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Good morning, millennials.

Welcome back to the morning toast.

Happy Tuesday.

Hope everyone's having an amazing day and a bright, sunny morning that's about to get a little bit sunnier because I am honored to be sitting next to, sad obviously that Jackie's gone, but nonetheless, honored to be sitting next to to the Keto King himself, the man, the myth, my husband, Ben Soffer, boy with no job.

Hi, Ben.

Is it really that sad that she's missing?

Yes, it is.

You could speak up a little bit.

Don't be shy.

Is it really that sad?

It's devastating, but thankfully, we were able to get literally the biggest keto influencer on the planet to fill in for her.

So, I mean, that's pretty incredible.

Is that, though, what my name will, what I'll be remembered for?

Well, Keto King.

I think it's far more the biggest de Blasio, anti-de Blasio influencer out there.

Well, Well, not to be mean, but you know, I will be mean.

You being the keto king when you've never actually done keto

is, um, it's funny, and I think maybe that's on brand for you.

The lies.

I did keto for like two and a half blissful months.

Oh my god, the lies!

No, no, no, I did, and it really, it really worked, um, clearly.

Clearly, yeah.

Um, we have an amazing show.

Thank you, Ben, for stepping in, taking time out of your busy day.

I know Ben is not really a

like, I picked the stories.

I tried to tailor them to you because you don't really know, you know, that much.

Yes, I do.

No,

I have a feeling I'm going to have to explain some stuff to you, which is totally fine.

But Ben did watch the brand new season of The Bachelor with me last night, and honestly, he was more captivated than I was.

Like, towards the end, it's such a long episode.

Towards the end, I was really just trailing off on my phone, and Ben was like, Oh my god, is Victoria gonna get the rose?

No, no, no, not like that.

I was angry about it.

By the way, yeah, yeah, yeah, angry.

By the way, Matt Jones, I can get it.

Well, his name is Matt James.

Well,

there we go.

Yes, we're going to dive into the TV recap segment, and I have a bachelor-related story since you're now so well-versed in bachelor content.

And it was actually a great time for you to be on the show because it's the beginning of a new season with a new bachelor who's never been on the air before.

And we're just really excited to have you here.

Anything you want to say to the people before we start talking about things that aren't you?

No,

it's great to be here.

It's great to be back.

Always love, always love coming here.

Yeah.

And thank you.

Thank you so much for having me.

It's an honor, truly.

When was the last time you were on the toast?

It could be a year.

Yeah.

It could be a long time.

And it's rare that I get to do it with you.

Yeah.

Usually we just do like a, I don't know, a Patreon episode here and there.

Jackie and I usually co-host, you're on the road doing crazy things.

Yep, you know.

And yeah, it's just me and Jackie, but it's me and you now.

I missed you.

I missed you more.

How are you?

I'm doing well.

Ben.

I have to clear my throat.

I'm really sorry.

No, no.

Ben, seriously.

I'm dead fucking serious.

Do not do that on this podcast.

Something got caught.

Ben has this unbelievably terrible, sickening disease where he

has to clear his throat.

And I'm serious, Ben.

You will not ruin the podcast.

I'm dead serious.

You will listen to me.

Do you need a water?

I will get you a water.

No, I don't need a water.

Do not do that again.

I'm dead serious.

People are listening to the podcast.

This is podcast only.

And I take my audio very seriously.

And I will seriously cut out your throat if you do it again.

Okay.

And then you won't have the cut-throating problem.

Oh, my God.

You won't have the throat clearing problem.

The threats.

You won't have the throat-clearing problem if you don't have a throat anymore.

The threats.

Okay?

Yes.

Do we see each other?

We see each other.

All right.

Now, I think if that's all you have to say about yourself, any projects you want to plug?

No, I mean, look, working on a lot of crazy stuff,

but I'll talk about that when they're ready, you know?

I don't like teasing things.

When you tease things, they end up not happening.

And then everybody's like, oh, what happened to that thing when they were teasing?

I'm the queen of doing that.

And Jackie always like...

Yeah, you just, you can't do it.

You can't do it.

There's just, this is going to be one hell of a year.

Yeah.

We're going to have a great year.

Great.

Everyone's going to have a great year.

You know, just like Mr.

James did when he came on The Bachelor, I'd like to say a little prayer for those on the toast.

I wish that we all have a 2021 that is just so fucking banging, that we all make so much money and that everybody's families are happy and healthy.

That's beautiful, Ben.

I like how you put money before health of the family.

We can pay for health.

We can't health for pay.

No, you can't pay for health.

Why not?

So we have a great show for you guys today.

Lots of news that needs to be discussed, and we'll just see if Ben knows who these people are.

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Olivia Wilde same person but speaking of Olivia Munn before we dive into this you want to hear like a crazy piece of gossip that like the toasters are have found.

I don't know if it's 100% true, but people think that Olivia Munn, who you know who that is, right?

Now I think I may have people confused.

Okay, so Olivia Munn is the dark-haired actress.

She dated Aaron Rodgers.

That's how you would know her.

Forever they dated.

I'll show you a picture.

I don't know if she's...

Does she sort of look like Olivia Culpo?

Kind of.

