S5 Ep127: A Night At The Theater: Thursday, September 8th, 2022

Good morning, Millennials.

Welcome back to the Morning Toast.

Happy Thursday.

Welcome to the back latter half of the week.

It is exciting to be here.

It is humbling to be here.

And it's really even more humbling to be here with my sister, my co-host, my best friend, Jackie.

Hey, Jax, how you doing?

Me?

Me.

Me.

I'm derned good.

After that introduction, my day is made.

And I'm just feeling so grateful.

And I mean, the question on everyone's lips.

no one cares about me today everyone wants to know about funny girl please tell us about your evenings they also i thought you were going to say they want to know about the queen you know we have developing news this morning the queen i led with the positive like i'm a good news first kind of person yeah um it really is hard to do any other stories other than queeny yeah but let's start with the good news of the day which is that claudia saw funny girl last night leah michelle's second night performing as fanny bryce at the august wilson theater and she has come with a full report for us.

So

like there are really no words.

First of all, you know, I don't think anyone was questioning whether she was going to kill the singing.

She's such an amazing singer.

Those are such hard songs to sing, especially the ones that we know.

Like Don't Rain Out My Parade is a very big song.

You have to be an extremely like wide range, like me, you know, I can sing it.

Only the best singers can sing it.

It's true though.

It's like a Star Spangled Banner type.

It's a very difficult song song to sing.

Not anyone with a good voice can sing it.

And the singing was so spectacular.

It was so moving.

Like it was incredible.

But I think a lot of where people were concerned or like, you know,

just anticipating to see how Leah played Fanny.

Because, and by the way, I had never seen Funny Girl the movie or the show.

I honestly wasn't even sure what the plot was.

I had like a vague idea, like she wanted to be famous.

Relatable.

She wants to be be a star.

Yeah, like relatable.

But I didn't really know like what Fanny was like.

And Fanny is like this ball.

She's a lunatic.

Like she's fucking crazy, singing, dancing, you know, very physical.

She's very, very funny.

Obviously, the show is about her.

She's a funny girl.

And so, you know, prior to seeing the show last night, would I have considered Leah Michelle to be a particularly funny person or a particularly comedic actress?

No.

But I was so impressed with how fucking funny she was.

Like it was not real.

When I tell you I was cackling like every five minutes, which I don't really like laugh at Broadway shows.

Like I'm just, I'm not an easy person to make laugh.

Like some people can laugh at anything.

I am not one of those people.

She was so funny, hysterical.

Like her physical comedy, the way she delivered her lines, like the show I think was an hour long because people were just laughing so much.

Like and they would wait for the laughs to stop before continuing on to the next line.

Everyone was great, but Leah, like, the way I have a whole new respect for her outside of her musical singing voice is just not what I expected.

Like, she was, from the minute she started, she was so fucking funny.

Like, just hysterical.

There were so many moments.

Also, the woman who plays her mom, Tova Feldsha.

Oh my God, she was incredible.

Like, I was cackling from her.

And I mean, I guess if I had sat down and thought about it, I would have come to the realization, like, it's an extremely Jewish show.

Um, but I just, it did, like, the thought never crossed my mind.

It's just like, oh, Barbara's Jewish.

But, like, there's all about her neighborhood in Brooklyn.

So much of the humor.

They were like using Yiddish words like Hamish.

Like, it, is that a Yiddish word?

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah.

Um, it was so, like, steeped in our culture that it was so enjoyable.

Um,

it was incredible.

The guy who played Mr.

Arnstein is so hot.

I just like wasn't expecting like like such a hot piece of ass to walk onto stage.

And there was a scene without his shirt on.

So it was funny because when you looked around the audience, like it was literally Jewish girls and gay guys.

And honestly, after seeing the show, that makes complete sense.

And first of all, like I know if I walk into a room full of young Jewish women, like it's literally a room of toasters, you know?

Yeah.

What I didn't expect was how many gay male toasters we have.

Like it was overwhelming to say the least to meet so many.

And like that just made me feel so good like yes like i feel like you know gays have a really high bar especially when it comes to podcasting and for them to enjoy this show like there's really like there's no greater honor jackie like i really thought we had like and because i could see it when i go to my shows there's like you know one or two

gay male toasters um

but we are like I think we're huge in the gay community.

Like, that's what I learned in addition to all the other things I learned last night, not to make everything about us.

But I just thought that really interesting.

Oh, I love that for us.

So, it was a very toasty crowd, you're saying, Oh, beyond.

And so, I was really like waiting for so many celebs to show up, but I guess, like the ones-you were the celeb, no, literally.

It was Podcasters Anonymous because the only other famous person I saw was Bowen Yang, who also has a podcast, and he was there with his podcast host.

So, um, it was Podcasters Night Out, PNO, and honestly, he was probably better than the first night.

I think it was really CNO, Comedian's Night Out.

I would say that Bowen Yang is a comedian before he's a podcaster.

Well,

he has a really, really like strong following on his podcast, Les Culturistas.

They hosted an award show, like how we're literally always saying we want to do that.

They did the Culturistas awards.

How long have they been doing it for?

I don't know, but I had seen them like popping up on my peripheral podcast radar for a little while now.

And I think they're extremely popular.

That's awesome.

Yeah, so it was a good night for podcasters.

Podcasters in the Wild.

Podcasters in the Wild.

Jackie was so good.

I need you to see it.

But I have to be also honest.

And it's important that before I say this, like I also say, like, I don't love Broadway shows.

That's just what I was going to ask you.

So I don't love Broadway shows.

I just find them to be kind of torturous.

Like there's lines for the bathroom, line for basic human needs.

Like you got a pee?

Sorry, you have to wait 45 minutes.

You need a water?

Sorry, you got to wait 45 minutes.

Sweating, too bad.

The theater's hot.

Like, there's just a lot of things about the Broadway experience that I don't particularly like.

And, you know, it's never going to be my first, second, third, fourth, or fifth option for a night out.

It's just not.

So having said that, while I did enjoy the show immensely, like, there was that element of like, I'd literally rather be anywhere else,

especially because the second act was slow.

It was slow and it was about 30 minutes too long.

The show, I think, is in total like three hours.

And that's just like a little long for me.

Yeah, I was going to ask you if you got a little bored at any point just because

Broadway shows are long.

Yeah.

And you're still you.

I was yawning like towards the end, but then like, so literally like the whole time you're waiting for Don't Read On My Parade.

And then at the scene before, I literally had like chills at this, and I literally cried, like, not to be a weenie.

