Mention It All - Emmy's Underwhelming Apologies & Grace Lilly's Cheap Shots Ft. Southern Hospitality's TJ & Mia

Episode Date: March 31, 2026

On this week's Tuesday episode, Dylan is joined by Southern Hospitality stars TJ Dinch and Mia Alario to break down all the drama playing out this season, from Emmy’s failed apologies to the bigger questions around Will’s influence behind the scenes. They also get into Grace’s out-of-pocket behavior, why certain lines should never have been crossed, and how the group is handling all the tension as the season unfolds. Plus, TJ and Mia spill on Maddi’s cardboard cutout chaos, working at Republic while filming, and which cast dynamics are the hardest to navigate. Go to the BravoByBetches YouTube page to watch full length episodes every Tuesday & Friday: Youtube.com/@BravoByBetches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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See Store Online for details. Hey everyone, welcome back to the Mentioned All podcast. I am so thrilled to be here with another pair of our Southern hospitality OGs today. T. T.J. and Mia, welcome. Hi. Hi. Thank you.

For having four. How we're doing? Good. We're hanging on. I'm like, yeah, we're wondering what else is there. Well, we were just talking. It's like, you're like, oh, this season is so great. We're only four episodes in. It's fire.

It feels like we have lived a million lives with you guys. Yeah, there's so much going on. Four seasons. We're four episodes into this one. Like, I feel like this season I was. I was talking to Maddie and Joe when they were here last week. Like, it really feels like we as the viewers have, like, been through so much with you guys now. There are two more trips that are about to happen.

Yeah, there's two more trips. Like, buckle up. Get your pass. But also, we're not used to that. Like, this is going to be the longest season that we've had. And then I think it's going to be able to tell, like, a lot more in depth of, like, what's going on. And we finally have gotten to a point where, like, you know, you do know the person that you've, you've been watching the last four seasons. Like the story is finally being told, you know.

We have enough time. No, we're not talking about. things that happened before the camera happened. We're talking about things that like were when, yeah. Well, I think it was so interesting because obviously like when, you know, talking to Maddie and like the stuff with the reunion last season, like, we almost dealt with that in the first like, yes, episode or two this season. And now we're on to completely different.

Yeah. Set of issues. Yeah. Set of, you know, stories to tell. Yeah. It is, it's fun though. Also, you guys are getting the full reunion. Yes.

Yeah. I mean, I mean, finally. Like. I think last season's reunion was like a turning point though, where it was like, this needs to be. We need more space. Yes. Yeah, we need more time to work through. We were like double decked on each other on that. You know what I was like? It was two levels. The clubhouse is tight. Yeah. It was tight. Yeah. What has it been like for you guys kind of doing the show now that you have more of that experience under your belt, but also the relationships have gotten more complicated.

There's more, you know, history with everyone. Is it, do you have more fun doing it now? Is it easier? Is it harder? This is my first season being single since season one. Right? So I think that's really fun for me. Navigating, I think, is like I'm. Yeah, no, I feel like we, I feel like we, I feel like we're all like loving it. Yeah, we're all really loving it. We're feeling much more comfortable, much more confrontational as set up. Yeah, I definitely think it takes a lot to adjust to the camera.

Like, rather you think about it or not, but I can tell like just watching myself, like my body language in a way of hold of myself, that I'm much more comfortable. than like I was in the very beginning. Also it also helps the drinks are, you know, flowing. You kind of forget who's around. The drinks are like. Well, I think also like as we get to know you on the show more outside of just like this group of people that work at Republic, it's like you can kind of follow the, you know, the contours of your lives a little bit more.

You have other stuff going on. You know, there are people incorporated. Like it's not just sort of that one central thing of like the group of people that work at this place. It's like, no, we want to see like all the different. You see a lot of us doing our own thing. TJ with Sir Wieners. Brad was bawdy by Brad.

And like me being fun employed, you know. Yeah, she's navigating at the high master. She's Sir Wiener's number one employee. Yeah, you're the waitress. I'm employee of the only five months. No, I think it's, it's fun to see kind of like the, I feel like you guys as a group kind of like blossoming in all these different directions. And, you know, the messiness comes along with it.

Come very naturally as well, you know. Yeah. I feel like we spend so much time together that it, you know, there's going to be like, someone gets in order to something. I feel like when we're filming, we need to stop spending time with each other when we're not, when the cameras are down, you know what I mean? I think that's honestly the hardest part. Yeah, because you are such good friends. Because then, like, we would just talk about, like, what we want to talk about, like,

immediately after, you know, like, we're not used to, like, having to, like. We want to dissect. But I think it's like, it's, you would so much rather have that than there are shows where it's, like, It's so forced. The season starts and it's like, okay, what are we, sorry, who, what are we doing? Like, did you just have a baby? Like, you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah.

Where have you been the last six months? Exactly. Yeah. I always think that's weird when like shows pick up and like it's a new season and like the first scene's like, I haven't seen them in forever. I'm like, since last season. Since last season. I'm like, how did you not see that person in forever?

Yeah. No, it's, it does feel like a very like the ball is always in play with you guys and it's just like, okay, where are we now? Yeah. What's going on today? And it's usually something. It's, it's. Everything.

So usually something is usually everything. I'm curious for you. You mentioned like you went through a breakup at the beginning of this season. Obviously that would be hard for anyone, whether they're on a TV show or not. But having to kind of navigate that in front of the cameras with this group. Was it helpful to have almost a distraction or what was that like kind of dealing with that? Definitely it was a distraction.

Right. But then I think people wanted it to be. I want to say people, I mean like our castmates, you know, umst, wanted there to be more drama with my, especially with my breakup. Right. So they were like, well, something,

something else happened. Like, Mia definitely did something or Troy did something. And it's like, we just kind of knew that it wasn't going to work out. And then, you know. I know they had like a hard time, some of the castmates of like realizing that Mia, like the next week was like doing her thing and trying to go on dates.

And they kind of like were judgmental of that with her. But like that's how Mia, like, That's how you met Troy. I met Troy the day after I had broken up with my ex-boyfriend. And they were together? Yeah, and Troy, yeah, we were together for like years. And then Troy kind of found out that I was like seeing, you know, like at least playing the field.

Yeah. And he was like, Mio, are you kidding me? And I was like, do you forget how I met you? Like, I was on hinge the day I dropped my ex at the airport. Yeah, it's like you're welcome for the best two years of your life. Yeah, because I was like, don't forget. I was like, don't forget how we played this game. You know?

I think also it's like you can have fun and live your life. your life and put yourself out there in a way that isn't like, oh, I'm trying to like lock down the next long-term thing. Like, I think that the sort of like conversation about whether or not you were going to go on a date with Justin was kind of like, yeah, it seemed fun. I said yes. The restaurant was good. And then it was like, wait, this actually seems like more trouble than it maybe is worth. Yeah, then exactly, more trouble than it was worth, you know, it was not that much trouble. I mean, I just like that girl, you know, Jordan, it was just too much. Well, that seems, yeah, because she was like, she had this expectation of girl code, and then it was like, I don't.

I was like, I don't, I don't even have her number saved to my phone. Yeah. I was like, what girl could. If I, if I did not see any men that, like, had a girl that was after them, my God, I couldn't date anybody. You don't think I was, you know, I was fighting three other girls with Troy. And then, you know, I came out on top, you know, literally. Yeah, it's like, if there's one thing we've learned about Charleston, there's, um. Incest.

Yeah. Very incest. Sure. Yeah, exactly. And I kind of try to avoid that. So that's like the, that's the whole thing. I have to import, you know. Okay.

So. Well, I feel like especially when you're, when you're on a show like this, there's already going to be that kind of level of people, you know, is there an ulterior motive? Like, what are people, what are, is somebody looking for? I'm curious. Exactly. For you guys doing this for four seasons now, have you felt a shift in like, when you're

in Charleston, when you're working at Republic, like when you're at events and stuff, like, do people kind of approach you in a different way than maybe they did before you were on the show. I've always been like this so I don't think yeah I mean yeah of course like I have a lot of fan interaction at Republic I usually work during the daytime so I have like people sit down it's not loud like we can actually communicate and talk but I don't really think locals have like really bad in an eye I guess they're used to seeing like the Southern Charm yeah that's a bit of a bigger show than ours I think just specifically for

Charleston so like they're the big like they'll come into Republic and be like so cracky girl, you know, and it's like, girl, he's at the pillow store. Like, don't come up in, don't come to her father. He was, that way. Yeah, like, he's across the street, girl. I don't know. He was here six years ago. Yeah, exactly. It didn't tip, but whatever. I'm joking, I'm joking. No, it was, it's been so interesting watching the season, though, and getting to know Justin a little bit, knowing that now he's with Charlie, who's on Southern Charm. How much have you guys, like, interacted? A lot. She's fabulous, yeah. She's much more, like, hour speed, because she is younger. Right. Yeah, she is a bit of a bit of a more younger,

And I think she loves to go out. I mean, Sally got that bar rat situation. I was like, if Sally's out, Charlie's with her. I'm like, what happened to that? Yeah. You know, like they're always out together. Yeah, exactly. I don't think being a bar rat is like a negative thing, though.

