The incredibly talented and lovely author and journalist Catriona Innes joins the Hot Mess Clubhouse this week, for the final episode of the second series. Catriona talks to host, Lucy Vine about her magical and deeply emotional new novel, The Matchmaker. They chat about the rollercoaster publication process and how Catriona hid copies of her book for days before she could look at them. They also discuss her amazing dream job, as Features Director of Cosmopolitan magazine, as well as Catriona’s various undercover journalism missions. As if all that wasn’t exciting enough, Lucy and Catriona also cover terrible high-fives, her anti-dolphin agenda, and how much she lied in her own teen diary.

Music by Harry Harris. Recorded at Hearst/Cosmopolitan offices and produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

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No-one elicits a reaction like this week’s legendary guest, author Sophie Kinsella. The prolific and hilarious writer – best known for her Shopaholic series, starring Becky Bloomwood – joins host Lucy Vine at this week’s Hot Mess Clubhouse where they discuss Sophie’s new novel, Christmas Shopaholic. Recorded at a live event at the Romantic Novelist Association Winter Party, Sophie and Lucy talk in depth about returning to an old friend in Becky and how the Shopaholic books remain so relatable and popular even after 20 years. Sophie also opens up about Googling herself, controversially not having a favourite Jane Austen book, and what she’s like when she’s angry.

Music by Harry Harris. Recorded at Romantic Novelist Association Winter Party and produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

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Journalist and author, Terri White is this week’s guest at the Hot Mess Clubhouse. She’s the editor in chief of Empire and Pilot TV magazines, as well as the author of upcoming book, Undone. She talks to host Lucy Vine about her incredible career, editing an array of big-name magazines, as well as explaining how she harassed her way into her first journalism job and how she repeatedly upended her life in pursuit of new work challenges. Terri also opens up about being the gender underdog, cheap chocolate, poverty violence and kissing boys in trees. Be warned: there’s also a lot of shouting about feminism.

Music by Harry Harris. Recorded at Waterstones Gower Street and produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

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