The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Double Your Pleasure with Joey and Justin Young

Episode Date: July 19, 2022

Ben is just one of the millions of people who were disappointed to see “The Twins” sent home early on The Bachelorette, but we’re giving them another chance to win our hearts here on Almost Famous!   Get to know Joey and Justin Young, and hear some of the drama that happened on that first night in the mansion! They’re joining Ben and telling all!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's a big day for the Almost Famous Podcast. We have our very first contestants from this season of The Bachelor at On, and they just happen to be the twins, Joey and Justin. What's going on, guys? What's up, Ben? happy to be here it's uh you know there's so much to break down now uh we had a lot of anticipation uh for uh i think officially you probably know better me the first two twins that are brothers on the franchise is this true yeah yes first twins first ones ever yep it's exciting it's

exciting for us that you can be a part of and be able to do that so you know before the season started, we kind of broke down all the guys. We know nothing about any of you until the first episode airs. We did have a sneak peek into your life because you do have a pretty large social media presence. So we thought, hey, we're going to get to, like we thought you two were going to be characters who were on the show for a while. We didn't really get to know you, though. You went home on night one. Why do you think that happened? I mean, there's multiple factors. I think there's a lot of great guys in the show. It's the season two has the most men ever. So I think just, you know, as twins, there's a little bit different. It was a little hard to, I guess, connect with Gabby and Rachel

with the way while we approach things. But, you know, we take it in stride. And Joey, if you want to add to that as well. Yeah, definitely. So I kind of feel like I guess our initial approach going in was kind of to be to approach them separately. but you know how night one works then it's really hectic that time we just wanted to get our time with them as soon as we could so um the double approach is kind of what we wanted to do and um it just didn't work for us with gabby and rachel but um so just a lot of factors that involved in it but it's we just didn't get to build a strong connection with them and um right from the gecko now looking back uh if you could redo night one would you have gone with this same approach or not looking back on night one probably definitely not probably because we definitely would have just

trying to take them separately take gabby separately rachel separately and not do the double approach because we didn't get to have because the combo really wanted to have the kind of personal comments between each other so definitely going back probably would have switching things up do you agree with that jesson yes yeah i do uh i think too in in the real world in itself we don't really approach it that way either. We kind of, if we do see two girls that we do, maybe friends that we do like, we would approach them. But we like to take them separate to kind of let them understand who we are as individuals. And I think that didn't really come across in that way. It became more of a friendly vibe. And that's not how we are. So it was for

us, too, a new experience. And going forward, if I could change it, that's kind of what I would do. Take them to the side. Gabby and Rachel do it differently. Yeah. Let's talk about that. I'm really interested how life looks outside the show for you. Because this is, no matter what, it's a weird way to date. It's a fantastic opportunity when it goes well. And it also sometimes doesn't go well. In the real world, in a more traditional sense, do you two date together? Do you go out together? When you do, do you get a lot of attention between the two of you? Like, how do you date in the real world when the two of you, like how do you date in the real world when the two of you? are standing side by side. Yeah, so when we're out, we don't, well, we go out together a lot, obviously. We have the same, a lot of similar friends, same groups, or we always go out together, both of us.

But in dating perspective, we don't, we don't look for best friends. It's best friends or two girls that seem to like us both. We kind of survive with them, but we kind of just see who we're just out and approach who we want. And if I like someone, he'll, and he likes someone. else. I'll either be his wingman help him out or help me out. So it's kind of like a balance between us both or even if we go out separately with like he just goes out with my friends. I stay in. We do the same thing. So we don't really need our tandem to really date, but it definitely helps us in the dating world for sure. That was that was my question. My follow up was do you feel like

two good looking twins when you, do you feel like this helps you? And how often when you're out in public are you discussing the fact that you're twins like are people just like asking the very obvious question like what's it like to be twins to the two of you all the time yeah that it's got happen at least i don't know joey probably what 10 times a day i mean if we are out together we hear it and we're used to it now for years but um in general yeah i mean you get those basic questions and it's a conversation started right away right i mean you don't really see a lot of twins out there. And if they're together, a lot of twins, they do separate too. And we are separate at times as well. But when we're together, it's definitely something people don't see. And, you know, it works out

