Modern Family Star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons on Reboot Rumors & Child Stardom

Summary

Podcast Summary: Just Trish – Episode Featuring Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

Introduction

In this episode of Just Trish, host Trisha Paytas welcomes Modern Family star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons to discuss her journey from child stardom to her current endeavors in music and beyond. Joined by Aubrey's mother, the conversation delves into Aubrey's experiences on set, balancing education with acting, the challenges of child acting, and her aspirations for the future.

1. Welcome and Introduction [00:46 - 01:04]

Trisha introduces Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, highlighting her role as Lily in Modern Family and her growing presence on social media where she shares food reviews and musical performances.

2. Aubrey’s Acting Journey

a. Auditioning and Early Rejections [00:00 - 00:18]

Aubrey opens up about her early attempts to join the acting world, mentioning:

“I did audition for Nickelodeon once when I was like, right before I quit. They hated me. They hated me.” [00:00]

b. Modern Family Experience [01:04 - 08:48]

Trisha and Aubrey discuss the inception of Aubrey’s role in Modern Family, including the dynamics on set and the possibility of spin-offs:

“So I don't think it was meant for me. I did audition for Nickelodeon once… They hated me.” [00:00]

They explore how Aubrey navigated being a child star:

“It's a very rare thing that I currently meet someone I'm currently hyper fixated on. Meaning we just restarted Modern Family… it's so surreal to see you in person.” [01:18]

Aubrey shares insights into the production schedule, emphasizing a manageable workload:

“Sometimes I wouldn't work at all in a week or I'd work one to three days.” [08:48]

c. Spin-Off Rumors and Network Decisions [43:10 - 44:07]

The conversation touches on the pitched spin-off of Modern Family, with insights from Aubrey’s mother:

“They pitched it, but I think the network didn't want to do it.” [43:14]

3. Balancing School and Acting

a. Transition to Public School [05:07 - 07:16]

Aubrey discusses her move to public school post-Modern Family and the challenges faced:

“But I think kids need to have a normal experience… it wasn't the way to do it.” [07:16]

b. Social Dynamics and Loneliness [06:27 - 07:37]

She reflects on the isolation experienced on set due to age differences and the importance of genuine friendships:

“And I feel like I have to be careful about who I trust as a friend, especially, like, at school and stuff like that.” [07:31]

4. Transition to Music and Current Projects

a. Musical Training and Aspirations [01:56 - 22:12]

Aubrey reveals her passion for musical theater and ongoing training:

“I'm good. I'm good. I had a tap dancing lesson this morning. You know, I'm a musical theater nerd.” [01:56]

She discusses her involvement in the band October and her plans to release solo music:

“I'm working on releasing my solo music currently… It’s like indie pop folk.” [21:49 - 22:14]

b. Upcoming Music Releases and Potential Rebranding [22:37 - 22:59]

Aubrey hints at releasing a cover song and possibly changing her stage name:

“I might change my stage name to Francis Anderson.” [22:37]

5. Child Stardom and Its Effects

a. Personal Reflections on Fame [16:57 - 19:00]

Aubrey and her mother discuss the impact of child acting on personal development and mental health:

“I think kids need to have a normal experience… and I feel like I definitely was more troubled when I became older because of the show.” [16:49 - 17:17]

b. Advice for Aspiring Child Actors [17:18 - 19:54]

They offer perspectives on pursuing acting as a child, emphasizing the importance of genuine relationships and personal interests:

“Kids need to have, like, a normal experience, and I don't know if that's the way to do it.” [17:52]

Aubrey's mother adds:

“A lot of kids who were not in the industry are having troubles in their teens than the industry kids.” [19:00]

6. Relationship with Co-Host’s Mother

a. Shared Interests and Bonding [34:56 - 36:20]

The bond between Aubrey, her mother, and Trisha’s mother is highlighted, showcasing their shared hobbies like crocheting and food reviews:

“We have our Food channel Food Mania review. We love trying, but she's actually on a diet right now.” [36:20]

7. Future Plans and Dreams

a. Broadway Ambitions [28:55 - 29:04]

Aubrey expresses her dream role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret:

“Sally Bowles and Cabaret. That’d be like a dream role for me.” [29:01 - 29:04]

b. Travel Aspirations [84:06 - 90:35]

Plans for visiting international Disney parks and attending Broadway shows in New York are discussed:

“We're going to go for, like, a fun yoga retreat thingy, I think. February, April.” [85:03]

8. Food Reviews and Mukbang Plans

a. Favorite Foods and Mukbang Ideas [72:35 - 78:57]

Aubrey and her mother share their favorite foods and potential mukbang ideas, emphasizing Aubrey's love for sushi and adventurous eating:

“I love sushi, actually. Maybe that's dream mukbang.” [72:35]

b. Dietary Choices and Challenges [36:51 - 38:18]

They discuss Aubrey’s Whole30 diet aimed at managing eczema:

“Because it's mostly an anti-inflammatory diet… we both deal with like, really bad eczema.” [36:51]

9. Managing Anxiety

a. Coping Mechanisms [60:08 - 62:10]

Aubrey talks about overcoming anxiety related to interviews through hypnosis, supported by her mother’s experiences:

“I remember once my mom got me like hypnotized by this lady so that I could… get over.” [60:08]

10. Conclusion and Farewell [93:05 - 93:15]

Trisha wraps up the episode by expressing gratitude for Aubrey and her mother’s participation, encouraging listeners to follow Aubrey’s social media for more updates.

“Thank you both for being here. So, yeah, I'm so fascinated by this.” [12:32]

Notable Quotes

• Aubrey Anderson-Emmons: “I did audition for Nickelodeon once when I was like, right before I quit. They hated me. They hated me.” [00:00]

• Trisha Paytas: “She's an icon, open book. Even if you did nothing else, which I know you'll, like, do a lot. Even if you did nothing else.” [92:38]

• Aubrey's Mom: “A lot of kids who were not in the industry are having troubles in their teens than the industry kids.” [19:00]

Key Takeaways

• Child Acting Challenges: Aubrey shares the difficulties of balancing school with a demanding acting career, highlighting the importance of normalcy and genuine relationships.

• Transition to Music: Aubrey is actively pursuing a music career, working on solo projects, and preparing for potential rebranding to establish her identity beyond acting.

• Support System: The strong bond between Aubrey and her mother plays a crucial role in navigating the pressures of fame and maintaining mental health.

• Future Aspirations: Aubrey aims to expand her horizons in Broadway while continuing her education and musical training.

• Personal Growth: Overcoming early anxiety related to public appearances has been a significant part of Aubrey’s growth, supported by her family's proactive measures.

This episode offers an insightful look into Aubrey Anderson-Emmons' life beyond her iconic role in Modern Family, providing listeners with a blend of her past experiences and future ambitions.

Transcript

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So I don't think it was meant for me. I did audition for Nickelodeon once when I was like, right before I quit. They hated me. They hated me.

[Trisha Paytas]

What show?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know I saw, like, the Egyptian outfit out in the living room.

[Trisha Paytas]

The little king tat one.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes, the King T. I was like, this is like history. Like, this is an iconic piece. Like, I can't believe I'm looking at it right now.

[Trisha Paytas]

Speaking of spin offs, was there supposed to be a spin off of Cam and Mitch and.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, it was definitely pitched. And then I think.

[Trisha Paytas]

Her name is Trish.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She's got the mission all across.

[Trisha Paytas]

Filthy rich, pretty and pink, Hot Topic queen and says what everybody thinks she's just Trish.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yay.

[Trisha Paytas]

Hey, guys. Welcome back to the Just Trish podcast. Today we have a TV icon. She plays Lily in Modern Family, but you can currently see her all over social media, reviewing her favorite foods or playing her guitar. Everyone, please welcome to the show Aubrey Anderson Evans.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my. Hi, everybody. Wait, which camera am I supposed to look at?

[Trisha Paytas]

There's your close up and there's the wide.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Okay, cool.

[Trisha Paytas]

I was nervous. I'm still nervous. I was telling you right before. I'm like, no, I was nervous too, which is wild. Okay, so work. It's a very rare thing that I currently meet someone I'm currently hyper fixated on. Meaning we just restarted Modern Family. Well, it's kind of my first time watching it, but maybe a couple months ago, we started, like, watching from the beginning, and so now we're maybe on, like, season, like, I don't know, four or five. And so it's like, probably more like six or something. And it's, like, so surreal to see you in person. Cause we watch you, like, literally every single night for probably four episodes a night for the past three months, so.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my gosh.

[Trisha Paytas]

Thank you for being here.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Thank you for being a fan of the show.

[Trisha Paytas]

Well, I'm a fan of you as well because I was also saying, like, I see you on TikTok, and I just never put the two together. That you were like the same little girl from A Modern Family, which is so crazy. So how are you? How is everything?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I'm good. I'm good. I had a tap dancing lesson this morning. You know, I'm a musical theater nerd and. And I know you are too. So we need to delve into this.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes. I have so many questions. I did not know this about you. I listened to the Dinner's on Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and you guys were talking about you loved Hamilton. And was it like cabaret or something like that?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah. Cabaret is one of my favorite musicals, which is crazy.

[Trisha Paytas]

I had no idea about this. So you tapped in this morning. Are you, like, auditioning for something or.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, I'm just preparing in case I need to audition for musical theater and stuff like that currently. And I might audition for colleges for musical theater next year.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, wow.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

So you are going to go to college?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Maybe, maybe not. Because the thing is, if I booked a job right now that was steady, I'd be like, no, I'm not going to college. I'd rather work a job. But I could. The college life does seem fun. And I did some conservatory things over the summer, and I really liked the vibe. So maybe I will go to college. It really just depends on work.

[Trisha Paytas]

What's like conservatory? What is that like, theater?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's like conservatories are just like. Yeah, kind of like more like colleges for theaters, but, like, programs for it and stuff. So, yeah, I was just doing singing a lot for different colleges over the summer and stuff like that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh. I didn't know. I didn't know you were, like, a singer. Like, I feel like they had to do so many things on Modern Family, but singing wasn't one that I've seen yet.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, it wasn't. It's actually funny. Cause on Modern Family, I'm supposed to be a horrible singer. Cause there's this one episode where the dads are trying to teach me how to sing, and I can't sing. And I'm like, trying to sing, and I just can't do it. So it's really funny. Like, everybody in my comment sections, they're always like, what? Lily can sing now and then? Like, the other joke that people make is that they're just like. You know that one scene where it's like, Dylan and he's like, haley, Haley, I just want to do you. Everybody's like, you should cover that song. And it's to the point where I'm like, I feel like I should just do it because it's going to go viral.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes. Has she done it yet with your band or anything?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I have not.

[Trisha Paytas]

At one of your shows, you just start singing it. That'd be so funny.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Imagine.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, God, that would be really viral. I feel like you're so viral right now as Lily for Modern Family. So to see you growing up, doing that, actually being a good singer, people would lose their minds for sure.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean, I try. It's funny, though, because, like, I feel like I'll post, like, music and stuff that I write, and it'll, like, get the least amount of views.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. It's like the, like, especially as of recent. And I think it has something to do with me being, like, getting verified on TikTok. Since I got verified, I have not gotten the same views that I did.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's so interesting. Have you joined, like, the creator program? Like, the creator fun, like, at paid form.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I think you have to be 18. I could be wrong.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, you're right.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But I think you might have to be a team.

[Trisha Paytas]

I'm so. Oh, my gosh, your mom is here today, which is, like, so cool. I love it because your mom's also.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, she's a queen.

[Trisha Paytas]

Queen of food mania reviews. TikTok like, everything. I watch so much and I'm like, okay. So excited. But I Forget that you're 17 years old.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, man.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's. So you've been working since you were three and a half?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Three and a half. Four. I think. I auditioned when I was three and a half. Or maybe I was freshly four and then. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

And you're still, like, not burnt out from acting. You're like, I want to do another job.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, the thing is, like, I took a break from it for a while, like, right after the show ended. Like, it was crazy, the timing of the whole thing. Cause we shot the last season and the last episode, and then Covid happened like a month after, and everybody was in lockdown.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So, like, the timing was perfect for getting the whole show done and out. Wow. So then the whole industry was completely shut down for like a year or two. And then everything switched to self tapes instead of going in person for auditions and stuff. And like, I. Oh. Doing self tapes, I just. It's not my favorite. And at the time, just. Just auditioning in general, I was not experienced at it because I was on a show for so long.

