1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: with IR Radio. Hello everybody, Welcome to the Almost same 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: As podcast. I am here solo. Um this week without Ben. 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: He'll be back soon and we are still counting down 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: the days until The Bachelor. At Premiere today, we have 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: Blake Courtsman, Man of the Hour. He is on a 7 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: new Paramount Plus show, It's All Star Shore and it 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,959 Speaker 1: is where he's met his lovely girlfriend who a lot 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: of us know from Love is Blind, Gianna Blake. Everyone 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: wants to know about you and Gianna. Like you did 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: a hard launch last last week? Right? We did? We did? Yes, 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: this time last week we hard launched officially, which was nice, 13 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: but like you guys kind of joked at the fact 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: that everybody knew you were dating. Yeah, I mean, you know, 15 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: we we kept it as secret as we can, but 16 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: also we didn't want to sacrifice time together in our 17 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: relationship to try and keep it secrets, so we did 18 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: the best we could, um, you know, and then obviously 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: people started finding out. We can just played along, like 20 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: you know, we we were like I got I'd hide 21 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: her with my shoe and pictures and like I do 22 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: come funny things like that. But it's surprising to this 23 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: an international show. It's you know, all over the world. Um, 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: so like a lot of people didn't know we were together, 25 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, only like fans who have already followed us 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: kind of new. So this is a prizing amount of 27 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: people who didn't know. So when I heard about you 28 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: guys both be on the show and that's how you met, 29 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: you know, because I've known this for months now. Because again, 30 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: it wasn't so much of a secret. I assumed that 31 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: the short show or whatever show it was that you 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: guys met on. I think we all assumed that it 33 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: was because you guys put on a show that you 34 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: were keeping it kind of secret. Um, I thought I 35 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: would have to do with love. I thought it had 36 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: to be a dating show, and it's not. So the 37 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: short like um, All Star Shore is a competition show. 38 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: Can you explain to everybody who hasn't been able to 39 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: watch the first too? Oh, I guess it's Wednesday. So 40 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: three episodes are out now and a new episode will 41 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: be continued to be released for the next eight Wednesdays, 42 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: including today. Yep, that's correct, yep, yep, yep. Um. Yeah, 43 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: so it was not a love show like and It's 44 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: funny because both me and g we both said that 45 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: we'd never do another love show, you know, and I 46 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: told myself that. I was like, you know, you get asked, 47 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, you get asked here and there to do 48 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: certain shows, and most of them like like you know whatever, 49 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: like you know, it's on some random streaming you know, 50 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: only YouTube or something like that, and like most of 51 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: the time like no no. But when this kind of 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: got dropped to me or you know, they reached out, 53 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: I was kind of like I still was like no, 54 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: no, no no, no no. And then I found out it 55 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: wasn't a love show, it's competence show. And then I 56 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: found out who was behind it, and I found out 57 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: the budget and you know, some other stars um here 58 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: and there, and I was like, oh, this might something 59 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: I'm interested in. So um yeah, I went on there 60 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: literally not only not expecting to funny, but but I 61 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: was in my head, I was like, I don't want 62 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: to find anybody, Like I don't want to be the 63 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: guy on television, you know who falls in love again. 64 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: Like I didn't want that necessarily. So um it was 65 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: a nice surprise though, to say the least. Um and 66 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: it was this show is very different thing that's never 67 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: been on television. Uh at the first ever party competition show, 68 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: that's what they're calling it. UM. So they put realities 69 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: stars from all over the world. UM. I mean some 70 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: of these people are giant, giant eight nine million stars, 71 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: giant our million followers, giant stars in their countries. Um, 72 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: you throw us in the house and we compete for money. 73 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: Will also obviously you know, partying and drama and all 74 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: of that fun stuff that comes along with it. So 75 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: it's it's a very unique show and something that's never 76 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: been done before. So do we see you and Gianna 77 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: fall in love on the show or is that kind 78 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: of something that was under wraps and you stop developed 79 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: more after So you'll you'll see a lot of you know, 80 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: dynamic in our relationship. It's not it's not just you know, 81 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: smooth sailing the entire time. UM. There are you know 82 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: moments where it's like will they won't they kind of thing, 83 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: and so you just have to tune in. Um, there 84 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: are some big moments that happen on camera, UM for 85 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: our relationship. UM. And then obviously obviously know we've we've 86 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: been dating for a minute now, so a lot of 87 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: it happens also post We've been leave for seven months now, 88 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: so um so, yeah, it's a lot happens on camera, 89 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: though there's still a lot to be to be shown 90 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: on All Star Shore with our relationship and just just 91 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: in general with the housemates and everything like that. What 92 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: was the relationship like? Was it a love at first 93 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: sight thing or get to know each other for a 94 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: while thing? There was definitely I mean I can't speak 95 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: for GM, but for me, there was definitely some obviously 96 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: attraction when I first got down there. As much as 97 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: people think that like you know, a paradise, I'm like 98 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: this dramatic, like you know, huge villain. I'm not that person, 99 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: you know. I'm kind of like just like quiet, like 100 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, reserved kind of guy. And so I got 101 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: down there and I was like, what in the hell 102 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: have I gotten myself into? Like these giant personalities? It 103 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: was absolutely crazy. Um So, G was kind of like 104 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: a I don't know, like a call mean presence down 105 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: there for me, and it was like, oh, somebody normal 106 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: like that kind of the first thing I thought was 107 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: like a look at somebody normal. Um So we kind 108 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: of gravitated towards each other in that sense. And um, obviously, 109 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: you know, we have a lot in common. I mean 110 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: our first first conversation on episode two was talking about 111 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: how you I got dumped while proposing. Um, she got 112 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: dumped at the altar. Um. You know, we both fell 113 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: in love and try to make it work and loving 114 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: on TV. So we had a lot in common in 115 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: that sense too, but a lot of cultural differences, which 116 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. You know, she's born in Venezuela, her 117 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: first language of Spanish, and so we're very different in 118 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: a sense when we have a lot of very similar um, 119 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: I don't know histories if you will, So we kind 120 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: of we kind of clicked right away. So tell me 121 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: about your relationship now, I mean, like you live with 122 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: the lease. How is she with the fact that you 123 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: live with a girl? Yeah, so she was you know, 124 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: obviously she was like kind of like side eye and 125 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: mat for for a while when I first I told 126 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: her on the show you know about it, and she 127 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: was like, that's that's kind of weird and everything. Um, 128 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: but her and Elise are super close now they're like 129 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: BFFs and you know, they hang out all the time 130 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: and then they're great and so it worked end up 131 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: working out, thank God. You know, Lisa's great, and she 132 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: is great because that could have been a nightmare. Um, 133 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: but it's great. And yeah, she you know, she's she 134 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: doesn't live here in Denver yet. Um, and we'll see 135 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,239 Speaker 1: if that happens or not. You know, I think it will. 136 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: But right now she's basically living here. She's here. I 137 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,679 Speaker 1: mean I think she's only been home for weeks since 138 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: the show, so, I mean she we've basically been together 139 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: since the show wrapped. Um, So it's going great. It's fantastic, 140 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, I'm really excited. It's it's also really fun. 141 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: I've never had this, you know, whether it be Bachelorette 142 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: or Bashi in Paradise. I was always you know, either 143 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: broken hearted or you know, completely destroyed coming up both 144 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: our shows, so I didn't have anybody to watch the 145 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: show with. So this has been something cool. You know. 146 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: It's kind of we're able to like comfort each other 147 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: on our insecurities and all that while watching the show, 148 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: because there's still a lot of anxiety and stress while 149 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: being on you know, putting yourself out there on TV. 150 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: So this is something I never had before, was to 151 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: be able to watch the show back with somebody. So 152 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: that's been really cool. So you you're not worried a 153 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: week to week like they're gonna show us like this, 154 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: They're gonna show us like that, or I'm afraid of 155 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: what I'm gonna look like as a character, right right? Um, 156 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: not really, you know, there's obviously still some anxiety stresses 157 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: putting yourself out. Like I know, there's some episodes out 158 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: here where I talk about certain things that I'm you know, 159 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard. I'm gonna get stressed and get 160 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: you know, hate. But the thing is is like the 161 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: bullsh that happened to like, I can't be nearly as 162 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: bad as that. So it's like it's, you know, I 163 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: have this this like you know, like you have like 164 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: a spectrum, right My spectrum is swayed so far with 165 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: what happened in Paradise. They're like, I know, it can't 166 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: be that bad. So I'm kind of looking at like, 167 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, throw