WEBVTT - Brooklyn Opens Up 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:04.920 What is up? Welcome back to Happy Hour listeners. This 0:00:05.000 --> 0:00:07.760 is Michelle Young. I'm going to be your solo host 0:00:07.760 --> 0:00:11.159 today as Becca could not make it, so until she 0:00:11.200 --> 0:00:13.960 returns next week, I'm going to be holding down the fort. 0:00:14.360 --> 0:00:17.680 I'm so excited because we are having our guests Brooklyn 0:00:17.760 --> 0:00:19.880 on today. I have so many questions to ask her 0:00:20.200 --> 0:00:23.239 about her time in the rodeo, about this huge week 0:00:23.280 --> 0:00:27.000 that she spent in London while Zach had COVID. But 0:00:27.080 --> 0:00:29.080 before we bring her on today, I'm going to fill 0:00:29.120 --> 0:00:31.440 you in with some things that I've been up to. 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:34.519 I've been so excited. I've been teasing a lot of 0:00:34.560 --> 0:00:40.040 the different activities, different organizations, different launches that I have 0:00:40.240 --> 0:00:44.760 coming up. And I'm so proud to officially announce that 0:00:45.000 --> 0:00:50.080 my website, Michelle Young Official dot com is actually launching 0:00:50.120 --> 0:00:51.800 and by the time it's come out comes out, it's 0:00:51.800 --> 0:00:55.360 actually going to be launched. But again that's Michelle Young 0:00:55.400 --> 0:00:58.800 Official dot Com. It's going to showcase all the different 0:00:58.920 --> 0:01:04.160 foundations orzations, nonprofits campaigns that I am running. In the 0:01:04.319 --> 0:01:08.040 next year. It's going to focus on showcasing all of 0:01:08.080 --> 0:01:13.039 those due diligences, all those giving back events that I've 0:01:13.080 --> 0:01:15.920 promised so much to my followers and that I've tried 0:01:15.959 --> 0:01:20.400 to involve fans and followers with becoming an impact alongside 0:01:20.400 --> 0:01:22.880 of me, and so please make sure to go check 0:01:22.920 --> 0:01:32.560 that out. But before we bring in Brooklyn, we have 0:01:32.720 --> 0:01:36.120 to recap last night's episode. There was so much that 0:01:36.240 --> 0:01:39.600 was happening, and as I was watching first, I have 0:01:39.680 --> 0:01:43.920 to start off by saying, I'm truly enjoying watching Gabby 0:01:44.080 --> 0:01:46.880 and Zach in their connection together. It seems like one 0:01:46.920 --> 0:01:50.520 of the most genuine connections on the screen. Honestly as 0:01:50.560 --> 0:01:52.720 a viewer, as somebody who has gone through it with 0:01:52.800 --> 0:01:55.840 all of the cameras around, I feel like I forget 0:01:55.880 --> 0:01:58.000 that this isn't even a TV show when I'm watching 0:01:58.000 --> 0:02:05.880 them together, and absolutely loved their whole royal perfume creation date. Gabby. 0:02:06.400 --> 0:02:09.640 I'll say one of my favorite piece parts about Gabby 0:02:09.840 --> 0:02:12.880 is just she's quirky. She seems down to earth. As 0:02:12.880 --> 0:02:16.000 they're trying out these different perfumes, you know, you're in 0:02:16.040 --> 0:02:19.640 a royal setting, it's like a high classy setting, and 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:24.720 this girl is labeling these scents as sour Patch, Christmas 0:02:24.760 --> 0:02:30.080 Tree with a little bit of marijuana, body owner, whatever 0:02:30.120 --> 0:02:33.640 it is leave it to Gabby to bring everything back 0:02:33.680 --> 0:02:37.000 down to earth, regardless if we're in London, regardless if 0:02:37.040 --> 0:02:40.840 we are running around with the royal quirkies. But I 0:02:40.880 --> 0:02:44.400 will say that I truly, truly do love watching their connection. 0:02:44.480 --> 0:02:47.040 My only question and I'm so curious this is maybe 0:02:47.040 --> 0:02:49.560 something that I should ask on my social media story. 