''Best Kept Secrets with Lele Pons'' is a weekly

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produced by

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and exclusively distributed by

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. Hosted by American

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Lele Pons Eleonora "Lele" Pons Maronese ( ; born 25 June 1996) is an American and Venezuelan YouTuber, actress and singer. Pons came to prominence on Vine before the platform was shut down in 2016 where she was the most followed woman and the third most ...

, the podcast invites anonymous callers to share deeply personal and intimate secrets that they have kept from family and friends. The podcast debuted on August 19, 2020.

Background

In November 2019, ''

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'' announced that Pons signed an exclusive deal with Spotify to create an original podcast. Pons was one of a handful of high-profile celebrities and figures—including former

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, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and actors

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and

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—to reach agreements with the Swedish streaming giant as a part of Spotify's quest to produce an impressive slate of podcasts to compete with other streaming services. Pons joined actor and filmmaker

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and Spotify's Chief Content Officer

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at CES in January 2020. As reported by ''Variety'', Pons told attendees "I haven't been this excited since I did my first YouTube video" in regards to the podcast. On August 12, 2020, Pons released a 58-second introductory snippet, providing insight into the format, notably that each episode would feature two callers joining her. The ''Hollywood Reporter'' noted that Pons serves as a "sounding board" for her guests. The first episode—titled "Sex Clubs & Evil Stepmoms"—debuted on August 19, 2020. ''Best Kept Secrets with Lele Pons'' is produced by

, the creative studio that also manages Pons.

Episodes

A total of 50 episodes were released as of January 2022, with the last episode released on July 28, 2021.

References

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