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Welcome to Unlikely Friends, A brand new podcast from BAFTA winning comedian Leigh Francis, Spice Girl turned radio host Emma Bunton, Damage frontman Jade Jones, and Jill Francis - where anything can (and probably will) happen!Each week, they’ll be taking questions, topics and conundrums from listeners, diving headfirst into whatever you want to hear about. Nothing is off limits.From parenthood and fame to 90s fashion and cold wedding buffets, the conversation is driven solely by you brilliant lot!Unlikely Friends is all about laid-back chats that are funny, honest, insightful, and sometimes surprisingly deep - with a few shocking revelations and celebrity guests along the way. You can watch or listen to full episodes of Unlikely Friends on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts every Monday & Thursday. 💌 Get in touch at unlikelyfriends@global.com📱 Follow on socials: @unlikelypodfriendsUnlikely Friends is a Global ProductionFor advertising opportunities on this
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Unlikely Friends, A brand new podcast from BAFTA winning comedian Leigh Francis, Spice Girl turned radio host Emma Bunton, Damage frontman Jade Jones, and Jill Francis - where anything can (and probably will) happen! Each week, they’ll be taking questions, topics and conundrums from listeners, diving headfirst into whatever you want to hear about. Nothing is off limits.
Unlikely Friends is hosted by Global. The show has published 72 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Emma and Jade’s Dogs Ate WHAT?!" (29 June 2026, 32 minutes), "Celebs Reincarnated!" (25 June 2026, 16 minutes), and "The Ultimate board games & game shows" (22 June 2026, 35 minutes).
Unlikely Friends publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 72 episodes.
Booking probability for Unlikely Friends is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Unlikely Friends requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Unlikely Friends's contact route on record: verified email.
Global hosts Unlikely Friends, a society podcast with 72 episodes published.
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Episode #71
“Our dogs literally ate our sofa.” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends, suffering for their art by overheating in the shed and still somehow creating another brilliant...
Episode #70
Not one but two celebrity guests are asking the gang the questions! Fred Sirieix from First Dates & television royalty Holly Willoughby are putting the unlikely friends through their paces. Should Eurotrash make its...
Episode #69
The unlikely Friends return with all the fun of board games - including a heated debate on what edition of monopoly is the best. And whilst they’re on about games, they reminisce about good old Saturday night TV and...
Episode #68
“Along with Holly Willoughby you're the most competitive person I know...” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends, asking who in the group is the most competitive and why...
Episode #67
“How can I relax? You’re about to stick a finger up my bumhole.” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends for a medical and embarrassing bodies special, with screenings...
Episode #66
“What happens at Sylvia Young Drama School stays at Sylvia Young Drama School.” Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by EastEnders star Kelly Bright on Unlikely Friends, as she hops out of...
“I can eat what I want, watch what I want… some sort of Housewives of somewhere…” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back from holiday on Unlikely Friends, showing off their glorious tans and...
Episode #64
“Oh, it definitely was a full-blown argument...” Ruby Wax joins Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis on Unlikely Friends, asking the questions and getting straight under the skin with a brilliantly...
Episode #63
"I do one dance move in the video, that all the girls take the piss out of me for now..." Emma Bunton shares behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic Spice Girls Wannabe music video on Unlikely Friends, as Leigh...
Episode #62
“I’d probably have a little feel of my boobs.” Emma Bunton, Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by Paloma Faith on Unlikely Friends, as she hops out of the pineapple with a very pregnant, very surreal...
Episode #61
“You’ve stolen my party trick!” Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back on Unlikely Friends with fan encounters, Spice Girls chaos, Pilates holidays, annoying household noises and a big Friends...
"Which version of Happy Birthday are we going to sing?!" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis get into celebrity encounters, starstruck moments and some seriously big names, including Michael Jackson...
Episode #59
"Well he rimmed me..." Tony Pitts joins Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis for a very dry Unlikely Friends question: what’s wrong with you and what do you want? This week on Unlikely Friends, Tony...
"What came first the colour orange or the fruit orange?" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis tackle one of life’s great listener questions, before spiralling into hairlines, big fears, pregnancy...
Episode #57
“And all of a sudden, in slow motion, I grabbed his cheeks…” Emma Bunton reveals how she met Leonardo DiCaprio on Unlikely Friends, as Leigh Francis, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are joined by questions from Stacey...
Episode #56
"Welcome to our new podcast - called DOGGING" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis are back for a Bank Holiday bumper episode of Unlikely Friends, with radio voices, 90s TV nostalgia, marathon stories...
“I think I might die soon…” Leigh Francis celebrates his birthday on Unlikely Friends, with Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis joined by very special guest Eric Stoltz for a brilliantly strange birthday episode...
This week on Unlikely Friends , the gang get into food shopping habits, Leigh’s alleged selfishness, his terrible parking, and the awkward art of being recognised in public — including how to answer the dreaded...
This week on Unlikely Friends , there’s a very special guest contributor in the mix: Timmy Mallett . Inspired by his own treasured letters home from boarding school, Timmy asks the gang which possessions they could...
This week on Unlikely Friends , the pals are catching up and diving into the world of Coachella from a slightly more seasoned perspective — trying to work out what it is, why everyone’s obsessed, and whether they’re now...
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