When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany - REWIND: The Valley's Michelle Lally

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

Brittany's good friend and co-star of The Valley, Michelle Lally makes her podcast debut! Brittany and Michelle talk about the boojee tendencies of Jesse Lally, Michelle and her family's reaction to Kristin Doute, adapting to reality TV life, Michelle's background in real estate and the most expensive house she ever sold, Brittany's first experience with a charcuterie board, AND Brittany makes an important announcement about some recent rumors. Originally aired: 02/29/24Please support the show by checking out our sponsors!Tempo: For a limited time, Tempo is offering my listeners 60% off your first box! Go to TempoMeals.com/REALITYHITSApretude: Bring your A-game and talk to your doctor. Learn more at APRETUDE.com or call 1-888-240-0340.Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust ProgressiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello, everybody, and welcome back to When Reality Hits. Today I have a special guest, one of my very best friends and cast member of the Valley. This is Michelle Lally. We're popping her podcast, Cherry. Yes, we are. Here I am. I know. I'm so happy to have her on.

You guys are going to love Michelle whenever you get to finally watch the Valley, which is airing. premiering March 19th. Coming up soon. I know. How are you feeling? Are you so nervous? I am so nervous and so excited because I don't know what to expect. Oh, I'm so excited for you because I know how crazy this whole like reality TV wife is and I'm just so excited for people to get to know you. I know they're going to love you. There's so many opportunities that are going to come your way. And I'm just like, I'm just so excited to see the show because you guys don't probably don't realize. this but we don't really get to see the episodes um we had not seen the trailer we had not seen the promo video we saw the trailer when everybody saw the trailer i was nervous we kept being like can we please

see the trailer i'm going to my for my interviews for the valley like can i please see it can i please see it and nobody would let us watch it yet so yeah like michel said we saw it exactly when you guys did how did you feel about the trailer oh my god i'm reliving life once again I think it's good. It kind of shows a little bit of my husband, Jesse, Lally. You don't really get to see my side yet. So I'm really looking forward to people to see and get to know me. I'm excited for that too, because you're amazing.

Michelle is definitely one of my very best friends. Do you remember how the first time we met? My memory is so terrible. I think I came over. Okay. And I think I asked you like, how old are you? And we're basically the same age. and then all of a sudden you put music on,

and we both just started dancing with each other immediately. That's what I remember. Yes. And we just clicked because we liked all the same artists. We both worked at Hooters. Yes. And then you're like, I was a Hooters girl. I was like, oh, so was I for many, many years while I was in college.

We just clicked instantly. I couldn't remember exactly what day we met or anything like that because it's been so many years now. I mean, we've been friends for what, like five or six years now. I would say at least five years. Like right before you and Jesse got. married. Yeah, I think I had just gone married and you were engaged. So we kind of were on, we met our husbands at the same time in 2015. Yeah. So we kind of had the same timeline. We did. You just like we met them. Actually, I think me and Jack started dating like maybe a month or two before, right? We started dating in May. Oh, we were October. So was that, which one's first? So you're first. You started dating Jack first. I have to count on my fingers like one January, January, February, April. Okay. Yeah, but you got married a year before. and they have a beautiful daughter who is almost to the day a year older than Cruz.

Yeah. So her birthday is. Isabella is about to be four. She's April 15th and Cruz is going to be three. Yes. Yeah. And he's April 12th. So like that's crazy.

Literally everything we did was a year apart from each other. Yeah. So we even have to plan birthday parties to make sure we don't do it on the same day. Yeah. I was like, she was like, what day you're going to do Cruz's birthday party on? I was like, oh yeah, I got to make sure I tell you this because I'm, already got my party planners and everything back to like they're already scheduled but it's going to be such a fun birthday okay so i'm so excited to you know kind of introduce you guys to michel before

the show airs so that you guys can get to know her better um let them know a little bit about your life like what you do as a career and you know your family we kind of already talked about isabella but yeah so i'm from l a move to san diego been back about 10 years i'm in the luxury real estate market So if you want to buy or sell homes, you call me. Jessie and I actually work together and we're also business partners. So you'll see that on the show. I'm also a mom to Isabella. So I mainly, how do I say this?

I focus a lot on Isabella. We spend a lot of time together. Her and I love to dance. I take her to ballet, soccer. So it's either you see me working or spending time with Isabella. Yeah. You're an amazing mama. I'm so excited for people to see.

And how cute was Isabella? in the trailer when she calls out Jesse for cussing. Of course she does, because he cusses so much. I'm like, you can't do that in front of her. And so she mimics me. And she's like, Daddy, don't do that. You're not supposed to say that word. She said, you can hear a crew screaming in the background.

She said, Daddy, you say that every day. She sounds just like me. Does she see herself on the trailer? Not yet. Oh, my gosh. She's probably going to freak out when she realizes that she's on TV. She has no clue, but she has seen you and Jackson. And she's like, why is Uncle Jacks on TV?

And she just, like, gives me the stare. Like, what is happening? And she's like, Auntie Brittany, why are they on TV? Oh, my gosh. I think she's going to love seeing herself. You know what I mean? Like, I think she's going to freak out when she sees herself actually on a TV screen. She's a little diva and she had no problems with camera crews, camera people.

Like, she loved it. I was getting ready to ask you. That was going to be one of my questions. How did Isabella react the first time, like the camera crew and everybody came over? I was shocked I was because I've never been in this environment and I don't know what it would be like to have a child have you know random people around yeah she thrives on that so she never looked at the people like she knew she was being recorded so she was going to be extra oh my god I love it because because you would think Cruz is like freaking out in the background because you would think that um she would like stare into the camera or something you know she's very aware very smart three year old girl and nope not an issue she was like okay we're being we're being recorded so let's just dance and talk and express ourselves she's also a little model so she's kind of already introduced into that world yeah and she loves it you got to tell everybody she had a huge guest campaign yeah so her very first job we we put her in an in an agency

and her first job was with guests which is huge huge and she was like barely two years old it was it's absolutely adorable i'll have to like throw a photo up so people can see it yeah but it's so crazy to see how small she was and she did a great job like she probably just was out there working it isabella is really sassy but i love her like that's my girl which is also so funny because she's always like gotten along with me very well you guys click very very well but she did not like christin at first remember oh isabella tells me who she likes and who she does it and she has a very good intuition so christin first walked into my house and she just gave her this stare and looked her up and down and she was like i don't like that girl and she said it right

in front of her didn't she she's like i don't like you go home please oh my god and Kristen's actually really good with kids so Isabella knows Isabella was like uh-uh that is so funny though because it's just funny because Isabella's so blunt and she'll just like say whatever to your face yeah you know she's so cute though i love her how did your families react when you told than that you were going to be on a reality TV show? I don't think they understood because my family, I don't think they really watch reality TV. So they're like, what do you mean you're going to be on TV? And like, they didn't grasp the idea.

And I think just now when they saw the trailer, they're like, oh, my God, you're on TV. Like, yeah. Do they all call you when the trailer came out? Yeah. What were they saying? I mean, they're like, are you ready for this? Because they know I'm a very, like, private person. and I'm also more of an introvert, like, I keep to myself and the fact that, like, I am broadcasting my life, my marriage, my work, my child, like, it's a big change for me.

Yeah. So they're excited, but they're just saying get ready for it. Oh, my gosh. Yeah, get ready because people judge the crap out of everything we do. But that's something I'm going to tell you, like my advice for a first time reality show coming out, you know, is like, do not listen. to everybody on, like, social media, especially things like Reddit and different things like that because they are so, people can be so mean and judgmental, but, like, think, what they don't realize is, like, if the things, if things were turned around and the cameras were pointed

on their lives, do they actually think that they would be perfect, 24-7, never do anything wrong, never have any drama or anything? Like, I feel like people don't realize, like, we're living our regular normal lives. It's just captured on camera. and people are so quick to judge. And we have no idea how they're going to edit it. Exactly. We could have said something right before or right after,

and you really don't know the full moment or the full story. And not only that, but like me and Jacks are over here talking about something. You and Jesse could be over here talking about something. We don't know what each other is talking about or doing. But like on the show, I think people would like expect you to know everything that's going on. But like we definitely don't. Does that make sense? Like whenever like a drama happened, like say,

like when you and Kristen get into an argument or something like that like I might not be there for that moment so I'm over here talking about something else and like I have no idea what's going on with you guys but people watching the show think that we just know everything yeah we don't we really don't but I am strong and yeah that is the one thing you have to be yeah internally because I know people are going to dissect everything everybody has their own opinion yes and everybody's entitled to one but yeah you know at least I'm open and on honest about everything yeah and that's like what makes such a good reality show is whenever we are real and we're not like faking things we're all real friends like that's something i've always said

about the valley is that the reason why this show is going to be so good is that people weren't casted it was literally our close friends that we asked to be on the show with us and the fact that i'm just like so proud of you guys for how good and like open and real that everybody was because you never thought you would be doing something like this no and people always ask me the The first question, when I say, oh, I just did, I just wrapped a TV show. They're like, is it real? Is it fake? Or you guys, I'm like, no, this is real.

Like, these are my friends. These situations are real. Real. And that's what makes, that's why Vanderpump rules was so good in the beginning, because every situation was like so real and they're real friendships. And that's like, that's like really the, you know, why, why those shows are so good. And I, and I thought really hard if I was going to do it or not, because we were hesitant. Yeah.

that's not our world like we're real estate agents and we never thought of and you're successful already in what you do yeah exactly so to do this we said if we're going to do this we're going to open up our lives and we're going to be okay with it the good and the bad like we're going to tell people our true story we're not going to fake it we're not going to pretend that like we're amazing and so perfect yeah and life is perfect like no we're going to show what is good and what is bad yeah and that's what you have to do to make people interested And that's why I think so many people are going to relate to the cast because we all are going through stuff. Me and Jacks are going through stuff.

You and Jesse are going through stuff. We're going through parenting things that are hard. We have couples that are had just had twins. Ne and Daniel had literally just had twins. So she's going through postpartum things. You know, Kristen's trying to get pregnant. Janet is pregnant. I mean, there's just so many different situations that people.

Every couple is different. Every couple has its own problems. So we all deal with it differently. and we all showcase what is our issue exactly so and that's like that's why i know that so many people are going to just relate hardcore to the valley and it's going to it's going to be why people love it so much i just think it's going to be such a success i mean all the back like the feedback that i've gotten just from the trailer is like everybody is just so excited yeah and it's nothing has been done like this before yeah it's like we have housewise but how many people can relate to housewise

exactly and then vanderpump like yes you guys were in your 20s or you know some of the guys yeah 30s but this is a decade later yeah we're now married we now have kids we live in l.A so what is that like and we're not like super millionaires like the housewives you know what I mean like they're all so super rich and like married to these like really rich men you know it's a little unrealistic yeah our life is like people can relate exactly and that's i'm so excited for that back to school season often brings a way of busyness, leaving little room to plan nutritious meals. Instead of settling for fast food, try Tempo. It's a convenient solution for quick, fresh, and mindful meals. With over 20 options

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What was the most difficult part about filming for you this season? Ooh. That was such difficult. Ooh. Getting in arguments was the hardest for me because I don't like conflict. I don't like to fight or yell. Me either. There were moments where I was.

