1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Benn and Ashley I almost famous podcast 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: with our radio. It is the almost famous podcast. And Yes, 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: four months of wondering and looking outside and staring off 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: into the distance and not knowing what's missing in your 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: life now gets solved tonight. Oh it sure does. I'm 6 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: so excited for everyone. Is there anything that we Is 7 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: there anything that we have not talked about in these 8 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: eleven days in which we've led up to this premiere? Uh? 9 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: You know what I think is I don't think we've 10 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: talked about how Bachelor Nation is going to respond tonight. Uh. 11 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: You know, it's We've talked about it many times. Um 12 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: less people are watching this show on It's regularly scheduled, 13 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: scheduled at times, And I am very excited Ashley and 14 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: in league. Maybe's the best word to see. If Bachelor 15 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: Nation comes out in full support tonight, maybe the ratings 16 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: go back up. I think these are two incredible leads. 17 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: I think it's a very interesting season. I can't say 18 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: yet that I'm behind it or not behind it, because 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: we just don't know how it's going to play out. 20 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: But I'm wondering if people are going to respond and 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: get really excited and tune in tonight or not? I mean, 22 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: or are we going to now see three straight or 23 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: four straight seasons of a big dip? I concur with you, Ben, 24 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: that is really like the I think the last thing 25 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: we haven't talked about, and I think the most interesting 26 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: thing that we'll find out tomorrow. What time did the 27 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: ratings come in? Or we could be no buy tomorrow's podcast? Yeah, Tuesday, 28 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: like today, m Mountains, I don't know. You know, usually 29 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: they come out pretty early in the morning, the preliminary 30 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: initial um ratings, and then a couple of days later, 31 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: I think on Thursday they do streaming and downloads and 32 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: all that stuff. But really Tuesday you can see who's 33 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: tuned in, you know this evening to this show, Ashley, 34 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: if you could put you're a fan of the show. Uh, Now, 35 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: we don't know the contestants and the leads as well 36 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: as we once did maybe five years ago. So what 37 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: as a fan are you wanting out of this season? 38 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: What are you needing out of this season? What it 39 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: maybe has been missing for you? What I think we 40 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: need for this season to be successful in every way 41 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: is connection to the leads. I think that's been a 42 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: complaint when it comes to well bachelor seasons. I think 43 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: that with Michelle and Katie and Claire and Tasia, people 44 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: feel pretty connected to bachelorettes. They feel like they know 45 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: them going to the season, they feel like they get 46 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: to know them better. I think that's usually been the 47 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: complaint with the Bachelor's recently. Yeah, so I think that 48 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: we really just need to feel like we are invested 49 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: in them finding love. Yeah, what is it? What is 50 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: the difference between the Bachelor's and Bachelorettes. I don't know 51 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: what is it? Well, I mean I think with Matt 52 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: James there was an obvious reason for disconnection because we 53 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: didn't know him. Yeah, you you had no clue who 54 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: Matt was coming into it. And then I don't know 55 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: how well the season or Matt or whatever did at 56 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: showing you know who Matt was and why we wanted 57 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: to root for him. With Clayton, I mean, I think 58 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: Clayton did a fine job. I thought it was a 59 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: good season. I thought it was engaging and intriguing. I 60 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: thought he was, you know, himself. Obviously it worked out 61 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: for him, But I will say the criticism with that 62 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: season was that there was a lot of people coming 63 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: off of Michelle's season that just people wanted more like 64 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he was up against a hard 65 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: uh and up against a lot of hard competition, because 66 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: people watch Michelle's season to the end and fell in 67 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: love with the Rodneys of the world and the Brandons 68 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: and all those people, and they said, why are we 69 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: getting Clayton. We don't know Clayton, And then he gets 70 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: on the season. I think people have the same criticism, 71 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: like I wish it was somebody else, not that people 72 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: didn't give him much chance, but just liked or enjoyed 73 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: or saw more of the other people from Michelle season 74 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: more often. Yeah, so we will. We will see if 75 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: um we have that connection. I feel like we will. 76 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,119 Speaker 1: People are pretty invested in these girls. Now, it'll be 77 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: a matter of whether the guys are worth rooting for, 78 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: whether the guys are worthy of these ladies. I think 79 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: that's a big one. Especially when it comes to the Bachelorette. 