Speaker 1: Hello, gorgeous. It's La La Kent. Welcome to untraditionally Laala, Hello,
Speaker 1: my loves. I just want to say I had the
Speaker 1: best time at Bravocon. So I'm currently recording this on
Speaker 1: my phone in a closet in Hawaii, because you guys know,
Speaker 1: for the past three years I bring my family here
Speaker 1: for two weeks. It's filled with no makeup, it is
Speaker 1: filled with hair being everywhere, no shoes. It is the
Speaker 1: time of our lives. These are the best days of
Speaker 1: our lives. But I will say there was something so
Speaker 1: amazing for me about Bravocon this year. And I can't
Speaker 1: quite put my finger on why it was so amazing,
Speaker 1: but it just felt for me like there was no pressure.
Speaker 1: You guys know, I'm not some like fashion girly, you know.
Speaker 1: I like my I like feeling sexy, I like feeling cute.
Speaker 1: But the pressure of it because you've got, you know,
Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty plus Bravo lebs that are showing
Speaker 1: up to be like the most fabulous and stunning and
Speaker 1: snatched people you've ever seen in your life, and so
Speaker 1: there is an element of like me feeling, I guess
Speaker 1: anyone feeling. I talked to many of the housewives. Just
Speaker 1: a little bit of pressure, you know, wanting to look good,
Speaker 1: but also it being a very long day, and you
Speaker 1: you want to be kind to everybody, but it's also
Speaker 1: exhausting you want to say the right thing. I got
Speaker 1: a lot of people saying to me, you know, on
Speaker 1: the panel where it was announced finally that Schwartzy and
Speaker 1: I will be full time cast members on the Valley,
Speaker 1: that I needed to own the stage, and I seemed nervous.
Speaker 1: And although I had a wonderful Bravo con and I
Speaker 1: didn't feel much pressure for that panel, I think once
Speaker 1: I sat down it did hit me. Like the last
Speaker 1: time I had done a panel about the show that
Speaker 1: I was on, which was vander Pump Rules, I felt
Speaker 1: a bit suffocated by it. I was very nervous. I
Speaker 1: obviously knew what had happened season eleven, but the audience
Speaker 1: did not, And so I knew going into this Valley
Speaker 1: panel and people asking questions or knowing that I was
Speaker 1: a full time cast member, it was going to ruffle
Speaker 1: some feathers. I know that a lot of you love
Speaker 1: that show, and you know you may or may not
Speaker 1: have wanted to see me up here. So if you didn't,
Speaker 1: you shouldn't watch, because I'm definitely on it and I'm excited.
Speaker 1: I had a heyday. I was worried that I offended people,
Speaker 1: like on my cast, that's weird to say, wow, on
Speaker 1: my cast of The Valley, that still feels so weird,
Speaker 1: you guys, with what I said saying that they weren't
Speaker 1: a well oiled machine. And I didn't mean that as
Speaker 1: a bad thing. They're two seasons in. It's a strange
Speaker 1: thing to pinpoint how you're feeling and being black and
Speaker 1: white and trying to avoid the gray of life and
Speaker 1: then having a camera crew capture everything and being called
Speaker 1: out on details. So I just felt like that's what
Speaker 1: I meant. I just felt like they only had two
Speaker 1: seasons under their belt, and you know, usually I well,
Speaker 1: the one case going on to vander Pump, I was
Speaker 1: the well oiled machine with the Valley, but going on
Speaker 1: to vander Pump, it was a well oiled machine. So
Speaker 1: I was kind of taught by the fucking best. But
Speaker 1: I had such a great time filming The Valley. I
Speaker 1: think you guys will really like the season. I know
Speaker 1: that season two was really dark, but that was life.
Speaker 1: I mean, these shows capture what's really happening in our lives,
Speaker 1: and there will be a very different vibe for season three.
Speaker 1: I feel like there is lightness and pettiness and all
Speaker 1: the things that make us all obsessed with reality television.