He meant it in a negative way. He meant it in a negative way. But like, have fun. I'm like, it's Charleston. We are always out. Dude, Charleston runs off of hospitality and drinking and being out and about. And she, I, Sally drinks like a only way. beer. She's like not even that messed up. She just like drinks beer and like chills and hangs out.

That's, you know. I think it's hard to be in Charleston and not drink. Yeah, shout out Maddie and Emmy. Yeah, for real. I know. That's tough. Who else? Well, Amy took that fake shot for the apology. Oh yeah, Emmy did take a shot. That was that performative shot. Yeah, performance. What else could I pull out of my hat? Yeah, so good, so good. Everything you want for summer is at Nordstrom rack stores now. up to 60% off. Stock up and save on the brands you love like Vince, Sam Edelman, Frame, and Free People. Join the Nordy Club to unlock exclusive discounts, shop new arrivals first, and more. Plus, buy online and pick up at your favorite rack store for free. Great brands, great prices. That's

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everyone, you know, everyone took their turn to kind of like address their elephants in the room with Emmy. Like, how did you feel about the way that that interaction went and then maybe kind of like... The phone call with her sister? Yeah. I think that that just proves that she's willing to say and do whatever tears in order just to give like half-ass fake apology. I don't know. I think that she doesn't understand the magnitude of the things that come out of her mouth and the labels that she puts on people and words that she chooses to use.

Like, it's okay. You can admit that you're, like, not educated, but I feel like you should have educated yourself afterwards. We are literally in the day and age of, like, the cancel culture. You know what I mean? And so for her to be so unaware of, like, verbiage and words and what they carry, and especially being on such a progressive show, like Southern Hospitality, we just won a glad award.

Yeah, you know what I mean? It was really weird coming off of like a glad award winning and like having that hype and living on a high and then having to like, you know, deal with and relive things that she has said about me. Like I think gay people are getting their rights taken away and here she is just, you know, calling me a predator. Yeah. And it's one thing to say, oh, I didn't, I didn't think about it or I didn't know it. But then like from that moment, you can work on that. I like straight guys as much as they like me. Yeah.

If anybody was more predatory. I'm 5-8. I'm literally 5'8 and 140 pounds. They better watch out for me at the bar. I don't mean, it was too. Like that situation and then also Bradley, you know, talking to her about the stuff that she had said about him. And then it kind of felt like on the most recent episode,

like it doesn't really seem like that sunk in very much for her. The way that ended, I felt like, you know, they had a good conversation outside, moving forward, kind of similar to how we felt walking away off that reunion stage last year. It's a reflection of the reunion stage. I was just shaking, crying, and so upset. It's very clear that everything we heard through the wall in the hallway is factual based off her performance at the dinner table, then on the phone with her sister's day.

Well, and I think, too, like, her deciding not to go to Molly's, like, Pajama Party. It's just, like, there are moments and chances where you could actually, like, start doing the work of earning back, you know, trust or... Like, if I had wronged... Yeah. If I had wronged somebody in the group intensely or said something hurtful, the first thing that I want to do is sit down with them. I'd sit down in front of everybody.

Yeah, I mean, you pulled Maddie, right? Yeah. No, no, but the thing is like also, like, if I was, I mean, she's like, I don't want to sit at the table with everybody and they're going to attack me. Right. Just get it out the fucking way. Yeah. I think she is so afraid of that.

She's like, they're just going to gang up on me and they're just going to, you know, attack me. And I'm like, because you hide from all of us, so the moment that we can get you in front of us, to say an apology, just say your peace. It's time, you know, that's what's to happen. And the more you avoid the conversation, the harder it's going to be to actually have the conversation to move on. Exactly. Yeah. And it's our new page.

