This week, we're talking about a rumoured Harry Styles romance that we can truly get behind; the question of whether we’re all ageing right (or completely wrong); Lizzo's long-overdue Vogue cover - and the confused personal branding of post-Megxit Harry and Meghan. Then, it's onto dissecting the This Is Paris - Paris Hilton's equal parts compelling and confusing documentary/personal branding exercise. Some points made in the documentary are prescient. Hilton rightly forces the public to reframe the frankly gross perception to the release of the infamous 'sex tape'. And she shares a harrowing story of abuse from a reform school her parents sent her to as a teenager. But parts of the documentary feel... shallow. Paris wants us to see the 'real her' - but what is it? And how do we empathise with her, while still finding her lasting obsession with money and fame... uncomfortable? This episode of After Work Drinks was brought to you by Dan Murphy's and their brand spanking new Seltzers range. Head here to find out more. You can follow us on Instagram: @afterworkdrinkspodcast, @grceoneill, @isabelletruman, or join our closed Facebook group, After Work Drinks Podcast. If you’d like to show your support, please rate, review and subscribe and share AWD <3 Recommendations:Emma Lewisham skin reset serum! Are you Ageing Correctly by Heather Havrilesky in The Cuthttps://www.thecut.com/2020/09/are-you-aging-correctly.html Perfect Me by Heather Widdows (as originally recommended in Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino)Lizzo on Hope, Justice and the Election by Claudia Rankinehttps://www.vogue.com/article/lizzo-cover-october-2020This is Paris (2020) on YouTubeYouTube's 'This Is Paris' Documentary Focuses On The Wrong Subject by Dani Di Placido in Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/09/28/youtubes-this-is-paris-documentary-focuses-on-the-wrong-subject/#587d843f1b26The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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