Bachelor Happy Hour - Lea Hard-Launches Her Man and Reads Your Confessions | Golden Hour

Episode Date: December 29, 2025

Lea is back and she’s officially in love! We’re reminiscing on “Paradise,” getting all the details on her boyfriend Ricky, hearing how they met, and where things are now. Is there a proposal on the horizon?! Lea also dishes out advice for anyone still single and reads YOUR anonymous confessions — and they’re juicy! Tune in now and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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but it was a fabulous one. So I'm not that much in a hurry, but hopefully the year to come is going to be even better. And today, we have a very special guest. Kathy, she's special to you and me, I know. Please welcome from Paradise, Leah. Hi, Leah. Welcome to Golden Hour. Hey, they are beautiful. How are you? You look amazing. Oh, I'm so amazing. Thank you, Sue. Susan. So do you guys. And we know, we know why you look so beautiful. Where are we speaking to you today? We're going to get into things real quickly, but where are you? I'm still here in L.A. in my cute little apartment. Yeah. And that smile that won't stop is from. Oh, no. So we're going to get into this. So here's the thing. There's, everyone knows I was in paradise with Leia,

love her to pieces. She taught me how to do makeup. And the proof is, if you could see her right now, she looks absolutely gorgeous. So we're going to get started right away. But I have to first say, in Paradise, you did not find love. You got a little upset a few times because you were trying to make silk out of a sow's ear, otherwise known as Jonathan. We love Jonathan. Kathy knows better than anyone.

She's like many a tears. But I love you and I love Jonathan. But I do know how ready you were to. meet your man. And so now you are going to please spill the tea. Tell us all about, I want the whole, all the deets, as they say, of your boyfriend Ricky. How did you meet him? Tell us all. So Ricky is from L.A. He's a musician and he's a music director and a drummer. He plays the drums. And I was at a music festival. I'm from Hawaii. I love reggae music. And he plays for a few reggae artists, and I was backstage at a festival because I know another band

member, shout out to Rebel Will's from Rebel Soldiers, but he got me tickets to like get backstage, and then while I was backstage, I met Ricky. And then it was actually really funny, though, because when I met him, he was with a friend of his who like is lesbian, and And she was, like, chopping it up with me. And I think, like, she, like, low-key, like, took his, like, mojo. And he was, like, super quiet. He's definitely more reserved. When you looked at each other, was there a feeling that you got?

Who isn't more reserved? Go ahead. No, was there a feeling? You know, that initial chemistry. Is that what you had when you saw him or did this coming time? I think that I definitely thought he was, like, very cute. but I think at the time I wasn't like super like this was before paradise actually and I think before paradise I wasn't dating super seriously I was kind of just like you know

enjoying my singleness kind of like figuring out who I was and also I kind of knew that paradise was coming up so I was kind of just like oh like yeah you know I didn't want to start anything too crazy um but so we kept in touch and then i was actually talking on the beach with keith and i was like oh keith like i'm so sad that paradise panned out this way but like and we were kind of just like oh is there anyone back home that like maybe you're interested in and i i was kind of like well there's this one guy that like i would love to like circle back with and he was like do it and then i was like okay i'll update you and he's like i was like what about you keith and he's like yeah there's this one lady and I was like okay like let's make a pact we're going to reach out to

these people when we get home yeah well I'm going to tell you I'm going to give a little news flash here that wasn't intended it didn't work out for Keith so carry on but it did okay so did you what happened after paradise did you con go to another concert or um I just texted him and I was like hey I'm back from that show I said I was going to film and then we got dinner and we've been like so inseparable ever since how was he different layer tell me because I, you and I had lots of talks in paradise about what you were looking for. So tell me, obviously it wasn't love at first sight because you came to paradise. But tell me, right? I mean, hey, Tate just being true. There it is. But tell me what what makes him different. Yeah. Yeah.

