Bridey Drake has built a career as one of Australia's biggest content creators, from her childhood bedroom on the NSW Central Coast.

Since first posting in 2019, she's amassed millions of followers, launched her pyjama business Night Sweet Thing, won Australian TikTok creator of the year and taken home back-to-back AACTA audience choice awards for favourite Australian digital creator.

On this episode of the Stellar podcast, Bridey opens up about growing up online, the burnout that forced her to set boundaries, and why she still sees herself as "your Aussie girl next door".

She also shares the story behind her self-funded documentary Pure Average, renovating homes with her dad in Broken Hill, and navigating love and life in the public eye.

You can follow Bridey on Instagram here. 

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For more than 20 years, Jodi Gordon lived much of her life in the spotlight. But behind the scenes, she was quietly struggling. Four years ago, she revealed her struggles with depression – and spoke for the first time about going to rehab for alcohol addiction.  

On this episode of the Stellar podcast, Jodi opens up about what life has looked like for her in recovery, stepping away from acting to work as a counsellor for Sane Australia, launching her new practice The Modern Recovery Group, and why, at 41, she feels more grounded than ever. 

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Frances Whiting has spent almost 30 years writing her beloved Sunday column in Queensland’s Sunday Mail. But behind a career built on telling other people’s stories, some of the biggest chapters in her own life arrived later than expected.

On this episode of the Stellar podcast, Frances reflects on becoming a mother in her 40s, publishing her first novel at 46, the runaway success of her latest book The Nocturnals at 61, the reader letter that moved her deeply, and why it is never too late to start again.  

You can buy Frances Whiting’s new novel The Nocturnals via the link in our show notes or at any good bookstore. 

Watch the full episode with Frances Whiting here.

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Chrissie Swan doesn’t do many interviews. “I’m like Halley’s Comet,” she jokes of the astrological phenomenon that only appears every 75 years or so. Now, Chrissie is orbiting back to the other side of the microphone, a place she readily admits she doesn't tend to be. 

This week on Something To Talk About, Chrissie reflects on the headlines she refuses to let define her, and how she walks the careful line between sharing her life publicly and protecting her children privately. She also discusses leaving breakfast radio, giving up alcohol, co-parenting teenagers, and why uncovering generations of rebellious women and family tragedy on her upcoming episode of SBS’ Who Do You Think You Are? ultimately changed the way she sees herself.

Chrissie’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? airs on SBS on Tuesday, June 9, at 7.30pm.

Watch the full episode with Chrissie Swan here.

Something To Talk About is a podcast by Stellar, hosted by Sarrah Le Marquand.

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One minute, Taylor Haynes was doing a live cross at the Sydney Fish Market. The next, the Today show reporter was going viral around the world.

After a crab latched onto her finger during an Easter weekend segment, Taylor became an overnight internet sensation, dubbed “the crab girl” across every online platform. But behind the headlines is a broadcaster who has spent more than a decade working toward her moment on screen. On this episode, Taylor shares what really happened during that now-infamous live cross, the reality of becoming viral overnight, and why she refuses to read the comments.

You can see more of Taylor on Today and Weekend Today on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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Watch the full episode with Taylor Haynes here.

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Jessica Hull is one of the fastest women in the world and the first Australian woman in history to win an Olympic medal in the 1500 metres. But she says that silver medal in Paris was never the end goal. It was proof of what’s possible.

On this episode of the Stellar podcast, Jessica shares why that breakthrough moment has only fuelled her ambition, how she’s learning to handle the pressure that comes with success, and what it really takes behind the scenes to chase gold at the next Olympics in Los Angeles. 

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Tammy Hembrow is one of the most talked-about people on the internet, but depending on your algorithm, you might only know one version of her. The devoted mother of three. The fitness entrepreneur helming a multimillion-dollar empire. The glamorous influencer generating headlines everywhere she goes.

In this episode of the Stellar podcast, Tammy sits down for her most candid interview yet, ready for Australia to get to know the real her. She opens up about why swimming with sharks is easier than being an influencer, how she navigates relentless trolling about her body and personal life, and how viral rumours involving AFL star Bailey Smith exposed a glaring double standard when it comes to dating after divorce.

Plus, Tammy discusses the trauma from her short-lived marriage to Love Island star Matt Zukowski, and why therapy became her path forward.

Shark! premieres at 7pm on May 31 on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Watch the full episode with Tammy Hembrow here.

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Erin Holland’s road to motherhood has been anything but easy.

When she last joined the podcast in January, Erin was in the middle of a four-year fertility journey with her husband Ben Cutting and had just learnt the latest in a long line of IVF transfers had failed.

Now, just ahead of Mother’s Day, she’s back with an update – and ready to share some beautiful news.

In today’s episode of the Stellar podcast, Erin opens up about how it took 20 rounds of IVF and the equivalent of a house deposit to get to this moment, the guilt and apprehension she feels in announcing her pregnancy – and how she and Ben plan to navigate their high-flying careers and unconventional living arrangements as they prepare for parenthood.

Follow Erin on Instagram @erinvholland.

Watch the full episode with Erin Holland here.

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It may surprise you that Tommy Little is big on self-awareness. Having carved out a two decade long career in stand-up, radio, and television that has traded on his self-deprecating style of humour, Tommy is now in pursuit of something much bigger. 

In this episode of the Stellar podcast, Tommy reveals why he believes he’s been the common denominator in all of his breakups and weighs in on those rumours about his longtime radio cohost Carrie Bickmore jumping ship to work Karl Stefanovic. Plus, he shares the unusual thing he’s been doing in the theatre toilets after each of his shows. 

Tommy's show Namaste The F*ck Away From Me is now touring. Tickets: comedy.com.au 

Watch the full episode with Tommy Little here.

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Dr Chris Brown is a man who doesn't stay still for long. Since moving networks from Ten to Seven three years ago, the former Bondi Vet, I'm A Celeb and Dancing With The Stars host is back front and centre to launch two new projects that have taken him across Australia and around the globe, leaving him with what he calls a “very healthy” relationship with his frequent flyer account.

And after years of interest and speculation about his love life, that’s not the only relationship Dr Chris opens up about in this conversation. He tells us what it has been like to have fathered nine babies and been married seven times – at least according to the celebrity rumour mill – and explains how he is, indeed, currently in relationship with a woman who “just gets it”.

Chris also reveals the challenges of hosting a renovation show when you’re a colourblind vet, how his mother’s 13 year journey with Alzheimer’s has shaped how he approaches his day-to-day life, and tells the wild story of how he unexpectedly found himself getting charged by a herd of “cocaine hippos” in rural Colombia.

My Reno Rules premieres Tuesday from 7.30pm on Seven Network and 7Plus.

Watch the full episode with Dr Chris Brown here.

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