80 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: People complain that, like, oh, the guys suck, Like I 81 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: love these girls, but the guys sucked. They have no 82 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 1: one to choose from. There's like only four in there, 83 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: you know, And we always go back to Caitlin season 84 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: because it seems like she may have had more than four, 85 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: because I think we can almost always say like, oh, 86 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: there's a good four, but Caitlyn season, you know there 87 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: was a dozen. There's a lot of good guys there. Yeah, 88 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: there's a lot of good guys back then. I hope 89 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: they do that again with this season. I don't know 90 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: why they wouldn't. I mean, especially with the success of Paradise. Now, 91 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: it's not like if they don't it to show or 92 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: use these uh contestants as the lead for the next season, 93 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: they have a place to show still show off the 94 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: high quality of people they can come through the show. 95 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: I do think that's an interesting point actually, is why 96 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: has the show kind of not had six, seven, eight 97 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: different people that could be a viable option for the 98 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 1: bachelorettes recently? I mean, it hasn't happened. It's so bizarre. 99 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: You think we have the whole country. And I don't 100 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: know if I said this on the podcast, but you 101 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: know that the casting directors often look through dating apps 102 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: in social media now trying to find guys. And I 103 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: don't think they really try to find girls that way, 104 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: but like they are starved for guys. They're not applying 105 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: for the show. I guess, well, yeah, it's it's it's 106 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: a big risk, and typically the people that are applying 107 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: are out for different reasons. I saw a post from 108 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: one of the contestants from this season. It came up 109 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: on one of the Bachelor scoop page is or something 110 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: like that, and the post said what are you gonna do? 111 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: The question that he was asked on Instagram was what 112 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: are you gonna do now? And this post said modeling, acting, 113 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: um campaigns, partnerships and all these things kind of like, hey, 114 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: life is now going to be totally different like that, 115 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: that's what he said the Bachelor questionnaire. Yeah, and people 116 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: are like, well, this doesn't sound like a guy that's engaged, 117 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: so we can cross him out. I want to say 118 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: his name because that's a spoiler, but yeah, I think, 119 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,119 Speaker 1: you know, you need to get the people that are 120 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: still trying to go there because maybe love just hasn't 121 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: worked for him, or maybe they've had a fall a 122 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: failed relationship that you know, was a six year long relationship. 123 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: They don't know how to get back in the dating pool, 124 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: and this is a good opportunity to going to tide 125 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: again and they can have a little fun doing it. 126 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: Uh So, it's gonna be intriguing tonight. I am very excited, 127 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: uh to tune in. I really like Gabby and Rachel. 128 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,119 Speaker 1: I think something we haven't spoken about yet is how 129 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: similar they are, but yet how different unique each of 130 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: them because they're gonna bring two different um to this 131 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: show the season, and I think the contestants are now 132 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: or the Bachelor Nation is now going to kind of 133 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: have the ability to root for both but relate with 134 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: both because they're gonna see two different sides of both, 135 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: And I think that's really fun. Is Batchel Nations going 136 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: to be really intrigued and never bored because two different 137 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: storylines are gonna be playing out. I think that they're 138 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: also going to like use the best of the best 139 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: content they have, so like they have two seasons going 140 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: on at once, so everything we're gonna see is presumably 141 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: very compelling because it's still the same amount of hours 142 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: of TV UM. But I do like the fact that 143 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: we'll be able to, like, if we're not feeling like 144 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: one maybe not one girl, but like say, like we're 145 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: not feeling one, like something's boring us this week, you know, 146 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,119 Speaker 1: then there's another side of the episode that probably won't 147 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: bore Us. I like that. I also think that it's 148 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: it's nice to have Gabby who's going to bring the humor, lightheartedness, 149 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: and then there's Rachel who probably being a little bit 150 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: more of the classic um hopeless romantic vibe. Final point, 151 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: final thing I think fans should watch out for, at 152 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: least I'm going to be watching out for. We got 153 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: to talk to Jesse Palmer last week and have an 154 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: interview with him leading up to this season while he 155 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: was