Mick Unplugged - Patrik & Pol | Fashion, Fame, and Fun: Exploring Patrik & Pol's World on Mick Unplugged

Episode Date: December 21, 2024

Welcome to another exhilarating episode of "Mick Unplugged." Today, Mick Hunt sits down with the dynamic duo Patrik and Pol, renowned fashion designers and media personalities, to dive deep into their multifaceted careers and personal journeys. In this engaging conversation, Patrik and Pol share the challenges and triumphs of balancing numerous roles, from running a boutique to teaching fashion, hosting shows, and expanding into scripted content. They humorously recount their experiences with acting, discuss their successful reality TV show "Gown and Out in Beverly Hills," and reveal their unique approach to coffee grind readings that have gained a massive following. Patrik also opens up about his commitment to educating future fashion designers and the ever-evolving demands of the fashion industry. Mick and his guests touch on the importance of staying relevant and recognizing one's potential, with Patrik and Pol emphasizing market awareness and youthful entrepreneurship. Plus, hear intriguing anecdotes about celebrity encounters and the indomitable spirit that drives this powerhouse couple. Stay tuned as Mick hints at an exciting possible collaboration and promises to spotlight Patrik and Pol's ventures. This episode is filled with insights, laughter, and inspiration, perfect for anyone passionate about fashion, storytelling, and creative innovation.  Takeaways: ·       Innovation requires a deep understanding of the marketplace. ·       Success is a journey, not a destination. ·       Mentorship can bridge the gap for aspiring designers. Sound Bites: ·       “Empowerment comes from sharing knowledge and experiences.” ·       “Being open to new opportunities can lead to unexpected success.” ·       “Having fun and creating memories is essential in relationships.”  Connect and Discover LinkedIn:          https://www.linkedin.com/in/polatteu/  Instagram:        https://www.instagram.com/patriksimpson/                           https://www.instagram.com/polatteu/                           https://www.instagram.com/snowwhite90210/?hl=en Facebook:        https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=patrik%20simpson                           https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=pol%27%20atteu Website:           https://polatteu.com/                           https://patriksimpson.com/                            https://snowwhite90210.com/  Podcast:            Undressed with Pol’ and Patrik TV:                     Gown and Out in Beverly Hills Prime Video:    Gown and Out in Beverly Hills Book:                Anna Nicole Smith: Portrait of an IconSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I know in fashion, you've got to be able to let it go and not take it personal, right? It's beyond not taking it personal. It's understanding what the marketplace needs. As humans, right, what were some of the mental risks that you had to overcome to say, yeah, we can do it? Well, I mean, you're putting yourself out there for everybody. That's not easy. We've done a lot of reality shows.

We did Bravo. We did E.E. We did Lifetime. We did a whole bunch of shows, but you're literally opening your door, your life to everybody to see. So how did you two come together? How did you both meet? It was a dark alley one night. There was a Benjamin involved. Couple of entrants.

He was doing a drive-by. I said, bitch, step aside. That's my man. My man. People are gonna believe this. What's the key to keeping it all successful and to not let it intermix with home life too? We don't have an option, sorry.

It's either my way or the fucking highway. So take a pick. So you wanna be on the highway? Go for it. Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Mick Unplugged.

And today we're going to have some fun. When it comes to innovation, vision, and taking bold steps into the future, today's guests don't just walk the walk. They redefine it. They're trailblazers, game changers, and powerhouses who lead with passion, precision, creating a rippling effect of inspiration wherever they go. They're revolutionizing, they're empowering, they're inspiring, they're unapologetic,

the end, they're unstoppable. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the dynamic trio of Patrick, Paul, and Ms. Snow White. Hey, wow, what Ms. Snow White. Wow, what an introduction. I wanna clap for me. Wait, I'm curious who's gonna come out now because I'm very excited about wanting to listen to all these, the guys that you just described.

