1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: It's time for a very special episode of the Almost 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 2: Famous Podcast. 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 3: And I have somebody with me today. Who. 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 2: Yes, I've been a co host with Ashley for six 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: years and I was nervous about this person being a 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: co host with me a few years ago. 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 3: She stepped in and was an incredible friend partner. 10 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: And now she's here on the Almost Famous podcast because 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: Ashley is doing a very special project that I know 12 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: about that I can't talk about yet because it's not 13 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: my place too. But we will be updating everybody listening 14 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: very soon on what Ashley's up to. She might be 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 2: out for a bit, but we'll fill in her spot 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 2: with some incredible people. 17 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 3: Beka Kufrin, Welcome to Almost Famous. 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 4: Hello, it's so good to see you. It's great to 19 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 4: be here. So thank you for asking me to co 20 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 4: host with you this week. 21 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 3: Well, it's it's true. 22 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: When I knew Ashley it was going to be out, 23 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: they said who would you like to be your co host? 24 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: And I said, well that's easy, it's Becca and you 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: agreed and it means a lot, so thank you. 26 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 5: Of course. 27 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 4: When we go way back, I was like, dang, if 28 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 4: there's anyone I'm going to co host with, it's going 29 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 4: to be bad. 30 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 5: Of course. 31 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, we had a good run, and that's kind of 32 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 2: when on to start. There's a lot of catching up 33 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 2: with you. There's a lot of big announcements here, a 34 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: lot of crazy things happen. And I haven't asked you 35 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: any questions before we started talking, because I do want 36 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: to learn a lot about what's happening to here. But 37 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: a thing that meant a lot to me for a 38 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: period of life, and I think that meant a lot 39 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 2: to you is Bachelor Live on Stage. And we had 40 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 2: the first season. The first run, it was really incredible. 41 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: It was a lot of fun, but unfortunately we don't 42 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 2: like a lot of good momentum. It ended because of 43 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: COVID too early, and so we kind of had to 44 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: go home. And then after that I never joined back on. 45 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: Life kind of changed course and other things came in 46 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: and it just never worked out for me. You stayed on, 47 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: and we're the featured host at that point, and I 48 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: know you came on with Ashley a few months ago 49 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 2: to talk about Bachelor Litte on Stage. We recently heard 50 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: it's not happening and I don't have any details why, 51 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: which is sad for me because I was really hoping 52 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: to be a big success. 53 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 5: What went on, that's a great question. 54 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 4: So it was actually supposed to take place back in April, 55 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 4: so the time has come and gone, if you will. 56 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 4: But I think it was just all dependent on ticket 57 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 4: sales for this one. 58 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 5: So when you and I. 59 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 4: Did it a few years ago, we were traveling the 60 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 4: entire country, right, we were in a new city every night. 61 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 4: This one was going to be different, So it was 62 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 4: only going to be at one place for a residency 63 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 4: in Arizona, and that space where it was supposed to 64 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 4: be was massive. It was all outdoors, and so I 65 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 4: think from what I heard, and again like it was 66 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 4: all very sudden, it was just kind of up to 67 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 4: the promotion and ticket sales, and they weren't quite where 68 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 4: they wanted it to be for this wide open space, 69 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 4: which I mean I kind of expected, especially like going 70 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 4: back last year and being on the road since COVID. 71 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 5: Just it wasn't like the shows. 72 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 4: That you and I did together, where some of them 73 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 4: were sold out and it was packed and the meet and. 74 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 5: Grates were full every night. 75 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 4: It was just a different time, a different space, and 76 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 4: I think that still is kind of trickling into today. 77 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 4: So it was a bummer when we heard it was canceled. 78 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna lie. It was kind of a relief 79 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 4: because we so, Thomas and I have a lot going 80 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 4: on in our lives. I was going to be like 81 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 4: seventeen eighteen weeks pregnant, and we were having to fly 82 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 4: back and forth between Italy for his best friend's wedding, 83 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 4: and so it all kind of worked out where we 84 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 4: could just relax for the month of April, if you will, 85 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 4: and just travel at our leisure, which was nice. 86 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 5: But it was a bummer. 87 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 4: I mean, it's always fun when you have these cool opportunities. 88 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 4: But I mean, I don't know, who knows it might 89 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 4: come back, A might not. I'm like just as dark 90 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 4: as you are right now about it. But but they 91 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 4: gave it a good go I think. 