Bachelor Happy Hour - New Hosts Charity & Rachel Take Over! | Happy Hour

Episode Date: January 15, 2026

Today on “Happy Hour,” Charity and Rachel are here for their very first episode! The former Bachelorettes are officially your new hosts, and there is so much we want to get into today. We kick things off by chatting through this big change: What can you expect in this era of “Happy Hour”? Then, we catch up with the women. From Charity’s birthday bash in Vegas to Rachel’s experience on “Perfect Match,” we’re getting into it all! Next, the two give us their unfiltered thoughts on Taylor Frankie Paul; what will this new season of “The Bachelorette” really look like? Plus, we’re spilling all the tea with some behind-the-scenes details from both of their seasons! Tune in now to get this curtain peek and so much more, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I'm Charity. And I'm Rachel. And we're your new host. Yay! Literally, I couldn't even get it out. I'm like, say it. This is so crazy. This is the worst decision they've ever made.

No, but I'm so here for it. I'm here for it. No, literally the best. Because, first of all, let's just take a moment in what are we giving? Let's give the viewers what we're giving. What are we giving? We are, Elf Blanglinda, for good. For good.

Defying gravity. We have water bottles. I have a green one. She is a pink one. So I have her here with me, always, in spirit. And when we did our test interview, I was wearing pink and she was wearing green. I showed up in green. It was written in the stars.

My tarot cards told me that this is going to happen. Year of the fire horses, Serena said. And there's just a lot of energy. We're taking off, baby. Listen, we're taking off. New things are coming. And we just have a whole new energy here. and I'm like, I'm just basking in it.

I'm so happy to be doing this with you, Rachel. You don't understand. No one understands. I literally couldn't sleep last night because I'm so excited. We have so much to catch up on. So much. And today is just going to be us catching up and spilling the tea. And immediately, I need to know the tea.

Uh-oh. You just had a birthday in Vegas on New Year's. Tell me everything. First of all, you guys, I turned a milestone. It was my golden birthday. So I turned, I'm okay, I can say it now. Three zero on the 30th.

I turned the big 30, which was crazy because I was so fearful of like, I don't know, like it just, I think fear of the unknown. I'm very much an anxious person. And so I don't think I knew like really what to expect about 30s. But like literally everybody that I talked to, they were like, your 30s are going to be the best, like it's the best decade of your life.

And I was like, okay, well, I do have something to look forward to. I just, just with me, I'm like, I don't really know, like, how that's going to unfold. But when I say I had the best birthday celebration ever, like, I rarely do stuff for my birthday. I'm very, like, simple, like, take me out to dinner, whining down to me well and take me back home. It's simple. But I had, like, literally half a bachelination with me. Please, let's moment of silence because you guys know how that goes. I was literally following along so parisocially.

I was going to Rachel, to charity, to cat, to jazz. I'm like, what are my Sims doing right now? No, actually Sims. What are they eating for dinner? And you guys left us uncontrolled. So no one was on the sticks. And they literally, they released them. And that's exactly what happened.

No, it was insane. But I will say, like, it was fun. And I think I didn't know. I was like, okay, honestly, it's very hard. Again, like I said, to plan for my birthday. It's New Year's Eve. People are still, like, you know, spending time with their families, doing things for the holiday still. Traveling is very, like, complicated. But literally who was able to make it, made it, and made the most out of it. Literally, Warwick, work from my season.

I saw that. I know. Everyone was like, what is he doing here? I didn't know him and Dotter are still friends. No, so he, like, moved to New York last year and they got, like, really close. So I'm telling you, it's like the New York people who's still here, your good old pal, Jeremy, Bailey. Oh my God. See, no, because I, so I was supposed to go to charity's birthday party. She was and I'm distraught. Let's not talk about it. No, I'm so sad I couldn't make it. I just want to know the T, like what was happening, what you guys did. Yeah, we like, I mean, it's Vegas. So we tried to do our best not to, not to sleep. Exactly. It's going to stay there. At least you didn't get arrested. No, never that. Hello. I do. know how to conduct myself with a little bit of sense. Did you guys get married, Little White Chapel?

