Nikki and Brie Garcia (aka The Bella Twins)

Summary

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Teen Beat with Danielle Fishel

Guest Episode: Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)

iHeartPodcasts | March 25, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Danielle Fishel sits down with Nikki and Brie Garcia—better known to wrestling fans as The Bella Twins—to unpack their untelevised upbringings, swap stories about awkward teenage milestones, and reflect on the journey from Arizona farm chores to WWE superstardom. The conversation winds through their childhood on a working farm, enduring the twin dynamic at school, thrift store fashion moments, being "boy crazy," the realities of life in a male-dominated industry, motherhood, and their ongoing legacy as women who rewrote the rules of pro wrestling.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Looking Back: What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?

(05:51)

• Both twins reflect on their difficult middle school years, emphasizing resilience.
  • “I would definitely say, like, you’re gonna be okay. Just, you know, the struggle was very real at that time. And I’d just be like, hang in there, because, like, really, really good things are coming.” —The Bella Twins
• Acknowledgement that, given all they’ve accomplished, their teenage selves "wouldn’t believe it."
  • “Our teenage selves wouldn’t believe it. No, they would.” —Nikki & Brie

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2. Childhood on a Working Farm in Arizona

(08:34 - 12:30)

• Raised in a farming family: mother’s side were produce farmers, father was a tree farmer.
• Daily chores included feeding horses, mucking out stalls, and bottle-feeding calves.
  • “Middle school. I just remember being like, this is so uncool.” —Brie
• Early mornings (6am starts) and walking to school after farm work was the norm.
• The hardest chores? "Shoveling... mucking cow manure... early in the morning, and then you have the horses in the pen with you..."
  • Humor about being well-prepared for motherhood thanks to cleaning up animal poop.

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3. Twinhood: Perks, Pitfalls, and Personalities

Dressing Alike and Asserting Individuality

(14:46 - 16:36)

• Dressed alike until second or third grade when they started pushing for individuality.
• "That's when you really saw our personalities and, like, the outfits." —Nikki
• Childhood stories of feeling overlooked—for example, one got the "nicer crib" as a baby.

Comparisons and Companionship

(27:10 - 30:19)

• The worst part: Constant comparison, being treated like clones.
  • “People almost thought we should be clones… they would literally compare us… ‘Your nose is a little like this…’" —Brie
• The best part: Never facing awkward milestones alone; always having support, including even breaking up with each other's middle school “boyfriends.”
  • “We would even break up with each other's boyfriends...You barely talk to him. You just would see him from afar and be like, ‘Yeah, that's my boyfriend.’” —Brie

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4. Embarrassing Fashions & '90s Nostalgia

(16:43-19:02)

• Favorite teen fits: Wide-legged black pants with white stitching "Jinko style," ladybug crop tops, “I Heart Brad Pitt” shirts from Buffalo Exchange.
  • “We idolized No Doubt—her [Gwen’s] style...” —Brie
• They loved thrift shopping: “We’d walk to all the secondhand shops...we’d get legitimate bell bottoms...so cheap.”
• 1990s style is coming back, they reflect: “Honestly, 90s is so back. Oh, it’s crazy.”

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5. Teenage Rebellion & 'Brie Mode'

(12:54-14:45)

• "Brie Mode" was Brie’s wild alter ego at parties—"zero to a thousand" in fun.
  • “She'd just get this look in her eye...there's Brimo, Brianna is gone, Brimo has entered the building.” —Nikki
• Hilarious party anecdotes, including comparisons to viral internet shenanigans.

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6. Boy-Crazy Years—and Pop Culture Crushes

(31:16 - 35:38)

• All three discuss being "boy crazy"—from school crushes to 90s teen magazine heartthrobs.
  • "We also loved hanging out with boys because of being athletes...And I love the boys in the magazines and on tv." —Brie
• Locker and binder posters included Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Leo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt.
  • “My dad called me boy crazy and tore that poster. How dare you!” —Brie
• Nostalgia for pre-social media innocence: "We were so authentically us...it was a wholesome boy crazy."

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7. Family and Motherhood

Twins Expecting Twins?

(24:09-26:14)

• Brie reveals that her first pregnancy began as twins, before becoming one.
  • “At my first ultrasound...‘are you an identical twin?’…‘You’re pregnant with identical twins.’” —Brie
  • One embryo stopped growing, a moving story about imagining "there could have been two."
• Danielle shares her own grief and acceptance journey when discovering she’d be a "boy mom."

The Energy of Raising Boys

(26:14-27:03)

• Discussion on “boy energy”: endless, wild, and often a shock to parents of girls.
  • "Boy moms get a lot of credit." —Nikki
  • Danielle’s son wakes up at 6am declaring, "I am Hulk."

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8. Relationships, Marriage, and Dating in the Spotlight

(41:09-47:05)

• Brie’s marriage to fellow wrestler Bryan Danielson: Busyness makes the relationship stronger; lunch "date days" are key.
  • “We've been married 11 years...we still get excited to see each other.”
• Nikki on navigating dating as a single mom with fame:
  • "If you go on a date with someone, all of a sudden you’re making headlines...Can’t I just experience people like everyone else?"
  • Funny, self-aware dating stories, including a rejected flirt with a blunt man at a bar:
    • “He’s like, I don’t want to raise their mistakes…So her and I were like, no idea…kicked each other under the table.” —Nikki

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9. Wrestling: Then vs. Now

Returning to the Ring

(47:06-49:32)

• Brie’s return: Inspired by Nikki’s fun, her kids, wanting to show them moms can still go after dreams and challenge themselves.
  • “For my kids to see that...that at any age you can go out and challenge yourself and do something.” —Brie

Women’s Evolution in WWE

(49:32-53:53)

• Then: Lack of respect, fighting for limited TV time, paid by appearance.
• Now: Women are treated as equals; more airtime, multiple women’s storylines each night.
  • “Now they’re respected...it's so great to be a woman now...you're backstage and no matter what, you are respected and you're treated equally as a man.” —Nikki
  • “When there's more room for opportunity, we don't have to fight each other in that way...this is a really tight knit sisterhood.” —Brie

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10. Listener Stories and "Mortifying Moments"

(54:40-58:30)

• Voice memo: Allison recounts accidentally messaging her crush—mortified, but it led to them going to the dance together.
  • “Being direct paid off, right?” —Danielle
• Nikki’s embarrassing teenage messenger name: "Pink Diamond"
  • “Everyone at school thought it was for my vagina...I literally just thought of Marilyn Monroe because I was obsessed with her.” —Nikki

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Memorable Quotes

• Danielle Fishel (05:25): "So nice to hear your accomplishments read back to you. Like, isn't that such a great feeling to be like wow. We did that."
• Brie Garcia (12:10): "Surrounded by poop—I was really prepared for motherhood."
• Nikki Garcia (29:40): "We never experienced the first day of school alone."
• Brie Garcia (35:38): "Everyone was so innocent—it was so pure."
• Nikki Garcia (45:28): "How hard, like, he would stare. And I haven’t had that kind of, like, where it’s just a complete stranger and you're locking eyes. I was, like, blushing..."
• Brie Garcia (49:54): "Now they’re respected...it's so great to be a woman now."
• Nikki Garcia (53:12): “This is a really tight knit sisterhood that makes me so proud.”
• Danielle Fishel (54:40): “Every week we listen to a voice memo sent in from a listener detailing their own awkward adventures of youth.”