92 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was. 93 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: It was a really fun event when we did it, 94 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 2: and it was great to meet so many people. I 95 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: really liked the concept of the show because you know, 96 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 2: the dating aspect, there's always wild and weird things happening unexpecting. 97 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 5: So yeah, every night, and you know. 98 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: I know, times did change, right, COVID. You can't have 99 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: people kiss on stage, I'm assuming or at least you 100 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: can give to make them signs and document. 101 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 5: It wasn't like when we did it pre COVID. 102 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna say that, Yeah, I can't be can't 103 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: be sharing spit in an air full of COVID. Well, 104 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 2: I do get that it was probably at some level 105 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: a relief because you did and make an announcement that 106 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: I don't know was expected, as you said you would 107 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: have been like seventeen weeks pregnant during this show. 108 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 3: Was that the plans, No, it. 109 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 4: Wasn't very unexpected, but we always could ask like were 110 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 4: you trying? 111 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 5: And all I can say is we were not trying. 112 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 3: You know. 113 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 4: It just kind of happened, and we like we joked 114 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 4: about it before we found out. Like Thomas is like, yeah, 115 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 4: it's gonna happen right away, and for me, I'm like, no, 116 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 4: it's not. 117 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 5: It's not gonna be that easy. 118 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 3: But why do you have that confidence? That takes some confidence? 119 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 5: I know, right, I was like, you don't know how 120 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 5: good your swimmers are? Like why you know you've what? 121 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 4: But but he I mean he's like, look my mom 122 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 4: like popped out four kids, and he's like, we can 123 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 4: do the same, and I was like, whoa pump the 124 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 4: brains do this one right now? 125 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 5: We're not having four, Like, let's just get through this. 126 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 5: But but yeah, we're so excited. 127 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 4: I mean, we found out in January and we just 128 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 4: announced it about two weeks ago. So it's been a 129 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 4: big secret that we've been keeping for a while just 130 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 4: with our close family and friends. But it's good to 131 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 4: finally share it with everyone. And I feel like I 132 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 4: don't have to like wear big baby sweatshirts to hide 133 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 4: everything these days. 134 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 5: Which is nice. 135 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 2: You Uh, you've I mean even like you've always been 136 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 2: excited about being a mom, and you've always been excited 137 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: about the idea of raising a child, and so when 138 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 2: you found out, Like, do you just feel right now 139 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: like you're in your groove? 140 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 3: Are you nervous? Is Thomas nervous? 141 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 4: Ben? 142 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 5: I am so nervous. Thomas is over in the moon ecstatic. 143 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 4: He is just he's like roses in his eyes, like 144 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 4: this is going to be so exciting the best time. 145 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 4: I'm very realistic where I'm like, oh my gosh, everything 146 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 4: is about to change, and we have we have so 147 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 4: much to learn. 148 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 5: We have nothing ready here. 149 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 4: We you know, I've just been on Pinterest and talking 150 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 4: to friends who've had babies. But it's a lot and 151 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 4: as excited and grateful as we are, Like I'm still scareduless, 152 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 4: if I can say that on this podcast, But I'm 153 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 4: just in the mindset where I'm trying to take it 154 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 4: day by day because really that's all I can do, 155 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 4: and slowly trying to prepare everything. But it's when I 156 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 4: first found out, I was definitely the one crying because 157 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 4: I was scared, and he was crying because he was 158 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 4: so excited. So we kind of balance each other out. 159 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: I do I feel like, you know, I didn't get 160 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: to know Thomas at all before you're meeting him on 161 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 2: the beach in Paradise, and I've been able to be 162 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: around him, i think three times now since then. He 163 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: seems to me like a guy that's just like one 164 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: full of a lot of joy. 165 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 3: And two. 166 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 2: I think unexpectedly like does just like lean in the 167 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 2: situations and get pumped up about him and doesn't like fret, 168 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: you know, the unnecessary worrying, the the you know, gosh, 169 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 2: I'm not ready kind of thoughts, Like it just feels like, yeah, 170 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 2: he would cry because of excitement and be super ready. 171 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 2: Another piece of that is because what I've seen in 172 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 2: him is he just loves you a lot like which 173 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: is such a cool thing to see and witness because 174 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: I've been around for you know, a couple of seasons 175 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 2: of your life. So it's really cool to see how 176 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: much he loves you so like I would imagine right 177 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: he for you. It brings you a since a peace 178 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 2: that somebody's so excited to raise a child with you, 179 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 2: And that's a part of why he's so excited. 