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Happy New Year, Divas!Despite 2021 seeming like she might have been on the way up, she did a quick volte face at the finale and ended up being just as much of a bin fire as her predecessor. However the diva-verse was agog with wonderful content throughout and, accordingly, this episode sees Holly & Tom (as is tradition) doing a run down of 2021's Biggest Diva Moments. However, this year, two very special EXTRA guests are with them - it's Chris & Rich of South London fame (and their coincides and whatever the plural of "bitches" is). As such, as well as the Top 10 Diva Moments, we also share each host's Best Entertaintment, Best Song and their Dickheads and Divas of 2021. We also have some special news meaning more diva-worship will be sashaying its way into your podcatcher in 2022 than you might have otherwise been expecting, given the imminent child in the house. So please do keep subscribing to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!The shop where you should buy your books is hereYou can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comHappy New Year and please do stay safe xxx

Bonjour notre Divas,'Tis us, the village bores, and we're here to provide you with all the news from around the Diva-dom, with a much needed catch up on a heavy month. Ploughing on valiantly, we dive right in with everything from Shakira's bravery in the face of swine-based harassment, Ar Di getting her very own "musical" and - the two essential As in the Diva alphabet - Adele and ABBA both dropping brand new music up on us. (Plus ABBA's semi-live madness to go with it.)Unfortunately, we do have to cover the sad state of affairs that is Jesy Nelson's solo career thus far. But to temper that, Holly tells a frankly insane story about a French village she visited whose mayor has a pet boar.So...swings and roundabouts. In a change to your usual programming, we've got two very special guests joining for this little slice of something extra in the form of our upstairs neighbours who just won't shut up, but we also have a seasonally spoopy coincidence from Chris and a genuine bitch from Rich. PLUS: a very sad announcement at the end of this ep, so listen up, divas. If you've not already read it, get your copy of Mariah's autobiography from Store 104Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comTikTok @bigdivaenergyLove you xx

Put on some lipstick and pull yourselves together, Divas!This week's episode really is incredibly grand, as we begin what will come to be something of a saga.It is, of course, the legendary tale of the eternally fabulous ELIZABETH TAYLOR.Like our episodes on Britney, the life and career of the original TayTay has such an exceptional wealth of anecdotes that we just had to give her to you over several courses. Thus, we serve up a feast in the form of Liz's story from her birth to the first of two marriages to one Richard Burton.And your maître d, here to oversee such a delicious banquet, is none other than writer, singer and performer, Isobel Rogers (@Isobel_Roge). So join all three (recorded IRL no less!) as they talk lavender marriages, Liz's celebrity pet hamster, Nibbles, and her devoted relationship to the Fuck You Club.Along the way, we somehow talk a lot about guitars, even more about swimming and Tom spends most of the back-end of the episode trying to remember the name of the film Swimfan.Much of this episode's research comes from Elizabeth Taylor: The Lady, The Lover, The Legend 1932-2011 by David BretSubscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comTikTok @bigdivaenergyAnd please consider joining our Patreon to help keep the pod going!Love you xx

Darling divas!It's another Little Diva Energy and we're very excited because, not only have we got new Jesy music (feat. a certain Prime Minister-baiting diva), an upcoming ABBA Mo-Cap-a-thon, but AWARDS SEASON is of course upon us! So many divas, so many lewks, just so much to discuss, so plug your ears and dive into this one. Adjacent to the diva-verse, Chris is traversing the UK this week for a coincidence, Rich has got a bitch in his craw AND we wrap our chops around a bulging sack of mail. Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comTikTok @bigdivaenergyAnd please consider joining our Patreon to help keep the pod going!Love you xx

You want more, divas?Well, she's back, the High Priestess of Soul..and she's talking about Nina Simone! (badum tish) That's right, we're graced once again by the fabulosity of the wondrous Bella Heesom and picking up where we left off at the beginning of the fame years for Miss Simone. We cover Nina's tireless work in the civil rights movement, her terrible marriage to all-round shitbag, Peter Stroud, and the tragic slide into mental health difficulties. Trigger warning, there is some pretty real stuff in this episode, which covers physical, sexual and mental abuse. However, we try to keep things as light as we can along the way, covering such topics as a Tellytubby Reboot, the little song Tom's Casio used to play and the awkward outcomes of not listening to lyrics. Sources for this Episode include:What Happened, Miss Simone? (dir. Liz Garbus)Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (dir. Questlove) Trailer here Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comTikTok @bigdivaenergyAnd please consider joining our Patreon to help keep the pod going!Love you xx

