Fool Coverage with Manny MUA and Laura Lee

"Aspyn Ovard Dating Women, Divorce, & Moving to LA"

Release Date: October 17, 2025
Special Guest: Aspyn Ovard

Overview

This engaging, candid episode reunites longtime YouTube and beauty influencer friends Manny MUA, Laura Lee, and special guest Aspyn Ovard. The trio dives deeply into Aspyn's life transitions: her move from Utah to California, her experience with divorce before 30, motherhood to three girls, and her journey of self-discovery—including dating women after a decade-long marriage. The conversation is filled with laughter, honesty, advice, and raw reflections on mental health, growing up in religious environments, and redefining personal happiness in the public eye.

Main Discussion Points and Insights

1. Catching Up: Life Milestones, Peaks & Pits (00:43–12:12)

- Guest Intro

• Laura and Manny introduce Aspyn as an OG influencer many grew up watching.
• They reminisce about meeting over seven years ago and reflect on how much their lives have changed: “Now you have kids—married, divorced, all the things!” (01:10)

- “Peaks and Pits” of the Week (02:00–12:12)

• Aspyn’s Peak: Her mom and grandma visiting, resulting in “seven girls in the house, counting her daughters and the dog.” (02:48)
• Aspyn’s Pit: Struggling with a new antidepressant—“I feel like it kicked in, and I feel worse. I feel like a zombie and still really depressed.” (03:29)
• The hosts discuss their own journeys with anxiety and medication, swapping stories about SSRIs, “brain zaps,” and navigating mental health.

Memorable Moment:
“My anxiety was at a 10 at all times. And then now as a grown up, I don't have the anxiety I used to have.” – Manny (04:47)

2. Utah Upbringing & Religious Culture (06:06–18:25)

- Growing Up in Utah

• Aspyn describes growing up surrounded by Mormon culture:
  “It’s definitely very Mormon, but I didn’t grow up fully in the church. The culture is just so embedded, even if you’re not Mormon.” (06:33)
• Manny and Laura compare Utah Mormonism to their own upbringings, highlighting the strict cultural expectations in Utah vs. other states.

- Social Pressures and Expectations

• Aspyn shares: “I got married, had kids that, like, I got pregnant at 22—oh my gosh, I'm late!” (06:59)
• Discussion about every U.S. state feeling like its own country, with Utah as a distinct world due to religion.

Notable Quote:
“It’s not even the church teachings, it’s the people that are crazy that take it so far.” – Manny (10:10)

• The trio laughs about strict Mormon rules ("one ear piercing!") and Reality TV depictions like Real Housewives of Utah.

3. Breaking Free & Finding Yourself: Leaving Utah and Evolving (27:38–34:26)

• Aspyn describes how leaving Utah “opened her world,” exposing her to new perspectives and lifestyles in California.

• She notes the “biggest culture shock:”
  “In Utah, you don’t think outside of what you know... In LA, people do absolutely everything and anything, and it’s normal.” (28:07)

• Manny reflects on being rewarded for authenticity online, contrasting with repression felt growing up:
  “When I did start doing online content and was myself, I got rewarded for being myself.” (33:31)

Notable Quote:
“It’s so much better to be different. Actually, you’re rewarded for being different.” – Manny (30:51)

4. Reinvention: Divorce, Single Motherhood, & Moving to California (35:11–43:26)

- Navigating Major Transitional Moments

• Aspyn recounts her “mid-divorce move” to Southern California, balancing a public split, co-parenting, and the birth of her youngest child (who spent time in the NICU).

• She discusses the privilege of financial means, while highlighting the emotional challenge:
  “I couldn’t have done it without [financial stability]...I just knew I had to get out here.” (36:19–36:40)

• She shares how moving and starting over, although difficult, was less painful than staying in an unhappy situation.

Notable Quote:
“I cannot live the same life that I’m living forever. It just gets so... That will hurt worse than starting over.” – Aspyn (39:53)

- Motherhood

• Being a (mostly) single mom to three girls, ages six, four, and one-and-a-half.
• Aspyn shares her love for girl energy in the house and how her own family has learned from her experiences.

