1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Hey guys, and welcome back to another week of Casual Chaos. 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: This week I have a really exciting guest. We are 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: here in Lake Tahoe, Mercedes North Up. Welcome to Casual Chaos. 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me and my sight is so excited 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: to have you on. We've been having the best time 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: in Lake Tahoe's beautiful here. It's so beautiful. It's been 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: so much fun getting to know you. We are podcasting 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: from the Verbo Summerhouse in Lake Tahoe. Procrastinators rejoice, the 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: early bird is not the only one who gets the worm. 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: Verbo offers last minute deals for private vacation rentals. 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Available now wherever you listen to podcasts. 27 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: I've loved getting to hang out with you and Tahoe. 28 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: This has been so much fun. So you were on 29 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: the Bachelor and you made it up to week five? Yes, 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: this was Zach's season. What made you want to be 31 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: on the Bachelor? How old were you also? 32 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: I was twenty three four twenty four it was coo. 33 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: So you were my age? Yes? 34 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: And I never I mean, I'm from Iowa. I grew 35 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: up on a farm. Like I never in a millionaire's 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: thought that I would be on a TV show like 37 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 2: that was like not even in my radar. But I 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: was dating a guy in Nashville. I live in Nashville 39 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: and we broke up. I was absolutely heartbroken and I 40 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: was calling my cousin every day like boohoo crying. 41 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm so more broken. 42 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: And she's like, I'm gonna apply like you to the Bachelor, 43 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: and I'm like, okay, like never gonna happen. 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: I feel like it's always a person, like somebody else 45 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: pushing you to do something crazy. Yeah, And it was 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: honestly like kind of a joke like yeah, I was 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: like okay, yeah, got like apply me whatever, like never 48 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: gonna happen. 49 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 2: Yeah. 50 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: And then I got a. 51 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: Call on the phone one day and it was like 52 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: an older lady I forget, I wish I remember her name. 53 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: She was so sweet, but she was just talking to me. 54 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: I felt like I was talking to like my grandma 55 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: like I was. It was no pressure at all, and 56 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: I was like hey, like just kind of told my 57 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 2: background and she's like, we love you, like we're gonna 58 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: like keep this process going. And I feel like every 59 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: time I had an interview, I'm like, oh my gosh, 60 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: they're never gonna call me back, like this is done, 61 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 2: it's it's over with whatever. And then yeah, kept going 62 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 2: and got on the show and it's crazy. It was 63 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: so fun though when I met like the best girls ever. 64 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: So how was that whole process for you? It was good? 65 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: Like were you really ready for a love at that point, 66 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: like to settle down and get married. I mean I 67 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: was kind of young. 68 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 2: I was twenty four, so I feel like yes, but 69 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: also no, like I always say, I wish I would 70 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 2: have waited like until right now to on this show, 71 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 2: because right now I feel like I'm more like you know, 72 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: my friends' lobes like fully developed, like you know what 73 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: I'm saying, Like I'm like, okay, like I'm actually ready 74 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 2: to like find someone and settle down. Yeah, but obviously 75 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 2: God let that happen like at that time in my life. 76 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: So just very thankful. It was probably just a lesson 77 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: for you to learn and something for you almost like 78 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: when they say when you have three loves in your life, 79 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: one is a lesson, one is a purpose, and then 80 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: like one is your soulmate, right, So I mean God 81 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: put you through that for a reason, just to teach 82 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: you different things. It definitely made you the person that 83 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: you are today. 84 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 85 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: It also showed you probably so many traits that you 86 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: now want in a guy, or want in your future 87 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: husband or things that you don't want and just I 88 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: mean it also shows you how girls can be too. 89 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: Which I will say, I was like so lucky with 90 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: the girls on my season, like we were all still 91 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: so close, like everyone was amazing because I was like 92 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: my biggest fear going into it. I'm like, oh my gosh, like, 93 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: are these girls gonna be assholes? Like because again I'm 94 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: from Iowa. Like I'm like not, you know what I'm saying, 95 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 2: What am I getting myself into? But no, all the 96 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: girls were like truly the best thing ever. And I 97 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 2: feel like that's kind of why God put me there too, 98 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: because I like got the best friendships. 