The Option One Podcast

Cellcast

The Option One Podcast is the ultimate entertainment podcast. Hosted by Oliver Tomkins and former Page 3 model and CBB star, Rhian Sugden. We chat to a wide range of guests from the mainstream to the counter-culture and all corners of society. Bringing you fresh perspectives that will both inform and entertain! Not only that, but our interactive segment: 'Call Us, Option One' gives you the chance to interact with us and make your voice heard. Whatever you want to say or ask, we want you to join in!

  1. 4d ago

    Abby B: Stripping, Babestation & £30,000 Tips

    How do you go from working in finance and IT to becoming one of the UK’s top exotic dancers and a Babestation regular? In this episode of The Option One Podcast, Abby B joins Rhian Sugden and Oliver Tompkins for a candid and often hilarious conversation about life in the adult entertainment industry, stripping, Babestation, dating, money and some of the strangest requests she’s ever received. Abby opens up about leaving her corporate career behind, discovering the world of exotic dancing, and how a night out in London completely changed the direction of her life. She shares what really happens behind the scenes in strip clubs, how dancers are auditioned, the realities of earning money in the industry, and why she believes Babestation is the best job she’s ever had. The conversation explores dating while working in adult entertainment, family reactions to her career, cultural expectations, confidence, independence, and the freedom she feels from living life on her own terms. Along the way, Abby reveals some unbelievable stories from her years working in clubs, including extravagant gifts from wealthy admirers, VIP experiences, bizarre customer requests, and the strangest encounter she’s ever had with a regular client. The episode also dives into modern dating, AI girlfriends, beauty pageants, football, social media, and Abby’s unapologetic outlook on life, success and happiness. ⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Introduction to Abby B00:01:46 - Auditioning as an Exotic Dancer00:04:24 - The Most Money She’s Ever Made00:06:04 - Leaving Finance for Stripping00:08:24 - Working in Strip Clubs Around the World00:11:12 - Life Behind the Scenes in Adult Entertainment00:15:03 - Dating, Relationships & What She Wants in a Man00:16:33 - Why Babestation Changed Her Life00:18:18 - Family Reactions to Her Career00:21:45 - First Impressions of Babestation00:23:05 - Babestation vs Exotic Dancing00:28:18 - The Strangest Customer Request Ever00:34:31 - Viral Beauty Pageant Moments00:37:00 - AI, Virtual Girlfriends & The Future00:39:00 - Modern Dating & Human Connection 🔗 All Social Linkshttps://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast 🎙️ From the makers of Babestation, The Option One Podcast explores modern culture, internet trends, fame, sex, money and the conversations most shows avoid. Our guests share their stories through candid discussions, personal experiences and the latest topics dominating social media and popular culture. 🔔 Subscribe to The Option One Podcast and stay up to date with every episode. #AbbyB #Babestation #ExoticDancer #StripClub #Podcast #AdultIndustry #OptionOnePodcast #RhianSugden

    55 min

  2. Jun 16

    Levi & Mckenzie Bleu: Mother and Daughter Onlyfans Duo

    Babestation legend Levi and her daughter Mckenzie Bleu join Rhian Sugden and Ben Keenan for one of the most unusual conversations we’ve ever had on The Option One Podcast. Mckenzie opens up about being bullied at school because of Levi’s Babestation career, the moment her mum offered to quit the adult industry for her, and why she eventually ended up following the same path by starting an Onlyfans, becoming a webcam performer just like her mum. The conversation explores the realities of working in the adult industry across two generations. Dating while being in the public eye, getting banned from Tinder and other dating apps, dealing with social media trolls, family reactions, strange fan requests, and the surprising support they’ve received from those closest to them. Along the way, the discussion takes some unexpected turns into haunted houses, Ouija boards, paranormal experiences, demonic dreams, and whether ghosts really exist. Levi also shares her experience using weight-loss injections, losing four stone with GLP-1 medications, and gives her thoughts on the growing Ozempic and Mounjaro debate dominating social media. 00:00:52 - Banned From Tinder00:04:01 - Married At First Sight00:09:17 - Ghosts00:14:04 - How Levi Got Started In Modelling00:17:18 - Bullied At School Because Of Mum00:18:58 - Starting OnlyFans During Lockdown00:19:21 - Boundaries, Fans & Weird Requests00:21:48 - What The Family Really Thinks00:25:50 - The Strangest Customer Request Ever00:28:21 - Trolls00:31:07 - Ozempic, Mounjaro & Weight-Loss Jabs Debate00:42:46 - Mother vs Daughter ChallengeSubscribe now for insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠⁠⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠⁠

    52 min

  3. Jun 8

    Nicola McLean: Celebrity Big Brother Regrets, The Playboy Mansion Scammer & Page 3 Fame