still in Paradise finishing and filming that season. I 156 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: think this is Jesse's big shot. I think during Clayton's season, 157 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: we kind of felt like Jesse just wasn't there. Uh 158 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: you know, he wasn't getting into a bad job by 159 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: any means, but he just wasn't around. It felt like 160 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: they kind of hid the host, which was a weird idea, 161 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: and maybe you don't even need a host for this show, 162 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: but it just felt like he was hidden. I do 163 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: feel his job this season, helping two leads navigate this 164 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: along with more contestants than we've ever had, he does 165 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: have to step in, and I believe this is gonna 166 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: be where we see, Hey, this is Jesse a good 167 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: fit for the show, or maybe he's not. I think 168 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: he will be, but I do feel like we're gonna 169 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: see more of him this season. Mm hm, totally agreed. Alright, Well, 170 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: tomorrow we are going to have the girls, Gabby and Rachel, 171 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: both Ben and I are meeting them for the first time. 172 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: Super excited about that. And now for the rest of 173 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: today's episode, we are going to go through headlines and 174 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: we'll be right back with that. First headline is this. 175 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 1: It's it's a big one that we know a lot 176 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: about Ashley the same. Um oh, what is the page 177 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 1: that I follow on Instagram to get all of my 178 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: scoop on all of our friends in Bachelor Nation. I'm 179 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: gonna look it up right now so they get some 180 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: some credit. The page is called Bachelor Nation dot scoop. 181 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: That's literally the one if I feel like it's always 182 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: on my stories, I'm always getting updates from what our 183 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: friends are doing and what they're not doing. So that's 184 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: when I follow a shout out to them. They posted 185 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago about you and Jared, and 186 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: anytime I see your pace face pop up on a 187 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: Bachelor Nation scoop page, I get nervous and I get intrigued. Well, 188 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: this one was one not to be nervous about. But 189 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: it's one of our fans here and our listeners who 190 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: have been around should know more about than anybody else. 191 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: I think talked about you and Jared selling your home 192 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: that you just moved into. We celebrated the purchase of 193 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: your new really on here. I didn't even see this 194 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: on our headline list. That's on the headline list. It's 195 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: not on the headline list. It's on my list because 196 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: I'm intrigued, Ashley, what is going on? You just moved 197 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: in this house, you have it settled in, and now 198 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: you're selling it. Where are you doing? And I'm moving 199 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: back to l A. What are you? What's going on? 200 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: It's a mess. Okay, So Jared and I long, long 201 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: story here. Jared I moved to Rhode Island last to 202 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: March and we lived with his sister while we looked 203 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: for an apartment. We found an apartment. Like the apartment, 204 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: it was the most an l a priced apartment though 205 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: in random mass suburban Rhode Island. We like, we can't, 206 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: we should not continue to run. Plus, Jared wanted a 207 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: house in a yard, and like you know, you wanted 208 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: to have that settling down feeling now that he moved 209 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: back to his home state. Then UM got pregnant with Dawson, 210 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: which was in the plans. We were hoping that we 211 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: would get pregnant within that year. And then you know, 212 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: we we kind of knew that that apartment wouldn't be 213 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: as big as we like for having a kid, So 214 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: we started looking for houses again and we kept looking. 215 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: We looked like for an entire year, semi out of curiosity, 216 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: semi because you know, because we actually wanted it. But 217 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: it was never like something we were rushing into. But 218 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: once I was like four months pregnant, We're like, let's 219 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: like take this seriously again. And we looked at houses 220 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: all throughout the states, and none felt like us. None 221 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: felt like home. People keep asking me whether or not 222 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: we wanted to build, because I've been so like vocal 223 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: about how I want to design my own house one 224 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: day and that I want to live in East Greenwich, 225 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: Rhode Island. Um, but that is like something that I 226 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: think is like years away. Um, I didn't want to 227 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: do it. When we started the business, while we were 228 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: not like this young but like fresh to Rhode Island 229 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: having a baby, thought that we could put that off 230 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: a few years. Also like see where financially like our 231 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: lives take us all that stuff again new business so 232 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: not building. We're like, let's buy a house that's like 233 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: our starter house, like our