Well, I think one. I think like personally it was for me, it was also my stage of readiness. I think he was like such a wonderful human being. But one, I think I was finally ready to like, okay, like I paradise is out of the way. I want to find my person. Like everyone did. All my friends did. Like, let's start dating seriously. And he is someone who is so family oriented.

That's so very special to me. And I've always wanted someone who values family the same way I do. And he's very like kind. He's so gentle with me. And Kathy, you know me. be a handful. So I've, I've always said, like, I need someone that's very patient, and he's so patient with me. And I think that is, like, the, like, we align on all of our, our big things. So, like, he's very family oriented. He's very kind. He's very patient. I think we approach

life in very similar ways. And I think we align on so many of the big things in life. And I think we approach life in the very similar way. I think the biggest thing, though, is he's very gentle and very patient with me. I know I'm a big personality. I can be a handful. No. And I think Ditto. He's just someone who has accepted me 100% for who I am and encouraged me and kind of like he's never dulled my sparkle. I think he's just brought it out even more.

Wow. Yeah. Wait, so let me tell you, since you align on everything and he's made you the person you are and you're sparkling even more, are you getting engaged? Any rings coming in the future? I mean That's definitely like Leah Leah break the news here

Break the news here It's a little soon guys It's a little soon But I think that is the goal He actually asked me He was like So like when do you want to like get engaged And I was like

Probably you can propose next year Like early next year Or 2026? I love this No no no not 2020s like 2027 like one more year We're at the end of this year How old is he Leah?

He is 30 and tell me how is he different than any other guy you dated well she said he's patient he's well not any other guy wasn't patient um i think i mean i date in l.A which is always really rough um i think dating anywhere can be rough but i think a lot of the guys that i've dated here have been like very superficial sometimes i think they value things that you know are so fleeting um and i honestly truly have never met a guy in L.A. who is as family-oriented as him. Yeah. That says a lot. And you want kids, right? Yes, I want kids. I want the whole thing. Okay, did I give you good advice on Paradise?

You gave the best advice, Kathy. I wish they aired more of our skin together. Okay. So do I. How old are you, Leah? I'm 25, about to be 26 February. Okay. All right. You can wait another year. I was just going to say, You know, if you get engaged a year plus from now and then you've got to take a year or two to plan a wedding. You know, I'm all about love. So is Susan, I say get engaged in 2026 and see where it goes. Okay. So I want to know.

Do you share? I did tell him to stay for the ring. Listen, have him call me. I have a jeweler. Start saving. I got a guy. I'll take care of them. Are you sharing this with all your friends?

Are you keeping private about it? Oh, I haven't yet. Yes. Are you keeping private about it? I think I want to definitely share more, but to be transparent, I just had this, like, really fun brand deal, and I wanted to, like, hard launch him with that, and it just went live. So I'll probably post more of him now. Okay.

Good. Good. Wow. Well, what about your TikTok followers? They're definitely more nosy, I think. They love, I think they love it. I think they're very curious. I'll probably do like, I'll probably share a little bit more.

But I had to give you guys the first dibs. Yes, we're the hard launch here. Well, listen, here's what I'm saying. Can't you just get engaged for the sake of our podcast and then you can rethink it next week? You can do it on it. We'll have Ricky on as well. Yeah. He can propose on the podcast.

Oh, come on. I think it may. Wait a second. Layout, the most, that would be so romantic. What? Getting engaged on a podcast. I can't think of anything more. Leave it to me.

He's going to step behind you and we're going to know about it. We can figure out the scene. Did he watch your at shows? Has he seen your, has he seen you on either show that you were on? He has watched it. After meeting here, he watched it or prior to meeting you. we watched a few maybe like two episodes of paradise together okay but nothing before that he's i mean he's i've shown him like little clips that i thought were funny but what if what wait what if

rickie had been on the bachelorette or paradise how would that tell me how that would have swooped him right up y'all would have got an engagement out of me too like that would have been perfect wait so you're saying you would have swooped right in on him one hundred That's my husband, Kathy. Oh, I love this. I love this. Wait, excuse me. Could we say that again for a cut for this?

