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Speaker 2: My parents, when they were growing up, they got in

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Speaker 1: Is there like a chance of a Fifth Harmony reunion?

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Speaker 3: Is that true? We'll see Ola get that.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to another episode of your favorite podcast, Cheeky's and Chill.

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Speaker 1: I hope you're all having a beautiful day and are thriving.

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Speaker 1: Today we have a very special guest on the podcast.

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Speaker 1: She's a member of one of the best selling girl

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Speaker 1: groups of all time. I'm excited to learn more about

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Speaker 1: the woman behind the artists. So let's get started. This

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Speaker 1: the one and only Ali Brooke. You probably know her

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Speaker 1: as a member of the multipe platinum selling girl group

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Speaker 1: Fifth Harmony, but today we're going to learn about her

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Speaker 1: as an individual, and we're gonna find out what she's

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Speaker 3: Ali, how are you. I am so excited to have

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Speaker 3: you on the podcast. I know, I see you.

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Speaker 1: I've seen you at award shows and we're always like

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Speaker 2: Yes, I know, I'm so good. Thanks are you?

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Speaker 3: I'm good. I'm good. I'm having a good day today. Honestly,

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Speaker 1: Obviously we can talk about Fifth Harmony and stuff, but

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Speaker 1: I want to get to know Ali as the woman

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so I was on social media for so long

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, and I totally totally get that. I did that

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Speaker 3: Practicing this for about a year now? Oh wow?

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Speaker 2: So I've been working on my own solo music. I

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Speaker 1: That's I think reality television gives you also the opportunity

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Speaker 3: So that's awesome. You've been doing this since you were

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Speaker 3: So tell us about your new music.

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Speaker 2: Oh my god, So I'm so excited. It's my first

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Speaker 1: I love that because I've been in that situation where

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Speaker 1: It wasn't Honestly, it wasn't cool growing up. It wasn't like, oh,

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Speaker 1: Now it is, and I think it's awesome. But I

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Speaker 1: to it. That's awesome. I think that's that's beautiful.

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Speaker 3: Whoa, it's a whole album.

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Speaker 3: So that's awesome. That's interesting to know. That makes me

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Speaker 1: So I heard also me and these damn birdies around here. Okay,

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Speaker 1: is there like a chance of a Fifth Harmony reunion?

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Speaker 3: Is that? Is that true?

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Speaker 2: We'll see. I recently put on a tweet that actually

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Speaker 3: RBD did it. You guys could do it. I mean,

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Speaker 3: I don't know, while you're doing your own thing. You know,

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Speaker 1: Oh yes, yeah, well Ali, I am so happy. I

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Speaker 1: I wanted to get to know you when I'm here.

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Speaker 1: If there's anything that I can ever do in any

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Speaker 1: and watch you on The Surreal Life.

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Speaker 3: That's awesome.

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Speaker 2: Yes, thanks for having me. I can't wait too.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you, thank you, and I hope we

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Speaker 3: Okay? Perfect? Perfect? So next year? Yes, awesome?

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Speaker 1: All right, Well you guys you heard it. She has

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Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of people follow you but still

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Speaker 3: So that's awesome.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. Thank you so much, Ali kisses

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