WEBVTT - Tammy and Matt on a break? 

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to Outspoken. It's your dose of the

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<v Speaker 1>hottest influencer and pop culture news twice a week. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Sophie Torbah and coming up on today's show, Georgia Love

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<v Speaker 1>opens up for the first time about his split from

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<v Speaker 1>husband Lee Elliott, Shameless Media's Off Brand Interview and our

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<v Speaker 1>Friday Debrief But First, speculation is mounting that Tammy Hembro

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<v Speaker 1>and Matt Sakowski are on a break, with the couple

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<v Speaker 1>appearing to live in separate states. Kate, the Love Island contestant,

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<v Speaker 1>was missing from his step son Wolf's birthday celebrations. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>for those playing at home, that's three special events in

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<v Speaker 1>three weeks, so Easter, Tammy's birthday, and now Wolf's birthday.

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<v Speaker 1>To be fair, Wolf's biological dad, Rhees Hawkins was also

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<v Speaker 1>missing from the celebration. This makes me feel so sorry

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<v Speaker 1>for Wolf because, if anything, it seems like he and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt have developed quite a special bond over the past year.

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<v Speaker 1>They seem to do a lot of boy activities together,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's clear that Wolf is really looking at him

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<v Speaker 1>as a father figure. I mean, he is his stepdad now,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not why Tammy was hiding the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't there. She documented the celebrations across her Instagram, TikTok,

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<v Speaker 1>and snapchat. She even shared vision of her setting up

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<v Speaker 1>the party by herself without her wedding rings on. You

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<v Speaker 1>could see she was very emotional in the lead up

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<v Speaker 1>to his birthday as well. He turned ten, and she

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<v Speaker 1>was talking about how he's always been that constant fixture

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<v Speaker 1>in her life. And I wonder if it's because she's

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<v Speaker 1>reflecting on some of her failed relationships that Wolf and

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<v Speaker 1>her kids have been there through all of it. Well, thankfully,

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<v Speaker 1>it seemed like Wolf had a good time despite Matt

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<v Speaker 1>not being there, and Tammy said Wolf had the best

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<v Speaker 1>day ever. So they went laser skirmishing and go karting,

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<v Speaker 1>and afterwards he cut cake at home alongside his mum,

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<v Speaker 1>his aunties, and younger cousins. Again, it was quite clear

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<v Speaker 1>that Matt wasn't there. Wolf was just such a sweetheart.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what he said to his family after they

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<v Speaker 1>brought out the cake, just making my birthday better. To

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<v Speaker 1>know where he's getting this English accent from. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a big point of discussion on TikTok. Everyone is like

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<v Speaker 1>he speaks so proper, He's so well spoken. Where did

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<v Speaker 1>this voice come from? It's definitely not a Gold Coast accent.

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<v Speaker 1>It is very sweet.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>That night, Tammy revealed she and Wolf were having a

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<v Speaker 1>Marvel movie marathon in her bed, making it even more

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<v Speaker 1>obvious that Matt wasn't there. Now, Matt also didn't wish

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<v Speaker 1>his steps On a happy birthday on Instagram, similar to

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<v Speaker 1>the way he ignored Tammy's birthday. He did, however, dedicate

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<v Speaker 1>a photo dump to his sister's Golden Retriever puppy, so

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<v Speaker 1>he shared five photos of him cuddling up to the

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<v Speaker 1>puppy at a local footy game in Melbourne. Now, this

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<v Speaker 1>post seemed to anger a lot of Matt's followers, and

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<v Speaker 1>it led to them asking what is going on? There

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<v Speaker 1>was a user called Meghan who asked why he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>on the Gold Coast celebrating his steps On's birthday, to

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<v Speaker 1>which he replied, these photos were taken four weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 1>The woman then said, but you weren't in Tammy's snap

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<v Speaker 1>or anything for Wolf's birthday today, and he said, who

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<v Speaker 1>said I wasn't, Meghan? Focus on your own life now.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt ended up deleting those comments, but Megan had already

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<v Speaker 1>screenshot them and ended up uploading the exchange to her

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<v Speaker 1>own Instagram story. So on a Reddit thread, she explained

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<v Speaker 1>that she tagged as many people as possible, one of

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<v Speaker 1>those being Tammy Hembro, who ended up viewing the story. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems like that public pressure caused Matt to then

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<v Speaker 1>upload a photo the following day of him and Wolf

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<v Speaker 1>sitting next to each other at a cafe with blue

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<v Speaker 1>love hearts. It does seem like the photo was an

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<v Speaker 1>old one though, and not from the recent celebrations.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it tricked me because when I saw this

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<v Speaker 1>pop up on Sunday, I was like, oh, he must

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<v Speaker 1>have been there. But as you say, Kate, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it did look like an old photo. Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was one from the archives. And I just feel

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<v Speaker 1>so sorry for Wolf in this situation because, as you

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<v Speaker 1>touched upon, Sophie, Tammy and Matt were very public about

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<v Speaker 1>how much Wolf adored Matt when they first got together,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was probably so nice for him to have

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<v Speaker 1>this father figure around, especially with his dad living in Balley. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt spoke at length on the Inherited podcast this week

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<v Speaker 1>about what a blessing and privilege it is to be

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<v Speaker 1>a step dad, particularly considering his struggles with fertility. We

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<v Speaker 1>will discuss the full interview later on, but when he

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<v Speaker 1>was asked about what the key is to being a

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<v Speaker 1>supportive step parent, Matt said he liked to respect boundaries.

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<v Speaker 1>So he explained he doesn't like to intrude, but he

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<v Speaker 1>does jump in when Tammy needs his help.

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<v Speaker 2>He then said this, but I keep a friendship with him,

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<v Speaker 2>like me and Wolf for best buds. Like honestly, he's

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<v Speaker 2>like a little mini me. Me and him get along,

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<v Speaker 2>we watch movies together. I literally I'll go out or

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<v Speaker 2>go to the shop or something like I've got to

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<v Speaker 2>go do something and can come? Can I come? And

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<v Speaker 2>like literally like run and grabby shoes and me and

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<v Speaker 2>him will go like just out of the shop or

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<v Speaker 2>go get a coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>I have had that sentiment shared from a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>step parents who they don't want to overstep the boundary

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<v Speaker 1>and necessarily discipline someone else's kids, particularly when they're a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit older. It's nice to see that they clearly

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<v Speaker 1>have a strong bond, but again, it makes it even

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<v Speaker 1>worse that he wasn't there for Wolf's birthday. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>surely it just proves there's a lot going on behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes. I mean, the Daily Mail is reporting that

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<v Speaker 1>sources close to the couple have firm that they have

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<v Speaker 1>quietly split, with Matt relocating back to Melbourne. So they

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<v Speaker 1>quoted a source of saying Matt and Tammy are on

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<v Speaker 1>a break. They're not saying it's over for good, but

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<v Speaker 1>for now they're taking time apart. They're both emotional people

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<v Speaker 1>and they've decided to put their marriage on pause for now. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I usually call a bit of bullshit with The Daily

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<v Speaker 1>Mail's sources, but this feels bang on. Maybe they don't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily have an actual source who said that, but they

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<v Speaker 1>have some sort of intel and this is the way

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<v Speaker 1>that they're telling this story.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, all of this is coming as Tammy Hembro continues

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<v Speaker 1>to appear on her social media without her engagement rings on.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I've lost count at how many times Matt

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<v Speaker 1>and Tammy have unfollowed each other and refollowed each other.

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<v Speaker 1>But now Tammy's best friend has jumped in on the action.

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<v Speaker 1>So Isabella Law's also unfollowed Matt over the weekend. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Tammy and Matt have made the choice that they're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to continue the unfollowed, but clearly the friends

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<v Speaker 1>can do whatever they want, and this is a very

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<v Speaker 1>big statement from one of her best friends. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at all their social media behavior, Matt

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<v Speaker 1>has not congratulated Tammy on her business. He's not liked

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<v Speaker 1>or commented on any of her posts, and with Matt

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<v Speaker 1>appearing on the Inherited podcast again, Tammy didn't pump that

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<v Speaker 1>up or say anything about it. He did upload that

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<v Speaker 1>weird photo dump though last week, where she appeared in

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of the photos. They were individual photos of her,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's almost like he's trying to say we're still together,

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<v Speaker 1>but then we haven't actively seen them in the same

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<v Speaker 1>spot for weeks. Yeah, I mean, I took one for

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<v Speaker 1>the team and I listened to Matt's podcast this week

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<v Speaker 1>and he couldn't have made it any more obvious that

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<v Speaker 1>he's moved back to Melbourne. The saddest part is I

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<v Speaker 1>think he and Anna were trying to get people off

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<v Speaker 1>the set, but they failed miserably. So Matt brought up

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<v Speaker 1>how he'd received a bunch of messages off the back

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<v Speaker 1>about sharing that he went to the movies by himself,

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<v Speaker 1>and he referenced Tammy and her kids, saying, Oh, I

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<v Speaker 1>like to go to the movies with my partner and

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<v Speaker 1>step kids, but if no one's interested in going to

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<v Speaker 1>a specific movie, I'll just go by myself. Well that

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<v Speaker 1>must be nice for him. I mean, Tammy's at home

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<v Speaker 1>getting the kids to bed, organizing all of the admin

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to them, and he's out of the movies.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Anna then went on this spear about how she

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<v Speaker 1>would hate to go to the movies by herself, but

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing she does by herself is go get

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<v Speaker 1>a coffee and a croissant from her local cafe. She

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<v Speaker 1>then dropped this, in fact, you've been in my area

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<v Speaker 1>recently quite a lot working.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, yeah, I don't really talk about my work too.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've been working for my dad. So he obviously

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<v Speaker 2>has a company down in Melbourne which I used the

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<v Speaker 2>pool company that I used to work for, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was doing a bit of work while I was up

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<v Speaker 2>on the Gold Coast FORUIM here and there. But he's

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<v Speaker 2>had some people leave, some people retire, so I've come

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<v Speaker 2>down now to just be on the ground. It's easy.

