Lessons in sex, Barry Keoghan and unlikely leading men

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Sex is at the top of the agenda today hunnies, with Ellie having watched Emma Stone’s insane, Oscar-tipped bonkbuster Poor Things, as well as the amazingly realistic How to Have Sex, about a girls rite of passage trip to Malia. Cue discussions about everything from sexual taboos to consensual grey areas.

Meanwhile Kathleen has been paying *particular* close attention to Hollywood’s unlikely leading men, from Barry Keoghan to Timothée Chalamet. Why is everyone so horny for ‘little freak energy’ as Barry neatly put it himself?

We also get stuck into Calvin Klein’s month of thirst and furore: from the Jeremy Allen White ad that has people visiting its New York posters like holy monuments, to the ‘objectifying’ FKA Twigs ad that the ASA has bizarrely banned.

And finally, why the explosive Chiara Ferragni cake drama suggests influencer culture really is eating itself.

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Reccos discussed:

• Saltburn's Barry Keoghan on flirting with Jacob Elordi and manifesting stardom (GQ)
• Jacob Elordi & Barry Keoghan on Hollywood, Future Films & ‘Making It’ (Vogue)
• ⁠How French is Timothée Chalamet?⁠ (Vulture)
• Why Celebs Are Over Keeping Their Private Lives Private (Vogue)
• Poor Things (in cinemas now)
• How To Have Sex (Amazon Prime)
• How To Have Sex Captures The Unique Thrill – And Pain – Of The Rite Of Passage Girls’ Holiday (Vogue)
• The Brothers Sun (Netflix)
• Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix)
• How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby? Jean M Twenge for The Atlantic

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