[Trisha Paytas]

I never needed to get casted right away.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Exactly. So I just. I didn't have that experience. And it gave me so much anxiety when I was younger. I think I was about 12 or 13. And I told my mom I was like, I want to quit. And I did. I quit for a while. And I lived a little bit of, like, a normal life. As much of a normal life as you could live in quarantine when you're in middle school. And then I went back to regular school, ninth grade. And then I started getting into my theater department. And that's how I decided I want to get back into it and stuff.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow. How surreal. How cool is that? So you're back in regular school? You're in public school?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, I was in public school.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh. And then you joined the theater program. Do you have to audition? And they're like, you just starred on this huge series. So, like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, the thing is, it was a very small school, even though it is a public school. There was only 300 kids, not even just in the grade, but the whole school. So I just took the class there, which you don't have to audition to get into.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And then, yeah, I did some of the musicals there and the straight play stuff. But, yeah, you have to audition for those.

[Trisha Paytas]

But did people treat you differently?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. And the thing is, right before I went to that public school that I was at, I went to a different high school. And that's where it's like a regular one where it's like, there's 4,000 kids and it's really crowded, and it's like, yeah, people will stare at you and stuff. And people are really nice about it sometimes, but it's just like, it feels disrespectful. And I'm in the lunch line, and it's like, bro, I'm trying to eat a really burger from the lunch. I'm trying to eat at the cafeteria, girl. And people just keep coming up to me and they'll FaceTime people and put the phone in my face and stuff like that. Yeah. And it's just like, it was very overwhelming.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, fellow kids. Fellow students.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, students and stuff. Wait, that's.

[Trisha Paytas]

It must be so weird on both ends, because if you're, like, a TV star that had been on for, like, the whole life, to see you would be so surreal. Like, I'm sure they couldn't help themselves, but then to be you, it's interesting, for sure.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And, like, I feel like I have to be careful about who I trust as a friend, especially, like, at school and stuff like that. I mean, now I have, like, a pretty solid crew of people that I. I love and trust. But, you know when, like, getting back into that after quarantine, especially where nobody's socializing at all, like, navigating. That was interesting.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that's. Yeah. And then did you have friends while you're doing Modern Family that you are your age?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, I mean, like, outside of the show, like. Yeah, but think about it. Like, the kids, there was Rico, Nolan, and Ariel. Ariel. Those were, like, the main three kids in the show, and they were way older than me. I think they're, like, 25 right now. So they're way older than me. So it was kind of isolating on set because there was nobody my age.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. So you have like. Yeah, so that must be. And then how many days are you working as a child?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It just depended on the episode because sometimes I wouldn't even be in one. And the thing is, people, like, it was like a thing in the industry at the time where it's like, Modern Family is, like, the best show to be on.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Because, like, well, we had a really good craft services, too. Like, the food and stuff. It was, like, apparently amazing compared to the other shows. I don't really know because I wasn't on the other ones. But, like, workload wise, the thing is, there's the different houses. So it was like, you know, one day would be like, for the Dunphy family, and they would shoot that stuff. So it's like, we wouldn't have to work five days a week. Like, it'd be rare, like, unless we were on. Like, unless it was one where it's like, oh, we're doing the Disneyland episode where we're all there together for a week, or we're doing like a. Like a holiday episode. Then it was kind of different and we had to work the whole week. But otherwise, like, sometimes I wouldn't work at all in a week or I'd work one to three days. I feel like, wow.

[Trisha Paytas]

And how are you at that age? Like, what is even audition, like? Because, by the way, you're, like, living my dream. I think child stardom sounds like the best thing ever. Obviously there's, like, documentaries out about it now that seem scary.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Very, very scary. But I mean, yeah, that was. That was like Nickelodeon, though. That's like a whole different situation.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, nothing at ABC was like that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, I mean, technically, ABC is owned by Disney.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, so the Disney kids are fine. The Nickelodeon kids seem to have gone through some trauma.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I feel like Disney, like, being a Disney Disney kid, though, on the channel, it was like a completely different experience from what I had.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's true. They're around like other kids. So you're kind of on this. Like, really grown up.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Exactly. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Did you ever want to be a Disney Channel? Like a Disney Channel star?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, yeah, like, not really. I mean, you can probably tell. I mean, on the kid, like, the character on Modern Family, like, was so tone deaf and, like, whatever. And I'm so like this. It's like, you don't see Disney kids that are, like, really chilled out like this. You don't see Disney kids with like, deep voices like this at that age. You know what I mean? So I don't think it was meant for me. I did audition for Nickelodeon once when I was like, right before I quit. They hated me. They hated me.

[Trisha Paytas]

What show?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know. It was just like. It was just to, like, go in for Nickelodeon and just for them to see me, I think. And no, I don't think it's for me.

[Trisha Paytas]

Explain it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't really know, but I went into the Nickelodeon office and I just read a couple of scripts for them and stuff. I don't really remember it too well, but no, like, I don't think that type of acting is for me. And I think, like, I've grown a lot since I've been in high school and had more experience with acting now and with other fellow students. It's been nice. Yeah, I have more experience now, even though it's just high school experience, but.

[Trisha Paytas]

Which is so wild to see you on the show as such, like, a little kid, like, being so good because, like you said, you draw from experience, but you don't really have experience at 4 years old. So, like, how are you? Just as you. It's most natural because your mom's a comedian, right? Your mom was a comedian, and so it's just like, in your genes to.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Be a performer, I guess. I don't really know. I mean, many people would say otherwise. I mean, I don't know if you've looked at, like, Reddit or, like, seen, like, things about me online, but it's like, dude, people would be like, she is the worst child actor. And the thing is, I'm never necessarily, like, you're wrong. Because, like, the thing is, I had no experience.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, no, I never, like, you're so good. And I'm not just saying this like we talked about on the podcast. I think that's why we've DMed, because I talk about it so much. I'm just like, you're so good. Like, your comedic timing, your stunt work. Like, we watched the episode last night where you're doing, like, the face in the picture and they're not like, telling you, like, that you're smiling.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Not good.

[Trisha Paytas]

And he keep doing this weird phase. And I was like, wait, how does she know how to be funny? Like, how do you know to be funny at that age?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean, it just. I feel like it depends on who's directing that episode. I mean, I feel like there were a lot of people who were really good at dealing with the kids on set because they had had, you know, the other kids to deal with, like, Nolan and Ariel before me, so. And I had a great studio teacher. Her name was Ms. Sharon. So she really stood up for me throughout the whole thing. But my mom, like, you know, you can't really, like, read at the age of four, or at least not that well.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So my mom would just read the lines to me, and then I would just memorize them because she would just read him. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's so crazy. So, like, if you're like. Is like, oh, thanks, dad. She's gonna. She tells you the line, but then is she also reading the other line? Like, if she's camera Mitch, is she reading those lines and then telling you what to say after?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. And, I mean, she could even explain, like, if you want to talk about it, because you know better than me if you would like to talk about it, because she's here. But.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, I'm excited. You're so cute, by the way. I was so excited to see her. Yes. Here she is. Come here. Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I mean, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God, I'm so fascinated.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I look like such a slob right now. You look so cute.

[Trisha Paytas]

No, I love this one.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I was just working on a construction site. I'm like, hey, what's going on?

[Trisha Paytas]

You're literally the cutest. I was so excited to see you.

[Aubrey's Mom]

No. Cause I had, like, a busy morning, and I was, like, carrying packages and stuff. I'm like, okay, let's go to Trish's house now. You look awesome.

[Trisha Paytas]

Thank you both for being here. So, yeah, I'm so, like, fascinated by this. Okay, so, like, you're reading lines to her. So you're reading both the opposite and her lines, and she's just repeating them after you, basically.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Well, and here's. Okay, so here's a cute story from when she had the auditions, because usually when you get on a network show, especially, like, since she joined third season, the show was already a huge hit and was syndicated and stuff like that. So you usually have to do, like, audition, callback, callback, producer session, chemistry reads. Then you have to be network approved. And she only had to do three auditions, which is kind of unheard of. And I couldn't. I mean, I. My agent wanted to submit her, and I was like. Because I'm an actor too, and I'm like, she's never gonna book it. She's gonna be going up against professional kids. Like, if you're six.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And how professional can you be when you're four years old?

[Aubrey's Mom]

There are kids who've been working since they're indictments. Six months. You know, she had zero experience. She didn't know how to memorize a line or what a script was or what a set looked like or anything. And I'm like, she's. She'll never book it. But my agent's like, let me just submit her. I really think she has a chance. I'm okay, fine. And she said she wanted to try. And I never ever thought she was actually gonna book it. And then 10 days later, I was signing a network contract. Oh, wow. Yeah. I couldn't believe it. But when we went for her, she did a chemistry read with Jesse Tyler. And that was her last audition. That's where she booked it on the way they shot on the Fox lot, which are driving from the valley down the Fox lot. And we were running the scene. It was like a two page dialogue with like the dad and her. And then she goes, now let's switch it. You know, she's four. She goes, let's switch. I'm gonna be the daddy and you play the little girl. I'm like, no, honey, we can't do that. It's gonna confuse you. You're gonna get screwed up. And she's like, yes, Mommy, I want to do it that way. Okay, once, but then we have to practice it the normal way. So we did it and then we switched the lines and then we were. I remember we were in the Galaxy parking ramp.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And I'm like, now do it the normal way so you don't screw up when you're in there. And yeah, she. I mean, she didn't like nail it. Nail. But she, obviously she did. She was what they thought was a good fit.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

What? I mean, it must be just. Yeah. Then it just comes natural to remember all that at that age. So you're like learning all the parts. I mean, that's like super genius almost.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Well, here's another little secret behind the scenes too, is that. So she mentioned her studio teacher. Her name is Sharon Sacks. She's like legendary in like Hollywood studio teacher land. And she may be retired now, but anyway, shout out to Sharon. She's the best. She was there the whole, whole, whole run of the entire show and worked with all the kids. And when Aubrey was really little, you know, before she could read and stuff, she would kind of hide on set those, like that first year or two, like, like say if you're sitting on the couch with your dad and you had lunch, she sit behind the couch and she would prompt you if it Was like a really confusing scene because if sometimes it was more than like three people talking or whatever, it was hard for her to know when to come in and she would, like, prompt her, like when her line would come.

[Trisha Paytas]

Up to like, start saying, so she.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Did have a little help like that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow. I mean, but that is amazing to, like, get to do all of that. Were you going against, like, twins or anything to play, you know, like Mary Kate and Ashley, like, you know, for the role.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I doubt that they would have twins because, you know, they had twins before me to play and then they switched me out. The thing is, I think they wanted a kid that could be on for the whole show, so it would have been impossible for them to do twins.

[Trisha Paytas]

I see. To, like, switch it up. So that's pretty amazing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Wow. And then, like, the. Jeremy was played by twins, wasn't it?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, he was like, oh, you haven't.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Gotten that far yet. But, like, later, you know, they just had a baby. Yeah. So they had twins that played Jeremy before, like, the main. The kid that actually, like, was the full time kid and it was a boy and a girl. Because babies, you can't tell the difference.

[Trisha Paytas]

I have to watch it. I have to watch it now to see, like, which one is the boy, which one is the girl. That's. I wonder if you can tell.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But it was ironically, it was the girl who really wanted to be on the set. And the boy would cry. So Jeremy was mostly girl at the beginning.

[Trisha Paytas]

And are you there, like, every day that she's filming?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She was.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Unless I was working too. Then I'd have to hire a set sitter.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh. Yeah. That's like. Because it is kind of like a full time job to have, like a child star and then to have your job and then to be with her, like, that's a lot.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, do you think you would want your kids to act?