so angry that like i think i even surprised you you did how loud i was screaming at somebody yeah and i feel like that's not me but like you can get me to that point obviously yeah and so i mean i was shook whenever you started screaming i was like everybody just looked at me like who is this girl so to express that and then like get home and be like then you start dissecting like oh my god what did i do that's going to be on tv i can't believe it am i going to be looked at as this girl when I'm really this girl and just kind of internally trying to dissect everything, you can't. No. It's in the moment and you have to move on. Yes, exactly. I'm glad that you're already noticing that because I'm such an overthinker that, you know, it can be hard to rewatch that moment. And I'm not an

overthinker. So for me to like have to worry, like how did that come out? Am I going to look like a crazy person? Yeah. You know, but you just have to roll with it. I mean, you were kind of pushed to your limit there and that's why you freaked out. I was definitely pushed. There was, there's a lot of drama yeah we're parents yeah yes we're parents and families and obviously our kids come first but there's a lot of drama that happens and i think you can kind of tell in the trailer that there was a lot of drama already and that that didn't even like scratch the surface they really didn't so i'm like woo i just can't wait for it to come out i'm so excited we've been talking about it for so long three more weeks oh my gosh three more weeks i was so excited okay what was

your favorite part about filming What was my favorite part filming? I had a blast. Like, because we got to hang out even more, it wasn't a job. It was just like, I get to hang out with you. And we get to go out and look beautiful and just have a good, good time. Yeah. Like, honestly.

And we got to take trips and, like, do, like, little fun things and dinners. That's technically work, but it wasn't. Yeah. We got to get to have a lot of fun. And hopefully we'll have even more budget next season and we'll get to go somewhere, like, really cool. Yes, let's go to Europe. I would love it girl trip girl trip for sure next season that is so true though it is fun it is it definitely has a job but it's so fun we're so lucky to do what we do you know I think so

it's like amazing okay what are you most excited for this season I am excited for people to get to know me because a lot of people know me as your friend like we've been friends for years but like nobody knew anything about me yeah I get to actually show people who I am yeah as a wife as a mother as my own individual person yeah i mean that's pretty exciting i know it's like really cool that we get to do this right we do isn't it kind of crazy like you've seen me over all these years like doing a reality tv show and now like you know what we've been doing like now you get to see the other side yes and like realize what we've been doing for all these years yes now i totally get it yeah no clue yeah like like i remember whenever i first came on to van

Pump Rules there was season four already so the show was already kind of established by that point um but it was like i was so nervous i barely spoke like jacks always did all the talking as i was so like freaked out like i did not know anything about reality tv really other than watching like laguna beach you know i've never seen reality tv not at all not even like you never watched like laguna beach of the hills what no guys watch the hills that's why janet always makes in front of me. She's like, I've seen every Vanderpump, everything. Jane, it's a big one. She loves all that stuff. You have no idea anything, like what you got yourself into or what to expect. Like, I just came into it completely blind. Yeah. Well,

that might be better because then you're not trying to like mimic other people and that could also look so fake on camera. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, I was just myself. Yeah. And that's, that's what you have to be on reality TV. But yeah, it is crazy because now you see like what we've been doing for all these years you know yes the good and the bad yeah it's crazy okay you get used to the cameras and the crew being around obviously so like in the very beginning did you feel so like did you feel the presence of like the cameras and stuff a lot more and then did you get used to it over time or how did you react i thought that it was going to be weird and i would be super nervous but apparently jesse and i are pros like we were very natural and it just came to us like we

Because the first time we ever filmed was in our home, and it was just him and I. Yeah. And they're like, just be as you would if we weren't there. And we did. Like, we had to talk about work, about a client. And it just organically happened that we were very comfortable. Yeah, because people don't realize like, yeah, there's like literally a sound guy. There's like three cameras on you.

There's a producer. Yeah, there's like 10 people in your house. There's booms up on the ceiling, like to get every single sound. But you like, just don't even realize they're there. you completely forget yeah and people are like how does you do that like i would never expect if i didn't know how this world worked that i would just like forget that camera crews were right there yeah you know surprised at myself and you do just get used to it it's just like you and i were having a conversation yeah whether somebody's watching or not that's the conversation we would have

i do love though if i do something really funny and i could see the cameraman like starting to giggle they won't like say anything out loud but like if i could get a camera guy to laugh during a scene, I just know that I am doing a good freaking job. I'm like, yes, I killed it. That's funny. Oh, y'all, it's so much fun.