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<v Speaker 2>We found it was easier that way to like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go see the clients, go see the boys on site

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<v Speaker 2>and all that sort of stuff. So I've been down, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>helping him out a fair bit. So it's good to

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<v Speaker 2>be back out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Aren't they expanding to the GC?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, there is talk of that, definitely looking into that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just you know, seeing sussing stuff out, getting contractors,

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<v Speaker 2>seeing building licenses and all that sort of stuff. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're looking into that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm so confused. I thought Matt apparently still worked

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<v Speaker 1>for his dad's company on the Gold Coast, So does

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<v Speaker 1>that mean he left his job to marry Tammy. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>now that they're seemingly on a break, he's had to

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<v Speaker 1>go back to his job in Melbourne to pay his

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<v Speaker 1>bills potentially. I mean, I feel like his dad could

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<v Speaker 1>find another contractor to help him with the job that

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<v Speaker 1>Matt's doing. I don't think Matt is so indispensable in

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<v Speaker 1>this role that they couldn't heal his job anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's got to leave his wife and step kids

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<v Speaker 1>in order to keep everything together in this business. You

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<v Speaker 1>think he might reference the fact that, oh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been flying back on the weekends to the Gold

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<v Speaker 1>Coast to see Tammy. Light there was no reference of her.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this pool company in question is called PJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Poul's and it has been a Matt's family for the

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<v Speaker 1>last fifty years. So his grandfather started it and his

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<v Speaker 1>dad ended up taking it over. Funnily enough, Matt has

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<v Speaker 1>been working at this business for years and years. He

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<v Speaker 1>actually appeared on an episode of The Block back in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one assisting a team with their pool. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>I did hear an influencer updates. Again, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>the validity of this, but someone sent in saying that

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<v Speaker 1>they continually see Matt at least four times a week

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<v Speaker 1>on a local Melbourne walking track. I actually seen that

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<v Speaker 1>floating around TikTok too. But then even today he shared

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<v Speaker 1>him on a walk with the background looking like Melbourne.

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<v Speaker 1>He was incredibly cold, he had a beanie on. There

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<v Speaker 1>was like frost coming out of his mouth. That definitely

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't the Gold Coast.

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<v Speaker 3>And he was.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking about how he was doing the camping out at

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<v Speaker 1>the MCG with entrepreneurs and I was like, you could

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<v Speaker 1>make it more clear mate, that you're not living on

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<v Speaker 1>the Gold Coast. I mean, I think Anna was trying

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<v Speaker 1>really hard to help push this narrative that he and

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<v Speaker 1>Tammy were still together, like saying, well aren't they expanding

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<v Speaker 1>to the Gold Coast? But Matt couldn't even take the bait. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>she's clearly trying to desperately help him out. Now we

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<v Speaker 1>have to talk about the Inherited podcast because, as you

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<v Speaker 1>touched on, Kate, Matt appeared on it this week and

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of surprise that Shameless would platform

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<v Speaker 1>someone like him because the episodes are known for being

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<v Speaker 1>quite deep discussions with very well known Australians. There was

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of backlash there. I mean it was the

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<v Speaker 1>shortest episode that they've ever had, so it ran for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven minutes. They usually run for around fifty minutes

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<v Speaker 1>to over an hour. I felt so bad for their host,

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<v Speaker 1>Ruby Hall, because she was having to work in overdrive

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<v Speaker 1>to extract anything from Matt. So she would ask a

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<v Speaker 1>question and it almost come back at her with like

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<v Speaker 1>a yes no response, or something very short that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>lead on to anything like that is a interviewer's worst nightmare. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>she really earned her paycheck after that interview. I mean, clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of the interview was always going to be

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<v Speaker 1>about Matt's relationship with Tammy, but there were a few

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<v Speaker 1>interesting tidbits about what matt was doing before his appearance

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<v Speaker 1>on Long Island. So he spoke about how he did

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<v Speaker 1>some catwalk modeling for five years and apparently he modeled

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<v Speaker 1>in London and Milan. After that he became a restless

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<v Speaker 1>This was my favorite part of the chat. So his

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<v Speaker 1>stage name was Charlie Matthews and he was known, according

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<v Speaker 1>to Matt, as the guy who won the genetic lottery.

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<v Speaker 1>You could tell Ruby was like, what the fuck is

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<v Speaker 1>this guy serious? She said something like, I'm not familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with that character, because I think she thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>a well known character, not something that he's just come

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<v Speaker 1>up with himself. Because he was looking about it as

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<v Speaker 1>if she should know who Charlie Matthews was. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>an amateur wrestling thing. It wasn't like a big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>And he spoke about how part of his role was

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<v Speaker 1>to actually arrogant whilst he was going out onto the

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<v Speaker 1>boxing arena, and how he would flick his hair to

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<v Speaker 1>the hit the other boxes. It was fucking hilarious. I

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<v Speaker 1>would pay good money to see some of this wrestling.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone in our Facebook community has shared that Charlie Matthews

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<v Speaker 1>has his own Instagram account, so there's some vision and

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<v Speaker 1>photos on there.

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<v Speaker 3>To go to.

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<v Speaker 1>How many followers has he got. I think it was

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<v Speaker 1>like two thousand. Look good on him. It would take

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of confidence to get out there, but this

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<v Speaker 1>just makes me feel like he is very much into

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<v Speaker 1>being famous, getting his name out there, trying to attract attention. Yeah. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>on the topic of fame, Matt spoke about how he

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<v Speaker 1>regularly goes to therapy to deal with the intense public scrutiny,

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<v Speaker 1>and when asked if there was a time that the

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<v Speaker 1>pressure of media noise had gotten too much for him,

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<v Speaker 1>he said this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, quite recently, coming out to what was meant to

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<v Speaker 2>be the most It was the best moment of my life,

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<v Speaker 2>the best day of my life. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to take it down, and it hurt people that

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know me, for one, and then people that did

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<v Speaker 2>who were just out for revenge and wanted to be evil.

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<v Speaker 2>It just her. It sucked to see that. I thought

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<v Speaker 2>people were better than that, and it was disappointing to see.

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<v Speaker 1>He was really throwing some serious shade at his ex

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<v Speaker 1>gen there. And what he's referring to is it a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks before his wedding, Jen seemed to give

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<v Speaker 1>some information to so dramatic. So Meghan Pisetto had this

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<v Speaker 1>series of podcasts where she was really diving into how

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<v Speaker 1>there seemed to be some crossover when he first started

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<v Speaker 1>dating Hammy and potentially he had apparently slept with Jen. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well it clearly affected him leading into his wedding. Matt

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<v Speaker 1>really did praise Tammy for the way she can block

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<v Speaker 1>these sorts of things out on the media scrutiny. We

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<v Speaker 1>also didn't help in the lead up to their wedding

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<v Speaker 1>was that I feel like it was a month or

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<v Speaker 1>so before they unfollowed each other on Instagram. Again, that

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<v Speaker 1>was I think a couple of days before their joint

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<v Speaker 1>ucks party, So they really weren't doing themselves any favors.

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely not. I mean, it seems like there is

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<v Speaker 1>a class between Matt and Tammy on the way that

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<v Speaker 1>they like to address things. So Matt said people in

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<v Speaker 1>his camp have advised him not to address things, but

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<v Speaker 1>he said it gets to a point where sometimes he

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<v Speaker 1>just wants to shut things down and tell the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>I can see that it would be very frustrating, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>because he is always made to look like the bad guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it just made me think about that episode

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<v Speaker 1>he did on his podcast where he tackled those grand

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<v Speaker 1>pre cheating allegations head first, But it just made him

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<v Speaker 1>look really bad because he and Anna, I know, they've

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<v Speaker 1>got a podcast and they've had it for many years,

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<v Speaker 1>but they are not media trained, no. I mean. It

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<v Speaker 1>was also interesting to hear him discuss on Inherited how

0:13:36.240 --> 0:13:38.920
<v Speaker 1>he and Anna quite often clash heads and how they've

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<v Speaker 1>had arguments in the podcast studio, which I mean is refreshing.

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<v Speaker 1>We argue all the time. But it was interesting. I

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<v Speaker 1>wonder if he is a bit hot headed when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to his relationships with people and his way of

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with it is perhaps having a shouting match. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what I got from that is that Anna mackinvoy is

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<v Speaker 1>the brains behind the operation, and she wants to get

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<v Speaker 1>into media and wants the podcast to be better. Well

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<v Speaker 1>it's interesting because she does now have her own spinoff

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<v Speaker 1>podcast about motherhood, which he clearly is not involved in.

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<v Speaker 1>Because yeah, he was saying that she's always wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>plan out the episodes and know what they're talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>whereas he just preferred to rock up and do it

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<v Speaker 1>off the cuff. I mean. It seems like Matt has

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<v Speaker 1>also gone down a Reddit rabbit hole recently, so he

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<v Speaker 1>spoke about how toxic anonymous forums are about him and Tammy.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what he said, And it's just like, how

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<v Speaker 2>are you of a people that you don't know so

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<v Speaker 2>bitter and so angry and just want to like and

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<v Speaker 2>to be frank like they're fans. They're like full fans,

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<v Speaker 2>Like they're taking our content from different platforms and posting

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<v Speaker 2>about it and making theories about it and going on

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<v Speaker 2>their own like spirals, and it's just nuts to see.

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<v Speaker 2>When I get it sent to me, I'm like, what

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<v Speaker 2>the fuck?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he does have a bit of a point there.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a fan of these toxic threads and faceless

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<v Speaker 1>communities who just go to town on people. And you

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<v Speaker 1>would feel as though, if these people are that invested

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<v Speaker 1>in your life, they are a bit of a fan.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, but they keep giving them material to talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I don't get. It's like, Okay, have your

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<v Speaker 1>fights privately, but don't go on unfollow each other and

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<v Speaker 1>do these things and make it really obvious that you're

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<v Speaker 1>not at special occasion, I guess that, but it's when

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<v Speaker 1>people take it too far. I've seen some awful threads

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<v Speaker 1>commenting on his body. I've seen screenshots of people taking

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<v Speaker 1>photos of him in the pool and commenting on his fasique,

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<v Speaker 1>which would be tough for anyone. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we think, oh, men aren't affected by these comments, but

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<v Speaker 1>they definitely are. I mean, it's unusual that men's bodies

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<v Speaker 1>are being commented on, really, I.

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<v Speaker 4>Mean it is.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, that's a lot of the conversation that I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen people saying, Oh, he's not very good looking. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he was on Love Island. He's obviously a good looking guy. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he plays a wrestler that won the genetic Lotto, so

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<v Speaker 1>he obviously is good looking now. Matt also spoke about

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<v Speaker 1>the early stages of his relationship with Tammy, and he

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<v Speaker 1>seemed quite reluctant to give a real timeline on those

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<v Speaker 1>early moments, claiming he didn't know the exact times, and

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<v Speaker 1>when asked if he and Tammy had discussed marriage before

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<v Speaker 1>he proposed three months into the relationship, Matt said this,

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<v Speaker 1>Yes we.

