Katie Lowes & Reza Farahan: Fat Watch & Gluten-Free

Summary

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Jeff Lewis Has Issues: Katie Lowes & Reza Farahan – Fat Watch & Gluten-Free

Date: February 25, 2026
Host: Jeff Lewis
Guests: Katie Lowes, Reza Farahan, with Shane, Mercedes, Gigi, and others

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of “Jeff Lewis Has Issues” dives into Jeff’s ongoing fixation with weight, body image, and self-improvement—including his decision to start Ozempic and his consultations for facial surgery. Meanwhile, guests Katie Lowes and Reza Farahan join the conversation about health, celiac disease, gluten-free living, and reality TV drama, all seasoned with Jeff’s signature irreverence. The hosts and guests bring vulnerability, humor, and no shortage of shade as they examine toxic reality TV relationships, share personal struggles, and pitch pretzels and trail mix.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Shappy Pretzels Phenomenon

• Pretzel Business Talk ([01:26]–[04:29])
  • Shane discusses the runaway success of Shappy Pretzels (“chumps” bought 4,500 after last appearance), causing a capacity crunch but delight at the support.
  • “We are sold out of mustards. But don’t worry, mustards are still happening.” – Shane [02:36]
  • Shane jokes about being the “pretzel princess,” admitting Goldbelly orders may take 1-2 weeks, but pretzels are always shipped fresh.
  • The group discusses creative pretzel consumption methods—everything from pizza and cheese to breakfast sandwiches.
  • Jeff confesses “thin envy” of Reza and his own weight struggles, lamenting he “cannot eat that many today” [04:02].

2. Fat Watch and Body Image

• Jeff’s Weight Journey ([05:06]–[09:59])
  • Jeff recounts his anxiety about his body on camera during taping ("Fat Watch"), humiliating styling experiences, and jokes about “chubby chasers.”
  • “That's how fucking humiliating it was. I was on Fat Watch.” – Jeff [06:05]
  • After stylist comments about weight gain, Jeff starts Ozempic, admitting, “As of yesterday, I am on fucking Ozempic” [06:22].
  • Shane and Mercedes encourage Jeff and remind him he’s not fat; Jeff laughs: “You haven’t seen me naked... You would regret that decision.” [06:53]
  • MJ (Mercedes) shares how off-season eating made her cringe at past “Shahs of Sunset” confessionals and Jeff relates openly to gaining weight under work stress.
• Ozempic Crew
  • The team jokes about turning Ozempic into a group discount/self-improvement plan for the entire office and household staff [17:07]. Shane jokes, “It's cheaper than lunch.” [19:42]

3. The Facelift Consultation & Cosmetic Procedures

• Dr. Kasabian’s Recommendations ([10:33]–[14:43])
  • Inspired by Caroline Stanbury’s “amazing” look, Jeff consults Dr. Kasabian, who recommends upper and lower eyelid surgery, lower face, and neck lift—shocking Jeff with how much is “needed.”
  • “I went there... All I wanna talk about is lower eyes. That’s all I wanna talk about. But unfortunately, Dr. Kasabian thinks that’s not enough.” – Jeff [10:57]
  • Shane and Gigi detail the in-office experience—pointing out how Shane’s skin “snaps back” while Jeff’s does not [11:51].
  • Price estimates for the procedures elicit gasps (“It would be close to 100... thousand” – Mercedes [15:03]), leading to a debate about the logic and pressure behind doing all procedures at once.
  • “At this point, with all that work, why don’t we just find a donor and do a fucking face transplant?” – Jeff [14:18]

4. Kids, Parenting & Setting Standards

• Monroe’s Personality ([25:03]–[29:14])
  • Jeff shares stories about his daughter Monroe—including her no-nonsense approach to Aurora’s vacation request, her budding fashion critique skills, and her abundance of designer accessories.
  • “She’s very creative and very visual... She’ll go in my closet, grab another pair, and say, ‘These work better.’ And she’s right!” – Jeff [26:22]
  • The group debates children's luxury gifts and family charity rules versus their own childhoods.

5. Reality TV Drama & the “Valley Persian Style”

• Show Dynamics: Conflict vs. Connection ([36:09]–[41:15])
  • Psychic “Scary Sherry” warns that if the reality show escalates in conflict and toxicity, it risks cancellation after one more season.
  • Jeff analyzes why the show works: a mix of “conflict and toxic relationships and happy relationships and friendships and connection... perfectly balanced” [37:07].
  • The group discusses the importance of maintaining core friendships (particularly between Gigi, Mercedes/MJ, and Reza) as the “anchors” of the show and cautions against overwhelming the cast with new “friends.”
  • “When you upset the girls, it’s because you’re giving them unsolicited advice as a friend of 20 plus years… You’re not attacking them. You’re not...” – Jeff [38:14]

6. Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Life

• Katie’s New Role as Celiac Spokesperson ([42:00]–[44:41])
  • Katie Lowes embraces her diagnosis, revealing her new relationship with the Celiac Foundation and describing living gluten-free. “If you want to make it rain... the Celiac Foundation slipped into my DMs and we are talking!” [42:28]
  • The group pokes fun at the idea of gluten-free cruises and the “swingers” reputation, but also addresses the genuine difficulty and potential severity of celiac—Katie names her GI doctor, credits a colonoscopy for the diagnosis, and describes symptoms.
  • "Swingers. Yep. I'm serious. Those gluten free people are horny." – Jeff [44:42]

7. Ozempic Dosage Advice

• Listener Call with Bridget from Chicago ([45:12]–[47:01])
  • Caller Bridget warns Jeff about escalating Ozempic doses too quickly, sharing her own intense side effects (“I would have to pull over on the side of the road and, like, throw up outside of the car. It was like being pregnant all over” [45:53]).
  • The roundtable discusses sustainable weight loss, nausea, and concerns about yo-yo dieting.

8. Life Updates & Promotion

• Promos
  • “The Valley Persian Style” can be streamed on Bravo/Peacock ([47:41]).
  • Shappy Pretzel gets another enthusiastic plug with some behind-the-scenes on product development (“Adam... is trying to make a gluten-free soft pretzel... we’re going to be billionaires when we do.”) [49:10]
  • Jeff recounts moments from “The Valley Persian Style”, reflecting on cast relationships and difficult moments, especially around Mercedes' and Tommy’s breakup ([47:59]–[48:39]).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Ozempic

  • “As of yesterday, I am on fucking Ozempic.” – Jeff [06:22]
  • “Shane’s the one that’s going to be injecting me once a week, every Monday.” – Jeff [10:08]
  • “I want my entire office on Ozempic.” – Jeff [17:07]
  • “It’s cheaper than lunch.” – Shane [19:42]

• On Cosmetic Surgery

  • “So what Dr. Kasabian is recommending is upper eye, lower eye, lower face and neck. I’m like, this is a lot.” – Jeff [11:23]
  • “At this point, with all that work, why don’t we just find a donor and do a fucking face transplant?” – Jeff [14:18]

• On Reality TV Balance

  • “You guys are the anchors of the show. Everyone else... I do like that sweet, sweet guy that lost his wife, that couple... I think it’s important that you have happy couples to balance out the toxic, negative couples.” – Jeff [38:46]

• On Parenting

  • “She’s very creative and very visual... She’ll go in my closet, she’ll grab another pair, and she’ll say, ‘These work better.’ And I’m like, she’s right.” – Jeff [26:22]

• On Celiac

  • “If you want to make it rain... the Celiac Foundation slipped into my DMs and we are talking!” – Katie [42:28]
  • “Swingers. Yep. I’m serious. Those gluten free people are horny.” – Jeff [44:42]

• On Diet Culture

  • “That sounds like a yo-yo. The new version of some yo-yo.” – Shane [47:25]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:26] – Pretzel business talk and Shappy Pretzel explosion
• [05:06] – Jeff’s “Fat Watch” and Ozempic confession
• [10:33] – The Facelift Consultation saga
• [17:07] – Group joking about everyone getting on Ozempic
• [25:03] – Stories about Monroe and parenting philosophy
• [36:09] – Reality TV: Psychic’s warning and the importance of balance
• [42:00] – Katie on Celiac, gluten-free life, and foundation partnership
• [45:12] – Caller Bridget gives serious Ozempic advice
• [47:41] – “The Valley Persian Style” and more Shappy Pretzel plugs

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Episode Tone & Language

The tone is conversational, irreverent, and honest, often veering into self-deprecating humor and real vulnerability—especially from Jeff. Banter is rapid-fire and full of inside jokes, while guests and regulars do not hesitate to lovingly roast each other or themselves. The episode is packed with both empathy and unfiltered honesty about show business, personal struggles, and LA culture.

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For listeners who want a mix of celebrity dirt, real-life struggle, pop-culture riffing, and comic chaos—this episode delivers a well-balanced, salty-sweet ride.

Transcript

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[Jeff Lewis]

the drama never stops.

Stop fucking apologizing. You're not making it any better. You're just reminding me how late we are. I know I'm specific. I know I'm a little high maintenance, which is why I tip really fucking well. Want to start? Shit, but don't you. Okay. Really?

[Shane]

Jeff Lewis has issues.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hey, welcome to Jeff Lewis has Issues. In today's episode, Katie Loews and Reza Farahan joined the show. We talk about Katie's gluten free cruise and we catch up with Reza on the Valley Persian style. Plus, I'm on fatwatch. Good morning.

[Shane]

Good morning.

[Mercedes]

Good morning.

[Jeff Lewis]

I see that you brought pretzels today.

[Shane]

I did. You're welcome.

[Jeff Lewis]

Which? Did Kian guilt you into this? Cause we had a whole conversation how we were gonna subtly ask for more pretzels.

[Unknown Guest]

Oh, really?

[Shane]

Oh, you know, he just asked.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, you just flat out asked Kian.

[Gigi]

Very subtle. Yeah.

[Shane]

Didn't you? It did it.

[Gigi]

He said it came up.

[Shane]

I don't even remember what happened. I can't. That was Keyan.

[Jeff Lewis]

Can you to the mic, please? Yeah.

[Shane]

Kian, we need you.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, you just said that you were, like, amazed at how many sales that you had.

[Mercedes]

And I said, well, you know, we're

[Jeff Lewis]

filming tomorrow, so it might be a good idea to promote your business. Oh, smart, smart. Keyan, how many pretzels did we get today? Was it like 2018?

[Shane]

Now I'm just the face.

[Jeff Lewis]

Is it true that chumps, the last time you were on this show, chumps bought 4,500 pretzels?

[Shane]

4,500 pretzels have been sold to chumps across this nation. It's insane. I haven't seen my husband. I have to do all the school pickups. No, I'm kidding. It's been amazing. We're completely at our max capacity at Goldbelly every single day. But that doesn't mean anything. Chumps can still order. Oh, my God. Isn't he cute?

[Jeff Lewis]

That's so sweet.

[Shane]

He's so cute.

[Jeff Lewis]

We're looking at pictures of your husband in front of pretzels.

[Shane]

We just had our 20th. I think it was our 20th Valentine's Day together. Anyway, pretzels are happening. We are sold out of mustards. But don't worry, mustards are still happening.

[Jeff Lewis]

Wait, what do you mean? So when are we getting more mustards?

[Shane]

They're coming. Everything's happening. We just have to keep going, guys. Just keep going. Chumps.

[Jeff Lewis]

So if chumps buy pretzels today, when can they, when did they ship? Just so I want to just.

[Shane]

You can't ask me the hard hitting questions.

[Gigi]

Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I just want to manage people's expectations. Yeah. So what I appreciate about this.

[Shane]

Should we call Adam right now?

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, this is what I know. This is what Adam says. When they ship, they are fresh. Like just made that day.

[Shane]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

But remember that if you order today, it might be a week and a half before you get it, but when you get it, it is fresh.

[Shane]

Yes, yes, yes. They are made and put on frozen the morning they are made. So all you have to do if this is on Gold Belly, if you're ordering them in the LA area or any of the surrounding areas, they're made that morning and they're put out like that day. You know, guys, it's like bread with salt on it. So it has like a real expiration sort of situation going on. But again, I'm just the face. I'm the pretzel princess. I don't know 100% what I'm talking about.

[Jeff Lewis]

And if you want to try these amazing pretzels, you go to shappy pretzels.com Correct.

[Shane]

Correct.

[Gigi]

Shappyprezel.com Shabby pretzel.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, shit. Pretzel.

[Shane]

But you're close because last time you've really come a far away. Because last time you were only calling them like snappy slappy.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know.

[Shane]

Shnazzy Shabby pretzel.

[Jeff Lewis]

So I. The last time you brought them, I did have two or three. I cannot eat that many today.

[Shane]

I love you for.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you About a size 14? Things are dark over at my house

[Shane]

and we've tried them all different ways. Just so you know. Like we freeze them all the time and then we heat them up in the microwave or in the toaster. We put pizza on it. We Put cheese on it, we put eggs on it, we put sandwiches on it.

[Jeff Lewis]

I can't do it.

[Shane]

Effing delic.

[Jeff Lewis]

So I looked at Reza and I have thin envy because I think he's even thinner than the last time he was here.

[Mercedes]

Thank you.

[Jeff Lewis]

Just be careful. We don't want, like a Seacrest situation. Cause he used to be really handsome. And I think he's lost too much weight.

[Mercedes]

Totally.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't want you to lose too much weight, but you look great.

[Mercedes]

I'm always hungry. It would be too hard for me to get to Seacrest weight. I'm, like, looking at the pretzels. I want to eat one. Have one.

[Shane]

I'm not going to have one. Come on. This one is worth it. Skip something. And later. Don't skip the pretzel now. Always choose [e-mail].

[Jeff Lewis]

so I had my first interview for the show Confessionals on Friday, and I wore a sweater similar to yours today, except yours looks better on you. It was a bit clingy. And so as a result, we had what was called. How many cameramen did we have, Mike? We had a couple cameramen, we had a couple sound guys. Everybody was on Fat Watch, because if I move the wrong way, you could see yet another roll. So I'm not kidding. It was Fat Watch. They had me leaning over just a bit and then, like, covering my stomach with my arm. That's how fucking humiliating it was. Then Ty flew in and I said, I'm sorry, because I said I would be leaner when you got here. And I've actually gained more weight. And I said, it's a good thing you're a chubby chaser. And he goes, I am not a chubby chaser. And then Ty, the nicest person in the world on Sunday before he left, made a fat joke. So then stylist comes over, choose stuff for the week. She says, I think I want for you focus on some monochromatic looks. And I go, because I'm fat. And she said, well, I can see that you gained. You're not fat. But she goes, I can see that you gained a little weight in your face.

