The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Virtual Live Show!

Episode Date: June 23, 2020

We’re celebrating Ben’s season of “The Bachelor: Greatest Seasons Ever” with our first virtual live show! Ben and Ashley connect (digitally) with fan favorites from Ben’s season like Becca Tilley, Amanda Stanton, the Twins and Leah Block.Plus Mike Johnson gives us an update on his future with the franchise and Ben shares some behind the scenes secrets from filming his season (remember the pig date??) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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comment section ask as many questions repeat your questions because we want to take them that's right yeah uh and also if you were in the meet and greet and you're wondering where you're going to get a photo from that was taken during that meeting greet daniel will be in contact uh with you and uh she'll make sure you get it very very soon actually how pumped are you for this episode i am so pumped because I love getting live questions thrown at us because that gives us an opportunity to talk about things that we don't always get to. And people come up with these questions that I would never think of, but I have a strong opinion on. That's right. Yeah. So today's podcast is obviously

special because tonight and in some places no less than an hour, my season of The Bachelor will be airing and your Twitter feed is going to blow up and so is your Instagram and it's going to be fun because I think that they're you know like Caitlin last week she wasn't excited about her podcast her her season airing but then I think she had fun with it and I think the same thing is going to happen with you and you guys both like have your happily ever rappers thanks to the bachelor I mean she wouldn't have been with this and today had it not been for that experience and you would not be with Jess and it wasn't for your blue check mark that you got on the Bachelor. You're spot on. It's true. And I have seen the episode back. It was not easy to

watch. It was pretty cringy. I know almost famous family. I had told you I wasn't going to watch and I'm telling you this. My intentions were really not to watch it. But it sat in my inbox for too long. I had a moment of weakness as I told people on the meet and greet and I watched it. And let me tell you, it was really, it was actually like really fun, especially to see now where I'm at, who I'm with, the friendships I've made, the podcast that you and I have now hosted for the last three years together. Life is good. So hey, Ash, this is how today's going to work. I want to run us all through it. Okay. We have some really special people from the 20th season of the Bachelor that will be coming on the podcast. We also will have a very, very special guest, Mike Johnson. So as Ashley mentioned

earlier, we're going to try to come up and keep up with your comments. We can't promise that everything will be answered. But please send them away. We have people on the back end that are gathering questions. They're texting us questions. So if you see Ashley and I on our phones, then you know we're not distracted. That's actually how we're getting with each other and our producers. There could be technical difficulties. This is our first time doing it. But, But we're so pumped to be here with all of you. I think we should do this more often. Ashley, I'm going to send it over to you.

I'm going to pull up our rundown and get started with this podcast. Okay, sounds good. Well, I saw one question that says, is this going to be airing via I-Heart as well? And yes, that it is. And I have also got a lot of people saying that we should come to Providence. Guys, I'm there all the time. Okay, so our first guest is one of the bachelor's,

biggest fan favorites over the past two years it was a guest that we had on last week but he is he brings so much joy and positivity into a room that we definitely wanted to have him here with a live audience so ladies and gentlemen please welcome mike johnson what's up mike we had mike on the podcast last week so we already asked him all burning questions so now we want you guys to ask the questions that we may have forgotten to ask him last So get those fingers typing. Hey, Mike, get started here. Thanks for coming back on. Thank you guys. You obviously are a fan favorite. The fans are commenting over here to the right.

Hey, I know we asked it last week, but we have to do it so everybody can see your facial expression because it's so beautiful to get this thing started. Mike Johnson, will we see you on this season of The Bachelorette? And if so, or if not, why not? Oh, look at you. If not, why not? What's a follow-up question?

Hey, there's also an option of saying I'm thinking about it. Not now. You get to say yes or no. I'd say yes or no? It all depends on the casting. The casting. I'm not the casting director. Oh, so it's up to them to decide to have you on.

Y'all are making you smile so hard. I feel it in my abs. Good thing everybody can see that smile this time. Yeah. So you guys, that verbal answer and add it to his facial expression and you just figured it out, you know? Well, one question that we didn't ask Ashley last week that I think is nice to ask this week. We just got this question sent in from Melissa. Mike, is clear your type?

Ben, your voice changes when you do a podcast. It really does. It really, really does. I know it does. I'll say, Claire said something that I thought was profound when she said, when she was, when she was announced that she's a Bachelorette, she's like, I'm not here to play games. I know exactly what I want. I like a woman that knows exactly what she wants. And Claire said that she knows exactly what she wants. I thought that was really alluring. I'll say that. Oh, the word alluring needs to be used more often. You know, I got to, I'm full of words. So I'm getting. a couple questions over here about your appearance and your style. People want to know what the

Mike Johnson Beauty Regiment is. What the Mike Johnson Beauty Regiment is. And where you stop? Zara. But I have a feud with Zara, though, because I'm six, four, two hundred and twenty-five pounds and, like, they'd be discriminating against tall guys. I swear. I shopped Zara, and I try to get those shirts on, man. I go in the dressing rooms, and I look like a fat boy in a tiny coat. Like, I'm just walking out, nothing's working. I think this is a czar right here. Is this zon? Question for you six-fourers.

Jared is six-foot. And when he thinks about the tall guys from the franchise, he's like, I don't know that I'd want to be six-four because I think when you get to be six-four height, you start to like, it's actually, like, inconvenient. Like, you might bump your head getting into planes and stuff. Is this true?

I like being six-four. I do bump my head at the plane, but I'll be able to six-four. Yeah, like, I'd be with you, Ben, like, I'm not going to change it at all, even if I could, but I do by my head. Yeah. That's something only a six-foot guy would say. Only a six-foot guy would say something like that. Yeah, I don't want to be six-four.

They look like it's convenient. Yeah, you're right. Jared is probably saying, you know, he's trying to say this and make himself feel better at six-foot, right? Tell him, tell him this. Tell him this. Tom Brady's not six-foot. Tell him that. Tom Brady's, like, six-three.