I cried twice when she was, the first song, when she was like, I am the greatest

star.

Like, it was so Leah.

It was so Fanny.

Like, it was so Rachel Berry.

It was just too much.

And then, um, right before intermission is Don't Raid on My Parade.

And she comes out in this red outfit and she's at the train station.

So everyone knows, because in the movie, like, she's on the boat, you know, she misses the train, whatever.

So you like like know it's coming and the anticipation, it's like, it's too much.

And she does don't raid on my parade and it's spectacular, just

spectacular.

But before that, there's like another less popular verse of Don't Raid on My Parade with 10 American Beauty nose.

And so she does that little quick verse before the intermission.

Then she does.

Don't raid on my parade in full before the intermission.

And then in the last scene, she does that original verse again with 10 American beauty toes.

And it's so like full circle.

Like you just have chills.

Like the song is threaded throughout the whole show.

And it was just spectacular.

Like it, first of all, I don't know how everyone in there on the stage like wasn't dying.

It was three hours of just nonstop.

And that's Broadway.

I think Broadway is literally one of the most difficult jobs ever.

Like it's just endless hours of singing, dancing, sweating, moving, remembering your lines.

So it was really, I was in awe of everyone and everyone was incredible.

And I really was just kept thinking, like, I could not imagine

Beanie Felstein doing this job.

Um, I also really could not imagine Jane Lynch as the mom.

I don't know if Jane Lynch

Tova took over for Jane, yeah.

And I don't know if Jane Lynch is Jewish, um, but you need like Tova Effelcha, who's clearly Jewish, I don't even need to look it up.

She really had that like old Jewish mom.

What are you kibbutzing for?

Like, I just can't see.

And the accent, the accent, I'm really rigid about accents, especially if it's like one of my people.

Like, I'm going to think it's fake.

But Leah really nailed the like Brooklyn, it was Jewish accent.

It was really, really good.

And her mom was so fucking funny.

And her mom is like this gaggle of ladies, which are just like classic ladies, like just bragging about the fact that their daughter's married.

It was just, it was spectacular.

Like if you have a chance to go see Leah.

See it.

It's really, it's a once in a lifetime experience.

Like I was really like really in the moment feeling like very honored and privileged to have gotten the tickets.

Like it was, it was a fabulous night out in New York.

And then we walked out of the theater.

Me and Ben walked to 8th Avenue, got a cab.

It was like so New York.

This lady chain smoking cigarettes started a fight with Ben.

And Ben is like,

okay, so what happened was we got to the corner and Ben stuck his arm out for a cab and we didn't see that there was a woman like standing right behind Ben.

So she was waiting for a cab with like a cigarette hanging out of her mouth.

I don't know why that's an important detail.

I just need you to know what type of woman she was.

She was like, she had a smoker's voice and she was just fucking nasty.

And she's like, excuse me.

And Ben's like, oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't see you.

Like we would never steal a cab from, especially from an older woman.

Like we just, we genuinely did not see her.

And it was just a true accident.

And she's like going, have some etiquette, like screaming at us.

And Ben is going back and forth with her.

I'm like, Ben, this woman is obviously mentally ill.

Like, why are you fighting with an old lady in the street?

And I'm saying this in front of the woman.

I'm like, Ben, this woman is clearly unwell.

Like, what are you starting a fight with her for?

And I'm just like, I'm unintentionally gassing her up too.

And then two cabs came and it was honestly just like a perfect night in New York.

That's so beautiful.

I'm so happy for you.

Incredible.

In Crayob, five stars, five keys.

You know who else I'm happy for?

The cast and crew of the show who haven't changed since the original show.

And now like there's this whole new excitement and fanfare, joie de viv for everyone who's coming.

I'm sure the people on stage, it's like a whole new show and it's like a whole new, they're taking on a whole new life with it.

So I'm excited for them.

No, there was like a palpable energy.

Like the second they made the announcement about phones and then like the composer like stuck her head out and did this like little introduction music.

Um,

there was an electricity in the room that, like, you really can't, you have to be there to describe.

It was, I was, like, screaming.

I was like, oh man, everyone's screaming.

I'm like, ah, like, it was, it was a lot.

Like, it was a lot of energy.

And of course, like, we were quaking because in the first act, she's, you know, flirting with Mr.

Arnstein.

And she says, she's like, I don't read a lot of books.

And the audience erupted.

And I had heard that that happened the first night.

The second night, Jackie, it was literally like a 45-second delay.

Like people were just, at first it was like a slow cackle.

And then everyone started to see.

Brian was like, why are people laughing?

I'm like, because she can't read.

And like, it was like this slow rumble.

And Mr.

Arnstein was supposed to say something.

And like, he literally couldn't because people were cackling.

And what was so great about it is like, it's really like a comedic show.

It's like, it's, you think you, when you think of Funny Girl, you think of the music, but it's really like all about comedic timing.

And the way that that like the audience played a part in adding to the jokes a little bit.

Like it was, I don't feel like there'll ever be a show where they do it the exact same because there was just like, it was literally like a live comedy show.

Yeah.

It was crazy.

It was so good.

Like me and Margot and Ben and Brian, like we were dying.

Would you see it again?

I would, but I would leave after the first act.

Okay.

Only because like I literally got home and when I woke up today, I felt like I ran the marathon.

I'm like, oh oh man, it's Saturday.

Thank God.

And then my alarm went off.

I was like, what?

It was, it was exhausting, like, literally.

Yeah, imagine how she feels.

No, I know.

And she did a matinee that day also.

Wednesdays, there's a two o'clock and an eight o'clock.

And she had done one the night before.

I'm telling you, like, people who are on Broadway have my utmost respect.

It is the hardest job.

I just really hope that we can find a way for her to qualify for the Tony because what you told me is not right.

So somebody did let me know that recently the Tony's made a small amendment that like a replacement, there's like maybe another category where like a replacement can be eligible.

Okay.

So all hope is not lost.

Okay.

That's good to see.

And she beyond deserves it.

Like she didn't crack once.

You know, it's a new show.

So like, it's not a new show, but it's a new, they've changed a lot of things with Leah.

So like there were a couple fuck ups like this one guy he had like it was like this American the thing is is like it's a show about a show because she's the star and she becomes Zigfield's girl and so they show like the shows that she's acting in in the show.

Yeah.

And so one of them was like this American theme.

There was like all these girlies dressed as like soldiers.

It was so cute.

And like these two guys were doing like this drill dance with like these drill guns.

And this guy just like fucked the whole thing up.

But it's like, I think it's because it's like the arrangements are kind of new.

