Dumb Blonde - LaTasha Marzolla: Back in the Ring

Episode Date: May 22, 2024

You're going to hear all the old trailer park stories and more this week as Bunnie welcomes her childhood bestie, LaTasha Marzolla. They reminisce about their antics growing up together in Vegas and discuss the hardships LaTasha has overcome. LaTasha talks more about overcoming her battle with breast implant illness, her experience doing Playboy shoots in her younger years, and how finding MMA fighting provided an outlet for overcoming the pain of abusive relationships and personal trauma from the past. Don't miss catching LaTasha in the ring at her comeback pro boxing match on May 23rd in Nashville as she returns to the ring once again after getting healthy.Watch Full Episodes & More:www.dumbblondeunrated.comLaTasha: IG See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Is this thing on? Bonnie, who used to be a former sex worker, now hosts the podcast Dumb Blonde. Most little girls grow up wanting to be doctors and lawyers and shit. And I was like, I want to be super hot, make a a lot of fucking money and be a rock star's wife that was my goal as a child and here we are what's up you sexy motherfuckers welcome to another episode of dumb blonde today we are doing something a little different one of my childhood best friends in the entire world. You guys have heard me talk about Tasha, AKA Tasha Lama, AKA Latasha Marzola,

so many times throughout the years that I've had this podcast and she's always been a name without a face and the face is here, baby. I am not a ghost. You are not a ghost. I'm here. I swear, my entire podcast,

because you know I'm writing a book right now, too. Yes. You're a huge part in my book. Do you want me to change your name in the book, or do you want me to keep it Tasha? I'll keep it the way it is. All right, cool. Yeah, so you're in my book. So literally, even when I tell my life story, or I talk about how I ran away from home,

I'm always just like my girl Tasha and her family. I went from living with Bill to fucking moving into a trailer park. And it was the best time of my life. Yes. Trailer park days. Roach Motel. Oh, Lord. They were falling off the ceiling walls.

Gosh, I can't believe. I know. We had so much fun, though. We did, but we had it rough. We made mush. That was our favorite favorite meal and milk frosty frosted mug every time a frosted mug but to this day what did we have for breakfast this morning guys and bacon and was there eggs in it yeah there was eggs in it yep

to this day i still eat mush mush lives on i'm so happy to have you here thank you for having me i've missed you i've missed you too so proud of you you're doing amazing i'm watching you i love you bill croaked a couple days ago and i think it's just crazy that during like this was already planned like out like we have been planning this for a while so it wasn't like you came out just because of what bill you know happened to bill but it was just like crazy that the timing happened that you and my other best friend monica are here in nashville with me so it was almost like bill was like you know what i can go now because she's

gonna be with these two you know so it means a lot to me that you're here and you brought the family yes i brought dad my dinosaur and my bonus mom so yay they're here we got linda and maury hanging out we're gonna give maury a mic though because he's a funny no you won't see him on camera but if he wants to grab a mic and say something he'll be able to say something so the reason we're bringing you on the podcast is because you are kind of resurfacing and kind of rebranding and you know everybody knows my life story and they know the part that you played in my life story but they don't know your life story okay so i want you to be able to tell your life story in words so let's go all the way back to baby tash llama baby tash llama okay we've had it uh pretty hard you know that you were a part of my life nothing's ever really came easy for me um i come from a dysfunctional family a lot of trauma a lot of abuse um somehow i found my way into fighting. Yeah. Well, let's not, we're not rushing over

all the childhood stuff. Oh Lord, I thought I was skipping through. Nope, nope. This is not one of those MMA interviews. This is like, we got to draw it out, baby. So you were born in Chico, right? Paradise. Paradise, California. Yes. The town that burned down. Yeah. Oh, it's not there anymore. Well, it's there, but it burned down. Wow. I never. Yes. Yes. So growing up there, what was that like you? Were you with was Maury and mom still together? Yes. We ended up moving to Vegas. So I grew up in Las Vegas. Okay, so what time? How old were you guys when you moved to Vegas? Probably like, eight years old. Eight years old. Oh, so you moved to Vegas? Probably like eight years old. Eight years old. Oh, so you moved to Vegas right after I did. I moved there when I was five.

Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So you grew up in Vegas. Yes. Where did you go to elementary school and junior high? I forget. You know what?

I think I was at Von Tobel. Harley Hallman Elementary, I think. Is that where you met Josh? Von Tobel? Oh, gosh. I think. Why are you going to bring vonto gosh i think why are you gonna bring that up i think i met him um you know josh is listening to this at home like yes hi yes oh you met josh at vegas high yes okay i didn't know that that's so funny dude um for those wondering at home josh is an ex-boyfriend but he's been like a family friend forever. He's just old Josh's critter.

Do they count, though, if you're that young? I don't know. Dude, Tony just came through in a reading with Tyler Henry the other day. Scarboni? Scarboni. No. Came through with Tyler Henry to tell me that he is so proud of me and that he loves me and that he's always going to protect me and watch over me.

And gave me confirmation that I saw him in the corner whenever he was dying. I went to go visit him with Frankie and I was holding his hand and I just I was like, he's not here anymore. And I looked across the hospital room and he was sitting in the corner just watching us. And I was like, he's dead. He's not coming back. And he confirmed that with Tyler Henry, Tyler Henry, because Tyler was like, somebody know anything about a Frank? And at first I'm like, Frank? Who's Frank? And then it all came together. I cannot believe that. Is that not crazy? So the exes will come back to haunt you.

Oh no. She's like, no, please no. Oh hell no. So growing up in Vegas, what was that like for you? You know what? We lived in a bad neighborhood from projects to trailer parks. Were you with mom still? Yes, I was.

And was dad there? Dad was not there. OK, when did dad leave? Dad left. He was well, he would make grand appearances, you know? Yeah. He would stop in for a little bit and then he'd leave too soon. So he left like right after we got into Vegas.

OK, gotcha. Yes. So we were you know, I was raised by my mom. Yeah. And then I stayed, you know, with my aunt and uncle in the state streets. Let's talk about mom really quick. Mom was an addict growing up. No, she wasn't an addict. She drank, drank off and on. And she worked a lot. And you know, she suffered in silence from trauma as a kid. And you know, You know, she suffered in silence from trauma as a kid. And, you know, she never had anything given to her.