Yeah, this is her.

Like confusingly.

No, she doesn't really look like Olivia Culpo.

This is Olivia Munn.

She's in.

I have never seen that woman before in my life.

She dated Aaron Rodgers for like eight years.

I can't believe you don't know that.

By the way, I swear on my life, I've never seen that woman before.

Okay, well then the piece of gossip that I haven't seen.

No, no, no, no, no.

But because the toasters will care, people think that she spent Christmas and might be dating Rustin Kelly, who's Casey Musgrave's ex-husband.

Oh, wow.

The one with the long hair?

No.

Ben is not going to be Ben.

What are you talking about?

Rustin Kelly's just like a tall guy with short hair.

Oh, my God.

Whatever.

For those on the toast who care, Olivia Munn is rumored to have spent the holiday season with Rustin Kelly, who's obviously Casey Musgrave's ex-husband, which would be like kind of a cute pairing.

And obvious that Rustin Kelly has like a very specific type.

But Ben, back to you.

I know.

His first name is Rustin.

Yes, he's Rustin.

He's a country singer.

Okay, so now, do you know who Olivia Wilde is?

Yes.

Who is she?

I know who Olivia Wilde is.

What's your name?

I don't know, but I know exactly who she is.

Let me just show you a picture.

Don't insult me.

I just want you to be like...

Yes, I know who she is.

So, in like the most strange news ever, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were seen holding hands as a source says, quote, they have dated for a few weeks.

A hot new couple may be kicking off 2021 in style.

What a lame article written by people.

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were seen holding hands at a friend's wedding over the weekend, sparking dating rumors for the pair who recently, excuse me, worked together on the film Don't Worry Darling, which Styles stars in and Wilde directed.

Did you just clear your throat?

Mm-mm.

I said

they were in Montecito, California this weekend for a wedding, a source tells people.

They were affectionate around their friends, held hands, and looked very happy.

They have dated for a few weeks.

So the photos kind of took the internet by storm.

They're walking hand in hand.

And at first when I saw the pictures, I'm like, Harry Styles is a gentleman.

They're at a wedding outside.

Olivia Munn, I mean, you got me fucking confused now.

Olivia Wilde is like in heels.

He's just holding her hand, helping her get from point A to point B.

And I thought people were like overreacting at the photos because she just got out of an eight-year relationship with Jason Sudekis.

They have two kids.

Like it was kind of like a big breakup.

But then all these reports came out, like pretty much solidifying like that they are dating.

So here we are.

What are your thoughts?

Please speak into the microphone.

I know that we're not supposed supposed to ask how old a woman is.

Can you at least tell me the age gap between the two?

Would you ask that question if it was a man who was older?

I still.

You wouldn't.

Would you?

Chauvinistic piece of shit.

I still want to know the age gap.

Why?

I want to know the age gap.

It's irrelevant.

It's not irrelevant.

It's irrelevant.

I would like to know the age gap.

He's 26.

She's 36.

It's really not that big of a deal.

I was just simply curious.

I think.

Chauvinistic motherfucker.

I think.

That it's all a press ploy.

For the movie.

Yeah, people know when they're being photographed and when they're being filmed.

It's not like if you go to a wedding and the wedding says no phones, then whatever.

You hold hands, you smooch, you do whatever you want.

They knew they were being watched without question.

And now, all of a sudden, what are we talking about?

Nobody heard this fucking movie before.

I didn't know that they were in a movie together.

All that we're hearing: movie, movie, movie, movie, movie.

Is it a part of the movie?

Is it not a part of the movie?

Is it the movie?

Are they in the movie together?

You know what?

That's a definite.

I like that take.

I do.

And that's something we talk about here a lot at the Morning Toast.

I do think that both Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are too famous and too like A-list to entertain something like that.

But it's very possible.

I think it's very possible.

But another thing is this wedding was a 20-person wedding, obviously, because of COVID in Palm Springs.

And the person whose wedding it was is Harry's manager.

So he's like not a famous person.

He's like a Hollywood industry guy.

So I don't know if they would have thought per se that there would be paparazzi there.

I think actually of all the places they've gone, I think they could assume that a 20-person wedding at someone's house in the the middle of a pandemic when the bride and groom are not famous actually could be a safe space for you to hold hands in public.

I do think that it's possible.

I don't know.

I don't buy it.

By the way, no, but now they're like people are sources.

I mean, of course, sources could be bullshit, but there are people saying, like, he's met her kids.

They've been like basically living together.

This is like definitely a relationship.

All right.

Well, then I wish them well.

Me too.

That is the case.

I mean, obviously, no offense to you or to Olivia Wilde, like that should be me, but it's fine.

Interesting.

Interesting.

Not to interrupt, I do have another,

a bit of a press ploy that I thought of.

Okay, you have another theory.

Another theory.

No, but it's not about Harry and Olivia.

I do think, though, that you'll find it interesting and that the toasters will find it interesting.

Okay, what's it about?

Maybe the sixth.

What's it about?

Twisted tea.

What's it worried about this?

Oh, the guy who got it in the face?

Ready for this?

Wait, wait, can you just give me a background?

What is twisted tea?

It's like a

Mike's hard lemonade.