    Nicola McLean is a former Page 3 icon with more appearances than anyone else in the early 2000s. She then became infamous for an on-air confrontation during her time on Celebrity Big Brother and made a memorable appearance on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! As well as other shows like The Weakest Link. Now she can be seen on Channel Five's Jeremy Vine and Vanessa, giving her takes on the issues of today. Now, TV personality Nicola McLean joins Ben Keenan and Rhian Sugden for one of the most outrageous conversations we’ve had so far.Nicola opens up about why she has no regrets about her career despite the criticism that often comes with it. Shares behind-the-scenes stories from Celebrity Big Brother, including life inside the famous house, being plied with copious amounts of alcohol and what reality TV was really like during its wildest era.Nicola also tells us the wild story of how she was flown first class to the Playboy Mansion, interviewed Paris Hilton and Justin Timberlake at Hugh Hefner’s birthday party, and later discovered the entire TV project was organised by a fraudster who had fabricated the whole thing.Not only that but Nicola gives her thoughts on OnlyFans, celebrity culture, motherhood, online trolling, glamour modelling, AI influencers, modern feminism, reality TV fame, and the lessons she’s learned from spending over two decades in the public eye. 01:09 - How Nicola got into Page 3 03:00 – Big Brother regrets: “They gave us unlimited alcohol” 13:43 – Why OnlyFans makes Nicola uncomfortable 18:38 – Katie Price, Carmen Electra & the rise of Ai clones 19:46 – The first time i left my husband 28:05 – Inside The Playboy mansion 31:31 – The con-man 36:39 – Jeremy Vine, Epstein Defenders and why Nicola never backs down 45:14 – The Weakest Link 54:27 – I’m a Celebrity or Big Brother? 57:53 – Trapped in a Coffin with Martina Navratilova 01:00:33 – Standing in a tank while Timmy Mallett sang Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie 01:03:33 – Nicola gags and jelly bean chaos! Subscribe now for insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠⁠⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠⁠

    1h 7m

  4. Jun 3

    AJ Bunker: Love Island, Misfits Boxing & Why She Wants To Fight Bonnie Blue

    You know her from Love Island and Love Island All Stars, AJ Bunker is in the studio and she's lifting the lid on what it's really like to be on the ITV dating show. Revealing how much of the show is actually real and how much the producers try to influence what goes on. Join AJ with hosts, Ben Keenan and Rhian Sugden for an unfiltered behind-the-scenes look at one of Britain’s biggest reality TV dating shows. AJ Bunker reveals the full Love Island audition process and the realities of entering the villa as a bombshell. She also opens up about being voted out twice, the friendships and the rivalries inside the villa.The conversation also dives into AJ’s life after Love Island, her journey into celebrity boxing with Misfits, becoming a Misfits boxing champion, suffering injuries in the ring, and why she’d love to fight controversial internet star Bonnie Blue. Along the way, the trio discuss reality TV fame, mental health support after Love Island, influencer culture, Botox and what she is building next with her new salon venture. 00:00:00 - AJ Bunker on the show! 00:01:38 - How to get on Love Island 00:07:12 - My first season on love island 00:11:17 - What really happens under the covers 00:12:24 - The alcohol rule nobody knows about 00:15:41 - Love Island nearly sent me off the rails 00:17:13 - Becoming Misfits boxing champion 00:20:25 - Extreme training took over my life 00:27:11 - The punch that ended my career 00:28:16 - The celebrity i'd love to fight. 00:32:42 - Love Island myths: fact vs fiction Subscribe now for insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠⁠

    51 min

  5. May 25

    Alex Sim-Wise Tells Rhian Sugden The Craziest Stories From Her TV Career

    From Japanese vending machines selling worn panties… to Jason Statham inviting her into the men’s toilets… this might be one of the most chaotic episodes we’ve ever recorded. In this episode of The Option One Podcast, legendary glamour model, presenter, cosplay creator and internet icon Alex Sim-Wise joins Rhian Sugden and Ben Keenan for a completely unfiltered conversation covering everything from 2000s lad mag culture to appearing on Beat The Chasers. She also discusses ADHD, OnlyFans burnout, fetish clubs, cosplay, being video games editor for Front magazine, mental health and surviving internet fame. Alex opens up about working for G4 TV in America, interviewing celebrities for MTV, partying through the MySpace era, having her own show, 'In Bed With Sim-Wise' on SumoTV, and what the glamour modelling industry was really like behind the scenes during the Loaded, Front and Nuts magazine years. 1:17 - Questions from fans 4:45 - Melinda Messenger 9:06 - Living with Autism and ADHD 13:24 - Beat The Chasers 19:00 - In Bed With Sim-Wise on Sumo TV 21:08 - Onlyfans 24:57 - Emetophobia 28:24 - Myspace 33:00 - MTV 40:15 - Jason Statham Subscribe now for candid discussions on counter culture lifestyles, insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠⁠

    50 min

  6. Mar 2

    Firearms Arrest, Conspiracy and Losing It All - Olivia Eden Tells Her Story

    Olivia Eden Babestation sits down with Ben to tell her story about the time she was arrested and put on trial, facing accusations of conspiracy to transport firearms and money laundering. Had her engagement ring seized along with all her other assets as 'proceeds of crime' and put on trial for 17 weeks while the prosecution tried to build a case against her. She talks about what it felt like to have her house raided and how she got through such a long trial without losing her mind. You'll hear about how far the system went to keep her from being re-united with her own engagement ring, having to buy it back from auction and the surreal reality of being found not guilty while her husband was jailed. How glamming up for court in 6 inch heels and keeping her positive mental attitude was the ultimate act of defiance and got her through her darkest moments as the trial dragged on.From this eye opening account by Babestation cams model, Olivia Eden you'll hear first hand about how the British justice system operates. Make your own mind up as to what really happened to Olivia, was she targeted or just in the wrong place at the wrong time?Not only that but she talks openly about steroid use in her early years of bodybuilding, her loyalty to her husband and Playboy ambitions.0:30 - Questions from viewers05:37 - Bodybuilding09:07 - Steroids11:45 - Arrested for conspiracy to transport and sell firearms with the intent to endanger life.17:37 - The Trial22:13 - Charges Explained30:08 - Engagement ring39:41 - The verdict43:14 - True Crime or Fake News49:00 - Guilty or Not Guilty53:01 - Playboy Subscribe now for candid discussions on counter culture lifestyles, insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠⁠

    54 min

  7. Feb 2

    Rhian Sugden on OnlyFans, Fame, Regret and Did Feminism Kill Page 3?

    Rhian Sugden rose to fame as one of the UK’s most prominent Page 3 models until scandel catapulted her to infamy and she became a household name. She appeared on Celebrity Big Brother before turning her hand to becoming an entrepreneur, opening her dog grooming business, 'The Bark Yard' and also creating her Rhian Sugden OnlyFans account. In this, her first ever podcast appearance, Rhian speaks openly about what it was like to be a Page 3 model in the 2000s, being away on shoots and getting to know the other models more intimately than she ever would have expected. We also find out what it was like to be recognised in Afghanistan, whether she thinks feminism killed off the Page 3 era and how attitudes and cultural relevance have changed over the years. Rhian also lifts the lid on what her time was like inside the Celebrity Big Brother house and talks about some of the famous faces she's met along the way through her TV and modelling work. We also find out more about her struggle to get pregnant, how IVF treatment worked for her and how she is enjoying motherhood and finally what the future holds for Rhian as she navigates her public persona with what she wants to achieve in life and business. 01:49 - Questions from fans 02:26 - Being recognised in Afghanistan 03:22 - Advice for getting into glamour modelling 06:48 - Bryan Adams tried to shoot me 10:15 - Did feminism kill Page 3? 13:47 - Having 5 stars on WikiFeet 18:39 - Behind the scenes of Page 3 25:04 - Celebrity Big Brother 29:05 - Page 3 vs OnlyFans 34:43 - Breast reduction & media reaction 37:29 - IVF and motherhood 44:05 - The Barkyard – doggy daycare & grooming business 51:07 - “Dildo Gate” & the sex shop story Subscribe now for candid discussions on counter culture lifestyles, insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠⁠

    58 min

  8. Jan 6

    Megan Rox: My Family Stopped Talking To Me Then My Car Got Firebombed

    Megan Rox is a former pailliative care nurse who decided to leave her job when the pandemic hit and turned to live sex cam work as an alternative means of making money. Find out what pushed her to give up her job and how her life has changed since taking up work on sex cams.Since becoming a glamour model and then joining Babestation as a live sex cams performer, Megan has experienced the ups and the downs of the adult industry from awkward celebrity encounters and tequila fuelled nights at the UK Glamour Awards to being ostrasized by her family. Megan talks about the friendships that broke down and the emotional side of a job most people misunderstand. We talk about loneliness, why a lot of men just want someone to talk to, and how her past career built the resilience she relies on now.Not only that but we'll be delving into Megan's wildest Babestation cams stories and finding out more about her love for tattoos and car culture. Oh, and she tells us about the time her car was firebombed!0:41 - The UK Glamour Awards4:40 - Tattoos7:00 - Working in Palliative Care10:40 - First night on Babestation12:33 - Friends and family reactions17:12 - Babestation TV callers21:03 - Testing Megan's car knowledge26:55 - Option One Or Option None Subscribe now for candid discussions on counter culture lifestyles, insane stories, and personal experiences with The Option One team and unique guests. All Links:⁠ https://beacons.ai/optiononepodcast⁠

    41 min
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The Option One Podcast is the ultimate entertainment podcast. Hosted by Oliver Tomkins and former Page 3 model and CBB star, Rhian Sugden. We chat to a wide range of guests from the mainstream to the counter-culture and all corners of society. Bringing you fresh perspectives that will both inform and entertain! Not only that, but our interactive segment: 'Call Us, Option One' gives you the chance to interact with us and make your voice heard. Whatever you want to say or ask, we want you to join in!

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  • Creator
    Cellcast
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Cellcast
  • Show Website
    The Option One Podcast

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