She had to work hard and she never talked about what was bothering her. She held it in. I feel like that is their generation. Yeah. For our parents, like coolest motherfuckers you'll ever meet. Some of them. But will not fucking try to fix any of their trauma. Like they're okay living with the hurt and the

pain yeah and it's just it came out in other ways you know yeah bill is an alcoholic too so i'm really glad my mom changed her ways and you know we'll get to that but growing up she was it was pretty hard you guys had a tumultuous relationship we bumped heads hard like i i didn't like her at all i was like this is my mom for real like you know but then she would come through when i needed her so i was like ah she's the best thing and then i'd be mad at her again and like it was just mother-daughter relationship i realized that i didn't get along with my mom because i was so much like her and if i didn't have that in me, I would not have survived. Yeah. I am strong like my mother. Yeah.

You know? No, Mama T is a badass bitch. Yeah, she is. I used to always tell you, I used to be like, stop fighting with your mom. At least you have a mom that's cool. And you'd be like, fuck you. Yeah, I'd be like, shut the fuck up and stay out of this. So when did we meet?

Okay, so moving on from that, you ended up, hold on enough about me. Let's talk about you. Um, you had to move in with your aunts and uncles, which is when I met you. Yes. In the state streets. I met you in theater class. Yes. But why did you have to move in with your aunts and uncles? Um, we couldn't live with our mom for a little bit. We were going through some, some stuff and, uh, we had to go stay with our aunts and uncles. Yeah. So that was a hard time. You know, I thought it would be better, but they were not better. They were party animals.

They were, you know, the same, but nobody loves you like your parents. You know, I realized that now, you know, I wish it would have been different. I could have stuck it out with my mom, but I might not have ever met you. So, you know i realize that now yeah you know i wish it would have been different i could have stuck it out with my mom but i might not have ever met you yeah so you know god has a plan so i have so many pictures of us as kids dude so we met we met in theater class how did that happen do you remember well we were um performing we were doing dances remember were performing. We were doing dances, remember? And something really weird happened. I think I farted. Somebody farted. And I said, who farted? And then I see this really beautiful girl looking at me. What the hell? That came from you?

Nothing's changed, dude. I fart on them all the time. Literally. I instantly fell in love. I said, she is just as messed up as I dude. I fart on them all the time. Literally. I instantly fell in love. I said, she is just as messed up as I am. I mean, I don't know if I would have farted straight up in theater class. We were doing a dance routine. I said, I got to be friends with this girl. I was nervous. I had nerves, man.

I still, when I get nervous, my stomach, my tummy just rumbles. I can't help it. So we met in theater class and it was like love at first sight. And actually, somebody tried to come in and fight you too and i stood up for you oh yes do you remember because you stole somebody's boyfriend well i might have okay i didn't know he had a girlfriend though i know they always lie yeah it was you know i was ready baby mama actually when we were in high school that's crazy i did not know that yeah what the hell motherfuckers they never change yeah and so just so you guys can just get an idea i've always

stuck up for people like you're not gonna come in and bully people when i'm around especially like like i could tell you didn't really know what was going on and you were like what the fuck is happening yeah i was really confused yeah so so we ended up becoming best friends after that. And I think it was, I think I was still at home. And then that's when I'm like a year later, I ended up like leaving home for good. And your family just like took me in no hesitation. You and Michelle, I would like bounce around from you guys' houses. And just finally, I think I just settled in with you guys for like yeah a pretty long while and moved from my dad's house into the trailer with you and your mom because you were back with

your mom after yeah like a year or so and I tell everybody that that was like one of the best times of my life ever and that why my loyalty with you and your family runs so deep is because you know in one of my lowest times as a child, your family was there to pick me up no matter how dysfunctional it was. It was still a family to me. And I've always just looked at them as like, you know, you and your mom is just like,

you know, we love you. My soul family. Yes. Yeah. It was awesome. So I just, not all the time is blood,

you know? Oh, it's not at all. I, after losing my dad, I don't have family anymore. I've cut everybody off. So it is blood, you know? Oh, it's not at all. After losing my dad, I don't have family anymore. I've cut everybody off. So it's like, you know, you guys are my family. So I think it's more of like a soul family type thing.

Yeah, for sure. But I just want to give you your flowers publicly because you guys deserve it so much. Thank you so much. So after we moved in together, how was life? Well, you know, you got me a lot of oh shit you know what don't let this pretty face fool you though okay because you fucking like to get into some shit too well i did i did and yes i did but i was antagonized a little bit i was always like let's fucking go

you went hard bro the shit we did as kids like we used to walk the streets and let dudes in Porsches pick us up and take them to their house to party. Like, what the fuck? My fucking 14, 15 year old kid. If they did that, I would literally kill somebody. And I think I stole some guy's retin-A at a party. What were we doing? We could have ended up dead. I don't know.

I gotta get rid of this gum real quick. No, you're good. I don't know what we were doing, dude. We were just fucking free for all. We didn't have any parent, you know, supervision. Like mom did what she could. But you know, we kind of like we're just little adults figuring it out on our own. Yeah, we were living that wildlife. Tasha's mom had a boyfriend that Rippo. Who? Rippo. Was it Rippo? We nicknamed everybody. The one we beat up. Yeah, I think it was a Rippo. Yeah. Okay. So if I can, he I guess he had put his hands on mom or something. Yeah. So we got me, Tasha and all the kids in the trailer park. And Mikey. And Mikey, Tasha's brother. And we beat the dude up. Yep. In front of the trailer park.

We were like 14 years old, beating grown men up. It was crazy. And Mikey was 12. Mikey banked him first. I know. It was on after that. And then we all took turns. We all say, all right, your turn, Liz.

Then you jumped in. Then I was like, what's up, man? And then I squared up with him. And he was a big man. I know it was on after that. And then we all took turns. We all say, all right, your turn, Liz. Then you jumped in. And I was like, what's up, man? And then I squared up with him. And he was a big man. I know. And he was from this, you know, the hood. And we were working him over. That's why people are like, you know, they have no idea.