180 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, oh one thousand percent. 181 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 4: And listen, I could talk about Thomas and they're rave 182 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 4: about him all day. 183 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 5: I don't want to get too sappy. 184 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 4: And annoying, but he really is so incredible, and he's 185 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 4: been incredible since we first got together, in every different 186 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 4: kind of phase that we've gotten to know each other 187 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 4: and have been in this relationship. But to see him 188 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 4: be I mean, I have always known he was going to. 189 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 5: Be a great father. 190 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 4: He's the first guy really in my life that I 191 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 4: was like, I could see you being a father for 192 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 4: my children and being like an equal partner and I 193 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 4: wouldn't have to stress and worry about you with a 194 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 4: little newborn. 195 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 5: He has been like the. 196 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 4: Most supportive through all of this, like whether I'm having 197 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 4: a hard day, going through the hormones and just all 198 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 4: these feelings, he has been there no matter what to 199 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 4: be like what do you need? 200 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 5: Like do you need a solution? Do you need comfort 201 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 5: right now? 202 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 4: And so that's I mean, I can't imagine going through 203 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: this without him. He has been so steadfast and so incredible, 204 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 4: and it's really made this experience so far. 205 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 5: I mean we're we're only twenty. 206 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 4: One weeks in, but he's made it like the most 207 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 4: meaningful so far, which is so special. 208 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 2: So you obviously started out as a as a couple 209 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: that met in paradise. We don't go through your you know, 210 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 2: the twists and turns of that. But now you find yourself, 211 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 2: you know, a couple years removed, you're having a baby together, 212 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 2: when like, does it still feel like you're a bachelor couple? 213 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 2: I've wondered that about people, Like is there still a 214 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 2: level where it feels like a bachelor couple? Are you 215 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 2: guys kind of in a new season where you feel 216 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 2: removed from that and you've now created your own things 217 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 2: and that part of life is passed or kind of 218 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 2: how how do you sit there and view your relationship? 219 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's I mean, look like we still like even 220 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 4: in the other week, we're sitting down and we were like, 221 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 4: how the heck did we meet on a TV show? 222 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 4: So it really does feel like that phase has passed. 223 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 4: I mean, yes, that's how we met, but that was short, 224 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 4: such a short stint in I feel like where we've 225 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 4: come that we just and also we're so boring and 226 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 4: normal that it's weird that that was the beginning of this. 227 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 4: But yeah, we feel like that that chapter is kind 228 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 4: of closed. And of course, like we'll always be grateful 229 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 4: for the way that we met, because had it not 230 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 4: been for Paradise and the weird circumstances, we would have 231 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 4: probably never met and had the time to even chat 232 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 4: and start dating. 233 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 5: But it's you know, everything. 234 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 4: Has its season, and I feel like we've kind of 235 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 4: moved on from that, and but it's still wild to 236 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 4: think about, honestly, like, how did we meet on a 237 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 4: beach in Mexico and break up there and then get 238 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 4: back together and get engaged and now we're here having 239 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 4: this baby. 240 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 5: It's just a wild ride. 241 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 3: It is a wild ride. 242 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 2: It is It's pretty incredible because you know, with Ashley 243 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 2: and I've talked about it, like I've gotten to see 244 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: her for you know, over six years now. So I 245 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 2: saw her single, I saw her single and wanting. I 246 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 2: saw her meet somebody at Bachelor Winter Games. I saw 247 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: that end. I saw her finally get with Jared. I 248 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 2: saw them get married and to have a kid. Like 249 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: it's a really weird place when we get to this 250 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 2: age where you get to see somebody's kind of journey. 251 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 2: I got to see it with you right we're living 252 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 2: on the tour bus. Like it was a very intimate, 253 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 2: right experience for all of us. We were up close 254 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: and personal with each other's lives and like the goods 255 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 2: and the bads and the hard days and the days 256 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 2: that we didn't feel like, you know. 257 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 3: Moving forward. 258 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 2: It was It's crazy now to look at you and 259 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: see you happy. 260 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 3: And to see where you get where you've ended up. 261 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, And that's the thing. 