Okay.

Right?

And I saw this video that went viral of a guy in a gas station getting knocked out with a bottle of twisted Tea.

Yeah, before that.

I don't know if you noticed all over

the meme world, people were just posting just ads of Twisted Tea, but they weren't hashtagging ad.

They were just like putting little Twisted T is like legs on people.

I didn't see that.

Okay, it was everywhere.

That's against FTC regulations.

On all the other meme accounts, all of them.

Just Twisted Tea, Twisted Tea, Twisted Tea.

And everybody's like, what the fuck is up with Twisted Tea?

All of a sudden, you hear, man beaten with a Twisted T.

It was a terrible video.

Yeah, not man beaten with a drink.

Not man beaten.

So what are you trying to say?

I'm trying to say that that was a press ploy and that the video was fake.

No way.

Have you ever heard of an article, man-beaten with Diet Coke?

No, you say man beaten over the head with a can.

The only reason why you'd include the brand name is if you wanted it to go viral.

And that is the smoking

hot gun.

You think that this viral video that's coming on the legs of Twisted Tea doing all the social media marketing.

Yes.

You think that this video is now a part of some sort of marketing?

I can't imagine any brand wanting to be a part of it.

That video was horrendous.

It really scared me.

Great.

And now you know what Twisted Tea is.

No, 100%.

I never heard of it before.

That's like a very random tangent for you to go on, but appreciative nonetheless.

Sorry, I just thought everybody would find it interesting.

No, that is interesting.

And just, we here at the Morning Toast are wishing Olivia Styles, I mean,

that could be her name.

Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles the best.

Yes, wish the best.

People named Olivia are just so lucky.

It's a great name.

It's a great name.

And Jackie and I were talking about how, like, Jackie always says, like, she's never met a person named Olivia who wasn't fabulous and elegant.

And now Olivia Wilde is out here proving that theory because she landed Harry Styles.

And if your name is Olivia, there's a song by One Direction about you.

I live for you, I long for you, Olivia.

Hey, hey.

And then there's also a John Mayer song.

I'm thinking something like Olivia could get me through the night.

And literally, no one's ever written a song about Claudia.

The closest I have is Calling Gloria.

When I was younger, I used to be like, Claudia, da da da, you're always on the run now, Claudia.

Is there a song about Ben?

No.

Yeah.

But Ben is a great name, but not as good as Olivia.

The reason why Olivia, I think, is such a great name, if you want to be that like serious person,

Olivia.

If you want to just be like, cool, Liv, you can.

If you want to be like...

Livvy.

Livvy, or is Libby Olivia?

No, Libby is, I think, a.

Elizabeth.

Yeah, it's like a nickname for Elizabeth or like Lillian.

Okay, so we have Livby, Liv, Olivia.

Yeah.

And Olive, potentially.

Nobody calls calls them Olive.

No, that's an entirely different name.

Moving on to our second story of the day, which is some, at first seems like heartbreaking news, but I think it's going to be okay.

We'll see.

According to Billboard, Florida, Georgia Lions, Tyler Hubbard, and Brian Kelly announced plans to release solo music.

But the duo promises fans that they aren't breaking up.

The two went on their Florida Georgia Line Instagram account and did like a IGTV nine-minute video that I'm not going to lie, like was so boring.

I did only watch half of it.

But essentially, they announced that they have a joint album coming out in February but they are starting to line up releasing their own music but the duo is not going to split up according to billboard and the nearly 10 minute video call that the country duo shared on their social media over the weekend kelly explained how the ongoing pandemic gave him a lot of extra time at home for soul searching and a nice break from songwriting before he got back into the swing of things He said, me and you have had conversations three or four years ago, and this has kind of been a lifelong dream of mine.

But it kind of felt like I started writing an album once I started writing again in August and had a couple of songs that I started that I just felt like maybe I'm supposed to sing these and probably have a project and outlet for these to come out on.

We talked about that before and just the timing wasn't right.

All the dots weren't really connected.

Everything wasn't in line.

So essentially,

if you know the Florida George line dynamic, there's two guys.

One of them is very oh, I know them.

I was once a fan.

One of them is named Brian Kelly, which is so funny.

Really?

Yeah.

And the other is Tyler Hubbard.

And Tyler really sings.

99%,

but Brian writes all the songs, produces all the music.

So it's like a perfect partnership.

But I guess Brian has been writing music that like he wants to perform and he's been holding on to this music for a while and now he feels like it's a good time to release some of his solo music.

They are assuring everyone they're not splitting up.

And I would believe them.

I really would, if not for two things.

History

has proven itself.

I mean, remember when One Direction was just going on a hiatus?

Like history has not been kind to these types of situations.

So I don't want to be negative, but I just have to know what the precedent says.

The second thing is that we in the last month have actually been talking about, we're feeling like Florida, Georgia line could potentially be breaking up because it was like a little drama.

Like the wives unfollowed them on Instagram.

There was like family drama and we never got to the bottom of why or how, but now this seems like another, you know, thing in the storyline.

And I just think it's interesting.

And I don't want to be pessimistic if they say they're not breaking up.

I will believe them.

But I just have to be, I just have to think of everything, you know?

Yeah.