What's something that you learned about yourself while filming? Because I know on reality TV, we're always forced no matter what. So, like, say I got into an argument with you. I'm going to have to address that the very next day or the very next time I see you. In real life, I might not talk to you

for a couple weeks or something like that or maybe we would talk on the phone or on text messages. We have to deal with our issues right. Yes, right then and there. So did you learn anything about yourself while you were filming? Yes. I learned that I'm much stronger than I think I am. That's yes. Like I really learned that if I feel a certain way, I'm very strong and like there's, it's black and white for me and you apologize or you move forward and like I don't let anybody step over me. and I have very strong opinions on certain things, and you're going to see that. And I think that's what I really learned about.

Like, I did learn a lot about myself. That's awesome. I've definitely grown so much over my years on reality TV. And then you get to, like, watch it back, too. And, like, if you make mistakes, you can, like, clearly see them. And you can grow from your mistakes also. Do you know what I mean? Like, it's very, you know, kind of like therapy sometimes.

That I can imagine because I haven't seen myself properly. But even already, you can tell how strong that you could be. you know and that's awesome i love that that's like so much growth you know it is thank you and yeah i think it's going to be awesome i cannot wait for people to get to know you okay yeah i'm just so proud of you guys i mean as a first timer letting the like the world see your issues and you know marriage issues or family issues or friends issues like just being so open and so real and i just like i really appreciate that and i want you to know how proud i am of you because you did so good.

Thank you. I just think, like, if I can benefit or if I, if somebody can learn from my mistake or if people can relate to what I'm dealing with, like, why not? Yeah. Why not show the world? It's going to be, it's going to be so good. And I cannot wait for you guys to get to know, Michelle. And I'm glad I got to kind of introduce you first, you know?

Thank you. Yes. It makes me so excited. We're definitely the closest. Oh, yeah. You are one of my best friends. For sure. And I think that, like,

We've always been close, but I think that being on the show has only brought us closer as friends. Like, we're together at least twice a week now. So even when the cameras aren't rolling, I'm always with Michelle. Okay, I'm going to ask a couple questions from fans because I put it on my Instagram that you are going to be on the podcast. All right. This is from Reality Ops. Who from VPR, Vanderpump Rules, do you think would be a good addition to the Valley? Ooh.

I love Sheena. Yeah. I mean, I really do. do i've always clicked with her yeah that's my boat okay yeah i think sheena would be great also la la i mean they're also parents their kids are all around the same age as ours you know they all play together we literally went trick or treating with all all of us all of us in la la and ocean and our kids really get along with each other yeah and i think that that would be so great also i love tom schwartz i would love for tom schwartz to be on because he is just so funny and he's like such a sweetheart so

yeah the three of them i mean all any of those any of them would be amazing yeah my first vote is she yeah yeah for sure okay this is from well this is a question about jana but i'm still gonna answer it because jannis is going to be on soon but her um she said her baby's not feeling very good today so we're gonna have her on another time but this is from kara budgles and she says why does janet look so familiar

Has she been on anything before? So Janet has had random cameos on Vaynerpump Rules. I'm sure you'll see her in the background a lot. Yeah. Or you have seen her in the background a lot. Yeah. And she's even had like moments definitely over the years of VaynerPump Rules. I actually met her through Sheena.

Sheena and Janet were, which I'll talk more about this with Janet when she comes on. But Sheena and Janet were both going through their divorces at the time. So they clicked instantly. And then I met Janet through Sheena. but so she's also been like a co-host on sheena's podcast many many many times so that's why she looks so you guys because she has been around forever okay this is from jill so photo did filming change the friendship and that doesn't mean us like it could be with anything anybody 100% absolutely did i didn't think it would because we're all already friends but i think once the camera

are up. I don't know what happens, but things get escalated and elevated and they definitely can change instantly. Yes. Like, um, we won't go too much into anything, but Michelle and Kristen definitely had a lot of, definitely had a lot of drama this season that you would have never, that you would have never expected though. Yeah. Came out of nowhere. And the opposite too. Like, I've gotten a lot closer with other cast members. Like, it was a mix of all the things that happened. Yeah, I mean, and also the crazy thing is, is that so much has changed since we stopped filming. Like, we filmed, when did we start filming? July, end of July.

