Speaker 1: This is Take twenty with Mattie and Kenzie Ziegler and
Speaker 1: I Heart Radio Podcast. Hey, guys, we're very excited because
Speaker 1: we have a very very important guest today. We have
Speaker 1: one of our longest are I think it is our
Speaker 1: longest friend ever, Miss Nia Sue Fraser. Hi, guys, thanks
Speaker 1: for having me. Guys, we're so excited that you're here
Speaker 1: and we miss you loads. So this is like she
Speaker 1: was literally like, fine, Lily, but I miss you. I know.
Speaker 1: How have you been? Na? Doing well? Um, been very
Speaker 1: busy with life and everything, which I'm sure you guys
Speaker 1: can relate to us. Well, but it's been so good.
Speaker 1: I'm doing well. I'm doing well. How about you? We're
Speaker 1: doing really good. Nia is a call a student. I know,
Speaker 1: how has that been? How is that? Has that been
Speaker 1: so much fun? Or like so it's actually been a
Speaker 1: lot of fun. Um. Being on campus is like just
Speaker 1: definitely a different experience. And although like the first like
Speaker 1: four weeks were online, we get to go back. We
Speaker 1: got we actually get to go back this week into
Speaker 1: in person classes. So I'm really excited about that because
Speaker 1: in personal it's just a lot better for me at
Speaker 1: least to meet people and like get to engage more
Speaker 1: with the class, like Zoom just doesn't do it for
Speaker 1: me when it comes to school, you know. But right,
Speaker 1: I feel like the main aspect is like social. You
Speaker 1: want to go and meet people at college exactly because
Speaker 1: you know, you want to meet your people. You want
Speaker 1: to meet professors face to face, like all that fun stuff.
Speaker 1: You know. In the food. The food at U c
Speaker 1: l a. Is really good, It's really really good. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I'm hungry, I'll take I'll swipe people and Daddy in place. Literally,
Speaker 1: well we're like it's like bring your grandparents to your
Speaker 1: grand Yeah, we are your grandparents. We should we tell
Speaker 1: people how we literally used to just like me and
Speaker 1: Nia always used to say that we were twins. Why
Speaker 1: how did I forget about that? Yeah? How did that
Speaker 1: even come up? I don't know? And what do you
Speaker 1: and Kenzie say that she's my little sister? Yeah, why
Speaker 1: did that happen? You're the big sister, Yeah, she's my
Speaker 1: little si. I mean we looked so much alike. It's crazy. Obviously.
Speaker 1: I mean people who tell the resemblance we might be
Speaker 1: for Carol, but like I think we still look so
Speaker 1: I literally just believed you for a second. I was like, wait,
Speaker 1: are you my third sister? I mean basically, um, she
Speaker 1: just crawled away to her this other family like the
Speaker 1: day anyway, sorry anyway, but tom okay, but Na. Honestly though,
Speaker 1: like we we were talking about this, me and Kenzie
Speaker 1: were yesterday. We're just about how like I know this
Speaker 1: is on a more serious note, but how you've just
Speaker 1: been like so incredible with being so inspiring to so
Speaker 1: many people across the world with just like I don't
Speaker 1: know you, you are like an activist, and I think
Speaker 1: it's so amazing you You've been really cool about when
Speaker 1: you first voted and just about like covid and about
Speaker 1: you do this thing on your Instagram on every Monday
Speaker 1: it's role Model Monday, right, so tell us about that?
Speaker 1: Like right, of course, I just think you're so inspiring
Speaker 1: to so many, especially young girls who look up to you.
Speaker 1: And for what do you what made you start the
Speaker 1: role model Monday? Like how did that come about? And
Speaker 1: how do you like find who's going to be kind
Speaker 1: of like the guest of the week, Like how does
Speaker 1: that work? Um? First of all, before I even get
Speaker 1: into that, you guys are inspirational, like just so many
Speaker 1: people you look up to you not only just like
Speaker 1: any professional lives like your wise, what you guys are doing, guys,
Speaker 1: are doing what you love, but also just like your
Speaker 1: relationship with each other. Like I'm sure there's so many
Speaker 1: like siblings and sisters I wish they had that wish
Speaker 1: they had like the same relationship as you guys. So
Speaker 1: like you guys are role models in so many different
Speaker 1: ways that you don't even know. And that's the kind
Speaker 1: of really cool thing about role models in general and
Speaker 1: just people in general. You never know, like how much
Speaker 1: you can do for someone, Like you never realize how
Speaker 1: big big of an impact you can make in someone's life.
