The Way They Were

This episode she's a couple SO iconic that Chantal guessed their identity so fast, it was practically telepathy.... or the fact that Grainne's opening clue contained 'material girl and lock, stock'... as you can imagine, this lost love is a treasure trove to delve into and it's all thanks to this week's guest, Journalist Stephen Leng! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Although a series of technical hiccoughs and a car accident lead the team to refer to this as the 'cursed' episode, this is absolutely NO reflection on our amazing guest and the epic couple they picked for us to dissect!This week Chantal and Grainne welcomes writer, podcaster and activist Jackie Adedeji whose chaotic choice of couple dominated the headlines in the early 2000s, yes it's none other than Billie Piper and Chris Evans! Yes, WE'D forgotten all about that too, but now the memories of all that messiness have come flooding back ... join us! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's no other way to describe this week's couple AND guest but ICONIC! Comedian and political commentator Ayesha Hazarika immerses herself and hosts Grainne and Chantal in the early noughties when Brangelina was born at the cost of the fairytale that was Brad and Jen.... ahhhh simple days. Ayesha also takes us into the world of romance amongst the politicos ... brace yourselves!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joining Grainne and Chantal for this week's look at celebrity lost loves is comedian Ed Byrne, who has much to say about 80s music power couple Sheila E. and Prince! Much is made of little Prince's seduction techniques (the man says it with flowers) and Sheila's musical heritage - something most people don't realise! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're talking civil wars, complex love triangles, winged eyeliner and weird welcome gifts. We're travelling back in time, further than we ever have on this podcast, as this week's couple got together in the summer of 48 BC! Our incredible guest comedian Ria Lina picked a couple who quite literally rocked our world - it's the iconic story of Cleopatra and Julius Ceasar. Thank you for this stunning choice Ria, we didn't know how much we needed this episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Gráinne and Chantal immerse themselves in the life and romances of the luvvies who dominated the world of film in the 1990s, traversing from one EM Forster adaptation to another, and King and Queen of the luvvies were of course Emma Thomson and Kenneth Brannagh, who guest Pippa Evans still mourns the loss of to this very day...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Although this week's amazing guest, singer, songwriter Sam Preston has brought with him an epic celebrity past couple to analyze in the form of Lisa Marie Presley & Nicholas Cage, one of his own past relationships has also achieved iconic status and was a matter of time before it was featured on this show. In the mid-noughties, the lovely Sam was better known as 'Preston', singer with The Ordinary Boys, and met his future wife Chantelle in the Celebrity Big Brother House. Sam talks not only about the bizarre escapades of his chosen couple, but also what it's like to suffer a break-up in the full glare of press and publicity, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's time to look back at a bygone romance which couldn't withstand the freelove vibe of 60s swinging London, despite one of them being an actual Beatle! Bringing us into the glamour of the Chelsea set is comedian, actor, and podcaster, Amy Hoggart, for whom barely a day goes by without her lamenting the lost love of George Harrison and Pattie Boyd.... join her why doncha!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Grainne and Chantal are here again and this week's love lament is curtesy of comedian Joe Sutherland, who takes us back to the raucous mid-noughties and the turbulent romance between Linsday Lohan and Sam Ronson, let's just say Lindsay was 'peak' Lindsay during this time, but which of them has thrived and who has just survived? Listen and you'll find out... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Chantal and Grainne reminisce about the time two worlds collided with luminous guest comedian Rosie Holt! Rosie takes us back to the glory days of the TV reality show 'Made In Chelsea' when one of its stars, Millie Mackintosh was embroiled in the Romeo and Julliette of the mid-noughties when she met her unlikely prince charming in the form of rapper, Professor Green. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chantal and Grainne are back for another look at love gone wrong and this week it's so, so wrong, thanks to the guest and her celebrity couple, yes comedian Sindhu Vee went there and presented us all with the log forgotten image of Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng!As always, we delve right into the relationship and find out what they got up to on an exercise bike, and speculate if alleged unrequited love played a part in the demise of Rupendi. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we are transported back to the heady days of The O.C when writer and comedian Robin Morgan declares his long lost lament of the love that was Rachel Bilson & Adam Brody - it was a simpler time ... for them AND us.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Chantal and Grainne are joined by the nation's sweetheart, Stephen Bailey, who treats his celebrity couple crush as more of a declaration of his own love towards one of the parties, owning actual merchandise with Zac Efron's face on it... I'm beginning to think he was GLAD when Zac and Vanessa's love ended...listen to the episode and see what you think.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Well, well, well, I guess it must be 2009 (or thereabout) as we're entering the epic twists and turns of the epic 'love' story of Jessica Simpson and John Mayer courtesy of this week's guest, comedian Evelyn Mok. It's a torrid tale at times and it has to be said, that this may be a lesson in what DOESN'T make someone great boyfriend material... but that's just our opinion, you guys can make up your own minds about that one...