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Rhea
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Fran
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Noah
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Rhea
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Fran
It's Chicks in the Office with Rhianne Fran giving you that Friday energy on a Thursday. Wow. Throwback. For those who have been listening since the beginning of the show, they remember when our episodes came out on Thursdays. Did we do episodes on Thursdays, Mondays and Thursdays?
Noah
No. Tuesdays and Thursdays, I thought. Or was it Mondays and Thursdays? I thought it was Tuesdays and third Thursdays for.
Rhea
Well, it was definitely Mondays because it was Friday Energy.
Fran
On a Monday, we definitely did Monday Monday only.
Noah
Then Tuesday Thursday, then Monday Wednesday.
Fran
We definitely at one point did Thursdays.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
So I don't know what the exact.
Rhea
I remember Thursdays at all.
Fran
Really. I feel like we definitely did Thursdays. Am I crazy?
Noah
I know for 100 we did.
Fran
We did. Because I remember saying Friday, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Rhea
Right.
Noah
Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the two. I think. Like when we did two episodes, I think it was Tuesday Thursday. Unless it was Monday Thursday.
Rhea
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That. Yeah. I mean Tuesday Thursday would logically make sense.
Noah
Yeah.
Fran
Interesting. Well, anyways, that's what it reminded Me of. Because I remember saying that, and, like, I haven't said that in so long, and now here we are saying it again. Olive, the cutie is here.
Rhea
She's here. I'm just.
Fran
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Rhea
Oh, no.
Fran
And they were texting me old photographs of me in Mets gear being like, Kanye fraud. Yeah. Like. Like, oh, you. You're wearing Yankee stuff now. And you used to wear met stuff, and we used to go to Mets games together and whatever. Like, this was my dream that I woke up, and then I decided to put on another Yankee shirt, too.
Rhea
So your subconscious is really telling you, like, you've. You've abandoned the Mets.
Fran
I have. And, like, just for. Like, honestly, the gear is so much cooler.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
You know what I mean?
Rhea
Yeah. And. And the gear. Why do I keep saying gear and better colors? In my opinion, you know, like, sometimes the orange. Orange can be loud.
Fran
Right. Exactly.
Rhea
And this is like, a little, you know.
Fran
Yeah. More subtle. Not really, but you get what I mean.
Rhea
Yeah. That is a cool shirt.
Fran
So. But I literally dreamt about, like, that's where I'm at. But I was like, you know what? Frick it. I'm gonna wear it. So that's where I'm at.
Rhea
I like it.
Fran
How are you feeling today?
Rhea
Terrible.
Fran
What?
Rhea
I walked in here. Nobody complimented my cut and color from this morning.
Fran
Oh, my God.
Rhea
I'm having a terrible day.
Fran
Wait a second.
Rhea
None of you.
Fran
Fran, that is so weird. I looked at you.
Rhea
I'm having a terrible day.
Fran
I looked at you and I thought.
Rhea
To myself, did I even go and get my hair done?
Fran
I swear on Olive, this is how deep I'm gonna get.
Rhea
Olive, what the hell?
Fran
This is how deep I'm gonna get. I looked at you and thought, did she get her hair done? And then I just. It kind of, like, was. We started going right away. We did trivia right before this.
Rhea
Yeah, we did trivia.
Fran
Right. And then it kind of just left my brain that I never brought it back up again.
Rhea
Unbelievable.
Fran
Well, it looks fabulous.
Rhea
Thank you.
Fran
You did this morning.
Rhea
Clearly not that noticeable. Looking at the other ladies in the.
Fran
Room, is it supposed to be that noticeable?
Rhea
No, but, like, I. You know, I. I gave a good cut. She gave me a nice blowout. It's like I touched up my roots. It's a little, you know, it looks fantastic.
Fran
I did think to myself, did she get a cut? Did she. Did she.
Rhea
Did she get a cut in color?
Fran
Did she get a cut in color? And then I cut.
Rhea
She got a cut in color.
Fran
I brushed past it. Well, it looks gorgeous.
Rhea
Thank you.
Fran
Looks absolutely stunning. I'm so sorry I didn't say it when it was on my brain. I feel terrible now that I passed Such a terrible day for you.
Rhea
I know it was a tough start because I was feeling great when I left the salon, and then I got nothing when I gave it to you.
Fran
Well, here I am. To give you all the praise.
Rhea
Thank you.
Fran
And make up for my lack of.
Rhea
Saying, your eyebrows look great.
Fran
Thank you. They're a little dark right now. I need to wash. You know, it's like a.
Bella
It's.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
You know.
Rhea
How many. I mean, it takes a day.
Fran
Takes like a day. Right. So I need to wash them.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
Before.
Rhea
But they look good shape.
Fran
Thank you. Yeah, it's. It's unfortunate they don't last this long. You know what I mean? Like, every two weeks.
Rhea
Right. Every two weeks is wild.
Fran
It's a lot.
Rhea
That is kind of crazy that you have to do every two weeks.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
So it is often. Yeah, I know. But no, we're gearing up for New York. We got our New York show, so I feel like that's, you know, we're getting our eyebrows done, Hair done. Making sure there. There is something that's happening, though, in this city that. My God, it's a disaster. It's like. I actually had one of my friends text me too, because she was like, do you get spray tans at home ever? Cause I literally can't find somewhere to get a spray tan. It's so gross. On the weekends. All us ladies are dying. All these basic bitches are like, I don't have my fucking tan. It's summertime. Every spray tan appointment is taken.
Fran
Venture over to Hoboken, okay? Blush, Tan and Hoboken. That's where I got my spray tans. They're the best. You gotta venture over. I'm going today. That's why I'm. No makeup on today. Whatever.
Rhea
Because, my God, what's the point of having a Sugar and Bronze membership if I can't every single location in Manhattan. Booked. Booked because all of us are looking in the mirror. Looking pasty.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
I'm gonna have to do it myself.
Fran
You're good at that. I'm not good at. You're good at everything. And your hair looks amazing.
Rhea
I'm not that good at it, but I'm gonna have to because the outfit colors. It's like you need. You can't be pale.
Fran
Gotta have some pizzazz.
Rhea
Yeah. The last time I did my own, it came out fine. Wasn't blown away, but it'll be fine. I don't have to get Joe to help me.
Fran
Trial and error, they say, don't they?
Rhea
Yeah, they do. They do. They do.
Fran
Get the gloves out, Joe.
Rhea
Yeah. Like, get my back, honey.
Fran
Yeah. Get back there.
Rhea
I know. I don't know how. Cuz it's really.
Fran
Right. It's really tough. Then you get the visual of Noah shaving his back.
Rhea
I know. Yeah, exactly. I know. There are plenty of girls that, like. There's like devices that you can use to. To get your back when you're self tanning, but that is. It is tricky. It is tricky. You can't see your back.
Fran
No, you can't. You got me here.
Rhea
It's a whole.
Fran
But backwards. Be flexible. It's a whole thing.
Rhea
But no New York show's gonna be fun. Very excited. Then I'm headed to the Vineyard for a wedding, which will be short and sweet, sadly. Really gonna be up and down, like Friday, Sunday, which I hate when I'm only up there for that short of a time. I'll see my parents, which I'm excited about. The wedding's gonna be amazing. I'M very excited for this wedding.
Fran
And I feel like you're talking in speed talk.
Rhea
I know. I am.
Fran
I'm very excited for this wedding.
Rhea
Very excited for the wedding. And then I'm off to Chicago for the dozen tournament. I know, I know.
Fran
Sorry, that was a long. It's me. You're alone.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
Last time I went. Remember last year when they had the dozen tournament? And then I felt left out, so I was like, I'm gonna come.
Rhea
Yeah. I wish. We had so much fun.
Fran
Yeah. I'm not doing that again.
Rhea
And when that article came out and we were like, for the world.
Fran
Yeah. We're like the best podcast.
Rhea
We went to that cute little restaurant with all the flowers and we had some wine. We had some midday wine that just really was spectacular.
Fran
It was a good time.
Rhea
It really was. Yeah, it really was.
Fran
I haven't stepped foot back in that office since Survivor ended. And I, you know, so. Dun, dun, dun.
Rhea
Yeah. I haven't been there since probably the dozen last year, so.
Fran
True.
Rhea
I can't.
Fran
You'll get to have ice cream.
Rhea
Yeah, yeah. Yep, yep. Exactly. They got a lot of that over there.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
I'm excited to start the tournament. Different format this year. Double elimination.
Fran
Ooh, bam, bam.
Rhea
Yeah. So it's like, you have to. Honestly, Jeff has repeated the rules.
Fran
Can we get a goddamn win from you?
Rhea
I know, I know.
Fran
Sorry.
Rhea
No, no.
Fran
Not wrong not to be.
Rhea
Let me tell you. You're not wrong. And I feel.
Fran
Oh, my God.
Rhea
I feel the same.
Fran
Us Experts, fans. I know where we're struggling.
Rhea
I know. We had two people come to our meet and greet in Maine. It was a couple, and the guy had on a ZD T shirt. I said, at my own fucking show.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
You're gonna disrespect me like that in my own show?
Fran
The disrespect, really?
Rhea
You're gonna come to the night of my show in a CD shirt on.
Fran
The day of my daughter's wedding?
Rhea
Yeah, exactly. So I. I feel the pressure. I'm not gonna lie, because it has been. It's like, will it finally be their year?
Fran
You know, I mean, time is taken.
Rhea
I know.
Fran
We're waiting. So next week. So it would be. Would make.
Rhea
We have to win Boston. Yeah. We have to win two matches in Chicago. And then. But it's also like, if you lose one, then you play another. I don't. Jeff's explained it 9 million times. I'm not going to lie. When I watch the other dozen masters, like, I like, fast forward through, like, him explaining the rules, because it was on for a while.
Fran
Relatable.
Rhea
I. We play. We play Kelly's team the first round. Sadly, she's gonna have to go down. You know, I feel it.
Fran
And I'm like, I'm. You know, I'm rooting for. I'll be happy either way for both of you guys, but, like, I'm really rooting for an experts win.
Rhea
I know, I know, I know.
Fran
My girl needs a win.
Rhea
We did two. We do two wins. And then the final four is in Boston at the House of Blues. So really, I am just a part of the traveling carnival that is the dozen. Yeah, you are really, you know, it's like the circus. Are we coming to your city? Chicago. Now we're in Boston. So. No, it'll be.
Fran
I'll be supporting from here.
Rhea
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, girlfriend.
Noah
Yeah.
Fran
You got this.
Rhea
It's gonna be. It's gonna be good. What are you. What are you doing this weekend?
