TBT: Brittany Furlan Lee

Summary

Podcast Summary: Dumb Blonde Episode – TBT: Brittany Furlan Lee

In this compelling episode of the Dumb Blonde podcast, hosted by Dumb Blonde Productions, Bunnie XO sits down with Brittany Furlan Lee to delve deep into Brittany’s personal journey, covering topics from childhood trauma and mental health challenges to navigating fame and maintaining a healthy relationship. The conversation is both raw and insightful, offering listeners an intimate look into Brittany’s life and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

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1. Introduction and Personal Background

The episode kicks off with Brittany Furlan Lee sharing her early life experiences and the challenges she faced from a young age.

Notable Quote:

Brittany Schmidt: "My mom was pregnant with me, and I was born with a really severe birth defect. I was born with clubbed feet. So my feet were bent in completely, almost backwards." [13:14]

2. Childhood Trauma and Its Lasting Impact

Brittany opens up about the physical and emotional trauma she endured as a child, including being separated from her mother shortly after birth and growing up with a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "I couldn't move. I couldn't roll over as a baby. And I do have memories of just being really scared all the time." [14:14]

Brittany Schmidt: "My mom yelled a lot... And I just couldn't handle this as a kid." [14:17]

3. Mental Health Journey

The discussion transitions to Brittany’s battle with mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and self-harm behaviors during her teenage years.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "I wanted to die all the time... I was a cutter. And so I got caught at school cutting." [08:14]

Brittany Furlan: "When I was going through my suicidal ideation, I remember looking at Jay and I was like, I don't know how I'm gonna live till 50." [07:22]

4. Coping Mechanisms and Treatment

Brittany shares her experiences with medication, therapy, and the difficulties of overcoming addiction, particularly her struggle with Xanax addiction.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "I've been on the same antidepressant since I was 16... It's really hard." [09:14]

Brittany Furlan: "I had a Xanax addiction because my anxiety was so bad. I did it cold turkey." [09:58]

5. Career in Entertainment and Social Media Fame

Brittany discusses her move to Los Angeles, her foray into stand-up comedy, and her unexpected rise to fame on Vine, eventually leading to opportunities in television.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "I started doing open mic comedy... And a casting director from E. was watching and asked me to audition for a show." [25:36]

Brittany Furlan: "I remember you on Vine. You had like 9 million followers. It was crazy." [27:00]

6. Navigating Relationships Amidst Fame

A significant portion of the conversation revolves around Brittany’s relationship with Tommy Lee, addressing the challenges they faced due to his past alcoholism and the scrutiny from the media.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "Tommy was a massive alcoholic. We convinced him to go to rehab, and he did great." [47:46]

Brittany Furlan: "How do you deal with the Internet not letting Tommy move on and live happily with you?" [44:04]

7. Dealing with Media and Online Criticism

Brittany expresses her frustrations with how the media portrays personal relationships and the relentless online trolling that accompanies fame.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "People make their judgments based on what the media wants to show. They don’t know what’s really happening." [45:10]

Brittany Furlan: "The Internet is like that telephone game... by the time it gets to someone's personal story, it's completely twisted." [60:35]

8. Personal Health and Wellness

The discussion shifts to Brittany’s ongoing health issues, including PCOS and related complications, and her husband Tommy’s pursuit of sobriety and healthy habits like bonsai gardening.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "I have cysts in my ovaries, liver, and breast. I even have a cyst in my brain." [70:17]

Brittany Furlan: "Tommy loves his bonsai trees. It saves his life." [65:42]

9. Building a Supportive Relationship

Brittany and Bunnie share insights into maintaining a supportive and loving relationship despite external pressures and personal challenges.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "We cook dinner together every night and have our happy little safe space." [66:55]

Brittany Furlan: "If Jay and I don’t make it, I’m literally going to be dating little 25, 26-year-olds just so there’s no emotional commitment." [43:24]

10. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

The episode wraps up with both Brittanys reflecting on their growth, the importance of mental health advocacy, and the value of authentic relationships.

Notable Quotes:

Brittany Schmidt: "We’re all hurting from something. We're all trying to live our lives and get along the best we can." [59:46]

Brittany Furlan: "Nobody gives us a handbook on life... you're allowed to have feelings and not have to push them down." [59:36]

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Key Takeaways:

• Resilience Through Adversity: Brittany’s story underscores the power of resilience in the face of early trauma and ongoing mental health challenges.

• Mental Health Advocacy: Open discussions about depression, anxiety, and addiction can foster understanding and reduce stigma.

• Navigating Fame Responsibly: Brittany highlights the complexities of maintaining personal relationships and mental well-being amidst public scrutiny and social media fame.

• Importance of Supportive Relationships: Building and sustaining supportive relationships is crucial for personal growth and overcoming challenges.

• Health Awareness: Awareness and proactive management of personal health issues, such as PCOS, are vital for overall well-being.

This episode of Dumb Blonde offers a heartfelt and honest conversation that can inspire listeners to embrace their vulnerabilities and seek support in their own lives.

Transcript

[Brittany Furlan]

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[Brittany Schmidt]

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[Brittany Furlan]

All right sweetie pie, buckle up. Good job.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Or ring the bell on their bike. Okay kid, give it a try.

[Brittany Furlan]

Nice.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Or remember their elbow pads. Knees too.

[Brittany Furlan]

Okay.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yep, there you go. New Instagram teen accounts. Automatic protections for who can contact your teen and the content they can see.

[Brittany Furlan]

What's up guys? Don't forget to sub to Patreon so that you can see the visuals because not only do we have episodes of the podcast, we have exclusive content that nobody else sees on any other apps but behind the scenes photo shoots. And we're dropping a whole bunch of surprising stuff this year. So if you guys don't want to miss out and you want to be the first to know, go over to our patreon www.dunblondeunrated.com Love ya. Is this thing on? Bonnie? Who Used to be a former sex.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Worker and now hosts the podcast Dumb Blonde.

[Brittany Furlan]

Most little girls grow up wanting to be doctors and lawyers and. And I was like, I want to be super hot, make a lot of money, and be a rock star's wife. That was my goal as a child. And here we are. What's up, you sexy? Welcome to another episode of Don Blonde. Today I have one of my favorite humans on social media. I have been following this woman for such a long time. We've talked, and it has finally come to fruition. Brittany, is it Furlon Furlong? I never want to pronounce it the wrong way.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It's okay. Everyone says it differently.

[Brittany Furlan]

Brittany Furlan.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Baby, what's up? What's up? Dude? I'm so happy to be here.

[Brittany Furlan]

Dude, I. You are just like, a warm hug. Your energy is always so sweet, even when people are attacking you. You're so nice. Sometimes I want to be like, leave my girl alone, you know, and, like, go crazy. But for some reason, I just. You know, I just always want to give you the biggest hug.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, thanks, bunny. You know, you're so. It's so funny because we're meeting in person for the first time, but you know how you meet someone and you just feel cozy? Like, you're a cozy person.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, you want to climb inside of me?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, I want to give you a big hug. No, I'm like. It's crazy. Like, you're just like, you. You know how. Well, for me, I'm always nervous around people. Just everyone.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, well, yeah, you don't know what to expect.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm very uncomfortable all the time, almost. So, like, when you meet someone that you're like, okay, I can just chill. Like, it's nice.

[Brittany Furlan]

I can let my tits hang out.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, you're that person. You're that person. I just take my top off.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, that's what I strive for.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, exactly.

[Brittany Furlan]

It's to get you naked.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You're a comfort person.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm dead.

[Brittany Schmidt]

They're gonna have to pay more on the Patreon for that.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, for sure. It wouldn't be the first time we've had some titties flop out on the podcast, so. Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Who took their titties out?

[Brittany Furlan]

Well, I know Jesse Lawless off the top. Took her and she had some. She's a little full lesbian. Gorgeous tits.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Wow.

[Brittany Furlan]

I feel like every lesbian has the nicest tits.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Wow. She's with Jenna Jameson.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yes.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

Jenna might be coming on the podcast. We're waiting to See?

[Brittany Schmidt]

But, yeah, that's crazy, man. Yeah, I know. I hate that because, like, I would pull my tits out. My husband would be like, but, you know, I hate it because people are always like, your tits are fake. That's like, the worst.

[Brittany Furlan]

Because, yeah, they're real.

[Brittany Schmidt]

100. Yeah. I actually. I wear sports bras because I don't like my tits.

[Brittany Furlan]

You got a beautiful set of knockers. I've seen them in bikinis.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Thank you. I mean, it's like cr. I flashed at the Motley show because my husband wasn't good. He always asked people to, like, you know, and he wasn't getting any. So I flashed there, and I was just like, whatever.

[Brittany Furlan]

His. His crowd finally got too old to start flopping their titties.

[Brittany Schmidt]

We don't really want to do that. So my husband's like, you come out and flash your tits. I could care less. Like, might as well show them while they're nice. Yeah, you're not gonna be nice forever list.

[Brittany Furlan]

I have my butthole on the Internet. So listen, listen. I love. Listen. I'm gonna go to a Motley Cruise show just to see Britney's titties.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm dead. Well, I don't know if I'll show them again, but I can show you later personally. And I'll let you feel them, too, if you want. Prove that there's no implant in here. I hate that.

[Brittany Furlan]

Really.

[Brittany Schmidt]

People are constantly. I, Like, I've done filler and stuff in my face. I'm always very honest. I've been very transparent about it because I never want anyone to feel less than, you know, I never want anyone to look at me and go.

[Brittany Furlan]

Or, like, unrealistic expectations.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Exactly. Like, I will always be honest. I get lase. You know, I do filler here and there, Botox, But I've never touched my body below my neck ever. So it's just, like, weird when people are just like. They just have to, like, yeah. And give it to you.

[Brittany Furlan]

And it's like they want you to draw blood. Just proving that.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, proving.