[Gigi]

Oh, my God.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. So I, as of yesterday, am on fucking Ozempic. What? I started yesterday.

[Mercedes]

Muscle Ball.

[Jeff Lewis]

We're starting with the 25. And then next week we go to the 0.5.

[Shane]

We need to. I think this is karma because you make Michael Beck when I'm in here, get on a scale, right? And this is just it coming back at you. But also I just have to say you are not fat. This is crazy.

[Jeff Lewis]

You haven't seen me naked.

[Shane]

You are not fat.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know you want to.

[Shane]

I do.

[Jeff Lewis]

You would be.

[Shane]

I think you look great.

[Jeff Lewis]

You would regret that decision.

[Mercedes]

Well, here's. I was just on Watch what happens live and Andy, we know.

[Jeff Lewis]

We saw.

[Shane]

We have lost spot. I'm sorry.

[Mercedes]

Andy asked me to say five things I would tell my Shahs of Sunset self, and number five was don't eat so much in the off season because there are some confessional looks from shots of Sudset. I'm like, oh, my God, you're humongous. Like, what were you thinking? Like, put the fork down.

[Jeff Lewis]

You know, it's even funny. Like, I'm sure you noticed this in the beginning episodes of the Valley. Persian style. You were heavier.

[Mercedes]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Like, noticeably heavier. That's going to be my confessional looks

[Mercedes]

because I was stress eating noticeably.

[Jeff Lewis]

Jeff.

[Mercedes]

They were telling us we didn't have any. Like, we're off to a slow start. You know, all the things that producers tell you to freak you out, to, like, deliver were in my ear, and I was panicking, and I was eating more than I should.

[Gigi]

I love that because I'll have to slice in your confessionals throughout the rest of the season. So, like, it'll, like, cut to you

[Jeff Lewis]

being like, it's just gonna torture me. I want to just.

[Gigi]

You'll be so skinny by the end.

[Jeff Lewis]

I want to throw that whole thing out. I want to throw it out, and I want to start over.

[Shane]

I'm not. You're. I think this is nuts. I just. This is too much for me.

[Mercedes]

Speaking of nuts, can we talk about the pantry? Can we talk about the pantry list? My husband packed nuts for everyone.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, but your husband clearly doesn't like

[Mercedes]

you because I look like Fred Mertz on the packaging.

[Jeff Lewis]

So explain. Explain what this is and what's on the package.

[Mercedes]

Okay, so my husband started a build your own trail mix company that's very Persian centric, like, with nuts and seeds and things that drive spices and spices that Persians eat. It's called the pantrylistofficial.com and he made an AI generated image of the two of us, and he looks adorable. And I look fat and old.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's true. And he's not exaggerating. I feel like you need to post this on the Instagram. On the Jeff Lewis Live Instagram. Your husband looks, like, fit and handsome, and you look just like a blob.

[Mercedes]

A fat, old.

[Shane]

Wait, you're the one without a beard and mustache. Correct.

[Mercedes]

I look like Fred Mertz.

[Jeff Lewis]

Look how unflattering that is.

[Shane]

Yeah, you look like marshmallow. That's not great.

[Mercedes]

My nose is huge.

[Shane]

Look like you.

[Gigi]

It literally doesn't look.

[Mercedes]

I look bald. You look fat. Yeah.

[Gigi]

Why are you.

[Shane]

Well, by the way, I thought. I mean this in the most loving way. I thought when you showed me the animated. I thought you were the other one and you just have a shaved face. But yeah, the fact that you're the. That's a bigger bald.

[Mercedes]

I'm the fat old one. There's a. There's a difference.

[Shane]

That's cute. Oh, wow. Your husband's so handsome.

[Mercedes]

Thank you. Wow, he's a cutie.

[Shane]

He's really handsome. I'm so sorry. You do seem depressed.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, well, it just didn't end there.

[Shane]

Oh.

[Jeff Lewis]

After. So after I went on Ozempic and.

[Shane]

Do you feel okay?

[Jeff Lewis]

I already lost a pound.

[Mercedes]

Stop.

[Unknown Guest]

Who's administering the shots?

[Jeff Lewis]

Shane will be.

[Shane]

Is that true?

[Gigi]

The doctor didn't love that. He was showing it to Jeff how to do it. He's like, I'm going to show you how to do. And Jeff was like, show Shane how to do it. He was like, I'm gonna show you how to do it.

[Jeff Lewis]

I go, show Shane how to do it. And he said it again. I go, show Shane how to do it. And so Shane did it. Since Shane's the one that's gonna be injecting me once a week, every Monday.

[Shane]

But you know what we're gonna cut to. I'm gonna be back here a month from now and you're gonna be so upset because it's gonna be the opposite. Your face is gonna be hollowed out. Like. I'm just saying, slippery slope.

[Jeff Lewis]

I have a lot of friends that just do it for a couple of weeks. They lose 10 and they get off of it. And then I just. You know, what happened is once I started shooting this show, I don't work out as much. I don't walk as much. I'm so busy and the weight just.

[Aurora]

Did you really work out before?

[Jeff Lewis]

Fuck off. I've just been gaining it fast. So that's what's going on. Okay, so Caroline Stanberry was here and she looks absolutely amazing. She did a lower facelift and she said, you have to go see my doctor, Dr. Kasabian in Beverly Hills. So I went there yesterday. I went there.

[Shane]

Wow, this is a full self care weekend.

[Jeff Lewis]

All I wanna talk about is lower eyes. That's all I wanna talk about. But unfortunately Dr. Kasabian thinks that's not enough. And what exactly did he say about the lower eyes?

[Gigi]

Well, he was like, you can't just do those. Cause you have to do the uppers as well because you have the crease. So if you just do the bottom, you'll look weird. And then he's like, but then if we just do the lower eyes, your cheeks, they're too low. They're not gonna hold it up. So it's all gonna start to droop and droop and droop.

[Mercedes]

Oh, my God.

[Shane]

So you left needing a full facelift.

[Jeff Lewis]

So what Dr. Kasabian is recommending is upper eye, lower eye, lower face and neck. I'm like, this is a lot.

[Shane]

Dr. Kasabian, what does this all cost? Like, what is it?

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't even know that yet. But the way that they shame you in that office. Like he said, Shane, come here for a second. So Shane stands right next to me and he pokes at Shane's lower eye.

[Gigi]

He's like, look at how Shane's skin would just snap back.

[Shane]

He goes, shane is like five years old. He's a baby.

[Jeff Lewis]

Then he poked me and he goes, oh, my God. And he goes, no, yours doesn't snap back.

[Mercedes]

No.

[Jeff Lewis]

And not only did it snap back, it left a big indentation of his finger on my lower eye.

[Mercedes]

Oh, I would have been. He would have given me a stye. I would have left his office with a stye and a low grade depression. I would have needed Prozac and Ozempic.

[Jeff Lewis]

It took a half an hour for

[Shane]

that little indentation to fill back in.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Shane]

I think that just means you're. I'm always gonna take the. It just means you're dehydrated.

[Gigi]

Too many shabby pretzels.

[Shane]

Too many shappy pretzels. Correct.