your best at me. It's not gonna 168 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: be nearly as bad as Paradise. So that's kind of 169 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: how I look at it. Um. And for her too, 170 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: you know, she's she's got she's got some things you 171 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: know that I think you're gonna show and she's not 172 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: gonna enjoy a ton um, but I've got she's got 173 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: me and I've got her. So it's kind of cool 174 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: to be able to lean on somebody which I've never 175 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: had before. That's so nice. So, I mean, based on 176 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: Instagram and what you're saying, I feel like you guys 177 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: are both so so happy and feeling really secure in 178 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: this relationship. Um, what was the last time you felt 179 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: this with a girlfriend? I mean maybe you know, I 180 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: mean years, long, long, long time, And this is by 181 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: far the most confident I've ever been in a relationship 182 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: for sure, Um, So you know, and even like you 183 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: know these relationships on TV, obviously things do change. And 184 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: you know, I've never I've never dated publicly, so it 185 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: was like a huge I was more, honestly, I was 186 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: more stressed to go public with G than I was 187 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: for the show to air, just because I didn't know 188 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: what spect she's dated public I haven't, so I didn't 189 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: know what to expect. Um, you know the pressures that 190 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: come with the publicly ship. I mean, you you know 191 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: what it's like. Um, It's something I've never to do it. 192 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: So I was honestly whatever so that, Um, but she's 193 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: been great, you know, and it's all been great. I 194 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: can't believe the support, you know. I thought there'd be 195 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: a little bit of like heye or you know whatever, 196 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: and we haven't gotten any. So it's it's been. It's 197 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: been incredible. And thinking to you know, all the people 198 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: that watched the show and everything. For the support, it's 199 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: been remarkable and something I didn't expect. Um. So yeah, 200 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: it's it's been. It's been nice. And like I said, 201 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: it's the most confident I've ever been relationship, which I 202 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: did not think i'd find love in the Shore Show. 203 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that I love on the Shore Show, 204 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: but here I am so well. Okay, So Bachelor in Paradise, 205 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: obviously you had the rep for being like a little 206 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: bit of a playboy. Um and even though like I 207 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: do feel like there was so much packed in there 208 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: that we don't want to revisit again, you definitely have, 209 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: let's just say, enjoyed being single since being on the Bachelorette. 210 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: So how does it feel going from that life where 211 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: you're like at events and girls are just spawning all 212 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: over you to now being in a serious relationship. Yeah, 213 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: I mean it is difference. Um, I would say listen, Yeah, 214 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: I mean being single after the bachelotte is a lot. 215 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: I mean you could ask tell anybody. And he contested that, 216 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, every every male except maybe 217 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: a band, every male, Higgins, every or every male he 218 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: does have ever heard in female. They have their fun 219 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: and they go out and they enjoy the spotlight and 220 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: they enjoy the the attention, and so you know, you 221 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: get opportunities that you never thought you'd had, you mean, 222 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: people you never thought you would. Um. And so yeah, 223 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: I enjoyed that for I mean basically almost three years, 224 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, coming up on four and 225 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: so um, it was going up on four. So it 226 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: was like I've done the whole thing. I've done all that, 227 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: and I was kind of like, okay, you know, I'm ready. 228 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: I've been ready to set them for a minute, you know. 229 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: And it's not like people think that like, oh, you're 230 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: enjoying being single, that means you can enjoy being a relationship. 231 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: But that's not the case. You can enjoy both, Like 232 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: you enjoy being single and having your freedom and independence 233 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: and then enjoy being in a a relationship too. Now there 234 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: was a bit of a change, you know what I mean, 235 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: I I haven't lived with anybody a girl girlfriend, I 236 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: mean at once and like right out of college, so 237 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: like I hadn't lived with a girl in a long time. 238 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: So that was that was a lot, sharing my closet, 239 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: sharing the drawers, all that kind of stuff, you know 240 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: what I mean. Um, but all at all, it's been fantastic, 241 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: you know when she comes along with me to most 242 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: of my events now, my my DJ sets and things 243 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: like that. And the cool thing about g And it's 244 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: funny because I never watched Love is Blind, so I 245 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: don't know what she was like on the show, And 246 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 1: I know, I think a lot of people think she's like, 247 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: you know, like oh she says it's loco, like crazy, 248 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: Like she's one of the most secure women I've ever dated. 