The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Single at a Wedding with Chris Soules

Episode Date: May 6, 2024

Ben and Ashley are catching up with Chris Soules to get the latest on his dating life on and off the farm! We get a recap of Chris’ experience at Nick and Natalie’s wedding, which was less than a fairytale entrance… And… Chris gives us his take on the Golden Divorce (with some insider info!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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And one of the people from Bachelor Nation with the best giggle, Chris Souls, Chris, welcome. Thank you guys for having me. Good to be here. You know, Chris, I was just thinking, you know, he was talking about how you You are so sweet. You're also one of the most popular wedding guests in Bachelor Nation. I feel like every bachelor wedding I go to, you're there. Wow.

He's not even invited. He just comes. Yeah, exactly. Best wedding crasher. I mean, I learned that on my season. You know, remember Whitney and I crashed that wedding, Ashley. Remember that? Oh, that's right.

Yeah. And it was a big debate on whether or not you guys came up with the idea and you actually four went the rest the actual date plan for the day or whether it was this grand scheme from the production standpoint

to like make you guys think that you were crashing the event but like somebody put it in your head it was a combination it was funny because it was production of course but Whitney it was like we should crash that wedding

I'm like yeah should like I'm like looking at Bennett being like, this is perfect, because she was already into it and it was already planned. And we had, there was cameraman already in. Wait, it was already planned. So that was your date, but she came up with the idea?

Yes, we both kind of agreed that we should crash the wedding without, you know, anybody putting it in her head. Yeah. Interesting. Yeah, we all like were quite threatened by that move because it just seemed like an intimate move, like something that you two came up with together. yeah i think we did we did but then they're just as as uh chance would have a production wanted us to do it as well interesting so they were there we was a teamwork without us without whitney even knowing it we were crashing i mean Whitney thought we were crashing wedding on our own

the whole time that's great i mean that's what that's what they want they want the they want the they want that real reaction which is so hard sometimes on the show it was special i mean we were like we were Whitney thought we were like we were sort of rules well and we all yeah 100% and like we we were literally talking to the wedding guests and the friends of the family and Whitney's like trying to sell that I'm her boyfriend and nothing to do with the show and she was on her game the whole time it was funny she was like yeah what she says have you ever heard from that couple again well wow wedding?

Yeah, the couple whose wedding, you crashed. Was it a real wedding? Because I would have been annoyed that they took the spotlight from me. I don't think we took the spotlight. We enhanced it. Right? They had a nationally televised wedding. That's special.

Speaking of enhanced weddings, we were all just at Nick and Natalie's wedding in Savannah, Georgia. We had a great time. It was great to see everybody. Chris, your ex, Victoria Fuller, was also there. How did that go? Is that a weird run-in for you now, or is that just a run-in? How do you process that entering into it? You know, I knew she was going to be there.

I knew her and Nadley were good friends, and still was Nick and her are good friends. And I was good to see her, you know, I don't know. It's always a little bit of, I don't know. it's weird anymore in this world that we kind of live in that we've you know i've got enough exes that's when maturity is is a level where i can handle that you know she's a great person and and um happy for what she's doing and so yeah it's still care a ton about her and so yeah it was just nice to see her and got to talk to her a little bit at the uh at the wedding reception and so it was good did you did you secretly wish that she was just still going to be with gregg and then

you have a quick hello like hi you're with someone just wanted to acknowledge your presence but then once you're single you're like oh man this really adds a layer you're right you're right actually it does add a layer of like okay but no it's potential it adds a layer of potential it's just question marks then instead of like black and light you know so but now it's a truly good friend and hope to keep it that way and and yeah well the wedding was a really spectacular event and it is always fun to be at these weddings because there is run-ins with other people from bachelor nation but today we're here to talk to chris and chris specifically chris now we just talked about your ex

victoria being at the wedding um we have another one of your exes here on the podcast today ashley does that really count i don't know we'll say it does It doesn't feel like it anymore. The question marks are gone. You get Jared. And I wonder if you're dating anybody today, it's kind of been kept secret for a while. We haven't got to hear about your dating life. And I'm curious.

Are you out there? I'm definitely out there. I guess not in a relationship at the moment. But, yeah. I mean, I think of, yeah, a class of myself. as single and out there. How do you get out there? That's, well, yeah.

I forget the name of the town. Arlington. Arlington, Iowa. Yeah. What's out there? Do you have to literally go out there to find new people? Yeah, you really do have to. The one fact still remains is that Arlington is not a hotbed for dating.