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<v Speaker 2>Spoke about marriage. Yes we were planning on eloping, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just thought to myself, came back to Melbourne to

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<v Speaker 2>do something and I spoke to Anna and I told

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<v Speaker 2>her she was one of the people I told we

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<v Speaker 2>had a date booked in at the courthouse and she said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know you're going to the Mold Ives in like

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<v Speaker 2>four days when you do something there. So my idea

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<v Speaker 2>was originally to get like a promise ring and be like, look,

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<v Speaker 2>I understand I'm not doing it traditional. But then I

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<v Speaker 2>saw a ring there and it was it was gorgeous,

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<v Speaker 2>and I fell in love with it and I was like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So I got an engagement ring for her, yeah, and

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<v Speaker 2>then did the proposal, organized it quickly with the people

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<v Speaker 2>at the Mold Dives. I said, look, I'm planning on proposing.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you organize like a thing for me, in organize

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<v Speaker 2>a dinner? Yeah, Yeah, to dinner. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Might the only one that was super confused by that

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<v Speaker 1>because reading between the lines, what I think happened is

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<v Speaker 1>that they planned to elope to the mal Dives and

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<v Speaker 1>then make it legal at the Registry office upon their return.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I feel like a bit of PhD on

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<v Speaker 1>this topic at the moment. I feel like I've listened

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<v Speaker 1>to way too many podcasts about this but I think

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<v Speaker 1>what he was saying is that they initially planned to

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<v Speaker 1>elope and to get married at a courthouse. Her sisters

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<v Speaker 1>then got involved and told them that it was a

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<v Speaker 1>terrible idea, So then he thought, well, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>the Maldives. I'm just going to propose anyway. It's so

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<v Speaker 1>weird though, because then they'd already discussed marriage, so that

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<v Speaker 1>the proposal was just fake. Well, the proposal was I

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<v Speaker 1>think the sister's way of making them have at least

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<v Speaker 1>a year leading up to it, so it gave them

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<v Speaker 1>room to get to know each other a bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just looking more and more like this

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing was staged. I don't think that it was staged.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think that they are both impulsive people who

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<v Speaker 1>had these conversations and it was a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>fuck you to everyone else who doesn't think our relationship

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<v Speaker 1>is serious. I cringed so hard when Ruby asked, what

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<v Speaker 1>was it that made you first fall in love with

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<v Speaker 1>Tammy or was it love at first sight? And he said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>look at her, she's incredibly hot.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>And then it was backed up by the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>she also liked movies, horror movies or movie it's such

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<v Speaker 1>a buff. He seems like a twelve year old kid.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he is reading Goosebumps. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>go hard on him at reading Goosebumps because on an

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<v Speaker 1>episode of their podcast, Anna Mack and Boy was saying

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<v Speaker 1>how sorry she felt for Matt that everyone was having

0:18:11.920 --> 0:18:14.200
<v Speaker 1>a go at him about reading Goosebumps because good on

0:18:14.280 --> 0:18:16.040
<v Speaker 1>him for trying to read. So yeah, I can see

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<v Speaker 1>where she's coming from him, and this is a real

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<v Speaker 1>person at the end of the day. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>just hard because he comes across as such a character,

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<v Speaker 1>like he seems like this quintessential himbo, particularly with the wrestling.

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<v Speaker 1>But when I listen to him on podcas, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>hate him, Like he seems sort of sweet. He just

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<v Speaker 1>seems like this again golden retriever energy, this puppy dog.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't seem to know any better. Yeah, which is

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<v Speaker 1>sort of like it's not alluring, but it's sort of

0:18:39.920 --> 0:18:42.000
<v Speaker 1>like sweet, you know what I mean, Like you're not

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<v Speaker 1>feel a bit sorry for him. Yeah, it's like they

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<v Speaker 1>need to take a microphone off him because he just

0:18:47.119 --> 0:18:48.680
<v Speaker 1>doesn't know what he's saying. But I don't think he's

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<v Speaker 1>a bad person. Like he is quite entertaining on podcasts.

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<v Speaker 1>He says how it is, But I don't necessarily think

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<v Speaker 1>it makes him a particularly good partner, particularly for someone

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<v Speaker 1>who's got three small kids. I think Tammy needs someone

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<v Speaker 1>who's a bit more mature. Yeah, it's probably not the

0:19:03.800 --> 0:19:06.439
<v Speaker 1>right match to take on three step children. Now, as

0:19:06.520 --> 0:19:09.520
<v Speaker 1>we predicted, Matt spoke about his fertility, and it's not

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<v Speaker 1>the first time he has but for those who are

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<v Speaker 1>yet to hear and speak on the topic, he confirmed

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<v Speaker 1>he is unable to naturally conceive as he has no sperm.

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<v Speaker 1>He is hopeful a surgery maybe able to help the situation,

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<v Speaker 1>but the result is unknown until he undergoes it again.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a section of the podcast where I felt

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<v Speaker 1>slightly sorry for Ruby because I had a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a gig because it is a serious topic. But Matt

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<v Speaker 1>said something about, oh, yep, I've got no swimmers, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was just said in such a comical way that

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<v Speaker 1>it was almost a way that you share it with

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<v Speaker 1>another man, not necessarily a young girl who's interviewing you.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think in that moment he didn't know quite how

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<v Speaker 1>to articulate himself. I do want to give him a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of praise, though, because it's not something we hear

0:19:45.480 --> 0:19:48.280
<v Speaker 1>men talk about, and he was very open about it.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I think hats off to him on that regard.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to feel like I've let anyone down,

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<v Speaker 3>which is so silly, because it's not about anyone else,

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<v Speaker 3>It's just about us.

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia Love has tearfully opened up for the first time

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<v Speaker 1>about her split from husband Lee Elliott. The former bachelorette

0:20:07.840 --> 0:20:10.560
<v Speaker 1>admitted it feels weird calling him her ex husband, and

0:20:10.640 --> 0:20:13.840
<v Speaker 1>spoke candidly about the impact her twenty twenty one cancelation

0:20:14.040 --> 0:20:16.680
<v Speaker 1>had not only on her marriage, but her mental health.

0:20:17.040 --> 0:20:19.320
<v Speaker 1>So if this interview comes two months after the couple

0:20:19.359 --> 0:20:22.080
<v Speaker 1>announced their separation, yeah, it was back in early March,

0:20:22.160 --> 0:20:24.800
<v Speaker 1>so a couple of days before their upcoming fourth wedding

0:20:24.840 --> 0:20:28.000
<v Speaker 1>anniversary when Georgia and Lee confirmed the news, and they

0:20:28.040 --> 0:20:30.840
<v Speaker 1>had been growing speculation for quite some time that a

0:20:30.920 --> 0:20:33.960
<v Speaker 1>breakup announcement was on the cards. They hadn't been seen

0:20:34.000 --> 0:20:37.080
<v Speaker 1>publicly together for four months, and they weren't wearing their

0:20:37.119 --> 0:20:40.520
<v Speaker 1>wedding bands. Also, Georgia was on a solo trip in

0:20:40.640 --> 0:20:44.840
<v Speaker 1>New York over Christmas, so everyone felt like something was

0:20:44.960 --> 0:20:46.840
<v Speaker 1>going on. In the background. Yeah, it was like we

0:20:46.960 --> 0:20:49.320
<v Speaker 1>were just waiting for this statement to drop, and they

0:20:49.400 --> 0:20:52.439
<v Speaker 1>did confirm it in a joint statement shared on their

0:20:52.480 --> 0:20:56.000
<v Speaker 1>Instagram story, ruterating that there was no drama or bad bladen,

0:20:56.080 --> 0:20:58.960
<v Speaker 1>that they had simply grown in different directions. There was

0:20:59.000 --> 0:21:01.480
<v Speaker 1>a big emphasis put on the fact that they would

0:21:01.520 --> 0:21:03.600
<v Speaker 1>be remaining friends and had a lot of respect for

0:21:03.680 --> 0:21:06.240
<v Speaker 1>one another. I mean we see this a lot in

0:21:06.320 --> 0:21:09.359
<v Speaker 1>statements put out by couples. Yeah, it is sort of

0:21:09.480 --> 0:21:10.359
<v Speaker 1>the go to line.

0:21:10.480 --> 0:21:10.640
<v Speaker 2>Now.

0:21:11.200 --> 0:21:14.159
<v Speaker 1>There was a lot of sadness around this announcement because

0:21:14.240 --> 0:21:17.240
<v Speaker 1>they were one of the Bachelor's biggest success stories and

0:21:17.320 --> 0:21:19.639
<v Speaker 1>they seemed like such a solid couple. There were a

0:21:19.680 --> 0:21:21.879
<v Speaker 1>lot of theories floating around at the time about what

0:21:22.000 --> 0:21:24.320
<v Speaker 1>actually caused the split. I know, we had a lot

0:21:24.359 --> 0:21:27.159
<v Speaker 1>of people sliding into our DM saying it was x

0:21:27.280 --> 0:21:29.800
<v Speaker 1>Y and Z that caused the breakdown. I mean, no

0:21:29.880 --> 0:21:32.280
<v Speaker 1>one knows what happens behind closed doors. I mean, one

0:21:32.320 --> 0:21:34.320
<v Speaker 1>thing that is clear is that everyone felt like they

0:21:34.400 --> 0:21:37.399
<v Speaker 1>had this vested interest in the couple because we've watched

0:21:37.400 --> 0:21:39.800
<v Speaker 1>their love story unfold online and when it ends, you

0:21:39.880 --> 0:21:42.520
<v Speaker 1>feel like you deserve to know what happened. I think

0:21:42.640 --> 0:21:44.720
<v Speaker 1>also because they appeared so solid and to have the

0:21:44.760 --> 0:21:48.600
<v Speaker 1>perfect relationship, people then assume that something drastic has happened

0:21:48.640 --> 0:21:51.080
<v Speaker 1>in order for that split to happen. And we haven't

0:21:51.080 --> 0:21:53.960
<v Speaker 1>really heard either party really open up about the separation

0:21:54.520 --> 0:21:56.639
<v Speaker 1>and how they're feeling until now. I mean, we have

0:21:56.840 --> 0:21:59.200
<v Speaker 1>seen from Lee over the past couple of weeks some

0:21:59.640 --> 0:22:02.119
<v Speaker 1>firsts that. I mean, we're not complaining about the photos

0:22:02.160 --> 0:22:05.480
<v Speaker 1>that he's been uploading. He's been renovating his deck and

0:22:05.600 --> 0:22:07.760
<v Speaker 1>he kept big deck actually, Kate. Yeah, and there's a

0:22:07.800 --> 0:22:11.080
<v Speaker 1>lot of deck puns. I mean, he's known to like puns.