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Notable Moments & Timestamps

• 00:03:16 – Introduction to The Bella Twins; Danielle's playful “handshake” premise for the show
• 00:05:51 – "What would you tell your young self?"
• 00:08:34 – Daily farm chores & before-school routine
• 00:14:46 – First move for individuality (not dressing alike)
• 00:27:10 – “Worst part” and “Best part” of being twins in school
• 00:31:16 – On being boy crazy, pop culture crushes
• 00:41:09 – Marriage, relationships, and dating as busy/members of the public eye
• 00:47:06 – Brie's return to wrestling & inspiring her kids
• 00:49:32 – The evolution of women’s wrestling
• 00:54:40 – Listener story: accidental crush message
• 00:56:09 – Nikki’s hilarious mess with messenger handles ("Pink Diamond")

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Tone & Style

The episode is warm, unfiltered, and full of self-effacing humor—equal parts nostalgic, candid, and empowering. The Bellas’ sisterly banter shines through, and Danielle Fishel brings enlightened empathy from her own teen celebrity experience.

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For Listeners Who Haven’t Tuned In

This episode provides an in-depth, personal look at what it’s really like to be “The Bella Twins”—not just in the spotlight, but behind the scenes: growing up as farm kids in Arizona, surviving adolescence (and each other), navigating womanhood, motherhood, and fame. It's a conversation about cherishing awkwardness, finding your voice, supporting other women, and holding on to the innocence of pre-internet adolescence. You'll laugh at their thrift store finds and wince at their embarrassing moments, but you’ll leave with a greater appreciation for how the Garcias rewrote what it means to be strong, vulnerable, and real—both in and out of the ring.

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Transcript

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Give me money for cigarettes. I'll never leave your up you'll be I stay the night and one night be two or three years the kids are not all right, but that's okay cuz no one here is

[Danielle Fishel]

welcome back to another episode of Teen Beat. I am Danielle Fishel, your host on this journey through interesting people's uncomfortable teenage years. I see it as a handshake of sorts of my puberty was televised to millions of households and now other famous people will return the favor. I see it like this. I gave you my childhood. It's time we hear yours. And this week we get two for the price of one. Since I am sitting down with an iconic duo that first burst onto the pro wrestling scene in 2008, becoming immediate superstars. But how could they not the WWE somehow found incredibly athletic, outlandishly stunning and charismatic identical twins. Not since Earthquake and Typhoon the Natural Disasters has such star power and beauty graced the squared circle. The multiple time WWE champs not only found fame with moves like the Bella Buster and the Rack Attack, they made moves in Hollywood, starring in two hit reality shows, Total Divas and their own spinoff Total bellas. Then in 2021 they were inducted into the WWE hall of Fame, planning to slowly transition out of the ring, focus on motherhood and act as ambassadors for the company on shows like the Traitors and Beast Games. But do you ever really leave pro wrestling? No, because they are both back and better than ever. Competing every week on Netflix's WWE Raw and inspiring a brand new generation of fans to have as many dreams as possible. Yes, they are legends who have accolades and accomplishments beyond belief. But I think deep down, somewhere under the six packs, impressive glutes and defined lats are two awkward teens just trying to fit in. So with that in mind, welcome to Teen Beat. Two actual superheroes, Nikki and Brie Garcia, professionally known as the Bella Twins.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Oh I love that. I got goosebumps. Poetic, isn't it?

[Danielle Fishel]

So nice to hear your accomplishments read back to you. Like, isn't that such a great feeling to be like wow. We did that.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes. I mean, big time. It's all. It's wild. I know. It always makes you, like, kind of just be like, one time has gone by so fast. Yes. And exactly what you said, like, wow, we ran. Our teenage selves wouldn't believe it. No, they would go back and tell her, like, hey, exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

Isn't that. I know. I actually asked that question. A lot of people, like, if you could go back in time and tell your young self something, what would you tell them? Let's start with that question. What would each of you go back and tell. Tell your young kid self?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Well, I think I would tell myself, especially, like, middle school years. I feel like that's always the hardest, that seventh, eighth grade. But I would definitely say, like, you're gonna be okay. Like, just, you know, the struggle was very real at that time. And I'd just be like, hang in there, because, like, really, really good. Yeah. I would tell myself, you know, the journey is going to be hard, but it's going to be worth it. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

So smart. Well, thank you both so much for doing this. I wanted to first let you guys know, I actually spent the entire weekend with you, Nikki, at at least your digital representation, since my kids are glued to the WWE 2K26 video game, so. Oh, my God.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I love it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, my gosh. We've been playing all weekend, and I know, Bri, you will be in addition to the game in a few months, which they are very excited about. I was wondering if either of you played video games as k. So.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes, we. Our favorite was Donkey Kong. Yeah. Yeah. So we. It was weird. We were, like, into it for a little bit and then got out of it. It was. There was a period of time where my parents were, like, remodeling a part of our house, so we had a share room with my brother. We were all, like, in bunk beds, and so he would play Nintendo a lot. The room was really small, so that was when we were really into it. So we'd all play Donkey Kong. And then I started. I was in college, and I dated this pro snowboarder, and they were always playing Tony Hawk. Yes. All those style games. So then I started to play again, but we were never, like, huge gamers. But, like, if it's at a party and, like, people are throwing down, I'm like, I'll do it. I'll play. I loved Tony Hawk. Tony Hawk was one of my faves.

[Danielle Fishel]

Couldn't agree more. It actually sounds like we have very similar video game habits as kids. I Was very into Nintendo. I played Duck Hunt, Super Mario Brothers. Wasn't that so fun?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

That was a fun one.