[Brittany Furlan]

And then once you do prove it, they still don't believe you.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, the Internet.

[Brittany Furlan]

I have to argue with the Internet about my age.

[Brittany Schmidt]

People.

[Brittany Furlan]

People tell me, I'm like, I'm 44. And people are like, no, you're not. Google says you're 29. Right. And I'm like, I'm not. Trust me.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I would go with 29.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, why would I say I'm 44? I'd say maybe 34 or 36, but, yeah, not 29.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But, yeah, that's just how I'd be pumped about that. Like, yeah, that is true. Google said it. I'm 29. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm a eternal vampire until one day I wake up and I'm just old and haggard.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Every year it's 29. They're like, it's still 29.

[Brittany Furlan]

Literally. Yeah, literally. That's what I always say. So I wanted to just kind of deep dive into finding out more about you. Like, I googled you last night, and I was like, this girl has lived a full life.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm tired. You know, I told my husband. My husband's 61, and I'm 37, and I am just like, the fact that, like, I'm gonna probably live till 60, I'm like, I don't know how people do it.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, like, what do we do? What are we supposed to do?

[Brittany Schmidt]

So physically burnt just from, like, being anxious and being in fight or flight my whole life, that I'm like, how do I do another 30 years? Like, I don't even know. Like, I'm so exhausted at 37 that I can't even imagine being 60. Like, it's crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

I get that because when I was going through my, like, suicidal ideation, and that's another reason I've always been, like, super, like, attracted to you, is that you are so open about your mental health journey, which we'll dive into in a little bit. But I think that right now, especially in the times that we live in, is so important, because people try to act like everything's fine all the time. And I love the fact that you're like, I am about to get on a flight, and I am scared to death, and, like, you're just so real about it, you know? So I. I just. I really, really appreciate that. What I was saying is when I was going through my suicidal ideation, I remember looking at Jay and I was like, I don't know how I'm gonna live till 50. I don't want to be here till 50. Now I'm kind of like, I might want to hang out till I'm 80, you know? But back when I was feeling, like, you know, really depressed, it was really brutal just thinking about having to live another 10 years, you know, I mean.

[Brittany Schmidt]

When I was younger and I wasn't on any antidepressants, and I grew up, you know, with a mom who has borderline, and my dad worked all the time, and I just was really struggling, and I remember I used to want to die all the time. I would pray to God I don't want to wake up. I don't want to wake up. I don't want to be here anymore. And then finally, When I was 16, I was a cutter. And so I got caught at school cutting. They sent me to the hospital. I got put in inpatient, and then from there, they ended up putting me on an antidepressant.

[Brittany Furlan]

At 16?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. So I've been on the same one since 16. And it's called effects or XR. It's a gnarly one. Like, it basically it really works, right? So, like, I have really bad panic, anxiety, and it does a good job to the point like, where I'm able to, like, go on tour with my husband. I'm able to, you know, do things. Like when I got put on it, they put me on, like, 150 milligrams. Now, I weaned myself down through the years to the starting dose.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But I've tried to get off of it completely because, you know, my life has changed. And your life does change. And that's what I think people need to remember, is that, you know, you may be in a season of your life where things are horrible and you won't. You don't want to be here, but that doesn't mean that spring isn't coming. You know, it does. It comes. You know, people sit there and they think this is forever. It's not. Nothing's forever good and bad. Right. So I weaned myself down to the lowest dose of that, and so I've just been on that forever, and it just kind of helps me get through. You know what I mean? And it's hard. It's really hard. Do you take anything, too?

[Brittany Furlan]

I don't. I'm just raw dogging life. I'm not against it, though. There was. I had a Xanax addiction because my anxiety was so bad.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So that's hard to kick.

[Brittany Furlan]

I did it cold turkey, and I. I have to caution you guys, you cannot quit Xanax cold turkey. I'm just telling you. Yeah. My story. And that's how I did it. But I don't know how I didn't end up having seizures because I was on so much of it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But the fact that you made it through that is insane, because benzodiazepine, like.

[Brittany Furlan]

Children'S Benadryl, getting off of it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

That is so crazy. We have that in common. So when I got off of the effects or for what I only did one year, I was off of effects or right before vine started.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I was off of Effect for a whole year. And you know, and I'm still have this issue with effector. And I'm sure anyone that has taken it will relate to this. As I say, it's almost as hard or if not worse than kicking heroin. Your body, your brain is so addicted to it. I don't even know why they prescribe it. I mean, other than it does work for depression, panic. But the getting off of it is unreal. I got off of it the whole year. My head, I couldn't walk straight. I was spinning, I felt vertigo, felt like I was gonna throw up.

[Brittany Furlan]

Gosh.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I started going to the balance center on Los Ango to help me learn how walk straight. Cuz I would walk like I was on a boat for a year and I would call my doctor and I'd go, this effects are my brain up, man. Like this me up. And he would gaslight me and say, no, it's not, it's not. You're fine, you're fine. And like. And I used to take children's Benadryl.

[Brittany Furlan]

All day as a savior all day.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And people be like, how are you taking that? Not falling asleep? Because my nervous system was so wrecked, right? And so I was taking this children's Benadryl all day. And then I flipped, fought for a whole year. I said, I'm going to give it a year. If I don't get better, then I'm going to get back on it. And I just couldn't do it. A year later, I was still sick. I started doing Vine. I was getting all these opportunities and I couldn't go to the meetings because I was too. Just sick, like shaky, confused. It gives you brain fog. Like, I think it permanently changed the chemistry of my brain, right?

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So then I went back on it and it all went away.

[Brittany Furlan]

That is insane.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So it's kind of.

[Brittany Furlan]

That's what I tell people about getting off Xanax. They're like, well, when did you start feeling better? And I'm like, honestly, probably 20, 23. And I got sober in 2017. I'm like, it has taken so. And I'm still not 100. You know, like you when you have ner, when you take pills that mess with your neurological system.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh my God.

[Brittany Furlan]

I don't. It takes forever.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm so proud of you. Oh, that is really hard, dude. People don't realize. I mean, I would do anything to not be on anything. But also know that in my family there's schizophrenia, there's borderline, there's all this stuff. So, like If I didn't take it, I'm really putting myself at risk for not absolutely healthy. And, like, I'm like, you know what? This is a tiny bit. And I try to just give myself grace and just be like, it's not. You know, I don't take benzos. I don't do any of that. So that's the only thing I take.

[Brittany Furlan]

I've always wanted to ask you, where do you think the trauma started that you have, that have such a dysregulated nervous system like that? I know my trauma started when I was probably at the moment of conception, you know, because I do say trauma starts in the womb. So, I mean, I feel like my mom was already. My mom was diagnosed schizophrenic, so it's definitely in the family, too. Dad's a narcissist, so, you know, the trauma starts as children. Like, tell me a little bit about your childhood.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, I. I mean, it's like the body keeps the score, right? So that's a really big book. So my mom was pregnant with me, and I was born with a really severe birth defect. I was born with clubbed feet. So my feet were bent in completely, almost backwards. And at that time, 1986, there wasn't like a really good surgery for that. So they didn't know if I was ever going to walk. So immediately upon being born, I'm taken from my mom and I'm putting casts, heavy casts. And they bent my leg straight, which was painful, and they put these casts on.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, my God.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And so I couldn't move. I couldn't roll over as a baby. And I'm like, I can't even imagine. Just. Even as a baby, obviously I don't remember, but nervous system. My nervous system immediately, as soon as you enter the world, you're being thrown in these cat heavy casts. You can't roll over. You can't do anything. And I do have memories of just being really scared all the time. And I don't know why. I was just scared. My. My parents. My mom yelled a lot.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So that yelling, I just, like, it just would.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Freak me out and throw break stuff. And I just was like, I can't handle this as a kid. I remember.

[Brittany Furlan]

And do you yell as an adult now?

[Brittany Schmidt]

No.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, I'm like the same way, too.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Meager, meek person because of that. And. And so I remember laying in my crib and I just remember being really scared all the time. Probably my earliest memory is that my dad felt so bad for Me, he used to sleep on the floor next to my crib. And that would be the only thing that made me feel safe. And I couldn't roll over because I had casts on my legs. And I remember my dad would try to army crawl out of the room, and I'd go. And then he'd just lay back. But I do remember just being up all night staring to make sure he wouldn't leave. And then I would, like, sleep during the day. And I still have this weird thing with night time now. Like, I'm up all night.

[Brittany Furlan]

Me too. Until, like, three or four.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. And then I fall asleep, like, during the day. It's so weird. My husband's total opposite, but yeah. So I think that's, like, kind of how it started was my feet. And then, you know, my mom struggling with the borderline. And my parents got divorced really, really young. And then my dad just raised us by himself.

[Brittany Furlan]

Where'd mom go?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, she freaked out in front of the judge.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Because normally a mother would get custody.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And so they were in custody court. And my mom. You know, people with borderline, they can only mask it so much.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I think the judge said something she did not like, and then boom, there went the trigger. And the judge saw it.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And it was right about when my parents were gonna get 50. 50. And then the judge saw that and was like, nope, now you don't get any custody.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And you can only have visitation with your kids. With two. Two. Had to be two. Super. My aunt and my grandma were supposed to be there.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So they really gave it to her. And I also feel really bad for my mom because my mom was a nurse. And so, you know, nurses, like, they don't think that they need help because they're a nurse. You know what I mean?

[Brittany Furlan]

So it's like, I feel like that generation, too.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Too. They just don't want to take anything for it. And, you know, my mom, I have to say, now, she takes something, and she's doing great. Yeah. And it's like. It's like crazy. Like, if this could have been her when I was younger, it would have been amazing. You know what I mean? But back then, they kind of were just anti that stuff. You know what I mean? And so she really, like, you went through it. I mean, she was just tormented by her own brain, and it was really hard, so I didn't really see her much. And my dad worked a lot, and so it was, like, by myself a lot. And really bad depression. And then there was Cutting. And I didn't have a lot of friends. I just had my one friend that I'm still friends with.

