980) written by Barry and Robin Gibb  https://open.spotify.com/track/1pTGc8pwyo6xtgXBKCBcFn    Song: ‘Chain Reaction’, Diana Ross (1985)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1it9umP1j9qSqzKbSLLqqy     TV Special: ‘An Audience with Lulu’ (2002) - ITV  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0788014/     Lulu’s Mental Health Trust  https://www.lulusmentalhealthtrust.com/     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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