249 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: I mean she sees you know, the funding and the 250 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: thing the women that show up at my shows and 251 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:38,959 Speaker 1: what they do and everything, and so yeah, I mean 252 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 1: she's just kind of like she trust me, we trust 253 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: each other, and it's just kind of like one of 254 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: those things where it's like she's completely secure and night. 255 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: I definitely think I need a date with the industry 256 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: I'm in and and my DJA and st I think 257 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: I need a dat a very secure woman and she's 258 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: been mad. Yeah, she's been that, so it's really nice 259 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: and she and the cool thing is like she she 260 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: was crazy and you'll see it, you know as we're 261 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: going on the show. Is she is like into music 262 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: a lot, just like me, and she like wanted to 263 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: be a DJ. Like she literally has a controller at home, 264 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: like she wanted DJ. So it was kind of that 265 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: clicked with us. And she was like, oh my god, 266 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: that's so cool. You like go travel around, you know, 267 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: these huge festivals and everything. So she enjoys the travel 268 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: and and the festivals just as much as me. So 269 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: that's really cool. That's great. That's also totally necessary for 270 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: the lifestyle that you leave with that with that job. Yeah, exactly. 271 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: How you touched on this earlier. How like the fandom 272 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: has been so happy for you. Is it cool that 273 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: you get like double dose the fans from Love is 274 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: Blind and the fans and the Bachelor. Yeah, you know, 275 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: I didn't so obviously, I know that Love is Blind 276 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,599 Speaker 1: was wildly popular, especially if season one because it was 277 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: during quarantine, it was wildly popular, But I remember I 278 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: didn't watch it, so I didn't know g when I 279 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: got down to the beach. Uh. You know, I actually 280 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: didn't know her at all, and our first conversation they 281 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: didn't really show too much of it, but we talked 282 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: about I was like, oh, you're on Love is Blind. 283 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, yeah, I've heard of that show. 284 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: And I was like that was that was pretty big, right? 285 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: She's like yeah, I mean it was. The fandom is 286 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: pretty crazy. And I was like really and I just 287 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: casual was like like and we all talked about this 288 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: now it is. But I was like, like, what is 289 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: your Instagram looked like? And she's like two million. I 290 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: was like, oh, so, like the fans are crazy like 291 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: one season and so when yeah, so when they when anticipating, 292 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, going public and everything, Like I said, I 293 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: was very nervous, um because I know how loyal I mean, 294 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: I know how crazy bashination fans can be. So I 295 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: was like, oh my god, what is Love is Blind? 296 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: Fan's like, um, but it's been It's been phenomenal and 297 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: the support has been great, like I said, and it's 298 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: really cool to see she has like like her second 299 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: biggest following is su Paul, Brazil. That's her second city, 300 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: so like seeing yeah, that's worldwide too, because people are 301 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: watching it everywhere. Yeah, yeah, yeah, So she's huge in 302 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: Brazil and when we went we went together to Italy 303 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: and Barcelona, she was like, we walked down the street 304 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: people in Barcelona would go not so it was a 305 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: very interesting like thing to see. Now my following has 306 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: started to reflect that as well, and some of the 307 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: my comments are in Spanish, you know, and I asked, 308 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: I have to ask her what it means. And some 309 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: of my d M s are in Spanish. So it's 310 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: been really cool and it's opened up um kind of 311 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, I guess, you know, a new lens 312 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: for me to see through, and like it's really cool 313 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: to see all these things like we're we're donating clothes venezuela, 314 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: you know, and things like that. We're like doing things 315 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: that I normally wouldn't do, you know. So it's been 316 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: a it's been really cool and all the love his 317 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: blind fans have been amazing and Netflix fans have been incredible, 318 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: So shout out to them too. That's so great. I'd 319 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: love to hear that. So we are going to take 320 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: a quick break, but when we come back, we're going 321 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: to talk to Blake about the upcoming Bachelorette season and 322 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: how he feels this show that he just filmed was 323 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: different than his time on the Bachelor franchise. You're right 324 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: back alright, Blake. So burning question of mine is, now, 325 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: you've been on two reality shows. You've been like a 326 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: character on two reality shows. This is not like you 327 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: just made an appearance. How did you feel production was 328 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: different between the two? Yeah, so great question. I do 329 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: get asked this quite a bit, and this is I've 330 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: talked to about it a little bit here and there. 