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Episode Date: July 10, 2026

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The Jono Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better team. Something else that a lot of the world are talking about this week has been the saga with the beckhams. Yeah. The estranged relationship with Brooklyn, their son, he's gone, Victoria and David, very inappropriate at the wedding. Mum, very inappropriate dancing at the wedding. We spoke to Nicole, our entertainment reporter, about this.

Yeah. Also, don't tell me at a 500-person wedding. Nobody's got that video. There's someone that has that video. I'm going to get my hands on it. Inappropriately dancing on your son looks like. What does that mean? Because it could take on so many meanings.

Well, yeah, I saw DJ Tony. J. Fat Tony, actually, as he calls himself, who he's not actually fat. But anyway. He was the wedding DJ and he said the inappropriateness wasn't the dancing itself, like what she was doing. She wasn't twirking or anything like that. It was the timing of it.

Okay, right, right. The first dance should have been a time for, you know, the bride and groom, not the mum and the son. So, we off the back of this have been having a little debate behind the scenes on the show. Really interesting one too. But as Grace brought it to our attention. Who do you think is more famous, Grace asked? Yeah, come on in, Grace.

Come on in. We'll get you to ask your question because it did divide the room. Well, it was when me and my partner on our trip in the middle of lunch. We started fighting yet again. Not a fighting. Fighting at the Sistine Chapel? Yes. Fighting at lunch?

Well, we were arguing because I think that, um, He thinks David Beckham is more famous. Yeah? I think she's more famous. Who do you think she? Victoria Beckham. Okay. She is a Victoria Beckham.

Okay, so you're basically talking about one of the Spice girls, posh Spice. Or you're talking about David Beckham, who's the most famous? See, I think it's really interesting for me if you compare Spice Girls, David Beckham, but as a collective. But I think, oh, if you're just going individually, maybe because of the football, it's Beckham. David Beckham. But I don't know. No, I would argue she covers more ground. Yeah.

Football's not, like, popular everywhere. Pretty much the biggest sport in the world. But also, like you look all through the Latin America and all those places. Everyone knows the spice girls. Yeah, that's true. His relevance now is being his wife. Could you sit down a kid who was 10 nowadays and go,

who are the spice girls and who are not? No, but she's not only just famous for being a spice girl. Now she's a massive fashion like magnate. And she's in a scandal. Yeah. But I would say a 10 year old kid probably wouldn't know her for fashion. But would potentially know David Beckham is a football. potentially.

But he's not a footballer now. He's not a footballer now. He's still really heavily involved because he's got the Miami team with Messi and stuff like that. Yeah, but you know that. I had no clue. I don't know that.

So this is what's dividing the show. So snap pole. Who's more famous? David or Victoria Beckham. David Beckham or Victoria Beckham, both extremely famous. That's not going to be wrong. Chattee PT says,

this is Chachipetee. David, not even close. It says not even close. But if you put the Spice Girls versus David Beckham, it would say the Spy Skills is more famous. Yeah, now Megan and Grace. They're on Team Victoria.

They're claiming Victoria's well famous. A lot of, bunch of texts coming through here. Beckham, Football, Uniceff, Chew Door Watchers. Bend it like Beckham movie. Action M says this text. 100% Beckham. Football, the biggest sport in the world. I guess it depends where you come from because I knew Victoria before I knew David.

Yeah, same. We're very working class. Very honest. I am being honest. I am being honest What kind did your dad drive you to school in? So my dad No, one answer

My dad What car is it? It's not a simple answer Because What car? What did you get your dad? I love that It depends

No, no no No No No Lance, you dare do it at a Rolls, Royce? Gary, morning. Morning. Where are you sitting on this, David or Victoria?

Who's more famous? 100% is David. Yeah, I'd say so too. But that's not saying Victoria is not famous. I know, but you're a British dude. David's your bread of butter. That's why I appreciate football war, because football is the number one most pocket sport

in the world. In the world, yeah. But like you say, too, Spice Girls is a collective more famous than Beacom. Well, maybe, yeah, but Becham just seems like the name Beckham is. So I'm miss with him If you said Beckham Who would I be talking about? I'd say 100% people say

David, not Victoria Yeah Well it was his name I guess True But yeah She'd be married for a while She's been married for a while

Was it Alistair how are you Yeah very good Okay David Victoria Settle the debate Oh it's David all the way 100%

You've got another British dude there This is in a fair poll Megan's dreaming Megan is one text for Victoria and the rest are all David. Okay, yeah, yeah, but I'm just questioning your sample. You can look at the text machine. You've got one text for Victoria.

But that's like a... See if we can get another British dude on. Larry, are you British? And if you're not, can you put on a British accent? Well, I'm not British, but I could put on a British accent. That's great. David or Victoria, what team are on? I think it's David Beckham.

Oh, it's a clean. When we were growing up, you know, everybody knew David Beckham. And I think he's held his spot till now. He's, okay. What's wrong? What's wrong? Talk to us. You get really feisty about these things, so yeah, but don't matter.

Are you putting that accent on? Yeah, we asked him to. We asked him to. But it sounded like it was like Irish or something. I was like, you're going hard on the UK now. So, listen, it's clean sweep. No, it's not. You just got three men there.

Hey. All right. If you're a female right now, I'm just saying, I don't really care, but I'm just saying, your sample was flawed. Well, sorry for the people that called up. Dudes from the UK. That's great. That's unfair. Well, apologies that no one's

ringing up to back you, but if you want to get to speak on, you can give us a call. Oh, Andrew the Hits. How about Megan right now? We didn't send them up. I thought, I'm just saying, that's not a good sample.

Yeah, okay. We have a look at the text machine. Where's all the girlies at? In the middle of a debate, they're really, when it can pause down to it means really nothing. No, but what I love about these meaningless debates is Megan and Ben both get incredibly passionate. This is giving me flashbacks to those dark,

Those dark, dark Megan Markle debate days. Yeah, it feels very similar, right? Doesn't it? No, I totally don't care. Well, you do. You clearly do. You clearly care. She cares about winning, no.

You like winning. Yeah, that's true. That's your thing. Yeah, the debate means nothing. The win. The win. You just want the win. Yeah, okay.

Now, the debates, a lot of talking about, a lot of talking about the beckoms, obviously, there's a lot going on with their family, and it's causing a rift, not only in their family, but causing a rift here in the studio right now.

Stop my head in and I was like, we're very working class. Be honest. Be honest. I am being honest. Now we're trying to be honest. Yeah, so this is the Be honest poll. Who do you think is, now, be honest, the most famous out of the two.

Be honest. Victoria, the Spice Girl, Fashion Easter, incredibly famous, or David Beckham, footballer. Don't say fashion Easter. Fashion designer. Fashion designer. What's the difference between Easter and an Ina? One person where's the fashion, the other's making it? Fashion Easter and fashion designer.

There we go. And David Beckham, very fashionable guy in his own right. football, biggest sport on the world. Where's the fashion? Easter, he's in Easter. I don't care, I don't care. Hello, man. So this has been raging on for 20, 25 minutes.

And we got guys, just my chance. They were the people that called up, right? And you weren't happy about this. Look, I just think that the sample wasn't great because you got three UK men. David or Victoria, who's more famous? 100% is David. It's David all the way.

100%. He's got another British dude there. This is in a fair poll. David Beckham. Oh, it's a clean swat. All right, now we've got a bigger sample size for Megan. Yeah, she wasn't happy. She's not happy about the fact that the first three callers were men.

From the UK. Well, two were and one was undisclosed. I felt like he was Irish. I felt like the blame was being pointed towards us. They just called us up. To be honest, we're not mates with David Beckham. There's no real win for us. No, I'm just saying doing a survey, you need to do a good sample size.

So you demanded three females. The girlies. Who's more famous. Tell us honestly what you think, and that's fine. Whatever you say is fine. Who do you think is more famous? Honestly, David Beckham. Can I just put it this way?

How many movies have been made about David Beckham and how many movies have been made about this story? Raises a point. I can think of one movie made about it. Spice World? Yeah, Spice World, yeah. And then... Bend it like Beckham.

The Beckins, that documentary. Yeah. And Lord of the Beckins. All right, well, so we go. We've got a lot for your text coming through as well, too, which you probably don't want to read as well. Carol, our second female participant in the sample size focus group. David or Victoria Beckham, who's more famous?

Victoria. Oh, you're wonderful. There we go. Carol. Carol. Carol. Thank you for calling Carol. Thank you for calling Carol.

Why do you say that? Why do you think she's more famous? Why, Bill? A fashion designer now. Yeah. So she's more known than what follow football. Oh, or maybe if you like going to the chemist warehouse, he's also a fragrance. Yeah, he's got a lot of fragrance.

He's got a lot of watches. Also an ambassador for UNICEF. That's a good debate. Well, everyone knows the Spice Girls. Yeah. I love this. We're not talking about the Spice Schools as a collective, however, though. Everyone knows Man United, but yeah.

We'll take one more. Our third female participant, Kelly. Yes. David and Victoria Beacon, please. bread, so I'm a proper Kiwi chick. Yeah, okay, Kelly. But sounds like you're not on my side, though. I'm not.

You're a Nelson girlie too. She really led you down the path of that one. She's okay. You're saying David's more famous. Yeah, and I'm a huge spice girl fan, but David Beckham. I mean, hello. I like this text has come through. Someone said, I'm British, I'm female, and I don't care. So there you go,

Ben and Megan. podcast. The heads. I'm producing Grace to you back. He went away for a month. Yeah. To Europe. Had a great time.

Yeah, I was hot girl wintering. It was freezing cold. It was like negative 17. So it's way too hot for me now. Did you have a good time? Yeah. John, I had a good time. Why do you keep saying it like that?

I just ask her, do you have a good time? And she's really angry. I don't know what. It's just weird the way you are asking. It's just so weird. You're like, did you have a good time? Yeah, I know. I spent all that money.

I really hope I had a time. Yeah, it just really irritates you for some reason when I ask you, Did you have a good time? Anyway, that's not what we're focused on now. But because I flew to London, you need a layover. And I had my layover in Dubai. I spent about five hours in the Dubai airport. And I think, because I spent time in my layover in the airport, I've been to Dubai.

So you would count this as the countries you've been to? Yeah, countries I've been to Dubai. No. Yeah, I've been to Dubai. I was in Dubai. Sitting on a plastic chair in an airport terminal doesn't mean you're being to the country. Like if you go to Frankfurt Airport and eat a pretzel, You haven't been to Germany.

No, but you've been to the airport, so you've been, yeah. No. I mean, and technically you haven't walked out of customs, and they haven't said, okay, you're in this country, so you haven't been. Where am I then? Where am I? You're like a no man's. Yeah. That's why you can't just walk out of the airport because you've got to say, yeah, I'm here and go to your customs.

I'm in physically, like I'm in Dubai. No, but I feel like you haven't. The only thing you've seen is a toberone tower in Judy Free. You haven't experienced anything about the place. Yeah, I experienced the airport, great airport. You're in that weird place where they can charge anything they want for water and beer and sandwiches and stuff. You're like, where do these prices come in? I was just in Auckland and now this is like $19 for a sandwich.

It's like, you know, they're in their own country. Not bad way. But talking like geography, the airport is in Dubai. I get what you say. So when you list the countries that you've visited, you are going to put Dubai on the list. Yeah, Dubai will be on the list. So what can you tell me about Dubai? It's really hot.

The sun goes up really early. Got lots of great culture. Lots of people travel through. It's a travel hub. You fill up your water bottle, next to the toilets, things like that. Yeah, that is true. What was the airport like? It was big.

I went to the airport before, but I wouldn't class that as having gone there. Oh, you don't count it? No, I don't count. But the airport is amazing. I did go outside and breathe the air because he used to take a bus to a different. They have so many, there were six terminals. So I was busing everywhere. So I went outside and breathed there.

Do you count it as going to a country if you have only been to the airport? Does that just take another country off your list of countries you've been to? Producer Grace is adamant. She's been to Dubai. I have, because I have been, John, I've been to Dubai. I went to the airport. That's Dubai. I feel like deep down in your heart, you know that's not.

I feel like you can argue it. Yes, but you go to a hot. If I were to go out for a night and just stay in my hotel room all night, but I left the airport and then I just go back to the airport, people would be like you've been to the country. But I pretty much, you know what I mean? I'm just, I'm going from the customs angle. You have to like clear customs. I would have cleared customs, but I just didn't need to because I was already there in Dubai.

It just feels, yeah. I guess if you haven't seen local landmarks. Yeah, I just feel like you've really haven't been there. Stum. Yeah, okay. Nadine, good morning to you. You are, you are only cheating yourself. Nadine, good morning to you.

Good morning. Happy New Year. Happy New Year. Yeah, show catch race. It's catching on. Yeah. Nadine, talk to us. I think if there's a stamp in the passport, then you've been there.

So would you've got a stamp? You wouldn't have because you wouldn't have gone through customs, right? But now I'm thinking about it. I don't think my passport got stamped anywhere. No, right? Like, I went to London differently, but I don't know if I actually got stamped. Did I get to London? No proof.

You need to be stamped. Do they not do much stamping now? You can ask for a stamp. Sometimes, but then all the times you have the electronic passports and stuff. Oh, yeah. things as well so yeah. Nadine so going by that theory how many countries have you visited? Only one. One stamp? She's honest. That's good I like it. Are you good on you Nadine? Happy New Year to you appreciate it. Thank you. Warren good morning.

Happy New Year. Happy New Year. Okay, show catchphrase catching on. Okay Warren where do you sit on this debate? You must put your foot onto the physical ground. to say you've been to the country. But my thing is, because Dubai's so big, I did go on a bus to another terminal. So I put my foot on the ground of Dubai. I've flown over China, Russia, and all the way around the world,

I've flown over it, but I haven't touched it. But what happens, okay, I'm not supporting you so much, Bridges Grace, but she's saying, what am she gets off the plane there, she touches the ground, getting onto a bus to the airport.

What about at the end? Yep, that's fine. You're off the plane. You're on the physical ground. He's on my side. But better if you have to go through customs. Yeah, right. But he's going to count it.

Okay, Teethicality there. You might have gone on. And I suppose you've interacted with locals. Yes, the workers. Yeah. So, you have. You've experienced. Yeah, breathe in some air outside.

But still, I don't know. Are we coming around? Yeah, it's iffy. Have a great day, Warren. Thanks, guys. Airports definitely not, says this text. It's an insult to people who actually made the effort to go to the country. This is really cracking off this morning.

If you've only visited at a country's airport or the airport of a city, have you visited that particular country? Producer Grace thinks she has been to Dubai without leaving the airport. Gary! Happy New Year! Happy New Year! See, once the Happy New Year ball starts going, it just people keep rolling on with it.

It's a snowball effect, isn't it? All right, Gary, what do you reckon? I'm afraid technically no. Legally, you're not in the country until you clear customs and immigration. You're only in transit. So I'm just in transit that whole time. Yeah, you're just in transit while you're in the airport.

If you check out Tom Hanks' film, The Terminal. Yeah, we were talking about that. It's great film. That's right. It's based on a true story, right? Where he's, like, stuck at the airport. He lives there for like months. I think years.

That's right. Yeah. There was a, well, apparently, it's, you know, an Iranian refugee who lived in Charl de Gaul airport in France for several years because you can't be deported because you're not in the country Okay

Oh was that a cheeky play from that guy was it? Yeah Yeah It certainly was Yeah Right and so what was the end result of that movie What happened with the Tom Hanks movie If I remember correctly

He got allowed in But it was It wasn't all just based on the true story It's the story was the idea Behind the film I think Oh it was really They took a bit creative license there Yeah, well you want a happy ending for a movie.

I don't know if the happy ending would have been there for the actual guy. That's right. I'll have a quick move. Yeah, yeah. Hey, thank you. Gary, appreciate that. He's brought legalities into the argument there, Grace. Chat GBT, GBT says no.

Chat GBT's on the same kind of vein as that. It says if you don't go through immigration, it does not count. You're an international limbo. My big question is, is international limbo like international waters, and can I kill someone in transit? You're pretty sure you can. Yeah, I'm pretty sure you can get away. show and see what I'll give it a go next time I'm in Dubai sounds good just having a look at the inspiration behind the movie

we're just talking about Tom Hanks's so in real life the guy lived there for 18 years at the airport Iranian man lived in France in the airport for 18 years that is wild and did he get let into France did yeah I think he did things didn't go so well in the end he struggled actually it was kind of like prison that sounds like when he got back into real like he struggled and he went to be out there in the real world so yeah did he not actually ever go out side.

Not for 18 years. He didn't get to leave the airport. That was bonkers. Whereas in Tom Hanks' movie, he was in America and he ended up being allowed into America, got the autograph he wanted from his dad, his dad's dream at the jazz club, and then came back and flew back to his country. Well, yeah, the real story is a bit miserable, isn't it? Yeah, that wouldn't have gone down well with test audiences.

No, you're right. So there go. 18 years are heck of a long time. To just live with the aircon, 20-7. Big delay. Yeah. That's wild.