
The Way They Were
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.
Latest episodes

Dec 16, 2022 • 1h 4min
43: Sam Fletcher: David Copperfield & Claudia Schiffer
In this truly magical episode, Grainne and Chantal welcome a guest who lifts the cape on one of the best-known love matches we all completely forgot about, David Copperfield and Claudia Schiffer...remember THAT?As our guest is none other than 7th best magician Sam Fletcher, he can let us into the magic circle to tell us how this erstwhile love between the world's most beautiful woman and the 8th best magician had its spell broken.Also, feel free to join in with a cracking game of snog, marry, avoid... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 3min
42: Tom Ward: Andre Agassi & Brooke Shields
Today's episode looks at one of the more bizarre relationships of the 1990s, but rather than being an ACE pairing, it was far from LOVE ALL for Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields, as this week's fantastic guest, comedian Tom Ward can confirm! This week's romance is full of temper tantrums and possibly one of the WORST proposals on record, but by god, it's a great tale ... ENJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 4min
41: Elena Saurel: Jack Nicholson & Anjelica Houston
Time to bring on the 1970s LA glam, so pull on your little black cocktail dress, light up a cigarette and hit the dancefloor, as tonight, thanks to this week's guest, actor Elena Saurel, you party with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Houston!Chantal and Grainne are DELIGHTED to delve into this hot mess of an iconic off-and-on-again couple, and it soon becomes clear that Anjelica has the patience of a saint... a saint in a floor-length, backless gown.Although this relationship isn't for the faint of heart, it's clear these two had an unbreakable bond...until it was broken, so let's relive those heady days vicariously!TW: Please note, another of Anjelica's relationships is briefly mentioned which has elements of domestic violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 25, 2022 • 1h 4min
40: Shazia Mirza: Charles & Diana
Now, if you've already binged the latest series of 'The Crown' and are missing that royal fix, then fear not, as not only do we welcome *comedy* royalty to the show in the form of Shazia Mirza but this week's couple is the stuff of royal legend, as the gang do a deep-dive into the regal soap opera that was Charles and Diana and let me tell you, this episode reaches the parts even Netflix wouldn't dare... even Queen Victoria would be amused! You could even argue that this is the first thrupple of the series, but we couldn't possibly comment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 2022 • 1h 3min
39: Catie Wilkins & Richard Herring: Paul McCartney & Heather Mills
This week Grainne and Chantal welcome two showbiz legendary couples to the podcast, one in the form of guests Catie Wilkins and Richard Herring, who as well as both being giants in the world of podcasting, also happen to be MARRIED!The other showbiz couple we celebrate was nominated by our guests, who aren't fortunate to have lived in such wedded bliss, it's that big. hot mess that was Paul McCartney and Heather Mills! Yes, like a warm bath for the brain, we get to immerse ourselves in a simpler time, a time when David Blaine watched the unimpressed faces of Londoners from a perspex box, when sex manuels were in print rather than online, and when courtroom dramas were existed without Twitter. So get comfy and prepare yourselves for the ride of your lives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 2022 • 60min
38: Sarah Kendall: Liza Minnelli & David Gest
What's the use in sitting all alone in your room... when you could be sitting all alone in your room AND listening to this frankly, AMAZING episode, where Chantal and Grainne welcome old chum, comedian Sarah Kendall.And Sarah isn't the only fabulous GUEST this week, as the couple she brings is none other than Liza Minelli and David Gest. It would appear it wasn't love at first sight for this episode's star-crossed lovers, but it soon becomes clear that they should have been a match made in heaven...hey ho, life is a cabaret after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 4, 2022 • 1h 2min
37: Jess Robinson: Les Dennis & Amanda Holden
This week, we have TWO guests popping up on the show, but one of them only makes an appearance right at the very end, as the dominant force is the incredible comedian, singer and impressionist, Jess Robinson! Jess' couple still hold(ens) iconic status in the UK, despite not being together for over two decades, and have since found their family fortunes elsewhere, yes it's Amanda Holden & Les Dennis! As you can imagine Grainne and Chantal were thrilled with Jess' pick, and our survey says listen to this glorious episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 28, 2022 • 1h 3min
36: Kayleigh Donaldson: Mia Farrow & Frank Sinatra
Today's episode is a real humdinger as guest writer and critic Kayleigh Donaldson brings some juicy content in the form of the former couple Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra! Chantal and Grainne really get to flex their showbiz muscles in this soap opera worthy romance, which also floats the important subject of using sign language on cats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 21, 2022 • 59min
35: Coco Khan: Miss Piggy & Kermit the Frog
Here it is, the most inspirational, celebrational episode to date, thanks to brilliant guest, journalist and writer, Coco Khan and this week's couple, whose will they, won't they relationship has had us enthralled for the last 50 years... Kermit T. Frog and Miss Piggy!But just how compatible ARE they, and do pigs and frogs have star signs? You betcha sweet ass they do ... kissy, kissy, kissy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 14, 2022 • 1h 3min
34: Brona C Titley: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart
And they're BACK! After what feels like an eternity, Grainne and Chantal return to the airwaves for some much-missed vicarious celebrity romance. But what on earth have they been up to? Well, Grainne has had a pretty romantic time of it herself, so have a listen to find out what happened there... oh and we also get to dissect the on-off love of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, no big deal!Yup, it's really happening and it's all thanks to our wonderful guest, comedian Brona C Titley, and no one is more excited than Chantal is to finally get to discuss the twilight of this romance ... maybe it was his love of cooking, or was it her 'grumpiness' - the rapping probably didn't help either ...IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices