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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In May, Olivia Rodrigo wore a babydoll dress to perform at a concert in Barcelona and the internet lost its mind. Was her dress indeed "paedobait"? Was it unnecessary? Or are we, as ever, taking things wildly out of context?

Vicky and India delve into the complex and political history of babydoll dresses and moral panics, as well as the horror movie phenomenon that is Obsession, and the return of 90s it-magazine The Face.

Links to read more!

The babydoll is back – and so is the moral panic, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/21/the-babydoll-is-back-and-causing-all-manner-of-moral-pontification

Olivia Rodrigo’s Baby-Doll Dress Was a Rorschach Test, The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/babydoll-dress-olivia-rodrigo/687206/

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