I don't know.

I really liked them at one point.

I just, have they released any like new good country music?

Like yes, all the time.

Are you sure?

I mean you just say that you don't even check like what?

Because I didn't play it enough times in the house for you to memorize it.

No, I'm just saying like ever since Holy, you know, they've gone way down.

I mean holy was the best song ever.

Yo, holy holy,

holy.

Okay, okay, okay.

I'm the only one who's like,

whenever Ben wants to like practice his singing

talent, you're very talented.

He sings that song Holy.

So that's like his song.

And they obviously hold a special place in your heart.

So I would think you would have some more to say about this news.

You won't give me one chorus.

No.

One chorus.

No, people already complain that we sing too much on the podcast, and clearly I'm really the only one who's allowed to do it.

Wow.

But can you give me some of your thoughts on this news?

Yeah, look, I think that they're a very talented duo.

I think, though, that maybe they,

you know, they opened a bar, right?

FGL House, is that what it's called?

And they said in the video they were thinking of opening another.

Yeah, they started doing pop songs.

Didn't they do stuff with Bieber?

Am I wrong about that?

You're wrong about that.

That was a DJ.

No, but they didn't.

They did that song with Bibi Rexa, which was a country song.

But they went a little pop.

It was meant to be.

Yeah, it's okay.

No, that's all, by the way, that was literally the number one song of 2019.

Yeah, look.

They did their own thing.

And they got really famous.

Opened bars, started going into pop.

It only makes

their turning into businessmen.

And they're taking a back seat and they're recording in their spare time by themselves, you know, keep the cash coming in.

I mean, they are, you're right.

They are so wealthy.

Like they turned their

fame with like Holy and Cruz.

They literally turned those two songs into like a multi-billion dollar.

Yeah, and Holy is an amazing song.

Incredible.

But they don't need a release anymore.

Oh, I disagree, but I hear what you're saying.

But you still haven't given me like a full, like, do you think they're breaking up or not?

It's a very simple question.

I think that they are breaking up.

I think that you said that there's some drama about the wives on following on Instagram.

Yeah.

Look, if there's drama, it can't be good.

Can't be good.

It can't be good.

So So yeah, I think that they are breaking up.

I think that they'll always remain friends.

They'll always remain close.

Maybe call each other on the high holidays.

But I think that

for now, they're done.

Okay.

Thank you for finally saying they're kaput.

Oh, that's so sad.

Like, I'm devastated, even though I just want to put it out there.

Like, I did call it, but it's fine.

Not to make this about me.

Next story, page six, is saying Emma Stone is pregnant, expecting her first child with husband Dave McCarry.

You know who Emma Stone is, right?

Yeah, didn't they just get engaged?

Wow, you're really

keeping up with Emma Stone.

No, by the way.

Is she your crush?

Love Emma Stone.

Is she your celebrity crush?

No, she's just great.

Big fan.

I think like we...

House Bunny.

Oh, role of a lifetime barber.

Ben!

Oh, oh, I'm sorry, yes.

She didn't Ben.

Did you even see the movie?

No, I'm sorry.

I thought you were confusing her with Anna Farris at first because she's.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Emma Stone, 100%.

Sorry, I'm.

I know who Emma Stone is.

Wait, was Emma Stone?

Yes.

Yes.

Are you sure?

Yeah, she was like the head of the sorority.

The head of the nerd sorority.

I think you're right.

With Anna Farris.

I didn't think I'm right.

I know every line of House Bunny.

Unbelievable movie.

Unbelievable movie.

Yeah, yeah, she was in it.

Okay, I just want to make sure.

I always get House Bunny confused with Sidney White.

Don't know that movie, Sarah.

Yes, you do.

Amanda Bynes turns like that loser fraternity into like the coolest fraternity.

Wow, I missed an Amanda Bynes movie.

Oh my God, you've never seen it.

It's so bad.

Okay, well, back to Emma Stone.

They are expecting their first child.

The Oscar-winning actress was spotted cradling her baby bump in new photos obtained by the Daily Mail.

The couple has not confirmed the news themselves, but Stone, 32, was walking around LA on December 30th with a pal and her growing bump.

She kept it casual in a plain back shirt, black leggings, and sneakers.

Sounds like an outfit I would wear.

And yes, in September, Page 6 exclusively reported that the couple had quietly tied the knot amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

So that is what you were referring to.

So this is just lovely.

I mean, she's so fabulous.

I don't know who this guy is, but happy friendship.

I think he was a writer on SNL.

I believe he was as well.

God, I know so much about this.

By the way, are you like secretly keeping up with Emma Stone like after I fall asleep?

No, I think that I just read one article and I was, or I saw, or I saw like a picture and I was like, who the fuck is this guy?

Because she really is.

She's great.

She's hilarious.

She's eligible.

She's great.

She's a great.

You could say it, but you love her.

You love her.

She's a great actress.

And I was just like, who is this guy?

And it made sense.

I'm like, oh, he's like that funny guy in the background.

Yeah, he's a writer for SNL.

Funny guys always finish first.

Yes, they do.

Yes, they do.

We're happy for her.

And we're wishing her the best.

And that's great.

Now, the next story is very interesting.

