The Toast - S5 Ep63: The Ben Factor: Thursday, May 19th, 2022

Episode Date: May 19, 2022

Taylor Swift Tells Grads To Embrace Cringe in NYU Commencement Speech (CNN) (7:43)  Queen Elizabeth’s Star-Studded Platinum Jubilee Gig Lineup Revealed (Page Six) (13:35)  J.Lo Breaks Down Over Oscars Snub: Gave Me ‘Low Self Esteem’ (Page Six) (24:23)  ‘Riverdale Conclusion: The CW Boss Says ‘Seven Years is the Right Amount’ (Variety) (35:18)  This New Salty and Sweet Chocolatey Pretzel McFlurry is here to Beat the Summer Heat (ABC) (43:41)  - RHOBH Recap (49:50)  The Morning Toast with Claudia (@girlwithnojob) and Jackie Oshry (@jackieoshry) Merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/ The Morning Toast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningtoast Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry: https://www.girlwithnojob.com/bookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Good morning, millennials. Welcome back to the morning toast. Happy Thursday. Hope everyone's having a great Thursday. Are you having a great Thursday so far? I mean, it's Thursday, so it could be Monday. It's true, Thursday is a beautiful day. It's Friday Eve, it's lovely.

I have not a, nary a complaint. If I had to complain, I guess I could complain about the fact that it's raining. Theo is soaking wet, dirt everywhere, chaos everywhere, if I had to complain I guess I could complain about the fact that it's raining Theo is soaking wet dirt everywhere chaos everywhere if I had to I'll complain about is that this is just amazing weekend weather and I would prefer because it's like sleep in weather so cozy chilly weather it's so hard to get out of bed on a weekday when it's raining it's so hard and there's like overcast you're like oh is it four in the morning is my alarm not no bitch you're late get up that's your new alarm bitch you're late get up that'll do it especially coming from you totally you've such a scary voice do i sometimes perfect for motherhood i feel like oh i'm gonna

have to work on my stern talking to you guys i worked on it yesterday when i talked to you guys about austin yeah but i feel like my voice is so kid-like no like even when you get heated oh and also when I listen to old episodes even a year ago our voices are constantly changing what is that do other people feel that way like of course five years ago we sound totally like kids but even a year ago no it's like our it's not it's our tone it's our dialect it's our accents like it's everything it's everything we're just constantly evolving changing as we should as we should you do love to see it you love to see girlies growing up you love it speaking of speaking uh I had such a productive day yesterday and I recorded a very exciting patreon episode I just want to explain it to you guys because I've

been obviously breastfeeding for three months and I've been working with a lactation consultant named Chantal, who's our friend from high school. And she has been instrumental in getting me to where I am. And I had done a breastfeeding episode on Patreon that was just about my personal journey, all my learnings, whatnot. But I brought Chantal on for an episode because she is the expert. And we took so many questions. People asked like such

in-depth personal questions. Well it was pertinent timing because a lot of people are freaking out with the formula shortage to see if like they have stopped breastfeeding for like a month can I get back into it? Yes and long story short you can get back into it it can be done it is a lot of work Chantal said but also for a lot of pregnant women right now who maybe like weren't planning on breastfeeding or didn't put much stock into the idea are now like how am I going to make it work what can I do to ensure that it will work for me and so Chantal just had like so many great tips resources products everything the episode is an hour and 17 minutes like just all about them titties and it's really really great so if you are curious in the least about any of it, head over to

patreon.com slash themorningtoast. I agree. And there's just so much premium content over there anyway. We have part two of a general Q&A coming over our heads and the general Q&As are just frisky. There's nothing better than Jackson Claude. General. Actually, you know what's better than Jackson Claude? Claude and Jax. Whoa. The only thing better than Jackson Claude is Jax, Claude and Jax. Whoa. The only thing better than Jax and Claude is Jax, Claude, Bryce, and Thrice. A hundred percent. Or actually, you know what's the only thing better than Jax, Claude, Bryce, and Thrice? Jax, Claude, Bryce, Thrice, Kay, and Harry. That's too much.

My cup runneth over. A hundred percent. I'm wearing Bryce on my chest today. He's just a fashion icon. He's in your heart. He's in my heart. He's always in my heart. I love these pillows so much. Thank you. He's always in my heart. I love

these pillows so much. Thank you to everyone who gives us this merch. I love. That just warms the cockles of our hearts. We have an amazing show for you guys today because it's Thursday, which means we're just relaxed, you know? Like we have this sort of aura about us that some people would say is uplifting, spiritual, and everything of the sort. Some people would say that. Some people would not. We also have the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills recap second episode of the sort. Some people would say that. Some people would not. We also have the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills recap, second episode of the season last night, and I have many thoughts. I have a lot of thoughts, too.

I am, like, going to bed earlier now. My whole schedule has really changed as a mama, because Harry gets his longest stretch of sleep after 8 p.m., so, like, I've got to get down for some of that. So I've been going to sleep around 10. I didn't watch Beverly Hills last night but I watched it this morning up until the end of Harry Hamlin's birthday. Also I didn't realize Harry Hamlin another iconic Harry. Totally. And now when Lisa's like Harry's 70 I'm like he's three months. Slow down. But he's a good Harry to be in the mix with. Yes he's's extremely, you know, dapper, successful.

He's a really great guy, that Harry Hamlin. Yeah. It's like, I think, what are you going to say? I don't know, what are you going to say? Like, no, I won't. No, me neither, but we're going to say the same thing. I don't know what you're going to say. Like, he's like everything of the sort for one tiny little thing.

Runa? Yeah. Like they really do seem like a mismatch to me. I know, but they're so in love and they're really like couple goals. That's what I was gonna say. A mismatch, but like,

yeah, 30 years, they're ride or die. Like they have a beautiful family and they really balance each other out. It's not what I would have expected. No, not at all. And like,

there's no drama there. There's never like rumors. And he's so famous, like around people of that caliber, there's always like mist would have expected. No, not at all. And like, there's no drama there. There's never like rumors. And he's so famous, like around people of that caliber. There's always like mistresses. Like there's, they're just like real normal people. Yeah. They're very solid. And he lets Rinna be Rinna.

And he doesn't like, you know, she. Control her. No, he doesn't control her. He also like, doesn't tell her what to do. Not that she can be told. And it's really a beautiful relationship. No, I agree. It's so weird.

Cause like. Cause Rinna's chaos. And like, she actually actually I think of all the shows maybe like Kyla Marie too but she's like one of the most stable home lives yeah for one of the most chaotic housewives it's crazy yeah get you a queen who could do both agreed um so we will be recapping the real housewives of Beverly Hills and then we're just gonna be chit-chatting about other things mostly ourselves it's gonna be a great day here at the Morning Toast yeah we have some really some really great stories, a nice mix, and I'm excited to get into it. So without further ado, do you think that it's time? I do. No more ado for you. Without further ado, it is time for the past five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite

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Oh, my God. That's so funny. I didn't read the whole, I didn't watch the whole speech because, honestly, she was making me cringe. And, you know, I'm a Taylor Stantillite type, but one of the things that we love about her is like she really is like a choogy, cringy queen. And when I was watching the speech, I was like, oh my God, cringe. That's so funny.