Speaker 1: And that's kind of like the whole point of like
Speaker 1: role model mondays because I have like a ton of
Speaker 1: people in my life mentors, family members, friends, um, who
Speaker 1: I look up to and who I consider role models
Speaker 1: like you guys. You guys are definitely role models to me, um,
Speaker 1: But like there's so many people out there as well
Speaker 1: that don't have someone to look up to or someone
Speaker 1: they feel like they can identify with or see themselves as.
Speaker 1: So the whole point of role model mondays um basically
Speaker 1: is just to put these people out here who have
Speaker 1: an amazing story, like ordinary people who have like extraordinary stories,
Speaker 1: and you know, at least giving them a platform to
Speaker 1: kind of share with the world their story. And even
Speaker 1: if it reaches like you know, two people, you know,
Speaker 1: it can make a difference. And some of these people, right,
Speaker 1: and like some of these people are like some people
Speaker 1: I know, some people I don't. Some people have small following,
Speaker 1: some people have large followings. Like it's all types of people.
Speaker 1: Anyone can be a role and that's the whole point.
Speaker 1: Anyone can be a role model to anyone. And um, yeah,
Speaker 1: I just want people to have someone that they can
Speaker 1: look up to. So even though sometimes they're not like
Speaker 1: my most what like liked picture on Instagram, it's so
Speaker 1: important because every time I post one everyone people get
Speaker 1: excited and they love to see it. So that's something
Speaker 1: that I'm just going to continue doing because, um people
Speaker 1: just love seeing it and you know, they get inspired
Speaker 1: by total And not only are those role models making
Speaker 1: a difference in someone's life are impacting them, but you
Speaker 1: are impacting those people's lives and everyone around you. It's
Speaker 1: it's really inspiring and it's kind of like the gift
Speaker 1: that keeps on giving, which is really cool to just
Speaker 1: like you're inspired by someone and then you share that
Speaker 1: person with the world, and then so many other people
Speaker 1: can be inspired. And I think it's just such a
Speaker 1: great idea, and you've definitely, like, I think that's just
Speaker 1: so amazing you've done that, because I'm sure so many
Speaker 1: people look up to you in that way and are
Speaker 1: so grateful that you've been sharing these people's stories because
Speaker 1: they're so amazing. They really are. And I really love
Speaker 1: how you lift everyone up on your social media. I
Speaker 1: think it's it's very important, and I feel like you're
Speaker 1: a great role model for younger kids and older kids
Speaker 1: and everyone. You know, Thanks guys, Thanks um Festa. I know,
Speaker 1: you know, what's actually crazy too, is like obviously, I mean,
Speaker 1: I'm guessing a lot of people know who are listening
Speaker 1: to this right now and know that we've obviously grown
Speaker 1: up together on a TV show, and we've grown up
Speaker 1: in such like a unique experience that a lot of
Speaker 1: people can't really relate to. But we've been, you know,
Speaker 1: lucky enough that we had each other going through that
Speaker 1: experience because even though they were really good times, there
Speaker 1: was also really challenging and hard times. And you know,
Speaker 1: I think it's so important that we had each other
Speaker 1: and it's so like, how do you feel about that
Speaker 1: as well? Yeah, well I think that like it kind
Speaker 1: of just shows how strong our friendships are. Frendship, my
Speaker 1: friendship with both of you guys, um is just because
Speaker 1: like since we've been friends for so long, since you know,
Speaker 1: we're probably like what like four, Like I probably knew
Speaker 1: you guys when I was like four, you guys are
Speaker 1: probably like three because it's probably like to you know,
Speaker 1: like little like itt itty bitty um. So the fact
Speaker 1: that we can like still be friends first of all
Speaker 1: for that long and then also be friends considering everything
Speaker 1: else that we went through as well, I think it
Speaker 1: speaks a lot. I think it has a lot about
Speaker 1: our relationship with each other. Um, you know, like no
Speaker 1: matter like what happens in our lives, I feel like
Speaker 1: we're still always going to have that bond. And I
Speaker 1: think that it's so important to have like people like
Speaker 1: that in your life, who you know, you've grown up with,
Speaker 1: who shared experiences with, that you can still talk to
Speaker 1: and you relate to, and like, I don't know, can
Speaker 1: just kind of like, um like go back and just
Speaker 1: see how far we've come. I think it's just kind
Speaker 1: of beautiful to see that. So yeah, even though it
Speaker 1: was like a crazy experience that we like went through,
Speaker 1: like we just didn't grow up, like our normal was
Speaker 1: very different from like a regular like normal childhood, but
Speaker 1: our normal child are normal to us. Childhood was in
Speaker 1: some ways, I feel like really good for us because
Speaker 1: let us store we are now and we get to
Speaker 1: you know, still get to be friends and get to
Speaker 1: do what we love. So it's so I think it
Speaker 1: all worked out. And you know what, like the biggest takeaway,
Speaker 1: even just you saying that really put everything into perspective
Speaker 1: of like what we valued when we were younger was
Speaker 1: and what we were taught by our dance teachers was
Speaker 1: winning is the most important thing. If you don't win,
Speaker 1: you're not going to be successful or whatever it may be.