Like, Britney Spears. We thought about it. I did. If I could totally see you doing that. No, we thought about it. I was like, should we just do it and be iconic? First episode of Bachelor Happy Hour Charity is pitched. I'm actually married. She's married. Newsflash. We're starting rumors already. Yeah, go ahead and let that be the teaser. She's married. I got married. We eloped in Vegas and life is good. We're off to a great start. No, that's so iconic. My parents eloped in Vegas. on New Year's Eve. Wait, really? Yes.

It's so fun. You guys next year. Well, we'll talk about wedding planning. We will. Next year we'll be married. So, hello. Yes. Oh my gosh.

Your 30s are going to be getting married. 30s are just the hottest year ever. I'm so excited for it, honestly, because I just know. Like, I feel like a new energy has come over me. Like, I don't know. I'm hitting the ground running. Like, I just feel, I feel good. I feel good.

I feel happy. I'm rejuvenated. It's like a reset. like we're starting over um so yeah i am very excited for my 30s and i know great things are going to be in store which one of these being the host of bachelor happy hour oh my god wait but for wedding planning do you guys have anything like already set or what's going on with that so you guys know that i can't talk about this because i can't give us a little tease okay do you have the dress how many dresses are you going to have are you going to do multiple or just the i literally am going to do two more

because there's going to be a like Nigerian like cultural component. So we're going to do like the whole get up in Nigerian headwear like truly from head to toe, which I'm so excited about that. And the plan is for me to go to Nigeria this summer, hopefully, like I am praying to God that I'm like I can make it happen. Because Nigerian tailor like the people who tailor outfits, they are like one of a kind. I'm not kidding. They like make everything like it was like you were born in the outfit. it. So I'm like, I have to go over there. I need to have them like do all my measurements.

I need to do it in person over there. Custom. And like, correct. Very custom. So that's going to be that. And then with my reception dress because it's, I guess I can tease, it's destination. We're going to be filling very warm and, mm. Oh my God. Warm and sunny and so I need to have something that's very like, okay, that speaks to the location that we're at. And it's definitely going to give like opposite. I think my gown is very, it's beautiful. Like I don't want to give too much away, but it's very like classic and just traditional and me. Like it's giving Barbie truly. But I want my reception to be like, okay, this is like the other side of charity that I'm fun, I'm playful, I'm sexy. Hello. So yeah. Can't wait. We have like three. No, literally I remember all of your

rose ceremony dresses. Like you can pull anything off and the bachelor has, you know, Fetman, who does our little job. And he would always say, like, Charity was, like, so easy to dress. I'd put her in a bag, and she looks phenomenal. I love Carrie. Which was the opposite for me. I gave Carrie such a hard time. I'm like, Carrie, we have to hide my boobs.

We have to do this. And he's like, Rachel, I don't know what to tell you. So I cannot wait to see this dress if it's going to even top your finale dress, which was stunning. Oh, it will. Oh, my God. Without a doubt. Yes.

It will give everything. Just know the wedding look. are going to be like you're going to be gagged gagged is all I can say do you guys have a wedding party like are you doing bridesmaids and stuff so I wanted to kind of be reserved to like just family I'm going to have like obviously like friends and people that I'm close with like you guys are going to be able to like come in and like get ready with me but like not a whole like traditional part like I don't know I think that's like the one decision where I'm like 12 bridesmaids is like an actual personal headache for me and I just really want to resolve exactly you would have to have

the entirety of Zach's season. Exactly. And the fact that you already know that is like a testament in itself. I want to eliminate any personal headache. And not that the girls would give me a hard time. They would be understanding, but it's just not something I want to go through. Like everyone's coming on the Bachelorette trip. Don't you worry.

Like we will have a time. But in terms of the bridal party, it's just going to be like family. So I think I've made the simplest most best choice for that. I think I love that. It's kind of skewing that way now more like traditional. just family or having like no wedding party because like you guys are so close from Zach's season. I've always been so jealous. Years go by and you guys still do like so much together and I never get to see my cast which is so sad.

