Laura Clery / Stephen Hilton

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Wow. I’ve not followed them since the beginning, I’ve only become aware of them a couple of years ago and found their content to be entertaining at times. Recently, videos of Stephen’s relapse popped up and I couldn’t help but look - their split seemed very civilised at the beginning and has now turned very ugly. He is clearly having a drug fuelled breakdown and they’re both publicly dragging each other through the mud. What’s everyone’s thoughts?

The split was only civilised because of her forgiving and forgetting an awful lot.... As time has gone on its become harder for her to ignore. She's an absolutely saint for how shes handled everything

I saw him having some sort of mental health crisis last year he was ranting about men/fathers being treated badly ehe was paranoid .wanted to change social media platforms so he could speak "freely" there was people in the comments who I think knew him in real life begging he get help it was awful.

I had to stop following him,, she isn't too bad but the Internet is their .job now so they have to continue being toxic online for everyone to watch, their poor children didn't consent to that nonsense.

Yeah I do agree with both of you. I think it’s awful for the kids as they’ll end up growing up and seeing all this stuff. It’s deeply uncomfortable seeing all things he posts as he’s clearly so intoxicated too.

I think she tries to do the silly content still, but is drawn back to the drama, I see her occasionally on reels.

She is such a talented comedian. Makes me cry with laughter. I wish she’d just stick with that for her public persona.
This relationship drama and her ex just takes from her talent. That said, the world just loves voyeuring on relationship drama - it probs pays more. And folks have to pay their bills.

I agree drama probably pays, social media is disposable it moves so fast content creators become more and more desperate to stay relevant.

I’ve unfollowed both of them as it was so uncomfortable watching the unravelling, the drama.

Had never heard of either of them until about three months ago when something popped up randomly on my Facebook feed. Have been watching them both since (her with admiration / respect, him with utterly horrified morbid fascination). He makes my flesh crawl. Saw him at first as a kind of Poundland Russell Brand, and now he has started invoking him as an ally! With friends like that who needs (more) enemies, etc.

Yes! I think that’s the part (Russell brand) that made me realise the whole narcissist argument is true. Like I say I’ve not followed their beginnings, so I’m not aware of what their relationship has been like when they were together, but one of the things that happened since the split was a podcast type of conversation between the two of them where she was telling him she realised he was a narcissist and he got quite defensive. I didn’t know if that was the case, it was a strange conversation to watch, but since then he had posted a series of stories that essentially said that she was a bad comedian when she first started, he’s the one that exposed her to different comedy styles and comedians to learn from (Russell being one of them). Basically, did the whole ‘I made you’ disgruntled ex act. That’s when I knew she was right.

I think you have to a touch of narcissism to do what they do, their mudslinging "podcast " is just a he said she said imo

I just searched their names on Mumsnet as for the last month or so they both keep popping up on my Facebook.

I have no idea who they are (or how fb algorithms work to make them pop up) but clearly whatever is going on in their lives at the moment is a complete car crash.

Any brief synopsis about them, beyond the fact he's a relapsed addict which has resulted in their relationship breakdown, would be much appreciated to save me entering a google black hole! 😉

@OhMyGiddyAunt I think if you stumble upon one video and watch it, the algorithm will keep bringing them up! That’s how I got there anyway!

From what I know they are both recovering addicts (Stephen has now relapsed), they got famous through comedy - I’ve watched very little from their early years but it seemed to be about her being American and him British and making fun of the differences, then some parenting jokes as they had kids, they also spoke about their lives as recovering addicts and a little about their DC with learning difficulties. Like I say there may be a lot more in between and before but that’s some of the stuff I’ve seen pop up. Recently it’s been a whole other sh*t show!

Interesting that for once the woman isnt slated by the public. The comments are overwhelmingly in favour of Laura.

I’ve has their stuff pop up on Facebook and ifs so bloody messy. I pity the fact their children will be able to see some of this when they’re older. He’s obviously not well but the stuff he’s coming out with makes him look like a prize prick.

I do agree. Even under his own videos where he is fixated on not going to rehab as it won’t help him get access to his kids people are saying he’s being unreasonable and that Laura isn’t scheming against him.

It doesnt seem to appear that there was any cheating involved?

He’s having some sort of drug induced breakdown, but she’s awful too.

The poor children caught in the middle of this, their whole lives since the second they were born made public viewing.

They are as bad as each other.

No, I don’t think I’ve seen any cheating. It was more his drugs which I get - she’s in recovery too and you can’t stay around that.

He admitted to cheating actually, on their podcast.
He’s properly fallen down the alt-right pipeline too, posting horrible MRA and anti-science stuff. Unfollowed both of them months ago because the airing of their dirty laundry for clicks is downright disgusting when they have kids.

@wordywitch ah I didn’t know that!
yes I did see some of the anti-vax stuff recently. I just put it down to his drug induced paranoia which is ironic really

I was positive I saw he cheated in their marraige it wasn't just the drugs/drink that split them up.

Yes, he had sex addiction too, they spoke about it in a podcast years ago.

He’s not completely batshit though. What he says about her posts being written by her PR company are correct, that would have been the way when they were working together too, it’s just how things are done (I used to be in that game myself).

They are both just awful. And both terrible parents.

I have no idea exactly who's done what as i haven't followed it all that closely. It's clear that he's not mentally great and that she's had to put up with a lot.

However - the total, constant, awful oversharing of the most intimate details of their problems, his relapse, their divorce seems to have been mainly her on her socials.

Their poor kids. It will all be out there in glorious technicolour one day for them to read and that's mainly on her. They're insulated from it now as they're so young but that won't be the case for long.

Give it ten years and we'll probably be privy to podcast after oversharing podcast of their teenagers' struggles, teen mental health and their therapy etc. Just awful.

It's all he said she said I agree they are toxic and I don't follow them anymore, and sex addiction is such a cop out !

I can't bring myself to watch anyone that exploits their own children like this, it's foul.