262 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 4: It's like, I mean, just in general with life, you 263 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 4: never know what's going to happen, where somebody is going 264 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 4: to go. And I think especially just like from the 265 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 4: show standpoint, things are so fleeting and can change so quickly, 266 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 4: and it just goes to show you know, you could 267 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 4: go through the ringer while you're on the show where 268 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 4: you could have the best time and you never know 269 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 4: where you're going to be in two years, five years, 270 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 4: ten years. And I think Ashley and Jared are a 271 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 4: great testament to like really all the life. 272 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 5: Changes you could go through in a pretty short amount 273 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 5: of time. 274 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 4: Also, I have you to thank for really going on 275 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:57,119 Speaker 4: Paradise because you're the only person I called beforehand to chat. 276 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 5: About to be like should I do this? I don't know? 277 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 5: And you kind of talked me through everything. So have 278 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 5: I ever actually thanked you for that? 279 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 3: I don't know, I don't know. Well, thank you, well, 280 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 3: I appreciate that. 281 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 4: You know. 282 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 3: I think I remember the conversation. 283 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 2: I remember exactly where I was sitting because I'd heard 284 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 2: a rumor that you were considering it and you had 285 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 2: called saying, hey, I just need to you know, from 286 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 2: two leads from somebody knows me, some somebody cares about me. 287 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 3: What do you think? 288 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 2: And we talked it through and I think the conclusion 289 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 2: really was like why not? Like what's the worst that 290 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: can happen? Like you go on there, you make a 291 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 2: fool of yourself. Everybody like criticize you and you leave 292 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 2: and you say, okay, you know, it's worth a shot, 293 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: or maybe maybe you just meet somebody, because dating after 294 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 2: being a lead is not is not easy now, especially 295 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 2: for somebody like. 296 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 3: You and me. 297 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: You know, if people don't know it, we aren't like, hey, 298 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 2: let's go to the bars, let's go out, let's be 299 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 2: super social all the time, let's start. You know, it's 300 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 2: not you know, so we sit in our homes and 301 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 2: we read and we do we play with our dogs, 302 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 2: and so meeting somebody is not easy, and so going 303 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 2: on these shows sometimes feels like the best next step. 304 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 4: Mm hmm yeah. Yeah, So I have you to think 305 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 4: and thank goodness you did. I mean, had I talked 306 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 4: to anyone else, that probably would have been talked off 307 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 4: the legend not of. 308 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 5: Have not have ended up there. So thank you. 309 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 4: I mean, you have a you have a hand in 310 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 4: all of this. And when I say all this, I'm 311 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 4: pointing to my belly right now in a very weird way. 312 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 4: Don't take that. 313 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 5: Weird people, I know how we can twist things. 314 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, and I'll celebrate that. It's it's like I said, 315 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 2: it's just great to see you happy. Well we did 316 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 2: have some listeners that wrote them wrote in a couple 317 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: questions for you, who will be the stricter parent? 318 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 5: Me one thousand percent me. 319 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 4: Tumas will be the cool dad, and I'll be the 320 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 4: one who I mean, she's just so easy, breezy and 321 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 4: lets things fly where I'm like, mm mmm, that is 322 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 4: not okay, honey. So but I will say it also 323 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 4: is very hard for me at this point to even 324 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 4: discipline the dogs. I can't imagine having to discipline my 325 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 4: own child. So we'll see, but I think right now. 326 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 5: I'll be much more strict, probably for the little one. 327 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 2: You have a lot of like you you obviously do 328 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 2: you have a lot of Midwest like you have a 329 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 2: lot of Midwest mom? 330 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 3: And you oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah. Next question was 331 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 3: you have any names picked out? 332 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 4: We do, Yes, we had both boy and girl names 333 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 4: picked out. Girl names to me are just like way easier. 334 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 4: We we really went back and forth on boy names. 335 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 4: We do have I think the one, but we're not 336 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 4: sharing it until he's born, So you'll have to wait 337 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 4: what four more months until the little dude comes. 338 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: Well that's awesome, And do you have a hard time 339 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 2: not like referring to the baby publicly as the name. 340 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 5: Yes, oh yes, and especially Thomas. 341 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 4: I'm convinced he will accidentally let it slip on an 342 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 4: Instagram story at some point. 343 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 5: So we we've come up with a code name for it. 344 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, like when we're on the show, 345 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 4: you have code names when you're in a relationship. 