We're "sliving" once again, Divas,Because we're back with more Parisian content, as the queen of self-promotion herself drops Cooking with Paris on Netflix (and Tom is naht here for it).Plus we discuss Rihanna's rise to billionaire status, 10 years of Little Mix and, of course, the new series of Changing Rooms.If you want all the hot diva gossip, plus extended detours around what dogging is called in the US, LLB's ill-fitting leather trousers and Linda McCartney's vegetarian sausages, then Little Diva Energy is the podcast for you.Not only that but Rich stops by for a bitch and - what a coincidence - it turns out Chris has a very strong connection to Nina Simone of all people! Links: About a Girl podcast: Linda McCartney EpisodeSolve-Along-A-Murder-She-WroteAthena 80sIt's Got to Be BasseySubscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comTikTok @bigdivaenergyAnd please consider joining our Patreon to help keep the pod going!Love you xx

Feeling good, divas? We bloody are, because we've got an absolute hammer of an episode as we bring you part 1 of the gobsmacking life and times of absolute diva extraordinaire, Miss Nina Simone. Not only that but our guest this week is a true friend of the pod and diva in her own right (just listen to that rider), wearer of many hats and many more divine gowns, it's the glorious, the wondrous, Bella Heesom. Join us as we journey from Miss Simone's North Carolina birth, through her first of many stands against racists at aged 12, via smokey bar & grills and all the way to #2 in the charts with her first single. Along the way, we hire a full staff for Bella's entourage, take our stage names from the last thing we watched, and debate the difference between jazz & folk with not a shred of expertise between us. So, divas, crack out the lilac wine, grab some forbidden fruit and get this one in your ears (just don't smoke in bed). Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comTikTok @bigdivaenergyAnd please consider joining our Patreon to keep the pod going!Love you xx

H to tha Hi! Divas,It's been a bumper month in the diva-verse, so we bring you not only news of Divas Assemble! to #FreeBritney (feat. Paris, Mariah, Miley e Christina), not just that Ben and J-Lo are back 5getha, and not simply that Little Mix have been immortalised in wax, but also Chris has a scandalous Coincidence and Rich has taken this Bitch to pay homage to the late, great X Factor.PLUS A REALLY BIG REVEAL Oh, it's all kicking off! Death, Birth & Divas. It's the whole gamut. Subscribe now to never miss a fabulous episode and please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!We're also still asking for you, the listeners', advice on what Big Diva merch might look like, so please reach out on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to get the quants as well as the quals!Love you xx

Hello bébés,We're finally back on track with another full episode, with the vocal stylings of deep-FOTP and resident ever-wit, Sasha Wilson. But, what's that you say? More fuckery with the format? That's right, Holly's husband, Tom, is in fact not here this week. So, Sasha will be sliding into his chair to bring you more tales of Catherine O'Hara, from the beginning of her working relationship with Jamie Lee Curtis' husband, to her most iconic creation, actor, director, wine-taster, matriarch, icon and all-round inspiration to everyone, the Moira Rose.Along the way there are digressions about Close vs LuPone, a Home Alone/Schitt's Creek crossover and why improv is like tantric sex.Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to keep the pod going!Love you xx

Surprise, Divas!Like, Princes William and Harry we've got a surprise to unveil for you this week. Unfortunately, due to Sasha's commitments based on her show Louisa & Jo (& Me) (tickets here) we have to postpone the second part of Catherine O'Hara. Instead we present another Little Diva Energy.But never fear, we run the full gamut of Diva News, from Rich's beef with Holly over Jessie J, to Britney's speaking out against the conservatorship, all the way to a diva examination of the concept of whatever "it" is "coming home". Plus, Madonna. Quelle surprise.Subscribe now to never miss a fabulous episode and please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!We're also asking for you, the listener's, advice on what Big Diva Merch might look like, so please reach out on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to get the quants as well as the quals!Love you xx