I would like everyone in Bachelor Nation to know. Leia just said she has met her husband, and we are so happy for you. And I want to come to the wedding. What is his greenest green flag? Like, what's the best part? Just one word. What do you have? One word?

Probably like, just cut. He's a very kind. I like this. I like it. Tell me, Leia, what was the moment? I mean, women use this term all the time about feeling safe and being seen. I actually need to start using that terminology for myself as soon as I meet the guy. Because I hear women say that all the time, that that's why they fell in love.

They felt seen and they feel safe with that person. So was there a moment that that happened for you? I mean, you said he was kind and all that, but what was, was there a moment? Tell me. Yes. I think that there was. I think one time he was like, I wanted ice cream and he was like, perfect. I'll pick you up in a few minutes, just be ready to go get some ice cream. And I put on a bald cap and a suit. And I was dressed up like Steve Harvey. And he thought it was adorable, where one might think it's weird. And that's how I knew he was the one Because he kissed me in a bald cap

You're saying because you didn't look beautiful Glamorous didn't have your makeup done You were just kind of hanging loose Is that what you're saying? You weren't... Yeah, I was just like, I think he just... I love it when they get you, you know? I'm Stefan Curry

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Probably just the whole thing. I think that I've been such a manhater online, and now they're like, oh, my gosh, she looks so happy. And so I think, yeah, fans are probably just, yeah, they're probably just like, whoa, like, who is this guy? I think they're just really curious. Leia, if any, what advice would you give to your fans who are still waiting to find their person? Definitely. I would say be open, date them all, because I think that while you're in that exploratory phase of, like, still finding someone, you need time.

Like, I always think about dating as, like, I hate to put it this way, but like a job interview. You're not going to hire the first person that you meet off the street. Sometimes you've got to interview a few people. You've got to get to know. You've got to put yourself out there. I think just being open and making sure that you're finding the positives in the journey and the experience and not being like, oh, this sucks. Like, I'm not finding anyone. Like, instead be like, oh, that day was wonderful because I learned this about him or this about myself.

Yes. Or I got a nice dinner. Sometimes it's not always like, yay, I found my husband, but like you can find, you know, little positives along the way. Yeah, totally. This is a new laia from the la I knew in Paris. What? How do you, how do you, why do you mean that? What do you mean?

I love this. Well, no, I just, listen, I love how happy you are, how happy you seem. I'm so glad you have found your person that you're getting engaged on our podcast. That he's calling me to find out what ring you want. I just, I'm so thrilled. But listen, today, not only are we celebrating your love, but we're going to try something new on our podcast, okay? This is going to be fun.

We asked our listeners to submit their confessions to us anonymously online. We're going to read them, speculate, respond, you name it. We're just going to talk about it. Are you ready to join in on that with us? Let's do it. It's going to be, I mean, who doesn't want to tell their deepest, darkest secrets? anonymously. I mean, I know I do. So you ready? Yeah, let's do it. Have you ever done this just real quickly? Have you ever given a confession,

deep dark confession to anyone anonymously? I don't think so. I'm a pretty open book, though. All three of us, I think. Here's the first one. My husband doesn't know I hooked up with a colleague on a work trip. What do you think? Oh my gosh. You dirty. dirty girl. Whoa, I have questions. Yeah, I have a lot of questions. We hooked up with a work colleague. Is it continuing or is it just a one-time thing?

I'm sorry. Does it matter? I mean. It doesn't. It really doesn't. It doesn't. But there's a but. What's the but?