first home with our first kid, 234 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: and like maybe like the second baby, like a second 235 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: as like a baby toddler, And then we is this 236 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: the story that you wanted? Ben? Okay? So then we 237 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: we found this house in West Greenwich, which we were like, oh, man, 238 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,839 Speaker 1: never considered living out here. But it's a huge lot 239 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: and uh, this house it was not done being built yet. 240 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: It's a new construction and we love new construction. We 241 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: were able to put our like our own touches in 242 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 1: the finishing, like we were able to choose the color hardwood, 243 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: in the color of like knobs and whether we wanted 244 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: granted or courts and stuff like that. We're like, that 245 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: will give us a kind of a building feel while 246 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: not like going all the way right now. So we 247 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: saw this house and because the market, especially last September 248 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: was in sanity, like we could not um you know, 249 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: like the houses were going for like over fifty over 250 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 1: asking and there's just like there was so much there 251 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: was there was a lot going up on the market, 252 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: not a lot that we liked. But the thing was, 253 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: you had to make a decision whether you're not you 254 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: want to put an offer in within hours of seeing 255 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: the place. You know, if you weren't telling the owners 256 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: that you wanted to buy it within like two hours, 257 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: it was too late to get it. So we put 258 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: in an offer, it was accepted, and we were like excited. Um, 259 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: so the house was done, it was ready to move 260 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: in in December, and that's what we did. And it 261 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: was soon after that I was like, man, this place 262 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: is not convenient, is it. This place is kind of 263 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: in the country. This place is twenty minutes from a 264 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: drug store. That's not fun. And then it was like, huh. 265 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: The drive to Audrey's thirty five minutes seems like a 266 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: nothing commute when you live in l A. But when 267 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: you live in Rhode Island, thirty five minutes there and 268 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: back is quite a hike. And after living in the 269 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: house for about two months, maybe not even two months, 270 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: I was joking with my friends that we should sell it. 271 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: After my dad said you should sell it because it 272 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: just did not work with our lifestyle, did not work 273 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: like Jared he'll go to work. I mean, yeah, and again, 274 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: I don't think half an hour commute is a bad deal. 275 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: But for jared schedule it is because he oftentimes will 276 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: be driving home at one thirty am. He'll call me 277 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: and be like, I need you to talk to me. 278 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: I feel like I could fall asleep. Um. He he 279 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: has the schedule in which, like he could come home 280 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: during the day, do other work, do housework, go the gym, 281 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: play golf, play with Dawson, like live a little bit 282 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: more of a life, which he's not really been living 283 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: any bit of life the past like nine months since 284 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: really getting this place off the ground, Like just no 285 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: work life balance, Like the guy comes home from work, 286 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: does more work on his computer, goes to sleep day 287 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: all over again. He's lucky if he does take one 288 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: day off a week. We're trying to make Tuesday's a 289 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: consistent day offer him. But the d LEO is if 290 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: we we soon found out that if we moved closer 291 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: to the shop. Can you believe how long this story 292 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: is taking me to tell No, I can't. We We've 293 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: this is like a vent session. I'm just venting. We 294 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: found out, you know, We're like, if we move closer 295 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: to the shop, like within five minutes, you'd be able 296 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: to come home during your quiet hours because people aren't 297 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: getting coffee or drinks really from like two thirty to seven, 298 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: and then it gets really like it's busy again, but 299 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: like between lunch and drink hours, it's pretty quiet and 300 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: he could come home during that point. But when you're 301 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: thirty five minutes away, you're not going to come home. 302 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: Plus talk to talk about the gas situation. Ouch. So 303 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: one day I was joking with my friends. I was like, yeah, 304 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: we're I'm gonna move there, like house the house. I'm like, 305 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: I think we should move. And then Jared comes over. 306 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: He's working, and he's a middle working and he's like, 307 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: what are you talking about? What are you laughing about? 308 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm never going to sell the house 309 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: and he's like, are you kidding me? And it was 310 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: literally like a week later, Jared was fully on board, 311 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: even more of a pro proponent to sell the house. 