They changed some things with Leah.

So it was by no means like completely void of any error, but she was.

And that was just crazy to see.

Wow.

So good.

And now I really want to watch the movie.

Oh, good.

Because

it's like a girl from New York desperate to get famous.

Like, biography.

Biography.

You should watch the movie and report back.

I'm going to.

And I'm glad that my first time seeing it was with Leah because like it needed to happen.

And she'll always be Fanny to you.

Like she is.

Barbara will be to you what Leah is to other people, like the secondary Fanny.

100%.

It's the same way where like Lady Gaga is to me what Barbara Streisand is to other people from A Star is Born.

It's just like generational.

Oh my God.

Speaking of A Star is Born, it's really so crazy.

I read Priscilla Presley's book and like Elvis was supposed to play Norman Main

opposite Barbara.

And who ended up playing him?

Like

Chris Christopherson?

I don't know.

I think.

Hold on.

Let me just Google that.

I don't know why that name just came to mind.

I actually think I watched that one.

After the Lady Gaga one, I went like on a

rabbit hole.

I watched the Judy Garland one, which was so cute.

And I think I, no, I started the Barbara one and I couldn't get past like the first 10 minutes.

No offense.

Okay.

It is

Chris Christopherson.

Yeah.

Very good.

Yeah.

Not that I know who that is even.

I would love to know, though, like what Barbara thinks of Leah Michelle.

Cause, you know, there are so many people like just say that Barbara hates Leah Michelle.

And that's possible.

But I don't know how Barbara can't respect talent, like for real.

I feel like it's probably a mutually respectful relationship, but a little adversarial because it's like you never are gonna love someone who everyone is saying is the new you.

That's always gonna sting a little bit.

Yeah, that's true.

That's true, but I feel like Barbara's like a gracious aging queen, no?

Yeah, but still it's like, I think that just stings.

Like imagine if there was like a new podcast doing what we do and everyone's like, they're the new Jackie and Claudia.

I'd be like, uh,

death to them.

Are people saying that about someone?

No, I've never heard that before, but I'm sure, like, I mean, if there's a podcast that could do what we do, welcome.

Yeah, no, that's the thing about being in a league of your own.

Um, but yeah, I think it stings.

No, for sure.

Um, in the Vogue article, they were like sneakily like trying to ask if she heard from, you know, any past fannies, which obviously includes Beanie as well, because we're all just beyond curious.

Um,

and she was like, Yeah, I have heard from some.

Like, she didn't, like, give us anything.

Yeah.

Wow.

It's literally.

Like, there was a Barbara Streisand tribute a bunch of years ago, and Lee Michelle did a gorgeous rendition of My Man.

And Barbara seemed to be enjoying it on the telecast.

I go back and watch a performance like once a year.

I'm sure she was.

I'm just sure there's just like a little something.

Like, yeah, a little nefariousness.

Yeah.

How could there not be?

Human nature.

Plus, they're both like diva stars.

So it's not just like two ordinary people who are being compared to each other.

It's like the ego, the pride.

Okay, two things.

One, going off of what you just said, it's very clear to me because I've now just been consumed by Leah Michelle content of her at the stage door, you know, interviews, things like that.

It's very clear that she's been extremely humbled and like that diva energy she had,

she has gotten rid of completely.

Like even when she was doing her bows, she like did not want to bow alone.

She was blowing kisses to everyone.

She was bringing everyone up with her.

Like she's, I don't think it's an act.

I think she was like severely humbled by her scandal and like being called out for being like a menace to work with.

So you love to see that.

And there are rumors, rumors.

So there's none, no verification.

There are rumors that on the first night, and I don't know if this is something they're going to do every night, but at least they did on the first night.

There was an empty chair in the audience for Corey Monteith because in glee,

she

spoiler alert, gets cast as Fanny Bryce.

And it's after Finn has passed and they leave a seat empty for him.

Oh my God, I have chills.

No, I know, I know, I'm like gonna cry.

So, I, that's just what, like, a lot of like the fandom is saying on TikTok.

There's absolutely no verification if that's true, but people did report seeing an empty seat next to Jonathan Groff

where like he would have been sitting.

Um, I'm literally gonna cry.

Um, so I don't know if that's true, but

that's really sweet.

I know, I hope it's true.

Like, even if it's not true, I just think you know, the folklore of it is nice.

The folklore of it, yes,

Yes.

So that's not your view.

You absolutely have to see it if you have the opportunity.

People were flying in from all over.

Like it was literally like the place to be.

They should do Funny Girl Live for Christmas.

Free idea.

Totally.

More because people need

to see it.

Or it's like a Deerbin Hansen thing where they make it into a movie.

They'll do a remake of the movie.

Oh, they could do that.

They could do that.

But that takes like so much more time, energy, resources as opposed to like give us a live soundstage, have the cast do their thing obviously you have to change it a little bit but um that could be nice we haven't heard what the christmas live movie is gonna be have we no and we're getting close i feel like this time last year we were already hyped for annie live oh i miss any time

can i tell you that it's a hard knock life It is a hard knock life.

Can I tell you, oh, that last night before I was, while I was getting ready, I was doing an Instagram live because I like was so antsy.

I was like, I need to do something.

I'm literally just sitting here waiting to go.

And the way that the toasters were playing with me last night, okay, so I got up and left the live for like a second.

And they like came up with a plan in the comments to, when I got back, be like, Bestie, check Instagram, Lee Michelle has COVID.

How fucking mean is that?

And then they also came up with a plan because the show is every night at seven o'clock, but on Wednesdays is that it's at eight o'clock because there's a matinee.

So she does at two o'clock and then at eight o'clock.

And everyone's like, Claudia, you're going to be late at 6.30.

The show's at 7.

I'm like, wait, what?

They're like, yeah, it's at 7.

And like, what's wrong with you?

I'm like, and Ben was the one who told me 8.

So I had reason to doubt.

It's not like I checked it myself.

Oh, my God.

They were just like fucking playing with me on Instagram Live.

It was not fucking cool.

Those are some funny pranks, though.

Yeah, no, that was really good.

That's fairly good.

I could respect the nature of it.

Pretty well thought out.

100%.

I saw that you were live.

I was FaceTime with Olivia and then I was going to join your live and you were wrapping up.

I think it was the last comment.

I said, hey.

Oh, you want to hear the craziest thing?

What?

Do you know who joined my live?

Who?

Samuel L.

Jackson.

He's followed me on Instagram for years.

It's just like a fun fact about me.

Um, and it literally said, Samuel L.