I can hardly wait for here. Like some people make a huge mistake. They drank too much or whatever and they kiss somebody and they're like, oh my God. And next day they'll please, that'll never happen. need to explain to you vernacular hooked up does not mean a peck on the cheek lea would you explain to because i've tried millions of times to explain to what hooking up means so could you know the penetration was there yeah to me you don't like that i mean it could happen to anybody you ate a chocolate bar you had no once again my hooked up still means just kissing sorry it doesn't hooked up we're getting

late yeah i think yeah maybe we don't know what it means but i do think that your spouse deserves to know and maybe like we're either work through that or oh wait that was my question so you would tell your spouse you i would want to know ricky rickie rickie i got to tell you something here leah hooked up with her boss last night at the christmas party how you how you feeling lea first of all kathy i'm unemployed i'm self-employed but no that's terrible i would i don't i don't ever condone cheating and like if if that happened to me I might go to jail like you know what I mean like not okay all right how about this one my husband thinks I've only been with one other man besides him but in reality it's 10 oh period queen I mean everybody has a past yeah I don't think

that's that important that he has to know every single person you were with well yeah I agree oh wait a minute if if rickie says to you aren't you glad we know rickie now if rickie says to you darling lea i'm buying you a five-carat emerald and diamond i'm having it handmade cathay's helping me work this out and i'm so glad to know i'm your first oh first well but but here's a thing i personally my personal preference i wouldn't I don't think I would be with a man who, who is so stuck on the past and is, like, so, like, consumed by what happened before we met, you know? I don't think that, I think that's, like, an ego issue and a confidence issue, so. Wait, if Ricky, I can't, poor Ricky, but, you know, I keep bringing him in this, but if a man that you're dating, oh, wait, that happens to be Ricky, asks you, hey, Leah, how many guys have you slept with before?

Would you say, well, I need my fingers, my toes, and every strand of hair to count them all? Or are you going to make up some random number? No, I would just tell them. And like if you are being weird about it, then that's an issue that you have. Because that has nothing to do with where I'm at now, who I am now. Right, right. It's a past. Yeah, it's your past.

And I don't think there's any, like, reason you need to bring it into your current. All right, I like it. All right, here's one for you. How about this girl? What she writes. How about this one for you? I take you know that engagement ring you don't have yet I want you to pretend you have it on your hand

I take my engagement ring off when I'm out with my friends somebody confess to this online not she takes her engagement ring off when I'm out with my friends what do you think well I think you just probably don't love your fiance maybe and you're still looking and that's okay to still be looking but if you're engaged that's it's a I think then you just have to unengage yourself because clearly you're not, there's not, there's a reason you're taking it off. Somebody better comes along?

Yeah, I think you're so curious. Wow. Yeah, that's why the divorce rate so high. Oh, boy. Okay, I read my boyfriend's text once a week to see if he's talking about me to his friends or family. Okay, so she reads her boyfriend's text once a week. She's in that phone. What do you think?

Okay. I think people need to meditate and I think people need to be more grounded. And I think people have a lot of hurt that is unheeled because there's no reason. I don't, I've never gone through Ricky's phone. He's never gone through mine. I think we're both just healed individuals that trust each other very deeply. And I think that's like an inside issue of control. I love that answer. I was going to go with a much simpler answer, have 24 number password that she can't. possibly memorize you know be careful what you wish for be careful what you're looking for some things you don't want to know you know yeah that could start a huge problem i say delete what you don't want known all right after i met my future husband at a party i kissed his best friend later that same night we never told anyone and my husband still doesn't know to this day they weren't engaged yet they I mean they may have been engaged but they weren't married no it says I met my future husband at a party so they weren't engaged it was she ultimately married this guy but she kissed his best friend that same night so she meets the guy that night and kisses his best friend I say

this is much to do about nothing but what do you say yeah I think that's kind of funny and like yeah that's cool it's like yeah it's funny yeah okay oh my gosh I told my boyfriend I was pregnant, so he would be nicer to me. Wait a minute. Was she making it up? I'm hoping that she really was pregnant. No, I think she wasn't pregnant. She just wanted him to be nicer.