99 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: It are you friends abou any Jersey girls? No? No, 100 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: not just I feel like we need to tell the 101 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: listeners what animal you saw the other day? 102 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: Oh my god? The bear? 103 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: The bear? 104 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 2: The bear? 105 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: Me and you are so scared bear. You wanted to 106 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: like go pet the bear. 107 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: She was like, do I get out of the car. 108 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 2: I'm like, no, sit down, what are you doing? No, 109 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: it's just cute from Afar, I will say, But like 110 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: I don't get wet. Know. 111 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: First of all, Mercedes just showing me this video saying 112 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: that it's a baby. I was like girl at the 113 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: top of. 114 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: It is not a baby anyway, grow almost grown? 115 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: No, it could it could do some damage. I do 116 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: some damage. I was I when in our kitchen because 117 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: me and Mercedes are saying in the same verboe and 118 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: like tahoe in our kitchen. I don't know. If you 119 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: notice the sign it says bear country. 120 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 2: No, yeah, it's a bear country country. 121 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: Mild Like I was not a country, right, So I 122 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: was just so confused. I was like, I was like, okay, Lake, 123 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: I was like lake Bear County would make a little 124 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: more sense. But bear country, what does it mean? And okay, 125 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: can we tell you that? Like the whole US is. 126 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: But that's it doesn't make sense, not true. No, Like 127 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: I don't I've never seen a bear in like California. No, 128 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. 129 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 2: This is my first time sing a bear. This is 130 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 2: my first time single bear like in person, you same thing. 131 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: No, That's what I'm saying, Like I don't need to 132 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: encounter more bears here, Like there's so many bears in 133 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: my development. We what it's crazy. It's like ridiculous. I basically, 134 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: like my boyfriend calls it the boonies, but like it's 135 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: just a town in Jersey. It's like, really not the boon. 136 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: I didn't even know there was bears there. Oh yeah, 137 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: oh yeah, bears at a lot of animals, bears, deer, coyote, fox, 138 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: anything you could think of. Wow, oh yeah, no wild. 139 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: I was on a walk like three weeks ago. I 140 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: haven't been on a walk around my development since the 141 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: bear started really making themselves at home. Yeah. So yeah. 142 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: It was literally like so it's like my house and 143 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: then my neighbor's house, and also my neighbor like sends 144 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: a video to my mom of like eleven bears having 145 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: a field day, like the mom, the dad, maybe some cousins. 146 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: The babies, like a full family. 147 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: Bear family, like jumping up and down on the trees 148 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: having a field day. I was like, this is insane. 149 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: Like my biggest fear when I come home at night 150 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: is getting out of my car and there being a 151 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: bear like by my garbage. Oh that's so fair. I 152 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: was walking like three four weeks ago around my development 153 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: because I loved doing it. One full lap around my 154 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: development is a mile, So you do like that two 155 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: or three times, like it's a really good walk. I'm 156 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: walking and all of a sudden I look to my left. 157 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: I'm on the phone my cousin and I go tin Now. 158 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: If I die right now, just callne one one. If 159 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: I scream, call nine one one. If you hear anything, 160 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: call nine one one. Huge Fox, I mean it wasn't 161 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: that big. Fox aren't that big, but like just sitting 162 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: there staring at me, and I'm like, you're like, so 163 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: this is my end? This is the end. I fully 164 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: thought he was gonna, you know, lunge at me or something. 165 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: They're aggressive, but I really think they're like the sweetest animals. 166 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: I'm like walking so slow because then I think of 167 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: people saying like if you act scared, it'll attack, So 168 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: I'm like walking your energy slow. I'm like, well, this 169 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: thing probably feels my energy already because I'm freaking out 170 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: inside like I'm dying. And then I just sprinted home 171 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: and my walk ended. Have you walked since then? No? 172 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: Okay, fair, no, no, I wouldn't either. 