Jackson has joined.

He might have just like joined by accident and then swept away, but I was talking to him for the next 10 minutes.

I'm like, Say, I'm what do you think?

Oh, I was gonna say, did you call him out?

Also, that happens.

I sometimes join someone's live and immediately leave because, like, the live comes up at the first story,

or they used to send you push notifications when someone would go live.

So, like, if you happen to click the notification, all of a sudden you're in.

uh

it doesn't mean that you're there in in yeah so that was just like a weird time for me well that sounds lit i'm so happy for you me too and

how was your night My name was lovely.

Thank you.

Very quiet.

I've been reading a book, Historical Fiction, Back to My Roots.

I think it's called The Secret Life of Violet Schuyler.

It's Beatriz Williams, who's like a Kristen Hannah, like a girl.

The premier historical fiction author, but I'd never read one of her solo books.

I read a book that she co-authored with two other authors, not my favorite.

But this one is really, really good.

So I'm really enjoying it.

Yeah.

But I've just been like eating healthy.

You know when you feel like crap the first few days when you're eating healthy because you're like, where's all my cars?

Where's the sugar?

Where's the energy?

Yeah, yeah.

So I'm just like, you know.

Focused on that.

Easing into it.

Easing into it, but eating really healthy.

I've been cooking a lot.

Good.

So that's what's new with me.

So exciting.

So exciting.

And you're looking so cute today, ready to deliver the stories that will tug at the heartstrings.

They will.

I don't know why I just opened my jacket like that.

I'm sure I'm not gonna like what I'm not gonna like what I see.

That was a weird.

That's like something like people who like flash people on the screen.

No, no, no, no, no.

Not that.

Because you were talking about my outfit.

So I was like,

I was giving a peek of my outfit, but like, there's a reason why the jacket's covering.

Where's that jacket from?

Good American.

Did you copy me?

Because I've had it for a year.

No, I didn't.

I just placed a big order at Good American, and this is so pleny and so my style.

I also placed like an enormous order at Good American, and it's just been saving me.

Like, every time I need something, I'm like, oh my God, wait, that order from Good American.

True.

And this little dress underneath is also Good American.

I am

wearing a Simla.

You can't see from your angle, but everyone else can see.

Good American, like...

is fabulous.

So fabulous.

Always doing new and better things.

I feel like anytime I have a style idea in mind, it's like, oh, I want a romper that looks like this or like a bodysuit that looks like that or a tank top, whatever.

It's echoed American.

Yeah.

And they also just like, I really cannot stress enough like how much I love their, the way their sizing is.

Like, yeah.

The obviously like the range of it, but also it's not like small, medium, large.

Like they created their own sizing.

It's just, it's divine.

Yeah.

Do you get the matching pants to this jacket?

No, I'm not a corduroy pant girl.

I know.

I did it.

They don't fit yet.

But I feel like when they do, do.

It'll be cute.

It'll be really cute.

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

No, I saw the pants and I said, no, thank you.

Yeah, no, I hope that I could be that girl.

Maybe I won't be, but it's worth shopping.

That's the thing with online shopping is that you sometimes forget who you are.

And you're like, yeah, like I could wear these low-rise khakis.

No, I really don't.

Like, I feel like I'm always getting, I know what my, I know my silhouette.

Like, I know what cuts work for me.

Like, I'll never be someone who wears a v-neck.

That's just something weird about me.

Um, a lot.

I know what works for me, but sometimes I'm like, maybe that could be my new thing if I just expand my mind.

What if I just tried this new thing?

What if I just...

Speaking, no, not speaking of, before we dive into the fast five, Jackie and I released a video episode and an audio episode.

We recorded both for the Patreon.

We, a couple weeks ago, no, maybe a couple months ago, we did a Patreon episode that people loved where we were just testing our general history knowledge because one of us is smart and one of us is not.

And it led us down this path because we wanted to do a similar episode.

And Jackie had the great idea to see if we could pass the American immigration test.

You know, when you want to become a citizen, you have to learn about American history.

And it's like, low-key, kind of a hard test.

So we took the test.

We did like these mock tests.

And it was the funniest episode.

And if you want to find out if Colleen Hoover wrote the Declaration of Independence, head to patreon.com/slash a morning toast.

If you want to watch it as a vlog episode, you can.

If you want to watch it as a podcast episode, listen to it as a podcast episode.

We released both for you guys.

And it was just really like a really great time.

It really was.

It's such a great episode.

And I think that if you are studying for your citizenship test,

I don't think it's not helpful.

Agreed.

I think there's a lot to be learned in there, like some funny jokes that will help you remember the answers.

Right, right.

Like Ben Franklin and his little glasses.

Like, what is Ben Franklin remembered for?

Now, do you remember?

Do you remember like one thing that he was remembered?

Yes, being a writer girl.

What did he write?

Do you even know?

I don't remember either.

Okay, but here's another one.

What was it?

Name one of the people who wrote the Declaration.

No, no, not wrote.

Federalist papers.

Name one of the people.

John Jay.

Puglius.

Publius.

Also, I finally found out who we were fighting.

in World War II besides Germany.

Who were we fighting in World War II?

Germany, Japan, and Italy.

Which honestly, if you had given me a thousand guesses, I never would have chosen those three.

Like Japan and Italy, like feel like just, no, Italy specifically feels like so irrelevant to world history.

Okay, but just think about Mussolini.

Nefarious.

For sure.

For sure.

Nefarious.

We fought him.

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Just stalling as much as possible.

I know dragging your feet because I don't want to report the first story which is that Queen Elizabeth is under medical supervision as doctors are concerned for her health the palace says queen Elizabeth's health is causing concern for her doctors Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday quote following further evaluation this morning the queen's doctors are concerned for her majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral

their royal highnesses the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have traveled to balmoral Buckingham Palace said, adding that Prince William is also making his way to Balmoral from his home in Windsor.

So all of the Queen's kids are going to be with her.

William is on his way.

Kate and her family, the kids just started, grandkids just started school yesterday, so she's not going yet, which I feel like if it was really

like

the end, they would be there.

That's true.

So that gives me a little hope.

I know Megan and Harry were also in the UK, and they canceled something that they had in their going to to bow moral to be with the queen.

So, you know, as a rational human being, I think we all need to just like, you know,

come to grips with the fact that like sooner or later there will be a time where the queen is no longer with us.

Yes.

And every time we get one of these little health scares, you know, that impending doom just gets closer and closer.

And I don't know if this is going to be the time.

I pray that it's not.