They sound like a big deal. I was talking about Snow White and Snow White said, hey, they're with me too, So can you introduce them as well? That bitch gets all the invites. We're the plus twos. Awesome, awesome, awesome. So Petrie, we were talking a little bit offline and I told you how I'm a huge fan of the work

that you both do, the three of you do. Because it's not just about being out there and just doing, these are the words of Mick and Mick only, things to get attention. You really do empower. You really do come from a background. You really do give inspiration to people. And so I'd love to just take a couple of minutes

from each of you and talk about your background, how you got to where you are today. And more importantly, because on Mick Unplugged, we talk about your background, how you got to where you are today. And more importantly, because on Mick Unplugged, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, that purpose, that mission. What's your because today? Well, when it comes to fashion, I since I was 12 years old, it was something that I've always wanted to do. But it's been very challenging because coming from a background, being Armenian,

a transplant into the country when I was six years old, and not being able to have the versatility to have the exposure, and my family understanding what I really wanted to do, they kept saying that it's an impossibility because I needed to do something that was more relatable to what they understood, not what I figured out that it was my calling that I wanted to be a part of, the world of. And getting beaten up and telling me that I'm not good enough and I'm never gonna be successful,

I thought to myself, well, wait a minute, did you not bring us to America for all those opportunities? Now I want that opportunity. How is it that you took me out of my little village and then brought me all the way here? And now you're telling me I can't do it. Well, if I couldn't do it, you should have just kept me where I was. Because now that I'm here, I got to figure out how to do it. And if you can't help me how to figure it out, I'm I guess I'm

gonna have to do that, you know, the heavy lifting on that part too. So I just started embarking on the journey of wanting to be a fashion designer and after 35 years of being in Beverly Hills, I'm still trying to figure out how to be a fashion designer. I mean I've had my boutique for 35 years. And a lot of people ask me, are you, have you found, have you found success? Do you feel like you know what success is? And I wonder if I've ever wanted the success in the capacity that they're asking me to question in. Because I think the success was when I decided what I wanted to do when I was 12 and embarking on the journey to be able to see my dreams come true in the capacity that I have.

Am I successful? In a lot of ways, yes. Do I find that I'm at my success level? Probably not because there's so much more to do. There's so much more you uncovered. There's so much more that you inspire yourself to want to do. And then of course, knowing how fast fashion changes and keeping up with the trends, the colors, the styles, the fit and being world renowned.

There's so many different markets that you have to tap into, you're thinking to yourself, this can't be it, there's more. And then every day you wake up, you're excited to have to do it again. And that's the journey that I'm still on. And having a boutique, a flagship store in Beverly Hills at Rodeo Drive for over 35 years, tells me that I've been doing it okay,

but now I got to step it up and do a little better. Yeah, and you know, Patrick, before you go, there's something that I want to address of what Paul said. You know, I've got a friend that is in fashion, and she laughs when everyone talks about all the changes of AI and technology. A year ago she said to me, if you think this is crazy, try being in the fashion industry. If you want to see change in the rapid pace of change, be in the fashion industry because what was hot five minutes ago is so outdated, no one ever wants to be seen in it again. Or you could have a model wear something and it looks so awful, but you spent years building it for that model.

And then they finally put it on and it's the worst thing ever. And then you're starting from scratch. So I resonate with what you just said Paul because again, we look at change and where I'm going to say you've succeeded and been very successful is not how you've adopted to change, but how you were the leader in making change happen. And that takes a visionary to be able to do that, right? Because some people hold on to their beliefs or some people hold on to that thing.

I know in fashion, you've got to be able to let it go and not take it personal, right? It's beyond not taking it personal. It's understanding what the marketplace needs and where they're at in order for you to be able to provide something that they're going to be excited about to have to put together for them. And in the different markets that we have internationally around the world, there's so much that we have access to, especially with the internet, especially with all the tools that we have available to ourselves now. It's become even more first. And if you don't keep up,

you fall off the face. And so you need to be able to make yourself relevant. One of the reasons why I started teaching, because I teach high school. Fashion. And one of the reasons why I started teaching is because I never had that growing up. I thought, great, well, if you can't figure it out in high school, because they give you all the academics, how do you know what you want to do when you get to college and you're wasting another two years trying to figure out what it is that you're calling is? So in high school, we created a whole fashion program where then you're able to at least see because there's so many facets to fashion.

There's a business angle. There's the marketing. There's the design. there's the production. There's so many different, and any one of those businesses can stand on their own entity. So it's not just fashion related, it's the computerization, it's the marketing, it's the social media, it's the advertising, it's the collection, it's the collection, it's the grading, it's the... There's so many. And I thought, great, so you want to be a business person, why

don't you run a fashion conglomerate? If you want to be a social media expert, then why don't you do social media for a fashion brand? Or start one. If you're going to do designing, you could design architecture, do an entire building alongside the construction on a body. It's the same thing when you're doing on soil, the other one you're doing on a human figure. So having all those facets to an industry that's one of the biggest in the world. There's so many different places that when you're in high school, you've got the versatility to be able to go, oh my God, I had no idea I could do that. I thought fashion was just you design clothes. I don't want to be a designer, but I'm really good at marketing. And I can take what their vision is, what the

and I can take what their vision is, what the brand is, and give it exposure that it really needs. And by the time you get to college, and a lot of kids don't want to go to college these days because they've already started a business when they're 15. They started a business when they're 14 online. So they're not looking in college to get a diploma, to be able to get a job at a firm. They've got platforms online that they can sell, they can make, they can swap.

There's so many different ways they can trade, so many different things. And I'm like, what a great opportunity that I never had growing up until I got to college to figure out that I needed to learn, get a degree, and then go get a job versus what technology is now offering the youth, how they can take advantage of being able to know to do it and not just wait for the opportunity to bring it. So create your own and start it how you do. And that's one of the reasons why I feel like giving back to that kind of a community and then being in the, I find success in that.

I find that I'm able to then nurture a generation of youth that never had the opportunity or wouldn't even think that it is possible the way they never told me that it was for me when I was growing up. Totally agree. Totally agree. All right, Petri, it's your turn. Okay. So, I always loved entertainment. I always loved television, movies, entertainment. When I was a kid, it was really interesting.

Before the VCR, I would tape record television programs and then listen back to them. One of my favorite things, Battlestar Galactica. I mean, the original Battlestar Galactica, which was like this sci-fi show, I would record it on an audio recorder because we didn't have a VCR back then. And then when of course, we got the VCR, I started recording all of these shows. And he's taking

snow white out. So I started recording all of these shows. And then my mother, she got me into soaps. Her soap was Days of Our Lives. So I would record days every day, watch it with my mom. It's a really bonding moment for us. But it was really interesting because when I was recording all these TV shows and these like movies and they would come out and watch them on video and whatnot,

I was always looking at the bigger picture of the TV show or the bigger picture of the movie, how the sets looked, how the costumes looked, how the actors interacted with each other. It was always fascinating to me and I always loved it. I always knew I wanted to be in television, in film, either behind the scenes, in the scene, all of it.

I mean, I always wanted to be an actor when I was a kid. And then I kind of got sidetracked to modeling and I modeled in Europe, in New York, in Japan. I was a Versace model. I did stuff for Janera, which nobody even knows that brand anymore, and Gucci, this was many years ago. And I just loved it.

I loved being in front of people and talking to people and interacting with people. And then from there, I went to being a casting director and managing people and working on other people's careers. And I did that for many, many, many years in casting and production. And I always loved the whole big picture of putting it together.

So when we decided our TV show, Gowning Out in Beverly Hills, which is on Prime Video, started as a YouTube show. Basically started with us picking up the iPhones and filming the fittings because we had all this crazy stuff going on in the boutique. And then from there it went to Amazon. And now it's in 60 countries. It's on Amazon, it's on Prime, Roku, Tubi, Plex. We just got a licensing deal that they're now going to split all four seasons of our show up into mini episodes for Moby. I think it is. Moby, I believe is what it is. You can watch it on your phone or whatever. So that was kind of cool. And I take part of every

aspect of it. Not only am I just on camera with it, but I'm also making the notes for the editors. Whatever I'm structuring the episodes, putting it all together. So I'm doing a whole creative aspect of it behind the scenes, which is why we won the American Reality TV Award. And last year we won four Telly Awards. So season five is coming out, probably in about a month. And then we'll be, you know, submitting for all the award seasons again. And the next big project we're working on

