Four Friends, Zero Filters: 20 years of friendship comes together in brand new video-first podcast
Unlikely Friends will launch on the 16th October on Global Player
Emma Bunton “I am a vault of secrets”
You wouldn’t necessarily expect Spice Girl Emma Bunton and husband, Damage frontman Jade Jones, to strike up a lasting friendship with BAFTA-winner Leigh Francis and his wife, Jill, but that’s exactly what makes these Unlikely Friends so special. This warm, funny and highly relatable podcast celebrates a 20-year bond that nobody saw coming, bringing audiences into the chaotic joy of four friends who just ‘clicked’.
Available from the 16th of October, Unlikely Friends gives the viewers an exclusive insight into the most unlikely 20-year friendship. The chat is led by the fans as Emma, Jade, Leigh and Jill choose a topic from a plastic pineapple nicknamed ‘Pauline The Pineapple’ after Emma’s mum… Sometimes silly and irreverent, sometimes surprisingly deep, but always entertaining. Now the fab four will get together every week on Unlikely Friends to natter about everything from the chaos of parenting to the pressing issue of Leonardo DiCaprio’s suspiciously squeezable cheeks. Nothing is off limits, taking questions and topics from the viewers, answering honestly and truthfully about anything and everything.
“The papers called us ‘Unlikely Friends’ years ago, whilst we were papped on holiday together. We might be unlikely friends, but behind closed doors we’re just a pretty normal bunch from similar backgrounds who really just clicked!
We’ve talked about doing something together for ages, so we’re excited it’s finally happening in the form of a weekly visual podcast! It’s an invite for the viewers, to feel like you’re spending an evening with us, except YOU dictate the conversation.
So once the school run’s done and the dog’s been walked, bring your ears round to ours and join the chat… about whatever you like!”
The Unlikely Friends
Vicky Etchells, Director of Global Podcasts said: “Bringing Emma, Leigh, Jade and Jill together for this show is something really special. Having spent so much time with them over the past few months, I know just how much fun and energy they’ll bring to it, and I can’t wait for audiences to experience that. Global Player is the perfect home for a show like this, delivering a full 360 entertainment experience across video, audio and social.”
Unlikely Friends is available to listen and watch from 16th of October on Global Player and all major podcast platforms. It is produced by Global Studios.
Global Studios, which includes the Fellas Studios, is the new ultimate one-stop-shop for podcast creators, with best-in-class video and audio facilities, seamless distribution across all major platforms, and the marketing power of Global’s radio, digital and outdoor network.
Global Player is Global’s entertainment hub, which allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, video content, and expertly-curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers.
