1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: This is the most dramatic podcast ever and iHeartRadio podcast. 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the most dramatic podcast ever. I am Chris Harrison, 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: coming to you from the home office in Austin, Texas. 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: And I always get excited when I have a great 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: guest on, but it's safe to say I have never 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: been this excited because this woman is someone who came 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: into my life a couple of years ago, a few 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: years ago, and it was just that aha, that light 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: bulb moment that I just knew she was special. I 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: knew she came into my life for a reason, and 11 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: she just has this energy in this light that well, 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: you guys, you'll be able to tell. It's Cynthia Bailey 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: from Real Housewives of Atlanta and joining me from her house. 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: Well where else would she be Atlanta, of course, the 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: home of Cynthia Bailey. Cynthia joins us now here on 16 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: the most dramatic podcast ever. Cynthia, it is so good 17 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: to see you again. 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: It's amazing to see you, Chris. We had such a 19 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 2: great time. I'm the one and only time we ever 20 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: hung out. 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: We did. We hung out. We both had a ided 22 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: you still do. Probably we had to deal with seagrums. 23 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: The drink maker you had yours. Yours was the Georgia 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: Peach or something Peach Bellini, and I was yes, and 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: I was doing this tropical rose. So you and I 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: went to this huge sales meeting. Were we in Philly? 27 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 2: I think we were in Philly? Where were we? 28 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: I think we were in phil But anyway, so I 29 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: met you and was instantly taken by just what a 30 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 1: beautiful human being you are. And we ended up having 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: dinner that night and just talked and talked and talked, 32 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: and I'm like, this woman is so brilliant, She's got 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: a thousand side hustles, she's so confident. You just have 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: this energy about you, and I will just I just 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: want to say this publicly. If you think Cynthia Bailey's beautiful, 36 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: you have no idea until you're in the same room 37 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: with her. 38 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much. It's so fun. From that night, 39 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: I remember you sharing your story about how you ended 40 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: up your journey to Hollywood, and it was so amazing. 41 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: It was It was just really really great just to 42 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: hear you know how it happened, because a lot of times, 43 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 2: you know, people don't know how it happened. I think 44 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: we just like turned up and right lay and it 45 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 2: just worked out for us. But it's always a story 46 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 2: and it's always a process. 47 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: People see the top, you know, ten percent of the iceberg, right. 48 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: They see it when you hit the Bachelor Bachelorette and 49 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: you're on national TV. You're like, oh, look he's here, 50 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: same thing with you. It's like they didn't see this 51 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: eighteen year old Taco Bell And did you work at 52 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: Taco Bell? 53 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 2: I did? That was my first job? 54 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: Was it really? 55 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 2: Yes? 56 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: What did you do at Taco Bell? I? 57 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: Was? I worked the register? Yeah? I worked the register 58 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: and I moved up. I was like there for maybe 59 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: like almost three months, and I think I remember moving 60 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: up pretty quickly. 61 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: You know, I bet you did. I'm just guessing the 62 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: line of customers. When Cynthia Bailey was behind the register, 63 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: they were. 64 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: Happy, excited for me to ring them up. 65 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: Let's just say some manager was like, damn, they liked 66 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: these tacos. 67 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 2: Why didn't you come back again? 68 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: It's your fifth burrito today, man. But it's true. People 69 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 1: don't see that. People don't see you hustling at Taco Bell. 70 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: People didn't see you at eighteen years old taking the 71 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: leap that you did, leaving Alabama and going to New 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: York to be a model. Yes, how scary was that? 73 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 2: It was very scary Chris. It was honestly super scary. 74 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: And looking back on my life, I asked myself, like, 75 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: what what was I thinking? What made me just jump 76 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: on a plane for the first time in my life, 77 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: moved to New York City from small town Alabama and 78 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: just go for it, pursue my modeling career. And what's 79 00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: so amazing about that decision, that very fearless decision. Well, no, 80 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: not fearless. That fearful decision was that that one choice 81 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: in my life totally changed the whole course of my 82 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 2: complete life. Like I honestly don't think had I not 83 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: got on the plane to pursue my modeling career in 84 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 2: New York City, I would be sitting in front of 85 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 2: the Great Chris today, Like honestly, like everything happened after that, 86 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 2: it was no turning back. But you never It's like 87 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 2: literally like going into the unknown. You're like, Okay, I 88 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: have nothing to lose, so let me just try. And 89 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: you know, I've it's changed my whole life. 90 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,679 Speaker 1: But you're eighteen years old and then you get signed 91 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: by I think Wilhelmina, right, and then the next thing 92 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: you know, you're off to Milan in Paris and you're 93 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: an international supermodel and you're not even twenty years old yet. 94 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: Oh no, do you think do you think you could 95 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: do that now? 96 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: You know? 97 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: And look, I know women probably do, but it's got 98 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 1: to be a different world. Like was there enough innocence 99 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: or ability to do it back then that maybe you 100 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: just couldn't do it in this modern day? 101 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 2: You know what? Back then that was kind of the 102 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 2: only way it really happened for most of us was 103 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: to just get on the plane and just go to 104 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: where wherever they sent us to. I mean back then 105 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 2: we hadn't seen movies like Taken. Yeah, like you're headed 106 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: to Paris and you end up in Tilets. 107 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: Thank god Liam Mason is still around with a particular 108 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: set of skills that could still save Cynthia Bailey. 109 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 2: But and I don't even think I even had a 110 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 2: cell phone. 111 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 1: No, I'm sure you didn't back then eighty seven. No, 112 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: there were no cell phones. 