So, yeah, we're right in the middle of planting right now. We're kind of have a rain day today, but yeah. So getting away and going to weddings and doing things are sort of my getting out there. So when you show up to a wedding, I mean, you're a very handsome fella. You're looking good. You're going to Nick and Natalie's wedding. Are you walking in kind of surveying the crowd, seeing who catches your eye? Of course.

Can you tell us a good, like, wedding story? You know, not like I say wedding crashers, because in wedding crashes, the guys always used to hook up with somebody. and you already you are told your wedding crashing story but like can you tell us a good story of like you really hitting it off with somebody at a wedding have you is there anybody that was like the one that got away you had from a wedding the one that got away oh man I can't remember any of those things but um I don't know that I have any great wonderful stories that I can share but um yeah no I mean, it's, I wouldn't say it's, that's the number one goal at a wedding for me. I don't get, take me the wrong way.

I do go for, you know, supporting the friends. Yes, to support my dear friends, Nick and Natalie and those that are celebrating their day. But yeah, you know, it's anywhere now. When you're single, I guess it's, you have to be able to be open-minded anytime that you are in a public place, not in a farm, you know, in a cornfield. have to actually be pursuing in order to figure this out. So when you are getting out there to date then, we just mentioned weddings and you do attend a lot of them because you're a good friend with many people

and you're a supportive friend. Where are you going in your life to date then? If Arlington is not exactly the hotbed that you are interested in, where are you traveling to and going on these dates most often? Oh, you know, it's sort of, I don't have a specific place, really. It just depends, you know. I'm looking to come out to Denver soon to come visit you, but you're never there, Ben. But that's Menver.

They call it Menver for a reason. Is it really? Yeah, you got to go somewhere with a higher female population. Yeah, you're right. And some of that kind of can happen through social media too, right? You know, so I don't really pick a specific area. And being from a small town, I still like to travel. So I've been sort of looking at different places that maybe have, you know, winter.

Winters are pretty tough in Iowa. So being able to sort of build a place where I can go for weekends and weeks at a time when it's weather's crappy or not in the field. But I don't have like a go-to. and uh but so it's a little little social media little direct messages here and there you know whatever then that works it works it's a great plan yeah i have no problem with the direct message i mean i found my wife direct messaging her exactly i mean that's how nick and natalie yeah This season, we're going even deeper into the world of music and entertainment with raw and honest conversations with some of your favorite Latin artists and celebrities.

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Right. You got to the hotel at midnight and then they were like, oh, we gave away your room, which is the weirdest thing. I've never had a hotel say that like because you didn't get there until late in the evening that they gave away the hotel. Normally they call you and they're like, hey, was your flight late or like, you still come in? They're just, no. Yeah, they just, they just happened to, happen to nix my reservation. So I got there at midnight and found out that I didn't have a room. And so they relocated me to downtown Savannah at, uh,

kind of in a little rougher area and I had an eight and it was a little concerning but yeah it was quite a quite an evening and and uh yeah it's things got I was at my flight was a little delayed out of Iowa and had some we were in the field and so yeah it was kind of comical the guy at the front desk just was not interested in helping me out so he just shipped me off to another hotel and and they made you pay for that a hotel yeah I'm it was weird and then they booked me a room for the following evening. I don't understand. He said they were full and a lot of, uh, it is just this things that just happened to me. And then the next day, very funny. We saw you downstairs in the lobby. You were happy to have a hotel room at that hotel. You text me when we're already 20 minutes into the trolley ride and go, hey, when's the trolley leaving? It's classic. And then you actually made it with plenty of time with your other ride. Yeah, it was perfect. It was perfect. I had a great Uber ride.

The guy actually picked me up. He's like, you know, I'm not supposed to, I don't want, I don't want this ride. I don't know why they, I don't know why they gave me this ride. I'm like, well, sir, I'm going to a wedding and I'm kind of late. Can you make it work today? He's like, ha, I don't know. I don't know why they gave me this ride. I just don't want it.

I'm like, well, I can't help you there. I don't work for Uber, but I'll give you a good tip. And so we became friends, though, and we got me over there. He's like, the only reason I'm taking you is because you're going to a wedding. I'm like, well, whatever it takes, man. You did. You showed up in style, but outside of the wedding now, kind of switching gears then, Chris, we just were a part of the golden wedding.

Ashley and myself attended the Golden Wedding just a few short months ago. I still have toenail polish on from that wedding. So my toenail polish lasted longer than the relationship. But, you know, yes, I do need another pedicure. That has to be a meme. I cut my toenails since then, okay, guys? They're just the lingering effect, not growing. There was no judgment on this show.