346 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 5: It's kind it feels just like that. We have a 347 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 5: little code name. So we're calling him Tony right now, 348 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 5: little Tony. 349 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 4: So if you actually hear that, that's not gonna be 350 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 4: his real name unless he comes out looking like a Tony. 351 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 5: Who knows. 352 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 4: But but I'm hoping we don't let it slip before September. 353 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 2: Okay, the uh what has been the best and worst 354 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 2: part of pregnancy? 355 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 5: Oh my gosh. Okay, well I'll start with the worst, 356 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 5: just to get it out of the way. 357 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 4: Overall, and I don't want anyone to take to take 358 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 4: this the wrong way. I am so grateful for being 359 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 4: able to carry life and it's such an amazing thing. 360 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 4: But I don't love being pregnant, I think, just overall, 361 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 4: there's just I also don't like being told like I 362 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 4: can't do things so to be like not being able to. 363 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 5: Drink wine or eat heared meats and soft cheeses. I'm 364 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 5: my gosh, dang it. 365 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 4: But I mean that's been the hardest part, I think, 366 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 4: is just having to refrain from things that you're so 367 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 4: used to consuming and doing in. 368 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 5: Your daily life. 369 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 4: The best part so far, I would say, is starting to. 370 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 5: Feel him kick. 371 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 4: It has been the most weird but incredible sensation. I 372 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 4: will just say, women's bodies are so incredible. 373 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 5: It's just so inspiring. 374 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 4: And I've seen women go through this growing up, of course, 375 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 4: like friends, family members, other people. 376 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 5: You know. 377 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 4: I mean, this is like how life is made. But 378 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,959 Speaker 4: it wasn't until I was finally pregnant where I can 379 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 4: appreciate just how my body is changing and like being 380 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 4: able to bring life into this world is so beautiful. 381 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 4: And so when I finally started to feel him kick 382 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 4: two weeks ago, I was like, oh, this is real. 383 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 4: This is really cool. And now when I like, because 384 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 4: at first you don't really know what it is, it 385 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 4: feels like butterflies popping in your stomach. But now I 386 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 4: can feel him all the time, and he is moving 387 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 4: and grooving and kicking all the time, and it's so 388 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 4: fun to feel, even though it's like uncomfortable sometimes I'm like, oh, 389 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 4: keep it up a little man. 390 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, isn't that weird? So wild? 391 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 5: And Thomas is like, why can't I feel him? I 392 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 5: can't feel him? 393 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 4: I'm like, well, he's the size of a banana and 394 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 4: his legs are the size of a penny right now, 395 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 4: or like his feet are the size of a penny. 396 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 5: Of course you're not going to feel him. 397 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 4: But yeah, it's I mean, one day, whenever you and 398 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 4: Jess decide that this is for you and and she 399 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,400 Speaker 4: starts to experience these things again, if she wants. 400 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 5: Like it's, you'll be in awe. It's so amazing. 401 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm really nervous for that day. It's obviously something 402 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 2: we want. But as you said, I have a hard 403 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 2: time like leaving my dog now, and you know, obviously 404 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: I have a hard time leaving Jess. 405 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 3: I don't know what. 406 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 2: Kind of human I'm going to become once there's another 407 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 2: human that's in my life. 408 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 3: That's small. I mean, I'm responding, I you might never 409 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 3: see me again. You might. I think I'm gonna be 410 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 3: a puddle. 411 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 4: Hey, I get it, I get it. You will be 412 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 4: such incredible parents, no doubt. But I understand the nerves 413 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 4: like trust me. I'm like, I'm going to be anxious 414 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 4: for the next every day of my life, like not 415 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 4: even eighteen years of my life, but forever from here 416 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 4: I know. 417 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 5: But yes, it's I mean that that's parenting. 418 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 3: I get it, all right, you get the parents worry. 419 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 2: I feel it for a child that doesn't even exist yet. 420 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 3: Okay. 421 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 2: A couple more questions that were sent into us was 422 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 2: now we're kind of switching gears to the wedding. Obviously 423 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 2: we did talk about this being unexpected. You weren't not 424 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 2: not trying, but you also have a wedding that you're 425 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 2: planning for. Has this changed the plans? What is wedding 426 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 2: planning been like now with this event happening in your life. 427 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 4: I knew you were going to ask this one. Uh, 428 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 4: that is a great question. I would love to give 429 00:19:56,080 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 4: you a firm answer, and I can't. We So basically, 430 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 4: the little guy is coming the middle of September. We 431 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 4: were supposed to have our ceremony the very beginning of October, 432 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 4: and I was like, there's no way we're going to 433 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 4: want to travel and have to coordinate this extravagant thing. 