This week Olivia is joined by author and journalist Lisa Taddeo and senior therapist Sally Baker to discuss sexual grooming and manipulation.

The conversation focuses on Lisa's bestselling book, Three Women, which examined the sex and relationship lives of three very different American women, one of whom, Maggie, was exploited by her high school teacher. What was it about that relationship that became abusive and how common are stories such as Maggie's?

On a lighter note, we also discuss how Sex and the City impacted our own dating lives and the decisions we made in love.

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The broadcaster and former Hear'Say member talks to Olivia about blending her family with her partner's, Simon Motson. Both Myleene and Simon have two children from previous relationships, which Klass explains posed some complications early on that they were able to overcome.

Myleene opens up about what it's like to discipline children when they aren't your own and finding ways to be a good step mother without overstepping your place.

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Reality TV stars Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams join Olivia in the studio to discuss sharing the ins and outs of their family life with the public eye. 

The couple talk about why they choose to share so much with their fans on social media and TV and Spencer explains why he doesn’t ‘get’ social media influencers despite the fact that is what Vogue does.

Spencer also opens up about his Made in Chelsea days and explains why he thinks the programme has lost its touch in 2019. 

Spencer and Vogue’s new show, Spencer, Vogue and Wedding Two, starts on E4 on Monday at 10pm.

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Activist and writer Munroe Bergdorf joins Olivia in the studio to discuss her experiences of coming out as a trans woman and offers some valuable advice to people in the LGBT+ community.

Munroe also addresses the problematic concept of gender reveal parties, in which expecting parents share the biological sex of their unborn child with friends and family members.

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Millennial Love is coming back! The Independent’s podcast all about relationships, sexuality and dating is returning on Friday with a brand new look and feel.

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It's our series finale! To celebrate the end of season one of Millennial Love, we've decided to take a look back at all our past episodes and think back at what we've learned over the past year or so.

Thank you to everyone who's supported Millennial Love so far and stay tuned for what happens next!

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Happy Sexual Health Week, everyone! What a time to be alive.

In all seriousness though, being sexually healthy is incredibly important, and that's why we figured a podcast on the topic was long overdue.

From the different types of sexually transmitted infections and how you contract one, to how to get tested and what we can do to break down the stigma of having one - let's talk about sex(ual health), baby.

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Whether you’re more into them or they're more into you, whether you’ve been seeing someone for a few weeks or have been together for years, knowing when to walk away from a relationship is incredibly difficult.

What if you end things then regret it? But what if you wait, eventually cut things off and then wish you’d done it earlier? It’s never easy.

This week on Millennial Love, we offer advice on how to know when is the right time to walk away from someone - while sharing our own experiences, naturally.

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What constitutes a relationship fail? A break-up? Treating someone badly? Cheating on your partner?

This week on Millennial Love we're joined by the brilliant journalist, author and fellow podcaster Elizabeth Day to discuss why it's important to fail at relationships, and we share our own tales.

After all, if you learn something about yourself, is there even such a thing as a fail at all?

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It's our 50th episode! We can hardly believe it. What fun it's been.

To celebrate, this week we're talking about being single - perpetually so. Why is there such a stigma? Being single is great, and never having had a long-term relationship doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. As two longtime singletons, we're done with being made to feel bad for not having partners. Join us!

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