On the front of Tahani's diary, the bottom of it reads "Foreword by Malala Yousafzai and Kylie Minogue". Malala Yousafzai won a Nobel Peace Prize for her human rights activism; Kylie Minogue is an Australian singer and songwriter.
Tahani constantly name-drops. In this episode she mentions Baz Luhrmann. Also mentioned on her diary were Malala Yousafzai and Kylie Minogue.
When Eleanor and Tahani bring scones to a couple playing cards, the establishing shot of their home is actually a shot of Kinkaku-ji, a famous Buddhist temple located in Kyoto, Japan.