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The Spill
by Mamamia Podcasts
The Spill is your daily entertainment news fix where we break down the biggest celebrity headlines. Join Laura Brodnik and her cast of expert pals like Em Vernem, Tina Burke and Tina Provis for brutally honest takes on pop culture, plus their recommendations that are actually worth watching. New episodes every weekday at 3pm.Plus we have the latest pop culture headlines every weekday with the latest Morning Tea from Ash London, and on Friday we'll give you the best new TV shows and movies to binge this weekend in our Weekend Watch.
Episodes
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The Romantic Emmys Scandal You Probably Missed & The Hidden Message In Taylor Swift’s Cameo
Taylor Swift didn't turn up to the Emmys, but she still managed to hijack the whole night. Her pre-filmed sketch with host Mariska Hargitay was stuffed with Easter eggs, cryptic phrases and one repeated clue about something "hiding in plain sight," and Swifties have been decoding it overnight....
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MORNING TEA: Taylor Swift's Emmys Easter Egg & Prince Harry And Meghan's Latest Move
This morning, Swifties are convinced Taylor Swift's Emmys cameo was a secret album announcement hiding in plain sight. Plus, Harry and Meghan have pulled their kids from a new UK school after just two days, and Zendaya's stylist has flipped his story on that wedding. ☕ The Emmys Easter egg that…
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The Best & Worst Looks From The Emmys (Including Some Thoughts We Shouldn’t Say Out Loud)
Welcome to our Emmys 2026 red carpet special! From the red carpet TV reunion that had one of our hosts in tears, to Zendaya and Tom Holland sneaking into their first awards show as a married couple, and the funniest look of the year, we’re recapping all the standout moments. Then it’s time to get...
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MORNING TEA: Tom Holland's Record-Breaking Milestone & Sydney Sweeney's Ad Backlash
This morning, Sydney Sweeney's new ad has female athletes seeing red. Plus, Tom Holland quietly makes box office history, and Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock drop a hint that has witchy fans very hopeful. ☕ Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey's West End musical takes a surprising turn ☕ Sydney...
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The Secret Reason Why Jennifer Lawrence Had To Join Instagram & Meghan Markle’s New Video Speaks Volumes
Dakota Johnson has a surprising new man, and the internet is losing it. We're unpacking her unexpected romance with Machine Gun Kelly, the very public 'private' first date that had fans monitoring every exit, and why Taylor Swift might just be the mastermind behind the whole thing. Then, Jennifer...
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MORNING TEA: Harry & Meghan's Brutal SNL Roast, Lady Gaga's Baby News & Dakota Johnson's New Man
This morning, Lady Gaga has welcomed her first baby with fiancé Michael Polansky, Dakota Johnson is sparking major dating rumours with an unexpected new man, and Prince Harry and Meghan cop a brutal roasting. ☕ Prince Harry and Meghan get brutally roasted on SNL UK' season premiere ☕ Dakota…
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All Our Favourite Romantic Comedies Are Based On Lies
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is officially getting the TV sequel treatment, and we're spiralling over what that means for the most iconic yellow dress moment, reimagined. But it got us thinking about the one thing every great rom com has in common: an enormous, plot-driving lie. From fake fiancés...
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Weekend Watch: A Bingeable Netflix Series, Em’s Fave New Comedy & Our Practical Magic 2 Review
First up there's the new Netflix adult animation that comes at you fast, filthy and clever. Created by a Hacks and Good Place writer (who voices a character too) and starring Stephanie Hsu of Everything Everywhere All At Once and Joy Ride, it's a dark, raunchy comedy about three gloriously messy...
