Bretman Rock reveals why he left the beauty community

Summary

Fool Coverage with Manny MUA and Laura Lee

Episode: Bretman Rock Reveals Why He Left the Beauty Community
Release Date: October 25, 2024
Host/Author: PodcastOne

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Introduction

In this vibrant episode of Fool Coverage, hosts Manny MUA and Laura Lee welcome their longtime friend and social media sensation, Bretman Rock. The trio dives deep into Bretman's decision to step away from the beauty community, exploring the personal and professional factors that influenced his journey.

Reconnecting with Bretman Rock

The episode kicks off with the hosts expressing their excitement about having Bretman back on the show, highlighting a friendship that spans nearly a decade.

[02:03] Bretman Rock: "Maybe nine. Girl. Yeah, since I was a baby."

Bretman's Departure from the Beauty Community

Bretman reveals that his exit from the beauty space was primarily during the mid-COVID period. Overwhelmed by the relentless focus on beauty content, he yearned to explore other avenues like fashion and lifestyle.

[03:22] Bretman Rock: "I'm in and out. And also just. I kind of out of the beauty space. I kind of focused on like more lifestyle, fashion, content."

He emphasizes that his decision wasn't due to losing passion for beauty but rather the sheer volume and repetitiveness of beauty-related projects during a tumultuous time.

[04:15] Bretman Rock: "I think it was honestly that was like mid Covid. I was over getting a lot of like beauty work... I just got tired honestly of the beauty content."

Navigating Community Drama

Bretman discusses the intense drama within the beauty community, citing instances where friendships were strained, and loyalties were questioned. This environment made it challenging for him to maintain personal relationships within the industry.

[05:43] Laura Lee: "You're like, I'm not even in LA."

[05:44] Bretman Rock: "Yeah. I'm not even in LA."

He recounts feeling isolated as the "baby of the group," often pressured to take sides in conflicts he didn’t fully understand.

Personal Growth and Creative Exploration

Transitioning away from beauty allowed Bretman to invest time in personal projects, including his MTV show and book. This period of focusing on himself proved to be a blessing, fostering growth and new opportunities.

[06:28] Manny MUA: "Absolutely."

[06:29] Bretman Rock: "Yeah. For the better."

Influencer Life and Social Media Challenges

The hosts delve into the complexities of being an influencer, highlighting the constant need to stay relevant across multiple platforms. They discuss the burnout that comes with balancing content creation, brand partnerships, and personal life.

[59:06] Laura Lee: "We went to Hawaii and Bretman took us to a private beach. And the hike was... Oh, the pillbox hike."

Bretman reflects on the transition from focusing solely on YouTube to managing diverse social media accounts, likening it to a "full-time job."

[60:03] Laura Lee: "You need to be a twenty, come to LA and just around the whole time do nothing."

Fitness Journey and Personal Well-being

Bretman's commitment to fitness is a recurring theme, with anecdotes about his CrossFit beginnings and bodybuilding pursuits. The conversation underscores the importance of physical health in maintaining mental well-being amidst the pressures of public life.

[08:14] Bretman Rock: "I don't do it anymore. I'm more in, like, the bodybuilding."

Dealing with Rumors and Public Speculation

A significant part of the episode addresses the challenges Bretman faces with rumors and unfounded speculations about his personal life. He shares experiences of false claims and the impact of fans inventing narratives about his relationships.

[43:37] Laura Lee: "Made another."

[43:38] Manny MUA: "I would never made another video being like, look what he's trying to do to me. I literally never happened. That's all a lie."

Bretman emphasizes the difficulty of silencing false narratives and maintaining authenticity in a sea of misinformation.

Reflecting on Early Influencer Days

The trio reminisces about their beginnings in the influencer world, sharing stories of early collaborations, brand trips, and the evolution of their online personas. This nostalgic segment highlights how far they've come and the enduring bonds they've formed.

[36:55] Laura Lee: "I think growing up in an island in Hawaii where like, you really, everybody knows each other..."

Future Projects and Personal Aspirations

Looking ahead, Manny and Laura discuss their upcoming travel plans and continuous endeavors in beauty, fashion, and lifestyle sectors. Bretman hints at expanding his own creative projects, including his radio show.

[58:35] Bretman Rock: "Once y'all done with this episode, come visit me at the baddest radio."

Advice for Emerging Influencers

In a heartfelt segment, Bretman offers advice to mid-20s individuals stepping into their 30s. He emphasizes the importance of balancing personal life with professional aspirations and the necessity of appreciating the present moment.

[25:48] Bretman Rock: "What's crazy is that we've all done a lot of things that like people are ages have not done. So I think that's why..."

Conclusion

The episode wraps up with lighthearted banter about future content ideas, including potential Halloween episodes and fashion discussions. The hosts and Bretman reaffirm their commitment to supporting each other and navigating the ever-evolving landscape of social media together.

[45:54] Laura Lee: "Next question. What's the best and worst thing about being an influencer?"

Bretman’s candid revelations provide listeners with an intimate glimpse into the life of an influencer beyond the glamorous facade, underscoring the importance of personal well-being and authentic connections in the digital age.

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Notable Quotes:

• [04:15] Bretman Rock: "I was so over talking about like even like the key points I got. I just got tired honestly of the beauty content."

• [06:30] Laura Lee: "Best decision ever made."

• [44:47] Bretman Rock: "They're so creative. I'm like some of y'all need to take that energy and write books, a novel, please."

• [73:43] Manny MUA: "I have an avoidant attachment style. So the second someone's being too lovey with me, I'm like, you need to stop."

This episode not only chronicles Bretman Rock's personal and professional evolution but also offers valuable insights into the realities of influencer life, the importance of mental health, and the enduring power of genuine friendships.

Transcript

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[Laura Lee]

Did you guys legally got married?

[Manny Mua]

Who?

[Laura Lee]

You and Patrick.

[Manny Mua]

No, we didn't. Laura. We think bitch was gonna believe it. I was like, don't you dare, bitch.

[Bretman Rock]

How can I not notice? I can't even see you right now.

[Manny Mua]

No, literally, I'm looking at her, I'm like, hey, guys. Welcome back to Full Coverage, your favorite podcast with your hosts, Manny Mua and Laura Lee.

[Laura Lee]

And today we have a very special, special, special guest. Okay, this is friendships. I don't know.

[Manny Mua]

Nostalgia.

[Bretman Rock]

Nostalgia.

[Manny Mua]

We have Ms. Bretman R. We do.

[Bretman Rock]

Sound effects and the crowd goes miles.

[Manny Mua]

We're, like, waiting for cheers from no one.

[Bretman Rock]

Aloha, everybody.

[Laura Lee]

That's right.

[Bretman Rock]

It is so good to have you.

[Manny Mua]

You like it?

[Bretman Rock]

I love it. Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me. This all started because of Patrick Starzabat.

[Manny Mua]

No, literally, one size.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

We are off event.

[Laura Lee]

You told me you love full coverage. I was like, well, you're coming up.

[Bretman Rock]

I was like. You know how Jacqueline was like, I'm the last one. No, I'm the last one.

[Manny Mua]

The last to get on of last.

[Laura Lee]

I was like, I'm the last.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I was waiting for a set that matched my outfit.

[Manny Mua]

There we go. You're like, this is the time to jump. It took us time to get here.

[Laura Lee]

And here we are, three years to get here. Bretman said, fear. That's the one.

[Bretman Rock]

That's the one.

[Laura Lee]

That's the one.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, my God, I'm so happy you're here. Like, it's crazy. We've all known each other for nine years.

[Bretman Rock]

Maybe nine. Girl. Yeah, Since I was a baby.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Since you're like a literal infant.

[Bretman Rock]

We met when I was 16, and I think I met you a following year after that. Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Which is crazy because I always forget that you started, like, really young.

[Laura Lee]

I know.

[Manny Mua]

Before it dropped, bro. Before it dropped.

[Bretman Rock]

I sort of got teeth before the veneers came in.

[Manny Mua]

I know it well. I'm like.

[Laura Lee]

And we loved you anyways.

[Bretman Rock]

We love you.

[Manny Mua]

I love that gap. I missed it.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I do miss that gap, though. I always, like, what if I kept the gap?

[Manny Mua]

Like, what if you Were like, you.

[Laura Lee]

Can always bring it back.

[Bretman Rock]

I know you really. I probably won't.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, I'll let it go.

[Laura Lee]

Madonna opens hers and closes hers all the time.

[Manny Mua]

Does she?

[Laura Lee]

She does.

[Bretman Rock]

She.

[Laura Lee]

She absolutely does.

[Manny Mua]

Wait, I didn't know that actually. That's actually.

[Laura Lee]

Apparently it's really easy to move that. Shift those teeth a little.

[Bretman Rock]

She actually shifts them.

[Laura Lee]

I don't know.

[Manny Mua]

Or she does. Like witchcraft or witchcraft.

[Bretman Rock]

We love nostalgia. Oh my God. Nostalgia. Makeup commercials. Back in the day. Girl. They were in London.

[Manny Mua]

The quarter that go through. You put the quarter through? No, but it was honestly really cool. It was so nice to see you. Run into you. We haven't seen you in like it felt like years. I swear to God. Cuz you're in.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm in and out. And also just. I kind of out of the beauty space. I kind of focused on like more lifestyle, fashion, content. So that's probably why you guys haven't seen me. And that was honestly my first beauty event since COVID No way.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

I feel like you guys haven't been into it.

[Laura Lee]

We also haven't listened to Patrick pay you to show to that.

[Bretman Rock]

I'll let you know when the check clears.

[Manny Mua]

You're like, where's that 90?

[Bretman Rock]

I don't wanna. I don't want to jinx myself.

[Manny Mua]

That's right.

[Bretman Rock]

You might not clear.

[Laura Lee]

That's right, honey. Net 30.

[Manny Mua]

Net 30.

[Bretman Rock]

It's that net 30. Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

I have to wa.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You know what's so funny? We actually have a question we're going to ask you. I wanted to ask you this question, but before peaks and pits, since you just said that. What Was there a situation or like a thing that you were like, you know what? Like, I want to make that video. I'm over the beauty community. Like we're going to leave the beauty community. Was there something that you're like, I'm over this.

[Bretman Rock]

I think it was honestly that was like mid Covid. I was over getting. I'm gonna sound so spoiled. But like I was so over getting a lot of like beauty work.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

That I couldn't focus on like wanting to explore other avenues. Like I wanted to do like Bremen the science. I want to do more fashion stuff. But I just kept doing beauty and beauty and beauty that I was just like, girl, I'm tired of like talking about like even like the key points I got. I just got tired honestly of the beauty content. I'm not tired of like makeup or beauty at all. It was just really at the time, like during COVID I was like, is there any other influencers? Why am I doing all, like, not me, obviously, but, like, it was just like, so much beauty work that I was doing that I got overwhelmed, that I just was like. And then also that was like, towards the end of, like, the dramageddon girl.

[Manny Mua]

Totally, totally, totally.

[Bretman Rock]

Period.

[Manny Mua]

It was all like, just.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

And coming to a.

[Bretman Rock]

And you guys were all my friends and I was like, the outfit outcast. So it's like seeing your friends, like, for lack of a better word, like, fight.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

It was just like, it's crazy. And then because I was like, the baby of the group, and then, like, people would ask me what side I'm in, and I'm like, I don't even know what the is going on.

[Laura Lee]

You're like, I'm not even in la.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. I'm not even in la. And like, I. And I know that there's always, like, a true. The real truth.

[Manny Mua]

Totally.

[Bretman Rock]

What's really going on? So I never really, like, tried to believe, like, the Internet, but, like, getting dms, like, why are you still following this person?

[Laura Lee]

Oh, my God, this person's canceled.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, why? And I'm like, I'm literally getting canceled for following my friends.

[Laura Lee]

Wow. So it was so much drama because.

[Bretman Rock]

Just so much drama. And it was just like, girl, I'm have to do my own thing. And also at the time I was shooting my mtv, like, show and I was working on my book, and I was like, girl, I'm gonna just focus on myself.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

And just, like, remove myself from the beauty space. Which ended up, like, working out for me.

[Manny Mua]

Absolutely.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. For the better.

[Laura Lee]

Best decision ever made.

[Manny Mua]

It was a blessing.

[Bretman Rock]

Thank you. But, yeah, that's what really, what triggered it.

[Laura Lee]

I can relate to that, honestly, because whenever I went through my drama, like, coming out of it, I never wanted to see another beauty thing ever. And I also realized a pattern that I was never gonna not be in drama as long as I was so, so heavily a beauty guru.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly.

[Laura Lee]

You know what I mean? As long as I was like, that reviewer girl, that's just like, constantly in beauty, only with beauty people. I was like, I'm going to be in drama till the day I die. So I was like, I don't care what happens with views or whatever. I felt like I was like, I need to, like, exit and do clothing, do home stuff, lifestyle stuff, cooking. Funny. Yes. Random ass.