113 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 2: Exactly. 114 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: We had the big suitcases, right, you had the big suitcase, 115 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: they had a phone on it. 116 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: And I couldn't afford one back then because that was 117 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: at the beginning, like this was all the whole struggling, 118 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 2: modeling part of my life. 119 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: So I mean it was like, I'm I'm thinking of 120 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: your life. Give me a timeframe from you're working the 121 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: cash register at Taco Bell to walking the runways of Paris. 122 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: Is that like a year a year and a half difference? 123 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,799 Speaker 2: I want to say maybe about two years. 124 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: Two years from Taco Bell in Alabama to never being 125 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: on an airplane. Now you're walking the runways of Paris. Yes, 126 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: it must have felt like you were shot out of 127 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: a cannon. 128 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 2: It really did in a lot of ways. But you know, 129 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 2: I was like shell shocked, if anything, because the whole 130 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 2: time it was happening, I just kind of couldn't believe 131 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 2: it was happening. It was like, Okay, I'm in New 132 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: York City. I have to figure out New York City. 133 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 2: Because that was a whole culture shock for me. I 134 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: had never seen anything coming from my hometown. I was 135 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 2: like just blown away by New York. And then probably 136 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: about six months after being in New York, I got 137 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 2: a call from my agency saying, oh, you have an 138 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 2: agency in Paris. Now they want you to come. I 139 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 2: was like Okay, great, well, let me talk to my 140 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 2: mom about it. And they were like, no, you're leaving 141 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: in the morning. And I was like, wait, I just 142 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 2: got to New York. I just figured out how to work, 143 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 2: how to you know, rather the sub way, Like I 144 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: cannot go to another country right now. But they made 145 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 2: it seem like it was just so normal at that time. 146 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: You know, I had, you know, a couple of girlfriends 147 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: I had met in the model's apartment and they were 148 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: always coming from Germany or Australia. Was just like they 149 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: were always on the go. So I was like, okay, 150 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: so this is if they can do it, I guess 151 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: I can do it. They're not freaking out about it. 152 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: I bought my mom for allowing me to first of all, 153 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: moved to New York at like nineteen years old, and 154 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: then allowing me to go to Paris, because now that 155 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: I am a mother, as Mother's Day is approaching, yes, 156 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: and I have a twenty three year old I cannot 157 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: imagine no like just letting Noel go to a different 158 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 2: country and live by ourselves. 159 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: Well that's what maybe that's why it's it's so triggering 160 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: for me. I have a nineteen year old daughter, she's 161 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: in freshman in college. And while she is a brilliant, beautiful, 162 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: strong woman, you know, I'm excited for her some day 163 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: to maybe learn overseas, and you know, do do a 164 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: semester overseas. But that's different than you were a professional 165 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: woman living alone and working in a very sexualized business 166 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: and it's a lot. So it's very different than hey, 167 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna study abroad too. I'm a supermodel in Milan, 168 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: right and. 169 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: I'm hanging out going to parties. And I didn't really 170 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 2: party that much in Alabama, but I'm like, okay. It 171 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 2: was just everything was just a whole new level, like 172 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: just eating different foods and like learning French, you know, 173 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: just learning how to understand French, making friends because you 174 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: know what people don't realize is, you know, modeling, especially 175 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 2: the way we did it back then. It was very lonely. 176 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 2: Like all we did was travel to all these different 177 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 2: places alone. So I read books all the time. I 178 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 2: was never in first class back then, so I couldn't 179 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 2: watch movies or anything. I was always in coach, like 180 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 2: the worst seat ever, so I would just have like 181 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 2: my little walkman, I remember walk. Oh yeah, of course, 182 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: my books and you know I would always bring food 183 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: with me, like you just had to like find for 184 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 2: yourself and just be you know, prepared for whatever. But yeah, 185 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 2: I mean I kind of went into the whole thing honestly, 186 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: like I cannot feel like this, I cannot get in trouble. 187 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 2: My mom was like, don't get on drugs, don't do 188 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 2: anything crazy, because if you do, you're coming back home. 189 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 2: So I was like a good girl model. I was like, 190 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 2: I follow the rooms. I showed up to everything twenty 191 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 2: minutes early. 192 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: All my castings, they must have been like, who is 193 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: this girl? Who's how is she already here on time? 194 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: And speaking of by the way, with Mother's Day approaching, 195 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: and I know you're an amazing mother, let's let's just 196 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: continue to give your mom a shout out because clearly 197 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: she raised an amazing woman that was able to do this. 198 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you so much. Yeah, shout out to 199 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 2: my mom. Thank you for allowing me to follow my dreams, 200 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: to just go for it and just walk into the known, 201 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: not really understanding even what I was doing. I appreciate you. 202 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 2: I appreciate you so much for just trusting me to 203 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: to just take that leap of faith. 204 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: Well, you mentioned your daughter, and now you know you 205 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: are the mom. Obviously she's a little older and not 206 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: taking those huge steps you did at eighteen. But were 207 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: you able to impart that same wisdom and that same 208 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: strength into your daughter? 