No, I know. It's like the one thing I think I am grateful for. I'm like obviously like, you know, I'm with Dawn so we're not reflecting on Zach but I'm like we didn't get the guy so we got great friendship out of this which is like the best thing, honestly the best thing. I should probably do a rose ceremony to like pick out if I was to do bridesmaids to pick out the girls like me stand up there they would be like eff off journey Jesse Palmer walks out at the end and he's like I'm sorry ladies you will not be in charity's bridal parties if you didn't make the cut or you didn't get to say the date so sorry we'll see you at the next one take a moment and say your goodbyes imagine imagine I cannot oh my yeah we have so much literally like it's going to be such a busy year

which I'm, like I said, I'm locked and loaded. But I feel like we've chatted in a little bit too much about me. I need to get into what we have going on with Ms. Rachel. Let's talk about it. What's up with you? How was the holidays for you? Holidays were great. Just went home to Florida.

Very slow. I feel like you said it's like a fresh start to the year. I had an amazing new year. I sat in my apartment and I drank champagne and I wrote my journal cried, which is literally what I do every year. It's so on brand. It's so on brand. I literally was like, this year was so hard. I'm dripping tears onto the page so I can remember this forever.

Wait, Rachel, but why was it hard? Tell us more. Was it perfect match? It was perfect match. Honestly, perfect match, which it's so crazy that I am here. We talked about this a little bit with Joe and Serena. When I did that, I truly thought the Bachelor would just never speak to me again. You're an icon.

No, I'm so happy to be here because even when I was on Netflix, I am just so proud of, you know, everything I've done with The Bachelor franchise. And unfortunately, I wasn't the only one there from the franchise, which, you know, made it a little difficult. I actually still can't get over that. I will never get over it. And you know what? I can't either. Because when I was leaving, I thought there was no way.

There was another Bachelor person there, let alone. Child. my ex. It was just crazy. And reliving everything was just, you know how it is. Oh, oh, I know. And Netflix, they wait almost a year after you film. And then you're like living everything again. So all emotions are coming back up. And I mean, I'm sure everyone saw me and Clayton going back and forth in the press. It wasn't expecting that. I'm literally laughing. I know. So it was just a crazy year. But we are looking up this year. We have to look up. You came out on top. You always come out on top. Do you understand that? I clawed my way to that finish line.

I swear I have a talent where I could just go completely under the radar and I will find my way to the end. You will. And I love that about you. And I got to eat crickets. I got to go out of my comfort zone. So, you know, maybe this year we go in like fear factor or something. Maybe. And I can hone in on my new set of skills.

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before this, which is great. Okay. Shall we? Yeah. It's, I mean, first of all, this is a historical season because this is the first time. Historical. They've taken almost like a celebrity. I would put her up there.

Like, she's kind of, my mom knows who she is. That's like a household name at this point. It is. As our lead. Which I was, it's kind of crazy. I don't even want to say I was shocked because I knew, like, I knew something had to happen. But I was shocked. I'm not going to lie.

when I was like, oh, this is, this is groundbreaking. Hello, do you hear? It is groundbreaking. Like, what is going to happen? But I think like once the news settled, I was like, wait, this actually might just be the best thing for the franchise, which I, listen, we will be sat because we have no choice, but I'm sat because I'm actually going to be so entertained by her season. I'm so excited that Taylor is literally going to be our bachelor.

Or she is, not going to be. She is. And she's fully filmed. Like she could be engaged right now. And we have, I'm looking for every like little Easter eggs, like in her content. Yes. Because she's always doing something. I'm trying to like, I'm trying to find something.

Do you think that she's going to spoil her season? There's no way. You know what? I don't know. I know. We're like, I hope she does. I hope she does. I was going to say this is so crazy because normally I don't think there has been a season where

I didn't know the ending. Like we hear things through the grapevine. Like we hear so much. I don't know anything about this season. Which I think I love that because it's like obviously I'm like we're going to watch but it makes like the excitement for us because it's like you can't predict like you literally have to watch every single episode from start to finish to figure out like okay this is maybe where she's headed maybe she took a different turn here.

We don't know. We know nothing. I know. And you know what the thing about Taylor is when I watch Secret Lives and Mormon wife, she always surprises me. Every time I was like there's just no. way. She just does something else and she's going to bring that energy to this season. It will be polarizing. I think people are going to love her. They're going to hate her.

It's going to be everything that you need and she has it all. Yes, very, very dynamic contrast, which I feel like if I had to compare her to like already like a bachelorette season, I feel like her energy is very similar to Caitlin. And I don't know. I love Caitlin, but like I feel like she's just, Caitlin's someone who just plays literally by her own like playbook. Like she doesn't follow anyone's blueprint. Like I feel like Taylor is very much giving that same energy, if not more. And we clearly see it on Mormon wives.