[Brittany Furlan]

And when did you start cutting?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, I wanted to, like, die, so I was, like, not strong enough to, like, kill myself. So I would just, like, like, try. And then, like, I couldn't, like, kill myself, so it was, like, really sad. And then when did that start?

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, how.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I was probably 15. 15. 14. 15. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

When I. Like, your hormones are kicking in.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. And I just remember just feeling like I've always just felt really uncomfortable in life. I always felt like I don't belong. And I would, like, go to school and, like, I would make people laugh. And, like, then I'd come home and just be like, I'm so sad. And it was just weird.

[Brittany Furlan]

They say the funniest people are the saddest.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Like, I would entertain everybody, and then I'd be like, okay, well, the job's done. And, like, you know, it was, like, so sucked because, like, I never wanted anyone else to ever feel sad. So I would go in and just make everybody. I'd be, like, the clown. You know, I got voted, like, class clown out of the girls and the guys. And then I would go home and just be so depressed and feel so empty, you know? So it was just really hard. And, you know, did cutting get make.

[Brittany Furlan]

You feel, like, a sense of relief?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, you get, like, endorphins. You do get, like, a surge of endorphins, you know, So I would get a little bit of that. But also, I was just, like, hoping that one day I could fully do it. You know what I mean? But then I also felt so bad for my dad because I was like. My dad was trying so hard. He was working so much to support my brother and I. And so it was really sad. So I will say the medicine did help me, but the thing that was the best for me was just getting the out of Pennsylvania.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Getting away from Pennsylvania is kind of dreary.

[Brittany Furlan]

Anytime we've gone there on tour, it's always, like, just melancholy.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It's depressing.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I. Like, as soon as I moved to California when I was 17, as soon as I graduated, I moved. Right.

[Brittany Furlan]

You're like this. I'm leaving.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Bye. Bye. And I just.

[Brittany Furlan]

Was dad okay with that?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yes. And the whole reason it happened was stepmom grew up in California, and, like, we went and visited here on a trip, and I was just like, I just feel so much better here. Yeah. And, like, being away from all the drama and you know, and I was. And I was in theater and I was like loving theater and loving acting and I knew I wanted to do something in entertainment and so I was like, I'm gonna go try, you know what I mean? So I just came by myself at 17 and then like just worked a bunch of odd jobs and did stand up and. Yeah. Like, oh, God, it's just like such a journey.

[Brittany Furlan]

So let's talk about it. So your first night in LA, you came here by yourself?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yes.

[Brittany Furlan]

What is 17 year old Brittany doing?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, so my dad was like, you have to go to college because you can't just go out there with nothing. So I enlisted in the easiest college I could find, which was fashion school.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, nice.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Literally, I was like, what's the most dumb? Like, you know what I mean? Like, our quizzes were like, what outfits are cute? You know what I mean? I was like, this one, not that one. Right.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, there's not a wrong answer.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, it's like, not even like, what colors are on the color wheel. Like, it was just so stupid. It was the dumbest. I'm like, I can't believe we're paying for this.

[Brittany Furlan]

But.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But I loved it, you know, And I met some good friends there. And so I was in fashion school. And that was in downtown LA in 2006.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. So it was like prime time.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Dude. There was nothing there, though. Downtown. There was nothing. It was like homeless people and businessmen during the day.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

There's no LA live yet. There was nothing.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So I used to have to like walk, walk through all this craziness to get to school. I lived on 7th and Pixel.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And it was just insane. And I thought like, wow, this isn't Hollywood. I was like, this place sucks, you know, because I lived in downtown la. I'm like, where the. All the cool, you know? So I eventually end up moving into a house in the Hollywood Hills with my friends. And then that's when it kind of. The whole thing begins and I. I start doing open mic comedy.

[Brittany Furlan]

And I feel like 2006 in LA and Vegas was like, like peak times.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, it was like peak times of just. It was kind of like. I don't want to say innocent, but it was like, it was. And like, we had so much fun.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, well, you did.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, I did.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I did not have fun. I struggle cities. Oh, dude. I was. I mean, it was like. It wasn't. I was happy to be out here.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Way better than being in Pennsylvania.

[Brittany Furlan]

But I was struggling financially or just like spiritual.

[Brittany Schmidt]

All of it. I mean, I. I had to pay my rent was. I lived in a three bedroom house that was gorgeous. And 2006, my rent, my quarter of the rent was 750amonth. So I had to come up with 750. I mean, that's nothing these days, right? Yeah, we look at that now and we're like.

[Brittany Furlan]

But no, back then, back then it was a lot.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And, and, and so I, I was super skinny. I was like maybe like 105 pounds. And so my. I got picked up to be a fit model from my school to the. The fashion district downtown. So I would have all these like, like fashion companies that were owned by like all these Asian people. And they would stand around me and speak another language and they would try clothes on me all day and they'd be like, oh, no, no, no. And like trying outfits on me because they would make the pattern and everything and they like to use live models. Right. And so this job was great. I got paid like 200 an hour.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And you'd be there for like four hours, like just a couple times a week. Right.

[Brittany Furlan]

Fitted.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It was great. And I would stand there. But the one rule was that you couldn't gain weight.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, my God.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Because. So I would see girls come in and they measured us every day. They would measure us and make sure, like, oh. And then one of the girls would get fat and then they would like whisper to each other and they'd be like. And she'd be like, what? What do you mean? Like, I'm like, get the out, Cassandra, you fat ass. Like, you know what I mean? Like, she likes.

[Brittany Furlan]

They're so cutthroat. They don't give us.

[Brittany Schmidt]

When a girl would get called into the office, we were all like, like, damn right. So I would just see girls coming and going all the time.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But I would, like, make them laugh. So I think they liked me, right?

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, I.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Two years there.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Which is crazy because I saw a million girls get. Come and go, come and go, come and go. And then finally they got rid of me.

[Brittany Furlan]

How are you not gaining weight? Were you develop an eating disorder?

[Brittany Schmidt]

I was on Adderall.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, gosh.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, my roommate was on Adderall and she was like, dude, you're really adhd, you should go see the doctor and get on Adderall.

[Brittany Furlan]

This is back then when they would prescribe anything for anyone at any time.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then I went and I. And my, my psychiatrist at the time, because I was on such a high dose of the effectsor at that point, he because it would make me really tired. But I was still very adhd. And he's like, you know, Adderall would be great with this. And he gave it to me. It actually was great. And I. And I did great. And I only, like, you know, I. I did actually really well on it. And for someone who has anxiety, I didn't really have anxiety on it, and I did really well on the Adderall effects or combo.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then one day in 2015, or no, I'm sorry, 20, probably 13, I got a really bad flu and I. And I stopped taking the Adderall, you know, because I. I was sick. I was like, I'm not gonna take Adderall for. I'm like, sick. And then my body just felt so tired, and I was like, oh, this is speed. And I was like, I don't want it anymore. And I. And I kicked it and I didn't want it anymore. And my doctors even now have tried to give it to me because I'm tired all the time. Really. And I was like, guys, I can't. I'm too anxious, so I can't, like, take anything. You know what I mean? I can barely drink a little bit of caffeine.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, I have coffee. I'll be rocking back and forth.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I never have a coffee. My heart pounds out of my chest. But I try to drink the. The strawberry refreshers from Starbucks.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, those will crack you out too.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But they only have 45 milligrams of caffeine. And so I ask them to make it with extra water.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I'll have a little bit of that and that'll be okay. Yeah, but yeah, it's. I did really well on the, like, high dose of effects or low dose Adderall for years, but it does it for me. I was already thin. And then Adderall on top of that, you just don't eat. And then I became obsessed with my weight because of the fit stuff. And so I was very skinny. Yeah, it was really bad. But yeah, no, I mean, I was surviving. You know what I mean? You know, I wouldn't say it was a bad time. I would just say it was like a more like me hustling, like, what was I gonna do? You know? And I was trying to act and I was trying to do comedy, and so it was a crazy time. And then that's how I met Josh.

[Brittany Furlan]

Josh Adam Meyer. So I was. So I told John about that the other day.

[Brittany Schmidt]

We love Josh. Josh is my ex boyfriend, which is so funny.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, it's just crazy how worlds collide. Yeah, he's a sweetie.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Sweetheart.

[Brittany Furlan]

Such a sweetie.

[Brittany Schmidt]

He. So he and I met through stand up and we dated when we were both really young. I mean, I was probably like, 21 maybe.

[Brittany Furlan]

How did you get into stand up? You just one day was like, you know what? I'm a funny motherfucker. I'm going to go stand in front of a crowd because it's. That's a tough thing to get into.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Especially for somebody who deals with anxiety.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But I was like, at that time, I don't know why, it's like, I was so driven. And I was, again, on a higher dose of my medication, so I wasn't as scared. And so I would go do the opa. They have open mics at the Comedy Store. You can sign up. And the improv, you can sign up, you know, at like 6:00 clock, you do get, like, five minutes, right? And so I would do the open mics at the Comedy Store. And I remember Tommy, who used to work there as the manager. He doesn't work there anymore. You know, I never had material, so I would just go up there and riff with the audience, the little audience that was there.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I always had so much fun and was so good at it. And Tommy, who worked there was like, you got to stay with this. You're so good at this.

[Brittany Furlan]

You know?