209 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, well to some degree. I mean honestly, I mean 210 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 2: I don't even want to know all to go to 211 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: Costco bar something time, like even when she goes to 212 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 2: the gas station, because you know, it all goes down 213 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 2: at these gas stations. Yeah, there's a lot craziness. I'm like, 214 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: text me, would you, you know, get your gas and 215 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 2: make sure I know that you actually are okay? And 216 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 2: to be completely transparent, I should track her on her 217 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 2: on her car to make sure I know where she is. 218 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: And that's just not it's just for peace of mind. 219 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 2: It's like, I'm not I'm really super concerned with where 220 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 2: she's going or who she's going with per se. But 221 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 2: it's just like just so I can sleep at night 222 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: to know if she's out when she gets home, you know, 223 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 2: the tracker says that Noel's home. 224 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: Hey, you know, if. 225 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 2: Anything happens, I have some idea where she is. You 226 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 2: have to realize although I'm still you know, by coastal, 227 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 2: I spent a lot of time in Atlanta now and 228 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 2: she's in LA all the time. So you know, it's 229 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: peace of mind, piece of. 230 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: You're preaching at the choir. Both my kids are on 231 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: Life three sixty. I still track them, and I tell 232 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: them as long as I'm paying the bills, as long 233 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: as I'm paying for your phone. And look, I don't 234 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: really care where they are on the college campus. I 235 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: don't really care what they're up to. They're good kids 236 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: and they're smart kids. I'm like you, it's safety. I 237 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: want to know that everybody's okay. 238 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 2: You just want to know that they are okay, because 239 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 2: you know, anything can happen at any time, especially with drive. 240 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,599 Speaker 2: And I think I know learning how to drive was 241 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: the worst day of my life. The day can roll 242 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 2: out of the driveway and went to where. 243 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: She was going back right into the trash cans, like. 244 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: I will never have peace again. This girl, this child 245 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 2: knows how to drive now. So now it's like I 246 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 2: don't even know. But anyway, yeah, yeah, so I'm not 247 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 2: the kind of mom. I can't say that I would 248 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: let her go do what my mom actually somehow let me. 249 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: I know, I think of that, But that world is different. 250 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean I used to you know, not being the 251 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: old guy that's get off my lawn. But you know, 252 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: I used to leave my house in the morning and 253 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: just wouldn't come back until late at night. And that's 254 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: when I was five, six seven years old. And everyone 255 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: in the neighborhood knewest though back then, right, so. 256 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 2: The house back then, they were like get out of 257 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: this house, like now go outside and play like we did. 258 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 2: We were just I would go and you know, would 259 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 2: gather at my cousins and we would just like walk 260 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 2: the streets of my town like like you know, like 261 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 2: we would actually be on like there was a train 262 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 2: behind that was in my town, so we would like 263 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 2: walk the rail. I wonder we didn't. We would like 264 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 2: the train would be coming, would be like, let's just 265 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: like wait until it gets really close and jump off 266 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 2: the tracks like who does that? Like we were like 267 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 2: country kids. We did all of that stuff. So I'm 268 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 2: very I said all that to say that I'm very 269 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 2: lucky to be a lot, to be honest, because we 270 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 2: did all kinds of stuff that like. 271 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: You know, no I never experienced, no I look back, 272 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: and that's why it's like you don't tell your kids 273 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: the whole truth and nothing about the truth, because we're 274 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: not going to tell our kids everything we did. Just 275 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: by the way, I don't want to hear everything my 276 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: kids are doing, because it is it's a miracle any 277 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: of us are alive. Speaking of Okay, how are you doing? 278 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: Are you okay? Are you feeling good? Is life good 279 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: for you right now? 280 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 2: Wow? Thank you for asking. That's such a nice thing 281 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 2: to ask. Am I okay, I'm okay. I am walking 282 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 2: into the season of me. This is my season. I'm 283 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 2: all the energy that I usually pour pour everywhere else 284 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 2: into Cynthia Bailey. And one of the things that I'm 285 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 2: really proud of is the fact that I actually have 286 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 2: started working out and I love it and I've been consistent. 287 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 2: I started in January. I do it three days a week, 288 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 2: seven thirty in the morning for forty five minutes and mentally, spiritually, emotionally, 289 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 2: it had just it has completely made me better in 290 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 2: so many ways, stronger. 291 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: I was going to ask you about this because you've 292 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,359 Speaker 1: been posting a little bit on social media these workouts. 293 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: First of all, these workouts are no joke. 294 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: Yes they're not. 295 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: And you can look at the guns the start. 296 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 2: I mean I was like nothing. I was like the 297 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 2: worst person to even think about walking into a gym. 298 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 2: I could. I was so weak, I couldn't do anything. 299 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 2: And now I actually have almost mastered doing a proper 300 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: push up, which is no easy feat. Trust me. 301 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: Well, if you don't mind, I know you celebrated your 302 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: fifty sixth birthday back in February, so you're fifty six 303 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: years old, and damn you look good and I loved 304 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: your posts. So you I went back and looked at 305 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: your birthday post and it was you and a bunch 306 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: of kind of screw I might screw up the fashion phrase. 307 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: There were onesies? 308 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: What were they were? Catsuits? 309 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: Cat suits? Sorry, I'm an idiot. Yeah, you can tell 310 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: who the fashion expert is and who is it. But anyway, 311 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: the long story short is you look spectacular in all 312 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: of them. They were all these very bright colored cat suits. 313 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: And that's how you celebrated fifty six by showing it off. 314 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: And I love that. 315 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 2: I did you know what I'm like going back to 316 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 2: being being in the season of me, I always say, now, 317 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 2: I just want to live my life in color, like 318 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: I'm fifty six years old. The rest is like this, 319 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: I have to enjoyed this now, like I don't want 320 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: to just work all the time. Now, I really want 321 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 2: to truly live my life in color. So I thought, 322 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 2: you know what, I'm just gonna buy all these different 323 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: catsuits and different colors and just show like color, color, color, 324 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: because I really wanted to. I feel like every I 325 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 2: feel like almost every ten years I reached. 326 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: Bent myself a little as by the way, I know, 327 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: you know what, but. 328 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 2: It's almost like the audacity at fifty six years old 329 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 2: to literally like start all over again. 