So here are some iconic quotes from her speech where she received an honorary doctorate of fine arts on Wednesday from NYU and also delivered the commencement speech at Yankee Stadium. Iconic. She said, I'm 90% sure the main reason I'm here is because I have a song called 22. Now, despite not receiving a four-year college experience, she used her almost 20-minute speech to give the graduates life hacks on navigating postgraduate and early career life, including, quote, life can be heavy and to learn to live alongside the cringe.

She said, quote, hard things will happen to us. We will recover. We will learn from it. We will grow more resilient because of it. As long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out. And I'm a doctor now, so I know how breathing works. She was being funny because, like, doctor, you know.

She looked amazing. She was so excited to be there. Like, all the footage I saw and, like, the little clips on TikTok and the pictures the pictures like you never saw someone more excited to be a part of something in your entire life like she was really honored which was really cute um and of course she ended with so why don't we keep dancing like we're 22 which is like cute obviously um but the other thing I wanted to say that is cute while you think about uh this speech is reminding me just graduation in general Gary Giannetti has a short story in his new book I have to read it you need to read and this really should have been someone's graduation

speech like if I ran a college I would invite him to graduation to speak and say just do a reading of this little short story because it's about like the realities of post-grad life and how fucking miserable torturous it is and embarrassing and everything else but then the end obviously is like some of the highlights right and it just really sums up like expectation versus reality when you graduate oh that's funny that's cute maybe someone should do a reading of it someone should do a reading of it um but what I was going to say was my favorite part of the speech that I actually liked um was like when she was talking about how like don't let other people like make you feel embarrassed for like being enthusiastic about something.

Like it's okay to be like excited and really like juiced up about something, even if other people aren't. And that's like so Taylor, you know, she's like so always like geeking out over everything and everyone's like, calm down. You need to calm down. You need to calm down.

So I loved it. Obviously, like as an NYU grad, this hurt for sure. It felt personal. It felt like an attack um some of us were forced to sit through Billy Crystal while others got to be in the presence of Taylor Allison Swift like I just don't think it's right I don't think it's fair but you know that's a great message to tell people at college graduation life isn't fair totally and that's what I took away from the entire experience yeah but for these grads like

they think life will always be this good yeah they're actually setting them up for failure yeah you know what's so interesting that I think just random so I wanted to talk about Taylor Swift speaking at NYU today so I like searched Taylor Swift news and like every single article from every single publication is the same headline Taylor Swift tells grads to embrace cringe embrace cringe and like did she say nothing else is that really the most interesting thing that she said and you guys all really that was your main takeaway no it's yellow journalism it's the muckrakers at it again no it's literally so crazy no because it was like so much more yeah but like one person like harped on that quote did anybody else even watch it or you're just like copying it and changing the language totally um

she also did get like a little choked up when they were introducing her. They were just like listing off her accolades, which of course are many. And she was getting like a little teary eyed. I was getting a little teary eyed. It was really a beautiful moment and she looked super cute. Yes, she did. Of course, like everyone's like looking for clues. She did wear leopard shoes.

That's an interesting choice. Right, like not an obvious choice. So obviously everyone was like this means something and they were really similar to the shoes she wore in the blank space music video in that iconic scene when she's like she's sitting on the floor on the marble floor like with eye makeup running down her face and she's like screaming crying perfect storm and she's wearing leopard shoes so all signs do point to 1989 being next. But she has like a few things she needs. And it's New York. And.

Welcome to New York. It's New York. Also, this love from 1989 has already been released because it's in the trailer for. Okay, it's 1989, you guys. And wait, there's more. Oh my God, okay. Wildest Dreams has already been released because when it was trending on TikTok, she was like, oh, please use my version.

So she just released it. So it's ready. It's ready. Yeah. So I've, like, I'm almost 100% sure it's 1989 and like that for me like I don't want to talk to like I will not be okay when we get 1989 vault songs because 1989 is really like her Harry Styles era like style obviously a lot of the songs are about Harry so like it's just gonna be unwell a lot of the songs are about Harry oh another great Harry

another great Harry I wish I harry i wish i've already made that association because also his album's called harry's house oh right so i need to get merch you need a good luck for harold well harold is on the uh today show today and i've somehow have ended up on like the harry fan tiktok and like get me out like i like they're they're not okay it's probably because your phone hears you being like i love harry where's harry i want to see harry or maybe like my phone picked up on the fact that Harry Styles follows me on Instagram. So they thought I would want to see that content on TikTok. Yeah.

Yeah, that's it. Definitely. That's what it was. And so he's performing at the Today Show today. And like his big, he's doing like a one night only in New York. Do you know that? At an arena, I think in Long Island. And it's tonight.

And like literally people have been camped out, like putting up tents. It's like insane. That's pretty cool. Yeah. I think it's going to be literally people have been camped out like putting up tents. It's like insane. That's pretty cool. Yeah. I think it's gonna be televised. Pretty cool. It's pretty cool. Yeah, you need to get your hands on Harry's house merch.

I do. A perfect segue to our next story about music. Pretty cool events with a British twist because Queen Elizabeth's star-studded platinum jubilee gig lineup has been revealed. Ooh, I love a jubilee. Queen Elizabeth II is set to mark her 70 years on the throne with a huge concert where the biggest stars from around the globe are set to perform. The mega gig, which will be called Platinum Party at the Palace.

Oh my God, what I would give. I love an alliteration. To be there. Will take place at Buckingham Palace. Do you think they need a live podcast? You know the queen is a toaster, right? 100%.

You know that she has her tea crumpets toast every morning. No, of course. And she said, oh, those little Jewish girls they're so delightfully funny. Don't you think so, William?

And she loved our Halloween episode. Loved. And she loved Snitch's portrayal of her. It was an extremely flattering portrayal she said helen mirren snitch i don't know the biopic is getting you know more competitive as the days

go by olivia coleman claire foy no snitch sorry no olivia coleman she's top she is queen snitch no it really it makes you think i like how margo's um miss darbus costume and queen elizabeth costume were like super similar i mean they are two iconic queens. Two queens yeah. Okay here's who's performing at the platinum party at the palace. Maybe Ben can get us invited because. Ben we've been talking about this a lot lately. Ben can do anything. No Ben is like one of those effervescent charismatic charming people. He's one of those people that you hear about um leading a cult and you're like how did we get here when you hear the accounts of people being like you don't understand like the magnetism of this guy like you just wanted to be around him and and he was so electric and his

his laughter was contagious that's ben that's ben and like he uses his powers for good and like he's really just a really great networker and he has a really big like circle of friends and he just like uses it to get invited to like the platinum party at the palace yeah ben is always getting invited to cool things and he's not doing like anything nefarious with it but like a different man would use those charms to start a cult and be on an episode of american greed yeah but he has that personality where it's like wait how did this person get into all those places no totally i am going to put him on the jubilee party. Like if anybody can do it, Ben can. So here's who's performing so far. Alicia Keys.

Wow. Hans Zimmer. Rod Stewart. Duran Duran. Elton John. Also Adam Lambert will be performing with the remaining members of Queen. I love how Adam Lambert has become kind of how like John Mayer has become like the fill-in for Grateful Dead.

Yeah. Adam Lambert has become the fill-in for Queen. And I just think that's perfect. it's perfect like what a great career not something that you would like see for him but to be like Freddie Mercury's stand-in he's extraordinarily talented he just like never really took off in a mainstream kind of way I think probably the height of his career was his role on Glee honestly interesting I forgot he was on Glee so I'm gonna have to say not what do you think is the highlight of his career american idol like this being like yes being the stand-in for freddie mercury and

also what's cool is that the queen's uh jubilee her golden jubilee which was 20 years ago queen played at and now they're playing again also with a name like queen like they have to be invited of course i think that's literally why they named their band queen but there are a lot of iconic british artists who i would have expected to see here. This sounds very American. Like, what about Adele? Elton John obviously, like, comes to mind as obvious. Yes.

Harry Styles. Right. Would be good. Even though, like, I imagine the Jubilee has to be, like, somewhat of, like, an elevated soiree. And, like, Harry is very much, like, a rocker. So someone like Elton John makes sense. Someone like, like, Little Mix wouldn't make any sense. You know what I mean? and like Harry's very much like a rocker so someone like Elton John makes sense someone like

like Little Mix wouldn't make any sense you know what I mean they Little Mix always makes sense but it's because they're on break I think that it just doesn't work out yeah I don't know it just seems um seems very American but yeah also it's giving like festival vibes because there are there are more performances from other smaller British musicians so it's like multi-stage you know it's going to be like projected on the palace walls I think so there are smaller musicians like Ella Iyer who I love Craig David Mabel Elbow George Ezra Mimi Webb Mimi Webb is one of my favorite artists these days I can't even tell you not unfamiliar yes you are the house on fire song that snitch is always oh yeah yeah but then she also like listen to her album called it's the vibe and don't come to it in five years with down no i won't yellowstone also sam rider jacks jones you know who needs to be invited to this

sam smith snitch these are her people yeah no but like honestly the lineup feels a little weird like we're like the major major british where's ad Adele? Elton John. Adele. I know. Adele is the glaring, obvious missing person. But between Elton John, Queen, Rod Stewart. Yeah. That's major British. I guess we do want the Queen to enjoy it. And she is 90 years old. So she probably is a big Rod Stewart girly.

Also, the evening will feature appearances by David Attenborough, David Beckham. David Attenborough. David Atham. David Attenborough. David Attenborough is like the Queen's girly. He's like the British Morgan Freeman. Is he an actor? I don't know, but he's known for his voice. Because he's a host. He's not a host.

He's like a narrator. Yeah, he's a narrator. It's his voice on every episode of Planet Earth. Any nature documentary where you hear this wise old man, It's his voice on every episode of Planet Earth. Any like nature documentary where you hear like this wise old man like, in the lee of a picturesque ridge lies a small, unpretentious winery. Love David Attenborough.

Of course, the Beckhams are going to be there. Yeah, so hopefully Nicola will be there too. Stephen Fry and Julie Andrews. And there will be a special performance from the Royal Ballet. So they are bringing out all the stops as they should because it's the Queen's 70th which is unprecedented it's like that um scene in Greatest Showman when they're all those entertainers are like going to the Queen's house literally they saw Queen Victoria and Dash and Jenny Lin who is Adele is not there literally. Literally. Also, oh, in the show Victoria, is that what you're talking about? No, in The Greatest Showman. In The Greatest Showman, yes.

They go and perform for Queen Victoria. But also in the show Victoria, you know, they talk about Jenny Lin. No, I haven't gotten there yet. That's a really fun crossover. Oh, wait. Jenny Lin was a real person? Yeah. Shook.

Shook. You know the hill, like, I will die on is that that girl was miscast as Jenny Lin? I think the movie's perfect. I wouldn't change a change a thing no I wouldn't change a hair on its head you know what I would change the fact that the girl whose voice is actually Jenny Lin is like out here on America's Got Talent that's disgraceful yeah but she's making the royalties and she gets to live a normal life and go to the supermarket no she's she doesn't want a normal life because she's on America's Got Talent like she, I'm always seeing videos of her on TikTok and it's like, yeah, I'm the girl.

No, but I think she was doing, all those videos are from before Greatest Showman. I don't, no, she's saying, yeah, I'm the girl from Greatest Showman. Yeah, okay. I just don't think it's right, like the way she was shafted. Lauren Allred.

Yeah, and I don't want to ruin the Platinum Jubilee, but I did just see something that's giving red flags. What? The Queen's Love for Musicals will also be commemorated as special appearances from and james corden weber james corden will be there mark my words he will be there but lynn manuel miranda is going to be there as well as well as stars from the cast of the phantom of the opera hamilton six the lion king and joseph and the amazing technicolor dream

coat james corden will be there mark my words. One thousand percent. Front row, center, camcorder. He's literally British. Yeah. And he is in musical theater. And I think knowing him and I think that James Corden has the Ben factor because it's like why else is this man literally going to be sitting next to the queen like I think people just love him. That's actually a really really good call the Ben factor. The Ben factor could explain a lot. Yeah no that's true and I definitely as like consumers of pop culture we don't understand like the personal ins and outs of like relationships in Hollywood. So James Gordon is definitely like that guy for sure. He's probably super nice. Yeah. Funny. Engaging. Likes to connect people. You know he went on vacation with Adele and Harry Styles. Like he brings people together. He will definitely be there. And it's sad that Lin-Manuel

has to ruin a perfectly lovely affair. It's really, it's not right. It's disrespectful to the queen and actually to the monarchy. A perfectly lovely evening at Buckingham Palace. I hope that it's live streamed somewhere so us lay people can watch.

But also the queen has been really low key. And she's been skipping out on some tings. Wouldn't you after 70 years? 100%. Like you can't get me out of bed right for less than Duran Duran right and John and Queen yeah you know but she's obviously always going to the opening of an envelope and so I think people are like worried about Queenie I know but people are always worried about Queenie and I'm not worried about Queenie until there's something to be worried about yeah no I just am always thinking of her skipping events when literally your day is back to back to back

and you're literally 95 years old. Like, can she take a nap? No. No. They're always wanting more from her. That doesn't worry me. We want to hear from you more. And when I see her, she looks lively.

Like, towards the end when we saw Phillip, it was like, that looks like a person who's struggling. She looks fresh. Fresh to death. But we haven't seen her in looks fresh. Fresh to death. But we haven't seen her in a while. Fresh to death. We haven't seen her in a while. Yeah, but I'm telling you, next time we see her, she's going to be lit.