for us. And I enjoy it. But at times, you know, you want to be an individual too. You don't want to just be just to go. You want people to know your name. So we can do it as much. Yeah. Well, I want to flash back now to when the opportunity even came about. How did it happen that the two of you even got asked to be on the show. Yeah. So kind of just came about out of nowhere, honestly. It was just, I was always, we were just always, I personally, actually, I think Justin more so than me, watch a show a little bit more from the beginning since he was, since we

were younger. And I kind of just, like, obviously just came out out of nowhere and kind of like, oh, like, maybe we'll do it. We were considering, maybe we'll just do it separate and one of us goes and see how that goes instead of really going together. because we just didn't know what to do in that sense. But, and then we're like, hey, maybe if we both have the opportunity, it would be good for us because I've, so my dating life before this, I got of a relationship about two years before this and pretty pretty tough heartbreak. And I was just kind of, I took to myself for two years to really figure out what I want a relationship and where to go with it.

And I just came about. So I'm like, this is perfect timing for me. And that's kind of where I kind of took that approach. And Justin might be different. Justin, what about you? Yeah, I was kind of new I was signing up for it when I took the offer

But I was I've been single for One and a half years now And it's been a little bit different I'm more of a relationship type guy For a while Joey was a little bit in and out more I was long term So it was I knew I was ready to at the moment

And it was just something I've always wanted to be a part of And I knew The single life is not for me Going around New York, Connecticut Not for me And I think this opportunity was really what I wanted. Did you two sign up or did somebody kind of reach out to you?

Yes, we got someone reached out to us actually. I didn't actually didn't even know the process or anything like signing up. I didn't really know. I didn't really wasn't too involved in that. I just kind of knew. But I just kind of saw like this show was very successful and find that connection. I was I thought it was my time for me to do that coming out of that hard. break. So there's sort of the perfect time for me to do it. Yeah, great. Well, our listeners are always

very interested in it's not often that we get kind of the fresh perspective, but the behind the scenes of night one. I can remember during my time what night one was like, but I haven't been around for a while. So tell us for the two of you, kind of how that, how night one felt, kind of the process to pulling up to the mansion, walking into the mansion, just storytell for us a bit on what night one was like for the two of you probably overwhelming in a good way um you're meeting a lot of new guys you're coming into the limo to going to walking into the man for the first time is a surreal experience i don't think anyone can experience that unless you're a part of it and i know joe i assume feels the same way and it was just to me it was just something surreal

i never thought i really would ever be a part of yeah but yeah so yeah for me um also coming into it uh knowing that this season had the most guys ever yeah a little bit intimidating because you have a lot it's a lot more people to really uh i guess even compete with and kind of to impress gabby and rachel and so going into it i was like i don't know how i'm going to stack up against all these guys because when we first walked out saw the guys very good looking group of guys very charismatic guys all them are amazing so um but yes i feel like for me coming out of that limo was the most nerve-wracking part out of it all. It's just you you see it happen on TV and everything else beforehand. And then you watch and your experience that you really don't think you're actually there. I think I

pretty much blacked out as I walked out of the limo, no idea what happened after it. So, but yeah, you definitely have to experience it and be a part of it to really know like this is something crazy. It is absolutely ridiculous. You go from a hotel to a mansion and a few days before you were sitting at your house, no clue what life is going to look like. It is a wild deal. Did the two of you, you know, during the hotel stay as you get prepped to go to the mansion, did they have you together or were you separated in your own rooms? So when we first came out, yeah, we were separate from each other the whole time,

no communication at all. So we had obviously no plan going in with each other. We just kind of knew how we felt. So there's literally no connection, nothing, no, we weren't talking to each other at all. And honestly, it felt good, though, because we're always with each other all the time. So it felt good to really be away and not talk to and actually think about myself for once instead of thinking about his thoughts as well. Yeah. So, yeah, no, it was a good experience, though, because I'm glad we actually did that and had something to really be apart from one another.