[Danielle Fishel]

I loved that. And then got out of it for a few years and then came back for Tony Hawk, which I could play when I was not working. I could literally play for eight hours. It was like, oh, I literally spent a work day just playing Tony Hawk. Also Tiger Woods, PGA Tour, that. The golf game was amazing. And then I got into Mortal Kombat too. And now we love Mortal Kombat. Yeah. And now it's all back with the WWE game. So we're. We're just. Yeah, yeah. It's very exciting.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Very cool.

[Danielle Fishel]

Well, let's start in Scottsdale, Arizona, where you two are from. I know it's very close to an infamous college town, Mill Avenue. Lots of gated suburban homes. But you two grew up on a completely different side of town. I've somehow imagined Allie and A.J. disney movie Cowbells. Were you two real farmers?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

So, I mean, we did come from a farming family. And so my mom's side of the family, they were all produce farmers. And then my dad was a tree farmer. So, yeah, we were surrounded by farming. And, you know, we. My sister, when we lived in Brawley, we really got into the fields because I guess that's just what you did. Yeah. And my dad would take us when we were in Scottsdale to his tree farm. It was out in Buckeye. We'd go with him a lot because it was kind of fun. We'd just run around and he did. He wasn't nervous. Like he knew we could just make sure we got back in for lunch. But I feel like our biggest chore, the farming that we had to do, was feed the horses. We bottle fed our cows. Yeah, we'd muck. So our type of farming, her and I, we had to do the chores, so we didn't do the stuff well. Right. I mean, it was fun to do that before school, like even like middle school. I just remember being like, this is so uncool. But it had to get done. And we did. We were big into riding horses for a while. I. I just. It was funny because when we first moved to Scottsdale, we came from a small town called Brawley, which is outside of like two and a half hours outside of San Diego. And here we are, city girls riding our horses in the alleys. And I just remember we were just. So we called it a city, but it was nothing like a city. Right. I mean, Scottsdale felt like what people consider New York as a city. We were like, this is such a crazy city, but here we are riding our horses everywhere. Right at our farm. Had a pig. But it was fun to be raised and be surrounded by farmers. Like, we have always really appreciated that atmosphere, those style of people. So it's been great. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

So you'd have to do that sometimes before school. So would you just get up and then. Okay. Every day. And then roll out there. You're getting dirty and sweaty and. And then. And then go in and shower and get ready for school. So what time would your day start?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I mean, I feel like 6am Right? I mean. Yeah, I was just remember, especially in the winter is how cold. Well, and my parents would do it where each kid got a week. Yeah, you're right. So we have a brother. So it'd be like Nicole's week, Brianna's week, JJ's week. Yeah, we. They kind of split up like that. But we'd also help each other out. Yeah. But you know what's funny? I never mind the hot days. It was because sometimes the desert can get freezing cold when we have to up there, and it was so cold, and I would just be, like, shivering. But yeah, because we would walk to school, so we had to make sure we gave ourselves enough time to walk. So, yeah, our morning started early.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. And hectic. You've got a time. Time. Time to do all your chores. Shower, get yourself ready, pretend you didn't do any of those chores because, like you said, it's not cool.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

What do you think the most difficult chore was you had to do?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I mean, shoveling. I think mucking cow manure was probably the worst in the wheelbarrow. The horses poop, pig poop. I mean, we had even our chickens, the cows. But also when we cleaning that up with them in the. You're doing it early in the morning, and then you have the horses in the pen with you, and you're like, that one would be the hardest. Especially on the days that are cold and they're just steaming.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, gosh.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. It's actually funny because now my husband will see how I clean our chicken coop. And, like, I just put on my garden gloves and I'm just grabbing poop and how I do it all. And he's always like, oh, my God, like, what? I'm like, I'm wearing gloves. I think I was so used to it growing up, like, surrounded by poop.

[Danielle Fishel]

I'm like, you were really prepared for motherhood also, you know.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Oh, I definitely was. Very, very much so.

[Danielle Fishel]

Now you both Live in Napa Valley now. So again, you're surrounded by beautiful nature. Bri, you still live a little bit of a crunchier life, right? You were always a little different in your interests that way. I saw Nikki as a little more of an uptown girl nowadays. But I also have heard a little bit about brie mode at high school parties.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Real Brimo remode, AKA keg killer. I definitely like to have fun, but I think it was shocking about my fun. Like, I would just take it. I'd go zero to a thousand. Like, I would just all of a sudden be the one, like, let's go streaking or something. She just get this look in her eye, and I was like, there's Brimo. Brianna is gone, and Brimo has entered the building. But no one complained about her, so. Exactly. She was a lot of fun. And then she was around for a good time. She still is a lot of fun.

[Danielle Fishel]

That is so cute. I mean, immediately when I read that, I was like, oh, that's.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

That's.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's what today they call the full. Full send. Like, just. We're here. We're at a party. Yeah. Okay. I can.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

We can ramp this up totally. Oh, I know. There was this reel that went viral, and they. This group has a friend who's totally like, a Bree mode. And so they're all just in their living room partying. But he's, of course, at, like, 1,000, so he's, like, amping up, and then he does a front flip. But, like, you know when you can land it and fly forward? Did you see this? And his head goes through the fish tank, and no, fish tank just shatters. And. And then he saw it, but he's trying to, like, catch fish. But, like, I mean, it was unreal. And I was like, I'm happy. I never. Oh, my gosh.

[Danielle Fishel]

I feel like that's really hard to do because I. I think fish tank glass is pretty thick. So that guy.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I was kind of worried for him. I'm like, did he survive that? Like, geez. Had to have a massive concussion. So remode would have just taken off her top and smushed her booties against the fish tank. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Would have avoided the. The head into. That's smarter. Way smarter.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Smarter. At least I'm safe.

[Danielle Fishel]

So, being twins, I feel like you face a totally different set of possibilities for childhood embarrassment, and that is dressing alike. Did you dress alike as kids?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

We did for a while, and then my mom said one day I went up to her and I Was like. Like in second grade, right? Was second or third grade or. Yeah, something like that. And I was like, I don't want to be a twin anymore. My mom's like, why? And I'm like, I don't want to dress alike anymore. And that's when she knew. She's like, okay, I gotta stop dressing them the same. So then we started dressed on our own. And that's when you really saw our personalities and, like, the outfits. We were like, that was third grade. But this is the thing. But then when you know how. Then it was a really big deal if you were gonna fly on a plane. So we would fly to our grandparents every summer to Lake Tahoe, and we'd always get a new airplane outfit for that every summer. And for some reason, we were always in the same prints, but she got the dresses, and I was in pants and tops. And I'm like, first of all, you got the better crib. And she always got to be in pinks and purples. As a newborn, I was in yellows and blues.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I was like, how is this fair? She had. What do you call a bassinet. Her crib was gorgeous. Mine was just a plain wooden one that was like, no thought, you know, it was a miracle baby. What can I say? Whatever.