0:22:11.119 --> 0:22:12.800
<v Speaker 1>He and Georgia love used to do a lot of

0:22:12.840 --> 0:22:15.080
<v Speaker 1>puns on the Instagram stories together. Yeah, And I mean,

0:22:15.119 --> 0:22:17.000
<v Speaker 1>I don't think anyone's complaining that he's been getting his

0:22:17.080 --> 0:22:19.439
<v Speaker 1>shirt off in the photos, but it seems like it's

0:22:19.440 --> 0:22:21.520
<v Speaker 1>a bit of a first trap for some new ladies

0:22:21.560 --> 0:22:24.040
<v Speaker 1>out there. That's the impression that I'm getting. It didn't

0:22:24.119 --> 0:22:25.840
<v Speaker 1>thrill me, and I wouldn't have been happy if I

0:22:25.960 --> 0:22:26.399
<v Speaker 1>was Georgia.

0:22:26.640 --> 0:22:26.840
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:22:27.440 --> 0:22:29.320
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and those photos have led me to think what

0:22:29.560 --> 0:22:31.240
<v Speaker 1>is actually going on behind the scenes. This would be

0:22:31.320 --> 0:22:33.920
<v Speaker 1>very difficult if you were Georgia seeing these posts, and

0:22:34.080 --> 0:22:36.399
<v Speaker 1>she chose to open up for the first time about

0:22:36.480 --> 0:22:38.920
<v Speaker 1>her separation on Mom and Me as No Filter, where

0:22:38.960 --> 0:22:41.639
<v Speaker 1>she spoke to Kate Langbrook. And I really think that

0:22:41.760 --> 0:22:44.560
<v Speaker 1>this was the perfect platform for her to open up on,

0:22:45.119 --> 0:22:48.440
<v Speaker 1>particularly because Kate was just so warm and sensitive during

0:22:48.520 --> 0:22:51.440
<v Speaker 1>this interview. I love Kate Lanebrook. She is just like

0:22:51.600 --> 0:22:54.119
<v Speaker 1>a big, warm hug and when you listen, I mean

0:22:54.160 --> 0:22:57.160
<v Speaker 1>I cried several times during this interview. I just loved

0:22:57.160 --> 0:23:00.399
<v Speaker 1>how patient she was with Georgia. She wasn't pushed too

0:23:00.480 --> 0:23:02.120
<v Speaker 1>much to get anything out, and that's why I think

0:23:02.160 --> 0:23:04.520
<v Speaker 1>we got so much from her. Yeah, she seemed to

0:23:04.560 --> 0:23:08.000
<v Speaker 1>have this genuine care for Georgia, almost like a motherly figure.

0:23:08.320 --> 0:23:11.320
<v Speaker 1>It's also interesting to note that Georgia works for Mama Mia.

0:23:11.480 --> 0:23:13.320
<v Speaker 1>She has had a podcast on the network for a

0:23:13.359 --> 0:23:16.159
<v Speaker 1>couple of years now called Everyone Has An Ex So

0:23:16.280 --> 0:23:18.480
<v Speaker 1>she realized that was a MUMA meter. So she probably

0:23:18.560 --> 0:23:21.560
<v Speaker 1>also felt confident that the interview would be respectful and

0:23:21.560 --> 0:23:24.760
<v Speaker 1>they wouldn't cross any lines or throw in any rogue questions.

0:23:24.840 --> 0:23:27.600
<v Speaker 1>I mean, I did feel awkward the segue initially when

0:23:27.640 --> 0:23:30.200
<v Speaker 1>Kate said, I mean, you've got a podcast called Everyone

0:23:30.280 --> 0:23:32.520
<v Speaker 1>Has An Ex? And you have an ex. I was like, oh,

0:23:32.760 --> 0:23:35.880
<v Speaker 1>but then after it was dealt with such sensitivity. Yeah,

0:23:35.960 --> 0:23:38.119
<v Speaker 1>it was that comment that led Georgia to kind of

0:23:38.160 --> 0:23:40.560
<v Speaker 1>be at a loss to what she refers to Lee as,

0:23:40.680 --> 0:23:42.560
<v Speaker 1>let's have a listen to what she said.

0:23:42.920 --> 0:23:45.680
<v Speaker 5>When did you start to realize that you and lay

0:23:45.800 --> 0:23:49.320
<v Speaker 5>your beautiful husband ex husband ex husband?

0:23:49.480 --> 0:23:51.159
<v Speaker 4>Well not yet, really, I don't know.

0:23:51.320 --> 0:23:54.120
<v Speaker 3>I don't know what you're still in that muddy Yeah,

0:23:54.240 --> 0:23:59.280
<v Speaker 3>we're agreed to separate, but where Yeah, there's certainly no

0:23:59.440 --> 0:24:01.760
<v Speaker 3>paperwork anything done or that takes a long time.

0:24:01.800 --> 0:24:06.080
<v Speaker 4>Anyway, I feel very weird calling him my ex husband.

0:24:06.160 --> 0:24:06.600
<v Speaker 4>He doesn't.

0:24:06.800 --> 0:24:09.680
<v Speaker 1>And this is also this made me feel as though

0:24:09.720 --> 0:24:12.800
<v Speaker 1>maybe this separation isn't final. Oh me too, I was like,

0:24:12.960 --> 0:24:15.280
<v Speaker 1>is this opening the door for some sort of reconciliar Yeah,

0:24:15.320 --> 0:24:17.600
<v Speaker 1>because she made a point of saying that they're still

0:24:17.680 --> 0:24:20.080
<v Speaker 1>very much ingrained in each other's lives and she is

0:24:20.160 --> 0:24:22.960
<v Speaker 1>never going to look back at their relationship as something

0:24:23.040 --> 0:24:26.560
<v Speaker 1>she completely moves on from. I mean, either it's the

0:24:26.640 --> 0:24:29.600
<v Speaker 1>fact that maybe she's leaving the door open, or potentially

0:24:29.840 --> 0:24:32.560
<v Speaker 1>it's so fresh that she just isn't able to even

0:24:32.600 --> 0:24:35.000
<v Speaker 1>move on at this point. It made me wonder if

0:24:35.080 --> 0:24:37.640
<v Speaker 1>it was Lee that was pushing the end of the relationship.

0:24:37.720 --> 0:24:40.600
<v Speaker 1>I mean, they said it was mutual, but it did

0:24:40.720 --> 0:24:43.560
<v Speaker 1>seem like she wanted to be back with him.

0:24:43.600 --> 0:24:43.800
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:24:43.800 --> 0:24:46.560
<v Speaker 1>Well, she spoke very wistfully about the relationship and said

0:24:46.560 --> 0:24:49.280
<v Speaker 1>that they had this beautiful life together and it feels

0:24:49.280 --> 0:24:51.760
<v Speaker 1>like she's not really ready to close the door yet

0:24:51.800 --> 0:24:55.119
<v Speaker 1>on it. I enjoyed listening to Georgia speak on this

0:24:55.200 --> 0:24:58.479
<v Speaker 1>podcast because I actually don't listen to her. Everyone has

0:24:58.520 --> 0:25:00.879
<v Speaker 1>an ex podcast. I only see her and social media,

0:25:01.240 --> 0:25:03.280
<v Speaker 1>which isn't the best platform for her. I don't think.

0:25:03.440 --> 0:25:03.480
<v Speaker 5>No.

0:25:04.000 --> 0:25:06.320
<v Speaker 1>I think this was a way better platform for her,

0:25:06.400 --> 0:25:08.520
<v Speaker 1>And it reminded me of why I liked her so

0:25:08.680 --> 0:25:11.720
<v Speaker 1>much when she was on The Bachelor. Yeah, because unfortunately,

0:25:11.800 --> 0:25:14.119
<v Speaker 1>I mean, she's the same age as us, we're millennials,

0:25:14.440 --> 0:25:17.480
<v Speaker 1>and I think she has looked at platforms like TikTok

0:25:17.600 --> 0:25:19.560
<v Speaker 1>and Instagram reels and thought, Okay, I've got to jump

0:25:19.600 --> 0:25:22.320
<v Speaker 1>on some of these trends. I've got to do comedic videos.

0:25:22.400 --> 0:25:24.639
<v Speaker 1>And I don't think that they're the best fit for

0:25:24.680 --> 0:25:26.879
<v Speaker 1>her because they're landing. Well, yeah, they're not landing. They

0:25:26.920 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 1>can be taken out of context, and I don't think

0:25:29.040 --> 0:25:31.119
<v Speaker 1>it's the true essence of who she is as a person.

0:25:31.400 --> 0:25:34.800
<v Speaker 1>She's very intelligent, That's what I took from this whole interview,

0:25:35.000 --> 0:25:37.320
<v Speaker 1>and it was very clear that she had the intelligence

0:25:37.359 --> 0:25:40.679
<v Speaker 1>to understand this intimacy that the public feel like they

0:25:40.800 --> 0:25:43.680
<v Speaker 1>have with her and Lee because everyone watched her fall

0:25:43.760 --> 0:25:46.640
<v Speaker 1>in love on TV. And she said that she understands

0:25:46.760 --> 0:25:49.840
<v Speaker 1>this sense of entitlement that the public have because they've

0:25:49.840 --> 0:25:52.600
<v Speaker 1>been very invested in her nine year love story. And

0:25:53.040 --> 0:25:55.720
<v Speaker 1>what really seemed to weigh heavy on her during this interview,

0:25:55.880 --> 0:25:59.160
<v Speaker 1>and something that I didn't even consider, was this sense

0:25:59.240 --> 0:26:02.160
<v Speaker 1>that she had let the public down due to this separation.

0:26:02.760 --> 0:26:05.840
<v Speaker 4>Is what she said, and I understand that.

0:26:06.000 --> 0:26:08.640
<v Speaker 3>So that's been a big part of what has been

0:26:09.200 --> 0:26:15.000
<v Speaker 3>difficult about making the public announcement that we have decided

0:26:15.040 --> 0:26:16.480
<v Speaker 3>to separate, because.

0:26:18.240 --> 0:26:20.480
<v Speaker 4>I don't want to feel like I've let anyone.

0:26:20.280 --> 0:26:24.680
<v Speaker 3>Down, which is so silly because it's not about anyone else.