173 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: All right, let's get back into the Bachelor. So did 174 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: you feel a real connection with Zach and refresh my memory? 175 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: Week five? Is that like midway? Yeah? 176 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, I think there was like eight or nine 177 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 2: weeks total, pretty far. Yeah, we were in London, it 178 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: was super fun, But did I have a real connection. No. 179 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 2: It's so confusing because I feel like for Bachelor, like 180 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,119 Speaker 2: you don't have your phone, you're not talking to your family, 181 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 2: you're not talking to your friends. It's literally twenty or 182 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: like at this time ten like when I got off, 183 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 2: but like of these new girls that you don't know, 184 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 2: and we're all obsessed with the same guy, and you 185 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: have producers being like, oh my gosh, he's so great, 186 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 2: like he's and Zach is amazing, Like I love him, 187 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 2: He's like perfect for my best friend Katie, but like 188 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 2: for me personally, I'm like, like, looking back on him, 189 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: I'm like, no, not my man. But in the time, 190 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: I'm like, wait, do I like him like everyone else? 191 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: I mean, of course, I feel like it's totally a 192 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: mental thing because, like you said, you're on this show, 193 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: you're very isolated, you don't have real connection with the 194 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: outside world, and I feel like you do kind of 195 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: get warped into this thing that like, Okay, I need 196 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: to like this guy. I'm on this show for a reason, 197 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: like we're fighting towards something. But I feel like it 198 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: could be like honestly, really mine, I mean I think 199 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: I would I would like not know what to do 200 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: with myself. 201 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 2: So I came from London, I got home, I literally 202 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 2: like didn't talk to anyone other than my mom and 203 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: dad and my brothers for like two weeks. Yeah, I 204 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 2: was like, I need to like a full mental reset, 205 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 2: like obviously so grateful for the show, like it's brought 206 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 2: me very like amazing opportunities and stuff. But after I 207 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 2: was really like, you know yesterday, how you're like my 208 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 2: social battery is drained. Like I'm like that's how I felt. 209 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 2: But like time ten, it was. It was the craziest 210 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 2: thing ever, like coming back from the show. 211 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: Of course, I mean and also in the real world, 212 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: there's seven billion people in this world. You were with 213 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: one guy? Yes, one guy? 214 00:09:58,640 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: Yeah? 215 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: I mean in retro respect, yes, does this show really 216 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: work for so many people? And is it an amazing experience? 217 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: One hundred percent? But in retrospect there's twenty girls one guy. 218 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: Mm hmm, there's seven billion people in this world, right, 219 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: it's a little you know, yes, yeah, no show. I 220 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: feel absolutely yeah no. 221 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 2: And that's like what I'm saying, like Katie and him 222 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 2: are perfect together and like that was like supposed to happen. 223 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 2: I literally think God put me on the show like 224 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 2: literally for the friendships. I think that was like the 225 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 2: biggest thing that came out of it, which I'm so 226 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 2: grateful for. 227 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: So do you well, because you're still close with Katie, 228 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: do you still see Zach around? Like how is it 229 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: when you see him? 230 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 2: Oh? 231 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: Completely normal? Yeah, Yeah, it's kind of like water under 232 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: the bridge, like this happened, but it's hard. And like 233 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: me and zich I feel like we were like, like. 234 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 2: I always to Kayd, I'm like we really bros like 235 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 2: on the show, like we're like, hey, like what's we 236 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 2: were like doing things we had too but like it was. 237 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: Never like we didn't. I never think we like really 238 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: like liked each other. 239 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 2: So I was actually with them and because they live 240 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 2: in Austin and I was with them for like a 241 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 2: few days, I stayed with them and people were like, is. 242 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: That so weird? And I'm like, no, not at all. 243 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 2: We're like three best friends, not weird at all. 244 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, So that's actually that's so good. That's like a 245 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: really nice feeling. Yeah. Has he changed at all since 246 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: being with his wife Katie? 