That's right. 6.3? I thought it was 6.5. Hey, Mike, question for you, you and Ashley, I'd love for you all to answer it here. The question comes in

through the message feed here. Did you all ever find it difficult to be your true self on camera while people were watching? And if you did, then how long did it take you to get comfortable? Ladies first. For me,

going to be real honest. Came pretty naturally. Of course. Of course it did. I know it did. Ashley, when we first met, did I come directly at you or did I do small talk? You came directly at me. Exactly. So when we was on a show, I didn't care about the cameras at all. Okay. See you too. It took me a bit. It did take me a bit. I actually, at one point, I was sleeping so much because I was so anxious. And so my response was just to go to sleep that the show actually came in and they're like, hey, we think we like you. We don't know you. And like, you. And like, you. You've got to stop sleeping because this is a show. Mike, we're going to speed it up here a bit.

We also got a question coming in and say, what is your love language? I like that question. I'm glad you asked. My love language actually is quality time, but the dialect is quality communication. I absolutely thrive off of communicating and we can have differences of opinion, but if we both have respect and can get our thoughts across and listen to one another, that is so sexy. I have been trying to get Jared. to read the Love Languages book,

which will take him three hours. And he still is like, oh, it's gonna be so obvious. Like, I'll skim through it. I'm like. Ashley, here you go. I wish the technology will just allow me to just give it to you like that. I haven't.

It's downstairs. It's on his nightstand. Now I just have to get it in his hands. Just get it in his hand. Tell him it's a really good book. Like, seriously, I told my mom to read it. Okay, I'll tell him that you read it and then he'll make it, it'll feel cooler to him.

Yeah, tell him he'll- it's so accessible next to you. Yeah, he'll get a little bit taller if he reads it. Okay. Hey, Mike, for anybody out there watching, this is, we're going to have to say goodbye to you here in just a second because we have some really great guests to bring on. You have a lot of fans, obviously, that tuned in to watch this podcast and Ashley. I want to hug from everyone when I can. That's right.

What do you want to tell your fans out there about what they can get excited about for your future? How are you doing personally? And then what do you want to say just to the people that have supported you? First, I want to say to the people that support me because that's first and foremost, be happy, baby. be happy. If somebody's pissing you off and someone's annoying you, leave them. They don't deserve to be a part of your life. That's all I got to say.

What can people do to follow you? How can they follow you? Instagram. There we go. TikTok. TikTok is super fun. It's Mike Johnson 1 underscore underscore. I'm about to be 33 years old, but like I am loving TikTok right now. Last week I had so much fun.

And then also, I do have a book coming out this fall. I promise you within my book it's strong enough to hold your tears and then it's powerful enough to change your life. I promise you will absolutely love it. I like that saying. All right, we're excited. And you know you'll be back on the almost famous podcast

when that book comes out. Fact. But then again, maybe it's going to come out when you're on Claire season. All right, moving on, we have Becca Tilly, who is one of Ben's good friends that also happened to be on his season, one of my good friends, of course, as well.

So everybody welcome Becca Tilly and flood that timeline over there with questions for her, please. Oh, man. Becca's going to get a rousing applause. Hello, Becca. Hi. Hey.

So, Bex, watching this episode back, you say when you first sit down with Ben, you're like, I am so nervous. I've never been this nervous in my life. And then he's like, but you've been through the process already. Can you talk about why you were so nervous and whether or not you,

and you got the approval from Ben, come on a season beforehand. Now that we're all out of contract. I think that was the most nervous I had ever been just because I had been through it before and knowing what it felt like walking into there. And like Ben and I had talked before about me coming on, but I just had this fear that maybe he changed his mind in the process and why didn't know like how he was going to react when he saw me. And my biggest fear was like, I didn't know how the girls were going to respond. to me walking in and um so that's why i i i almost i will never forget getting on the limo and it wasn't been standing there when it amber and i came back it was chris harrison and i was like i should go

get back in the limo did that signal to you that like you guys were the last ones to enter oh yeah i quickly realized what was happening that it was a grand show of us walking in sure was well it was still to this day and i mean you and i both know this like it's one of the best things ever happened to me because i got to meet you and you've been so sweet to jess and just we've stayed friends and uh becca are you nervous about tonight no i don't think there's a lot of focus on me i think they're focusing more i could be wrong but i feel like they're focusing more on the final four so i feel like it'll probably just be a like happy i mean my experience was happy. I didn't have any, like, I don't have any negative feelings towards

you or like the bachelor's friend. I actually, the other day was telling someone, I was like, I went on the bachelor. I think I told you, Ben, I was telling you this, that I went on, obviously, to date you. And that was my intent. But I really feel like I went on to have you as a friend. Like, I genuinely consider you one of, like, those people in my life. that I text for advice on certain topics that I respect to you. And yeah, so I look back on The Bachelor as like both experiences with Ash 2 on Christmas season, just fond memories. Yeah, it's true, though, because I've had to do a lot of thinking the last week about

what does this season even mean to me anymore? You know, like it didn't work out, it's done. and it like jessica was the one that reminded me we were talking last week and she's like think about the people that you met through this whole thing like the beckas who like you've embraced her when we went to ashley and jared's wedding and made her feel like she was a part of the group and you loved on her well and like she'll forever be grateful about that um so anyways i do think the people like you and in my life and then getting me ashley is what this whole thing was about and i'm really happy now that i did it i could go on and on

But yeah, it's true. Hey, everybody's asking, what do I smell like? Yeah, what's up with that? I don't know. Where did you smell like? You smell really good and warm. We've been close before. What do I smell like?

Well, I, you know, I always tell people, and when you're on The Bachelor, or when you're the Bachelor or I guess Bachelorette, I would imagine the same way, you're always smelling just top-notch, your breath never smells bad. There's constant listerine strips. And then the producers go, doesn't Ben smell so good? Doesn't he look so handsome? And you're just like, yeah, he does, actually. So I have a cool of memories.

Yes. Okay, so weird. Wait, what? You didn't like it? I felt like I may have fallen in love with him just because of the cologne they gave him. Okay, no lie. So then I started dating Robert after, and he wore the cologne on one of our first dates. And I was like, what is that?

I don't feel like I awkwardly asked for us like years later what cologne he used because I knew that like I wanted to get it for a guy one day

is that weird guys now should I just keep that scent as something that Chris wore no you should definitely spray it on Jared's yeah spray it on your pillow I made Jared get Abacromy's fierce

so that's my my smell for Jared because that's what the high school boys smelled like that I could never get. Oh, that's really cute. I didn't know which word I was going to use, but it's really cute. Oh, sorry, Ben. You have a more question for, I just want to ask, when people come up to you on the street and they recognize you from the show, do they recognize you most from Ben's season or Chris's season? Ben's season.

