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Chelsea and Danny Pellegrino (Everything Iconic) DON'T keep it sweet with Heather Gay’s 2023 memoir Bad Mormon. From being a funny woman in an unfunny religion, to lip injections, to unexpected musical talent, to the black eye debacle, Heather tells the story of her journey to be fully herself.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Join the Celebrity Book Club Patreon (patreon.com/ChelseaDevantez) to hear the full episode, plus the full library of bonus episodes! Subscriptions start at just $1/month. Chelsea and Ilana Peña (Diary of a Future President, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) go down the yellow brick road with Kristen Chenoweth’s 2023 memoir I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts. From bible quotes to tweeting on Ambien, to finding her birth parents, to some questionable graphic design choices, Kristen takes us on a surprisingly emotional journey.  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez  

Chelsea and Kenzie Elizabeth (Easy on Netflix, Bless This Mess) get vulnerable with Anne Heche’s 2001 memoir Call Me Crazy, and her posthumous memoir, published January 2023. They dive into Anne’s very quick rise to fame, the Ellen DeGeneres of it all, and the scourge of early aughts media calling women "crazy" in order to silence them.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   Click here to subscribe to the Celebrity Book Club Patreon and get bonus episodes!

Chelsea and Lauren Lapkus (Newcomers, Threedom) kick Valentine’s Day off with Pamela Anderson’s 2023 memoir Love, Pamela. From getting discovered on a Jumbotron, to her love of weddings, to a story about Jack Nicholson at the Playboy Mansion that will give you the ‘ick’, Pamela sets the record straight on her own story.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

Chelsea and Sequoia Homes (Black People Love Paramour, Glass House) discuss Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir Becoming. From racist college roommates to mentoring Obama in law school to throwing shade from the high road, they seek the answer to the only question that matters - did Michelle walk upstairs or downstairs to receive a forehead touch from Barack??   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To get access to all bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon  Get out your press ons, Chelsea and Mano Agapion (Drag Her) sissy that talk through RuPaul’s OG 1995 memoir Lettin It All Hang Out. From Ru’s club kid days living unhoused in NYC, to their Saturn Return, to throwing allll the shade at Milton Berle and sticking with their ride or dies, they seek the answer to the ultimate question: was RuPaul just born enlightened? For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

Just when we thought we were done with mensmoirs…. this one was too juicy not to cover! Chelsea and Nikki Glaser promenade through Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir The Spare, covering the famous frostbitten “todger”, the royal motto “Don’t Complain, Never Explain”, and dissect the battle over Princess Kate’s lipgloss.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon    Subscribe to Fixing Famous People here     Subscribe to The Nikki Glaser Podcast here 

We’re kicking off the new year with a doozy! Chelsea and Debby Ryan get grungy with Carrie Brownstein’s 2015 memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. We’ve got the power of creative soulmates, couples counseling with your bandmates, the power of Portland, learning to live with stillness, and a college party with Jack White.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

As we close out 2022 we're greeting 2023 with this 1990 memoirish/lifestyle guide from Angela Lansbury. Chelsea and Mattie Bayne bathe in the lotion advice, abandoned children, Malibu fires, and borderline pornographic stretching. Together they try to answer the question - is this book a little bit feminist or completely terrible?   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon    We’re sending you off for the holiday with the most joyful topic we can imagine - Chelsea’s wedding! We did a wedding planning episode - now settle in with a ‘nog or a coquito for the wedding recap! From the hunt for the perfect dress to the traditions thrown out the door to the 12-piece gospel choir, hear how it all came together! And don’t worry - Chelsea drops the deets on their surprise Taco Bell Room.   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

Chelsea and Lynae (Parking Lot Pimpin’) celebrate the HOLIDAYS with a little... Billie HOLIDAY. They dive into her 1956 memoir Lady Sings the Blues which is filled with music, trauma, marriages, racism, prison, gardenias, heroin, and the infamous court case “The United States vs Billie Holiday."    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon     

Things got a little too wild for good audio recording at the live show, so here’s an all-new episode! Chelsea, Akilah, and Erin cover the memoirs of Naomi Judd, Wynona Judd, and Ashley Judd. This is truly a mother-daughter-daughter story for the ages. Join us as we honor the legacy of the late Naomi Judd.    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

*Patron-only Bonus Episode Teaser* To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon    Chelsea and Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous) get dramatic with Constance Wu’s brand-new 2022 memoir, Making a Scene. From petty friend fights in middle school, to dating in your 20s, to representation in Hollywood, Constance gives us an intimate look at her experience.    Tickets to the Glamorous Trash show & party  For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

Chelsea brings back two CBC all-stars for a mens-moir too juicy to ignore! From an early tennis career to whiskey dick to fame and addiction and an exploding colon, Chelsea, Ashley, and Jenni try to get to the bottom of the burning question: WHERE WAS THE BOOK EDITOR??    Get your tickets to the Glamorous Trash Show & Party (in-person in LA & streaming) HERE - 12/1/22   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

Chelsea and Alexandra Corti travel back to 2004 to dissect Jenna Jameson’s memoir, How To Make Love Like a Porn Star. From “heartbreaker” butt tattoos to deep childhood trauma to early 2000s feminism and homophobia, Jenna Jameson’s story has layers upon layers!    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to all the bonus episodes, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

It's a wedding planning episode! First, Chelsea and wedding influencer Caroline Crawford Patterson get matrimonial as they dive into Vera Wang’s wedding guide and talk about their own experiences planning their Very Special Bridal Pageants. Then, Chelsea brings newly-married Producer Kate on the podcast to go over cookie wedding questions from Instagram! If you’ve been following the dress drama and the centerpiece saga on IG, this episode is for you!   For more wedding stuff, book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes like the upcoming Wedding Recap, become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon     

It’s Wedding Month, cookies! Chelsea's guest this episode is her future husband Yassir Lester and they go on a 90s adventure, recapping talk-show star Jenny Jones’ 1997 memoir My Story. Chelsea and Yassir tell the long ass story of how they met and became a couple and then dive into the book, breaking down the wild and wonderful life Jenny lived before getting her talk show, plus all the drama of what became "The Jenny Jones Murder."    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

Sooooo tell me what you want, what you really really want - the details on how the Spice Girls fired their first managers and did a heist? A final answer on how posh Posh Spice really is? Breakdowns of the girls’ pranks on Seal and Courtney Love? We read every Spice Girl’s memoir and have all the tea in this 2-part episode!    Part Two of this episode is available for Patrons only, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon and listen to Part 2 (plus all our other bonus episodes!)   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez

CAN YOU BELIEVE it's been two years of Celebrity Book Club??  We are about to take our first ever short break, and all it took was Chelsea and Producer Kate both getting married within 30 days of each other.  Plus, an update to the Jennette McCurdy episode, and some Emmys stories!  See you in a couple weeks with more juicy episodes!    For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

Chelsea and Marcella Arguello (Woke Bully, 2 Dope Queens) are blown away by Jennette McCurdy’s brand-new best-selling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. This once-in-a-generation memoir tracks Jennette’s experience with her deeply abusive mother —from her childhood in a Mormon hoarder home, to her starring role on iCarly. They discuss best friends, blowjob queens, and finally going to therapy. Don’t miss this episode and definitely don’t miss this book!   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon