S2 EP5: Belle Delphine discusses selling her bathwater, dealing with stalkers and why she’s called ‘The Queen of the Simps’

Louis chats to internet sensation and adult content creator, Belle Delphine. Joining Louis in the studio, Belle discusses how she made millions from her first adult video, why she’s been labelled as “Queen of the Simps”, and a surprising ambivalence about her chosen career. Plus, Louis gets to grips with internet slang.

Warnings: Adult content and discussions of a sexual nature.

Links/Attachments:

‘Who is paying $30 for ‘gamer girl’ Belle Delphine’s bath water?’ - The Guardian 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/12/belle-delphine-gamer-girl-instagram-selling-bath-wate

‘What is kawaii? Understanding Japan cute culture’ - Art in Context 

https://artincontext.org/what-is-kawaii/

‘What Harajuku girls really look like?’ - Refinery29 

https://youtu.be/WblNctc3ys0?si=ZQfKD1aI0CFqKQXr

‘What is ahegao?’ - Know Your Meme 

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/ahegao

‘Burusera’ - fetish paraphilia shops in Japan 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burusera

PewDiePie reacting to Belle Delphine on YouTube 

https://youtu.be/KYyycHAxOVw?si=o5YhTPs6M1_YSLyt 

‘Simp: The new slang teens use to insult boys who are ‘too nice’ to girls’ – CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/what-is-simp-teen-slang-wellness/index.html

‘What guys mean when they call someone a Chad’ - Men’s Health 

https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a33499682/what-is-a-chad/

‘A dictionary of the manosphere: five terms to understand the language of online male supremacists’ - The Conversation 

https://theconversation.com/a-dictionary-of-the-manosphere-five-terms-to-understand-the-language-of-online-male-supremacists-200206

‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ - BBC (UK only) 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online 

‘Footage of her daughter’s murder went viral. Now Bianca Devins’ mother wants to change the internet’ - The Independent 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bianca-devins-murder-brandon-clark-kimberly-b2291549.html

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 

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