is where we wanna turn our book, Anne Nicole Smith, Portrait of an Icon, into a movie. So we can tell the story of Anne Nicole's life. So I think from a child, I always loved the fascination of storytelling. Not just, you know, back then it was only scripted. There was no, you know, there was no unscripted. Matter of fact, we were on one of the first unscripted reality shows, the Anna Nicole

show. If you remember, there was only Real World on MTV. There was the Osbournes, I think was on MTV, and then the Anna Nicole show on E! Those were the three only reality shows, and we were on the Anna Nicole show on E. Those were the three only reality shows and we were on the Anna Nicole show. So it just continued my fascination with the love of television and TV. And it's really funny because half the people we watched

on Days of Our Lives and all these TV shows, they're all our friends now. We're friends with half of them. And it's a great community that we built here in Beverly Hills. I love it. And I love what I do. I think when you said the because, the because is because I can, and I will, because my motto has always been I will not let someone stop me or say no, if they can't produce my show, then I'm going to pick up cameras,

pull teams together and produce my show, then I'm going to pick up cameras, pull teams together, and produce my show myself. And that's how I started Gown and Out. I love it, man. So let's go to Gown and Out and the decision to do that as your own, right? Not a part of someone else's show, but like this is really your show now. What was the decision else's show, but like this is really your show now. What was the decision going into that? And as humans, right? What were some of the mental risks that you had to overcome to say, yeah, we can do it?

Well, I mean, you're putting yourself out there for everybody. That's, you know, that's not easy. We've done a lot of reality shows. We did Bravo, we did E, we did Lifetime, we did a whole bunch of shows, but you're literally opening your door, your life to everybody to see. And some people are going to judge you for it. Some people aren't, but you know, you've got the trolls.

We judge back. We do. There you go. In front of a rundown. Actually, we do. I think that the decision was that so much crazy stuff was going on in this boutique and in our lives that we had to put it out there. We're actually gonna do a reality show

that Anna Nicole was gonna produce before she died. And we had been talking to her about doing a television show, reality show. And we created a show called Designer Family about two gay men raising a teenage daughter in Beverly Hills. And it didn't get picked up because America, 16 years ago, was not ready for two gay men on television.

Can you believe that? They were not ready for two gay men on TV. Right. Raising a teenage daughter. Are they ever gonna be ready for somebody like me? Probably not. Paul, no one's ever ready for you. No one's ever ready for you.

That's what I figure. That's what I figure. You know? She's the reason. That's what I figure. Yeah. But then just so many crazy things were happening in the boutique. I mean, we had a one time we had a bride.

He was doing a fainting bride. She came in and she fainted. Fell straight back on her head. We thought she cracked her head open. time we had a bride, he was doing a fainting bride, she came in and she fainted, fell straight back on her head, we thought she cracked her head open. It's crazy, Betty White came in, and you know, we almost killed Betty White because she was bleeding, and then she was on cumidin because she was scratching her pins on the dress when he was pinning her. And so all this stuff just kept happening and we're like, okay, this has gotta be a show. So we just picked up the iPhones.

Nobody died while I was making a gown for them. That you know of. Correct. That you know of. No, I know for sure. They have been buried in my gown, yes, after they passed away. True. But they never died first while I was making it. No, but you've had a lot of firsts.

I mean, he had the very first awards gown for Bella Thorne. She was nominated Young Artist Awards. You know what the Young Artist Awards are, the Oscars. And he did her very first red carpet gown for the Youth Oscars. I mean, you've had a lot of firsts. And Nicole's buried in his gown. Your gown's on the First Ladies. It travels the First Lady Museum across the country and the capitals of the United States

of America. And I'm the second designer and the only Armenian to be inducted in American history as one of the premier designers that have dressed the first lady that then is in the museum, the first lady. So you can go to Sacramento and I need to update my bio and my picture probably there it's been a minute. Probably. Uh-uh. But they had a beautiful ceremony and they gave him the governor's pen. The pen that we signed a declaration donating it to the museum. Very cool. Yeah it was a big moment for me because I thought great so here you go doing first ladies to doing Anna Nicole Smith. mean, you go from one spectrum to the other. And when people were asking me,