0:26:24.760 --> 0:26:25.719
<v Speaker 4>It's just about us.

0:26:26.359 --> 0:26:31.480
<v Speaker 3>But people have been so wonderful following our story along

0:26:31.560 --> 0:26:35.640
<v Speaker 3>since the start, and I feel sorry I'm getting teary

0:26:35.640 --> 0:26:38.080
<v Speaker 3>about this because it's so silly because it's not about

0:26:38.119 --> 0:26:43.119
<v Speaker 3>anyone else. But so many people say often that they

0:26:43.280 --> 0:26:47.360
<v Speaker 3>look at our relationship and feel like that gives them hope, yes,

0:26:47.840 --> 0:26:51.280
<v Speaker 3>that they'll find their person. And really, yeah, I've been

0:26:51.480 --> 0:26:55.680
<v Speaker 3>very sad about feeling like I've let people down or

0:26:55.760 --> 0:26:58.200
<v Speaker 3>we've let people down very much.

0:26:58.280 --> 0:27:01.520
<v Speaker 4>Believe in love. Have not fallen out of love.

0:27:01.880 --> 0:27:05.560
<v Speaker 3>There has always been deep love there that I don't

0:27:05.640 --> 0:27:07.640
<v Speaker 3>want people to be disappointed.

0:27:09.119 --> 0:27:11.520
<v Speaker 1>Listening to this, I just thought it's clear that she's

0:27:11.520 --> 0:27:14.119
<v Speaker 1>a perfectionist, that she doesn't want to ever disappoint everyone.

0:27:14.280 --> 0:27:17.560
<v Speaker 1>She's an A grade student, she's always done well at

0:27:17.640 --> 0:27:19.760
<v Speaker 1>her career. Well, I think what her is that she

0:27:20.119 --> 0:27:23.000
<v Speaker 1>was not only breaking the illusion for other people, but

0:27:23.520 --> 0:27:26.200
<v Speaker 1>for herself. Yeah, because it would be hard admitting that,

0:27:26.680 --> 0:27:30.439
<v Speaker 1>whilst your relationship looked really perfect online, that you were

0:27:30.480 --> 0:27:32.520
<v Speaker 1>struggling and there were things going on behind the scenes.

0:27:32.560 --> 0:27:34.960
<v Speaker 1>It's almost like you're dropping this mask and it would

0:27:34.960 --> 0:27:38.040
<v Speaker 1>be feel very exposing. I know we've spoken our podcast

0:27:38.080 --> 0:27:39.960
<v Speaker 1>a little bit towards the end of last year about

0:27:40.200 --> 0:27:42.840
<v Speaker 1>whether Georgia and Ly were together, and it made me

0:27:42.880 --> 0:27:45.400
<v Speaker 1>feel bad when I heard Georgia talk about the toll

0:27:45.600 --> 0:27:48.280
<v Speaker 1>the public scrutiny took on her in saying that, though

0:27:48.320 --> 0:27:51.280
<v Speaker 1>she said she understood it because she's a journalist. Yeah,

0:27:51.359 --> 0:27:54.600
<v Speaker 1>And she also spoke about how tough it was to

0:27:54.720 --> 0:27:57.320
<v Speaker 1>actually decide when to go public with the news of

0:27:57.359 --> 0:27:58.080
<v Speaker 1>their separation.

0:27:58.280 --> 0:28:03.080
<v Speaker 3>Here's what she said, with Lee and I separating, one

0:28:03.119 --> 0:28:08.960
<v Speaker 3>of the hardest parts of that has been choosing to

0:28:09.359 --> 0:28:12.360
<v Speaker 3>enter into a period of loss and grief again, right,

0:28:12.640 --> 0:28:18.600
<v Speaker 3>because I'm so tired, and it was very, very hard.

0:28:19.240 --> 0:28:20.760
<v Speaker 3>At the end of last year, there was a lot

0:28:20.800 --> 0:28:24.800
<v Speaker 3>of speculation around whether we had split. You know, we

0:28:24.920 --> 0:28:27.679
<v Speaker 3>were being followed a bit to see if we were

0:28:27.880 --> 0:28:30.359
<v Speaker 3>seen together, or whether we were wearing our wedding rings

0:28:30.480 --> 0:28:33.720
<v Speaker 3>or anything. And I understand that that's part of being

0:28:33.920 --> 0:28:36.399
<v Speaker 3>in the public eye, especially because we met in a

0:28:36.480 --> 0:28:40.040
<v Speaker 3>public way. I do understand that, so I don't begrudge that,

0:28:41.160 --> 0:28:43.480
<v Speaker 3>but it was very very hard while I was trying

0:28:43.520 --> 0:28:47.800
<v Speaker 3>to come to terms with what was happening. Because Lee

0:28:47.840 --> 0:28:50.760
<v Speaker 3>and I have made this decision together doesn't mean it

0:28:50.800 --> 0:28:51.520
<v Speaker 3>makes me happy.

0:28:52.080 --> 0:28:52.600
<v Speaker 4>It doesn't.

0:28:52.920 --> 0:28:57.040
<v Speaker 3>I'm really really sad about it, and trying to process

0:28:57.160 --> 0:28:59.640
<v Speaker 3>that myself.

0:29:01.440 --> 0:29:02.120
<v Speaker 4>Was hard enough.

0:29:03.360 --> 0:29:06.400
<v Speaker 3>Deciding to or knowing when was the right time to

0:29:07.600 --> 0:29:11.960
<v Speaker 3>put it out there publicly, which no one should have to,

0:29:12.040 --> 0:29:14.240
<v Speaker 3>and no we didn't have to, but we felt like

0:29:14.400 --> 0:29:18.240
<v Speaker 3>that was the right thing to do. But that's not

0:29:18.360 --> 0:29:20.880
<v Speaker 3>a reason to stay in something either.

0:29:22.160 --> 0:29:24.120
<v Speaker 1>It was really hard to hear her breaking down so

0:29:24.200 --> 0:29:26.760
<v Speaker 1>many times during this interview, but I think that a

0:29:26.840 --> 0:29:29.880
<v Speaker 1>lot of people going through the same thing would take

0:29:29.920 --> 0:29:33.080
<v Speaker 1>a lot from it. One thing that I wasn't aware

0:29:33.200 --> 0:29:36.560
<v Speaker 1>of was just how quickly Georgia lost her mum following

0:29:36.840 --> 0:29:40.440
<v Speaker 1>the airing of the Bachelorette. So her mum, Belinda, sadly

0:29:40.520 --> 0:29:44.480
<v Speaker 1>passed away from pancreatic cancer, a day after the Bachelor

0:29:44.560 --> 0:29:48.320
<v Speaker 1>finale aired. I just can't even comprehend how difficult that

0:29:48.440 --> 0:29:50.720
<v Speaker 1>would have been for her, because she spoke about the

0:29:50.800 --> 0:29:53.240
<v Speaker 1>fact that that year she had the highest of highs

0:29:53.240 --> 0:29:55.240
<v Speaker 1>and the lowest of lows. When she said at the

0:29:55.320 --> 0:29:57.640
<v Speaker 1>timing did ring a bell? I remember it was quite

0:29:57.720 --> 0:29:59.760
<v Speaker 1>close to the finale and they actually had to cut

0:29:59.800 --> 0:30:02.200
<v Speaker 1>her pressed to a short. So normally the Bachelorette and

0:30:02.240 --> 0:30:04.320
<v Speaker 1>her partner would do this big press tour and talk

0:30:04.360 --> 0:30:07.520
<v Speaker 1>to every radio station, but thankfully she didn't have to

0:30:07.600 --> 0:30:09.880
<v Speaker 1>do that while she was grieving. It was clear that

0:30:09.960 --> 0:30:12.200
<v Speaker 1>it was really special for Georgia that Lee got the

0:30:12.240 --> 0:30:14.920
<v Speaker 1>opportunity to meet her mum before she passed away. But

0:30:15.080 --> 0:30:18.040
<v Speaker 1>what I found really interesting was the fact that he

0:30:18.360 --> 0:30:21.920
<v Speaker 1>first met her extended friends and family at her mum's funeral,

0:30:22.160 --> 0:30:24.800
<v Speaker 1>And I think that just demonstrated what a special personally is.

0:30:24.920 --> 0:30:27.280
<v Speaker 1>That this was the start of their relationship and he

0:30:27.600 --> 0:30:31.400
<v Speaker 1>was able to support Georgia through this unimaginable grief that

0:30:31.480 --> 0:30:33.880
<v Speaker 1>she was going through. And during the interview, she came

0:30:33.960 --> 0:30:37.959
<v Speaker 1>to this realization that Lee has always been by her

0:30:38.040 --> 0:30:41.080
<v Speaker 1>side during those really difficult times. Here's what she said,

0:30:42.360 --> 0:30:42.920
<v Speaker 1>I've never.

0:30:42.880 --> 0:30:46.200
<v Speaker 3>Had to go through a really hard period without him, yes,

0:30:48.360 --> 0:30:51.680
<v Speaker 3>which I probably never thought about that really until just then.

0:30:52.440 --> 0:30:54.520
<v Speaker 4>Happn't the first bad thing that ever happened to me

0:30:54.720 --> 0:31:01.160
<v Speaker 4>was losing my mum. So give me a hand, oh

0:31:01.360 --> 0:31:02.000
<v Speaker 4>my darling.

0:31:02.400 --> 0:31:04.320
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I think that's a really hard part of

0:31:04.400 --> 0:31:08.080
<v Speaker 3>this as well. We are helping each other through it

0:31:08.080 --> 0:31:13.600
<v Speaker 3>as much as we can, but realistically there's obviously parts

0:31:13.680 --> 0:31:18.320
<v Speaker 3>that we can't either. Yeah, it's hard. I've just never

0:31:19.200 --> 0:31:21.720
<v Speaker 3>I never expected to be here.

0:31:23.080 --> 0:31:25.320
<v Speaker 1>I actually cried during that bit. And then again when

0:31:25.480 --> 0:31:28.680
<v Speaker 1>Georgia was speaking about how difficult it is going through

0:31:28.720 --> 0:31:31.920
<v Speaker 1>the separation without her mom and just wishing that her

0:31:32.000 --> 0:31:33.920
<v Speaker 1>mum was there. This is what she said.

0:31:35.480 --> 0:31:40.320
<v Speaker 4>One thing I really have grappled with and that's been

0:31:40.440 --> 0:31:42.000
<v Speaker 4>very difficult for me, is.