[Mercedes]

Well, I'm glad you're off the Celsius because that's going to have a huge impact on the skin. Bouncing back those Celsius. I don't think poison.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't think it's bouncing back. According to Dr. Kasabian, it's a bouncing back. There's a whole. Like he pointed out. I mean, he's a perfectionist, that guy. He pointed out everything.

[Shane]

Maybe we need a second opinion.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, I'm going to get.

[Gigi]

That was the second.

[Shane]

Oh, shit. You write a third opinion.

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Really?

[Shane]

Okay. Third, fourth. Just like. Oh, God.

[Unknown Guest]

Are you considering all these procedures?

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I was thinking about it this morning. It's a lot to do all at once. I don't know if he could just. But I'm very against Upper eye lifts, because I think it changes your look. But what he said is, when you're seeing these celebrities that do the work, they're doing brow lifts, and that's why their eyes are so wide. He was saying, look, you've got just a little.

[Shane]

He's looking at me, and I'm like, obviously, I've done nothing. My eyes are like, okay, keep going, keep going.

[Jeff Lewis]

Cause he was showing me before. After I go, look, this guy's eyes are wider. He goes. He did a brow lift. He goes, that's why he got.

[Shane]

You mean where they cut this Bradley Cooper.

[Jeff Lewis]

Pull it up.

[Mercedes]

I want to be a brow.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't want to do that.

[Mercedes]

Or Al Pacino.

[Jeff Lewis]

So he said to me, what we're going to do is we're just going to take out. We're going to cut a little bit of skin in the upper eye just to remove a little bit of the fat, and then they do kind of a slight pull. And he said, this is a really good age to do it, because, you know, we're right there on the cusp where you're going to, like, really need it. So it would be very subtle.

[Shane]

I'm so sweaty.

[Jeff Lewis]

The upper would be very subtle.

[Shane]

I think this is just so stressful. Here's why I don't think you're going to do it, because you're too much of a workhorse. What are you gonna do? How are you gonna heal? You're not ever taking a day off this. Then you won't get paid. Then you can't pay for the thing you could do.

[Mercedes]

Do it from home. Like, it was Covid and I have a recommendation. If you are considering any or all of them, don't break it up. Recover and heal one time. Do not go back multiple times.

[Jeff Lewis]

That is a lot. I told him. I said, I'm gonna look like Frankenstein. And I said, at this point, with all that work, why don't we just find a donor and do a fucking face transplant? Why don't we just do. You're basically taking my half my face off.

[Shane]

Oh, God. I don't.

[Jeff Lewis]

I would just.

[Shane]

Just let it ride.

[Jeff Lewis]

I just want to do.

[Mercedes]

Like that.

[Jeff Lewis]

I want to just do upper lower eyes for now.

[Gigi]

And let's get the little face wrap,

[Jeff Lewis]

like, and let's just work our way into the. Into the.

[Shane]

And then are you just gonna show

[Jeff Lewis]

up here with the, like, Rachel Zo sunglasses?

[Shane]

Yeah. Oh, that's a good.

[Jeff Lewis]

Borrow a pair.

[Mercedes]

Yeah, you're gonna be fine. Eyes are easy.

[Jeff Lewis]

I want to do eyes just and let's just do eyes and, like, take a break.

[Unknown Guest]

Did he give any cost estimate to do the whole.

[Shane]

Yeah, that's where I'm curious about that as well.

[Mercedes]

It would be close to 100.

[Gigi]

No,

[Mercedes]

I have a lot of female friends in their 50s. I have a lot of fe. If you're going to Kasabian. The upper. Lower that.

[Jeff Lewis]

And what about just upper.

[Mercedes]

Lower 40?

[Shane]

Oh, God. Jeez, you have a child.

[Mercedes]

It's worth it.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's encouraging me.

[Mercedes]

Is that.

[Shane]

Oh, she is not. Is she really?

[Mercedes]

It's worth it.

[Shane]

She's not going to give it. Like, if you come down with a Frankenstein bandage, she wouldn't be scared. She'd be like, yeah, dad.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, she's the one that. When I did the fat.

[Mercedes]

Yes, bitch.

[Jeff Lewis]

When I did the fat repositioning. She's the one that iced my eyes every night.

[Shane]

Wow.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah.

[Shane]

So that's why we have children. I mean.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, my. She was my nurse.

[Mercedes]

So they can ice your eyes and take care of you when you also.

[Shane]

She's in prep.

[Jeff Lewis]

I was a little out of it. She also. What did she do to my face?

[Shane]

Oh, she drew a big penis on it with. Gave you a lot of decoration.

[Jeff Lewis]

She decorated me when I was passed out.

[Gigi]

It was cute.

[Jeff Lewis]

No, it wasn't cute.

[Shane]

She put stickers on it, like unicorns, stuff like that.

[Mercedes]

At least it wasn't a sharpie.

[Shane]

I know. That's what I was thinking too. Gosh, she's cute.

[Jeff Lewis]

So I don't know. We gotta. We gotta.

[Shane]

So you're depressed. Like, this is just too much. You're really, like, existentially thinking about aging.

[Jeff Lewis]

I just thought I shouldn't have left the house yesterday.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

Between the Ozempic and that. But it was Dr. Kasabian, by the way, because I said to him, I go, before you make, like a final decision, maybe I need to lose that 10 pounds. And he said, I recommend Ozempic. Because he probably was like, you have no self control.

[Gigi]

He's like, you have to. He's like, I'm a chump.

[Mercedes]

I listen to the show.

[Jeff Lewis]

He's the one that gave me the Ozempic.

[Unknown Guest]

Oh.

[Jeff Lewis]

Because Saban gave me the Ozempic and I gotta go back in four weeks for more.

[Gigi]

Jeff didn't even ask for the Ozempic. He was just like, please take this

[Shane]

and shot him off.

[Mercedes]

Is that true?

[Jeff Lewis]

I didn't even ask for the Ozempic.

[Mercedes]

I fucking love Dr. Kusabian.

[Gigi]

He said, this is my gift to you.

[Jeff Lewis]

Literally.

[Gigi]

He gave it to me and Shot him up for.

[Mercedes]

It was surgery prep to get those extra lbs off and prep for the surgery.

[Jeff Lewis]

But I've decided that my office. I want to get a. Like some sort of group discount from Kasabian. Yeah, I want my entire office on Ozempic.

[Aurora]

I want to be on Ozempic so bad.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Mercedes]

First of all, I'm sorry, but Kian just got to his goal weight. He doesn't need it, Jameson. If he did Ozempic, he'd evaporate.

[Jeff Lewis]

I have three housekeepers, one nanny that could use it, and then.

[Shane]

Is she pre diabetic? Is she. Does she have, like, really bad visceral fat around her organs?

[Mercedes]

I did sleep apnea.

[Jeff Lewis]

And then.

[Shane]

This is what this is supposed to do.

[Aurora]

I want to do it.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Aurora]

I don't want to lose my butt. I just want to lose my stomach.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I don't think you can dictate that. I think you just have to.

[Mercedes]

One of Kyle's daughters went on it, and she was showing clumps of hair in her hand.

[Shane]

Okay. Oh, yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

What.

[Shane]

What are you going to do about that? What happens if you're doing Ozempic and your hair.

[Jeff Lewis]

My hair just grew back.

[Mercedes]

You just have to take, I think, make sure your vitamins and minerals are on.

