The Wickedly handsome and talented Jonathan Bailey has just achieved a career first, The Sussexes try their hand at rom coms, and much more on today's Morning Tea!
☕ What will Meghan and Harry have for us next on Netflix?
☕ Leonardo DiCaprio makes a hilarious admission to Jennifer Lawrence
☕ Melania Trump the...documentarian?
☕ We've got a new highest grossing actor of 2025!
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Episode Transcript
You're listening to I'm Amama podcast. Good Morning Angels, Ash
London here and welcome to your Morning Tea for Tuesday,
(00:28):
December the eighteenth OMG one week till Christmas. Boo boo
this morning. There is so much to get through Harry
and Meghan. I'm back to the Netflix producing ways. One
of my favorite actors on Actors has launched. Leonardo DiCaprio
makes an admission that truly shocked me. Milania Trump tries
(00:49):
her hand to documentary filmmaking sounds about right. And we
have a new highest grossing actor and I'll give you
a hint. On paper, he's wicked, but in real life
he's absolutely charming and possibly the sexiest man alive. I've
definitely given it away for you. There, are you ready
to get into the morning's morning Tea? Like bloody well
(01:09):
Am too, Let's do it. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
are back in the Netflix Spotlight and no, Meg's isn't
going to be making sou flas and decorating the house
with very expensive florals. This time around, They're making our
rom com. The Sussex's production company arch Well is teaming
up with Netflix to bring the best selling novel The
Wedding Date to the screen. It's a story about a
(01:29):
chance elevator meeting that leads to a fake date turned
fake romance turned real romance at a wedding. There's no
word yet on Hull's star or when we'll see it,
but man, I really just want her to just admit
that she wants to be an actress again. I reckon
she she'd just front it.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
I'd watch it.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
I think a lot of people would actually watch that.
Come on, Bobe. Next up. One of my favorite things
on the Internet is Actors on Actors, which is a
series Variety does. It's pretty self explanatory. Really, actors just
chat with other actors. Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio are
the latest stars to take partner. It's thirty minutes long,
and my favorite revelation came when Jennifer Lawrence brings up Titanic.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
It's like, there was Titanic and then there was Way
Units and they kind of overlapped.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Maybe it could have worked.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Have you rewatched Titanic?
Speaker 3 (02:13):
No?
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Oh, you should, I haven't seen it. I bet you could.
I bet you could, like watch it as a movie
now and it's so good.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
I don't really watch.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Maybe I do some movies I've watched.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
You watch your old your movies. No, I've never made
something like Titanic, but if I did, I would I
would watch it.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
But I mean, do you put when was the last
time you did that?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
When I was really drunk, I put on American Hustle
and then my assistant went to download something. Did you
do it alone or were you showing some showing people
this movie? No, I was drunk and I was like,
I wonder if I'm good at acting. I put on
American Muscle and I don't remember what the what the
(02:56):
That's funny. I love her so much.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Stig around and when we returned to Malania, Trump tries
her hand at documentary filmmaking.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Now, if you've ever found yourself thinking, you know what,
we need a documentary about Milania Trump, well wish no more.
A new trailer has dropped for the Amazon backed Millennia
documentary that follows the famously private First Lady in the
twenty days leading up to the second inauguration of her
husband Donald Trump. Expect glamorous outfit fittings, more glamorous outfit fittings,
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lots of close ups of very high heels, and plenty
of icy one liners, including a very on brand. Here
we go again, which is how it starts together.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
We'd like minded leaders, we have a voice. Is it
safe through true? Everyone wants to know, So here it is. Hi,
(04:05):
mister President congreg Lisens. Did you watch it?
Speaker 2 (04:08):
I did not?
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Yeah, I will see it on the news.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Millennia is also listed as an executive producer, because who
knows Milania better than Millennia. The Dock hit cinemas in
early twenty twenty six. And whether it's revealing, rehearsed, or
just very very stylish, which I think it's probably just
going to be very very stylish. One thing certain. The
Internet is already sharpening its memes and finally, move over
dinosaurs and Wicked witches, there's a new box office king
(04:34):
in town. British heartthrobert Jonathan Bailey, aka the world's sexiest man,
officially fresh off Bridge and fame, has skyrocketed to twenty
twenty five's highest grossing actor, thanks not to just one
huge film, Wicked for Good, but also Jurassic World rebirth,
between spellcasting and ods and dodging prehistoric chumps. Bailey has
(04:56):
had a year Hollywood studios only dream of, and the
best part, he's managed to do it while remaining absolutely
undeniably gorgeous and charming like a true grit gentleman. And that,
my darlings, is it for this week's Morning Tea. Thank
you for spilling with me today. It has been an
absolute pleasure hanging for a couple of minutes before you
get into the day. My name is Ash London, Host
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and producer of Morning Tea. Executive producer is Minitiis Warren.
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