[Danielle Fishel]

Did you ever ask your parents, like, hey, what? What's up with my crib?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

No, I actually should. No, we did. I think she said they were just hand me downs. So, like, for her, she was like, you know, whatever. Yeah. But you should have asked. Why was Brianna placed so gently and nicely in the beautiful. Oh, yeah, a little bit. They're like, yeah, we lost you at one point. Like, what do you mean? You rolled under the bed as a newborn baby. I'm like, how did I get there? Yeah. Yeah. How did I roll underneath the bed? Who wasn't watching me?

[Danielle Fishel]

Someone was busy with Rihanna.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah, exactly, like, kicked me under. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Do you remember some of your favorite fits growing up?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Actually, I do. Yeah. So I don't know if I got this at Charlotte russe or Charlotte russe.

[Danielle Fishel]

I love Charlotte Seal.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Wet seal. Oh, my gosh. And I remember it was like these black pants. Because, you know, especially middle school, like, we idolized no Doubt when stuff.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Her style. So there were these black pants, white stitching, little Jinko style, where it was like, yeah, real big. And then I had this little white kind of crop top, and it had these ladybugs on it. Oh, my God, I remember that. And it was almost like the ladybugs were Actually made out of, like, kind of this material. Like that pleather. Shiny.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I thought I looked so cute in it. I thought it was such a vibe. You remember? I love it actually sounds like it

[Danielle Fishel]

would be perfect for today.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

No, honestly, I mean, 90s is so bad. Oh, it's crazy. Do you remember Buffalo Exchange? Oh, that was our. Still exists.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah, still exists. Mill Avenue, Right? Isn't Mill Avenue, I think one of them. So I will never forget when I found I heart Brad Pitt shirt from there, and I would wear that middle school. I thought I was. So you know what else my nirvana teacher you got? You also found there? It said, find your inner Britney. Oh, I love. Yep, I have that one. I got, like, all the cool saints from Buffalo Exchange had the best, like, used T shirts and Doc Martens. Snakeskin Doc Martens. Oh, my maroon ones. You.

[Danielle Fishel]

You guys sound like you were very stylish.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

You're very stylish. Thrift stores. We thrift. We'd always go thrift store, shop. We'd walk. There was a couple, like, secondhand shops by us. Her and I would go walk and just, like, we get legitimate bell bottoms. Like, yeah, I probably donated it, and they would be me. So cheap. Because now sometimes you go thrift shopping and you're like, it's expensive. Back then it was, like, five bucks or, like, great pair of pants. Yeah. Just different little things like that. Totally good fun. Like accessories we'd, like, mix in.

[Danielle Fishel]

I do think accessories at thrift stores are just the. The belts you can find. Yeah. I mean, but like you said, now they're like, oh, this is a 100 belt. You're, like, thrifted. I know.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I'm like, totally. No. And they try to tell you it's Chanel. And I'm like, we'll see about that. Yeah, Just because it has a C on it. Yeah. Not me. Chanel.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know. Most people are surprised to learn what OCD really is because pop culture has spread the idea that it's just about being super neat and organized. But that's not accurate at all. My husband has ocd, and I can tell you it is so much more than that. Real OCD is a serious condition where you get unwanted, distressing thoughts called intrusive thoughts. They're stuck on repeat in your mind, often focusing on people or things we care about, like relationships, identity, or character, making them hard to ignore. And then you feel driven to do certain behaviors called compulsions to try to make the anxiety stop. This obsession and undying desire to make it go away can completely derail you for decades. Jensen ruined his own life and the happiness of those around him purely because he couldn't make the repeated worry go away. But he'd eventually learn it doesn't have to be that way because OCD is one of the most treatable mental health conditions once you get the right kind of specialized therapy. OCD needs ERP therapy. That's exposure and response prevention, which has proven to be the most effective treatment. Regular talk therapy isn't recommended and can actually make OCD worse. NOCD is the world's leading OCD treatment provider and all of their licensed therapists specialize in ERP therapy with NOCD is 100% virtual, covered by insurance for over 138 million Americans and includes support between sessions so you never have to face OCD alone. To learn more about starting OCD therapy with no CD, go to nocd.com and book a free call with their team. That's n o c d.com hey it's

[Ryan Seacrest]

Ryan Seacrest for Albertsons and Safeway. It's Stock up savings time now through March 31st. Spring in for store wide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from Hunts, Nerds, Pillsbury, Lowry's, Breyers, Quaker and Culture Pop. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery restrictions apply. See website for full terms and conditions. Gentlemen, I propose a toast to our good friend Dave. You inspired this epic guy's weekend. I'm sorry you're missing it. Everyone knows that when you fly you need to to bring a real ID or a passport. Everyone but Dave.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

So here's to finally figuring out how to get on an airplane. Dave, we'll see you tomorrow and I'm

[Ryan Seacrest]

glad you could rebook your flight. He would have loved this restaurant. Does your ID fly? Find out if you have an acceptable form of [e-mail] realid you know what's wild?

[Danielle Fishel]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Danielle Fishel]

You both were able to avoid the statistical possibilities of having twins yourself. Did either of you imagine that you would end up with twins or did you want twins?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I wanted twins, yeah. She really wanted. You know what's crazy is with Birdie, my daughter, she was twins. My first ultrasound, there's two embryos. She was identical, just stopped. The second embryo stopped crying, which I kind of had a feeling because one was bigger than the other one. But my first ultra, my husband's filming and he was our doctor turns on, she goes, are you an identical twin? And I'm like yeah. And she's like oh my gosh, you're pregnant with identical twins. She's like there's two embryos here. And I go, what? You just see my husband slowly put the camera down and. But she was like, one is bigger than the other, so come back in two Weeks, it looks like the second in real maybe stopped growing. And sure enough, I went back two weeks, it was gone. But. But, yeah, I mean, I. I look at my daughter at times, I'm like, wow, there could. Yeah. Love that. Because, I mean, even though I'm one and done anyways, but then I didn't know if I would be one and done, but I thought, oh, if you could get two in one pregnancy, how amazing.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right? Right. Just have two kids, one experience, you know, Taco Tuesday.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I. I always imagined that I would have a boy and a girl. My mom, my. My. I'm. My brother. I have a. My. My aunt has boys and girls. I was just like, everyone around me. My best friend has a boy and a girl. Just thought that was gonna be my future. And then when I found out my second was a boy, I had a real grieving process of like, oh. Cause I knew I wanted two and no more. So then I had to really kind of grieve, like, oh. I didn't realize how much I was just assuming my future involved also having a daughter.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Now I can't imagine it any other way. And I love being a boy mom, and it's the greatest. But there's always that feeling at first when you're like, oh, the thing I thought I was gonna have, I'm not gonna have. And now there's a little bit of a grieving process.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah, I see that for sure. And especially because if people do not have boys, they don't understand the boy energy. Oh. Like, boy moms get a lot of credit. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

It is very confusing for. For parents of girls. They're like, oh, oh, oh. Are they always like this? It's like, oh, yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

This.

