Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart

This week on Bottoms Up!, Alan and Lee are joined by TV icon Holly Willoughby for a glass of wine, a gossip and plenty of laughs.

Holly opens up about life after daytime TV, her exciting new project Together, and why she wants everyone to feel like they’ve got a seat at the table. She also reveals what happened when she swapped early mornings for a slower pace of life - and whether a slot on Strictly could ever be on the cards.

Along the way, the trio sip - and sample - tequila, Holly mixes the perfect vodka martini she was taught to make by the one and only Stanley Tucci, and Alan, Lee and Holly go head-to-head in a game...

Elsewhere, Alan reveals how he accidentally went viral at a gay day rave after "just popping in after work”, and Holly admits just how lazy she became after stepping away from daytime TV.

Plus, Holly and Alan face off in Surprise SurPRICE, a blind wine tasting to find out whose palate is premium - and whose belongs in the bargain bin.

Drinks Featured:
Lady A Rose
Casamigos Reposado Tequila
Holly’s Vodka Martini
Domaine Jean Jacques Girard, Pernand-Vergelesses, Chardonnay
Errazuriz Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava

Chapters:
00:00 – Coming Up
00:33 – Cornish Pasties & Pints
06:00 – Alan Goes Viral at a Gay Day Rave
07:48 – Holly Willoughby Is Back On Our Screens
12:12 – Tequila Time!
15:01 – Holly's New Show: Together
17:41 – Life After This Morning
28:15 – Shag, Marry, Avoid
29:56 – Would Holly Ever Do Strictly?
33:36 – Stanley Tucci's Martini Recipe
47:57 – Blind Wine Taste Test

Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up!

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This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee are back at The Gore Hotel, sipping their signature cocktail from the iconic Bar 190, where The Rolling Stones famously hosted some of their wildest parties.

With a heatwave in full swing, the boys are heading to see short-shorts superstar Harry Styles. But just how short is too short? Long, short or downright slutty?

After weeks of living under the same roof, Lee has finally moved out of Alan's house. Faced with an empty flat containing little more than a bed, can Alan help Lee figure out his interior design style?

Plus, wine writer Sunny Hodge (@sunnyhodgewine) joins the boys to chat about his book, The Cynic's Guide to Wine. He explains why wine doesn’t actually taste like grapes and introduces Alan and Lee to bottles from China, the Czech Republic and Georgia, proving there’s a whole world of wine beyond the supermarket shelf.

Drinks featured:

The Clover Club - Bar 190's Signature Cocktail

Punk Pet Nat - a biodynamic, sparkling Solaris from the Czech Republic

Dove White - a blend of Italoriesling from China

Rachuli Mtsvane - an orange wine from Georgia

Chapters:

00:00 – Coming Up

00:34 – What’s In A Clover Club Cocktail?

03:31 – The Bar Where The Rolling Stones Partied

04:51 – Who The Hell Is Leo Pearl?!

08:55 – Harry Styles’ Slutty Shorts

10:23 – Lee’s Got No Rizz

13:49 – Alan & Lee Can't Handle The Heat

17:02 – Lee’s Finally Moved Out!

25:19 – The Cynic’s Guide To Wine

Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up!

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This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee are joined by comedian, podcaster and soon-to-be Celebrity Traitors star Joanne McNally.

Joanne shares her love of wine with the boys, from her unapologetically cheap palate and wine-inspired stand-up tours to her ambition to launch her own wine range... infused with collagen.

Recorded at The Gore in South Kensington – home to the iconic Judy Garland Suite, complete with ruby slippers – the trio enjoy one of London's finest afternoon teas, perfectly paired with English sparkling wine.

Along the way they chat Negronis, stand-up comedy, world tours, podcasting, breaking records, BuzzBallz, the dark web, and Joanne's upcoming appearance on The Celebrity Traitors.

You can catch Joanne on Unacceptable on TLC, and on tour with Pinotphile – tickets are on sale now.

Chapters:

00:00 – Coming Up

00:32 – Alan Got Kicked Out of This Hotel

06:21 – Joanne McNally Joins the Boys for a Negroni

09:47 – Pinotphile, World Tours & Breaking Records

20:30 – Would You Drink Collagen Wine?

21:31 – Celebrity Traitors & Vaping in the Castle

25:12 – The Summer Wine-Up Dilemma

33:25 – The Dark Web Confession

42:48 – Joanne's New Show: Unacceptable

Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up!

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This week on Bottoms Up!

With Wimbledon wrapped up, Alan Carr and Lee Peart celebrate with a Pimms and discuss their love - or lack thereof - for tennis. Is it just a poor man's Swingball..?

Lee shares his recipe for a Turbo Pimms, while Alan reveals his infamous Power Shandy – the concoction that ended with him vomiting into a load of freshly washed clothes… which promptly had to go straight back in the machine.

Elsewhere, the boys compare zodiac signs to see if they're astrologically compatible, Lee gets emotional over a Nescafé advert from yesteryear, and Alan reveals the questionable combination he recently discovered: red wine and Skittles.

Plus, wine communicator Katie Lawton joins the boys to settle an important debate: which gives you more bang for your buck – cava or prosecco?

Drinks featured:

Classic Pimms CocktailJourney's End Sir Lowry Cabernet SauvignonThe Chocolate Block Boekenhoutskloof ‘The Wolftrap’ ShirazSainsbury's Conegliano Prosecco Taste the DifferenceM&S Finca Miguel Prestige Cava BrutCodorniu 1872 Organic Rose Brut

Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up!

Chapters:

00:00 – Coming Up

00:27 – Wimbledon Season - Alan Thinks Tennis Is Boring

04:05 - Lee’s Turbo Pimms & Alan’s Power Shandy

06:35 - Are Alan & Lee Astrologically Compatible?

16:13 - Listener Dilemma: Cheaper Alternatives That Actually Work

24:33 - Cava vs Prosecco: Which Is Better Value?

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This week on Bottoms Up! Alan Carr and Lee Peart head to Wine School at the WSET School, where they're put to the test to find out whether they've actually learned anything so far...

Elsewhere, Lee's still living with Alan, and they're still fighting over the recycling. Lee's also been using Alan's posh candles, while some late-night smoke alarm drama has left them both exhausted.

With the boys back at school, the pair reminisce about their own school days – from Alan befriending the dinner ladies, Lee getting a bit too familiar with his teachers and both revealing their first crushes.

Then, wine expert and teacher Shane Jones shows the boys how to taste wine properly, including the all-important slurping technique, before introducing them to something they've never encountered before... a spittoon.

Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up!

Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart is a Platform Media production.

Get in touch with the show: bottomsup@listen.co.uk

Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow

Chapters:

00:00 – Coming Up

00:30 – Alan's Smoke Alarm Nightmare

05:32 – Alan & Lee on Albert Square?

08:02 – Back to School Time

21:45 – The Boys Meet a Spittoon

47:25 - Lee vs Alan - Who'll Be Top of the Wine Class?

Psst. In case Alan and Lee's slurping and backchat doesn't make it clear... this episode does not reflect what an actual WSET course is like!
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