Anyone listen to It Galz new podcast from today with Kelly from Tallafornia? I really enjoyed it - Kelly came across really well, sounds like she has been through so much in her 20s and has came through the other-side with no bitterness. Interesting insight to what went on behind the scenes and how much they were taken advantage at the time from TV3 and then disposed of.
Itgalz seem much more focused on guests lately. I agree that it was interesting as an individual episode but in the context of itgalz I felt like it was kinda inauthentic.
First of all- I hate how the girls always change their views to agree with guests. In this particular episode Kelly brought up misogyny which they agreed is bad yet perpetuate it constantly.
I also found it super hypocritical that they condoned Kelly hitting yer man. Don’t get me wrong I’m sure he was a prick but once again they are only just after doing an episode on abusive relationships yet they are ok with this? Because it was a woman rather than a man? Because she was drunk? Hmm..ok. I’m not saying Kelly is abusive though I think what she did was wrong. I just hate that itgalz will constantly go from condemning something in one episode to condoning it in the next.
They also recognised the harmful effects of being young and on a tv show that they didn’t really know what it would entail, and how they may have done things that they would come to regret and effect their future job prospects and mental health. Yet on their itgalz insta account they shared some pretty humiliating footage of Nikita giving a lap dance. I have no doubt that Nikita regrets this and would’ve hated for that stuff to be shared as she has actively tried to distance herself from the show. Do they really care about people’s mental health or do they only care about Kelly’s because they were doing an episode with her? Personally, I don’t really buy them caring about other people’s mental health. And that’s fine (I guess?) but then don’t pretend that you do...