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I would love it. And now hearing, like, this story of success makes me excited, but I heard so many bad stories. But I was like, as a kid, I wanted to be at three, I wanted to be on commercials. I was like, Full House was a thing. And I was like, I want to do that, but my parents didn't know how. With my daughter, I was like, maybe I should get her into stuff. And hearing this story makes me, like, excited about it. But I don't know.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I would say, wait till they know what they want to do.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, really?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I would say, wait. Yeah, yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We both would say, don't do it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really? Like, tell Me, Because I think you guys are so, like, normal. And so. You know what I mean?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know. I'm trying to think. Cause it's like. Yeah. I mean, Modern Family has brought me so many blessings into, like, so many blessings into my life, and, like, I'm forever grateful. But, like, I think kids need to have, like, a normal experience, and I don't know if that's the way to do it. And I feel like I definitely was more troubled when I became older because of the show.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really? Cause everything I've heard.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, what's wrong?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, troubled eras.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, tell me, like, the show ends and what you feel. What do you feel when this ends? You're like, what do I do with, like, you're just, what, 12 when it ends?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, I was like, 12, and then. Yeah. I don't know. I just. I would just say wait, because I felt like I didn't really know what I wanted to do after the show. And I think, like, figuring out your hobbies and experiences for yourself is important. Not having your parents choose that for you. And it's not like, she chose that for me.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Because I said I wanted to do it, but it's like, how do you choose what you want to do for eight years when you're four years old? Like, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

And probably as a parent, you just think, like, I always think, like, oh, you set her up. You know, you did the right thing. So it is interesting to hear both perspectives of it. You know what I mean? And it's kind of like that with kids on social media now, right? It's like, I have my daughter, and it's like, how much do you put her on? How much do you not. She, like, loves to be on camera, but is it invasive? Is it, like, later on she'll be mad at me that I did that? I don't know. It's like, such a.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Well, I think. I mean, just my opinion, but, you know, of course, like, we always. There's a couple of different documentaries out about trouble. Child stars and people who said they were unhappy or were abused, even, you know, like, really horrible things. But my belief is the majority of kids in this industry turn out just fine or even really great. A lot of adult actors were child actors and are really thriving in their careers. And a lot of people who were child actors go on to do completely different things. They end their careers and they go on to be lawyers and teachers and parents and normal people, and they're totally fine. But that's not who we hear about. We want to hear about the ones who are trouble, old, walking the streets. Right. But I think no matter because honestly, we know a ton of kids who are in this industry. We know a lot of people who are not. And I'd say more kids who were not in the industry are having troubles, you know, in their teens than the industry kids.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's just the fact that it's being like, online. It's just the fact that it's on social media. This is just teenager stuff. And I feel like. Like, I feel like there was like a whole thing online for, like, a long time, like during the quarantine era where, like, kids were, like, really popular online. And like Charlie D'Amelio, Addison Rae, like, all them, it's like they get in trouble for stuff all the time online. It's like they vaped once and it's like. Yeah, because they're teenagers and you have to see it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't think it just really, like, whether your kids are like soccer or mathletes or whatever they do. They're actors, whatever it is that they're into dancers, like, it really just comes down to relationship. Like, do you have a genuine relationship with your kid? And if you do, then, you know you're going to be fine. But if the relationship is difficult and strained for it, because there are a lot of, like, look at those horrible sports parents. Look at those horrible dance parents. Like, they're. They're just as. That's the same stuff. It's just not on tv. We just don't care about it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that's almost like, worse because they say it's all like, for fake, but those kids are, like, crying and I'm like. But it's like you're still inflicting some sort of pain on these kids. You know what I mean? At least.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

That is. That's a whole different world. That reality TV for children is, like, really, really scary. But I know.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And like, I've watched a lot of dance moms and stuff, too.

[Trisha Paytas]

Me too. That actually, that is abusive. Like you said. Like, they say it's fake, but feels so bad.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And I don't know how those people feel about that experience. I don't know anybody personally from that show, but it just seems so wild and so.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Dramatic and like, of course, now be listening to the JoJo Siwa stuff. Wait, did you cosplay Jojo Siwa once?

[Trisha Paytas]

I feel like you did.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Stop.

[Trisha Paytas]

I'm kind of low key. A Jojo Siwa supporter. I like her. Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, My God.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You know what? I will say we've met her a couple times.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

We have. She's always been super nice. I went to her 16th birthday party.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, and was nice to her little fans, like, what all. She took time with them.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She was never rude.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She was always such a nice person. Yeah. And we haven't always seen that with other people. Like, she's seems to care about people who support her.

[Trisha Paytas]

I've always said that, too. I feel like I met her a few times when she was also young, like 15 and 7. She was, like, really, really nice and really, like, professional and really, you know, genuine. So I think she does get, like, a little bit of a bad rap now, but I think it's maybe she's also maybe trolling a little bit, you know what I mean? I think now she's kind of.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She's just spicing up her life right now. She's making some fun music and she's humping on the stage and she can.

[Trisha Paytas]

She can do that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And drinking. Tito's on stage.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She's doing.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She's living her best life. She's getting drunk at Disneyland. Yeah, I'm here for it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She got drunk at Disneyland?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes.

[Trisha Paytas]

It was like a whole thing.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It was like, for her 21st birthday or something.

[Trisha Paytas]

It was controversial, too. People were, like, mad about it because she was, like, drunk at Disneyland in front of kids. I like your take on it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Because a lot of people were like, let her live her life. It's Epcot. Because, like, you can drink around. Oh, yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

People are drunk at Epcot.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's the tea right there. Yeah. It is interesting that she's. To see that child star kind of become, like, you know, an adult and then, like, rebranding in a way, which is, like, really interesting. Do you think you'll have a rebrand at, like, extreme like that?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know. I mean, because the thing is, I'm a musician, so. And I'm working on releasing my solo music currently. And, I mean, it's obvious, like, I don't have anything out on Spotify or anything yet, but I've got stuff recorded and I'm waiting to take pictures for all of it. So I think when the time comes to release that stuff, then I kind of want to rebrand a bit.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is it like, pop or is it the stuff you're doing with October, the band? Like, is it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, my own stuff.

[Trisha Paytas]

So is it more poppy? It, like, what genre?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You can listen to it after we finish the episode if you want. Yeah, but I Would say it's like indie pop folk. It's giving that vibe. But yeah. Do you know the song by Maps one that's popular online? It's like, wait, they don't love you, like I love you. You know that song, the one that's, like, really popular online right now?

[Trisha Paytas]

There's a dance.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

They don't love you. Like, I. You know the dance that I'm talking about? No, I did.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I did a cover of that song. So I'm going to release that soon, and that's gonna be the first thing that I release. I might even change my name. Like, I might change my stage name.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait, really? Do you have any ideas?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I might change it to Francis Anderson.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait, that's cool.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Y'all look back on this podcast when I'm like, on tour, like in a few years. Just kidding.

[Trisha Paytas]

Where's Francis? You don't like the Francis?

[Aubrey's Mom]

No, I do. That's her middle name. Francis.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Francis Anderson.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She hated it when she was young. She was like, oh, yeah, my middle name's so stupid.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is it named after someone in the family?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's a family friend, right? A couple, right?

[Aubrey's Mom]

No, it's really kind of nothing. It's just a name that I. Not nothing. But you know Bud Friedman, who used to. He founded the improv comedy club. Yes. I'm a comedian, so I knew Bud and he. His. I can't remember if it's his cousin or his aunt anyway, but she was his secretary for years and years and years. She passed away quite a while ago. But when she came to Aubrey's baby shower and I knew her and when you would perform at the different clubs, you would go up to her office to get your check. This is back when you still had to get a check. And her name was Fran. And so I just always loved Fran. And Fran loved you. I have a picture of her holding you a baby. And I just always liked the name Frances. And remember, like that Francis. The little kids books. Yeah, Francis.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Anyway, I don't remember. She always liked the name. And then she hated it when she was.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, because people were just like, that's like a middle aged. Like, that's just like a man name.

[Trisha Paytas]

It is my dad's name. Francis.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And the e. CES female and CIS is the male.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, I see.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love it. I like consider naming my daughter Frances because of my dad. I thought it was such a cool name. But it is really pretty. And that's gonna be a great stage name because like you said, no one's really named that anymore. So I think. And it is your name, which is.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Really flows well too.

[Trisha Paytas]

It fits you for sure.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So we'll see what happens once I release music. But that's what I'm currently working on.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh my gosh, how fun. And so are you working with like other producers, doing it all yourself?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I have a producer that I really like currently. His name is Elliot. He's really, really nice. But I don't have a music manager or anything, so I figuring it all out right now.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We don't know anything about the music world.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Nothing. I know you have music released online. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

I'm surprised you guys are so connected in the world of like, entertainment or something.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I could help you. Music wise, we're nothing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's a difficult.

[Trisha Paytas]

I think it's so, like a lot of people are doing independent now because from what I've heard about recording contracts is they like, kind of like, are a little bit of a scam, you know what I mean? Like, as far as like, you know, you have to like, they give you up front, but then like recouping, it takes forever. So I think a lot of people put out music independently just to like, have control of it. I don't know.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And I'm like looking at young people who are like releasing music and really popular right now. It seems like they really have like a big Persona and like, aesthetic and like they really know what they want. And I know, I feel like it's just like so obvious that it's being pushed by their label.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So hard. And I love all of them so much and they're so iconic. But I'm like, how real and authentic is this? Because I want to be authentic throughout what I do.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's what yours comes across on. On Instagram and TikTok and all stuff like that. Like, it's very. It's very authentic. You're like in your room, you know, you're just like this young girl.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I'm like on the floor, like, so relatable.

[Trisha Paytas]

I think so many people do put money into like, production and stuff. And I think that is something that's like missing because I love all those girlies too. I love pop girlies. But, like, I think that is definitely missing. And I feel like there's no one young doing that kind of music. And I think it'd be really, really cool to hear you sing and do that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Thank you. Also, speaking of pop girlies, you went to go see the Wicked premiere Ariana Grande are we were trying to go and get my publicist Wait, how did you not manage?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Wait, what?

[Trisha Paytas]

I feel like every. Every single person was there.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I know everybody was there, I swear.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God. That's wild, actually. That's so crazy. It was amazing. It was.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

The dress was beautiful.

[Trisha Paytas]

Thank you. Wicked is. This was our second time seeing. I got to see an early screening, and then this. I don't know why I never get invited to anything. It's my first time I've ever been invited, so. I don't know how you didn't, because. But I did. I was trying to, like, ask every single person I know. I was like, is there a way to get it? And they just, like, randomly emailed me one day. But it's so good. I love musical theater more than anything. It's like Broadway. You think you'll do.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I would love to do Broadway at some point in my life. Am I ready for that right now? Absolutely not. But I'm training, and I'm getting there. I do tap once a week, Jazz once a week. I try to do two vocal lessons a week. So I'm training. You know, cooking in the process. You know what I mean?

[Trisha Paytas]

That would be. Did you see Sarah Hyland in Little Shop?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

We did.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We did, yes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It was amazing. Did you see it?

[Trisha Paytas]

I didn't get to see her in it. I saw it years ago when it opened with Christian Borle, and I loved it. But I haven't seen. And I saw that she was in it, and I was like, did you guys make a special trip for that?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, I was already there for, like. I was there for summer camp, for musical theater camp. So then right afterwards, we're like, we'll go see some shows and stuff. And we were like, we have to see it while we're there.

[Trisha Paytas]

I didn't know she sang.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No. Yeah, she's been performing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Her dad is a Broadway star. Her dad is John Hyland.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I didn't know. But, yeah, she started out and she was in the Annie movie as Molly. She played little Molly, like, back in the day. And the one that was in the 90s or whatever. Oh, okay.

[Trisha Paytas]

So not the one that just came.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Out, like, 50 versions?

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, I'm, like, trying to think of that one. Okay.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Not the one with Coving.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Before that Jamie Fox one?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah. Not.

[Trisha Paytas]

Not the Jamie Fox one. Was it the one with Christian Chenoweth and Alan Cummings? Was they. Were they in it? Kathy Bates, maybe.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, God, I'm so confused. Which is.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

There's probably, like, a million Annie movies.

[Trisha Paytas]

I know.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Carol Burnett was in one and what?

[Trisha Paytas]

That was like, the original? Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't even know.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay. I know they're all confusing to me because I'm like, okay, so she was.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She was in one of those. But yeah, she's. She was phenomenal. And Andrew Bart Feldman was the.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God, he's so amazing. Oh, my God.

[Aubrey's Mom]

They were like our cuz. We've seen that show many times, like, in different places, but that was for.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Sure the best time that we've seen it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I can't imagine. I saw him in Dear Evan Hansen and he was like, oh, my God.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Didn't you do a cover of Waving Through a Window once online?

[Trisha Paytas]

I've done the COVID of that. Suddenly.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I've been watching those and then.

[Trisha Paytas]

They should do a song together. I think I'd be intimidated. I really am intimidated. Even, like, sitting here with you because I really like all the stuff you've accomplished is actually amazing. And it's something to be really proud of, even if you didn't choose it. It's a really cool life.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's just happening to me.

[Trisha Paytas]

I know, but it really kind of did. Which is so cool in a way.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, it feels like the Modern Family thing. I feel like it did just kind of happen to me, but I feel like now I'm making my own decisions now that I'm starting to become. It's weird. I'm like, wait, am I a young adult now? Like, it's starting to feel a woman.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, you're getting there. Yeah. Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So just navigating that has been an interesting thing. But, yeah, I'm trying my best to make it in the industry and to stay strong.

[Trisha Paytas]

I mean, you've already definitely made it, but continuing to make it, I think Broadway will be such a cool. What would be your dream role?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, Sally Bowles and Cabaret.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that would be so good. Well, they're doing cabaret right now.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Good.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Sally bowls. That'd be like a dream role for me. And, like, I haven't seen the new one. I kind of wanted to see it when I was there, but we saw it on Broadway with Alan coming. Like, when. How old was I when I was 7?