[Bretman Rock]

I love that you're also in your fitness era.

[Manny Mua]

Literally. Literally.

[Bretman Rock]

How can I not know that? I can't even see you right now, literally. Is she even in the room?

[Manny Mua]

Invisible from the side.

[Laura Lee]

I remember when you. I don't know if you began your fitness era, but you were in it.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes.

[Laura Lee]

And we visited you in Hawaii. You've been in your fitness era forever. You are a fitness queen through and through. And through, through and through. Truly. And you were in your garage and you were picking up this weight. It was like £200 over your head. And we were just like, what?

[Manny Mua]

You're like bodybuilding. It felt. I was like.

[Laura Lee]

Because when we met you, you were tiny.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes.

[Laura Lee]

We go to Hawaii.

[Manny Mua]

Yoked, literally.

[Bretman Rock]

No, she was Maui. She was real Maui.

[Manny Mua]

No, you were Maui. Literally. I walk in like the chicken from Moana. I'm like.

[Bretman Rock]

I think it was only because I graduated high school. Oh, it was summertime.

[Laura Lee]

I forgot you were a child.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I graduated that, too.

[Manny Mua]

That part.

[Bretman Rock]

That part I was in all. I was always signed for sports. And with a name like Bretman Rock. I was named after wrestlers. Bretton, Hitman Hart.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, you're right.

[Bretman Rock]

And the Rock. There was always a pressure of me doing sports.

[Laura Lee]

Does Dwayne Johnson know that you. Is that. Does he know?

[Bretman Rock]

Hey, Uncle Rock. He don't fucking know. But I'm in his DM every fucking day auditioning for Heihei. He never opened one. Shit.

[Manny Mua]

God damn.

[Bretman Rock]

Not one.

[Manny Mua]

You deserve to be Heihei.

[Bretman Rock]

I know. I'm saying sign the position. Bound below. I started up.

[Manny Mua]

We have a startup.

[Bretman Rock]

After the change.org.

[Manny Mua]

I'm dead.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I really just started because I graduated high school, I was always in sports, and summer hit, and I was like, oh, girl, this summer weight is coming. And then I found a CrossFit. It was.

[Manny Mua]

I know.

[Bretman Rock]

It was the summer weight, girl. And then I found a CrossFit Netflix thing. And I was like, what is CrossFit? And then I Googled it and I found a CrossFit gym, and that's when I started doing CrossFit. So CrossFit was kind of like. It was my intro to my fitness.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, because that's what you were doing. The weights were crazy.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Goddess was CrossFit.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, it was CrossFit.

[Manny Mua]

I love that.

[Bretman Rock]

I don't do it anymore. I'm more in, like, the bodybuilding.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Style. Because I like to target one body part. I know. You're also in your weight.

[Manny Mua]

I'm also in my fitness journey as well. I've also been in my little, like.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I love that every week, one of your pits or your peak has to do with the gym. Has to do it literally always a gym or a gym crush on it.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, they do.

[Manny Mua]

It's true. Okay, well, let's go. Actually speaking pizza pizz, let's go back to pizza pits. I. I just want to add that, like, you said that. So I was like, wait, that, like, just triggered me. So I was like, I wanted to know that. But peaks and pits first. Why don't you give us a peek?

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Something that happened that from this week. That you're like, loved it. We do this every single episode.

[Bretman Rock]

Okay. I would say if you ask me this question about my peak, I'm more about my peaks and pay. I feel like six years ago, I would have been like, my pit is in my. Is the fact that I'm in LA right now.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

My peak is the fact that I'm here right now.

[Manny Mua]

I love that.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, also, I came my first day here. We just came from a hot Halloween party hosted by L. Which was amazing. That was really fun.

[Laura Lee]

I was very tired.

[Manny Mua]

She was gonna be there, but she was like, I can't.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I was channeling you the next day, though, because. Oh, my God, girl, let me read myself. Because if you can't read yourself, how the hell you gonna read somebody else, girl? I just want to thank Laura and Manny for moving their entire schedule because we were supposed to film this yesterday, but y'all. I woke up in my deathbed. I Woke up at 9am and I. When I tell you I couldn't move. I've been there and when you sent.

[Manny Mua]

Me, but you're like, I have body aches and chills. I'm like, he's sick.

[Bretman Rock]

I was like, is this the vid? So I was like, fuck, this better not be Covid. It's not, I promise.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah. But I turns out it was.

[Manny Mua]

It was.

[Bretman Rock]

It was.

[Manny Mua]

And I'm here now. No.

[Bretman Rock]

Cause my. My throat was like, there's no shit.

[Laura Lee]

Well, we're not going to Korea.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm just kidding.

[Laura Lee]

We took it too far. We took it.

[Bretman Rock]

So I was like. And then I was like. I had that scratchy throw, and I just was like, girl. So that's my pit was the day after.

[Manny Mua]

Was the day of death.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, and also just realizing that, like.

[Manny Mua]

Did you get up? Did you get up? Is that why?

[Bretman Rock]

Okay.

[Manny Mua]

Because, like, you were like.

[Bretman Rock]

I saw you at the.

[Manny Mua]

I saw you at the party, and, like, you were giving, like, a little. But you weren't like. To me, you weren't blocked out at all.

[Bretman Rock]

That's what. I'm so not down. To admit is like a really. Was hungover off two drinks.

[Manny Mua]

Like, it wasn't like, that's how you were. Not like, boom, boom, boom. When I saw.

[Bretman Rock]

You know, I had like. You know, I like to hold my. Because I don't. I hate being in parties and not having something in my head.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

And being that lame person. Because you know people are gonna be like, why aren't you drinking?

[Manny Mua]

I know it well. Yeah, I know. That's all I've ever got.

[Bretman Rock]

So I always. I'm in the bar, I always need to hold something. It's kind of like my. My friend.

[Manny Mua]

My first one. Yes.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes. This cranberry vodka is my plus one.

[Manny Mua]

Be with a ginger ale. Being like, I'm drinking something. Something.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. Period. So, yeah. It's. The fact that I got drunk off two drinks is honestly a pit. Like, I'm getting old, girl. I don't know. But also, I was never a drinker, so.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Yeah. So it's just gonna get you, like, harder.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. I was like, where's the.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, see that? That makes more sense.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, yeah.

[Manny Mua]

No, I. When you were. He was going under a limbo thing.

[Laura Lee]

And I was like, actually, my first tick tock that morning was you somebody.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes. It was so fun. Nor. I wish you were there. What would you have? What was your Halloween costume?

[Laura Lee]

I already have a backup, so I would have worn it. You know Princess Mia from Princess Diaries, where she has little headphones on glasses and I was going to be like her from Princess Diaries Prenovia.

[Bretman Rock]

Were you going to make your hair, like, all poofy, too?

[Laura Lee]

You know what? She has it in a little swan bun and, like, the COVID of the video. So I was going to try to, like, mimic that.

[Bretman Rock]

Okay.

[Laura Lee]

You know what I mean?

[Bretman Rock]

I love that. Are you going to do that for Halloween, though?

[Laura Lee]

Well, there are some other parties coming up.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. And we have, like, a duo costume.

[Bretman Rock]

Will you guys be back?

[Laura Lee]

Three parties, and I'm too old to go to all three. So I literally had to pick one.

[Bretman Rock]

And which one? We'll see. We'll see.

[Manny Mua]

You'll find out. I literally. We got them all. We. I would take even, like, four invites, and I was like, I'm 33. Like, this is getting crazy. I'll tell you.

[Bretman Rock]

Four parties stand before me.

[Manny Mua]

Only two of you. Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

And the name that I do not call must immediately pack her back for next year.

[Manny Mua]

I'll uninvite myself.

[Laura Lee]

I feel like I missed a good one, though. I had fun by watching all the Tik Toks.

[Bretman Rock]

It Was really fun.

[Laura Lee]

I know.

[Manny Mua]

You were like, I had a long day.

[Bretman Rock]

Can I be honest? I thought I was going to pull in here and y'all were going to be in costumes and I would have been like, well, imagine we are in full drag.

[Manny Mua]

No, I'm in Bretman drag.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm like, this better not be their Halloween.

[Manny Mua]

Not till like, literally the next week.

[Laura Lee]

You know what we're doing? We're gonna air that our Halloween episode in November.

[Manny Mua]

You're right. November 1st is our Halloween episode.

[Bretman Rock]

Does your episode come out on Fridays?

[Manny Mua]

That's why.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, that's why.

[Bretman Rock]

Okay.

[Laura Lee]

Halloween's on Thursday, so we're like, fuck it. It'll be a daylight.

[Bretman Rock]

I have to do a Halloween episode because mine's come out on Thursday.

[Laura Lee]

I saw.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, yes.

[Laura Lee]

Barnacle Boy. Or not Barnacle Boy.

[Bretman Rock]

Merry man and Barnacle Boy. Yes. You got that? Yes. Thank you.

[Manny Mua]

Genius. Like, what a genius idea.

[Laura Lee]

I know.

[Bretman Rock]

Thank you.

[Manny Mua]

I love it.

[Bretman Rock]

Wouldn't you say that they were. I always thought they were a gay couple, honestly.

[Manny Mua]

I did too. I did too.

[Bretman Rock]

Girl, they give like Palm Spring couple. Like a daddy and the twin. Yes, I'm Palm Spring down as.

[Manny Mua]

I love that, actually. I think you're onto that. I actually love that a lot. What about you? What's your. What's your. People? I know you got a good one.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You need to tell him and tell him.

[Laura Lee]

So I went out on Wednesday night and I was leaving, I caught an Uber called SUV to pick up me, my friend Val. And this guy picks us up, up, and immediately when we get in the car. He's quirky, but I'm like, whatever, love. Because you know, I can get activated if people are crazy. I can get crazy.

[Manny Mua]

You can crazy as well.

[Laura Lee]

Instead of me ever registering anything as danger, I'm always like, in it with them, which is my. I'm like, I love people. I'll get killed one day.

[Bretman Rock]

You match, they freeze.

[Laura Lee]

Yes, yes, yes. Like, whatever you give me, I can match you. So he was like, you're the two hottest bitches in la. And I was like, yeah, we are. And then it just. Listen, I feel like I just had to play the video and I'm gonna insert it, but I'm gonna insert it while I let Bretman watch how this dead ass Uber driver picked me up and how the night went. So I'll answer.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, my God, I'm not ready.

[Laura Lee]

Watch this video right here.

[Manny Mua]

The middle one. That one.

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[Laura Lee]

I clickbait the beginning, so ignore that. The craziest Uber driver last night, and I literally didn't even think I was gonna make it home. And I filmed everything, so I'm gonna show you.

[Bretman Rock]

The way you're looking at the camera is traumatized. I love that you're recording Y just in case. I think I've been in this car before. I have been in this car before.

[Manny Mua]

Now. He went into country.

[Laura Lee]

He went full country. I do not know this man.

[Manny Mua]

No, but you bonded over country.

[Laura Lee]

Baby. This was.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm so into this.

[Manny Mua]

No, it gets crazy.

[Bretman Rock]

Wait, Laura, why are y'all in this man's car?

[Laura Lee]

Is in town.

[Manny Mua]

No, keep watching.

[Bretman Rock]

Laura.

[Manny Mua]

Laura singing. So that was Laura.

[Bretman Rock]

I thought it was something traumatizing or I thought this man took you home or something.

[Manny Mua]

That's why it's her peak.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm not even lying. I've had him before, and he knows all the songs.

[Laura Lee]

Every word to every song. Country, rap, whatever. Crazy as hell.

[Bretman Rock]

No, he even knew some, like. No, I had him before for sure, and he had like.

[Manny Mua]

Did he lift you as well?

[Bretman Rock]

No, we didn't go that far.

[Manny Mua]

Did he lift you?

[Laura Lee]

You know, I'm gonna take it all the way there.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, my God.

[Laura Lee]

Now let me get on top of your car.

[Manny Mua]

All right.

[Bretman Rock]

Was that when he dropped? Where is he dropping?

[Laura Lee]

You guys pulled over in a neighborhood. Yes, he did.

[Manny Mua]

That's what I told. I was like, laura, you can't do this.

[Laura Lee]

I was like, yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Literally, me being like, that's not gonna work, because it's just her and Val, who are two pretty girls, and I'm like, laura, no. Like, this is.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Nah.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

So was that a peak or a pig?

[Manny Mua]

It's her peak. Okay. It's her peak. Enjoying the ride?

[Laura Lee]

I enjoy.

[Bretman Rock]

I love this. It looks so fun.

[Laura Lee]

See, if you try to get me going. This is why I didn't go to the HAL Halloween party, by the way, because, like, this.

[Bretman Rock]

You were recovering from that. Were you intoxicated in that or was that sober?

[Laura Lee]

Sober, honey. So imagine how I act drunk. Imagine how I act when I'm drunk. If that's how I act when I'm sober. Not one drink.

[Bretman Rock]

No. It's. It's the way the intro. You look so traumatized, like, you just saw up close. So I was ready for whatever the. Not that I was like, what the.

[Laura Lee]

Is about to see.

[Manny Mua]

And she's partying with. Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Whatever I did.

[Manny Mua]

So that was.

[Laura Lee]

What's your pit?

[Bretman Rock]

My pit was waking up at the.

[Manny Mua]

Halloween party after two drinks.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

My peak is. It's my peak and pig. I just think it's funny. So my peak is. I did, like, a blonde look for a.

[Bretman Rock]

Which needs to stay.

[Laura Lee]

It does. It does.

[Manny Mua]

I did a vlog look for a Halloween costume. Right. So I did it. I said a bit to Laura. She's like, ken, like, you are literally giving down. And I was like, okay.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, I'm glad I'm blonde on you.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. It was like, I don't know, actually whitish blonde. So I just. Look, I did a Nanami cosplay with, like, an anime that I watched. I'm obsessed with a lot. People did get it, and I loved it, so people loved the look. My pit was the fact that all my dms. I'm not kidding you. I have, like, hundreds and hundreds, hundreds of damning. Like. Like, you're so hot. Blonde. As a blonde. You're so hot. And I'm like, so my ugly black.

[Bretman Rock]

So as a blonde.

[Manny Mua]

So it's my brown. My brown hair. Like, not the tea. Like, it makes me think that, like, I have to go blonde. But my pit is also the fact that I have fine hair.

[Bretman Rock]

You do.

[Manny Mua]

Yes. Like, it's.

[Bretman Rock]

It looks big.

[Manny Mua]

I do. I'm a miracle worker. Yeah. Yeah. I'm a magician. But, like, it's so thin. If I were to dye my hair blonde, I would have four strands of hair left. Think of me as Angelica from, like, the Rugrats.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Like this.

[Laura Lee]

That would be the same.

[Manny Mua]

That's me.

[Bretman Rock]

I remember one Coachella we were with, and you had a wig. Silver wig.

[Manny Mua]

I was in a wig.

[Bretman Rock]

That was also a moment.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. The silverware was like. It was. It was fun. Like, that was a fun. Like, I'm not gonna get away.

[Bretman Rock]

But I would say from one gate to another, I feel like you should wait for, like, a mental breakdown.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

100. Wait.

[Bretman Rock]

You know, wait to get your heart broken.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Wait for a first boyfriend. Like, it can wait. But you do definitely need to go.

[Manny Mua]

I was thinking, because I was like, the era, like, looked so fun. I'm like, if I just do one L'Oreal. L'Oreal spray can a day.

[Laura Lee]

That's what I was gonna say. You could just buy 30 cans for a month.

[Manny Mua]

I'm blonde, bro.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, no one will know.

[Manny Mua]

And no.

[Laura Lee]

No one will know.

[Manny Mua]

No. At the party, people were like, you dyed your hair for this outfit? I'm like, no.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, my God.

[Bretman Rock]

No.

[Manny Mua]

It will thought it was mil looking.

[Bretman Rock]

I. I mean, you're like, that's literally.

[Laura Lee]

Do blondes have more fun? But I didn't have any fun when.

[Bretman Rock]

I was blonde, so I don't know.

[Manny Mua]

What you're talking about. Okay. I just thought it was fun. It was just a very interesting thing to like. Like, the amount of DMS I got about it, like, were, like, insane. Like, I didn't expect, like, hundreds and hundreds.

[Laura Lee]

And I would if you told me.

[Manny Mua]

I know she would. That's the thing. It's like, she would. But I did. The thing is, like, what's crazy is that I actually really liked how I looked with the blonde. Especially, like, when I have a little tan going with the blonde.

[Bretman Rock]

I was like.

[Manny Mua]

It was like. I kind of like. Like feel like I look hot.

[Laura Lee]

Wait, speaking of hair, I was asking Bretman because, like, known Bretman forever, and whenever we hang out, Bretman always had short hair. And I asked. I said, why? What made you want to grow your hair out, Beth? Best hair I've ever seen.

[Manny Mua]

But what, literally.

[Bretman Rock]

Thank you. I started growing out my hair in 2019 when my dad passed away. Actually, most of the boys on my dad's side's family always grows out their hair. My dad is also a twin, and they both had long hair growing. My grandpa also had, like, a long hair moment. And also, I'll just add this in there. Like, there's a lot of queer queerness in my family. So me growing up my hair was not anything new.

[Manny Mua]

It wasn't a shock.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. But it really, truly was when I saw my dad, like, dead.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, sorry.

[Bretman Rock]

And that. I was like, I'm not gonna cut my hair anymore. So this is just like. Like a love letter to him and how attached I was to his hair. Because my dad was also a Leo. I was a Leo baby, of course. So I remembered being 12 and him cutting his hair, and I was just like, no, I was in. I was not 12. I was six. I was six year old. He cut his hair and I was like, girl, you ain't my daddy. I literally was so attached to his hair. And now I feel the same way with my hair where, like, even trims.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, no way. Oh, my God. You see it falling.

[Bretman Rock]

You're like. I'm like, oh, My God.

[Manny Mua]

Even trims, like, one inch. You're like, yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, literally, my hair could be, like, splitting in half. And I'm like, oh, my God, they're separating.

[Manny Mua]

But it's so healthy.

[Laura Lee]

It is. It's rich.

[Manny Mua]

If that was a wig, that would be very expensive.

[Bretman Rock]

I know.

[Manny Mua]

Would you ever, like, actually, would you ever cut it, like, would you like.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm gonna cut it on 28. Yeah. But not cut it back to, like, my boy haircut.

[Manny Mua]

Okay.

[Bretman Rock]

I'll probably go back to, like, kind of like when it was like, poofier.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, more shaggy. More shaggy.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, like a shaggy shortcut. I would probably never go back to, like, a buzz.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

It's just not my vibe. It also reminds me. Reminds me of like, 2016.

[Manny Mua]

Totally, totally.

[Bretman Rock]

Which maybe I'll go back to that. And I'm like, when I'm older.

[Manny Mua]

Older, but yeah, when you like it. But now you're, like, on a journey of trajectory forward.

[Bretman Rock]

So I'm gonna grow it out and cut it every five years.

[Laura Lee]

I love that.

[Manny Mua]

Wait, so how old are you now?

[Bretman Rock]

25. I'm sorry.

[Manny Mua]

Okay, so in two years you would, like, decide to, like, cut it?

[Laura Lee]

Roman, you're so young.

[Manny Mua]

So young.

[Bretman Rock]

I know. I can't believe you guys just turned 30.

[Laura Lee]

I know, girl.

[Manny Mua]

And we just, like, just last week.

[Bretman Rock]

How. That's such a rude question. How is it up there?

[Manny Mua]

What's it like?

[Bretman Rock]

What's it like?

[Manny Mua]

Honestly, I've never been happier.

[Laura Lee]

I would say that because I was a dumbass in my 20s. I was really stupid. I was sloppy. I was all over the place. I had no control my emotions. If I was mad at you, I'd go the off on you. You know what I'm saying?

[Bretman Rock]

So do you agree that 30s in your 20s.

[Laura Lee]

Yes, a hundred percent.

[Manny Mua]

Which I didn't really expect, like, that to happen. Like, when I was in my early 20s, I was like, like, I'm never gonna hit 30. I'll never get there. It's crazy. But when you hit it, you're like, oh, my God. Like, I'm so happy I'm here in comparison to you still have all the same fun.

[Laura Lee]

You go do a lot of the same stuff. You're just not dumb with it anymore. So it's like drama free almost. You know what I mean? Like, it's just like every experience, but better.

[Bretman Rock]

Wait, not to interview y'all, but what would y'all tell me as a mid-20s girl about to be in her 30s? Like, what's an advice?

[Laura Lee]

Well, you've Done everything. Bretman, you've done everything a 30 year old.

[Bretman Rock]

No, because we're in the same industry.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, totally.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

What's crazy is that we've all done a lot of things that like people are ages have not done. So I think that's why. So. And since you started so young when you were like 16. We started when we were in our young 20s. So you've already lived like a bigger life.

[Laura Lee]

Yep.

[Manny Mua]

You're just younger now, so it's like really more so. Just like appreciating the now. I think that was like a big thing. That was like tough for me. Like, I was so bad at appreciating the. The now. And in the moment. I was more so like always in the future. Always in the future. Always had. Always anxious about something happening now. I just appreciate like the now a lot more.

[Laura Lee]

See, I feel like Brevin's been online so long. Like. Like you probably.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, yeah.

[Manny Mua]

But it comes with age. Like, yeah, just like maturities in general. Like, you'll just naturally become more mature and you're gonna appreciate like you already do. Like, but you're like even being home and like just appreciating the like, the simpleness of like doing nothing.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Like, back then I didn't like really appreciate that in my 20s. I was like, yeah, no, I have to like be going. I have to be like, you know, constantly moving and constantly like doing like 20 things. But now I'm like, girl, my 30s, like when I don't want to. And two, like, I'm tired.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

My knees hurt.

[Laura Lee]

Your knees will hurt. I'm just kidding.

[Manny Mua]

No, yeah, just appreciating like.

[Laura Lee]

Honey, Siri is listening.

[Manny Mua]

Siri's so like, she scares me sometimes. 19 minutes ago, it's like someone in front of my house like, oh my God. But yeah, that's like, that's the, that's the advice I would give. Just like appreciating like.

[Bretman Rock]

I feel like I'm actually excited for my 30s because I think, I don't know if it's just a gay thing, but gays in their 30s have a glow up, I feel. And I'm excited for my 30s glow up.

[Manny Mua]

I'd have to agree simply.

[Laura Lee]

Look, see, you've already done the glow up too though. 6.

[Manny Mua]

He's already, already glow up, bro.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm like, where do we go from here?

[Laura Lee]

That's what I'm wanting.

[Bretman Rock]

What is the next glow up?

[Manny Mua]

I go blonde.

[Laura Lee]

I'm buzzing my head.

[Manny Mua]

I go blonde. I'm like, bro, I don't want. No, literally, it's like, I feel everyone, honestly, I think that we've all gone hotter. That's the. That's true. Tea.

[Bretman Rock]

That was.

[Manny Mua]

I'm gonna be real.

[Bretman Rock]

The number one takeaway from Patrick's party.

[Manny Mua]

You're so right.

[Laura Lee]

You know what? We all have more money.

[Bretman Rock]

How did we all get hotter and younger?

[Manny Mua]

I don't know.

[Bretman Rock]

Not a single age.

[Manny Mua]

No.

[Laura Lee]

And everyone looks good, honey.

[Bretman Rock]

So good.

[Laura Lee]

The Botox is. Is fierce working over.

[Manny Mua]

But, like, also, like, I feel like people, Like, I feel like as we get older, like, we. We're in a generation that people, like, care about the way they look.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

And I feel like there's a different. It was a different time back then. Like, people, like, that's why people keep saying, like, oh, it's 30 than you 20 now. Cuz when it was back then. No, like, 30 was 30. Like, you were feeling your 30s. But now this generation is like, they care about things. Like, they care about with the way they look. They care about their insides. They care about, like, eating correctly. Like, they have so much more knowledge because millennials and like, Gen Z, like, they're very aware.

[Laura Lee]

Bretman, are you Gen Z?

[Bretman Rock]

I'm in the cusp.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, what is that called?

[Bretman Rock]

Because it cuts at 97.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

And I'm born 98, so I feel like I get a little, like, millennial. And then I'm also.

[Laura Lee]

You're, like, the youngest millennial ever.

[Manny Mua]

Literally a young millennial.

[Bretman Rock]

I think it's. Yeah, but to all of my younger nieces and, like, nephews, I'm. I'm like, no, I'm definitely a Gen Z. Like, what are y'all talking about? Like, I'm gender 30s. Like, girl cannot be me.

[Laura Lee]

Never heard millennial.

[Manny Mua]

Don't know what that is.

[Bretman Rock]

Millennia Trump.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, No, I was like, no, I literally.

[Manny Mua]

No, literally. And it's funny because a lot of millennials, like, on, like, Tick Tock will do things that are, like, so, like, old looking. And I'm literally like, you guys, we're not that old, bro.

[Bretman Rock]

No, the division is starting to divide, girl. Even, like, the whole millennial pause. I didn't even know the millennial pause. I'm like.

[Laura Lee]

Or the millennial zoom. The millennial zoom cuts it and we hit it.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, even the font that we use apparently on. On any videos boomerangs are now millennial too old. I'm like, what?

[Laura Lee]

Someone asked me, I was at Disney, and it was like a millennial for sure. That walked up to me and they were like, can you do this boomerang of me really quick and I was dead. I was like, I don't even know how to pull dude on Instagram.

