Terribly Famous Wondery

Ed Sheeran knows where he’s going. He plotted out his path to success as a teenager, and ever since, he’s obsessively tried to stick to the plan. The result? A catalogue of chart-topping songs that have soundtracked a generation. But behind-the-scenes, Ed has faced some challenges no amount of planning could have prepared him for. And his bad habits have put at risk everything he's worked so hard for.




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Ed is struggling with his new life, until then he reconnects with someone from his old world. His former schoolfriend and new girlfriend, Cherry, seems to be the antidote to the craziness of global stardom. Ed is back on track - until he gets a call from his lawyer that puts all his future plans on hold.

So famous she doesn’t need a surname. Cheryl is the girl-next-door who found pop superstardom overnight when she won a TV talent show with Girls Aloud. But she has never forgotten the people who made her. In this four-part series, Anna and Emily follow Cheryl as she learns the hard way that not everyone around her is as fiercely loyal. Even those in her inner circle.

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Cheryl's marriage is lurching from scandal to scandal. Eventually, she snaps. It’s time for a holiday - without Ashley. But that holiday leaves Cheryl fighting not for her marriage, but for her life.

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Cheryl makes an incredible comeback after a near-death experience. But she's still wounded from years of being in the spotlight. Then, just as a glorious Girls Aloud reunion is being planned, tragedy strikes - forcing Cheryl to make a promise that she knows she must honour.

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Imitation is the best form of flattery. And imitations don't get much more fabulous than Cheryl Hole. One of the first contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, the drag queen has based her entire persona on our Geordie girl. She’s even part of the tribute act, Gals Aloud. Cheryl Hole joins Anna and Emily to talk about how girl groups have shaped her, and what (the real) Cheryl is like in person.