The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Tell It To My Rose with Taylor Dayne

Episode Date: October 18, 2024

Ashley is hanging out with music legend Taylor Dayne, fresh off her appearance on The Golden Bachelorette! Hear all the behind the scenes stories of her performance on the show, and find out what happened when Taylor realized she had dated one of Joan’s contestants!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Get your tickets today. AXS.com. This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast with IHartRadio. Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Almost a Best podcast. Today is me and Taylor Dane pop icon. Thank you so much for being here. Ben had to miss today.

but we wanted to talk to you about your appearance on The Bachelorette a couple weeks ago, the Golden Bachelorette. Golden, I know. Wow. I know. But it was a lot of fun. Okay. So you're performing at the prom date.

But you kind of were almost on the date because you had gone on a date with Jordan, one of the cast members. Did you have any? That was so random. Okay. Yeah. Tell us. He actually brought it up with Joan. So, yeah, he come.

This guy comes back to me backstage when I'm just like probably, he's bending over. over in a bathrobe and putting slippers on. He goes, hey, Taylor, do you remember me? And I'm like, you know, number one line. No. Because you think he's like a fan that you met probably in passing. No, but he, I go, you have to remind me. And he goes, Chicago, this.

So I'm like, he's probably right because he probably did Bumble and it was a radius, you know, it was probably. And he goes, you were on a boat. And I go, oh, I do remember. You were on a boat. What does that mean? It was like a drive by. We had a boat in the harbor and like everybody was partying.

It was like, there's only one area. where you're going to go on a boat in Chicago during the summer months. And he's right. He came by the boat to say hi. It was like a drive-by. Oh, so it wasn't like a formal sit-down date? No. Oh, okay.

Now, did you meet him on Bumble? Well, it might have been Bumble or Hinge during the time. And this had to be like five years ago or something. I don't know. Yeah, that's what he said. It was about five years ago. Yeah. I mean, he really went out of his way to, I was just like, oh, well, okay, hello.

Okay. Well, it's less awkward now that we know that. that it was just like a passing time that you guys had, not like you had to sit down dinner. Yeah, he came on the boat. We said, hi, we met up. I didn't know he knew it was me because I don't really, I was when I was on the sites.

I would just be like a normal tailor. I never say what I do or who I am. Are you still in the apps? No, I've been dating somebody that I met on Hinge. Oh, nice. How long has that been? Two years. Oh, my goodness.

That's amazing. Yeah, we call him pants. We love him. Yeah, he's a good guy. All right. Well, you met a lot of the guys on that group date. Did you, did you meet them backstage or were you just on stage and you didn't have much? Very briefly. I was kind of a surprise. Yeah. It was supposed to be, you know, their prom and surprise performance. Okay. Yeah. Was there anybody that stood out to you as like, I'm taken, but I would set that guy up with my friend?

No. You wouldn't set your friends up with any of those guys? What about Jonathan? The prom king? Doesn't matter. No. Why not? No? I wasn't Jones for anybody. I had my manager with me. He's not bad. He was fine.

We were just there to work, baby. I had my background singers with me. No, I wasn't like in the lineup. Jones Sweet, love her. God bless her. I can't wait to see how this season turns out for her. But she deserves all the props. I mean, she's just a, was a lovely woman.

Lovely gal. You have twins. Yeah. Are either of them into dating reality shows? My daughter's into anything TV. I got there 22 number one my daughter's like complete friendsaholic I just don't it's unbelievable to me that everybody's getting back into those older shows the younger people I don't think she ever didn't I mean yeah she's 22 and obviously it was it was a little ahead of her but she just every night

she just trolls on it um that's her thing to go to sleep with it's comfort food it's like that's her thing it's very comforting to go to my son I would say he's more into uh kind of video. Gets off on a few other things. So, yeah, I would say he's, he's like, you know, watching any, any show either it's sports or he's playing basketball or he's watching porn. So we'll leave it at that. Oh, my gosh.

There's a kind of streaming. There's just a streaming going on in the household, yeah. Do they both live with you? No, hell no. Okay. We're not saying if I had a bet, if I had a bet dollars, you know, for donuts, yeah. All right. Well, on a topic that's a little bit more serious, you had colon cancer a few years ago.

Yeah. You had 10 inches of your colon removed. And luckily, after that surgery, you were announced to be cancer-free. And now you are an advocate for people to get screened. And you're working with Susan G. Coleman this month. Can you speak a little bit about this? Well, actually, this is my second year working with Wachol. I'm the spokesperson and the ambassador for their fit for the cure campaign.

