Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

CAN YOU BELIEVE it's been two years of Celebrity Book Club?? We are about to take our first ever short break, and all it took was Chelsea and Producer Kate both getting married within 30 days of each other. Plus, an update to the Jennette McCurdy episode, and some Emmys stories! See you in a couple weeks with more juicy episodes!  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantezTo join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Marcella Arguello (Woke Bully, 2 Dope Queens) are blown away by Jennette McCurdy’s brand-new best-selling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. This once-in-a-generation memoir tracks Jennette’s experience with her deeply abusive mother —from her childhood in a Mormon hoarder home, to her starring role on iCarly. They discuss best friends, blowjob queens, and finally going to therapy. Don’t miss this episode and definitely don’t miss this book! For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Alison Rosen (Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend, Upworthy Weekly) get raw with Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me. This episode addresses many important questions, like: How much karate is too much karate? Does Elvis go down? Is it weird if your fiancé’s ex throws you a bridal shower? Why did Elvis want Nixon to give him a federal narcotics badge? Elvis… is a chode?  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and June Diane Raphael (How Did This Get Made, Grace & Frankie) get nosy with the noTORIous Tori Spelling’s 2009 memoir. This book has everything you want, and a few things don’t: mother-daughter trauma, bird bite nose jobs, nepotism, relationships with ghosts, and whether having sex on your wedding night is a thing anymore.  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a Very Special Episode, Chelsea and Alison Leiby (Oh God, a Show About Abortion) recap EVERY ABORTION STORY ever featured on Celebrity Book Club, plus a bunch of never heard before tales. With the repeal of Roe v Wade, shame around abortion is being weaponized once again, and the best way we can combat that is to talk about abortion openly. Tune in to hear stories from Gabrielle Union, Uma Thurman, Whoopie Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Sally Field, Stevie Nicks, Viola Davis, and many more. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, subscribe to Celebrity Book Club on Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards (The Antidote) introduce Chelsea to the inspiring world of Tunde Oyeneyin - Peloton’s star instructor -and her 2022 memoir SPEAK. They dive into almost having multiple reality shows, dealing with professional rejection, surviving overwhelming grief, and making huge life changes. Plus, some dish on a hall of fame bad ex boyfriend!  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Gaby Dunn (Bad With Money, Just Between Us) are driven almost entirely out of their minds by Sophia Amoruso’s 2014 memoir. Get ready for a deep dive into mid-2010s white feminism, going from freegan to “the poster child for capitalism”, and what we can learn and do very differently going forward.  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve got another twofer for you! Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made, Unspooled) read Rob Lowe’s memoir Stories I Only Tell My Friends, and Chelsea read Melissa Gilbert’s Prairie Tale (AND Rob Lowe’s book) and guess what - this couple of 6 years has two very different recollections of their past! Chelsea and Paul sift through the Brat Pack years, Hollywood cameos, and the art of not talking about a sex tape.  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea and Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) go deep on Dynasty queen Diahann Carroll’s 2008 memoir “The Legs are the Last to Go”. There’s SO MUCH to get into here - a 9 year affair with Sidney Poitier, drama on the set of Grey’s Anatomy, whether you should get your car fixed so people think you’re rich, and a much needed workaholic reckoning.Get your live show & livestream tickets here for 6/12! For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantezTo join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A mini episode to get us ready for the the 6/12 live show covering ALL THREE Judd’s memoirs! Wynonna Judd, Ashley Judd, and Naomi Judd all have memoir! This family has such a wild, beautiful, and complicated story. This is your little prep for a wild 90s faux-country evening as Chelsea dives into a mother-daughter story for the ages.Get your live show & livestream tickets here! For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantezTo join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices