The Fifth Trimester

Are We Too Old For Off Campus?

You begged, DLs, so here it is: a very special watch-party episode breaking down the latest horny hockey show to dominate Q2 - Off Campus. Based on Elle Kennedy’s bestselling Off-Campus books, the Prime Video series follows music student Hannah Wells, played by Ella Bright, and Briar University hockey captain Garrett Graham, played by Belmont Cameli. What stars as a tutoring arrangement and fake-dating plot naturally becomes something much hornier and much more emotionally complicated. The show has become a global phenomenon, attracting 36 million viewers within its first 12 days and already scoring a second season. While it’s clearly made for a Gen Z audience, we millennials are LOSING OUR MINDS over it. Lu and BB unpack why we think it’s landing so well with our demo audience, the show's broader cultural impacts, and everything we know about Off Campus season 2. - Belmont Dancing At The Kid Laroi Concert [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVw7FSRshK/] (you're welcome) Sign up to The Fifth Trimester [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f] Fix [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f]https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f The Fifth Trimester bangers playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HxV35w0G87TsnLqeMqu2l?si=dc37001128e641dd]  Follow us: @the_fifth_trimester [https://www.instagram.com/the_fifth_trimester/?hl=en] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

NO GATEKEEPING: The ONE Beauty Hack That Changed Our Lives 💄

Lu is back from her sick bed and firing on all cylinders with crazy ideas. Should she audition for Big Brother? Should she become an anonymous influencer if AI takes her day job? Plus, we FINALLY have a date for season two of Heated Rivalry, so set your alarms accordingly. Where do you stand on online privacy? It’s a meaty one and we’re diving headfirst into whether the rise of the anonymous influencer is a good thing, a bad thing, or simply the next inevitable step in our internet brain rot. We’re also sharing our honest thoughts on whether or not we post our kids online, looking to celebs like Kourtney Kardashian, Hamish Blake and Zoë Foster Blake, and what we can learn from them. In extremely important news, we canvassed our amazing DL community to find out the one beauty hack that genuinely changed your life and the results are EPIC. From the hair-washing tweak that could change everything, to the blow-dry brush everyone needs, the glowy skin hack that actually delivers, and the sneaky trick for juicy, voluminous lips minus the filler, this round-up is about to become your new beauty bible. No biggy! Our ins and outs include a viral dessert that’s as tasty as it is cute, live music with your kids, and the opposite of pimping ya ride. - Mentions:  Hamish Blake on No Filter  [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pPpECJD71HebYCBDzTPO9?si=m9rZOeSzQwOVNi82mLRiHA] Ellie from Freshen Up At Freshwater [https://www.freshenupfreshwater.com/] Elizabeth Holmes Bases Primer [https://holmebeauty.com/products/base-primer] Elizabeth Holmes Golden Hour Setting Spray [https://holmebeauty.com/collections/bestsellers/products/settingspray] Tan Luxe Face Drops [https://www.cultbeauty.com/p/tan-luxe-the-face-medium-dark-10ml/12703806/] AEON Skincare [https://aeonskin.au/] Elizabeth Arden 8-Hour Cream [https://www.elizabetharden.com.au/products/eight-hour-cream-skin-protectant] Dyson Airwrap [https://www.dyson.com.au/airwrap-id-multi-styler-dryer-straight-wavy-107320-01-prussian-blue-rich-copper] Karin Herzog Vita-A-Apricot Anti Ageing Cream [https://karinherzog.com.au/products/vita-a-apricot-50ml] Viral dot cakes [https://www.tiktok.com/@alicias.kitchen/video/7643709123858582792?_r=1&_t=ZS-96uzHwc9gNs] - Sign up to The Fifth Trimester [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f] Fix [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f]https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f The Fifth Trimester bangers playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HxV35w0G87TsnLqeMqu2l?si=dc37001128e641dd]  Follow us: @the_fifth_trimester [https://www.instagram.com/the_fifth_trimester/?hl=en] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Madonna, Please Retire