Salutations Divas, As some of you will be aware, we have had something of a change in time management capacity and have thusly moved your regular dollop of something *extra* to monthly. We are, in fact, no longer deeting about quants, we are deeting about quals. That means we have a bumper load of diva news to catch up on, including: Jessie J's Eurovision potential! Lorde's Primal Sing! And has Sex & The City killed Samantha? Plus we ask for your worst cases of "Rainbow Capitalism", Overheard Divas and the boys who always deliver, Chris and Rich, bring you coincidences and bitches galore!Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to get the quants as well as the quals!Love you xx

*Rises from First Class Seat* DIVAS!With the vigour of wartime radio operators, we bring you this week's episode, replete with musings and observations from both your customary and established hosts (the conjugal alliance of Morgan and Moores) on a particular favourite of the 80s Canada, 90s America and 00s THE WORLD, DARLINGS - it's Catherine O'Hara.And accompanying us on our voyage through The Life O'Hara is the impulsive, the capricious, the melodramatic SASHA WILSON (actor, playwright and carnal associate of previous guest, Joe Cullen). Join your compères as they navigate their way through SCTV, Beetlejuice and Christmas masterpiece, Home Alone, with detours via our ride-or-die unsolved historical mysteries, Holly's continual casting of the production of Carrie the Musical in her head and the true horror of allowing children to perform Oliver!Plus, more of Tom’s tangential celebrity stories and the introduction of the enigmatic Mr Tekis the Pianist. Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to keep the pod going!Love you xx

Voila, Divas!It's a massive week in the diva-verse, so welcome to a bumper edition. Douze points for the Week In Diva. From the tearful (Leigh-Anne's documentary and Gaga's horrific therapy revelations) to the Tea-full (Grande's marriage, Tom accusing Rich of being "cheugy" and diva inductions into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame). Plus much (never too much) more. Nil points for Justin Timberlake and Blink-182.AND THEN:We have, in the latter half, our full opinions on Eurovision 2021, which saw Gay Christmas come ROARING back in full force. Good golly Ms Dolly it was a good one. Plus, Chris has a coincidence and Rich makes the case for 'El Diablo' being one of the Eurovision greats. Sure.Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to keep the pod going!Love you xx

Take It, Own It, Love It, DivasSelf-appointed, Art Hysterian, Holly Morgan is here to teach you about ART. Insightful? Certainly. Interactive? Definitely. Perhaps almost too clever? Better believe it. That's right, divas, this is the episode that critics have called "Ep 35 - Frida Kahlo [with Ryan Lane]". So, hold on to your tote bags, because we're getting deep. What isn’t quite so clever is the technical difficulties our equipment was having, so huge apologies for some sound issues. Tom tried his best to work it out, but some has slipped through the net. But to make up for it we've got an absolute treat for you as the gorgeous Ryan Lane (@RyanELane) joins us to journey through the wild and oftentimes extremely sad life of one Frida Kahlo.Along the way, we talk a lot about tote bags, the endless fabulosity of Jane Fonda and discover Madonna's deeply threatening "art test" she seems to give her sexual partners. Two books mentioned in the pod are:-      The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hayley Rubenhold-      Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History by Glen BergerYou can order and buy a copy of either (or both!) from @Store104 hereSubscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to keep the pod going!Love you xx

All eyes on me, Divas! Tom spent the weekend in hospital after removing the top of his strummin' finger, but that's not stopped us from bringing you a little slice of something extra. It's a big week for Little Mix, so we dissect the 'Confetti' video (you can check out the article featuring @bethsitek here) and discuss the latest Jesy controversy . Plus, news from the Britney camp, the return of @LinziHateley to Joseph, and Holly's thoughts on Madonna's casting in Carrie the Musical. As always, Chris has a strange coincidence and Rich has...thoughts.Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider joining our Patreon to keep the pod going!Love you xx

We're born to make you happy, Divas,And how better to do it than to bring you another solid gold episode about the early life and career of Actress AND Star Ms Britney Jean Spears with none other than our gorgeous pal across the pond, Tim Murray (@TMurray06).Kicking off with a quick round up of movements in the Britney-verse (the conservatorship vs Drag Race 13's finale) we fire on all cylinders as we race from the deboo album ...Baby, One More Time, all the way up to her third album, Britney, and her first (of many) annus horribilis, at which point we say an Autumn Goodbye to the gorgeous Tim, and with him our Britney episodes...for now. Along the way, we get sidetracked by Madonna vs Gaga chat, stanning Kim Petras and utterly dragging the Scourge of the Divas himself, Justin fucking Timberlake. We'll never stop loving you, so return the love by subscribing to Big Diva Energy and you'll never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider becoming a Patreon to help keep the pod going!xx