0:31:44.440 --> 0:31:45.840
<v Speaker 1>The fact that Lee met mum.

0:31:46.440 --> 0:31:50.320
<v Speaker 4>She was very, very sick he did, but she knew him.

0:31:50.520 --> 0:31:52.160
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, she died.

0:31:53.400 --> 0:31:54.520
<v Speaker 4>Knowing I was with him.

0:31:54.760 --> 0:31:55.720
<v Speaker 3>That I feel.

0:31:57.600 --> 0:31:59.360
<v Speaker 4>Sad that she.

0:32:01.640 --> 0:32:04.400
<v Speaker 3>Thought my life was going one way and it has

0:32:04.880 --> 0:32:06.120
<v Speaker 3>that path has changed.

0:32:08.200 --> 0:32:10.680
<v Speaker 1>I think it's so easy to go on social media

0:32:10.880 --> 0:32:14.640
<v Speaker 1>and dehumanize people and forget that they are real people

0:32:14.800 --> 0:32:16.880
<v Speaker 1>that go through things. And you look at Georgia Love

0:32:16.920 --> 0:32:19.480
<v Speaker 1>and the nine years that she has been in the spotlight.

0:32:19.760 --> 0:32:21.840
<v Speaker 1>She's had, as she said, the highest of highs, but

0:32:21.840 --> 0:32:24.320
<v Speaker 1>also the lowest of lows. I mean, losing her mum

0:32:24.440 --> 0:32:27.720
<v Speaker 1>and now going through a marriage breakdown publicly, and also

0:32:27.800 --> 0:32:29.560
<v Speaker 1>her cancelation. I want to talk about that.

0:32:29.760 --> 0:32:29.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

0:32:30.040 --> 0:32:32.360
<v Speaker 1>Well, Kate Lanebrook made a point of saying at the

0:32:32.400 --> 0:32:34.720
<v Speaker 1>start of this episode that listeners would fall in love

0:32:34.840 --> 0:32:38.200
<v Speaker 1>with Georgia, and I think that this interview has really

0:32:38.280 --> 0:32:41.640
<v Speaker 1>given her the redemption arc that she needed because when

0:32:41.920 --> 0:32:44.520
<v Speaker 1>she first appeared on the Bachelorette, she was incredibly popular.

0:32:44.560 --> 0:32:47.560
<v Speaker 1>I think she was seen as being Australia's Sweetheart. Essentially,

0:32:47.840 --> 0:32:49.880
<v Speaker 1>it was a great series. He had Maddie Jay who

0:32:50.000 --> 0:32:53.280
<v Speaker 1>was runner up. Obviously Lee won the show. It was

0:32:53.360 --> 0:32:55.640
<v Speaker 1>the golden time for the Bachelor and Bachelorette. Yeah, it

0:32:55.680 --> 0:32:58.760
<v Speaker 1>was such a feel good show. But then fast forward

0:32:58.760 --> 0:33:01.960
<v Speaker 1>a couple of years in twenty two, one Instagram story

0:33:02.200 --> 0:33:05.160
<v Speaker 1>changed the perception that many people had of Georgia. So,

0:33:05.280 --> 0:33:07.480
<v Speaker 1>while she was working as a reporter at Channel seven

0:33:07.520 --> 0:33:10.760
<v Speaker 1>in Melbourne, she posted a video of a cat sitting

0:33:10.800 --> 0:33:13.720
<v Speaker 1>in the window of a Chinese restaurant and wrote shop

0:33:13.800 --> 0:33:18.160
<v Speaker 1>attendant all lunch, alongside some crying face emojis, and instantly,

0:33:18.320 --> 0:33:21.600
<v Speaker 1>George's post was widely condemned and slammed as being racist.

0:33:21.760 --> 0:33:23.880
<v Speaker 1>I remember seeing the story and being like, did she

0:33:24.000 --> 0:33:26.160
<v Speaker 1>mean to post that on close friends or was this

0:33:26.400 --> 0:33:29.040
<v Speaker 1>a private message that has gone live to a story.

0:33:29.040 --> 0:33:32.360
<v Speaker 1>It was just unbelievable and at the time, anti Asian

0:33:32.440 --> 0:33:37.200
<v Speaker 1>hate campaigner Alissa Hoe described George's actions as reckless. She said,

0:33:37.240 --> 0:33:39.080
<v Speaker 1>it makes me sick, just as much as it makes

0:33:39.160 --> 0:33:41.640
<v Speaker 1>me genuinely sad to think people like her can so

0:33:41.840 --> 0:33:45.400
<v Speaker 1>openly share things that completely disregard the harm they caused

0:33:45.440 --> 0:33:49.440
<v Speaker 1>to the Asian community now. Georgia did immediately apologize for

0:33:49.480 --> 0:33:52.280
<v Speaker 1>the offense that she caused and thanked her followers for

0:33:52.400 --> 0:33:54.480
<v Speaker 1>calling her out and said that she would learn from

0:33:54.560 --> 0:33:57.160
<v Speaker 1>this and do better now. As a result of the

0:33:57.240 --> 0:33:59.840
<v Speaker 1>post and the backlash, Georgia actually ended up losing her

0:34:00.160 --> 0:34:03.320
<v Speaker 1>at Channel seven. I didn't realize that. No, I didn't either.

0:34:03.360 --> 0:34:05.280
<v Speaker 1>I was quite surprised when I heard her talking about

0:34:05.280 --> 0:34:07.080
<v Speaker 1>it because I think a lot of people were calling

0:34:07.160 --> 0:34:09.480
<v Speaker 1>out Channel seven saying that she needed to be fired,

0:34:09.520 --> 0:34:11.480
<v Speaker 1>but I didn't know she actually did get fired.

0:34:12.680 --> 0:34:15.719
<v Speaker 3>I hate the term canceled, but that's the term that

0:34:15.760 --> 0:34:18.000
<v Speaker 3>people use a few years ago, and I lost my

0:34:18.120 --> 0:34:18.680
<v Speaker 3>job after that.

0:34:19.480 --> 0:34:22.040
<v Speaker 4>Why was this in twenty twenty one?

0:34:22.480 --> 0:34:22.640
<v Speaker 3>Yes?

0:34:23.360 --> 0:34:26.320
<v Speaker 4>Was this the cat? Yes? Picture the cat in the restaurant?

0:34:26.440 --> 0:34:29.520
<v Speaker 5>Like this is so crazy to even say that is

0:34:29.560 --> 0:34:33.080
<v Speaker 5>a sentence, But that lead to you losing your job?

0:34:33.360 --> 0:34:33.759
<v Speaker 4>It did.

0:34:34.040 --> 0:34:38.239
<v Speaker 3>I posted something on Instagram that I didn't realize on

0:34:38.440 --> 0:34:41.960
<v Speaker 3>posting that would or could be taken as offensive. I

0:34:42.160 --> 0:34:45.239
<v Speaker 3>was immediately called out on that and told that it

0:34:45.520 --> 0:34:49.520
<v Speaker 3>was and was mortified. Immediately took it down and apologized,

0:34:49.640 --> 0:34:53.160
<v Speaker 3>But I had upset and offended a lot of people.

0:34:53.000 --> 0:34:56.680
<v Speaker 1>In that it is interesting to reflect on the timing

0:34:56.840 --> 0:34:58.880
<v Speaker 1>of that incident. So it was at the end of

0:34:58.920 --> 0:35:01.480
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, when Sydney and Melbourne were in and

0:35:01.560 --> 0:35:05.640
<v Speaker 1>out of lockdowns and there was this massive crackdown on

0:35:05.800 --> 0:35:08.319
<v Speaker 1>influences and people holding them to account. I mean, that's

0:35:08.320 --> 0:35:10.600
<v Speaker 1>when our podcast really took off. Yeah, it was at

0:35:10.600 --> 0:35:13.719
<v Speaker 1>a time when everything felt very amplified online, and I

0:35:13.760 --> 0:35:15.680
<v Speaker 1>think it was also due to the fact that the

0:35:15.800 --> 0:35:18.600
<v Speaker 1>only news that was really out there was about COVID

0:35:18.920 --> 0:35:21.839
<v Speaker 1>or about online indiscretions. Because no one was getting out

0:35:21.840 --> 0:35:25.280
<v Speaker 1>and about, there wasn't much going on. Everyone was very angry,

0:35:25.360 --> 0:35:27.680
<v Speaker 1>and Georgia said that this is why she thinks there

0:35:27.800 --> 0:35:30.680
<v Speaker 1>was such a huge reaction to that incident. I mean,

0:35:30.880 --> 0:35:33.319
<v Speaker 1>in saying that she did acknowledge that the timing didn't

0:35:33.360 --> 0:35:35.880
<v Speaker 1>take away from the fact that she offended people, but

0:35:36.040 --> 0:35:37.880
<v Speaker 1>she did say that she felt like there was an

0:35:37.920 --> 0:35:41.239
<v Speaker 1>element where people were harsher on her because she's a

0:35:41.320 --> 0:35:43.000
<v Speaker 1>journalist and should have known better. I mean, that was

0:35:43.120 --> 0:35:46.080
<v Speaker 1>my mindset. I think she also said that people felt

0:35:46.120 --> 0:35:48.520
<v Speaker 1>like it was a bit of a sport to condemn

0:35:48.760 --> 0:35:51.400
<v Speaker 1>reality star contestants as well, so it was a bit

0:35:51.440 --> 0:35:54.120
<v Speaker 1>of a mix. It was really interesting to hear her

0:35:54.239 --> 0:35:56.880
<v Speaker 1>take on opinion pieces which were written about her at

0:35:56.920 --> 0:35:59.160
<v Speaker 1>the time. She said that she was used as an

0:35:59.200 --> 0:36:02.120
<v Speaker 1>example of the worst type of racism, and most of

0:36:02.200 --> 0:36:05.080
<v Speaker 1>the commentary came from people that she didn't associate with.

0:36:05.239 --> 0:36:08.400
<v Speaker 1>So I'm assuming that she's saying that those a journals

0:36:08.520 --> 0:36:11.239
<v Speaker 1>that she hasn't crossed paths with before, because it would

0:36:11.239 --> 0:36:13.800
<v Speaker 1>be really weird to be in the media and to

0:36:13.920 --> 0:36:16.600
<v Speaker 1>know how they operate, but to then have your fellow

0:36:16.680 --> 0:36:19.880
<v Speaker 1>peers writing about you. Well, from memory, I think it

0:36:20.040 --> 0:36:23.239
<v Speaker 1>was someone from her newsroom or used someone that used

0:36:23.239 --> 0:36:25.080
<v Speaker 1>to work with her that wrote this opinion piece on

0:36:25.239 --> 0:36:27.880
<v Speaker 1>her slamming her, and she obviously wanted to put it

0:36:27.960 --> 0:36:30.000
<v Speaker 1>out there that that person never reached out to her

0:36:30.040 --> 0:36:31.120
<v Speaker 1>to discuss it privately.

