Beckham's Nepo Baby Nightmare

The Rest Is Entertainment

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🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Is Harper Beckham being forced to become a tween CEO? Who will survive the Lively vs Baldoni legal drama? Why has Graham Norton's new show completely failed? Victoria and David Beckham have recently trademarked a skincare line in their 14-year-old daughter's name. Why are stars so hellbent on forcing their kids into the entertainment business? Richard Osman and Marina Hyde chat about the state of celebrity nepo-babies. Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have settled their lawsuits against one another out of court. Is this a victory for their careers, or has the damage already been done? ITV's 'The Neighbourhood' has been moved out of its prime-time slot. Why is it so tough to launch new TV formats in the UK? The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at ⁠therestisentertainment.com ⁠ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to ⁠www.goalhanger.com⁠ Video Editor: Imee Marriott & Joey McCarthy Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Bex Tyrrell Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The rest is entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy.
0:02.9	Now, the moment someone becomes properly famous, they stop travelling as a person and they start
0:08.0	travelling as a situation.
0:09.7	And yes, I am talking about the world of entourages.
0:12.8	It's amazing.
0:13.4	Any time you do a TV show when someone properly famous comes on, you can just have a spread
0:17.7	bet as to how many people they're going to bring with them.
0:20.0	Most people don't actually need a bodyguard and a fixer and a straw lady, but not having to
0:25.4	start from scratch every single time you get in contact with someone is actually undeniably
0:29.4	appealing. So Octopus Energy, you know any time you ever ring any company, you start from
0:34.4	scratch right from the beginning again. With Octopus Energy, they recognize your
0:38.7	number. And that goes through to a very, very small team of around 10 people who are there to deal
0:44.9	with you. So you'll almost certainly be dealing with someone who you have dealt with before.
0:50.2	That's the Octopus Energy entourage that they've built around you.
0:58.0	A great satisfaction not having to tell your story for new every single time,
1:00.1	which I think most major celebrities also feel.
1:06.3	This episode is brought to you by ITV.
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1:30.7	It's based on the Sunday Times bestselling book by ITV newsreader Tom Bradby.
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