Oh, yeah. Where we grew up and what we did. I know. You know, it's crazy. That's why I love having you here. Because we can actually paint a picture picture of like the shit we were doing was so crazy at our age, dude,

like 15, 16 year olds. We'd be going to Sam's town and just fucking like, what were we doing? And why did I dress everybody up? I got to say to all the clubs. I mean, I know,

I know we were, we were drinking in Vegas clubs at 16 years old yeah 17 years old like how the fuck were we getting in these clubs well do you remember I had a fake ID of some Mexican lady and my name was Maria and I was 16 getting into the clubs with this fucking yeah the lady had to have been 35 and I'm 16 I had aunt chastis and they said this doesn't look like you I said I got some surgery I know I didn't even like know to say that at that age dude it was wild let's talk about you meeting your first son Elijah's dad yes Ivan because I know that was a very pivotal moment in your life and I was

happy to be there for that we both grew up with Ivan yes his grandmother and my meemaw who has passed on were like best church friends yes and they hung out all the time and um I forget how you met Ivan though where did you meet him school okay little Ivana Ivana Humpalot and he he looked at me and he had this smile that was so genuine and beautiful he was kind he was Indian that's how I got my name Tashlama because I liked the Indian boy yeah and uh he was the love of my life yeah um there's nobody like him. You know, there's not a day that goes by where I don't think about him or wish he was around. And I know his son definitely, you know, mourns him every day. Elijah looks like him so much.

Yeah. He looks a lot like you. Yeah. But like when he smiles and like you could just see Evan in him. It's crazy. I wish he had more of his dad because his dad was patient and you know thought about things he he looks like his dad but he acts like me he is wild oh like i'm just really the apple doesn't fall far from the tree josh tone it down be more like your dad no he's awesome he's a go

getter i'm really proud of him so elijah's how old now he's 25 i cannot believe you have a 25 year old i can't either that's fine you don't even look like you would have a 25 year old thank you that's crazy those vegas girls you know we age different yeah for sure it's all the drugs that preserved us all the fucking drugs and alcohol that fucking preserved us dude um so let's take it back to you know you meeting ivan and then i think you and i were living at some lady's house weren't we like it was some lady named Nicole okay and you had ended up getting pregnant that's when you had yes yeah who was that lady I don't even know I had me either I'm like I'm trying to blink but I know

the lady I remember that you came home and told me that day that you know like hey I'm pregnant and I'm gonna go live with Ivan and I remember i felt so abandoned because we were in love i'm sorry like we literally did everything we should have just had the baby together you know i if i could go back i would change that no you're totally fine you would have been a great dad i just remember i know right i just remember you and i were like this like inseparable you know and like we had we met when we were 14 then how old were you when you got pregnant with elijah 18 18 so we had four years of just me and you like sisters and then you came home one day and you were like i'm pregnant i'm gonna have this baby and i'm gonna go live with ivan and i was just like heartbroken but it was the best

thing that you ever did because you you know, you had Elijah. So take me on that journey, move in with Elijah, or you move in with Ivan and have Elijah. It was really hard moving in with his family. You know, there was, it was, they say that everything was good and it doesn't matter. But I think that because I was white, you know, Because I was white, we had some issues. Culture is different. And I did what I could there. I was kind to everybody.

I cooked. I cleaned. I was there for Ivan and our baby, but it just didn't work out. As soon as I moved in, had the baby, I needed to get my own place. Yeah. work out as soon as I moved in had the baby I need to get my own place yeah you know um yeah we just having Elijah kind of we grew apart at that point it was hard you know because when you're that young like I wanted to have Elijah but he was um having a hard time with it he didn't want to like settle down yeah I mean you guys were 18 so it changed later right later you know everything changed later yeah but it took a couple years and by then it was it was too late because we

ended up moving out after elijah was born and to our own place in the state streets again and um me and ivan broke up within a year and then't when did you and I move back in together we got our little mini McMansion yes we we had our mansion um Elijah was like what one yeah he was like maybe two I don't know because I remember you and Ivan had gone through your shit and then you know you I think you had started dancing right yes we're how you so you were like what 2021 when that happened yes did you start dancing younger i think i was um working construction yeah i remember that i was working construction i was fucking crazy ass bitch yeah i'm like no i was in the plasterers union okay so i was doing that yeah and then um the hottest fucking construction worker you've ever seen though picture a bleach blonde fucking green-eyed little senorita just fucking working her ass off

in the plasters union it was crazy i remember i was like bitch what are you doing i was making money i was gonna be a boss one day you know i was almost what two years into the you know almost done with my apprenticeship and i thought it was too many hours away from my kid you know so i said hey why don't i go dance you know i've never done it before i got this grand idea you know but in your defense in vegas that was like the thing to do back then because the girls it was different like now everybody fucking dances anybody and their mom can dance back then you had to be a certain standard yeah and it was impossible to get into some of those clubs and i worked two what nights a week and made so much money and i could be home with my kid and then i ended up starting to train and fight you know so we we both started dancing yes together i remember you came with me to get one of my paychecks one time and you're like bitch that's all you made in two weeks

you're like i make that in one night and i was like teach me your ways i was like get me out of this fucking desk job and then we ended up dancing together and then we moved into it with each other and got um this like mini mcmansion yes i think it was the nicest house any of us had had at that time i don't know how the fuck we landed that house to be honest we made money and it was just like we you know we're like but it was like such a cool thing because it literally was like the girl house if you could picture like a sorority house but with a bunch of bitches who love each other that's what that house was like and poor elijah and then poor elijah getting raised by like five women yeah like it was uncle viv yeah katie me you fuck it and then like you know

our boyfriends or whatever that would come around whenever i had a few and then you had old are we allowed to say his name or do we have to bleep it a flurry burry flurry burry okay we'll call him we're not giving him no cred. Yeah. So we had this house and it was just amazing. And it was an amazing time. And then I think I ended up getting with my ex Bobby and we, I wanted to move out with him and move in with him and his daughter and start my life. And I think you and flurry, burry had wanted to like move in together. So we ended up, I think it was like two years that we were in that place right a year and a half two years yes so we ended up going kind

of our separate ways this time um to like start families of our own yes and um but while we were in that house something happened was it that house no okay so before we moved in to the mansion yeah okay our mini mansion yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was really weird because Tracy, Ivan's little sister, was over helping us. You, me, Elijah was upstairs sleeping. Yep. And I got this really weird feeling. I was actually on the phone with Flurry Burry.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. And he wouldn't get off the phone. I ended up hanging up on him. I had Elijah came down the stairs crying. He's a baby. Yeah.