I think she is an invaluable world leader, an incredible monarch, a wonderful grandmother, grandmother, mother, and friend.

And great-grandmother.

And great grandmother.

But the possibility of, you know, this happening soon is real.

Yeah.

She's 96.

So when it's a, you know, seeking medical attention, even if it's for a cut on her finger, when you're at that age, you always take it seriously.

Yeah,

for sure.

This seems more serious, though, than in the past.

I don't know why.

Yeah, well, it's because everyone dropped everything to go.

And they'd like put out a statement.

She's at Balmoral, but I'm holding on because the grand campers are not there.

Right.

And like Balmoral is like her favorite place.

Yeah, it's

personal to her.

I feel like when she's at Buckingham Palace, it's more work, but that's where she goes to, you know,

be with herself.

But, you know, and I was thinking about this this morning, you know, of course, there will be a time when Charles succeeds and Charles in charge and then Charles in charge

and then William is the successor and it'll be like an official changing of the guards.

Prince Philip and the queen will no longer be here.

And it does make me just think about how Harry and Megan, I think really the one and only tie they have to this family is with Queenie.

And that's a pretty big tie because she's the motherfucking queen.

But I think after she's gone, I don't think they'll be welcome at events and stuff.

Like it's very clear him and William don't get along.

And I don't think him and Charles get along.

Yeah.

Like, so them being in the UK and just hopping over to Balmoral, like, that won't happen anymore.

They're going to be like not losing their press passes, their credentials.

And even though they've kind of, you know, publicly

turned their back on the family, they've still like always been like kissing Queenie's ass.

Like

naming the daughter Lilibet.

Every time it's an interview, we were on Zoom with Gran.

Like, they want everyone to know that all is good with Gran.

Gran is not nefarious.

Gran has never acted nefarious.

It wasn't Gran who said the thing about Archie.

So that is like their last,

I think, tie to the family.

But it's, it's one that keeps them in the fold because she's a queen.

It's not like, you know, it's not like it's Edward.

No, whatever the queen says goes.

Right.

She's like the, it's like the only, it's the best tie you can have.

Yeah.

it's very sad it is and you you know

do you think you'll cry if anyone maybe

like there will be probably a lot of um tributes tributes the everything will be televised

it could happen yeah it's just beyond the would be I like I even hate talking like this, but you know, no one lives forever.

It will be the real end of an era yeah because she is from like the last generation of great monarchs yeah

and will i don't think there will ever be a monarch who will reign as long as she has she's and be as admired and universally respected like even if you're not a monarchist like and you live in the uk i still think you have enormous respect for the queen right

So,

and when you think about like the fact that she's been alive for 96 years, like in all that she's seen,

She lived through the Holocaust,

right?

Yeah, World War II.

Right, because like low-key, her husband had some like Nazi vibes, but

he had some ties, ties.

He didn't.

His family did.

Okay, but he did not.

No, his family did.

He fought the Nazis.

Oh, that was gracious of him.

Yeah, he was in the war.

After all his family did.

He was in the war.

Okay, that changes things for sure.

I tell you this every time.

And you continue to sully his memory with this crap.

Speaking of Prince Philip, did you see that picture from next week's episode of Game of Thrones where Damon's hair is cut?

I didn't see that his hair was cut, but I, oh, I didn't see the picture.

I watched the preview, though.

What happens next week?

I don't know.

I don't watch the previews because I feel like they're full of spoilers.

But the picture of him without hair is going viral on TikTok.

I mean, on Twitter.

And I just feel like he's Samson.

Like, I don't think I'll be attracted to him without his hair to be completely.

Because then he goes back to being Prince Philip.

Yes.

And I didn't even look at him twice when he was Prince Philip.

Yeah, me neither.

But also because that was during Prince Philip's, like, Dylan era.

Yeah, that's true.

That's literally that.

Fuckboy ballerina era.

Fuckboy Ballerina era.

Not like I'm going to be the man my wife needs me to be, Era.

And I'm going to be the Gran.

I'm going to be the great Gran.

Not like I'm going to be the man this country needs me to be.

Yeah.

Oh, you know what was cool?

When I was in Turk Sincacos and we were at the airport, airport, right when you got out of security, there was a portrait of the queen, so they're part of the commonwealth, right?

Yeah, and I was like trying to explain to Ben and Margo like what that means, but it's tough one to explain something when you don't know what it means.

Totally, um, because they ben was like, So, like, she's in charge.

I'm like, No,

no, it's just like a part of the commonwealth.

They like recognize her and they like have her face on the money, yeah, and probably

a few other ties too.

But it's like they're it's like they're one big family, they see those are some distant cousins.

Right.

That's what I think.

But it's like in that family, the cousins don't make decisions for your personal family.

Right.

It was just confusing because like that also happened to me in the airport in the British Virgin Islands, but it's like British Virgin Islands.

So it's literally Britain.

It was less for you to wrap your head around.

Right.

Right.

And I was a two and a half flight hour flight from New York.

So I'm like, it's literally like a 30-minute flight to Miami.

So I'm like, how is this Britain?

Right.

I'm in Britain.

What up, Gran?

I'm in Britain, Gran.

Hey,

hello, brother.

Gran, it's me.

Let me into the castle.

That's Harry today.

We're sending our best wishes to Malmoral today.

We really, like,

beyond.

We're just making light because, you know, it's difficult for us to discuss.

It is.

And the queen is

tea is lightness, you know?

Cupped up.

the queen is coming

that was literally my first introduction to ASMR

because she's literally like the queen is coming like it's like perfection it's like triggers on your ears

the queen is coming and then your second one was Julie Julie Corky Julie Corky

yeah

okay and then my third one was Josie B ASMR my queen.

Yes, you're absolute queen.

She gave me a face show before bed last night, and it was so nice.

You're wild.

Wild.

Are you ready for our next story?

It was probably equally as important as this news about the queen.

What is it?

The Dancing with the Stars season 31 cast has been announced, plus partners.

Oh, I don't like care about the partners.

People who like wait with bated breath with their t-shirts on.

Like, who is Glenn going to be with?

The only thing that I care about the partners is like, there's always one eligible female or male paired with an eligible single female or male.

And it's like, oh, perhaps what if they just started dating?

Yeah.

Okay.

So first we have Selma Blair and Sasha Farber.

That, by the way, I was just on TikTok.

Selma Blair has a beauty line that's made.

It's like it's made.

She has MS, right?

Yeah.

So it's like meant to help people who have,

who are like limited in their mobility.

And it's like so different.

I never saw any makeup like it before.

