Maisie Peters had heard herself on Love Island
Scott and Chris began with another example of television changing a song overnight.
Maisie Peters’ “Favourite Ex” had been used during the fallout between Amy and Curtis on *Love Island*.
Maisie said her phone suddenly filled with messages from people who had heard it.
Another of her songs, “Feels Like This”, had already appeared in the series.
Scott liked how a placement lasting only part of a scene could introduce a record to millions of people who might never otherwise hear it.
Everybody appeared to be lying this week
Annie’s fake Australian identity in Zante had started a chain reaction.
Emma had pretended to be Tom Jones’s granddaughter.
Lydia and a friend had gone out in Leeds pretending to be French.
Now listener Hannah supplied a version which lasted much longer than one night.
The man who eventually became her boyfriend initially pretended to be Australian.
He maintained the accent for roughly the first couple of weeks.
Scott and Chris were amazed that a joke or attempted conversation starter could survive long enough to become the foundation of a relationship.
Eventually he had to admit he was not Australian at all.
Hannah stayed with him.
The lie somehow became part of their story rather than the end of it.
A former fling described new Islander Chris Taylor
The show then spoke anonymously to a woman given the name Gabby, who had previously been involved with new Love Island contestant Chris Taylor.
Her voice was altered.
Gabby said they had met in Leicester and had a casual arrangement for around six months.
She remembered Chris as tall, charming, confident and very aware of his own appeal.
Scott asked whether the version appearing in the villa seemed genuine.
Gabby thought so.
She described him as somebody who considered himself a bit of a ladies’ man.
Zante had given him flair-bartending skills
Gabby also remembered Chris working as a flair bartender in Zante.
That meant bottle throwing and bar tricks could potentially appear in the villa.
Scott and Chris immediately began watching for it.
Asked to score him, Gabby landed around seven out of ten.
The segment gave listeners the kind of pre-villa context reality television could not provide without turning the former fling into an enemy.
Gabby sounded more amused than bitter.
Zara Larsson became Celebrity Sleuth
Then Zara Larsson joined for a new game.
Scott had three listeners, each claiming a true story connected with one of Zara’s songs.
Only one was genuine.
Zara had to work out which.
The first caller, Amelia, told a story involving Australia and graphic design.
The second, Seb, described leaving Sheffield University accommodation after an emotional night where “Symphony” became the soundtrack.
The third, Claire, told Zara about a much more personal connection with “Never Forget You.”
Phoenix the rabbit was the real story
Claire had owned pet rabbits, including one called Phoenix.
Phoenix died when Claire was 17.
She was devastated enough to take two days off school and repeatedly listened to “Never Forget You”.
The song became permanently associated with the rabbit.
That was the true story.
Zara did not choose it.
She selected Seb’s university story instead.
Scott was delighted that the game had successfully fooled the celebrity it was built around.
Celebrity Sleuth had its first loser.
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