Unlikely Friends
Episodes
What PRINCE said after he WATCHED the Spice Girls
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Which version of Happy Birthday are we going to sing?!"Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis get into celebrity encounters, starstr...
WHAT is WRONG with US?! |
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Well he rimmed me..."Tony Pitts joins Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis for a very dry Unlikely Friends question: what’s wron...
Emma’s Pregnancy Surprise & Watching Awkward Scenes With Your Kids
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"What came first the colour orange or the fruit orange?" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis tackle one of life’s great listener...
When Emma met Leonardo Dicaprio
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“And all of a sudden, in slow motion, I grabbed his cheeks…” Emma Bunton reveals how she met Leonardo DiCaprio on Unlikely Friends, as Leigh Fra...
When Was the Last Time You Cried?
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Welcome to our new podcast - called DOGGING" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back for a Bank Holiday bumper episode of Un...
Leigh's Birthday Special featuring Hollywood Royalty
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“I think I might die soon…” Leigh Francis celebrates his birthday on Unlikely Friends, with Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis joined by v...
Crashing Pamela Anderson’s House & Jade's Talent Show DISASTER
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, the gang get into food shopping habits, Leigh’s alleged selfishness, his terrible parking, and the awkward art of bei...
Mallet's Mallet, Leigh's Treasured Star Wars Toys and Emma's Stolen Photos
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, there’s a very special guest contributor in the mix: Timmy Mallett.Inspired by his own treasured letters home from bo...
Jade and Leigh on I'm a Celeb?! Pope Spotting & Spice Girls Reunion Tea
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, the pals are catching up and diving into the world of Coachella from a slightly more seasoned perspective — trying to...
Love Island, Flirting FAILS & A STOLEN Spice Girls Dress?!
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, the gang are joined by some brilliant guest questions from Iain Stirling — and one question in particular opens the f...
Leaving Radio, Cold Weiners & Pirate Stations
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, the first topic out of the mix is shopping trolleys, which sparks chat about dodgy wheels, the thrill of sitting in the...
Eating in Bed, Dead Pets and Embarrassing Dads
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Jill wonders whether turning 50 really feels any different, while the gang get stuck into the timeless issue of embarra...
Girls vs. Boys! Body Hair, Beer Breath & Biting Toenails 😳
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Spence — friend of the show and, in particular, friend of Emma Bunton — joins Unlikely Friends with a round of spicy questions that spark ev...
The Time Leigh Dropped Richard Branson off of a Plane
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, what starts as a chat about the world’s best beaches quickly turns into one of the wildest stories yet… involving a...
How the Spice Girls got their name with Davina McCall
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Best Hugger in Showbiz Has QuestionsThis week, the gang is joined by the one...
Jill’s 50th Birthday Surprise… From Mystery Celebs?!
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Another one gone, another one gone… another one bites the dusty cake of turning 50! 🎂This week on Unlikely Friends, it’s Jill Francis’ turn t...
Ricky Gervais Asks Us Impossible Questions
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Ricky Gervais ( co-owner of Dutch Barn Vodka… apparently) drops in with a set of brilliantly uncomfortable questions ...
“It Was Terrifying!” – Emma Bunton on the Spice Girls’ 2012 Olympics Reuinion
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends podcast, the gang dive into Olympic memories, royal cake, and the awkward world of second dates.Spice Girls star Emma Bu...
Anxiety, Indecisiveness & Horrible Toes with Robbie Williams
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone's favourite 90s heartthrob, Robbie Williams is asking the Unlikely Friends the questions and in this episode we find out who has the most dis...
Our Honest BRITs Reaction: Back to Its Best or Staged?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh tells us about a lovely day out with his daughter at the Prince Charles Cinema before grabbing pizza at Rudy's Pizza Napoletana.Then it’s stra...
What is the SEXIEST accent going?
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Haway Unlikely Friends, how’s it gannin’? Today on the bonus celebrity edition of Unlikely Friends The lovely Laura Smyth squeezes into the pineap...
When Emma Accidentally Auditioned for America’s Next Top Model
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Pineapple throws up auditions, providing us with an amazing story of Emma's time in LAand Leigh kicks off Me Me Me by bringing in some of Michael ...
Sniffing Out Liars & Public Speaking Nightmares
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Which member of the gang can sniff out a liar the best? Who has witnessed the best wedding speech and why was Emma Bunton's mum taking her to the Old ...
Emma's Fishing Reveal and Leigh's Big Fall
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are fresh from a wholesome Sunday well spent together — and y...
Hitting the Club the Night Before You Give Birth?!
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a celeb double whammy today! Johnny Vaughan and Howard from Take That are asking the questions, and they take us on a nostalgic trip back to th...
The Weirdest Places We've Got Stuck!
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jill and Leigh had a scare this week as a pizza pick up turned into a hairy car incident, whilst Emma share how Geri Halliwell got stuck on a roundabo...
Introducing: Up To Speed
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Unlikely Friends listeners, if you love gossip, scandal and rivalries - we’ve got a podcast we think you’ll love!Step inside sport’s greatest so...
Losing patience, Fighting Pigs And Taking A Cheeseburger To The Face - With Take That!
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does Emma Bunton have road rage? Why does Jade Jones HATE'S people who can't say words correctly and is the podcast about to end the happy marriage of...
Celebrity Mix-Ups - Jade Jones Got MISTAKEN For WHO?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis kick things by singing a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jade. Who is def...
What's The WORST SPICE GIRLS SONG!?
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Chris Moyles is asking the questions in this week’s celebrity episode of Unlikely Friends and he wants to know the inside scoop on the Spi...
IKEA Shopping Trips, Funeral Songs and Parenthood!
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis kick things by talking about Emma’s big birthday. How long is...