Fran
Good question. Mmm. No, really set plans. Think we're going to dinner with some friends.
Rhea
Well, be nice to go to the.
Fran
Beach, but, you know, God forbid it's.
Rhea
Sunny on a Saturday.
Fran
No, we're going to dinner on Friday with some friends, and then it's Father's Day on Sunday.
Rhea
It is.
Fran
But I. My parents were like, are you coming home? And I was like, I see you.
Rhea
All the time, dad.
Fran
Yeah, we're gonna receive him tomorrow.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
And the weather is just such.
Rhea
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fran
But I also was like, I'm gonna see you before. And also, like, we're just, you know, on the go here, there, everywhere. It's like, I kind of wanted to, like, stay put in my apartment.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
And my dad was like, I don't give a shit. That's fine. But I did get him a. This Haley, you know, our makeup. Our lovely makeup artist, she said that last year they got her dad a. What's the word I'm looking for? Like, a skimmer for the pool. But, like, that's works on its own.
Rhea
Oh, like, like Roomba for the pool.
Fran
Yes, like that sort of thing. So I was like, perfect. That's a perfect gift for my dad.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
Because the amount of times this man talks about having to, like, clean the pool. Right.
Rhea
It's like if he can just drop a little.
Fran
Drop a little thing in there.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
You know, I love that.
Rhea
That's great. Such a Father's Day.
Fran
It's such a Father's Day.
Rhea
Such a Father's Day. My dad made it very easy for us this year, too. He Texted us all about a week ago and was like, if anyone's looking for something for me for Father's Day, I'm in the market for some new Eagles gear. We said, done.
Fran
Beautiful. You can make that happen easy.
Rhea
Certainly can. That's, like, the easiest thing we could for sure.
Fran
You would think that's what you would get anyway, but sometimes you've got to know.
Rhea
And I'm like, does a man need more Eagle stuff? But I guess he feels like he does.
Fran
He does. He's in the market for more.
Rhea
And he was very specific. He didn't want very, like, loud super bowl merch. He's. He's a subtle man.
Fran
He already has his Super Bowl. He doesn't need more of that.
Rhea
Exactly. So he made sure to get. Get some stuff for him for. For the. For his. For his fandom and.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
So, yeah, it's flying by.
Fran
It is. Noah, how about you? Any plans for the weekend?
Noah
Yeah, I'm going to Boston and I'm actually going to Red Sox, Yankees game. This isn't the 30 before 30 thing. I just had already been planning to go.
Fran
You want to borrow my shirt?
Noah
No, but it'll be me, my dad, my brother and sister are going to.
Fran
What happened to your mom?
Noah
She has, like, some. Something else to go do, but she'll be at the show.
Fran
Yeah, well, she's coming to the show.
Noah
I'm trying to have the list of like, and I made sure to put her near your parents.
Fran
Oh, yeah, my parents were like, noah's mom's gonna be sitting with us, right? Yeah. Make sure you put her next time.
Noah
Since my dad's not there. She'll. She'll need them even more.
Fran
Yeah.
Noah
But, yeah, it'll be good. And. Yeah, I gotta start checking things off that list. I haven't done one thing, one thing yet. This. The tour is kind of making it tough.
Fran
Listen, once June ends and we get back from that break that we take every single year, like July. We are. Yeah, we are hitting the ground.
Rhea
I mean, it's got to be full steam ahead at that point.
Fran
It'll be, I think July 4th, we'll.
Rhea
Be into July at that point.
Noah
I think July 4th, I'm going to have to knock off. Like, I have to do the bike ride, which is like a big. That's like a whole day thing.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
And you got a whole week to conquer things.
Noah
But there's, like, only so much I can conquer in each city, you know?
Fran
I know, but we're gonna make it happen. Like the. The summer goals. This Year are your goals?
Noah
Yeah, I really have to hit up Joey because that's a big one that I just feel like I need to just, like, knock off. Like, I just feel like that could.
Rhea
Noah's main focus is just talking to Joey. Like, literally, he's brought it up every. He's like, I just really. Because I just really need to get in contact with Joe. I know.
Fran
And, like, I just really need to talk to Joey. I'm not giving you Joey's numbers.
Noah
I don't give a fuck. No, no, the thing is, is that. The thing is that I'm not doing it. He doesn't do it because that was kind of the agreement. So if he isn't available, then bungee jump isn't happening.
Fran
So we're gonna make it happen.
Rhea
Okay, that. Was that a. That. When did we agree on that?
Noah
In the. In the video?
Rhea
Yeah. Well, we said, you don't have to do it if Joey can't do it.
Noah
Well, I said it in my mind.
Rhea
Okay, so figure that.
Noah
Yeah.
Rhea
Okay, well, we'll have to make it happen with Joe.
Fran
We're gonna make it happen for you.
Noah
Or Marty can do it with me. But you said you won't let him.
Fran
I. That was so funny. I was like, no, I don't want him doing that. I know. It was like, so you're gonna. You're fine with me doing it? And I was like, yeah, yeah.
Rhea
One's her husband.
Fran
Yeah, you can listen, if you ask.
Noah
Marty, I think he would do it.
Fran
He probably would. He probably would.
Rhea
No.
Fran
I can't tell.
Rhea
Something about a taller man doing a.
Noah
I mean, he's not that much taller than me.
Fran
Let's just call. He's 6, 4. And how tall are you? 5, 8.
Rhea
He's much taller than me.
Noah
I'm not 5 8. I'm not 5 8. I'm 5, 10.
Rhea
On a good day, I was gonna say I would give you five, nine and a half.
Fran
He's like six, three and a half, six, four.
Noah
All right, so that's like a few inches.
Fran
Yeah, let's ask him if he'll blow him up. I'm just gonna ask him and ask.
Rhea
Him high jump in size.
Noah
Oh, you meant the bungee jump.
Fran
He said he's not that much taller than me. That's.
Rhea
That's a little delirious.
Fran
We're on the podcast right now, and Noah wants to know if you would bungee jump with him. Would I bungee jump? Yeah. Would you bungee jump with him? Oh, my God.
Rhea
Yeah.
Bella
I'll do it.
Rhea
Oh, good friend.
Fran
But.
Rhea
But you can say no.
Noah
No, Marty, let's do it.
Fran
I think I'd be really scared.
Noah
I. I am really scared. I need someone to do with me.
Fran
Well, Noah asked me the other day, and I said that I wouldn't want you doing that. And he said, but you'll let me do it.
Rhea
You know what? Then, Noah, you'll shit out of luck. I ain't doing it.
Fran
What?
Rhea
You just said. If you want to know.
Fran
Yeah, if you. If you want to do it, then go for it. But, you know, it's scary.
Rhea
I gotta be honest.
Fran
I don't want to do it.
Noah
No, no, Marty, I. I can also say I don't want to do it.
Rhea
Yeah, but it's your list. We're not.
Noah
But I didn't.
Fran
Noah just wants, like, a million dollars.
Rhea
To be on his 30 list.
Fran
Noah also said that you're not that much taller than him.
Rhea
That's great.
Noah
Well, what's much like, if he was a foot taller than me? That's a lot.
Rhea
How tall is he? Five, eight?
Noah
Oh, my.
Fran
I said the same.
Noah
What is that? Guys?
Fran
I said the same thing.
Noah
You want to see my id?
Fran
All right. All right.
Rhea
I mean, he's, oh, half a foot taller than you.
Noah
No, he's not.
Fran
Yes, he is.
Noah
If I was. If I.
Rhea
He's six inches taller than you for sure.
Noah
Let's say that I'm five, ten.
Rhea
You're. Let's say you're five, nine and a half.
Noah
Okay. And then he's what, six, three?
Rhea
And we're giving him six, three and a half, six, four.
Noah
So how many inches is that?
Rhea
Six inches.
Fran
It's.
Noah
Okay, that's not crazy.
Rhea
That's, like, now he's like, six inches. Isn't that many.
Noah
No, it's really not.
Rhea
I mean, it's pretty. It's a pretty drastic difference in height is. Six inches is when you're standing next to someone, you're six inches taller.
Noah
Yeah, I don't know.
Rhea
I mean, I'm like, three inches taller than Rhea, and I feel like. I feel like people are like, oh, my God, Ria's so tiny.
Fran
No, we're like, the same height.
Noah
You see what I'm. This is what I'm doing right now.
Fran
I do the same. Fran is always like, I'm so much taller than you. Like, no, you're not. You're. We're literally the same height.
Rhea
Yeah, exactly.
Fran
Anyways, listen, if you're that scared, I'm sure Marty will do with you. But it doesn't sound like he Wants to.
Noah
I don't think anyone.
Rhea
We're gonna get Joey to do it. Like, why are we like.
Fran
You know, you get Trent to do it with you.
Noah
I don't think he's a guy.
Rhea
Literally never.
Noah
He wouldn't even go into the fucking.
Rhea
Yeah.
Noah
Karaoke bar or the piano bar. He's not. He's a guy who.
Fran
He doesn't want to do. You don't think he would.
Rhea
Oh, my God. He's a massive scaredy cat.
Noah
Which I. This is what I respect about Trent. He' type of guy who, like, if he doesn't want to do something, he won't do it.
Rhea
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fran
Oh, I really respect that about training.
Rhea
And it's like, if you don't want it, like, what's your reason? He's like, just, no, no, because I.
Noah
Was kind of in the same boat. We were both like, ah. Like, I wish we could just go to like a dive bar or something. And I'm like, I'm. I kind of. I'm like, I'm going in. He's like, I'm not. I'm actually not going in.
Fran
Well, he doesn't like to go any. Like. No, I know, but I. Yeah, so do I. I just text him, would you bungee jump?
Noah
I think like, that would be funny if it's me, Trent, Joey, Marty, like.
Fran
All of us, the boys, bungee jumping. Oh, damn, that would be fun. Yeah, that makes it more fun.
Noah
That's actually you doing it alone or not checked off, but we have it in motion. Is that me and him are going to San Francisco.
Fran
Trent goes, fuck, I really don't want to. Haha. Yeah, that's.
Noah
I think anyone's normal reaction.
Rhea
That's a. That's like.
Fran
That's not a no.
Rhea
Yeah, I was gonna say that's more of a chance than I thought he was like, gonna say. I thought he was gonna be like, just no.
Noah
I think if I propose it to Trent some Marty, like, hey, let's all do it. Like, all of us are scared. We all do it together.
Rhea
We're all building here.
Fran
You're building a case.
Rhea
We'll hold hands and we'll jump.
Noah
I think we'd be bonded for life.