0:02:49.639 --> 0:02:55.280 But happy our listeners. Zabby the scent Zabby for Zach 0:02:55.360 --> 0:02:59.880 and Gabby. Nobody ever gave an description of what that's 0:03:00.000 --> 0:03:03.040 scent would be like. So I'm truly curious with you guys. 0:03:03.520 --> 0:03:05.840 Let me know as I post this on my store, 0:03:05.960 --> 0:03:09.160 give us some feedback. If you had to figure out 0:03:09.280 --> 0:03:14.120 or guess what the perfume scent of Zabby would be, 0:03:14.639 --> 0:03:18.600 what would it smell like? Let's be honest, but also 0:03:18.680 --> 0:03:22.639 let's be nice. Okay, moving forward, I will say this, Gabby, 0:03:23.000 --> 0:03:25.560 she was the one who got the fashion date. I'll 0:03:25.600 --> 0:03:29.360 say it's so so tricky to watch these dates. I 0:03:29.360 --> 0:03:34.160 feel like there's a fashion date every single every single season. 0:03:34.680 --> 0:03:38.240 And as a person who's been on that couch while 0:03:38.360 --> 0:03:43.720 somebody is you know, receiving the dresses and talking about 0:03:43.760 --> 0:03:49.560 all these different experiences and this glamorous like fashion show 0:03:49.840 --> 0:03:52.920 cutee date that we all really want and dream of 0:03:53.520 --> 0:03:57.120 as we were little girls. It's so uncomfortable to like 0:03:57.240 --> 0:04:01.040 put yourself back in that position to truly feel those 0:04:01.080 --> 0:04:04.440 so I did feel for the girls. There's also got 0:04:04.440 --> 0:04:07.440 to be some type of statistic and correct me if 0:04:07.440 --> 0:04:09.360 I'm wrong, But there's gonna be some kind of statistic 0:04:09.760 --> 0:04:13.840 that goes back to the person who gets the shopping date. 0:04:14.880 --> 0:04:19.839 Nearly always makes it to the final four, if not wins. 0:04:20.240 --> 0:04:25.560 Rachel Kirkconnell, Susie. I believe Susie and Clayton were on 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:29.320 their date, right, Becca kou friend she was on the 0:04:29.360 --> 0:04:32.800 shopping date. So honestly, this might be a small little 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:36.719 insight of who's taking home the final Rose of this season. 0:04:37.360 --> 0:04:40.599 That's just my guess. But anyways, I want to know. 0:04:40.680 --> 0:04:41.960 I want to know what you think. I want to 0:04:41.960 --> 0:04:43.600 know what you think about Zabby. I want to know 0:04:43.640 --> 0:04:47.720 what you think about this whole concept of flexing this 0:04:47.880 --> 0:04:51.159 fashion date in front of all these other women, but 0:04:51.320 --> 0:04:57.000 also doing it and also enjoying yourself as well. I 0:04:57.040 --> 0:05:00.240 will say that at the ends of the app episod, 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:02.120 or actually at the end of the one on one, 0:05:02.160 --> 0:05:04.040 let's talk about that first at the end of the 0:05:04.080 --> 0:05:07.680 one on one Zach and Gabby, they truly look like 0:05:08.000 --> 0:05:09.240 I thought they were going to say I love you. 0:05:09.400 --> 0:05:13.800 They didn't, but I truly thought and felt everything that 0:05:13.839 --> 0:05:17.320 they were saying to each other moving into the rest 0:05:17.320 --> 0:05:23.440 of the episode. It was pretty obvious for me watching 0:05:23.680 --> 0:05:26.159 that at the start of the date, when Zach didn't 0:05:26.160 --> 0:05:29.480 show up, and he didn't show up and surprise the 0:05:29.560 --> 0:05:33.559 girls as they were exploring London, you could totally see 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:38.719 that the weather just completely coordinated with how the women 0:05:38.760 --> 0:05:41.400 were feeling. I felt for them on this date. It's 0:05:41.400 --> 0:05:44.120 really hard because it's an experience that you want to 0:05:44.120 --> 0:05:46.960 be grateful for. You're traveling the world, you're falling in love, 0:05:47.000 --> 0:05:50.480 there's so many exciting things that are happening. But also 0:05:50.839 --> 0:05:52.760 on the flip side, to be in this position, you 0:05:52.800 --> 0:05:55.359 have to give up so many different aspects of your life. 0:05:55.480 --> 0:05:59.239 You have to give up talking to your friends and family, 0:05:59.279 --> 0:06:00.560 you have to give up work, you have to give 0:06:00.640 --> 0:06:03.560 up school. You would totally