And she was like putting on mascara with like this applicator and it looked like so good.

That's awesome.

Yeah.

I thought it was so cool.

I love Selma Blair.

Yeah.

It's cool that she's doing it.

Honestly, this season cast, there's a lot of more traditional celebrities.

Not this next person.

Charlie.

Teresa Judice and Pasha.

They love reality TV stars.

And I think she'll be great.

I think she'll last five years.

No, she'll be great in the sense that like

she'll be good for the show going home yeah no but like they love a like that's a perfect casting for dancing with the stars then also gabby windy and val chhermkovsky she is one of the new bachelorettes i think they're oh oh i think they're season ended not sure

next mini guadagnino and coco iwasaki He's going to be great.

Yeah, by the way.

I'm surprised he hasn't done it sooner.

He also has like a residency in Vegas with the Chippendale.

So like he's a dancer.

Like he's pretty coordinated.

I think he'll be great.

And I think this will be great for his star.

Like, I think people forget about how funny and kind and like charismatic he is.

Well, I think they're going to love him.

I think he could win.

I think so, too.

There's a lot of really people who

could win.

Jordan Sparks and Brandon Armstrong.

Jesse James Decker and Alan Burston.

She could win.

Yeah.

She could.

Shandela and Gleb.

Shandela?

Oh my God.

I told you, this is like a, so far, they're, I don't know how many we've done, but we're like eight for eight on real solid.

And they're finally like moving into, I don't think there's ever been a drag queen on.

I think that

this is the first time.

That's huge.

And Shandala's iconic.

Yeah.

Then Cheryl Ladd and Louie.

She is an actress.

She was from Charlie's Angels back in the day.

Always got to throw an old-timer in there.

Yes, you do.

Then Jason Lewis, who is Smith Jared, and Petta.

Wait, Peta.

Peta, sorry.

What?

Smith Jared.

Well, why is Cann Dancing with the Stars and like not the Sex in the City reboot?

Like, I don't know.

That's kind of weird.

I'm actually, like, gonna watch.

Like, not me literally being obsessed with this cast.

Keep going.

Joseph Baina and Daniella.

He's a fitness model who's the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and and Mildred Baina.

Then Trevor Donovan and Emma.

Trevor Donovan from 90210, you'd recognize this face anywhere.

Who does he play?

He plays Teddy,

the LGBTQ character,

Teddy Montgomery.

I like the way he just said that.

LGBTQ.

You had a little melody to it.

LGBTQ character.

I'm reading all of his accolades.

I don't know.

Yes, you do.

Claudia, let me zoom in further.

He also is a Hallmark man these days.

You know him.

Oh, for sure.

For sure.

Blondini.

Blondini.

Then Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart.

He's from Coda.

Okay.

Wayne Brady and Whitney Carson.

That's going to be a really good duo.

Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke.

He's a weatherman.

Oh, cute.

Charlie D'Amilio and Mark Ballas and Heidi D'Amilio and Ardem.

Like Charli D'Amilio being on, not only is a person who's like the most famous with the most followers and the most background in dancing, like it's not even fair.

No, it's not fair.

She's going to win.

And then if she doesn't win, it's like, well, then the show's a rig because she has most dance and she's a really good dancer.

She should be getting the highest scores.

Highest scores and highest votes.

So it makes no sense.

But do you want to just place your prediction for who's going to win?

I actually don't think Charlie's going to win.

You don't?

No, it's just too obvious.

And I think that, like,

I don't know if her fan base watches Dancing with the Stars.

I think Charlie's going to win.

Even though, like,

last year you would have thought JoJo was going to win, but Imon Shumpert won.

Yeah.

So, okay, that's fair.

I'm going to go with

Vinny Guadagnino.

I was going to go with Vinny too.

And I'll be rooting for him.

I love him.

The first podcast I ever did was Vinny Guadagnino's before podcasting was a thing.

And I was like, what is this like janky ass fake radio show?

And he introduced me to podcasting.

Do you think it's easier for a man to win or a woman to win?

Man, because in like traditional ballroom dancing, like the woman is the star of the dance usually.

So if the woman is a pro, it's easier for you to just look at it.

It's easier for it to look good.

So I think you can pass for longer as a man, but I think it's harder to dazzle.

And I think like the winner needs to dazzle.

So I actually, I think more often women win.

I think so too.

But no, that's interesting.

I don't know.

Sound up in the comments.

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Okay, our next story, a little salacious tabloid gossip that has me really shook.

So the founder of Rolling Stone, Jan Wenner, has written a memoir and he has some shocking celebrity factoids, but none more shocking than him

confirming that Angelina Jolie was behind the famous Brad Pitt pictures.

So in addition.

What pictures?

Here's Here's the story.

Okay.

In addition to Rolling Stone, Wenner owned Us Weekly for a time.

He writes how in 2005, a photographer that Us worked with received a tip that Angelina Jolie was staying at a resort on the coast of Africa with Brad Pitt, who was still married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.

The new couple who had worked together on the movie Mr.

and Mrs.

Smith had generated plenty of rumors that they were also an off-screen couple, but nothing had been confirmed.

But the photographer was told not only where the pair were staying, but also given details about the time of their daily walk, along with a suggestion of where they could be secretly photographed.

He said, we got the photo, we got the proof, we had the worldwide scoop, the debut of Bran Jalena.

He said, the tip.

Wait, sorry.

Was I always forget, was Brad Pitt married to Jennifer Annesley?

Yes.

Wow, that's like so crazy.

I always thought they were like boyfriend and girlfriend.

He said the tipster was Angelina.

That

is crazy.

Yeah.

When they say when they say, yeah, I think think so.

There's a bunch of like juicy factoids in this article, but this is for our purposes, like the juiciest one.

And the biggest one.

When they say that celebrities always call the paparazzi on themselves, I'm like, yeah, you know, when they go to the gas station, when they're like feeling their look, but I'm like, but I'm like, these pictures that are taken like on a vacation that are like so, anyone would kill for these pictures.

Like they would definitely stalk down Brad and Angelina and get a picture of them together.

Like those are not staged.

No, you always think like, yes, every celebrity calls a paparazzi on themselves, but not like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, but not when like you're

when you're that level and like you have something like this, like this, I feel like this is what paparazzi is for.

They're getting the scoop.

Like they're going out and

hiding in the bushes and like, it's like, no,

she called them.

No, but like,

yes.

See, the thing is, it's like, it's really tough to know which it is, which is how like celebrities are kind of given like a level of skepticism on whether or not they call it themselves.