[Aurora]

Honestly, I heard as long as you're eating protein, like a lot of protein, you won't lose your hair. Because that's happened to my mom. She lost her hair.

[Shane]

Oh, that's right.

[Aurora]

Your mom and you don't eat protein. Jeff. So we need to lock.

[Mercedes]

He just. He scarfed down two vinegary eggs that he didn't even.

[Aurora]

He's over a six foot tall man. Two eggs is not enough.

[Shane]

Yeah, you're gonna have to have like protein of meal.

[Jeff Lewis]

I gotta get protein shakes. I don't want to lose my hair.

[Mercedes]

No.

[Shane]

Could you imagine? How did you get your hair back? Did you already. What the eyes up here, folks.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'll tell you what. I'll tell you. It started growing back. I started using hims.

[Shane]

Oh, yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

Finasteride and minoxidil.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Minoxidil I've heard is amazing. That's women who have people who have cancer.

[Jeff Lewis]

I started that. I started using Dr. Well, a long time ago. Dr. Groots, which is a Korean beauty brand they advertised on the show. And then they also had me do like a reel for them. So I started using it. I use the Dr. Groots. I take the hymns. And then also Chaz Dean has something. It's like a. I Don't know what's working, but one of those things is working.

[Shane]

They're all doing shit.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, one of those things is working. I don't know which one.

[Shane]

So you're doing them all till the end of time.

[Gigi]

And shopping Pretzels, I heard helps with hair growth as well.

[Shane]

I love that.

[Jeff Lewis]

That happened with the. That fixed Ed.

[Gigi]

That was the pantry list. Trail mix.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes. I strongly recommend Shabby pretzel for Ed.

[Shane]

Hold on a second. Don't you also Shoot. Don't you do testosterone, too?

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Oh, my God, this is wild.

[Mercedes]

Like I said, peptides. Are you on peptides?

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes. Let's make the list of Ozempic. It's you, Shane.

[Gigi]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Shane.

[Mercedes]

No, you do not need Ozempic.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Gigi]

It's cheaper than lunch.

[Jeff Lewis]

Aurora, Maria, Ruth, Debbie, who else wants it? Monica doesn't need it, but she's gonna

[Gigi]

probably want it if we all do it.

[Shane]

She'll want it. I'm just sort of shocked that it's taking you this long to even try it. I feel like you're so on the cut. No offense. No offense. No, I just mean, like, you're on the cutting edge. Like everything Louisiana.

[Mercedes]

She was making money on Weight Watchers.

[Jeff Lewis]

It took you this long to try it? Yeah. Wow. I don't know how to take that. Katie Lowe's.

[Shane]

I love you so much, but you're just on the cutting edge of everything that everyone in LA is doing. And it's been out for so long that I'm shocked that you haven't been like, oh, I'll just see if this week I like.

[Jeff Lewis]

I still like Wake Watch Weight Watchers, but I just need to get back down to that goal weight.

[Shane]

My first agent made me.

[Jeff Lewis]

Who else takes Ozempic? Does anyone here take Ozempic? No, because I'm going to the 0.5 on Monday. Is that strong? I don't even know.

[Shane]

No, you're gonna be so sick and you're not gonna be able to.

[Mercedes]

No, you won't.

[Jeff Lewis]

No sicker than I was after I ate those pretzels.

[Shane]

Hey, guys, the pretzels do not make. Oh, because you ate three or four of them. That's why you won't. Because they're that delicious.

[Mercedes]

All my pretzels Dot com.

[Gigi]

You've tried it.

[Mercedes]

No, because I'm.

[Gigi]

You have self control.

[Mercedes]

No, because if you get on it, you have to stay on it.

[Jeff Lewis]

I got a very supportive chump on line one. Christina New York. Hi, Christina.

[Shane]

She's worried. Jeff. I want to hear this.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hi, Christina.

[Bridget]

Hey, hey, Jeff. Hey, everybody. Okay, so I get it. I understand you're getting older. You look great, though. And I'm worried. I'm concerned because I don't want you look.

[Shane]

And we lost.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's a great time to lose her.

[Bridget]

Have you ever seen a man that has. I don't know, maybe we don't know about it, but usually the guys that get it done, they look crazy.

[Shane]

What? The facelift can't look. Oh, the eyes.

[Gigi]

Yeah.

[Bridget]

And like, the eyes, even sometimes it's pulled too tight.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, those are the brow. I'm not doing the brow lift, Christina. Not doing the brow lift. Don't worry.

[Mercedes]

I'm sorry. Those people are going to Sabian. They're going to some bootleg, you know, Tijuana doctor.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, yeah, you're right. God, now I'm worried about how much Kasabian. There's no discussion of pricing you.

[Gigi]

Now that I hear about it, he prices.

[Shane]

I'm kind of shocked about that.

[Jeff Lewis]

No discussion.

[Shane]

No. He just gave you Ozempic? Yeah, that's like.

[Jeff Lewis]

As a gift.

[Shane]

You look great. Look at how fit you are.

[Mercedes]

This is amazing.

[Shane]

I don't understand. I just think that. I think LA's standards are. They're not normal. This isn't real. This is insane.

[Jeff Lewis]

Can we talk about you?

[Mercedes]

I have a question.

[Shane]

He's so depressed. Play the Wawa, play the wah wah. Sal.

[Jeff Lewis]

No, I got one for you coming up.

[Shane]

Okay, great.

[Mercedes]

So in light of what has happened to Jill, Zarin and both you and I can make some controversial statements and we're both back on TV again, is there, like. Are you ever afraid you're gonna say something that's gonna lead to a want? Are you more careful now than you were before?

[Jeff Lewis]

I think so, yeah. Absolutely. Well, I was also.

[Gigi]

When did that start?

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I just had coffee with Andy last week, and he was the one that was telling me he was kind of like a careful warning when I'm on this show, talking about Bravo for context. On this show for context.

[Unknown Guest]

Jill posted a video after the super bowl giving her thoughts and. And that got her removed from the cast of.

[Jeff Lewis]

He's not worried that I'm gonna go on a racist rant or anything like that. He just wants me to be careful about what I say about Bravo, like contracts, fines, money, you know, production, like that kind. You know, you. And I tend to criticize production sometimes, and that's the stuff he wants me to be careful about. So that message was received in regards to the show. I. Look, I don't expect to Be saying any. Well, yeah. Yeah. I'm sure that some people will be insulted. Certainly. I did say something in a confessional that I was a little worried about.

[Gigi]

About who?

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I said, you know, Zoila's sister works for me. And I said something like, zoila robbed the gene pool, so she might get insulted by that. But Zoely is, you know, noticeably more intelligent.

[Aurora]

Aurora's a hoot.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's so funny. So you know what she said? So yesterday was raining really hard here in la, and I said to Aurora, I said, hey, you're on the schedule for Tuesday. Maybe you just want to stay the night. I don't think you want to drive. She lives in Orange County.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

I go, I don't think you want to drive home in this rain. She goes, no, no. I definitely would prefer to spend the night. And I said, do you have clean clothes? And she goes, I do. In my car. I said, do you have. Do you have panties? And she said, yes. And I go, are they clean or are they dirty panties? And then she goes, what did Maria tell you?

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Jeff Lewis]

That was just once. And I go, what are you talking about? I was joking. I go, what do you mean? She goes, it was just one time where I had to rewear them.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Jeff Lewis]

And she just, like, offered that offer,

[Shane]

that information inside out.

[Mercedes]

Alarming.

[Shane]

Yeah. That's alarming.

[Mercedes]

Alarming.

[Gigi]

Why would she say that to you?

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't. Why would she say. What did Maria tell you? Maria didn't tell me anything. You just gave yourself up.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Jeff Lewis]

But, you know, Monroe's back. She got back yesterday. And so Aurora's been asking for some time off. She wants to go two weeks in Nicaragua to see her mom.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

And I said, look, you know the deal. You have to submit a request for time off, and we have to sign off. And she said, who has to sign off? I said, well, I do. She goes, okay. I go, shane. And she goes, okay. And I go, ann Monroe. She goes, oh, no, no. She will never approve it. I go, go ask her. So she's playing. She's doing their playroom playing. And she goes, monroe.

[Shane]

Oh, my.

[Jeff Lewis]

She goes, monroe, you would approve time off, right? Cause I want to go. Monroe just, like, stopped. She goes, you can go now.

[Mercedes]

Oh, my.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah.

[Mercedes]

That's amazing.

[Shane]

I can't wait to know Monroe when she's old. I cannot wait. I cannot wait. She sounds so fantastic.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm sure you do this with your kids, but it's interesting to watch them and see what Their passion is what their hobbies are, what their interests are. She's very creative and very visual love. And I noticed that she asked me, she goes, is Julie coming tonight? Julie's the stylist. She loves kind of like tagging along with Jul.

[Shane]

That's awesome.

[Jeff Lewis]

But she reminds me of my grandma. Cause she's a little harsh. But Julie will pick something, and she goes, those shoes don't work with those pants. And so she will go in my closet, she'll grab another pair, and she'll say, these work better. And I'm like, she's right.

[Shane]

We have to get her into, like, fashion camp or fashion.

[Jeff Lewis]

Or maybe she'll be a stylist.

[Shane]

That's an amazing camp. They have camps that are like fashion, where they have. They get to design clothes, then they make them, then they walk the Runway or they put, like, all that.

[Gigi]

She would love that. We need to do that, right?

[Jeff Lewis]

We did Valentine's Day yesterday.

[Shane]

How'd it go?

[Jeff Lewis]

I. I sent pink roses. So I had. How many dozen?

[Shane]

You are the absolute three dozen, I think. Did you not go to Ahmadi Designs, who gave me my diamond earrings and get the diamond M or something for her?

[Jeff Lewis]

We already have the diamond M. I got that for Christmas.

[Shane]

Okay, Right, right, right, right, right.

[Unknown Guest]

That's right.

[Jeff Lewis]

She got this perfume that. So I had this client aunt who was wearing this most amazing perfume. I go, I've never smelled this before in my life. What is this? She goes, I got it in Paris. We found it, and we got it relatively quickly. And it wasn't that expensive. It was like 80 bucks. So she got perfume. She got a Z Momo, which is a big labubu.

[Shane]

Like a big, big one.

[Jeff Lewis]

A big, big one.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Gigi]

24 inches. It's so cute.

[Shane]

Oh, my God.

[Gigi]

It's like a little baby.

[Shane]

And by saying, finding the perfume in the labubu, you're doing this, right, James?

[Gigi]

I, I, I was able to source them. No, but the, the perfume. We just asked and we got that link. That was not a big deal.

[Shane]

Wow, this is so lovely. How is somebody ever going to measure up? She ever dates ever going to measure up for you? This is wild. Like, no one is ever going to measure up.

[Mercedes]

The men that come into her life are going to be like.

[Shane]

Which is, like, good. Like, good. The standard should be ridiculously high, but still. This is insane.

[Mercedes]

Well, wait, we haven't even given the insane yet. She got a Birkin.

[Shane]

What else did you get?

[Jeff Lewis]

No, she got a Goyard.

[Shane]

Are you fucking kidding me?

[Jeff Lewis]

So Cute. We got the blue one. We're gonna monograb it. It's the cutest thing you've ever seen.

[Mercedes]

Oh, shit.

[Jeff Lewis]

But she asked for it.

[Mercedes]

I'm like, how do you know what goyard is?

[Unknown Guest]

She's doomed.

[Shane]

How does she do, like, in school and stuff? We don't care. Does any of that shit matter? Cause, like, does any of it matter, really? I mean, school is kind of archaic. Yeah, like, it's archaic, though. It's just like, I don'. How do we even measure up if school's gonna end up getting her a great job or anywhere in life?

[Gigi]

She actually is doing good in school.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's doing well in school. We have a tutor, though.

[Shane]

That's okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, twice a week. But it's really.

[Gigi]

She puts in the work.

[Jeff Lewis]

Really doing well. Much better in school, I think she still can't spell, but she can read now.

[Shane]

Huge, huge win.

[Gigi]

The more you read, the more you can spell. It'll come.

[Shane]

That is true. If you read every night, spelling gets better.

[Gigi]

Oh, that's what it is.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, maybe we should read that instead of watching traitors.

[Shane]

You can do both.

[Gigi]

Put on the sub.

[Shane]

Believe she got a Goyard bag.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's so cute.

[Shane]

Any one of my kids got chocolate? Like, nothing. I mean, I like to set precedent that, like, no, like, gifts is not. It's. It's already ridiculous. They have a billion toys. It's too Jeff.

[Jeff Lewis]

Mm.

[Shane]

And.

[Jeff Lewis]

And it's not all for me, but I did go through her closet and just count her bags. That's a lot.

[Shane]

We have the rule. You bring something in seven have to go out.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Shane]

And be given toy seven. Oh, yeah. They get one toy and. And also the big. They get $3. $1 is saved, $1 is spent, and $1 is given to charity.

[Mercedes]

Who is giving them $3?

[Shane]

No, but, like, just. It doesn't matter, even if it's a hundred. But like, I'm saying, that's the life rule. Like, to teach them as they move along in life.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's been making bracelets, and she wants to give them to sick kids at the hospital.

[Shane]

Great. Do you know an organization to do that with? No, because I do.

[Jeff Lewis]

But then she also said that she wants to sell them. And I said, you're not selling them to the patients, right? And she said, no, no, I'm gonna

[Gigi]

give them to separate order. We're gonna do one for the hospital, one to sell.

[Jeff Lewis]

But I said, you're gonna give them to the kids, right? She goes, well, the children. I will Give them to. I said, so you're gonna sell them to adults in the hospital? And then she repeated, I'm gonna give them to the children. Which means, yes, I'm gonna sell them to the adults.

[Mercedes]

Because those adults might have kids that aren't sick. And like the sick kid comes home with the brace, kid might want one.

[Shane]

She could do like a Tom's thing where you know. Oh yes, like a kid. Yeah, like a kid buys two essentially. But one is given to a sick child. And I don't know, guys. I'm not a business person, obviously. I'm just the face of Shabby Pretzel.

[Jeff Lewis]

But she's not supposed to wear any jewelry to school. But she had three bracelets on today.

[Shane]

How'd she sneak that in underneath the sleeve?

[Jeff Lewis]

She just doesn't.

[Gigi]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Some of those girls, they just don't care about.

[Shane]

Well, it's a stupid fucking rule.

[Jeff Lewis]

It is a stupid rule. Sorry. That's a stupid fucking rule.