put your life on pause 0:06:03.640 --> 0:06:06.440 to be here for this person, and so to go 0:06:06.680 --> 0:06:10.679 through this to really have to have a sharp learning 0:06:10.720 --> 0:06:14.800 curve of what being on this show is like, to 0:06:14.960 --> 0:06:19.279 stay vulnerable to navigate drama, to figure out your own feelings, 0:06:19.520 --> 0:06:24.840 to overcome honestly, just the physical and emotional aspects of 0:06:24.880 --> 0:06:28.040 this environment is truly a difficult thing. And so to 0:06:28.120 --> 0:06:31.880 watch those girls today really get amped up to seeing Zach. 0:06:32.200 --> 0:06:35.880 They're in London, they're excited, they're finally on the road, 0:06:35.920 --> 0:06:41.760 they're traveling all these to new location, and Zach gets sick. 0:06:42.279 --> 0:06:45.479 But for these girls to then go throughout the whole 0:06:45.520 --> 0:06:50.120 day exploring overcoming it, lifting each other up, getting there, 0:06:50.640 --> 0:06:55.640 just attitude and overall morale backup to only then come 0:06:55.680 --> 0:06:58.560 back to a cocktail party that is not going to 0:06:58.640 --> 0:07:05.480 happen because tested positive for COVID. So I truly I 0:07:05.520 --> 0:07:09.320 feel for these women. It was a rough go. It 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:13.840 was exhausting, and honestly, I can I can understand why 0:07:14.520 --> 0:07:17.640 just all these different women are having the feelings that 0:07:17.680 --> 0:07:21.720 they're having. And it's a mix of emotions of really 0:07:21.760 --> 0:07:24.880 being frustrated with putting your life on hold for this person, 0:07:26.240 --> 0:07:31.520 feeling worried for this person, but also feeling exhausted as 0:07:31.520 --> 0:07:35.840 we move in. I will say when Jesse came in 0:07:36.320 --> 0:07:39.920 and he mentioned that this is the first time in 0:07:40.040 --> 0:07:43.280 history that something happened, it's probably the first time that 0:07:43.360 --> 0:07:47.840 I believed this phrase. We've all heard it before historically, 0:07:47.880 --> 0:07:51.920 break in something that's never happened before. That's a common 0:07:52.000 --> 0:07:55.920 common phrase in this franchise. But I can attest that 0:07:55.960 --> 0:07:59.720 this truly is the first time that a roastory morning, 0:07:59.800 --> 0:08:04.920 or excuse me, a rose ceremony was taken place virtually, 0:08:05.920 --> 0:08:08.520 which I think we all thought was out of the 0:08:08.680 --> 0:08:14.480 question as we've somewhat navigated out of COVID, and for 0:08:14.520 --> 0:08:18.720 these women to have to get dressed up, for Zach 0:08:18.920 --> 0:08:22.440 to honestly kind of a sweetheart with the fact that 0:08:22.480 --> 0:08:26.200 he was willing to set up and put all of 0:08:26.240 --> 0:08:29.920 these different cameras, and I can only imagine all the 0:08:30.000 --> 0:08:35.720 coordination that coordinating that took place with having to have 0:08:36.000 --> 0:08:40.000 Zach do all of that set up himself. I do 0:08:40.240 --> 0:08:46.720 remember briefly speaking to some producers about that actually happened, 0:08:46.800 --> 0:08:52.160 like that he was actually in charge of setting up 0:08:52.200 --> 0:08:54.560 all of his camera work, because what they didn't want 0:08:54.720 --> 0:08:58.200 to happen is they didn't want him to spread COVID 0:08:58.280 --> 0:09:01.040 to any of the other camera people, to any of 0:09:01.080 --> 0:09:04.240 the other producers, and so they truly were like talking 0:09:04.360 --> 0:09:08.600 to him through zoom to be able to get him 0:09:08.600 --> 0:09:11.679 to set up all of the mics, all of the cameras, 0:09:11.760 --> 0:09:15.440 all the different footage, all the different tech pieces that 0:09:15.520 --> 0:09:18.680 go on behind the camera, so that they could take 0:09:19.400 --> 0:09:24.440 part in this virtual rose ceremony. So as these women, 0:09:24.920 --> 0:09:28.080 I could see it on their faces, as these women 0:09:28.240 --> 0:09:30.720 were notified that this is going to be a virtual 0:09:31.400 --> 0:09:35.679 rose