The Receipts Podcast: Tolly T and Audrey address Milena Sanchez rift

Former presenter of The Receipts Podcast Milena Sanchez says she quit after "years of a rift" with a co-host.

She left the podcast in October after seven years working alongside Audrey Indome and Tolani Shoneye.

In the first episode since, the pair denied they "banded together" to squeeze out Milena and said they were hurt by her decision to leave.

Responding on social media, Milena said she was unhappy and had been at her "wits' end" when she quit.

When she announced she was leaving, Milena said it had been a "difficult decision that has weighed heavy on my heart for some time", not giving any further reasons.

And in Monday's episode, Tolani, known as Tolly T, said "something happened" between them, without providing details.

After she raised the situation with Milena, she said, her co-host emailed within days to say she was leaving.

"There was no confrontation, there was no chat about what happened... it was just kind of like, 'hey I'm leaving'," Tolani said.

Sharing her side on X/Twitter, Milena said the feud was sparked by a conversation with a third party where she spoke about "the dynamics of the podcast and how unhappy I was".

But she said the row was "the cherry on top" after "years of a rift between myself and Tolly which was clear to see".

"To try and play off that I left the bag and something we built over seven years because of one situation doesn't make sense," Milena said.

Tolly also denied rumours she had bullied Milena, telling listeners: "One thing I'm not is a bully", adding she also isn't "allowed to be a victim".

"People need a narrative for their world to make sense, there has to be a villain and there has to be a victim. I'm the bad guy so your world makes sense."

Tolly added that she felt "massively hurt and betrayed", not wanting things "to end in this way".

Audrey, who was on maternity leave at the time and has since given birth to her daughter, said she was "dumbfounded" by the news of Milena's departure.

"I definitely felt we were owed a lot more respect because regardless of what anyone else says, there was a sisterhood, there was a friendship," she said.

The Receipts Podcast launched in 2016 and currently has about 100,000 weekly listeners on Spotify after it signed an exclusive deal with the streaming platform in 2019.

It was created to be a space for black women to discuss a wide range of topics, and is known for having unfiltered conversations.

After discussing Milena's departure for about 30 minutes, Audrey and Tolly said they wished their former co-host the best.

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