330 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, my new career. 331 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 2: I've transitioned from reality TV to an actress now, which 332 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 2: is we all know is not easy to do so. 333 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: But you're doing it very well. 334 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Thank you so much for that. 335 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 2: It's my hard work is definitely panof that is committed 336 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 2: to becoming an actress, a well respected actress, and I 337 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: am actually booking things quite consistently, and it's I'm really 338 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: enjoying the ride. I think one of the things from 339 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 2: coming one of the things I love that, you know, 340 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: as someone who came from reality TV, is so much 341 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 2: fun to play anyone other than yourself, Like I don't 342 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 2: want to, I don't want to play in the eventage. 343 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: I've been playing me for fifty six years. Let's try 344 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: something new. 345 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 2: Over myself, someone else, anything. 346 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: For those that don't know, uh, Cynthia recently divorced. She's 347 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: been divorced twice, so that is what we're talking about 348 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: with this new life. And as someone who went through 349 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: a divorce late in life as well, I also made 350 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: that choice and I appreciate. I called it the summer 351 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: of Yes. As soon as I got divorced. I just 352 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: had a summer of yes. If people called before they 353 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: finished the sentence, yes, I'm in, I'll meet you there. 354 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: I went to the Hamptons with people I didn't even know, 355 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 1: just met some people in New York and went. I 356 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: did some just awesome adventures and travel and dated people 357 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't normally date, just to just to shake the 358 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: snow globe up a little bit. 359 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 2: There you go. I love that shake the snow globe. Well, 360 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 2: that's what I'm doing. I am definitely shaking the snow 361 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,959 Speaker 2: glow of Chris. And it feels really good. You know. 362 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: I feel like you know, when you live your life, 363 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 2: you don't know you know what God has for you, 364 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 2: and you just have faith that He's just going to 365 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 2: move your steps. But I just I think my one 366 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 2: fear is honestly is missing my purpose, are my mark. 367 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 2: That's why I'm not afraid to transition and jump into 368 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 2: other things because I just feel really pulled and let 369 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 2: to you know, make those moves when I decide to 370 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 2: make them, because I don't want to look back and 371 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 2: be like man, when I had that feeling in my 372 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 2: gut to you know, leave Reality TV and start my 373 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,719 Speaker 2: acting career although it was later in life, you know what, 374 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 2: maybe I could have been successful. Like I don't want 375 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: to question those things at this point in my life. 376 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: You don't want to lay on your deathbed and say. 377 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 2: What if I don't want anyone if know what? If 378 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 2: I want? I just want to really feel like I 379 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 2: walked in my purpose, truthfully walked in my purpose, lived 380 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 2: for the things that I wanted to do, and make smart, 381 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 2: happy decisions about my life, which is it is my life, 382 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 2: and just be true to me, like whatever it is, 383 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 2: even if people don't understand it, like, just be true 384 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 2: to me, because this is how this whole journey started. 385 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 2: Had I not been true to myself and went with 386 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 2: what I felt and believed, I never would have went 387 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 2: to New York in the first place. It was easier 388 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 2: to stay. It's always easier to stay and not take 389 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 2: that leap of faith. 390 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: I totally agree, easy. 391 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 2: To to just you know, I don't want to say 392 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,959 Speaker 2: not go for it to be mediocre. Just like I 393 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 2: just knew I was pulled to try. I'm just trying 394 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 2: trying to find my peace, trying to find my happy, 395 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 2: trying to find my person, you know, trying to be 396 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 2: a good mom, trying to you know, excel and continue 397 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 2: to grow as an actress, you know, all of those things. 398 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 2: That's it. Nothing beats a failure, but to try. 399 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: And you just said trying to find your person. Does 400 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: that mean you Does that mean you're back on the market? 401 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: Are you dating? 402 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely? 403 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: Cynthia Bailey is out there, gentlemen. This should spark everybody's interest. 404 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 1: Her DM should be blowing up right about now. Single 405 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: and ready to mingle. Cynthia Bailey, single and ready to mingle. 406 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 2: And look here's the thing, you know, I think one 407 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 2: of the other things at fifty six, you know, me 408 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 2: being a woman of a certain age, Yes, of course, 409 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 2: I'm like, hey, I know, it hasn't been that long 410 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: since I got divorced. But at the same time, I'm 411 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 2: not going to not I'm not going to not. 412 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: Waste time. You're not going to waste time. 413 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 2: If they if I meet them now, Like I'm not 414 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 2: going to say I should wait like two years before 415 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 2: I start, because you know, it's not like I need 416 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 2: too much grass to grow under my feet. I am 417 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 2: fifty six. It's not like I'm trying to have my 418 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 2: first hot gook my first hot girl summer at sixty, 419 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 2: like like sixty, I need my man to be I 420 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 2: need a man by then, Like I'm not trying to 421 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 2: be like, hey, I'm back outside. I'm sixteen sixty. So 422 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 2: like even like for my birthday turning fifty six, it 423 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 2: was a little different than fifty five. Fifty five still 424 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 2: seemed like I was still closer. 425 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: To fifty, right, you can still you still got one 426 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: foot in the other circle. 427 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 2: Exactly exactly now I could just you know, I don't 428 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 2: even have to post my birthdays anymore at this point 429 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 2: because I've always like owned my age and been super 430 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 2: transparent about it. But now I'm kind of. 431 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: Like I'm by now, have you been on a date 432 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: since the divorce date? 433 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 2: I have been on a date I have not been 434 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 2: on many dates. I am slowly meeting people because it's 435 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 2: not as easy to meet people as one would think. No, 436 00:21:58,520 --> 00:21:58,959 Speaker 2: really not. 437 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: Bizarrely, with all this technology, it actually feels harder. 