ceremony, I feel like some of them, actually, no, 0:09:35.760 --> 0:09:37.080 I'm not going to say some of them. I feel 0:09:37.120 --> 0:09:40.400 like most of them put a smile on. But also 0:09:40.440 --> 0:09:44.520 I think a lot of them really felt the fact 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:49.960 that not only might you not receive a rose, you 0:09:50.080 --> 0:09:56.520 might now actually get sent home virtually. And as if 0:09:56.880 --> 0:09:59.960 earning a rose or not sorry, as if not earning 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:07.040 a rose is bad enough to get dumped, take it 0:10:07.120 --> 0:10:12.240 from somebody knows, get dumped over the phone or over 0:10:12.600 --> 0:10:18.439 FaceTime or over zoom sucks. And especially I can't remember 0:10:18.440 --> 0:10:20.160 who said this, but I do remember one of the 0:10:20.240 --> 0:10:26.000 girls saying that as these decisions were made, you don't 0:10:26.040 --> 0:10:31.120 receive that piece of closure of like hugging somebody goodbye, 0:10:31.240 --> 0:10:33.520 like that physical touch. I don't know about you, guys, 0:10:33.559 --> 0:10:38.960 but I'm very much like talking something through like after 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:43.520 a breakup or having that piece of closure is something 0:10:43.640 --> 0:10:48.400 that's already really tough to gain in this situation because 0:10:48.800 --> 0:10:51.640 you don't get to have a conversation, you don't get 0:10:51.679 --> 0:10:55.040 to be able to like sit and sort things out 0:10:55.600 --> 0:10:58.080 when you're at like this early in the journey, and 0:10:58.160 --> 0:11:01.400 so that in itself it was already difficult. But to 0:11:01.559 --> 0:11:05.120 now get sent home through a man speaking to you 0:11:05.240 --> 0:11:07.040 or on a screen who you put your life on 0:11:07.120 --> 0:11:11.520 pause for, to not hug him, to not do any 0:11:11.559 --> 0:11:14.840 of that, and to just get sent home across the country, 0:11:15.559 --> 0:11:20.040 that's pretty tough. That's pretty tough. So I do feel 0:11:20.040 --> 0:11:23.800 for the girls who didn't receive that closure. But what 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:28.439 can I say is showbiz and props to Zach for 0:11:28.559 --> 0:11:33.120 pushing through because not feeling well having COVID, having to 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:37.320 actually navigate that situation when you truly can't be in 0:11:37.320 --> 0:11:39.080 the same room as anybody else because you don't want 0:11:39.080 --> 0:11:41.640 get anyone sick, it's the best that you can do. 0:11:41.960 --> 0:11:44.960 So it definitely gave a plot twist. There was a 0:11:45.000 --> 0:11:49.400 lot of different interesting events that took place in last 0:11:49.480 --> 0:11:55.040 night's episode, But what is even more interesting moving forward, 0:11:55.080 --> 0:11:57.600 or what I'm even more excited about, is not so 0:11:57.679 --> 0:12:00.200 much what took place in the episode, but who we're 0:12:00.240 --> 0:12:03.040 having on our episode today, and so we are going 0:12:03.080 --> 0:12:06.240 to bring in Brooklyn. I have all the questions for her. 0:12:06.280 --> 0:12:09.480 There's been so much that she's been outspoken for, and 0:12:09.720 --> 0:12:12.120 I'm so excited to get down to the bottom of it. 0:12:12.720 --> 0:12:22.960 Let's bring her in. Welcome. Brooklyn Beckett is so sad 0:12:22.960 --> 0:12:24.920 that she couldn't be here today. She's really looking forward 0:12:24.920 --> 0:12:27.760 to talking to So you're stuck with me, but we're 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:29.840 still going to get down to the bottom of everything 0:12:30.080 --> 0:12:33.840 and completely just talk about everything that got to you 0:12:33.920 --> 0:12:37.000 to this point, everything that has happened so far on 0:12:37.040 --> 0:12:39.400 the episodes, and also have you give us a teaser? 0:12:39.440 --> 0:12:42.680 But first, how are you? I'm doing great. I'm just 0:12:42.720 --> 0:12:45.200 so excited to be here. I'm this is just awesome. 