0:36:31.320 --> 0:36:31.480
<v Speaker 3>Well.

0:36:31.480 --> 0:36:33.920
<v Speaker 1>She essentially said that she wanted those people to tell her,

0:36:33.960 --> 0:36:35.960
<v Speaker 1>face to face what she did wrong and give her

0:36:36.000 --> 0:36:38.120
<v Speaker 1>ways to learn from it. I can't say I agree

0:36:38.200 --> 0:36:40.480
<v Speaker 1>with her take there because I don't think it's up

0:36:40.520 --> 0:36:43.920
<v Speaker 1>to people, particularly those from those marginalized communities, to give

0:36:44.000 --> 0:36:45.759
<v Speaker 1>up their time to do so. They're giving up their

0:36:45.800 --> 0:36:48.839
<v Speaker 1>time by putting their words into an article. I don't

0:36:48.880 --> 0:36:50.640
<v Speaker 1>mean to sound like a pr statement, but you meant

0:36:50.680 --> 0:36:52.680
<v Speaker 1>to put the time in to do that for yourself

0:36:52.719 --> 0:36:54.520
<v Speaker 1>and work out what was wrong about it. Yeah, you

0:36:54.560 --> 0:36:56.480
<v Speaker 1>don't expect others to do it for you. The thing

0:36:56.520 --> 0:36:58.239
<v Speaker 1>that does make the story a little bit different from

0:36:58.239 --> 0:36:59.960
<v Speaker 1>her perspective is that she did work in the meat,

0:37:00.280 --> 0:37:02.239
<v Speaker 1>So maybe she felt like people should have given her

0:37:02.280 --> 0:37:04.160
<v Speaker 1>the heads up that they were going to write about

0:37:04.200 --> 0:37:06.560
<v Speaker 1>her and give her the respect of seeing where she

0:37:06.719 --> 0:37:08.799
<v Speaker 1>was coming from. I think that's probably what she more

0:37:08.920 --> 0:37:11.560
<v Speaker 1>meant to say, but maybe it didn't come across like that.

0:37:12.040 --> 0:37:13.840
<v Speaker 1>She did say at the time she felt like public

0:37:14.000 --> 0:37:16.799
<v Speaker 1>enemy number one and it really harmed her mental health

0:37:16.840 --> 0:37:18.680
<v Speaker 1>for quite some time. She said it was a really

0:37:18.760 --> 0:37:21.520
<v Speaker 1>difficult time for Lee as well, because he was trying

0:37:21.520 --> 0:37:23.799
<v Speaker 1>to pick her up throughout it. He's how she said

0:37:23.840 --> 0:37:25.200
<v Speaker 1>the cancelation changed her.

0:37:26.560 --> 0:37:32.400
<v Speaker 3>If anything, that period has made me more guarded, not

0:37:32.520 --> 0:37:36.520
<v Speaker 3>guarded about what I say, really guarded in myself.

0:37:37.080 --> 0:37:39.040
<v Speaker 4>Put a lot of walls up from that.

0:37:40.560 --> 0:37:46.000
<v Speaker 3>That period really damaged me and really has changed me

0:37:46.320 --> 0:37:51.279
<v Speaker 3>as a person. Not my nature or my core, but

0:37:52.600 --> 0:37:55.279
<v Speaker 3>the way I react to things or where my mind

0:37:55.680 --> 0:37:56.080
<v Speaker 3>jumps to.

0:37:56.200 --> 0:37:59.160
<v Speaker 4>You know, still to this day, if or when my

0:37:59.239 --> 0:38:02.000
<v Speaker 4>boss calls me, my heart sinks and I go, oh God,

0:38:02.080 --> 0:38:06.560
<v Speaker 4>what's happened. What's happened? I can't shake that.

0:38:06.680 --> 0:38:09.640
<v Speaker 3>And you know, I've done work and I've moved on

0:38:09.840 --> 0:38:10.919
<v Speaker 3>from that period in my life.

0:38:10.960 --> 0:38:15.080
<v Speaker 4>But it really has changed me. It made me probably.

0:38:16.200 --> 0:38:19.399
<v Speaker 3>Go inwards a lot more and be a bit more

0:38:19.680 --> 0:38:25.040
<v Speaker 3>independent in myself because it's probably taught me that you

0:38:25.160 --> 0:38:29.719
<v Speaker 3>can only rely on yourself everything you do and say

0:38:29.800 --> 0:38:32.879
<v Speaker 3>you're the one that's accountable for Again.

0:38:32.920 --> 0:38:37.560
<v Speaker 1>I really appreciated her insight into this cancelation because it's

0:38:37.600 --> 0:38:39.719
<v Speaker 1>one of those things where you see it and then

0:38:39.760 --> 0:38:42.400
<v Speaker 1>the news cycle moves and you forget about it, but

0:38:42.520 --> 0:38:44.920
<v Speaker 1>you don't really know the long term effect it has.

0:38:45.120 --> 0:38:47.719
<v Speaker 1>Ye particularly because it sounds like it did affect her

0:38:47.760 --> 0:38:50.560
<v Speaker 1>marriage somewhat. And there I think there's been this whole

0:38:50.600 --> 0:38:53.640
<v Speaker 1>idea lately that no one can truly be canceled, but

0:38:53.719 --> 0:38:56.239
<v Speaker 1>I feel like in this case, she was because she

0:38:56.400 --> 0:38:59.440
<v Speaker 1>copped the ultimate punishment. She lost her dream job, and

0:38:59.520 --> 0:39:02.400
<v Speaker 1>it's severe impacted her mental health and also seemingly her

0:39:02.440 --> 0:39:04.759
<v Speaker 1>relationship had changed her as a person. I suppose the

0:39:04.800 --> 0:39:07.520
<v Speaker 1>word canceled means you know the show's over and there's

0:39:07.560 --> 0:39:10.920
<v Speaker 1>no coming back from it, so people definitely are punished

0:39:11.200 --> 0:39:13.600
<v Speaker 1>by their actions online, but there always is a bit

0:39:13.640 --> 0:39:15.520
<v Speaker 1>of a redemption arc, and as you said earlier, I

0:39:15.560 --> 0:39:18.640
<v Speaker 1>think that this interview is a great start for her return.

0:39:20.239 --> 0:39:22.680
<v Speaker 1>It's time again for our Friday debrief and it always

0:39:22.760 --> 0:39:25.480
<v Speaker 1>makes me think of those listeners who message saying that

0:39:25.560 --> 0:39:28.360
<v Speaker 1>they eat McDonald's when they listen to the Friday episode.

0:39:28.440 --> 0:39:29.759
<v Speaker 1>I let's get that out of my head. That was

0:39:29.800 --> 0:39:32.080
<v Speaker 1>a happy moment for me. I felt like, Yeah, we've

0:39:32.160 --> 0:39:34.840
<v Speaker 1>chosen the right day to release it, because there's nothing

0:39:34.960 --> 0:39:37.920
<v Speaker 1>better than like I love when I associate a particular

0:39:38.000 --> 0:39:40.120
<v Speaker 1>day with a podcast coming out, like it's almost your

0:39:40.200 --> 0:39:42.320
<v Speaker 1>signal that the week is almost over, you're getting to

0:39:42.440 --> 0:39:44.840
<v Speaker 1>the weekend. Yes, I'm glad that we can be that

0:39:44.960 --> 0:39:47.920
<v Speaker 1>podcast for some people. Now I need some help from

0:39:47.960 --> 0:39:50.600
<v Speaker 1>the listeners because it's five weeks out from my son

0:39:50.719 --> 0:39:54.759
<v Speaker 1>Jack's birthday and I still haven't set a location for

0:39:54.880 --> 0:39:57.520
<v Speaker 1>his birthday party. So he is a winter baby, and

0:39:57.600 --> 0:39:59.680
<v Speaker 1>I'm finding that really difficult because I'd love to go

0:39:59.800 --> 0:40:01.920
<v Speaker 1>down to a park and just set up a party

0:40:01.960 --> 0:40:04.319
<v Speaker 1>there and have it really easy because I don't want

0:40:04.360 --> 0:40:06.480
<v Speaker 1>to have it at my house after seeing you stress

0:40:06.760 --> 0:40:09.680
<v Speaker 1>about your baby shower and you know, having to clean

0:40:09.760 --> 0:40:11.680
<v Speaker 1>it all up, and I've got two golden retrievers there

0:40:11.719 --> 0:40:13.680
<v Speaker 1>that are probably going to steal food from the state. Honest,

0:40:13.680 --> 0:40:15.640
<v Speaker 1>the cleanup wasn't the worst bit. It was the fact

0:40:15.680 --> 0:40:17.839
<v Speaker 1>that we had Reno's happening at the same time. Yeah,

0:40:17.960 --> 0:40:19.560
<v Speaker 1>I don't have a lot of time, and the one

0:40:19.600 --> 0:40:22.120
<v Speaker 1>thing I want to focus on is actually making a

0:40:22.160 --> 0:40:25.759
<v Speaker 1>beautiful cake, making a few desserts, getting some nice decorations,

0:40:25.800 --> 0:40:28.920
<v Speaker 1>and having a fun time. So I'm thinking I might

0:40:29.120 --> 0:40:32.080
<v Speaker 1>have it at a pub, but then there's not a

0:40:32.160 --> 0:40:34.200
<v Speaker 1>lot of space for the kids to crawl around and

0:40:34.320 --> 0:40:36.080
<v Speaker 1>do stuff. And the shit thing about having it at

0:40:36.080 --> 0:40:37.719
<v Speaker 1>a pub is do you have to then have a

0:40:37.800 --> 0:40:40.360
<v Speaker 1>bar tab for everyone? Well, I think if it's a

0:40:40.440 --> 0:40:43.040
<v Speaker 1>kid's birthday party, you don't. People aren't meant to be

0:40:43.160 --> 0:40:45.320
<v Speaker 1>drinking at it. Well, my son is going to be

0:40:45.360 --> 0:40:46.960
<v Speaker 1>a June baby too, And that is the shit thing