438 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 2: It is in a way I don't I don't know, 439 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 2: it's it's it's just tricky. You know. Why's tricky. This 440 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 2: is why it's hard, because the game has changed. People 441 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 2: don't pick up the phone and call anymore. It's like, 442 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 2: you know, I got to find them in my dms, 443 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 2: which you has time to really take those that off 444 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 2: r Like I'm like, oh, wait a minute, there's a 445 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,959 Speaker 2: cute guy here. Then I'm like, I'm Riah, which you know, 446 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 2: it's like, you know, everyone thirty five years old likes 447 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 2: my pictures and I'm like, I'm not looking for you. 448 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't need a pool boy, I need a date. 449 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 2: Stop liking my pictures. And then you know, anyone like 450 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 2: for me as low as I would go. I want 451 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 2: to say the lowest. The youngest I would go is 452 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 2: thirty seven, thirty eight, and I really don't want to 453 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 2: go that young, but they they come hard for me. 454 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,880 Speaker 1: They'd have to be a perfect mature. 455 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,400 Speaker 2: The men, the old men that are my age. They're like, no, no, no, no, no, 456 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: we want younger. So they don't. That's just not I 457 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 2: rarely get a response from them. So and the oldest 458 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 2: I would go, I would go. I mean I would 459 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,959 Speaker 2: go as old as whatever, as long as they you know, 460 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 2: looked good and kept you know, took care of themselves. 461 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 2: Like I'm fifty six, but I'm not an old fifty six. 462 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: I'm a young No matter who it is and what age, 463 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: they got to keep up with you. You are a 464 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: lot of energy, you are a lot of life force. 465 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: You better keep up. 466 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 2: That's right. They have to keep up. So we'll see. 467 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 2: But I'm excited. I don't know if marriage is in 468 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 2: the cards again, to be honest, Chris, but. 469 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel that I get it. 470 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,479 Speaker 2: I am. I mean, if it is great, if it's not, 471 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 2: it's it's fine. It's definitely not a breaker for me. 472 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: That's how I felt. I mean, look, I'm engaged and 473 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: we're going to get married. But honestly, as we started 474 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: dating and I started dating again, it was not a 475 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: priority my life. I have two beautiful kids. I know 476 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: that I'm not going to have any more, so that's 477 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 1: not the priority. And so the dynamic changes. Right when 478 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: you're young, You're like, oh, I want to meet someone, 479 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get married, I want to have babies. Well, 480 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: once you've done that, I just want to meet someone 481 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: who's a value add and a beautiful addition to my life. 482 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: And then if marriage comes from that and we want 483 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: to do that, great, that's wonderful and we both do. 484 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 2: And you know, for me, I just want love again. 485 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 2: Like I'm a Pisces woman. I think like, no matter 486 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 2: what I do in my life, no matter how much 487 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 2: success I have in my life, no matter how happy 488 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 2: I am in my life, it's fun to just have somebody, 489 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: you know, to travel with a person plus one, like 490 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 2: go to a wedding with you know what I'm saying. 491 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: You want a person, You want your person. Where's do 492 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: we texting good night? Who are we texting good night 493 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: at the end of the night? Who's our first Tello 494 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:57,719 Speaker 1: in the morning? You want that person? 495 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, absolutely, absolutely so I'm never going to give up. 496 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 2: I'm never going to give up on love. Good. You know, 497 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 2: love makes it's all about I mean, at the end 498 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: of the day, that's it all kind of comes back 499 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 2: to love. So you know, my person will be coming. 500 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna go ahead and manifest that they're coming. 501 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: So you have way too much love in you and 502 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: way too much love to give. There's there's no way 503 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: you're not going to find that in your life. Well, 504 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: I'm a big believer. If you put it out there, 505 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: it comes back. The energy you put out and the 506 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: love you put out. Again, having been in the room 507 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: with you, there's no way that doesn't come back. 508 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 2: Well, thank you, thank you. 509 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:45,439 Speaker 1: You talked about life after Housewives. Obviously everyone kind of 510 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: got to know and love you from Real Housewives of Atlanta. 511 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: You made a huge, bold call to step away. Possibly, 512 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: that's a question I have because there was a little 513 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: dinner where you were in Beverly Hills. I believe, a 514 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: little dinner with a little dinner with Camille Grammer and 515 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: Denise Richards, who of course used to be on Real 516 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: Housewives Beverly Hills. 517 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 2: Le's dinner party. Yes. Yes. 518 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: And on top of that, people have seen some trailers 519 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: of Real Housewives of Atlanta and there's Cynthia. 520 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 2: Bailey guilty is charged again? 521 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: Yes, what gives? What gives? Cynthia? 522 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 2: Well, here's the thing. One I decided to walk away 523 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 2: from Housewives. You know, there was still a lot of 524 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 2: relationships in place, you know, not just with ladies, but 525 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 2: with the network. You know, still you know, a big 526 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 2: family for me. And I knew that I no longer 527 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 2: at that time wanted to be a housewife or official 528 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 2: friend of the show at that time, So I don't know, 529 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 2: like the longer, like you know, once I left and 530 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 2: I started transitioning into the other things that I wanted 531 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 2: to do, the other my other career, I just kind 532 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 2: of like not really missed what Bravo Khan kind of 533 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 2: made me get the bug again. I will say that 534 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 2: I don't know, I just felt like, you know what, 535 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 2: I still have great relationships with these ladies, like a lot. 536 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 2: I'm friends with a lot of housewives from all the 537 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 2: different franchises, and I really enjoy supporting them. So for Atlanta, 538 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 2: I do pop in a few times to support some 539 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 2: ladies who have really great friendships with And I made 540 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 2: some new friends in Beverly Hills. I knew, you know, 541 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 2: like Garcela already and Kyle, but Sutton and I connected 542 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 2: at Bravo Khan and we become big buddies, and she 543 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 2: actually invited me to be our plus one to join 544 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 2: her at Kyle's house for dinner with the rest of 545 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 2: the cast. And that was pretty cool because he probably 546 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 2: can't tell you too much, but you can watch and 547 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 2: see it was. It was the right dinner to be 548 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 2: invited to. 549 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 1: So he was a juicy dinner. 