Entertainment from Wednesday, August 13th, 2025

It only took me 22 years, but I finally watched Freaky Friday on Disney+ this week in anticipation of the sequel being released. It’s a story that has its origins in an earlier book, and a film that Kelly Osbourne originally auditioned for as Anna, but decided to back out. She later said it’s the biggest mistake she’s ever made, given the success of the movie.

According to new research from Nationwide, the average Briton spends a staggering 80,870 minutes of their life on the phone trying to sort out problems. That is roughly 56 days. In that time, you could potentially read between 15 and 25 books, learn a new language, or watch over 1100 episodes of your favourite TV show, assuming each lasted for 45 minutes. One in three say that poor customer service is their biggest bugbear, according to the survey. Here are the ten most annoying things.