I hope she's just been taking some time for herself. Relaxing, rejuvenating. Getting a massage. New season of Queen. Yeah. Yeah. Are you ready for our next story? Only if it's a story that's brought to you by Noom.

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jennifer lopez put on a brave face after failing to nab a nomination for best supporting actress at the 2020 oscars the superstar was secretly devastated by the snub after wowing critics with her role as a scheming stripper in Hustlers. The full extent of her sorrow is revealed for the first time in the Netflix documentary Halftime, which will be released next month. In a trailer for the doc that dropped on Wednesday, the actress is seen sobbing in bed after being overlooked for the honor by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She said, it was hard. I just had very low self-esteem. I had to really

figure out who I was and believe in that and not believe in anything else. She has long struggled with self-doubt about her career telling the Post in 2018. Everybody was like she can't sing, she can't dance, she can't act, she's just a pretty face or her butt is big or whatever they were saying about me. I started thinking yeah that's true and it really hurt me for a long time. Despite the hurt and the pain, I just kept going. I just couldn't allow myself to let that become who I was. Okay, first of all, when the trailer dropped, like I gasped because I was just not expecting this.

The last halftime Super Bowl Netflix show I saw was Lady Gaga 5'2", which is on my list of top 10 best celebrity documentaries of all time. So I'd love to see a Super Bowl show from start to finish because it's so much work. But then also seeing a more personal, I feel like I don't really know Jennifer Lopez on a deep level.

And you know what? The fact that she knows like all the things people say about her and it like gets her down is so sad. And like, you know what? I thought she was great in Hustlers and a lot of people forget like she was an actress first, Selena. And like she says, like my whole career I've like been struggled I've struggled with being taken seriously and it's so true like yeah she doesn't have any Grammys like it's so weird

it is weird and I kind of just assume that like she holds this like interesting place in pop culture where she is a list beyond but on a serious like critical level she doesn't get that recognition and I just would have assumed that she like is so okay with all of that. Like she's the one laughing all the way to the bank. Like kind of like Jessica Simpson, where it's like, I'm never gonna be, or you guys don't respect me right now,

but that doesn't bother me because I have the things that matter. And I have so much success. I have so many fans. I have a beautiful life and a beautiful family. And I have a ton of money. And like, you guys can go fuck yourselves. And to hear that like this actually affects her is surprising and it reminds me of when Taylor

Swift and Miss Americana was like so upset that reputation didn't get shine at the Grammys and like you just think that these artists are above it in the way that even I look at award shows I think a lot of people do and more so now is irrelevant irrelevant and it's so much about politics about like campaigning, about, you know, wheeling and dealing and gifts and bribery and who's friends with who and who knows who, that it's like not the real, it's not real. Like if you won best actress, it doesn't necessarily mean you were the best actress. I agree.

It's not a Nobel Peace Prize. Like, right. It just means like, you know, everything came together at the right time way. It's not fan voted. It's so I'm always surprised when major artists with so much success who this doesn't make or break your career get so bogged down by these. No, you're right. It's weird.

But like at the end of the day, like they everyone grows up with a dream. Yeah, yeah. And so if your dream is to win a Grammy or an Oscar and like you're so close to it, you don't get to it like the hurt is understandable. Yeah, no, the hurt. And at the end end of the day she's literally Jenny from the block you know she's just a girl with a dream and I guess when you're in this world everything seems so big and to go from being an actress to an Oscar nominated actress is a big jump especially for someone like Jennifer Lopez who like does it all acting career is always like struggling to be

taken seriously she didn't get any nominations for Selena i guess that's a that's a bigger shock than hustlers jennifer lopez of you tonight till tomorrow i'll be holding you tight and there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be Than here in my room Dreaming about you and me Gorgeous song. Thank you. Re-Grammy. She's been nominated twice.

Oh, okay. For Waiting for Tonight and Let's Get Loud, but she did not win. Two of, seriously, the most, name two songs that have aged better. I couldn't. I really couldn't. Oh, man, but she did not win. Two of, seriously, the most, name two songs that have aged better. I couldn't. I really couldn't. Oh, man, I'm trying not to sing too much, but like, whoa.

And you know what? Let's Get Loud, like, when that shit was popping at a bat mitzvah, like, I, I would lose my fucking mind. No, Let's Get Loud. No, and I think. Let's us. And get loud. By the way, do you know what we should do?

Get loud. 100%. Yeah. And in the category of Oscars, it's not even there. Disgraceful. Disgraceful. She should have been nominated for Selena.

And she was really good in Hustlers. I don't know what else was nominated that year, but that was a good movie. And it was, you know, based on a true story, and they love that shit. And she like, when you see the work she put in to learning,

like she did all of her own stunts. Uh-huh. Like that's worthy. Yeah. And her halftime show should have been nominated. A hundred percent. I cannot wait

to watch this documentary. I love celebrity documentaries, especially about the Super Bowl. And I really do love J-Lo. And Ben Affleck is in it, which is so crazy. Wow. See, she like,

she has it all. Like she has a family. I just wish I could tell her like nobody cares about these things like you have what matters yeah and you know what you are more famous and more relevant than you've ever been and you've been in this business what is she 50 now since you were 20 yeah maybe younger so it's like to have the height of your career 30 years later be in the best shape like of course you never know what's going on in someone's life and like whatever but like from the outside it's like this shit doesn't matter agreed and I'm sure maybe 99% of the time that's how she feels like

I'm good this is good but maybe in just that one moment where it's like oh fuck I didn't get that one thing like you're allowed to have a low moment no for sure and like okay so she was doing Hustlers, filming, training, casting like it was probably you know a two-year process and obviously the whole time her goal was most likely the Oscar. So it's like to put so much time and effort physical effort also into this project and then two years later after it all pays off not getting the thing that I'm sure you really set into this project with the intention of getting. I understand being disappointed. Yeah I understand being disappointed for you know however long it is and then right okay remembering who you are right we're supposed to like respect the Oscars but literally Leonardo DiCaprio didn't have one arguably the greatest um actor of our generation didn't have one up until two years ago

or three years ago four yeah like make it make sense you couldn't you couldn't if you tried no and like Little Mix doesn't have a Grammy so. Disgraceful. What do the Grammys even mean? No and. What do they mean? Neither do the Jonas Brothers. Disgusting. Disgusting. When you actually look up like the major major pop stars who don't have Grammys it's really interesting. Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus. Miley actually might have gotten one recently since she went more niche there's a theme there yeah how do I look that up major artists who don't have Grammys right some of them have like I believe Selena has like two nominations but I think when you go more niche like I know Selena I think is going to do more Latin music Miley went more rock I think

it's easier to get those smaller categories. Okay. Popular artists who have surprisingly never won a Grammy. Katy Perry. Wow. Nicki Minaj. No. That's shocking. Blake Shelton. That's like not shocking.

Busta Rhymes. Tupac. Both have one. Tupac. Tupac. Sorry. Both have one nomination but zero wins. Right, right.