0:12:45.240 --> 0:12:49.320 It's this realis is really happening, It's real. Where are 0:12:49.320 --> 0:12:52.120 you located right now? I'm in Dallas right now. My 0:12:52.160 --> 0:12:54.800 grandma just had a knee replacement, so I came down 0:12:54.840 --> 0:12:58.160 to help out as best I could. But she's doing good. 0:12:58.280 --> 0:13:02.040 So oh that's so. That's so nice of you to 0:13:02.040 --> 0:13:05.600 help out family with everything. So we're going to dive 0:13:05.640 --> 0:13:08.400 into everything, okay, because I have so many questions for you. 0:13:08.679 --> 0:13:12.120 But first off, how did you come about to being 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:16.240 on this show? So I have been a huge fan 0:13:16.280 --> 0:13:18.360 of the show. I mean since I was young. I know, 0:13:18.440 --> 0:13:21.080 growing up my mom watched the show, and I've always 0:13:21.160 --> 0:13:23.680 watched it. And then in college, like we have a 0:13:23.679 --> 0:13:25.839 bunch of girls' nights together and we'd all watch it. 0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:29.560 It's actually funny. We you know, always joked, oh Brooklyn, 0:13:29.559 --> 0:13:30.599 like you should do it, you should do it, and 0:13:30.640 --> 0:13:33.120 I'm like, okay, whatever, like you know, just kind of 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:35.880 blowing it off. And I want to say it was 0:13:35.920 --> 0:13:39.040 Peter's season. We were watching the finale and I was 0:13:39.080 --> 0:13:42.120 at a friend's house, my friend's summer and we all 0:13:42.160 --> 0:13:45.120 were in like prom dresses, old prom dresses, we like, 0:13:45.440 --> 0:13:48.120 dressed up like a rose ceremony. And I posted it 0:13:48.120 --> 0:13:49.760 on Instagram and I was like, catch us on the 0:13:49.760 --> 0:13:52.800 next season of The Bachelor, like just joking, no, and 0:13:52.960 --> 0:13:55.240 it was I mean, it went all over my hometown. 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:57.120 Everyone's like, oh my god, Brooklyn's gonna be on the Bachelor. 0:13:57.080 --> 0:13:58.280 And it was like, guys, no, it's just a joke. 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:01.360 It's just a joke. And then and four years later, 0:14:01.440 --> 0:14:04.480 here I am um, but you know, like I said, 0:14:04.480 --> 0:14:06.360 we'd always joked about it, and I had some friends 0:14:06.400 --> 0:14:09.800 that nominated me, and then UM, They're like, you should 0:14:09.800 --> 0:14:13.040 just go ahead and apply yourself. And I was like, okay, fine, like, well, 0:14:13.040 --> 0:14:17.520 we'll see what happens. And I did, and then um, 0:14:17.640 --> 0:14:20.520 almost a year later, I think, UM casting reached out 0:14:20.560 --> 0:14:24.520 to me and it's just been fusined ahead ever since. Okay, wait, 0:14:24.600 --> 0:14:27.080 so one, I love the fact that you and your 0:14:27.080 --> 0:14:31.200 friends got so into it that you wore your prom dresses. Two, 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:33.240 I kind of wish that you would have. Did you 0:14:33.280 --> 0:14:35.960 bring the dress on the show? I did? So you did? 0:14:36.720 --> 0:14:40.120 Are the second road ceremony? What color was it? It 0:14:40.200 --> 0:14:42.200 was like the black one that was cut out like 0:14:42.240 --> 0:14:45.640 with sheer, kind of like on the sides. Oh my god, 0:14:45.920 --> 0:14:50.400 that's so symbolic. I know. That's so symbolic. What a 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:56.680 turning of event. That's amazing, totally meant to be. Okay, wait, 0:14:56.720 --> 0:15:00.240 so you applied, you said over a year ago, so 0:15:00.280 --> 0:15:03.480 like this was a process, like this actually took some time. Yeah. Yeah. 0:15:03.520 --> 0:15:05.320 When I got the call, it was like an LA 0:15:05.440 --> 0:15:07.520 number and I was like, I didn't answer. I was 0:15:07.520 --> 0:15:10.400 actually in California to work training and I didn't answer. 0:15:10.360 --> 0:15:13.000 It's like, Okay, this is a scam phone call or something. 