[Manny Mua]

Yes, yes.

[Laura Lee]

You can still do it.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes.

[Manny Mua]

And. But it's more of a millennial thing.

[Laura Lee]

Millennial thing.

[Manny Mua]

And as us gen zers, we wouldn't.

[Bretman Rock]

Know what that boomerang goes back to.

[Laura Lee]

I'm like, oh, like, that's so, like, girly. Where? How do we even get there?

[Bretman Rock]

What's that?

[Laura Lee]

I was like, I'm just going to do a video of you.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, this.

[Laura Lee]

I'm not going to.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. Also, cuz you did that. The hand signals too. Like the phone call. Cuz they do this.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, they do.

[Bretman Rock]

And then the. I have to like, like, remind myself to do my hearts like this.

[Manny Mua]

I have. I. I love like this.

[Bretman Rock]

Apparently we do that naturally.

[Manny Mua]

I do that and I like to do this.

[Bretman Rock]

Y. Oh, yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Tiny hearts, baby. That's gonna be us in Korea tomorrow.

[Laura Lee]

Swearing baby hearts.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm so excited. This is your second time.

[Manny Mua]

I've never been.

[Laura Lee]

I've never been.

[Bretman Rock]

You weren't with Daniel. Oh, no, that was. Oh, that was Japan.

[Manny Mua]

So we're going to Korea this time. So I'm really excited.

[Laura Lee]

We did do Japan with Nikita and Dan.

[Manny Mua]

That was a crazy trip. When we got there, everyone's like this.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, they're battling.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, they're already battling.

[Bretman Rock]

It looks fun, though.

[Laura Lee]

It was fun.

[Manny Mua]

We had a lovely time.

[Laura Lee]

We had a great time, honey. Because they were like, we're gonna go for two weeks. And me and Manny was like, that's a silly idea. They're like, you don't do any trip with someone for two weeks.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly. Because you're not gonna leave as friends.

[Laura Lee]

Exactly.

[Bretman Rock]

I don't even leave my family trips as family sometimes.

[Manny Mua]

Right?

[Laura Lee]

Absolutely. We knew better. And the girls were battling. When we arrive, we're like, hey, guys.

[Manny Mua]

Hey. How y'all doing?

[Bretman Rock]

But I'm excited for your Korea trip. What are you guys so excited? Okay.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, we're going to do.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

We have like the itinerary, but I haven't really looked through it. We're like packing.

[Bretman Rock]

We're like, oh, a branch of is always such so fun. Because.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

You turn your brain off.

[Laura Lee]

Exactly.

[Bretman Rock]

The only time you turn it on is when you have to do your glam.

[Manny Mua]

I was like, when I'm doing my content. Like my deliverables.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You know it. Well, wait, so question. Like, when you I going back? Like, now that we're like, just even talking about it. Like, going way, way back. What made you like, want to even start doing social media? Like, was there something that you're like, this triggered me. I want to start doing it. Like, why did you even turn on the camera as a youngin? Because you're 16. Yeah, like what was like the thing you're like, bitch, I need to fucking do this too.

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[Bretman Rock]

I think for me, I'm sure you guys have seen like, I know we call ourselves like OG beauty gurus, but I'm talking like og.

[Manny Mua]

Og.

[Bretman Rock]

Og. Og, you know, like Judy Time Michelle. And it was always so fun because to me it was a lot of the OGs that I was watching were Asian women and not a lot of Asian men. And like, I was like, oh my God. Like, so I saw myself in them.

[Manny Mua]

Totally.

[Bretman Rock]

And also like ryan Higa. So YouTube for the most part, like my beginning views of YouTube, it was so Asian. It was so. It was ran by a lot of. Well, from what I was seeing, especially the videos that I was seeing from Hawaii, what I was being fed, there was a lot of like Open Gangnam Style was even like that.

[Manny Mua]

Oh yeah. Oh my God, you're so right.

[Bretman Rock]

So it was like so, so easy to see myself inviting. Yeah, it was almost like, I need to do that too because like all the Asian people are doing.

[Manny Mua]

You're like, I need to do it too.

[Bretman Rock]

But I think growing up in an island in Hawaii where like, you really, everybody knows each other, no one really knows what the it. It was hard to kind of navigate, navigate and find my own way into the online social media space because I didn't really have any, anyone to kind of ask questions. To be honest with you. I didn't have anyone to ask until you and Patrick came to Kauai. And I was like a last minute add on by tarte.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

And I was just in your rooms, like asking y'all the nines. Like, I'm like, so managers, like, y'all have managers. I didn't have a manager at the time. I was answering my own emails at 16 year old. Damn. Like, and like, you know, even like my tart thing, they were like, we'll fly you out. I'M like, I'm emailing them myself.

[Manny Mua]

You're like, I would love that. Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

I found my first.

[Laura Lee]

I didn't even know you went on that brand trip.

[Bretman Rock]

I didn't know I was allowed to be that branch. I was 16. But it was when I was in your room that I finally was around like my peers.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, totally.

[Bretman Rock]

For the first time were like, this is the real fucking thing. Like y'all were. You guys had managers, you guys had teams. And I didn't even know that was a thing. And this was pretty. My first check 100.

[Manny Mua]

Because even at that time we weren't like making money. But yeah, like, even us, like, we weren't making coin. Like, yeah, especially back then. Like we didn't starting social media. I didn't start it to make coin. Like I just was like, no one did.

[Laura Lee]

I used to watch Candy Johnson and Carly Bible. Yeah, those are my ogogies. And I just saw. I was in Alabama and I saw these girls and I was same. I was just like, I want to do that. Like, I love this. Like I'm turning my camera on. They lived in tiny apartments and drove like Hondas. Like they were not on brand trips. Like that didn't exist.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

You know, I was like, I'll do this. I didn't ever know I'd make any money off of it.

[Bretman Rock]

And everyone was using like their toasters to film.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You can still Amazon.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

You can literally hear Jacqueline's camera adjusting like focusing. The good old days.

[Manny Mua]

That was the day. Yeah. But it was at the time there wasn't like it wasn't what it is now.

[Bretman Rock]

But like I'm not trying to kiss your ass or anything but like to be honest, I really started going in and ham and taking it more seriously after that trip because. Because just seeing two other men in makeup and also everybody else in that trip I met. I love Sarahi. Ms. Karen was there. Desi then was there. So it was that trip that made me realize like, oh, this is a not a fun. Like this is not just a for fun thing. Like this is.

[Manny Mua]

It could be a lifestyle.

[Bretman Rock]

This is a career business. Like, like and I could do it. Yeah, 100%. So it was truly that Patrick grow up.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, I love that. It's crazy cuz that's how far back we go. It's like actually crazy like how far and we got.

[Bretman Rock]

Please prove it. Please don't put it up.

[Manny Mua]

Please.

[Laura Lee]

I know we will find those.

[Manny Mua]

I remember that the Hawaii photo. Cuz we did a recreation of it at the one site event.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, no way. That's so cute.

[Manny Mua]

It's like, that's crazy how, like, look at how far we've all come. Yeah, like, all of us. That we've all come, like, like strides and leaps and bounds in comparison, which is crazy. I honestly would. I really would have never thought Patrick.

[Laura Lee]

And Manny were the part of my. The beginning of my journey too.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm telling you, it's crazy. Wait, what is your Patrick and Manny story? I'm sorry if you already said it here.

[Laura Lee]

I met them at Jen Gerard's house. You know the Gerard Cosmetics.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes.

[Laura Lee]

That was my first time. Wasn't it, like, ever, like, hanging out and, like, meeting.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Like a friend that was there too.

[Laura Lee]

That I went with. And then these two were there. I was like. I think.

[Manny Mua]

And we were filming something.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, I was. I think I'm gonna hang out with y' for the rest of my life.

[Bretman Rock]

Laura, you're so gay. You're so gay. You're always just. You're like, let me go straight to the game.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, that's like. That's like.

[Laura Lee]

Patrick Star was one of the first influencers I met whenever I moved to la. I went to my very first beauty event and I met a couple smaller influencers. I met Patrick that night. And I remember, like, people didn't really talk to me. I was from Alabama, though. Like, I didn't know anybody, and I was kind of awkward, very loud, but still, like, people just didn't know me. And I saw this huge turban at the bar. This huge. And I just felt comfortable.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, I did. Naturally. So I went straight to that person. It was Patrick Starr. And we just sat there and chatted. I remember. I think he asked me about champagne. I was like, it's beer.

[Manny Mua]

Champagne.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah. And we kind of always actually. So maybe that was the first time I met Patrick. But then meeting y'all together, like, actually, like, hanging out with that gender arts house and. Yeah, I've always. I'm more comfortable around the gays. It's weird. They're like my family. You know what I mean? They're my.

[Bretman Rock]

Y'all birthed a lot of beauty gurus when y'all got married. Read.

[Manny Mua]

When Patrick brought that photo up or when. Who pulled that photo up?

[Bretman Rock]

Who?

[Laura Lee]

You and Patrick?

[Manny Mua]

No, we didn't believe it. I was like, don't you dare.

[Bretman Rock]

In Vegas.

[Manny Mua]

No, I remember that too. We did our little glam. That was hilarious. But no, it's like, crazy because even looking back, people a lot of, like, beauty gurus or beauty boys now would be like. Like, you, like, started our, like. And I was like, that's kind of crazy to think about.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes.

[Manny Mua]

You birthed, like, we did birth quite a few youngins, bro. It's actually kind of crazy. And how crazy how far, like, we all go back.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

And I would have never thought, like, that we'd all be here, like, now.

[Laura Lee]

I know.

[Manny Mua]

Now we have a podcast.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly.

[Manny Mua]

And now we're, like, all doing things. And you have a man.

[Bretman Rock]

Our own and you have a man.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Let's hear about.

[Manny Mua]

I need to hear about your man, girl. God.

[Laura Lee]

I'm like, when don't we get fine, girl?

[Manny Mua]

I was like.

[Bretman Rock]

Everybody at one side. Everybody at one size was like, where's your man? I'm like, I'm here.

[Manny Mua]

What about me? Literally. So how did that even, like, transpire? Like, Because I feel like you just recently shown him recently. Oh, yeah, no, like. Like, but have you been together for a while and you were kind of.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, we've known each other for six years. We met six years ago, and it was only, like, beginning of the year where we started to rekindle things, and we made it official in May, and then we got to talking about, like, social media really early on, and, like, yeah, is this something comfortable you're. Is this something you're comfortable with? Because my ex wasn't. And, like, that's, like, one of the most successful thing I've ever done. Like, I don't know how the hell nobody has still figured out who my ex was. Don't be looking for him.

[Manny Mua]

I was like, I don't even know.

[Bretman Rock]

I did really good.

[Manny Mua]

But off camera, I want to see.

[Laura Lee]

How did you know not to show your ex?

[Bretman Rock]

He just didn't have social media, and, like, I just respected that boundary. And also, like, I think it was just easy because I lived in Hawaii, and, like, girl, nobody cares there. But this time around, I was like, girl, are you okay with being on social media? Because, like, I share my life, right? I'm posting a story every day, and it's just, like, I'm just so over, like, hiding my boyfriend. I'm like, girl, yeah, I have a boyfriend. Like, girl, it's whatever. But, yeah, it. It was a learning curve, though, because, like, going off from an ex that didn't have social media, not worrying about that to now, like, reading comments and, like, people will conspirify the most. Like, even I just posted a real crazy episode with him, and. And people were like, I can tell that y'all got in A fight right before this. And I'm like, why the would I be filming with a man if we were in a fight before this? He's just awkward on camera speculation, you know? And like.

[Manny Mua]

But they love to do that with couples. They love to do that. They love doing that.

[Bretman Rock]

I can tell he hates. Hates him.

[Laura Lee]

The fantasy. They built their own fantasy.

[Manny Mua]

Yes.

[Bretman Rock]

And I'm like, that. I. And I knew that that was a. The risk of, like, posting your relationship online because people will feel like they are entitled and a part of it. I'm like, girl, you're not our third. Yeah. I'm like, girl. And also, like, I don't really need people to tell me about my man because you don't know him, girl.

[Manny Mua]

Right.

[Bretman Rock]

We're literally reading scary stories. Like, how can you tell know me that you know who he is? And then just like, people making up stories like, oh, I dated him this and that and when he lived here and he's never lived there. And it's just like. So it's just like learning about, like.

[Manny Mua]

That'S kind of silencing the noise. Because honestly, it's hard. You don't ever do it.