[Danielle Fishel]

This starts at 6:00am yes.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. Wild. Yep.

[Danielle Fishel]

Wild. I know. I remember walking into Adler's room, my first walking into Adler's room, and it barely being 6:00am and I, like, turned on his light and I have this, you know, little gentle Good morning song. I've sang to him every single morning since he was born. And in the middle of my good morning song, he's like, I am Hulk. Right, Right. Okay. I need to switch this energy. We are Hulk. Okay.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

That is amazing. That expl. Playing that is everything that. It's a boy. That is how it goes. It is.

[Danielle Fishel]

Do you remember the. Maybe the worst part about being twins in middle school or high school?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I feel like, wow. She's so quick to answer. I know.

[Danielle Fishel]

She's like, I do.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I know. And you'll probably agree with me, but I Feel like when you're a twin, you're constantly compared.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

So which I guess helped us growing up because we never mind being compared to anyone or anything because our whole lives has been that. But it like people almost thought we should be clones. Like, they would literally compare us with. They're like, so you guys are identical? And be like, yeah. They're like, no, you're not. Because your nose is a little like this and yours are like this, your chin. And we were like, oh, my God, take us apart. Yeah. But that would constantly be. Or anything we did, it was like instead of just giving a good job or like recognizing it, it was a right away comparison to your twin. Yeah. So that. And it happened a lot. I felt like in middle school and high school even actually now still does. But I'm always like, why? Just because we're twins. Like, we have to be identical and everything. And everything we do and all of it. It's just.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's a really smart way of thinking about it that people. It's really just showing their ignorance that they don't understand what the identical versus fraternal twin means.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

It's exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's just about the egg, not about the people being clones. They're still individual people. They're just whether or not they were from one egg or that split or not. So, yeah, it is really just showing their ignorance. But that is. That's a good way of thinking about it, is that people think you're going to be a clone.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

What do you think, Nikki?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

That's a good one. I feel like. What? Like there's something deep down. No, actually, no. I loved being a twin.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. What's the best part about being a twin in middle school and high school?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I think having, like, when you're going through all those crazy changes, you have someone to talk about it with or be really open and honest with. Because I feel like even at that time, you know, when girls were going through puberty, because that's such a big time for girls to go through it, sometimes you were embarrassed to tell your friends, like, I got my period and I'm only in sixth grade. So having her even. I mean, this is tmi. But even getting pubic hair so young because we're not even in middle school yet. It's like, you know, I just remember you cover up around your friends. You get embarrassed about those things. But that was like such a plus. Having a girl identical twin.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Oh, don't want to be a girl identical twin if I'm a girl. But Meaning. But that was like such a plus in that age going through. You guys have so many open up. We never experienced the first day of school alone. Yeah. Each other. Going to birthday parties, like all those things that like. Like at those awkward ages when you're growing up. It's really nerve wracking to. Yeah. Walk into those things. The confidence isn't like you don't really have it yet. So we had each other. So we walked in, like all confident because we were just. Yeah. You know, I mean, we would even break up with each other's boyfriends. You know how you'd have those two week boyfriends in middle school.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

You barely talk to him. You just would see him from afar and be like, yeah, that's my boyfriend.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's my boyfriend. There he is.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. But then why was it so hard to break up with them? It's like I barely talk to them. Why is this? We don't want to hurt their feelings. So we would for each other.

[Danielle Fishel]

That is so cute. Like over the phone.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. Yeah. So she would, like, call and then.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Break up for me, and then I do it for her. I feel I still remember one guy's full name. I felt so bad about that I had to break up for. Because you told me to tell him. When he said why, I was like, oh, because you're too nice. Oh. I was like. And he's like, too nice. And I remember feeling no. Yeah, you said too nice, so I had to talk too nice.

[Danielle Fishel]

And then he was like, oh, now that's the reason why all men are like, they don't want the nice guys.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah, exactly. Right. I didn't marry a nice guy. I'll say. Yeah. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

We. We usually wise up.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I have been very honest about my own case of boy crazy. Growing up, I literally only cared about school because it meant I could go to school and talk to boys and pass notes to boys and love boy. I just boy completely obsessed. Were you guys also boy crazy? I know you were very athletic. You played soccer, right?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes. We're sock competitive soccer players. Start a competitive league in fifth grade. So, like, soccer was our life.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

And I think that's why I like school because it was the one time I could be around boys and we were crazy. Boy crazy. I even remember a parent telling other parents in sixth grade, those Garcia twins are boy crazy. And I was like, oh, my gosh. And think. Because we. We also loved hanging out with boys because of being athletes. Like, during recess, I had no fear, like sweating and playing soccer. Against the boys and to arm wrestle them. And this was all like middle school too, not just like elementary school and. But I loved the energy of boys. Like, things they talked about. They talked about sports and I was a big basketball fan at the time. And then I loved soccer and so. And football. So they would talk about sports, which I love, loved. And then I liked my girly side to be with my girls. But I loved boys. And I love, like the boys in the magazines and on tv. I'm like, we're so lucky that we got like the grunge era boys too. The pretty boys that, like, were, you know, doing all the shows with you. Like Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the movie Casper, Devin Sawa. Yes, I thought he was so. But then Leo at that time, then we had Gavin Rossdale. But then we had Gavin Rossdale and Kurt Cobain and Jared Leto. Jared Leto. And I even was so obsessed with like, my faves like Anthony Kiedis and Slack. They made the binder front like, you know.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Ethan Hawke actually made my binder. Brad Pitt. The Legends of the Fall.

[Danielle Fishel]

Legends of the Fall. Brad Pitt. Oh, yeah, that was on my wall.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Like, I remember my dad called me boy crazy and tore that poster. Now, how dare you? How dare you.

