Listen "Michelle Shaughnessy: Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson"
Episode Synopsis
This week, we're getting into a real Rocky romance—the kind with muscles, shoulder pads, and more drama than the entire Rambo franchise. Yes, it’s the short, wild, and gloriously roided-up love affair between Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen. Helping Gráinne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate make sense of it all is the effortlessly glamorous comedian Michelle Shaughnessy—a woman with a deep love for the ’80s and a not-so-secret crush on Sly.
From secret love notes to interfering mums, we’ve got it all—so grab your protein shake and your peroxide as we look back at one of the decade’s most iconic (and chaotic) love stories.
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From secret love notes to interfering mums, we’ve got it all—so grab your protein shake and your peroxide as we look back at one of the decade’s most iconic (and chaotic) love stories.
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