The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Bachelor Breaking News: The Golden Bachelorette

Episode Date: May 15, 2024

We have our first Golden Bachelorette! Ben and Ashley are on with our Bachelor Nation OGs Bob Guiney and Trista Sutter to try and predict what we can expect from this season, what challenges Joan might face, and what this means for the future of the franchise!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Brought to you by the USDA Forest Service, your state forester and the ad council. This is the Ben and Ashley I, Almost Famous Podcasts with IHartRadio. Hey guys, welcome to a breaking news segment of the almost famous podcast. We got our golden bachelorette announcement. We've been waiting for a long time to find. out who was going to be the golden bachelorette and i think it was a surprise but it's a great surprise it is joan voss we guys probably remember joan as being the mom who left about midseason with gary

because she had a daughter who had just had a baby and she was going through about a bad postpartum depression and joan is stunning has definitely been a fan favorite it seemed like her um her relationship but Gary was definitely cut short. She probably had potential to go pretty far. And now Joan gets a whole new chance with a whole cast of guys and she's from my hometown area. She's from the DMV.

She's from the Bethesda Chevy Chase area of Maryland. And I am very happy about this pick. What about you guys? We have Bob getting here to just chime in on his opinion from, you know, because we have the almost famous OGs and he is one of our OGs. And then, of course,

my lovely and beautiful. and wonderful and it's fantastic schmastic co-host ben higgins you guys are wild bob i would love to hear your thoughts on this first uh this is obviously a big deal and she is the first she is the trista setter of the golden bachelorette i love it i love it i actually um when we were out uh in california for the almost um for the uh the golden bachelor finale um i hung out with her and i got i got a chance to interview her and talk with her a little bit and I just, I loved her. Like, honestly God, it was one of those things where I was like,

what a shame, you know, that we didn't get to know her better on the show because the person I got to talk to, I just adored. And so I'm really excited for it. I mean, I think she's, you know, like I actually said, she's stunning. She's, it's crazy to think she's 61. She doesn't look 61. But on top of that, she's got a great, I think, just a vivaciousness, you know, about her, which I thought was really intriguing.

And her priorities are straight, right? I mean, I love that she went home for her child. I think, you know, at the end of the day, like, that's what you want to see someone do is put their children first, and she did it. And I think that was awesome. And so good things come to good people. So I'm fired up. I'm going to watch. If they do the same type of casting like they did for Gary's season where it's age-appropriate casting, which I loved, I think it's going to be a great season.

And hopefully it'll be like Trista's season was where, you know, I was one of the guys on that season. and we just got along so well, the whole crew did. And so I'm really hopeful that, you know, we see something like that, again, with the Golden Bachelorette. So I'll be watching. Maybe she'll set the precedent of being married for the next 20-plus years, like Trista. Like Trista did. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, I mean, the Golden Bachelor kind of left us all, you know, now,

I think with sort of a different taste in our mouth than we had originally. So I'm excited to see how the season goes. Bob, am I right? and we did so much that evening at the golden or at the mansion bachelor mansion when we recorded the podcast we interviewed her together right we did yep you and me and trista actually or was it no it was just you and me you're right it was you and i and i and then um trista came in later so uh i think but yeah yeah we talked with her together and i mean i think we both walked out of there feeling like wow she's awesome like i mean i i've got to say for all of all the people i've met from the show i've

really all, I've enjoyed all of them, but I just think she's the right pick. I really do. Well, the thing that stands out to me is now we have a better understanding of what the golden bachelor and bachelor is going to be. Like the time, you know, the age range, we kind of know. They're going to go maybe higher with the men like closer to 70. The women, you know, she's 61. She is gorgeous. I mean, she is. She is beautiful. She's stunning. I'm still not convinced. that she was that into Gary. I don't know how that all played out. I do think there was some intrigue,

but she did leave early on in the season. So for her to be picked over the Leslie's of the world is a little shocking. You know, that's surprising for most. I, you know, being around so many of these golden women, and they're awesome. Like, they're so much fun. They have so much energy.

The Kathy's and the Susans, we've been able to be around. many times and they're just you know joys to hang out with you know they kathy and susan not as much saying hey i want to be the golden bachelorette they've never made that as clear but a lot of the women have made it very clear that they they would love to be the golden bachelorette that was something thereafter and joan even told us that she would you know consider it and be very into it and be very interested in it and and with her it did feel like she was made for it like when she would speak about becoming the lead she was kind of made for that role and i imagine now

that the men that will be casted are coming out of the woodwork like i would think now they're like okay no this is somebody i'm into this is somebody i'm interested in totally i'm coming out now like this i was waiting to see who they're going to choose they chose joan that's who i want we're after like we're going right don't you think that now yeah yeah i mean she's undeniably hot I agree to you. Yeah. She does have a poise. Do we know much about her background?

