Celeste Barber: the FUNNIEST woman on the internet

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

Sony Music

Society & Culture

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

My guest today has been an integral part of my feminist awakening. Celeste Barber’s instagram posts - which parody the unattainable standards of the fashion and beauty industry - are both hilarious and revolutionary. Her work has helped a generation of women to feel better about their bodies - and made her a star in the process. (Plus she’s been blocked by a few celebrities. Lol.) Barber began her account in 2015 as a jobbing actor. She now has almost 10 million followers, including Reese Witherspoon, Chelsea Handler and designer Tom Ford who ended up hiring her for a fashion campaign. We talk about imposter syndrome, ADHD, standing up to bullies and her Janet Jackson obsession. Toxic relationships, dealing with a narcissist and how to come back from ‘rock bottom’ - Elizabeth and Celeste answer YOUR questions in our subscriber series, Failing with Friends. Join our community of subscribers here: https://howtofail.supportingcast.fm/#content Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com 🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code [howtofail] at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to https://saily.com/howtofail ⛵ Production & Post Production Coordinator: Eric Ryan Mix Engineer: Richie Lee Producer: Hannah Talbot Executive Producer: Carly Maile Head of Marketing: Kieran Lancini How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello there. Did you know that you can hear all of the things that my guests might have failed to divulge in the main episode by joining us in our subscriber community failing with friends? It's where you will hear really riveting pieces of information like Olivia Atwood's dream date location or Miranda Hart's advice on performing bodily functions in front of your partner.
0:23.1	Just follow the link in the podcast notes and we will see you there.
0:36.4	Welcome to How to Fail.
0:37.7	This is the podcast where I ask my guests three times they've failed in life and what,
0:42.8	if anything, they've learned along the way.
0:44.7	I'm not someone who's like, oh God, I shouldn't be here.
0:46.9	I'm like, why hasn't this happened quicker?
0:48.5	Why didn't, why not me?
0:50.6	And now we're going to move on because I'll cry.
0:52.2	Do you know what I feel like next Super Bowl should be Janet Jackson with you as her backup box? Stop! Let's manifest it. Hello, it's Elizabeth
1:03.1	Tay from the How to Fail podcast here. Did you know that Netflix has got some fantastic
1:07.9	new documentaries available to stream this month.
1:11.4	Out on the 16th of April is The Diamond Heist.
1:15.0	This is an exploration of the attempted theft of the 350 million pound Millennium Star Diamond
1:20.9	from the Millennium Dome in 2000, executive produced by Guy Ritchie.
1:25.9	It's told from the point of view of the criminals who attempted
1:28.5	the raid and the flying squad who checkmated them. What I loved about this documentary was the
1:34.8	gall of the heist crew who said that if they pulled it off, it would have been the biggest
1:38.5	heist of all time. Well, all I can say is that they certainly didn't let the prospect of failing deter them.
1:45.6	Also, at one point, someone commented that it was just like a Guy Ritchie film, which cracked
1:49.7	me up, given that he exec produced the documentary.
1:52.7	Anyway, the Diamond Heist is an absolute cracker in three parts.
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