Has a celebrity ever stunned you with their performance in a musical? On this episode of Ask Me A Question, Dame Arlene Phillips and Bradley Riches are debating their favourite stunt performances on stage!

Arlene goes to bat for Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in her multi-award winning performance in Sunset Boulevard. They describe her performance as unexpectedly powerful, precise and emotionally broken! Brad goes broader - suggesting that the various celebrity castings in the West End revival of Cabaret should win.

Listener suggestions include Denise Van Outen in Chicago, Rachel Zegler in Evita (praised but considered predictably excellent), and Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray (incredible but expected).

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With the state of the world being as it is... maybe it's time for next leadership?! On this episode of Ask Me A Question, Dame Arlene Phillips and Bradley Riches are debating which musicians should be given the chance to run the country!

Arlene chooses Ed Sheeran - citing his calm, honesty, “person of the people” warmth, and strong advocacy for music education - whilst Brad chooses Billie Eilish, arguing she is smart, humble, a good listener, open about her struggles and outspoken on climate change.

Plus: What do Brad and Arlene make of our listener suggestions of Chris Martin, Elton John and Louis Tomlinson?

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Are we all just pretending? On this episode of Ask Me A Question, Dame Arlene Phillips and Bradley Riches tackle the question everyone secretly thinks about: what is something people only pretend to enjoy?

Arlene makes her case against the art world — are those gallery-goers posting sculptures on their stories just pretending to be intellectuals? - whilst Bradley confesses to the despising the excruciating experience of making small talk with a baby who has absolutely no idea what you're saying and no intention of responding.

The listeners weigh in too: running marathons, going to weddings when you barely know the happy couple and having children. Arlene's verdict on that last one? If you're not fully in, don't even go there.

Plus: why Arlene lost a pair of Dior shoes, the genius of only inviting one half of a couple, and why Bradley ultimately admits his own argument might be a bit rubbish.

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