And so I want to believe the apologies and the crying. And I'm curious if she just like goes back home to Will. And it's just like he tells her to like, not tells her to think a different way, but like, you know, flips it a little bit. And then she's like confused. and then she says things and I don't know. I don't want to use, I don't, I think she's done it enough where it's not an excuse anymore. Yeah.

Yeah, I think we've all known people that have somebody like that in their life where it's like once you're going to get one thing from them and then they go and talk about it and then it's like, oh, never mind, we actually didn't make it. I think we have, um, I think we all kind of project our security onto her because we, recognize that she is very easily manipulated.

Like she's malleable as a person. Okay. And Will is very manipulative. Yeah. I will say, and that's not a, that's not a negative thing. You know, I think that has a bad connotation. But they are both on the different sides of the spectrum. So I think that she truly sometimes feels remorse, but then Will just like, no, they're just ganging up on you and like you're the, like you're, like, they just want you to feel bad and do, no, no, no, you know what I mean? And then she feels that. I also kind of feel like he wants her to feel.

like all she has is him like in a sense of like you know like yeah I could totally see that yeah I could totally see that great point well it's hard to because now that he's not participating in the show at all like we're never getting any sort of you're only getting the one you're getting Emmy whatever she's putting forward he also did that at the reunion he sent her out to the wolves exactly when he was like half of the whole mess yeah and so it's it's hard because it's like you can imagine what might be happening in their conversations, but we can only kind of evaluate what we're being shown. And it's like, and obviously we have our opinions, but he will not confront us ever to, you know, set facts

straight or talk about anything. What was, how did it, I was curious because watching it, it was interesting to me with Lake specifically how she kind of was in a closer place with Emmy going into this season. And clearly she felt very conflicted with the, I need to download that app. Her and Bradley. I don't know what app that was. Like, how did you kind of interpret Lake's handling of, like, Emmy and Bradley and all of that? I think as quickly as she went outside to Cheggle and Emmy, she should have done the same to Brad. Yeah.

Period. Yeah. Yeah. It's tough because it's like, I get that it could be complicated if you have relationships with both people, but it just feels like being a voice. They've literally been friends. They've literally been friends for three weeks. Yeah. It was wild.

Yeah. From how she went so strongly at her, how strongly like Lake went at Emmy at the reunion. Right. You know, like that girl and the whatever and the rolling the eyes and wasn't even a bit sympathetic to what Emmy was going through. To now being like... To all of a sudden, like the complete opposite side of that. So team Emmy when like it was like a racial discussion. I don't know.

It was very bizarre. Yeah. Because it clearly was when that was sort of called out after the fact, she clearly felt really, she seemed like horrified at the idea that it would be interpreted. it as her, like, not taking that seriously. Yeah. But it's like in the, in the moment, you know. You didn't, you didn't.

Yeah. I feel like if you truly, you know, felt the severity of it, she would have at the, at the dinner table when we all heard about it. I'm curious for you, how did you kind of want to approach the situation with Maddie, like going into the season and then, like, when you saw her at the Folly. So I truly had no idea that I was in that group chat. like I that I am not joking the the reaction of me yeah like looking at that on at in the confessional I was like damn I wasn't it but I truly had like no play like like I will say like

I can attest to being in a group chat and not looking at that shit like I had my I had I had I had my shit on me like that's something Mia would have chimed into if she was right oh yeah for sure I'd be like okay I get her in the room and then we parent trap them and then like I had I would have done it up you know but the thing is like I wasn't I didn't feel like I had that much play in it at all, more than Emmy and Joe. Like, what are we talking about here? Who, like, her two best friends? Okay.

So I feel like her pushing over my cardboard cut out, which I know was dramatic of me to react to, but one, that was like my representation of being there a tedious event. That was the only, like, essence of me on the continent. I was in Hawaii. Okay? I wasn't even on the mainland. I was, like, on a beach somewhere. You're like, I'm 6,000 miles away.

A billion thousand miles away. And I'm like, we hadn't even talked about it, like nothing. Even at the reunion, she didn't even like seem mad at me. She just seemed mad at like Brad or something. So it was like suddenly you felt like you had become this villain in the story. Yeah, and if she wants to like create drama with me when I'm not there and think that there's no going to be, there's not going to be any repercussion.

Right. You got a big storm coming. Like it's just not going to happen. I mean, I will say the cardboard cut out, yes, it's dramatic, but we're on a television show. and you assaulted my cardboard cut out. Like, we're fighting. Put it on the quote. Yeah, literally.