Yeah, that's weird. That is. I could ask questions. as if I was never on another season. Like, in some people's minds, when I say anything about Chris this season, it's like, what? Why do you think that is?

Um, because I showed more emotion on your season. They got me to cry. You made me cry. The people wanted tears. They wanted to think about Ashley. Why do we remember Ashley? She was emotional and vulnerable.

I think I was a little more open to the process at that point. That's a good point. Yeah. So, Becca, before we bring on our next guest, who is also a friend of ours, we've got to ask you, what are you up to these days? Where can people find you and follow you because people absolutely love themselves in Becca Dilley? Oh, that's so nice. I actually have a podcast with one of my best friends, Tanya. It's called Scrubbing in with Becca Tilly and Tanya Rad. Instagram at Becca Tilly. And I saw Mike does TikTok. I have not started. You have not on TikTok. I tried. I tried. Not good at it. I'm on it, but I'm more of a viewer than a creator.

We're good at them, but the thing is, they're a lot of work. Yeah, there's a lot of work. If you're not just getting on there to do the dance and you're trying to make, like, a storyline, it's a lot of work. Yeah. It's tough. Becca, you're the best. I do. You mean so much to me, not only because of our friendship, but also just the way you've treated the people around you.

Thank you so much. coming on. Thanks. All right. Well, Becca's just the best. And now we have another person that you have remained friendly with throughout all this, Amanda Stanton, who also happens to be Andy Dorfman's really good friends. And the girl just moved to L.A. So my first question for Amanda is what kind of trouble are those two going to get into right now? Right. Amanda's also the creator of Lanny the label, which has been a huge success for her. Hey, as we're waiting, Ashley, what Cologne was it that Chris Souls were? I wish I knew, and now I'm going to have to ask him again.

Okay. We'll find out from him, and then we'll talk about on the podcast next week. We'll have to get that answer when he will finally come our podcast with Victoria. Oh, good point. That's a good point. Do you think they're going to come on? I don't know, but I bet you Victoria likes that Cologne. Oh, my gosh.

You know, the one thing about, and tell me, you think I'm crazy. Like there's a lot of people in this franchise that are just like absolutely like gorgeous. But when you see Chris Souls in person, you're like, that dude is really good looking. Dude, I know. And it's so underrated. There's something about Chris in person. He is one of the best looking bachelors there's been. He's up there. So what do you think about that relationship? Somebody just wrote in, C-mail wrote in. Someone said, how do I feel about that relationship? Yeah, about Chris and Victoria. really have feedback if I haven't met her in real life at all and I haven't been seen them together.

Yeah. I mean, that's kind of how I feel. I mean, Chris, even through all the last few years, like, Chris has always been a good buddy of mine and we've tried to stay in contact. But I've never met Victoria. And I actually haven't talked to him since this whole thing. I think it's public. I don't know. Have they announced it? It is. It is public. I mean, they've posted pictures where she's obviously on the farm and like she acts it so yeah yeah do you uh do you know who nick vials dating um i have an idea but if he hasn't said anything about who it is then i'm not saying anything but you do have an idea we can hint to that possibly yeah is it somebody from the bachelor world if it's who i'm thinking about no okay okay well um we'll uh try to bring

uh nick on to see he's a pretty private guy about his dating life isn't he yeah like it's in headlines a lot, but he like doesn't talk about it a lot. No, he likes to get the gossip from the others and keep his own gossip to himself. Yeah. Uh-huh. Good point. Hey, people are asking Is The Bachelor Live on stage you to come back? It is 100% it's coming back. It was a huge deal. Ashley was at one of the events in Reno and it is definitely coming back. It's coming back strong. We don't know exactly when yet because of COVID. But when it does, you'll hear about it. And I really hope to see the almost famous family there it was wild ash i think i told you this um but during like the meet and greets and even when we're on stage sometimes people were yelling every night i mean becko's

even impressed like i love the almost famous podcast i listen to the almost famous podcast i love ashley that's so cool all the time thanks guys all over the country so it was uh it was really really awesome amy uh i don't know where we met at but uh i was nervous every night too so i guess we that in common. So a lot of people like, I mean, I feel like you kind of mentally braced yourself for those four months on the tour bus. Yeah. And then after two, three weeks, it was just done, like postponed. Now do you have to like re-prepare your brain? Oh my gosh. It's, uh, it's insane. So Ashley, you're right. And before we bring on our next guest here, I want to tell you like, you do have to prep. And I was like, I can do this now. I'm, you know, I was just starting to

Jay, Jess, this is a good move for us. Living on a tour bus for four months is not easy. It was a great tour bus with great people. But I am, I mean, especially being locked in my house with my own bed for the last three months, it's going to be really hard for me to get back onto a moving bus and start going again. I feel you. I feel bad for you because, you know, looking at the calendar, you would have been over a month done and you would have knocked out your tour bus time.

I know that the high on stage makes it all worth it. It really does. You're seeing the people out there. It really does. Hey, Ashley, we have our guest on. This is going to be a surprise to everybody. She lives in the same hometown as me right now. She is also one of the most favorite and one of the most recognizable characters from the 20th season of The Bachelor.

Welcome, Lace Morris. You guys, I saw Lace last at JJ's wedding, and it was really good to see her. her um lace hi hi i love your hair thank you oh my gosh i got a new hair stylist i'm so excited it looks amazing lace you're stunning you're looking beautiful glowing good to see you guys it's good to see you too yeah this was a surprise to be on here so the last time that everybody saw you on tv you were engaged to grant and then today you get to talk to chris harrison again um get bachelor nation to remember you are you nervous at all about watching ben's episode no i actually recently watched it with some friends just to prep myself okay and like it's cringe worthy but it's

pretty funny it's just fun to laugh at yourself now it is you know one of the things that uh i was impressed by especially watching tonight's episode back and the kind of the recap it is how you responded to the difficult questions and how you talked about you know standing up that you weren't in a place to date and to be on the show. Looking back now, are you glad that you left? Yeah, no, I'm so glad I left. I still think it was the best decision, not knowing if I'd get a rose or not,

but I think that was the best decision I could have done, and I'm glad I'm self-aware to be able to do that. Ben, she was just the ultimate interrupter during those couple weeks that she was on the show. Did you feel, how did you think that? Were you secretly annoyed, or are you like, Oh, the producers keep telling her to interrupt. No, you know, when I watched it, I saw my face in one of them, and I was like, what was I thinking?