[Brittany Schmidt]

And he doesn't work there anymore. But then I. So then I got. I was doing open mic at this place called. God, what was it called? It was on Melrose. I forget the name of it. It was this bar, and a casting director from E. Was watching the open mics and she was like, you're so funny. I want you to come audition for this show on E. And I was like, this is how it happens, baby. I call my parents. I'm like, I don't know you anymore. Like, I'm famous. And, like, you know, like. And so I ended up auditioning for this show. It was called Reality Hell on E. And it was basically, basically from the creators of Punk'd, where they were doing, like, a prank show where you would prank people and make them think they were on a reality show, but they weren't, right? And so I did a couple seasons of that show, and then I ended up doing Prank My mom on tlc. And so I was doing all these, like, prank shows, and I was dating Josh, and Josh would, like, show everybody. He'd be like, look how cool my girlfriend is. She's on tv. It was so funny. But then I stopped doing stand up because, like, I was, you know, doing this. I'm like, I already made it. This is what all the standups want to do. You know what I mean? And then those shows went nowhere. Right, right. And then I met my. I, Josh, and I ended up breaking up. And I met my boyfriend Randall, who's a. Was a music video director, and I was in a music video. And then he bought me my first iPhone. And then vine came out, and then vine was crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

I remember you on Vine. I was never. I never did the vine thing, but I had an account and would watch him. I was like one of those weirdos. And I loved you on Vine. You had like, like, like what, 9 million followers online? 10. Yeah, it was crazy, wild.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And like, it was weird because I was. When I got on, there was like, all these people that I looked up to, like James Urbaniac and what's his name? Goldberg and Simon Rex. And yeah, you know, all these people.

[Brittany Furlan]

Had all these d. Nasty or what is. What is Simon Dirt Nasty?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, Will Sasso. Like, all these, like, comedians had really big followings on there. And then I started surpassing them. And I was like, this is crazy. And then it started turning into. To, you know, brands calling me and being like, hey, it's Benefit Cosmetics calling. Can we pay you $10,000 to do a video? And I was like, yeah, I did this video for, like, free lip gloss. Like, you know what I mean? Like, I'm so glad they offered it first because they were like, can we give you, like, one blush? I'd be like, yes, one blush is fine. You know, like, yeah. So I ended up then. Then ended up that taking off. I started getting all these brand deals. And then when. When. When talent agencies see you're making money, that's when they come. They're like little sharks. It's like chum in the water.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, we signed with. I'm signed with WME right now.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, yeah. So mine with wme. Y. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

I didn't know that wma See, I love that.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And so icm, CAA and UTA all emailed me in the same week and wanted to take a meeting. And I had my first meeting with icm and you know, places don't usually do this, but when I was going to leave, they were like, we really want you to be with us. Like, sign this paper and blah, blah. And I had a really, like, shitty manager at the time, and she was like, yeah, you should just do it instead of taking the other two meetings things. And so I Ended up signing with icm. They did absolutely nothing for me. They didn't help me at all. They didn't. They just collected money. So it was just like a nightmare. But, you know, it is what it is.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. It's a learning.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You live and you learn. But, you know, I feel like the. The talent agent industry is like very different now. They kind of just want to you to do all the work. You get the followers, you to make the money.

[Brittany Furlan]

We talk about this all the time. I love you, Sloan. But yes, we agree.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Everybody, like, I mean, they do. They literally. Literally. I mean, my husband has these friends that are like incredible musicians. Like their band, their music is unreal.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But then they try to get signed and the first thing these agencies say are, how many followers do you have?

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And they're just indie guys. They don't care about Instagram, which you.

[Brittany Furlan]

Can blow up nowadays, social media, if.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You get on a tick tock or something. Literally. But you gotta get something. Yeah. These guys are not into that. And so it's like they end up suffering and not making it. And it's like, you know, so I've just had like bad experiences. You know, I've just. Just. I went from one to the one to the one and I'm just like this. Just like nobody, nobody wanted to do anything. Everyone wanted to just collect kind of mood.

[Brittany Furlan]

So you also, during this time, I'm going to look at my notes really quick.

[Brittany Schmidt]

If you see me notes, I love you. I feel so bad. I had you on ours and I'm all just like, hello.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, no, you're good. During this time. You got an award, right? Or something. You were in a pit bull video.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, yeah. He's the best. He still follows me. I love him.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, I love that you are the most followed woman on Vine.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

And you, your influence was so big at the time that time magazine in 2015 listed you as the 30 most influential people on the Internet.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. With Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama.

[Brittany Furlan]

That's huge.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Dude. I cut that out.

[Brittany Furlan]

I was gonna say, do you have it?

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'll never forget at the issue of Time, it was a. A TV on the front with a reflection in it.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

They made it reflectable so you could see yourself. And it was really cool. And I bought like 30 copies and I sent it to my family and I'm like, guess who's not a failure? Like, I'm not a failure.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. Because, you know, somebody waiting for you to fail.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Everyone's waiting for me to fail. They still are waiting. Keep waiting.

[Brittany Furlan]

I think you've done pretty damn good with that, though.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I try. And then. Yeah. So amazing stuff happened. I got really, you know, I. I say it's a. A blessing because, you know, God, I feel like, you know, not to get religious on your podcast.

[Brittany Furlan]

No, you can.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I love a lot of faith. I have a lot of faith, and I think that God. I pray all the time, and I think God has really come through for me. Prayer is many times.

[Brittany Furlan]

To me, prayer is a form of manifesting.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Absolutely.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, you're literally. You're asking the universe, and you're asking God, like, hey, this is what I need. Your words are spells, so as soon as you put them in the. In the universe, it gets grabbed, you know? So I. I love. You can get religious as you want on my podcast. Yeah, I love it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Absolutely. And you're so right about that. You know, I pray to God every night. I pray before I eat. And I just, you know, I feel like God has really come through and with. For me, and I know a lot of people are like, some people don't believe in it, whatever, but it's like, it's such a personal experience, and I really feel something.

[Brittany Furlan]

So you're so wholesome.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, you really are.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

I would never picture you to be as wholesome as you are. Like, you're just really such a sweetie pie.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Thanks. I mean, I'm a goofball when I'm, you know, performing or online, but I like a very, like, real serious side, too. And. And do you feel like there's two.

[Brittany Furlan]

Different Britneys you present to the world and then one at home?

[Brittany Schmidt]

100. You probably relate to this, too.

[Brittany Furlan]

Absolutely.

[Brittany Schmidt]

A lot of people with autism or. I don't want to say I have autism, but I do say that I have autistic traits. I have my mask where, like, I perform.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then I come home and I'm like, okay. And I take it off.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know what I mean? It's almost like taking off a heavy coat.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then I'm like, okay, now I can be me again. You know what I mean? And there's just so many other little weird things I do I won't get into, but.

[Brittany Furlan]

Well, you took the test.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I did. I got a one.

[Brittany Furlan]

So the next step is we have to get diagnosed.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I know. It's. It's so. To go get diagnosed. So I looked into it because my brother's son is autistic.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Excuse me? My brother has some things he's struggling with, and Then he was going to get the official test for it as well. And then they were like, it's $2,500. And then I was like, okay. And then what do they do as an adult? Because with children, when my nephew got, you know, he got diagnosed now the government actually will send people to your house to help you work with your autistic child, which is really nice. There's a lot of government programs.

[Brittany Furlan]

That's amazing.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So a couple times a week they send someone over to my, my brother's house and they teach them how to work with my nephew so that he doesn't get over stimulated. They learn his triggers, they learn, you.

[Brittany Furlan]

Know, they say autism is hereditary now is what they're saying. So I definitely think my mom had some things going on because she was super ocd like I am and like, you know, so I would.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, there's so many different versions and I don't really think anyone's normal. You know, like we all have our own, our own things and quirks and, you know, I think that there's really high functioning autism and with mixed with ADD and all kinds of other things that's harder to diagnose and things like that. You know, I don't think anyone can particularly put people in like a box.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right. So it's not one size fits all.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Like, I feel like we all have a little bit of, you know, and it all kind of intertwines, you know, so. But yeah, so then I did the vine thing and then I was, you know, I dated a really horrible guy who cheated on me with prostitutes. And then I went, yeah, and then I met my husband on Raya 2017.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So it's been seven years.

[Brittany Furlan]

So what is Raya? Because my doctor reached out to me the other day and she's like, hey, I need you as a reference for your doctor. And I was like, I was like, what is Raya? And she was like, don't worry about it. Just kidding. I use you as a reference. And I was like, sure, I don't care. What is it?

[Brittany Schmidt]

So it's like basically like when they first started it, it was. It's like a celebrity dating app. Well, it's not like that. I don't feel like anymore. I mean, there's a lot of famous people on there still. Like, I Drew Barrymore's on there. A bunch of people are on there.

[Brittany Furlan]

Playing with Drew Barrymore's on.

[Brittany Schmidt]

She said she was on something like that. And then. Yeah. So when I got on, I had no idea. So Basically because I had a big following. The creators reached out to me and said, hey, we want to, you know, give you an account. They weren't charging for it at the time. You just had to be.

[Brittany Furlan]

We need to put Haley on.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You had to be approved. You have to be approved. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So it's a kind of a gnarly thing. So they were like, we just want to put you on there. It's a dating app. We know you're single, and, like, we think you'd be great.

[Brittany Furlan]

Who's doing the approving?

[Brittany Schmidt]

The guys who run the app.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, God. That's crazy.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I don't know. I don't know if it's the guys who create. At first, I think it may have been the guys who created it.

[Brittany Furlan]

And now they have a team, and.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Now they probably have a team, but wild. So they put me on there, and I remember the first time I opened it, I'm scrolling, and it's like, Joshua Jackson, Elijah Wood, John Mayer, like. And I can say all this now because I'm never going back on the app. You're usually not allowed to talk about it, or they'll take your account away.

[Brittany Furlan]

Well, I'm going on Raya.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm just kidding. I'll be like, what are you doing.

[Brittany Schmidt]

There for, like, just friends? We're like, yeah, right.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, right?