434 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 4: Not that it was even going to be big. It 435 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 4: was just going to be small with our family. But 436 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 4: I was like, there's no way we're going to want 437 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 4: to do that. So I think, and we don't have 438 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 4: any firm dates or we haven't really talked about anything 439 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 4: further than we're just going to push it back I 440 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 4: think a year. 441 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 5: So we're going to wait until twenty twenty four, when 442 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 5: we have the. 443 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 4: Baby kind of settled and we're in a routine and 444 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 4: know what the heck we're doing, then we'll probably pick 445 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 4: it back up. But I will say the part that 446 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 4: we love the most about that and pushing it back 447 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 4: a little bit is Thomas is like, I'm going to 448 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 4: have a little best man to walk me down the aisle, 449 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 4: And so I think that'll be I mean, you know, 450 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 4: you've been married. 451 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 5: I've never been. 452 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 4: Married, but you just know how special an intimate that 453 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 4: is between you and your partner, and so to be 454 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 4: able to share that with this child that we've created, 455 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 4: I think is going to. 456 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 5: Be I mean, I'm going to be a mess. 457 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 4: I will be a puddle of tears regardless, but that's 458 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 4: the fun part that we're looking for. 459 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 5: So hopefully by that point he's walking yeah. 460 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 2: Right, I mean I think I mean that makes sense 461 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 2: because yes, one you have the pictures of the three 462 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 2: of you, now, I mean, how cool is that? And 463 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 2: then two you're able to enjoy it a little bit 464 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 2: more like if you want, you know, if you want 465 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: to take some SIPs, and if you want to dance 466 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 2: around like you can, you can really. 467 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 3: Have a good time. Yeah. 468 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's important too, because it's a lot of fun 469 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 2: when you can celebrate well on your wedding. 470 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I want to do it the right way, you know, 471 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 4: not that like, I mean, it's no surprise I love champagne, 472 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 4: and so I mean Thomas, Thomas is ready to go 473 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 4: to the courthouse tomorrow and do it. And I'm like, 474 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 4: but I want to celebrate properly and I want to 475 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 4: like have champagne showers and just not have to stress 476 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 4: about if I'll fit into a dress or not. 477 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 5: And so I think, I think that's the way we'll 478 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 5: do it. 479 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 2: My perspectives changed, you know when you when the show 480 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: first aired and Thomas was the one that you were 481 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 2: hanging out with, Like obviously there was the assumption of 482 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 2: who Thomas was based on his time on the first show, 483 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 2: and then as you get to know him, you're like, no, 484 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 2: this dude's great. And then the best part is just 485 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 2: seeing how much he loves you, and like all of 486 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 2: these things that you're saying are hilarious, but it's just 487 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 2: showing how much she loves you and how excited he is. 488 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 3: To be with you and do this whole thing with you. 489 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 2: And for a friend and somebody who's gotten to see 490 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 2: a couple, like I said a couple of seasons, it's 491 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 2: just super exciting and encouraging and there's a lot of peace. 492 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,479 Speaker 2: And also out of everything might be one of the 493 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 2: best testaments that the show's ever produced, right, like that 494 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 2: this actually. 495 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 4: Work Ken and and again also too with editing. I 496 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 4: mean everything is for some sort of storyline, right, Like 497 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 4: it's no secret it's a reality TV show, but like 498 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 4: there's also parts that play into it. And so yeah, 499 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 4: for Thomas who have been like this horrendous villain coming 500 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 4: from the season he was onto this, I'm like, you can't. 501 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 5: You can't put everything into what you're seeing in the show. 502 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 2: So yeah, well it's a great testament. Okay, you you 503 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 2: always are up to something. As we said, we mentioned 504 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 2: Bachelor Live on stage at the beginning of this. You 505 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 2: were a massive, massive part of that through the three 506 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 2: seasons or two seasons and a third season those announced 507 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 2: that never worked out, but you were the steadfast. 508 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 3: Leader of that. 509 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 2: You have had your podcast Happy Hour for years now. 510 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 2: I know there's other things happening, So we'll start with 511 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 2: what's going on with Happy Hour? I know I checked out. 512 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 2: You know, the episodes has been a little hiatus. Are 513 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: you just taking a break? 