331 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: But one of the coolest things I actually didn't know 332 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: this when I first signed up for All Star short 333 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: but competition shows there, it's literally against the law to 334 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: manipulate contestants. There was a it's like Survivor and Amazing 335 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: Race and all that. What do you mean anytime, Yeah, 336 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: anytime it's a cash prize. Um. There's actually a case 337 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: in the seventies that went all the way to Supreme 338 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: Court of producers favoring a contestant and manipulating so that 339 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: contestant would win. Um. And so they won. And so 340 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: now they literally it's in the contract and we you 341 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: know how it isn't maaster. You sit down that first night, 342 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: after every reason juice and you got the rules blah 343 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: blah aah that there was a contract and it was 344 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: like we literally cannot like I only have put it 345 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: this way. I only had like three I t M 346 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: s where a producer was interviewing me. Otherwise it was 347 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: all confessional. Yeah, like you sit in the confessional by 348 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: yourself and you just say what's happening. Yeah, I say 349 00:14:58,280 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: what's happening, to say what's in my mind. There's no 350 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: prompted questions, there's no them steering you into a certain direction. 351 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: So I literally sat down. I was shocked, you know, 352 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: for me coming from baschlore, you have an i CM 353 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: three times a day. This was shocking to me. So 354 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: it was very hard for me at first to get 355 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: into that because I didn't I've never done a confessional before. 356 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: So there are times I'd come out and maybe like 357 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: we need more to go back in, Like you can't 358 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: just say it's sunny out, and those guys blue like 359 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: we need more from you. So that took me a 360 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: little while. Um and I would narrate a lot, like 361 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: I'd be like I woke up this morning blah blah, 362 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: and they're like, no, we need like sound bites, you 363 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So we're talking to yourself, very yes, 364 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: very weird and just looking at a camera, you know, 365 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: you just look at a camera, talk to yourself. But 366 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: in that sense, they cannot steer situations, conversations, so they're 367 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: not you know what, and I hate the word manipulate 368 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: because but like they're not able to kind of steer 369 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: the outcome of yes, exactly, yeah, they're not able to 370 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: steer outcomes that they want to see. Like the Bachelor 371 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: Bachelotte will steer a fight, you know, steer you into fight, well, 372 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: steer you into you know, into proposing, to steer you 373 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: into whatever. So in that sense, it was such a 374 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: breath of fresh air, such a breath of fresh air 375 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: compared to Bashroom Paradise and Bashette. So, now did you 376 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: know this going into it with the contract? You know, 377 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: I had no idea what I was going to say. 378 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: You having your experience on Bachelor in Paradise and how 379 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: honestly traumatic it was for you, and that would have 380 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: been something that encouraged to do this show. The fact 381 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: that there was absolutely no puppet tears m hm, yeah, 382 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: pupp teers. Good. No, I didn't know it to that extent. Now, 383 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: I knew this was a competition show. So if one thing, 384 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: you know, if I if I lose the money because 385 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: of intbiation, you know whatever, but you know, it's not 386 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: my heart on the line, you know what I mean, 387 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: it's not my life on the line. So roumantic he 388 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: puts his heart above money. Yeah. So that so I 389 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: was like signed up anyway. But in that day one, 390 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: when I read that in the in the like the 391 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: second contract we signed everything, I was like, oh, this 392 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: is going to be fantastic. And my walls came down instantly. 393 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: So I was like, oh, this is so great. So 394 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: that was very refreshing and very something new. And I said, 395 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: like I said, it would all the way to the 396 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: Supreme Court, like it literally is against them, Like you 397 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: can get suited if you manipulate a competition show. So 398 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 1: that's so so interesting, and I think that's something that 399 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: pretty much people listening to this are not gonna know. Yeah. 400 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: I've always found like, okay, so I've been part of 401 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: reality shows like as a guest, right, like a little 402 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: like a friend. I come in as a friend. I 403 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: was on a million dollar Matchmaker, and my experience on 404 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 1: those shows where that it's like soft scripted, it is 405 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: so so fake. Might be going overboard, but like pretty 406 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: freaking fake feeling. And then so when people say, like 407 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: on The Bachelor, are you basically just like reading a script? 