Fran
You would be doing that. Yeah. We'll talk about it at a later date. We'll see. We'll. We'll collect what they're thinking. Yeah. All right, let's get into the rest of the topics for the show. We're going to be talking about Love island episodes from Monday and Tuesday because there's no episode on Wednesday. So we're actually caught up by releasing this on Thursday. Sabrina Carpenter announced new album. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. Apparently marriage not good. And Trey Cyrus is back to posting about Billy Ray Cyrus. Apparently the family's not all okay. We were wrong when we said that. It seems Miley is okay.
Rhea
It's maybe okay with everyone, but not everyone else's.
Fran
Yes.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
And we have an interview with Bella from Love Island. Yeah. AKA Beldasha from Love Island. The first to be sent home. So super exciting that we got to chat with her. And let's get into the rest of the show. And we also have trivia, of course. Great game of trivia. A little back and forth. It was great. All right, let's get into it.
Rhea
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Fran
New episode of Love island on Monday and Tuesday. We talked a little bit about Monday's episode, but then Tuesday's episode rolled around and, oh, my gosh, it's getting messy. I'm in it. Like, I'm so in it. I can't get enough, honestly. And I just have to say at first, okay, well, not like I don't even know where to begin because I'm very confused about all of this. But, like, Ace is a problem. Yeah, he's a big problem. And the way that he thinks he's the man walking around this villa, and the way that he spoke to Amaya and Amaya's like, like, what is happening? Right? But then the way Amaya talked to Shelly, I was like, no, we're not having this, you know, so like, Amaya and Ace, I thought Ace was wrong. But then you got Amaya And Shelley and I think Amaya was wrong with the Shelly situation because she wasn't even letting Shelly talk. Like, Amaya was just not even letting Shelly get a word in about the situation. And did you hear her slip in? Like, because we know each other on the outside, I was like, what in the What? You guys know each other on the outside?
Rhea
Why does everyone know each other? Tiktoks about that?
Fran
I'm like, how does Ace and Shelly know each other? But then Amaya and Shelley know each other. It was like, da, da, da. So very, very confusing. But I did not like the way Amaya was talking to Shelly because I feel like Shelly has been pretty open about the fact that she's kind of exploring multiple options here. And then you get to the game, and, my God, I want to hate Ace. But then he does. He makes this move on Shelley that I literally was hollering, like, banging my couch.
Rhea
Like, like, was a jaw dropping. My. My jaw dropped.
Fran
I was, like, screaming and hyperventilating and started, like, sweating being like, that was so hot, and I'm so mad about it. Like, the way that he took that pie, licked the pie, and then went into Shelly and her leg was up and it was just steamy. And I was like, these two, I know they got to go bang it.
Rhea
Out because, my Lord, they have quite the chemistry. But I feel like Shelly really does clock him for what it is, too. Like, even when they were having that conversation before during the day, and she was like, I just feel like you're always trying to be, like, Mr. Mysterious 100. And he Absolutely, absolutely is. And definitely, like, he is turning it up. He's turning the flirtations up with her big time. For the first time ever, I'm like, oh, man, Austin, like, yeah, this is a tough, tough one to watch. He's like, sitting there, and then at the same time, it's like the preview for Thursday, and he's friggin licking the whipped cream off her chest right in front of Austin's face, and he's like, whoa.
Fran
No, I know. You know, it's bad when, like, you start, like, you know, with Austin, you're like, I can see where you're coming.
Rhea
It's like, oh. And I think Austin was definitely right in that he has a good chance because, like, he's not in the drama. And it's like, not as crazy, but even he knows you can't just deny that there. There clearly is a sexual chemistry between Shelly and Ace that they all feel.
Fran
The sexual chemistry is off the charts. But then I have to remind myself that Shelley's 27 and he's just 22.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
And it's like, Shelly deserves a mature man to come in and. But an Ace, I don't think is that mature man.
Rhea
No, I don't think he really thinks.
Fran
He is the man of the villa. Like, the way he talks to people and whatever. But I love his messy ass. Like, I kind of love that he's in people's business. I know we've talked about this. People hate it. For reality TV show purposes. I love it. Do I like that in real life? Absolutely not. I wouldn't be like cheering Ace on to do this in real life. Yeah, but we're talking reality tv. Ace is bringing a lot to this villa that it may be lacking otherwise. So, like, I'm kind of okay with what's going on.
Rhea
Someone to stir the pot. For sure.
Fran
For sure. Unfortunately, Austin is right in the fact where it's like, all right, what's going on here? Yeah, Is it me? Is it Ace? You don't really love what's going on with Shelly and Ace, but they clearly have this sexual chemistry. They just can't quit. And it's like, well, you know, what are they gonna do about it? Like, I. I can't. I was literally, Whoa. It got hot during that challenge. It got hot. And then Hoda and Jeremiah. You can see the mask start to slip with Jeremiah because. I don't know.
Rhea
Well, the boys are getting in his head.
Fran
They are. Okay, so the boys are getting in his head. Absolutely. But the way that Huda is acting is not okay.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
Like, she's single handedly pushing Jeremiah away because she's like, no, hold me. Like you usually would. Yeah. Just, you know, you haven't been in a year relationship. You've been together for seven days. How he usually would. It's been.
Rhea
It's been seven days.
Fran
How would he usually. You're just finding out how he usually would hold you. There's no usual. It just started happening. So it's very. I don't know. And then the, the living together. And then she was like, great job. And he's like, I hate when you tell me, great job. Like, I'm like, yeah, like me like a kid.
Rhea
And she does talk to him like a kid sometimes.
Fran
I mean, 100%. So you can tell that the. The explosion is near.
Rhea
When she went up to him and it was after the challenge and he. He's in his head and whatever. And the boys had just said to him, like, just, you Know, they, they, they're skeptical of her and she's like, are you okay? And he, he did one of these, the double thumbs up, which let me tell you, you're getting the double thumbs up. When I hit Joe with a double thumbs up, you better believe there's hell to pay after that. Double thumbs up gets thrown.
Fran
You know what we were fucking dying about? Because I was watching with Matt and we were saying if your significant other hits you with the handshake, you know, one of you fucked up. Like if you hit. If you, if someone goes to grab your hand. Like if I'm Joe and I go.
Rhea
To grab your hand, you hit me with, with handshake.
Fran
You did you said something wrong? We were crying, laughing. I was like, he hit her with the handshake.
Rhea
That and the, it's like when you're asked, the times when I've been asked like, hey, are you all right? And I'm like, yeah, fine, yeah, double thumbs up.
Fran
No, I was dying at the same thing.
Rhea
I was like, there's never been a double thumbs up.
Fran
There's never been a more clear indicator that the handshake into the thumbs up. I was like, oh, no.
Rhea
Do you think he is wearing a little foundation? Because, my God, his skin is flawless. And this was the first episode I was looking that I was like, is there a little foundation? I mean, he. You can't see a pore on that man's face.
Fran
No, I, I totally agree. I mean, like, honestly, would love to recap this with Emma and Julie from Comics 5 Celebs, because we've been talking about this every single night. They just. So a little background. The girls from comments by celebs. They were at my apartment one night. This was, I want to say, probably after Love island last year.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
And they had never seen. And I was like, guys, you have to fucking watch this show. And I put on the heart rate challenge for them because I knew what would rope those girls in.
Rhea
Totally.
Fran
And they were like, oh, my God, we have to watch it. So now they are watching every single night. And it's just so funny to get. Cause they're newer to the Love island experience, so I love hearing their opinions. They love the show. They're like, God, this is fantastic. But they just keep saying, like, they're like, jeremiah would be so hot when he doesn't speak. Like, it's like, it's just like him and Huda, you're just like, you know. Yeah, yeah, but he's a handsome man.
Rhea
No, he is. He really. That was A good. That was a good challenge from the, like, that was a good, like. I know. Obviously we're used to seeing the PI Mary. What is it? PI Mary Kill.
Fran
Primary snog.
Rhea
Snog.
Fran
Primary Snog.
Rhea
No. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Primary song. Yeah, yeah. I'm like, primary kill. Whoa, whoa. Pie. Or you're. Yeah, PI Mary Snog. And I feel like they always do that challenge, like, later in the season. This was a good switch up.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
Fun challenge, I thought.
Fran
Right. And then we had some feelings.
Rhea
Get some thoughts and emotions out there.
Fran
Yeah. We had Sierra pick Shelly and she just tossed it right on the kiss thing, which was really funny because online I don't know if you've seen people be like, we want Sierra and Shelly to just leave with each other. So when that happened, everyone was like, oh, my God, we're. We're getting what we want. But it was interesting to see how people felt. And then Hooda hit Ace with like a. I would have rather kiss you.
Rhea
And I was like, I really think that she's. She's got a major, like, people pleaser thing, I think. Or like, may not mean people pleaser, but she. I. It really does seem like she wants everyone in the house to really like her because I feel like she's talked about some of the people differently. But then when she was in that conversation with Ace, she was like, I, like, I really like you. Like, you know, like, let's like the whole thing. Like, I think like, she already is trying to win him back in a way of, like, as friends too, because of, like, everything else that's going on. I don't know. Maybe she's heard whispers that, like, of how Ace feels about her and Jeremiah.
Noah
I don't know which girl was it where she was like, you're now one of us or something. And I was just like, jesus Christ.
Fran
I think she. Huda said it to Sierra.
Noah
Yeah.
Fran
She was like, now you're one of us.
Noah
It's like, what?
Fran
I'm very locked in, though. Like, I'm so upset we don't have an episode tonight, Wednesday, when were talking about this, because I want to know what now happens next. And I'm just waiting for this inevitable Jeremiah and Huda explosion that's bound to happen because this man is not going to be able to deal with this any longer. Like, she's like, are you closed off? Are you not closed off? And he's like, it would take a lot d d and she. I'm like, let it breathe. Let it breathe.
Rhea
And I Need some new bomb. I need. We need.
Fran
We need some man, man, man Bombshells.
Rhea
New men. We do into the mix. So we really do. Hopefully that's what's coming next.
Fran
Yeah, yeah, we really do need that. But I'm locked in. I really am. Sabrina Carpenter announced new album Already.
Rhea
Crazy fast turning overtime.
Fran
Seriously? Because honestly, we just got an album last summer.
Rhea
When did Sweetener. Not sweetener. Sweeteners. Ar. Gr. Jesus Christ. Short and sweet.
Fran
The end of the summer last year, right? Yeah, August.
Rhea
Or was it before that?
Fran
Yeah, August.
Rhea
August. So It's August again.
Fran
August 29th. So, like, kind of one year. It's called Man's Best Friend. It's a little.
Rhea
Little dog in the picture. Little tag.
