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 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: with our radio. Hello. Everyone, welcome to the Almost Famous Podcast. 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: It's Ashley and it's me. It's been I'm here, yeah, yeah, 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: And we are basically throwing a big podcast party in 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: anticipation of the July eleven premiere of The Bachelorette. Today, 6 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: we have two very special guests that we can't wait 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: to catch up with. It's Susie and Clayton. We have 8 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: so many podcasts. This is awesome. We are pumped this season. 9 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: I feel like it was a long break, Ashley. Is 10 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: it just me? Or does it feel like the break 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: has been longer than usual? Is that like true? Well, Ben, 12 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: the break has been longer than usual, for sure. However, 13 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: I feel like it's flown by because we've had a 14 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: lot of fun. That's because I'm a mom, well, and 15 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: every day goes so fat, and we've had a lot 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: of fun here on the podcast. All Right, Hey, it's time, Ashley. 17 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: We're continuing the party. Let's bring him in. As I 18 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: mentioned just a second ago, we have Clayton in sus 19 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: You call her sus Clayton. What's gonna throw me off? 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: Is it Susie or Suz. What should we call you? 21 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: You can call me whatever. Clayan does call me Sues. 22 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: A lot of my friends call me Sues. But I 23 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: mean I would introduce myself as Susie. Okay, I have 24 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: an aunt Sues, and I just can't do it, Like 25 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: I can't call you Sues, and it just every time 26 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna throw me off. Hey, just to give you 27 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: if they're out of breath, as expected, they're working out 28 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: when we tapped in, which is not shocking, um at all. 29 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: It feels very on brand. Thank you for explaining that 30 00:01:52,440 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: we weren't watching cops. Um. Well, first big question for 31 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: you guys is how is life in Virginia Beach because 32 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: Clayton made the big move to Susie's hometown. It's good. 33 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: I feel like we're not there that much because we've 34 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: been just traveling so much. And um, we're going back 35 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: to Missouri and like literally a day we're gonna go 36 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: see a Stanley for the fourth Um, we're gonna hang 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: out there for a while. So we're pretty mobile right now. 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: But it's been fun. Um lots of seafood. Yeah, it's 39 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: being my beach is very relaxing. Remember, you need to 40 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: just take a breather. You can just go down to 41 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: the boardwalk. And I've been eating a ton of crab cakes. 42 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: That's been like every third meal. I've just been putting 43 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: crab on my burgers. I didn't, I mean, they put 44 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: it on everything in Virginia b So it's been a 45 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: different cuisine and I've enjoyed that. Um. It's just yeah, 46 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: far cry from Missouri, which is what I was used 47 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: to the majority of my life. You know, Clat, I 48 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: have to ask you, Uh, you're a good looking guy. 49 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: You're big, you're strong, you're athletic. I know Virginia Beach 50 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: is full of Navy seals because my wife's best friend's 51 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: husband is a Navy seal and they live in Virginia Beach. 52 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Are you ever intimidated? Do you ever? Do you ever 53 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: try to show them up? Um? And if so, can you? So? 54 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: I figured the best thing to do instead of be 55 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: the outcast was to fit in. And so that's why 56 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: I grew a mustache, because that's uh, that's like every 57 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: other guy has a mustache. And with top gun the 58 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: conversation starter. Really, honestly, I've been able to just work 59 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: my way right in. They're like, oh, you must watch 60 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: the watch top. Gun have not, but but I surely 61 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: want to, so uh fitting end zazy. And you know 62 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: I don't like to avoid all conflicts, so we're choosing 63 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: that route that's good to avoid conflict. Navy seals smart, Vivie. Yes, 64 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure they learned like a hundred ways to 65 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: kill somebody, so I'm not trying to be one of 66 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: those those ways. Let's let's not conflict though, between you guys. 67 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: And it comes to moving in together, like each of 68 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: you give me the thing that has been the most 69 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: annoying about sharing a space. Oh what do you want 70 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: to pull out your list? You know what you'll say, Wait, 71 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: what am I going to say? I have to be 72 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: like my beard hairs? Oh yeah, the shaving the beard 73 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: in the sink and so gross. I know. I'm like, 74 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: do you have to get you have to have to 75 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: do it. Get the thoroughly clean after that experience, and 76 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: you do give it a wipe down. But I'm like, 77 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: we need to be more thorough in the toilet seat. 78 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: We're working on it. She has our retainers on the 79 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: countertop were in a container case, but it was propped 80 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: up in one day. She said. She got a like 81 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: a beard hair when she put it in her mouth. 