Because there really wasn't any woman from my season that I remember going, oh, my gosh, this is so crazy. Like, this is so annoying. What I remember with Lace was like, and I think I even told you this, like, take a deep breath and stop, like, stressing. Like, don't self-destruct here. Stay. I think we talked about that on the rooftop. It was just like, stay focused. It's all good.

It's going to be fine. but yeah, after too many times in my back of my head, I'm like, Lace, like, what is going on? Hey, part of it was peer pressure. I'm sure. I'm sure it was, but I think that was it. It was just the, Lace, what's going on? Like, this is, I'm trying to respond here, but there's not a lot of things I can say to make this better. But it was super relatable because you were like, I can't be cool, I can't be cool.

I must address this. I have to talk to him about it. And that's how I would be, that's how I would be too. And I feel like a lot of girls watching are like, yeah, if I'm feeling off about the guy that I'm dating, I can't just let it go by. Right, exactly. Lace, one of one of the, is that your dog? Yeah, sorry. Can you guys hear her?

Oh, yeah, it's fine. Hey, we always have some, some, we love to have a barking dog in the background. My friend's here so she can help me. You're good. But as, in a second, we were going to have Amanda Stanton on. She has some technical difficulty. She will be back on in just a second. working on that. Do you keep in contact with any of the women from that season? Yeah, no, I keep in

contact with Olivia, Amanda, Lauren, Leah, Jen, you guys. All over the place. Yeah, I try, I try to keep in touch. People are asking if you still have the tattoo from Bachelor in Paradise. Yeah, unfortunately, I mean, I still haven't. I still own it. What does it say? Grace. Yeah, well, you know, Grace. I mean, luckily, I mean, it goes a million, yeah. Yeah, thanks. That's fine. So one of the things that we haven't gotten closure on, and I know this always is tough to bring up, but hey, on a night that seems like past relationships are the topic of focus, whatever happened with you and Grant, and do you guys stay in touch at all? No, we do not stay in touch at all. And I don't know. We just, I don't even know what to say. Just weren't a good fit. it was kind of toxic it wasn't good people want to know what you're doing with your life now

what's your job and are you dating so i'm actually i've gotten a really serious relationship after him and i ended up we were together for two years and it's now been a full year of me being single and i've never done that in my entire life so it kind of feels good and i'm doing real estate in denver right yeah in denver yeah i uh i just got got back to Denver last week and I've been gone for six months because of the tour, are you feeling like you're ready to get back in this city and start dating? Or are you still having a good time with the singleness? It's like some days I love it and some days I hate it. Member is not a good place to date lately. It's hard. So I used to, like I used to say when I

was single that like I should probably move to Denver because it's a reputation of there's so many men and how what is the like um what's the ratio of men to women there ben do you know uh it's like 60 40 actually 60 percent men 40 women which is like unheard of for a city that's right i thought the ratio was even higher up i thought it was like 75 yeah but men of them like want to date they just want to go like do their hobbies and go out now that they have the reputation of being Denver. They probably are like, oh, all the girls come to me.

Seriously. I know. Denver's small. Lace, you're awesome. Thanks for coming on today. We're excited to watch you tonight. I have seen it. So I'll tell everybody out there, the 2,600 people that have tuned in for this live podcast, I would like to tell them that it is.

I would like to tell them that it is so worth watching Lace and Olivia tonight on this show. They are all stars they are rock stars they crush it and so lace thanks for coming on here and talking with us thanks for having me it's good to see you bye bye guys 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.

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Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. Ashley, we're just going to keep rolling through this. I feel like this is either a really bad joke on me visiting all my are just like really exciting, but I'm super pumped for it. And I'm really excited to talk to these next to you guests. We have Lauren Heimel and Leah Block here. Oh, there's Lauren. Hi, guys.

Hi. How's good up? I've been so long. I'm great. How are you? So good. So we've, I've been getting updates on your life via Instagram season. Yeah.

Hello, Leah. Come on in. Oh, we got, yeah. Hey. Are you guys still? friends. Yes. Yes. Do you guys both live in Denver? No, I'm in Michigan. You're in Michigan. Okay, I knew it was, okay, I knew it was one of the middle states. Yes, that's right. Just like on our school date, we had to place them. We had to place the states in the Midwest and it was a

show. So I wasn't on that day. That was a stressful week for me. Well, Leah, you've been super supportive of this city. And I know I've seen you around. at some of the fundraisers. You are always trying to help out. You're always trying to be a support system. How are you holding up right now, especially in the midst of a quarantine? Oh, man. I mean, I think, I mean, you know, like we're lucky that Denver has just done really well with the stay-at-home order and just doing what we need to do to, you know, get the rate of the people that have the coronavirus down. And we've been able to open up far. restaurants and I've actually gone to I'm trying to go to all Ben's restaurants he has like

so many now that I don't even know it's like every day there's one opening but it's not right now I know it sucks I mean I mean you know like Chase's restaurant got closed down which is so sad oh no just trying to support as many small businesses as I can doing too much DoorDash orders Yeah, it's crazy. But I just, I hope that, you know, we can get through this. And I feel bad for people who are in, you know, New York. I lived in New York. I lived in L.A.

and I know it's just crazy, crazy out there right now. So I feel blessed that we're kind of in the up and up with this whole thing and this whole pandemic. And I've even got tested just to make sure I don't have it. But it's been crazy. Lauren, post show, you were a little critical of Ben. I was. yeah what i say i'm sorry he's nodded

really um what was it about you and ben that you think that didn't work out you know honestly i don't know i feel like you know on paper potentially um you know we would have been a good fit but then at the same time i feel like you know if it's not there it's not there got it but i'm sorry if i said anything bad about you i was probably just sad i got sent home it's all good uh we recovered just fine um yes right i don't know if you remember this but lorne was actually a part of probably the most nerve-wracking date of the season uh we did the fashion show oh yeah fashion show yeah that was terrified we walked literally walked in the mexico city like fashion week show for one of the

biggest designers like this wasn't a small thing do you know how bad the producers wanted us to fall honestly they probably were like putting down on the on the walkway hoping that we were ice bananas yeah it was it was intimidating because everybody was super good looking and i'm standing in the back like how do i walk and this is what they tell me before i sent it back over to you actually i'm sorry for taking this yeah no i love this i'm in the back i'm like i don't know how to walk and this is a tip i got for anybody out there watching is you stand up straight and you move your shoulders down like they're a coat hanger and that's the perfect posture wait And that's how you walk.

Oh my God. I would... This? Yeah. You look, see, you look like a model. Okay, great. Thank you. It does.

It elongates the neck. You look great. Well, Lauren, you ended up getting engaged in December. Yes, in December. To Doug. And you guys just got your wedding venue canceled on you? Literally on Monday. And our wedding is supposed to be September 20th up in like Pataski area in Michigan.

and so we have a 420-person wedding to reschedule. I spent my summers on Walloon Lake, so I know exactly that. That's where dogs' parents' places. Yeah, that's tough. So thank you. But we found a good backup, so hopefully that'll work out. But yeah, it's crazy. I feel so bad for all of the brides that are trying to schedule things during this time.

You know, like the showers and Bachelor, Bachelorette parties, those are all being postponed. And it's just part of the fun. So it's bad. but at the same time, it's like you're still getting married. So whatever it is, I will be there. Okay, girl. Might not be for another year, but, you know. Hey, Leah, you've been dating Ryan for a long time.

I have, yeah. How long has it been? It's been a little over two years. Wow. Is he there in the room with you? He is, yeah. Actually, Ben met him. Yeah, I know.

Yeah, I know. Yeah, come here. Come and say hi. What's up, man? Hi, Ryan. Hey, I can't hear any of you. Here. Here. The, so two years in a relationship with Leah, how's it been? Man, she is the best. I got to say this. She is my best friend in the entire world.

And she's also probably the funniest person I've ever met. And I mean that at the bottom of my heart. And Ben, it's good to see you, man. I haven't seen you since Grand Doozzie. Yeah, that's right. It was a big outdoor music festival Denver put on. And it only lasted a year, which is unfortunate, because it was a great time. It was a great time, and your coffee is. Thanks, man. Generous coffee was one of the sponsors of it. So we got to have fun.

The main act that year was Ray Charles, which blew our mind. And who, what does, that guy was a beast? Kendrick Lamar. Yeah, Kendrick Lamar, yeah. Hey, Ryan, are you a big Broncos fan? Because you have to be if you're dating Leah. This is true. Oh, no.

I was going here, but if I was. I mean, yeah, I basically had to sign a signature in blood that we're going to root for the Broncos the rest of our lives. Ben, you got to tell them about the football. Can you carry the podcast for one minute? I have something I want to go get. Okay. Yay! Yeah.

Who was on the pig date? I couldn't let you guys leave without asking who was on the pig date. I was on the pig day. Oh, yeah. Okay. Our audiences keeps asking what it's really like to swim with pigs. And let's say that they were really cute pigs. Like, those weren't yucky looking pigs, but they were still aggressive.

I honestly was more afraid of sharks because I was like the smart sharks would totally be here to eat the pigs. So I was like, there's some great whites lurking in the water here. And I was like just booking it to the boat as quickly as I could. Oh, that's really scary. Because that's. Yes, that's so glad you get that. So this, for anybody out there watching, this is the football that Leah gave me on night one. Oh my God.

That's so cute. I painted it because he loves the course. Colts. Payton Manning obviously played for the Broncos, but he, you know, most of his career was for the Colts. And so I hand-painted the Broncos and the Colts, but due to, you know, like, rights, they couldn't show it on the air because, you know, so I threw regular football, but. Ben, she just told me about that football for days and days and days as we've been dating. I finally got to see it, man. That's right. Well, hey, it's gorgeous. You're a lucky dude. Lauren, Doug is a very lucky guy. I appreciate you both. Thanks for coming. coming on, you're catching up. We have Amanda Stanton on coming next, but you two are awesome, and it's so good to see you again.

We love you, Ben. We're so good to see you. Bye. Bye, guys. Thank you. Bye. Ben, I have got two more things before we move on to Amanda. One, have you still kept other gifts that the girls gave you on the show?

Yeah, I have them all. I have the teddy bear that Jubilee got me. I have them all in a box downstairs. And number two, as Amanda Freshens, is, is it true that you're going to have a 400-person wedding as well? Yeah, it's like 420. That's wild. It's wild. It's going to be a whole city.

It's going to be a fun night. That's right. Hey, Amanda, welcome back to the almost saying is live. I was having some technical difficulties. Oh, all good. I love your new house. It's so pretty. Thank you.

So Amanda, Andy just moved to Southern California. You guys are besties. Why did Andy move? And are we going to see you guys just all over being like the It New, like, best friends, Paris and Nicole? No, we just got back from Palm Springs, actually, today. Sorry, there's a lot going on in May House. But we just got back today and we had so much fun. But, yeah, I'm so excited that she's here.

And I took her all around town today to get a facial. We got IVs. We got our brows and lashes done. So I'm trying really hard to convince her to stay. But I think she's here for good. Nice. That's amazing. Hey, Amanda, so far, people were super pumped about you coming on.

And a lot of the questions earlier were about one of the most infamous dates in Bachelor history, swimming with the pigs. what can you tell our fans what it was like to swim with pigs okay so it's so funny because when we did that date I mean now I feel like we see that all over Instagram but I didn't even know that was a thing when we put it but I thought it was super random

but it was fun a little scary I feel like that was definitely our most dramatic date but I love swimming with the pigs I thought they were adorable watching it back I was like why these girls so scared they're so cute they were a little aggressive but it was fun i i don't know if you remember this and uh you don't have to go into too much detail but one of the uh repercussions from going out of the date was some of the girls had swallowed water and uh i've mentioned this in the podcast

before but it's one of the worst parts of the season was a lot of people got dysentery like got super sick from that date and the girls were so sick to their stomach and i was so sick to my stomach that we actually had to cancel. I don't remember this, the cocktail party in the Bahamas, because nobody could stand in the same room for long enough to have a cocktail party. Yeah, it was bad. We all got super sick. I feel like that was the most dramatic week, like, emotionally, and then we all physically