[Laura Lee]

Someone online, how much you deal with. Yeah, they do that to him. Like, I have a picture with you. Take a picture. They'll post it and be like, write a paragraph by David Manning.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, I'm not kidding. Like, it's happened multiple times. Like, I'll, like, go on TikTok and I'll see something and people tag me and be like, oh, my God, you're a man. And I'll look. And it's literally a photo I took with a follower of mine and they wrote a caption that's like, so crazy. Did you guys know I dated Manny? Anyway, and like, a full lie, Full lie.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, it was me. I lied.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, God damn it, Bretman. So, like, it's just like, crazy that people would just come up with things, like, literally just nothing.

[Bretman Rock]

They're so creative. I'm like, some of y'all need to take that energy and write books, a novel, please.

[Manny Mua]

Because I'm like, that's. Remember the Sriracha thing? Oh, clock that.

[Laura Lee]

Team years.

[Manny Mua]

I remember once.

[Bretman Rock]

You say it here yet?

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, I believe I said it maybe, like, a long time ago. But I don't got big. This is like during 2018. Like, I was going through the gigs. Like, it was like a big. I was like, very much in that light for a long time. There's this guy who, like, made a video about me and he's like, what? It was like one night with Manny Mua and It was a YouTube video. It was literally a full story. He goes, manny Mua hooked up with me. And he was dirty and he was nasty and he smelled like Sriracha. And I still did it anyway, because it was Manny. Anyway, he was drunk. He walked in, like, up, and I still ate his ass, girl.

[Laura Lee]

Clocked in the lie first. I was like, this sober queen. But, like, it blew up and everybody started talking, calling him Sriracha. And none of it ever happened.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes, Not Sriracha.

[Manny Mua]

Hey, Sriracha.

[Bretman Rock]

And I'm like, the old formula or the new, new formula, who knows?

[Manny Mua]

I don't even need it. I don't need it. But, like, it literally. So I didn't ever address it because I was already going through my own gaze. I was like, girl, this is like the last thing I care about. It was just like a random thing that came up. I think a year later, he literally posts another video and was like, manny, Moe sends me a cease and desist shows. The cease and desist that I never sent. I would never spend lawyer fees on him.

[Laura Lee]

Made another.

[Manny Mua]

I would never made another video being like, look what he's trying to do to me. I literally never happened. That's all a lie. And I was like, this is so crazy. So then psychopath, I think another year goes by. And he literally finally was like, guys, I made the whole thing up.

[Laura Lee]

Yep. Made a YouTube video saying like, I. I lied.

[Manny Mua]

I lied.

[Laura Lee]

So viral. And then debunked the whole thing and was like.

[Manny Mua]

And I'm like, you are. The damage is already done, though. Like, you already made it seem like we did hook up. Like, I hired you as an escort. Like, that's what it was. I think, like, I had hired him. And I was like, girl, I don't need to hire anyone. I'm gonna be so real.

[Bretman Rock]

Nah, I'm not that ugly.

[Manny Mua]

No, I'm good, bro. I literally don't have to do that. Like, I am fine. So I'm like, this is. It was such a crazy thing. So that's just like another thing of like. Like, how crazy it is that the.

[Laura Lee]

Lies just sit down and say anything in a situation.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, for sure. And then honestly, sometimes I don't. I don't know if this says a lot about my brain, but sometimes because they're so sure, you believe it.

[Manny Mua]

Wait a minute.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I'm like, wait, I don't even drink. I'm like, do I actually hate my boyfriend? Like, what Is he pissing me off?

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Did we actually get a fight before this?

[Manny Mua]

He got me. He pissed me off actually. You're right, honey.

[Laura Lee]

That's crazy.

[Manny Mua]

But see, that's crazy. Like they can just say anything and with such conviction. Cuz he said it with conviction. People believe him. Now there's a lot of detail and this is a big, like, this is a deep lie.

[Laura Lee]

I'm kind of impressed for that.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I love the work that they put in. Like he really.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, oh, you really like win. You printed a fake cease and desist.

[Laura Lee]

Like that's like, like that's jail time alone right there.

[Manny Mua]

That's crazy.

[Bretman Rock]

I love the commitment to the lie though. Three years.

[Manny Mua]

Three years deep crazy. And I never dressed.

[Laura Lee]

He got a lot of attention.

[Manny Mua]

He did. That's probably why. Cuz he got a lot of attention.

[Bretman Rock]

Did he get like brand work though? Did he get brand.

[Manny Mua]

Did he, did he get work with Adam and like, at least he's like.

[Laura Lee]

On the tar trip.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, he's in more and more. Huh? Oh my God. Imagine. No, no, no.

[Bretman Rock]

He's a flop.

[Manny Mua]

Full flop, full flop.

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[Laura Lee]

Next question. What's the best and worst thing about being an influencer? Did you just say it?

[Manny Mua]

Did we just say like, as a.

[Bretman Rock]

Creator, I think that obviously the best thing is like, like, honestly, I think because I'm not used to like seeing a lot of my followers because of where I live. It's just like knowing that I have like people out there that likes me for who I am. Just like, it's so cliche. But like the fans, like, I don't even like calling them a fans. Like people that follow me.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah. And just they've been with you for long.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. Because for a while, like this is all I wanted. And then just like for people to finally be like, like, we don't know what the you're on, but we like it.

[Manny Mua]

We're in it.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. You know, just like people matching my feet. I love that. But I think the worst also is what we were talking about.

[Manny Mua]

The speculation, the constant, like, it's out.

[Laura Lee]

Of your control what people say.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

It's hard.

[Laura Lee]

What made you come up with the science experiment videos.

[Bretman Rock]

Covid forced a lot of us to be creative.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, sure did.

[Manny Mua]

I cut my own hair.

[Bretman Rock]

That's why I think I. Yeah, we got all creative. We even audit. Did we all do like a beauty? Yeah, like, so it forced us to be creative with our content and, like, explore because we're all home bored.

[Laura Lee]

Like, we have nothing to do, losing our mind.

[Bretman Rock]

So I'm like. And I. And I excelled in science in school because I love that math and science, like, obviously English is my second language. So, like learning math and science was really easy for me because it's not really language based.

[Manny Mua]

Right. It's like something different.

[Bretman Rock]

And so I always excelled in science and it truly was when a brand, I think lures the ice cream brand. Oh, they sent me ice cream with dry ice.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, hell.

[Bretman Rock]

And I made like a food 30 minute story in my story. Like, what people were like, tap. Like, you know when your stories are like little dolls, they're like miniature. It was that, that story and then people were like, oh, my God, you should do like science experience. So that is kind of like where that was birthed is just me being bored and me being sent, like dry ice.

[Laura Lee]

It was so good.

[Manny Mua]

I love it. Like, I love it. I love this. I also love science. My huge, like, science person.

[Laura Lee]

I think it's so I wasn't.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, my of the day series. I would do like coconut water.

[Manny Mua]

Were you doing also were you doing, like, the mascara?

[Bretman Rock]

So she birthed a lot of like, content. Like, so honestly, sometimes I love when I am having a creative block as an influencer. I used to hate it because, like, obviously, who wants to be creatively blocked? But now I get excited because whenever I'm creatively blocked, it forces me to kind of challenge myself on what content to do next.

[Manny Mua]

Pivot in a way.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. Now I'm like fucking doing unboxing videos of like Sunny Angels.

[Manny Mua]

I love that and I love it. I love the Sunny Angels videos.

[Laura Lee]

Bremen, you can really honestly do anything. We're watching because it's you.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, you can do.

[Laura Lee]

Do anything. And we're tuning in, girl.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, people be watching my chickens, like, tuning in.

[Laura Lee]

You're a very captivating personality. You're captivating.

[Manny Mua]

There's a Leo in you.

[Laura Lee]

I was raised. My sister's Leos. My nieces are Leos and I survived.

[Bretman Rock]

Is Aaron a Leo?

[Laura Lee]

No. But all my other ones are. She's the only one. She's a sad.

[Manny Mua]

She's a sad. She's right in there.

[Bretman Rock]

Too grown, that girl. We've been saying with a full adult job.

[Laura Lee]

Crazy girl.

[Manny Mua]

She's like. She like looks like a grown up. I know a young girl, obviously, but like, she's grown so much.

[Bretman Rock]

Hi, Erin.

[Laura Lee]

She's gonna literally faint. She's gonna faint.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I, I remember because I think I went over your house literally the day that you guys adopted her.

[Laura Lee]

Yes. Like you were in la.

[Bretman Rock]

She was like.

[Laura Lee]

And we were walking and like. Gabriel. Yeah. She was 14. Oh, close.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Two years off.

[Bretman Rock]

You're very close.

[Manny Mua]

And.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh my God. Yeah, we were babies.

[Laura Lee]

We were all.

[Manny Mua]

I mean, we were all.

[Laura Lee]

None of us knew what we were doing.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, girl, that's.

[Laura Lee]

I remember. We didn't go to Chili's, did we? I don't know. We did something. We were just like being crazy at my house or something. We ate something.

[Bretman Rock]

I remember.

[Laura Lee]

I can't remember what it was, but that's so funny.

[Manny Mua]

How are your, how are your nieces, girl? I was like, I'm like, let's talk about you.

[Bretman Rock]

The way my sister is out here, I'm like another. I know she's reading that tick tock sound. That's like another one.

[Manny Mua]

Another one.

[Laura Lee]

Thank you.

[Manny Mua]

So she's just collecting them like pokeballs.

[Bretman Rock]

She's the queen of fertility. If, if the world ever needs like, you know how like the. Right now. My sister will say the world population single handedly, girl, I'm telling you. No, no, but I know, I love it though, because obviously I'm gay. Like, I'm never gonna have kids. My sister, I will say this. Like she, ever since we were kids, like she has always wanted kids. A lot of kids at that. Like she would have Barbies and she would make all of them pregnant.

[Laura Lee]

She knew.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. And like even like she would breastfeed her. Like, you know, and like she would like roll up like a shirt and like pretend like. So she's always pretended like she was a mother. So like when she. She was a teen mom at sixteen and she came to me, I was like, I'm pregnant. I'm like, girl, I already dreamt it. Like, I already.

[Manny Mua]

You're like, I knew I've been new.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I've been you. So it's nothing new.

[Laura Lee]

I didn't realize she was 16.

[Manny Mua]

I didn't either. I completely. I forgot.

[Laura Lee]

I guess I forgot that she was so young.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. I was like, girl, let me call.

[Manny Mua]

How many does she have right now?

[Bretman Rock]

Wait, princess, we gotta capitalize on this.

[Laura Lee]

I have an email for mtv.

[Manny Mua]

I have a show.

[Bretman Rock]

I have a show.

[Manny Mua]

I have a Show.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Literally.

[Bretman Rock]

No. Yeah. So she was 16. But honestly, I. I think I was born to be a Gunko.

[Laura Lee]

You were.

[Bretman Rock]

You were. I love having my nieces and nephews around. I also just love living my rich anti fantasy.

[Manny Mua]

A hundred percent.

[Bretman Rock]

The rich uncle, the rich gunko. You know, the one that I want.

[Manny Mua]

To live with so bad.

[Bretman Rock]

Are you a Gunko yet?

[Manny Mua]

No, but I really want to.

[Laura Lee]

He has two brothers, too. I'm literally like your mother.

[Manny Mua]

My mother is literally like.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, where are they?

[Manny Mua]

You know? But, like, obviously I don't. I don't want to do my own. I don't want to have my own really. So, like, I want that to do, like, at all. I don't think I want to do mine. Yeah, I don't want to ever.

[Bretman Rock]

I gotta pass this hair down.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, you're right.

[Bretman Rock]

I have to pass my genetics down.

[Laura Lee]

I feel like you do.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm sorry, but the only way I'll do it if it's my own kid. Like, I. I mean, I'm down to adopt after I. Oh, yeah, yeah. You know, make my own. But, yeah, I want my own kids.

[Manny Mua]

Like, you're so good with kids, though. Like, I feel like you have literally grown. You also have grown as they've grown. So it's like, in a way, you've grown together. Like, you've grown with literal.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I raised my best friends.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. I was like, you've raised your. These babies to be.

[Laura Lee]

Yep. Your best friends.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, yeah, they're.

[Bretman Rock]

My number one guest is on my podcast.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

My only guest in my podcast. I'm, like, so sick of interviewing my sister.

[Laura Lee]

We went to Hawaii and Bretman took us to a private beach. And it. And the hike was. Oh, the pillbox hike.

[Bretman Rock]

That was so fun.

[Laura Lee]

Everything. It was the. The funnest because the beaches get packed in Hawaii, and Brendan's like, I live here. He's like, come with me. Do you remember we rented a jeep?

[Bretman Rock]

We went to look out yesterday at night time.

[Laura Lee]

He took us to all these crazy places that you would never go unless you lived.

[Bretman Rock]

No, the fact that y'all were so down because we spent the whole day together.

[Manny Mua]

The whole day.

[Bretman Rock]

Y'all even came over. We watched a couple drags. We did a luau, a hike. Why did we. Oh, my God.

[Manny Mua]

In one day.

[Bretman Rock]

That one day felt like three days ago.

[Laura Lee]

It was.

[Bretman Rock]

And it was fun, but we were.

[Manny Mua]

Young, so we didn't give a.

[Laura Lee]

It was true. That's what it was. Now we can only do one activity.

[Manny Mua]

Okay, we have one.

[Laura Lee]

That was so much fun.

[Bretman Rock]

It was. And it was the whole gang, too.

[Manny Mua]

Everyone was there.

[Laura Lee]

Remember, one person would always. Every time one person would ride in the very back of the Jeep because we had so many.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, my God.

[Laura Lee]

I remember there were so many.

[Manny Mua]

Honestly, really fun.

[Bretman Rock]

That was a good time again.

[Manny Mua]

No, we're gonna come back.

[Laura Lee]

Let me know.

[Bretman Rock]

Well, y'all just missed summer, so.

[Laura Lee]

We did. I'm only coming in summer because I feel like it's only right.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Or like, spring when it's warm.

[Bretman Rock]

Unless you're. I mean, like, cuz. Yeah. I want to take you out to the beaches, like, the. The Hawaii fastest. You know what I mean?

[Manny Mua]

So even, like, I, I. I even love the beaches in Hawaii. And I'm. And I'm not a beach.

[Laura Lee]

I haven't been to Hawaii in a minute. So I feel like next summer, I mean, we should do a one, two.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm kidding.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, I know.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. These kids are crazy.

[Laura Lee]

Make your way.

[Manny Mua]

I'm, like, so tad right now. I'm like, oh, please. I'm so dead right now. That is hilarious. No, but, like, do you. When would you want to potentially have kids, too? Like, is that, like, have you ever talked about your boyfriend as well? Or is that something you're just like.

[Bretman Rock]

We both want kids of our own. Like, he wants his own kids. I want my own kids. And then just have, like, a family that way. That's so stupid. But when is kind of like, where?

[Manny Mua]

Totally.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm. I don't know. I do know I want kids. I just don't know when I'll fit them in my schedule.

[Laura Lee]

You're so young.

[Bretman Rock]

I can pencil you in.

[Laura Lee]

But, yeah, you have a very long time.

[Manny Mua]

You have a long. You have a long lead time.

[Laura Lee]

What you get for starting as a fetus?

[Manny Mua]

I always say your life starts at 40.

[Bretman Rock]

Well, just.

[Manny Mua]

You know what?

[Laura Lee]

I'm. I'm go with that, too.

[Manny Mua]

Your life starts at 40.

[Laura Lee]

40 or be like, exes.

[Bretman Rock]

It's at 50.

[Manny Mua]

I'm the right. 30. I'm like, life starts at 40.

[Bretman Rock]

You're on your deathbed, and it starts in my next life.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Starts in heaven, babe.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Hasn't started yet.

[Manny Mua]

Started yet. That's literally what it is. But no, we should come. We should go. I have a question. Like, do you, like, what. What is something that, like, your followers would be, like, shocking? Is there, like, a thing that you like to do, like a hobby, something that you do, like, in Hawaii or something out here that your followers would be, like, shocked that you did? Like, is There something that you're like.

[Bretman Rock]

I think a lot of people will be more shocked of what I don't do, because.

[Manny Mua]

What do you not do?

[Bretman Rock]

Because growing up in Hawaii, like, you would think, like, I surf or I swim. All right, girl, I just caught my first wave two years ago. My first and only wave ever. I still literally feel like I hate it. And I'm. When I say I like the beach, I mean the area of the beach. Like, I'm not in the water. I'm like a beach bunny. Like, I like to be in the sand. So I think a lot of more people would be surprised that I'm not really like a water girly like you think I am.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

But I do love lying to people that live in the mainland saying like, oh, yeah, I take my whale to school.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Because people, I really don't know what the Hawaii is like. They're like, how y'all live in tiki huts. I'm like, girl, it's like la.

[Manny Mua]

It's very industrial.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

It's literally.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh. Where I live, it's a city.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

All of a sudden will look like you're in like Jurassic Park.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Like, it has areas. You know what I mean? But he lives a normal.

[Bretman Rock]

I do ride my whale to Walmart, of course.

[Manny Mua]

Like, do you wear skirts every day? It's like.

[Laura Lee]

You ever moved to LA full time?

[Bretman Rock]

No, but I live here bicoastal already. Anyways, I'm here a week every month, so I feel like I'm half moved here, honestly.

[Laura Lee]

I mean, what you are bicycle amount of la?

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, yeah, for sure.

[Manny Mua]

Do you have an apartment on here?

[Bretman Rock]

I have an apartment out here. I live by the water.

[Laura Lee]

Do you really?

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Oh, I love that.

[Bretman Rock]

I used to live in Hollywood and. Oh, bye. And Gabby.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. I remember at the time. Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

It's too. It's too crazy, girl. That place, like, too crazy.

[Manny Mua]

It's impossible.

[Bretman Rock]

Also, it's so far from the airport. I'm just like. So after a five hour flight, you.

[Laura Lee]

Gotta go home or back to the white.

[Bretman Rock]

Another hour to my.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, that makes sense.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. And also, I don't know if it's just like the water, but water definitely does something to people because people at Marina Del Rey are so chill.

[Manny Mua]

It does that.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm like, I'm definitely not in Kansas anymore.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Definitely not in Hollywood anymore.

[Manny Mua]

It definitely does. There's like a thing. There's actually. It's like a scientific fact that they have, like, being by the water. There's like this. It's like A thing. It's like a particle that, like, that is only by, like, the beach and water that you can absorb. And it makes people happier. Oh, words.

[Bretman Rock]

Okay. Science.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, love, love a science. I know. That's like, absolutely a thing. So people, that's why they like to go to the beach, because they get these, like, happy, like, particles from the water.

[Bretman Rock]

I. I sense that. I feel like everyone where I live now is just like stoners. Like, they're just so chill. I went to Erewhon. No, not Erewhon. Trader Joe's over there. And it's by the water. Girl, I'm telling you, everyone shows up.

[Manny Mua]

I didn't go down there. No, I didn't go like, over there. I'm like, I want to see it.

[Bretman Rock]

It's so chic.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, I love that. Is there anything that you want to, like, tell people, like, any projects you have coming up, like, to close out, you want to plug anything, like you have anything exciting happening?

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, my gosh, y'all, once y'all done with this episode, come visit me at the baddest radio.

[Manny Mua]

Yes.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. Listen to mines on Thursdays. Listen to full coverage on Friday.

[Manny Mua]

Yes, Thursday through Friday.

[Bretman Rock]

Of course we'll have a link it, but honestly, you know where to find me, honey. Everything everywhere all at once.

[Laura Lee]

That's right.

[Bretman Rock]

What about y'all? What are y'all not doing? I feel like y'all always have your hands on something, girl.

[Manny Mua]

We do. Honestly, we really do.

[Laura Lee]

LA does to you.

[Manny Mua]

It really does. I feel like it makes you like, put your hand in so many different pots and so many things like brands, podcasts, still influencing full time, like doing everything. Yeah, I'm the same way. I was like, we just have like travel coming up soon also, like, for.

[Laura Lee]

All of us, influencing, like, grew with us. So like, like, you know what I mean? Like, there's so many facets that we have to do and like so many social medias we have to upload to so many brands for us. But no, it's like so many algorithms.

[Bretman Rock]

It changes.

[Laura Lee]

One day. It's great.

[Bretman Rock]

I feel like I'm always figuring it out.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, yeah. It's like you had to do this.

[Laura Lee]

And you had to get this many likes on this and you had to post like this.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

With a certain amount of time, it's literally a sick game.

[Manny Mua]

It's a full time job being a social media creator. Like, honestly, it's like it really is a full time job and people like, they shit on it and stuff like that. But it's something like when you're an entrepreneur, you work for yourself full time. It's a 25, 8 job. It's not a 9 to 5. It's literally something that you do because you have to make it happen. No one's telling you what to do.

[Laura Lee]

You need to be come to LA and just around the whole time do nothing. And this bitch on a Saturday has been working his ass off filming literally twice. This your second video, the day second you shoot. So you know what I mean? It's like, it's, it's an interesting, it's a job.

[Manny Mua]

Like it's like something you have to do. It's like, don't get me wrong, it's fun work a lot of the time. Time. But it's still something that you put. That takes a lot of time.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

I will say, I think the reason why I said that being in LA is my peak now. I think it's because as you were saying earlier with growing and appreciating the moment for what it is. I think before I saw LA as work and job, but now it's like a luxury and like just being able to hang out with my friends and call this my job.

[Manny Mua]

The best.

[Bretman Rock]

Who gets to say that? No one, you know? And like these are. I'm doing things that I was thinking about when I was 6 years old that my 18 year old self was complaining about. But now that I'm 26, I'm like, you dreamt this.

[Laura Lee]

Live it, live it. Yeah, that's so good.

[Bretman Rock]

Live your moment.

[Manny Mua]

So true. It's so funny. Like I'm like a huge Charlie XCX fan. Like, I know it's like so random, but in one of her songs she's like crazy how like I've made it and like I want to stop because it's like everything's so crazy but like I can't stop because I've made it. And like I need to appreciate my life now because like I've wanted this for so long, but I'm tired. Yeah, like I'm tired, but.

[Bretman Rock]

And that's of course she's just like.

[Manny Mua]

Bitch, I'm fucking tired. But like I've loved it and I love being this hard because I got what I wanted.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You know what I mean? So it's like, it so applies into like honestly every facet of anything that you love doing for your job but like, and you love it because you're like, I made it, but doesn't mean you're not tired.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You can be Tired.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly.

[Manny Mua]

And I am tired a lot of the fucking time and burnt out and there's all these emotions. But like, we wanted it.

[Bretman Rock]

I would never be more tired than I do love my job more.

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[Manny Mua]

Yeah, 100%. I've never been this tired or emotionally drained in some aspects of any other job I've ever had.

[Laura Lee]

Call me crazy, but I feel like whenever we started it was kind of like YouTube was the main focus of Instagram. But like YouTube was like a heavy focus. Everybody wanted to be a famous YouTuber and then that was kind of it. Like you upload your YouTube videos and now like, the longer we've been in the game, the harder you have to work because there's so many more social medias now you get, you know, I don't know. I feel like it gets harder the longer we're doing it.

[Bretman Rock]

Also, not that it's a competition, but because. Because it is so easy. It's not easy, but, like, it's so much more easier nowadays to be an influencer and to blow up like a blow up girl. Back in the day we were fighting over like, who gets to review the first. Who gets the review up.

[Manny Mua]

It's the truth.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, you'd have to do that.

[Laura Lee]

There would be like 20 of us.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly.

[Laura Lee]

You know what I mean? And that was it.

[Bretman Rock]

And it was a competition on, like, who got the first one out.

[Manny Mua]

I literally got into arguments because of that.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

And I went back and how stupid.

[Manny Mua]

That was so dumb. Like, that was so stupid. Like, but that just goes hindsight, 20 20, being like appreciating the now and not being so insane about like the social media aspect of it. Like after 2018, I feel like I like live life as Manny and like, man. Anyways, included, obviously, like all of us. But like, it like shifted something in me where I was like, girl, I can't be.

[Bretman Rock]

I think we all learned that.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

That there's always a Bretman and Bretman Rock. There's a Manny and a Manny in you. There's a Laura Leonard.

[Manny Mua]

Laura. Yes. And like, you have to like have a balance of it. Like, that's the thing. You can't not have a balance Anymore. Like, I feel like living in Hawaii.

[Laura Lee]

Gives you such a good balance.

[Manny Mua]

It has to help you, like, bring you back to, like, reality.

[Bretman Rock]

That's what I'm saying. Like, girl, I was here.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, A monster. No, I agree.

[Bretman Rock]

Valid, valid. Like, and I'm physical. Like, I don't fight. We ain't fighting on YouTube. We're not making YouTube videos about each other. You're meeting me outside.

[Manny Mua]

Have you been in a fight before?

[Bretman Rock]

No, but I'm down. Yeah, she said, no, but I wrestlers, girl.

[Manny Mua]

She said, I don't fight.

[Bretman Rock]

I wrestler.

[Laura Lee]

I see where she lifts.

[Manny Mua]

Baby, we've seen the lifting. I know you could have heard. Watch out.

[Laura Lee]

Me, B. I'm running. Every time. You want scare out of me?

[Bretman Rock]

Hell, no. And you're a runner now. Did you run today, Laura?

[Laura Lee]

My plan was to run today, but I didn't get to because I was gonna be late to this. And I was like, I better not. I better not. But I will be back.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

See, that's what I go to the beach for.

[Bretman Rock]

You know, I can't do. I love that you do yoga. Girl. Girl, every time you talk about it, I'm like, not even you can convince me no.

[Manny Mua]

And I told her I want to do one of the classes, but I want to record doing it just, like, for the sake of me doing a hot yoga.