[Shane]

I, I'm.

[Mercedes]

I couldn't go to that school. Hi.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. No, you couldn't. You could. Not with all that jewelry.

[Shane]

Let me see, let me see.

[Jeff Lewis]

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[Shane]

Oh, no.

[Jeff Lewis]

And I said, why? What's going on? I said, what do you mean? I said, this show has longevity. She says, I'm concerned about the fighting and the conflict. She says, if the fighting continues, if it escalates, that you will not get more than another season. And I said, that makes sense to me because I think it's important. And I really kind of thought about this. I am watching the Valley Persian style. I love the show. I think it's perfectly balanced between conflict and toxic relationships and happy relationships and friendships and connections. It's perfectly balanced, right? Why does it work? It works because you and Gigi and Mercedes are so good, so strong. I love you guys together. You have a great relationship with your husband. You've got three people with negative toxic relationships on the verge of divorce. One is already filed. I feel like she's right. I feel like if it gets. If it gets. If there's more conflict, it'll get darker, that you'll lose the balance. And then we're not gonna wanna watch that. It's gonna become one of these other toxic reality shows.

[Mercedes]

I completely agree. And the one thing that I love, Jeff, is, is the scenes like me and Mercedes sitting with the lady from the Lab diamond company. And she and I get to have a moment that's very real, very raw. But you also see some bickering. And the bickering isn't cutting to the white meat. It's like we have someone who doesn't like living in the Valley and she thinks she's above all of us. And so I don't care about.

[Jeff Lewis]

I care about you, Gigi and Mercedes. And that is an alliance that needs to be protected at all costs. Because when you guys are bickering, it's always coming. Like when you upset the girls, it's because you're you're giving them unsolicited advice as a. As a friend of 20 plus years.

[Mercedes]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

You know, that's coming from a place of love. You're not attacking them. You're not. So I just. I kind of agree with her. The formula is working and people obviously are responding. They had a huge, huge, huge premiere. No, the show's doing really well, but I think it's very important that you guys keep that. Maintain those relationships, the three, at all costs, because you guys are the anchors. You're the anchors of the show. Everyone else in my. I do like that sweet, sweet guy that lost his wife, that couple, Emilia,

[Mercedes]

I like that couple. They are such amazing human beings. Like, Adam and I try and have dinner with them as often as possible. We love and adore them. They're amazing.

[Jeff Lewis]

I think it's important that you have happy couples to balance out the toxic, negative couples. Right. I mean, that sky and Bombshot. Oh, my God. It's, like, tough to watch.

[Mercedes]

It's very hard to watch because she literally. She enjoys berating him in front of other people because she's so disappointed in. In the way her life has turned out. Played out. Yeah. And she wants. She sees everything she doesn't have as opposed to appreciating the things in life that she does have. So. Yeah, I appreciate Scary Sherry for pointing that out, but I agree.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'll ask her about you.

[Shane]

Like, what you paid, and she gave him a reading.

[Jeff Lewis]

Isn't that crazy?

[Mercedes]

Like, Jeff, Mercedes and I were just talking about this one other thing, too. Mercedes was bringing up the fact that she was going to have. Have an open house at Gigi's sister's house. And in the scene, I was like, you know what, Gigi? You're not being nice. Mercedes is working really hard. She's trying to make a sale. This is not about you, Bobby. It's about Mercedes. Try to close escrow.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes. And she needs it.

[Mercedes]

And she needs it. And I was really happy that I stood. Even though I love both of them. I thought in that moment, Goldnessa was wrong and I had MJ's back and we talked about it, and I'm so glad. I. I love the two of them. When we were off the air, we were not fighting at all, ever. And so it would make no sense to me to start filming and then start fighting with them.

[Jeff Lewis]

You can't.

[Mercedes]

No, I don't want to.

[Jeff Lewis]

And it sounds to me that, you know, that is what could derail the show because it's going to become another like what Shah did in the end. You know what I mean? And what happened to that? So I just think I wanted to send you that message. I appreciate it and I tend to agree with her.

[Mercedes]

Do I owe you money?

[Jeff Lewis]

No, the other thing. I want the other thing.

[Shane]

Did she say anything about and your

[Jeff Lewis]

life after she talked about Mercedes and Reza.

[Shane]

Wow. And didn't bring me up at all.

[Jeff Lewis]

There was one other thing that I thought about and I don't know. They have to be careful when they bring in new people. Right. I think they could upset the chemistry and they could upset the current dynamic. I think if they are bringing in new people, it needs to be a friend of. And we can just like dip their toes in.

[Mercedes]

Well, I don't want to like spill the tea and get in trouble. Cause you already told me Andy had that little chit chat with you. So we have not been picked up for a second season, but maybe some people from production are texting me saying, hey, is there anyone in your orbit?

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, so they're already looking around. I have to. I. I would be reluctant to introduce another full time cast member, but I think part time would be fine.

[Mercedes]

Yeah, I don't want to disturb the ecosystem. I feel like we introduced 147 new people to the audience already.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, bringing more.

[Gigi]

Who's gre?

[Mercedes]

Introducing more new people is crazy to me, but you know, I'm a team player now.

[Jeff Lewis]

You've. You got some good news. The last time you were on the show, I did. Well, every time that you're on the show, you like to remind us that you have celiac disease.

[Aurora]

Correct.

[Jeff Lewis]

And just when the show is getting fun, you remind everyone. And that's a gl. Is that a gluten allergy?

[Shane]

It is.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, so is it true that I

[Shane]

can't eat the shabby pretzel?

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, glad you're the pretzel.

[Gigi]

Pretzels.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did they reach out to you?

[Shane]

I ate it for years. I was just diagnosed a year ago.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did the celiac.

[Shane]

Yeah, when I was on the show last time, I said I'd like to be the face of celiac if you wanna make it rain. All of that. And yes, the Celiac foundation slipped into my DMs and we are talking, figuring out how I'm gonna help the cause.

[Gigi]

Shout out Celiac Foundation. They're choking.

[Shane]

They are. They totally are.

[Gigi]

Shout out to the.

[Jeff Lewis]

You mean how you're gonna get yourself Secure yourself another paycheck?

[Shane]

Always. Guys, I'm an actor under the guise I'm a multi hyphenate. Artist.

[Gigi]

If Jill was still alive on hunting wives, she would not be having this conversation.

[Shane]

Her also, well, I can't say. But I am always one to use my platform to help people.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're not lying about celiac disease, are you?

[Shane]

I haven't had Gl like Brooke. I haven't had. Oh, God, I have not had a. Fuck if I. I would be eating this fucking chappie pretzel right now. I have not had a piece of gluten in a year and a half.

[Jeff Lewis]

Is it true that there's a celiac cruise line?

[Shane]

There is.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay.

[Shane]

There is, because some people. Okay, well, because. Oh, my God.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you gonna go on the cruise?

[Mercedes]

It's a carnival cruise.

[Shane]

Celiac Cruz wants to call me, slip into my DMs. I'm available. Listen, it's a carnival. Here's the thing about celiac. I have celiac where I can. Like, I'm not the level where some people literally, if they cross contaminate their food touches gluten at all, they get violently ill. I mean, dangerous. This is. You can wah wah all day, but this is serious shit.

[Mercedes]

Don't.

[Jeff Lewis]

I bet you get one little tiny rash.