oh, you're doing this and you're doing, I go, but they're all women. They're beautiful women. I'm a designer. I dress women. And regardless of what you think of that person or the persona that they identify on television or in the media. They're still a beautiful woman. Yeah, I'll tell you, last week he did a gown for Kylie Sky,

an adult female performer in adult X-rated movies for the AVN awards. And she looked she was the best, most beautiful at the award show. And she thanked us. Yes, she could have been at the Academy Awards. You'd never thought she was a star. Because it's been star adult entertainment, adult entertainment. Get it, get it. Get them right over there. Get them right. Get them right. Here's the thing. She's a beautiful person. She's a

beautiful woman. What she does for a career, what she's good at or what she's known for. We all aspire to be attached to something. Yeah. And as long as you're healthy and doing it in the right way or that suits you, I think you should be allowed to be able to do what you like. But I'm a designer. So when people say, oh, you can't, you can't do that person. I'm like, why? Yeah. Yeah. That's what they said to me. You can never be a designer. I'm like, why?

So when you ask why I'm like, but it doesn't make sense. Somebody else could do it. Why couldn't I do it? Listen, during COVID our political views are not really, you know, we're, we don't go into that, Listen, during COVID, our political views are not really, you know, we're, we don't go into that. But it doesn't matter on political views. During COVID, when Trump was in the White House, we sent a bunch of masks to all the Secret Service and all the staff in the White House and to Trump and Melania. Every single White House staff was wearing my mask. Yeah. And he's done a gown for me.

I was around during COVID. Yeah. Why didn't I get a mask? I don't know. Yeah, well, somebody didn't call you. But when we send out the masks and you could see them in the press room. That's cool. And you see them driving the car or you see them at the residence, they were all masked up at the

White House and they were all the masks that I had created for the entire set. And then it was actually the American flag. I had the blue, I had the red, and I had the American flag. And then the total opposite is he's done gowns for Hillary Clinton. So it's like, it doesn't matter Republican, Democrat, it doesn't matter. He's a designer. It doesn't matter if she is an adult performer

or soap star. Yeah. That's how he's, that's what he is. So do you design socks for Mick Unplugged? You know what? I do want to start a men's brand that does a bow tie, socks, underwear, suspenders, accessories, where if I looked at your suspender, I'd be like, oh, I know what he's got on underneath

or maybe not. Do you know what I mean? I'm willing to be the guinea pig. You might not want me as the model, but totally can be the guinea pig. I don't know. You look hot, so I don't know. You probably have beautiful toes too, so here comes only friends. Whenever we go on a trip, he makes all my bathing suits and stuff.

Makes them out of an Italian, like Lycra spandex. Really cool stuff that he's gonna turn into a line for next summer that's gonna come out. All right, so one of my best friends, Chris Paradiso, we've got something that you need to make him. I'll tell you offline, but Chris, you know what I'm talking about. Yeah, I don't. Yeah, I do. Yeah, very cool.

I have no idea. Good stuff. So how so how did you two come together? Like, how did you both meet? It was, it was a dark alley one night. There was a Benjamin involved. Couple of entrants. He was doing a drive-by. I said, bitch, step aside. That's my man. That's my man. People are going to believe it. So no tequila. I heard the tequila story in the, you know, I'm a huge fan of your podcast. I also heard the naughty yacht story as well too. So yeah, the naughty cruise. This is where I find them, honey. This is where I find them. We met in New York. Can you believe that? We met in New York 21 years ago. July 21? July 21. 21 years ago. We met in New York.

I was doing Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park, which is when they used to do it underneath the tent in New York City. It's one of the biggest things ever. And we have a mutual friend who's a fashion photographer who happened to, that I stayed with while I was in New York and at Bryant Park. He said, oh great, let's do the interviews at my studio. It'll get exposure. And why don't we do all the I'll do some photography for your clothing the new collection yeah and then he showed up and I was like what okay and the rest is history and we've been together ever since and inseparable I mean we go everywhere we travel everywhere every year we pick a brand new country that we haven't been to,

and we go there and celebrate New Year's. So this year is Amsterdam, right? Amsterdam, Netherlands. Rotterdam. Yeah, Rotterdam, Netherlands this year. Okay. So 79 countries in total we've been to. That's impressive. That's impressive. So for the listeners and viewers, and this isn't a relationship podcast by Any Stretch Your Imagination,

but I do think that you have some very cool insights, some very important insights. Partners, spouses that work together, have business ventures together, what's the key to keeping it all successful and to not let it intermix with home life too? Because you know that happens right like a lot of times we bring work home But when you are together at work and together at home, right?