[Trisha Paytas]

At 7?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. I saw Cavalry when I was 7.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, and she, I guess, is this the youngest person you've had? She's like, I think so.

[Trisha Paytas]

I mean, that is a wild one to see at 7 years old.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, but she already knew the music and she saw they performed on the Tony's that year on tv.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I see.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And she was like, like, what Is this. I want to say. Oh, I surprised her with tickets because.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And I met Alan Cumming afterwards.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, she did a. She was doing. So I'm like, let's just go down and see a show. So I surprised her and she. She freaked out. And yeah, we met Alan.

[Trisha Paytas]

He's my favorite person. I love Traders. I'm like, obsessed with that show because of him. Have you watched it?

[Aubrey's Mom]

I know, it's really so good.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's like a reality.

[Trisha Paytas]

He's so theatrical. They have a lot of, like, reality stars competing and he's like, so theatrical. Alan Cumming is like my favorite human in the whole world too. I've never met him, but he says.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Well, so at the time we met him, she used to have a talent. She used to have a little fish tank. And we had two matching fish. They're called hatchet fish. And there were two. They looked like exactly the same. And she was so obsessed. She was obsessed with Alan coming when she was like, I had like a.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Crush on Alan coming.

[Trisha Paytas]

What? From what?

[Aubrey's Mom]

A little about a little bit when she found out he was married to a man.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, same, same.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We were flipping through his Instagram and I said, oh, that's his husband.

[Trisha Paytas]

She went, well, I think he's by.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So there's always a chance he's married to a man.

[Trisha Paytas]

He is married, yes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But anyway, so when we met him, Aubrey. So the one of the. She was so obsessed with them. She named these two matching fish. She named them Alan and Cumming.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh, that's so cute.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And then Alan died.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So then there was just Coming, just coming.

[Aubrey's Mom]

In his green room.

[Trisha Paytas]

You know, she called Club Coming Saturday.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So I was telling him the story and I'm like, so I was telling him about the fish. He was like, oh, oh, my God, I love this. And then. And I showed him a picture. So we had a little burial for Ellen in the backyard. We buried him. I had a picture of him laying in the dirt before we covered him. I said, this was Ellen. He's like, oh, my God, can you send me that picture? I'm obsessed with it. And then so I said, I sent him that picture.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Impressions are so good.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I said, but now we just have Coming.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He was like, we just have Cummings.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, it's amazing.

[Trisha Paytas]

Well, you know, Club Cumming is fitting. I love that he loved the story. I love that he, like, you guys got to go in the green room and hang out with him. Like, that's.

[Aubrey's Mom]

There's a video of her on YouTube of them wrestling in the green room.

[Trisha Paytas]

We at Seven. What did you know from the Jetta crush on.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Just. Just Cabaret.

[Trisha Paytas]

Just Cabaret. Because I was. I saw like Romeo Michelle and I had such a crush on him in that movie.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I haven't seen that. Have you? No, I mean, you know, she's 17. It's so funny.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, it's so funny. And he's. He's so handsome. And he plays like one of the romantically handsome. He is and everything.

[Aubrey's Mom]

That chimp crazy documentary.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You heard of Crazy Dog?

[Trisha Paytas]

Heard of it, but I haven't seen it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Girl, I feel like you really like this. He's.

[Aubrey's Mom]

He's an advocate for animal rights and.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He'S with like, PETA kind of, I think, or whatever. But he worked with one of these chimpanzees and like, he was like, connected to the whole story about like, this lady who owned all these chimps and stuff. It was a whole thing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

He was like, hidden away and stuff. But he's interviewed throughout the four episodes and they were showing several clips from the movie which he did back in the 90s or whatever.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He was so.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Wow, look how handsome.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Sorry, Alan coming. I'm not trying to be creepy, so if you ever watch this, I'm sorry.

[Trisha Paytas]

But, like, you creepy with him.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I'm always creepy with him.

[Trisha Paytas]

No, he's my crush. He knows. He's. He is my number one. I've never heard of anyone else obsessed with Alan coming the way. Like, that's crazy. Josie and the Pussycats is another one where he's like, really cute.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Okay.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Remember we watched it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Obviously when you're older. Eyes Wide Shut is a good one that he's in. Like, he's. He's in so many. Yeah, he's his. Oh, his everything is amazing. I love him in so many ways, but I love that, you know from Cabaret.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes.

[Trisha Paytas]

He is a king. Yeah. The new Cabaret is so different than his cabaret, which I haven't seen either, but it looks good. I think the girl who played who's singing voice of Moana is in as Sally Bowles right now.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah, I think.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. Yeah. She's with Adam Lambert right now as the two leads.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I just saw a clip of Adam Lambert doing I don't Care Very Much and it was like, really good. Yeah, I think.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, I've heard. Oh, yeah. Alan Cummings version. I heard too. I think it's on itunes. He does, like, a really, really good or mein hair. He does really well too.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah. That whole album.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Where he does all the covers at 7. Do you understand the concept of it. No.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Cabaret. No. I mean, obviously, looking back, I understand now, but I think I understood to some degree when I was younger. But, like, I don't know, also that.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Year, she really wanted to be.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, stop.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love these stories.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I love that KitKat girl for Halloween. No, you said not appropriate.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean, yeah, they're like hookers. Like, what?

[Aubrey's Mom]

I'm like, you know.

[Trisha Paytas]

No.

[Aubrey's Mom]

When over 18, you can maybe, but, like, no, it's not appropriate for a kid. And she was so upset. So she was dressed as Wonder Woman that year.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You were a Wonder Woman zombie. You did little Zombie on the. But then she kept doing the cabaret dance. Love that little.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, it's giving Cabaret today. You have the haircut.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, this is very Sally Bowles.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's giving very much Broadway. That's.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my gosh. This was literally the only. The three pink things that I had in my closet was this robe. And then this is kind of pink because of this. And then this rose quartz necklace.

[Trisha Paytas]

You made the shirt?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She crochets.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She has a little crocheting business. Wait, really?

[Aubrey's Mom]

That's so cute. Crochet and do jigsaw puzzles.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That's my.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is that your life? This is so funny to see you guys in person. Like, I just crochet, and I wish.

[Aubrey's Mom]

That was my whole life. I'm just sitting, like, scarves.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that's kind of fun. I mean, that's really cute. I love the whole. That's, like, a really cute vibe.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Cute on you.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Thank you. It would look cute on you, too.

[Trisha Paytas]

Have you ever worn your own crochet?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, I mean, I have hats and scarves.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh. Wait, how. This is so cool. So what is this, like, dynamic? Like, how did you guys become, like, best friends? Or have you always been, like, you're so close?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't really know. I mean, it's just like, you know, she's a single mom, and I mostly grew up in her house, and I don't, like, on her side. I don't have any other siblings, so it's just kind of like us and the dogs.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay, so you had that bond.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But honestly, I feel like. I feel like since we were together all the time because of modern. Like, not that we wouldn't have been close without it, but it certainly, I think, played a role in our dynamic of being kind of like a team. Like, we're almost like a work team, but then also like a family team as well. But. And because it's just the two of us, because I Know, there are a lot of people who have kids in the business and they've got another kid who does this, you know, who does basketball, so they spread a little more thin. And I've tried to find a balance of not being a helicopter mom, but that I have to be there all the time because literally, like by law she has to have an adult with her on set.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So I don't know, I think we were kind of like forced to have a decent relationship. Yeah. And there are definitely people in the business, business who don't have good relation. Parent, kid relationships.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. You guys stayed so close with it all.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah. But we also, we kind of joke. We always go, we're the same person because we, we have the same interests. We have a lot of the same interests. We have the, like, we laugh at the same stuff all the time. We'll make the same jokes, like simultaneously.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know we're both like in our bedrooms in the middle of the night, like sending each other Instagram reels off the house, like, no, literally. It's so fun.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love that so much. I'm still. Our daughter's still sleeping with us. She. And I'm like, I want her to sleep with us forever. You know what I mean? Because I couldn't imagine having like a separate room than my daughter, you know, because you just want to like be so close with them and it's like so cool. Today we had a photo shoot when she was like living for it, you know, just like a Christmas card thing and she was like living her best life and she could be a star. But then I'm like, let me not be that parent, you know what I mean? Because you just, you, you know, you think that's what like, you know, she might want. But what are your guys hobbies Together?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Together? Well, obviously we have our Food channel Food Mania review. We love trying, but she's actually on a diet right now.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, no.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's called Whole30.

[Trisha Paytas]

What is this? No. Why?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Because it's mostly an anti inflammatory diet and like, we both deal with like really bad eczema. She has extreme eczema all over my.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I have it too.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Look, I have on my elbow right now.

[Trisha Paytas]

I have eczema too.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah. So just trying to get like control of inflammation and. But it's just like a gut health reset and I'm just.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You can eat nothing, I swear.

[Trisha Paytas]

No. What do you eat on it?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, here's what you can't eat and then everything else you can. But it's basically no grains, so no rice, no wheat, no corn.

[Trisha Paytas]

You're like, oh, God, yeah. That's like, everything. I love all of that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I know, but that's what's.

[Trisha Paytas]

Potatoes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But that's no potatoes you can eat.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Because it's not a grain.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You can have any vegetables, any fruit, any meat product.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You can't have any legumes, so no peanuts, soybeans, that kind of stuff. But that's what makes it hard because it's like, no soy sauce or rice or, like, you know, there's barely any sauces.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You can have sauces because they're full.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Of sugar and no oils, except for avocado and olive oil. Olive oil and. And avocado oil are okay, but you can't have, like, canola oil and vegetable oil. And so, like, those oils are in everything. Corn is in everything. Rice is amazing in sugar and no refined sugar, you know, fruit sugars. So you can't eat a lot. You just have to have the right things in your house.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right.

[Aubrey's Mom]

The first day, we didn't have time to shop before, and I was like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She was dying and she was so tired yesterday.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, no.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, 4K. We both worked out a lot during quarantine, and.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, yeah, we book up.

[Trisha Paytas]

You got in your fitness, really?

[Aubrey's Mom]

We did.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Doing what? My freshman year, muscular wave.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really? What are you guys doing, like, working out in the garage or.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, we have a little workout area in our home.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay. Wow. So, like, quarantine starts. Modern Family's over, and it was it always going to be over at when it started or was there, like, a chance it could come back?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I think they wanted it to end on that season.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah. I would say, like, from. Because it went for 11 seasons, and I would say from season nine on, every year, kind of toward the end, it was kind of like, maybe.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

We'll see.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, it was always a little bit up in the air. And the final season, 11th, wasn't a full season because they usually did a full, like, 22 or 24 episodes. They didn't. I don't remember. But it's a short. If you look on, like. Like on tv, like, it's. It's a shorter season. But yeah, they. They kind of knew in advance like, this going into that season. They knew this is the last one, and there's no chance of renewing, so. Because the creators want it to be done, you know, you always want to leave them wanting more. You don't want to jump the shark and then limp to the finish line. Like, Nobody's watching anymore.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is that the longest running TV show? It must be, huh?

[Aubrey's Mom]

No, but they did. They are tied with Frasier for the most consecutive Emmy wins.

[Trisha Paytas]

How many does Frasier have?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Five.

[Aubrey's Mom]

They both have five. So they both are, like, the most winning, like, comedy series.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I wonder. What? The longest running TV show.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that's what I wonder.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, TV or comedy? I mean, comedy.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Soap operas have been.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right. Aside from soap opera. Soap operas.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, comedy. I wonder.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, I feel like it has to be scripted. Modern Family.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't know how long Frasier went for.

[Trisha Paytas]

I don't know.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Cheers. Oh, that one is, like, who knows Laverne and Shirley? Those shows.

[Trisha Paytas]

11 years. Seems like none of them would seem to go that long. I don't know.

[Aubrey's Mom]

How long was Seinfeld on for?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah, Seinfeld.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I feel like, you know, Seinfeld, Moses or.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, he's looking up to see what it is. I'm so. Yeah, because Friends was 10 years, right? I think that was like, 10 years, but.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And what about, like, Big Bang Theory? How many years?

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that did go on a long time.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Last of the Summer Wine. A comedy that. Last of the summer. Like, 19.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But okay. 31 seasons.

[Trisha Paytas]

31 seasons. Last of the Summer comedy.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Spend half of your life on a show. Like, 30 seasons.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah. They all feel so young right now.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

What, the old babies. I know.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, you should have, like, American comedy. Yeah. Simpsons is still going, right?