[Bretman Rock]

Girl, my ADHD cannot hold a pose.

[Laura Lee]

It is. It is hard. Also, the hair. It'll break you down.

[Manny Mua]

You know it will.

[Bretman Rock]

So they kind of do that, like, workout.

[Manny Mua]

Really?

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. Like, I love dying. Like, I like, because it's.

[Laura Lee]

You would love to sculpt. I'll do, like, hot school. And it's like.

[Bretman Rock]

Tell me.

[Manny Mua]

It's like, workouts.

[Bretman Rock]

What is a school?

[Manny Mua]

They're not, like, just yoga poses.

[Laura Lee]

No, they're like. They're. It's like a hit class.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, oh, yes, I love a hit, but it's hot.

[Laura Lee]

It's good in a hot room.

[Manny Mua]

Boom.

[Laura Lee]

It's in the heat. But I feel like you like it.

[Bretman Rock]

I've never done a scope class, but I've done, like, hit classes, so you would love it. Classes.

[Laura Lee]

I think you would like it to actually throw. And it's just warm. Right.

[Bretman Rock]

Are you cycling, too?

[Laura Lee]

No.

[Bretman Rock]

But wasn't one of your pits one day, like, you got around. You ran. You ran over. Like, your new bike is a full.

[Manny Mua]

He's a full fan.

[Bretman Rock]

When I say, bro, when a new episode's up, I'm playing that in the background.

[Laura Lee]

I'm ideal on this. Why we sit on here no, no, no. I ride Super 73 bike. And, like, I'm a Me and Ty Electric one.

[Bretman Rock]

Right.

[Laura Lee]

I ride every afternoon. Like, we ride all summer long. I need one of those in Hawaii when we go.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, that would be.

[Bretman Rock]

I have a surron that I kind of do that. I just, like, drive around like my little neighbor. It's so fun.

[Laura Lee]

One I ate, though. You know.

[Manny Mua]

That's the one.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

You fell.

[Bretman Rock]

I almost ran over you.

[Laura Lee]

Almost killed me. Yeah, that was.

[Bretman Rock]

And then you manifested it or something like that. You were like, what if I fall in that right now?

[Laura Lee]

Yes.

[Manny Mua]

Yes.

[Bretman Rock]

I have elephant memory. You do?

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, damn, I wish I had a memory like you. I'm like, I can't remember anything. This is so cool. I love it. I always am like, Laura, what happened? She remembers stuff.

[Laura Lee]

Yep.

[Manny Mua]

She remembers stuff. I don't.

[Laura Lee]

I remember.

[Manny Mua]

So I'll be like, that's how I.

[Bretman Rock]

Want to escape the night. I remembered from episode one.

[Manny Mua]

Because you knew.

[Bretman Rock]

I knew I made it to the end.

[Manny Mua]

I made. To the finale.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Obviously, Nikita killed me as a. She killed me. And then do it again.

[Laura Lee]

That's what she's saying right now. And I do it again.

[Manny Mua]

But, yeah, that is. That memory thing is crazy. I'm impressed. Because this one.

[Laura Lee]

You like math and science.

[Bretman Rock]

No, I love it. And you are also. I love that Laura changed the way you speak about your love, too. Like, yeah. Like, y'all are like.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Like, I mean, truly.

[Bretman Rock]

Because I saw that episode when you finally, like, started to talk to yourself about attachment. Yeah. And, like, I think you're saying, like, I want love.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Laura was like, no, you are love.

[Manny Mua]

Yes. Yes. No. Look. Look at this. Look at my background. Hold on.

[Bretman Rock]

Period.

[Manny Mua]

And that was because of, like, Laura, like, helping me with, like, kind of figuring out, like, even, like, me reading attached and kind of getting into, like, the helping myself of, like, overcoming things. Because I think it has a lot to do with, like, just, like, inner trauma from your childhood, and it affects your love language as an adult.

[Laura Lee]

You know what I mean? You want something you just can't be negative about.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

You have to want how much facts. You've proved to yourself that it's a negative situation. You've got to find the positive in it if you want anything to happen. And that's.

[Bretman Rock]

And you got to walk around like you already got it.

[Laura Lee]

Yes.

[Manny Mua]

Yes.

[Laura Lee]

Visualization. Is that how you say yeah? Yeah. Like, that's. That's exactly. You show up who you want to be.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

So it's like, it's cool. It's actually really nice. Like, it's nice to see because I feel like I have a lot of healing in that world of, like.

[Bretman Rock]

Do you think he's coming? I do feel like he's coming.

[Manny Mua]

I do. I. I really do. And it's funny since for so long, I was like, no, not really.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

But I think that was my brain being, like, protecting me.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Being like, girl, you're fine. Like, you're fine. You're doing just fine. Like, you don't even need to worry about a man. So it's like, I think now as I've become more open with myself, me. Like, no, I would like that, though.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Like, it would actually be nice. I just have to, like, realize what my own issues are, and then I just move forward and, like, kind of, like, even, like, when I've talked to, like, a guy recently, the one that.

[Bretman Rock]

You know in that video, he was very. The brat.

[Laura Lee]

He was.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Let's not skip over that, girl, because I see you skipping through so many comments. Who was that man?

[Manny Mua]

Okay. Literally, I really didn't know him. Like, I didn't know that man. Oh, he was a stranger. Really? People literally like, who is this man? And I was like, no, no, no. I literally went up to him. I was like, do you got a man? And he was like, no. And I was like, can I make out with you and record it, period? And I literally. I was like this. I was like, I'm going like this.

[Laura Lee]

Oh.

[Bretman Rock]

And then.

[Manny Mua]

And I did. And then we exchanged numbers, and we've just been chatting.

[Laura Lee]

You know what I wish. I wish you didn't hit record.

[Manny Mua]

I would have gone back and been.

[Laura Lee]

Like, can we do it one.

[Manny Mua]

So we made up for the video. Then I was like, thank you so much. It was so nice to meet you. Then we made out again for not the video. So I was like, I know. He was like, we're into it.

[Bretman Rock]

Did we see her again?

[Manny Mua]

It just. It literally just happened. What?

[Laura Lee]

But they've been texting four days ago.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, we've just been chatting.

[Bretman Rock]

Okay. I feel like he's your next.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, he was very.

[Manny Mua]

It's next week. It's my pit. I'm like, it's my pit next week. I'm like, so listen.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm like, damn. All that happened in Japan. That for you.

[Manny Mua]

Like, damn, what happened there? No, so it was. Yeah, but I'm just. I am more open now, whereas before, I was a little bit more closed off. And, like, Laura, her own journey with herself has Helped me like want to get my own journey together and like accept that that's just what it is, you know, Especially because I'm here alone. Like my family's all like in San Diego now. So it's like, it's me. So I feel very independent, but I think I use that as a crutch to be like, oh, I'm so independent. Like I don't need anything, period. Yeah, but I want things.

[Bretman Rock]

It's when you don't need it, but it's.

[Manny Mua]

Exactly. And I was like, I don't. I was like, I don't need it. Need it. So I. But I use that as like my shield cuz I don't need it. Technically I'm very self efficient, but I want it. But I never really let myself like want it before.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly.

[Laura Lee]

O, that's.

[Manny Mua]

I think that's the part that's hard. That's the part that's hard for me.

[Bretman Rock]

I was single for and a virgin for four years before my man.

[Manny Mua]

A virgin.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, like a born again born girl. I was like, I could not be with anyone that don't love me.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

And that was just something that I told myself. And then earlier this year I was like, I gotta get let my guards down and kind of just like start dating again.

[Manny Mua]

Totally.

[Bretman Rock]

And then it'll hit you.

[Manny Mua]

Just like. Right?

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. And then when I told myself that and I was telling myself like, I'm ready for love. I would even talk to the moon. And I know you're a moon.

[Manny Mua]

I'm a girly through and through. I'm up till 2am like this girl.

[Bretman Rock]

You missed talking to her two days ago. That was a good moon to talk.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. You're like, that was the. Damn it. Text me.

[Bretman Rock]

This is the moon that was the last full moon. Was a Hunter moon. Alessa Hunter.

[Manny Mua]

You're so stupid. I caught that.

[Bretman Rock]

We need a drag episode.

[Manny Mua]

That was a drag queen. He's like Alyson Hunter. I'm like, I know that drag queen.

[Bretman Rock]

But talk to the moon, girl. Cuz I know you're connected.

[Manny Mua]

Well, for me it's like also part of manifesting. So it's kind of like the idea of like putting it into the world, energy into the energy and like the full moon. Like obviously there's energy in the, in the moon. Obviously. Like look at tides for example.

[Bretman Rock]

You're convinced you're Sailor Moon? Just ask.

[Manny Mua]

I am, I am. Like, where is my tuxedo mask?

[Bretman Rock]

Are you. Your makeup is like moon theme. I'm like, moon, give this man A man.

[Manny Mua]

Give it to me. Where's my man?

[Laura Lee]

In the moon.

[Manny Mua]

I need to talk to him. He's like this, waving for them.

[Bretman Rock]

Like.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, this makes sense right there. That's why we're not together.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, right.

[Manny Mua]

I'm on my way.

[Bretman Rock]

You like, you think I'm skinny.

[Manny Mua]

I'm like, you can't even see me.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm so tiny.

[Manny Mua]

Me swearing. I literally always. Me and Gabriel always make fun of this because he's like, you swear. You're so tight. You want to be so tiny. And I'm like, I do. But I'm like such a strong six foot, like, broad guy. And I'm like, I'm just in my head. I'm like, I'm 5 7.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm so also glad that not to talk about her. Why she's not here. But Ms. Gabby's also in her wifey era. Girl, you need to be in your wifey. I need to see Maddie and his wife. Such a lover.

[Manny Mua]

I am like. And the thing is, like, I actually would be a great part. I genuinely feel like I would be a great partner because I'm very communicative. Like, I'm very much. Like, I feel like I'm a good partner. Like, I'd be a good person for that. But I'm the. I know. I get my own way because I'm also the one that's like, you're doing too much.

[Bretman Rock]

Do you think you're picky?

[Laura Lee]

Yes, I think he's picky.

[Manny Mua]

100 as you should though. But yeah. And that's like the part too that I'm like, I feel like I am picky. And I'm like. Like, I don't want to settle. And so there's like almost like a fine line of like, am I settling because of the idea I want to be with someone.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

So that there's also like that horror aspect of it as well, which I'm like, no, I. I know if I want someone, then I'll want them, like, for sure. But I can be very much, like self sabotage. Like, if they try to love on me too quick or they try to get too close to me too fast, I'm like, stop. Yeah, you're being crazy. Because I haven't. I have an avoidant attachment style. So the second someone's being too lovey with me, I'm like, you need to stop.

[Laura Lee]

And that is why I say it's.

[Bretman Rock]

Part of the problem.

[Manny Mua]

And that's part of my problem.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Because I have an avoidant attachment. Like, the love aspect of it is. Is weird to me because I've never had that kind of experience. So to me it's like, you're just. You're obsessed with me, girl. You're an Aries as I am, and that's an Aries.

[Bretman Rock]

So my Leo ass is like, I need my man obsessed with me.

[Manny Mua]

That's. And that's what Gabriel is too. He's just like that with his side like that.

[Laura Lee]

Gabriel is like that.

[Manny Mua]

If he.

[Bretman Rock]

If he is not obsessed with me, he gotta get you. I'm obsessed with my man.

[Manny Mua]

Obviously the opposite.

[Laura Lee]

This one wants his man to hate him.

[Manny Mua]

No, not hate me.

[Bretman Rock]

Love you, just. But the question is, what is just people.

[Manny Mua]

No, literally. But the thing is, like, people that are avoidant, though, they just need like their partners to usually have their own life. Yeah. They need to like, have their together. Like they. I don't like the feeling of infringing on my life. That's my problem. Don't infringe on my life. Don't take away time.

[Laura Lee]

Blend your life together.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, totally.

[Laura Lee]

That's what it is. You do.

[Bretman Rock]

It's gonna take a while for you to live with someone.

[Manny Mua]

Take me a minute, bro. Gonna take me such a. It's gonna take me a minute to do that right now. I'm like. I remember like this once, like, this boy visited from San Diego. Like, we were talking. I was like, stay with me for like a few days. And like in here, by the end of it, I was like, get the out of my.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

And we were talking and I literally was like.

[Bretman Rock]

Did you say it to him?

[Manny Mua]

No, I was very nice and he was cool as. And like, we were really like, we're really cool. But I remember at the time I was like, God, you're like in my space.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, get away.

[Manny Mua]

But that's like. To me, like, I have to get over that aspect of it where it's like. No, you're actually blending.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

They're not taking away.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

People with avoidant attachment style, they think they're taking. Getting taken away from. Because I like my life. So people who are avoid, like, they like their lives. I don't want to be taken away.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly. So just want to add. Someone to add.