[Danielle Fishel]

With his long blonde hair.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah, I was like. But yeah, when I saw him in that. That. I think that's why Anthony Kit is too. When he had his really long hair.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Away music video. I remember when that came out. I want to say, saw it in fifth, fourth or fifth grade. And I was like, oh, my gosh, that's the most beautiful man in the world. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Join the club. This sounds exactly like my. Sounds exactly like my youth. Boy, it was. It sure was fun, though. It was such a Fun.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

So fun. It was such a fun time. I actually am. I'm sad that the younger generations, and I know they hate that we all say this, but they did. They don't get the youth we got because it was a wholesome boy crazy. Do you know what I mean? And none of us felt like we had to take pictures of ourselves or, you know, it was so real. We were just so authentically us, like growing up, going through it, it was different. And I think the youth gets what we all had. And that makes me sad.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know. It makes me sad too. I think so much of it, like you said, when you think about taking pictures, so much of it is the change. You know, you talk about your binder. We used to rip out pictures of people from magazines. It we. Anywhere we could Find their pictures. We weren't inundated with their images.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

So when we would open a magazine and see one, we would have to cut it out in order to ever be able to even see it again. It wasn't like we could just google them and have them. And it didn't translate to talk about the innocence of it. It didn't translate to then us being promiscuous as kids. It just meant we were, like, fan girling amongst ourselves, going through our hormonal energy with each other. Oh, my God, they're so cute. And then being too nervous to hold a boy's hand at school.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. Thinking like, the day I have a boyfriend, which then I feel like you would have one at 30, is like, this is what I want him to look like or be like. Or I may have a chance with him when I'm older. But yeah, yeah, it's so true. And the relationship put the pressure on either. Like, everyone was so innocent. Like, just. It was so pure. Like, even when I think of middle school parties and even when you do, like, dare to maybe peck someone, it was such a peck.

[Danielle Fishel]

Totally.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

And then you're like, yeah, yeah. But this is what I feel is because people see what gets the most likes, and it's people who dress sexier and all that. So then people start to really. They. They crave the likes, so they're gonna do whatever they can to get them more likes. So it's almost manipulated the youth's, like, mindset on what is popular and what people want, but it's not true at all. They're only baggy tees and pants, like oschokers. You know, so much backpack. Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Such a time. I know most people are surprised to learn what OCD really is because pop culture has spread the idea that it's just about being super neat and organized. But that's not accurate at all. My husband has ocd, and I can tell you it is so much more than that. Real OCD is a serious condition where you get unwanted, distressing thoughts called intrusive thoughts. They're stuck on repeat in your mind. Often focusing on people or things we care about, about, like, relationships, identity, or character, making them hard to ignore. And then you feel driven to do certain behaviors called compulsions to try to make the anxiety stop. This obsession and undying desire to make it go away can completely derail you for decades. Jensen ruined his own life and the happiness of those around him purely because he couldn't make the repeated worry go away. But he'd eventually learn it doesn't have to be that way because OCD is one of the most treatable mental health conditions. Once you get the right kind of specialized therapy, OCD needs ERP therapy. That's exposure and response prevention, which has proven to be the most effective treatment. Regular talk therapy isn't recommended and can actually make OCD worse. NOCD is the world's leading OCD treatment provider and all of their licensed therapists specialize in ERP therapy with no CD is 100% virtual, covered by insurance for over 138 million Americans and includes support between sessions so you never have to face OCD alone. To learn more about starting OCD therapy with no CD, go to nocd.com and book a free call with their team. That's n o c d.com hey it's

[Ryan Seacrest]

Ryan Seacrest for Albertsons and Safeway. It's Stock up savings time now through March 31st. Spring in for storewide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in store tickets tags to earn on eligible items from Hunts, Nerds, Pillsbury, Lowry's, Breyers, Quaker and Culture Pop. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery restrictions apply. See website for full terms and conditions. Gentlemen, I propose toast to our good friend Dave. Dave, you inspired this epic guy's weekend. I'm sorry you're missing it. Everyone knows that when you fly you need to bring a real ID or a passport. Everyone but Dave.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

So here's to finally figuring out how to get on an airplane. Dave, we'll see you tomorrow.

[Ryan Seacrest]

And I'm glad you could rebook your flight. He would have loved this restaurant. Does your ID fly? Find out if you have an acceptable form of [e-mail] realid you know what's wild?

[Danielle Fishel]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Bri, you are married to fellow wrestler Brian Danielson and Nikki, you are playing the field, possibly in a literal sense. If you follow gossip sites. How hard is it maintaining a relationship and being as as busy as you two are?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I mean, it's hard, but my husband and I always like kind of joke we. So We've been married 11 years.

[Danielle Fishel]

Congratulations.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Thank you. And he and I say we're like, it's work this long and we still get excited to see each other time because we've been busy. It's like we miss each other. Yeah. And it's nice because we come from the same industry so we understand each other's busyness, what we're going through. If all of a sudden I get a call to go on the road, I mean I'm still waiting for that call. But when I get that call and I can go to him and be like, hey, I gotta leave in two days, he's like, all right, like good. He has it. Like, it's nice. There's no fighting, whatever. So I feel like the busyness has actually made the relationship really healthy. No, total. You guys have. Yeah. And we also make time for each other too. Like, we do date nights. Actually more date days. He and I, we get tired at night, so we do lunch.

[Danielle Fishel]

Same. I love a date day. Kids are at school or, you know, it's like, let's go spend the afternoon doing something. Because at night, by 8:30, I really just want to have my face washed. And.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

No. And just maybe an episode of a show. And then. Yes. Yeah. He and I both are like, that he needs his reading. But he and I are tanked. Like, after that, we're like, put the kids down. I'm like, huh? Yeah, exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's a full hour.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. I mean, it. Bedtime routine is no joke. Joke. Yeah. My mom, though, will make talk to Nicole and be like, wow, like, you're his bedtime routines. Like, really, It's a lot.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's intense.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I know. But the kids expect it, you know,

[Danielle Fishel]

and it is nice. It's nice to like, really spend that kind of. And when I think about it, I also like 30 minutes to wind down. And so the fact that we spend 30 minutes with each kid basically winding them down with reading or talking or it's like, you know, it is. It is a hard thing to just expect for a kid to be like, nope, that's it. Get in your room, close the door, lights off, fall now, fall asleep. After all the stimulation of the day,

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I can't even imagine doing that, you know, and it's such a special bonding time at that time. Like, they really just have their guard down. And you could. You get to hear such magical things from them because since they're winding down, they're just talking, like, stuck out that day to me.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Which sometimes could be things like that were hurtful at school. Yeah. Or, you know, like things that were, you know, really like, to them, shine. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I love it.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

But what about you, Single lady?