514 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 3: What's going on? 515 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, we're on We're a little vaca right now. 516 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 4: We wrapped up Zach's season, which feels like decades ago, 517 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 4: I swear, and we've just been taking a break. There's 518 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 4: so much internal change going on within the franchise, which 519 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 4: I'm sure everyone's read about and seen in the headlines, 520 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 4: and so we're just taking a little break and I'm 521 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 4: I'm actually enjoying some time off to just kind of 522 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,360 Speaker 4: ness and just taken like this whole phase of my life. 523 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 4: So it's been it's actually been very nice. So yeah, 524 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 4: I'm hoping we'll have more updates in the next couple 525 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 4: of weeks. 526 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 5: Fingers crossed you. 527 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 3: You probably that is interesting. You probably had of anybody 528 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 3: that I know would have at least like experienced the 529 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 3: changes internally because you do work you know with Warner Brothers. 530 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 2: Who you know obviously is the parent to the Bachelor franchise. 531 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 3: That's where the podcast. Who produces the podcast? What is 532 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 3: it like? 533 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 2: Explain to me. Because I've heard the rumors, I've read 534 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 2: about the rumors. I still know a few producers who 535 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 2: are still around who are talking about chaos is pretty 536 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 2: much the only word I get, and trying to figure 537 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 2: it out. But from your perspective, what is happening behind 538 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 2: the scenes, I mean, they filmed the season in the 539 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 2: midst of this, so let's go on. 540 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 5: Honestly, I am just as in the dark as you. 541 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 4: I think people think because I do the podcast and 542 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 4: because you know we'll do appearances and we've been on 543 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 4: the show before we know everything. 544 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 5: That is not the case. Like, especially when. 545 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:44,479 Speaker 4: It comes to like higher levels within the franchise and 546 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 4: the executives. 547 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 5: I'm like, I have no idea what's going on. 548 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 4: I don't even think people that are in it really 549 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 4: know what's going on. I'll hear like little sprinklings here 550 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 4: and there. But much like you, like a lot of 551 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 4: the producers and the team that you worked with when 552 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 4: you were on the seas, like a lot of them 553 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 4: are gone, and so it's like, I really don't know 554 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 4: much at all, and I don't know what's true or not. 555 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 4: So we're kind of in the same boat, which is crazy. 556 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 2: It's gonna be because like Zach's season, I don't know 557 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 2: if you and Michelle felt this way, but astly and 558 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 2: I kind of felt, you know, it was kind of 559 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 2: a throwback season in a lot of ways, like it 560 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 2: felt like a season from six, seven, eight years ago. 561 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 2: It wasn't as you know, maybe drama filled as other seasons. 562 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 2: The drama wasn't the focus. At least, love stories were 563 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 2: the focus. We really enjoyed that. Maybe not everybody did so. 564 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 2: I felt like they were getting closer to a path 565 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 2: that maybe selfishly I wanted, I don't know if everybody 566 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 2: else wanted it. I'm intrigued now with the next season 567 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 2: coming up on what that will feel like, if that 568 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 2: will feel similar, if there will be changes. 569 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, I don't know. 570 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 4: I mean, you said it best, and I kept saying 571 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 4: this when his season was going was airing. It felt 572 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 4: like it was going back to the basics, back to 573 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 4: before all of the drama really was so heightened, and 574 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 4: that was like the beef of each episode, which again, 575 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 4: like you, I appreciated. I felt like we got to 576 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 4: know all the contestants a lot more on a just 577 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 4: a deeper, different level than what we've seen in the past. 578 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 5: I don't know, what would you say, like five or. 579 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 4: Six years, And I would hope Charity season is like 580 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 4: that too, just given the fact that people have campaigned 581 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 4: so hard in the past couple of years for another 582 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 4: lead of color, I would hope that her season could 583 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 4: be not tainted with the drama, but like focus on 584 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 4: the love too, And so I hope she has that. 585 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 4: I mean, I like, again, I've been kind of checked 586 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 4: out lately, so I. 587 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 5: Don't know anything. 588 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 4: I don't know who her men are, I don't know 589 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 4: any spoilers. But I really hope she could have a 590 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 4: journey similar his act sorts, focusing on the love and 591 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 4: the contestants get along for the most part, and she 592 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 4: doesn't have to deal with a lot of the bs 593 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 4: that we've seen lately. 594 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. I hope so too. 595 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 2: She did post this last week that she's back and 596 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 2: that she's recovering. 