In the 90s Michelle was your top class, Geordie fangirl with 100% commitment to The One, 911, Backstreet Boys, PJ & Duncan, New Kids on the Block and OTT to name a few. Now in the 2020s she can proudly call herself a friend of the boybands. Michelle joins us to share how that transition from fan to friend took place and what it's been like catching up with the bands for drinks instead of autographs. Want to know more - Follow us on instagram:⁠@boybandsandfandemonium⁠Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.Producer: Laura BOpening Credits: Amir Adhamy & Laura BMusic: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Music Producer, Audio Engineer, Remixer, Academic and Author of 'Pop Music Production’Manufactured Pop and BoyBands of the 1990s', Dr Phil Harding isn't just an expert on the 90s boyband era, he was a creator of it. Working in the industry since he was 16, the list of incredible artists he's worked with is extensive, including boybands from OTT and Worlds Apart, to Take That, Boyzone and East 17 and many more! Notably, he produced the infamous East 17 Christmas No.1 'Stay Another Day', with his production partner Ian Curnow. Phil & Billy go way back, as Phil was also the Producer on the music for Boyz Unlimited. We're truly honoured to have the Dr of Boybands on the pod! For more info on Dr Phil Harding visit: https://www.philhardingmusic.com/ Where you can also purchase his books!Want to know more - Follow us on instagram:⁠@boybandsandfandemonium⁠Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.Producer: Laura BOpening Credits: Amir Adhamy & Laura BMusic: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Amelia Slaughter, Radio Presenter & Voiceover Artist, followed in her sisters footsteps and stuck to her Irish roots to become a MEGA Boyzone fan (as well as Westlife, McFly, Busted...and the rest!) Her aura screams absolute hun and her wit will have you laughing along with her boyband escapades, which she regales to us while preparing herself to say goodbye to Boyzone...again!Want to know more - Follow us on instagram:⁠@boybandsandfandemonium⁠Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.Producer & Editor: Laura BMusic: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

From 90s boyband mega fan to official boyband member, and then onto the pop band of soaps Hollyoaks, Simon Cole has toured with Westlife, graced the front cover of Smash Hits, presented at T4 on the Beach and if you were lucky enough to have a 2006 Hollyoaks Hunks Calendar, he was your Mr February! Simon is a bundle of joy about all things pop, you won't be able to listen to this one without a smile on your face and fandemonium in your heart.

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Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.

Producer: Laura B

Opening Credits: Amir Adhamy & Laura B

Music: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Photo credits:

• Billy Worth and The One - Mercury Records UK
• Simon Cole, Hollyoaks - Lime Pictures

Back in the 90s, Jemma Williamson travelled long and far by bus on her own to meet Take That... only to arrive and be told the doors were closed. She had a painstaking wait to catch a glimpse of them before they left, a wait that would miraculously turn out to pay dividends over 30 years later. A wait that, in 2026, would see Jemma become the UK's most iconic and internationally renowned boyband fan. A wait that would lead her to share a stage with the one and only, Robbie Williams. This is one heck of a story, you're all going to love it! 

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Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.

Producer: Laura B

Opening Credits: Amir Adhamy & Laura B

Music: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Photo credits: Billy Worth and The One - Mercury Records UK

Tour Managing ’90s Boybands with Ian Beckett: kaos, dreams and hangover cures.

Laura and Billy chat with Ian Beckett, a former ’90s Tour Manager for boybands including Ultimate Kaos and Billy’s group The One.

Ian explains how TMs take on a multitude of roles from parent to pal, strict headmaster to confidant and everything in between.  

He shares how he entered Tour Management via an advert seeking a Tutor/TM, quickly joining tours with major acts, the intense heights fans would go to for a chance to meet the bands, and why boybands were harder to manage than rock bands! 

Listen in to hear some wild anecdotes and excellent advice!

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Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.

Producer: Laura B

Opening Credits: Amir Adhamy & Laura B

Music: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Photo credits: Billy Worth and The One - Mercury Records UK

Video credits: Revelation Films

From the exciting heady heights of signing a record deal halfway across the world from home, to a devastating heartbreak that occurred just as they were launching, Adelaide’s finest ‘Universal’ join us to share all the laughs and all the lows of their 90s boyband career and beyond. The Philippou brothers, Adam, George and Michael, bring all the energy of their young teens & twenty-something selves to the podcast and had us in stitches with laughter. Never able to fully disband due to being real life brothers, could this chat have ignited a comeback… Tune in to find out!

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Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.

Producer: Laura B

Opening Credits: Amir Adhamy & Laura B

Music: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Photo credits: 

Billy Worth and The One - Mercury Records UK

Universal - London Records, Smash Hits, Mizz and Bliss

Photographers unknown

Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE Meet & Greet between boybands and fans!

Kicking off this new series Billy Worth, former Boyband member and Actor, and Laura B, Radio and Podcast Producer & Presenter and Super Fangirl of boybands, explore the music, mayhem, and memories of the boyband hysteria era from the 90s onwards. Setting the scene and chatting about the highs and lows, pop culture of the time and blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia - get ready to be transported back that poptastic times of polished harmonies, seamless dance routines, and heartbreaking crushes! 

What was going on behind those cheeky chappy grins? How did it feel being on the receiving end of a boyband wave? How do you adapt to "normal life" when the screaming adoration stops? 

Billy Worth is best known for his time in boyband, The One, complete with their own Boyband Soap on GMTV, and playing Nicky Vickery in the hit comedy series Boyz Unlimited. He has first-hand experience of the dizzying highs of the 1990s pop world and the darker realities of fame. Billy brings honesty, humour, and raw storytelling to the podcast.

Laura B has wide-ranging and extensive experience across the radio, podcast and music industries, both on the stage and behind the scenes. A lifelong boyband and pop fan who grew up in the frenzy of the 1990s, Laura brings a fan’s passion and insider’s perspective from back then and the modern day, balancing Billy’s backstage stories with the voices of the fans who lived through it all.

Want to know more - Follow us on instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠@boybandsandfandemonium⁠⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠@BoybandsAndFandemonium⁠⁠

Get in touch with the show via email - [email protected]

Producer: Laura B

Music: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Photo credits: Billy Worth and The One - Mercury Records UK

**Trigger warning: Drug addiction and mental health struggles are discussed**

If you are struggling please find help here:

• https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/
• https://www.talktofrank.com/get-help/find-support-near-you

For those working in the music industry:

• https://www.musicsupport.org/helpline/

• https://www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk/i-need-help-today
  

Boybands & Fandemonium is the ULTIMATE meet & greet between boybands and fans. Former boyband member and actor Billy Worth and radio/podcast presenter and lifelong fangirl Laura B dive into the music, mayhem and memories of boyband hysteria from the 90s onwards. Blending behind-the-scenes revelations with fan-fuelled nostalgia, they explore the highs, lows and life after fame. Each episode will feature a special guest, from boyband members to dedicated fans and those working behind the scenes too. Offering fresh perspectives and untold stories.

Producer: Laura B

Music: 'Uplifting Pop', MomotMusic

Photo credits: Billy Worth and The One - Mercury Records UK

Contributors: Billy Worth, Laura B, Ian Beckett, Adam Philippou, George Philippou, Michael Philippou, Amelia Slaughter, Simon Cole, Dan Corsi, Phil Harding, Niamh Skinner and more to come!