Surprise, DLs! We have a very special guest co-host joining Bella today… it’s Gem! To kick off the ep, BB puts Gem through a “what you munging, pop culture” edition to find out exactly what our fave WDHTFT babe is watching, listening to and, most importantly, snacking on. Then the girls unpack Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s oh-so-chic yet understated London registry wedding. From the two-piece skirt suit to the big hat and that bouquet, Gem and BB reckon this is going to completely redefine how brides get married in 2026. Plus, the girls reveal what they’d change about their own weddings if they were doing it all over again now. And what do Susan Boyle and Madonna have in common? Well, a lot more than you’d think. Both women are currently promoting new music in very interesting ways, which has us asking - is this the new playbook for how older women have to sell themselves now? Our ins and outs for the week include a clever little accessory Gem is loving and a very dramatic plea to cancel an age-old tradition that kids absolutely froth over, but we HATE. - Mentions:  Madonna's JFK Jnr Confession [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY8QJ-ZPSuD/] Madonna Getting Down with Gymskin [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY7tabogL5x/] All The Cool Girls Are Wearing Red, according to Sitchu [https://sitchu.com.au/fashion/how-to-wear-red] https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYpsZ52hMxr/Gem’s blazer cuffs  [https://www.amazon.com.au/JEWEDECO-Anti-slip-Stretchy-Armbands-Bartender/dp/B0F89KZ44G]https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYpsZ52hMxr/ Sign up to The Fifth Trimester [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f] Fix [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f]https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f The Fifth Trimester bangers playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HxV35w0G87TsnLqeMqu2l?si=dc37001128e641dd]  Follow us: @the_fifth_trimester [https://www.instagram.com/the_fifth_trimester/?hl=en] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Will The Real Kylie Minogue Please Stand Up?

It’s the only show we wanna talk about right now - Netflix’s Kylie Minogue three-part documentary, Kylie, so of course we had to record a special episode to break it all down. We chat about all the huge bombshells (career, cancer, kids), and all the things that were left unsaid.  Because the big question is, after three hours with Australia’s golden girl of pop, do we actually know Kylie better? Or has Kylie done what Kylie does best - let us close enough to feel her glittery warmth, but not quite close enough to touch the truth? Plus, Lu opens up about how Kylie and Dannii Minogue’s dynamic reminds her a lot of her own bond with her big sister Revs, and why one sibling’s success should never be the other’s undoing.   Netflix’s Kylie: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/82075657 [https://www.netflix.com/au/title/82075657]  - Sign up to The Fifth Trimester [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f] Fix [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f]https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f The Fifth Trimester bangers playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HxV35w0G87TsnLqeMqu2l?si=dc37001128e641dd]  Follow us: @the_fifth_trimester [https://www.instagram.com/the_fifth_trimester/?hl=en] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

An Elaborate Celebrity Ghosting & Why It’s Giving Bella PTSD 👻

Buckle up, fellas, because we’re starting the ep with some incredibly graphic CELEB SEX STUFF, and it’s all thanks to Real Housewives star Brandi Glanville’s latest act of TMI. Then, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift stepped out for a very public date night over the weekend, and yes, they looked extremely loved up. But there’s something Trav did that has given us the collective ick. Have you been following the absolutely wild Katie Price romance drama? The British star’s love life is making headlines for all the wrong reasons after her whirlwind marriage to fourth husband Lee Andrews, and her very public ghosting on the global stage has reminded Bella of the time she, too, was also strung along by a not-so-keen fuckboy. Only Bella’s version involves a kidney transplant. Then we’re chatting about the show of the moment, Off Campus. We both kinda hate it, but Producer Kate wants us to stick with it for a very unexpected reason. And of course, our ins and outs for the week include the perfect pair of affordable baggy jeans, a cute hobby we can all try out, and why BB is RAGING against this latest homewares trend.  - Mentions:  Brandi thinks she caught something... in her throat [https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYpsZ52hMxr/] James Valentine’s Australian Story ep: A Year of Living Gratefully  [https://iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-story/series/2026/video/NC2602Q012S00] Lu’s baggy jeans from Glassons  [https://www.glassons.com/p/low-rise-super-baggy-jean-jd355335dnnr1-glazed-choc] Katie Price Song Credit [https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSxHNypUn/]https://www.lorealparis.com.au/magic-retouch/magic-retouch-temporary-root-concealer-spray---golden-brownhttps://www.longchamp.com/au/en/bags/xsa/bags-by-collection/xsa-col/le-pliage-one/xsa-colplione/ Sign up to The Fifth Trimester [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f] Fix [https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f]https://view.flodesk.com/pages/624f95a9274c31b2fa76a29f The Fifth Trimester bangers playlist [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HxV35w0G87TsnLqeMqu2l?si=dc37001128e641dd]  Follow us: @the_fifth_trimester [https://www.instagram.com/the_fifth_trimester/?hl=en] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.