Okay, imagine if you had a cardboard cut out here in the office and somebody threw it down. And then you're watching it back or you're hearing about it. Yeah, they're like, oh my God. I think she, I feel like she came into that day. Mad. Ready to, like, make a scene. Sure. I mean, she was walking around.

And she attacked the one thing that, like, couldn't fight back. On top of, like, throwing me to the ground, she also was, like, talking crap about the hot dogs when she was passing him out. Like. Just crazy. Yeah, that event. didn't go the smoothest, you could say. Guess what? Sir Wiener sells out every single second Sunday.

Yeah, every year. You guys are doing the bridge run? Yeah, it's Saturday. I was, I've been to Charleston one time, and it was two years ago, and I didn't know that it was the weekend of the bridge run. Oh, it was the first week of April. I had, yeah, I had to go to the airport like six hours early

or else all the streets were going to be closed. No, it's so scary. Yeah, and they all come, I mean, I'm gonna be selling on the cart. We'll be on the public patio. Yeah, but what's the scariest part for me is like the lack of deodor? And we're like out at the bar. Like, let's, guys. Yeah, and like Charleston in April, it's like it can be, it's going to be hot out there.

Let's lock in. Yeah. So I'm going to be out there. We should have some deodorant. Every purchase of hot dog. I'm like, let me see those are. Good sleep is everything. That's why Ali's science back support is made with a blend of melatonin and L.

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I wonder, though, with going back to Maddie, like after Molly's pajama event, when Grace was kind of, you know, we can talk about Grace's whole, like, out of pocket stuff. But like, when you sort of stepped in and we're like, Maddie and I aren't even in a great place, but like I can raise my hand and say, like, hey that's fucked up.

Yeah. Do you feel like that was at all like a brick in the road of you guys getting to a better place or was it kind of that like one-off situation? No, it wasn't one-off. I had done it last year as well in Vegas when Grace was like berating Maddie. Right. Yeah, you took over it. Yeah.

I mean, I think I hate to see like just an injustice, but I really hate to see the way that Grace treats Maddie for some reason. It like rouse me up because I would never ever tolerate like a friend of mine treating me that way. And so it's hard for me to like watch it happen in front of me. And then I can I can always tell when Maddie's like really actually upset. Yeah. She kind of shuts down and gets quiet.

And for me, I feel like if they didn't relate on, you know, going through an addiction and situation, she wouldn't, she would have stopped it a long time. And also it's not even about the Maddie of it all, which of course I did, you know, I felt for her. But it was also because Grace brought up that horrendous rumor of TJ. Yeah, I'm like, T. Yeah, I wanted to. Why am I getting caught in the crossfire here? Yeah, like who, we've been trying to bury that for so long.

That's the thing that I felt like watching that moment, it almost, I was confused at first because I'm like, I feel like we all as a group, even me watching the show, like moved on from this like two years ago. No, but like we, she kind of brought it up like if it was going to be funny, but that's a really debilessing rumor and it's not funny at all. Yeah, it's not funny at all. Like I have a dark sense of humor. I live a little laugh, whatever.

But it was just like very inappropriate. She also, mind you, was wondering why nobody invites her to stuff. Yeah, and then that happens at the party, yeah. And so then I have to look at her and be like, this is why nobody invites you anywhere. So when we do go somewhere without you, you can't be yelling at anybody texting us why we didn't invite you. Right. Because you did you like that.

Yeah. I mean, it does just, it feels like almost like you guys as a group are so embedded in each other's lives. And obviously that comes with highs and lows and stuff. But there are certain things where it's like, okay, like we have dealt with this. Yeah. We have to be able to keep moving forward from that point. And there are just certain things like that where it's like there's no good reason to bring that up in a way that's like lighthearted or is supposed to be fun.

Yeah. I also think like the embarrassment of somebody else is never cute. Yeah. It's never funny. It's never cute. It doesn't hit. It doesn't make you look snarky or witty or smart or anything. Yeah.

