The Way They Were
W!ZARD Studios
The podcast where every celebrity split is the one that got away. Each week comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate take a deep dive into a celebrity breakup, chosen by a special guest, that still lingers in their hearts and minds. We scour interviews, over-analyse iconic pictures and search for meaning in post-breakup media statements. Celeb gossip hounds will feel right at home, but really anyone who's experienced a breakup can appreciate hearing how the rich and famous take heartbreak to a whole new level. They might uncouple ‘amicably with love and respect for one another’ - but we never get over these lost loves! Join us every Friday for a new episode.
Episodes
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Jul 8, 2022 • 1h 2min
29: Hannah George & Toby Williams: Avril Lavigne & Chad Kroeger
In a TWTW first, Grainne and Chantal welcome the very first showbiz couple to discuss ANOTHER showbiz couple on the podcast, as screen writer and one third of Drunk Women Solving Crime, Hannah George & star of stage and screen, Toby Williams nominate the long lost love of Avril Lavigne & Chad Kroeger for dissection. As Hannah and Toby join us FRESH from saying I do, the gang find out why Avril and Chad couldn't last the distance, how old you need to be to drink in Canada and if patriotism is the death of romance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 1, 2022 • 60min
28: Ola Labib: Mel B & Eddie Murphy
This coupling had Grainne and Chantal jumping around their ensuites with joy and it's all thanks to comedian Ola Labib, whose guest slot is surely one of legendary proportions, because this week, we get to stick our faces into the quagmire of Mel B and Eddie Murphy's brief union and as usual Grainne's thorough research turns-up some diamonds in the rough... strap in folks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2022 • 1h 3min
27: Freya Parker: Bruce Willis & Demi Moore
Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker! Yes it's happening this week thanks to comedian and actor Freya Parker, we're lamenting the lost love of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore!Join Chantal and Grainne in a mansion full of dolls worth of excitement and imagine what the film Ghost would have been like with Brucie at the pottery wheel instead of Patrick... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2022 • 1h 2min
26: George Heyworth: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes
YES.... IT'S REALLY HAPPENING! Chantal was jumping on the sofa on hearing the news that we will be delving deeeeeep into the world of Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes, all thanks to this week's fantastic guest, comedian and journalist George Heyworth. As per usual, Grainne's research has left no stone unturned. allowing a full examination of this doomed romance... a pleasure and a privilege, I'm sure you'll agree... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 4min
25: Lou Conran: Fern Britton & Phil Vickery
This week's couple provided a rather cryptic conundrum for our Chantal, which is no surprise, given that these guys were once the golden couple of British daytime TV, but even if, like Chantal, you're learning about this pair for the first time, Grainne's meticulous research and guest Lou's unparalleled enthusiasm will have you on a google deep-dive of your own in NO TIME! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 3, 2022 • 56min
24: Holly Burn: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
They couldn't live together, yet they couldn't live apart, which sounds absolutely exhausting, but Chantal and Grainne are cock-a-hoop to be able to delve into the on again, off again, on again, off again etc whirlwind of love that is Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton!This is all thanks to this week's guest who gave us this gift is icon of comedy, Holly Burn, who as well as coming armed with some amazing stories of her own showbiz life, allows us to immerse ourselves into some old skool Hollywood glamour... they don't make em like this anymore! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2022 • 54min
23: Taylor Glenn: Uma Thurman & Ethan Hawke
This week's lost love lament comes from a lady who is no stranger to a podcast, it's one third of Drunk Women Solving Crime and screenwriter, Taylor Glenn, who still isn't over a 90s romance which combined Dead Poets and Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke! To say these guys were couples goals is an understatement, but alas, their love exists only in the time capsule of our hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2022 • 57min
22: Stephen Leng: Madonna & Guy Richie
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2022 • 58min
21: Jackie Adedeji: Billie Piper & Chris Evans
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 6, 2022 • 1h 1min
20: Ayesha Hazarika: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