Yeah, I do. Okay. Can you fill us in a little bit? Because honestly, I don't know Joan well. Like, we don't know her from the show very well outside of, obviously, I think Gary being very interested. And then her obviously making her priorities right and leaving when she left. Give us, remind us who Joan is and what her story is. Joan has four kids, Nicholas, Erica.

Luke and Allison and she is a grandmother to two grandchildren and I have to say she was very so sweet to me we were at the same table at the golden wedding and I was holding back

the vomit and I wasn't telling everybody I wasn't making like the big declaration right but I had Raven and Jade next to me and they knew and I just was like looking at my play and like I was just like how

how much longer and do I have to sit here out of politeness? And I just looked over at Joan because I was just not making any conversation with anyone. And I go, I'm sorry, I'm pregnant. And she goes, I pretty much knew that. She's like, my daughter just gave birth. You look like a pregnant woman right now.

It was very sweet. I'm glad that you think that's sweet because I could never say that to somebody and somebody be like that sweet. You better be right. like, I figured, it wasn't because I looked like huge. It was because she was like, that girl can't look at the salad plate right now. So John was married for 32 years to her husband, John, who passed away from a pancreatic cancer. After losing her husband, she found

solace in the music of Elton John. So love her for that, spending time with her dog and cooking. And she is a school administrator in Rockville, Maryland. you know it's interesting like one of the things i'm kind of taking away from the split uh gary's golden split there um was an element that i never thought about honestly when when we know when the concept of the show was was dropped and everything you do kind of realize that you know the one thing when this younger cast is people are probably more willing to just up and move or take a chance you know things of that nature and when they're at this stage in their lives and they're close to their grandkids and things like that you know it will be interesting like will someone who's on the show

who proposes to Joan be willing to move to Rockville Maryland you know or whatever it's called well now we really need to make sure that this conversation is on that yeah let's talk about it day one can we yeah this should be this should be going into hey are you here for the right reasons are you ready for marriage right following that should be are you willing to move or am i willing to move and and yeah like where are you living in the world and and what are your plans now for the future i mean if that really was the the breaking point and i am done sharing what i've heard is the was the breaking point with gary and teresa because that just blew up i mean i've never had so many articles written about something i said in this podcast in my life if if it really

really is where they're moving to is the biggest issue, then that is an essential question. But to kind of close out this breaking news podcast where Joan is announced as the golden bachelorette, here's the thing that's cool. Here's the thing that we should all celebrate is, you know, the bachelor and bachelorette for years kind of gave us an inside look into what dating was like. At the beginning, when Bob was just an all star on this show and still is, you know, we were understanding now for the first time ever what real life dating looked like. There are so many questions of, am I weird on dates? Am I asking the right questions on dates? Are my intentions right on dates? And then The Bachelorette and the

Bachelor gave us that glimpse of what it looks like for humans to fall in love. And we have enjoyed that now for 26, 7, 8, 9 seasons. The Golden Show, we were still curious of what does it look like to date, you know, at later in life? What are the questions you ask? What are the things that are going to be breaking points? What are the things you're interested in? And now we're understanding it. So our first nugget of truth is as you get older and date, where you're living and the roots that you've already set up, how important are they to you to move from or not move from? That is the first thing. And so now we know if you're 60, 70, 80 years old and you're going on dates for the first time in a while, one of the big questions you need to start asking

because of what the Golden Show has shown us is, are you willing to transplant? Are you willing to move? Well, I hope that they end up casting a couple last minute guys from at least the general area. I also think that when you get grandkids involved, so, because I also think when you get grandkids involved, you're even less willing to move. Yeah. Agreed. I mean, I can say, I can say honestly, like if my mom were to fall in love with someone, you know, my dad died a few years ago, I'd be like, well, when's he moving here? You know what I mean? You know, your life is here, mom. You have your grandkids here, you know, so I moved across the country to be close to you, so you could have a life with your grandchildren. Where the hell are you

going? Yeah, I mean, I think I would feel that way. So, yeah, there's definitely that element, you know. That's very fair. Well, Bob, we really appreciate you coming on. Obviously, I'm sure you and Trista on the Almost Famous OGs will be talking about this a lot here in the upcoming weeks. It's going to be really exciting. I'm very excited to get Trista's opinion also on the Golden Bachelorette because obviously, Joan and Trista are now sitting at the highest point on the show as the first, you know, leads in their respective seasons. And so Trista, I think, is going to have a really cool perspective on this as well. And also, if you don't mind Bob, as a listener, I would love to get Trista's advice for Joan. Like, how do you do this well?

How do you navigate this well? You know, because we haven't seen it before. So we'll be listening to the almost famous OGs to get your opinions on this announcement. Thanks, guys. Yeah, we'll definitely talk about. I just want to ask, like, where's Trista? Because Ryan's Instagram post on Mother's Day was cryptic. Not a bad way, but like it was like cryptic.