[Shane]

No.

[Jeff Lewis]

And now you're like, I've been suffering for years.

[Mercedes]

It was horrible.

[Shane]

But listen. No, no. I had a colonoscopy and they were like, you're the most inflamed in there ever. You have celiac Come in and get the celiac specific blood test, which I did, which came back positive. Dr. Ari Nguyen, shout out. He's unbelievable. He's an incredible GI. Changed my life.

[Jeff Lewis]

You were in flame, too, Jameson. Right, but for a different reason.

[Shane]

Nice guy.

[Mercedes]

Oh, my God.

[Shane]

God. But celiac crews, for example, like kids and families, can go on this and know that the kitchen is completely free and they don't have to worry because they have to go through the rest of their life asking every single restaurant, every single chef has this. Touched anything.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, I get it.

[Shane]

Okay?

[Jeff Lewis]

This is what. This is what, their tagline. This is their tagline. Imagine a truly worry free vacation experience.

[Aurora]

Yeah, that's nice.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm just gonna tell you what I heard before. You go swingers. Yep. Swingers. Yep. I'm serious. Those gluten free people are horny.

[Mercedes]

They're freaks.

[Shane]

Horny and freaks.

[Mercedes]

They're freaks.

[Shane]

They're freaks. You guys are hilarious.

[Unknown Guest]

Gluten free and gluten free.

[Shane]

That's a great tagline. Celiac foundation and the cruise. If you want to work with me, you heard it here first.

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First.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, Bridget. In Chicago. Line five, Bridget.

[Shane]

Oh, yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hi. Hi. Okay, so what dose I'm on? 25. I'm going to go to 0.5 on Monday then. What?

[Bridget]

Don't do it. That's too quick.

[Jeff Lewis]

Really?

[Shane]

So do like.

[Bridget]

Yeah, do 25 for at least two to three weeks before you go up. Because I went to 0.5 from 0.25 after I said, think like the first two doses. And I got really, really nauseous. And then I made the mistake of going from 0.5 to 1 because my weight loss slowed down. And then I got so sick that I couldn't keep anything down. So just take it nice and slow because you're going to make yourself nauseous. Remember when Megan first went on it and she was throwing up all the time?

[Jeff Lewis]

And Doug. And Doug.

[Shane]

Oh, Doug has done it.

[Jeff Lewis]

It just didn't work.

[Shane]

Oh. I would have to pull over on

[Bridget]

the side of the road and like throw up on outside of the car. It was like being pregnant all over. It was. It's terrible. So I went back down to 0.5.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh shit. Should we do a couple weeks of 0.25 then? Shane, the doc.

[Mercedes]

I mean, I thought you were supposed to do four weeks on the doctor

[Gigi]

saying that Jeff should do the 0.25 next week.

[Jeff Lewis]

Maybe because I'm bigger.

[Gigi]

He said that Jeff should do it as soon as Friday. He was like, you could do four days. Pick up the pace.

[Bridget]

That's crazy.

[Shane]

Wow.

[Bridget]

Take it slow.

[Jeff Lewis]

But I'm £200, Bridget.

[Mercedes]

What?

[Jeff Lewis]

Fuck off, Shane.

[Bridget]

There's no way, Jess.

[Shane]

No way.

[Jeff Lewis]

So maybe I can take a stronger dose.

[Bridget]

Yeah, just let your body get used to the 0.25 and just kind of slowly edge it up.

[Gigi]

Have you felt anything today, Jeff? Like any nausea or hunger occur?

[Jeff Lewis]

I didn't have the munchies last night, which was good. Usually that after eight I'm screwed just

[Shane]

standing in the pantry.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, pretty much.

[Shane]

Yep.

[Jeff Lewis]

So I did not do that. And I am down a pound, Bridget. So maybe. Look, if I'm losing a pound a day, I can stick with the 0.25. How many days do I have?

[Bridget]

Take a float. Take a 12.

[Gigi]

What?

[Jeff Lewis]

20, 15 days to lose.

[Mercedes]

All right.

[Jeff Lewis]

Thank you, Bridget. I appreciate it.

[Shane]

Why do you have this? What is the. What is this cutoff mark? What is this date to lose a pound a day? Yeah. Oh, cuz you want to lose £20?

[Jeff Lewis]

No, I think that's too much.

[Shane]

That's insane.

[Mercedes]

Then why are you trying to increase it so fast?

[Jeff Lewis]

He told me to.

[Mercedes]

No Then you're going to. Then you're going to lose too much weight.

[Unknown Guest]

Oh, you're just trying to lose 10 and get off of it.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's what you're 10 to 15 and then get off of it.

[Gigi]

That's why.

[Jeff Lewis]

And then gain it back. Back.

[Shane]

Yeah. This sounds like a yo yo. The new version of some yo yo.

[Jeff Lewis]

Before you criticize it, guess how I want to gain it back. Shappyprezels.com that's how I'm going to gain it back.

[Advertisement Voice]

Well, here's the thing.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm going to melt some cheese on it this time.

[Shane]

Just have one.

[Jeff Lewis]

Also want to promote the Valley Persian style, which airs on Bravo Thursday nights. And then the next day you can stream it on peacock. Episode 8 is this week episode 8 of Nine. Correct.

[Mercedes]

Correct.

[Jeff Lewis]

So I mean, you could just sit. If you go to Peacock, you could just binge the whole thing. Total.

[Mercedes]

Totally.

[Jeff Lewis]

Episode seven was crazy.

[Mercedes]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

The Tommy stuff is just insane. I mean, I feel bad because I have to call Mercedes and I'm like, I don't, I don't understand. Like, how did you put. When he just burps in front of you, like, it's so fucking disrespectful. I want to go through the screen.

[Mercedes]

And for us, because we know her so well, we knew a lot of what was going on. So now to relive it on tv, it's very hard to see what she was going through.

[Jeff Lewis]

You know what's funny is that I forgot what episode it was when he was like, if you're not happy, you know, then just divorce me.

[Mercedes]

Yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

And I'm like, you got exactly what you. What you asked for.

[Gigi]

How's that?

[Jeff Lewis]

How's that?

[Shane]

Good.

[Jeff Lewis]

But also want to promote this episode is brought to you by ShappyPretzel.com Correct.

[Shane]

Thank you so much. You can get it on Goldbelly. Go to the website. Ask Adam all the hard hitting questions because I have. I don't know.

[Unknown Guest]

And can you spell Shappy for us?

[Shane]

S H A, P, P Y. I also want. It's his nickname from Shapiro.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes. You told us that last time when you told us you had celiac. Now, hopefully we have some good news that you put a deal together with celiac.

[Shane]

Come on.

[Jeff Lewis]

The Celiac Foundation.

[Shane]

The cruise.

[Jeff Lewis]

Then you can go on the swingers cruise.

[Shane]

Yeah, totally. I'm down.

[Mercedes]

But you can't take your pretzels with you on the cruise.

[Shane]

Nope. Adam has, is trying. You can go to my Instagram. He's trying to make a gluten free soft pretzel. We have not yet landed on that, but I feel like we're going to be billionaires when we do.

[Jeff Lewis]

Thanks for listening. If you want more of this, listen to Jeff Lewis Ladd every weekday on Sirius XM as well as the Jeff Lewis Channel exclusively on the SiriusXM app.

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