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?

This week on Unlikely Friends podcast, the gang dive into Olympic memories, royal cake, and the awkward world of second dates.

Spice Girls star Emma Bunton takes us behind the scenes of one of the most iconic pop moments of the decade — the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London. Emma relives the night the Spice Girls reunited after five years apart, arriving in style on top of personalised taxis before performing a huge choreographed set for the world. She reveals what it was really like behind the scenes… including the slightly brutal fact that her own son slept through the whole thing.

Elsewhere, the conversation turns to the Winter Olympics, and Emma tells us about her recent visit to a care home run by Louis Spencer, where residents are getting the VIP treatment thanks to his entertainment-focused approach.

Plus, Emma brings in a truly regal Show & Tell — an actual slice of cake from the wedding of Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom. Yes… that wedding cake.

And finally, the gang get stuck into the unpredictable world of second dates, as Emma, Jade Jones, and Jill Francis share their stories of romantic follow-ups that didn’t quite go to plan.

Olympic nostalgia, royal leftovers and dating disasters — just another week with some very Unlikely Friends. 🎙️

Everyone's favourite 90s heartthrob, Robbie Williams is asking the Unlikely Friends the questions and in this episode we find out who has the most disgusting feet as the gang discuss what they'd change about themselves. Emma Bunton reveals why she may start wearing heels again, Leigh Francis reveals why his ginger hair will always remain cool and Jade Jones and Jill Francis open up their internal anxiety and how they cope in new situations.

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Leigh tells us about a lovely day out with his daughter at the Prince Charles Cinema before grabbing pizza at Rudy's Pizza Napoletana.

Then it’s straight into the Brit Awards chat — was Sombr’s big moment staged? to the on-stage antics of host Jack Whitehall - And why was this year’s BRITs actually… brilliant?

Plus, Emma Bunton tells us about her trip to Iceland, the gang discuss whether they’d go to space like Katy Perry, and somehow the conversation ends up on chakras.

Haway Unlikely Friends, how’s it gannin’?

Today on the bonus celebrity edition of Unlikely Friends The lovely Laura Smyth squeezes into the pineapple to ask about dad gags and accents.

The Pineapple throws up auditions, providing us with an amazing story of Emma's time in LAand Leigh kicks off Me Me Me by bringing in some of Michael Hutchence’s clothing..

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