408 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: Is this all planned out? I'm like, are you kidding me? 409 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: Like this is like the most authentic reality show when 410 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: it comes to reality shows I had, like in comparison 411 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: to my other experiences like the Batchelor, there is You're 412 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: just living your life and that's interesting. That's why I 413 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: want to know, Like for for you, like you felt 414 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: like this was just totally even beyond Bachelor level, like 415 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: you just weren't really really living life without I guess 416 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: you kind of already answered the question. But that's yeah, 417 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: but another yeah, another to kind of talk about this, dude. 418 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: So the weird crazy part is obviously between Bachelor and 419 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: Bacherette and Paradise and like that that world is these 420 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: are people you know you had never been on a 421 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: reality TV show and tell you on The Bachelor, I 422 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: had never been on a reality TV show. I went 423 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 1: on Bachette. So we needed a little bit of steering 424 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: and a little bit of coaxing. All Star short, We're 425 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 1: all professional. I was the least professional all like reality talk. 426 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: Some of these people, one guy had been on thirty 427 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 1: six different shows as a character. They are professional reality 428 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: TV people, so to be honest, don't need a lot 429 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: of coaching, don't need a lot of steering. They know 430 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 1: what they're there for. They're there to make good TV 431 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,640 Speaker 1: and they're gonna do it. So in that sense, we don't, 432 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, they don't need a screw and it's like 433 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: they know what to do. So yeah, like with me 434 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: and G this is only technically third show, right, and 435 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: this was GS technically third show. Everybody else had multi 436 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: double digits pretty much st for maybe one. I think, yeah, 437 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: so these are like people have been around, like they 438 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: know what to do in reality TV. Did you find 439 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: yourself honored to be amongst these all star reality stars? Yes, 440 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: like very much so. And I remember when I first 441 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: got the call, I was like, oh, this sounds fun, 442 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, it sounds really cool, but like, why do 443 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: they want me? I kind of went through that. I 444 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 1: had a little bit of a um whatever the syndrome, 445 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: whatever syndrome that is the imposter syndrome, you know, multiple 446 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: times went through impostic system, like I wonder why they 447 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: wanted me for this, you know, and it was like, 448 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: but you know, I think I figured it out, and 449 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: you'll watch as you watch the show, And it wasn't 450 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: for me to fall in love. I don't think that. Um, 451 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 1: And as you watch the show, I think you'll figure out, 452 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: you'll figure out kind of where what they had in 453 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: mind for me and what they why they wanted a 454 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: character like me. But yeah, being down there with some 455 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: legit like legends in the reality TV world, I mean, 456 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: Angelina is one I've been watching on TV for teen years. 457 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, it was really it was really cool, and 458 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: there were times where I was like, man, life is crazy, 459 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: Like I'm here with these people who are like, yeah, 460 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: stars in their own sins all stars, and I you know, 461 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: I just happened, you know. I think the reason I 462 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: even got like screen time in Paradise because the stage coach. 463 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: Otherwise I don't think I would have had screen time, 464 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: So I don't know. So, yeah, it was. It was 465 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: a really cool and you know, I'm still thankful the opportunity. 466 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: Shout out to Paramount Plus and you know, everybody involved 467 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: in that, because it was it was a really cool experience. 468 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: You mentioned ANGELI enough from Jersey Shore, and I thought 469 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 1: when I heard the title All Star Shore that it 470 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: was a spinoff of Jersey Shore, especially since it's on 471 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 1: Paramount Plus and the Paramount MTV family. No relation, So 472 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,239 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, it's definitely a relation. There are So 473 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 1: the thing is is I didn't know this either. There 474 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: are shore shows all over the world. There's Jersey Shore, 475 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: there's Acapulco Shore, and there's Jordy Shore, so England, Mexico 476 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: and then obviously the US. So I didn't know this. 477 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: Um and so half the half of everybody thinks it's 478 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: like it's a bunch of short people, and then Blake 479 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: and g that's not the case. It's half Shore, half 480 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: other shows. Um, so seven we're sure people from different 481 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: shows all over the world. And then seven we're from Netflix, Abc, CBS, 482 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: you know, all kinds of different networks and shows. So, um, 483 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: it definitely is a short show. Like I'm not gonna 484 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: here and act like it's not a short show like 485 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: at night it's a it's a short show. It's crazy 486 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: like G t O. Yeah, but like yes, obviously this 487 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: was kind of during COVID, so like we were still 488 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: a little if you're going to clubs and things like that. 489 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: But we had a club in the house, Like they 490 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: let me DJ a couple of times, you know what 491 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: I mean, Like really, yeah, we had a club in 492 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: the house. We're talking like smoke machines and lights and like, yeah, craziness. 