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The Truth About Hailey Bieber's Paparazzi 'Scandal' & Gwyneth Paltrow's Viral New Interview
Gwyneth Paltrow sat down on Benny Blanco's podcast and once again delved into the story behind Goop's infamous vagina candle, the one that ended up going for four figures on the black market. But the bit that had us spiralling wasn't the candle. It was watching celebrity podcasters do zero…
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MORNING TEA: JLaw Finally Joins Instagram, A Cryptic Spice Girls' Teaser & Zendaya's Incognito Honeymoon
This morning, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce step out for their first public date night as newlyweds, while Zendaya and Tom Holland hide away on a very low-key honeymoon. Plus, Jennifer Lawrence finally joins Instagram, and the username is exactly as iconic as you'd hope. ☕ Jennifer Lawrence joins...
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The Deceptive Story Behind The Meghan and Harry Letter & New Info On The Off Campus Feud
The Off Campus universe is in full meltdown. After Belmont Camelli quietly archived photos of co-star Ella Bright, fans spiralled into feud theories, and have flooded the internet with their thoughts and feelings. Now the pair have dropped an 'everything's fine' video, and we're unpacking whether...
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MORNING TEA: A Bridgerton Star Just Got Married & Julia Roberts' Broadway Comeback
This morning, Lori Loughlin files for divorce after 28 years, and the scandal that may have quietly torn them apart. Plus, a Bridgerton favourite ties the knot in the dreamiest French farmhouse, and Billie Eilish is heading to the big screen alongside a very familiar Heated Rivalry face. ☕ Lori...
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Alix Earle’s Disturbing Allegation Against Alex Cooper & New Evidence In The Harry Styles Spit Case
Alix Earle's new Netflix series has dropped, and buried inside it is one of the nastiest, most intense celebrity feuds we've seen in years, her clash with Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper. We're taking you through every messy layer of it. We're also unpacking Robert Pattinson's new Oscar-buzzy film,...
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MORNING TEA: King Charles Breaks His Silence On Harry and Meghan & Kylie Jenner's Wild Dream House
This morning, King Charles puts pen to paper on Harry and Meghan's royal status, and it's now official. Plus, Sabrina Carpenter picks up her very first Emmy for a project you won't see coming, and one Phoebe Bridgers photocall detail has fans in a spin. ☕ King Charles sends a letter that settles...
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We Can Finally Tell You Our Nicole Kidman Secret
For over a week we were sitting on the biggest secret of the year. Nicole Kidman quietly jetted into Sydney for barely one night to surprise fans at a Practical Magic Two screening, and The Spill was one of a tiny handful let into the room. Code name: Project Ibiza. We're finally allowed to tell...
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MORNING TEA: Robert Pattinson's 8-Minute Standing Ovation & Nicole Kidman's Surprise Cinema Ambush
This morning, Nicole Kidman quietly slipped into a packed Practical Magic 2 screening with midnight margaritas and a toast, and one Spill fave earned an eight-ish minute standing ovation at Venice for a very dark real-life role. ☕ Nicole Kidman surprises an Aussie cinema in a gown, margaritas in...
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The Most Inappropriate Fictional Couples We Are Secretly Rooting For
Buckle up because today's episode might get us cancelled. Laura and Emily are ranking the fictional couples pop culture told them not to root for, and yes, that means a lot of incest chat, starting with Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon (twins, aunts, uncles, they've heard it all). Then...
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Weekend Watch: The Best Glenn Powell's Ever Been & An Honest Opinion On Netflix's Buzziest Thriller
This week we have a Disney+ sports comedy back for a second season, starring Glenn Powell in what might just be the best he's ever been. A cancelled quarterback, a full-face disguise and a forbidden romance with the coach's daughter, it's a chaotic, no-stakes watch you'll absolutely fly through....
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Why Taylor Swift Is Really Hiding Her Wedding Photos & The Celebrity Dating Ick We Relate To
one of the hottest tickets in Hollywood. Julia Stiles is officially hitting the dance floor, Taylor Hanson has made an unexpected appearance, and Jenna Dewan is already having to defend herself against claims she has an unfair advantage. We unpack the wild new line-up and why celebrities are...