Definitely. Well, I mean, I know it was early. You know, you only got an evening with the two bacheloretts. But was there either bachelorette that really kind of stood out to you? Did you feel like this is something I want to pursue? And I'd like to be around to try to pursue it. Yeah, definitely so. I was going in more so as like a wild card.

It wasn't really leaning towards Rachel or Gabby. But I think I spent a little bit of time with them during that evening. I guess I leaned a little bit more towards Rachel connecting with her Italian side. We had a conversation about our families and being Italian and stuff. And I feel like I had a little bit of a greater connection with her than I did. with Gabby, but that's not to say I didn't connect with Gabby at all because I didn't get enough time with them. So I really can't choose one side, but I could definitely see I to pursue something with them if I had the opportunity. Imagine that you're on an airplane and all of a sudden you hear this.

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Listen to Family Secrets Season 12 on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Just a few more questions here for you. We had Rachel and Gabby on the podcast last. week and able to talk to them about their experience before the episode aired. You know, we spoke with them about the, I guess, the decision to have you and Roby and Justin leave on night one and kind of pulling you aside. I told them that I felt like, oh, that had to be brutal. They said, hey, they respected you guys and they liked you guys enough that they wanted

to give you that moment. Are you happy with how they said goodbye or would you have rather have been done in a rose ceremony? For me personally, honestly, I respect them completely for doing that because they knew what they wanted right from the front, right from up front instead of having to go through a rose ceremony and everything, they kind of knew that. They just didn't have a connection right away. So I actually respect the decision to do that and pull us aside instead of having to go through everything and make it even longer than actually should be because other guys deserve more time with them in that sense. And, you know, I respect their decision for it. I'm not, I'm not at them at all. I'm happy that they do right away and that they didn't want to pursue

anything further. Yeah. I wondered. It's, it's never easy. There's never a right way to say goodbye to somebody. And it never feels good. But that was, I respect them for at least thinking it through and saying, hey, we think we want to give them this opportunity. Oh, yeah, definitely. It was tough, definitely. It was tough definitely going through it and kind of being pulled outside. So I was actually in the Rose room, and we heard that they called us down. I was like, I don't know what's happening right now.

Like, am I going home or something else happening? I had no idea what was happening in that moment. So it was definitely tough to really be a part of that and kind of have that little small conversation. But, I mean, I'm happy they took it in that way and kind of, the only thing I regret is not being able to say by it to all the guys before. And that's the only thing I wish I was able to do because they're all great guys. I met them that first night. But that's the only thing I regret that the whole thing. Yeah. Do you feel like you made like even on night one some friendships or some guys that you'd like to keep in touch with? Oh, yeah. No, yeah, definitely.

Because even though it's just night one, still everyone's going through it. And we're still all have that experience. And I connected with a lot of the guys. And we had a lot of conversations for the entire time we were filming it. So yeah, definitely. fill some relationships that were definitely connects outside of the show that's great that's one of the big you know one of the biggest takeaways always for anybody is just to have friendships come from this weird experience if you're there for one night if you're there for you know two months or however long it lasts nowadays the uh the feeling though for you and i mean justin is uh his his audio is kind of clicking in and out here so he he's going to rejoin us hopefully in a second but if

you could speak kind of what you guys have talked about what was that feeling like when they called your name out, Joey and Justin and Roby, uh, did, did your heart sink? Were you excited, nervous? Yeah. Um, so I mean, when I called my name out at first, I was like, I don't, because honestly, I never been a part of a roast here. I'm like, is this something new that they're trying to do or something like, yeah, I thought at first was like, oh, maybe they would, because we did speak to them together.