Fran
And then it looks like Sabrina Carpenter is acting like a dog in this picture. Yeah, I'm ready. You know.
Rhea
No, I'm very excited. Just kidding. Like you said, more music. And especially after Man Child came out, it was like, oh, is this more of a extension of the short and sweet era or is that gonna be going into a new one? And really, I guess it's, you know, heading into a whole new new album. She's clearly had a lot to say. She has a lot right into making some new songs. I love it. I love it. You want to give me a new album every summer? Bless us, right?
Fran
I wish we were getting a little bit sooner. Yeah, I'm sure we'll get.
Rhea
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fran
Lead up to the album, same surprise last year.
Rhea
It's only like two months away, right?
Fran
Oh, my God. Summer almost over.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
No, I'm not starting. No, I can't.
Rhea
I can't.
Fran
No, not starting.
Rhea
Well, I just keep thinking about the summer in terms of, like, summer I turn pretty. Release date. I'm like, are we finally there?
Fran
By the way, there is a release date for the Love Island beyond the village. July 13th.
Rhea
Oh, yes. Wow. I didn't see that. They just announced that.
Fran
No, I think it was already announced. I think we may have missed it.
Rhea
Oh, weird. Because when I opened up the Peacock app to watch the new episodes of Love island, regular Love island, it came up next to it. It just said coming soon.
Fran
Interesting. Did I get a false date?
Rhea
No. July 13th.
Noah
I saw the date too.
Fran
Yeah. No. July 13th.
Rhea
Oh, hell yeah.
Fran
Nice. So probably that'll come right around the time that this season wraps up.
Rhea
Yep.
Fran
So they are keeping us fed at Peacock. Yes, they are. Thank you very much. And Sprita Carpenter is keeping us fed with her new albums, and we're very thankful for that. I wasn't Obsessed with Man Child.
Rhea
Yeah, but it just like. It, like My Child just sounded a little too similar to the other songs I felt. Not in a bad way, but, like, at certain moments I was like, am I just listening to Juno again? Sort of like sound, you know, so. But. But catchy, as always.
Fran
It's always going to be catchy. We're always going to find it catchy.
Rhea
Exactly.
Fran
Moving on. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. It seems like their marriage may be on the rocks. I think Katy Perry apparently has had really not a great year. Her album flopped, she Went to Space. No one was happy about that. And now it seems like her marriage with Orlando Bloom is on the rocks. Which, you know, I thought these two crazy kids were gonna be the ones to make it because I always, you know, the way that they, like, talked about their relationship. And even on stage, I think recently she was, like, joking around with somebody in the audience about Orlando Bloom. So I thought, oh, they must be good. Apparently, maybe not the case.
Rhea
I know it's like every tabloid headline and they just get worse and worse. Honestly, I saw a Daily Bill, one that was like, Katy Perry, worst year ever. Like, it was just like, oh, it made me feel bad because, like, she's on tour right now. So it's like, oh, they're already. They're. They're bashing the music, they're bashing the tour. Oh, and on top of that, her marriage is over. It was like, oh, my Lord. So this Page Six headline is, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's relationship is on the rocks. It's over. One source said to Page Six. They are waiting till her tour is over before they split. She is on her Lifetimes tour. You know, she's been on it since April 23rd, and it runs through December 7th. And that's really. Sources have told people that stress over the poor reception of her new album has caused tension in the stars relationship. Katie was deeply frustrated following the reception of her new album, a source told the publication. And it made her very stressed. Orlando was understanding, but it did cause some tension. Another source told the magazine she was also disappointed in some of the Torah views. It's put stress on their relationship and that, like, I don't know. That made me sad to read because it's like, oh. Like, it's like, oh, because those things, right, are not going so well. It's hard for her, I guess, to keep that out of her private life. And maybe she's taking it out on. On Orlando a little bit.
Fran
Or.
Rhea
Right, because Orlando's not understanding enough. You know?
Fran
Right.
Rhea
Because if you, like, get over it and you're like, what? No, Right.
Fran
Because if you're going through something like that, like, you're like, horrible professional year, whatever, and public, you know, and then you're like, oh, at least I have this at home. Or with Orlando. And all sudden you don't have that at home too. It's like, oh, no. So.
Rhea
Yeah, exactly.
Fran
Seems like a one thing after the other there.
Rhea
And that just made me sad because it really has been one thing. It's like, first it was that. First it was the headlines about the album, then it was the headlines about the tour, then it was the headlines about being an astronaut, and now, now it's the headlines about Orlando, the relationship. Just like, hit punch after punch.
Fran
Yeah, that's.
Rhea
Seriously.
Fran
That's a. Not a good year for Katy Perry.
Rhea
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Fran
Not a good year for Billy Ray Cyrus either, I would say.
Rhea
Well, depends on who you ask.
Fran
Right?
Noah
The love of his life, he said.
Fran
I get.
Rhea
Yeah. I guess if you ask Elizabeth Hurtley things.
Noah
Right.
Fran
That is. Yeah, my bad. But I, you know, from the outside looking in.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
You know, you're like. But Trey Cyrus posted Billy Ray Cyrus a picture of Billy Rice Iris and wrote, this man is so hungry for fame, it's pathetic. He really flew to Italy for a fashion show, but wouldn't come to LA for Mammy's funeral while he was still married to my mom. Even after his daughter got him a $60,000 private jet like he demanded, then he still didn't come even after the plane was paid for. You're the lamest man to ever walk planet Earth. Honestly. Embarrassed. Ever. I've considered you an idol. My idol. Clown face. The best thing to come from your downfall is it made me go into beast mode. I refuse to be a washed up, delusional, evil person when I'm old like you. Christ is king. Get, get right with God. You need it with the clown emoji.
Rhea
Yikes. Now, look, when we. When we were reading those headlines and talking about Miley Cyrus, talking about her family, maybe it just. I suppose Miley is in a good place with everybody in her family. I'm assuming. Hopefully, that's what she was alluding to, because it does not seem that Trace and Billy Ray are in a good place at all. And Trace has been coming for Billy Ray for months now in the sense that, like, you know, calling him out on his drinking and these things that were clearly causing a strain on the. On the family, and now he's just off galavanting with Elizabeth Hurley. So that's probably even more frustrating at this point. He's like, wow, you can do all these things with her, but couldn't make the trip for these. Really? You couldn't come to Miami in our. In our family. So tough.
Fran
Yeah. It's not good. And honestly. Yeah. Like you said, it seems like Miley has maybe. Yeah, okay. I'm gonna be okay with everybody, but that doesn't mean Trace has to be.
Rhea
Yeah, exactly. And Billy Wright kind of alluded to that, too.
Fran
On.
Rhea
Was it like a Mother's Day post? Something like that saying, like, grateful for Miley for bringing these conversations. Like, having these conversations with them and bringing some healing to the relationships and just doesn't seem to have maybe brought that healing to Trace and Billy Ray's relationship.
Fran
No. And you know what? That's fine. Like, you know, family. It's sad. But if Trace doesn't fuck with Billy Ray, then Trace does not fuck with.
Rhea
Billy Ray, you know, and that's such a heartbreaking line of, like, I'm embarrassed. Like, you're not my idol. Used to be my idol, you know, kind of thing. It's. That's just. That's really sad. That is really sad because if you. If you are, like. If you are fully unfamiliar with the way that the family is set up, too, like, Trace is not Billy's biological child.
Fran
Mm.
Rhea
Trace and Brandy or have a different biological dad, but they were always, like. When Billy Ray came into their lives, it was like, dad. So you obviously did the. Sarah's last name, the whole thing. And, like, they. He really took on that. That role for them. So it's sad to see that it, you know, takes a turn like this.
Fran
It has taken quite a turn, and it doesn't seem like it's gonna turn back the other way.
Rhea
No.
Fran
For Trace.
Rhea
No, no, no.
Fran
Not good. All right, that wraps up the topics.
Rhea
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Fran
Oh my God. How are we feeling? Bella, Hi.
Bella
I am so stoked to be here and I feel very, very blessed for this opportunity. I will say I have been eating my feelings away in Pringles and Oreos the past few days. So today's a great day.
Fran
Honestly, I love it. A great introduction. Introduction, everybody. We are here with Bella from Love island, usa, also known as Beldasha. Have you heard that one yet? Yes.
Bella
You know what, y' all can call me anything you want, just don't call me late for dinner.
Fran
Bella, thank you so much for joining us. You know, you were the first person to leave the villa this season of Love island and you're still in Fiji right now. So thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. But we want to know, how are you feeling? Like it was, you know, a short little stint. You got your water bottle still, you're still in Fiji. How are we feeling?
Bella
I am genuinely just so blessed with the opportunity to even be in Fiji, to even step foot into that villa. My time was really short lived, but even if it was a day, I'm still happy with my experience. You know, I said what I said, I did what I did, and I'm walking away with my head held high.
Rhea
We have loved watching you and we were sad about how it kind of all went down, but at the same time, I think we were both so proud of you and Sierra and how you handled that situation because there's so many times when that can really tear the girls apart. But you guys really seem to have a pretty good understanding of, like, hey, we both like the same guy. I'm gonna try to talk to him, you're gonna try to talk to him, and we're gonna see how this goes. Like, what were conversations like with Sierra when you guys were both trying to, you know, vie for Nick's heart?
Fran
Yeah.
Bella
So I'm actually really sad that so much of Sierra and I were cut out that people didn't get a c. But we became really, really close. She is the sweetest soul and so stunning on the outside. But when Nick said her her inside matches her outside, he was spitting bars with that because it's so true. She is such a lovely person, and I am proud of how she handled everything. I'm so happy to have met her. And really, like, Nick and I. I'm cool off him, you know, like, he was in this position that he's got two tens on both sides of him, like, fighting for his attention. Like, that's. I don't think that's a real world problem for Nick. So I had to give him his moment and let him eat it up, honestly.
Fran
So true. You're both absolutely gorgeous. You guys both seem so sweet, and I think we all felt watching. And like Fran said, as viewers, I think we were just happy to see you and Sarah kind of be respectful towards each other and like, okay, this is a process. Everybody's getting to know each other. Everybody's exploring. It's early days, as they say, and I think you guys both allowed that to happen. Now, during Nick's recoupling speech, he did mention a moment in the photo booth. And I think in that moment, we saw your face sort of realized that it wasn't going to be you. And as viewers, we realized that it was going to be Sierra because we had seen the photo booth moment. Are you still wondering what that photo booth moment was? Are you clued in?
