“And all of a sudden, in slow motion, I grabbed his cheeks…”

Emma Bunton reveals how she met Leonardo DiCaprio on Unlikely Friends, as Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by questions from Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash.

This week, Unlikely Friends’ first couple contributors Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash ask the gang which character they wish they had invented. Emma easily takes the win with the best answer, while Joe somehow manages to answer his own question terribly.

Also in this episode: Joe Swash reveals his celebrity crush is Emma Bunton, Emma shares the story of meeting her own celebrity crush Leonardo DiCaprio, and the conversation takes a very Unlikely Friends turn.

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"Welcome to our new podcast - called DOGGING"

Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back for a Bank Holiday bumper episode of Unlikely Friends, with radio voices, 90s TV nostalgia, marathon stories and a very divisive Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? question.

This week, the friends discuss Leigh’s radio voice, whether he could ever truly crack the airwaves, and why his self-deprecating style might be getting in the way. There’s also a trip back to 90s Saturday morning and kids’ TV, with Zoe Ball, Denise Van Outen, Jenny Powell, Cat Deeley and Blue Peter all mentioned.

Also in this episode: Emma Bunton’s radio voice, what it would feel like to lose your voice, last week’s marathon, Emma’s lovely story about her nephew, and Pauline the Pineapple causing chaos with the question: who from Unlikely Friends would you take on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Plus, the friends answer a more sensitive question — when was your last cry? — leading to a surprisingly vulnerable moment from Leigh.

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“I think I might die soon…”

Leigh Francis celebrates his birthday on Unlikely Friends, with Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis joined by very special guest Eric Stoltz for a brilliantly strange birthday episode.

Leigh may be the birthday boy, but things get weird almost immediately as he reflects on getting older, becoming older than his dad ever was, and why every year now feels like a bonus.

He’s cheered up quickly though, as Eric Stoltz is inside the pineapple this week - until Eric starts asking some surprisingly uncheery birthday questions about reincarnation, the apocalypse and what animal everyone would come back as.

Also in this episode: why you should never wake Emma up, Emma’s fear of big things, and a surprisingly long detour into whales.

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This week on Unlikely Friends, the gang get into food shopping habits, Leigh’s alleged selfishness, his terrible parking, and the awkward art of being recognised in public — including how to answer the dreaded question: “Are you who I think you are?”

Pauline the Pineapple returns with questions all about loss, sparking tales of lost wallets, Jade and Emma’s ongoing battle with the same missing keys, and the story of how Damage first managed to get radio play — including pretending to be from Manchester to enter a talent competition.

Leigh looks back on his days in a call centre selling kitchens — or at least pretending to — while Emma reveals her first job on reception at a builder’s company. And, somehow, Leigh explains how he once got sand into Pamela Anderson’s bed.

This week on Unlikely Friends, there’s a very special guest contributor in the mix: Timmy Mallett.

Inspired by his own treasured letters home from boarding school, Timmy asks the gang which possessions they could never give away. Leigh’s answer will surprise absolutely no one, Emma shares why her family photo albums mean so much after some very bad luck in the past, and everyone gets wonderfully nostalgic about the sentimental things they’d save forever.

There’s also a chaotic round of Mallet’s Mallet with Timmy himself, where poor Emma takes a fairly hefty whack to the head, plus plenty of seaside chat as the gang swap stories about their favourite coastal towns.

This week on Unlikely Friends, the pals are catching up and diving into the world of Coachella from a slightly more seasoned perspective — trying to work out what it is, why everyone’s obsessed, and whether they’re now under pressure from their children to go. From Justin Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter to a hilarious mix-up with Burning Man, there’s plenty of festival chat along the way.

The conversation then takes a nostalgic turn as they look back at the Brat Pack, the Rat Pack, and iconic supermodels including Naomi Campbell.

Plus, in the second half, it’s all about life updates: Emma and Jade share the story of their trip where they unexpectedly saw the Pope, while Jill and Leigh talk about their time in Amsterdam, plans for a future holiday, and in a moment of pure chaos, Leigh and Jade agree to go on I’m A Celebrity.

This week on Unlikely Friends, the gang are joined by some brilliant guest questions from Iain Stirling — and one question in particular opens the floodgates: what’s the most memorable thing that’s ever been stolen from you? What follows is a surprisingly robbery-heavy chat, with stories involving houses, cars, and even Emma’s iconic Spice Girls dress.

There’s also, naturally, plenty of Love Island chat, as the gang imagine how they’d have fared in the villa back in their prime — and whether they’d have been coupling up, causing chaos, or getting dumped early.

This week on Unlikely Friends, the first topic out of the mix is shopping trolleys, which sparks chat about dodgy wheels, the thrill of sitting in the trolley as your mum pushed you round, and all the strange little memories that come with a supermarket trip.

From there, the gang move on to radio. Emma reflects on her long career hosting the Heart breakfast show, sharing what she misses most and what she definitely does not. Leigh talks about his own time on Virgin Radio and why he found radio a surprisingly lonely place, while Jade reveals a genuinely fascinating detail from his past: growing up with a pirate radio station in his house.

Elsewhere, gold leads to some fairly eye-watering stye chat, while charity work brings out some heartfelt conversation as Emma talks about the causes closest to her. Plus, Pauline the Pineapple rounds things off with a longer letter touching on Emma’s Irish country roots.