And I would just absolutely love to get your take on it.

So what's his last name before we get to this?

McNary.

Or McCary.

McCary.

I was just thinking of what the baby's name could be.

Do we know if it's a boy or a girl?

Did you read the same article as I did?

No, we don't know.

Interesting.

All right, next up, please, I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on this.

From the cut, influencers are feuding after both naming their babies baby.

What?

Okay.

Who named their baby, baby?

Let me allow me.

Alleged friends and confirmed Instagram personalities, Jessica Hart and Sasha Benz, who have reportedly been warring over whose baby is baby.

So, the first thing I noticed is that this, this article refers to Jessica Hart as a influencer, which is so disrespectful considering how she's like a full-blown supermodel.

And what I know her best for is being in the Victoria Secret fashion show the year that Taylor Swift was performing.

And she spoke to the press and said Taylor Swift doesn't really fit in with these group of girls.

And Taylor Swift got her fired, and she never worked for Victoria's Secret ever again.

But she still is a bona fide supermodel.

So I just think New York magazine referring to her as an influencer is like really fucking rude.

But okay, allegedly, Hart, who's a supermodel, recently named her newborn daughter Baby.

News that came as an affront to Sasha Benz, who named her daughter Baby B-A-Y-B-I

three years ago.

She was allegedly devastated by this seeming theft of intellectual property.

Benz stopped speaking to Jessica Hart for a time.

Baby versus baby.

Sasha Benz named her baby B-A-B-Y.

Baby from Jessica Hart is B-A-Y-B-I.

Jessica Hart is an Australian model and the founder of Luma Beauty.

Sasha Benz is the owner of the Montauk New York-based shops Wild Blue and Wild Black and the founder of a blog called All My Friends Are Models.

Okay, so she is an influencer.

I just wanted to put that out there.

Whose baby was baby first?

Sasha Benz spelled B-A-B-Y.

Okay.

And then, and she's friends with.

Oh, no, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Sasha Benz was first, but hers is B-A-Y-B-I.

Baby.

Baby.

Okay.

Interesting.

Like, her kid is already three years old named baby.

Good.

I don't want to speak ill of anybody's child child so so don't i'm happy that we are all named baby yeah that being said

sasha benz

b-a-y-b-i

that's like uh that's nice it's a it's baby but it's spelled a little creative it's creative that's what i agree this australian lady Yeah, B-A-B-Y, that's like naming your...

It's like my name being man.

Or like your name being like foot.

It's so dumb.

Yeah, no, no.

Like, again, not to be mean, but like

B-A-Y-B-I, that's a creative spin on baby.

I actually completely agree.

You can call them Bay.

B-B.

There's something there.

I actually think it's a very cool name.

It's cool.

I completely agree.

I agree.

And like, you can also put like that, like, it's funny.

It's ironic that B-A-B-Y

is not B-A-Y-B-I.

Because of how it is.

Because Baby Bay, it's a little

Australian.

A little Australian.

Baiba.

No, I agree.

I I happen to think that naming your baby baby B-A-Y-B-I is a very like celebrity, interesting, cool thing to do.

You could call them Bae.

You could call them BB.

I agree.

And I think if you're going to copy such a, I mean, no one names their kid baby.

And if these two people know each other, it's 100% clear that Jessica Hart got it from Sasha Benz.

I think just go all the way because B-A-Y-B-I is better than naming your kid B-A-B-Y.

Is it possible that B-A-B-Y is just a placeholder and this is just like being blown out of proportion?

What, do you think in a few years the kid's name is going to be toddler?

No, just something something else.

No, that's not how names work, Ben.

No, but maybe she is.

Maybe she just like was, they're just like, we're not ready to make the commitment on this name.

Well, you're not.

You're on her, like, baby girl one.

Right.

And you know, in the hospital, if you don't have a name on the birth certificate, they call it baby girl soffer.

Yeah.

Baby boy soffer.

So I don't know.

I do think this is a little illusory of Jessica Hart, I'm not going to lie, to like steal the name and make it worse.

It's just a strange, strange article.

Yeah, no, this is just not what I saw for the year.

This is very odd.

Yeah.

It's very

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Okay, next up, this is a People Magazine article where Matt James is reacting to Jimmy Kimmel's wife picking his final three women.

So,

I don't know if you know this, but every year, because Jimmy Kimmel's on ABC, after the premiere of The Bachelor, maybe after the second or third episode, Jimmy Kimmel gives his predictions for who makes the top four and then who wins.

And he like really does a very, very good job.

Like, he's almost, if not always right.

And it's crazy because, like, what did we watch?

30 women last night?

Like, how do you really know?

It makes me feel like he cheats 100%.

I know.

But wait.

So, I'm going to tell you who he chose as his top three.

Okay, but you're going to have to describe the question.

I will.

I will.

Okay.

On Monday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which aired after the season premiere of The Bachelor's 25th season, the 53-year-old talk show revealed that his wife, Molly McNeary, made an early guess about which three women will be finalists for James' season.

Detailing that he would watch James's face very closely to see how it would react.

Kimmy held up three photographs: Bree Springs, who's the girl I was obsessed with, green dress, came out first.

I remember Brie.