493 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,199 Speaker 1: So yes, it's it's a shore house at the end 494 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: of the day. It is a short house. And the 495 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: cool thing is like I remember growing up watching The Shore, 496 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Like Thursday nine seeing my 497 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: college roommates would sit down and watch The Shore. And 498 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: now I'm part of that fans the Shore family. So 499 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 1: it's pretty cool moment. It's really cool, very very cool. 500 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: Did anybody else fall in love along the way? Uh, 501 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to tune in. I will say we 502 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: are not the only relationship. Um, there are some really, 503 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: there's some really cool people on me. I want to say. 504 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: First say, it's like I think America especially is gonna 505 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: fall in love because we don't really watch too much overseas, 506 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: you know reality where they do watch a lot of 507 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: American reality TV. So I think Americans are gonna fall 508 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: in love with some of these characters, with some of 509 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: these contestants. They are phenomenal. People are hilarious, Like we 510 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: think like people on The Bachelor whatever you know, are funny. No, 511 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: no, no no, these are another level of funny and just 512 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: like don't give up, like just have a good time 513 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: and have fun and don't care what the world thinks. 514 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: And they're gonna be themselves and don't care about Twitter 515 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: and Instagram and you know, there's gonna be themselves and 516 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: people love that. So I think there's gonna be a 517 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: lot of that. And I think there's gonna be some 518 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: couples that people fall in love with and are rooting 519 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: for throughout the series. Um, so tune in. Um there's 520 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: a lot, a lot to be shown and a lot 521 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: to happen. So so yeah, very cool. I will be 522 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: making sure that my Paramount plus app is activated. Okay, 523 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: So this episode of Almost Famous is part of our 524 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: countdown to The Bachelor at premiere just days away. So 525 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: after this break, I want to talk to you all 526 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: about these two bachelorettes. Be right back, Blake. Even though 527 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: you've had under a complicated relationship with the Bachelor franchise, 528 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: you still are quite supportive. You talk about them a 529 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: lot on your podcast. How do you feel that this 530 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: Bachelorette season is going to unfold, so I'm actually, for 531 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 1: the first time ever in my pen i am wildly unspoiled, 532 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 1: Like I do not know anything about this, this now paradise. 533 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: I've heard some things, but Bachelorette I really haven't heard much. 534 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to watch it just because I'm unspoiled, 535 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: complete like I have no idea who the final four is. 536 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: I don't even know who gets first. Pressure is nothing, 537 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: So I'm excited in that sense. And the double bachelotte 538 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,919 Speaker 1: thing is obviously intriguing. I think, you know, it's unique, 539 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: never been done before. I'm really interested to see how 540 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna just film it in general, you know what 541 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean, Because one of the things people always complain about, 542 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: right is like we don't get enough love story. We 543 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: don't get enough like too much drama, we won't love Well, 544 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: now we have two bachelorettes, how are we ever gonna 545 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: see their love stories unfold? So that in that sense, 546 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 1: it's gonna exterest you see how they just edit it 547 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: in general? You know what I mean? Are they gonna 548 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: edit there's probably so much drama, But then how do 549 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 1: they edit the drama in and two love stories, you 550 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So that's gonna be really interesting 551 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: to see how they handle that. But I'm excited for it. 552 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: I think this might be you know, obviously, like it's 553 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: no secret Bachelor and Baschett have been struggling in Paradi 554 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: has been struggling for years. Um, so this might be 555 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: the spark it Only I honestly truly think that it 556 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: only takes one season because if you watch one season, 557 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: then you get invested into the next lead, you get 558 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: invested in the next so that and that's the brilliant 559 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 1: brilliance of the show and this genius of it. So 560 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 1: this could be the spark that that the Bachelorette and 561 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: Bachelor need to kind of start turn around you know, 562 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: ratings and turn around um engagement with the show. So 563 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: there's a lot of potential, I think in the next season. 564 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: And I I really like both Rachel and Gabby as leads, 565 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,439 Speaker 1: and I think they're different enough. I think they're just 566 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: different enough for this to actually work, because if they 567 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: were too similar, I think it'd be a nightmare. So 568 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: I'm excited and I think it's gonna be a great season. 569 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: You and Gabby both from Colorado. Both lived in Denver. 570 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: Have you ever crossed paths? Yeah, yeah, we know each other. 571 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 1: She was actually a so a really good friend of 572 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: mine from college. She was I think roommates. Yeah, she 573 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: was roommates at the time when we first hang out. 574 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: We hung out for a couple of weeks and everything. 