312 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: So here we are house on the market and bought 313 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: another one. We bought another house, which we love and 314 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: is so convenient and so conducive to our lifestyle, and 315 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: it's four minutes from Audrey's. We actually walked it the 316 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 1: other day. So you've bought a new house. Are you 317 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: excited about this new house? Oh? My god, Like, I'm 318 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: so excited. So the thing was, I even knew when 319 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: we started moving to the house. I was like, there's 320 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: not a sense of excitement like people like I was 321 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: getting like magazine being like, can we get an exclusive 322 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: of you, like giving a tour of the house, like 323 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: your first pictures in front of it, blah blah blah, 324 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: And I was like sure, like when it's ready, I 325 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 1: just had like no, I was just like not excited 326 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 1: about Like once we're here, is is not excited about it. 327 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: It was like there's something about this place that isn't 328 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: home to me. In this place I dad dream all 329 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: day long of and like how our life is gonna 330 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: be different when we lived down there. Is it an 331 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: older house? Is that some of this up here is 332 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 1: in an older house? Is in a new build. It's 333 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: just it's still a new build. Will be the first 334 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: people to live in it, but it was fully finished 335 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: by the time we bought it, so it wasn't like 336 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: a work in progress. Okay, well we're excited for you. 337 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: I mean, this seems like a good change it will 338 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: probably be a funny story ten years. So now that 339 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: you talk about how you bought your first house together, 340 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: you sold it within a year. You're moved to this 341 00:18:54,560 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: new house. So yeah, but hey, but hey, we're so happy. 342 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: We're so happy, so excited, and it's just it's gonna 343 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,959 Speaker 1: be like a great little way of life. It is. 344 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: But wait till I move, Wait till I move with 345 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: a six month old. I'm going to move with a 346 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: six month old. I thought that being eight months pregnant 347 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: during move was hard. Yeah, that would be tough. But 348 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: you have a thirty minute move. This is gonna be 349 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: worth it. Okay, what's at thirty minute move? I was like, 350 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: is that a company thirty minute move? Okay? First headline 351 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: of the week is is a big one Bachelor Nations 352 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: Tia Booth reveals sex a first child with fiance Taylor Mock. 353 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: It's a big deal, guys. How many boys are being born? 354 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: Can you believe every gender revealed boy? With TIA's pull 355 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: on Instagram, I was like, Oh, I'm gonna vote girl 356 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: because this is when it like it starts turning around 357 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: and there's gonna be split between the sexes. Nope, it's 358 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: a boy bully Molly. So many boys born into Bachelor 359 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: Nation this year. Craziness Me Kevin and Astrid Raven and 360 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: Adam Tia and her fiance. This is wild. Am I 361 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: missing somebody? I mean Jaden Tanner and Carly and Evan 362 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: had boys in their last batch. Now, I don't know 363 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: if I said this on this podcast. It's a fit. 364 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: It's a mind boggling stat I gotta look more into it. 365 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: I'm really going off of just one doctor in one 366 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: conversation that I had. But I gotta tell you, did 367 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: you know that apparently in times of turmoil, crisis, um, 368 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: just like times of like flair in history, more boys 369 00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: are born. It's a biological thing, so that we are 370 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: producing like warriors, soldiers. Yes, really, Yes, that's the coolest 371 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: thing you've heard. Our bodies are weird. I don't get 372 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: our bodies are so weird. Well, it is something to celebrate. 373 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: Something else to celebrate here. Ashley is the Bachelor's Becca Martinez, 374 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: a friend of the podcast she's been on many times before. 375 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: Also the host of Chatty Broad's is engaged to boyfriend 376 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: Grayston Leonard after nearly five years together. Yeah, congratulations to 377 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: Becca and Grayson Grayston. I am so excited for them. Um, 378 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: this is not like a surprise. They have been together 379 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: for four years. They have two kids. Um, Ruth is 380 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: I think with it's almost four or is she almost four? Yeah, 381 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: that's crazy because they conceived Ruth three months after they 382 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: started dating. That is some pressure. And then they also 383 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: have baby frank Franklin and he is um too. He 384 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 1: just turned to Uh. Becca has been talking on Instagram 385 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 1: a lot lately, being like, I know we're not engaged, 386 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: but like I know we're gonna be engaged. And I 387 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: think she was even talking about like the ring that 388 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 1: she wanted and like whether or not she should buy 389 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: a ring or whatnot, the specific one that she wanted. Um, 390 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 1: and here is the official moment they are engaged. Really 391 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: excited for them. Um. She actually said that Grayson proposed 392 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: sorely after Ruth was born, so he proposed twice. And 393 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: she said, this is so sweet, but this is just 394 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: not the time. I'm super hormonal. I'm in the thick 395 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: of postpartum and also like our relationship wasn't in the 396 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 1: best place. Um, so she was She's just reminiscing on this. 397 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: In June and she said we had a lot to 398 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: sort through, a lot of talk through. Now I feel 399 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: ready to say yes, so we'll see what happens. I 400 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: do foresee a proposal sometime in the near future. So 401 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: that was just last month that she said that, I 402 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: didn't know that. That's a good little tidbit, and they 403 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: stuck together through that. Now they're engaged. They're so happy. 404 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: It's something to celebrates. Well, more dating and love stories 405 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,479 Speaker 1: going on in the headlines Batchel Nations. Tyler Cameron is 406 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: dating model Page Lorenz's, according to E So multiple sources 407 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: have confirmed to E that the two have been seeing 408 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: each other for about a month. Okay, I wouldn't quite 409 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: say the men as one thousand percent off the market, 410 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: but they were spotted together over the fourth of July 411 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: weekend at the Surf Lodge in montaug Up in the Hampton's, 412 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: New York. She's eight need four year old model who 413 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: um is also the founder of the brand Dairy Boy, 414 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: and she has been previously linked to Army Hammer. So yeah, 415 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: I guess the two of them are testing the waters. 416 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: I saw the Army Hammer whatever his name is, is 417 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: now selling time shares, and like the Caymans, well you know, 418 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: that Army Hammer had quite the situation not good, not good. 419 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 1: So this is a better a better choice for her 420 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: um moving forward. And so they have been linked together, 421 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: well a couple that is no longer linked together, and 422 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: we couldn't get a read on our shared podcast. It 423 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: wasn't really important to us to to try to get 424 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: everything out of Michelle, and we tried to be as 425 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: respectful as possible about the break up. Those situations are hard, 426 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: but we did get the sense that something there was 427 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: more to this story, maybe than what was being uh 428 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: led on. And so now it feels like there's more 429 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 1: turmoil within the Nate and Michelle relationship. Michelle you U 430 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: and Nate unfollow each other on Instagram amid break up. 431 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: This according to Cosmopolitan. Okay, so Cosmo likes to use 432 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: this one instagram that Ben suggested on Instagram earlier for 433 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: all your bachelor news, and this is for all your 434 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 1: bachelor gossip. It's at Bachelor at Windmill. And they have 435 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: noticed that they have no longer are tagged in each 436 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: other's photos, and that could indicate that they've blocked each other. 437 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: But does that really mean they've blocked each other? Could 438 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: that be that did they just untagged each other. Can 439 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: we even know, like as people that aren't signed into 440 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: their accounts, that they have blocked each other. I don't know. 441 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,719 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. Well, either way they're untagging, 442 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: I don't know what that means. Um, I don't even 443 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: know if you have to follow somebody to tag somebody. 444 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: But we do know that they have actually unfollowed each other. 445 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: We do know that, and so there's something going on there, right, 446 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: I mean, there's rumors this week with Nate being seen 447 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: with other contestants from Bachelor Nation, Deandra Deandra Um, who 448 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: was kind of I think rumored for a bit too, 449 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: maybe be hanging out with Rodney. There's like a whole 450 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: trying like, you know, the whole weird Bachelor Nation world 451 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: of dating is happening in front of our eyes. Uh So, 452 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: I don't we don't know the details yet. We're gonna 453 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: continue look into it, but we do know they fun 454 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 1: followed each other. Uh But back to happier stories. A 455 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: couple that has been together for a long time as 456 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: well as recently engaged bachel Nations. Luke Pell from JoJo's 457 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: season is engaged to Amanda Mertz. This according to e Well, 458 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: congratulations to them, um that he got down on one 459 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: knee in Rome. Literally. The caption says, when in Rome, 460 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,719 Speaker 1: dot dot dot, Um, we are so thrilled to finally 461 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: share the news we're engaged. They first began dating in 462 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: two thousand eighteen. Okay, so I thought this was the 463 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 1: same girl that he was dating back then. Yeah. Crazy, Okay. 464 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: Then they broke up for a time, right, yeah, okay 465 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: they did. Okay, So now they're back together. Okay, so 466 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: Luke tells People Magazine it felt like a long time coming. 