[Aubrey's Mom]

They're still on it, right?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

All love to be a Simpsons voice.

[Trisha Paytas]

I think that would be the best. You don't even have to, like, look good. You can just memorize.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You have to dress up. You don't. Doesn't matter when you age.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Play a child your whole life, literally.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay, so you're still, like, actively auditioning for TV and stuff?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah, for sure.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And everything.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, okay. So you're, like, still wanting to full on do this.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, I'm at it. I'm trying. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She auditioned for a show that she really, really wanted. She didn't get. And so, like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Wait, which one? Oh, the BoJack.

[Aubrey's Mom]

The BoJack Horseman creators. They have a new.

[Trisha Paytas]

A new one coming out.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's like a. I feel like they're being secretive about it right now. Yeah, But I love BoJack Horseman. I wanted to cosplay as Sarah Lynn for Halloween at some point, but I didn't. I didn't do it this year. She would still die.

[Trisha Paytas]

You could still cosplay even after Halloween.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You're the queen of that. You Didn't. Weren't you guys Fiero and Galinda?

[Trisha Paytas]

We did it multiple times. Yeah. I love. I love cosplaying. I love dressing up. Like, all of that is so fun. Even if it's not Halloween, I like to do it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know. I saw like, the Egyptian outfit out.

[Aubrey's Mom]

In the living room.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. The King T. I was like, this is like history. Like, this is an iconic piece. Like, I can't believe I'm looking at it right now.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, it's very like, you're Gen Z, right? It's very Gen Z of you to like, back. Oh, are you Gen Z or you Gen Alpha? Was it the next gen?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I'm Gen Z.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And like, my mom, like, she was like. My mom was like, who's Trisha Paytas?

[Aubrey's Mom]

And I was like, you don't know Gen X?

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, totally.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You don't know, dude. Like, all my friends. And it was like, really funny. Like, we started kind of getting in contact because I had followed you for a long time and. But my friend, she was like, she DM'd me. She was like, trisha Paytas just talked about you on her podcast. And I was like, what? And she showed me the video and I was like, ain't no way I have to DM her. Like, I have DM her.

[Trisha Paytas]

I was so shook. I was so shook. I like, double checked. I was like, because we're so in it right now. Modern Family, we're just like, obsessed with it. And I'm like, wait, this. And we go through obsessions like Lost, Desperate Housewives. And I get really obsessed with the characters, the people on the show. And so I've never met someone that I was currently obsessed with. So I was like, this is so crazy. I can't believe this is happening. And everyone glammed this morning. Like, who do you have on today? When I said you, they were like, no way. Because it is so iconic and specifically Lily on Modern Family, everyone's really great. But because you were this, like, child that was so funny and so, like, amazing on the show. I think people, because again, you're just really smart on the show. I love it. I'm obsessed with it, but that's really cool. So speaking of spin offs, was there supposed to be a spin off of the cam and Mitch and.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, it was definitely pitched. And then I think. Was it the network that said no or who said that?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, a couple of the writers actually did write probably a pilot or something, and they pitched it. And what I think is accurate don't totally hold me to it, but I think the network didn't want to do it. I don't know why. And I think it was kind of like, wah wah. Because everybody who was involved, so the original show creators, you know, Leviton, Lloyd, they were not involved, but they gave their blessing to the. Some of the writers who were longtime writers in the show. And so they were the ones who were developing it. And it just didn't get. They didn't have the interest for. I don't know why.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And everybody asks for one now, so I'm like, why wouldn't they want that? And honestly, I think they should pitch it again. But the thing is, I don't know if Jesse would want to do that.

[Aubrey's Mom]

He said he didn't.

[Trisha Paytas]

When you did the podcast.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. He was like, I don't know. I mean, I would do it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Time has passed now.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's like, yeah, that I feel like people ask more now than they did after it first ended.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's having a resurgence for some reason. I don't know if it just went.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know.

[Trisha Paytas]

Or what. Like, something about it is, like, coming. Everyone's talking about it. It's all over. Tick tock. All the edits, like you were mentioning. Like, it's. It's really interesting how it's having this, like, second life.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, for sure. And like, I think, like, there's been like a couple times, like, during high school where it's like, really, like, peaked and it's been like, oh, my God. Like.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And it was really funny because I had Tick tock for, like, since I, like, since I was a modern family, I've had TikTok, like, at the age of 12. So I started doing TikToks then, but nobody really followed me at all. And then once the show was over and I turned 13, people found me online. And I woke up one morning and I had a million likes on a video. And I was like, whoa. Because it was like I had like, maybe 10,000 followers before. So I was like, what the heck is going on?

[Trisha Paytas]

That's interesting. I wonder why when I did.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know. I think people were shocked to see that. Like, I looked kind of more like, you know, like a young woman more than, like. I think people were really shocked about that. And that's kind of how I, like, gained my following, like, from. There is just like posting random little vids online and.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow. Cause you did grow up so fast. I saw, like, some edits of it. It's like older Lily. And I was just like, oh, my gosh, you look like you're, like, 17 then. That's when you said you're 17. I was like, wait, you look so much more grown. When the show ended, you sounded more mature. All of that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, exactly. I've kind of had this voice for, like, a little while now, and. But yeah, people, like, for. I used to be, like, taller than all my friends. I, like, kind of had a growth spurt at a very young age. So that's been interesting. No, Being in the public eye, it's.

[Trisha Paytas]

So surreal to watch. I, you know, I used to do, like, background work, and I did one episode of Modern Family, and people still tell me to this day it's called Go Bullfrog Season three. Like, episode three.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I must keep that in mind.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I've been looking for it. Cause you said, I saw, like, you were. I was like, scrolling on my. For your page. And then you made that video about, like, you know, how you kind of had your career started. You're like, I went on America's Got Talent and I went on, blah, blah, blah. And then you were like, I went on Modern Family. And I, like, paused for a second. I was like, what was that a. She was a Modern family.

[Trisha Paytas]

No. So it's a scene where Claire goes out with Cam and Mitch, and they have. It's a guest star, Gil Jill. He plays a gay guy, but he's not gay. And they talk about all the people who have plastic surgery in the room. And then Claire asks, oh, what do they do with all the extra, like, fat they take out? And then, like, they show, like, my cleavage, walk past. And then they're like, there it is. So I don't even have a line, but people recognize me so much, you know, like, Twitter, everything. Tick tock. Everyone's like, trisha Payton's a Modern Family. I'm like, I didn't even have one line. I walked right past the actor who plays Cam, so. And he, like, looks over there. And then that was. That was my big debut. And I was like, people love the show. So much of that one little, like, spot is, like, what people know me from, like, 15 years later. So I can't even imagine your fame from that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You know, I've, like. Because, you know, you mentioned that all the stuff in the video, and me and my friend last night, we had a sleepover, and, like, we were like, we have to watch some of the podcast, and we have to watch Trisha Paytas moments so I can prepare myself for this podcast. I want you to tell Me. The story about how you got on America's Got Talent and how all of that was. Oh, well, because I watched that last night.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay. Well, I never even watched it because everything I've done has been quite embarrassing. I've always wanted to be, like, famous, but I was never really talented at, like, acting. Thank God for social media, because that helped me. But I was never talented, like, acting or singing. So I just took every single thing. So whether it was, like, Ellen J. Len, like, any show that wanted me, I just said yes to. And so they found me on YouTube. I was just talking, and one of the producers was like, do you want to come on America's Got Talent audition? I'm like, for what? And, like, just talk fast. I was like, okay. So I haven't watched it, but I know I got all the X's right away. And it was the most embarrassing thing. I, like, blocked it out of my life of, like, disassociated.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But I remember, though you. I remember, like, you. I was watching it. I want to be Howard Stern.

[Trisha Paytas]

I know.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Even though you got all the exes, he went up on stage and he gave you a hug.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, he was very sweet. I mean, now it's cringey that I wanted me Howard Stern. When I look back at all this, I was like, oh, when I was a kid, he gives me the creeps.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Literally. He said, I know, I'm sorry.

[Trisha Paytas]

No, he definitely does. And when you look back at all the awful things he's done, his career, I was like, why did I obsess over him so much? Like, it is kind of embarrassing now, but at the time, I really did love him. But back to the spin off. So you guys did film something together recently. You were, like, inside the house?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, I was not there. It was for a WhatsApp commercial.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

What was the one where you're. Everyone's there, but you're holding a picture of Phil? Like, everyone's holding a picture of Phil, but you're in that photo. Is that not it?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. Okay. So basically, that was a Modern Family reunion. The only time that's ever happened since the show has ended.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Just like a personal, just casual get together.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, and I remember Justin, Jesse's husband, texted me and was like, hey, we're gonna have a reunion thingy at Sophia's house. No parents allowed those, so just have your mom drop you off or whatever. Wait, why do you like us? I was 16 at the time. This happened, like, last year. Yeah, last year in September, this happened.

[Trisha Paytas]

So that's so Odd, though.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, parents.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So I was like, interesting, but only child, so. Yeah. But I was like, I must go. I can't not go to this.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really? I love that because, like, I know.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I never go to any of their houses, and it was Sofia Vergara's house, and I was like, a. Okay, I gotta go.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It was the first time she got included with, like, adults. The big kids and the adults.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that's cool. That is cool. Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. So it was. It was pretty cool. The only person that was my age There was Ed O'Neill's daughter, Claire. I don't know if you guys have seen her online. She's, like, beautiful, stunning. Like, curly hair, blue eyes, and, like, she's really good friends with. I don't know if you know who this is, but Ariana Greenblatt.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love her. Yes, I love her.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know they're really tight, but, yeah, Claire is cool. So she was there. I mean, her hung out. But, yeah, I got to see all around the house, like, the closet and all the heels. I was shook the size of your bedroom.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, she has this other room that's just all. More dresses.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I can't even imagine. What a dream. I watch her. We watch America's Got Talent and we watch her on there, and I'm like, how? She's just, like, so amazing. I love the whole cast. I really do. Who was. I guess. Do you kind of biases. Who's, like, your favorite but you probably your dad's on the show.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Jesse. Like, hands down, Jesse. I mean, like, I. I love Eric, too, but, like, I'm not as close with him, and I don't keep in contact with him.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He's a really funny guy, though. Like, oh, my God. And he has so many, like, funny talents. Like, he's a drummer and he's. And he actually went to clown school in real life.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, they wrote that into the show for.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes, they did.

[Aubrey's Mom]

A lot of his little things are based off, like, the pig farm.

[Trisha Paytas]

Was he a pig farmer?

[Aubrey's Mom]

He lives in Missouri now. Like, we really. I think. I don't remember. But he grew up in that area, right? Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that's cool. So they brought that in, did clowning as a kid. Wow.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He would make balloon animals on set every now and then. I remember, like, do you remember that?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's cute. Oh, my God. But you and Jesse, you guys just, like, hung out more, talked more.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, you guys are both like.

[Trisha Paytas]

He's musical theater, too. He's Broadway.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That most definitely helped. And, you know, he has little kids now, too. And, you know, that's what.

[Trisha Paytas]

I was so surprised I was hearing your podcast with him, and he said that his oldest son was the age you were when Modern Family started, which I'm like, that's so, like. Like crazy.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I can't even imagine my kid acting and doing everything that she did at that age.

[Trisha Paytas]

Because at three, I mean, it's just like, three and a half. It's like, so. Yeah, I can't imagine either. That's just, like, amazing. You must have been, like, a genius. Well, you probably are a genius.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know about that one, but.

[Trisha Paytas]

So you did the reunion at the house, but it wasn't for. It wasn't filmed or anything like that?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, it felt like more of a private thing. For sure. But, yeah, of course, we posted all those pictures online, and people went nuts. Yes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So that everybody. They were holding tight picture because they.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Thought he was dead.

[Trisha Paytas]

It definitely.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I thought that, too.

[Trisha Paytas]

I saw that, too, and I was like, oh, my gosh.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Ow.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, oh, my God.

[Aubrey's Mom]

What happened?

[Trisha Paytas]

It was a crazy choice. Whoever decided to do that, that was.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Kind of wild either just didn't want. Well, I'm like, I don't really know.

[Aubrey's Mom]

He mostly lives in Utah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, he lived out. Yeah. And I know Ariel. She lives in, like, somewhere in Tennessee currently. Wow. With her boyfriend and her dogs.

[Trisha Paytas]

No. Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Nolan's. Nolan's living his best life. It was his birthday recently.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Living in a van for a while.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. Exploring.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Rico lives in Texas. They still have a house.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

But you are both Valley girls. Were you born in the Valley as well?

[Aubrey's Mom]

No, I'm from Minnesota, but I came.

[Trisha Paytas]

Out here pretty young when I was.