550 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 2: Oh, it was a very juicy dinner for sure. Like probably, 551 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 2: like I think we're gonna guess more, it will be a. 552 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: Two part It's a two episode dinner. Absolutely. So the 553 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: Real Housewives of Atlanta return rumor is not true? Kind 554 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: of true, possibly true, not true. 555 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 2: I'm not at this time in my life. 556 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: I'm not interested in being You'll just make some appearances. 557 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 2: Wipe on any franchise. 558 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: If you had one to join Atlanta or Beverly Hills, 559 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: and I know you're an Atlanta girl, but would you 560 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: do Beverly Hills or Atlanta? What would be your Which 561 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: one would I pick? Now you have friends in both. 562 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 2: I know that's hard. Part of me wants to say 563 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,719 Speaker 2: Atlanta because Atlanta it's familiar and I have, you know, 564 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 2: long term relationships with those ladies of well, long time 565 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: relationships rather. But then the other little adventurous side of 566 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 2: Cynthia's like jump over into Beverly Hills because you know, 567 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 2: Beverly Hills ain't Atlanta, Honey, it's a very different, very 568 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 2: different show. 569 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: You could be the firecracker to go in there and 570 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: just like stir things up. 571 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 2: Oh I don't know, Chris, I'm getting that age. I 572 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 2: don't want a lot of smoke. I just want to 573 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 2: actually be the person that everyone comes to to tell 574 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 2: me about what happened with someone else that like, you know, 575 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 2: came for them. I've never been really good at being 576 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 2: the smoke person or the villain. 577 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: You want to be the quiet person that's known for 578 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: the incredible romance and the love story that we all 579 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: aspire to have, and then let's let everybody else like 580 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: stir it up. 581 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I don't have to be quiet. I 582 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: like being that person who's like the two villains, like, 583 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 2: I like being the connection where I'm always trying to 584 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 2: get them back together or trying to figure out what's happening. 585 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 2: You know. I love being the voice of reason and 586 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 2: the peacemaker to some degree. But you know, every now 587 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 2: and then I'll throw a sparkler on the fire to 588 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 2: kind of keep things going. 589 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: But I never want to just jump in the fire 590 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: but I like that the godmothers of the franchisees got together, 591 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: Camille Grammer, Denise Richards, you got together. I mean to 592 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: be a fly on the wall at that dinner. 593 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 2: Oh no, it was just wanting to tell you you 594 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 2: are not ready. You're not ready for that dinner. One 595 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 2: of the things that I love about being in the 596 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 2: Housewife family, being in the Proble family is you know, 597 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 2: you never know, like you know, some of us go 598 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 2: away for years then come back. So I've taken a 599 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 2: break and come back come back. It's a housewife or 600 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 2: friend like they do a really really great job of 601 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 2: just keeping this thing going for as long as you 602 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 2: want to keep it incredible, right, you know what I'm saying. 603 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 2: And that feels really good because you know, once you 604 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 2: become known for being a housewife, you just don't become 605 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 2: unknown for it. It's like almost once a housewife, always 606 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 2: a housewife. 607 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: Well, I was going to ask you that it's funny. 608 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: I was going to ask if that bothers you or 609 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: if it's something that you're proud of. It's kind of 610 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: like when people will still obviously you just recognize me 611 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: from the Bachelor, and some honestly still think I'm hosting 612 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: The Bachelor, and it never bothers me. It's what I 613 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,719 Speaker 1: did for twenty years. It's what brought me into your 614 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: home and into your life. Does it bother you as 615 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: you are trying to break away and become a serious actor. 616 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: Does it bother you that people still kind of talk 617 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: to you about Housewives and kind of want to and 618 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 1: are excited about maybe the possibility that you were coming 619 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: back now? 620 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 2: Not at all. It doesn't bother me because, like, you know, 621 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 2: true to what you just said, it was how I 622 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 2: got here in a lot of ways, Like it really 623 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 2: like I had a very successful modeling career for years, 624 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,959 Speaker 2: but it was only when I, you know, became a 625 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 2: reality star where I was known across the world, Like 626 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 2: it was just a different type of celebrity. And I've 627 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,239 Speaker 2: been able. I felt like I was true to who 628 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 2: I was on Housewives, So you know, that same person 629 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 2: is just transitioning into this other career. But I'm very 630 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 2: proud of how I handled myself on Housewives. I only 631 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 2: have maybe one situation where I was like, maybe I 632 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 2: should not have kick Porsche. You know, Yeah that was 633 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna blame it on the alcohol, on the 634 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: boat and no food because I was definitely that was 635 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 2: definitely very out of character for me, and it was 636 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 2: the one my one regret, it would be that regret. 637 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:29,239 Speaker 2: But I immediately, you know, apologized, and you know we 638 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 2: were able to move on. So thank you. 639 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: If you can go through your Housewives reality TV career 640 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: and have one little oopsie, one regret years, that is 641 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: a miracle. I mean that is you are you are 642 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: the point one percent? 643 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, because it's very you know, those shows are 644 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 2: like so entertaining for you guys to watch, but it's 645 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 2: a lot, it's very stressful, it's very. 646 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: The whole show is about drama, right, That's that's what 647 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: the whole idea is about. 