247 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 2: No, I feel like he's stayed very He's always been 248 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: so like kind and sweet. Yeah, and like that's exactly 249 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 2: what Katie needed. I think they're just like the way 250 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 2: that they add to each other. Like I think they've 251 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 2: obviously changed and like over time, because of course you 252 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: grow and you like especially like falling in love with someone. 253 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 2: I feel like when you do find your partner, like 254 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 2: they teach you things and you teach them things. So 255 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 2: definitely like change. But yeah, no, not really. I mean 256 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: I feel like he's always like stayed very true to 257 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 2: himself and it's always been like a great person. 258 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: So I feel like you need to also do that 259 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: while being on reality TV as well? 260 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 2: For sure? 261 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: What made you decide to go on Bachelor in Paradise? 262 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 2: All my friends are going yeah, and I was like 263 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 2: why not? You know, like there was a few guys 264 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 2: that I was like super interested in from Bachternation. 265 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: Okay, so you had also and like you had intentions 266 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: like with people going in there. 267 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure, I was like super excited. I was like, 268 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, like i'might get away friend obviously. 269 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: And how old were you when you went onto that 270 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: twenty five? 271 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah it was a year after actually a little older, yes, yep. 272 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 2: And I loved it, like Paradise was amazing. 273 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 1: It was so fun. 274 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 2: It was like a completely different experience though, because obviously 275 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 2: Paradise there's like more guys to choose from, Like it's 276 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 2: not just one guy. 277 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: How many like how many did it start off with? 278 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 2: Oh gosh, I don't even know, Probably like like. 279 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: A loss seven Oh okay, but at least more than one, yeah, 280 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: oh for sure. Yeah. 281 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, So you had more of a choice and it 282 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 2: was more like not like super production y, like you 283 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 2: could like sit around and actually like have conversations, whereas 284 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 2: like on The Bachelor, I feel like, oh my gosh, 285 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 2: like this is your like five minutes to talk to 286 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 2: the Bachelor like trauma dum, like you know. 287 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: You get it in now. 288 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. It's like because they always love, you know, the 289 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 2: stories and stuff. 290 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: So I feel like Paradise. 291 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 2: Was more chill, like we're actually felt like you were 292 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 2: like actually trying to date. 293 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: Someone you know. And so then if on Paradise, sorry 294 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: I've never watched Paradise before, but if like you didn't 295 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: form a connection, is that when you got sent home 296 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: or did people also choose if you got sent home? 297 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 2: No, so it's like same thing as Bachelor. There's rose ceremonies, 298 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 2: so like the girls will have the rose one week, 299 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 2: the next week the guys will have the rose, and 300 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 2: then obviously if you don't receive a rose, then that's 301 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 2: when you go home. 302 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: Okay, So girls choose their guys and guys choose their girls. Yes, okay, yeah, 303 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: and it starts every week. Kind of reminds me a 304 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: little bit of Love Island like Recoupling and y yes, yep, 305 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: a little bit. 306 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 2: And I think like Paradise this year, so it's like 307 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 2: in the middle of the season right now, but it's 308 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 2: a little different. There's like money and stuff involved in them, 309 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 2: like a prize. So I honestly haven't watched the last 310 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 2: episode where they like fully announced that, but yeah, I 311 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 2: don't know. So it's a little different. But ours was 312 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 2: like just roal ceremonies. Yeah. 313 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: So you left Bachelor in Paradise single. Do you have 314 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: any regrets? No, going on the island, No, not really. 315 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: I mean I wish I would have dated around more 316 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 2: on Paradise. I feel like once I got in like 317 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 2: my couple, like I was just like Okay, this is comfortable, 318 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: like we're good. I wish I would have like explored 319 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 2: a little more that's probably my only regret. 