The Best Hugger in Showbiz Has Questions

This week, the gang is joined by the one and only Davina McCall — officially certified as the best hugger in showbiz — and she's come with a big question: if you could go back to university, what degree would you do?

It's the question that opens the floodgates. From dream careers that never happened to the winding, chaotic roads that led everyone to where they are now — including the extraordinary story of how five girls ended up in a room together, got through an audition process like no other, and somehow became known as… the Spice Girls.

Another one gone, another one gone… another one bites the dusty cake of turning 50! 🎂

This week on Unlikely Friends, it’s Jill Francis’ turn to be celebrated as she hits the big 5-0, and Leigh has gone all out to make sure she feels every bit as special, loved, and iconic as she truly is. Expect surprises, chaos, and a whole lot of heart as the gang pull together for a birthday she won’t forget.

There are incredible messages from some very familiar (and very secret) celebrity voices, plus all the usual nonsense – including a healthy serving of pineapple-powered madness.

It’s joyful, it’s emotional, it’s slightly unhinged… it’s Unlikely Friends.

This week on Unlikely Friends, Ricky Gervais ( co-owner of Dutch Barn Vodka… apparently) drops in with a set of brilliantly uncomfortable questions guaranteed to spark debate.

Would you really want to know the exact date of your death?

Would you lie in court to protect someone you love—and where’s the line?

And, crucially, would you rather be two foot taller or one foot shorter?