Bella
Oh, I am very much caught up. I was for sure caught off guard because when he said when we shared a moment, I knew it could go either way. And when those words left his mouth by saying photo booth, I knew that Nick and I had never shared a moment in the photo booth. So I knew in my heart that I was going home that night, But I had no idea that it was gonna go that direction. I knew there was a chance. But so much of Nick and I's conversations have been cut to the public. All the times he was reassuring me and telling me that he's all about me and so happy to get to know me and and be in this with me. All of that was cut. And even up until the very last conversation that we had right before the recoupling, I was the last person he spoke to. And some of the last words he said to me were, bella, I don't want you to worry. So I went in there not worrying about bags, like, boy, what do you mean?
Fran
That is a common theme on this show where everyone's like, don't worry, don't worry. But then when it comes down to it, so somebody has to be worried because somebody has to be sent home. And I don't think you guys are expecting in that moment when you get the text that it's, oh, this person's dumped from the villa, this person's dumped from the island. Like, it could be that they're just single. So you really never know how it's going to go. I'm not sure if you know, but everybody online is very upset to see you gone. Like, people were really, really upset to see you go. They loved your one liners. Everybody was really warming up to you, honestly. And I think one of the things, you know, when you begin to watch a show and you get to know the cast, it's like, at first, you know, we're a little confused because you were, you know, you had your boundaries. You were like, I don't kiss on the first date, so you weren't kissing the guys at first. And, you know, so I think some viewers were like, you know, well, does Bella know what social. Which show she signed up for? Because this shit gets really raunchy. Like, everybody's making out all over the place, but you kept your boundaries. And then we saw a. In the baseball challenge, you were like, you know what? I'm going to have fun. And you let loose and you were doing your thing. What made you make that decision to start, you know, making out the guys versus how you felt in the beginning? Because, by the way, either way is fine. I'm just curious to know what made you make that decision.
Bella
Yeah, I just want to say all power to my girls who. Who feel that comfortability and going in and making out and doing whatever. All power to them. I ride for y' all, but for me, I knew that who I am in the outside world, I have that rule. You know, I wanted to stay true to myself, and it's not that deep. I'm not afraid of kissing. I love physical touch.
Fran
Yeah.
Bella
I really wanted to go in there laying a foundation of what I stand for and what I value, and I just wanted to Gain the respect. Respect of the. I want to say, boys. I wanted to gain the respect of the boys first and foremost. And what's not shown is me having a conversation with every single one of them and them telling me how much they respect me. And once I felt that comfortability and in feeling seen and feeling known, that's when I let my guard down, and that's when I knew I wasn't going into this challenge with a bunch of strangers. But people who did respect me for my values and respect me for who I am, and they were hyping it up.
Fran
Like, I think all the girls on the show, the guys, they were like, bella's letting loose. Like, people were cheering it on. And, you know, I think that's why seeing you go home was sort of like, oh. Like, it seemed like you were opening up and, like, really letting this experience in. So it was. It was fun to watch. And I think, you know, some of your. Your lines already. Like, this coochie's on lock. People keep saying that online, too.
Rhea
Oh, one of them, yeah.
Bella
What did you say?
Rhea
I said, me being one of them, I thought, I love you for that. We were really cracking up at the. At the one liners and just kind of like it did for you. I guess I should ask how. Have you seen all the episodes that you've been in?
Bella
Yeah, I am very caught up. It was a hard watch.
Rhea
Yeah. I was gonna say, how was it watching yourself back? Because at first, when we were first introduced to you, it felt like we didn't really fully get to see your, like, full personality. Everyone was joking. It was kind of like a lot of one liners, like, a lot of, like, hit this. Hit this line. And then. And then, like, we got to see you open up and, like, have those conversations with Sierra or, like, some of the other girls, and hearing the other girls talk about, you know, how they just think you have such an amazing heart and all these things, it's like, okay, well, now we're getting to see it. Those first couple episodes when that was kind of like, what was happening for you? What were you thinking watching it?
Bella
So, of course, I know myself better than anybody else. And the first three episodes, I want to say watching those really broke my heart because I didn't see. See me in them, and not physically, but I just. I didn't see who I am. I didn't see my character. I think that they just painted me as the third girl in this love triangle who didn't have any depth to her, and that broke me Because I am this little bundle of energy who's crazy and weird and quirky and. And a little spicy sometimes. And I didn't see any of those layers to me until the last two episodes where I did feel that comfortability and finally opening up. And it was definitely a hard watch. I felt all the same feelings over again watching it over, and it opened my mind, and just, like, it opened my mind to a lot of different things and gave me clarity, but it was hard not really seeing myself, and it was definitely difficult finally feeling like myself and giving y' all a glimpse of me. And it was just the beginning and already the end.
Fran
Yeah.
Bella
So I am very sad that I didn't get the opportunity to keep growing and showing who I am.
Fran
Right. I mean, I can imagine it's very disorienting. You know, you're going, you're flying to Fiji. You're getting accustomed to there, then you're thrown into a villa with people you don't know. So I'm sure it does take a little bit for, like, your personality, or even if you are showing your personality. There's 24 hours in a day they're filming. They got to cover all bases. So it's, like, hard when you're watching yourself and you're like, wait, what? What about this side of me and that side of me? So I feel like that totally makes sense. And, you know, we're watching the islanders now, the people you were in the villa with, and we have questions about them. And I guess my first question I want to ask is, do Hudda and Jeremiah seem the way they do to us on camera? Which is that they are going too hard, too fast.
Bella
That's tough. I have to say, I am the closest with Huda and Jeremiah in that villa, and I want to say I might be a little biased in wanting to see them stick it out to the end, but the first few days, I was checking, checking Huda. Like, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. You can't be so sure Jeremiah was writing all the other girls off. I mean, maybe you guys even saw it. We were terrified to put him down for the challenges. We were terrified to really embrace even getting to know him. And all the guys were terrified in getting to know Huda as well. So I think that is pretty difficult, going into an experience and writing everybody off right away. And I definitely encouraged her not to do that, and I think ultimately they did do that, and I'm starting to see them clash a little bit, which makes me really sad. But I do know that they are genuinely starting to like each other, but I think it's becoming a little real to them. And I also think that Jeremiah is letting some outside opinions cloud his feelings for Hood a little bit. And I'm terrified for my girl because I don't want her being left heartbroken and having nobody else to save her. No other connection to keep her in that villa.
Fran
Yeah. I mean, just as a viewer, I think, and you were there, so you would know more than us. But I think as a viewer, we're kind of wishing that both of them would, like, explore and experiment with other people a little bit more, because, like you said, it can end up in a situation where one of them gets heartbroken. And it's like, well, I didn't explore at all, and we were too heavy too fast, and now this is exploding because we were all in without seeing and exploring our options. Which kind of leads me to Ace and Shelley a little bit, where they're doing quite the opposite. And it's like these two, like, do they like each other? Do they not like each other? How did you feel about that situation? You know, Austin's with Shelley and then Ace coupled up with Amaya, and everyone's like, it's a will they, won't they situation.
Bella
There's a lot of weird things that happen in that recoupling that caught everybody in that villa off guard. One being Ace not choosing Shelly to couple up with. We were all very shocked with his decision because everybody knows that they have an amazing connection and a great chemistry. They even met before outside of the villa. And then being in the same place at the same time for the same reasons again. And in this moment, I just feel like the stars are aligning and they need to let them. I think that Ace truly is such a slow burner, and he wants that foundation of friendship. He doesn't want to go all in with physical touch right away. He. I just think he wants to play it safe with Shelley, and I think his way of doing that was like, giving her some distance to figure out her stuff because he already knows what he wants.
Rhea
I also feel like he really, maybe at the beginning didn't think that Austin was a threat, and now Austin's really putting in the work for Shelly, and I think she appreciates that. I think that's why, like, he's turning it up a little bit now. I. You watch him with the. With, you know, the. I don't know if you've seen the pie. The.
Bella
Oh, yeah, that was.
Rhea
I mean, my God, he turned. Talk about boundary. Like, he broke all boundaries with that. He put that heat. Now I was screaming, come on, baby.
Fran
I was. Yeah.
Bella
I was so sad I didn't get to be a part of that challenge, but it was so fun getting to watch. And I was maybe hoping and praying that Nick would get up high to the face. Unfortunately, didn't get to see that.
Fran
Yeah, that didn't happen. Yeah.
Bella
I think, like, Austin really bringing the heat shocked everybody because Austin's just this goofy little guy coming in, and he's kind of viewed as, like, the class clown of the villa. We always call him the dad of the group because he's got his little bucket hat and he's always just watching the guys do their thing. So, yeah, I think Ace might be caught off guard a little bit by the heat that he's bringing. And Austin is starting to put his foot down. Like, I don't like the way you're moving around my girl. You had your opportunity and you didn't pick her. So what are you doing slithering around trying to snatch her away from me? What?
Fran
Yeah, I think it's sort of like, all right, make a move or don't make a move. Like, everyone be honest about how you're feeling. Personally, I didn't love how Amaya was talking to Shelly. I'm not sure if you saw that, but because it felt like, you know, because it felt like Shelly was kind of being open and honest about, you know, she's like, feeling the connections. And I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa. Like, I don't know what's happening here. Amaya's yelling at Shelly and what. And what's going on there. How did you feel about that situation?
Bella
I do believe that Amaya's. I don't want to say anger, but reaction was very misdirected because I do think that Shelley has just been doing what Shelly does, and she can't help that all the guys want her. She can't help that Ace is, like, falling for her and he's not fully happy in his couple. But I also do want to cut Amaya a little bit of slack after getting to know her, because she is this amazing person, but she does carry a lot of deep rooted baggage that I think is. Is putting her in this fight or flight place, and she's kind of fighting right now. And Ace kind of threw a little curveball by being all, all in on her. Like, the speech he gave was beautiful. I had high hopes. Knowing them both individually, I was like, okay, wait, this could be A really cute couple. I'm here for it. And then all of a sudden, he's like, yeah, this is just friends. Like, watch your. Don't call me baby.
Fran
Watch your hand.
Bella
Don't give me a hug. Don't. Don't do any of that around me. I kind of felt like the audacity was a little high with that one.
Fran
Yeah. Because he was like, I can't wait to share a bed, but don't you choose me?
Bella
And then tell me you don't want me.
Rhea
Yeah. Why? Exactly. And all in the same night, like, she was saying, at least wait till the morning. Like, let's just. Like, you just. You just gave this speech, like, let me enjoy it. I'm curious. I'm curious if, obviously, we saw you connect with Nick, but in your initial entrance to the villa, were there any of the other guys that maybe you had your eye on that we didn't see or that it didn't work out with, or maybe, like, they. They found someone else really quickly, so you didn't even try?