0:40:47.040 --> 0:40:49.200
<v Speaker 1>about having a birthday in winter, because generally you could

0:40:49.239 --> 0:40:51.000
<v Speaker 1>just go down to the park, you have a couple

0:40:51.040 --> 0:40:53.960
<v Speaker 1>of their skis out, some soft drinks, like a barbecue,

0:40:54.160 --> 0:40:56.440
<v Speaker 1>but this weather makes it difficult. Yeah, I want to

0:40:56.480 --> 0:40:59.400
<v Speaker 1>know if anyone has any suggestions for a location, because

0:40:59.640 --> 0:41:02.960
<v Speaker 1>I was looking into holes. They're also drab and they

0:41:03.000 --> 0:41:05.520
<v Speaker 1>don't really look very nice. My husband was paying me out, saying, Oh,

0:41:05.560 --> 0:41:07.440
<v Speaker 1>it's all for the grammar. I'm like, no, it's about

0:41:07.440 --> 0:41:10.000
<v Speaker 1>the atmosphere going into a hole, you know, when it

0:41:10.160 --> 0:41:13.160
<v Speaker 1>smells like kids, dirty feet, like the gym. I would

0:41:13.239 --> 0:41:15.000
<v Speaker 1>offer my house to you as a bit of a

0:41:15.080 --> 0:41:17.840
<v Speaker 1>venue so you don't have to clean up, But that

0:41:18.080 --> 0:41:19.759
<v Speaker 1>potentially is the week that I'm going to be having

0:41:19.840 --> 0:41:21.279
<v Speaker 1>my son, so I don't think that that would be

0:41:21.320 --> 0:41:23.000
<v Speaker 1>the best idea. Well, if you're not here, I could

0:41:23.040 --> 0:41:25.000
<v Speaker 1>just you know, set it up here. I have one

0:41:25.080 --> 0:41:27.799
<v Speaker 1>last question though, to the listeners. I am tossing up

0:41:27.840 --> 0:41:30.600
<v Speaker 1>between which cake to make in the Women's Weekly cookbook,

0:41:30.680 --> 0:41:33.480
<v Speaker 1>so obviously Jack can't choose at this point. So the

0:41:33.560 --> 0:41:36.840
<v Speaker 1>birthday party is going to be like Teddy Bear's picnic.

0:41:37.000 --> 0:41:40.040
<v Speaker 1>There's a theme going around called berry First Birthday. So

0:41:40.120 --> 0:41:42.319
<v Speaker 1>you're one of those basic bitches who's doing the Teddy

0:41:42.320 --> 0:41:44.640
<v Speaker 1>Bear theme for your kid's birthday? Yes, i am. I

0:41:44.760 --> 0:41:46.680
<v Speaker 1>decided that about six months ago that that's the theme.

0:41:46.719 --> 0:41:49.359
<v Speaker 1>I wanted to do, not Lemons. I mean I loved

0:41:49.360 --> 0:41:52.120
<v Speaker 1>out every leventh. No, it's not a citrus theme. Now

0:41:52.640 --> 0:41:54.840
<v Speaker 1>there is a cake in the Women's Weekly Cookbook that

0:41:55.040 --> 0:41:56.600
<v Speaker 1>is a teddy Bear. I might post it on our

0:41:56.640 --> 0:41:58.880
<v Speaker 1>Instagram story. So I thought, well, do I do the

0:41:58.960 --> 0:42:01.759
<v Speaker 1>teddy bear or do I do the iconic one? The

0:42:01.880 --> 0:42:03.520
<v Speaker 1>one will probably save you a lot of time if

0:42:03.560 --> 0:42:05.359
<v Speaker 1>you end up having to do it at your Well

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<v Speaker 1>that's what my husband said. He goes, I'll just do

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<v Speaker 1>the one because I'm scaredule stress too much about the

0:42:09.680 --> 0:42:11.279
<v Speaker 1>teddy Bear, but that maybe want to do the teddy

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<v Speaker 1>Bear even more. I don't know why we put all

0:42:13.719 --> 0:42:15.600
<v Speaker 1>these pressure in ourselves, because then you end up not

0:42:15.840 --> 0:42:18.800
<v Speaker 1>actually enjoying the lead up. I decided when I was

0:42:18.840 --> 0:42:22.720
<v Speaker 1>having my in laws over to randomly make cinnamon scrolls,

0:42:22.719 --> 0:42:25.600
<v Speaker 1>which I'd never made, and then over Easter I thought

0:42:25.640 --> 0:42:27.720
<v Speaker 1>it was a good idea to make hool Cross buns

0:42:27.760 --> 0:42:29.960
<v Speaker 1>from scratch. I feel like this is some weird nesting

0:42:30.040 --> 0:42:33.040
<v Speaker 1>thing that's going on. Well, that's what I'm trying to do.

0:42:33.080 --> 0:42:35.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to eliminate the difficult job so I can

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<v Speaker 1>focus on the ones that I want to do. Because

0:42:37.920 --> 0:42:40.200
<v Speaker 1>one thing about having a baby that I've been looking

0:42:40.239 --> 0:42:43.520
<v Speaker 1>forward to the most is organizing a birthday party. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I think number one thing is lollies, cheese platters, and

0:42:46.400 --> 0:42:48.880
<v Speaker 1>getting some desserts from the bakery down the road. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what I did for my baby shower. It was a

0:42:50.920 --> 0:42:53.359
<v Speaker 1>godsend not having to make too much. Don't put too

0:42:53.440 --> 0:42:56.120
<v Speaker 1>much on your plate. Just make the cake and order

0:42:56.160 --> 0:42:58.520
<v Speaker 1>some extra food. Well that's why I'm thinking the pub

0:42:58.600 --> 0:43:00.399
<v Speaker 1>because it's catered and then I just bring the cake

0:43:00.640 --> 0:43:02.560
<v Speaker 1>and we don't have to clean up after. Oh, that

0:43:02.640 --> 0:43:04.640
<v Speaker 1>sounds like a good option to me. I want to

0:43:04.640 --> 0:43:07.120
<v Speaker 1>talk about my nurseries. So I thought that I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be one of those pregnant women who had

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<v Speaker 1>it all organized months before. But you were giving me

0:43:12.400 --> 0:43:15.040
<v Speaker 1>so much it about my nursery. Yeah, but it's because

0:43:15.080 --> 0:43:17.920
<v Speaker 1>we've literally had so many other renos to do that

0:43:18.120 --> 0:43:19.799
<v Speaker 1>this has been sort of the last one on our

0:43:19.880 --> 0:43:22.440
<v Speaker 1>list because it's supposed to be the easiest. So this

0:43:22.640 --> 0:43:24.520
<v Speaker 1>year we've done up our kitchen. We've also done up

0:43:24.560 --> 0:43:27.040
<v Speaker 1>our laundry, We've done up our lounge rooms. Woman in

0:43:27.040 --> 0:43:29.760
<v Speaker 1>a pursuit for making your home hotel, that's right, hotel handcot.

0:43:29.880 --> 0:43:32.319
<v Speaker 1>We've done up our outside area. We've got a new deck,

0:43:32.400 --> 0:43:35.160
<v Speaker 1>so this has really sick or deck deck. I mean

0:43:35.160 --> 0:43:37.719
<v Speaker 1>it's a big deck, isn't it. It's really full and

0:43:37.800 --> 0:43:41.319
<v Speaker 1>short though on our list of priorities. But the room

0:43:41.440 --> 0:43:43.960
<v Speaker 1>currently is full of boxes. So I've got my cot

0:43:44.040 --> 0:43:46.319
<v Speaker 1>and everything sorted. I've got like a dressing tab, I've

0:43:46.320 --> 0:43:48.640
<v Speaker 1>got a lot of the things ticked off, but they're

0:43:48.719 --> 0:43:50.920
<v Speaker 1>not made and the room is not ready. So over

0:43:51.000 --> 0:43:52.920
<v Speaker 1>the weekend we are locking in a time to have

0:43:53.120 --> 0:43:55.480
<v Speaker 1>carpet put in our bedrooms, which is going to be

0:43:55.560 --> 0:43:58.000
<v Speaker 1>quite a task because then we're like where is everything

0:43:58.040 --> 0:44:01.320
<v Speaker 1>in the room's going to go? But luckily our actual

0:44:01.400 --> 0:44:03.279
<v Speaker 1>plan for the nursery are doing quite a simple one.

0:44:03.320 --> 0:44:06.400
<v Speaker 1>I'm being a beige mum, so it's going to be

0:44:06.440 --> 0:44:08.800
<v Speaker 1>a very vibrant white color and then I'm going to

0:44:08.880 --> 0:44:11.800
<v Speaker 1>have a lot of browns and those sort of tones

0:44:11.840 --> 0:44:14.320
<v Speaker 1>throughout the room. But I'm just so excited to have

0:44:14.400 --> 0:44:16.480
<v Speaker 1>it done because I've been seeing all of these like

0:44:16.600 --> 0:44:19.000
<v Speaker 1>nesting videos where mums put in all of the clothes

0:44:19.080 --> 0:44:21.840
<v Speaker 1>and they sew all of the little essential items and

0:44:21.840 --> 0:44:23.600
<v Speaker 1>the nappy caddies, and I really want to do all

0:44:23.680 --> 0:44:26.480
<v Speaker 1>of that. I'm just feeling a bit stressed that it's

0:44:26.560 --> 0:44:29.040
<v Speaker 1>not done. I mean, if you're not planning to do

0:44:29.239 --> 0:44:31.960
<v Speaker 1>all of your feeds in the nursery, then I wouldn't

0:44:31.960 --> 0:44:34.680
<v Speaker 1>stress too much about having it perfectly organized, because your

0:44:34.719 --> 0:44:38.960
<v Speaker 1>baby doesn't end up sleeping in there overnight until way

0:44:39.040 --> 0:44:40.800
<v Speaker 1>later on. But I feel like it's a safe space,

0:44:40.880 --> 0:44:42.640
<v Speaker 1>at a calming space where you can do your feeds,

0:44:42.680 --> 0:44:44.759
<v Speaker 1>you can do all of your changes. I just want

0:44:44.800 --> 0:44:46.800
<v Speaker 1>to have it organized and I will put up a

0:44:46.840 --> 0:44:48.959
<v Speaker 1>bit of a nursery to it once it is done.

0:44:49.400 --> 0:44:52.359
<v Speaker 1>I have to put that out there and make myself accountable. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>on that note, we better leave you to start your

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<v Speaker 1>nesting journey now. This podcast was recorded on the traditional

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