got sick, and it was just, like, a disaster that week, but. It was the hardest week for me, by far. But so, I'm memorable. Now it is. Amanda, you got to be on, like, the coveted Warsaw, Indiana. had a date. You went on the Ferris wheel. Everybody in his town came out for it. How much pressure was there? And how much does that day just stick out in your head still? I feel like that was probably my most memorable date. And I feel like we were kind of in this bubble. And I never had any

public dates before that. So that was the first time I kind of felt like I was seeing like the real world and like the little bubble we were in. It's real. But yeah, I mean, I feel like there was a lot of pressure that that day just meeting so many people and being out but it was fun yeah say i mean i remember that too i don't remember like it's my my hometown super small and everybody there was saying hi and we were trying to like actually have a date and walk through like the crowd and everybody was like taking pictures and being like kiss kiss kiss and we like it's a mess yeah it was like kind of overstimulating but it was fun that's right hey uh we just i watched the uh the screener already and your two little girls are a part of this episode.

They're so tiny during this. Are you, what was it like, I guess, being a mom of two on this show? And now looking back on it, what was, you know, what's your experience like? I mean, back then I feel like I really had no idea what I was signing up for. Like, genuinely had no idea. But it was crazy. But, I mean, the kids love it. Like, they still think it's cool.

I've showed them their little clips. They haven't watched the whole thing. But I think it was crazy I didn't know I was going to be the only single mom And it was a lot But I think it was good for me It definitely forced me to come out of my comfort zone a little So it was good

When it comes to moms on the show I feel like you're the first person people think of When you know When it comes to like being a single mom And like having your kids on the show How much pressure is that To just be one of the bachelor moms? I think

it's a lot of pressure because they feel like all of us get judged for like every little thing. And then on top of it, we also get judged for being a mom going on the show, for introducing my kids on the show. And I feel like it just kind of adds like a different element into it. I obviously love being one of the bachelor moms. But I do think I've dealt with a lot of criticism because I am a mom. Right. I've gotten used to. I got one more question before we let her go. Ben, do you have anything else? Well, yeah. I mean, and then I'll let finish up here, Ash, but I was just going to say, you know, what are the cool parts and part of this episode of the Almost Famous Podcast is hopefully celebrating the women who are part of this

season because it does mean a lot to me. And you know that. We've been able to stay in contact and we've seen each other since then, but it does mean so much that these women gave up their time and energy to come. So with all that being said, I remember Amanda on night one how shy, kind of reserved you are, and you were really through the whole season. Now you're one of the most recognizable figures from the franchise ever. How are you dealing with that? How are you personally? And what is it like to be such a star? Oh, that's very sweet. I don't really think, I think I was so nervous. And I, like, Ashley, I heard you say that it was like super natural for you to be on camera. And I don't feel the same for me. Even now, I think I have a hard time,

like, fully being myself on camera for some reason. It's just not something that I'm great at. but yeah I mean it's good I mean I think we've all seen you know there's so many opportunities and there's so much good that comes from the show so it outweighs the negative yeah I agree and I'm sorry that I have to ask about your bestie again

but what's what's going on with Andy and Nick was that just an innocent run I mean I'm not going to speak on that but we can she'll kill me if I call her down here and ask her okay hey Amanda we love you we appreciate you

thank you for coming on please somebody's asking Amanda what is your book where can they find it and what is the one thing they can put you most in right now so you can find my book anywhere that books are sold and I also have my clothing line Lonnie the label it's Lonniedelabel.com

and yeah my Instagram is at Amanda underscore Stanton awesome and these feet have been a pleasure to watch her in this whole thing. Tell her she has some nice feet and it's really, really great to see you, Amanda. Thank you. Good to see you guys. Thanks for having me. Hope to see you soon. Bye. Bye. unmedicated ADHD. Oh my God, perfect.

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All right, Emily and Haley are up next. The Twins. Ben, what did you think when you had a set of sisters coming to vie for your heart? I mean, honestly, it's one of the only reactions, I think, on night one that I remember, because it is that like, holy cow, there's two of them. They're beautiful. I don't know what to do with myself. Hello, twins. Nothing has changed, you guys. How long did it take Ben to be able to tell you two apart? Gosh, Ben, did you ever, ever able to tell us apart? Honestly, I don't think you were ever able, but you acted like you could. Yeah, I just didn't say their names. Yeah.

Berge. Thank you. Okay. Go ahead, Ben. Well, I was just going to say, you know, it's really great to see you both. You're shining. I just want to start this out by saying following your Instagrams is one thing in my life that brings me a ton of joy because you both are just glowing and happy. And that's so nice to see you here.

Ashley, sorry, take a let. Oh, no. I mean, I completely agree with him. You guys are both in really happy. looking relationships. Yes, finally. Holy moly, I didn't think it was going to happen. Do you guys feel like the guys that you're with now are the forever thing? I feel like with Emily, for sure. You've been with your boyfriend for how many years now, at least three? Almost three. I'm just waiting for my ring. Whenever it's coming, I don't know when. Is the ring coming soon?

Because you would know. Oh, I thought never tell me because he knows I can't keep my mouth shut. Yeah, she would tell me she's ruined like every Christmas gift for me so far. And Haley, how long have you been with your boyfriend? Only six months. So this is pretty new, but I'm feeling really confident. But he's definitely the one. I wouldn't be surprised if he proposed to her before will propose to me. What I love about your two current relationships is that usually you two don't, um, you don't like each other's boyfriends. But it seems like you guys have full approval. Well, I picked this guy for her because she's not good at picking.

So I picked this guy for her. He's the sweetest, just the absolute best. And I adore him. And then obviously will is amazing. Yeah, he feels like my brother. So nice. Are you, well, we're going to get to the show here because obviously that's airing tonight. Are you at all nervous?

What, how do you view the show now? I mean, we're not going to lie, Ben. We're a little ashamed of how we acted a little bit. Some of the things we did were very immature. We were little A-holes, but it's okay. We were 22 years old and we were young. And I will say like I just did a, because I am a little nervous for it to air, but I was just saying like me and Haley, 100%. I'm sorry, Ben, we're not on the show for the right reason.

We were 22. We figured it out early enough. We had good time what lasted. Exactly. No, I mean, it was so much fun. We had a great time. We made so many good friends. And, like, it was an experience of a lifetime for sure.