Then I think you need to leave your boyfriend if he's that much of an asshole. Really? He's not nice. Yeah, you shouldn't have to trick him into being nice. Why would he be nicer if you're pregnant? I mean, I think if he doesn't want a baby, he's going to be killed. He's a dead. I'm saying he's going to give you those plan B if he's like what the hell you're thinking I don't think that's I don't mean I don't need that one doesn't mean make sense all right let's move along oh boy I'm Stefan Curry and this is gentleman's cut I think what makes gentlemen's cut different is me being a part of you know developing the profile of this beautiful finished product with every sip you get a little something different visit gentlemen's cuthubin.com or your

nearest total wines or Bevmo. This message is intended for audiences 21 and older. Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, Boone County, Kentucky. For more on Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, please visit gentleman's cuthuburn.com. Please enjoy responsibly. Have you ever listened to those true crime shows and found yourself with more questions than answers?

And what is this? How is that not a story we all know? What's this? Where is that? Why is it wet? Boy, do we have a show for you? From smartless media, campside media, and big money players comes crimeless. Join me, Josh Dean, investigative journalists.

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He has x-ray vision How could I not follow him? Honestly, I got to follow me He can see right through me Listen to Crimless On the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts Or wherever you get your podcast Dad had the strong belief

That the devil was attacking us Two brothers One devout household Two radically different paths Gabe Ortiz became one of the highest-ranking law enforcement officers in Texas. 32 years, total law enforcement experience. But his brother Larry, he stayed behind and built an entirely

different legacy. He was the head of this gang, and nobody was going to tell him what to do. You're going to push that line for the calls. Took us under his wing and showed us the game, as they call it. When Larry is murdered, Gabe is forced to confront the past he tried to leave behind and uncover secrets he never saw coming. My dad had a whole other life that we never knew about. Like, my mom started screaming my dad's name, and I just heard one gunshot.

The Brothers Ortiz is a gripping true story about faith, family, and how two lives can drift so far apart and collide in the most devastating way. Listen to the Brothers Ortiz on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Who would you call if the unthinkable happened? I just fail and started screaming. If you lost someone you loved in the most horrific way. I said through y'all 22 times. The police, right? But what if the person you're supposed to go to for help

is the one you're the most afraid of? This dude is the devil. He's a snake. He'll hurt you. I'm Nikki Richardson, and this is The Girlfriends, Untouchable. Detective Roger Goulipsky spent decades intimidating and sexually abusing black women across Kansas City, using his police badge to scare them into silence.

This is the story of a detective who seemed above the law until we came together to take him down. I told Roger Galoopsky, I said, you're going to see my face till the day that you die. Listen to the girlfriends, untouchable, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Hey everyone. It's me, Katie Couric. Did you know that I recently joined Substack? It's where I'll be sharing my unfiltered conversations with the people everyone's talking about. Journalists breaking news, politicians making it, actors we can't stop watching, experts, and a few unexpected voices who just might change the way you see the world. I'll also share what I'm reading, what I'm watching, what's making me roll my eyes, and what's giving me hope.

It's a little news, a little opinion, and yes, the occasional curse word, because let's face it, have you seen the headlines lately? So if you like smart takes, deep dives, and are also thinking, WTF is happening, search Katie Couric on Substack and hit subscribe. All of my interviews and articles are free to help everyone stay informed. But if you want to join the group chat and hear my hottest takes, well, that's for premium users only. It's going to be so much fun. to see you there. Again, search Katie Couric on Substack and hit subscribe. I never told my husband that I'm bisexual. I think you should share if you love that person and you trust them and you should be able to share openly like you're who you are and not be ashamed of it. No. I mean,

that's makes me sad. Are you going to act on it? Do you need it? Yeah, but I think it makes me sad that they didn't feel comfortable enough. Yeah. Okay, I want another baby. And my wife and I agreed to only two kids, but I can't stop thinking about having a third. Well, I think that's something you need to mutually agree on. And a child is so much responsibility. Oh, baby.

