This week marks the end of Series 1 of Making Friends and Chantel is closing the series with an epic guest, the wonderfully cool Zeze Millz!

Zeze is a broadcaster, radio presenter, cultural commentator and host of the Zeze Millz show. Not to mention the coolest girl about town. Will Chantel get an invite to hang out in the not too distant future? Only time will tell...

Today they talk about what happens when your bestie moves to the other side of the planet, how you know when its time to call it quits on a friendship, the beauty of retail friendships and we get a sneak peak into Zeze's friendship roladex (spoiler alert its EPIC! But you knew that already)

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Making Friends will be back with Series 2 .. watch this space :)

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This week Chantel is joined by fellow new comedian and agent of chaos, Pravanya Pillay! Pravanya has featured on BBC Three’s ‘Asian Network Comedy’, Comedy Central’s ‘Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains’ and is a 2023 Chortle Award Best Newcomer Nominee.

Today Chantel and Pravanya chat about friends that stand by you through your moody 'Churchill' years, befriending your grandparents and Pravanya's true life's passion...the 1997 general election result coverage. (available on iplayer) It's a wild and wonderful episode!

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This week Chantel is joined by comedian, writer, actor, former model and coolest woman in the world Michelle De Swarte! Chantel and Michelle talk about being friends with Josephine Baker (hypothetically), the art of a South London roast (not the edible kind), living in the US and her brand new series Spent. All episodes available NOW on BBC iplayer.

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This week Chantel is joined by writer, actor, director, pole instructor, social commentator, tarot master and general baby girl Kelechi Okafor!

Today we have a first for the podcast, a LIVE tarot reading for Chantel, what will the cards reveal?.. Spoiler alert, she's not honest enough. They also talk about Kelechi's children's book Strong Like Me and her debut collection of stories Edge of Here. Centring black womanhood in a range of alternate and sometimes unsettling realities.

There's also loads of laughing and general black lady joy in todays episode! Enjoy.

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This week Chantel is joined by comedian, writer and certified Wrestle-head (this is the technical term, we discuss it at length)

We talk about her own chocolate based girl crew, get an answer to the question can you ever be friends with your mum and discuss what happens when you feel like your friends are moving into difference phases of life.

You can also catch Sikisa each week as host of the Wrestle Club podcast!

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This week Chantel is joined by peoples princess and certified national treasure Rosie Jones!

Rosie is a stand up comedian, presenter and author! Today they talk about the wonders of spreadsheets in friendships and if you can really be friends with your Mum?

They also talk about Rosie's new (guide) book Moving on Up, which is all about how to make friends, beat bullies and generally smash being a pre teen!

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This week Chantel is joined by comedian, writer and all round powerhouse Esther Manito. Chantel fails to keep her cool (once again) when she explains how Esther's journey into comedy inspired her to take the plunge and an awkward tale of whole sale cocktail tinnies really makes the pitch to be friends an up hill battle this week. There's also an unnecessarily long deep dive on the wonders of teletext!

It's a scenic route around the topic of friendship this week but its a good listen! Enjoy.

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This week Chantel is joined by award winning comedian, writer and actor, Laura Smyth!

Laura has been blazing a trail in comedy and on social media with her down to earth (and hilarious) brand of storytelling. Laura speaks to Chantel in the midst of her sell out tour show "Living my best life" and right off the back of her award winning Radio 4 special '" I don't know what to say".

They talk about the joys of pressure free friendships in your 40s, the pain of losing a good friends and we get and answer to the age old question.. 'is it okay for a friend to f***** your brother!

It's all to play for! Will Laura want to be friends with Chantel?

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This week Chantel is joined by comedian, actor, presenter, writer and general multi-hyphenated queen Thanyia Moore! They laugh (alot) and talk about the importance of honesty in friendship at all costs, even if it means telling your friend their wig isn't wigging the way it should be. This one is a side splitter that comes with a volume warning! Black lady joy in full effect.

Will Chantel be able to convince Thanyia to be her friend?

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This week Chantel is joined by the exceptionally funny Suzi Ruffell!

Suzi is a stand up comedian (aren't they all) and today Chantel and Suzi bond over their shared love of tap dance, musical theatre, Tom Allen, parenting and the joy of finding a new tribes of friends in adulthood, that you didn't realise you needed.

Don't be a stranger, get in touch and tell me all about your friendship wins, fails, advice or women YOU would like to be friends with:

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