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Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser Join the Patreon and get access to ALL the full-length bonus episodes   Chelsea and Christine Kandic Torres (Author, The Girls In Queens) get jazz handsy for this Broadway legend’s memoir! From originating the roles of Anita in West Side Story and Velma in Chicago, to her friendships with Liza Minnelli and Elaine Stritch, to her promise that she’s not as nice as we think she is, this book leaves us asking a lot of questions.   Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

Chelsea and Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made, Unspooled) get prolific for this wide-ranging episode that covers SIX MENSmoirs - Quentin Tarantino, Don Simpson, Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, Paul Newman, and Joan Didion’s husband John Gregory Dunne!  From penile implants, to the Heidi Fleiss connection, to Quentin Tarantino’s problematic impressions, it’s a festival of fuckery. Plus, some last looks at Paris, Pam, and Minka, and discussions about how much therapy should be in your memoir.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon! Thank you to our sponsors!  Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir

Chelsea and Chris DeRosa (The Real Housewives of New York, My Unorthodox Life) get maternal for this doozy of a Momager’s Mothers’ Day episode! They pick through the wild pile of garbage inside the book: from being a “golf groupie” at 17, to her role in the OJ trial, to which kids she definitely loves more, one thing is clear… we need to check on Khloe.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon!   Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir   

Chelsea and New Mexico bestie Molly Thornton journey through Minka Kelly’s brand-new memoir Tell Me Everything. From her remarkable survival growing up with her unstable single mom, to high school brawls, to reuniting with her Aerosmith guitarist father (and then getting kicked out of his house), Minka’s story is a stunning revelation.   Tickets to the Live Glamorous Trash Party in LA (and streaming!) - https://new.hotelcafe.com/event/the-glamorous-trash-party-3/   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   Thank you to our sponsors! Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir P.F. Candle -- @pfcandleco

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Chelsea and Michelle Young (The Bachelorette Season 18!) snuggle up to Michelle Obama’s 2022 book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times. This book is a hug from your mom, and she’s making sure you wear your coat, cause it’s cold out there! From how she balances boundaries and boldness to how she dealt with the ten years she “hated her husband”, there’s a lot to unpack!   Tickets to the Live Glamorous Trash Party in LA (and streaming!) - https://new.hotelcafe.com/event/the-glamorous-trash-party-3/ Glamorous Trash Writer’s Pack Giveaway - https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/april-giveaway   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Thank you to our sponsors! Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir P.F. Candle -- @pfcandleco  

Chelsea and Danielle Robay (PrettySmart, E!’s While You Were Streaming) wade through Kelly Ripa’s 2022 memoir Live Wire. From Mark Consuelos love stories to cringy LLC names to some masterful Regis shade, Kelly doesn’t dish it all, but we have a good time anyway.    LINKS: Tickets to the Live Glamorous Trash Party - https://new.hotelcafe.com/event/the-glamorous-trash-party-3/ Glamorous Trash Writer’s Pack Giveaway - https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/april-giveaway Sponsors: Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir P.F. Candle -- @pfcandleco For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon!

Season 4 of Love Is Blind just ended, and Chelsea’s got some yelling to do about Mean Girls and bullying! In this episode she catches everyone up on the most important moments of this delightfully trashy show, and what they reveal about our culture and discourse.   We're calling these short episodes: Glamorous Trash Talk. There are so many things in this world that are Glamorous Trash: Going to the library to read People Magazine Sneaking a flask into the Oscars Publishing a podcast about celebrity memoirs that ALSO breaks down structural misogyny    If you like these eps, every once in a while Chelsea will bring you another Glamorous Trash Talk episode - a tangent on a topic that is both high and low, meaningful and fun, glamorous and trashy.    LINKS: Tickets to the Live Glamorous Trash Party - https://new.hotelcafe.com/event/the-glamorous-trash-party-3/   Glamorous Trash Writer’s Pack Giveaway - https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/april-giveaway   For book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To get access to bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon    Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir P.F. Candle -- @pfcandleco

Chelsea and Kyle Ridley (Good Day DC) get obsessively metaphorical with the absolute poetry in Betty Gilpin’s 2022 memoir. From witchy moments to workouts for Nurse Jackie and Glowc to finding out she needed a woman named Cheryl to live in her head, Betty Gilpin has written…one of our favorite books of the year??    Glamorous Trash Writer’s Pack Giveaway - https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/april-giveaway   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   Become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & the Zoom Book Club!    Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila -- @tanteotequila Natalie's Juice Company -- @nataliesoj Poketo -- @poketo YIELD -- @yielddesignco GIR -- @gir P.F. Candle -- @pfcandleco

