Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller Babygirl is finally out and so ofc we had to see it and give you our verdict this week huns! Before our spoiler free-review, though, we discuss all the latest pop culture stories, from Lily Allen’s reported divorce to Heidi Montag’s musical comeback. As always we’ve got lots of TV chat, plus our thoughts on two of our favourite books of 2024, both about the financial anxieties of young women. Debates on OnlyFans, money diaries and more ensue!

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Recs/ reviews:

• Infactuation, Heidi Montag
• Missing You, Netflix
• Playing Nice, ITV
• Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, Netflix
• When women do anti-ageing it’s called Goop, when men do it, it’s science, The I
• Avicii - I'm Tim, Netflix
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Rufi Thorpe
• Come And Get It, Kiley Reid
• Babygirl, in cinemas now
• Harris Dickinson, the Run-Through with Vogue
• Women Really Want to Talk After Seeing ‘Babygirl’, New York Times
• The Secretary, Amazon Prime Video
• Birth, Amazon Prime Video