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

You know, it's hard because co parenting, traveling, I. You know, there's a lot of fun messaging that happens. Like, I feel like I talk more with people in that way. And then it's just kind of hard also to date in the industry because I feel like if you go on a date with someone, all of a sudden you're making headlines like they're together and they're all these things and you're like, what? Can't I just experience people like everyone else does, without it automatically people assuming we're together. So that's like, been hard. But it's weird because it's like, I'm not. I'm not ready for anything serious at all. Right. I. I that much. But I do. Like, obviously, it's always nice to have attention from a man, you know, like, get flowers or sweet text messages. So I don't have any of that right now, but, yeah. So just look at, like, last night, we were. We're here in New York, and we went to dinner, and I was like, I want the booth in the bar. And Bree's like, really? And I go, girl. That's like, we're all the guys. I know. She made us, like, even wait for one. The whole, like, was, like, empty. I'm like, all right. So we're, like, having a drink, and then there's this really handsome guy. And so we're, like, looking. I go, brie, do you see a ring? And she's like, I don't see a ring. I'm like, okay, good. So then he starts looking, and then, you know, you'd make the eye. And I was telling Brad go, oh, my God. I feel, like, embarrassed. I haven't. I was, like, blushing. I was blushing that. Because how hard, like, he would stare. And I haven't had that kind of, like, where it's just a complete stranger and you're locking eyes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Worth. And I was like, oh, my gosh. I was, like, blushing. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

You're like, everyone can tell. Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

And. And so we're talking, and then he's like, yeah, I don't know about these divorcees. Like, their kids aren't my problems. No. He's like, I don't want to raise their mistakes. Mistakes. Something like. And he. So her and I were like, no idea. And I was like. And we kick each other on the table. And I was like, oh, cool. Yeah. Nice to meet you. And then we said bye when we were walking out, and I could tell he was like, wait a minute. Like, yeah. Like there was a vibe. Yeah. I'm like, ew.

[Danielle Fishel]

So correct. Thank you for ripping off the mask in the first conversation so that you didn't have to go on even one date before you figured out the truth

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

of who he was. Was right. I couldn't be said it. I was like, you just met us, like, two minutes ago. Yeah. It was like. And I feel like you look at us. We probably. I think we look like mom a lot younger. Must have. I don't know. But it was not think we were. He did not think I was ever married or had a kid, obviously. But our faces when he Said that. I'm like, I've never heard that from a man. Just straight out, like, I'm honestly, as.

[Danielle Fishel]

As repulsive as it is. I'm so. It's so great. Please, sir, be authentically you to every woman you meet, because eventually you'll find someone who. Who doesn't. Has never and who doesn't know how offensive that is, and we'll just like you. But in the meantime, for the rest of us, please just keep being you, sir. Just unapologetically authentic.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Honestly. He's single. Exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, wow.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Well, Bri, you just recently shocked the WWE Universe by popping up at Royal Rumble, now back on the roster full time. What went into making that decision?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Gosh, you know, it was crazy because Nikki, for being back the last year. Actually, it's been a little more than a year. When I saw her, I could see she was having fun. Yeah. And I really got the itch. And I'll be honest. Honest. I was trying to go back with her for a really long time, and I kept getting the ax like, no. And I think too, like, when you get told no, you're like, you want it more. But when you're a wrestler and you've been in the business, you'll always have this feeling of being there. Like, you just miss it. Like, pro wrestling is so fun. Or characters be like, just the sisterhood. Being in the ring with everyone, it's just.

[Danielle Fishel]

Just.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

It's fun. And so I miss that part. And I loved my life, but there was this little part of me that was like, wow, I'm really comfortable. Like, I kind of challenge myself. I'm 42. My kids think I'm a mom. Like, literally. My son, one night, I'm putting him in bed, and he's like, don't you want to do something? Like, cool. And I was like, what do you mean? He's like, well, Dodo's a wrestler. And I go, I used to be a wrestler. And he's like, no, you weren't.

[Danielle Fishel]

Right.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Like, he's like, you're just a mom. And I'm like, oh. Like, I wanted to be like, yeah, the hardest gig in the world raising you, kid. Correct. So, like, I just, you know, I was like, you know, my kids, my daughter's seen me, but she was young, really young. So I was like, you know what? For my kids to see that. Yeah. Inspire my daughter and even my son, that at any age you can go out and challenge yourself and do something. And actually, all the women and the young girls who watch Nikki And I, I, that's, I kind of. I, I wanted them to know that, like, just because I'm in my 40s and it's like, game over. And so I really wanted that. And it's fun to be back. I mean, I went back and I'm like, hello. They got home. I'm like, hello. Hi, I'm here. I know. I literally thought after Saudi Arabia, I'd be on TV every week, but, but it's, you know, I think there's a lot of good coming. I feel like Nikki and I will be back at tv. We keep pushing to get back there, but I think we're going to be there sooner than later. And 2026 is going to be incredible for us in the ring. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

There has truly never been a better time, in my opinion, for women's wrestling. It is. I mean, I'm such a fan of so many. Rhea Ripley, Liv, Raquel Rodriguez, Charlotte, Bianca Belair, Tiffy. What do you think is the biggest difference backstage between now compared to the Divas era, etc?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I mean, I guess I'll let you start on this because you've been in that locker room. Yeah. For the last year. It's, you know, there's definitely different energy there. And I think the first is it's different for women because now they're respected. So what they do is being honored, it's being respected. And I think that's the first thing. It was hard being a woman back then.

[Danielle Fishel]

Y.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

You weren't respected about being in a male dominated industry. You weren't respected for the effort you were putting in for what you were doing. And it, it was hard for a lot of us women in so many ways. So that was my first thing I noticed. Like, it's so great to be a woman now. Like, does it matter how good you are? Whatever it is, like, you're backstage and no matter what, you are respected and you're treated equally as a man. And I think that's been the biggest thing I've taken away also. These, all these women are so amazing and so sweet. Not only are they just. Just incredibly athletic in their own way, but they're just a great group of women. They truly support each other, they empower each other. They all want the best for each other. You know, obviously there's going to be times where, you know, you're dealing with TV time and there'll be tension, but everything I've experienced, I'm like, wow, this is like a breath of fresh air.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Just amazing. But wait, the last two shows I will say this. This. I feel like Nick KH has done a great job at making the backstage better atmosphere. I really recognize that at. At the Royal Rumble and the Raw, right after I go, oh, this is way different. This is professional. It feels different. So I have to say, he's done a lot of good in that backstage for making it just a professional, really comfortable, calm, safe atmosphere. And I love that. Yeah, great.