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MORNING TEA: Travis Kelce Spills On His Wedding To Taylor Swift & Nicole Kidman's Dream Role
This morning, breaks his silence on the wedding of the year, and the Adam Sandler detail is everything. Plus, Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz's wedding plans leak, and Isla Fisher reveals the very specific ick that ended things with a recent date. ☕ Travis Kelce spills the untold tidbits from his…
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Jacob Elordi Is (Allegedly) After Kendall Jenner’s Money & The School Letters Causing Meghan Markle Drama
Jonathan Bailey has officially pulled out of Sunday in the Park with George following Ariana Grande’s departure. So was the whole point of the project getting these two back on stage together? Plus, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are back in the UK and, naturally, the rumour mill has immediately...
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MORNING TEA: Jonathan Bailey Makes A Big Call & Miley Is Teasing Something Big
This morning, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock bring full witchy glamour to the Practical Magic 2 LA premiere. Plus, Jonathan Bailey walks away from his West End show weeks after Ariana Grande, and Miley Cyrus quietly drops her last name in a move that has fans completely spiralling. ☕ Nicole...
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Every Lie Kylie Jenner Has Recently Told Us & The Funniest Show Of The Year
There's a show we're obsessed with and we need you to be too. Season two of Adults just landed on Disney+ and it's somehow even funnier than the first, so we're deep-diving the show that has Taylor Swift, us, and apparently all of TikTok in a chokehold. We're also unpacking why the US Dancing…
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MORNING TEA: Jennifer Aniston's Boyfriend Spills Their Secrets & Sydney Sweeney's Sexy New Co-Star Is From Off Campus
This morning, The Housemaid sequel just locked in a very familiar heartthrob to star alongside Sydney Sweeney. Plus, Billie Eilish officiated her brother Finneas' wedding, and Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend reveals the one thing that actually keeps their relationship working. ☕ The Housemaid sequel...
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The Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway Video Making Headlines & Someone Needs To Check On Poor Andrew Garfield
Olivia Rodrigo pulled off the girl-power festival of the year, and the surprise guest list alone had us spiralling. We're unpacking the moment three music legends walked out on stage and the jaw-dropping donation that doubled overnight. Then, Andrew Garfield's prestige new film is drowning in…
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MORNING TEA: Harry Styles' Cheeky Taylor Swift Wedding Shout-Out & Tom Cruise's Huge Sequel News
This morning, Harry Styles makes a cheeky little comment about ex Taylor Swift's wedding to Travis Kelce, right as Tom Cruise drops the Days of Thunder sequel news fans have waited nearly four decades for. Plus, Olivia Rodrigo pulls off a record-breaking festival with a line-up so stacked it…
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The Best Witch Movies Of All Time (Including One That Traumatised Laura For Life)
Practical Magic 2 is almost here, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock have reunited on the red carpet... and it's officially witchy season. Naturally, we're counting down the witchy movies that shaped us, from midnight-margarita comfort watches to the genuinely cursed. There's one 1990 classic that...
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Weekend Watch: An Honest Opinion On Jacob Elordi’s Latest Movie & A Sexy New Book-to-Film Adaptation
This week on the big screen, there's Ridley Scott's new post-apocalyptic epic starring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce. Reviews are properly split on this one, but Josh Brolin steals it with one of the best action sequences in ages. Meanwhile, a new six-part drama has...
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Why Kate Hudson's New Show Has Devastated Us & Why North West Is Making Headlines
North West is Dazed's new cover star, and the internet has a LOT to say. At 13, Kim Kardashian's eldest is being raked over the coals for her styling, her adults-only itinerary and a music tour that quietly collapsed, and we're unpacking why this cover has reignited the child-star debate all over...
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MORNING TEA: The Sussexes Are Back In The UK & Emily In Paris Has A Final Date
This morning Harry, Meghan and the children have landed in Birmingham and the Sussex return to Britain is officially underway. Plus, Busy Philipps reveals she was diagnosed with a brain tumour discovered the day after James Van Der Beek died and Rupert Grint is going back to Broadway as Ron...