It's like Paul when you slept away Patrick was like I don't really want to talk to him tonight. So How do you mix that? Home is good? It's either my way or the fucking highway. So take a pick. So you want to be on the highway, go for it. You know, I think we complement one another in different things.

There's many strengths that I have that he doesn't possess. And there's many strengths that he has that I don't possess. The design aspect, creating, putting all these beautiful gowns together. He does all of that. I can't sew a fucking can I say fucking I can't so a fucking button on you just did. I can't I can't. He can't like my necklace. One set of my pearls I broke and he's like, Oh, I'll fix it. He knows how to string it fix it. I can't do

any of that. I couldn't he was trying to show me one time how to thread a needle. Number one, I couldn't even see the damn needle. I don't know how he could see to put this little thread inside this little tiny like impossible. So there are things like that, that that I just cannot do that he does. But then there's things that I do. Social media, producing our TV show, putting our show together.

Let me clarify. Marketing it. Let me clarify. I know how to do all of those things. I choose not to. You do not know how to do all those things. You're just asking me how to get on Zoom. Yes, because I-

Patrick, what he said was he allows you to do those things is what he really said. I want him to feel needed. Oh, bullshit. You don't know how to get on. Oh, okay. We'll go with that. Sure. Yeah. He didn't help me get on. There you go.

You don't even know how to use Scream.io. I tried to give you an edit to look at. You didn't even know how to log in. So what I mean to say is- But he's a great designer. I know how to do all of it. I want him to feel that he also has tasks and responsibilities

that make the machine work so that he feels like he belongs. Yeah, I don't need someone to make me feel that way. I know that is the case. Well, yeah. But it's all good. Nick, you and I know. I think you was make-over. Here we go. I think you and I know the truth at this point.

You know, we have fun. Nike is all about having fun, taking on doing new things that you've never done before. I'll give you an example. We went to Peru and we were river rafting in category

four and category five rapids in the Urabamba River and then in a kayak and then they pulled over and they said who wants to go up on the bridge? It's a 40-foot bridge. And jump off into the water. And then swim to the kayak as they're towing it in the back of the little raft. I did! I did it! It was fun! I would have been your videographer that day. I would have filmed it for you. But I'm not joining that. Did you hear how he said he did it? Okay, you did it with me.

He did. We both did. Did you want to go first? No way. I convinced him. He pushed me off. He was so nervous. But you know what? Those are the kind of crazy things that we do. We have fun. Like we went to Thailand and we went, you know, snorkeling and in the middle of this beautiful ocean. I think life is all about experiences and having fun with

the person you love and making memories. You know, you ask, you ask how do you balance work and life and everything together? I think it's because I don't say no. I'm not in this relationship for myself. So I'm not asking for, oh, here's what I would like to do. Here's what I want from me. Oh, you know, I've never done that and I don't want to. I just know I don't want to. I've never been that person. We always challenge each other. Because I've always

been told no. I never say no. Because I don't want to ever say no to anyone that I've never experienced something new and how am I going to know what that is unless I do it? And if I do, whether I like it or not, and if it's something that makes my partner happy, am I not there 50% to support them in what they are there to do, because it's their life journey as well. And I don't want to impede their life journey just because I have an issue. But why do I have an issue? Maybe because I had a bad experience because of the person that I was with before or the scenario. But I feel comfortable knowing that I can trust

the person that I'm with isn't gonna lead me astray. And that gives me confidence.. But also we never, but also we never let the cameras get in the way. I mean, all these housewives, they break up every time. All these shows, they get on a show, they break up. We don't, we, you know, we don't let the cameras rule our life and change things. We know we're there, we're having fun, and that's it.