Something said, go upstairs. We were moving into the place the next day. Everything was boxed up. We didn't have anything to protect ourselves. Nothing. Yep. I walk upstairs. There's a buff guy with a knife that big halfway through the window. Because he slit the screen.

Yes. And he was so buff, he couldn't hardly get through. Yeah. Okay. On a second story. And he's trying to get in, trying to get in. This knife was huge. I found a candle.

I threw it at his head. Okay. Cracked him. Yep. He fell out of the window. Yeah. We called the cops. Well, I remember you came flying down the stairs and you're like, get out of the house,

get out of the house. So I grabbed Elijah and we ran out called the cops. Well, I remember you came flying down the stairs and you're like, get out of the house. Get out of the house. So I grabbed Elijah and we ran out in the front. And when we ran out in the front, the dude jumped off the fucking second story and fucking just took off. He was dressed in all black. Yeah. And fucking we were like, what the fuck is going on? And then when the cops came out, he had slit numerous screens trying to get in the house

on the second floor. He tried Elijah's room first yes and then he found our bathroom it was so crazy and i i feel like it was maybe somebody who knew i think it was flurry burry you think something weird because you guys were beefing that night you never know yeah you know i mean this is allegedly yeah allegedly but you know you just never know you can't he did a lot of weird shit yes he did he told me to carve a turkey with my teeth one time he stole my cat but that's another story okay and was running down the street with my cat we got flurry burry stories for days dude

dude was a weirdo the crazy part of that night is i remember feeling like wow if this guy would have got in we would have all been dead because you're not coming in with a big knife like that not to hurt people right and we were laying in bed and that master toddy's commercial came on i went down the next day and signed up because i wanted to know how to defend myself even though i could fight street fight i wanted to know how to defend myself and i went and that was you know a turning point in my life. It took off like you. I did it with you, but I was more like, I'm going to be a model. I can't do this. And I had like braces and shit.

And I was just like, I don't want to do this. But you took it so serious and you fought professionally. And then that like kicked off your entire fighting career. So take me on that journey. So I went down after that and I had trained maybe four, five months. And then I got to fight at the Stardust. Weren't you training with like Gina Carano and like all those girls? Or was that in the very beginning?

Did that come after? They came after. Okay, gotcha. Like I remember Ardra started doing it and Mastradi had that little gym and rainbow yeah on rainbow yeah i remember so um yeah and it just alive yes he has gyms in thailand he's doing amazing oh he's such a sweet soul yes he's a good human he changed my life he never hit on any of us either no he was not a perv no he was like a really good fucking dude and it's hard it's hard to have trainers after him because he brought out the best in me you know and he always told me you can do it you have lion heart you know and that's stuff now when stuff gets hard you know in life and i can hear his voice in my head

like you got this you know i wonder if he would work with you again oh yeah he would yeah he would get me a fight in thailand again like he would be all let's go to thailand i want to ride an elephant yeah i'm ready we'll get mama fight out there all the kids can fight it'll be like a family thing yeah video everything so you take me um to your first fight at the stardust was i there i can't remember yes you were i think i've been to all your fights you were there i think i even sang the national anthem yes and you came out and you danced for one of my k1s too remember do you remember i think i want to forget yeah that was awesome please if anybody has video of that don't ever upload it on the internet or actually no do it no i want it because my tape got taken somebody took it oh uncle jerry was in on it remember didn't know yes uncle jerry was dancing in between all of us and chas was on stage yeah

i remember yeah and mikey was mad yeah because i asked him no i said dance with us he said no and then he saw the big show and then he was pissed he wasn't in on it my brother was always like that we call mikey eeyore he could have got all the love but uncle jerry did it instead yeah uncle jerry could cut a rug yeah he could yeah he could cut a fucking rug uncle jerry used to be hot back in the day. Yes. He was. She's like, yeah, I guess.

Even with that mullet. I mean, he's my uncle, but you know what I mean? I still got a thing for mullets. I love mullets. I think they're hot. So take me to your first fight at Stardust. What was that like getting in the ring? How did it feel? All the emotions?

Oh, gosh. I mean, just training for that fight. The lady I fought was in her 40s. She was a lot stronger. She had been doing it, you training for that fight. The lady I fought was in her 40s. She was a lot stronger. She had been doing it, you know, a while. I don't think I was ready, but mentally I was. Yeah. And I ended up winning.

It was hard. The way I grew up, you know, with no confidence and not believing in myself, I've struggled with that my whole life. And that fight changed me forever. You know, I knew that if I put the hard work in, I can do anything. And nobody can ever take that away from me. Yeah, no man. No person. Yeah, you know, anything coming against me, you know, God put that in me. Yeah, you know, and that changed my life. It was a great experience. that in me. Yeah, you know, and that changed my life. It was a great experience. You know,

yeah, it was amazing. It was amazing to watch too. And during this time, you were also doing Playboy. Yes. Let's talk about that. I you guys can go look at Tasha's hooters online. Oh, those hooters are gone. I'm just letting you know, these are get to that. El natural. Yeah, we'll get to that. All sternum. Yeah. Okay, this is... All rib cage over here. Yep, it's all... Yeah, but it's okay.

But I look back on pictures. We'll talk about this more. But I look back on pictures when I had my breast implants. What the fuck was I thinking? My shit was huge. I looked like, I don't know, matronly. It was horrific. I don't know.

It's like they just were... That's all I was known for was these giant boobs. Yeah, they were so nice, though. You're a rock. Sorry, Dad. Yours were great, too. Yeah, I mean. You know, I miss looking at them.

No, yours were fucking just fantabulous. You know what I miss? Cleavage. Yeah, me too. I miss like, you have cleavage. Mine aren't. I'm a straight athlete chest now. It's like, I look sometimes, I'm like,, Oh my God, I got my dad's chest.

You know what I mean? Minus the hair. But, um, you know, I miss that cleavage. Yeah, I did too.

I love the way fake boobs sit like up here. Yes. So let's talk about your playboy, um, the whole stint that you did. Okay. So I went, um, for an audition.

There was like 500 girls, two days in a row. Everybody and their grandma was there. Yeah. I ended up getting picked for special editions. I did like, I think I was in it 25 times. I did three covers, got model of the year, I think 04. You know, it helped my name.

I mean. And back then, a lot of people were not fucking fighting and doing playboy i was the first one to be in playboy first yeah and then fight so i mean it was cool it would i do it again uh man only fans i'm just saying I mean, the old Tasha would. But I couldn't do it again. Every photo shoot when I was naked did not feel right. Aw. You know what I mean?

No, because I like being naked. Well, I do, but not for the whole world to see it. I get it. I mean, maybe I wouldn't put out my Ghibli bits, but it's a rack. I'm fine with that. I'm like this. What's up? You know what I'm saying?

Yeah. I just wish that I would have not done that yeah you know not saying it's okay and women are beautiful and if you're out there doing that hey more power to you i just what you want at 40 is not what you want at 20 yes you know it's you think of these opportunities like oh my god this is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which technically if you think of these opportunities like, oh, my God, this is going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity, which technically, if you think about it, you made history, you know, because Hef has passed away and Playboy is kind of like non-existent anymore. So you were part of an era, which I think is iconic. So give yourself credit for that. But I also understand that when you're, you know, 20 years old, you see stars and you're just like, oh, my God, I want to be a part of this movement of this movement and then when you're 40 you're like you don't want your kids to see that shit you know i attracted a lot of uh negative things to my life by doing that a lot of wrong relationships

attention that i didn't need um i just i didn't like the person it made me. And it's like this ego started to grow. That girl that just had a simple mindset started to get egotistical. Well, we were also using a lot of drugs back then. Well, cocaine is a hell of a drug, right? We partook in a lot. Do you remember that one time I overdosed on glass at fucking Ben's house? Ben, the fucking paint huffer? Oh, we were just talking about him. Me and my dad were just talking about me my dad we're just talking

about him do you remember him is he still alive i you know what i just said that to my dad like i wondered i don't know yeah because we were fucking dude and that was before all that before the fighting and all that all the playboy shit and stuff like that that was like we had started partying at such a young age that as we got older, the problem with Vegas is, and I mean, I love Vegas. I always have a love for it because that's what,

that was our hometown. But going to the bar and having 10 drinks and doing a fucking eight ball of cocaine as normal behavior every night. It's like, if I, that's how in Vegas that's it's normalized. Yeah. So we thought this was just a lifestyle. We didn't

think that it was a habit, you know, whereas I found out down the road later on that I had a fucking habit, you know, I don't know about you. Well, yeah, I mean, people were drinking and partying in my family, and they were popping pills. And it's like, you know, I was somebody who was handing me a joint from a young age and because of that you know it caused me to have a problem yeah you know I thought it was normal and then by the time I realized it wasn't it was too late I'm lucky to be alive we are lucky to be alive oh for sure because that was that was rough yeah you know I couldn't imagine my kids doing that we were just talking about that before the mics were going on and I was like I think that I think of how Bailey is 16 and how I had already been gone away

from home for two years at her age. And it's fucking wild. And you know, it's like, I would never want her to have to go through what I went through, but it's just like a different generation type thing that we just really experienced so much so early on. But I'm glad that we are where

we are now. Because at least we found our way out of it. Yeah, some people don't find their way out of it. And we can help people with our experiences. And that's, you know, that's what it's about. So during this fighting, and there's more to talk about with your fighting, too. But I just kind of want to paint an overall picture of all the shit that you were going through. So you were doing fighting, you were doing Playboyboy and you were also dealing with an abusive relationship yes an extremely abusive relationship can we talk about that yes it was flurry burry that's why we won't say his name he knows who he is you know he's listening to this podcast this is i've been waiting for this moment my guy you know we said you told me years ago i'll never

forget it you told me one day we're gonna laugh about him and it was so hard to even think about that because i thought the pain would never go away i thought i would never get away from him yeah you know yeah he um came into my life, you know? Good looking dude. Good looking. Little rich boy. Yes. We were like Eastside Trash and he was like Green Valley rich. Yeah.

Whatever. Well, he was looking for somebody to take care of him too. And, you know, I put him through school. I helped him. And he slowly started verbally abusing me. And then he started putting his hands on me. Um, the worst beatings I've ever had in my whole life have not been in a ring. It was from that man. He chipped my teeth. He fricking grabbed me one time time even on my chest and squeezed so hard that it looked like my um implant had popped i had to go to the doctor it was completely black left a handprint on me i remember that um he threw me out of a car you know he did degrading stuff to me you know he

got me on the ground was beating me up. Elijah had to jump on him when he was like five years old, you know? So my son had to see this man abuse me because I thought that that was normal dysfunction because the way I grew up and it wasn't, and that is not normal, you know? Yeah. No, it's very hurtful. Um, and it wasn't and that is not normal you know yeah no it's very hurtful um and it was crazy because from the outside looking in you would think that you guys had the perfect relationship of what was going on because everything was like you know you guys had a beautiful house drove nice cars so again you were in playboy you're fucking you know fighting in the ring and then behind closed doors this is what's really going on you were living an absolute nightmare yes i don't know how many times i had to go over there because he was doing

something fucking weird man yeah he would he would this dude was so sick mentally that he would try to manipulate our friendship he would out do outright lies to try to like break up he said that i fucking sucked him off one time oh he was hoping you would i would you know but you know what i mean that's why that's the kind of person he was he did it to everybody he wanted to make me think that nobody was there for me and i had nobody on my side because that's what abusers do yeah that's what they do sick like there was no um links that this man wouldn't go to to try to control you. Oh, yeah. And to get you alone and to isolate you from everybody around you. And I remember thinking to myself, I've got to get her out of this situation. But really, nobody could get you out of that situation until you were ready to get out of that situation.