Gorgeous.

Yeah, she's cool.

Abigail Herringer, who is the girl who got the first impression, Rose, who is deaf.

And then Rachel Kirk Connell, who is,

she was crying during the prayer.

She was like, I'm sorry, I was just like very moved by that.

Yes.

She was like a cute brunette.

Yes, she.

Was she the one who sat in the back of the pickup truck with him and they drank tea?

No, no, no, no, no.

There was like nothing remarkable about this girl.

She was just like in the episode a lot.

She was really cute.

Oh, you said she looked like Cami Mendez.

Oh, that's the girl.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I think she wins.

Yeah, yeah, she's gorgeous.

Yeah, what do you mean nothing remarkable about her?

No, I just mean like she didn't bring a vibrator.

Like, I understand.

She didn't have something stupid that I could reference.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

So, what do you think about that girl?

What's that girl's name?

That is Rachel

Kirk Connell.

Yeah, Rachel Kirk Connell, I think, wins the whole thing.

And why do you say that?

I just think that from what I've seen of Matt James, not Joan, James, right?

Matt James.

James.

So Matt James is like in this,

maybe he wasn't on The Bachelor before, but he's certainly in that world.

Because his best friends with his children are best friends with Tyler C.

I had seen him before, and I couldn't figure out why.

And then I just like started looking through his pictures, and it's like, okay, like you're in the scene, you're doing this thing.

It's not like they just found him in bum fuck.

No.

Brought him here.

No, they didn't.

He's been in the scene

marinating.

I totally agree.

And they keep being like, this is his, and it is his first time doing all this.

But like, let's acknowledge the fact that he like was like a in a, he was a.

He's a sea list.

Like, there's.

No, he, what's the word I'm looking for?

Like, he was an extension of Bachelor Nation.

Yeah, he, he knows all the people.

Yeah.

He knows how this all goes.

But he's never done it.

I, totally.

And I'm not saying that he's inauthentic.

I think that he's authentic and he was nervous and all that stuff.

I I just think that when you're in that world, like post-bachelor, you enter into like LA celebrity la la la whether you're like Z-list or whatever it may be, you're still in that world.

Okay.

And guys that are in that world like girls that look like Cami Mendes.

Like I just think that she looks very actressy.

Oh, okay.

That's interesting.

You don't get that vibe?

I didn't know where you were going with that, but sure, sure, sure.

I meant that she looks like an actress.

Yeah, well, I think that...

More so than anybody else.

Yeah, I mean, I don't know what an actress looks like, but I do think that these are really three really good picks.

And Jimmy Kimmel told

and his wife think that Rachel Kirk Connell, Cami Mendez, who you say, is going to be the bride.

Like they think that she was.

Oh, I'm right too?

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

No, I'm telling you, I'm right.

And then James, his only response was, I would say that your wife has great taste.

Oh, damn.

They can't give out any answers, obviously.

But I just do think it's interesting that I would have pegged those as my top as well.

Also, I think the pickup truck girl, I think her name is Kayla.

She was cool.

She was awesome.

I would have included her in the top four as well.

Anybody but Victoria.

Okay, so now let's dive into the episode.

This was really like your first time ever watching a full episode of The Bachelor.

No, it wasn't.

Yes, it was.

You always like come in and out when I'm in the middle of the day.

No, I watch full episodes.

I just don't like it.

And you made a good point last night.

The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are very different.

Very different.

The Bachelor, I actually enjoyed.

The Bachelorette, I want to fucking throw myself out a window.

Why?

Because it's.

I mean, I know why I do, but

the drama with the guys is just so much worse.

It's loser on loser crime.

Yeah, it's just like every guy is trying to be like a fitness model influencer.

Like, they're all just like with their abs.

And like, I just don't, it's, it's not even like a guy-girl thing.

It's just like, no, I'm just waiting on

them so much more interesting.

Like, I just don't need to see a collection of 35 guys.

Like, there is no self- I'm sorry for saying this is gonna be very intense.

Okay.

There is no self-respecting guy that goes on a show with 30 other guys to win the heart of one girl.

I don't think that's it at all.

I actually disagree with that.

I think it's, I think it's nice, but I just think from an entertainment perspective, like, these guys are just like, even like the best of them, like, it's all very illusory.

I don't think that it is.

I just, no, I think that it is very illusory.

But so, wait, wait, okay, wait, I'm gonna call you out on your chauvinism.

No, it's not chauvinism.

I agree.

Why is it not,

why is it, why can women do that and it's not like self-respecting?

It's not that.

Women have the ability to be friends with other girls better than guys do in those situations, in my opinion.

If there's one girl.

I think you're such, this is such toxic masculinity, and I didn't really realize it until this episode, honestly.

What do you mean?

You're just like so

toxically masculine.

You just really are.

Okay.

First with the Olivia Wilde thing and now with this.

Like, no, I agree with you.

I'm hardly toxically masculine.

Let me just say.

By the way, toxically masculine.

I don't know.

I just made that up.

Let me just say, I agree with you.

Like, The Bachelor is so much better as a TV show.

The women are more interesting in a million different ways.

The way they argue, the way they laugh, the way they dress.