I think it was beginning of summer. July, August, September, right? Yes. July, August, September is when we started filming, right? I think so. I'm like, wait. So much has happened since then. Yeah, so much has happened since then in every single couple.

And, you know, that's why I think season two, which I hope, hopefully we get. Watch out. Hopefully we get season two, but yeah, watch out. because it's going to be crazy. This ad is brought to you by VEVE Healthcare, the makers of Appritude, Cabotegrivir. You never skip your SPF and you carry hand sanitizer like an accessory. But what are you doing for HIV prevention?

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I do. If my friend wants to buy a million dollar house, you call me. If, you know, we've sold things five, 10, 20. What's the most expensive house that you've sold? 65 million. What? Oh, my God. That's awesome.

Yes. I know you're making some good commission on that. Yes, I do. Okay, this was a question that Janet had, and I liked. If you had an unlimited budget, what L.A. neighborhood would you buy a house in? That's an amazing question. I would say two places, because if I have unlimited money, I can buy more than one house in L.A. I do love Malibu.

Carbent Beach right on the ocean, you open the doors, you walk. You know, the sand is a private beach near Nobu, Malibu, I love Malibu. So that would be a perfect. Like that Airbnb that I had. It was so good. Fabulous. So Malibu for the weekend during the week, I would pick Bel Air.

Yeah. Bel Air is very central, right off sunset. You can have views. You can have land. And you're surrounded by $100, $200 million houses. Oh my God. I can't even imagine being able to buy like a $100 million home. Could you imagine?

I mean, I can imagine all the time. I want it. I show these houses, I was like, I can live here. Absolutely. How do you feel about people saying that you and Jesse are the most boogie couple on the valley? I think it's hilarious. We like a nice lifestyle. Yeah.

I don't think that's a bad thing. No, gosh, no. It's not a bad thing at all. But I don't think you're as boozy as Jessie. Absolutely not. I wouldn't even consider myself bougie because I honestly wouldn't either. Like, you can take me to a whatever restaurant or you can take me a. two or three star Michelin restaurant either way I'm going to be happy so like I can live both

lifestyles yeah and I wasn't raised like that exactly I have very middle class normal family I honestly think it's Jesse that makes you guys seem like the boozy couple yeah you know you know what I mean because like even on even on the trailer he's like this is cashmere brother don't get me wrong I like it like girl me too who does it look at all my purses and stuff exactly like who does it there's things that i love as well but i'm still just the southern girl from kentucky deep down like i'm just a regular san diego girl were you born in san diego or born in l.a i was born in l.a and grew up in west hollywood till i was 10 and then went to san diego i don't like to say i'm from l.a because then people just think i'm born you know into a rich family

and i went to high school here and that's how i started my business no like i moved back i didn't know anybody and i started from scratch the really estate market. So you didn't have any, like, friends that you had still had from whenever you were, like, growing up here? Not at all. Oh, wow. Yeah. So, yeah, you, you came back just like everybody else. Yeah, I was, I'm like, can definitely, I can just still go to the farm and, like, take care of the chickens and the cows and stuff in, like, a heartbeat. And then I could come here and go with you to the Michelin Star Restaurant. Exactly. And I think it's a good balance. Yeah, it is. You know, it's so funny. Whenever I first moved here. So I think, I mean, this was a scene on

Vanderpump Rules actually, it was whenever we were at NASCAR for Ariana's birthday. And, you know, in Kentucky, we just called, like, meat and cheese boards, meat and cheese boards. And we go to a restaurant and they're like, they're like, um, let's get a charcutory board. And I was like, charcutory board. I was like, like, cooter? That's instantly where my mind went. And I was like, that is the ugliest word ever for meat and cheeses.