0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:14.840 And then I got a text and I was like, 0:15:15.200 --> 0:15:17.440 maybe I'll call back and see what this is about. 0:15:17.600 --> 0:15:21.560 So I was like, I'm not a scam. Interesting whoa Okay, wait, 0:15:21.640 --> 0:15:24.960 so you applied and then a year's a long time, 0:15:25.560 --> 0:15:27.960 so like they reached out. A year later is when 0:15:27.960 --> 0:15:31.280 they reached out. You said, right, yeah, so did you 0:15:31.640 --> 0:15:34.480 during that time at what point where You're like, okay, 0:15:34.640 --> 0:15:37.840 I'm not getting a call back or I'm like do 0:15:37.880 --> 0:15:40.480 you start dating in between that? Do you how do 0:15:40.560 --> 0:15:43.600 you deal with that? And then all of a sudden, 0:15:44.360 --> 0:15:46.560 twelve months later they're like, hey, wait, we want to 0:15:46.640 --> 0:15:49.200 interview with you with about coming on the show. Yeah, 0:15:49.240 --> 0:15:52.000 I actually, I mean honestly, I kind of had forgot 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:54.800 that I applied because I was just like, oh, like 0:15:54.840 --> 0:15:57.440 it'll never happen, like whatever, you know, just doing it 0:15:57.520 --> 0:15:59.560 kind of to make my friends happy, even though like 0:15:59.600 --> 0:16:03.880 I wanted it. I sort of dating around here and there, 0:16:03.920 --> 0:16:06.760 but you know, nothing was really working for me, and 0:16:06.800 --> 0:16:11.160 I just wasn't really into anything or anyone or didn't 0:16:11.160 --> 0:16:12.800 really want to try the apps either. So it was 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:16.160 honestly just like using that time as kind of getting 0:16:16.160 --> 0:16:22.480 to know myself again and basically healing and just kind 0:16:22.480 --> 0:16:26.280 of spending time to myself selfishly. So I didn't think 0:16:26.280 --> 0:16:28.400 too much about not getting a call back, and then 0:16:28.400 --> 0:16:30.280 when I did, I was like this, I was at 0:16:30.280 --> 0:16:31.920 a good place. It was like this, I think this 0:16:32.040 --> 0:16:34.400 is it. This is for me. So I was all in, 0:16:34.920 --> 0:16:39.160 oh my god, Okay, wait, so when you get this call, 0:16:39.320 --> 0:16:42.320 you are brought out to La on a far so, 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:45.520 like to jog everybody's memory, Brooklyn was one of the 0:16:45.600 --> 0:16:50.520 women who was basically got to come on the Afar 0:16:50.600 --> 0:16:54.800 show and meet Zach ahead of everybody else. One like, 0:16:54.920 --> 0:16:57.400 did you know that it was going to be Zach? 0:16:57.960 --> 0:16:59.960 And how much ahead of time? I how much time 0:17:00.000 --> 0:17:03.760 as you have to prepare it to actually once you 0:17:04.000 --> 0:17:06.879 got on the stage physically got on the stage. Yeah, 0:17:06.920 --> 0:17:08.639 So I did not know for sure if it was 0:17:08.640 --> 0:17:11.919 going to be Zach. But beforehand, you know, my mom's 0:17:11.960 --> 0:17:15.200 googling everything, she's looking up spoilers as much as she can, 0:17:15.240 --> 0:17:17.000 and she's sending me all this stuff and she's like, 0:17:17.240 --> 0:17:19.280 I really think it's going to be Zach. And he 0:17:19.400 --> 0:17:20.919 was definitely who I wanted it to be. And I 0:17:20.960 --> 0:17:23.119 was like okay, like, don't get my hopes up, mom, Like, 0:17:23.520 --> 0:17:26.719 I love the enthusiasm, but let's not get our hopes up. 0:17:27.240 --> 0:17:29.040 But it was definitely in the back of my mind 0:17:29.040 --> 0:17:32.520 the whole time until they finally told me. So then 0:17:32.800 --> 0:17:34.800 I was super excited to find out was him because 0:17:34.840 --> 0:17:37.640 I watched the previous season and really just felt drawn 0:17:37.640 --> 0:17:39.840 to him and really liked what I saw on top 0:17:39.880 --> 0:17:44.439 of him just being good looking. And then as far 0:17:44.480 --> 0:17:47.199 as getting ready, we had a quick walk through. It 