Because it is so hard to leave an abusive relationship. Can we talk about what he did with your daughter? Yes. Because I feel like the world does not give mothers who have their children taken from them a fair chance. They always assume, oh, well, she deserved it. Oh, well, you know, she must be this or she must be that. And they don't ever really think that men can manipulate

and try to use a child themselves to hurt the woman that they had a child with. Well, finally, when I got enough courage and I knew that, hey, either I'm going to end up dead or he is. Because by this time, you know, eight years into it, nine years, I'm fighting back. Right. You know, I'm going to end up dead or he is. Because by this time, eight years into it, nine years, I'm fighting back. I'm going to end up. And he didn't like that. No. When you would fight back, he would cry like a little bitch.

The last time that I even seen him, we packed up the house. Elena Maxwell was with me, Elijah. And he said, you're not taking my kids out of this house. I said, yes, I am. I'm not doing this anymore. By this time, you had had a daughter with him. Yes, I have Aspen. Okay, she's 16 now. Aspen was what? Three years old? Yeah. And beautiful little girl looks just like Aspen. And this guy too was an all American wrestler. He was strong. I mean, it was not a fair fight at all. But he I said, if you touch me again,

I'm going to hit you like I would a stranger. You're not going to touch me again. And he shot in on me. When he shot in on me, I stepped right, head kick left, knocked him completely out, knocked his two front teeth out. Okay, that was the last time, you know, he would ever put his hands on me. And I left.

And with Aspen, you know, when we were getting a divorce, I had to stay in the state. If I left, I couldn't, you know, take her. So I left money, cars, house, everything. I didn't fight for anything. I let him keep everything. And I left. That's why I didn't have Aspen. Because I didn't want to fight anymore. I didn't have the strength. It was too much. It was taking everything from me. I had lost myself. Yeah. You know, and at that time, Elijah's dad died. Right. We'll get into that too. So you're divorcing, you pretty much were just like, I just can't, I don't want to put Aspen through anymore. I have to get out of here and just take Elijah and just go heal for a little bit.

During this time, what happened with Elijah's dad? He got into a motorcycle accident on Halloween. And he died. And I'll never forget the phone call because you called me and told me. Yeah, that was rough. So burying him, watching him in that casket changed me forever. That was it. Not his family shooting a music video at his funeral.

Well, yeah, that was. Should we even talk about that? You were really upset about that. It just felt like it was never about him you know the world is is not good without him you know he made the world better yeah you guys missed yeah he is very missed you guys might have not been able to see eye to eye but as he got older i feel like you guys started kind of coming around to each other yeah and like really trying to work on just your friendship and just raising elijah together yeah so that was definitely you know probably one

of your lows man you're going through this fucking divorce you're just getting out of this abusive relationship this man will not let you see your daughter has completely what he did to you. He has done to your daughter. Yeah. And she, you know, believes that we just up and left. I mean, Elijah just up and left her. Yeah. We didn't leave, you know, and the truth will always come out. Yeah.

You know, it will come out like she'll know one day day. He beat the crap out of me. I couldn't do it anymore. She's going to be 18 soon. Yes. So she can come see you whenever she wants. And Aspen, if you're listening to this, reach out to me. Reach out to anybody. You're more than always welcome to open up communication with your mom.

If I can help, I will. And you are loved. You were never abandoned. You were always wanted. And there's not one day that goes by that I don't, I will. And you are loved. You were never abandoned. You were always wanted. And there's not one day that goes by that I don't think about you or wish I could hug you and be your mom. I love you. I love you too. I know that was probably one of the hardest things, most painful things you've had to deal with.

But I believe God will restore our relationship he will and i know that she's gonna hear this podcast and i see relationships restored in my life you know and i know that he always comes through and i have faith for sure has flurryberry tried to reach out to you at all no i blocked flurryberry a long time ago i think he tried to reach out to me one time right yes? Yes, he did. And I was like, look at this motherfucker. I know. Creep.

Yeah. You know, I forgive him. I don't. You know, I will never forget the years he cost me with my daughter. But I forgive him because he was abused too. And he is broken. And that's why he treated me the way he did. I never knew he was abused. And that's why he treated me the way he did and i knew he was and that's why

that happened happened you know i never knew we're all a product of something you know and i forgive him but i will never forget well it's very big of you because i don't yeah it's crazy because i'll forgive people for hurting me but i don't forgive people for hurting my friends. I don't. Ever. Like, I'll hold that motherfucking grudge till the wheels fall off. I love it. So moving on from this, you know, tragic situation with Aspen, where do you go from here? You're all by yourself. You are back on your own.

No money, no cars, no nothing. Well, I show up with the PT Cruiser, funeral clothes, me and my son at my mom's doorstep. And you know, me and my mom never really, you know, she would come and visit, you know, she would go back home, but our relationship was not there at this point. So here I am, she's like, what the hell are you doing here at my doorstep with your kid? Funeral clothes. And she has this little apartment, you know, and that's where the healing process would begin. Where God would rebuild me, my mind, body, and spirit, and just take me on this journey. There was still a couple more bumps in the road, I tell you.

But yeah, and I just, it elijah had to get his mind clear and um yeah it was rough so you move back in with your mom you start healing are you still fighting during this time no um at this time i started kind of not feeling good yeah um when i would train my body would feel broke down. I had a lot of brain fog. I had all these weird symptoms that would start to get worse like every year, you know, but I did know like I would go to the doctor and they said, Oh, you're depressed. Here you need some antidepressants. Oh, you hurt. Here's some pain pills. Did you ever get on antidepressants um i took some heavy duty stuff yeah i feel like they always make you feel worse oh yeah some people they work for and they don't work on me yeah they made me more mean yeah you know because i didn't need that right you know

so yeah i was taking pain pills i was taking um antidepressants taking a little bit of everything yeah and i was drinking yeah off and on you know it was a slow process it took it took years to get to where i am right now yeah you know i know for sure so you started having brain fog you weren't able to train and then you found out what well i didn't find out for years i still would train you know i would get ready for a fight it didn't find out for years. I still would train. I would get ready for a fight. It wouldn't go through. I'm still trying to pull everything together with Elijah and get him through school.