[Aubrey's Mom]

One, but she was born here.

[Trisha Paytas]

Valley.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's pretty fun, though, to be, like, grow up out here in California.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I honestly, like, love it. And I know people who are born here and have lived, like, here their whole lives, and they're just like, I hate it so much, but I don't. In all honesty, like, we have everything here. Like, we have a million Trader Joe's and Targets, and we also have, like, you know, live entertainment is great. Like, we have the Ahundson. We have the Pantages.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You know what I mean? Like, and if you want to audition. Yeah, if you want auditions, it's a great place to be. Unless you want to live in New York and audition for Broadway. Where did you grow up?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Right.

[Trisha Paytas]

I grew up in Illinois, and then.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

My grandparents live in Illinois. That's where my dad's from what area? Mount Carmel.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Southern.

[Trisha Paytas]

On the. Oh, Southern. I'm Northern, so I'm Rockford, Illinois, by Chicago. Yeah. So we would go up to, like, Minnesota, Mall of America, all those. I love the Midwest.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Did you go to Mall of America?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah, we've been.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's.

[Aubrey's Mom]

My brother met his wife working there.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my gosh.

[Trisha Paytas]

Where? At the store.

[Aubrey's Mom]

At the Camp Snoopy amusement park.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is it still there?

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's Nickelodeon Universe now, but it used to be. Originally it was Camp Snoopy, and that's where Uncle Matt and Lisa.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, that's so funny.

[Trisha Paytas]

They used to have auditions at that mall for, like, all that. Do you remember that show on Nickelodeon? Like, I auditioned for them. Yeah. Oh, my God. Yeah. But I didn't get anywhere. But I did audition, and they used to have a ton of auditions up that way. And so we'd always drive up to Minnesota. Who knows if they were legit or not? Maybe they weren't. But it was. It was fun. I agree with you, though. La. I just, like. I love it so much. But I also get why people move out. But you would relocate if you did, like, Broadway, like, for a little bit.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

A little bit, Yeah. I would love living in New York for a bit.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. I love, like, walking everywhere and, like, using the subway. It's so fun.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's so cool. How was Lin Manuel Miranda when he was on? Did you get to meet him?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my gosh, no. Because I think I didn't. Well, one, I didn't know who he was at the time. And then, like, I met him, though, once at the Moana premiere.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Dude, I had the biggest Hamilton phase. Like, anybody who knew me when I was, like, 8 years old would tell you, please, please.

[Trisha Paytas]

I'm obsessed with Hamilton, too. Me.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And then I don't know if, you know, like, Reagan Reward, who was on Young Sheldon, but me and her were best friends at the time, and we decided we're, like, we're gonna do Hamilton in our backyard.

[Trisha Paytas]

I need to see.

[Aubrey's Mom]

They had it planned out. They were gonna cast their friend.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I was Hamilton and she was Lyn. She was. I mean, she was. Yeah, she was Burr.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Wow.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But then my mom was like, you know, since we're going to the Moana premiere, you should bring your Hamilton music book and see if he's there and we'll sign it for you.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So I, like, I saw him and I tapped him on the back and he turned around, and I immediately just freaked out and started sobbing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, my God, who she was.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He turned around, he went, I know you. You guys don't understand. I had the biggest crush on this man. Like, I don't know.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love your crushes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Him and that ponytail.

[Trisha Paytas]

When I was like, like, theater boys, I there. I'm like, I was like that with agents Later. Like, everyone. I'm always like, it's. They don't understand. Like, you don't get it unless you're like a theater girly. Like, I barely.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, I've never fangirled like that in my life, and it hasn't happened since.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, I don't know who it would.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Happen for if it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Do you have anyone now? Like, a hyper fixation right now?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Hyper fixation.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, I know who. Jeremy Allen White.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, okay. I hate to say stuff like this because, like, what if I end up, like, working with people? Like, you never know what's gonna happen.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You're like, no, no, no.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I think he's really, really talented, though. And I love the bear. And. Yeah, he's great.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Timothy Chalamet.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, Timothy Chalamet. You saw the lookalike contest? Yes.

[Trisha Paytas]

You should have gone there. You could have met somebody.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I could have rizzed, you know, at the Timothee Chalamet.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait, you met him?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No. Did you watch Bones and All?

[Trisha Paytas]

No.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Okay, so he was. Yeah, he was in this movie called Bones and All. And my mom was like, I woke up this one morning and my hair was really messy. And she goes, wait, you look like Timothee Chalamet. Freeze.

[Trisha Paytas]

You could have did the contest.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Not in a hot way, though. It was like, boy, what the hell?

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, my arm was all smashed like a mullet.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I'm like, what the hell?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Wait, this is you.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That's side by side.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, my God.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait, that's. That's crazy. Okay. I was like, wait, what? I thought I was looking at a movie poster or something.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Brother and sister. Like, brother and brother.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That's my twin. Like, twin. Where have you been?

[Trisha Paytas]

I kind of love that. Okay, I. That's crazy because you actually do look like him.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, in that photo. Yeah, yeah. Not like, in general. She's laying in her bed.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I'm like, she looked up. Wait, freeze. Don't move.

[Trisha Paytas]

She's like, why?

[Aubrey's Mom]

I'm like, I need to take a picture right now.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God. I love that. Oh, my God. So he's another one. Jeremy Allen White. That's so. Did you see. Was it. That was the Iron Claw.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my. I did watch that.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, that Was really, really good. And Zac Efron did a great job. I saw you cosplayed Zac Efron. I just watched High School Musical 2 for the first time. For the first time, yes. It was wonderful. I fell asleep. But you know what part I did get to? It's like the what about us? What about everything? That's about how far I made it.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love that song.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I fell asleep.

[Trisha Paytas]

But yeah, High School Musical was like my. But you're still like advanced. Like all the musicals you like. Like Alan Cumming Hamilton, like, that's like so wild for someone so young, you.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Know, Hamilton is not that advanced. I think everybody at my age has had a Hamilton phase at some point in their life.

[Trisha Paytas]

That one is pretty good. What year is it?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's a canon event.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, 2014.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

2014? Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I feel like 27ish.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow. Maybe 14.

[Aubrey's Mom]

15.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

14 or 15, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh man, that one is so good. And did you get to see it on Broadway?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, I did. And not with the original cast, but my. Yeah. My agency is also the same as Jordan Fisher's, so Jordan Fisher gave me his house seats because he's so lovely and so we got to see him in it and it was really great.

[Trisha Paytas]

He's so good. He's in Hadestown right now, I think.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know. And is Lola tongue still in it too or no?

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes, I think. Well, the last I saw on TikTok. I love Hadestown. That's like one of my favorites too.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I think I'm gonna do it at a local theater near my house. I'm so excited. I know. I want to audition.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait, so you do community theater? Do you do like stuff with your. So you did high school, then you did the conservatory. So you just find these auditions like where. Like in a.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well for conservatory stuff that you just like kind of audition for it, like a pre screen or like a self tape and then you just see if you get accepted. Like a college program.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Okay, exactly. But community theater? Well, I mean, with school it's easy, but the one now it's like. Yeah, you just audition and anyone can.

[Trisha Paytas]

Just go if you're in the area.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, like for kids. Yeah, this one's for kids specifically, but.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, so it's like Hadestown Junior.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, Hadestown Junior. Because it just came out this year. Like people are finally getting the rights to it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that's cool. So it's all kids in the production. That's so like looking at you, it's just so crazy. I can't. I like keep forgetting that you're, like, 17. Like, you are a kid. Like, it's, like, so crazy to think that's gonna be fun. Oh, my God.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So you, like, I'm excited.

[Trisha Paytas]

And I love that you just go audition because you think, like, being on a show for so long, you would just think, like, oh, they should just, like, cast me because they know I can act. Look at my, like, record.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But you're like, that would be wonderful if they would. Hey, if any. Cast me young.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I think a lot of people assume that, like, oh, yeah, she probably can.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Just get a million offers.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But it's not.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's not like that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's not like that.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's wild. You do a show for so long. You got nominated for a SEG award at 4.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I wasn't nominated. Like, me specifically, was I?

[Aubrey's Mom]

The cast. The cast is different since it's peer nominated. It's other actors acting. Voting for the other actors.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And so instead of it, like, the Emmys and the Golden Globe, it's, like, the best comedy, like, the show.

[Trisha Paytas]

I see.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But for SAG Award, it's the best cast ensemble.

[Trisha Paytas]

So you were in that nomination.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So I think I was the youngest person to win a SAG award or, like, to have one.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, so you did. You guys won that year, then?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, they won it, like, four times.

[Aubrey's Mom]

In three years, and I think I have three.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Before you were there.

[Trisha Paytas]

I mean, that's what I'm saying. So you win a SEG award at 4 years old. That's, like, insane.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She holds the record of being the youngest person ever to walk the Emmys. Carpet as a nominee.

[Trisha Paytas]

You were nominated for an Emmy.

[Aubrey's Mom]

The show won the Emmy five times. Not her, but the show won five times.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

But you're in the ensemble. Do you get, like, an actual Emmy?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

They don't. Yeah, the actors, they don't give them Emmys, but the producers and the directors, they get it.

[Trisha Paytas]

But you won for best, like, comedy ensemble, so you're in there. That is wild. That is so crazy. Oh, my God. Were you intimidated to go?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean, the thing is, I've always hated doing, like, interviews and stuff like that. It's always given me, like, a lot of anxiety growing up.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Because people just ask you weird questions, and they ask you, like, what's. What are you excited? Like, I don't know. When you just go to random events and people ask you what you're excited for and stuff like that, and you're young, you don't know what to say, and people start Talking about politics.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, they don't know what to ask.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like it's the worst. So I remember once my mom got me like hypnotized by this lady so that I could like get over.

[Aubrey's Mom]

That's just more anxiety because she literally.

[Trisha Paytas]

Would start to cry. Did it work? Did the hypnotization work?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know. I think I'm definitely less fearful now. But that was when I was like 12 and like, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Does it stay with you when you get hypnotized? Like I've never done that, but I do love the idea of it. Does it stay with you forever or is it just like temporary? Like for an hour? You're like in this trance.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean, I don't really know. Cuz the thing is some people do it for bigger things. Like oh, they'll say like, yeah, I did it for smoking and I never smoked again. And it's like, I don't know how that works for a lot of people.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Well, you know, I did it. Not the same person, but after she was born. I don't know about you, after you had your kids, but like I had horrible anxiety and I had never had any issues like that before. And I remember there was at the time when she was born, I remember sitting on the couch, I was breastfeeding or whatever and there was some commercial. I don't even remember what the commercial was for, but it was like an office setting and like the work was piling up around them and it was really frantic. And I remember anytime that commercial would come out, I would just be like crawling out of my skin. I was having so much anxiety just watching that commercial and I was just, I couldn't like, you know, you just, My brain was racing and I couldn't. You're just crazy after you have a baby. Don't have a baby.

[Trisha Paytas]

So yeah, yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But yeah. And so someone suggested that to me they knew a person and I actually did over the phone. This guy was in North Carolina. But I just put the phone on speaker and I just laid it next to my head and I laid on the bed and it definitely helped me. It definitely helped me to feel calmer and more relaxed.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is he like telling you stuff like talk? Like what is like affirmations in your head?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like you think like. Because, you know, we always see stuff in movies like you were getting married. It's not. You just go into a very deep relaxation and time passes so quickly when you're doing it. You don't even realize, oh, it's been an hour or whatever.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Wow.

[Trisha Paytas]

I've never done it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You don't feel it happening or working. You just feel better after.

[Trisha Paytas]

Have you had anxiety since?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Mmm, not really, unless somebody asked me something really stupid. But I barely get interviewed anymore.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow. But are you, like, because you did the Jesse one, are you, like, open to doing, like, podcasts and stuff, or you just don't, like, love talking about Modern Family? I'm, like, so sick of it.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I mean, I'm open to talking about it. I mean, I think when it comes to, like, the lore of everything and how I got on the show, it's like, I've told people I feel like, a lot now. I feel like there's nothing more to be sad. But, yeah, I mean, I had to agree to, like, doing this podcast. Like, I just. I wanted to do it so badly. And there was, I think, another guy who also wanted to do a podcast with me, but that was before the Jesse thing. And I was like, I should hold out season. I feel more comfortable like this because it's like. It feels more like a conversation and whatnot, where it's like, when you're on red carpets, like, I mean, when you went to the Wicked premiere, do people interview you?