No, we're talking about wins. Yeah, we're talking about wins. Brian McKnight. No wins. One. Snoop Dogg. You're like a dream come true. Two, just one. That song was not nominated for a Grammy. And three, girl it's plain to see. He's been nominated 17 times since 1993. Brian McKnight? And he's yet to win, yeah. All right, we have to start a campaign. That you're the only one for me. And and for repeat steps one through three. That song is so good.

Snoop Dogg has been nominated 16 times and he has never won. Wow. Bjork has been nominated 15 times never won. If Bjork like came up to me in the street and spit in my mouth, I'd be like what's your name? I literally don't know her. Martina McBride, snubbed. Snubbed. 14 nominations, never won.

Dierks Bentley, 14 nominations, never won. See, with country, there are so many men who literally do the same thing. So, like, Dierks and Blake Shelton, they're just like another Luke, Brian, Jason. That just, like, fell through the cracks. Right. So, it's not surprising. Katy Perry nominated 13 times, never won.

That's insane. Diana Ross has won a Lifetime Ach perry nominated 13 times never won that's insane diana ross has won a lifetime achievement award but never won see and like we're supposed to respect these institutions jlo look at this link yeah you're in great company yeah brian mcknight sia has nine nominations but hasn't scored a win this can't be disgusting and this is from april 2022 that's fucking. That's insane. That's fucking disgusting. That's insane. Especially because Sia is not only. Right. She writes songs for other people, including Ed Sheeran, Beyonce. Like, please. Queen has had four nominations, but no wins.

Have you heard of Bohemian Rhapsody? Have you heard it? That's insane. Have you heard it, Grammys? Have you heard it, Grammys? That's so interesting. The Beach Boys. Zero Grammys That's so interesting The Beach Boys Zero Grammys

Sammy Davis Jr. Has a Lifetime Achievement Award But no Grammy This should be like embarrassed To be giving out Lifetime Achievement Awards To people It's like well you didn't think

His lifetime was worth achieving Back in the day When he was nominated Dean Martin Has a Lifetime Achievement Award But no Grammy What? But no Grammy?

Morrissey has one Grammy nomination But no Grammy Okay like we're down in the list of people I don't care about anymore. Yeah no now we're getting like older. Oh no not Morrissey. Uh anyways send the link to JLo everyone. Yeah. She'll be okay. I'm so excited for this documentary and Netflix just puts together like a premium ass documentary except for very hot take Shawn Mendes's. It was like really bad. I couldn't even finish it. it I didn't watch it I haven't watched a documentary in a long time because it became really oversaturated where like at first it was like this great way of telling your art I mean I think some of the greatest of all time are of course Joan Rivers piece of work Katy Perry part of me when she was going through her divorce Gaga five foot two um but then it was

like everyone was doing it and it was like you're all not that interesting some of you are but some of you are not Agreed Like and she's my queen I did watch Mary J. Blige's and like actually you know what

I take it back hers was good hers was good it was like a little lengthy but what she achieved Mary J.'s was good but like not the best one I've ever seen

but like not everyone needs a documentary is what I'm saying I agree Yeah Okay Why are you looking at me like that? Because you just like keep being done talking. No I'm like working through my thought process you know. I'm an artist Jackie. My god. Yeah. I'm a creative.

Stop trying to stifle me. I'm sorry. That's me the stifler. Literally. I'm the sweeper and you're the stifler. Are you ready for our next story? A little TV news. It's big changes at the CW because Riverdale is coming to an end after seven years. It is time. And Dynasty is coming to an end after five years. So after revealing on Thursday that season seven would be the final installment of Riverdale, the CW's chairman and CEO expressed confidence that the series was going out on a high note. The network announced the conclusion of the show along with the rest of its 2022 fall release schedule. So what we are interested in

is the end of Riverdale and the end of Dynasty. For me, the end of Dynasty is sadder just because I've been still watching it and I love it. And it's like a soap opera in the sense that it doesn't really need to end. Obviously the plot lines are insane. Yeah. But like it's a type of show that could go on forever

because you just expect, it's literally like days of our lives. Yeah. It's a telenovela. It really is and I always watch at the end of the season and like I just really enjoy it. Riverdale I stopped watching really because it was too scary. What? Like it's so scary so spooky and it was always just like giving me the willies. It's like, it is time. Riverdale like lost the plot with the green goblin monster. No, Riverdale, you gave up, but like, yes, it got to- But I will stand by the fact that season one of Riverdale is probably some of the greatest television in the last 10 years. It got to a really scary place.

But then like by the end of that season, they wrapped it up really nicely. And there was a good explanation for all the spookiness, not just like mystery and magic. And they back on track they really did I just like couldn't keep watching such a scary show I don't watch scary tings I don't watch scary movies I don't watch thrillers like I don't listen to like murder mystery I don't watch true crime and Riverdale was going down that path and that's just not my genre I'm interested to see like what the cast does because like they shot to insane levels of stardom

when the show, especially the first season, was so buzzy. And they're still super famous. They go to the Met Gala, but it's definitely tapered off quite a bit. And I'm sure they're all excited not to be in Vancouver 11 months out of the year and have normal celebrity lives in Hollywood.

But I'm curious to see what they all do next. It's interesting to see how they've all been positioning themselves. Like Madelaine Petsch has been really smart. Like she's invested heavy in like YouTube. Very like Shay Mitchell and Pretty Little Liars. Lily Reinhart is like very much like, she's like, oh my God, she's literally like the Troy and Belisario, like very much in the activist space, especially as it pertains

to body image, which is literally what Troy and Belisario did. Camila Mendes, I don't know what her vibe is she's like a fashion girly yeah she's a fashion girly she's always popping up in some Netflix movies she's always doing a great job yeah yeah those are my favorite kind of Netflix movies like the bad ones is a supporting actress yeah I would love to see her star but I guess her schedule well she did star in that one with the house spooky house spooky movie it was a little spooky does anyone remember no hold on let me go to her IMDB it was like you know that spooky movie it was a little spooky does anyone remember no hold on let me go to her imdb it was like you know that the movie that was all talked about for one weekend that's

how that's like everything yes nothing is talked about it's so hard three days and if you didn't that's why queen's gambit was so monumental because it literally was like a month yeah because like it was a slow burn. Same with like Bridgerton. Dangerous Lies was the movie. Got it. Yeah, no, you're totally right about like literally everything having a shelf life of 45 minutes. Yeah, and it's getting shorter and shorter, like Selling Sunset. It's getting shorter and shorter.

And that's why it's like you really don't have to watch everything anymore. Just give it a few days. Hibernate. Everyone will stop talking about it. Exactly. Literally. Exactly. Like Love is Blind, like that other one, Ultimatum. Uh-huh. everything anymore just give it a few days hibernate everyone exactly literally like exactly love is blind like that other one ultimatum uh-huh you just i truckered through that yeah it's over nobody cares anymore the coast is clear it's so fucking true it's crazy but all of those people

really get so many like followers in that time and then you know it's what you do with it thereafter yeah yeah just interesting factoid no literally facts left right and center and for dynasty everyone should watch the five seasons that are available because you know they're beautiful i wouldn't be surprised if dynasty got picked up by netflix because it's huge on netflix and it's really big globally i don't think anybody tunes in on cw weekly i have it recorded but when that shit hits netflix especially, all the cast is like crazy millions of fans. Like, I think Netflix would actually be smart to pick it up.

