Hold My Drink with Charleen and Ellie

Ciara Ryan (@paintedbyciara) and Éabha O'Donoghue (@eabhaodonoghue) reveal the truth about the influencer industry in Ireland. They confirm their current relationship statuses, as well as discussing past relationships, getting back with exes and casual flings. The girls also help Charleen and Ellie with a dilemma about a listener who's boyfriend isn't treating her the same after getting back together following a break in their relationship. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

There are two listener Rants this week - one to do with cars (which seems to be a running theme within our bonus episodes), and the other to do with straight talking people abroad! Charleen and Ellie give 'If I Was You' advice to a listener who wants to confront her friends about offensive comments they've made about her new boyfriend behind her back.

*Trigger warning: Conversations of body image, body confidence, weight loss and weight gain, and ozempic. Charleen and Ellie open up about comments and messages they've received online that has led to impacts on their body confidence. They discuss clothes sizes, bikinis and swimsuits, and how social media can affect putting yourself out there in life. The girls help a listener with advice about maintaining a long distance relationship when the girl is going on a J1 for the summer, but her boyfriend is staying at home. And for Phone A Friend, our listeners help with a dilemma about whether or not a girl should stay in Australia for her boyfriend, or if she should listen to her constant thoughts of home and and return to Ireland. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

This week's Rant of the Week comes from two of our listeners! They are venting their frustrations about traffic lights so close to roundabouts, and customers in cafés. And Charleen and Ellie give "If I Was You" advice to a listeners who's been speaking to a boy on a dating app for about 6 weeks, but he hasn't mentioned meeting up with each other yet - should she keep texting him and hope he asks, or move on and hope to meet someone over the summer? Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Whether you've left your 20's, are still in your 20's, or are yet to reach your 20's, Charleen and Ellie share their lessons and advice for this all-important decade. We also asked our followers to send in some of their own lessons to share - from relationships, friendships, life, money, career and plenty more. For Phone A Friend, our listeners give their advice to a listener who's boyfriend's friend has been lodging in their newly-bought house for far too long and she's wondering how she can approach the situation in the nicest way possible to let him know that he's got to go. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

On this week's bonus episode, Charleen is giving out about loud talkers in public places, and Ellie's got more driving headaches in Rant of the Week. The girls give their "If I Was You" advice to a listener who was sold a dream by a boy she was speaking to for 8 months, and now he's gone distant on her. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

What are your unpopular opinions about dating? Charleen and Ellie share their own, and we also asked you to send in some of yours on our Instagram (@holdmydrinkpod). From having locations on and good morning/night texts, to paying for dates and sex. The girls also help with a dilemma about a girl who is dating an angel boy right after a breakup, and the initially scary idea of labels in Secrets From The Stalls. And for Phone A Friend, our listeners help with advice for a girl who's been dating a boy for 2 months - they are not official - but she looked through his phone and found him on Tinder. What should she do? Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen discusses her eating habits at home, and Ellie is giving out about the queues at the deli in 'Rant of the Week'. It's a sticky situation in 'If I Was You', as there is a separate WhatsApp group for a pre-wedding party, and some people haven't been invited. But is it right or wrong that they haven't? Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Pink jobs are for the girls, and blue jobs are for the boys - but which job falls under which category? From cleaning the oven and doing the food shopping, to cutting the grass and taking out the bins! Charleen and Ellie discuss some of your suggestions of each! The girls also help with a dilemma about a friend who is distancing herself from her friend group, presumably because of the boy she is dating. And for Phone A Friend, our lovely listeners help with advice for someone who is feeling the pressure from society about having kids. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

It's your extra podcast fix in the week! Charleen gives out about being put in "pens" when boarding a flight, and Ellie is on a rager about drivers who can't use lanes correctly in 'Rant of the Week'. For 'If I Was You', the girls give their thoughts on the world of influencing, the realities of the job and what you should do if you're afraid of people judging you for doing it. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Charleen and Ellie share all the stories from their incredible 3-week trip to Australia back in January. They share the highlights, from paragliding, snorkelling and catching up with friends and family, as well as the lowlights, including free-roaming lizards and very questionable hostels! In Secrets From The Stalls, the girls help with advice on how to meet people offline, and for Phone A Friend, our followers help with advice on whether a boyfriend REALLY meant it when he said he didn't love his girlfriend. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

