COCKTAILS AND TAKEAWAYS

Madame Joyce is back on the purple couch, solo, drink in hand, and this week’s gist runs from the vain to the very real. She gets into male hair transplants and men in wigs, interracial dating, polygamy and the Sister Wives, and why she’d like her marriage open. It gets REAL 😭🍸This episode also covers the death of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old Ghanaian student shot and killed on his way to school in the Bronx last week, and what it says about bullying. His father has said he was being bullied before he died. The police investigation is ongoing, so there is no speculation here about what happened. Our thoughts are with his family.It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock pulls up to the purple couch for the full gist. The Little Mix star turned solo artist gets into her time on The Celebrity Traitors, her debut album My Ego Told Me To and the new solo era, and the baby news she shared with the world. A drink, a lot of laughing, and Joyce asking everything. It gets REAL 😭It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DD Grey, the host behind The Grey Game podcast, pulled up to the purple couch to unlock the boys’ groupchat and tell Madame Joyce (and you lot) what the men are really saying when you’re not in the room. How much space do you actually take up in a man’s life? Is he worth the energy you’re pouring in? And who’s really overestimating who? Joyce, a drink and a guest with zero filter, and the verdict isn’t always the one you want. It gets REAL 😭It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madame Joyce is back on the purple couch, solo, and finally answering the question that’s been sitting in your DMs: where have I been? She gets honest about what the podcast break really looked like, what she got up to while the mic was off, and the self care that’s actually been keeping her sane. Then it’s straight into Big Brother UK 2026, because she’s been watching the chaos in that house and she has OPINIONS.It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ché Mario pulled up to the purple couch declaring HE has the song of the summer — bold claim, and we made him defend it 💜 The North West London artist, model and stylist gets into his introduction to music, his upbringing, the fashion world (including the REAL talk on fake designer), being the cameo everyone spots in music videos, and of course — carnival. Does the claim hold up? You lot decide. It gets REAL.It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Africa's biggest streamer just pulled up to the purple couch 💜 Carter Efe joins Madame Joyce for the full gist — his streaming journey to becoming Africa's most-followed name on Twitch, the friendships with Davido and Kai Cenat that are genuinely real, and yes, THAT cheating story (while he was bringing her food, no less 😭). We're also getting into his secret talents, what he loves and doesn't about Nigeria, his plans to become a UK citizen, and a proper lesson in London classiness. It gets REAL.It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get Your Purple Couch Tickets : www.madamejoyce.com💜New producer, new era 💜 Say hi to Makayla, she's officially part of the C&T family, and she jumped straight onto the couch with Madame Joyce and Lateef for the gist of the week. We're getting into being starstruck (yes, Drake and Rihanna came up), Makayla's love affair with London, the Pop The Balloon effect on modern dating, shooting your shot with a little liquid courage, and why guys playing the "taking long to reply" game needs to stop.Joyce is also opening up about her single era, Nakupenda versus Money Constant, and whether romance is actually deador if we killed it ourselves. It gets REAL.mmIt’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BHIM President has landed on the purple couch 💜 Days before he makes history as the first Ghanaian artist to headline OVO Arena Wembley, Stonebwoy joins Madame Joyce for the gist — his friendship with Rick Ross, where things REALLY stand with Shatta Wale, why the internet says Ghanaian men are stingy (he had words), Ghana's love affair with eggs, self-funding BHIM Fest London, and the Black Stars World Cup stress that nearly finished him. It gets REAL — and yes, we tested that masters degree in Are You Smart? 😭It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uncle Eli pulled up to the purple couch and said what he said 😭💜 The TikTok creator and self-declared king of enjoyment is telling you lot why UK clubbing has gotten boring, why pre-drinks is the real party, and why situationships are a commitment problem dressed up as an option. Madame Joyce and Eli also get into dating as a content creator, Black women's confidence, who really sacrifices more in relationships, vulnerability, the fantasies nobody admits to, and the state of customer service in the UK. It gets REAL.It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madame Joyce sits down with Dr Tego Kirnon-Jackman — award-winning medical & aesthetic doctor, founder of Skin Menu, and one of the UK's leading experts in skin of colour, hyperpigmentation and laser treatments — for the skincare conversation nobody's been brave enough to have on camera.Dr Tego breaks down the REAL difference between skin brightening and skin bleaching, what hydroquinone misuse actually does to your face (including the damage that can't be reversed), why your acne marks and dark spots aren't fading, the truth about PCOS and your skin, whether you actually need niacinamide, why skinimalism might save your skin AND your money, how to choose a safe laser clinic (and the red flags that mean run), why laser treatments are booming in the UK, dealing with ingrown hairs properly, and the honest conversation about Botox you won't get from an influencer.Plus a storytime you are NOT ready for. 👀It’s C&T baby! Join MJ every Wednesday to tackle the hottest of topics, trending news, and spicy takes.We’re talking love, relationships, gossip, dilemmas, and we’re drinking cocktails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.