well that's what it's called oh and then another time this is embarrassing but it's funny so I will tell it I was at Craigs which is like a fancy restaurant where all the stars go here in LA we love to go there we love going there me and Michelle have been there just by ourselves many times um but the first time I think one of the first times me and jacks were there and I had ordered an artichoke I recently ordered a grilled artichoke you're like how do you eat this how do you eat this so I'm over here trying to figure out how to eat this thing don't tell me you ate the whole thing oh yeah i was just chewing it up no i was just sitting there chopping on the artichoke leaves i'm embarrassed for you right now the waiter the waiter came over and was and was like ma'am let me show you how to eat this because

they noticed they noticed that i wasn't doing it the right way is that why the other day when i said can we have grilled artichoke you gave me this look yes because i mean i know how to eat it now but like I had no clue I had no clue how to eat that and I had like escargo once and like bone marrow crap and I'm like I'm like never in my best never in my life did I know how to eat any of that stuff or do any of that stuff so it's just so funny those stories cry me out you learn and you you like it you learn and you like it oh my gosh this is another funny story I remember when I first moved here there was this girl named Kelly who was on vanderpump rules for like one season she was just kind of like a background bartender um and i went to a dinner with her and

at this point i had no money like i literally had like maybe five hundred dollars on a bank account like nothing because it was all every money i had saved up was gone as soon as i moved moved to la and i was still working just like everybody yeah just like everybody i was working at hooters and i finally started working at sir so i was you know so struggling i was taking out loans because i kept getting parking tickets and stuff so i like i took out a loan because I didn't want to ask jacks a lot of people don't realize that about me like a lot of people thought that I moved here and this was like leaching off of jacks and trying to like do this and do that like we're a lot I I am a hard worker I work all the time we don't want to

depend on men no we want to figure it out on our own absolutely not and I'm actually I like to take care of people so like in my past relationships I was always the one taking care of like my boyfriends oh I don't want to take care of anybody but I'm like such a nurturer and like a I've always just been that like motherly type i guess where like i would always take care of my boyfriends even in high school i was taking care of my boyfriends getting their hair cut for them doing all this you go girl but when i moved to l.A it was so different because i couldn't do that i couldn't afford to do that and jacks obviously had more than me like without him i couldn't have survived that first year because he was still paying for our rent and stuff so like thank god i

had that but i remember going back to my kelly story we went out to a dinner with this man that she knew and there was like a couple people like my friend mikey was there there was just like four or five people there but he was ordering like the most expensive champagne escargo bone marrow like so so much the bill came back and it was like five thousand dollars and i was flipping the hell out i was like oh my god is he gonna think that is he are they expecting us to put our cards down no he is not freaking out of course he just took care of the whole bill i mean he's the one who ordered everything yeah but you don't know the fear that was inside of me me thinking that I was going to have to put my car down.

Yeah. And it wouldn't even went through, I don't think. Denied. Denied. But now, that just made me think of that story, which I thought was hilarious. Okay. Who of the ladies is the most dramatic? Dramatic?

Yeah. I would have to say Kristen. She is very dramatic no matter what. Yeah, she is, but she's great TV, I swear. I know you, I know, I know. I'm hurt. She's great TV. It's funny because I was friends with you guys and I had never watched Vanderpub. And I was like, well, you guys are my friends.

It's kind of strange if I like sit down every week and watch you on TV. So I thought it was better to not watch. And they're like, don't you know, Kristen? And I'm like, no, what has she done? Like, no clue. But she was amazing to me as a friend. I know this season you and Kristen obviously have had your issues and everything. So we don't go into details because you're going to have to watch it on the show.