So it's been two years of heaven. It was such a synergistic, what a magical, you know, to talk about something that was so vulnerable for me when I was coming out of my recovery, which was brutal. That alone put me in a very vulnerable place. And I reevaluated a lot of my daily and purpose and gratitude. So much, so much of my daily life was re-evaluated is what's really paramount. it's most important, you know, relationships, my kids, my family, my, my parents that are still alive, God bless me. So when you, you know, everybody in my life has been my friends, anybody I know has been touched by somebody in their life that's had cancer, you know what

mean, to some degree. And whether it's a parent, a brother, a sister. So when they reached out to me, Wachol, and now, you know, after my recovery, which was really brutal, and they cut 12 inches of my colonel out, I chose to do. And this was in between two colonoscopies. I was developing polyps. Early detection is the only way you're really going to find out. And that was me going and being just very resolute about doing my testing. I did it every six months, not every five years, not once a year. Because when they did my first colonoscopy, they told me, remove your colon now. We cut six polyps. I go, I'm like, what do you mean? I'm 55 years. What does that even mean? I found another, you know, I found another doctor. So, I mean, it takes a warrior,

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Unfortunately for Mark Lombardo, this was the choice he faced. He said, you are a number, a New York State number, and we own you. Shock incarceration, also known as boot camps, are short-term, highly regimented correctional programs that mimic military basic, training. These programs aim to provide a shock of prison life, emphasizing strict discipline, physical training, hard labor, and rehabilitation programs. Mark had one chance to complete this program and had no idea of the hell awaiting him the next six months. The first night was

so overwhelming and you don't know who's next to you. And we didn't know what to expect in the morning. Nobody tells you anything. Listen to shock incarceration on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. For all the people out there, what were the signs that you had? What people should people look out for? Nothing. So did you have a random, just check up? Blood to work.

That's a progressive form of cancer. What would the signs of it? You'd think maybe rectal bleeding, anything. I had nothing. No. So what were you in for a routine checkup? Correct. I went in for colonoscopy starting like 52, 53.

I was pushing it off as much as I can. Everybody was like, I did a virtual one. And it came back, you know, gray. A virtual colonoscopy. Then they go, going for a real colonoscopy. Yeah, go, what a waste of time. Let me go in for the colonoscopy. I go in and they go, you have seven to eight, ten, polyps, 15.

He goes, we want to remove your, and that's what I said before. And I found another second opinion. I went into this, to see this doctor. and he said, listen, I just, let me go back in there, redo a colonoscopy with you. And yeah, I just cut two to three polyps we're biopsying them. He goes, but something tells me you generate a lot of polyps. Is this in your family? Then we go into the DNA testing.

Then we go into seeing if I have cancer cells. And the whole thing came up negative, negative, negative. My parents don't, my family, nobody has. So I was like, okay, I go, so what do you suggest? He goes, I suggest you do colonoscopy every six months. And we keep checking these polyps. nothing no signs and that's how we caught this cancer in between a routine check two years ago he called me on a Friday and he goes I guess I need to talk to you and then on Monday and he goes

take the weekend enjoy it and I go this doesn't sound right oh no and he goes uh you have a highly aggressive um polyp that I that I just come back um and I go you're telling me between six months I've I've got cancer and he goes That's correct. And this type is really rooted in your colon. And you have 10 days, 12, 14 days to let me know what you want to do. Remove the entire colon. Or do what's called a colectomy and cut around it. But you're still talking 12, 14 inches of your colon. And he goes like, hold for elbow, click. That's how it went down. So what I can tell you and promise you was early detection, your mammograms, your colonoscopies. This is the only way you're going to know what your body personally is doing. No signs. Nothing. And it's really increasingly common amongst young people now, like 30s and 40s. It's our foods. I know. I know.

And as much as you try to avoid it and as much as we do in America, they allow our, our system has allowed such poisons to enter our body just because daily how we eat, what we're exposed to pollutants, it's criminal. It really is. I've been doing a lot of research. to a lot of podcasts on it lately about the processed foods. And I'm looking at so many labels. You really can't. You really can't. Like all you can do is eat the produce area.

And then it has to be super organic. And even then, no guarantees. It's just because they allow so much chemicals to be additive to our. And it's not monitored and it's not, it's not policed and it's not, you know, so other than farming for yourself and doing all that. You know, and quite frankly, you know, I moved from Los Angeles. I live in Santa Barbara. I go, you know, doing your own shopping, meaning like, you know, remember when you just the food markets, you know, you go on the street, you do fresh food, fresh produce, shopping for your meals daily every other day. It's a really more healthier way to go. And that is far more European than it is here. And it's really a daily, it's a caring thing for yourself. It's a loving, loving process. taste your food, touch it, you know. And it's difficult at best.

So that's what you're doing now? I'm so much, I'm hyper, hyper aware and I'm hyper, hyper sensitive now to anything that goes on in my body, feelings in my stomach. I don't poo the same. I don't do anything the same. They went inside and cut everything out. I've got a scar from here to here. That's about 14 inches.