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back to the 90s this week, as guest comedian, Angela Barnes whisks Gráinne and Chantal back to the epitome of Britpop cool, when they discuss the couple I don't think any of us got over, Damon Albarn & Justine Frischmann. It was a time when we were only allowed to have ONE successful female Britpop star and she was it...when you hear what her hobbies were around this time, we guarantee you'll just love her even more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is the stuff of dreams, as hosts Gráinne and Chantal get to celebrate a lost love, which has actually rekindled! Yes comedian and writer Viv Groskop was DYING to talk to us all about her obsession with 'Benifer' and the utter joy that these two found each other again... if only all our couples were so bold.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chantal and Grainne are here again and this week are transported back to the swinging 60s by a couple who were the epitome of the era... but just how glamourous were Mick and Marianne REALLY? As well as taking a deep dive into the world of sex, drugs and rock n'roll we also hear why Mick probably never includes cabbage in a Sunday roast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's another epic week in the world of lost showbiz love as Gráinne (@grannymaguire) and Chantal (@chancentrate) welcome comedian, artist (she did the artwork for THIS very show), and award-winning podcaster, Poppy Hillstead!Poppy takes us all the way back to the 1970s when the love between budding make-up artist Devito( ... yes, REALLY) and aspiring actress Perlman met and fell in love... but despite being one of Hollywood's most stable couples, a happy ever after just wasn't to be, despite the efforts of Michael Douglas.Follow Poppy - @poppyhillsteadFollow us - @thewaytheywerepodcast (Insta) @thewaytheywere pod (Twitter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chantal (@chancentrate) and Gráinne (@grannymaguire) are here again to prise another erstwhile celebrity couple crush out of the memory banks of this week's guest, comedian Sam Lake. Sam doesn't disappoint as he takes us back to the days when 'I'm a Celebrity' was UNMISSABLE TV and the nation was gripped at the smoldering looks over the campfire and midnight hammock fondles of Katie Price and Peter Andre. We get some top-class reenactments of what went down and as you'd expect, this episode is INSANIA!Follow Sam - @mrsamlakeFollow us - @thewaytheywerepodcast (Insta) @thewaytheywere pod (Twitter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How could this episode of TWTW be anything less than a bumper edition when it's got comedian Laura Lexx AND the erstwhile true love of JENNIFER ANISTON AND BRAD PITT?! Chantal (@chancentrate) and Gráinne (@grannymaguire) had no choice but to give this one the extra time, as Laura regresses back to the real-life fairytale of Brad and Jen. But alas, no one told her life was gonna be this way, when our Prince Charming fell off his white horse into the waiting arms of the Wicked Queen Herself.., Angelina Jolie...But has the luxury of passing years softened our cold, judgemental hearts towards Ange? Was it Jen's book club that drove Brad to form Brangelina? Did Brad ever date Sinitta, or is it an elaborate government hoax? All these questions and more are pondered by the best love detectives in town...Follow Laura - @lexxlauraFollow us - @thewaytheywerepodcast (Insta) @thewaytheywere pod (Twitter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello and welcome to this episode of TWTW and have Grainne (@grannymaguire) and Chantal (@chancentrate) got a treat for you? That's obviously a rhetorical question because their fantastic guest is the wonderful comedian and actor David Mills! As if that weren't enough, he came armed with a box of delights that is the lost love of Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche! Yep, it's a 90s thing, so put on your white, trouser suit and fantasize what a typical date with what is arguably the first famous lesbian couple would have been.Help us marvel at what a big deal it was for our trailblazers to be stepping out together, when perhaps more eyebrows should have been raised at Anne's previous relationship to the one with Ellen ... but like I said, it's a 90s thing.Who thrived and who survived? The answer may not be as obvious as you think...Follow David - @davidmillsdeptFollow us - @thewaytheywerepodcast (Insta) @thewaytheywere pod (Twitter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to the first flurry of episodes of The Way They Were! In this edition, Grainne and Chantal welcome you to join them to celebrate the lost love of the king and queen of Juicy Couture, Cheryl Tweedy, and Ashley Cole!And the guest taking us back to the days of ghetto fabulous and dubious self-tanning choices is comedian and writer, Athena Kugblenu! Yes, thanks to Athena, we get to cast our memories back to the days before Cheryl's name became too long for an autocue and Ashley still lived in a flat (Why?? He was a multi-millionaire... BUY A HOUSE).We walk through the early days of that erstwhile love affair and those first faltering texts Ashley sent to woo the nation's sweetheart (Silvia Plath he ain't) and find, ultimately who thrived and who just survived after the relationship. Also, each week Chantal and Grainne will be asking the guest to come up with the perfect life partner for a very special single megastar and Athena's suggestion shouldn't work, but just does. Welcome to the wonderful world of 'The Way They Were'.Follow Athena - @athenakugblenuFollow us - Chantal (@chancentrate) and Gráinne (@grannymaguire) plus @thewaytheywerepodcast (Insta) @thewaytheywere pod (Twitter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If there is one thing Gráinne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin- Pate love more than discussing their own odd ex’s, it’s remembering weird celebrities that went out with each other too. The glory days of Brangelina and Jelena may be over but Gráinne and Chantal, or should we say, Grantal?, have not forgotten.This podcast, Inspired by the cult Old Loves tumblr is a love letter to the celebrity relationships we adored at the time but now have forgotten ever happened.Every week Chantal and Gráinne will be joined by a different celebrity guest to discuss the celebrity romance they never got over.So take our hand and stroll down memory lane, as we remember .... The Way They Were.... THE WAY THEY WERE, COMING TO YOU IN JANUARY 2022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.