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Tell us how your relationship's not working out. It's so crazy. So. So I got on there all these famous people. I went out with a bunch of them.

[Brittany Furlan]

Maybe, like, you got any horror stories?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Not really. Actually, everyone was really nice.

[Brittany Furlan]

Damn it. I'm tired of these nice guys.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, actually, I. You know, I don't have any with, like, famous people.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know what I mean? Like, most. Yeah. Like, they're really sweet. Like, I did go on a date with Elijah Wood, and he was just, like, so tall. No, he's very small.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I. I wasn't, like, attracted to him, but I really liked his personality. And he was, like, so nice. And he has this really cool house that has, like, a big movie theater and, like, in the, like, living area. And he was just, like, so nice and so cool, but not, like, romantic vibes.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, like, homie. Huh?

[Brittany Furlan]

Like a homie.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, he was just really cool guy. And I think he's like. I think he has a wife now and a kid, and, you know, whatever. I've run into him since then. He's just a really sweet person. Yeah. And so, I mean, everyone that I went out with was pretty Cool. I didn't, I didn't like, click with anyone, cuz I. I am so particular. You know what I mean? People are always like, oh, you're just with Tommy for his money. I went out with so many other people that I could have been with for. For if that was the case. But I was making so much money on Vine. People have no idea.

[Brittany Furlan]

You were like one of the first people to monetize that platform. Right. Or to even monetize social media.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Exactly. Like I'm like, that I did not need. And I still don't need. You know, I still always, you know, I do my jewelry and I do my own thing still.

[Brittany Furlan]

Because the necklace you have on is from your jewelry line. What is it, love?

[Brittany Schmidt]

It's called Lovely, Lovely. And it's just kind of something fun to like, do with my hands and not be on my phone.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So I love that.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm gonna start crocheting. So that.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, it's amazing. I swear to God, it looks hard.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm. I. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Okay, Let me know how it goes.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You're like, I did one stitch and I hate it.

[Brittany Furlan]

I do. I want to crochet. I forgot to tell you, I've dived into this. I'm gonna try to do this in March when I take. I take every March off. So I'm gonna try to learn how to crochet.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, you just turn into a full on grandma. Next time I do your podcast covered.

[Brittany Furlan]

In like a. I'm gonna make you a blanket.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You're just knitting during the whole podcast? Yep. Rocking in your chair with a cat in your lap.

[Brittany Furlan]

My bifocals on. On.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Literally in a Bible.

[Brittany Furlan]

Just.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, full on. I'm like, wow, bunny's taking a turn. Well, one extreme to the other. Yes, yes. So no, I. So I do the jewelry and I like, I always try to make my own money. I actually don't like to spend any of my husband's money because the same way. Because I. My grandma told me this quote when I was younger, and she said, if you give them the power to feed you, you give them the power to starve you. And that hit me like a ton of bricks. I was like, ah, you know what I mean? Like, so real. Have my own, you know, like I'm. I have a fear of abandonment all the time. So I'm always like, I got to make sure I'm okay.

[Brittany Furlan]

You're always afraid the carpet's going to get yanked out from underneath you.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Always.

[Brittany Furlan]

No I'm the same way. We were checking into the. The hotel here, and they're like, well, Ms. Dford, I just want to let you know your card is on file and it has your name on it. Are you okay with that? And I go, yeah, I run my own ship. I said, I don't ask my husband for anything.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Exactly.

[Brittany Furlan]

You know, I was. I just thought it was crazy that they would ask me that. Like, how many wives do they have are like, no, put my husband's car on fire style? Yeah, that was crazy.

[Brittany Schmidt]

No shame in that. Absolutely.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, I wish I could be that person. So, like, easy going, free.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And my husband's very nice. I mean, he gives me a card and he, you know, I don't ever have to.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm not for want, but, you know, it's my own personal thing that I'm like, no, I want to make my own. Because then he probably loves that about.

[Brittany Furlan]

You too, because men. Men test women, too.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, he does love that about me.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Especially because this is the weird thing, like, when it's their birthday or Christmas.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, you're gonna go buy something with their own money.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I'm like, what? Like, no, like, that's so weird. That would make me so sad. You know what I mean? Like, here, you bought this for yourself. Happy birthday. You know what I mean?

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, yeah, there's my. It's all I got to offer.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Exactly.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm not talking about women.

[Brittany Schmidt]

No, I mean, like, if that's your bag, that's your right. It's fine. It's fine. It's just not. I. I'm not comfortable with it. So I guess so I just. I've kind of just done my own thing and, you know, so.

[Brittany Furlan]

2017 wiping on Raya.

[Brittany Schmidt]

We match. And it's so funny because he is just so funny. Tommy's just like a very, like, just. No. You know how guys try to be cool and, like, not text you?

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

As soon as we match. She's like, hi. And it's like 30 messages. And he's like, what's up? How are you? Like, want to hang out? Listen to this new song. Check it out. Did you listen to it yet? Like, it was so funny. It was like, like. And like, normally girls would be like, that's a red flag. But for me, I'm like, oh, like, he's so fun. And I was like, he's a puppy. And he was just so nice. And, like, I was so tired of people that played games or guys that would like, you.

[Brittany Furlan]

If you want to talk to me, talk to me.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, you text them back. And then they wait three days to respond, but then they, like, are still engaging and they're trying to be cool, and I'm just like, whatever. So he was not like that.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, guys, don't do that. That shit's not.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Don't do it. The girls like guys.

[Brittany Furlan]

It's cool to care.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, it's cool to care. That's a good. Yeah, that's a good saying. It is cool to care. So he cared and he was very persistent, and he invited me to Pride, which is so fitting. And. And we met up at Pride and we just held hands and, like, never let go. And we started hanging out every single day. And, you know, I've told the story before. He was, like, dating Carmen Electra, and then we got together and he just. Boom, just dropped. Everybody.

[Brittany Furlan]

You guys were searching for each other.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

You guys really needed each other. I feel like that's how Jay and I were. Like, when you meet that person, you just know.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

And it's like, there's no questions asked, no words have to be spoken. It's like you literally link up and you never leave each other.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It's, like, comfortable.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I don't feel it's safe. And I don't feel comfortable with, like, a lot of people. So the fact that, like, when I first hung out with him, I felt instantly.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Very cozy. I was like, this is a weird thing. Like, I'm not used to this, you know, I'm so used to being so worried. And I was just so comfortable. And we just hit it off right away. I think I moved in after, like, three weeks.

[Brittany Furlan]

No.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And we got engaged after six months. And then. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Jay and I got married a month after hanging out with each other.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Amazing.

[Brittany Furlan]

And everybody's like, you guys are not good to make it. And here we are eight years later.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Same seven.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. So we were a year after you. You were 2016. It's so wild, dude. Isn't it?

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. No, I love that for you, that you guys found each other's safe space.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm so happy. Like, I really am. Like, it's just so nice to not be in that world anymore because LA is, like, bleak for dating, man.

[Brittany Furlan]

We were just talking about this at dinner last night. I feel bad for anybody who has to date in this environment. God bless. So the. The girl we went to dinner with last night. Should I tell her story? Said that she went on a date with some guy. He's like, hey, I'm making steaks. Come on over. And then they. He goes. She goes over there. She's like, all right, cool. I didn't really want to go anyways, but I went because I was like, you know, whatever.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Steak.

[Brittany Furlan]

And he opens the door and I was like, hey, where's your steak? And she's like, you told me you were cooking steaks. And he's like, all right, well, I have one, so, you know, come on in. So he start. He cooks the steak. He's like, hey, you want a bite? And when it's done cooking and gives her one bite and then throws the fork away and proceeds to eat the. The steak right in front of her. I was like, if that is what dating is, like, I don't want it, dude.

[Brittany Schmidt]

He said, I'm cooking steaks, and then asked her where her steak was. BYOB steak hang out.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, what the BYOs.

[Brittany Schmidt]

BYOs, bring your own steak. Well, sorry. You can have a little nibble of mine. That's crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

No, for sure. Yeah. I couldn't imagine.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Britney. Britney, my. We do the podcast. This is the worst. Britney Schmidt comedian. She's.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, we're gonna talk about.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So funny. And she's single and the stories.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, oh, my God. And she likes NBA players.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, my gosh. She likes.

[Brittany Furlan]

That's like a glutton for punishment right there.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But she's tough as it's a girl. Like, she can take some. But I'm like, dude, she's got like, some crazy that goes on, and I'm just like, oh, my God, I can't. Like, I couldn't handle it.

[Brittany Furlan]

No, I wouldn't want to do it. It's just I. I always say if Jay and I don't make it, I'm literally going to be like, share. I'll be 76 years old dating little 25. 26 year olds just so there's no like, like, emotional commitment. Like, everybody knows older women, too.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, not that we're older, but I mean, older than them. You know what I mean?

[Brittany Furlan]

Well, they've got mommy issues. Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I meet young guys, I'll be at the grocery store. Young guys are always like, hi.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Get away from me, child. Like, what are you doing? Why are you staring at me like that?

[Brittany Furlan]

Looking at you like you're a steak.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Like, chill, bro. Yeah, it's kind of crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

So let's circle back to you and Tommy. You know, just hooking up, getting together. The media attention.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, boy.

[Brittany Furlan]

That you guys got. What was that like in the beginning for you, like, you're. I feel like. And we talked about this a little bit off camera is like, the Internet is just so cruel.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

And it's. I don't want to say having to live in a shadow of his former relationship, but pretty much like the Internet will not let him move on and live happily ever after with you ever. How do you. How do you feel about that? How do you deal with that? Like, where do we start with that?

[Brittany Schmidt]

I mean, it's so heartbreaking because it's like, I've been with my husband, I think, longer than any of the relationships, except for Heather. I think he was with Heather for eight years.

