As Love Island returns, Chanté Joseph speaks to former contestant Nas Majeed and Guardian writer Simon Usborne, about the increasing pressure to achieve the perfect male body

Love Island and looksmaxxing: how are male beauty standards changing?

Every week, Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph digs deep into the stories we can’t stop talking about. If you love pop and internet culture, and want to get into how it's shaping and impacting our lives, then subscribe to this show. We talk about things like: funny memes, showbiz stories, internet culture, celebrity news, gossip, Tiktok, Twitter, X, true crime stories, beauty, relationships, dating, hit TV shows, films, movies, Netflix, entertainment, American culture, AI, social media, Black British culture, influencers, content creators, fashion, UK and US music, reality TV, Harry and Meghan, royals, Love Island, politics (with a small p), Hollywood, society, ethics, Disney, new ideas and themes, trends and trending stories, hot takes, and trends in music, fashion, TV and film. Pop Culture with Chante Joseph is funny, chatty and opinionated. Expect to hear: good conversations, clever takes on popular stories, the ‘why’ behind big pop culture stories, why is everyone talking about…, what pop culture gets right and wrong, in conversation with…, reviews of the year, moments of the week, controversy… New episodes drop every Thursday.

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