320 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: Okay, So then what happened? Like where was your exit? So? 321 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: I was with a guy named Tyler. 322 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: Ok. 323 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 2: We were like super like chill, like we were just 324 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 2: I feel like we're kind of similar where like it's 325 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: we're both very chill, like not too like lovey debby whatever. 326 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 2: But basically it was like this whole thing he like 327 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: he told me like, so we went on a one 328 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 2: on one date okay, and then in his interviews he's 329 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 2: like there's a spark like I feel this spark whatever, 330 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: and I'm like, I literally, this is so funny. I 331 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: saw a raccoon and I was like, oh my gosh, 332 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 2: is that a sign? Like is that a good time? 333 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 2: It's like the weirdest thing ever, like so stupid. But anyways, 334 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 2: I was like, oh my gosh, like we're locked in 335 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 2: and we saw a shooting star. So I saw a 336 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 2: shooting star and a raccoon. I'm like, oh my god, 337 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 2: what is this. 338 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: The shooting star? I can get behind that. 339 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I got trolled like people were like a raccoon, 340 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 2: that's not a sign, girl, Like, You're so right, I 341 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 2: don't know what I was thinking. 342 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: You could. I'm you gut warped, like you were a 343 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: little little like you know, my brain. 344 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 2: Was fog yes, no, absolutely little maybe you know. Yes. 345 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: So anyways, then we had a conversation and he was like, 346 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: I just don't feel a spark and then it was 347 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 2: like this whole thing. I was like, why didn't you 348 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 2: tell me that earlier? Like it was kind of like 349 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 2: a little dramatic, and. 350 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: Then he got that rose ceremony. 351 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 2: Then no I did, so I didn't give him my rose. Okay, 352 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: So then he went home and then I stayed and 353 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 2: I gave my rose to a guy named Jordan, and 354 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: we were like friends, like we like tried to explore 355 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 2: a little bit. Was like not and it was like 356 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 2: the last like four days of filming, so it's like 357 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 2: there's no reason to try to get in a relationship. 358 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: But you know what I'm saying. So yeah, oh so 359 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: you pretty much made it to the end though. Yeah. Yeah, 360 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: I was there until the last day. Oh wow. Okay, yep, 361 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: So I mean you tried though. I gave it my all. Yeah, 362 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: I gave it. Yeah. So where is your relationship with 363 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: Tyler now? 364 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 2: I mean he's engaged too, Yeah, and they're like super happy, 365 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 2: which obviously like I wish nothing but the best for him, and. 366 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: It's but after Paradise, it kind of just like that 367 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: was it. 368 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was I have not talked since, Like I 369 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 2: think we actually did have like one phone call after Paradise, 370 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: but it was like literally like hey, like like checking 371 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 2: in on each other because at the end of the day, like, yeah, 372 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 2: we were in a couple, We're also like it was 373 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: like we were friends. 374 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: You know, I'm a relationship with the person, especially not 375 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: having a phone. You guys, really you bond and like 376 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: form this relationship where you get to know these people 377 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: so quickly because what else is there to do then 378 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: to get to know these people. Literally, it's not like 379 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: you're distracted by anything else. You're kind of in this 380 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: situation where it's like I'm either going to get to 381 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: know all of you or I should just leave. 382 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,959 Speaker 2: Right Yes, yeah, so but no, I mean we're like 383 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 2: we're fine. Like there's no like hate or anything like that, 384 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 2: and I'm super happy for him. He just kind of 385 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 2: engaged like a couple months ago. So yeah, oh wait, 386 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 2: he's from Jersey. Oh I see, yes, he is from Jersey. 387 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 2: Where is he from? 388 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: Have no idea. I'm like your real friend from Jersey. Yeah, exactly. 389 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: Have you been dating since Bachelor in Paradise. 390 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 2: A little here and there, nothing serious? 391 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: Would you consider going on dating apps? Like? No, I 392 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: get it. I mean I feel like I'm kind of 393 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: like very traditional old school in a way where I 394 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: feel like it's supposed to happen natural. 