[Brittany Furlan]

You're friends with Heather, too, right? That's amazing.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I mean, that's the thing is, like, if people are nice to me, yeah, I am nice to them. If they are not nice to me, I am not nice to them. And, like, you know, know you see a lot of what's on the media, but you don't know what's happened in real life. So people make their judgments like, oh, this person's so sweet, and this person's this and this person's that. And I'm like. Like, you don't. People don't realize what is really happening. You know, they are fed what is what media wants to see.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, it's a machine, people.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Personally, you don't know the way they've treated people and things like that. And it's. It's not what people think. It's very different. And, you know, there's a lot I can say, and there's a lot I can't say, obviously, because there's kids and Tommy's relationship with his kids.

[Brittany Furlan]

But do you get along with the boys?

[Brittany Schmidt]

I do. I like the boys. Yeah. I mean, and Tommy had a crazy drinking problem, and I had never been around someone that had a crazy drinking problem.

[Brittany Furlan]

When you guys first got together.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. I didn't know, like, how bad this was. And I, you know, we were. We would be together and he'd be drinking all day, but he was still kind of, like, pretty. He was pretty regular, you know what I mean? Because he was such an alcoholic, he could. He could drink like a whole literal of Tito's and be talking to you.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, my goodness.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It's pretty scary, but. But, like, for me, like, I'd never been liver. He's great now.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, good.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, now he's great. Then not so much. So, you know, he was doing that and, you know, it caused a lot of contention because the kids were living with us. At the time. And you know, he didn't want to go out in the living room because they were there with their friends. And so he'd be like, babe, can you go get me a drink? And I. And I'm like, I'm so a sober person. I really don't. I haven't had a drink in like 10 years. Like, I don't like it. And he would want me to drink with him, but already been sober pretty much before that. And so I wasn't into drinking. I wouldn't drink with him, you know what I mean? And so I would go to the kitchen and I would fill his glass with mostly water and then I'd pour like a little bit of vodka in. Cuz I was like, man, he's already had like way too many drinks. So I would just put mostly water, but just enough so he could, you know, taste it. And then when he would go to bed at night, I would dump half the vodka out and I'd fill the bottle with water and I'd like shake it so that hopefully it would. Wouldn't freeze. Because vodka doesn't freeze, right? So I had to make sure, like. And then he would get mad sometimes because it would be frozen. He'd be like, you put water in it again, you know what I mean? But the boys didn't know I was doing all this, so they would like see me going to the kitchen and they'd be like, think I'm making him drinks and enabling him. And so then they started to hate me. And you know, then that was when that whole thing happened with Brandon, like the intervention, the punching, all this stuff, it was horrible. And then I talked to Tommy's manager. He has a really, a manager that really loves him. And I told him, I was like, we got to get this guy sober. Like, this is crazy, you know, like he's killing himself. And so we convinced Tommy somehow to go to rehab. And yeah, and the day of, he didn't want to go. And then Nikki Six came over and helped me put his ass in the car and took him over to rehab. And he was there for 45 days. And he did really great. And since then he's been doing really great. He's fallen off, off the wagon like twice. But it was like really short stints.

[Brittany Furlan]

You know, expected, you know, from Tommy Lee.

[Brittany Schmidt]

He's not perfect. I mean, he was a massive alcoholic. And to go from that much of an alcoholic to nothing, that, you know, it was a lot. It was a lot. And then, you know, you have to when you become sober, living with all those feelings and all these things that he hasn't felt in so long and you know, it took him a while, but now I feel like he's finally like really found his Zen, you know, he doesn't even even really talk about drinking. He'll like make a joke here and there, but it's like. And that's what I think is so is like people will be like, oh, he's all coked out or whatever. Like, no, Tommy is sober. Tommy does not use drugs. Like stop spreading about people.

[Brittany Furlan]

He clips. Bonsai.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. He's hyper. He's ADHD. He's a 17 year old, like man, 50, you know, 61 year old man. He's a child. He's like a very young personality.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Because he got famous at 17 and so he's kind of old. Always stayed like very childlike, you know. And that's what's sweet about him is that he's like a little like kid, you know, big kid. But so. Yeah. So I mean, it's like I'm just so proud of him because now he's really found his peace.

[Brittany Furlan]

Proud of you both.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah, I mean we're doing. It's just so nice and we just, we're just trying to live our life and not be pulled into, you know, the man. Like, it's just crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. I saw what you were having to go through when the Pam and Tommy documentary draw or not documentary, but the show.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, the who and the Hulu thing.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Well, that's like funny because like, so I started dating Tommy and Seth, Seth Rogan follows me and I remember him watching, he would watch my stories and I would post with Tommy and then all of a sudden, like a couple months later, it's like Seth Rogen's producing a Pam and Tommy series, like completely out of nowhere. And I was like, God, I didn't give him the idea. I'm pretty sure he DM me. I have to check. And was like, oh my God, is that Tommy Lee or something like that? Because he was shocked, shocked. But I have to check. But he was following. He follows me. And he was following me then and like saw. I would see him see it, you know, and I'm like, that's weird. And then he now is producing, would produce that show and like that, you know, Tommy had nothing to do with that neither. Neither of them did. And so, you know, people would say, oh, Tommy gave it his blessing, but not really. Only reason Tommy ended up in any way involved was because God who's the guy who played him? Now I'm like having a Sebastian. Stan. So Sebastian is friends with Fred Durst.

[Brittany Furlan]

Gotcha.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Because they did a movie together. Fred Durst, a director. And so Fred called Tommy and was like, sebastian really wants to meet you. He totally understands if you don't want to meet him. You know, it's whatever. But he really wants to meet you. And so Tommy was like, okay, I'll meet him. Tommy's just so nice. You know what I mean? Tommy's just a nice guy. And so we went out to dinner with Sebastian, of course, got papped. And then everyone was like, tommy's supporting it. And it was like, it wasn't even Tommy supporting it. It was literally Tommy just being nice to a guy. Guy who's friends with Fred. And like, Sebastian actually is such a nice guy. And it's not like, you know what I mean? An actor's just taking a job.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, you can't hate the actor. You know what I mean? Like, you're just like, they're trying to make money. So, you know, people spun out about that. And we're like, oh, well, why are you mad? Not mad about this, but you're mad about that. And I'm like, nobody's like, like, what are you talking about? We were friends. We were just being nice to Sebastian.

[Brittany Furlan]

It's crazy that they can come up with so many assumptions off one picture.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm so exhausted.

[Brittany Furlan]

Can we address the tick tock that. That.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

That kind of caused so much.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It was so stupid on my part even.

[Brittany Furlan]

But it wasn't even a bad tick tock, like, joke. I could kind of understand where you were coming from because you do get attacked so much online.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But it was like a joke. It wasn't even to be like, that was more like. Because what had happened is as soon as that documentary came out, immediately, within hours, people were flooding my page going, you're interrupting true love. They need to be back together. Meanwhile, I've already been with my husband for five years.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, longer than the whole relationship. And I'm like, this is just so insane. And I remember, like, you know, I. I don't have great mental health. And so part of me, whenever anything makes me uncomfortable, my first thought is like, let's make a joke.

[Brittany Furlan]

Same. I laugh at the most inappropriate all the time.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I don't think sometimes before I act. And I was just like, this is funny me. And so I just did it. And even Tommy was like, it's funny. Whatever.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then I posted it and I was like, oh God, this is gonna get taken the wrong way. And of course it did. And then so I just took it down right away. It was more just like an intrusive thought, like acting on like an intrusive thought. And then somebody already screenshotted it and sent it to the Daily Mail. I literally posted it for like three seconds and then people spun it.

[Brittany Furlan]

The Internet is like that telephone game, you know, like yes or something. And then by the time it's gets to like the it's like a person story, you know. Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So I was just like, you know what? I just need to shut the up at this point. And I'm just like, I'm so like now I'm just, you know, I'm just used to it now. It's like I get constantly still get it and I'm probably gonna get it forever.

[Brittany Furlan]

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[Brittany Schmidt]

No, I, I think it just.

[Brittany Furlan]

Because, I mean I feel like if I was Tommy's ex in this relationship, I would reach out to you and be like, hey girl, like, love you. I'm sorry.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I mean when I first started dating Tommy, you know, and all this stuff happened with Brandon and Tommy's alcohol, alcoholism, she blamed me in a public diary. Oh, and said Britney's the reason Tommy is drinking so much and that she's an alcoholic and he needs someone to behave bad with.

[Brittany Furlan]

Gotcha.

[Brittany Schmidt]

This has since been removed from her like online open journal thing. But it was on there and I remember being really hurt by that. Never got an apology for that. You know, even though I'm like, I don't even drink. What are we talking about? Like, this is crazy. And I think it's on like somewhere. And then the good old, of course everyone, it's like, yeah, I could see Britney, she's a alcoholic drug addict. And I'm like, they're. I'm like scared of everything, like let alone getting wasted. And so I was really hurt by that. And then also it was just like, you know, the texting Tommy Here and there and being like. Yeah, like, hey, like, pictures of yourself, whatever. So it was just, like, annoying, and it was more just like, g. Like, this is not a good vibe. Whereas with Heather, like, Heather would text both of us.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And be like, do you guys want to, like, come over? Do you want to hang out? Blah, blah, blah. Just like, a totally different vibe. And it was a very friendly, like, welcoming vibe. And so, you know. You know, I wish her the best. I really do. I hope. Because it. Me, it's sad. Like, I really. I can't imagine, like, being so in love with someone still and, like, not being with them and them being with someone else, like, that must really hurt. You know what I mean? Like, the pain, like, that must really hurt, and it's really sad, probably. And, like. Like, you know, for her sake, she's beautiful. She's, you know, still looks great. And I hope she meets someone else and falls in love. I really do. Because that. The pain of wanting something, like, I love my husband. I'm not going anywhere. You know what I mean? Like, I mean, unless, God forbid, some freak accident happens, you know? But, like, I just, like, man, like, I. And I. And I almost, like, I got. I was upset at first. Now I'm just like. I'm more like. I feel bad, and I'm like, that's. That must suck, you know, to, like, really care for someone so much still and not be with them, you know, So I have sympathy.

