The Louis Theroux Podcast

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S8 EP4: Cara Delevingne discusses getting sober, engagement rumours, and being Karl Lagerfeld's muse

Explore episode Jun 29, 2026

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London Fields: The 0% Film

At 42:31 · chapter starts 42:10

Louis, with what he admits is slightly mischievous relish, pivots from sexuality to Cara's acting career via London Fields. He reads the 0% Rotten Tomatoes verdict and the most damning critical quotes: 'horrendous, a trashy tortured misfire' from The New York Times; Variety's observation that sometimes you adapt an unadaptable book just to prove how unadaptable it is. Cara's response is a masterclass in graceful deflection — she agrees the Variety line is well said, notes the book by Martin Amis is incredible and the script seemed strong, and accepts that the film simply didn't work. She likens the distinction to winning a Razzie. Louis promises the 0% is real; he checked after the episode.

TV & Film
London Fields: 0% on Rotten Tomatoes

S8 EP4: Cara Delevingne discusses getting sober, engagement… · Jun 29, 2026 TV & Film

London Fields, the 2018 adaptation of Martin Amis's novel starring Cara, Billy Bob Thornton and Jason Isaacs, holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Cara's take: the book is incredible, the script seemed great, and sometimes you just have to try to adapt an unadaptable book to prove how unadaptable it is. She takes the distinction with disarming good humour.

Health & Fitness
Burning Man Rock Bottom: The Airport Photos That Changed Everything

S8 EP4: Cara Delevingne discusses getting sober, engagement… · Jun 29, 2026 Health & Fitness

After days without sleep at Burning Man, Cara had a seizure, scored more drugs at her LA home, and arrived at the airport barefoot, wild-eyed, smoking in a Free Britney t-shirt. The photos went viral, brands quietly dropped her contracts, and the silence from the industry was deafening. That public collapse became the catalyst for everything that followed.

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