82 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: She told me, she's like, you need to do a 83 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: better job of cleaning this off. I was like, I 84 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: didn't know what snuck its way in there. I was like, 85 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,559 Speaker 1: maybe we should close the case. I have a gift 86 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: you guys need to give each other mutually. There's this 87 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: beer trimmer like canopy. Have you seen it on Amazon? Yes? 88 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: So you stick it to the mirror and then you 89 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: tie it around his neck so everything is caught. That 90 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: sounds like that's that that really like? It sounds like 91 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: one of those what they put on dogs animals when 92 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: they should It looks like a shame, but it sounds 93 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: like But since they're teaming up on you, Clayton, I mean, 94 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: I have one that I want to ask you if 95 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: sus does here, Uh does she ever take her hair 96 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: and sticking on the shower like wall like in clumps 97 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: to where it's like growing out of the wall. Because 98 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: that that gross me out more than anything. Yeah, every time, 99 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: and then that's where I again it's I try not 100 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: to be the one to bring it send it back 101 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: her way. But I was like, okay, you know, speaking 102 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: of hair, I have to turn around and see a 103 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: giant bushel of it every time I got shower, every 104 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 1: time I pretty much to clean it up it almost 105 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: every time, but the occasional time it has been left 106 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: in this show. Her response was, well, maybe you shouldn't 107 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: stress me out so much. That's why it's good. Oh 108 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: my gosh, that's so funny. Why hair off of our 109 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: body is so disgusting. She guys get bothered by like 110 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: our hair of hers will fall out and I'll pick 111 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: it up and I'll put it back on her head 112 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: and she's like, dude, don't do that. I'm like, it's 113 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: just your hair. It just literally just fell out. I'm 114 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: putting it. But you know, it's just messed me being 115 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: stupid so and annoying like I like to do every 116 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: so often. So I guess I deserve it, but I 117 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: don't know. Yeah, this is weird. It's not. It's not 118 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: weird until it becomes untill it leaves your body. It's 119 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: the side of a good relationship. Is this element it? 120 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: Trust me? I mean, I've been living with my wife 121 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: now for six months and the only way we make 122 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: it through every day is by joking about this stuff 123 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: with each other, especially until you get used to it 124 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: and it's expected. Uh, now, you just talked about your 125 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: hair falling out in a joking way. But Ashley no 126 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: I and a lot of the listeners know from listening 127 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: to this podcast that coming off the Bachelor, being on 128 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: the Bachelor is an extremely stressful season of life. It's 129 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: a great season of life. It's a lot of fun, 130 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: there's great new opportunities, life kind of changes, but it's stressful. 131 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: Are you at a place now Maybe I should just 132 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: ask it this way, Where are you at now in 133 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: that journey? Do you feel back to normal? Do you 134 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: feel like that season is starting to become more peaceful? 135 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: Are you still in it kind of swirling around trying 136 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: to get your head on straight? Probably all of the 137 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: above to that. Like there's days where everything feels very 138 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: normal and healthy and um yeah, like we're thriving with 139 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: each other and individually, and then there's days that are 140 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: really complicated, um, both personally and together. I think, um 141 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: more so than I think it would have been yet 142 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: had we not gone on the show or like started 143 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: a relationship from the show. So um, yeah, it just 144 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: depends on the day. I think the one thing that 145 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: we've learned is that like, no matter what, we love 146 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: each other so much, um, and we're here to help 147 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: each other in that in this season, whether that's within 148 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: the relationship