[Brittany Furlan]

Absolutely.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, I try to. I try to put myself. Now, that's very mature, though. I try. I try to put myself in other people's shoes. Like, is it my favorite thing? No, but, like, it's like, you know, like, I think any. I think, like, a lot of women who get it are people that have a baby mama that is still in love with their husband. You know what I mean? And I think they get it, but I think if you don't have that, you don't get it. You know what I mean?

[Brittany Furlan]

So Jay has two baby mamas. One I can get along with amazingly. She's a great woman, and the other one is a nightmare.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So there's. So it just depends. Like, it's just, you know, that's just life. You're gonna get on there. Some people and some people not. I mean, you know, and. And that doesn't mean that, you know, they're a bad person. It's just that, you know, it's not that. It's not the vibe. And. And we've. You know, I've always been you know, the thing is, same thing as you is like, I've always wanted to be friends with everybody because that's how I am am. But it was like, from the get go, it was immediately like made very clear to me that that was not, you know, that was not the vibe. So I was like, okay, cool. You know, I didn't know my place. But also like, this is my husband. So that was the hardest thing too is like going through all that and having people be like, it's none of your business. And I'm like, how is this none of my business? This is literally my husband that I like, worked really hard with to like, get healthy and like, we're like, so happy and just want to be, like, just be able to be happy and have everyone stop making shows and TV movies and Hallmark and whatever else, you know, I mean, and have people come on my page and tell me that, like, you know, whatever, you know.

[Brittany Furlan]

Do you feel like you're not allowed to ever have an opinion too, whenever it comes to that?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. I can't say everything. I'm always the bad guy. I'm probably going to get hate for this. Like.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, I think you're being very honest and I think you're being very open and I, I think that's fair.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

I mean, you're allowed to have feelings and not have to push them down. And you haven't said anything that is, I, I think everything you've said is so, like, grown and mature.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So. Yeah, I mean, I just, I get it. We're all hurting from something. We're all trying to live our lives and get along the best we can and that's all we can do. You know what I mean? You know, I'm not perfect. I've definitely, you know, I already struggle with my mental health and so I, I've said and done things where I'm like, God, Britney, like, think sometimes before you speak, you know, but what can you.

[Brittany Furlan]

Nobody gives us a handbook on life, you know, and how we're supposed to react to certain things. And people don't realize when you're not in the spotlight and you're not getting hundreds of thousands of thrown at you every day, like, you'll, you'll never understand it. The people that are trolling literally have zero followers. And I don't mean that to be, to insult anybody, but you don't know what it feels like to live in shoes of people who are online and have to, you know, who have opened ourselves up to that.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So, yeah, yeah, I think it's frustrating to like, see stories made up about you. Oh, like, that girl is like, that one blows my mind.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Really big gossip column online. And the they wrote something like when the documentary came out, like, oh, well, don't feel bad for Britney because all she does is complain about her husband anyway way. And I was like, what? And I wrote to the girl who runs the page because she published it. And the girl was like, oh, it's someone from your yoga class that sent this in. And I'm like, I don't do yoga.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I don't even walk fast. Like, let alone I don't exercise. Like, I don't even touch my toes. You know what I'm saying?

[Brittany Furlan]

Like, she's like, I am not limber.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I said to her, I said, I don't do yoga. I said, I don't even have a yoga class. I'd appreciate it if you took it down. And she did. Shouldn't you. Can't they just want to have fake out.

[Brittany Furlan]

I've learned that lesson. I learned that lesson actually this month. It started last year when I started getting dragged on tick tock for having a podcast with people who come and tell their side of the story. The only reason people hate me is because of this podcast. Literally. It's wild, right? And this year somebody I. I didn't learn my lesson last year, so the universe sent me the same lesson this year with another who tried to like, make paint this picture of me being this terrible human. When I reached out to her like, hey, girl, this is the truth. This is what's going on. If you do this, this is what's going to happen. Like, I just try to keep it real and keep it g with everybody. Twisted my words, twisted screenshots, posted them, made a video. Her and this other girl tried. Didn't. Didn't put everything in there, though. They only put what made their narrative. And I didn't respond. For once in my life, I was like, you know what?

[Brittany Schmidt]

God bless.

[Brittany Furlan]

Give a think what you want. People are gonna make up whatever they want.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

You know, and it's like, you can't reason with those people because your narrative doesn't make them money or get them attention.

[Brittany Schmidt]

No.

[Brittany Furlan]

So they want. They have to paint their own narrative.

[Brittany Schmidt]

It's so crazy, dude, how people spin. And I didn't even hear anything about that. So this can't even be that.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, no, she's not. I heard anything about it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

That was like when the whole thing happened with Trisha Paytas, who, like, I don't have anything against Trisha Paytas. I'm friends with Jason, who she was seeing at the time, and they dressed up as my husband and his ex for Halloween or a bunch of pictures or something. And then they tagged him and in every picture.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And my husband saw it and he wasn't sober at the time, and he made like a rude comment.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then I did. Never said anything to her. But she had also on Twitter been like, why is Brittany Furlan with Tommy Lee? That's so weird. And then when I responded to her, she was like, oh, no, girl, I totally stan it. And I was like. I was like, okay. Anyway, so then I actually wrote her a dm and I think I still have them where I said I was so sorry about that. You know, he's struggling with alcoholism. Whatever. I sent her a message. I'm pretty sure I probably still have them. But I was so nice. And she was like, I'm making a YouTube video about it and you're going like, da, da, da, da. And like Trisha did. Yeah. No matter how much I like, was like, nice. She was like, like. And I was like, okay, like, cool. Well, I said my piece and you know, I apologize if we hurt you in any way, but. But ended up becoming a huge thing. And I'm just like, everybody just.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, it's just a thing for like, I. I'm not used to that. Like, if we're gonna have a situation, let's come to talk to each other like grown ass women and let's move on from it. Like, I literally can't stand when everybody wants to go to the Internet. No, like, there you don't have to post every. Is your life that boring that you have to just take screenshots that I wrote and post them online of me literally explaining a situation to you?

[Brittany Schmidt]

I wish she would have posted what we wrote. But she didn't. Of course.

[Brittany Furlan]

But anyway, yeah, I was talking about my, my personal. But yeah, no, I get it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

But, like, honestly, like, I'm just like, bygones. We got bygones. People grow, people change, you know, Like, I don't have any. Whatever.

[Brittany Furlan]

I don't. You know, since she had her baby and is married and actually found, like, real happiness in her safe space, I feel like I've seen. Seen a lot of growth from her. I don't know her.

[Brittany Schmidt]

She seems really happy.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So that's great.

[Brittany Furlan]

And I think that makes a huge difference with how people treat other people.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

If you aren't happy in your life at that moment. And I think her and Jason had, like, a really up relationship.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

I don't know the. The details, and I don't even care to get into it, but I think when you're going through that and you're just hurting, you're just. Your normal reaction is hurt people. Hurt people.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. And I know she struggles with her mental health. I mean, it was more on Jason, because Jason and I have known each other forever.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, through comedy. And, like, I was just kind of, like, really, Jason? Like, really?

[Brittany Furlan]

Like.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I don't deal with this enough. You know what I mean? Like, it's just exhausting. But then I also, like, is a growing thing for me where I have to learn. I can't control it.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I just gotta let people do what they're gonna do, you know? I can't be mad at everybody that wants to. Whatever. I just don't like when people pretend to be my friend.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And then they do that. I'm just like, okay, like, I'm done, guys. Like, I don't know, like, what more you want to do? Yeah. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Can we move on to Tommy's bonsais?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, yeah, for sure. Oh, my God. He loves bonsai trees. It saves his life.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

He's just so Zen. I mean, he's probably got, like, 200.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, my God.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Dude, He's. People are like, oh, Tommy's on cocaine. Like, every time I see a post of him, they're like, oh, look at. Like, he's on drugs or whatever. I'm like, no, this dude is literally sitting there like Mr. Miyagi, just clipping his little trees.

[Brittany Furlan]

It probably helps his add. Do you do it with him? I know I asked you this.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I don't know. I am way too impatient. I mean, I do my jewelry.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, I'll go in my room and do my necklaces, and he'll be out there doing his bonsais. Or sometimes, like, I'll lay out and tan while he's bonsaiing.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And I will sometimes just, like, sit with him and talk to him while he does it. But, you know, he's just like a different guy. You know, he's no drama. He's just very peaceful. He just wants to do his trees. He just wants to have a happy life. He doesn't want to deal with anything. He doesn't want to deal with anyone. He just wants to be peaceful. You know, it's just us and our dogs, our little wiener dogs, and we are so in love with them. And we just have our happy little safe space. Safe vibe. Happy vibe. We cook dinner together every night. We sit and have dinner together every night. And, you know, life is good, man. I'm so grateful. Like, I love it. I really am. And. And I'm so grateful for his sobriety and his commitment to his sobriety and.

[Brittany Furlan]

His whole level of intimacy is when you get sober together.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, yeah. I mean, I was already not, you know, I was already on the. I was already on that path. Right. Having him also is amazing. And, you know, now he's gonna try to quit smoking.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I mean, he's like.

[Brittany Furlan]

Cigarettes.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Okay.

[Brittany Schmidt]

He's been smoking cigarettes his whole life.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And he really doesn't want to anymore. You know, but it's like, I think when acupuncture.