So truly. No, I completely agree. I know that I heard she spoke to Hannah Brown before. I could see there being a little bit of Hannah Brown. Brown in there, but I think everyone forgets the chaoticness of Caitlin Bristow season. Nick by all, everything that was going on behind the scenes. I'm pretty sure she was like sneaking around like when the guys were out. She was.

And Taylor is going to be right behind her. And we need that golden age of the bear like the bachelor back and she's going to give it. Yes, exactly what I said. I was like, I hope that she gives us something that I feel like at least for me, I definitely, I played the rule. So I was like, I'm not going to get in trouble. I'm like, I really do want to find my husband. And not that she doesn't want to find her husband. I know she will or hopefully she will.

But like for me, I played by the book. I feel like Jen played pretty much by the book. And now it's Taylor. So there has not really been like a bachelorette that's like, okay, let me just do my own thing. And I feel like that's the mindset she came in to this with. And I just know it's going to be great TV. I'm literally so excited. I'm so excited.

I completely agree too. I think one of my downfalls as a lead was the fact that I took it so seriously. Yes. And I felt so much pressure, especially because Gabby was there as well, to just be a perfect lead and do everything right. And I think watching back, it's like there are so many moments that people missed out on getting to know me because I was so afraid of that. And Taylor's coming in already like, this is who I am. I'm going to make mistakes and I think like the sky's the limit for her at this point. Right. I do think that that's going to be something that she hopefully uses to her advantage because

I will say like as obviously we both been in the same position and like you said, I definitely came in like, okay, I can't kind of a little fearful of like messing up but it's like that is the point of the journey is like you literally don't know what you're doing. You're figuring out no one has ever done this. This is a very unique situation where you're dating this many men and having to like go on dates and have conversations. So I feel like because she's already kind of had, you know, an experience with Mormon wives and mom talk, like she already has that under her belt. It's just more so the environment.

I think that'll be like a little bit different and challenging for her. But I feel like she'll be fine. And I hope that she does utilize that to her advantage because listen. I want to watch it. Top top ratings. Top ratings. I was going to ask you, too. Do you think it's going to be hard for her?

never having been on the other side. Oh, actually, you know, that's actually really good because I didn't even think about it. I'm like, we do kind of have that like empathy coming in because we were a contestant. And it was like, oh, like we don't want to hurt, you know, so and so, at least for me. I feel like we're both very much impasse. So we're like, I don't want to hurt him. I don't want to hurt their feelings. And I feel like she might already have that in her, but I think maybe that might feel her to be like,

I don't care how you feel. And that might be great. But I think it might be harder for her, for sure. I'm sure you've had this experience. Men would always come up to me and be like, well, you don't get it. Like you don't know how you like I feel. And I'm like, but I do. Yes, I do.

Yes, I do. I actually do. You have to be patient. You have to give me like time to figure it out. I think we're going to see that side of her where she's able to be empathetic and not that she isn't a Mormon wise, but she's so spicy on that. Yes. I think we're going to get soft Taylor.

Yes, because she's going to be by herself too. She's not like in, she's not with her other girlfriends. Like, this is her moment. She doesn't have to like maybe feel like she has to be a little bit superior to her castmates. Like I feel like this is going to be her time to like sink in and bask in her feminine. So we'll see. We'll see what that brings. Do you think Dakota is going to show up?

Listen. Because I want that person. I know you do. But I'm like, for her say, because I am just healthy. be minded. I'm like, I don't want any exes show. There is one of us that's engaged and it's not you. So let's see whose mindset is better right now. I'm like, leave all the exes at home. The toxic exes can stay. And I love an ex. And that's your, you know what? And there we go. There's a difference. Love an ex and I love a man. So take your pet. I'm crying. Stop. I feel like he would show up,

But I hope he does. I'm because I don't want him to, like, upset. I don't want him to derail her. Like, we are on a path to success. And the success is finding true love. So. No, truly. I was thinking of. But it would be chaotic.

Yeah. No. And even, like, watching it back, I think the men do struggle watching you have other connections just on The Bachelorette. These men, or I guess her fiancee is now going to have to watch back that season, two seasons of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which is going to be really difficult. I think.