Because in Jeanette McCurdy's book, she's in Hawaii on the beach with her man, and she lied to her mom about where she was.

And the paparazzi took a picture of her, and her mom literally wrote her an email, like fucking disowning her, calling her a whore for being 18, like, and having a boyfriend.

Oh my God.

She didn't even know that she had a boyfriend.

And so, like, and Jeanette, like, it ruined her whole trip.

She stayed inside in the room for the rest of the time, like, having anxiety.

Her boyfriend had to lock her phone in the safe.

Right.

And I, so, I do feel like there are so many times when, no, when it's the paparazzi are doing their job, job.

They're getting a scoop.

I would have thought that something like this is exactly that.

Well, you know, it makes sense why Angelina had a lot to gain by that being out there because now everyone knows, Jen knows, and they can be together.

Like, it's not like a secret anymore.

Yeah.

Damn.

The more I learned about Angelina Jolie, the more miserable she sounds.

Like.

There's, you know, a lot of stuff coming out because of her divorce and the Brad thing.

And I think Brad was definitely toxic too, like, especially struggled with his drinking and could potentially have been like a little bit nuts.

Um, but she sounds like miserable too.

Yeah, there is a lot coming out.

I haven't been able to keep track of all of it.

Something about a winery,

yeah.

Well, they own this like fucking chateau winery, and it's become like a huge asset in their divorce.

They both want it,

yeah.

And I'm sure if I like went down the rabbit hole, you know what?

Never mind, I'm not gonna say that.

Okay, anyways, I just feel like that's a bit of hot goss for the yo that's like that's fucking crazy and this what was there any other like good bombshells from the movie not bombshells but he has like a lot of funny anecdotes about his uh experiences with certain celebrities like tom cruise bette midler arnold schwarzenegger nothing like no tea just like he was this way and he was like saying how tom cruise like seems really guarded and like you can have a cool conversation with him and feel like you like are bonding and then you actually walk away being like i know nothing about this person well that is like a telltale telltale sign of like a fucking serial killer.

Like people who are so manipulative, like con men, only ask about you, you know?

And like the second that they like the question turn, like ask me a question.

Claudia, how was Funny Girl last night?

Oh, it was great.

You, you actually, have you seen Funny Girl?

You remind me so much of Fanny.

Me?

Like, it's like that switching, like, it's fucking manipulative.

Yeah.

Oh, I never heard that.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, sounds like a great book.

I have a lot on my content plate.

So if any of you want to read it and let me know if there are more interesting factoids, sound off in the comments.

LMK.

Sound off in the comments.

S-O-I-T-C.

Sweetka.

Oh, Happy National Literacy Day, by the way.

Is Ben doing okay?

You know, he, I woke up this morning and he was gone.

Is that why Ben loves Lee and Michelle?

Did I already make this joke?

I don't know.

Sounds like kind of familiar.

Yeah, me too.

No, Ben had to get out of Dodge.

Like, he's literally on a plane to Vegas right now.

Some days are just, you need to take a personal day.

It could be like the

anniversary of something like

national holiday.

It's just not for you.

No, he's on a work trip.

He's going.

Actually, have you ever been to Lake Tahoe?

No.

No, I'm like so jealous, but it's like for work, but still, like.

But still, that's a pretty cool place to go.

It's fucking hard to get to.

Yeah, I feel like it's like the Hamptons of LA.

So true.

Even though I feel like there's 500 places like that, like Malibu is also the Hamptons of LA.

I like Santa I think it's a sense of it's hard to get to.

I feel like Santa Barbara is the Hamptons of LA.

But is there not like a Santa Barbara municipal airport?

Municipal.

I mean, if you have a private jet, it's easy to get anywhere.

That's true.

But no, you drive.

I think it's like a two.

Oh, no.

Palm Springs is the Hamptons

of LA.

But they have an airport.

They have so many options.

It's not even fair.

So not fair.

Darn, darn, darn.

I mean, I guess we have like Newport.

We have the Jersey Shore.

Hamptons.

Upstate.

I feel like there's another like one by Nantucket.

Nantucket.

Yeah, we have a view.

We have Nantucket.

We'll always have Nantucket.

Always.

Are you ready for our next story?

Is it fifth and final yet?

No, not even.

Ansel Elgord is sharing photos from his Italian vacation with Shaylene Woodley.

I know.

I saw it on my Instagram.

I'm loving.

Ansel Elgord and Shaylene Woodley are enjoying their summer adventure together overseas.

On Wednesday, Ansel shared a carousel of images on Instagram from his tour in Italy featuring his longtime friend and co-star from 2014's Fault in Our Stars.

He said, it's the time for the season of loving hearts.

Okay, like seeing these two together obviously brought me back to that film and it reminded me that like I saw that movie in theaters, I believe with Margo Ashre.

And the way that like people were audibly sobbing, like the theater sounded like this.

that me and Margo could not stop fucking laughing and I think people thought that we were crying too and we just like let them it was beyond like it was literally like teenage mental illness the way people were like oh and so ah like it was not okay that's not okay I've never seen the movie obviously when you see a picture like this of two people it sparks relationship rumors but I do think these two are just friends me too reconnecting I think like

Shaylene Woodley is meant to be with Aaron Rodgers.

Like, it will happen.

Like, I'm not like, I haven't gotten off the ship.

Like, I'm literally, I'm gonna die of dysentery on the ship because I'm not getting off, and there's no food or water.

Not getting off.

Also, has Ansel broken up with his longtime lady love?

Yes.

When did that happen?

Like, they were on, off, on, off, and then, like, nobody cared anymore.

And I guess they're off, you know?

Like, that's how it happened.

Got it.

So I think this is just two friends

being friendly.

And the whole Ansel thing is like so weird.

Yeah.

It's like we're like we're all just moving on, question mark?

I don't think so.

I don't think so either.

Like, does the article mention it?

Oh, that's a great question.

They're smiling at a restaurant.

This is People Magazine.

Last slide.

Oh.

However, it seems at some point during the vacation, things got a little wild.

In one of the snaps, he poses naked by a pool, just a towel to cover his private parts.

No, they also did the iconic move from dirty dancing.

Not one narrow mention.

See, I just find that interesting because you literally cannot read like anything about Leah Michelle and Funny Girl without hearing about the fact that like her ex coworker said she was mean.

And it's like everywhere.

And like Ancela Elgart was literally accused of rape, rape.

And it's not even in the article.

That's crazy.

That's crazy.

Like, not to literally make everything about me, but like anytime I've ever been written up, it's like, and 300 years ago,

said something like gross on Twitter.