You know, like taking the cheap blow when you have nothing else going on is a little tough. You know. It is. Yeah. I mean, you guys have, you guys have been through a lot as a group and it feels like to keep that ship, you know, on the right course. You do have to kind of understand where those boundaries are. Do you feel like Grace is the person in the group that has, that you have the most

trouble with when it comes to stuff like that or like. As in like. Kind of like knowing where the kind of boundaries are of like, okay, what, what should we actually be like focusing on right now? I've always kept her at a distance after the watch what happens live season one that we had. She, like, embarrassed me on there, and she, like, tried to call me a hoe. And it just, like, didn't hit at all. And I think after that had happened, I knew that I could never...

Sure. Like, I'm not one to, like, rebuild a bridge after it's burned. I'm sorry. Like, I'll just go another way. Okay. I have friends. I have people that love me. I have people that I love.

And I just knew that I never really wanted to keep her close after that. Yeah. And so to watch her kind of... To kind of watch her, like, deteriorate everybody else's bridge and me just, like, look on. Yeah, you're like, I'm not going to, like, help. Yeah, I'm sorry. Like, you know, and I think she looks around for people to help her because she thinks she's owed that. And I don't think anybody's owed help, you know, ever.

I mean, Jesus was the one who helped other people. He was human. Yeah. You got to help yourself. You got to know how to treat people correctly, you know? Yeah. I mean, it's tough because it's like we, on a show like this, it's like you want there to be drama and you want there to be like, you know, arguments and things like that.

But at the end of the day, we, I think audiences want to see, like, real relationships and friendships and it is real. Yeah, it is real. Building that, like, history, which comes with ups and downs. But, like, yeah, and I think you guys have done a great job. I mean, you're in their fourth season and you have a really strong group of OGs. You know, you guys, Maddie Joe, Emmy, you know, Bradley. Like, all of you guys have really been integral.

but also I think like last season Michael's Lake Molly like you guys have been able to sort of like build that Yeah Molly and I are like best friends now Yeah Yeah she's she's like a lot of fun on the show I met her through the season through

Yeah season three so like that was the first time we kind of ever met Yeah in Vegas Yeah that's the first time we met and we kind of were like Iffy about each other because we're such big personalities And now we are yeah Yeah I feel like I mean she feels like somebody who's been around forever Like she feels like such a it's hard to

sometimes with a show that has like a group of people that are like really friends that it's like okay how do we like how do we like evolve this in a way that doesn't feel like forced like hired someone to show up yeah micha's was a good like i didn't feel like he was in addition last year it felt yeah he was really natural as well yeah yeah he's like already at republic everyone already had a relationship it wasn't like we're all meeting you know what is it like for you guys having the experience of doing the show for in the beginning obviously working with Leva who had experience doing it on Southern Charm. When new people have arrived on the show in the last couple years, do you feel like

there's like a, are you like giving advice? Do you talk about that? Or is it just kind of like, you'll figure it out? Yeah, I mean, I didn't, I was trying to think if I gave Justin any advice, really. I think Justin is like a reality TV. Yeah. And I think Justin did a good job with like, yeah, like knowing me prior and coming into this group and me introducing him to everybody, but also not getting involved and like what issues I had with somebody else or having like you know already a judgment of them going into the situation he really like made it his own which I think is important yeah like just because he's my friend and like I introduced him to everybody doesn't mean he has to like agree with right everything that I you know is set out to agree to so

I think yeah I think it's important whenever there are new people on a longer running show like you want to be aware of the dynamics and maybe comment on them a little bit, but not like insert yourself too much in like something that happened before you were there. I also, I personally do not work at Republic, right? I got fired. Episode one, season two. What? Do it.

And I wasn't a drunk idiot. Like, you don't have to fire me. Oh my God. I watch that back and I'm like, oh, dude. But so I think some of the people that that can, came in like season three, like Lake and Michaels. I mean, maybe Lake specifically. I wasn't working.

So like I was just kind of like TJ's friend, like Brad's friend. Right. You know, like that kind of came in like that. So for them, I don't think they realize like how deep into the show I was. Right, because you're sort of, if they haven't watched the show, you're just like a mutual friend. I don't think Molly did. And I don't think Lake did. I knew Michaels did.

Yeah, Michael said. So he knew what was going on. And then you don't have that like. time on the schedule every week where you're working together. I was missing a lot of the drama as well. That was happening at Republic. Right. So do you is that,

do you ever get like FOMO? No. No, I wouldn't think so. Like I'm sorry that I am not upset about. Remember when Maddie and Maddie told, I mean, to wear the wrong color dress or something? Oh my God. DJ text me, he's like, oh my god,

and he's like freaking out about the wrong color dress. I was like the what? I was like the who, the what, the where the why. Also like all the times where it was like, Emmy would like call out and then be like walking past Republic. It's just like, what are we doing? No, because, no, because literally just go to the other side of the street. Like literally.