or individually as we need it UM. And 149 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: that doesn't always it's not always very clear what we're 150 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: needing in the moment or what we're experiencing, like the 151 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: feelings or the um the stress and things like that. 152 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: Like sometimes it's not super clear why we're feeling the 153 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: way we're feeling or what we're going through. But I 154 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: think we've had a lot of really good conversations, and 155 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: every conversation ultimately has helped us navigate to a better 156 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: place of understanding ourselves in each other. Yeah. Yeah, I 157 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,599 Speaker 1: think it comes in waves. There's really good days and 158 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: there's really bad days. I think that though, is I 159 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: would say, fairly standard for relationship. I think obviously we 160 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: went through some unforeseen circumstances and very unique We were 161 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: in some very unique spots, and so because of that, 162 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: it's been really challenging sometimes because we really can't turn 163 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: to family and friends because they just don't really understand. 164 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: I mean they want to, but we obviously live through 165 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: what we live through, and that makes it tough sometimes 166 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: when you feel that you want to go get advice 167 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: from somewhere else, but you realize that they have a 168 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: sliver of the story. And so at the end of 169 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: the day, we're really the only two that can work 170 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: through this um And yeah, there's people that that I 171 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: went through it besides us, and that's great. We like 172 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: to I I found a lot of value and talking 173 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: to others that I went through the same experience, and 174 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: it helps kind of calm our nerves, I think when 175 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: we do so. But but yeah, it's been it's a lot. 176 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 1: I think you try to start any relationship after going 177 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: through all of that, and it's it's just kind of wild. 178 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: You're just like, what what has what has happened? Where 179 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: do we go from here? And over communications that the 180 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: most critical aspect of it all. I think when you 181 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: guys do have your hard days your arguments, do you 182 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: usually find yourself reverting back to the end of your 183 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: season Clinton and the drama that went down there, or 184 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: do you find that the arguments are totally unrelated. Because 185 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, from my point of view, even like 186 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: years after when Jared and I got together, the first 187 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: like six months whenever there was like a little argument. 188 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: It usually had to do with what happened years ago. 189 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 1: We're totally totally over that now, but when we first 190 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: got together, Yeah, yeah, I would say thousand percent. I 191 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: think there's so many feelings attached to what the show was. Uh. 192 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: And so when we get upset about something, I think 193 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: it's just just important for everybody to realize that oftentimes 194 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: those feelings are attached to something deeper. It's not it's 195 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: not you know, you put the toilet paper on wrong, 196 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna blow up on you. It's put the 197 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: toilet paper on wrong, but I'm annoyed at something that 198 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: you did a few months ago that I just happened 199 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: to like upset me because I was thinking about it earlier. 200 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: Uh So I always I do feel that. Yeah, there's 201 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure we're not feeling ones as others that have 202 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: went through it. And there was so many strong emotions 203 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: from the show. And it's been a long period of healing. 204 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: Uh and I still have days or I don't feel 205 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: like I'm fully healed. And so, yeah, when something little happens, 206 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: it can magnify because you are subconsciously thinking about something 207 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: that happened prior that you promised you would move beyond. 208 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: But you can say that, but it's it's you can 209 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: say you're gonna move on, but it to actually do it, 210 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: it just takes time. And I think that's where it's 211 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: what's the right amount of time? I don't know. Well, 212 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: it's awesome having Clayton and Susie with us. What a 213 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: celebration leading up to this season of the Bachelorette. This 214 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,599 Speaker 1: is gonna be a two part episode, so this was 215 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: part one. Tune in for part two that will be 216 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: up soon. But until then, I've been been, I've been Ashley, 217 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: see you soon. Followed the Benn and Ashley I Almost 218 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: Famous podcast on I Heart Radio or subscribe wherever you 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: listen to podcasts.