Brandy's Memoir Phases (with Julia Washington)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Chelsea is joined by Julia Washington to unpack “Phases,” the memoir from R&B icon and actor Brandy Norwood. From her rise to stardom at 15 with hits like “I Wanna Be Down,” to “The Boy Is Mine” with Monica (and the drama behind the song), to her breakout role on “Moesha,” they unpack the highs and lows of being one of the most famous girls of the ’90s and Whitney Houston being her fairy godmother. They dive into her age-gap relationship with Boyz II Men star Wanya Morris, the fallout from her headline-making “marriage,” and the tragic car accident that reshaped her life and career. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including sexual assault and emotional abuse. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. LIVE Book Club Event - May 17th Book Club - Ask Not: The Women the Kennedys Destroyed Contact us or send us your voice notes: hello@glamoroustrash.com Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at ritual.com/glamorous. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Show Notes: Dringo! Card Brandy on Moesha, Motherhood and Her New Memoir (Parade Magazine) Where to find our guest: Julia Washington Book Club Candle Link Julia's Book Club (Patreon) Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.1	Welcome to Glamour's Trash.
0:49.7	This is a podcast that Book Club's viral articles, celebrity memoirs, and trashy discourse to elevate your
0:54.5	life. I'm your host, Chelsea DeVantes. I'm a TV writer, comedian, filmmaker, author, and
0:58.5	sometimes I'm in stuff too. And today, we are book clubbing, actor and R&B legend, Brandy, her
1:06.5	memoir titled Phases, which was just released in March, 26. Now, I feel like we all know her as
1:14.6	Brandy, but she is Brandy Norwood, who was only 15 years old when she released her 1994 debut
1:22.1	self-titled album, which featured hits like Baby, and I Want to Be Down. She then followed it up with their second album, Never Say Never, which featured hits like Baby and I Want to Be Down.
1:31.6	She then followed it up with their second album, Never Say Never, which featured the hit duet,
1:33.6	The Boy is Mine with Monica.
1:39.8	Oh, boy, this just took me back to a thousand moments of karaoke with a friend of mine.
1:41.1	Maybe a talent show or two.
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