648 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 2: All about drama. Definitely from a you know based show. 649 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 2: So but I when I look back, like you said, 650 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 2: everybody gets one oopsie, like okay, you know, can I 651 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 2: make one, you know, one mistake. But for the most part, 652 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 2: I felt like I love the way I handle myself 653 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 2: because I was just being myself. I didn't know how 654 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 2: to do reality TV. Until I wanted reality TV. I 655 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 2: didn't know how it worked. So I just did the 656 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 2: best that I could, the best way that I knew 657 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 2: how to do it, and you know it's been a 658 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 2: blessing and a curse. Like sometimes you know, some people 659 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 2: may not book me for jobs because they may just 660 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 2: always look at me auality Star, But some people who 661 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 2: actually are fans of mine will give me an opportunity 662 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 2: at least opportunity to at least audition, and then you know, 663 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 2: then I have to go in and like overwork and 664 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 2: over impress them. And I feel like that's where I'm 665 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 2: at in my career right now. I feel like I 666 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 2: have to overprove myself because it's really important to me. 667 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 2: I don't want anyone to give me anything. I want 668 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,479 Speaker 2: to earn everything that I get, and more importantly, I 669 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 2: want the respect of the actors that I work with. 670 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 2: I want the respect of the director and the producer. 671 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: But you realize that's always what has made you great, 672 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:10,800 Speaker 1: and that's why you've always been successful, honestly, from Taco 673 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:15,920 Speaker 1: Bell to modeling to Real Housewives to this. Because I 674 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,320 Speaker 1: don't know if it's people that come from the South, 675 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,320 Speaker 1: we have this kind of chip on our shoulder of 676 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,760 Speaker 1: always just wanting to prove that we belong and work 677 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: our butts off and show up and work out and 678 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: just do your job, and it's such a rare talent. 679 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: It's a rare thing, like when you're eighteen year said, 680 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: I showed up to every modeling gig early, and I'm 681 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: sure you're doing the same. You're still doing it now, 682 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:46,280 Speaker 1: over preparing, over studying, and that is such a novelty 683 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 1: these days that it's so beautiful to see because it's rare. 684 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 2: It's like, honestly, I feel like my secret weapon, to 685 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 2: be honest, I think at some point, you know, I 686 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 2: think a lot of my modeling success was the thing 687 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 2: that I felt like I looked, you know, good and everything. 688 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 2: But I feel like at some point the people that 689 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 2: were making the decisions just wanted to book who they liked, 690 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 2: who was easy to work with, who was professional, who 691 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 2: was going to get the job done, who was a 692 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 2: team player. And I've always just had a great work 693 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 2: ethic and just you know, respect for you know, my 694 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 2: job and just being professional and it goes a long way. 695 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 2: Like some people like sometimes the nice guys don't the 696 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 2: good guys don't always win. But I do think that's 697 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 2: changing in this industry. I think people. 698 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:36,239 Speaker 1: Appreciate when you and I were together at the Seagrams 699 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 1: and I see the cans behind you by the way, 700 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 1: nice plug, Yeah show it, there you go. But one 701 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,359 Speaker 1: of the things that you and I talked about because 702 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: I asked your advice because your Seagram's drink had been 703 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: out and it's been hugely successful. And I said, oh, 704 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, give me some advice on this, and you said, 705 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 1: don't just put your name on something. You got to 706 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: own it. You got to work it, grind. You come 707 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 1: to these meetings, you talk to the salespeople, you go 708 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,760 Speaker 1: to the stores, you do everything. If you are putting 709 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:06,799 Speaker 1: your name on it, show up and do the work. 710 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,839 Speaker 1: And that really I took that to heart. And yeah, 711 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 1: so we did as well. But that you've always had 712 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: that mentality. I saw it back then, and that's why 713 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: you are such a great success. 714 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 2: It's the only way for me. It's the only way 715 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:20,879 Speaker 2: when I'm in. I'm one hundred percent in and I'm 716 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 2: one hundred percent committed, and I want to be involved 717 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 2: in all of it because I want it to be successful. 718 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 2: I want anything that I'm doing to be successful, anything 719 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 2: that I'm putting time into, I want it to be successful. 720 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 2: I want us to be successful. I want everyone to 721 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 2: be successful. 722 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:36,879 Speaker 1: Right, I want to win. 723 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 2: I want to continue to win because I wake up 724 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 2: most days and I can't even believe this is my life. 725 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 2: Like I cannot even believe that this is my life 726 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 2: although I dreamed it. I dreamed of this life. I 727 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:55,799 Speaker 2: pray for this life. But I still get to do 728 00:36:56,080 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 2: this and keep going and going to different fields six 729 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 2: years old, Like that's that's just God, and it's just amazing. 730 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: If you can wake up feeling blessed every day. You're 731 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: doing all right in this game. You're doing all right 732 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 1: in this game. Before I let you go, because we've talked, 733 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,399 Speaker 1: we've dabbled a little bit about what you're doing now, 734 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 1: and I know you are working hard to become an 735 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,439 Speaker 1: actress and you are getting some steam and you're picking ups. 736 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: Are are you working on anything currently? Is anything we 737 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:26,399 Speaker 1: can see you in soon? 738 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 2: I am. I actually have two movies on BT right now. 739 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 2: One is called Under His Influence and the other one 740 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 2: is called Blossom. And I'm actually headed to La next 741 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,800 Speaker 2: and the next two weeks to shoot another movie. Actually, 742 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 2: my daughter Noel was in this movie with me, which 743 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 2: no way, It's gonna be so much fun to work 744 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 2: with her. So I have that going on and The 745 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,240 Speaker 2: other thing before I jumped off Chris is I wanted 746 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 2: to share a little bit more about my wellness journey. 747 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: I just do. 748 00:37:56,440 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 2: Super committed to becoming a better me mentally, physically, emotionally, 749 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,760 Speaker 2: in every single way. So I am in the process 750 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 2: of putting together a women's health and wellness retreat that 751 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 2: I want to to do once a year, get women together, 752 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:15,239 Speaker 2: get all these different experts, like just help us, you know, 753 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 2: be great and you know, tell us what we need to, 754 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:21,799 Speaker 2: you know, continue to to be the incredible moms and 755 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:24,800 Speaker 2: bosses that we are. Because the one thing about women 756 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 2: I find at will for myself, I'll speak for myself, 757 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 2: is that I don't always take the time for me 758 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 2: like I need to. I just keep going until I 759 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,440 Speaker 2: get sick and then that's when I shut down. But otherwise, 760 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,720 Speaker 2: like I used to look at everything as a treat, 761 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 2: like a massage. It was like I'm going to treat myself. 