575 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 1: Nothing serious. Um, she's always oh and I said this 576 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: multiple time. She is life of the party, branks their 577 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,439 Speaker 1: jokes here. She's always been that way since I've known her, 578 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: which was gosh, I don't even know seven eight years ago, 579 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: so it's been a minute since. You know, maybe she's change. 580 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: I have no idea, but um, she uh, she's gonna 581 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: make a great bacherett. And I think she's gonna make 582 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,959 Speaker 1: great TV. Um and I said, even from day one, 583 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: I was like, I think I would not be surprised 584 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,719 Speaker 1: if she's a bacherette. So I'm excited to watch her 585 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: and represents Ceo Baby, represents Colorado. There's a lot of 586 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: us in bastination. It's kind of crazy, actually so much 587 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: it's a Bachelor Hub. Yeah it is. It is, and 588 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: and like leads and like big characters. It's kind of 589 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 1: crazy to say, do you worry about Gabby perhaps overshadowing Rachel. 590 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: She just seems to be the favorite, not just with 591 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: the numbers reflected on social media, but just the fact 592 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: that she's funny. It seems like everybody was rooting for 593 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: her to be the lead. I just feel like it 594 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: might be detrimental to Rachel's I don't want to call 595 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: it her ego, but like it's got to be kind 596 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: of hard to be in the shadow of Gabby. Uh see, 597 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: So I see, I actually think the opposite. I'm gonna go, yes, 598 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: I do. I think I think Rachel. So everybody loves Listen. 599 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: We all watch these shows, you know, and like, of course, 600 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: we do enjoy the drama, and we do enjoy all that, 601 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: but we I, personally, anyway, really do watch this show 602 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: for the love story. I love the finale and the 603 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: proposal and the love I just love it. And I 604 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: think that's what propels quote unquote stardom, you know, even 605 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: if it's like z List like startom for these people. 606 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: So I think the love story is gonna be Rachel, 607 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: and I think I don't. I don't know if the 608 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: drama is the right word, but I think a lot 609 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: more of the the other stuff is gonna be Gabby. 610 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: And so I think Rachel's actually gonna get more of 611 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: a love story. Um, she seems to be a little 612 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: bit more you know, hard on the sleeve kind of woman. Um, 613 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: where I think Gabby is gonna a little more light hard, 614 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: Like I didn't even know Gabby was into Clayton n 615 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: til the very end. I felt like she they were 616 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 1: just friends, you know what I mean. So, um, that's 617 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: just the way I felt. And so I actually think 618 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: Rachel's gonna have a gonna be a bigger star than 619 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: people think. And I think I don't think there's any shadow, 620 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: um that Rachel's going to find herself in Well I 621 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,719 Speaker 1: love that prediction. Yeah. Well, on that note, my final 622 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,399 Speaker 1: question to you is more about Bachelor macro one was 623 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: the last time an engagement really got you in the heart, 624 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: got you a little emotional? So, God, that's a good question. 625 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: So I didn't get to watch Michelle season because I 626 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 1: was filming, so I didn't get see any of that. Honestly, 627 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: I would say it was probably um, it was probably 628 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: Tatian Zach yep. I think Zach was last one that 629 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: really got really Yeah, and I watched that because I 630 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: watched that season because it was quarantine, right, So I 631 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: watched that season like every moment of that season leading up, 632 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: and I was so excited and yeah, yeah so and 633 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: I personally obviously and exactly, you know, it seems like 634 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: such a good guy. So I think that was the 635 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: last one that really I remember tearing up like I 636 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: really got me. Yeah, yeah, that's what I was kind 637 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: of waiting for you to say. I'm just hoping to 638 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: get another proposal like that and then hopefully a relationship 639 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: that'll last. I was just gonna say. Now, unfortunately we 640 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: haven't had one last in a long time. So we 641 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 1: shall see. You shall see well, Blake, thank you so 642 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: so much for joining me. You guys can catch him 643 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: deejayings throughout the country. Do you have tour dates out Oh? 644 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: I do. Check out my website at Blake Corseman dot com. 645 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: I got tour dates out there. I got some huge 646 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: vessels coming up in Canada, Nashville, Austin, San Diego, Tampa Bay. 647 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: I got some big things coming. So. He's also the 648 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: host of the Behind the Rose podcast was It which 649 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: just isn't just about Bachelor, and he is now a 650 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: star with All the Reality Star Star Stars on the 651 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: All Star Store on Paramount Plus. Thank you so much 652 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: for joining us by thanks for having appreciate it. Follow 653 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: the Benn and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast on iHeart Radio, 654 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.