There's things that are on my body months. I just haven't painted them since. Ben Dees, has there any toenail polish on your nails? There's not, but there is still fresh memories. It feels like it was yesterday, and it really wasn't that far past yesterday. And the big reason now this couple has decided to split is distance. They've realized that distance is an issue in their relationship. Now, Chris, you also at one time were the bachelor.

and you were in a relationship following The Bachelor with Whitney. And publicly, you had said that distance was one of the main reason, if not the main reason. That relationship did not work. Can you walk through for any listener why distance is such a hard thing to figure out coming off of this show and maybe also answer to why people don't figure it out before they get engaged? Or in this case, married. It's just BS. And it's a great excuse to put out in the public.

Which part would be BS? I don't think any of it's BS, I guess. Really? I mean, I don't think the individual. I mean, I guess my personal experience, none of it was BS. I mean, real life happened. You actually, you actually broke up because of distance. Well, I didn't say that.

I mean, there was multiple reasons. Did you not just say that? Part of, I mean, it's part of any relationship is, you know, proximity to, you know, your partner, right? So I think it's, I don't think you can put one thing on my personal experience and how that relationship, why it was not successful. But distance, you know, after the show, I think has a lot of effects on, on relationships just because it's a, you're living a different life right off the bat

for a few, for a few months, definitely, and for a few years and maybe forever. So I think that, you know, and then having all those different dynamics thrown at you, I mean, I know that my life was much different prior to being The Bachelor, much different. And my relationship, relationships were much different. You know, they weren't the same. And so, you know, the reasons that we had distance were different from, like, what I would have had normally in my normal life. Because of agriculture and farming has always created a challenge with being able to live near each other in previous relationships. but I don't think you put one thing on any relationship after going on The Bachelor.

It's such a tough experience. You're just taking on so many different life experiences, and whether it's social media or being public in a relationship, is changes. It changes the game no matter what, who you are. And distance is, I would say, if that was something that affected them, maybe it is not quite 100%, but I would, yeah. Okay.

Kids, I wouldn't, yeah, I don't know if I'm answering that question. I don't know if there is a good answer, really. It's a loaded question. No, but I think you're right when you say it can be a factor, which causes stress on the relationship. Yeah. Yeah. I wonder if the path to is, hey, we're needing to make a decision on where we're going to live, right?

If we want this relationship to work, we've got to get close. to each other. And then as you start having that conversation, then it starts opening up the door to do we actually think this is going to work? Like, is it worth us to move closer to each other? Because we have other issues that are very prevalent. And distance is definitely the culprit for bringing those issues up because maybe we wouldn't have talked about them for a few more months. But you know what? We're not going to work. It's not going to work. And so we're going to blame it on distance because distance kind of is the factor. However, if you know if there was so many other good things going on then distance wouldn't be a factor at all

Chris could you agree with that or do you see holes in that no I think it's easy to make kind of you know you can make a broad paint a lot of things with a broad brush just to publicly say you know and so it's their right to kind of keep some things personal regarding their relationship and I'm sure like you said if it's one percent distance and then it's a million other things that are affecting that than putting it on distance and that being the public reason and then you know i'm sure there's a lot more to any relationship i mean it's a lot easier than being coming out and being like well he's selfish and you're you know and you're controlling and he's this and she like just distance is kind of this very level equal like hard to criticize

I actually appreciate that distance is the excuse more than no. Here's how I really think about. No, you do not. You would so much more appreciate that. That would be fun for us. It's like, you know what? Distance really is the issue because I don't want to move to you because I don't like you enough to move to you. That's what it is.

And there's that. You know, and the other challenge, like I mean, I've gone through a public breakup. It's like, well, the reasons may be different for both parties, right? So the one thing that they can agree on is distance, you know, maybe the one person has body odor, you know, we're not going to talk about that on social media. I mean, there's, there's reasons that each person may just not want to, you know, and they might disagree on the reasons that they're even not going to be together. So what they can agree on one thing, it's distance. I have an insider story. Chris, that I want to bring up. This is a rumor. I want to be clear that as I preface this,

this is a rumor of a generalization of a conversation that Gary and Teresa had. And I think you're going to find it interesting. Now, this rumor is speculative, but it does seem to carry some weight in truth that something like this did happen between them. And it was kind of the culprit for the breakup. Ashley, should I share it? Yeah. Have you shared this with me yet? I have not shared this with you.

I love it. Go for it. This is great. So there's a rumor. Again, I'm going to be clear this is a rumor. And if anything, we can at least, it may be not even speak to the fact that one of them said this or didn't say this, but talk about how it would feel to you if somebody said this to you, Chris, because it will relate to you.

there is a rumor that on Teresa's visit to Indiana, Gary picked Teresa up at the airport. It's about two hours from where Gary lives. Now, that's just the thing about living in Indiana. You're going to drive to an airport two hours every time. Trust me. And if she wants to go home a lot to see the grandchildren, it's tough.

That's a tough commute, yeah. So after he picks her up, they're both excited, but there had already been some issues in the relationship. ship. There'd already been some just grumblings and some things happening, but they're excited to be with each other. But they're not seeing eye to eye in life. They're driving this two hours from Indianapolis to his lake house. And most of that drive is through cornfields. Most of that drive is through agriculture and untouched land in a lot of ways. And the rumor is that Teresa made the comment to Gary, wow, look at all this beautiful untouched land.

Think about what could be done if they developed it, condos, office buildings, apartments. Think about the towns that could congregate in these open fields and think about the people that would be interested in moving here because look at that lake. There's a lake with only cornfields around it. Think about if they build up a resort where people could vacation to. And Gary's comment back to her, again, a rumor was you don't take land from a farmer. and that was the start of them realizing that they did not see the world the same way. Are you making this story up for Chris specifically?

I'm not. I think, no, you are. Tell me stories before I go to bed and you're the best storyteller. I'm like, can you keep going? Yeah. He is great. season of the Overcomfort podcast, I'm taking you on an exciting journey of self-reflection. Am I ready to enter this new part of my life? Like, am I ready to be in a relationship?

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And I don't know if there's a right and a wrong here. Like I'm not picking aside. I know how I would feel in this conversation. But Teresa, being from the city, sees, you know, open land and goes, hey, how cool would it be if there's a park there? If there's a condo there. there's people there. Gary, being from the country, says, you know what? Like, that to me is what that land needs to be used for. That's what's beautiful. We don't take that land. We don't develop that

land. And this was a big start to them disagreeing on how they saw the world and what they imagined for the world and how they wanted to invest into the world. And so, Chris, if somebody were to say this to you, how would you respond? Probably someone has, but, you know, I think there's a, I view that subject. I mean, I can see both sides to that 100%. Yeah, I mean, there's, there's areas that that would benefit from development. And economically, it makes sense, but there's a ton of land out there. farmers have plenty of land to farm and sometimes there's some misconceptions that maybe there's a

shortage but they're not making new of it any more new land so there's that but um it doesn't seem like something that should interfere in a fundamental breakup of a relationship I would say I think there's a happy medium that we can all live with and have farmers can have their land and we can sure build plenty of condos near the cities or where they need to be so I don't don't think that should have resulted in a but you know teach their own i guess but i'm pro pro development i mean i'm pro farmland so we just have to all work together well the the purpose of that story chris is to really ask would that be a detrimental conversation in uh coming from a farmer one of the the most successful farmers in the midwest would that be a conversation that would

end a relationship for you and what you're saying is no wouldn't it would actually do you could find kind of both ideas and you could walk through that conversation well yeah now i i uh would definitely embrace that conversation i think it's you know that coming this majority of people i meet are not farming people so it's i'm very accustomed to having those type of conversations just because it is different i mean the one percent of the population less than one percent of the population actively farms um so it's there's just a lot of unknowns out there and to you know be able to share them and help educate, you know, people that aren't really familiar with the agriculture and farmland. It's, you know, there's some misunderstand misconceptions and misunderstandings about

land and what it should be used for and shouldn't. Yeah, it's a delicate thing because people get pretty strong emotions about both sides of it. Ashley, you really think I just made up that story, don't you? I'm 100%. And this is the moment where you reveal it. no i did not make up that story that is where did you hear this story from i cannot i cannot talk about my sources i have sources that stay in and involved and they're everywhere and so watch out what you say we're like planted this story in ben's head because they're like this guy knows how to lie a little bit better than ashley this is not this is not a lie there's no lying involved here now chris uh to kind of close up here i know you and i had this conversation a little bit at the

wedding. I always got this sense, and I don't know if it was coming from you or coming from the public, that coming off your time as the bachelor, there was always this hint or idea in your head that you would be potentially leaving Iowa. Or maybe there is a curiosity about what would life look like if you did leave Iowa? I always found that interesting because you have such an investment in Iowa. Your family has such an investment in your town. You have such a a successful business being ran out of that town. I always thought it would be weird for you to, you know, move. And you obviously haven't.