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, no. I was like, nobody. I just. I just took pictures and I was like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean, I thought that people would, like, interview, because. Yeah, I mean, it can be stressful, like, when it's like that on the red carpet. Cause that's when they get, like, heated, and they'll ask you things, and you have to respond really quick.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, as a child, what was, like, the craziest thing you remember for someone asking you?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I remember this one time we were, like, at this charity event, and they asked me about, like, kids with AIDS in, like.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Sorry.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And that's what the charity event was for. They're asking me about kids with AIDS in Africa. I'm pretty sure Pediatric aid.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Kids with Glazer's pediatric.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And they're like, what do you have to say about it?

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You're like, 10. And I'm like, yeah, great. Yeah, girl, don't ask a little child how old. Yeah, it was like, nine or ten. Did you.

[Trisha Paytas]

Were you aware of what it was even?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't even remember what I said. And I was not aware of what that. Yeah, like, that was a crazy one.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, she. I mean, I would. I'd be off to the side, and I'd just see, like, the panic.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, God. Oh, boy.

[Trisha Paytas]

And then what do you say to her in that moment? Are you, like, it's fine. Everything's good. You did great. Like, what do you say? Or you're just like.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We just. We went through, like, a long phase, like, most of the years of, like, after. Like, a few things like, that happened, and it really tripped her out. Like, we said, you know what? You don't have to do the interviews. Anytime we do carpets, it was photos, and then we just run past the interviews.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Because, yeah, like, I would literally run and, like, I would see that people would start to look at me, and I literally would just be like. And start running. Like.

[Trisha Paytas]

So that's good. You had, like, an out that is. Were you ever contractually obligated to give interviews? Like, did you ever have to go on, like, the talk shows, like, Tonight show, any of those?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Well, I was on Jimmy Kimmel once, but, no, I was never, like, obligated.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So they weren't interviewed. They had the kids on to do a sketch. I think it was leading up to the Emmys or something like that. So it's just promotional because it was the same network. Abc. Jimmy Kimmels on abc. And so they had the kids on. You know how they'll do a sketch at the beginning. And they had him and Guillermo, and they had the kids playing Family Feud, Boys against girls. Oh, and Guillermo was with the boys. And it was you and Sarah and Ariel or something like that. Just like three and three. And they tried to make it really. I think you were. It was the year before Robin Williams died. Because you met Robin Williams, right?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Robin Williams was young, so you were.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Probably, like, 7 years old. She's little. I remember your. Anyway, but. So they tried to make her question really easy, like, age appropriate for her. And they said, name a cartoon dog. But, you know, she's never played a game show before. She's seven. And she just froze. And I was. You didn't answer. You couldn't think of one. And you were like. I could tell you were like. And like, everybody, like, time stood still.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And I'm like, oh, man. But you couldn't come up with one. I've been so anxious about that stuff ever since I was a kid. I mean, I think being put on.

[Trisha Paytas]

The spot as a child on TV is, like, insane, for sure. And at 7. And then the other kids are. You said are good, like, eight years older than you.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So it's like they're like 25, 26 now, I think.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. So that's. That's wild. So it's like a huge age difference, but they lump you together because you Guys are kids, and you're just like, well, we're not like, quite the same, so.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, that's.

[Trisha Paytas]

So you had to do the interviews. Did you do, like, a bunch of, like, magazine covers and stuff, too, when you were doing Modern Family magazines?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, we didn't. I mean, every year we had to do, like, an annual photo shoot for, like, just for the COVID and for billboards and stuff like that.

[Trisha Paytas]

And were you ever like, there's my billboard, like, taking pictures by it and.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I never really, like, you know, flaunted it as a kid.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, not really.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Honestly, to. Like, after, like, nine years, like, you just. It just becomes normal. But, like, you see yourself everywhere all the time. Like, you're on a bus, you're on a billboard.

[Trisha Paytas]

Like, how cool.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I mean, I don't know if you ever got used to it, but I was like, yeah, whatever. Like, I never. I mean, you still would get excited at certain things. Like when we went to Disney World and you were on, like, the tram and stuff.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, that's cool. I don't even remember that. That's fine.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's why, like, that's. I couldn't even. That must be the most surreal thing to see that now. I'd be like, oh, my God, that's so cool.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, if I saw my studios, they.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Had lots of Modern Family stuff.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. They used to have it really big. They had, like, the really big ones on the side of the studio, the sets, and you're like, it's just normal.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And it's funny because it was so normal for me as a kid, but it's like, I'm wondering if I ever book something again or something happened with music. I can't even imagine what it would be like to do that again, where it's like, you're just seen all the time everywhere.

[Trisha Paytas]

Do you want to be that?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Do you want to be weird again?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I think I would most definitely do it again, but it would feel surreal. It would feel like the first time. Because, like, I've always said this too. Like, where it's like, they've been like, so you've been to the Emmys and you've done all this and, like, whatever. Like, you must be, like, so accomplished. And it's like, you don't realize what a big deal it is at that age.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So, like, if I was to ever be nominated for anything, like, ever again, it would. It would be such an emotional thing for me, which is like. Like, back then, it just wasn't at all.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It would mean so much more for me. Like, like, literally.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So she was five when she was in kindergarten. And the Emmys are. I don't know if they still are. Things change a little bit after the pandemic, but they were always on a Sunday. And she literally went to school the next Monday morning and she went. Did you go to the Emmys last night?

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And the kid was like, what is that? Yeah, but like, to her, that was just normal. You go to the Emmys every year.

[Trisha Paytas]

And you have nothing to compare it to. That is. That is so wild. So, yeah. You think now you'd like more of an appreciation, like, if you're getting nominated and have it twice happen in your life, Kind of like, I like Ed O'Neill, right? Like, he was in, like, Married With Children, so it's like, that was his big show. But then Modern Family, you two big shows in your lifetime, it's like, it's pretty amazing. So you would do another big TV show? Like, could you go into one right now? Like a huge show? I don't know what's out there. Bridgerton or something? Like, would you go into it?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I love Bridgerton. And I haven't watched the new season. I'm still in the second season, but I go in, like, phases where I'll get hyper fixated on it for a couple days and then I won't, like, think about it for like a month. But no, literally, I love that show.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, you haven't seen this third season. It's like the best season. It's so good. And they're filming the fourth right now. It's Benedict and it's.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God, I'm so excited.

[Trisha Paytas]

I love. Yeah. Would you go into, like a big, like, I know that they're all British, but, like, would you go into a big show like that?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Absolutely.

[Trisha Paytas]

You would?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I would love to do that. Yeah. That'd be great.

[Trisha Paytas]

So you're not like, okay, so. Because you were done with Modern Family, said when I was done, you were, like, kind of relieved it's over, but now you're like, no, I could do it again.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I could 100% do it again. Wow. Yeah. I'm so ready. I'm so ready. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay. I really love that because I didn't know. I know you were, like, really focused on, like, your band and doing your own thing, which I think is really cool. But that'd be so amazing to see. And what other TV shows are you loving right now?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, well, I love Ted Lasso and Shrinking. Shrinking.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Ted Lasso. It's the same creators of Ted Lasso.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, what is it?

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's about these psychologists.

[Trisha Paytas]

Is it Jason Seagull?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Harrison Ford.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I watched it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's so good. So adorable and good. Yes.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's comedy.

[Aubrey's Mom]

They remind you of grandpa a little.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Bit, but not grumpy.

[Aubrey's Mom]

My dad's not grumpy, but he kind of reminds me. Is this character just because, like, the age.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, I know. I know what you mean.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And, oh, we watch Only Murders.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Only Murders.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, so good. The new season was amazing.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my gosh.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, those are. Yeah. That Selena Gomez is a good example of, like, a child star who, like, became this, like, really great adult star.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She's a producer on that show.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, is she?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, the three of them produce it as well.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God, that's so cool, like, to be able to do that.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I just saw, like, Hurt. Like, her and Benny Blanco are dating too, currently.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And it seems like they're so happy with one another, and I'm really happy for them. And I think Benny is, like, so talented, and he's like. He's made so many pop songs where I'm like, I can't believe it. So many iconic songs.

[Trisha Paytas]

And he seems so, like, relatable, too. You see him and you're kind of like, I could be friends with that person. Boss of, like, a genius in every single way. He was just in a Sexiest Man Alive. He got one of the titles and the new people. Yeah. I think the number one was John Krasinski. I think he won. I don't know what he's doing, but I'm like, that's kind of great. It's kind of a slang. I wanted Jonathan Bailey from British and Wicked. I was, like, hoping, oh, my gosh, he would get it. But who would you.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Who would you, like? What is it called? Want to be the Sexiest Man Alive? Like, who do you.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, yeah. Who do you think?

[Aubrey's Mom]

God, I don't know. I need a second to think.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You don't have White.

[Aubrey's Mom]

No.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Just kidding.

[Aubrey's Mom]

He didn't know Jeremy.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

He should have been nominated this year. Timothy. Was he nominated?

[Trisha Paytas]

He wasn't either. Jeremy Ellen White should. Because he's doing the Bruce Springsteen. Like, he's very relevant right now. Not to say John Krasinski's not, but I'm just saying, like, that makes sense for him to be on it. All the Gladiator Boys. Oh, yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That made him really blow up. I mean, I feel like that should have. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

I'm kind of surprised he's not. I guess. I don't know. People. Everyone was a little upset. They're kind of like, what? It's kind of like, odd that they didn't have it. Oh, yeah, the celebrity crush is real. So you don't slept. You don't crush on celebrities, like, dude.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But I'm trying to think, there's gotta be someone I like right now.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And of course, I mean, everybody loves Jacob Elordi, I feel like, because of.

[Trisha Paytas]

Saltburn, and so good. And Barry Keoghan from Saltburn everyone really likes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I love Barry Keoghan. I love Barry Keoghan more than. What's his name? Jacob.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Lordy.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Same.

[Trisha Paytas]

When I watch that. He's great. I like him.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know. Yeah, he's a great actor.

[Trisha Paytas]

Who would be your dream actor on actor if you were interviewing another actor?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, I don't know. I'm trying to think, like, somebody love, admire. I feel like I'd want to do another. I'm trying to think if I wanted to be somebody I know or somebody that I don't know.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, right. I guess sometimes it just depends.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Because I was gonna say maybe Emma.

[Trisha Paytas]

Emma.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Emma Watson, because she's, like, kind of like a close friend of mine or, like, mentor. And I would love to, like, I would love to interview her and, like.

[Aubrey's Mom]

That'D be a great interview.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God, she has so many wonderful things to say constantly. So. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, she's, like, so legendary, too, being part of so many, like, epic movies and stuff. Like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that's amazing.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She's the sweetest.

[Trisha Paytas]

And you can just like, call her up and be like, hey.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Kind of. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow, that's so cool. I love to hear that about her because she is such a megastar and she's, like, super, like, private. So you just don't know anyone that's, like, friends with her. So to hear that, she's, like, a really cool.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, for real. And I won't talk too much about.

[Trisha Paytas]

Her because she's a private person, but.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, she's been such a great mentor in my life.

[Trisha Paytas]

She's like. She's a great one. Another child star that turned into, like, you know, a huge success, which is, like, really cool. What's your dream mukbang?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, I don't know. Well, obviously we did a crumble one, but, like, I want to do, like, a crazy crumble one where I get, like, the big cookies, like, because we just did, like, the little ones and, like.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, we just got some sampler one.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, you guys, don't you Never have the big ones.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, we get the big ones, like, one of them every now and then.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, you're on the diet right now. It's hard. It's like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, it's such a Thanksgiving Korean fried chicken. Like, something with that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, I'm like, the BBQ chicken. Have you had that before?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, we have.

[Trisha Paytas]

We really. It's like the big Korean. What is the sauce that was on there? It's like this big Korean, like, chicken. It's like a. It's in Northridge. Do you remember the sauce we had? They have, like, the kimchi and everything with it. It's really good. And it's right next to the two hands.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Do you.

[Trisha Paytas]

Have you been there? The Korean fried cheese place? So they're right next to each other. Yeah, but I used to. We supposedly used to live in Koreatown, and so I used to love the cream barbecue and stuff, but. Yeah. Do you guys. Do you cook ever?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

She doesn't like to cook very much. I like cooking sometimes, but we're both really good at baking.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that's a talent. Like, measuring it and all that stuff.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You don't.

[Aubrey's Mom]

That's why cook said, like, I love cooking because you can just kind of eyeball it and. Oh, this baking.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You do that.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You.

[Trisha Paytas]

I tried to make a souffle pancake, and it was because I was like, I can't figure this out. Like, whipping it and all that stuff.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's, like, too complicated science to, like. Too much air, too much salt. Not enough. This baking soda.

[Trisha Paytas]

No. Never works. So that's, like, a real talent. So crumbles. Your favorite. What about, like, food? Food? Like food.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, I love sushi, actually. Maybe that's dream mukbang. Like, sushi, spicy tuna, crispy rice. That is my, like, that's my favorite.