I was freaking out. I was like, what's happening with Trista and Ryan? He's away for two weeks. Apparently, Ali Mano, Ali Fedotowski, is also away for two weeks, had a very similar post. So, like, she's shooting a show. Is she on special forces? Because I told her she'd be perfect for special forces.

She may well be. I'm not, I'm not sure. I know that she was not available. How good am I calling these things? You are so good. I love it. And if she's still gone, she's still gone, she's doing okay, which means if Trista Sutter, and I love Trista, if she wins this freaking show, then we have to question what in the world is the Bachelor doing when it comes to casting because we, I might be tougher than I ever thought I was. There you go.

Ben, it is your turn next. Goodness, gracious. I would be the loser. I'd be the one that goes home out week when I'm like, I'm sorry, guys. I don't got it. I would just quit. No, you would. Ben, you would excel.

You would be the poor Peter. I'm already seeing the future. I'm so excited. Okay, well, not a confirm or deny that that's what's going on. I'm just guessing because reality show that Tris would be a great fit for, who knows. Yeah. Okay. Yeah.

All right, guys. Thank you for having me. Appreciate it. Bye. Bye. Bye. And now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam.

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breaking the kind of silence that she's had for the last few weeks, sharing her thoughts about the golden bachelorette announcement. Let's bring Trista in now with her note. Okay, so this is Trista, and I have a... so excited for Joan. I love her. I love that she's getting a second chance because she prioritized her family and headed back home when her daughter needed her. I so respect that as a mom and I just adore her. She has the best personality. She is stunning. She has incredible values of family first friends like just respect she is so friendly and kind and I think she's so willing

to be vulnerable with everybody and that to me is endearing about a lead I really feel like all the leads should be willing to share and I know that she will be she's at a point in her life where I think that she's been able to find light and joy in life after losing her husband. And I think she's ready. And so I'm just so excited at the wedding, at the Golden Wedding, we talked about it. And whether she wanted to be the Bachelorette, and she definitely did. She was very excited to be considered. And I actually talked to Millsy, Robert Mills, who's the ABC exec, and as all of you all know, and just asked, like, okay, who are you considering?

And now I can say this because it's not spoiling anything. But Joan was at the top of their list. There was another person that I won't share the name because, you know, I don't know what happened if they actually talked to her or not. but I know that Joan was at the top of their list and I wholeheartedly agreed with him. She was at the top of my list during the show as well. So love her. I am just so excited for her. It is going to be a beautiful journey and I really hope I get to be part of it in some way.

You know, I was part of the pickleball date for Gary and I would love to go back. and surprise her and help her in any way, shape, or form that I can. Hopefully it's doing something fun. Hopefully it's doing something at all. Maybe Bob can come with me. Anyway, so that he doesn't hold this against me, too. Or if I get the chance that he doesn't hold that against me, too. Oh, we got the, we had the pleasure of talking to Joan on our podcast,

the OGs. And she just is so articulate and so intelligent and she's just ready for this. I know she's ready for this. And I just hope that America gets behind her because I know dealing with social media and opinions are really difficult at any age. Oh, one thing that she said that I really resonated with was that when you get older, you get forgotten. And, or how did she say it? When you get older, you kind of disappear. And that made me so sad because I feel that. I feel that in a way when my kids go away after high school, school, which I do know. I don't even want to get into because I'll start bawling. And I know it's just a couple of years. It's a couple of years away. So I've got some time, but I just breaks my

heart to even think about. And so when our kids are gone, not that life will stop, obviously, I get to enjoy life with my husband afterwards. But when they move off and or move away and start creating their own families. And I will be there for that. I'm so excited. I can wait. No rush in that respect. But that will be the next chapter of my life. And I definitely will fully enjoy that chapter. But having them not live with us and have them be part of our lives every single day, every single second of every single day will be difficult. And I think that as they leave and create their own families, that you do kind of disappear into the shadows. I know it's not dark shadows all the time. It can be beautiful shadows, but, you know, they do deserve

to create their own lives and go off and fly and soar. So it's just sad to think that, as we get older, that we disappear. So she is proving that we do not disappear. She is going to be the opposite of disappearing. She will be fully present, and I cannot wait to watch her journey. Congratulations, Joan. Thank you, Trista, for that. Thanks for taking time out of whatever you're doing to give us your thoughts.

And with that, that's been the Almost Famous podcast, Breaking News. Joan was announced as our next and our... our first golden bachelorette. So until next time, I've been Ben. I've been Ashley. Bye. Follow the Ben and Ashley I, almost famous podcast on IHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Hi, my name is Enya Umanzor.

And I'm Drew Phillips. And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom. If you're a crime junkie and you love crimes, we're not the podcast for you. But if you have unmedicated ADHD... Oh my God, perfect. And want to hear people with mental illness, psychobabble. Yes, yes. Then Emergency Intercom is the podcast for you.

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