Author and pop culture expert Ben Widdicombe joins Kate to discuss Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl, a Hulu docuseries. The height of heiress-era NYC, an anonymous blogger infiltrated Manhattan's elite, bringing socialite celebrity to new heights. When the website's creator was unmasked, the mastermind was not who anybody expected.
Ben Widdicombe is a writer and 20 year veteran of the celebrity and society beats. A specialist in the intersection of high culture and pop culture, he has been a columnist for the New York Times and New York Daily News, and co-creator of the cult online fashion gossip column “Chic Happens” – he is also author of Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World.
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