Something in your ears, Divas,Strap in, as she's very Steps-focused this week following a) Holly stepping on a proverbial land mine in our Britney episode and provoking Rich's latest bitch and b) the news that Ancient Claire from Steps will be appearing in The War of the Worlds opposite a hologram of Liam Neeson. Whilst all this leads to an edifying debate about holograms being a form of diva grave-robbery, we also have time for the Oscars, Holly to give some Queen hate, Tom to invent Lady O'Gaga (the Irish drag queen), and plenty more bashing of Justin "Sourge of the Divas" Timberlake.Plus Chris has a coincidence and it is wild. Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comAnd please consider becoming a Patreon patron to keep the pod going!xx

You're so lucky, Divas,She's finally here. And we don't just mean comedy icon and Spears stan, Tim Murray (@TMurray06) who we've secured, along with her extensive credits list. No, we're excited because we've strapped Tim in for the first part of two episodes detailing, what we'd consider, "Phase 1" of Britney "It's Britney, Bitch" Spears. That's right, we plan on going all the way from 1981's Mississippi Nativity, up to the 2002 masterpiece Britney in this round of episodes. PHASE. ONE.This week we only make it as far as '...Oops', the single, but that doesn't stop us running the early gamut of one of the seminal divas; from just-a-small-town-girl to that single, diving into the early years of Ms Spears, taking in the revamped Disney club, the ill-fated group Innosense, and Britney and Natalie Portman's Sliding Doors moment. Don't worry, because the whole cast of the Spears Circus are here: JamieLynneJamie-Lynne Brian Meanwhile, we introduce the villain of the piece: Justin "Scourge of the Divas" Timberlake and we go into (some might say too much) detail on the Jessica Simpson B-plot that's always running in the background.Along the way, Holly and Tim stir the transatlantic pot by pitting games against each other in "Actress or Star" vs "Can Sing or Can Sing", the gang pitch Real Housewives of Broadway as an idea that is real and a thing, and they all discuss the very real danger of Patti LuPone being angry at you.Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comxx

Welcome Divas,I'm afraid we're all booked up in our outside area until 2029, but we welcome you to take the podcast away and enjoy the freezing, damp park of this week's episode, in which we ply you with the tins of lager, dirty blankets and Karen's homemade sausage rolls of news from the diva-verse. Have another glass of warm fizz and try to ignore the rain. In this week's ep, among other things, Holly attempts a new route to becoming Gaga's mate (just get on one of her records!), Glenn Close reignites her infamous conflict with LuPone, and we announce a new feature: Unexpected Diva. Plus much, much more. We also mourn the tragic passing of Nikki Grahame, a genuine icon who was taken from us far too soon. For those who might need someone to talk to in the wake of her death, our DMs are always open, but also please do consider one of the many charities who provide help to those who need it. We will share some of them on our socials. Plus, Nikki's friends have reactivated the GoFundMe made in her name, to which you can donate here. The money goes towards helping to pay for the family's funeral costs and the remainder will be donated to charities that help those with eating disorders. Stay safe out there. We love you all. As always, please do subscribe to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comOur patreon xx

Tumble into this one, divas! We've got that burning, blue-cheese buzz, as we dive deep into the life & times of the domestic goddess herself, one Nigella Lawson. Along for the ride is another goddess, the simply stunning Eleanor Rushton (@Wellybeana). Eleanor brings her wit, charm and blanket obsession with Nigella to the Dining Diva's, frankly, amazing life, from her birth into wealth, privilege and pure camp, to her incarceration and subsequent emancipation from Saatchi Towers - via a whole lot of personal tragedy, always met with that trademark Nigella glow. Along the way, in keeping with Holly's tendency to invent something world-changing every 5 years, she and Eleanor pitch "The Platterpuss", the team have a cry about Judy and we get the most well-thought-out Historical Diva pitch ever.Strap in - it's a good 'un.Subscribe now to Big Diva Energy and never miss a fabulous episode. And please do leave a review to help other Divas find the pod!You can also reach out and Cher your diva stories with us on:Twitter @DivaEnergyInsta @bigdivaenergyFacebook @bigdivaenergypodEmail bigdivaenergypod@gmail.comxx