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Taylor Swift Just Dropped A Massive Clue About Her Next Move & The Enduring Legacy Of Dolly Parton
Today we're farewelling the truly irreplaceable Dolly Parton, and celebrating the parts of her legacy that don't always get the spotlight: the songwriting, the philanthropy, and the doors she kicked open for every female artist who came after her. Plus, Taylor Swift just sat down for a rare,...
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MORNING TEA: Dolly Parton Has Passed Away At 80
Today's episode of Morning Tea is dedicated entirely to Dolly Parton, who died peacefully in Nashville on Tuesday at the age of 80. We hear from her nephew Bryan Seaver's announcement, reflect on her extraordinary seven-decade career, her marriage to Carl Dean, the Imagination Library that has...
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A New Blake Lively Crisis, The Kardashians’ TV Mistake & Our Favourite New Show Of The Year
Blake Lively is back with a sweet little hair tutorial, but the timing has everyone talking about the brutal report that her haircare brand is quietly "circling the drain," and the savage things said about her in leaked legal docs. Plus, Khloe Kardashian has a new reality show, and we're deep...
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MORNING TEA: Jon Snow Is Joining Hogwarts & Belmont Cameli Flirts With...Martha Stewart?
This morning, Kit Harington is replacing Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter. Plus, Harry and Meghan are officially moving back to the UK with Archie and Lilibet enrolled in a British school, and Meghan's Gentlemen acting comeback has apparently hit a wall before it even…
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The One Piece Of Evidence That Meghan Markle Just Lost Her New Acting Role
Dakota Johnson and Role Model and the timing is wild given she was literally the female voice on his new album weeks ago. We're unpacking the whiplash of that breakup, and why Taylor Swift's suspiciously well-timed dinner date with Dakota this weekend has us convinced it's very real. And we're...
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MORNING TEA: Harry Styles' Huge MSG Return & Family Drama On Set For Barry Keoghan
This morning, Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz have touched down in New York ahead of his 30-show MSG residency starting Wednesday. Anna Paquin has made the most powerful statement about child stars and the industry that failed them, and the investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death has taken some...
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A Brutally Honest Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Kristen Stewart's back in the press cycle and the whole internet's talking about Twilight again — so we're doing a brutally honest review of New Moon, the moodiest, mopiest chapter of the saga. We rewatched as adults and it hits very differently. We get into the forest break-up that scarred a...
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Weekend Watch: The Scariest Movie Of The Year & The Adam Sandler Tearjerker That'll Wreck You
First up there's the Netflix movie everyone's crying over. It's Adam Sandler family production starring his daughter Sunny, with Melanie Lynskey and Max Greenfield rounding out the cast. A mother-daughter story with a high school musical at its centre, it'll absolutely get you tearing up. On the...
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The Unspeakable Theory Behind Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Return To The UK
Kim Kardashian & Lewis Hamilton's Hard Launch Has A Plot Twist and Harry & Meghan's UK Return Has Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton been hard-launching their relationship right in front of us this entire time? One viral photo sparked a frenzy this week, but Em Vernem has receipts that suggest…
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MORNING TEA: Tom Holland's Record-Breaking Payday & Sandra Bullock's Emotional Tribute To Her Late Partner
This morning, Tom Holland is set to make over $100 million from Spider-Man: Brand New Day with zero ceiling on his backend bonus. Plus, Nick Jonas forgot to bring sheet music to his Frozen audition and bombed it spectacularly, and Sandra Bullock has opened up about her partner Bryan Randall's…
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Remembering Hayden Panettiere: The Story Behind The Headlines
The entertainment world is mourning the loss of Hayden Panettiere, who died this week at the age of 36. In this special episode, we take a thoughtful look back at her life and career, from her early days as a child star to her breakout roles in Heroes and beyond. We also unpack the tributes that...
