

The Reality Tea
BBC Radio 1
A weekly get together for everyone who loves and lives for reality TV. Get ALL the tea from reality stars and celebrity guests.
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Aug 18, 2020 • 33min
Ethan Payne: The Reality of YouTube
Youtuber Ethan Payne spills the tea on analysing his video stats, choosing what realities to share online, and dating his fans. Plus, is a second date on the cards for Joanna and Christmas T-shirt man? What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us at therealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Aug 11, 2020 • 33min
Shaughna Phillips: Congrats Hun
Winter Love Island's Shaughna spills the tea on what it's like sharing a toilet with other Islanders, and why having virtual dates on Celebs Go Dating is so much harder than meeting someone IRL. Plus, Pilar and Joanna play her a voice note from one the guys she ended up dating on the show… What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us at therealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Aug 4, 2020 • 36min
Amelia Lily: Growing up on reality TV
Amelia Lily shares stories of living like a wild child on Geordie Shore, seeing castmates naked, and hot tub etiquette. She also discusses managing her diabetes while drinking. The hosts talk about their addiction to social media, pre-nuptial agreements, and engagement rings. They touch on reality TV shows, exclusive interviews, growing up in the public eye, and career aspirations. They reflect on the impacts of reality TV on their social life, relationships, and fame, while criticizing society's judgmental attitude towards celebrities. They also discuss managing diabetes while filming.

Jul 28, 2020 • 21min
New Co-Host, Who Dis?
The Reality Tea introduces its new celebrity co-host and discusses their belief in the Law of Attraction. The hosts share their amusing paparazzi experience and talk about their food habits. They explore personal experiences with DMs and sliding into someone's DM, and tease an upcoming episode where they try to connect with a celebrity through the six degrees of separation.

Jul 21, 2020 • 46min
The Selling Sunset Reunion
It's a Selling Sunset Reunion! It's Raj's last show, so she's gone full sunset. Raj and Pilar are joined by Oppenheim group's finest when Jason, Mary, Heather, Maya, Christine and Davina stop by to spill the tea on what's going on behind the real estate empire. What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us at therealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Jul 14, 2020 • 38min
Paul C. Brunson: Celebs Go Virtual Dating
Celebs Go Dating matchmaker Paul C. Brunson turns the table on Raj and Pilar, making them spill the tea on their dating app matches and situationships. Plus, he gets into it on how we can still date while socially distancing. What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us at therealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Jul 7, 2020 • 32min
Erika Owens: Coming Out On TV
90 Day Fiance's Erika Owens opens up about coming out to her parents on TV, dating someone who's celibate, and why she still had dating apps on her phone when she had a girlfriend. What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us at therealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Jun 30, 2020 • 35min
Finn Tapp: Finding Love On Reality TV
Love Island winner Finn Tapp spills the tea on applying to the show for banter, picking up Paige's Scottish lingo, and arguing with Love Island producers! Plus, he reveals his secret obsession with Selling Sunset, The Mummy Diaries, and Spencer and Vogue! What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us attherealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Jun 23, 2020 • 34min
Tom and Emma: Fast Fame
Tom Brittney and Emma Rigby, stars of BBC Three show Make Me Famous, spill the tea on what they've learnt about duty of care on reality shows, what Love Island lingo they had to learn for their roles, and who they're hoping will slide into their DMs. What reality TV shows have made you laugh, cry, or shout at the telly this week? Send your voice notes to us at therealitytea@bbc.co.uk or #TheRealityTea

Jun 16, 2020 • 36min
Jack Fowler: Using Your Voice
Love Island's Jack Fowler gets into it about whether influencers should be social activists as he shares his take on the Black Lives Matter Movement. He talks making music with other Love Islanders and ex Blue Boy-bander Simon Webb. He also spills the tea on how he caught his girlfriend's eye by sliding into her DMs and the book that made their relationship.


