1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 2: It's time for Bachelor headlines. This is a big episode 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 2: with a lot of headlines. We want to start with 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 2: one that has well. It came across our phones this 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: week and it really shook the Almost Famous family up 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 2: a lot. I didn't know her personally, but she is 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 2: a part of the Bachelor world. She was on Nick 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: Viles season of The Bachelor. Hailey Merkht has passed away 10 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: at thirty one years old. She had kind of documented 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 2: her cancer journey. The quote is her beautiful spirit has 12 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: touched countless, countless lives. Now, before we get started here 13 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: kind of talking about Haley one. She was beautiful inside 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: and out. Just as we've seen the tributes and as 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: we've kind of learned about her story and also followed 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: her story, She's a beautiful human inside out. Most Famous 17 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: podcast has donated and we encourage all of you to donate. Actually, 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: myself have gone out and donated to the GoFundMe. The 19 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: gofunme has links. You can kind of find it if 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 2: you Google it, or you can go on the social 21 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: media and find it. But we ask you to donate 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 2: for many reasons, and I think this one small way 23 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: we can show support during this really tough time for 24 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 2: somebody who was only thirty one years old and obviously 25 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 2: had a huge impact in a lot of lives. Actually, 26 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,839 Speaker 2: I just mentioned that she was on Nick Files season. 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 2: I actually don't even know how long she was on 28 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: the season four me neither. 29 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 3: It's only it was very brief. I know that Nick 30 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 3: said something like he didn't get to know her well, 31 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 3: but what he could tell from her is that she 32 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 3: was beautiful inside and out. There have been some girls 33 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 3: from her season. Daniel Maltby said that I can count 34 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: myself so lucky to know your laugh and grateful to 35 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: have met and loved the realist, warmest and most beautiful 36 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 3: soul in the weirdest of places. Forever grateful for your 37 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: friendship there and in the real world. What a force, 38 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 3: my girl. Rest easy, and so much love to your people. 39 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 3: That's what she wrote. And then I know Raven spoke 40 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 3: really highly of hers. She said, Oh my gosh, so 41 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 3: so sorry to see this. I was so hoping for 42 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: her recovery. Rest easy, Haley, You'll never be forgotten. Yeah, 43 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 3: this is just like the saddest, saddest news she had leukemia, 44 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 3: and we are just we're so sad to hear this news. 45 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it definitely, it's definitely sat with us, and you know, 46 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: it's tough to continue on with the headlines episode after 47 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: this headline, but I do just want to take a 48 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: second and tell everybody listens, if you do nothing else, 49 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: go to her social media and leave a comment, because 50 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: I know the family is watching. I know during this time, 51 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: the smallest of things, even from a distance, in support 52 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 2: and just saying hey, we're thinking about you, or hey 53 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: we saw this and this broke our heart, but we 54 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: recognize how beautiful she was inside and out. Could mean 55 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: a lot to probably somebody in that family or somebody 56 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 2: close to her, a friend that's keeping tabs on it. 57 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: Or go out again to the GoFundMe and donate if 58 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: you have the ability and the desire. 59 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 3: The go fund me will be open till August tenth, 60 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 3: and the proceeds are going to her mom and the 61 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 3: family for all the costs that they've gone through with 62 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: her treatment. 63 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: Totally switching gears. Completely switching gears here, and I think 64 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: it's the only way to do that after this type 65 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: of headline. A guy in Bachelor nation who continues to 66 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: shock brings shock and all too many to many people. 67 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: James McCoy Taylor. James McCoy taylor has made headlines recently 68 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: for outing your favorite person just to you know, somebody. 69 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: It just seems to always pop up, and somehow he 70 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: is popping up in all the wrong places, including this 71 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: time he's in jail. 72 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 3: Wait, that's right. 73 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: Bachelor alum James McCoy taylor as arrested for assault. Says this. 74 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: The Bachelor alum James McCoy taylor was arrested Sunday on 75 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: charges including assault. Page six is confirming this, and they 76 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: reveal that thirty eight year old James McCoy taylor was 77 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: handcuffed at a bar in Northgate Entertainment district of Brazos County, Texas. 78 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 2: The College Station Police departments public information officer David Simmons 79 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: tells US. Simmons is quoted here, says the former reality 80 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: star was taken into custody on warrants issued by a 81 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: nearby Bryan police department. 82 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 3: So we don't have any more on that except for 83 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 3: the fact that you know he was arrested on Sunday 84 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 3: in Texas for assault. We don't know what kind of 85 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 3: assault it was or we have no further details. This 86 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 3: is just what we've been getting in from People magazine 87 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 3: and maybe we'll find out more. But this is not 88 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 3: the first of legal troubles that that he has had. 89 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: He had some legal issues with Ben himself, and in 90 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two, he also was arrested for driving while 91 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 3: intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. We also recently reported 92 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 3: about him having an issue with like an eighteen year 93 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: old college freshman companion when he was driving her back 94 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: to her dorm room. There was some sketchiness with that. So, yeah, Ben, 95 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: I know that you had an issue with him and 96 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 3: he wanted to sue you for like slander or something liable. Yeah, 97 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: so the guy gets in legal trouble a lot, and 98 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 3: somehow he's still making headlines. 99 00:05:47,080 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 2: It's wild. Back to better headlines. Bachelor Nation, Alump can 100 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 2: long reveal she secretly married Mitchell sagely we eloped. 101 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 3: She says, yes, Well, she's actually gonna come on the 102 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: podcast for recording it on Wednesday and get all the details. 