Zoella, Kate Middleton, and the risk of parasocial relationships

MONDAY ANALYSIS: Psst...don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel! Coming up on today’s show: Where is Zoella? The influencer has not posted since December last year, and her audience is getting very concerned. But…this has happened before. Every time the internet gets itself into a frenzy over a ‘missing’ figure, the results usually get pretty messy… This episode of Shameless was brought to you by Elle, only on Prime Video. Also, shout-out to Nutra Naturals – use the code SHAMELESS for 20% off at Nutra Naturals! Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Divya Simmie and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more… Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557ux Aaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast Thanks for watching! We’re huge fans of yours.