Hold My Drink with Charleen and Ellie

Birds, it’s our 200th episode, can you cope?!To celebrate the big podcast milestone Charleen and Ellie are taking a trip down memory lane. We're talking the best guests, the live shows, the breakups, the chaos and every unhinged moment in between. The girls laugh at some of their 'best bit' clips, hear your gorgeous messages and even get a special message from their parents. Yes, there were tears.And of course, it wouldn’t be a HMD episode without your dilemmas. We’ve got a juicy Red Flag Radar and a chaotic Secrets From the Stalls, which had the girls doubling down on their opinions on period sex, and resulted in them telling a listener to bin that man immediately! Thank you for listening, for crying with us, for laughing with us, and for holding our drink for 200 episodes. Here’s to 200 more. 🥂❤️Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE in Limerick with Madison Cawley and Shane McCarthy https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveEmail your dilemmas to: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen and Ellie are stepping into the world of true crime this week and they’re joined by someone with one of the most fascinating careers we've ever heard of!John Sweetman is a former Garda detective, expert crime scene investigator and the host of GoLoud’s brand new true-crime podcast Lines of Enquiry. After 25 years in the Garda Technical Bureau working on some of Ireland’s biggest and most baffling cases, he’s here to bring us inside the mind of a real crime-solver, from fingerprints and handwriting to the investigations that stay with you forever.And of course, we had to put John’s investigator brain to the test. He weighs in on your Red Flag Radar dilemmas, including the man who still can’t use a washing machine and the new fella planning holidays six weeks in. John has a shocking insight into that one! This podcast discusses topics that some listeners may find difficult, please take care when listening.Check out Lines Of Enquiry with John here: https://www.goloudnow.com/podcasts/lines-of-enquiry-1169Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE in Limerick with Madison Cawley and Shane McCarthy https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveEmail your dilemmas to: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Is it embarassing to have a boyfriend in 2025? According to Vogue they might be and Charleen and Ellie have lots of thoughts. Women are more likely to hide their relationships online now, but is it because we've developed higher standards? Ellie also tells us how she pushed through the cringe to create an Instagram home page and Charleen has a surgery update that has her trying to figure out angles in her sleep. We're also judging whether it's a red flag to eat in bed and not meet your friend's boyfriend, as well as helping a listener who isn't sure if she should send that 'hey girly' text. Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE in Limerick with Madison Cawley and Shane McCarthy https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveEmail your dilemmas to: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

If your bestie came to you and told you she had been cheating, would you tell her partner? This was a hot topic on TikTok last week and Charleen and Ellie tell us how they would react in this situation. Charleen was very clear on whether she's tell on Ellie to Graham! Charleen also has all the updates on her surgery, her recovering and how it's thrown her into a bit of a self-love, existential crisis. Plus we've got Red Flag Radar featuring house 'dates' and head wrecks, along with advice for a listener who feels her relationship isn't progressing the way she'd like. Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE in Limerick with Madison Cawley and Shane McCarthy https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveEmail your dilemmas to: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen and Ellie are ready to get down and duuurty to answer all of your extra spicy dilemmas this month! We've got a listener who fears she's missing out on the fun of casual sex, advice on how to get confident in yourself to spice up your sex life and a question on a kink that we're not even sure is legal! Send your bedroom dilemmas to HoldMyDrink@GoLoudNow.com. Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen is going solo for today's bonus and shares her peak and bleak of the week, featuring news on her surgery! She also answers a dilemma from a listener who made a risky decision to move to the U.K. with her boyfriend, and has no discovered he's been lying to her about his debt. Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE! https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveGot a dilemma of your own? Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.comInstagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen and Ellie are both peaking this week! Charleen made a big travel purchase and Ellie finally has a very exciting update that we've all been waiting on... We've also got a dilemma from a listener who is feeling let down by her bridesmaids. They've made no effort for her 2026 wedding so far and she doesn't know whether to have it out with them or tell them they're no longer in the bridal party! What would you do? Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE! https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveGot a dilemma of your own? Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.comInstagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen and Ellie share their peak of the week after a week of incredible live shows across Ireland! They also give their advice to a listener who fears she may have walked away from a situationship too soon, but can you ever go back after someone doesn't respect your boundaries? Get your tickets for Hold My Drink LIVE! https://linktr.ee/HoldMyDrinkLiveGot a dilemma of your own? Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.comInstagram: @holdmydrinkpod