You know, we're years removed from you be on the show. You're still in Iowa. Okay. So again, another two-part question. Were you ever actually considering leaving Iowa? And where do you stand today on that topic? It's a good question, Ben. You know, I have never really wanted to move.

from Iowa, it would be more or less having a place. You know, a lot of farmers do have second homes like because it, you know, usually you're in a very remote area without much social life. I mean, it is an aspect of mental health to have some social life because inherently farmland is located in remote areas. So having a place, you know, where I could, you know, socialize date or have a family and near school systems that are, you know, maybe have more access to different types of education, whatever. But yeah, just from a lifestyle perspective, having a second place has always

been a goal of mine, actually. I haven't accomplished that yet, but some of those, you know, things I think will come once I do find a relationship that is, that works, you know, and I've always thought in my head, like, you know, until you make that move to have a, like, go invest in a second place probably want to have somebody else that's wanting to be there as well or maybe already there um so it's always been part of the master plan you know just to whether i go out and invest in a place and have an Airbnb somewhere or something like that that i can visit um it's always been something i've wanted to do i mean i've i've uh gone down to phoenix quite a bit in the winter time and that's kind of a that's where my grandpa used to overwinter my parents are

visiting Florida in the winter times stay out of the winter so um you know just uh they call them snowbirds and you know like you're you get out of snowbirds exactly i was going to say if they get your parents were so um kind of that would be my you know eventual goal is to have but this will always be where my roots are where home is i mean i yeah it's crossed my mind i've had tons of people wanting me to move to l.a or hollywood and and do that sort of thing and it just it's not me you know and even no matter how

you know there's been enough opportunity that I probably should have really considered doing it but I don't think I'd be happy you did for a little while before COVID yeah yeah I was out there for that was just a little short stint and kind of doing some stuff on the hemp

the hemp CBD oil deal we were doing out there and that was nice It was enough to know that it's still home. I can still remember being when COVID was kicking in and we were starting to get ready to plant corn and it was ready. I was done with that part of my life. Well, Chris, we are always rooting for you.

We want you to have a wife and kids. So we will be thinking about it. If you're listening and you're single. There you go. Email bet and Ashley at iHeartremedia.com. It sounds like Chris is checking his DM. So feel free to slide in those DMs. message Chris he's he's active on on social media he's checking him every evening and filtering

through his his interest levels so uh if you're out there you know somebody who would love to date chris souls he is open to dating and i can tell you this uh going to multiple dinners with chris he's going to be a really good date like he's going to be a lot of fun yeah yes he is well i know who's the best answer on this podcast right now. It's all theirs to it. Well, this was the first wedding in a while or ever that I didn't get the two of you dancing together. Because it's just, it's foolishness that must be seen from everyone. I was like, is, oh, you know, Ben, darn it. I really should have made it a thing. How do they not get you on film? I'm like, it's so ordinary to me now. I'm like,

oh, there goes Ben dancing. And then everybody like kind of like nudges me during a wedding and they're like, have you seen Ben Dan's? I'm like, yes. Yes, his wife says that he goes to bed alone those nights. Yeah, it looks good. It looks really good. It's a fantastic show. Yeah, it's so smooth.

Everything just works in unison. Chris Solz, you're the man. We appreciate you coming on. We wish you the best. Keep us updated. We're going to make a deal with you. As soon as you find a relationship that you are dating somebody for more than, let's say, three months, you're going to hit us up and you're going to come on

our podcast. And whenever you're open to introducing this person to Bachelor Nation, then this will be your stop to do it. We'll be nice. Deal. That's a deal. Okay. Thank you. Love you guys. Love you, Chris. See you, buddy. Bye. Bye. That has been Chris Souls coming on to share his life updates. Obviously, this is the off-season of the Almost Famous podcast, and we commit to and promise to bring back leads and contestants

who've been memorable and left a mark on Bachelor Nation. Chris is definitely one of those. We wish him the best. I feel like Ashley, most of the time we talk to Chris, there is this deep desire to find love. And yet it just feels like it hasn't happened for him. No. Every time, it's like, I want that update where he comes on. He's like, yeah, been dating this girl for two years. She's super great. She just, you know, just, you know, lives down the street and we're so happy. But as of right now, he is very single and very open to being DM'd.

Diem'd. But we'll be back. It's going to be a big week for the Almost Famous Podcast. And we hope you tune in to every episode because every episode will just add a little nugget to Bachelor Nation into what's going on leading up to the next season of the Bachelorette. Hey, so until next time, I've been Ben. I've been Ashley. See you guys. Thank you for listening. Follow the Ben and Ashley I, almost famous podcast on IHartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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