It adds a hundred different layers to why it's better.

But I don't think that The Bachelor at is bad for the reasons that you do.

I just think it's a lesser show.

I disagree.

I think that the guys are losers, and I think that there's a far better chance that a girl can leave the bachelorette, not win, but pursue a career

online than a guy shirtless like these fucking losers.

That's my point.

My point is that you can have ulterior motives as a girl, go on the bachelor and succeed.

You can't go on the bachelorette as one of 30 goons and then just everybody become a cyclist instructor.

It just doesn't work the same way.

Okay, well, you know what?

So I'm actually giving props to women that they are actually

more interesting.

And I thought that this was such an interesting group of girls.

I think there's a few people we need to talk about.

Yeah.

One is Kit, who is a blonde girl with a big poofy pink dress who

was otherwise unremarkable, except for the fact that she rolled up in a Bentley.

And if you are a sleuth like I am, you know that she's Cynthia Rowley's daughter.

Cynthia Rowley is a huge fashion designer.

And this is her daughter.

She's the youngest contestant.

She's 21 years old.

And honestly, she's kind of like a bitch.

She looks just like...

Sorry, not Queen's.

Queens Gambit.

Who's that?

Did you not see Queens Gambit?

No.

Mad, do you need to start watching her?

But is that the same actress that's in the politician?

No.

Oh, you think she looks like Lucy Boynton?

Is she the one who tries to have a threesome with Ben plotted?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, I think she looks like,

I think she looks like Queens Gambit, Beth Harmon.

I forget that actress's name, but I think that she is like think she's too good to be there.

And like, she's just, I just have a feeling she's going to give me villainy vibes.

And obviously the frontrunner in terms of villains is Victoria.

Yeah, that's why I don't think that she's not giving me villainy vibes.

She's reacting to the most annoying woman on the planet.

She was really annoying.

And I just think like any like woman who

like shows up with a throne like it's just it's never gonna be good.

No, you can show up with a throne leave it at the door No, every every woman shtick was left at the door except for annoying, vibrating.

Vibrator girl.

Yeah, and that girl's also annoying.

So annoying.

Like, imagine your personality being a vibrator.

No, you made a funny joke.

It's like the person,

I fall victim to this.

You make a joke, and then you don't let it go.

You can't let it go.

You can't just stop making the same joke.

I do that too.

You made the joke.

It's over.

Yeah.

You came in on a throne.

You were the queen.

It was cute.

You gave him the king crown.

That's it.

King, queen, leave it at the door.

Every other, like, every time that she enter, the queen's here.

Like, get the fuck out of here.

The queen's here.

So annoying.

So annoying.

And just like, I don't know, she was the definition of like, she just thought like she was going to walk in there and just be the queen and like that she was everything of the sort.

Somebody lied to her several times and told her that she was like fly hot and sexy and beautiful because she just walked in like really thinking she was the queen of these girls and like she wasn't.

She was just one of 30.

I hate this show and this franchise because she was picked.

I know for a fact there is no shot in hell that he wanted to pick her.

No.

I turned to you and I said, are they really about to give the rose to this fucking girl just to keep her on because she has drama?

And I told Ben, promise.

I told Ben, I said, I would literally guarantee like every dollar I've ever made in my life.

Like, of course, Victoria gets a rose.

And of course, she got the final rose when she is just

to say nothing of the sort.

Yeah, no, and that's what I was trying to explain to Ben, who's new to the franchise.

It's like, Amir, there's a fire alarm.

Do you think this is a.

Okay, I think we're fine.

I think that that's what I was trying to explain to you because you are new to the franchise.

Like, it doesn't always make sense.

Like, Matt James is such, and we should talk about him as a bachelor.

Like, he is a stand-up guy.

Like, when he opened with a prayer, I was like, oh man, this man, like, he's just like, you could tell he's a good guy.

He loves his mom so much.

He's a stand-up guy.

And in no realm of possibility would he ever be interested in a girl like Victoria.

So

therefore, henceforth, she should not get a rose.

But that's why the franchise is annoying.

They reward behavior like that.

Yeah, she's terrible.

Also, his mom's so fly.

So fly, though.

Like, she was super cool.

I don't know.

I just, I got the feeling that he was like a cool, good guy.

I agree.

He seemed super nice, smart, ex-football player, or like college football player.

Wake Forest.

I think it's the Demon Deacons.

Something like that is the name of the Wake Forest team.

Are they good?

They were actually pretty decent this year.

They were.

And they're just like a great school.

Like, Chris Paul went to Wake Forest.

It's a great school.

great.

It's very impressive to be a college athlete from Wake Forest.

Now, let me ask you.

How tall is Chris Harrison?

Not that tall, but Matt James is really tall.

Matt James gives me like 6'5.

Yeah, he's huge.

Yeah.

And let me ask you a question because you're obviously very well versed in sports.

And I would love to know what your thoughts are on like former slash failed pro athletes going on the bachelor.

Like obviously Colton Underwood was

on an NFL team.

Yeah, so the difference to me,

not to speak poorly of Colton.

And And there was also a guy named Clay.

I don't know what team he played on, but he played for football.

He was such a nice guy.

I don't like

failed athletes.