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To get access to bonus episodes,become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Chelsea and Heather McMahan (Love Hard, Good Grief) think Paris’s 2023 memoir is so hot. From teen detention camps to “being the Birkin” to the real story behind the infamous sex tape, Paris gives us a completely new perspective on the quintessential 2000’s party girl. Sign up for the newsletter for book updates For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez  

Chelsea believes The Bachelor franchise is a cultural clock on America telling us what time it is - and damn, it's always behind! In this episode she dishes her hot bachelor takes and what she thinks this season with boring-ass Zach can tell us about American politics.    We're calling this short episode: Glamorous Trash Talk. There are so many things in this world that are Glamorous Trash: Going to the library to read People Magazine Sneaking a flask into the Oscars Publishing a podcast about celebrity memoirs that ALSO breaks down structural misogyny    If you like these eps, every once in a while Chelsea will bring you another Glamorous Trash Talk episode - a tangent on a topic that is both high and low, meaningful and fun, glamorous and trashy.    For book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To get access to bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Chelsea and Clara Amfo (BBC’s Live Lounge Show, Future Sounds) get in an Empire State of Mind with Alicia Keys’ 2020 memoir More Myself. From dad drama to Oprah to the least amount of tea possible on Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys gives us glimpses of a fascinating life and career. For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

Chelsea and Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic) DON'T keep it sweet with Heather Gay’s 2023 memoir Bad Mormon. From being a funny woman in an unfunny religion, to lip injections, to unexpected musical talent, to the black eye debacle, Heather tells the story of her journey to be fully herself.    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 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Join the Celebrity Book Club Patreon (patreon.com/ChelseaDevantez) to hear the full episode, plus the full library of bonus episodes! Subscriptions start at just $1/month. Chelsea and Ilana Peña (Diary of a Future President, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) go down the yellow brick road with Kristen Chenoweth’s 2023 memoir I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts. From bible quotes to tweeting on Ambien, to finding her birth parents, to some questionable graphic design choices, Kristen takes us on a surprisingly emotional journey.  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez  

Chelsea and Kenzie Elizabeth (Easy on Netflix, Bless This Mess) get vulnerable with Anne Heche’s 2001 memoir Call Me Crazy, and her posthumous memoir, published January 2023. They dive into Anne’s very quick rise to fame, the Ellen DeGeneres of it all, and the scourge of early aughts media calling women "crazy" in order to silence them.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   Click here to subscribe to the Celebrity Book Club Patreon and get bonus episodes!

Chelsea and Lauren Lapkus (Newcomers, Threedom) kick Valentine’s Day off with Pamela Anderson’s 2023 memoir Love, Pamela. From getting discovered on a Jumbotron, to her love of weddings, to a story about Jack Nicholson at the Playboy Mansion that will give you the ‘ick’, Pamela sets the record straight on her own story.    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 

Chelsea and Sequoia Homes (Black People Love Paramour, Glass House) discuss Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir Becoming. From racist college roommates to mentoring Obama in law school to throwing shade from the high road, they seek the answer to the only question that matters - did Michelle walk upstairs or downstairs to receive a forehead touch from Barack??   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 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To get access to all bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Get out your press ons, Chelsea and Mano Agapion (Drag Her) sissy that talk through RuPaul’s OG 1995 memoir Lettin It All Hang Out. From Ru’s club kid days living unhoused in NYC, to their Saturn Return, to throwing allll the shade at Milton Berle and sticking with their ride or dies, they seek the answer to the ultimate question: was RuPaul just born enlightened? For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

Just when we thought we were done with mensmoirs…. this one was too juicy not to cover! Chelsea and Nikki Glaser promenade through Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir The Spare, covering the famous frostbitten “todger”, the royal motto “Don’t Complain, Never Explain”, and dissect the battle over Princess Kate’s lipgloss.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon    Subscribe to Fixing Famous People here     Subscribe to The Nikki Glaser Podcast here 

We’re kicking off the new year with a doozy! Chelsea and Debby Ryan get grungy with Carrie Brownstein’s 2015 memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. We’ve got the power of creative soulmates, couples counseling with your bandmates, the power of Portland, learning to live with stillness, and a college party with Jack White.    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 

As we close out 2022 we're greeting 2023 with this 1990 memoirish/lifestyle guide from Angela Lansbury. Chelsea and Mattie Bayne bathe in the lotion advice, abandoned children, Malibu fires, and borderline pornographic stretching. Together they try to answer the question - is this book a little bit feminist or completely terrible?   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