Katie Price's A.I Only Fans Twin! With Rick Astley
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is A.I about to ruin the music industry for good? And what would the Spice Girls have been with A.I if it was around in the 90s!? Emma Bunton, Jade Jo...
Is it posh to have owned an Atari?
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis kick things off with a surprisingly passionate debate about bis...
Nuts, Spice Girls Dolls & Heated Rivalry with Rob Beckett
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How did ITV's Loose Women scar Jade Jones from do TV interviews for years? How on earth did Leigh Francis realise he was allergic to cat Urine? And Wh...
EMMA BUNTON BIRTHDAY SPECIAL
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Well this week, it couldn’t be anything else but a dedication to the great Emma Bunton. Leigh Francis has, of course, made her a card, and the studi...
What No One Tells You About Becoming a Parent!
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How hard is it to become a new mum? In this episode of Unlikely Friends, Judi Love sparks an honest and hilarious conversation as the group opens up a...
How to beat the January blues
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the first episode back after Christmas and the January blues are in full swing! 🥶Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis reu...
Strippers "R" Us with Stephen Mulhern
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TV starlet Stephen Mulhern is putting the topics to the Unlikely Friends in this hilarious episode of the podcast...and it all gets very sexual! The i...
New Year, Same Unlikely Friends: Tattoos, Animals and Theme Songs
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a very happy New Year from the Unlikely Friends — and absolutely nothing has changed. Plucking straight from your favourite pineapple, the ga...
Introducing The Wittering Whitehalls - The Wittering Whitehalls
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever enjoyed even a moment of the funny place names, a DL comes through with possibly the biggest hitter yet. See what you think. Plus, reme...
A Kylie to Marvel at
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, we’re celebrating that magical in-between time after Christmas and before New Year with a brilliant festive special —...
UNLIKELY FRIENDS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and Unlikely Friends is getting fully festive 🎄Welcome to the Unlikely Friends Christmas Special, pac...
SANTA CLAUS COMES TO VISIT
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the ultimate festive interruption 🎄On this Christmas week special of Unlikely Friends, the gang sit down to answer questions sent in by the ...
The Pineapple Goes Through Our Phone
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh, Emma, Jill and Jade are back to get well and truly into the festive spirit — with tangents, showbiz stories and a healthy dose of chaos along...
Bimini asks which SPICE GIRL would you be?
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bimini Bon Boulash popped in the pineapple and asked some brilliant questions and as a result we're introduced to the drag personas of the Unlikley Fr...
Stranger Things, Spice Girls Tour Stories and Childhood Holidays!
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Unlikely Friends discuss the phenomenon was Stranger Things with Emma Bunton almost having to lie to Millie Bobby Brown that she had seen it (Awkw...
A&E - Painful stories of trips to the hospital!
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Anna Friel is posing the questions to Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis in this episode of Unlikely Friends - and there'...
Where have all the Girl Bands and Boy Bands gone?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, we don’t so much ease into the episode as dive head-first into hemorrhoids.Pauline kicks things off with a typically ...
The gang get vulnerable and discuss HATS!
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett are asking today’s big (and not-so-big) questions for the Unlikely Friends - and things get honest, a heartfelt and ...
The One where the Pineapple Starts Talking
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones, and Jill Francis kick things off by asking: are they posh?Leigh launches into h...
Who Got Stopped by THE POLICE!? The gang are in for questioning
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which of the Unlikely Friends have had run-ins with the police? We’ll give you a hint… it’s more than one! But what exactly happened?This week, ...
Time travel, Childbirth Stories and THE BIG SHOP
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis has been out DJing in Manchester, while Jade Jones has been performing at Shoreditch House — much to Em...
Mel C Questions the Unlikely Friends
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a mini Spice Girls reunion on Unlikely Friends this week as Emma Bunton is joined by the incredible Mel C — and Sporty Spice comes prepared w...
What Would Your Death Row Dinner Be?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Emma Bunton and Jade Jones spill all about their big Traitors Experience adventure - joined by 14 mates (but not Leigh ...
Glastonbury, Boxing and Knitting with Olympian Tom Daley!
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic diver Tom Daley joins Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jill Francis and Jade Jones for another celeb questions edition of unlikely Friends.Emma rev...
Sex vs Sandwiches, Blur vs Oasis and Monica vs Rachel
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones, and Jill Francis catch up on everything from rollercoasters to Britpop. Jade ad...
Are ALIENS REAL? With Professor Brian Cox
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, with Halloween still looming, Professor Brian Cox takes the reins of asking the questions for the Unlikely Friends!The gang dive into all t...
The Unlikely Friends trade SPOOKY STORIES for HALLOWEEN!
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎃 Halloween Special: The Scooby Gang Returns! 👻In this spooky (and slightly silly) Halloween edition of Unlikely Friends, Leigh Francis (aka Kei...
GLORIA ESTEFAN questions the gang on ROMANCE
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Singer and actress Glora Estefan asks the Unlikely Friends the questions where she digs into the horrible valentine's Day gifts Jade Jones has bought ...
Meeting TAYLOR SWIFT, 90s crushes and STEALING from NELSON MANDELA
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unlikely Friends, Emma Bunton has a fangirl moment with Taylor Swift as they bond over her love of the Spice Girls - and it all leads to ...
RITA ORA asks about the gangs worst WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS!
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by questions from none other than Rita Ora in the first star-studded Cel...
We got KICKED OFF OPRAH'S Golf Course
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unlikely Friends, the new podcast from Spice Girl Emma Bunton, comedian Leigh Francis (also known as Keith Lemon), Damage frontman Jade Jon...
Introducing: Unlikely Friends!
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unlikely Friends - A brand new podcast from Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones, and Jill Francis - where anything can (and probably wil...