Bella
For sure, Yeah. I mean, I'm sure everybody saw that. I kiss both Nick and Taylor. I always thought Taylor was very attractive since day one, but he doesn't look like my ex, but he has some similarities to my ex. And so I. I. That was just too close to home, you know? So I kind of put myself out of my comfort zone and went for somebody. I wouldn't usually go in the outside world in hopes that maybe it would work out a little better for me, and it didn't.
Fran
Are you wishing you explored with Taylor a bit more?
Bella
Yeah. So it's really tough thing having loyalty in my blood and being such a girl's girl, because Alandria is one of my best friends in that villa, and that, like, my loyalty to her really stopped me and from even wanting to explore things with Taylor. But if anybody else saved me that night, it would have been Taylor.
Noah
Mm.
Fran
Now.
Bella
Yeah.
Fran
Sorry.
Bella
Oh, I was just saying, like, I got to have two conversations before I left, and one was with Nick, and the other one was with Taylor.
Fran
Oh, really? And what did that conversation consist of?
Bella
It was just him telling me that he's really, really sad that he didn't want me to go home. He would have loved to explore the start of what we had, but he was nervous that if he saved me, I would have just still been gunning for Nick.
Fran
Very interesting.
Bella
I was a little wild card in his mind, and I completely can't help but understand why that is.
Fran
Very interesting to know. I feel like, as a viewer, we feel like Alandria and Taylor are getting to know each other, but we're kind of confused. If they have the chemistry, they don't have the chemistry. So that super interesting to. To know. As an. As an outsider, I am wondering, the bruise on the lip, is it feeling better?
Bella
I'm so glad you asked this, because nobody else has, and I haven't been able to clear the air. I went in there, and these guys just couldn't wait to get a taste of me.
Fran
They became a little.
Bella
Little vampires and suck the whole life out of my lip, leaving me with a nasty hickey. Right? And I tried putting lip liner on, I tried putting lipstick on, and nothing was staying. So I was a little afraid people were going to think, oh, she got some nasty makeup on. No, it was a whole hickey on my lip.
Fran
Bella, I have to be completely honest with you. I thought because you had the blue. The eyebrows going, and with your look, I thought you just added a little blue into your lip. Like, I totally thought it was a makeup choice. And then I saw your video where you said that it was a bruise. So it was just during that challenge that everyone just was so excited to get a piece of Bella that they just really slurped it right up.
Bella
Literally. Literally. Like, obviously, all the clips are cut, but those kisses lasted so long. And. And when I went in, I went in, and the guys were eating that up. And something you also don't see is Ace. He, like, looked back at Nick. He pointed and he laughed, and then he went back for seconds.
Fran
That man is a menace. That man is a. Oh, my God. And you know what? People have a lot to say. Yeah. Perfect for the. For the show.
Rhea
You know what I mean?
Fran
Like, he's. He's. He's giving what he needs to give for this show, especially a move like that. That's diabolical.
Rhea
Absolutely.
Bella
And I wish that made the cut, because I thought it was hilarious. He was like, in your face, Nick. I gotta kiss your girl before you.
Fran
That. Wow.
Rhea
What a man.
Bella
Oh. And. And, yeah, like, Nick was so upset that he wasn't my first Villa kiss. I thought that was wild.
Fran
You chose him as the home run. I know.
Bella
And I think, you know, he's a silly little boy in a silly little world, and he didn't really understand that concept, but he just wished that he was the first for me, I think, like, the audacity there is wild.
Fran
That is wild.
Bella
Walked away from the couple that we were in.
Fran
That's wild also.
Rhea
It's like, he'd rather be picked.
Fran
He'd rather be picked his first base than the home run is supposed to be.
Bella
Yeah, he's a little, little slow. It's okay.
Rhea
No, I mean, look, and then it's the same kind of thing. And I'm sure you saw it too. Like, after Sierra really gave him the chance to be like, all right, like, now that you pick me, like, let's move on. Like, what? Anything else happen? Like, did you say anything to her to reassure? And he was like, wow.
Bella
Oh, I think that cat got that boy's tongue. Because never, ever did he communicate what he should have communicated. He left me in the dark the entire time, and he was feeding us the same things. Once again, I can't fault him for exploring his. His other options. That's what we're there to do. But be transparent. Don't make me look like a fool, and don't make Sierra look like a fool. We are both high value women, and if he's not going to treat us as such, then we both deserve so much better.
Rhea
Absolutely. Absolutely. Okay, a couple of fun ones. I want to just ask about you because we. We, you know, we joked about the Bell Dash, like, and that's what everyone has been joking about online too. But, like, has that been your name? Sounds silly. Has that been what you've gone by forever? And like, what kind of issues arise with. With that? Or do you have to. When people like Arbella, you actually. There. There's a dash in there. You got to fix that.
Bella
No. So my name has. Has gone through this evolution throughout my life, and it's almost like my name and my nickname is associated by the place that I'm in. So I was born in Oregon. I grew up with the nicknames Isabel is Izzy, things like that. And then when I moved to Hawaii and I, you know, I was in college, Bella was my rebrand. I didn't want any bit of Isabel left on me. I was paving my own path, and I was starting this new journey, and I left everything and everybody behind that I had ever known. Bella was who I wanted to be. She brought a new sense of confidence and a new character. And then it started going a little further. Like, why is it Bella if your name's Isabel Ann? You know, so then I started tying Bell Dash into it because my legal name is Isabel Dash Ann. My mom's name is Vera Dash Ann, so I am named after her. And that dash is in my. In my birth certificate.
Fran
Everything you own the Dash, you have to have the Dash in There put.
Bella
Some respect on the dash.
Fran
So.
Bella
Yeah. No, nobody's ever put so much emphasis on the dash until being in this villa and hearing everybody absolutely going crazy for it. And I'm here for it. I love it.
Fran
Yeah. I think what we were just like, well, is it Belle? Like, do we have to take a pause? Or is it just Bella?
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
You know. Right. Bella is a good one. But. So it's just Bella. Yeah, it's just Bella.
Bella
Yeah.
Fran
Hey, but you. It's your take on however you want to spell.
Rhea
Exactly. Exact. Exactly. Another thing that had just tick tock on fire. And I know it must be crazy for you because we're talking about it, and you, you know, you don't have your phone. Like, you're not. You're.
Fran
You're.
Rhea
You're not back into the. Into society quite yet. Yes. Which is crazy. But it's like, where do you think, like, that evolution has come from? Because you said Oregon, Hawaii. Do you think your, like, voice has changed from different places you've moved to? Because sometimes people be like, wow, in that conversation. She sound totally different from that conversation.
Fran
Yeah.
Bella
To be honest, I don't. I don't really know. I've had several people ask me about my accent, and I wasn't fully aware that I had an accent. But kind of thinking about it, I do know that my tone and my little twain might differ depending on the crowd I'm around. And I think it just has a lot to do with, like, my slang from being from Oregon, my. My tone and accent from being first generation American, my accent around other native Hawaiians. Like, when I'm around other Pacific Islanders, it is strong, and I am aware that it is heavy around them. But when I'm around other people who don't have that same accent, then I don't know.
Fran
I don't know.
Bella
I didn't. I don't really have an answer for that.
Rhea
Just a whole. A whole mess of things. And we love it. That's why it's just a whole mixed plate. And, you know, we are hoping and, you know, you never know. You're still in Fiji. We're. We have our fingers crossed that maybe it won't be the last we see of you.
Bella
Oh, you know, I'm crossing my fingers right there with you. I don't know what's in store for me, but I'm willing to walk through any door that opens.
Rhea
Love it. Good.
Fran
Love it. We can end on that note.
Rhea
I was gonna say that could be multiple doors.
Fran
There's a hideaway door right there could be anything.
Rhea
There's a lot of doors down there at that village, Bella.
Fran
That could be literally anything.
Bella
All of them.
Fran
Bella, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. You are a shooting star in this Love island universe. Honestly, people are loving you. They're upset that you're gone, and we're really happy that we got to talk to you. So thank you so much.
Bella
Thank you guys so much for this opportunity. I love your podcast, and I'm a big supporter of every single one of you as well. So being here is very surreal.
Fran
Me for.
Bella
For me.
Fran
Oh, thank you.
Rhea
Thank you.
Fran
So, well, enjoy your time in Fiji.
Rhea
Yes. Hope definitely will. Hopefully it goes even longer.
Fran
Yeah.
Rhea
Thank you so much.
Fran
Exactly.
Rhea
Let's go. Yeah.
Bella
Give them what they want.
Rhea
I love it. Thank you so much.
Fran
Amazing. Thank you.
Bella
Have a blessed one.
Fran
We're about to get into Beatria and Fran. We have a great game, but first want to remind you we have a great show tonight in New York City. Thanks to Rumhaven, we're going to be sipping on delicious cocktails. Throughout the show, our audience will be sipping on delicious cocktails, and we want you guys to do the same, because the only thing we love as much as you are those delicious cocktails. With Rumhaven, no one serves it up like Rumhaven does with real delicious drinks, and it's made with real coconut water and no artificial flavors or preservatives for a clean and refreshing taste. You cannot beat the taste of real coconut water. It's delicious, it's clean, and it's refreshing. Enjoy Rumhaven straight over ice with a splash of club soda or your favorite juice. Head to romhaven.com chicksintheoffice to learn more. All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another game of Beatria and Fran. This is game number 178, and we are joined by Nikki and Christina. Thank you guys so much for joining us. Thanks for having us.
Rhea
We are so excited. First of all, Christina, you're in front of your absolutely adorable bookshop, which now we have to tell everyone to go in Buffalo. Visit in Allentown, New York. Right? It's. That's. I'm getting that right.
Bella
It's in Buffalo, but Buffalo district.
Rhea
Allentown's a district. Okay. Everyone should go visit your bookshop in Buffalo in the Allentown district.
Noah
Afterglow.
Bella
Yeah.
Rhea
Yes, exactly. Yeah. Amazing.
Fran
Amazing.
Rhea
The new spots, like, right around the corner, so. Okay.
Fran
Love it. We'll have to come next time we're there for sure.
Rhea
Okay, guys, so it's 15 questions if you get the question right, you get the point. You get it wrong, the other team can still the point. Whoever has the most points at the end wins. To determine who goes first, Noah's gonna give us a movie. We're gonna guess the Rotten Tomatoes critic score of that movie. Whoever is closest will go first. We get our own individual guesses. We'll alternate between teams for guesses. So, Noah, what is today's movie?
Noah
Crazy Stupid. Love it.
Rhea
Should be shocked.
Fran
We've never done this before.
Rhea
Should be a hundred. Okay, so one of you guys guess first.
Fran
Okay, I'll go first.
