Chelsea Devantez

Welcome to Glamorous Trash.

This is a podcast that book clubs viral articles, celebrity memoirs, and trashy discourse to elevate your life.

I'm your host, Chelsea Devontes.

I'm a TV writer, comedian, filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too.

And today we are book clubbing The Make Believe, A Memoir of Magic and Madness by actor Hannah Marie, which comes out today, June 23rd.

So the book is out today.

If you were listening to this episode, the day it drops.

Now, you might know Hannah as Cassie from the original UK teen series Skins.

or as Gilly on Game of Thrones, which is how she first got on my radar.

She's been in films, she's been on stage on the West End, and as we'll get into this book...

she was part of a wellness cult.

And obviously when I saw that was the premise of the memoir, I knew I was going to pick it up.

And I have to say this memoir is fantastic.

I can't wait to hear what my guests thinks, but just a trigger warning here for talk of eating disorders, suicidal ideation, very difficult mental health discussions, and some non PC language used within the cult.

So always take care when listening.

This is an absolutely wild ride.

Now let's dive in.

My guest today is Rhiannon Houck.

Rhiannon is an award-winning playwright and podcast producer who is currently the co-host of The Hidden History of Magic with fellow cookie Erin Bagwell, who has also been on this podcast.

Beyond the mic, Rhiannon is a mystic, herbalist, and intuitive energy healer, and she is a fervent believer in magic.