For sure. How was it dating one guy? Have you guys ever fought over a guy before? And did you even think that you were at all fighting for Ben on the show? Gosh. No, I didn't ever feel like I was fighting with over it. So many other girls were there, too. I honestly just felt like we didn't even stand a chance.

So I was, we were two. All the other girls were so pretty. We're like, what are doing here? And, like, people were forming relationships with Ben so fast. And me and they were like, we're just friends. with each other. I don't know. I couldn't like, I mean, we hardly got time. I feel like, you know, to talk to The Bachelor. I think a lot of people don't realize such, you have such little time with the Bachelor that like, you better make it good and memorable. I mean, Haley, we're always like,

we don't eat vegetables. We don't do this. Like, yeah, Ben was like, these girls are keepers. That is one of the one things I do remember is when you told me that you don't eat vegetables. And so then my fault was like, well, what do you eat thinking like there's alternatives? It's like chicken nuggets and mac and cheese. Oh, still the same thing. Not much as cheese vegetables now. Yes, is-ish. I'm glad.

Hey, am I the only guy that both of you have ever dated at the same time? Yes. Yes. I feel honored. Yeah, such an honor. Going off of that, Ben, it was awkward enough having it to dump, you know, every girl that was there. Was it even weirder to dump Haley and keep Emily? Yeah, it was.

And I think they could probably test this, too. Like, you know, you have people on every season that you just really love and, like, get along with it and enjoy. And even if there's not, like, romantic spark as much, like, you enjoy it. And so the twins are that for everybody. Like, both of them are loved by everybody because they're just hilarious and fun and uplifting. So saying goodbye to either of them was hard. But it was really weird to have, like, to have to process how I was going to say goodbye to a sister and keep the other sister. And, like, what the repercussions of that would be.

like that's not something they prep you for yeah no not at all and you dumped her the day before our birthday i don't know if you know Yeah. And so that was the first birthday we'd spent apart. So, and it was so weird. I do remember that because there was like a cake or something that. Yes, there was. Yeah, you guys celebrated even from a distance. Isn't that well? I know. I know. We're about to be from a distance because she's moving to Sweden. Oh, you are moving to Sweden. Oh, my God. You guys, my sister is moving back to Virginia and I thought that that was going to be difficult on me. Yeah, we're going to be complete different time zones. Oh, my God. Like far apart. Oh, yeah. When does it start? Depending on the travel ban, it's supposed to be August. So pretty soon. Is it going to be a full-time thing?

No, just during the hockey season. So like six, but the sad part is, is during summer, she's in Sweden, and during summers all be in Vegas. We switch off. Like, we're probably never going to see each other. So we don't, we're going to figure it out. Yeah. It's going to be hard.

Yeah, it's tough. But it's time to grow up, right? Right. You'll get in the end. It's good for you. people are really sad in the message board they said that uh the direct quote is homeboy better proposed before then um so i like that hey we got to dig in real quick for one second because tonight's episode there's a big focus on Olivia and uh and kind of her experience in the show and

how hard it was for her yeah and i do know that the two of you obviously were 22 you've grown up is there anything as you know 2 500 people are watching this is there anything you'd like to get out publicly about your experience with Olivia on this show and how you feel about it now. Oh gosh. I mean, I just would, I mean, if I, like, felt comfortable enough and maybe if Olivia felt comfortable enough, like, we're totally so sorry about all of that. And me and Haley did not mean any of the stuff we said. And looking back on it as, like, a mature adult, it was completely uncalled for and just, just big fat a-holes. Yeah, just little brat, just trying to get 15 minutes of fame just trying to like just totally so awful so if she's watching this or ever

sees this 100% we're sorry and would love to talk to her on the phone if she'd want to and i mean i don't think she would ever want to i know and you know it's weird that we've never even had like a text conversation or a phone conversation four years later to even say sorry and i guess that might be our fault because we've never even like reached out but i just don't think she would want i know i i don't know if she'd want to hear from us well well Maybe we'll relay the message. Yeah, she loved you. Yeah.

Okay. All right, bye, guys. Thank you. Bye. Thanks for time. Hey, Kwanjah, thank you. Have fun in Sweden. Thank you.

See. Yeah. See ya. All right, guys, we just wanted to remind you that a portion of today's proceeds will be going to No Kid Hungry, and we are so thankful for all of you guys being here so that we can make a big, nice donation to them. A huge donation, actually. This is more than we ever expected to thank 2,500 people.

up for this. It's a gift. We got to do it again. It's been fun to see these people and see them in person. This is awesome. Well, hey, we have to say this. We're going to stay on and answer a few questions. Just a few. We're going to bring on one of America's favorite moderators to do this. If, though, you are in the time zone that the Bachelor is starting, feel free to jump off. But before you go, Ashley and I just both want to say we appreciate you. And thank you for joining us. Huge. Thank you guys. This has been so much fun. Ben and I really vibe off of a live audience, even if we can't see and hear you guys, just your feedback right here in the text part is really getting us excited about everything we've been talking about. That's right. Well, hey, welcome to the podcast, Easton Allen, who is best known for his very sensual voice on the scrubbing in podcast and also the almost famous podcast. He is here to moderate three questions. I think from the audience before we go.

Hey, guys, thanks so much for having me. It's really an honor to be here with you tonight. Before we get started, I want to wish a very happy birthday to Rebecca Waterbury. Happy birthday from everyone here at the Almost Famous Podcast. I got some questions. I've been taking careful notes all night. This has been a really fun show, but let's get to some of these questions. Real quick, Ethan, I'm sorry.

I did forget this part. My fiancé, Jessica Clark, intended on being here. And when we originally booked her to be here, she was not in school. And she just started esthetician school today. She has an eight-hour day. She doesn't get out until like three more minutes from now. I'm hoping she can still call in if she can't. I am sorry about that.