467 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: There are other points in my life in which I 468 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: thought I was much closer to it, and now I'm 469 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: finally here. So I'm really excited, really excited about this 470 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: new season of life. And um, the wedding planning brainstorming 471 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: has begun. They're thinking about a small destination wedding just 472 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: with close friends and family, and they've also talked about 473 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:38,439 Speaker 1: big Texas weddings as well. He says, at this point, 474 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: we're leaning towards Texas, which is a destination for a 475 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: lot of people. He also said that there will be 476 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: plenty of Bachelor Nation family invited. I'm pumped them. They've 477 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 1: been together, they had the rocky road. Typically when couples 478 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: go through that kind of like if he's stage and 479 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: they come out on the other end, they're stronger, they 480 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: understand what they appreciate, so good for them. Also, congratulations 481 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: to uh Mari Peppin. She placed seventh uh in top 482 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: seven at Miss Mundo Puerto Rico pageant and in her 483 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 1: fiance Kenny was right there by her side. This is 484 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: a huge accomplishment, something very very impressive. So mar has 485 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: been representing your hometown Liquido in the Miss Mundo Puerto 486 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: Rico pageant. It's not her first pageant. She was actually 487 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: previously Miss Maryland USA in and she placed the top 488 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: ten in top ten at the MS Merry the Miss 489 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: USA pageant, and over the weekend she announced that she 490 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: plays seventh at Miss Mundo Puerto Rico and she was 491 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: just on Instagram thanking everyone for the support, including her 492 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: wonderful fiance Kenny. She said, although I didn't walk away 493 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: with the crown, I'm so freaking proud of myself for 494 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: making it as far as I did, for accomplishing so 495 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: many goals along the way, and for proving to myself 496 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: that I could do it. She said, it was a 497 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: long and often stressful journey, but I pushed myself to 498 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: stay committed in focus and kept my dream of carrying 499 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico across my chest as motivation. I've grown in 500 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: so many ways, gained a few new sisters for life, 501 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: and learned so much about myself and embrace living in 502 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: my beautiful Puerto Rico for the longest amount of time 503 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: since I was a baby. Um. She also says, um, 504 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,959 Speaker 1: I'm so thankful for my family and friends and supporters. 505 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: I mean so much of me, especially especially, and I 506 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: want to especially recognize my amazing fiance Kenny for first 507 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: of all convincing me to compete, but also supporting me, 508 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: encouraging me, motivating me, and keeping up with everything this 509 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: journey through our ways. I love you always. You know 510 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: they are. They're strong and adorable there too. It's so awesome. 511 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: I feel like they were maybe like that couple that 512 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: people are like. One can't believe they're actually going to 513 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: get engaged now, right because like they had their rocky nous, 514 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: a lot of rockiness, a whole demi situation in paradise 515 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: they left engage and then you're like, they're probably gonna 516 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: be the first ones to break up over a year strong. 517 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: Now it's really yeah, congratulations with two of them. Congratulations 518 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: tomorrow if you're doing this placing seventh just I mean, 519 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: I cannot imagine the nerves that it takes to get 520 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: up on stage and do this. But she did it 521 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 1: well and we're proud of her. Here, Okay, it's time 522 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: for a couple of Bachelorette headlines as we close out 523 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: this week's celebration. The The Eleventh Day UH podcast for 524 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: the almost famous celebration of the Bachelorette airing tonight, Jesse Palmer, 525 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: the host of this show, says Bachelorette rules will be 526 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:56,719 Speaker 1: broken due to and I quote, unique situations of the 527 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: two leads. This according to people, So this is what 528 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:02,959 Speaker 1: Jesse says. He says, the first time this has ever happened, 529 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: having two bachelortes the entire season. So I think a 530 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: lot of rules are going to be broken, he says, 531 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: because this is such a unique situation and a unique environment, 532 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: they're going to need to make decisions that were not 533 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: accustomed to seeing before. Um always, and he says, this 534 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: is going to be a journey that we have never experienced. 