Football is scoring fashion goals on and off the pitch during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. From kits touted as the new must-haves to footballers on the FROW, we've come a long way from Baden-Baden when the 2006 WAG takeover was regarded as the height of poor taste.

Vicky and India discuss how fashion went from deriding football fans to actively courting them, along with the unstoppable rise of Posh and Becks and the current weirdness around the England Flag as a symbol.

Plus, should pop stars be subject to the stinky nappies of barrier campers? And a double bill of celebrity memoirs that deal with cults and unreliable narrators.

Links:

Gaffer Magazine, https://gaffer.world/

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Ariana Grande kicks off her Eternal Sunshine tour, and the early fan photos finally spark a conversation about how perilously thin she looks. But when a star doesn't want her body to be a topic of discussion, how can we talk about what's happening in front of our very eyes?

Vicky and India discuss stan culture and concerts as pilgrimages, with digressions on Phoebe Bridgers' phone-free gig, CMAT's clapback at the body police, and the tragic story of trailblazing drummer Karen Carpenter.

N.B. This was recorded before the news of the breakup with

Links to read more:

Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo look scarily thin – and it makes me uncomfortable, The London Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/wicked-ariana-grande-cynthia-eviro-thin-b1193895.html

Supper skinny celebs, AntiSocial on BBC Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002v05c

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On the face of things, Hollywood and Botox go together like Leonardo DiCaprio and dating younger women. But is that really the case? After a spate of negative headlines about both Botox'ed up stars (Anne Hathaway, that woman in Euphoria) and those who have chosen to go Botox-free (Catherine Zeta-Jones), we dive into the thorny issue of beauty and womanhood. Why do stars feel compelled to get Botox? And what does the current spate of tweakments mean for the way we watch films? Are we cursed to suffer through iPhone face forever?

Also in: India dives into Paralives, her new Sims-like obsession, and we discuss the issue of Pride, and why big brands seem to be turning away from it. Apart from Levis, of course.

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