But before that, and, just being like our close friends, you probably never thought Kristen would have been drama. Yeah. I had no idea. She was just so loving and a great friend. Yes. And I would always post stories with Kristen and people would be like, oh my God, I can't imagine you guys friends. I'm like, really, why? Her and Jack's just like know how to turn it on, I think. For like, they're just, they're just reality TV like made for reality TV people. Yeah. And they've been doing it a long time. Yeah, a long time. But you guys, like I said, I'm so proud of you guys for how you all stepped up, really, because with that many new people on a cast, like, yeah, we're going to introduce you guys,

but you all brought your own stuff to the show. It's not just like you all were, like, following us around. I think so. It's like, it's amazing. Every single couple did amazing. Janet brought it. Nia and Daniel brought it. You and Jesse brought it.

Like, it's just, I'm so proud of you guys. I'm so, so proud. Okay. This is from hi dot candy. Candice. Who's your celebrity crush? Oh my God, I have so many. I have to narrow it down.

Oh, gosh. I have a lot of here. Actually, Jesse always laughs because he's like, you can't have a top three and then like always change it up. And I'm like, yeah, you can. Yeah. Of course I can. Yeah. You know I love Harry Styles.

I was going to say. I already knew that. I love him so much. Liam Hemsworth. Oh, he is hot. Yes. Anybody tall, athletic, handsome? Hey, that's my type to a team.

Tall athletic But it does It does change So are those your top two Those are my top two They're both so hot I agree I think that Tom Hardy is so hot

Yes he is Oh my God I fell in love with him On that movie that they did Witherspoon Yeah Oh I was like Why is she not pick him

Like he was the one Yeah Like I would have so picked him But he's just like So hot In so many ways and I think that like gosh Odell Beckham Jr.

is so hot. I mean, there's so many years. There's so many. I can keep it going. Michael B. Jordan. I think he is so hot. I mean, I could just like go on and on. Gosh,

Austin Butler's hot too. Oh, yeah. I just found out the gym, too. Oh, you did? Go to my gym. Woo-hoo. I'm going to have to come to gym with you. I keep inviting you.

Oh my gosh. That is hilarious. Yeah. I mean, there's more that we could go on. But, yeah, Lee, all those. All those men that we just named are incredibly beautiful. I think I mentioned Harry Sal's so much.

I hope that I get to meet him. You're like, that is my goal. You're like, let's just say Harry Styles, Harry, you ever hear of this? He is pretty cute, though. But I'm not like, he's a little too like. What I like about him is like I went to his concert and he's a great entertainer. Okay, yeah.

See, I like menly men, like big shoulders, like tattoos. That's why I say Liam Hemsworth. Yes, tall Australian. Yes. The accents, man. Tom Hardy has accent, too, and I was shook. Because I did not know that he had an accent. I was like, because they're amazing actors, so like, you don't hear it.

English actors. Yes. I mean, I'm like, oh, God, you're so hot. Jacks already knows this, so it's not like it matters. Yeah. I mean, Jackie. Jesse always knows that my list is always changing. Mine too.

Okay, we're going to get into something serious really fast. because so many of you guys have been asking me about Jacks and I in our relationship. And I just think it's important to be real and honest with you guys because our life is definitely, we've shared so much of our life with you guys. So I feel like it's, I don't want to seem like I was, I'm lying or anything like that. So I think it's important for me to say this. I know on my last podcast, I alluded to. many marriages go through rocky times, but with all the speculation online and stories

running rampant, I wanted to be transparent with you guys. Yes, marriages in general are very hard, and I've had a particularly rough year in mine this past year. Jackson and I are taking time apart, and I made the decision to move into another home to take some space for the sake of my mental health. I won't get into too many details right now, because this is still very hard to talk about and I'm taking things one day at a time I don't know what the future holds but right now my focus is on being the best mom to cruise and I love you guys pray for us and everything will be just fine we're good so no matter what happened yeah sorry to end on a sad note but I'm so glad that you were here today Michelle we had so I had so much fun

otherwise I just had to address that um but I love you guys thank you you so much for listening to When Reality Hits, Michelle, tell them where to find you on social media. Oh, yes, Instagram, Michelle, M-I-C-H-E-L-L-E-D-S dot Lally. Woo-hoo! All right, I love you. Thank you so much. Thank you.

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