I love the insights and everything that you both shared today. Aside from gounding out season five, right? Gounding out in Beverly Hills season five, coming up really soon. We're going to make sure that we send links to that everywhere. What else do you have going on? Like, what else do you want the world to know that you have going on? Aside from making the Mick Unplugged socks and suspenders. Well, there's some really fun, interesting things

coming out on Gowning Out, Beverly Hills, season five. We were the first gay couple in the Middle East to be on the cover of an international magazine. You shouldn't say gay. Same-sex couple. Why? Oh, same-sex couple. Okay. We were the first same-sex couple to be on the cover of Victor magazine in Dubai.

That was making history. We also were a part of 30 Voices 30 Days with Derek Warburton for his magazine, Gurus Magazine, and we were the only couple in June on the cover. And so those things are going to be coming out on the next season of the show. Even though other people that were on the cover were coupled, they weren't together, they weren't, they never did a cover shot because we did a cover cover shot and the cover was only a single relationship and not the couple. And we're the only guy and Josh Fogel shot us. He was amazing photographer.

That was really awesome. We actually presented at the the Guru's Awards Guru Awards where we gave Josh Fogel the Lens of Inclusion Award, which was really cool. Yeah, and innovation. Yeah, and that's going to be coming out on the show too. We host Undressed with Paul and Patrick. It's on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Well, it's everywhere you go. But YouTube is fun because when you get it on YouTube and it's free to subscribe,

and what you do is you're actually getting to see the expressions on our friends who are the celebrities that we interview and the crazy stuff that they say, because they feel like they're sitting there at home with us hanging out and it's live. But not only that, he has a gift of Armenian coffee cup grind reading. He'll read the coffee cup grinds of our celebrity guests every week and now we've opened that. It's open to the public so people want to book an Armenian coffee cup grind reading. They can just go to our website, pull a to.com. It's col at EU.com and

they can book a virtual reading with him. And I'm on it as well. Or they can book a live reading to come into our boutique. It's insane that I have a month and a half out waiting list of people that are trying to get in to the door. Yeah. And we have bundles. So the minute they're done, they do a bundle so that they can get a link to be able to get to see me every other month. They're canceling their therapy sessions

just to be able to hang out with them. It's very cool. It's very, very cool. It's insane. It is cool. I told you that you're one of my top five favorite podcasts that I listened to. And my favorite episode is the one with Jodie Sweeten

because she was my girl back in the day. So that's like my favorite episode that you have. You even did her dance for the Nick Awards. Yeah. Two years ago. So many years ago. Did you then see? No, at 16, right?

Yeah. Yeah, did you see them when I read her coffee grounds? Yeah. She's blown away. Was she, her expression was what? How the fuck do you know this? Yeah. Right. And like, in your cup. Yeah.

No. Totally agree. Totally agree. The great thing is everybody from around the world have been booking. Yeah. And the time zone doesn't matter. We ship you all the products you need. Yep. And the one thing that I did say is I want it to be accessible and affordable for everyone to be able to take advantage of and not make it so expensive where people can't have it.

And we do coffee reading parties too. So people fly us into their city and we go out there for a couple of days and do a coffee reading party. They'll get a group of friends together and then book us to do a coffee reading party at their place. That's pretty fun. It's insane. So we've been doing that.

It's really, really great. And then, and then of course we're on regular co-hosts on Jeff Lewis live every week or every other week on radio Andy, Sirius XM. 102. 102. Yeah, and a lot of fun things coming up. 2025 is gonna be really cool. Plus we have the boutique and people are welcome to come in.

We get the TMZ bus, the Hollywood Reporter bus, all of them they stop in in front of the boutique. They talk about adding a call, they talk about gowning out, they talk about undress, and then we're here all the time. So we always go out, we do a shout out, we say hello, we take pictures of people that are walking by. So it's like home. And we've now kind of delving and dabbling in scripted movies and TV. We just did Emergence 2028, that's coming out next year. I play a gay arms dealer and he plays my sidekick, Gabriel. Look at that.

He had to learn lines. I did not even, and let me tell you, I didn't even audition for it. I just showed up at the party and they said, oh my God, he's beautiful, he's perfect for this. Because that's what you do. I said, but I'm not here for me. I'm just here supporting my husband in his role.

They're like, okay, would you want to do a role? I said, I don't know about acting. Let me tell you, I was like, okay, they always put us together. Every time they book us, book me, oh, they need to bring him. Always together, this one thing I booked by myself, did by myself, he was not with me on it.