Yeah. And just keep doing the same shit. Yeah. Telenovela. Netflix doesn't have any like soap operas. That's a good idea. Thanks for the idea. Good idea.

Are you ready for our fifth and final story? Don't I look ready? You actually look so ready. You've never been more ready for anything. It's and final story. Don't I look ready? You actually look so ready. You've never been more ready for anything. It's the final story. Do-do-do-do-do. Do-do-do-do-do. Do-do.

Do-do-do-do. Do-do-do-do-do-do. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. It's the final story. Can't wait to see Ben On an episode Of American Greed And that's American Rumba Why did you stop singing?

I forgot my role I forgot my place Jesus Christ I thought like Get it together I do the do-do-do-do's Harry gets like One rash on his face

And you've lost the plot I'm sorry I have so much going on You have so much on your mind I understand No but I literally forgot What my point was I thought you were like

Finally you know what? Let me just give it up. Let the girl sing. She has the better voice of the two of us. I forgot my purpose. I forgot who I was. I forgot where I was. You know?

It happens. I do. It does. And Juliana, I drink a lot of water. I just feel like sometimes people listen to the show and have no idea what's going on. Let me tell you. Let me explain that one. So I was...

And I never know... Sorry quick okay I never know whether to like do this show in a manner where like I speak to people who might be tuning in for the first people to who might be tuning in for the first time because we're over here like rise and stride and rise and stride and like is that turning people away from being like what the fuck is going on? I think perhaps. But I also, sometimes I follow people and they have like inside jokes on their Instagram or whatever. I'm like, okay, I don't get this yet, but eventually I will. And eventually they do explain it. So I do think every once in a while we should just like pop up and explain.

So Bryson Strassen, those are our dogs. So real names, Theodore Oshrysoffer. Bruno Sweets Weinreb. And we have many names over the years right now bruno is bryce and theo is trice he's also thrice so brads and stress brads and stress and brads and stress and brads and stress and brads and stress and brads and stress and brads and stress and brads and stress and so that's bryson strice also known as bryson strice and oh. Oh, yeah. And he's Streisand. Yeah.

So that's that. That's that. But what I was just saying. So I forgot who I was. I forgot where I was. There's a quote from Claudia's special, Disgraced Queen. You can get it on Amazon anytime that you're feeling low. For free.

For free. Oh, my God. You're giving that shit away for free? Oh, bitch. It's been free for years. Oh, I didn't know that. Yeah. Interesting.

And then because I was quoting her special, I went to a go-to quote of mine, which is, Juliana, I drink a lot of water. Also, if you hear Jackie say, Claudia, that's beautiful. Also, a quote from my iconic comedy special. I gotta go back and watch that. Also, these days I'm loving, so I'll always say to Harry, I'm like, Harry, your brother has paws. Big paws.

Hairy paws. Curly paws. Also... A quote from the the special I wasn't talking about paws I was talking about pubes but you know what I mean big paws hairy paws curly paws curly curly ones such a good comedy special uh there are some other ones that I quote from that yeah and you by the way like remember more quotes from that special than I do like once I started this new tour I had to literally erase Disgrace Queen from my brain or else I would have gotten confused.

Yeah, no. And once I get the new tour on DVD. On demand. It's all I'm going to be saying. Also, there are some quotes from your new show that I would love to use on the show, but I don't want to. Some of them are punchlines. Yes.

And I don't want to spoil the punchline. Thank you. Like, I'm going to do a mannerism. Let me know if you know what I'm thinking. Yes. punchlines yes and i don't want to spoil the punchline thank you like i'm gonna do a mannerism let me know if you know what i'm thinking yes um yeah yeah yeah and then also mask yeah that joke which one yeah yeah yeah yeah so i like, because I know she's going to do more shows and I don't want to ruin it for you. That's so nice.

But what I can say, when teacher smiles, teacher is happy. Yeah, don't spoil that either. When teacher frowns, teacher is sad. That's all I'll say. It's also some of my best work.

Wow, I'm hilarious. And that's all that needs to be said. A hundred percent. So now are you ready for our fifth and final story? Oh yeah, we haven't even gotten there yet. No. And it's some food news that's exciting because McFlurry is adding another flavor to its rotation. You know, it's time.

It's time because we have Oreo, which is the best and the brightest. And there's no need for another. Agreed. But then they added M&M, which then opens up the floodgates. No. And you know what? Like, when I go to an ice cream place, like, I am going to get M&M's. So I'm really an M&M girly.

But I have never had an M&M McFlurry just because, like, why would you get anything other than the Oreo? Here's the thing about an M&M McFlurry. M&M's and ice cream just don't work in general because they get too hard and they crack your teeth. I think some people like that about it. I don't. And, like, the Oreo just enmeshes itself in the ice

cream. The Oreo is become one. It's literally perfect. It's a symbiotic journey. Well before you tell me the flavor I do think McDonald's should invest more time in having working ice cream machines than introducing a third flavor that none of us are going to be able to try because the ice cream machines are never working. Okay no I'm. It's like what came first the chicken or the egg? I agree that's another problem but I'm always here for the introduction of new flavors, new concepts. And now we have a new McFlurry, which is the chocolatey pretzel McFlurry. A little sweet and salty combo. I am interested.

No. For me. Look at this gorgeous girl. Let me see. That's a gorgeous girl. I mean, it looks good. But can I say something? Like, this is like an extremely hot take.

And perhaps the fattest thing I've ever said. You don't like sweet and salty? Just don't guess. Let me say it. Okay. Pretzels are, like, too healthy. Like, they're not, like, a good snack. Like, pretzels just give health, in my opinion.

I'm sure, like, on the label, they're not healthy. But, like, they are. They're, like, the healthiest of, like, junk food. Yeah. And, like, I just, I want no part of it. Like, I think they're not healthy but like they are they're like the healthiest of like junk food yeah and like I just I want no part of it like I think they're extremely toxic I understand the association like definitely you would have like pretzel like you have a carrot you have a pretzel yeah like I mean Kendall Jenner was eating pretzels on the last episode how bad could they be right I hear you I love a pretzel yeah no it's like if I'm having a bag of

pretzels it's not like I'm being crazy. Right. And there's nothing better than pretzels and a Diet Coke. That I do. And don't get me wrong. There are some moments when like I need a pretzel. And just to be extremely clear, I'm not talking about hot pretzels, soft pretzels. No, that's a big snack.

That is the best snack on the planet. And you know, for someone who lives in New York, I don't think I've had one in like 15 years. I had one, remember when I was pregnant and we were in an Uber. We pulled up on the side. We pulled up on the side and grabbed one. But there's literally one on my corner. No, there's everywhere. I should get one today.