Like, maybe they wanted to talk with us separately. I thought something maybe more time with us. before making a decision. I had no idea. I wasn't sure because I was like, I don't know, because it was different. But I was also nervous. I'm like, this is possible that I'm leaving right now

because right now is the row ceremony. And then when they came into the road ceremony, it was canceled. I'm like, it's something's definitely up. I was just, I was nervous. My heart kind of sank while I was standing up there. I didn't really know how to process it, but I'm like, maybe this will go good, maybe bad.

It wasn't really hoping. I was hoping for the good, obviously, but um i wasn't expecting anything i had no expectation going in um so i just just wanted to see what was happening and really know what was going to happen but uh i was definitely it's definitely a nervous feeling no for sure yeah it's never it's just anytime your name gets called out it's never never ideal on a show like that the uh okay so you go back home after night one uh i'm sure just i mean just kind of like we had here at the at the podcast we had high expectations we had high expectations expectations for you and Justin's storyline and getting to know you two better and seeing,

you know, what you're all about. You go home, I'm sure the people at home were like, hey, this is going to be a home run. Like, you're two good looking twins. Then you show up. What was your reaction like when you got back home? I mean, I didn't tell honestly when I got back home, I didn't tell a lot of people that I was on and they found out probably beforehand. But there are some people who weren't shocked.

They thought, yeah, we were going to do well. and kind of push it because they know how I am when I'm out of I'm a very social person and everything so they kind of they feel like yeah

they're gonna do very well with each other they balance off each other well and there's also when they found there were two bacheloretts even greater chance you know to really make a mark

they're like yeah this is going to be a good opportunity for them but they were a little shocked but they kind of knew if it didn't work out just didn't work out and they were happy with it

though that I even have the chance to even be a part of it so yeah yeah it's uh i always thought i you know i my storyline was a little different but i always even when i went home um during my time on the bachelorette it was really hard to one explain all that had happened and two uh have to try to fill the gaps for the people that weren't there uh it's just an uncomfortable you know conversation and you get asked that all the time like everybody wants to know about it yeah i always get asked that like what happened what exactly

happening. I'm obviously, I had to keep things personal to myself in that way, but yeah, they always ask me about what exactly was happening, what went down. And I'm like, I just didn't work out in my favor. But, um, and they're just, I'm just happy I was even be able to do it. So, yeah, well, as we close up here for the two of you, what's next? Uh, you know, we have some spinoff shows on this franchise that obviously you two, um, would be, uh, ideal for, but then also at the same time, um, you know, you're working. You're at your job right now as you record this. What does life look like for you in the next few months? Yeah, definitely. So right now, yeah, I'm obviously working, went back to work. I've been working for a little bit now. And yeah, so, I mean, like you were

saying, the spinoff shows, if I'm for giving the opportunity, I would love to be a part of it and take one up and see where that takes us. But yeah, so for now, I guess just working, working out, doing my thing just kind of kind of going back even though it's been a couple months since whatever since everything happened but um kind of just going back to where i am um in life and just getting back to this guy civilization you could say because it feels like a whole new world when you're out there even for that short period of time but no it's looking up for us and we have a lot of a pot of things coming so and are the two of you looking to get back out there and date again are you looking now to find somebody and settle down or just have a good time for a bit

Honestly, right now, I mean, obviously, yeah, I'm single, but I guess so, kind of looking forward. I mean, I'm not really pushing it now. Like, obviously, after that, I kind of want to take look at myself and kind of break down a little bit and see where I am at, where my head is at. So I'm taking it slow, but I'll eventually get back out there and see where I want to take it, definitely. Great. Well, we look forward to it. We hope to see you on the beach. We hope to see you and Justin both.

The twins joined us today, Joey and Justin. And yes, they were eliminated on night one, but they made a big impact in the franchise. I think they could continue to if they find the right avenue within this wild world. Hey, Joey, and then your brother, Justin, who did have some audio issues, had to jump off here. Thanks for joining the Almost Famous podcast today. It means a lot to us.

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