We are doing fantastic. We are so in love. We are planning our wedding. We will get her on the Almost Famous podcast soon. I do apologize. I know that was said that she was going to be on here, but because of school, which is something we all are super excited about for her, she couldn't be here tonight. So I'm so excited. I should probably get Jared since there are a lot of comments because he was also listed. I'll carry it

until you can get them. Okay. Go get Jared. Ben, let's see this first question. This is for you. Okay. Would you ever run for office? You know, Easton, there was a time of my life that I did run for office. I don't know if you remember this season, but I did run. It was before, though, I feel like the political climate became what it is today. And Jared's in the shower. Oh, well, he'll be out then in a second. We'll have him at the end. I was very excited, in short here, when I ran for office, I was really excited to be in the middle and to understand each side and to try to process through different people's opinions and come to truth somehow, some way. I feel like it's harder right now, no matter what side you're on.

This is not a political conversation to get there. And so I want to wait and kind of see how things shake up here, especially in the next election and the elections following. But I do have an interest in running for office again. It is something that I care about and enjoy. But the timing needs to be right. And right now, I mean, I'm hosting an almost famous podcast. Like, I'm fine.

I'm doing all right. Well, you got my vote. Thank you. That's exciting. That's exciting news. Okay. Amy Kuntz says, who's your best friend from the franchise? And Ashley, you can't say Jared. Okay. So my best girlfriend from the franchise would be between Jade and Becca. And then my best guy friend from the franchise is Ben. And then Nick and Tanner. Yeah. You know, it's easy, you know, for me, Easton. I, I have a hard time answering this question because I think Ashley would agree. Like, the list is long. Like Ashley and I especially have really good friendships that are like actually meaningful friendships in our life from this show. But the best girlfriend that I have from the show has to be Ashley. I mean, I talk to this girl every week the last three years and we've never, I don't think, gotten mad at each other. No. I know we haven't. And I want to say. second what Becca said earlier, like, whenever you have, like, any sort of, like, moral conflict in your life or, like, you don't know how to move forward with something, whether it's business or a personal relationship, Ben is the person to go

to for advice. Thank you. That is. Yes. Best guy, friends, I don't even know if I can answer that. I mean, I would have to go through, like, the Jared's, Deans, Wells, Knicks, Souls, like, those guys. And there's a huge list in my life that, uh,

of people that mean a lot to me from the show. But, you know, Jared, when I'm around Jared, and I just don't say this because Ashley's here, she knows it's like, the dude is just an uplifting fellow. Like, the guy is such an encouragement that it's hard not to say, like, when I think of people that I want to have and hang out with from the franchise, like Jared's at the top of that list every time. Aw, thanks.

Jared's the best. I love that guy. Okay. I'm interested in the answer to this question. and this is from LR. Oaks 14, what tips would you give to a new podcast host? Hmm. I would say probably try not to censor yourself and will, of course, be your best, you know, your best, most you can be with a microphone in front of you.

But I think where we get in trouble or where we feel we're not our best, is when we get too careful about what we say. Yeah, that's it. Yeah, because, you know, as a podcast, as my advice would be, you know, try to, even if your opinion is that you don't have one, at least voice your opinion. Because if not, the genuineness doesn't really come out.

Also, the thing is, I don't know if this is, like, advice or what I, but before every podcast, I sit down and I take five deep breaths so that, like, I'm, like, calm so I can come into the podcast and try not to have my podcast voice on. It's just hard sometimes. But that's funny because when I was in grad school, they were like, your reporter voice should be the same as your regular voice.

And it's still hard. It's really, really hard to do. So, yeah, that's my advice. A couple people have been asking where I got my sweatshirt, and I just want to shut it out because it is a bachelor fan who sent me an email

and then said that she wanted to make me something tie-dye. and they're really cool. It's maybe this and another tank and it's extract, the label, E-X-T-R-A-C-T-T-T-Label.com. They're on Instagram, too. You also have your own label with my company, MyFanthreads, at MyFanthreads.

At myfanthreads.com, Ashley and Jared designed a sweatshirt and a t-shirt. So you can go check that out too. In case you guys need more clothes. We have places you can get them. All right, we've got time for a couple more questions. Danielle Mebitt asked. How much does Chris Harrison help you work through your feelings as a lead off camera?

That question would be for just Ben, because he really only talks to the leads when it comes to emotion. Yeah, a lot. Chris was coming over quite a bit, especially towards the end. We would watch football together after that long day. We'd talk golf, and then anytime I needed to, like, chat with him, he was always there. Chris is still to this day, and I mean, he's a good friend of mine. He's a guy I look up to that I admire. So I don't know if it's different with other leads, but like we've stayed close.

And he's around quite a bit. I would say whenever I needed him, he would be there. Sometimes though he just wants to show up and like watch football. Like that's all he doesn't even want to talk show. He just wants to hang out, which is good. I love that. Okay. We got one more question.

I see someone in the chat. Keep asking how I got into my job role. I know. I want a contest. That's the answer. Um, so, uh, last question. Yeah, that's how they get these jobs out. It's a sweet.

I'm so gullible. I want it in a happy meal. Uh, okay, last question. This is for Ashley from Chris Hughes. Ashley, did you work on a quarantine baby? No. I was pretty open on Instagram the other day that, uh, I'm still on birth control and horrified to get off of it because of my acne.

Yeah, I saw that. I saw that. with just being an esthetician school, you can talk to her about the downsides of that now. She can help you get that fixed. I would love to. She and I both share that passion. Well, two last questions I saw that I want to answer. One is, will we be coming to Canada for the live show?

So far, yes. Like, that was the original schedule that was supposed to come out, but we've been pushing it back. So the hope is to come to Canada for the live show. The next is one I just love to hear an Ashley answer. And I don't even need to because you can explain it. What's the Bachelor Mansion like? Like really, truly, what is the Bachelor Mansion like? It's beautiful.

It's super opulent. It makes you feel like you're in another country. It kind of makes you feel like you're in the Mediterranean. And it's like a mix of cozy and it's cold. Like, honestly, it's cozy. It's a big house. But when you have that many people in it, it's not like this. It's not sprawling.

You're not like losing people in it. You just, you could honestly go. to the foyer and be like, yo, Ben, and they'll be able to hear you. So it's a great house to live in. Yeah, it's a great house to shoot in. Hey, Ashley, you're the best. We should sign off here. Easton, will you do it with us? I'd be honored. I'd be honored. Well, hey, last time to all the people out there watching, Ashley and I just want to tell you, thank you. Thank you for hanging out with us. Thank you for supporting us. Please make sure you watch the show tonight and be nice. The ladies on this season, they're trying their best to do

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