You should, but here's the thing. And I actually, I love a hot pretzel. It's one of my favorite. Quality control. It's one, yeah, it's one of my favorite things. So I do treat myself like when I see it, if I'm having a touristy moment. They're like not great anymore. No, you have to find a good cart.

If you go to like Central Park, I do believe they're like not great anymore no you have to find a good cart if you go to like central park i do believe they're better but like some of the random ones on the street they have bad quality control no like they're not hot i'm always on like fifth avenue that's where i got yeah the one that i'm thinking that like was i haven't had a good one no the one where you were thinking was like some turnt yes that one was turnt and i don't fault it for not being good but i'm thinking like right before i went to pritika and I got a hot pretzel and um it wasn't that great no we need we have a new mayor you know what I'm we're gonna lobby this issue there needs to be better quality control over the pretzels because honestly they're an iconic part of New York and if people start coming to New York and

having bad experiences with pretzels it will affect tourism which affects the overall GDP and I think it's important that we have this discussion yeah and everybody benefits when the pretzels are better you're making them anyway why does well make them better no and you know what if they're if they're tasting really delicious charge me more yeah you pay a premium i'll pay a premium for a delicious pretzel not one that literally fell off the card like literally literally literally anyways pretzel mcflurry chocolate pretzel mcflurry mcflurry and i think it sounds delicious it will hit menus on may 25th for a limited time so i think this is something it's like if this is the change that we want to see we're gonna have to show up no we have to

we'll have to mobilize we have to put our money where our mouth is and we need to be buying this if we want them to do new flavor initiatives we just do no we do and i want to support but like i just can't imagine it's four in the morning and i grab my phone and instead of ordering an oreo mcflurry i order a pretzel mcflurry like that's never gonna happen it's not a floor and you don't try new things at four in the morning it's almost no but i mean anytime i go to mcdonald's like i'm never gonna choose anything other than the oreo mcflurry it's literally the perfect recipe and that's kind of like the achilles heel of mcdonald's like they really can never introduce more flavors because no matter how good it is,

and I'm sure it's delicious, nobody is ever going to choose that over an Oreo unless you're allergic to Oreos. But if you're allergic to Oreos, you're probably allergic to ice cream too. Yeah, that's a good point. What flavor could they introduce? You know what sounds good?

Like a peanut butter Reese's. Yes, but the thing is, at least for me, like when I go into an ice cream shop, I know I just said like I will get M&M's and I and I would but that's only if they don't have cookies and cream first like I am one thing about me is like cookies and cream is my flavor of choice whether I'm in the grocery store whether I'm at an ice cream parlor so I'm never not going to choose like if I could choose and if I could have McDonald's make me any flavor it would be cookies and cream yeah cookies and cream is my go-to also the only time I don't get it is if they don't have it like at 40 carats they don't do cookies

and cream so I get vanilla with like Reese's peanut butter and I love a Heath bar but you know I will say last month I did a Patreon vlog of my trip in Vegas but I just want to caveat I don't eat the Heath bar on the ice cream because again too hard yes I just like to get it on the side so I can eat a Heath bar so I ordered McDonald's in the middle of the night and I got a McFlurry. And when the Uber driver pulled up, he was like, they didn't have, the ice cream machine was broken, obviously. He was like, but I got you a pie. And I was like, okay, sure.

Like I was desperate. And I had this raspberry pie that was so, I vlogged it. It is the funniest thing. Patreon.com slash morning test. Oh yeah. It was the best motherfucking pie I've ever had in my life. Like, I need to have a sober run. It was so good.

Maybe it was strawberry. Something berry. So good. And I had never had a pie from McDonald's before. Do you think it was so good because, like, you were drunk and desperate? No, it's definitely possible. But you know me. I'm not like.

You're not someone who says something's good when it's not. Right. Drunk or not. You can't even trick yourself into thinking something's good. So I think it was really good. And it was like hot. It was like a good McDonald's, you know? Yeah. Let's quickly talk about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,

episode two, Harry Hamlin's birthday. Something I did not see for this year was like Rinna and Erica, like choosing violence and choosing to be like villains. Because that's what they are. Because I think this is what it is. And I kind of of understand this even though like they're not i'm not on their team but like they go about the show like in earnest i think rena's been on her best behavior for a few years and like still the fans don't like them and so it's like you know what they're not gonna like us anyway let's at least say what we're thinking who we are and fuck shit up and be

interesting and have a laugh about it because like er Erica has gone off the rails yeah she is no filter none so I thought the conversation about the Elton John party was really interesting because so like Lisa really should have just dropped it like really really should have just dropped it um and just accepted the apology when Sutton apologized but then she had to dig deeper and of course Sutton bought the receipts in no world do I think that she canceled and that's why I was like Diana like shut up like I want to see the receipt like are you new here okay sure it's tacky whatever but like also since when Diana just came in since when do we all have to listen to her that she just because Diana thinks it's tacky even though like yeah if Diana would be like okay I'm yeah

it's not that tacky you know what was tacky that party in the middle of the cafeteria like literally it was not even like an elegant soiree. There was nobody else around. It was just the women. Actually, I would beg to differ. It's not tacky at all. No, it's the time and place. And also it's like if Rinna is going to throw this allegation out, then Sutton needs to be able to defend herself.

It's only fair. Just like Sutton threw the allegation out that Rinna didn't thank her and Rinna has to defend herself. Unfortunately, this is something that now needs a little bit more back and forth. Yeah. And receipts would be helpful. So Diana, please like pipe down because. Yeah, yeah shut up we just need to get to the bottom of this so we can move on because it's actually not that interesting no and i don't want it to

linger so if receipts can be shown and proven we can put this thing to bed that would be great yes i was actually really happy that garcelle like insisted sutton show the the receipt because right sutton was like sutton's like not she can't really go tip or tap with people like she she's not as combative as others no and like she like goes four steps in three out like yeah almost there but then kind of shies away because she's not interested in beefing so Garcelle had her back which I really liked and honestly I think that whole scenario made Lisa look terrible um and then it was like Sutton just couldn't catch a break Sutton versus Erica Erica's just like she she is the villain like yeah it's so crazy that the journey she's went on in the last two years because I never thought there was a time where like I wouldn't literally agree with every breath

that she breathed you and now it's like she's so nasty yeah like really mean really mean and she doesn't care anymore and it's weird and uncomfortable to watch I imagine it's weird to be around like just two people telling each other to shut the fuck up fuck off yeah and in different franchises are different and I feel like in New York they speak to each other that way all the time but like when they were sitting there and I think it was Kyle who's like you guys don't talk like that it's like they try to stay above certain things but Erica's just going there no and her tagline is really true. Like, there's nothing more dangerous than someone who has nothing to lose.