Like, but yeah.

No, that's so weird.

I wonder what that is.

It's either like a certain publicist relationship.

There's some back channel thing happening there where it's like, we're going to move forward with Ansel.

We're not going to mention this stuff anymore.

And you're going to get on board.

Right.

No, it's like, it's like you either get approved or you don't.

Ansel has been approved.

Right.

Either like whatever your scandal was, no matter how big or small, either it sticks with you forever or never again is it mentioned.

And I'm feeling like we're moving that way with HR.

It's really fucking weird.

And I also feel like all of us are

inadvertently like

peddling whatever it is that

going along with whatever they say.

Like if it's Leah Michelle, I mean, for you, it's like Leah Michelle will always be like your queen and that supersedes her scandal.

But it could be anyone where it's like, it always gets mentioned or it's a distant memory.

No, it's so weird.

And it's so important to note like the different degrees of scandal.

Like Leah Michelle was accused by a lot of her castmates, a lot of them being black of like of being microaggressive and then a lot of her other castmates is just being a fucking wench.

And the other person here, Ansel Algorand, is literally accused of like a crop.

So I just find it interesting.

That's that's all I'm going to say.

Yeah, it is interesting.

But I just think we can't control, you know, what the media is doing, but we can control what we're doing.

So, I think our participation, we just need to have that same energy and decide, you know, is that something do you always want to bring up someone's scandal or not?

Does it depend on the level or not?

It just feels like it's so weird not to.

It's like, it's not like it's a little thing.

Yeah.

Like, all right, somebody with old tweets, like, you're not going to find me bringing it up every time.

Yeah.

I'm talking about them because honestly, I don't fucking care.

And I just, I'm not one of those losers who thinks it's indicative of who they are as a person.

Like, I am a normal human being who believes in growth.

Right.

But, like, rape is a little different.

I agree.

And that's just a little bit about me.

Yeah.

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Great.

Thank you, Claudia.

Thank you so much.

I'm just like, I'm checking my phone to make sure there's no updates on Queen Elizabeth.

And there's literally like people with their hoax tweets.

Like, they're so annoying.

Yeah.

But we're, it's quiet.

All's quiet.

All good.

All good.

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Okay.

Our fifth and final story.

Real House Eyes of Beverly Hills star Diana Jenkins donates $100,000 to Tom Girardi's alleged victims.

Real House Eyes of Beverly Hills star Diana Jenkins announced on Wednesday that she made a $100,000 donation to the alleged victims of Tom Girardi, her co-star Erica Jane's estranged husband, who is in legal hot water.

The wealthy philanthropist claimed in a post on Instagram that she was not aware of the 2018 Lion Air 610 flight tragedy until it became a topic of conversation on Beverly Hills.

She recently became a full-time cast member.

She said, I feel so much sympathy for the widows and orphans left behind.

I know firsthand the pain and suffering that accompanies the loss of a family member, having lost my brother in the closing days of the Bosnian war.

I want to do what I can to support those people who suffered so much.

See, I thought this was so interesting because I truly just cannot tell if she's doing this like

to make Erica look bad or to support her as a friend because they're like really good friends.

They took a trip, her, Rina, and Diana,

to Hawaii like after filming.

Like they're good friends.

So Erica commented on the post like a bunch of hearts, but then I think some of the other cast members feel like perhaps it makes them look bad because they didn't do that.

They didn't.

And if any of them like have supported, I don't know.

It's it's weird, the Erica part, but it's like, oh, I just found this out and I'm going to donate to the victims as opposed to like the other women who found this out.

Which I've known for years and it never occurred to them to check the GoFundMe.

But I've heard, is there a GoFundMe?

No, I don't know.

And it's not on these random women to correct Tom Jarari's.

But at the end of the day, like charity is charity and they all have like a ton of money.

Like $100,000 to Kyle Richards is not a lot.

Yeah, it's an interesting move.

And I'm not caught up on Beverly Hills.

I do want to get caught up, especially since now they're apparently in Aspen, which is when things start to happen.

And it's like a big fight between Kathy and Lisa Rinna.

And apparently it's all about 818 Tequila.

I'm so behind.

I wanted to catch up yesterday.

I have two episodes.

We'll do it.

I'll do a full recap tomorrow.

I will be catching up today.

I'm really sorry.

I said I would get back on track and I didn't.

Okay.

I'm so curious that 818, I don't even know if I could catch up at this point, but maybe I'll try.

And so Diana, I feel like she's really the villain and she seems to be really like scary and mean.

but then she does something like this and it's like no see like she's been so villainized like i have to assume she has ulterior motives

which is so up like maybe she just wants to help people right like she's more money than god a hundred thousand dollars to her is is seriously twenty dollars to us yeah yeah

so that's why i have to watch because i don't know yeah you can't like you need to get a read on her and you need to get her she's she's literally fucking evil like she's evil so this is

i don't know i don't at the end of the day $100,000, no matter your motives, is going to go help people.

So that's always great.

But what does this mean for the overall story?

The plot?

The plot thickens.

It does.

It thickens.

Very thick.

Just like me.

Thick.

So those are the fast five.

And they were quite good, truly.

Like, no, you needed to know them.

Robust.

You definitely needed to know them.

Tomorrow is our final episode of the week.

It's going to be Friday.

So we're going to be just girly girl chit-chatting on a Friday.

So we're just going to have such great energy.

We are.

Are you doing anything tonight?

No, No, I'm so tired.

I have uh meetings, meetings, meetings, podcasts, podcasts, podcasts all week.

It's been like such a crazy busy week.

Yeah.

Um, and I'm gonna catch up on Beverly Hills tonight so I can do an amazing show for everyone tomorrow.

And hopefully, I'll be uh catching a new episode of Southern Charm tonight within my schedule.

I've given up on Southern Charm.

I love it so much.

Even a bad episode, like, I just love it.

I don't know why.

Yeah, I can't.

And now, with Paige down there, like, bringing her New York energy, I feel like a lot of people are not feeling her on this season.

But I am.

And I always will.

But what's the thing about Southern Charm is like two people could be fighting and it's like, well, I love both of these people.

So

it doesn't hurt me.

I don't know.

It's just like, it's like Paige and Naomi were beefing, but I love them both.

And they actually reached resolution.

Catherine and Naomi have so much beef.

Catherine is out of control.

But like there's something about her presence on the show.

I'm always going to root for her.

Yeah.

Because that's like, because she's been through a lot on the show.

Yes, yes.

But at some point, like, we are all adults who have been through things and you have to start acting right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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