By the time high school hit, I really didn't have too much energy for it. It was just slowly. I would stay more days in bed. It was so hard. You know? One thing after another. When did you find out that you had breast implant illness? You know, um, I ended up moving back to Vegas. This is like, we're skipping when I had the little kids, my little babies. Oh shit. Let's talk about that. Okay. I thought you found out

after them okay so yeah so no this was like gradually just every year getting worse i i this is where you and i kind of lost okay i don't know what i was doing fucking so who knows i end up going to a church out there in chico and um going to a church yes this church out there where, you know. Church boys. I had this young man chasing me around for a year. Strapping young lad. And I'm like, no, no, no, no. Well, one day, you know, I ended up, he broke me down and I said yes. And I end up getting pregnant with my little Brooklyn Rose.

And that was eight years ago. Wow, I can't believe she's eight already yes well then you know we end up getting married and on my wedding night I got pregnant again oh son of a bitch with twins the gruesome twosome Sidney and Cross okay um biggest blessings of my life well anyways he was on good behavior and he did well. You know, we're going to go to school and be pastors and then run a gym. This was the goal.

And all of a sudden, he takes off. Alcohol, drugs, you know, took him away. You know, he struggles. I end up moving back to Las Vegas. I get a, me and my mom and the kids, I get a job for a bare knuckle promotion.

I have to go to Crystal Lake, Illinois. And I had somehow re-entered, and I remember all this now. Yes, so I move there. We put on the fights. And this promotion doesn't pay any of the fighters. the fights and this promotion doesn't pay any of the fighters they moved me and my family out there we end up like getting evicted from this place i have nowhere to go they didn't even give one um truck full of my my stuff they took my mom's furniture all of our stuff like it was some shady shit okay um and right then like that was me

getting even more sick i think the stress of everything i got so sick i couldn't see out of my left eye like all this crazy stuff was happening okay when i'm out there i'm at this gym where i meet this lady that um was an advocate for breast implant illness i realized i was sick i end up getting my explant and i get better right away yeah right when i wake up i can see like it was it was a hard battle. It took me five years to get healthy again. But I mean, doctors don't diagnose breast implant illness unless you go in and you're like, hey, I have breast implant illness, because I never got diagnosed with it either. I think I explained it right before you. And I had never been diagnosed with it either. But my health was

so fucking fucked up, dude. I'm talking like, it was weird. My anxiety was through the roof. I was tired all the time. Like it was just so bad. So I don't ever know if I had BII, but I know that you did took my implants out. There was shit floating in my implants. Oh, yeah. Yeah, it was weird. It was so scary. Yeah, people don't talk about X planning as much as they should.

And it's hard. You know, let's talk about the physical aspect of ex planning. A lot of women, you know, it's so hard to go from having these big, luxurious, bodacious boobs that are like perfect and they sit great. And then you get them taken out and all of a sudden you like have, you know, a couple, I don't know if you did the, the lollipop. Um, you know, you have scars that you have to look at and your boobs don't sit as high. And it's just kind of like, you know,

it takes a long time to be able to fall in love with yourself again after having an explant. Yeah, it does. I like looking at myself better now because it feels like me. It's my body. It's the way I was, you know, I was meant to be. I like my butt a lot more now because I'm like me yeah it's my body it's the way I was you know I was meant to be um I like my butt a lot more now because I'm like I didn't need those look at that booty you always had a good ass but I was like you know I'm starting to look at everything

else that I have you know like the boobs don't make me you know and I had to realize that you know because honestly like you, we're getting older. Yeah. Things are changing. But I know I'm a good person. I know I'm going to always take care of myself. And I know I have love for others. So I started to love myself.

You know, I didn't need that. I thought I needed that to be beautiful. Right. You know, as you get older, you kind of like you stop focusing so much on looks. Yeah. You know, it's like you get to a point where you're just like even though I get work done and stuff like that it's not that I'm not comfortable with myself it's just that I like to maintain myself because I'm the one doing the maintaining well

you're also under the spotlight right you know what I mean exactly but you know it's as you get older you just kind of get to a point where you're just like you know what people are gonna love me for me or they're not yeah you take care of yourself that's it you know yeah where are the twin where's the kid's dad now is he still an addict he's somewhere yes he's somewhere in california you haven't talked to him like no nothing no i have to let that one go oh shit you know i gotta just son of a bitch you know i can't let that one resurface yeah no i wish i always don't it might end up in another set of you know i i wait yeah no no no i'm staying away from everyone are you having any more kids oh hell no i hope not i got enough and i took in my little cousin my four

year old little cousin rain she was gonna go to the state and i'm adopting her i got custody of her so you have another niece oh my goodness so you got six kids from now i gotta fucking good lord yeah i need to just take one of yours take them all take them all i'll take it for like two hours like tasha come get the herd oh these ones are hyphy oh but i'm i'm serious they they changed my life big time and um they're just they're amazing. I love that. You've always been a good mama. You've always been just, you know, you've always wanted to take care of somebody and just love them and have them love you unconditionally. And I feel like children gave that to you. Yeah, they filled my heart. You know, I don't have that void anymore.

And I feel like God gave me what I needed. You know, I have structure. I do, you know, I think about them. It keeps me You know, I have structure. I think about them. It keeps me on the straight and narrow, like I think about them. And they're just like me. They love fighting. They're my little gym rats. They love 80s movies.

It's everything that I like, they like. I love that. They're like a throwback. I love that. That is so cute. It's so much fun. I love my little life. My mom's helping me raise them.

My mom is by far my rock. I know. You know, she stepped up. She didn't have to. She could be off with some rich guy living the life. I mean, she's a hottie. She's always loved you, though, and always just wanted. She shows me how much she loves me every day.

She's the best grandmother ever. Yeah. You know, and then I got my dad who has came through huge for me. Boy in the house. And he's a great grandfather. Yeah. Like, and he's a great dad. Isn't it crazy how they're better grandparents than they were parents?

I'm jealous a little. I know, right? Sometimes you're like, son of a bitch. So anyways, moving on. Where does that bring us now? You are, how old are you, right? Sometimes you're like, son of a bitch. So anyways, moving on. Where does that bring us now? You are, how old are you, 45? 44. 44, okay, so we're the same age.