And that's literally Erica. Like, it's over. Yeah. So she's crawling her way out, and she's taking everyone down with her. Yeah. The other thing I thought was interesting was Diana. So I didn't really feel like they did an amazing job of telling us, like, who she really was. Like, what's her backstory and I did think the

I mean so she she I forget the country that she was from because on Sarajevo I never heard of it before oh Sarajevo she moved to London as like a refugee had literally like not a pot to piss in for 10 years she was like it was the most excruciating time of my life cleaning toilets like anything just to get by and then she met this man and I actually went online to research her because I really wanted to know more about like who he was and like what their vibe was so he's not just some ordinary like banker he's the president of Barclays like the biggest bank in the world and he's worth 500 million they did not have a prenup and I read this article in 2011 that they like weren't together but they didn't get officially divorced obviously because it's like complicated financially and they like

he's like she can have anything she wants but he also wrote in the article and was like if she wants to get divorced like I will happily fork over 250 million dollars it's hers I couldn't have achieved what I achieved with without her it was like really sweet um and I do believe they are now officially divorced because that article was from 11 years ago and she's engaged right which you can be engaged and still be married to someone else. It's a little weird. Yeah, for sure. So I thought her backstory was fascinating.

And I read an article that said she's now the housewife with the highest net worth. Wow. Yeah. That's exciting. I know. And you could see it. Like her home was like this sick house and she was like listing all of her homes and they showed her house in Hidden Hills which is not the house she was in filming that

one was I think somewhere else um and she is London she's all she's like I'm not bragging I'm just telling you she's like five or six houses and they're like sick yeah and she says she like rotates like I think she sells houses and gets houses in new places she is that girl I feel like it's rare that someone comes into as a new housewife and doesn't have to like work their way up through the group like everybody just automatically respects her crystal knew her already Lisa knew her and people have probably heard of her right like Erica said she had heard of her so it's not like she has to like win over all the girls but sometimes it's an interesting place to come in also because like you you don't

know how things work around here it's also interesting here for her it's an interesting place to come in also because like you don't know how things work around here. It's also interesting. But I'm like very here for her. It's also very interesting that she just had a baby. Yes. At 46. And she was like coming in talking about how she's having a hard time losing the weight and I'm like okay you are my girl. No she's. First of all I did not know that that man walking in next to her was her fiance.

I just thought he was like her friend. I was like shook. Yeah. What I think is most interesting also is especially in Beverly Hills she's similar to Sutton in the sense like it's all her own money which is cool. I especially in Beverly Hills, she's similar to Sutton in the sense, like, it's all her own money, which is cool. I mean, it's money, like, she's not married,

she was married to the money, but now it's hers. Yeah. So it's like, she can do whatever the fuck she wants. Yeah. And that's cool. Yeah, I like her a lot. Me too, I think she was a good cast,

even though I don't think they needed someone new, and it does feel like a lot of women, I feel like some people are gonna get left behind. Even last season, I felt like Dorit was getting, like, majorly left out of the plot um I do think that's gonna mean like some people become irrelevant um like things change things change yeah um but Diana's is super interesting yeah yeah I didn't get a chance to finish the episode um it's just weird because like I'm really finding myself like on the side of Garcelle Sutton and Crystal yeah they're just

like extremely rational people um and that's tough because like watching the show for so long, like you feel so invested in like Kyle and Dorit. But like, and Kyle's doing her best to like straddle. Kyle and Dorit are kind of

neutral right now. I think a lot of people are gravitating towards Garcelle Sutton and Crystal. Sutton, I'm like 50-50 on half the time. I'm like, yes. Half the time, I'm like, no.

She's too unpredictable. Yeah. And she's like being so weird in her confessionals, like just giving weird energy. She's chaotic. And the shit with'm like, no. She's too unpredictable. Yeah. And she's, like, being so weird in her confessionals. Like, just giving weird energy. She's chaotic. And the shit with Dorit was weird. She's wrong.

She's wrong. And why did, I wish they let her finish speaking in the car when she was, like, trying to explain that she went over to Kyle's and I'm an empath. And they didn't finish what she was saying. Yeah. What was she gonna say? I don't know. Maybe she could say, like, it took me a few days to, like, really get into the headspace.

That's what I thought she was getting at. And I regret, like, I don't know. Yeah. So, um, it will make for an interesting season because I think that Sutton Garcelle and Crystal like definitely feel this like resentment towards the fact that this group really hasn't been that open. Yeah but also they're wanting to distance themselves from Erica. What was that LA Times article that they did like being like we could be a comp like we could be. I thought the LA Times article they were referring to was like the OG one from last season Erica said that LA Times article really bothered me and they put up a picture of an LA Times article called you know we could be accomplice or indicted or whatever or something maybe they spoke to the LA Times and it's a picture of the three of them and it's like they sat down for an interview and like had a photo shoot and I think that's a little weird Sutton's track you know i wish they dived into that more oh yeah on october 2021 real housewives

oh we could be implicated has scandal consumed the real housewives of beverly hills and they're sitting at the bar photos it's sutton garcelle and crystal it's at sutton strack's bel-air home and they did they did. They did. How that's not a bigger storyline is surprising. And if I were Erica, that would bother me the most. And you know what? That's a little messed up because it's like last season, you know, Crystal didn't want to hold Erica accountable.

Yeah. And I think that's where you're supposed to do it. On the show, ask the questions, you know. Have the victims in mind. But you don't need to go and talk to the press. In their minds, I think they were doing an an episode i think they thought they were doing an interview about being the three new girls listen to these first couple questions okay what has surprised you most about being on the real housewives of beverly hills knowing what you get

with this franchise what interested you in joining in the first place and then they each answer yeah um did denise richards or lisa warn you uh about to expect? The way race has been dealt with, that's talking to Crystal and Garcelle. And then they probably asked one question about Erica and made it the headline. Yeah, wait. Some fans were frustrated that you had to show your pain for the women to show empathy towards you. Literally? When do they get to Erica? Oh, they're talking about the moment where Crystal challenged Sutton on not seeing color.

It literally has nothing to do with Erica. Talking about Sutton versus not seeing color. It literally has nothing to do with Erica. Talking about Sutton versus Crystal. More serious. Okay, so 10 questions later. Things took a turn this season once we reached election day

and Erica's divorce filing set off a series of questions. It's one thing to watch it as a viewer and know a little bit about what to expect, but living in it must have been a whirlwind.

So it's not like they sat down to talk about Erica, but obviously that is a click bait. That's crazy. Yeah. Okay, no wonder why it's not a good reveal. And it's not like they sat down to talk about Erica, but obviously that is a clickbait. That's crazy. Yeah. Okay, no wonder why. And then it was one question.

Now it's like talking about the dynamics of marriage and wealth. That's literally it. And they made that headline and it looks like they did a sit down interview about Erica. And you know, and by the way,

they probably, once that came out, should have spoken to Erica, but Erica was so nasty to them. Why would they give her any courtesy? Yeah. So it's not like they sat down, but that came out, should have spoken to Erica. But Erica was so nasty to them. Why would they give her any courtesy? Yeah. So it's not like they sat down. But that is what the article makes it seem like.

But I don't think that they did. Got it. Thank you for going through that. Because, you know, another muckraking moment. Another muckraking moment. So that's our show. That's our show. And I'm so grateful for it.

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