But hopefully, you know, he is a strong guy because she needs a guy who's just not going to care. Secure. Secure. You know, weed him out early if he can't handle it. So that'll be interesting. There's so much at play for this upcoming season. There is so much. We are so excited.

Honestly, like, we have a, it's a matter of time before we're in front of our TVs with our glass of wine. I know. Night one. I cannot wait. New Year, new goals, and in this economy, a better money plan is more necessary than ever. I am Matt. And I'm Joel. We are from the How to Money podcast.

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hunting the Long Island serial killer, the investigation into the most notorious killer in New York, since the son of Sam, available now. Listen for free on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts. Okay, Rachel, I feel like we are just on a role with our conversations and they've been so good. But I think we should, you know, spice things up with a little game.

How are you feeling about that? I could not agree more. I think we should give a little behind the scenes tea from both of our seasons, even though we're a little washed up now. But it's all good. We still have so much to say. So much. So much.

So much. Called Never Did I Ever, Bachelor Edition. Love it. We're going to take turns reading a question and then spill the tea from our second. Okay, perfect. I'll start. Start us all. Never did I ever, yes or no, forget a name mid-convo.

Oh, I have. You have. Do you remember who it was, or you still don't remember the name? It was night one, to be fair. Let's be very clear. I don't know anyone's names, not even my own. But I remember, like, asking, I forget who. Well, I won't say who.

One of my producers, I was like, like, who is this? And I had to ask like two times. because there was just a lot of like also similar names. So it wasn't because I'm like I wasn't into them. I think I just was there was a lot going on. So mine is less like juicy. It's just more like I couldn't think. I mean night one, your brain is literally scrambled.

I think people know now that we start like at like what, 8 p.m. And we go till like 8 a.m. Correct. Nonstop. So the fact that I'm functioning and having like a cell in my head is just Just, you know, that was an accomplishment for me. I feel like on my season, we went from like 32 to I only had like 10 guys in like two episodes.

So. Way, that's crazy. So I feel like I knew everyone's name. I knew so much about them because we didn't ever, I didn't ever date 32 guys. I dated 10 and barely at that because half of them tried to leave. So yes, I remember the names. I was pretty good at the details. But I can't.

I'm literally. cry because you were so funny. Charity literally and one of them was a meatball. How do you forget that name? You cannot. I fear you can't. You truly can't. I actually maybe didn't know meatballs's first name. We need a redo. I'm going to petition for a Rachel redo because honestly this is crazy.

That's the last thing this world needs. No, we need it. Absolute last thing. Okay, next question. I'm actually excited to see what you say about this one. Okay, never did I ever, oh, do you want me to read it? No, yes, you go. Okay. Never did I ever feel relief when a date got canceled or shortened, please, every single time, every single time, unless it was a date that I wanted to be on. Like, if my one-on-ones ever got canceled, I'd probably cry. But a group date, let's hang it up, let's wrap it up, ready to get back in my bed.

Yes, group dates are hard. I don't care. I don't care. I feel like on a group date, I was never really getting to know anyone. I was just watching them like make a fool of themselves and eat cheese and like play games. But how do the. Oh my God. Well, yeah, now I have to give a disclaimer. Wait, wait, disclaim. But the only good, well, I can't even say the only good. My favorite group date of my season was Barbie Day, which I had the most fun on. So that one did not get shortened. And I did not wanted to get shortened, but it almost did because of someone on my season, but that's needing here nor there. Actually?

Like, at the cocktail party, but that's neither here nor there. Does someone like get too drunk? No. They just was at, they're being, sorry, I'm just curious. Correct. Just being a man. Braden. Oh, when they was getting in a fight.

I was like, I'm going to take the rose back and I should have, that's like my one regret. I remember the Barbie group day, but I don't remember the party, like the after party was that when it was like Aaron. I think it was a cocktail part. Yeah, it was like literally the next day. Yeah, but that's neither here nor there, like I said. I feel like that was the only drama of your season. Like you kept everything so cute.

Thank you. And you see the common denominator. It's always men. No, truly. Okay, next question. Okay, never did I ever regret who I chose for a one-on-one. Please. Did you?