Speaker 1: Or you can't cheer on your competitors or it has
Speaker 1: to be this rivalry. It's like now, growing up, the
Speaker 1: only thing that actually really mattered and something that we
Speaker 1: will carry into our lives now is friendship and community
Speaker 1: and supporting each other, Like that actually is what mattered. Yeah,
Speaker 1: of course, and I really love that, Like, you know,
Speaker 1: the we call us the O G Girls but like,
Speaker 1: I love how we can get along and you know,
Speaker 1: get together and just act like yeah, and also act
Speaker 1: like no time has passed. I think that's the best thing.
Speaker 1: Like we don't talk to each other for years and
Speaker 1: we get together and we just have the best time.
Speaker 1: We watch our old dances, we get to hang out,
Speaker 1: and I just think it's so special that we got
Speaker 1: to experience this with everyone around us, because obviously we
Speaker 1: would all fight at times, but that's because we were
Speaker 1: with each other every second except Nia and I, except
Speaker 1: me and I. Ni and I were straight out the bat.
Speaker 1: Nia was just the most calm and collected one in
Speaker 1: the group, Like Nia was the one that held us
Speaker 1: all together honestly because you There was no drama from you.
Speaker 1: There was only nice. You're the only girl I could
Speaker 1: tell a secret to and know that it wouldn't get around.
Speaker 1: Very true. I will keep your secrets saved. I'm a
Speaker 1: very worthy person. Oh yeah, Nia is like a lock box.
Speaker 1: It's amazing and it's so funny because nothing has changed.
Speaker 1: And you know what really hasn't changed about you, which
Speaker 1: is crazy? Is we all of those girls? This is
Speaker 1: this is so random. But me and Kenzie, I guess
Speaker 1: you could say we were addicted to sprite when we
Speaker 1: were little, and and Nia really just showed us all
Speaker 1: you should drink some water. I think that much of
Speaker 1: an impact as a child, like you did. Well, I mean,
Speaker 1: I'm still drinking spright. So wait, tell the story though,
Speaker 1: because this is so random. Okay, So I stopped drinking
Speaker 1: soda like ages. Okay, so sprite used to be my
Speaker 1: favorite soda. Ever, I'd always get it with all my
Speaker 1: meals whatever I think. Do you guys remember this, like
Speaker 1: I used to love sprite? Yes, yes, okay, we all
Speaker 1: used to love sprite, Like I was like addicted to
Speaker 1: it when I was younger. And then when I started
Speaker 1: singing and stuff, Remember like my voice teacher telling me
Speaker 1: like hey, Nia, like you, I shouldn't drink so it's
Speaker 1: not really good fear of voice, like sugar and stuff
Speaker 1: is not good for your voice. And I was like,
Speaker 1: oh my gosh. I woke up the next morning like
Speaker 1: quick culture, we're putting an end to this addiction. So literally,
Speaker 1: what's happened? And like I cannot believe, like you stuck
Speaker 1: with She's like hia Mia and I'm a dit but
Speaker 1: like it's so funny because I was like I was
Speaker 1: probably like eleven or twelve or whatever, and I was like,
Speaker 1: I'm not drinking. I'm not I'm not drinking it anymore.
Speaker 1: It's bad for me. I'm not gonna drink it. Like, girl,
Speaker 1: like you're so young, Like like if that's the worst
Speaker 1: you're drinking, I think you're okay, right that you're also
Speaker 1: the girl that has like the best skin and honestly,
Speaker 1: like water is the secret in here. Yeah, so don't
Speaker 1: feel bad for drinking. For not drinking. Wait, Mattie, I
Speaker 1: also wanted to say something because you said something earlier
Speaker 1: about like how we like grew up, like what we
Speaker 1: were taught growing up being competitive and like not cheering
Speaker 1: each other on is like or like cheering each other
Speaker 1: on is a bad thing, Like you know, you won't
Speaker 1: be successful if you like push others down and stuff,
Speaker 1: And I think, like something that kind of just like
Speaker 1: I don't know, I just wanted to say because I
Speaker 1: thought it was kind of interesting. Was like I feel
Speaker 1: like are like vision of like success like back then
Speaker 1: was just like winning, Like what you said, like that
Speaker 1: was like that was the goal, but like as we
Speaker 1: grew up, we kind of like figured out like individually
Speaker 1: like what success means to each of us and like
Speaker 1: you know, and I think like a lot of people
Speaker 1: people forget that as well, Like success looks different for
Speaker 1: like so many different people, you know, like for everyone,
Speaker 1: And I feel like we grew up in this way
Speaker 1: where it's like if you don't win, like you know,
Speaker 1: you're like, that's that's success. Winning is the only thing,
Speaker 1: no matter how you get there, and like, which is
Speaker 1: it's not true? I mean maybe for that one, but
Speaker 1: it's true, but like for everyone, people probably the whole
Speaker 1: planet to not think that way, you know. So it's
Speaker 1: been really cool to see everyone you know now doing
Speaker 1: their things and like seeing everyone being like you guys,
Speaker 1: Like I love seeing you guys. You guys are so successful,
Speaker 1: but like you guys do different things, which I love.
Speaker 1: Like you guys aren't the same even though you guys
Speaker 1: look very similar and literally sisters, you guys literally do
Speaker 1: everything that you love and like you guys don't do
Speaker 1: anything because you don't want to do it. It's like
Speaker 1: there's a lot of passion behind what you do. You know,
Speaker 1: thank thank you, and same same with you. And I
Speaker 1: think it also goes to show like even for you,
Speaker 1: you've accomplished so many things, Like you did you acted
Speaker 1: on a soap opera and that was so cool, and
Speaker 1: then you did like an off Broadway show, and you
Speaker 1: have music, and you just did a movie for Lifetime
Speaker 1: that we all watched. It's just like you were finding
Speaker 1: success in so many different categories as kind of we
Speaker 1: all are as well, and it's just like really rewarding
Speaker 1: to know that you don't have to be put in
Speaker 1: one box. And also, I don't know about you guys,
Speaker 1: but like personally, for me, and this might sound kind
Speaker 1: of like cheesy, but I find success in like really
Speaker 1: little things now, Like I'll clean the entire house and
Speaker 1: I'm like that felt really rewarding, or like I'll go
Speaker 1: do an errand that I've put off for a while
Speaker 1: and I'm like, wow, I really like feel accomplished. Like
Speaker 1: things like that are actually more important than having like
Speaker 1: a trophy or crown. Where are all of our our
Speaker 1: I was going to talk about that earlier. They're not
Speaker 1: good for the environment. Classic trophies. Yeah, I just cannot
Speaker 1: believe how, especially Maddie, I feel like it was just
Speaker 1: like if you didn't get that one trophy, it was
Speaker 1: just the end of the world, and I feel like
Speaker 1: I was always just like how am I going to
Speaker 1: take this home? Like I don't even want to. It's
Speaker 1: like I'm going to have to carry this on the air,
Speaker 1: playing all the way back home. Like about me. I
Speaker 1: remember the one time what place I get? I think
Speaker 1: I got like a ninth place and something in something,
Speaker 1: and like one of our teachers was like, NA, that's great,
Speaker 1: like you know what you gotta stry for next time,
Speaker 1: and I was like, yes, eight. She was like that
Speaker 1: is so funny, that's true, Like that's the thing. I
Speaker 1: was like, little stops. You know, you're like eight place,
Speaker 1: that's great, but hey, that is also great, and it
Speaker 1: also would have been fine if you got tenth place
Speaker 1: the next time. You know, it's like that too. I
Speaker 1: don't know. And also no one's asking us now if
Speaker 1: we got first place. Yeah, you know Miss Sparkle Dance Competition,
Speaker 1: you know, like because we could go literally on and
Speaker 1: I'm sure everyone doesn't want to hear us ramble for something.
Speaker 1: We do an episode called take an Hour, literally take
Speaker 1: take an hour. Um, thank you so much NIA for
Speaker 1: coming on. Um you guys should all stay tuned for
Speaker 1: part two with her, because we have more to talk about.
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