Rhea
I'm gonna say.
Fran
I'm gonna say, like, I don't know, 88. It's such a good movie. 64. Oh, okay.
Rhea
I'm feeling like 72, but I feel.
Fran
Like strategically is that I'm going 72.
Rhea
72.
Fran
Gosh. I.
Rhea
You know, it's. I would hope it's high. I'm just gonna say 81.
Noah
That's the closest. 79.
Fran
Oh, nice. Wow.
Rhea
I was gonna say 79 and I changed it to 80. 81.
Noah
I thought it was gonna be higher.
Rhea
When I looked it up, but yeah, it should be. It really should be. It's a perfect movie.
Noah
Okay, question number one to Rhian, Fran, shout out Monica from Vancouver. Drake made it Degrassi high school reunion themed music video for which song Is this Us?
Fran
I'm upset.
Rhea
Well, that's our final answer.
Noah
Correct. Okay, one, nothing. Rhian, Fran, question number two to Christina and Nikki shout out Katie from Alta, Iowa in the opening scene in the movie. Anyone but you. What is the reason why Glen Powell's character purchases a tea for Sydney Sweeney's character?
Fran
Oh, I know. I don't know. It. It's because she needs to use the.
Bella
Bathroom, and they won't let her use.
Fran
The bathroom if she's not a customer. Is that too long winded?
Noah
No. Final answer.
Fran
Yeah. Final answer correct or sorry, Nikki. Is that good? Okay.
Noah
All right. Tied up at one point. Great.
Fran
We got one point. That's all I needed.
Noah
Yeah. All right. Yeah. We just call the game now.
Fran
Yeah.
Bella
Happy.
Noah
Okay, question number three to Re and Fran. Tied up at one. Shadow Allie from Rhode Island. Which two Tanner kids get on a flight to New Zealand by accident?
Fran
In Full House, it's Stephanie and Michelle.
Rhea
Final answer correct.
Fran
I've always wanted to go to New Zealand because of that episode when we were going to Fiji. That's all I thought about, really, was the fact that they got on the wrong flight to New Zealand.
Noah
All right, two, one. Maria and Fran Question number four to Christine and Nikki. Shout out Lauren from York, Maine. What musician sings the Gilmore Girls theme song?
Bella
Oh, Carol King.
Rhea
Yeah, Carol King. Final answer correct.
Fran
Oh, this is like a game of ping pong right now.
Noah
All right, question number five to rean Fran tied up at two. Shadow Emma from Billings, Montana. What song are these Harry Styles lyrics from? Spinning out waiting for you to pull me in I can see you're lonely down there don't you know that I am right here?
Fran
Feels like it's got to be on the Harry's house album because I don't know.
Rhea
Gosh, they sound so familiar. Read them. Read it again, Noel. There's the lyrics.
Noah
Spinning out waiting for you to pull me in I can see you're lonely down there don't you know that I am right here? 10 seconds.
Rhea
That was the fastest 10 seconds of all time.
Noah
30.
Fran
I don't know.
Rhea
No, I just. From you saying 10 seconds to saying time was not 10 seconds.
Noah
Time flies when you're scrambling room.
Fran
I'm not sure I don't have anything to you guys. Christina, that's you. Oh, my God.
Rhea
I'm like, the song is in my.
Bella
Head and I can't think of what the title is. It's definitely.
Fran
It's definitely a Harry's house song.
Rhea
Satellite.
Noah
Final answer correct.
Fran
Nice. There you go. Is that a Janis Joplin shirt by the way?
Rhea
It is.
Fran
I love it. Thank you.
Rhea
I love your Yankee shirt.
Fran
Oh, thanks.
Noah
Compliment off.
Fran
Yeah.
Noah
Okay. Three, two. Christina and Nikki. And this question is to them shout out Abby from Connecticut in Friends. What was the name of the diner where Monica worked as a waitress in the early seasons?
Rhea
Oh, no.
Fran
Oh, my God. I knew we'd get a friend's question.
Bella
And I knew I would. It would be one I wouldn't get.
Fran
It was like.
Rhea
It was like moon.
Bella
Moonlight.
Rhea
Yeah.
Bella
And she had to wear like.
Fran
She had to wear like. Yeah, yeah.
Noah
Oh, ten seconds.
Fran
Oh, God.
Rhea
Okay.
Fran
I think you just need.
Rhea
I think we just need to go with that.
Fran
I'm gonna go with Moonlight Diner.
Rhea
Moonlight Diner.
Noah
Incorrect.
Fran
No idea. Zero clue. I know these are the ones you're watching. I know. I have zero idea. I don't have any idea. I don't. This has been my comfort show for.
Bella
The last 20 years.
Rhea
So don't feel like. Yeah, sounded great. Moonstruck.
Fran
The. It's like very like. It's like 50s themed.
Rhea
Limelight.
Fran
I don't know. I don't know.
Noah
Five seconds.
Rhea
When I would have done. We don't have a guess.
Noah
Molly's Moon Dance.
Rhea
Moon dangerous.
Fran
Oh, you were so close.
Noah
First incorrect question. Still three. Two. Christina and Nikki. And this question is to re infrance Shadow Amber from Utopia Ontario, Canada. Name this year, Martha Stewart goes to prison. Janet Jackson has her wardrobe malfunction at the super bowl. And Mean Girls is in theaters 2000.
Rhea
2004. Right. Because wasn't it just the 20 years for mean girls last year?
Fran
2004 sounds right.
Rhea
I think 2004.
Fran
Okay.
Rhea
Yeah.
Fran
2004.
Rhea
Final answer correct.
Fran
Nice.
Noah
Tied up at three. Question number eight to Christina and Nikki. Shout out Abby. Rank these pop stars by their age. Youngest to oldest. Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Addison Rae, Tate McRae. Would that rhyme at the end there?
Fran
Okay, so I think Olivia Rodrigo or.
Rhea
Tate McCray might be younger.
Bella
Yeah.
Fran
Sabrina Carpenter is definitely older than Olivia Rodrigo. Yes.
Rhea
I'm too old to know who Addison Rae is.
Fran
Addison Rae. She's the TikTok.
Rhea
She's the TikTok star, but I can't remember how old she is.
Fran
Okay, my guess.
Rhea
Oldest to youngest.
Noah
Okay, five seconds.
Fran
Okay, we're doing it. From oldest.
Noah
Youngest to oldest.
Fran
Youngest.
Noah
Oldest.
Fran
Okay, I'm gonna say it's.
Noah
Final. Give me a final answer.
Fran
Okay. Olivia Rodrigo team, except cray, Addison Rae, and then Sabrina Carpenter. Final answer incorrect.
Rhea
Addison, Youngest.
Fran
I feel like either Tate or Addison is the youngest.
Rhea
Yeah, Tate's really young, so maybe it's.
Fran
Maybe it's Sabrina Carpenter. Olivia Rodrigo.
Rhea
Youngest, oldest.
Fran
Oh, youngest, oldest. Maybe it's Tate McCray, Addison Rae, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter.
Rhea
Yeah. Yeah. Do you think. Do you think Addison is older than Tate?
Fran
I don't know. Feels like a trick question. I would make Addison. Okay. Addison Wright, Tate McCray.
Rhea
Olivia, Sabrina.
Fran
Yeah.
Noah
Incorrect. Tate McCray, 21. Olivia Rodrigo is 22.
Rhea
Oh.
Noah
As the race. 24. Sabrina Carpenter's 26.
Fran
Oh, damn.
Rhea
All right. Kind of forgot how young Olivia Rodrigo is.
Noah
Yeah, she feels like she's been around forever. Okay, it is still tied up at three. And this is question number nine. To Re and Fran, shout out Maggie from Hoboken. What was the alliance name that Gabby, Nikki, and Chris Shelle referred to themselves as on the traitors?
Rhea
The Bambies. Right.
Fran
I don't remember. Okay.
Rhea
Yeah. The Bambi's final answer.
Noah
Correct.
Fran
All right, nice.
Rhea
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Noah
Four, three. Ria and Fran. Question number 10 to Christine and Nikki. I'm gonna play a movie clip, and you tell me what movie it's from. Think about it.
Rhea
Why do people buy these things?
Noah
It's not because they want to say how they feel. People buy cards because they can't say.
Bella
How they feel or they're afraid to.
Fran
We provide the service that lets them off the hook. You know what? I say to hell with it.
Noah
Let's level with America. At least let them speak for themselves.
Fran
Right?
Noah
I mean, look.
Rhea
What is this? What does this say?
Noah
Congratulations on your new baby. Right. How about, congratulations on your new baby.
Fran
Guess that's it for hanging out 500 days of summer.
Rhea
Yeah, I think you're right.
Fran
It sounds like him.
Rhea
Yeah, I'm 100%. Okay.
Fran
Lock it in.
Noah
Correct.
Rhea
Yes.
Fran
Joseph Gordon Levitt.
Noah
Yeah.
Fran
Yeah, yeah.
Noah
Tied up at 4. Question number 11. To re infran, shout out Maris or Maris from Nashville. I put the. Okay. She said it rhymes with Paris. On Sex in the City. How does Burger break up with Carrie?
Fran
A post it note. Yeah, I.
Rhea
You know, I don't know. Sex.
Fran
The situation. I'm going to say a post it note.
Noah
Final answer correct.
Rhea
Nice.
Noah
5, 4. High scoring game.
Rhea
I don't even know who. Which one that guy is.
Noah
It's the guy who. I don't know his name.
Rhea
He's an office space.
Noah
Yeah, he was an office space.
Rhea
Oh, yep, yep, Yep, yep, yep.
Noah
Okay, 54 ran Fran question number 12 to Nikki and Christina. Shout out Lexi from Quincy, Massachusetts. What reality show star makes a cameo in the third episode of Netflix's show Running Point starring Kate Hudson?
Fran
Oh, third episode. What reality star?
Rhea
I did, and I sped through it. Oh, I can't even think about it.
Fran
Yeah, I need a housewife.
Noah
15 seconds.
Rhea
Oh, it's not coming to me.
Bella
I. I didn't watch any, so I don't even know.
Fran
I think.
Rhea
I think we're gonna have to pass. I can't even think of who it would be.
Noah
Okay, time's up.
Rhea
Read again.
Noah
What reality show star makes a cameo in the third episode of Netflix's show Running Points?
Fran
I don't know. I'm like, totally blanking on that. I feel like I'm totally blanking.
Rhea
Yeah.
Noah
15 seconds.
Fran
Was like, someone, like, from selling Sunset.
Rhea
I don't know.
Noah
Five seconds.
Rhea
I got nothing.
Fran
Heather from selling Sunset.