395 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like I definitely want to meet my man like organically, 396 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 2: so I actually want my ex on Hinge And I 397 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 2: told myself I would never do Hinge again because I'm like. 398 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: People have really great success rates with the dating apps. 399 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: They really do. And I mean I also feel like 400 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: the dating apps are fun to just kind of get 401 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: yourself out there again and even go on like little 402 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: speed dating type vibe and just you know, get to 403 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: know people, get yourself out there a little bit, but 404 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: just to make you like feel confident in yourself again. 405 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: I feel for sure. But I'm on Riya. 406 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 2: But Riya's so confusing because it's like you'll match with 407 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 2: someone from like Australia. 408 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: It's like, how is this happening? I'm never gonna know, 409 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, I've always said if I you know, obviously 410 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 1: my boyfriend and I are in for the long haul. 411 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: Nothing's happening. But if I ever were to be single, 412 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: like Riya is one, then I'm like, oh for the hype, 413 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: guess I'll try to get on it. But I mean 414 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 1: I heard it's not that great. No, it's really not. 415 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 2: Like Honestly, I always tell people, I'm like, it's like 416 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 2: my little like game. Like I feel like it's like 417 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 2: my little game, like go on every night and like 418 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 2: you know, yeah, I mean I've never I mean I've 419 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 2: matched with people in there, but I've nothing, like nothing ever. 420 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: Comes out of it. Yeah, So well, hopefully you find 421 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: your man. I mean you never know. Yeah, who knows. 422 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: Maybe he's in like Tahoe right now. Yeah, right, and 423 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: I should look. So yesterday you went on Almost Famous 424 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: Ben Higgins's podcast, which is Iheart's podcast that's hosting this 425 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: Tahoe event, and said that you had a crush on 426 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 1: Greg Grippo's best friend. 427 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, I did. 428 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 1: I forgot I did Andrew Spencer. Yeah, I actually had 429 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: Greg Grippo on my podcast. Wait really he was. He's 430 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: so funny, so funny, he's a cutie. 431 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 2: Yeah. I feel like the whole friend group was just 432 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 2: so funny and like Spencer is though he was on 433 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 2: Greg's season. He I don't know, Oh he got Paradise. No, 434 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 2: his they were Katie Thurston. 435 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: Greg was Bachelorette, got It, got It Okay, yep. 436 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 2: And then Andrew went on Paradise this season before me. O. Yeah, 437 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 2: and I've only met him once and he's great, Like 438 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: I love him. Yeah, he's amazing, but he hes actually 439 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 2: a paradise right now and he's coupled up with alex 440 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 2: is her name, and yeah, so I don't know if. 441 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: Is hoping on their downfall. 442 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: No, I would never, but no, Andrew's like literally he's 443 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 2: the best. 444 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: Like I did have a crush on him. 445 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 2: I feel like, yeah, he's just always one of those 446 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 2: people where I'm like, oh I could have been, you know, but. 447 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: For sure where is he based? He's in Chicago. I 448 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: think yeah maybe one day, maybe one day. You never know, 449 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: Greg Tell Andrew track Shack. Are you friends with Greg? 450 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 2: A friend? 451 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: I never met him? Oh no, he is so sweet, 452 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 1: really easy, like super personable. Yeah, he seems like one 453 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: of those people that you meet and it's just like easy. Yeah, 454 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: Barry has a great person out. Yeah. 455 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 2: No, he's literally so funny, like I love his tiktoks. 456 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: Actually he did a TikTok after he filmed Casual Chaos, 457 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 1: and he did that that little like spa like dance 458 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: that he I was like, break it down. No, he's 459 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: so funny. 460 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 2: I love how like unapologetically like he is like himself. 461 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: You know, it's amazing. 462 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: Are you interested in anyone on this season of Bachelor 463 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: in Paradise? Yes, Andrew. Yeah, I'm like, wait, I just 464 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: answered my own question. 465 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 466 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. 467 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 2: Not, no, not really no, other than I mean, like 468 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 2: like I said, like me and Andrew have always been 469 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 2: like cool. 470 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: He's just he's cute, Like if I was on Paradise, 471 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: but you think he's cute. Yeah, he is really cute. 472 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 2: But if I was on Paradise, I would definitely go 473 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 2: for him. Probably. 