Nearly Beloved

Season Finale! Episodes 13 & 14 - The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Those Frickin' Eyes & Irena Please No

<p>Women are the best chuck out the rest! It's the finale and it crept up on us! Locky tells Bella and Irena he loves them both and then Bella dodges a bullet. Find out our MANY top worst moments of this season, fave cameos (spoiler: alpacas feature high on the list) and overall season MVP. Plus our future pod plans which are about as firm as Bella's for life according to Locky.</p> <p>Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse new...

Episodes 11 & 12! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Tik Tok Stars In My DMs & Climbing Everest

It's Date Time! Let's visit an office block and put nappies on dolls! Let's have an Intimacy Coach watch us paint things on a large man! Let's drive in a Kombi van and lie in an empty tent! Plus Irena and Bella are still Sure Janning each other. And we text farewell to Juliette, Steph and Kaitlyn, which means there's officially no one funny left in the Mansion (Osher you're up). P.S. in next week's family visits: someone says FEMINISM! Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and K...

Episodes 11 & 12! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - TikTok Stars In My DMs & Climbing Everest

It's Date Time! Let's visit an office block and put nappies on dolls! Let's have an Intimacy Coach watch us paint things on a large man! Let's drive in a Kombi van and lie in an empty tent! Plus Irena and Bella are still Sure Janning each other. And we text farewell to Juliette, Steph and Kaitlyn, which means there's officially no one funny left in the Mansion (Osher you're up). P.S. in next week's family visits: someone says FEMINISM! Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and K...

Episodes 9 & 10! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Ronda Taps Out Plus Buy These Products

WouLd aNyOne liKE a Starb*cks CoFfee?? Somehow Lockydown is over already so it's back to the Mansion to discover Bella and Irena hate each other, Roxi's introducing Ronda, Juliette's bringing that delightful chaotic energy and then everyone gets kicked in the dick by Intruder Bec. Plus find out if Karen and Lucy think 4-6 kids will fit in great with a life of "adventure"! Also use Blistex like Steph subtly told us to. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (No...

Episodes 7 & 8! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - LOCKYDOWN

"Who likes motorbikes?", asks Locky and take a guess whether Karen Beloved does. But actually forget all that because COVID-19 is here to force us into awks Zoom dates! Plus we say a sad farewell to crucial entertainment Areeba and Laura, and find out the phrase our first Nearly Beloved merch will proudly display (lol jk we will never get organised to do that). Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are ...

Episodes 5 & 6! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Playing Chest With Sexy Beekeepers

"Is this a joke?", asks Areeba, and pretty much same. More tears and whispered conspiracies during cocktail parties that never end, Roxi melts down over... ??, and Charley steps into a surely unsanitary public mud bath. Plus we discuss SPACE jumping and bid farewell to Zoe-Clare, Kristina and Rosemary (thank you for your penguin service).  Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly eve...

Episodes 3 & 4! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Cliffs, White Leggings & That Letter

"Do you like me Y/N", asks Juliette, and when it comes to cliffs Nicole says NOPE (we say fair enough). Join us as we discuss two episodes that seemed to comprise largely of tears and YouFoodz TM. Plus, we've turned on the Bach and sadly we mean that in the non-horny way. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of...

Season Premiere! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Penguins & Dads For Life

Zip up your penguin suits and get Sincere! The Bachelor Australia is back for 2020. We chat about the most important people in the show AKA all the women, our predictions for the rumored Love Oblong of later this season, and how Steph and Rosemary brought the energy 2020 needs. Plus find out what ocean animal terrifies Lucy, the new unit of measurement that Osher has minted, and whether Karen thinks the Big Bach will be decent enough to get her through this season. Also, yep, we discuss Zoe-...

Season FINALE! Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020 - Goodbye Our Lovers

Our summer fling is over, Beloveds! But before we say goodbye, let's enjoy Glisha, Cary and Menee pledging their troth to one another on our TV screens and two out of three doing the same on Insta afterwards. PLUS we announce the foolhardy decision we've made for love... yes, it's Season 3 of Nearly Beloved! Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) take a dip in the warm Fiji bin juice of Bachelor in Parad...