[Brittany Furlan]

My dad really smoking marble reds by getting acupuncture where they put a wire in your ear. And anytime he would get a craving, he would hit this pressure point and it would take the craving away.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Stop. So that's his next thing that he really wants to try to do. But, you know, he's like, I'm not gonna, you know, rush it. Because it's like the one thing he has that keeps him kind of.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, he has like that addiction personality. And so he's gonna try, you know, and like. Like, I would love that. Then he's gonna like, literally live forever.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. Like, gonna be here forever.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, it's kind of crazy, cuz people are like, oh, his organs must be so up and all this. But we went and did those body scans, right?

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, with Doc Amen.

[Brittany Schmidt]

No, no, no. I did the brain scan with Doc Amen.

[Brittany Furlan]

How do you feel? Like that was. Is it a scam?

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, I really like Dr. Amon. I don't really know the science behind it or what it sees, but it was almost like I sat with him and I kind of told him everything that I'd been through. And then he told me what I had. I think it would have been cooler if, like, I had the brain scan, didn't tell him anything. And then he told me.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You know, I was at the opposite.

[Brittany Furlan]

I was gonna do it, but then I read a bunch of reviews and, you know, I'm not knocking it at.

[Brittany Schmidt]

All, but I just. Listen, I don't know. I think he's a nice guy and I think he does care about helping people. I don't know enough about the technology, but I did think it was cool because it did show me my brain. But I wasn't sure exactly. You know, he Explained, like, you know, these parts lit up, meant trauma and that kind of thing. But I'd already told him, like, I had trauma, so I was kind of not sure if it was.

[Brittany Furlan]

It's kind of like a psychic. When you go to a psychic and tell a psychic everything.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Everything. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

They're like, oh, who's Mike? And you're like, I just told you about him, dude.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I gave you his last name, too. You can't even remember it. What the.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. So, I mean, I don't know, but I do think he does really care about people, and I do think that, you know, he tries to help people, and so I'm always like, love that. So I don't know. But then we did do a full body scan, and mine is, like, a mess. And, like, I have a cyst in the middle of my brain. I have polycystic. I have pcos, which is polycystic ovarian syndrome. So I have. Do you have pcos, too, Haley? Oh, guys, you both do. Do you take metformin or nothing? Yeah, neither. Metformin made me so sick.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, it makes you crazy.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Made me so sick. And so I did just. I just barely eat.

[Brittany Furlan]

Have you ever had your hormones checked?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Oh, yeah. And so my. So I have technically don't really show PCOS on my hormones, but then when they did my mri, they saw it everywhere. Yeah. So they did it. My. I. My ovaries both are full of cysts. And, you know, I've thought about getting a hysterectomy, but then that comes with its own menopause. And so I already have such anxiety that I was like, and then you can get a partial, and it's, like, kind of complicated, but I have a bleeding disorder. So I'm like, God, what if I die on the table? Then it'll be not worth it. So I get paranoid. But anyway, so mine was a mess. His literally was perfect. Like, I was like, nothing wrong with the liver. Nothing wrong. I have cysts in my liver.

[Brittany Furlan]

I feel like. You son of a. I'm like, this.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Cyst in my liver, cyst in my breast, cyst in my ovaries. I'm so cysty. I have early onset spine disease, which is probably from my breast.

[Brittany Furlan]

Where's this body scan? I want to go get one done.

[Brittany Schmidt]

So this is called pernuvo. Okay, so it's like $2,500, and you get a full body MRI, and they tell you everything that's wrong with you.

[Brittany Furlan]

How long do they have to.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You have to stand just one hour. And you watch Netflix. It's so they put Netflix. I know if you're claustrophobic, but. But it's open on both ends and there's a tech in there with you. And you have a little thing in your hand that if you get uncomfortable, you squeeze it and. Cuz I'm like that too. Yeah, this is it. Pruvo. And you can a full report.

[Brittany Furlan]

Wow.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Of everything. Like literally from your head to your tippy toes. So they found everything in me. They. You know, the spine disease I had. I have the cyst in my ovaries. Assist in my breast. A cyst in the middle of my brain. God, I'm trying to think. I had fluid in my c. Any.

[Brittany Furlan]

Options for like healing this stuff?

[Brittany Schmidt]

So I went to my doctor who I love Dr. Imrani. And he basically told me like, you know, well, he put. Had me do no gluten, no dairy for like a year. And all my cysts went away. But I love it too much to like do no gluten and no dairy. Like I was eating.

[Brittany Furlan]

Like I do.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I was.

[Brittany Furlan]

I'm no sugar eat, dude. I eat the same. I'm like eat the same thing every day.

[Brittany Schmidt]

That's it. And so we were on tour and I did it for a year and I had gnosis and I. And I didn't feel any different though. That was the thing. I only had no cysts, but I didn't feel any better.

[Brittany Furlan]

Right.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And so I on tour ended up being like it. I'm just eating whatever I want again and all the sister back. But I don't feel any different. Sister gnosis, you know, it's kind of weird. Like I still have really painful periods. I still have like really bad endo. Like, you know, so it kind of is what it is. And you know, my doctor's like, you don't really need to worry about it. It's like benign. Like he had me my breast cyst checked. They're just cysts, you know, my liver cysts are just cysts. Just cysts. So they're not going to do anything. The only one I have to watch is like the one in my brain. If it grows, it can cause neurological issues. Like I need more of those. It's like already happening right now though.

[Brittany Furlan]

You never know. It could like do the complete opposite at this point. Like, what do we have to lose? Let's roll the dice, right?

[Brittany Schmidt]

I could just eyes. Are you okay? No. But apparently like that's the only thing I really have to look out for. And then the Spine disease. So I try to wear. I try to. My dad's always taught he's going to yell at me, put your shoulders back. So, like, my boobs are so heavy. They pull my spine forward.

[Brittany Furlan]

When I had my boobs done, that was the same way my. The implants were so heavy.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You still have big boobs.

[Brittany Furlan]

These are my real ones. I had my.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You're like a D still.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, I had my implants taken out, but yeah, that's exact. I would hunch over too. And I still do that now because I'm so used to having those. I had those kazongas for like 13 years. So. You got a nice rack.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I'm a 34 triple D. They're nice. I'm going to show you when we're done.

[Brittany Furlan]

I can't wait.

[Brittany Schmidt]

They're crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

I can't wait.

[Brittany Schmidt]

They hurt. I mean, and then I thought about. I do. And I've thought about a breast reduction, but my husband's like, don't you dare. You're going to have that crazy scar. And like, there's so no.

[Brittany Furlan]

If not, if you go to a micro surgeon, really, they'll be able to do it like super, super thin.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Really? I always feel like I had one girlfriend of mine who she. They took the nipple off and. Yeah, took. And then they put it back on. It looks crazy. Yeah, Someone chewed on the nipples and back on. Like someone ate the pepperoni and then put it back on. I'm like, what?

[Brittany Furlan]

It's like a kid's pizza. Yeah.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Like, what is that? She had the beautiful, beautiful nipples and then now they look like they.

[Brittany Furlan]

Damn it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Frankensteined her back together. I was like, oh, we hate that dude. Yeah. So I don't know. I don't know what I'm gonna do. Yours look great.

[Brittany Furlan]

I love you.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Had the explant.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yes, I did.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Good for you. Because that causes its own issues.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah, well, my. I had one. I had a lobster claw size scar tissue because my implant folded so it was a whole thing. But it was because I was having such bad anxiety. Like, I did everything I could to clean my body out and just to try to heal, you know?

[Brittany Schmidt]

And you look great.

[Brittany Furlan]

Love you.

[Brittany Schmidt]

And you, like, got good energy.

[Brittany Furlan]

I love you so much.

[Brittany Schmidt]

You did a really good job. You walked in here and I'm like, I can tell. And she's like, I don't eat sugar. I'm like, how do you live? Like, I'm over here, like, chugging my ass. Like, I'm like, I need it or I'm gonna Start shaking. Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, I appreciate you so much.

[Brittany Schmidt]

That's crazy.

[Brittany Furlan]

Brittany. I can sit here and talk to you all night long. I feel bad because we did your podcast before this, and I mean, I could just literally sit here and just pick your brain all day long. But I'm really looking forward to us hanging out and because I adore you. We gotta get Tommy and Jay to together.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. They would love each other.

[Brittany Furlan]

We have to get them together because I have a feeling they're. Jay's so childlike too. They have the same energy.

[Brittany Schmidt]

They just play video games together. Literally dead. We're just sitting there.

[Brittany Furlan]

Does Tommy play?

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Oh, my God. We gotta link them on the game.

[Brittany Schmidt]

He plays the golf, like, top Golf.

[Brittany Furlan]

Jay does the what does he play a Call of Duty. Yeah. So he's always.

[Brittany Schmidt]

I love that. Oh, my God, these guys. But God bless them, they're. We're lucky to have them. They're good guys.

[Brittany Furlan]

Definitely. Well, they got good women, too.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Amen.

[Brittany Furlan]

Yeah. They got good pickers.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah.

[Brittany Furlan]

Thank you for coming on the podcast and come back every time, anytime you want to check in if you have anything you want to promote or anything like that, you know.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. I mean, we have our podcast. This is the worst with me and Britney Schmidt, and we talk about all the worst things that have ever happened to us and. And anyone else. You can write in and tell us your worst stories. And I do the jewelry, which is just lovely jewelry on Instagram.

[Brittany Furlan]

Lovely. With two e's.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. Yeah. And then I'm doing standup. I post D dates just, like, randomly. I'm not, like, on tour right now, but I've been doing la. So if you're in la, which I'm.

[Brittany Furlan]

So proud of you for doing that, for getting back into it.

[Brittany Schmidt]

Yeah. It's therapy for sure. Yeah. Thanks for having me.

[Brittany Furlan]

Thank you so much.

[Brittany Schmidt]

The best.

[Brittany Furlan]

Thank you guys for tuning in to another episode of Dumb Blonde. I'll see you guys next week. Bye.