[Manny Mua]

I need addition, not subtraction.

[Bretman Rock]

Exactly.

[Manny Mua]

Period.

[Bretman Rock]

And never division.

[Manny Mua]

And that's fucking right.

[Bretman Rock]

I don't even know what. I don't either, bitch.

[Manny Mua]

I just know you said some mad shit.

[Bretman Rock]

That was so dear.

[Manny Mua]

Division. That's so deep.

[Laura Lee]

Never crazy. Do it math.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, my God, this is so much Fun.

[Bretman Rock]

I could talk to y'all forever.

[Manny Mua]

No, literally. Like, literally.

[Laura Lee]

We could.

[Bretman Rock]

We could just wait for y to be in the baddest radio. I don't got a studio like this, but it was cute.

[Manny Mua]

No, next summer, like, let's do it. We really will. Or even we're going to hang out.

[Laura Lee]

A lot more before now and then.

[Bretman Rock]

Yes. Oh, my God.

[Manny Mua]

Of course. Next.

[Bretman Rock]

Finally, back in the beauty industry. I'm just kidding. Like, making my return. Like, I'm doing my beauty round.

[Manny Mua]

I love it.

[Laura Lee]

30 minutes. No, we are. But this was so much fun.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm so excited for your Korea trip. I can't wait to see all the pictures.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, yeah, we're gonna. We're gonna go in.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I better serve up because Korea gives fashion 100.

[Manny Mua]

I was like, I'm like, already packed. Like, I'm not gonna look some cute.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah, I got some cute. But I mean, you know. See, it holds up to Korea standards.

[Manny Mua]

Uhhuh. 100%.

[Bretman Rock]

Are you guys going to have time to, like, gallivant and like, shop? Cuz that's.

[Laura Lee]

We do have and I want to go to the 711 so bad.

[Bretman Rock]

Like that drink. Oh, the 711 drink. You got to pick it out yourself. Which wants.

[Laura Lee]

That's all I want to do.

[Manny Mua]

Girl, I'm so excited cuz, like, they are having us do like the color thing where like, they see what your.

[Bretman Rock]

I am literally.

[Manny Mua]

That's like a literal, like, life coach of mine in Korea.

[Laura Lee]

I'm living.

[Manny Mua]

You're gone as you're wearing silver. I was like, how dare you? You look great.

[Bretman Rock]

Wait, are you not a silver girl?

[Manny Mua]

I think she's more of a girl girl. For sure.

[Bretman Rock]

I mean, yeah, I. I'm both silver. Both. Especially when I'm super tan.

[Laura Lee]

I. Yeah, but I'm mostly gold. I'm mostly a gold girly. But I. But like, I felt like this was silver. This shirt. Right?

[Bretman Rock]

It's so cute. Shoes I love.

[Manny Mua]

No, I love. Everything looks great. When I'm. When I'm pale, I'm silver and when I'm light, light pale, I'm gold.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah. Depending on the. Depending on.

[Bretman Rock]

So when you're pale and when you're paler.

[Manny Mua]

So when I'm pale, I'm gold, but when I'm pale silver. That's my color story, you guys. So I'm really for the color analysis. I'm literally geeked.

[Laura Lee]

I'm gonna be real interested.

[Manny Mua]

I'm literally geeked. I can't wait to see they tell.

[Laura Lee]

You what the colors.

[Manny Mua]

So they show they put the colors like your autumn, your spring, your summer as your tones. So like they show you different tones of a color color and then they bring up to you, see like which one do you look dead in and what you look alive in.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

So you're supposed to know the colors.

[Manny Mua]

That flatter you, that colors that flower you, and colors that literally drain you. Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

So it could be like five different reds. But like an autumn red might look fall, red look better on you than like a winter.

[Manny Mua]

Yeah, yeah. Or you can have like bolds and better.

[Laura Lee]

It's my best color.

[Manny Mua]

I love when I don't even need to do black. I don't even need to black.

[Laura Lee]

It's not even in the, it's not.

[Manny Mua]

Even in the lineup. It literally is just like blues, greens, yellows.

[Laura Lee]

Waiting for black. The whole time you're like, I love black.

[Manny Mua]

They bring up black, you look dead inside. Bring it up.

[Laura Lee]

And they're like, you look like actually it's your worst color.

[Bretman Rock]

No, but I feel like you experiment so much on the pod. Laura, girl, you a new every episode, girl.

[Manny Mua]

Literally all the fashion is always correct. Everything looks sickening. Girl, you are good.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm like, I feel like you're going to be in street style next episode. I could learn. We're going, yeah, or a geisha street, the hair, everything.

[Laura Lee]

We don't even address it.

[Bretman Rock]

I just, I'm like, why, why is a slate look? Oh my God.

[Manny Mua]

A full like kimono like me too. On this side I have a samurai sword.

[Bretman Rock]

And yeah, with Gan as our guest.

[Manny Mua]

She actually put us in it. Oh God.

[Laura Lee]

Oh my God.

[Bretman Rock]

We took it to Bar Bre.

[Laura Lee]

I love your fashion. You know that you wear some of the stuff that. I'm dead serious. I'm like, wow. Celebrities couldn't even put this together. Like it's so high end. But so you're always unexpected to me. Like I don't know what Bretman's gonna wear.

[Manny Mua]

I agree.

[Bretman Rock]

You know, girl, you just copied my answer because I just said that about.

[Laura Lee]

You're using a very high posh way. You know, people have their style. Like Kim, you kind of know you're gonna see Kim. Like, you know what? You know, but with Bretman, like you don't know, but it's always so good.

[Bretman Rock]

Thank you. Well, I feel like when you have a face of a woman and built.

[Laura Lee]

Of a man, baby, you gotta, you.

[Manny Mua]

Gotta, you gotta figure that out, you gotta experience it.

[Bretman Rock]

Non binary fantasy.

[Manny Mua]

I love the.

[Bretman Rock]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Manny Mua]

It's my favorite.

[Bretman Rock]

And a stylist helps too.

[Laura Lee]

Oh, well, you got a good one.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Okay.

[Bretman Rock]

Hi, Brian.

[Manny Mua]

Ryan. I'll hit you up, babe. Ryan, Oversight. Is those.

[Laura Lee]

Yes. I'm wearing all of Bretman's outfit. No, we show up as Bretman's outfit next episode. I've had this. I've literally had this.

[Manny Mua]

I've had it for years. He's like, I just got it this week.

[Bretman Rock]

I'm like, this is fresh off.

[Manny Mua]

I just got it off tomorrow. It's crazy.

[Bretman Rock]

Bella just walked in there.

[Manny Mua]

Years.

[Bretman Rock]

Wait really, really quickly because we didn't do rapid fire. What did y'all think of the Victoria's Secret fashion show?

[Laura Lee]

I loved it. I thought it was great.

[Manny Mua]

I thought she looking.

[Bretman Rock]

Oh, six. I don't disagree.

[Manny Mua]

I loved the women walking. Like, I loved the women walking. I thought they were actually amazing. But I thought, like, the set. The set was cheap looking. The audience, like, it was, like, so small. It, like, looked kind of, like, weird. Like, the way it was built when. When one of the models put their foot down and it pulled up the whole tile, I thought that was. Yeah. Yeah. Pulled up the whole ass tile. While I thought that was crazy, I'm like, that would never happen on a show before, and there was no theme.

[Bretman Rock]

Well, apparently, shoes were also, like, horrible to walk in.

[Laura Lee]

The shoes were crazy because I saw their toes clenching for, like, they were, like, glued.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Trying to stay in the challenge.

[Bretman Rock]

My one thing. I love the fashion. I love it. But I think they were just missing the bombshell blowout. Hair 100. That's why I came here like this today. Like, what? Why was Adriana slicked back? Why was Candace's slick?

[Laura Lee]

Why was she in a full body suit, slick back?

[Manny Mua]

I didn't like that she was in a bodysuit.

[Laura Lee]

I'm like, okay, let me say this. I talked to Jackie at an event, and she went to the fashion show, and she was saying it was Jackie Aina. Uhhuh. And she was saying it was so, so, so much more grand there. Like, the outfit. You were there and, like, you saw them, you'd be like.

[Manny Mua]

Like, shook. Yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Like, it's, like, on camera. Maybe it didn't read. You know, like, it didn't read, but she was like, there. It was everything. I also had a lot of appreciation for the older super.

[Manny Mua]

I loved that so much.

[Bretman Rock]

I loved seeing to oftentimes Alex Konsani.

[Laura Lee]

I was screaming.

[Manny Mua]

And Valentina too.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah. I was like, yeah.

[Laura Lee]

50 years old. And she closed the show.

[Manny Mua]

Insane.

[Bretman Rock]

So good.

[Manny Mua]

And she ate it up.

[Bretman Rock]

She was like, yeah.

[Laura Lee]

Where Was her wings, though.

[Bretman Rock]

I needed my Tyra wings.

[Manny Mua]

I needed wings on, like, most of the girls.

[Laura Lee]

I know some of the girls, like.

[Manny Mua]

I was like, why like. Or like, the wings that they had were, like, so random. I think that was why I was like, usually the thing is, they do do like at end of the year. So it's always like a winter wonderland theme. Always.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, it's always in the first week of December. Cbc and it's always pre recorded the.

[Manny Mua]

Day before they did it live this time. Which they've never done.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

Which I'm like, that one pretty still went the day before. I think so too.

[Laura Lee]

I only had one tile come up.

[Manny Mua]

I mean, baby, when I talk to.

[Laura Lee]

You, what I said, girl, where was Kendall Jenner?

[Bretman Rock]

Where was she?

[Manny Mua]

I have no idea.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, I love that my sisters opened and started open and ended it, though. The Hadi sisters, that I thought was beautiful.

[Manny Mua]

They look like, beyond. That's why I was like, all the women walking. I was like, like Chef's kiss. Everyone walked it. I just thought, like, the atmosphere. I'm like, I feel like it could have been.

[Laura Lee]

You see Candace's body.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, Candace's body.

[Bretman Rock]

Now they showed it where she was.

[Laura Lee]

Just thin, like, supermodel thin. And they showed her now, and she is rocked.

[Manny Mua]

I mean, just I was little.

[Bretman Rock]

Delicious.

[Laura Lee]

Models today are built like, it's not about being real thin. Like, it's about being.

[Bretman Rock]

I love it.

[Manny Mua]

Healthy. They want to look healthy.

[Bretman Rock]

Sometimes bullying works. We. We believe Victoria's Secret for putting real anywhere.

[Manny Mua]

And it works. And the thing is, I. When I was watching, I was like, I hope we still see, like, this, like, bombshell vibe of, like, I want to see these women being just like bombshells, but from every size, every age. And they were. They were all absolutely drop dead gorgeous, but different sizes and different type of people. And it was nice to see beautiful. Like, I love that. I love that it was like, still an attainable aspect of beauty.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Thank you.

[Laura Lee]

Took us some time.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, we bullied them last year because they did like, they did like a around the world. And then Twitter was like, girl, you tried it. So I think this was like their first attack at the old format. And I think with the feedbacks of this, I think we're just gonna get a big. It's gonna be way better one.

[Manny Mua]

Next thing is, I would watch Victoria Chica every single year year.

[Bretman Rock]

Like, like, you have no idea. I would, like, run home to watch the live.

[Manny Mua]

So. So.

[Bretman Rock]

So that's why I, like, myself was getting my life And I love seeing Lisa perform.

[Manny Mua]

I love seeing Tyler perform. Like I was screaming share like it.

[Laura Lee]

Was insane, insane, crazy. So I like that Charlie xcx. She's on tour, but I imagine if she.

[Bretman Rock]

They opened it with Chap Chapel.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, yeah.

[Bretman Rock]

Chapel.

[Manny Mua]

I. I wish it was Charlie before Cook.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, she was busy. Or Sabrina. Sabrina.

[Manny Mua]

I should have ate that up.

[Bretman Rock]

Yeah, Truly I did. I do. Back to where you're saying, like the themes girl.

[Manny Mua]

That's why this one, to me, it like, was almost like all over the place. Yeah, it was bland in a weird way. The women all ate, but that's what I was like. There was nothing about, like, the aspect of it that gave Victoria's Secret that was like, why it's like, oh, just like a fashion show.

[Laura Lee]

Yeah.

[Manny Mua]

What about it was victorious other than a couple wings, like, tossed in. Yeah, you know what I mean?

[Laura Lee]

The read.

[Manny Mua]

Oh, sorry. Well, it's just the truth. Anyways, you guys, that is it for today's episode. Hope you guys have fun watching it. We will link all of Brett and stuff down below. You know where to find him as well as, of course, radio.

[Laura Lee]

Yes, yes, duh.

[Manny Mua]

But thank you guys so much for watching and we'll see you guys in our next episode. Bye.