Episodes 9-10-11-12! Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020 - All The Mums

How good are Mums?! We splash ourselves in their amazingness during family Fiji visits: Donna thrills over Glenn, Elaine connects with Mary and Mary-Anne rips Ciarran to pieces. Plus the best Bachie moment in history which OF COURSE involves women being supportive and loving. Also, shriek along with us about who made The Ring. And thank you for your beautiful feedback on our bonus episode last week with Dr Jodi McAlister. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickeri...

BONUS episode! Dr Jodi McAlister On Dating Shows Plus Making A Queer Bachie Happen

"Why do we watch these shows??" we cry, and Dr Jodi McAlister, AKA a Doctor of Love, answers intelligently while being very funny. Jodi is a feminist academic whose work focuses on romance, sex, love, women and pop culture. She gives us lols from her encyclopaedic knowledge of the global Bachieverse, a great outline of how dating show formats could (and should) include LGBTQI folk and why better representation of Black and Indigenous people and people of colour in these shows MUST be a pri...

Episodes 5-6-7-8! Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020 - In Praise of Bread

BRO CODE IS BULLSHIT! Hurricane Keira arrives, so does Kiki, and we lose Jess & Helena & Niranga and a Cleanskin (nope) plus Jamie. We discuss Cass's textbook mean girl #casslighting, how somehow we are now giddy for both Greg AND Conor, thanks in part to Alisha and Mary plus some genuine human decency. And look out for our lovely bonus episode this week too. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) take ...

Episodes 3 & 4! Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020 - Horny For Greg

Wheee Alisha is here! She's sprinkled her magic on Greg and has us looking at him v. differently. Join us as we discuss the Bula Banquet from hell, Renee's Reveal, the episode that never ended and find out which kissing session finally got Karen's seal of approval. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) take a dip in the warm Fiji bin juice of Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020. Send us #bachie memes o...

Episodes 1 & 2! Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020 - Shocked And Also Not Shocked

Wowee the first two eps of BIP 2020 came in hot, "moist" (sorry) and also somehow spent a long time on Jamie? We discuss the shock elimination, a now-confirmed Fall From Grace, why we would love to see some castmates, like, TALK? about something, and how internalised misogyny is so five years ago. PLUS find out Karen's fave part of Tour de France coverage and we join Bachie Twitter in asking Where is Niranga! Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Publi...

Season Preview! Bachelor in Paradise Australia 2020

Slap on your self tanner and grab a fruity cocktail, Beloveds! We're rebounding into the arms of Bachie in Paradise Season 3, complete with discussion of our fave cast members, what old-lady wisdom Lucy wants to whisper to the young women, and Ciarran's rumoured Fall From Grace. PLUS bonus thoughts on Jessica Simpson's underrated comic ability, patriarchal brainwashing, and those current pop chart stalwarts, Australian Crawl. Oh, and how we TRIED to love Love Is Blind but ejected ourselves...

MAFS Australia 2020 THE FINALE, Finally

School's out! We say Goodbye My Lover to our MAFS faves AKA most of the women and Seb. Find out whose couch reacts brought us most joy and what amazing print Karen wore to show Lucy up during our ULTIMATE recording for this season. Thank you, Nearly Beloved, for everything. This is merely goodbye for now. DM us with what you'd like us to cover next, while we nervously await Bachie in Paradise. Oh, and go send some nice messages to the good MAFS people, like Tash suggested in her Insta stor...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 33-34-35 All Hail Queen Mishel plus The Atomic Dinner Party

SHE DID IT! Mishel bloody did it. We squeal gleefully. Plus find out what fave snack of Lucy's Karen disparages, and enjoy our cackling over the dinner party we've all been waiting (forever) for. This is our season's PENULTIMATE pod ep. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of THREE more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Send us #MAFS memes on: Twitter:@ne...

MAFS Australia 2020 Bonus Ep - ASHLEE - Tash's amazing bridesmaid chats with us

#freetash Bonus Ep! We speak to MAFS 2020 Icon, Ashlee - Tash's amazing bridesmaid, who stood up for her friend and got thrown under the bus in true reality TV fashion. Spoiler: she's a darling! It's a peek behind the scenes into the fascinating/disturbing world of real-life Unreal, for real. Plus she reveals something SHOCKINGLY LOLS about Tash's Dad's historic Single Tear. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bring...