You know how people think that's going to save the marriage, they're just going to have a baby and when they're struggling in marriage? And it doesn't. It really doesn't. Well, I wonder, do you think he's talked to her about? he doesn't say here he said i can't stop thinking about it i want another baby my they only agreed to having two i want to know if he's talked to her yeah maybe just ask yeah people are so weird like just talk about it just ask because they agreed on only too well things change yeah but that doesn't

mean they've had the conversation maybe yeah just chat it up i think people are too scared to chat with each other and i don't know why communication that's key oh wait i get butterflies for my assistant at work? Oh, my gosh. I mean, you're not supposed to shit where you sleep, but if you're both single, who cares? But just getting butterflies is okay, but don't act? They're both sick.

Oh, I mean, yeah. You just might have to move departments. That's fine. Like, get another job. I mean, I don't think there's anything wrong with having butterflies. I read some of these things. I'm like, if this is the worst confession you have, go back and live life again

I know wait I have to read this one because I think the word she lives very strong but I lived it oh I lived it okay now I wouldn't use the word hate

but close enough I hate my husband's mom and sister they were mean to me so mean what do you think about that Leia I think that's so tough because I've definitely experienced some tough, like in past relationships, like in-laws.

And once again, like, I'm such a family girl. So that was very, very, that was like honestly one of the things that ended the relationship. But I think it's tough and I think you just need to work with your partner and be a unit and be a team and kind of unpack that and maybe like try to get to the bottom of it. Because ultimately, if you marry that person, that's your family too. you don't marry the person you marry their whole family so well whoa wait i'm sorry she's not going to interrupt but leah what if the mom and the sister are just downright mean to you they're they're just they they dis you they're mean to you they don't care because you took their little boy away ew then like you have him like you date him then like you no you're married you you're married you

Love your husband. Why did you marry him? Well, because when I married my husband, he loved me and made me his life. But his mother, well, sister, he had two sisters. One sister was just a mean cow. She still is. The other one is fine. Because my husband was only son.

And he was her, you know, he was everything. Her golden child. It happens. Did your husband ever, like, set boundaries with his family? He tried. I think then it comes to a point it's his job. What's that cath?

No, I'm agreeing with it. It was his job, but it's very difficult. And I hope for your sake, Leah, that you never have a mother-in-law who's like that. Because I can tell you, I have friends who are living it right now, and it's not fun, and it's not easy, and it's hard on holidays and birthdays

and other family events. It's hard on the marriage. I want to take all these mother-in-laws, shake them to their teeth or false teeth, or dentures rattle and say, stop it. And I want everyone anonymously that wrote in, give us a little more detail so we can really give a good opinion. Some of them, I'm guessing.

Right, we're assuming things, yeah. Get butterflies for your assistant at work. Are you married? And you're having butterflies for the other person, you know. We'd like your name and what Susan's saying is who would like your name and phone number to control. No, no, just give me a little more juice. I need visuals.

And keep writing. send in the ma'am because I like it. These confessions are. We want even juicier ones. We know those, you out there. We know that you've got some juicy confessions to make. It is anonymous. It's not like the IRS. We're not tracking your IP number. Do it. Let us know who you, let us know what you've done. And we will talk about it. We'll let you know whether you were right or wrong, because you really want to know that. But I think it's cute that the one girl said, I met my future husband at a party, but I kissed his best friend at the same thing. Like, that's adorable. she's being honest like that's the worst you have you're fine babe

that's what I said yeah that's why I want some juicy ones it will always work out how it needs to because clearly you married your husband yes yes look at she's such an eternal optimist okay well I'm saying that's going to do it for today's episode Leah thank you for joining us thank you for sharing your wisdom your beauty your kindness the fact that you're going to get engaged on our podcast all of these things yeah all of these things tell me thanks for having me, you guys. I adore you both. We were so happy to have you on here and you got us. You're in our heart. Trust me. We wish you all the very best. And thanks to everybody else that's listening out there, we wish you the best as well. Be sure to follow Bachelor Happy Hour as we have

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