103 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 3: She says that they elope before they moved to Germany, 104 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 3: and if I remember ferredly they moved to Germany quite 105 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 3: some time ago, so this has been they've been secretly 106 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 3: married for a while. Well we'll find out, but they 107 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 3: did this. They got married in Santa Barbara, California, Yeah, 108 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 3: before they moved to Germany in twenty twenty two. So 109 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 3: like they've been married for over a year and they're 110 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 3: just announcing it. Uh, that's pretty cool. And this is 111 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 3: not surprising to me because one, Kendall in eloping just 112 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 3: sounds right, and two they were perfect together. We met 113 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 3: them about six months before they got married, it seems, 114 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 3: and they just worsel mates and everything happens for a reason. 115 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: It's amazing to see her and you know, Joe a 116 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 3: mob Lay both having found their spouses after what seemed 117 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: to be like just maybe a bit of a messy 118 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 3: breakup and feeling like I felt so bad for Kendall 119 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 3: and having to go on and watch Joe meet his 120 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 3: fiance turned wife Serena on the show. But then you 121 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 3: see Kendall find this guy that was just so much 122 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 3: more right for her, and hilariously, you know, they blamed 123 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 3: their breakup, Joe and Serena, I mean Joe and Kendall, 124 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 3: on the fact that they couldn't decide on where to live, 125 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: and neither of them wanted to leave their families. But 126 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 3: we see them both with their spouses now leaving the 127 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 3: city that they intended on staying in. 128 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, isn't that interesting? Love love when you're in love. 129 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: I think moving means different. I think Kendall actually has 130 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 2: a quote that says, when you find that like the 131 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: right person, you'll do it. And so obviously this is 132 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 2: the right person for both of them. We're happy for 133 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: both of them, But to focus on Kindle here, we 134 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: will get all the details. As Ashley mentioned Wednesday, when 135 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: we have her on the Almost Famous podcast, next headline 136 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: is this bachelor lum Sarah Herron, friend of the podcast, 137 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 2: her twins finally come home after four weeks. In the 138 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 2: nick You, she says her quote, I think is a 139 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 2: great quote. Let the games begin. 140 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 3: I know, I feel like I've been following Sarah's pregnancy 141 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: more than my own, and I'm so glad that her 142 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 3: girls are healthy and they are now home. They were, 143 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 3: like Ben just said in The nick You, for four weeks, 144 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 3: and she documented so much of it on Instagram. I 145 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 3: cannot believe those four weeks really flew by. And now 146 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 3: she's documenting all about how to how the heck you 147 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 3: wash enough bottles for two for two newborns, And they 148 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 3: both have oxygen tanks at home. But they're doing really well, 149 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 3: and the two of them, her husband Dylan and her 150 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 3: are really running on absolutely zero sleep. She said that 151 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 3: their most used item from their registry is the coffeemaker 152 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 3: because it just takes them so much of the night 153 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 3: to feed two babies. Who you know, they try to 154 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 3: get them on the same schedule, but that's pretty hard. 155 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it doesn't happen right away. I wouldn't assume you 156 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 2: would know more than me. 157 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 3: No, it doesn't. So you know, they're just they're really 158 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 3: surviving on coffee. 159 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 2: Ah. Well, it's still exciting and super awesome to see 160 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 2: this all happening for the two of them. It's something 161 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 2: they dreamed of and wanted for a long time. Next 162 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 2: headline is this Andy Dorfman is pregnant. This was an 163 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 2: announcement made just a few hours ago on social media. 164 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 2: Very exciting. Ashley, tell me if I'm wrong, but she's 165 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 2: pretty far along. Oh is she. 166 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 3: Going based off the the sonogram right here? Yeah? Or 167 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 3: did she say what she is? 168 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: I don't know if she said, are you looking at. 169 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: Her, Ellie and saying that she's far along? Okay, yeah, 170 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 3: it looks like a real baby in there. That is 171 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 3: not that is a full, full baby in there. Well, 172 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 3: she says, we don't actually know how far along she is, 173 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 3: but she says on her on her Instagram future mom 174 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 3: and dad just say that we are over the moon 175 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 3: as an understatement. Baby hard coming. Oh yes, later this year. 176 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 3: So you're right, she's definitely fully into her second trimester. 177 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,599 Speaker 2: We're less than four months away from the end of 178 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: the year, so she's less than four. 179 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: Months from four months okay, September October, Oh god, oh god. 180 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: This is the eighth month. Actually, there's twelve months. 181 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 3: In a year. You're right. I always think of like 182 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 3: we're in the middle of the year at August. 183 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 2: Now we're clicking along here. 184 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 3: Right, Okay, she's far along. 185 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: Good for my assumptions were correct. The next headline is this, 186 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 2: we have an official launch date or debut date for 187 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: the Golden backlarette. Joan will be coming to our screens. 188 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 3: When September eighteenth, so a pretty much exactly a year 189 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 3: from Gary's premiere date. The tagline is love Never Ages. 190 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 2: Very cute it's really sweet. It's gonna be a lot 191 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 2: of fun to watch this season. So September eighteenth, we 192 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 2: will be here breaking down the very first episode of 193 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 2: The Golden Bachelor. We can't wait to see how this 194 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: season plays out. We love Joan and it sounds like 195 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 2: the group of men there's a great group. It'll be 196 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 2: really interesting to see the dynamic of them. We haven't 197 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 2: gotten the men's names released yet though, that seems. 198 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 3: But soon soon because we're in Auga. We're about less 199 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 3: than six weeks away, so we'll get those guys soon 200 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 3: and hopefully we'll see Kelsey's dad's bio amongst them. 201 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 2: That'd be awesome. People be very excited for that. Well, 202 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 2: that's all the headlines we have for here today. Make 203 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 2: sure you come back and listen to the Almost Famous 204 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: podcast because we have a lot of content coming your way. 205 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: So until next time, I've been, Ben, I've. 206 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 3: Been Actually see you next time 207 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: By follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcasts 208 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.