MAFS Australia 2020 Bonus Ep - ASHLEE - Tash's amazing bridesmaid chats with us

#freetash Bonus Ep! We speak to MAFS 2020 Icon, Ashlee - Tash's amazing bridesmaid, who stood up for her friend and got thrown under the bus in true reality TV fashion. Spoiler: she's a darling! It's a peek behind the scenes into the fascinating/disturbing world of real-life Unreal, for real. Plus she reveals something SHOCKINGLY LOLS about Tash's Dad's historic Single Tear. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bring...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 29-30-31-32 The Return of Big Hayles!

We discuss how Hayley, that great brazen breath of quotable air, sweeps in to razz up Gels'/Lads' Nights with some light cheating scandale. Plus enjoy Dismal Final Dates with Connie & Mishel and the moment that Lucy felt like maybe she'd enjoy a bevvy with Stacey. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Send us ...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 25-26-27-28 - Let's All Write Leave plus Wife Home Visits

As we limp to the end of this godforsaken season, discover what Karen would do to avoid quarantine with Stichael, the breakout star of these episodes and who needs to take his top off and leave (spoiler: that's Jonny). Plus we teaser Bachie in Paradise! Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Send us #MAFS memes...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 21-22-23-24 WTF Ivan & Aleks plus Husband Home Visits

Insert Keyser Soze quote here re. MAFS, knock us over with a feather etc. WTF JUST HAPPENED. Karen explains. Oh and various wives go to various husbands' shitty homes. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Send us #MAFS memes on: Twitter:@nearly_beloved Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast Email: nearlybelovedpod...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 17-18-19-20 Hi Lizzie & Seb, KC & Drew, Bye Hayley & David, Mikey & Natasha

Welcome Lizzie & large animate scarecrow Seb (jk we think he is sweet), plus KCLA and... the other guy. Drew? Then join us as we farewell two true giants of #MAFS in Hayley and David, and whisper sweet civil nothings to Mikey and Natasha. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Send us #MAFS memes on: Twitter:@n...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 13-14-15-16 ToothbrushGate & Bye Tash Amanda Vanessa Chris

Gross. We finally arrive at #toothbrushgate and it's as awful as New Idea said. Join us as we gag along with Mel Expert and also say goodbye to Lucy's visual Valium! Check out the Beloved Insta for photo evidence of our encounter in the wild with Mel (lovely) and Pod Patron Saint, Ciarran Stott *prayer hands emoji*. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episod...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episode 9-10-11-12 Intimacy (Ugh) Week & Dinner Party 2

It's Intimacy (vom) Week! Join us as we discover what Mikey adorably thinks is intimate (fishing?), when Lucy felt personally attacked, and who needs to be sent back to the factory, stat. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Send us #MAFS memes on: Twitter:@nearly_beloved Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast Emai...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episodes 5-6-7-8: Jonethen & Connie, Ivan & Aleks, Stacey & Michael, Mishel & Steve

#CONETHEN Join us as we discuss Karen's MAFS safe word, who is Lucy's visual Valium, and what we think Tash did with those bleak honeymoon keyrings. Plus: The First Dinner Party *ominous string music* Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of FOUR more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Hat tip on our "sh*t vs. diarrhoea" dilemma description: Lainey Lui @lai...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episode 2-3-4: Amanda & Tash, Mikey & Natasha, Hayley & David, Vanessa & Chris

Join us as we chat about That Hallway, who 100% needs new friends, get giddy about Experiencing Privacy and cover several key #MAFSlessons Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of THREE more tasty episodes of Married At First Sight Australia 2020. Most importantly: discover whom we anoint with the inaugural Ciarran Stott Award for Expressions of Positive Masculinity. He's the fr...

MAFS Australia 2020 Episode 1 - Luke & Poppy's record scratch, Josh & Cathy's twinning love

Make sure you don't bail like a dropped sandwich! Holy DOOLEY! Ep 1 of MAFS Australia 2020 is here and it's as sweaty as a limo full of regretful bridal parties. Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, MAFS newbie and lol-bringer) wiggle around in the bin juice of this ep. Poppy goes AWOL! Josh says strewth. Find out where a contestant's ex-husband tripped and fell. Check out Karen's piece on A Star Is Born: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyl...

MAFS Australia 2020 Season Preview - Married At First Sight is deliciously disgostang as ever