I'm sure Will was like, let's walk fast. Yeah. Like are the cameras out? Like, oh, Brad's on the door. We're going to. No. You know, it's funny. And I love the juvenile, like, drama of it all.

It's really refreshing. And I love it. And I love being part of it. Yeah. I think a lot of, like, work internal drama is very, like, petty. Yeah. Like, like, working next someone can, like, bond you with them, but also like you learn, you know, their habits. Well, because also it's like

when you're in a friendship with somebody that doesn't have that work element, it's like, it's, there's not kind of that extra layer to it. Like you just, it's about how good of a friend is this person to me? Do we have fun together? Whereas like when you're friends with the coworker, it's like, okay, are they lazy at work? Because that's going to make me like them less. So like, for example, like, um, love you, Molly. Um, purpose. Um, when Molly's, Molly is, Molly is good with customers. Sure. She can talk.

She brings a lot of people in. A lot of guys. A lot of guys like her boobs. She has a lot of hot girlfriends. Great. But when I'm working with her at night or when I was working with her at night and it was like high volume,

like she's talked too much. And like I would be picking up to Slack. And like yes, she was making this money or like, you know, tips and bringing people in. But I'm like, come on, girl. Like get together. You're looking good. Put the lip gloss down.

But it's like I'm glad. you brought in the tables, but now they need the drinks they ordered. Yeah, exactly. No, and she's a bartender. She was never a bottle service girl. Yeah. She's a bartender, so she was behind the bar with him. Like, you know, like those big nights out where it's like those bars like stacked three lines deep.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And she just like, yeah. Yeah, people like want to talk to TJ. They're like, oh my God, TJ live in the show. He's like, what do you want to get? Yeah. What do you want to do? Open our clothes.

Thank you so much. Yeah. That's time talk. Yeah. It is, I mean, that's the thing, like when you're doing, when you're like, when you're like, filming during those shifts especially, it's like you don't have, you still have to do that. Yeah, it's like an extra added like stress. I'm like, okay, I need to make sure that like I'm giving both the attention that I need to be present. I used to love working the cover. Okay.

I'm like, it's $5. Cash a card. Shut up. Because I've talked to people too who have worked on below deck and it's like similar thing where it's like you have to like do the job to a high standard. Yeah. and be good TV. It's a lot. I am so sorry below deck people. That is nothing the same. That's some serious work.

That's stew situation. Like, yeah, you make a good vodka soda sometimes. You know what I mean? Like that, they're like changing bad cheats. If I were to go on any other show, I'd want to go. Oh, you'd kill it. You look so cute in a little outfit. You guys should do.

Oh my God, you guys would be like twins. Yeah. No, but you guys should be the guests on a charter. That would be so fun. Thank you. Because they did it with Salt Lake City. I know, but we don't have the money. for them. I think they made them pay.

Really? I think... Can we get like a discount? Like we're not... Maybe season nine. There should be like a corporate synergy. We're like on a dingy. All of us.

What's one thing for the rest of the season that you're looking forward to people seeing? It's kind of a boring answer, but I feel like just how much fun that we can all have together and just the chemistry and how like our banter is and yeah. I mean, there's not... I don't think there's like one Pacific thing where I'm like, other than like, showing off Sir Wieners personally. We can get through one party with no mascara tears. No,

and we do. And we do. We have a really, really fun time. Yeah. I love it. What about you? I think the trips. Like I feel like I was drunk for half of the time, so I just want to see what happened. And you're, I mean, I feel like also because you're saying because you don't work at Republic anymore, like,

you must learn a lot watching the show. I do. I was like, okay, I get why like she was so mad. You know what I mean? Or something. and you're like why they're beefing. Like, I get it, you know, but not really that much. No. I go to Republic all the time to get drinks, right? Right.

So it seems to everybody's like happy family when I get there. So you're the one making TJ's shift hard. Oh, for sure. Yeah, her and I know. Oh my God, for sure. You're like, as is my right. And I don't tit him. Like, he's not going to get you back later.

Exactly. I was like, I'll get you. Perfect. Well, congrats on season four. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. And have fun with the weaners.

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