597 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 3: Have you talked to her? 598 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 5: I have not, no, and I definitely will reach out. 599 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 4: And we have a little bachelor at group chat that 600 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 4: will check in with each other every now and again, 601 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 4: and so we'll definitely be adding her. But I should 602 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 4: reach out just to see. But she's looking good from 603 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 4: the picks I've seen. I was like, damn, those men 604 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 4: were lucky. 605 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 2: It's the Bachelorette like posts, like all these people come 606 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 2: on the show, they leave and you're like, goodness, gracious, 607 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 2: you are glowing. Like it's that glow you know, yes, 608 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 2: good or bad? You come off that show and you're. 609 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 4: Like, yeah, yeah, Well, she's probably catching up on all 610 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 4: the sleep now too, that she's lacked for the past 611 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 4: two months. She's like, I'm on a schedule, I'm catching 612 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 4: up on sleep, I'm. 613 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 5: Eating right, I'm probably able to work out again. So 614 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 5: I'm good. 615 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm hoping she's enjoying this time before her 616 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 4: season starts and it gets crazy. 617 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, And it's also probably the first time in I 618 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 2: mean geez for her. She was announced right afterwards, like 619 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 2: three and a half months. It's not a camera within 620 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 2: five feet of her as she like you know, picks 621 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 2: her nose or you know, walks to the bathroom like 622 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 2: she doesn't pay anybody. 623 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 3: I'm going to one or two today. 624 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, just like It's a very nice season of life 625 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 2: to just get away post filming because you finally feel 626 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 2: human again. 627 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 4: Right, I think you just have quiet like she's been going, going, going, 628 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 4: just like the quiet is one of the best parts. 629 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, what else is exciting happening that you're looking 630 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 2: forward to her? 631 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 3: Maybe it doesn't even have to be exciting. 632 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 2: It's exciting for you now that you are taking a 633 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: little break from Happy Hour that bachelortte on stage. Even 634 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 2: though the time has passed, you know, you were able 635 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 2: to travel Italy and not have to rush back home. 636 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 2: So what is life looking like in the near future. 637 00:29:56,680 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh, I am so excited for the next 638 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 4: couple months because we have been going going wind like crazy. 639 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 4: We've been traveling between Italy Nashville, LA. Like We've just 640 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 4: I feel like we haven't been at our house, which 641 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 4: we just moved into like a month or two ago. 642 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 4: So I'm just excited to get our house done, finish that. 643 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 4: I'm still working on my Sparkling Wineline board done. So 644 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 4: we still have a lot of in person events planned 645 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 4: for this summer, which is one of my favorite parts 646 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 4: is just getting out and being with people again. We 647 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 4: launched in the middle of COVID, which is a very 648 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 4: hard time to launch a new brand. 649 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 5: So I'm looking forward to that. 650 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 4: If anyone needs bubbles in their life, check out Board Done, 651 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 4: Sparkling Wine a little plug there, and then. 652 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 5: I do have another. I can't say too much. 653 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 4: There is another little project coming in the next couple months. 654 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 5: I'm thinking. 655 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 4: It's with it's with one of my friend's brands that's 656 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 4: based in Minnesota come to California. So again I can't 657 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 4: say a lot, but stay tuned because that'll be very 658 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 4: fun to announce and a very fun thing for people 659 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 4: in the California area. Hopefully in twenty twenty three. 660 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 2: I see that in your future. I'll speak some prophecy 661 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 2: over you. I feel like the future for Becca will 662 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 2: be creating really great brands and being involved in the 663 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 2: creation of really great brands. And who knows, it could 664 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 2: also be still, you know, doing a podcast. It could 665 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 2: be doing another show. I don't know that, but I 666 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:35,479 Speaker 2: think you're gonna thrive at bringing really great products to people, 667 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 2: and I see you just enjoy. 668 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 5: It, thinks Ben, I appreciate that. 669 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I hope that type that comes true. I hope 670 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 2: it comes true too. 671 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 5: Fingers crossed. 672 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 2: Well, really, thank you so much for coming on the 673 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 2: Almost Famous podcast. 674 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 3: Do Not Go Anywhere. 675 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 2: Why you ask, well, because we have an incredible episode 676 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 2: that's out now breaking down all the headlines happening in 677 00:31:58,840 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 2: Bachelor Nation. 678 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 3: Yes, Becca is here for that. There's some incredible headlines. 679 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 2: Some big announcements on shows coming up that Bachelor Nation 680 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 2: is a part of. So hey, close this one out, 681 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 2: open up the next one. We'll be back breaking down headlines. 682 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcasts on 683 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts