Stacey Dooley's new BBC project sees her scrutinise celebrity scandals and shocking court cases
Stacey Dooley is hosting a new BBC podcast
Stacey Dooley has announced that for her next big project, she'll be presenting a brand new BBC podcast series alongside comedian Larry Dean. The 'Strictly' icon, aged 37, and the Scottish comic, aged 34, are joining forces for 'Famously... On Trial', which will peel back the layers on celebrity court battles and scandals that have rocked pop culture.
Talking about the upcoming series, Stacey quipped: "The internet pores forensically over celebrity controversies in and outside the courtroom, holding them to account by trial of public opinion."
With an eager digital audience dissecting every moment, she observed: "With increasingly savvy social media users with immediate access to footage, audio and other evidence from the courtroom, we all live these cases in real-time, and the public voice is louder than ever when any controversy is in the spotlight."
She further commented on the phenomenon where the court of public opinion sometimes looms larger than the legal verdict: "Sometimes, the verdicts reached in the press or on social media are where someone's fate is truly decided."
Excited about the deep dive into notorious courtroom dramas, Stacey exclaimed: "Larry and I are delighted to be delving into some of the most well-known cases! It's such a treat to sit alongside one another and properly flesh out what ends up being important, broader topics more generally. Judge Judy is shaking, I'm sure! ".
On his part, Larry Dean couldn't hide his enthusiasm about the collaboration, saying: "So excited to be working with Stacy on this podcast, it's going to be loads of fun."
"Stacey's got an investigative background so she's perfectly placed to lay out each story's detail, delivering the case and asking the tough questions. And since she's great company to be around, it will be a good laugh."
"I will attempt to decipher who really won - as I'm pretty out of touch with celebrity culture, I should be able to give a totally objective view. Somehow being under-qualified qualifies me to judge!"