I always thought you were a year older. So you're 44. You've had these babies. You've gone through so much healing. You have just worked on yourself. And now you're ready to fucking come back on the scene with a vengeance, baby. Yes.

Let's go. Yes, I need to do this one for me. I want to see how I do in that ring with no distractions, nothing holding me back, and me being healthy 100%, because I was fighting with those implants in my body. And it does cause issues. Yeah. It does.

I just want to see how I'm going to do now. I had called Tasha because, you know, when you, in the fighting world, 44 is, is kind of an older age to be fighting. Yes. And I had called Tasha and I had brought this to her. I was like, Hey, man, I'm going to support you in whatever you want to do, but why are we doing this and she said i need to do it for me and i was like you know what say less i understand yes you know because i'm the same way if i have to do something for me i'm if it's an itch i gotta scratch i'm gonna fucking do it and nobody's gonna tell me i can and i can't do it yes so you have a fight coming up out here in nashville yes yes you've been training um i've been training yeah i'm at this gym in Crystal Lake

this little gym who has so much knowledge though I have an amazing coach Dylan and sensei Oscar and they they know a lot yeah you know and I teach a kids program out of there I coach adults I have a little fight team you know we're doing big things. But I've been training this whole time. Yeah. So now I'm ready. And I'm going to be fighting Nashville for Ramon Arlano, I believe it is, at San Jose.

What is that? Fiesta restaurant? Yeah. It's the 23rd. May 23rd. Oh, so it's coming up soon yes son of a bitch are we here can we check the schedule yeah huh okay okay so it's arlano boxing and uh this amazing promoter has given me a chance you know because when you're older people try to you know but uh yeah yeah we're gonna make it happen i love it and i think you're gonna fucking kick

ass who's your opponent do you know yet um camille casen i don't know she's she's tough yeah tough girl it'll be a good first fight for me it's my pro boxing debut at 44 years old i love it so um yeah you know if you put your mind to something you can do it yeah and i'm not i don't have so many fights to where i'm beat up i'm not right you know i haven't had a lot of wars um and i've had time off i've healed i've um you know i'm stronger now you know this my body i'm a late bloomer at 44 i'm more muscular and more developed as an athlete than i ever was in my 20s i mean the woman i am today would have just ate the girl in my 20s. I mean, the woman I am today would have just ate the girl in my 20s. Like, yeah, there was no way she would have a shot. It's a different mindset, too. Yeah. And I'm just like,

warrior mindset. Yeah, I'm in it. I'm fighting for my family. Like, you know, you're not going to take this from me. I'm going to take it. Yeah, you know, and I feel like I can put five years in build my name. And, you know, yeah, you know what I want to do with my life. So I'm excited. I'm trying to convince Tasha to move to Nashville so that she can open up her gym here and just you know i can make sure everything just runs smoothly yes i've always told you since we were kids i'm like tasha let me manage you and i think now that we're old she's and she sees i've accomplished some shit on my own she's like okay yeah you were always a businesswoman come on now i'm like listen you come up with it we're gonna do it yeah okay i trust you i got you baby she was a businesswoman

and the bodyguard too yeah you guys need to know that yeah it's crazy because i get so much hate online they're like bunny uh you know everybody knows me as bunny they're like bunny doesn't fight bunny doesn't know how to fight and i'm just like bro you don't know where the fuck we came from bunny does and listen if she shows up with that Michael Jackson glove on, that little leather black glove, somebody's getting knocked out. She's got like a Stockton style, like a Diaz style boxing. And you don't see it because she'll smile. She'll turn and she'll look at you and she'll smile and then crack.

And it's got like a little snap back and down. Yeah. But I don't do that now because I have a lot to lose. So, but back in the day, yes. So nobody get froggy at any of the shows. They'll be like,

Oh yeah, bet. Let's fucking run up on her. Um, Tasha, I love you so much and I am really excited to see what the future holds. And I really hope that you come out this way because Nashville has done something for me,

um, that I never thought was possible. And I've been here for eight years and it has healed so much inside of me. Getting out of Vegas was the best thing I could have ever done. And this place is like, you want to raise babies here. You know, like it is just such a cool place to be from. And to say like, I live in Nashville, I feel like is an honor. And ask me this fucking seven years ago, I'd have been like, I'm a West Coast bitch. Fuck that. Blah, blah, blah. But no, I'm from the West Coast, but my heart belongs in Nashville.

And I really hope that you can come here and experience that too. So I'm going to try to talk you into that. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me on your show. Thank you for always being a big part of my life. Thank you for being my friend, my best friend, and my sister. I love you, man. Always. I know. So my best memories are with you and there's more to come oh no we're gonna have you on a q a one day where we don't have to like where we can just talk about stupid

shit and it'll fucking it'll be hilarious we'll talk about some of our fucking childhood stories but if you guys want to see tasha fight i don't know when this is gonna to drop. When is this going to drop? Should we drop it before the fight? Can we drop it next week? Um, if you guys want to see Tasha fight May 23rd, come out, I'll be there. I'm going to talk Jay into going. I know he'll want to go cause Jay loves fighting. Okay. Yeah. We can try to get it out. If you're in Nashville, May 23rd, come to Tasha's fight, show some love supporter, come down and meet all of us. It'll be fun. But yeah, I'm really excited to see what the future holds for you. Thank you so much.

Why don't you shout out your social medias where everybody can find you? Instagram is Latasha Marzola. At Latasha Marzola. You can Google Latasha Marzola and find all the stuff on her too. And I'm trying to get her on TikTok. So hopefully she'll be on TikTok soon. We're going to do it. TikTok and Facebook. She needs both. I'm on her too. And I'm trying to get her on TikTok. So hopefully she'll be on TikTok soon. We're going to do it. TikTok and Facebook.

She needs both. I'm on Facebook too. Are you? Well, do you have a public page though? Or is it just a... I think it's public. Yes, it is public now. Yeah, so go follow her, Latasha Marzola.

Yes. Yeah, tell her Bunny sent you. Go give her some love. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. And thank you guys for tuning in to another episode of Done Blonde. I will see you guys next week. Bye