I don't consider Matt James a failed athlete.

No, I'm not talking about him.

I'm just talking about in general.

I'm saying unless you made it pro.

Yeah, no, I mean.

Like, you know who was?

Actually, I take back what I said.

If somebody is going to offer you the ability to turn your career when your career has ended and you can go and be on TV,

who's going to say no?

I don't don't blame them.

Like honestly, like a success story is Jordan Rogers, Aaron Rodgers' brother.

He made a pro and like

bench surfed like for a year and it was just not it.

And then he went on the bachelor and now he has a huge job at SEC.

Is that the network?

What's it stand for?

It's like a division of college.

Oh, no, then that's not the network.

Yeah, SEC network.

Oh, there's a network?

It could be, yeah.

Yeah, so he has a great job there.

And like he really turned it around.

And like sometimes I don't even associate him with Bachelor Nation anymore.

Like he's just a sports guy.

Which is interesting because I feel like the people in sports associate him with The Bachelor and probably

don't like him.

Of course, but he has so many Instagram followers.

People know who he is.

Like it's a really good move on behalf of SEC to hire him.

And he's like very good looking, well-versed, and he's a Rodgers.

I mean, he's even though they don't talk.

He's an influencer.

Well, no, you know what?

I've been very hard on him and JoJo.

I didn't really believe in their love, but now they've been engaged for like three years and like no, they don't bother anyone.

I actually think like what he's done with his job, I'm sure people in the sports industry see it differently, but from where I stand, like, I think what he's done is so impressive.

Like, all the guys on The Bachelor, like, want to go into sports.

Like, of course, who wouldn't?

And I'm sure the sports world is like, who the fuck are these guys?

Yeah, but all the guys that are on The Bachelor want to go into sports because it was like their passion.

Like, guys like sports.

That's the same way that

every kid in high school is like, I want to be a sports agent.

You know what I mean?

And then like you go and become an accountant.

No, and that's like girls from The Bachelor do like beauty and lifestyle content.

That's like what a lot of girls want to do.

Yeah, I just, I don't know.

I was never a fan of Jordan Rogers.

Really?

And like, I was particularly not a fan when we were watching last night and they were promoting

no alcohol beer.

Yeah.

I thought that was a cute commercial.

Really?

By the way, no one is more negative about The Bachelor than me, but I'm thinking that you could take my crown.

You could be Queen Victoria.

No, I mean, the show last night was a fine show.

It was good, but so long.

That's it.

Two hours.

It didn't even feel like two hours.

Time flew.

Oh, my God.

No, no, no.

I was like really getting exhausted towards the end.

Yeah, no, but if Victoria lasts another week, I know that they're just keeping her there, and that's just not cool.

Like, let, let's go.

No, she'll last way more than a week.

Let Matt find find love.

She'll last way more than a week.

There's still like 25 girls there.

So they go from 50 to 25 on the first night?

No, no, there was like 30.

Oh, there were.

The first night, I think they only sent two or three girls home last night.

And for the first couple weeks, they send home like two girls, three girls, and then it's one, one, one.

When you get down to like 15,

they get it.

And then you get cut to four, go to hometown, three make the

next round, and then two get engaged or propose to or whatever.

Dildo Vibrator didn't make it, right?

No, she did.

Oh, she did.

She was so annoying.

Yeah.

She looked.

And when she threw her vibrator in that girl's face, Maury, who I thought was so pretty, when she was talking about her family, like what they've experienced with the hurricane.

She was so fucked up.

Down in Puerto Rico.

Like, that was so fucked up.

But it's also not

vibrator's vibrator girl's fault.

Like, she didn't know what they were talking about.

No, everyone.

Like, everybody just like cuts in.

It was just rude to like tap her on the shoulder with a dildo.

You know that production forced her to go.

Like, they coordinate these things to happen perfectly.

Bastards.

Bastards.

It's so sad.

So sad.

She also looks just like a girl from a different season, that girl.

Well, that's just everyone.

No, but everybody looked like somebody on this show.

It was crazy.

That one girl that looked just like the mom from Modern Family.

Yes, Ben thought there was a girl who looked like Julie Bowen, but I didn't know who he was talking about.

Honestly, it was a really premum experience watching with Ben.

I usually watch alone and like make content on my Instagram.

It's just like so boring, two hours long.

But I hope you'll join me for the coming weeks.

Oh, I'll join you.

I'll join you.

Sounds good to me.

Even though it's on a Monday and there is football on, right?

Yeah,

there isn't now because it's the playoffs.

They don't really do Monday night football.

So, yeah, no, I'm happy to watch with you.

Well, that's a wrap on our first episode together.

I hope you had a good time.

Thank you so much for being here.

I did.

And thank you to everyone who listened.

Ben will be back tomorrow for another episode.

And tomorrow is Wednesday, so we're going to do our Dear Toasters segment.

Tomorrow is Tuesday.

Tomorrow is Wednesday.

Is it really?

Yes.

Tomorrow is Wednesday.

And it'll be Deer Toasters, which is our advice segment.

So I'm sure Ben will be hilarious giving advice.

So make sure to write into deartoasters at gmail.com if you have a specific inquiry for Ben.

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