Speaker 1: With that, I want to say that someone I had
Speaker 1: heard rumblings about this Q and A that Jeff Lewis
Speaker 1: and Andy Cohen did, and this man stood up and
Speaker 1: talked about his sobriety journey and how he bought a
Speaker 1: ticket to Bravocan because he felt like he wanted to
Speaker 1: celebrate his recovery, and unfortunately he did not make it
Speaker 1: to Bravocn, meaning in his recovery, and so he wanted
Speaker 1: to punish himself and not go. And then he listened
Speaker 1: to untraditionally La La, the episode where I talk about
Speaker 1: my sweet dog Lily and how she got me through
Speaker 1: the hardest moments of my life and kept me sober
Speaker 1: for many moments of my life, or I guess in
Speaker 1: the seven years that I've been sober. And he said
Speaker 1: once he listened to that, he said he could relate
Speaker 1: because he also has a dog who's gotten him through
Speaker 1: many tough moments. And he decided to come to Bravo Khan,
Speaker 1: and he also praised Andy and Bravo for casting people
Speaker 1: on these shows that people can relate to and at
Speaker 1: times save lives, you know, in his case. And I
Speaker 1: want to say this first. Hearing that is so humbling
Speaker 1: to me. You know, there's so many moments, whether it's
Speaker 1: us in recovery or us wanting to change things in
Speaker 1: our in our lives, or how we are as people
Speaker 1: and going God, I really wish I wasn't like born
Speaker 1: this way, Like I wish that I didn't hold onto things,
Speaker 1: and I wish that I could, you know, get out
Speaker 1: of my own head, whatever it may be. And we
Speaker 1: think that the answer is to punish ourselves and that
Speaker 1: tomorrow doesn't exist because we're so in it. And I
Speaker 1: know that feeling better than anybody where you're like, I
Speaker 1: just am. I'm in it. I can't see the light
Speaker 1: I'm in I'm in guilt and shame and anger, and
Speaker 1: you start looping and spiraling. And I just want to
Speaker 1: say to this guy and I acknowledged him on Instagram,
Speaker 1: but hopefully he listens to untraditionally Lalla each week so
Speaker 1: that he knows that I see him and I hear
Speaker 1: him and for him to stand and shared that part
Speaker 1: of his life and what he struggles with. I mean,
Speaker 1: I wasn't in awe and I just found that to
Speaker 1: be so beautiful. And I hope that this does not
Speaker 1: come off as cheesy, but it's moments like that that
Speaker 1: made me go wow, Like all of the mean things
Speaker 1: that people say about me, like this one moment makes
Speaker 1: being on TV and sharing my story and my authentic self,
Speaker 1: it makes it all so fucking worth it. So I'm
Speaker 1: so appreciative for you that you stood up and shared
Speaker 1: that part of yourself. It helped me. So often I
Speaker 1: feel alone and I know that that probably sounds shocking
Speaker 1: because we're all just viewers right from the outside. We
Speaker 1: don't know what someone's really going through. But you know,
Speaker 1: life can be extremely isolating, so you made me feel
Speaker 1: less alone. I am wishing you all of the best
Speaker 1: in your recovery journey. Just know that if you have
Speaker 1: a slip up, it's all good. You can get back
Speaker 1: on the horse. Do not give it up. This journey
Speaker 1: is worth it. And I'm thinking about you, I'm praying
Speaker 1: for you, I'm sending you so much love, and in
Speaker 1: the moments of weakness, I hope that you can sit
Speaker 1: back and take a moment, because it always passes. Rough
Speaker 1: moments are not forever. And then to follow up what
Speaker 1: Jeff said, where people in recovery or I guess he
Speaker 1: said if you're in recovery, you shouldn't be at Bravo con.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you something. I attended my first Bravo
Speaker 1: Con a year into my sobriety, and a year is nothing,
Speaker 1: especially in an environment like Bravo Con. I've never been
Speaker 1: to Bravo Kan without being a person in recovery. Like
Speaker 1: I love Jeff Lewis so much and he's so funny.
Speaker 1: I was deeply saddened and hurt and offended by that
Speaker 1: comment because bravocon is for people who fucking love Bravo.
Speaker 1: We all love it. It's amazing, it's fun. It's not
Speaker 1: a place where you only come to get fucked up.
Speaker 1: It's where you come to quote all of the most
Speaker 1: iconic housewife lines and relate to the woman who talks
Speaker 1: about you know, her son who's struggling, or me, the
Speaker 1: person in recovery. Like that's the core of fucking Bravocon.
Speaker 1: So I don't want anybody for the next one to
Speaker 1: feel like they don't belong because they may be in recovery.
Speaker 1: I'm right there with you, babe. It's a lot, it's intense,
Speaker 1: but we got this. I just wanted to make this
Speaker 1: quick little episode voice note. I don't know to tell
Speaker 1: you guys that I love you so much. I'm so
Speaker 1: so happy that you guys share your stories and make
Speaker 1: all of us feel like we're in this together. It
Speaker 1: truly does make putting our lives out there worth it,
Speaker 1: and it makes it so much easier to silence the
Speaker 1: noise of the hate. And I'm really really excited to
Speaker 1: be back on your guys's TVs. Even for those of
Speaker 1: you who may not want it. I'm here, baby, I'm
Speaker 1: not going anywhere. I told you. I told you. If
Speaker 1: you don't want it, you better close your eyes and
Speaker 1: plug your ears. I love you, guys. Thank you for
Speaker 1: listening to untraditionally La La. I hope whoever came out
Speaker 1: to Vegas for Bravo Con had the most lit time ever.
Speaker 1: I know I did. I even cracked open an energy drink.
Speaker 1: That's when you know it's a party for La La.
Speaker 1: I will catch you guys next week. Have the best
Speaker 1: day ever. Love you, Bye.