Life Academy

Apparently all roads lead back to an Australian teen drama 😭🇦🇺

This week, we unpack Kendall Jenner allegedly funding the romance, the H2O reboot that should absolutely exist, what Kat and Abigail would be doing now, and the Sydney Sweeney ad that has the internet very divided.

There’s also reality TV tea, an Emmys red carpet debrief, a little Nicole Kidman appreciation, Practical Magic 2 hype, and some very unexpected Sandra Bullock lore.

As always: under-researched, over-opinionated, and somehow still committed to the assignment. Pop culture homework complete, dAlings 🎭💅

1:04 — Kendall Jenner’s alleged sugar mummy era with Jacob Elordi

4:07 — The H2O reboot that apparently nobody wanted?!

6:13 — Could Dance Academy: Next Generation actually work?

8:28 — Sydney Sweeney’s controversial sports campaign

15:22 — Alix Earle’s reality show and the Alex Cooper fallout

17:59 — The Emmys red carpet debrief: hits, misses and fashion crimes

19:23 — Nicole Kidman, beauty tweaks and red carpet reactions

21:19 — Shailene Woodley’s look gets absolutely roasted

22:02 — Practical Magic 2 and the Sandra Bullock love fest

22:54 — Why 28 Days has been watched way too many times

23:40 — Final thoughts

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Okay… we might have accidentally unlocked a new Life Academy era 👀🎭

After months of talking about the live show, we finally got on stage; and meeting our dAlings in real life hit way harder than either of us expected. There were tears, Dance Academy throwbacks, a surprise guest, a very big “wait… should we actually take this on tour?” moment.

There’s also some VERY exciting acting news, the reality of returning to set after years away, and an airport story so unnecessarily chaotic that honestly… of course it happened to us 😭

To everyone who came, watched, listened, sent us love, or has been here quietly supporting us from the start - thank you. We’re beyond grateful for every single one of you 🥹🩵

2:18 — The forgotten airport bag and pre-show travel chaos

7:02 — Getting ready for the Life Academy live show

11:21 — Meeting our dAlings and why it hit so hard

17:12 — Behind-the-scenes chaos before going on stage

22:03 — The live show begins and the first big laugh

23:50 — Tim Pocock joins us on stage

27:20 — Could Life Academy go on tour?

30:24 — Back on set after five years and two new acting jobs

40:05 — Bondi dreams and the trip home from hell

49:10 — Period chaos, trying for another baby, and wrapping the weekend

51:14 — Recs and final thank-yous

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Recs/Homework:

Abrand jeans — Stretchy, comfortable jeans with a flattering fit.

Best&Less — Affordable summer clothes and matching sets for holiday packing.

Famesick by Lena Dunham — A book rec with behind-the-scenes stories, career reflections, and plenty of tea.

Boody period underwear — Soft, comfortable period undies that can handle a heavier flow.
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“EXCUSE ME?? Your therapist did WHAT?”

dAlings, this episode takes a turn 😭 We start with the usual chaos: live show excitement, mum guilt, Bali dreams, acting feelings and a little accidental OnlyFans brainstorming!! Before Dena drops one of the wildest stories we’ve had on Life Academy.

She shares what happened with a former therapist she once trusted completely, how blurred the boundaries became, why she didn’t see the red flags at the time and what finally made her realise just how unhealthy the whole dynamic had been.

Big love to anyone who’s had to untangle a relationship they once thought was helping them 🩵

3:53 Isla’s behaviour improves + the sweetest parent trend

9:13 Why Alicia couldn’t watch the Logies

12:31 Podcast research somehow turns into an OnlyFans spiral

18:40 Bali retreat, mum guilt & needing to actually receive

28:11 Dena’s car skincare “life hack”

36:12 Dena reveals the therapist relationship that crossed major boundaries

42:40 Why Dena finally reported her

46:16 The “past life” story that now sounds completely wild

49:17 Alex saw through the therapist immediately

50:32 Recs/Homework

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Recs/Homework:

kit: hand soap — Dena’s pick for a luxe-feeling hand wash without going full Aesop pricing.

Denada mango protein ice cream bar — A sugar-free, high-protein dessert Dena says she’s currently obsessed with.

@briestrongerthancancer — visit Kendra Bird’s Instagram stories and click the affiliate links, which she says help generate money for families going through childhood cancer.
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Pop culture is giving us absolutely no peace this week, dAlings 🍿

We’re back with another wildly unqualified catch-up featuring unexpected celeb pairings, relationship updates, Taylor Swift theories, a little Off Campus chaos and an Anne Hathaway performance that has Dena rethinking EVERYTHING.

There’s also some heavier news in the mix, plus a few very random detours because obviously we cannot stay on topic.

Drop the pop culture story we absolutely HAVE to talk about next week 🩵

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1:07 Belmont Cameli + Martha Stewart in the most random ad pairing

2:37 New Harry Potter casting & the J.K. Rowling controversy

5:39 Kim Kardashian & Lewis Hamilton go public

7:50 The sad celebrity news dominating the week

12:36 Postpartum mental health & the Lindsay Clancy case

16:16 Travis Scott’s surprise role in The Odyssey

17:29 Our latest Taylor Swift wedding photo theory

18:43 Alicia on why she still can’t watch the Logies

19:38 Moulin Rouge! is coming back to Australia

21:02 Nicole Kidman’s undercover Ibiza raving era

22:55 Anne Hathaway’s HUGE year & Mother Mary

26:15 Final pop culture thoughts
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We’re grateful for our bodies… but some days, loving them is really bloody hard 😭

This week gets a little more honest than usual, dAlings. Dena opens up about cancelling a Sydney photoshoot because her body confidence had hit such a low point, and we talk about that awful space where you can know all the “right” things about body positivity, gratitude and self-love… and still look in the mirror and feel completely disconnected from yourself.

We also get into Alicia’s own insecurities around ageing and her face, why raising daughters makes all of this feel even more important, and how we’re trying to model self-compassion without pretending we’ve magically figured it all out. Plus, there’s a very sweet friendship moment, toddler updates, beauty recs and some classic Life Academy chaos to balance out the heavier stuff.

Tell us what helps you feel more like yourself again on the hard body-image days, dAlings 🩵🩵

3:04 Therapy, nervous-system overload & finally letting it all out

6:21 Toddler survival mode is slowly easing

8:24 A surprise gift & a very sweet bestie moment

13:21 The honest body-confidence conversation

19:49 When someone telling you “you’re beautiful” isn’t enough

26:35 Grieving the body and identity you used to have

31:12 Why inclusive sizing still has such a long way to go

37:43 Trying not to pass body issues down to our daughters

45:50 Why self-compassion has to be modelled, not just taught

51:19 Raising kind girls who can also stand up for themselves

57:18 Recs/Homework

Recs/Homework

Dermal lip balm — Alicia’s new replacement for her much-missed discontinued Blistex...

Morphe setting spray — Dena’s current favourite for keeping makeup in place without killing the finish.

Full blood work — Dena’s homework after discovering a significant B12 deficiency that may have been contributing to fatigue and brain fog.

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Recs/Homework:

Dermal lip balm — Alicia’s new replacement for her much-missed discontinued Blistex...

Morphe setting spray — Dena’s current favourite for keeping makeup in place without killing the finish.

Full blood work — Dena’s homework after discovering a significant B12 deficiency that may have been contributing to fatigue and brain fog.
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