Noah
Incorrect. Scott Disick.
Rhea
Oh, I swear on my life, in.
Fran
My head, the first name that popped up was Scott Disick. And then I thought, I don't remember that. Because I thought, that's ridiculous. I don't remember that. Yeah, but I thought it was, like, a Kardashian.
Rhea
That's like, when Bambies came.
Fran
I don't know why I didn't just say Scott Disick. It's like, why do you do that? You know when you're, like, mad at yourself? You're like, why did I switch that in my head?
Rhea
Yep.
Fran
Heather from selling Sunset. Why the would she be on Running Point? Stupid.
Noah
Okay?
Fran
She's not even a reality star. She's not even considered a star.
Rhea
You couldn't even remember her last name.
Fran
Exactly. I just picked a random person. Selling Sunset.
Noah
Three questions left.
Fran
That's not a star.
Noah
It's five. Four. Reunion.
Fran
It's in California.
Rhea
All good.
Noah
Question number 13 to Ria and Fran, shout out Maureen from Seattle. What four words does Christina Aguilera say at the beginning of her song? Beautiful.
Fran
Oh, shit. It's bringing me back to the scene. Mrs. Ari. She's mad. Ari sets her up. Christina Aguilera is performing.
Rhea
I don't know the answer to this.
Noah
15 seconds.
Fran
I don't know. I don't know. Fuck.
Noah
I don't know Nothing.
Rhea
Yeah, hold on.
Noah
Five seconds.
Rhea
No, nothing's coming to me.
Noah
Okay.
Rhea
You are so beautiful.
Fran
Mickey and Christine, no matter what they say, don't look at me. The only reason why I know that is because you crossed me. You're up. Yes.
Rhea
It's. Don't look at me.
Fran
Oh, my God. What? He's like, don't look at me. Yes.
Bella
I don't even remember her saying it.
Rhea
I just remember it.
Fran
You're so right. I don't. I only hear Damian. I do not hear Christina. Fuck.
Noah
Okay, tied up at five. Two questions or. Yeah, two questions left. And this is question number 14. To Nikki and Christina, shout out Kayla from New York City. What song does Beyonce's daughter Rumi come out to during the Cowboy Carter tour?
Rhea
Protector.
Noah
Final answer.
Fran
Final answer.
Noah
Correct. Wow. Okay, final question.
Fran
We gotta get this.
Noah
Six, five. Christina, Nikki. This is to re. Infran. Shout out Lexi from Quincy, Massachusetts, again in SpongeBob SquarePants. What did Patrick win an award for?
Rhea
What? A vague question.
Fran
I Have no idea.
Rhea
What did Patrick win an award for?
Fran
Shoot.
Noah
15 seconds.
Rhea
I, I have no clue. Jellyfish hunting.
Fran
Yeah, it's a good guess. Jellyfish hunting award.
Noah
Incorrect. To Christine and Nikki. And that is the victory for them.
Rhea
No, we haven't lost in a while.
Fran
Honestly, it has been a while. Good game, though, too.
Rhea
I have no idea.
Noah
The answer is he got an award for doing absolutely nothing longer than anyone else. Like, spongebob got into war, and then he got jealous, and then he got an award for doing nothing.
Fran
Where was what?
Rhea
Who was giving the awards?
Noah
I don't know.
Fran
Good question, Dan.
Rhea
Like in spongebob, what do you get an award for? I don't know.
Noah
It was like an award episode.
Fran
Close game. That was great. We. We knew you guys were going to be good.
Rhea
What? I. Seriously, I just wanted to get one point, so.
Fran
And you got more than that.
Rhea
No, I, I, I had a good. And I knew what I said at the beginning. I had a good feeling that they crushed this.
Fran
And, you know, I'm proud of that game, though. That was a good game. Back and forth there.
Rhea
Yeah, that was close.
Bella
That was a great game.
Rhea
We have not lost in a while, so, you know, we are humble. We are humble. And you both will get T shirts that say you beat us.
Fran
Yes, you will.
Rhea
So please email your address and sizes to Noah so he can send you your victory shirts.
Fran
Yes. Congratulations.
Bella
Thank you.
Rhea
Thank you so much, guys. And then next time we're in Buffalo, we're coming to the bookshop.
Fran
Yes, we are. We will be there. Bye. Absolutely.
Rhea
Bye.
Fran
Thank you.
Rhea
Thank you.
Fran
All right, that wraps up today's episode of Chicks in the Office. Thank you so much for watching and listening. We love you guys. Thank you for watching the best show on earth. Smooches. I'm sorry that you won't hear us on Friday, but you get to hear us a day early. And if you're coming to the New York show, then we are excited to see you. We love you guys, and we'll talk to you on Monday.
Podcast Title: Chicks in the Office
Host/Authors: Ria and Fran (Barstool Sports)
Episode: Love Island USA's Belle-A Spills All From Fiji!
Release Date: June 12, 2025
In this episode of Chicks in the Office, hosts Ria and Fran dive deep into recent pop culture happenings, focusing primarily on the latest events in Love Island USA. The episode features a special interview with Bella, the first contestant to be sent home this season. Throughout the show, Ria and Fran discuss personal anecdotes, upcoming plans, and engage in a lively trivia game with listeners.
Discussion on Podcast Release Days (01:42 - 02:20)
Ria and Fran reminisce about the podcast’s scheduling history, recalling the days when episodes aired multiple times a week. Fran nostalgically mentions, "For those who have been listening since the beginning of the show, they remember when our episodes came out on Thursdays." This conversation highlights the evolution of their release strategy and sets a casual, relatable tone for the episode.
Fashion and Personal Style (02:40 - 05:35)
Fran shares a humorous story about her subconscious grappling with switching from Mets to Yankees gear, saying, "I have been wearing more Yankees gear. You have hats. Not, like, purple." Ria empathizes, noting her own preference for more subtle colors over loud orange, "But more subtle. Not really, but you get what I mean." This segment underscores their playful camaraderie and personal connection.
Self-Esteem and Compliments (05:09 - 06:10)
Ria expresses feeling terrible about not receiving compliments on her new hairstyle: "I walked in here. Nobody complimented my cut and color from this morning." Fran quickly remedies the situation by praising Ria, "It looks absolutely stunning." This heartfelt exchange adds depth to their friendship and provides a moment of genuine vulnerability.
Upcoming Events and Celebrations (06:21 - 10:16)
The hosts discuss their plans for the summer, including Fran’s upcoming show in New York City and wedding festivities. Ria mentions attending her parents' wedding in the Vineyard and participating in a fishing tournament in Chicago. Fran shares her anticipation for Father's Day and her efforts to secure spray tan appointments, lamenting their scarcity: "All us ladies are dying. All these basic bitches are like, I don't have my fucking tan." This segment highlights their active lifestyles and the challenges of balancing personal commitments.
Bungee Jumping Banter (10:17 - 17:00)
A playful conversation ensues about bungee jumping, with Fran teasing Ria about participating: "You can say no." The lighthearted exchange culminates in mutual laughter and camaraderie, showcasing their ability to engage in fun, spontaneous topics.
Episode Recaps and Character Analysis (17:00 - 33:33)
Ria and Fran provide detailed recaps and analyses of the latest Love Island USA episodes. They focus on the dynamics between contestants like Ace, Shelly, Amaya, and Austin. Fran passionately critiques Ace’s behavior: "Ace is bringing a lot to this villa that it may be lacking otherwise." Ria discusses the brewing tension between Huda and Jeremiah, highlighting potential conflicts: "Someone to stir the pot. For sure."
Key Insights:
Ace and Shelly's Chemistry: Both hosts express fascination with the undeniable chemistry between Ace and Shelly, noting the steamy interactions that have captivated viewers.
Amaya’s Handling of Situations: Fran criticizes Amaya's confrontational approach with Shelly, while Ria empathizes with Amaya’s underlying baggage affecting her behavior.
Jeremiah and Huda’s Relationship: The hosts anticipate a possible explosion in Jeremiah and Huda’s relationship, emphasizing the strain caused by external pressures and lack of communication.
Notable Quotes:
Introduction and First Impressions (43:45 - 44:27)
Bella, the first contestant to leave the villa, shares her initial experiences on the show. She expresses gratitude despite her short stint: "My time was really short-lived, but even if it was a day, I'm still happy with my experience."
Navigating Relationships and Respect (45:12 - 58:58)
Bella discusses her interactions with fellow contestants, particularly Sierra, Nick, and Taylor. She emphasizes mutual respect and maintaining personal values: "I ride for y' all, but for me, I knew that who I am in the outside world, I have that rule." Bella reflects on her decision to stay true to herself by not engaging in early romantic involvements, which ultimately led to her being sent home.
Experiences Behind the Scenes (58:58 - 71:59)
Bella delves into the production aspects, revealing how certain moments were edited out, affecting her portrayal: "I didn't see who I am... It was definitely difficult finally feeling like myself and giving y' all a glimpse of me." She also shares candid insights into cutscenes and interactions that viewers didn't see, adding depth to her on-screen persona.
Notable Quotes:
Conclusion of Interview (72:34 - 72:43)
Bella wraps up the interview with optimism about her future endeavors: "I'm willing to walk through any door that opens." Ria and Fran thank her, expressing hope for her return and continued success.
Interactive Segment (72:43 - 91:41)
Ria and Fran engage with listeners through a lively trivia game featuring participants Nikki and Christina. Questions range from pop culture to classic TV shows, fostering audience interaction and entertainment.
Highlights:
Sample Questions and Answers:
"What reality show star makes a cameo in the third episode of Netflix's show Running Point starring Kate Hudson?"
Answer: Scott Disick (though initially incorrect guesses included Heather from Selling Sunset).
"What musician sings the Gilmore Girls theme song?"
Answer: Carole King (Correct).
Notable Quotes:
Throughout the episode, Ria and Fran incorporate promotions seamlessly into their discussions. Notable ads include:
Truly Unruly Hard Seltzer (00:48 - 01:42): Highlighting its refreshing taste and suitability for various social settings.
Game Time Ticketing App (42:10 - 43:45): Promoting ease of purchasing concert tickets and current summer events.
The episode concludes with a warm farewell from Ria and Fran, teasing upcoming content and expressing gratitude to listeners. They remind fans of their upcoming live show in New York City and encourage engagement through social media and events.
Final Quote:
Conclusion
This episode of Chicks in the Office offers a blend of personal storytelling, in-depth analysis of Love Island USA, and an engaging interview with Bella. Ria and Fran maintain their signature blend of humor, sincerity, and pop culture savvy, making the podcast a must-listen for fans seeking both entertainment and insightful commentary.