5. The New Dating Chapter: Coming Out, Dating Women, and Being Public (45:23–63:00)

- Dating After Divorce

• Aspyn reflects on dating for the first time at 29: “I married my first boyfriend... So now to be doing that at 29, I’m like, I don’t know.” (51:00)
• Initially downloaded dating apps but found it complicated as a public figure.

- Exploring Sexuality

• Aspyn’s journey to dating women after a straight marriage:
  “As soon as I was divorced, I was like, I’m gonna date women.”
• She unpacks the nuance of attraction and labels:
  “I always knew, but I didn’t know how much I knew… There’s such a spectrum.”
• She shares the powerful moment of her first meaningful experience with a woman:
  “It literally felt like it changed my brain chemistry... I was crying. I was relieved, but sad—for how different life would be now.” (57:09)

Notable Quote:
“Sexuality really is a spectrum… People forget and want to put boxes—straight, gay, bi—but it’s so much more.” – Manny (58:58)

- Online Reactions and Privacy

• Aspyn addresses supportive responses to her divorce, mixed reactions to dating women, and the importance of sharing her truth on her own terms.
• Emphasizes not needing public validation for her sexuality:
  “As long as the people that know that I’m gay, that’s all I care about.” (64:48)

6. Personal Growth, Reflections, and Advice (66:00–71:13)

- Hindsight and Advice for Younger Self

• If she could go back, Aspyn wouldn’t have married so young, explaining the importance of experiencing life before major commitments.
• Started YouTube at 14; her mom supported her early online career, even when vlogging was far from mainstream.
• Reflects on paving the way for today’s lifestyle and brand influencers, referencing “the OG brand trips: we invented those!”

Memorable Moment:
“We crawled on those so these girlies could run on theirs now. Crawled on that Bora Bora s***.” – Laura (69:03)

- Growth and Silent Confidence

• Both Manny and Laura note how much Aspyn has evolved:
  “You’ve come into your own—just this, like, silent confidence that exudes off you.” – Manny (72:27)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• “Now you have kids. Married, divorce, all the things—done it all.” – Manny (01:10)
• “Divorce before 30? Chic. I did it.” – Aspyn (01:20)
• “It’s not the church teachings, it’s the people that are crazy that take it so far.” – Manny (10:10)
• “I cannot live the same life that I’m living forever. That will hurt worse than starting over.” – Aspyn (39:53)
• “It’s so much better to be different. You’re rewarded for being different.” – Manny (30:51)
• “As soon as I was divorced, I was like, I’m gonna date women.” – Aspyn (51:32)
• “It literally felt like it changed my brain chemistry... I was crying.” – Aspyn (57:09)
• “Sexuality really is a spectrum… People forget and want to put boxes—straight, gay, bi—but it’s so much more.” – Manny (58:58)
• “As long as the people that know that I’m gay, then that’s all I care about.” – Aspyn (64:48)
• “You seem happy... That’s all we want for you, seriously.” – Laura (72:28)

Important Timestamps

• 00:43 — Guest intro and reminiscing old times/trips.
• 02:00 — Start of “Peaks and Pits.”
• 03:29 — Aspyn discusses medication struggles.
• 06:06 — Utah upbringing and cultural impact.
• 27:38 — Aspyn’s move to California, culture shock.
• 35:11 — Divorce details, motherhood, financial freedom.
• 45:23 — Dating after divorce & discovering her queerness.
• 51:32 — Choosing to date women, navigating visibility.
• 57:09 — First significant experience with a woman.
• 66:00 — What Aspyn would tell her younger self.
• 69:03 — Reminiscing about “OG” brand trips.

Overall Tone & Style

The episode is fun, irreverent, and heartfelt, mixing light gossip, spicy confessions, and sincere support among friends. Manny and Laura’s classic banter balances well with Aspyn’s open vulnerability, resulting in honest, relatable moments about personal growth, mental health, family, sexuality, and creating your own happiness.

For Listeners

If you want to understand:

• The unique social pressure of growing up Mormon in Utah
• What it feels like to reboot your life after marriage, kids, and moving states
• How it feels to come into your identity publicly, in your late 20s, as a woman and queer person
• Honest influencer chats about mental health, business, fame, and friendship

This episode will resonate with anyone who loves influencer culture, personal reinvention, or stories of finding joy after hardship.