0:17:47.280 --> 0:17:48.840 was kind of like surprised, here we go, and I 0:17:48.880 --> 0:17:51.640 was like, oh my god. I mean, if you remember watching, 0:17:52.920 --> 0:17:56.840 because I was a little nervous, but so worth it, 0:17:56.960 --> 0:17:59.159 so glad it happened, and I feel really special that 0:17:59.200 --> 0:18:03.760 I was chosen, that it was incredible. How would you 0:18:04.040 --> 0:18:09.240 say what you like the characteristics that you knew about 0:18:09.320 --> 0:18:12.000 Zach before stepping on that stage, like the things that 0:18:12.200 --> 0:18:16.399 drew you to him. How would you say that, like 0:18:16.480 --> 0:18:22.720 he was different than the men in the rodeo dating scene? Oh, 0:18:23.000 --> 0:18:26.480 tricky question. I feel like with Zach, he definitely knows 0:18:26.560 --> 0:18:30.840 what he wants. He doesn't really question himself or you 0:18:30.880 --> 0:18:34.240 know what he wants. He's very emotionally intelligent and is 0:18:34.280 --> 0:18:38.159 able to have, you know, those harder conversations, so serious 0:18:38.200 --> 0:18:44.399 conversations that not a lot of men have that emotional capacity. 0:18:44.440 --> 0:18:46.399 I guess you could say. So I really liked that 0:18:46.480 --> 0:18:49.080 about him, and I really liked how sure he was 0:18:49.160 --> 0:18:52.480 with what he wanted and who he was. It says 0:18:52.480 --> 0:18:54.359 a lot about a person, and I really admired that. 0:18:55.400 --> 0:18:57.840 I love that. Actually, that seems to be a very 0:18:58.560 --> 0:19:02.760 common answer, just perception of Zach that he truly like 0:19:03.240 --> 0:19:06.480 came into this we didn't know a lot about him necessarily, 0:19:06.520 --> 0:19:08.480 but that he really actually knew what he wanted in 0:19:08.520 --> 0:19:11.080 a partner and have the confidence or intention with that. 0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:15.320 So that's one thing that I can admire. But how 0:19:15.760 --> 0:19:18.280 is there is there a rodeo dating scene? Because I 0:19:18.320 --> 0:19:19.720 know that our listeners are going to want to know 0:19:20.280 --> 0:19:23.960 that has been like one of the biggest like focus 0:19:24.160 --> 0:19:27.480 is what all the buzz is about? Everybody's so curious 0:19:27.560 --> 0:19:30.920 about your rodeo life. And do you get really sick 0:19:30.920 --> 0:19:33.720 of people asking questions about it? No? No, I don't 0:19:34.400 --> 0:19:37.320 asking questions about it. I love it. It's it's you 0:19:37.359 --> 0:19:39.800 know who I am. It's a lifestyle. I love everything 0:19:39.840 --> 0:19:43.760 about it. I would definitely say yes, there is a 0:19:43.880 --> 0:19:46.600 dating scene in the Rodeo world. It's a small world, 0:19:46.640 --> 0:19:49.439 so pretty much everyone knows each other. A majority of 0:19:49.520 --> 0:19:55.160 us all grew up together. I've actually really never dated 0:19:55.200 --> 0:19:59.159 anyone that's Rodeo, just because then I'd have to go 0:19:59.240 --> 0:20:02.399 with them to the road and oh I never thought 0:20:02.400 --> 0:20:06.400 about that. It's like dating in a small town. Oh 0:20:06.480 --> 0:20:09.359 for sure. Yea, everybody does everybody did each other? Hey, 0:20:09.400 --> 0:20:10.960 that's how I was gonna say, does everyone did each other? 0:20:11.000 --> 0:20:13.480 I'm like, this sounds like yeah. I was like, sounds 0:20:13.480 --> 0:20:19.600 like Bachelor exactly. Yeah. Well, did you get any advice 0:20:19.760 --> 0:20:21.480 from any of your friends? I know that you said 0:20:21.520 --> 0:20:25.439 that you guys really we're like true Bachelor Nation fans. 0:20:25.520 --> 0:20:28.120 Before you were on the show, did you have any 0:20:28.119 --> 0:20:30.920 advice or did you come into it with like any 0:20:31.000 --> 0:20:34.280 strategies just because you did know a little bit about 0:20:34.320 --> 0:20:39.360 how things work. So I was pretty quiet about actually 0:20:39.359 --> 0:20:42.199 coming on the show. I didn't really tell many of 0:20:42.200 --> 0:20:44.840 my friends. I told some of them, like as in 0:20:44.880 --> 0:20:47.560 two and then my family. So as far as advice, 0:20:47.640 --> 0:20:50.080 I mean, it was kind of you know, your typical 0:20:50.280 --> 0:20:52.840 just be yourself, But like that one is a big 0:20:52.880 --> 0:20:55.240 one to me. I think you know, especially with such 0:20:55.240 --> 0:20:57.679 a short time to get to know someone, you have 0:20:57.760 --> 0:20:59.920 to truly be yourself, like right out of the gate 0:21:00.920 --> 0:21:03.760 for someone to get to know you. So I really 0:21:03.760 --> 0:21:05.520 took that one and ran with it. I feel like. 0:21:06.400 --> 0:21:09.760 But as far as like my big like Bachelor fan friends, 0:21:10.560 --> 0:21:14.040 they had no idea. Okay, they saw me on the 0:21:14.080 --> 0:21:16.320 live show and when I finally got my phone back, 0:21:16.359 --> 0:21:18.240 they were like, oh my god. I was like, Oh, 0:21:18.280 --> 0:21:20.440 I'm not gonna bother texting back now. It's been too long. 0:21:21.040 --> 0:21:25.440 So you went straight from the live show to filming? Yes? 0:21:26.400 --> 0:21:31.800 Is that right? Wow? What a turnament. That's crazy? So 0:21:32.160 --> 0:21:35.399 how much time passed? Were like, you have your first 0:21:35.520 --> 0:21:38.320 night and you meet this man, the man that you 0:21:38.400 --> 0:21:41.840 actually wanted to be the Bachelor, and you have this interaction. 0:21:41.920 --> 0:21:44.600 Did you feel spark like? I'm sure you were nervous, 0:21:44.640 --> 0:21:46.280 but what did you feel like when you were stepping 0:21:46.320 --> 0:21:50.520 up on that stage. I was definitely nervous. I it 0:21:50.560 --> 0:21:52.560 was a blur, Honestly, I feel like I almost like 0:21:53.119 --> 0:21:54.919 blacked out and barely remember it. I had to go 0:21:54.960 --> 0:21:57.679 back and rewatch it. But like, once the dust settled 0:21:57.720 --> 0:22:01.920 and I like caught my breath, took deep breaths and 0:22:02.040 --> 0:22:04.720 thought about everything. I did definitely feel a spark. I 0:22:04.760 --> 0:22:06.600 mean I was terrified. I was the first to go 0:22:06.720 --> 0:22:10.879 up there, and it was almost like a surprise. But once, 0:22:11.000 --> 0:22:13.000 like I said, once I kind of let the dust 0:22:13.000 --> 0:22:17.520 settle and everything calmed down. I just I definitely felt 0:22:17.560 --> 0:22:20.000 drawn to him and I felt a connection. So I mean, 0:22:20.280 --> 0:22:23.400 you know, you can tell when you first meet someone 0:22:23.440 --> 0:22:26.240 if you think there's potential or not, and I definitely 0:22:26.440 --> 0:22:30.000 felt there was. I felt safe and secure and comfortable 0:22:30.080 --> 0:22:32.679 talking to him, even though I was absolutely terrified. So 0:22:32.720 --> 0:22:37.640 I think that was important that I felt that moving forward. Yeah, 0:22:37.720 --> 0:22:40.200 and then first night, was it a little bit easier 0:22:40.200 --> 0:22:42.000 to step out of that limo just because you had 0:22:42.080 --> 0:22:45.560 met him before? Or was it even more nerve racking, 0:22:45.600 --> 0:22:47.840 because I mean you could have this fear of like 0:22:47.960 --> 0:22:50.119 what if he doesn't remember me, or you know, what 0:22:50.200 --> 0:22:53.400 if our interaction goes differently? What were your like actual 0:22:53.760 --> 0:22:57.000 internal emotions or thoughts before stepping out of that limo. 0:22:57.880 --> 0:23:00.679 I was definitely still nervous. How Ever, I kind of 0:23:00.680 --> 0:23:04.600 felt a calming sense just because you know, to me, 0:23:04.760 --> 0:23:07.040 seeing a familiar face helps me, and I was hoping 0:23:07.160 --> 0:23:09.520 like him, seeing a familiar face, even if he didn't 0:23:09.520 --> 0:23:12.920 remember my name, would be calming to him. And because 0:23:12.960 --> 0:23:17.600 I know he's going through all the emotions too, I 0:23:17.680 --> 0:23:20.240 wasn't too worried about if he remembered who I was 0:23:20.320 --> 0:23:22.720 or not, which he did, so that made me feel 0:23:22.720 --> 0:23:28.120 a little better. I was. I was a lot more 0:23:28.160 --> 0:23:30.840