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MORNING TEA: Hayden Panettiere's Family Speak & The Only Murders Casting News That Made Us Squeal
This morning, Wladimir Klitschko has made the most beautiful and heartbreaking promise to daughter Kaya following Hayden Panettiere's death, and Michelle Rodriguez says the number of young stars dying is not normal. Plus, Olivia Colman has joined the Only Murders in the Building London cast and…
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Why Nicole Kidman Really Brought Up Tom Cruise & Kylie Jenner's Loaded Wedding Guest Photo
Jordyn Woods just married Karl-Anthony Towns in a wedding so A-list it doubled as a reunion. Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian and Jada Pinkett Smith all under one roof, years after a scandal that once threatened to end them all. We're unpacking how messy history became a full-circle fairytale. Then...
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MORNING TEA: Remembering Hayden Panettiere & Ariana Grande's Emotional London Wicked Reunion
This morning, we honour Hayden Panettiere, who passed away on Sunday at 36. She was Claire Bennet, she was Juliette Barnes, she was a mum, a fighter, a writer, and someone who had the extraordinary courage to share her truth with the world. ☕ Hayden Panettiere has died at 36, found unresponsive…
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Every Scandal and Surprise From The Logies And Our Official Verdict On Robert Irwin’s Hosting
We were there! Laura and Tina break down every big moment from the 2026 TV Week Logies from Robert Irwin's chaoticly charming hosting debut (snakes, dancing, a shirt-rip), Deborah Mailman's historic Hall of Fame induction, Claudia Karvan's powerful speech for Homebodies, and an emotional tribute…
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MORNING TEA: Kaia Gerber's Wild Exorcism Story & Taylor Swift's New Look
This morning, Sam Pang wins the Gold Logie while Robert Irwin stood at the very podium hosting. Plus, Kaia Gerber reveals she was exorcised as a child via didgeridoo, which is a sentence I never expected to type. ☕ Sam Pang takes the Gold Logie while host Robert Irwin drapes snakes on…
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These Movies All Take Place Over A Single Day And They're Pure Chaos
With One Night Only dropping, we're deep diving into the movies that cram an entire lifetime of chaos into a single day. We kick off with the best-friend comedy where a blown rent payment turns one ordinary morning into a full-blown citywide disaster, powered by a pop star and a comedy powerhouse...
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Weekend Watch: Anne Hathaway's Wildest Adventure Yet & The Rom-Com Everyone's Talking About
First up, the new all-female-made Aussie Netflix series everyone's about to binge: an adaptation of a beloved 125-year-old novel about a heroine who wants far more than marriage. One for the literary girlies. Next, the rom-com with the wildest premise going: one everyday act, outlawed across the...
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Margot Robbie’s Barbie Sequel Is In Jeopardy, It Girl Drama & Brooklyn Beckham’s Questionable Pasta Video
The Barbie sequel we were all promised might be dead in the water — with a brutal four-month deadline, a $20 million demand and a rights battle that could hand the whole franchise back to Mattel. And our favourite nepo baby is back: Brooklyn Beckham has cooked something on a yacht that's sent the...
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MORNING TEA: Travis Kelce's Post-Wedding Press Conference & Guy Sebastian's 9 Year Legal Battle Is Over
This morning, Travis Kelce returned to training camp and called Taylor Swift "my wife" in public for the very first time. Plus, there are two significant updates in Australian music industry legal stories, and Joshua Jackson is dating someone 20 years younger than him. ☕ Travis Kelce says "my…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Spill is your daily entertainment news fix where we break down the biggest celebrity headlines. Join Laura Brodnik and her cast of expert pals like Em Vernem, Tina Burke and Tina Provis for brutally honest takes on pop culture, plus their recommendations that are actually worth watching. New episodes every weekday at 3pm.Plus we have the latest pop culture headlines every weekday with the latest Morning Tea from Ash London, and on Friday we'll give you the best new TV shows and movies to binge this weekend in our Weekend Watch.
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