The bonus episode is back - and it's completely revamped! Prepare for Charleen and Ellie to be a bit more loose, opinionated and honest in your extra weekly fix of Hold My Drink. There's two brand new segments - Rant of the Week, where the girls give out about robbers and small parking spaces; and If I Was You, where they give advice for a more light-hearted dilemma or first world problem. Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com. Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod This episode is proudly sponsored by Primark.

HOLD MY DRINK IS BACK! Charleen and Ellie reveal the REAL reason why they took a break from the podcast. The girls also update you on everything that's been happening in their lives over the past 3 months - trips, work, upcoming projects and generally how they are feeling with life right now. There is also a new part to the dilemma segment called 'Phone A Friend'. And, of course, Charleen and Ellie bring back some of your favourite segments too, including Secrets From The Stalls and Peak and Bleak of the Week! Email: holdmydrink@goloudnow.com Instagram: @holdmydrinkpod

Happy New Year, Birds! In our first episode of 2024, Charleen and Ellie talk about New Years traditions and kisses. The girls listen back to the New Years Resolutions they made at the start of 2023 to see how many of them they stuck to, as well as making new Resolutions for the year ahead. The girls answer your dilemmas in Secrets From The Stalls, including whether a listener should wait around for a guy who is very busy with setting up a business right now? And should a girl stay with her boyfriend of four years when they don't do much together as a result of his anxieties?

We've got an update from a listener about a family dilemma! There's also brand new dilemmas this week. How can you stop loving your ex who you were with for 12 years? Does friends with benefits actually work? How do you approach a guy that you really like? And should you continue to speak to someone when you know you're moving abroad soon?

We are joined by Bee, Ro and Teddy C of the Ireland's dance pop trio, Chasing Abbey! The lads chat to us about their start in music together, achieving number one songs, supporting international superstars and playing sold out live shows around Europe. They also open up about relationships and how to maintain them while touring. And they let us in on what to expect from their upcoming shows at the 3Olympia Theatre on Friday, 5th April and Saturday, 4th May 2024! You can get tickets on chasingabbey.ie and make sure to follow @chasingabbey on social media! In Secrets From The Stalls, the girls help with a girl's dilemma about her boyfriend going to nightclubs when he has told her before that they are a "place to meet people". And what do you do when you're caught up with a family friend?

There is an update from a recent dilemma this week, as well as a whole bunch of new dilemmas too! Can you finally get through to your friend who keeps getting back together with her emotionally abusive and manipulative ex-boyfriend? Should you try things out with your ex-boyfriend's cousin? And what do you do if you're getting the ick from a boy and are nearly embarrassed to talk to anyone about him?

Disclaimer: This episode is not suitable for children! So parents, make sure you listen to this one alone! It's the Hold My Drink Christmas Special and we are feeling fully festive! Charleen and Ellie make some Christmas cocktails and chat about Christmas traditions, and the best and worst presents they've ever received. You sent in your Christmas dilemmas in this festive edition of Secrets From The Stalls, and the girls help with what to buy your boyfriend when it's your first Christmas together, getting re-gifted presents, and how to not ruin Christmas (or absolutely do) by drinking too much. We hope your Christmas is wonderfully peaceful and thanks for listening to Hold My Drink this year!

We've got an update on a healthy relationship that broke up and were considering getting back together - did they?! You'll find out in this episode, as well as hearing brand new dilemmas too. Can you forgive the boy you're seeing since June after he kissed someone else? Is the guy you ended up back in yours really just bad on his phone, or is there something he is hiding? And does your ex want to get back with you because he is calling and texting more often lately?

Warning: This episode contains conversations about violence and abuse. Charleen speaks about her attack that happened in February 2023, that left her with stitches in her head and personal trauma. If you are affected by anything spoken about in this episode, please visit www.womensaid.ie for support.