Starring Cupid

This week we're playing basketball and dribbling men as we look at Leslie Wright and Scott McKnight, from Just Wright. Find out why Zama thinks Leslie is awesome, how Hollywood only loves undesirable women when they're beneficial, and what this story does better than the average fan fiction. In this week's who's your fave it's all about crushing on popstars and has-beens. Be sure to vote for your favourite couple on our Twitter poll @ StarringCupid. Follow for more content and podcast updates.

This week we're defeating witches and talking about the magical duo that is Sophie Hatter and Howl Jenkins, from Howl's Moving Castle. We'll be looking at both the Miyazaki film and Jones book it was adapted from. Find out why Zama adores both versions of the story, how Sophie grows from this adventure, and how Howl (haha) meets his match in Sophie. We take the theme further in our Studio Ghibli edition of who's your fave. A lovely send off as we take a short production break.

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This week we're being bold with Ellie Chu, Aster Flores and Paul Munsky, from Netflix's The Half of It. Find out which different forms of love they touch on, why Ellie and Aster are the queer story we also need, and how Paul and Ellie's friendship builds them up. Who's your fave battle this week pits queer high school crushes against each other.

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This week we're bricking our best friend and looking at the love between Julianne (Jules) Potter and Michael O'Neal, from My Best Friend's Wedding. Find out why Zama adores this film, if Jules did this for love or winning, and why meddling should be the last option. It's a Julia Roberts showdown in this week's who's your fave. Follow us on Twitter @ StarringCupid for updates and polls. We hope you had a lovely Valentine's day or, to some of us, a great 14th of Feb.

This week we're mastering all four elements and looking at Katara and Aang, from Avatar: The Last Airbender. We're joined by a friend of the show and fellow Avatar enthusiast, Dintho-Tsohle (@dinthotsohle) to help Zama express how great the series was. Find out why the new memes brought us joy, why we're not totally convinced by this couple, and how their shared experience affected their story. This week's who's your fave battle pits conflicting nations against one another. Follow us on Twitter @ StarringCupid for updates and polls.

This week we feel it in our fingers, we feel it in our toes, Christmas is all around, and we're looking at the festive classic, Love Actually. Join Zama as she discusses the Downing Street romance, the office affair, and the unrequited crush. Find out why Natalie and David are adorable, what makes Harry's affair so bad, and why Zama was rooting for Sarah and Karl. In who's your fave we have another internal battle, be sure to vote for your winner in our Twitter poll. Happy holidays from the Starring Cupid team. See you in 2021. Follow us on our socials for more content.

We've reached the end of the Spooky Special. This week we're hanging out with the spookiest family around and talking about Morticia and Gomez Addams. Find out how this couple differs from the norm, why Gomez's love is heart warming, and how Morticia is exactly the kind of person he needs. From everyone at Starring Cupid co., a very happy Halloween to everyone. Follow us on Twitter @ StarringCupid for updates on episodes and season 3.

This week we're going back to 1950 to fight monsters and racism. We're talking about Leti and Tic from HBO's Lovecraft Country. Joining us to analyse we have Koketso, a friend of the show and host of The Clueless 20s Podcast. Find out why we swoon over Tic, what makes their relationship so wonderful, and how Leti deserved more from Tic at times. We want to hear how everyone else feels about the different romantic pairings in this show.

This week we're going to Halloweentown to talk about Sally and Jack Skellington, from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Find out why you can't help but like Jack, how Sally was the saviour love interest, and what makes this film so special to Zama. If you're a fan of this spooky kid-friendly, we have possible movie suggestions for you. Follow us on Twitter @StarringCupid for more.

This week we're getting festive and celebrating Halloween. Join us on the first episode of a 4 part Spooky Szn Special. We're having a good time in Sweden with Dani and Christian, from Midsommar. Our producer, Sam, is in the SC studio to rave about this film and remind everyone that he had to force Zama to watch it. Find out why Zama the Cowardly Girl enjoyed this, why Christian is top 2 worst cinematic boyfriends, and how horror movies are subtly more romantic than you think.