762 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 2: But I don't have that mentality anymore. I don't look 763 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 2: as at a massage as a treat. I look at 764 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,840 Speaker 2: it as this is like necessary maintenance. It's like getting 765 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 2: your right, like you got to keep you. 766 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 1: Know, it's called preventative medicine, your fitness, your diet, your health, 767 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: your mental health. It's all preventative medicine. So we don't 768 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: have to take medicine. 769 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, but it's easier said than done because oh so 770 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 2: you get busy and then you know you don't take 771 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,400 Speaker 2: care of yourself as much as you should. So I 772 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 2: have committed to that, and with committing to taking care 773 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:18,520 Speaker 2: of Cynthia, I want to inspire and motivate other women 774 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:20,359 Speaker 2: to do the same thing. You know what I'm saying, 775 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 2: because it is important because you know, help is really well, 776 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,800 Speaker 2: like none of iturs if you're sick in the hospital. 777 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:30,920 Speaker 1: The older you get, you realize the adage is true. 778 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:33,720 Speaker 1: If you have your health, you have everything. 779 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:37,240 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, And I also want to do I also 780 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 2: want to give a shout out. 781 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: By the way, Lauren Zima is like she's already signing 782 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:42,080 Speaker 1: up for this, like you you have her. I know 783 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:45,280 Speaker 1: there's at least one woman that's going to be there, Elsie, 784 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:50,960 Speaker 1: your biggest fan is already. Yeah. And if somehow I 785 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: can slip into this, I'm gonna I may join it. 786 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 2: Absolutely because that's the beauty of it too. Like we'll 787 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,879 Speaker 2: like probably go to like an island somewhere and then 788 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 2: you can like do the and then you can stay 789 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 2: a couple extra days with your man you know, or 790 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:03,879 Speaker 2: your woman or whatever. 791 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: Perfect. 792 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,879 Speaker 2: So it's perfect. But I have to before I jump off, 793 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 2: I have to shout out to all the moms out there. 794 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 2: You know, Mother's Day is coming up and I have 795 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:17,560 Speaker 2: very delicious drink. We have a delicious recipe from seagrums Escapes, 796 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:20,360 Speaker 2: which you can go to secrems escapes dot com to 797 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,640 Speaker 2: check it out. It is called the Mother's Day Tropical Sangria. 798 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:27,719 Speaker 2: And who is of a beautiful sangria? Okay? The only 799 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 2: difference is we're going to be adding are just making 800 00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:33,200 Speaker 2: me happy, which is one of my top flavors. You 801 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:35,640 Speaker 2: start with that, and then you throw in your rum 802 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:38,800 Speaker 2: and your white wine and any fruits of your choice. 803 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 2: I personally like strawberries and grapes and watermelon and oranges, 804 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:45,359 Speaker 2: so you know, you could just have fun with it. 805 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:47,680 Speaker 2: It literally takes five minutes to make this drink. It 806 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:51,560 Speaker 2: is the Mother's Day Tropical Sangria from Seagrum's Escapes. That's 807 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:54,160 Speaker 2: what I'll be drinking for Mother's Day, So I hope 808 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:55,759 Speaker 2: you guys will join me. 809 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 1: I know it's not my day, but I'm going to 810 00:40:57,719 --> 00:41:01,439 Speaker 1: be drinking it as well. To you or what, yeah, 811 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:04,479 Speaker 1: you did this. I'm telling you, guys, this is why 812 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:07,239 Speaker 1: she's so damn good. I mean, she could sell ice 813 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:08,880 Speaker 1: to Eskimos and they're buying it. 814 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:12,800 Speaker 2: That I always say that, I can't believe you just 815 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:13,319 Speaker 2: said that. 816 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:18,319 Speaker 1: Cynthia. You are such a love. You are such a 817 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:22,000 Speaker 1: light in this world. And when I started doing this podcast, 818 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:25,080 Speaker 1: I said, you got to get Cynthia Bailey. I hope 819 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:27,440 Speaker 1: she'll come on because you were just one of those 820 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 1: amazing people that came through my life. Because again because 821 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:31,759 Speaker 1: we're blessed in what we do, and we get to 822 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:35,200 Speaker 1: meet amazing people. And to have sat there and had 823 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 1: done business with you and then had dinner with you 824 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:39,600 Speaker 1: and spent some time and really got to know you, 825 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: and to have watched you flourish. 826 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 2: But there was a connection. And I'm so congratulations to you. 827 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:48,279 Speaker 2: I'm so excited for you. You know, I root for you, 828 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:50,400 Speaker 2: and I pray for you, and I know that the 829 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,480 Speaker 2: best is yet to come for you. So keep on 830 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 2: going and I'm going to keep on going and I'll 831 00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:56,719 Speaker 2: meet you at the top. 832 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:59,800 Speaker 1: Always, let's go we will be there together and all 833 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:03,400 Speaker 1: I'll always take the prayers and back at you. Cynthia, 834 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:06,279 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining us. I truly appreciate it, 835 00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:09,080 Speaker 1: and I hope to run into you very soon. My friend. 836 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:11,919 Speaker 2: Well, we're going to make that happen. Okay, all right, 837 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:12,640 Speaker 2: take care. 838 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:18,320 Speaker 1: How amazing is that woman? And I know you're listening 839 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:21,920 Speaker 1: to a podcast, but sometimes you don't need to see 840 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:27,560 Speaker 1: to understand someone's energy, someone's light. And if you only 841 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:32,319 Speaker 1: knew her from Real Housewives of Atlanta, I'm not going 842 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:35,400 Speaker 1: to say you're missing out, but man, that is barely 843 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,800 Speaker 1: half the story of what an incredible woman she is. 844 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:39,920 Speaker 1: And I'm glad that I had the ability and the 845 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:43,759 Speaker 1: platform to hopefully expose her to even more people that 846 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:48,320 Speaker 1: didn't know her, because she is just an absolutely incredible woman. 847 00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:51,160 Speaker 1: Cynthia Bailey. My thanks to her, and my thanks to 848 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:54,000 Speaker 1: you for listening, and I'll talk to you next time. 849 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: We have a lot more to talk about. Thanks for listening. 850 00:42:57,360 --> 00:42:59,959 Speaker 1: Follow us on Instagram at the most Dramatic pod ever, 851 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:02,160 Speaker 1: and make sure to write us a review and leave 852 00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 1: us five stars. I'll talk to you next time.