[Danielle Fishel]

I love that. Now, you know, you talked about there, you're still competing for TV time, of course, but because women are more respected and are getting more airtime, there's less of a reason to have that scarcity mindset. And now the women are able to be. To be the supportive. You know, it's like it. It fosters a better environment for everyone. When we're like, there's room for everyone.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

If you come here prepared, ready, athletic and capable, we're all going to get our time.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Oh, my gosh. I so agree. Because it was hard. I mean, I. We were in that era fighting for time, too. There was one story being told, right. And then you were getting paid per show, so you wanted to get on that show to get a payday. Yeah, and you're exactly right. Now we're so lucky. We could have three matches in one night on each show, maybe four. We get three stories going. I think WrestleMania, I feel like there's going to be a. Maybe not quite equal to the amount of men matches, but maybe I think we're going to get quite a few female matches each day, which, honestly, there should be because I've been kicking ass all year. They've been.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes, they have.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

So. But yeah, I think you're exactly right. When there's more room for opportunity, we don't have to fight each other in that way. You know, I saw this real and I really loved it. This woman, she was. I can't remember what island she was from, and she's on there, but the moon had been out, but the sun was out. And she was just like, look at this. Like, the moon is patiently waiting for its time to shine. It's allowing the sun to shine. And it knows that when the sun goes down, that's its time. And the. Then the sun patiently waits. She goes into this beautiful thing. And I was like, it's so true. And you realize with the women now, they do that for each other. They know everyone's time to shine and they celebrate and support when it's not their time. And that's something different than I've ever experienced. But I Was like, wow, this is a really tight knit sisterhood that makes me so proud. Like, that women support each other like that. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

So beautiful. Well, I will be seeing you two in Vegas for WrestleMania, which I'm very excited for. Did you miss competing in it while you were gone? It is such a big deal.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Oh, my gosh, yes. You know what's funny is, like, when you're in it, you're like, oh, I'm so nervous and all the feelings. But then when you're away from it, you miss being nervous. You miss having the flies and preparing for something. No, you. So I. I'm so excited. That side of competition, it never leaves you. It's like the minute you start to break a sweat in anything you do in life, it's like that comes straight back. That adrenaline rush.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

The fans, you go into story land and it's like I've realized, like, it just never leaves us. Like, once it's in you, it's just always there, there.

[Danielle Fishel]

Well, ladies, every week we listen to a voice memo sent in from a listener detailing their own awkward adventures of youth. And this week we hear from Allison, who made a very embarrassing mistake. Hi, Danielle. When I was in high school, everybody was on a messengers and chat. And I accidentally chatted my crush. Do you think fill in the blank name here. Will accidentally asked me to the upcoming dance and he thought that I did it on purpose to try to get an invite. And it really was just I chatted the wrong person as I was also talking to my friends. Needless to say, very mortified. But we did end up going to the dance together. Oh, listen, it paid off. Being direct paid off, right?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

He definitely did. And also, I mean, I could say you can. I remember Messenger. Oh, yeah. Messenger you easily. Was it BBM or. She talked about, like the instant message.

[Danielle Fishel]

She's talking about instant messenger. But I loved BBM too.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I loved BBM. I was Mexi 444. I was pink diamond for Marilyn Monroe, which everyone in school thought it was for something else, but I could see how you can mess it up. But good first you kind of, in a weird way, manifest situation.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's exactly right. And I would. I would like to think that if you have something like that happen and you go, wow, had I just done that on purpose, it wouldn't have worked out the same way. I need to be taking more bold statements. Steps.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes, for sure.

[Danielle Fishel]

Wait, what did people think pink diamond

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

was for my vagina. And I. I had to. The seniors gave me the hardest time and we had no idea. No idea. When everyone at school was talking about it, and I'm like. And I literally just thought of Marilyn Monroe because I was obsessed with her. And I was like, pnk. And then diamond was spilled a cool way, and everyone's like. And then I remember a senior walking up and being like, I can't believe you named you your messenger after your vagina. Like, excuse me, I did to my sister, by the way. Never. And I never lived it down. I was known as Pink Diamond Forever.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, my gosh.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

I was so humiliated. I had so many embarrassing moments. I feel like I. I'm.

[Danielle Fishel]

I. I'm glad you didn't go with that as your wrestling name.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yeah. Thank goodness. How did you not think that I go, well, who?

[Danielle Fishel]

Nick's.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Who? How do you guys think that's a nickname for that? Tina. Just kidding.

[Danielle Fishel]

Did you both go to prom? Did you have.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Dates to prom?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

We did, but I didn't. Oh, you're. Yeah, I didn't have a date, but I went with everyone. But did you go. But you went junior year? Was that prom or homecoming? No, prom.

[Danielle Fishel]

There's junior prom and then senior promotion.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Right? Yeah. Our problem was juniors and seniors. Yeah. Because I went. Yeah, I remember. Both years I went. I can't remember. You went junior year, but I can't remember who.

[Danielle Fishel]

Have you ever made that very common mistake with texts where you text the wrong person something you shouldn't?

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes. Oh, I remember I was dating this guy, and I wanted. I did go off on him, but to my sister, I just was, like, over him. Wrote this, like, detailed text about him, just. And I sent it to him, and I was like, no, no, no, no, no. Because, you know when you're thinking about that person? I do that, too. And he goes, well, it's good to know how you feel about me. I'm like, and. But I guess it did in a way, being that bold, it opened up, and I'm like, well, it's because you hurt my feelings. Like, yeah, dating. And then I can't remember what he did for Angels. Just do that on purpose, I think, to, like, make us, you know, go through that and feel that and be like, this is how you need to be in life.

[Danielle Fishel]

Like, exactly.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Direct, right?

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, I've done that way too many times. It's always a mortifying experience. I know you need to go. It was so wonderful talking with you both. I can't. I'll see you at WrestleMania in Vegas next month. Thank you both for being here. I wish you nothing but the best. This was a real joy talking to you.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Thank you Danielle. Thank you so much. Thank you and wait to meet your boys.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes I'll bring you.

[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

Yes Bye bye.

[Danielle Fishel]

Teen Beat is an iHeart podcast produced and hosted by Danielle Fishel, executive producers Jensen Karp and Amy Sugarman, executive in charge of production, Danielle Romo, producer and editor Tara Sudbaksh. The theme song is by Mark Hoppus. Yes, that Mark Hoppus. Follow us on Instagram @teenbeatpod.

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Nikki and Brie Garcia (The Bella Twins)]

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