The Lonely Influencers & ‘You Look Good For Your Age’
6/12/202646 min
Do you share a bathroom with your partner? Rita Wilson says that's the key to her 38 year marriage to Tom Hanks. Meghan Trainor agrees, while Michelle Obama is completely anti the idea. Clare, Em & Amelia are unpacking why a shared bathroom might actually be the ultimate test of relationship maturity. It’s a hard no from Em.
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Also, there's a new type of influencer making money by simply having no friends. So, is there something problematic about romanticising social isolation, or is filming your solo life a genuine quest for human connection? We discuss.
Plus, ‘You look good for your age’ is meant to be the ultimate compliment, but actually… is it?
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Clare recommends Glazing Milk by Rhode Skin.
Amelia recommends Widows Bay on Apple TV.
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Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Clare Stephens & Emily Vernem
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First 90 secondsClaire Stephens· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to Mum Mia Out Loud, what women are actually talking about, on Friday, the 12th of June. I'm Claire Stephens.
Amelia Lester· Host0:09
I'm Amelia Lester.
Em Vernham· Host0:11
And I'm Em Vernham. Holly is not here.
Claire Stephens· Host0:13
[laughs] Guys, you may notice- [laughs] ... I'm driving and I'm pretending, I am pretending to be Holly Wainwright right now. But there will be errors, I can assure you of that. I quite miss Holly today.
Em Vernham· Host0:23
Yeah.
Claire Stephens· Host0:23
Anybody else just- I'm missing her presence.
Em Vernham· Host0:25
I mean, so far so good.
Claire Stephens· Host0:27
Yeah, yeah.
Em Vernham· Host0:27
She didn't stuff up the day.
Claire Stephens· Host0:28
No.
Amelia Lester· Host0:28
You know, honestly, I'm really happy she's away 'cause- [laughs] ... this is my chance to, like, break into the Friday show.
Claire Stephens· Host0:33
Yeah.
Em Vernham· Host0:33
[laughs] That's so true.
Claire Stephens· Host0:35
Actually- We get to talk about fun things. [laughs] I know. Amelia's like, "I've, I've had recos up my sleeve for years- [laughs] ... if anybody's wondering" All I wanna do is recommend things to people. [laughs] [laughs] Here's what's on our agenda for today.
Em Vernham· Host0:47
There's a new type of influencer that's making money by simply having no friends.
Amelia Lester· Host0:53
[laughs] In Friday Recs, there's a word-of-mouth hit TV show which is unlike anything else- Mm ... you have ever seen.
Claire Stephens· Host0:59
Plus, is you look good for your age actually the ultimate backhanded compliment? But first...
Amelia Lester· Host1:07
Did you have to battle for space this morning to brush your teeth and to do your morning ablutions with other people?
Claire Stephens· Host1:13
Yeah.
Amelia Lester· Host1:13
If so, you are like me.
Claire Stephens· Host1:15
Yeah.
Amelia Lester· Host1:15
You did, Claire?
Em Vernham· Host1:15
Well, I live alone, so that would've been quite traumatizing- [laughs] ... if I did.
Claire Stephens· Host1:18
[laughs] You're like, "Hello?"
Em Vernham· Host1:20
"Someone in here?"
Amelia Lester· Host1:21
Well, Claire, you and I are just like celebrities, or at least some celebrities.
Claire Stephens· Host1:26
Mm.
Amelia Lester· Host1:26
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who have been married for 38