We went to the event, the showrunner saw him, they're like, oh my God, he's perfect for Gabriel, he'll play Gabriel. I'm like, even when I try, I can't get away. So it's okay, this is my life, I love him, I'm here. It's great. So let's go back. We're like the Siamese twins that are not Siamese twins. Okay, this is my life, I love him, I'm here, it's great. So let's go back.

We're like the Siamese twins that are not Siamese twins. So let's go back to it's either my way or the highway, because you know you ain't gonna be on the highway if I ain't with you. I let him have it. And then. It doesn't work that way. And then the fucking poster came out

and he wasn't on the poster, I was. Oh, and all I did was say, you know what, and then one of the isn't there a character missing on this poster that has such an important that occupy such important space. And then they got rid of one of the other characters. And they put his face on the fucking poster too. Paul, come on now. I mean, I'm pretty-

You're gonna let him have just a little bit? I did. I did, he's in the bottom, in the center. I'm on the top, on the side. Of course you are. Of course you're on top, absolutely. I just, you know? Yeah.

I don't make these decisions. I just, and that's the one thing- You influence them though, right? You don't make these decisions. I just, and that's the one thing. You influenced them though, right? You don't make them, you influenced them. I didn't even try to influence them. I only want to be the very best version of me every single day and be present to every single thing that we're there for.

So if I'm that person and people get to notice me, then you know what? I don't want to say no to them when they offer me a role. I don't want to break their hearts and spirit in the direction that they want to take the vision. I'm like, I'm so there. I'm going to support it. I sat on set for 14 hours.

For two lines. For two lines. For two lines. For two lines that he could not remember. I can't remember. Everybody on the fucking set was telling him his two lines. Do you remember your line? No. Oh my God. And they wanted to give me more lines.

I said, you know what? This is overwhelming. It's a lot. Let's just stay with two lines. I don't want to screw it up. You really don't know your line? No. That's Cole, one of Skinner's boys.

Yeah, that one. That was one line. See, he can remember his lines and your lines. See, that's talent right there. Well, that's because he's always wanted to be an actor. He's an actor. I'm not. I just play me all day.

Listen, I don't know how to do anything listen. I don't know how to do anything else I don't know how to be anybody else. I don't even want to try. Yeah, it's too much to be this Let me tell you it's a lot. That is what Designing gowns running the boutique being a teacher teaching fashion Doing the podcast having the TV show gown and, doing the podcast, having the TV show, gowning out, doing the radio show. And we're working on two other TV projects that haven't been announced yet. We'll let you know when they come out.

Doing the Coffee Reads. I'm the one doing it. Hello? It's like a lot. Well, are you getting paid? Huh? Are you getting paid? Huh? Are you getting compensated? We don't do anything for free, of course. We... I did have a conversation with my boss.

I did have a conversation with my boss last night, and it didn't go that well. Steve? I'm reconsidering maybe finding another partner and business for me to monitor. Shut up. And that'll last all of 10 seconds. Exactly.

It's all good. Well, I appreciate you both more than you know, I'm gonna try and make a trip out to LA, Beverly Hills, like late February, early March. So I'm gonna come by. We're gonna talk about these Mickey Unplugged socks. I'm being very serious about those socks. I gotcha. Cool. I gotcha to come by. We'll talk about these Micron Plug socks. I'm being very serious about those socks. I gotcha.

Cool. I gotcha. Very cool. I appreciate you both. You both mean the world to me. I will make sure that all of the wonderful things that both of you have going on are listed in the description in the show notes. I'll make sure all my fans, viewers, and followers are connected with you.

And if there's anything I can do for you, never hesitate to let me know. Thank you. Mick, can I let people know where to follow us? Yes, go ahead. Tell us where. Paul. P-O-L-A-T-T-E-U. All my platforms, please follow me. I need me some followers. Just follow me. It doesn't hurt you.

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And of course, Snow White, 90210, she's on the platforms as well. Snow White, 90210, that bitch, that bitch has so many followers. What? I don't blame you. Again, Paul Petri, Snow White, love you from my soul, I appreciate you.

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