474 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, what do you see coming next for you? 475 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 2: All these blessings are coming my way and they're like 476 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 2: so random and like all these things. So I don't 477 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 2: really know honestly what's next. I would love to do 478 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: another show. I think, like doing Paradise again would be 479 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 2: really fun, But right now I'm just kind of going 480 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 2: with the flow. 481 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: Is there ever any repeats on Bachelor? 482 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 2: What do you mean? Like could I go on another 483 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 2: Bachelor season. I think it has happened before. 484 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, but is that something you would want to 485 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: do or probably not? 486 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 2: I mean it would it would depend on who the 487 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 2: Bachelor is. I mean I guess if I'm like that's 488 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,959 Speaker 2: my man, Yeah, then I would do it, but probably 489 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 2: not just like. 490 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: Friends at least paradise. There's yea a swakshred. No, it's 491 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: so funny. 492 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 2: So my ex boyfriend from high school called me and 493 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: he was like a casting producer reached out to him 494 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 2: for the Bachelor, and I was like, oh my gosh, 495 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 2: no way. I was like, you have to go through 496 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 2: with it, and I told him. He like decided not 497 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 2: to like continue talking to them or whatever. But I 498 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 2: was like, I literally would have shown up on your season, 499 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 2: Like I would have been like, behave it me, Like 500 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: I literally would have done like you would not have 501 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:43,479 Speaker 2: a season without me on it. 502 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 1: Like there's just no hilarious yes I'm back, no like 503 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: Helo and like all. 504 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 2: The girls freaking out, Oh my gosh, I would have 505 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 2: ate that up. The girls would die yes, literally. 506 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,959 Speaker 1: Oh my god, that's hilarious because you guys already basically 507 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: would have had a connection. 508 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 2: Literally yeah, we because we were like seven years like 509 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,360 Speaker 2: on and off. Like he we we're like best friends now, 510 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 2: Like we had no romantic connection at all, but I 511 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 2: was still gone. 512 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: Yellow rekindle some multis. Literally. You also told me on 513 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: this Tahoe trip that you also maybe want to go 514 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: back to school. 515 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 2: I graduated with psychology and child development as my majors, 516 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 2: and my original plan was to go back for school 517 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 2: counseling and it's like a two semesters, so it's super 518 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 2: easy to do. That's definitely been in my radar to 519 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 2: go back and do that because I feel like working 520 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 2: in a school's the best. Like I love cars off, 521 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 2: summers off. That's like literally my biggest thing. Yeah, Like 522 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 2: that's so nice. And like Christmas, like den Day's. 523 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: At Christmas amazing. Yeah, So I'm definitely so now Like 524 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: when we're talking about yesterday, you kind of were like, 525 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: it gives me the flexibility to kind of still do 526 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 1: this career. 527 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 2: Yes, it's awesome, No, for sure, Yeah, because I definitely 528 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 2: like right now, I'm model and I do I work 529 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 2: at a bar, so it's like I can take time off, 530 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 2: I can do whatever, and I like would have such 531 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 2: a hard time like giving that up because I get 532 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 2: to come to like Tahoe random, like I've been in 533 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 2: California actually for like two and a half weeks now, 534 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 2: so like being able to do that, and then I'm 535 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 2: literally home for a week, and then I go to 536 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 2: Iowa for ten days. So it's like it's so nice 537 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: that I get to like literally do whatever I want. 538 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, free schedule, but at the same time, we can 539 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: work from anywhere. Yes, no, absolutely so we're working right 540 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: now and like jow, I know, and having so much 541 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: fun so much, Like this is crazy. 542 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: I never thought that this would be my life, but 543 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 2: very blessed. 544 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: All right, Mercedes, Well, thank you so much. Cour is 545 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: so fun and I'm so happy I got to know 546 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: you this ture. Thank you for having me. You have 547 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: a Jersey friend, a real Jersey friend. 548 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 2: I love that. 549 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: All right, guys, And that was it for this week's 550 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: episode of Casual Chaos. See you next time.