535 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: I yeah, So basically I think that they're going to 536 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: design the show so that the girls are less pitted 537 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: against each other as much as possible, and I think 538 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: that they're going to have to be a little unconventional, 539 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: as Jesse says, And I wonder if they like went 540 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: in with that open vibe like, oh yeah, well we'll 541 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: change the rules up a little bit. Well, there's there's 542 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: no rules, right, but we kind of know that there's 543 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: usually rules, Like usually we can't just cancel rose ceremonies. Um, 544 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: but can you think of any other rules? I can't 545 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: what are the rules? Rules? I think like there's like 546 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: it's formulaic because the fact of like a rose ceremony 547 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: has never been canceled, but we've had like rose ceremony 548 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:12,719 Speaker 1: cocktail parties obviously always canceled. Um, what else is there 549 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 1: like keeping what if you like went multiple weeks out 550 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: a rose ceremony and you're like, I'm just gonna get 551 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: to know these guys for a long time. I mean, 552 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: it's just it's it's impossible because of the staffing. So 553 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: that's like the only thing I remember them ever being 554 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: putting their foot down. Only they told you that because 555 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: you wanted to like skip rose ceremony or something. I 556 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: was like, how cool would it be if night one 557 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: there is nobody going home? Because I was that's just 558 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: a weird thing to do, is to send people home 559 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 1: at night one. And I brought it up and they're like, yeah, 560 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: that works, but there's not enough bunks in the house. Okay, good, 561 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: there's only a limited number of bunks. And then second, 562 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: especially especially when you start traveling, you know, there's a 563 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: limited number of airfare. Uh, producers that travel with the show, 564 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: you just have to. And so that's the only thing 565 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: I remember them ever saying, hey, you have to have 566 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: a road ceremony. Well, final headline, all of this conversation 567 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: that we've had for months now leading up to this season, 568 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: we finally have a response from Gabby and Rachel, two 569 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: leads The Bachelorette. Gabby and Rachel address criticism of their 570 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: two lead season. They addressed criticism interesting. So Rachel starts 571 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:37,000 Speaker 1: out by saying, this is just so different from anything 572 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: everyone has ever seen. Not only do they get to 573 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: see two love stories, but they also get to see 574 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: our friendship as well. So I'm excited for them to 575 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: get the inside on that as well as the love stories. 576 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: It's just gonna be really great, and then Gabby echoed 577 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: her sentiments by saying that, um, we didn't know anything 578 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: truly going in. We found out in real time with 579 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: the rest of America. Well maybe not with the rest 580 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: of America since we don't get to see until later, 581 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: but you guys know what she means. So a lot 582 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 1: of it was trial and error, Rachel and I working together, 583 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,879 Speaker 1: listening to ourselves, figuring out was the best for both 584 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: of us. We had lots of heart decisions, and ultimately 585 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,720 Speaker 1: we just followed our hearts. Um, she said. Um. Gabby 586 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 1: continues to say that we started off dating the same 587 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: pool of men, but naturally, when you're working towards a 588 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,439 Speaker 1: life partner, you have to have your own journey. You 589 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,919 Speaker 1: need to find who's best for you individually, because this 590 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 1: person is going to be potentially spending the rest of 591 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: your life with you, and you have to do that 592 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:42,320 Speaker 1: on your own, of course. And then when they talked 593 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: about what kind of man they're looking for, Rachel said 594 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:49,319 Speaker 1: she's looking for somebody who's supportive, somebody loyal, somebody ready 595 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:54,279 Speaker 1: to commit, and Gabby looking for somebody with humor, emotional intelligence, 596 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: and stability. So hopefully there's not a lot of rollover 597 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 1: as far is their love interest, because you know that 598 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 1: there's gonna be one or two that they're bummed out 599 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: over because like one preferred like one guy who Rachel 600 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: wanted preferred Gabby and vice versa. Like that's gonna suck 601 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: and it's ultimately gotta happen, but hopefully it's not a 602 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: huge deal. Hopefully it's not somebody that they thought was 603 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,359 Speaker 1: going to be one of their like top two or three. 604 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: It's gonna be interesting. We'll find out tonight as this 605 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 1: season of The Bachelorette kicks off. We're excited. We hope 606 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,319 Speaker 1: you tune in. It's gonna be on ABC. Uh and 607 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,280 Speaker 1: we'll be back again tomorrow to break down this week's 608 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: premiere episode, along with an interview with the leads, Gabby 609 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 1: and Rachel, right here on Almost Famous Podcast. Until then, 610 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: I've been been, I've been actually talked to you guys tomorrow. Bye. 611 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 1: Follow the Benn and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast on 612 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.