I woke up and I was like, well, no robot got into that. somebody went in there and dug in there and drew all my crap out on the table. So something happened. And it sure did. So, you know, yeah, life has changed for me. But I'm not on a bag. I'm cancer-free. And I make sure that I keep it that way. Well, we're so happy that you've had a good, you know, it was a rough recovery bite that you're fully recovered now. Amen. And Wachol and I get to talk about it with women, especially breast cancer survivors and women to get in there and take care of yourselves. Be your own warrior. Make sure you get your mammograms. come on in and get a free bra fitting. You know how many girlfriends I know that and how I got a proper bra fitting by the time I was 40.

I was wearing such a non-appropriate sized bras for so long. We have no idea. Huh. What we think is comfortable versus what really is a proper fitting bra and what really helps us, it's shocking. That's so interesting. Oh, it's more than interesting. You shouldn't wear your bra one day.

You wear your bra one day and you switch it out with three. others. So every day, that bra needs to expand contract. And then- Wait, wait a second. Teach me this? I'm dead serious. Wait, we have to wear three bras a day? You know how I even take my daughter's like, I'm like, what are you wearing? She's like, I'm wearing my workout bra. I go, for four days? I go, dude, your titties, like, this is not going to be real. So in other words, what they told me proper fitting is you rotate your bras because the elasticity. It's like, you can't use the same bra for three days and they say, I'm going to put

that in the wash. Now let me get the next one. I'm going to clean that. hand clean. No, no. Cycle them. Cycle them like throughout the day? No, no. Every, like in other words, I wore this bra today. Oh, I don't put the same bra on. Oh, okay. Okay. Well, I am guilty to being like your, your daughter. Oh, no, but my daughter, like, she's wearing a workout bra. I go, you think that's a bra? Anyway, I pull all my girlfriends by the back and I check their bra. Like, they're like, it's snug. I was like a 30. I go, I'm a 36. B. They go, girl, you're a 32 double D. I'm like, thank you God for these free, free bra things. That comes with the mammogram check? Is that the relationship here? This is the way Wachol is doing it. This is how Wachol has been working with the Susan G. Komen Foundation for 25 years.

They've raised over $6 million. What they do is every bra you buy through Wachol, which is one of the biggest, most fantastic, you know, lingerie companies and bra. And they say, come into a Dillards, come into a Belk store, or do virtually come in, we'll give you a free bra fitting. We'll figure it out. We'll give you free bar fitting. And $5 of every bra you purchase goes to the Susan G. Oh, that's awesome. So it really, as we're in October, breast cancer awareness month, this is such a time.

And so, yeah, I've did multiple in stores at the beginning of the month for appearances at a Dillard's and a Belk and all for WACOL. And if you look at the campaign, yeah, it was fit for the cure. And it's just been a joyful way to take something. that was quite painful and personal, obviously, where it's so community, everybody has somebody that's been touched by cancer and how we work together. And I've met some real strong women and some beautiful people. Well, you're doing great things. Thank you for coming on here. You come on and talk about The Bachelorette and we end up talking about something far more important. So I really appreciate

that. It's more important. I think people watch The Bachelorette. They're going through cancer and it's a way to kind of check out and also, you know, feel for somebody, you know, Joan is a good human being and and watching her going through this process of trying to find love. I thought it was, you know, it all is the same. We all feel the same, you know. Not always feel the same, but we're, you know, we're made of the same stuff. Yeah. We travel through the same things, physical, mental, emotional, and illness is part of life, you know.

Yeah, and that is full circle. It's getting well, though, it was a real choice. Yeah. And staying well, that's a choice for me now. So what I eat, what I drink, what I, what I do, how I, how I daily take. care of myself as part of staying on top of it. Well, thanks for sharing all that. We appreciate you and we can't wait to see what you do next. I start my touring again. I just finished obviously the Bachelorette and now I am heading off to Seoul, Korea. I will be in Europe now, starting

March, tour dates. Check out Taylordane.com for all new tour dates. I will be at the Brigada in Atlantic City, November 16th. I'll be in Bethel, Pennsylvania. I'm back on tour. and some great stuff coming on and heading to Australia and Europe in March and April. You are all over the world. Okay, cool. Yeah, well, we'll check you out. Thank you. Bye. Thank you, darling.

Be good. See ya. Follow the Ben and Ashley I, almost famous podcasts on IHartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Let's start with a quick puzzle. The answer is Ken Jennings' appearance on The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs. Question is, what is the most entertaining listening experience in podcast land? Jeopardy Truthers, believe in... I guess they would be conspiracy theorists.

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I deserve it. You know, lock him up. Listen to No Such Thing on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. No Such Thing. I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford, host of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. I know how overwhelming it can feel if fun. makes you anxious. In session 418 of the Therapy for Black

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