Listen Now: Terribly Famous

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Wouldn’t you love to be a famous? Money. Red carpets. Adoring fans. Did we mention the money? But you’re also on a tightrope. Because when everyone’s watching, you’re only one misstep away from it all going terribly wrong. It’s like Rihanna said: there's a long way to fall when you're so far from earth. Join hosts Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini in Wondery’s new show Terribly Famous, taking you right inside the lives of our most iconic stars. From homegrown diva Adele to the regular guys who make up the world’s biggest boyband. After all, it’s fun to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes – especially when they’re Manolos.

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0:00.0	Matt, I've always wanted to ask you a question, and I've always shied away from it, but I'm going to do it now.
0:03.7	What is it like being famous?
0:07.1	Oh, it's bliss. Multiple holiday homes, a super yacht in every port, swimming pools,
0:13.2	full of money. Very Scrooge McDuck.
0:15.6	Yeah, although the cartoon made it look easier to swim in, those coins are painful.
0:19.5	Oh, those 50p's, they're going to get you. But there is obviously a flip side, a downside.
0:23.7	What about, you know, the public watching you, judging your every move, lack of privacy,
0:28.7	paparazzi chasing you down the street. It can't be easy for you.
0:31.6	It's not, which is why I'm really excited for Wondry's brand new podcast, Terribly Famous.
0:37.1	The show that takes you right inside the lives of our most dazzling celebrities,
0:41.0	to find out what it's really like to walk in their shoes.
0:43.6	Yes, and even people more dazzling than Matt, if you could imagine it.
0:46.7	These stories are about risk, sacrifice, and blind ambition.
0:50.5	But they're also stories about fame itself, how to get it, and what happens when you do?
0:55.4	The hosts Anna and Emily will be covering the lives of some of Britain's most iconic,
0:59.2	famous faces, from Adele to Victoria Beckham and Lily Allen.
1:03.4	I do beg your pardon, Matt, they are very much on your level.
1:05.6	We are about to play you a clip from the first episode, if you like what you hear,
1:09.3	make sure you search and follow Terribly Famous, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:13.8	And if you're a prime member, you can listen early and ad-free on Amazon Music.
1:19.0	Leaving her guitar at the studio, she heads out into Central London to surprise her boyfriend,
1:23.5	who she knows is out too. Probably at the mean fiddler on Charing Cross Road, she thinks.
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