Yeah. Was it Warwick? There's like three. When he fell asleep on your date? Warwick. Braden. Braden did get that one-on-one. That was the little baseball day.

Please, it's just actually enough. Oh, my God. Just to give a disclaimer, I literally do not hate Braden. Like, I met great friends with him, and he's married now to Christina. We love it. He just created a little bit of chaos on my season, which what would my season, partially be without that. So we do love Raiden. But yeah. So that is just, you know, for me looking back some moments that I don't think I personally was too proud of of myself. But hey, everything worked out

how it was supposed to. Now, Rachel, your turn. So I know, I know you do have some regrets. Let's talk about it. Regret who I chose. Well, you know. She's like, no. I have a lot of regret from my season. I think looking back, it was difficult, though, again, like there's so much people don't know about me and Gabby's season because normally you get two one-on-ones a week and a group date. But Gabby and I only got one a week because one-on-one-a-week. So I only had a total of like five. Your whole season? Yes. So looking back, it's so hard because.

I did not know that. Yes. I feel like I missed out on not only just going on. on dates of people maybe on Gabby's side I could have gotten along with or guys that just missed out and that's I wish that we had more time for that and it wasn't anyone's fault like me and gabby were filming four dates in a week instead of three so it was already overwhelming but it's just hard because I mean I only got five dates and with only four people because that got two so actually I don't think I oh my God yeah yeah that's a one thing I wish she actually does need a new season this is

insanity. No. She's like, no, I don't want it. Oh my God, please. We all clearly know I'm not good at picking. So I don't think a second time around is going to help that at all clearly. Listen, you mature and we learn. Yeah, I thought I learned.

I thought I matured and then I went on perfect match. And so that's how I know I didn't. I won't argue with you. Should we go to the next one? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Let's do. Never did I ever secretly hope someone would step in and end the

conversation. I actually don't like that. Even if I don't like, like, if I'm not even truly vibing, I need to see things out start to finish. I hate being interrupted. I hate being rushed. Yeah, no. Did you hate when someone would be like, can I steal you for a sec?

I did because, well, I'm trying to, yeah, actually I did. I'm like, even like conversations where I was like, no, I'm like ready to be done with. But like, I just wanted it to conclude like naturally, organically. Like the, okay, can I steal you? Like, I just be very scattered brain and I'd be like, oh, like, you know, and then it's like as like a lead sometimes you're not really, you got to let them kind of like have that conversation and just would be very awkward and weird. And I just hated it. So no. Like let me like wrap up naturally and then I'll come and grab or we'll do whatever we need to do.

Charity, do remember the moments when you'd be having a conversation and the guy trying to steal you would just stand there? Literally, literally it's just like a figure. I'm like, please. Like, can you scoot back? You have to pretend like you don't see them because you're trying to give your full attention to who you're talking to. But there is a strange man just hovering waiting. It's a shadow. It's a shadow.

I hated it so much. And I'm so bad because, again, I get distracted easily. I'm like, oh, what's that? And then I'm like, oh, I see a man. He's coming in. What do I do? No, I can. I hate it.

No one teaches you how to navigate. It's so difficult. No. Did you want that? again I feel like I just never really had the opportunity to be with a bunch of people that I wasn't like necessarily into because it just was all of a sudden a group of 10 that I really liked so I feel like I always wanted to have those conversations there was my night one there was a magician oh my god I remember there was a magician and he sat down and he just kept doing these magic drinks and I remember me and Gabi were like sitting together it was We didn't want to be like there at the same time. And that was the one conversation I remember. We were like,

let's wrap it up. I don't want to pick any more cards, please. Like, let's go back and watch this tonight. I am. And the funniest thing, too, this is so side note. You know how we always eat the Listerine strips? Yes. And they turn your tongue blue sometimes.

Yes. He's talking. He's doing a card trick and he just looks at me and he goes, why is your mouth blue? And I'm like, I, Roby, got a car. call it. We've overstayed our walk-up. We've overstayed. Yes, absolutely.

I'm dead. Okay, I love this. I'm like learning so much about your season that I thought that I literally already knew. There are so many more questions I want to ask charity. And clearly we just can't shut up. But we will be continuing this next week. We are so excited to officially be here and be your new hosts. Yay, because we just got through our first.

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