[Trisha Paytas]

There's one in. What's the one in Hollywood? It's like a pink box. Have you had that one?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I haven't. Oh, sugar fish.

[Trisha Paytas]

No, it's not sugar fresh, but it's like, it's a. Do you remember the name of it? Remember, we got it during quarantine. It was the crispy tuna one. Pink box.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

A.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay. Not mine. He might be too much. He's a big sushi fan, too. I like sushi. I like it. But sugar fish is amazing. We don't have one out here.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, she loves it, and I could not get this girl to eat fish forever, and now she's like, no, I love it now.

[Trisha Paytas]

You love raw fish. It's like no, for real. Oh my gosh.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And I would say, like, for like a mukbang. Specifically, like dream mukbang to like, film. Like, I feel like I want to do one of those big ones where there's like talkie dusted and it's like the ramen. And like, those look just like nikocado style. Like, those look disgusting and I want it. Yes. You know what I mean? I feel like I just have to do it once.

[Trisha Paytas]

The nikocado one is wild or jelly bean sweets. Right now with those giant burritos, she like, eats those.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know. And she gets like so much hate right now. And I'm like, dude, if she wants to. She's living her best life. She's eating and. Yeah, Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

I mean, I love it. I love a mukbang. I love that you guys do it together too. When cuz you were like, vlogging on Modern Family, you were like eating a baked potato or something in one of the food vlogs.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

The food on set for lunch.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Lunch at work.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

I mean, it did look good. I looked for.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I kind of forgot that was like your go to lunch for lunch.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

The baked potato. It was either that or a slice of cheese pizza. I know.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's our grilled cheese.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. I got sick of the grilled cheeses fast.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Which is it gonna be?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It was the pizza, though.

[Trisha Paytas]

What?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Adore baked potatoes.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's like the dream life. I mean, I know it's like you didn't get like a regular childhood, but like, how fun I might have food. Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, there's always food.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. We had like a whole room for craft services where it was like, we.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Had really, really good crafty. And I didn't even really, really realize how good it was until I booked some jobs on other shows like co stars, guest stars, or whatever.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And I can't remember what show it was, but it was also. It was a sitcom. And their craft service was like a.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Closet with like a couple granola bars.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And like some old cupcakes that someone brought.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I was like, like, catering. It felt like every day.

[Trisha Paytas]

Crap.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I'm like, what? I'm like, where's like the 500 kinds of.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

We had like an open fridge and.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, freezer full of popsicle and ice cream bars.

[Trisha Paytas]

You're like, this is not three kinds.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Of bacon and five kinds of eggs. And then we would get like, really great stuff, like catered in every day, like Tito's Tacos, empanadas, Poke bars. We have a salad bar every morning.

[Trisha Paytas]

Make me Hungry.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, literally. Oh, now I'm hungry.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I know. And you're like, I love my baby carrots. I know. That's so. And then you're done with that in December, Then you can just go back to eating December.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I started it yesterday, so December 12th will be my last.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait, Thanksgiving, too? You're gonna just.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We don't do a big Thanksgiving usually, so. But even if we do, like, I'm fine. We just eat turkey and vegetables.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. It's kind of a healthy meal. When you want. Think about Thanksgiving. It's kind of like you said, just turkey, and unless you eat all mashed potatoes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That's what I want. No, I literally love mashed potatoes. Somebody criticized me the other day for saying that my favorite thing at Thanksgiving was mashed potatoes. And I was like, yeah, I know. What are you literally lame? Like, what do you mean?

[Trisha Paytas]

Was it on Reddit? Don't read Reddit. Are you still reading it now on Reddit?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It was one. No, it was one of my other actor friends, and I was like, I can't believe he's hating on me for this right now.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She hated. Oh, I.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

That's. Yeah, yeah, Isaiah. Sorry.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But she did. She hated mashed potatoes, and she was a kid. I could not get her to eat.

[Trisha Paytas]

Mashed potatoes is the best. But you know what? My daughters don't like it either. And I'm like, but it's so soft and creamy. They love French fries, but not potatoes. One day they'll like it best. Mashed potatoes are kfc, in my opinion. I love a KFC mashed potato. I mean, we make our own, but we love them.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

KFC mashed potatoes. I don't think.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God, they're so good.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Okay. It's not.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't eat it very often, but when you want it, it's like, watch out.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Because there's nothing else like it.

[Trisha Paytas]

And it's so horrible and greasy and.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Really not that good. But it's so good.

[Trisha Paytas]

I did get a little sick. We had it Sunday night for the first day.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God.

[Trisha Paytas]

I used to eat it every day, though, and, like, never get sick. And then I had. We had it Sunday night, and I got, like, actually kind of sick from it because I just like to eat the skin off the chicken. It's so, like, so good.

[Aubrey's Mom]

In one cheese. Yes.

[Trisha Paytas]

And it's, like, crispy. It's so amazing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I'm sure you've had Korean fried chicken, right?

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes. There was one we had at the mall, the Korea. The Korean chicken. That you love.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

I forgot what it's called, but yeah, we used to go over there all the time. They had the big crispy chicken. Which one did you say this is?

[Aubrey's Mom]

I can't remember what street, but it's called Kyochan Chicken wings. It's a chain from Korea and it's the only. And you. They have a few different flavors, but you. The best one is the honey wings.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I haven't had honey wings.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

They're amazing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't know what kind of Korean.

[Trisha Paytas]

Fried chicken is amazing.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Moist and like hot on the inside. And then it's crunchy and sweet and salty on the outside. The. Oh, God, I'm just.

[Trisha Paytas]

How do they do that? How do they make it so juicy? But also like you said, really crispy. Well done on the outside, the way they dredge it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Because Slav, our friends, the dad of the family, he tried to recreate it and he said it was such a pain. He's like, it was so much work just to make it home.

[Trisha Paytas]

I can't even imagine. Yeah. Oh, when we lived on there, I lived in New Morning at the Grove. He was in Koreatown. But we used to like always go to that like little. It was Galleria, that mall. And it was like so good. Like the chicken there, it was like amazing. And then that's when I first had the fried cheese was at the. It was like Mayungrong hot dog. And it was really, really good. And they had.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh yeah, those Korean corn dogs with the potato on the outside. I have one of those last week.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, those are my favorite. I think I could have done like 50. Have you ever done those for a mukbang?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, because like, we won't just like film. Like, we like try foods that we've never like had before. Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We're just going, ooh, what's that? Let's try that. And we'll just eat that.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's fun. So something like, you've never review. Have you ever had uni?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Uni?

[Trisha Paytas]

I still haven't had like a sea urchin.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, no, I'm scared of that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that's the one everyone like hates. He loves it. But we just had someone on here that's like, oh, I hate it. But I'm like, that's like his favorite. Like you can find quite people who love it. Love it. Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

She hasn't had an oyster, like a raw oyster yet.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You're also scared to try that.

[Trisha Paytas]

I haven't either.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

There's just.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I. There's a video of me eating One somewhere. And, like, I guess I get, like. And it was maybe the third time. Cause I really believe in keep trying stuff. Cause you eventually can develop a taste for stuff. But I have tried oysters three or four times now, and I'm like, oh, it tastes like a mouthful of snotty snot. Of, like, chewy snot.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's his favorite food.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Chewy snot?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, like, chewy snack.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But I'm with you.

[Trisha Paytas]

It tastes like I'm drinking the ocean. I'm like, what?

[Aubrey's Mom]

And then it's, oh, you gotta put hot sauce and everything. I'm like, I have to kill the taste with something else. Why am I eating it?

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, it's the worst. You have to, like, slide it down your throat. Like, everything about it is.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It is like you got a mouthful of snot.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But it's chewy like this.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But the consistency is, like, rubbery and chewy and, like, it's awful.

[Trisha Paytas]

It really is. People. He goes crazy for an oyster.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

People go, feral, bro.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. Going to Mastro's, getting some oysters. It's like, they're all you. What's a crazy food you guys want to try? Ooh, that you haven't.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Dubai chocolate. Have you tried that yet? We haven't had it yet. I want to find it.

[Trisha Paytas]

Okay. Baskin Robbins, I think, that has the Dubai chocolate ice cream bars. Have you seen it on TikTok?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No. Now I need to try this two days ago.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, gosh. What is her name? Oh, there's a really popular mukbanger. I can't think of her name, but she just tried it, and it's like, the ice cream bar, and it's like, the green. I want to try it so bad. I can't find him either.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I don't know where people are in New York. I know, like, a couple places have the Dubai chocolate in New York.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Last we were in New York, we talked about. We just didn't have enough time.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know some people are making them on their own, but it's like, no. I feel like it wouldn't be, like, the true experience.

[Trisha Paytas]

There's one at OC called Chimney Cakes. They make, like, cute little ice creams, and they have it. And they were supposed to send me some, but they, like, never did. So I was like, maybe I'll make a. I know I'm like, a trip down.

[Aubrey's Mom]

No, thanks.

[Trisha Paytas]

Chimney Cakes. They didn't send it to us. No, but that one would be, because what's in it? What's the green stuff?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Pistachio.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, that Would be really good.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And then what is the stuff called? It's like the crunchy stuff.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Isn't it like filo or something?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, it's filo, I think.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I don't even know what that is.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's a Middle Eastern thing.

[Trisha Paytas]

I never had it. No?

[Aubrey's Mom]

What do you like buttery things?

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, I love buttery things.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Be like nuts and honey.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Okay, so you would love it then.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I mean.

[Trisha Paytas]

Have I had it? No.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Paper thin, buttery pastry and they do layers of like honey. I mean it's literally like paper thin. And then honey with honey and butter mixture with different nuts. So sometimes it's like walnuts or sometimes it's pistachio. The nuts.

[Trisha Paytas]

Then the.

[Aubrey's Mom]

They pour like this butter honey over it. Then another layer pour and it's just like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And it's so crunchy.

[Trisha Paytas]

Just like right down. Oh, my gosh. I love a dessert. Is it sweet or is it savory?

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's sweet, but it's a little salty too because it's the butter and honey together. Have you ever just had toast with butter and then you put honey on it?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's like that but better, but with pastry.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like thin, thin, crunchy pastry, though. It is outrageous.

[Trisha Paytas]

Any dessert like that I would try. Have you ever tried a crepe cake? Cake?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yes. I just had one. I made a little mukbang with my friend just for fun. I didn't even post it, but I had a crepe cake in it.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's so good. What kind was. It was like a matcha. Was it rainbow? Like, what was it?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It was just a plain, like vanilla one, But I thoroughly enjoyed. I've had a rainbow one too, and those are fantastic.

[Trisha Paytas]

There's also a bakery near you guys for hours. Have you ever seen the show Hacks? Do you watch Hacks?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, I do. I love it.

[Trisha Paytas]

So good. Right there. They have this, like, in what? I think it's the season three. They start off with like a coconut cake. Have you had that? The one that Tom Cruise sends everybody?

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's a bakery, but it's.

[Trisha Paytas]

You never. Oh, you have to have it. Yeah, we've had it so good. It's one of my favorite.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Bring it over maybe? Yeah, I think so.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my God, that's so bougie.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, here's a cake. That bakery is so lucky that that happened to them.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right?

[Aubrey's Mom]

They're just a mom and pop place. Have you ever been there?

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, it's like mom and pop place.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And like, if you go There, depending if it's like that time of the year. Like, because now they sell on Gold Belly because they're so famous for the.

[Trisha Paytas]

Cake because of Tom Cruise.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And you go there, like, you'll see all the Gold Belly boxes, like, piled.

[Trisha Paytas]

Up because they're getting ready to ship them out. So smart. Love Gold Belly, too. Shout out Gold Belly.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You know, Gold Belly is. You can order, like, anything, like, famous food.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Really. Oh, my gosh.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Would they have this Dubai.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Sent to you maybe.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh. I love it. I mean, honestly, talking about food like, this is my favorite thing in the whole world because it's my happiness. It's the thing that brings me most joy.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It really is. For me.

[Trisha Paytas]

It's food, crocheting, playing music. Is October the band playing anywhere coming up?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, not as of current, but yeah. I wish. Yeah, we're practicing. We added a new band member recently. We just added a keyboardist.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, wow.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But yeah, over the summer, we just didn't really practice a lot because I was doing theater stuff and really locking in on that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah. Because they're all high school students and now I'm not in school, so I'm not as busy. But the rest of them, you know, college applications, they want to get into Berklee School of Music and things like that. We all do different things.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. This is like the age in life where people just, like, separate, go their own ways and got to figure out if you're going to see each other if you're not, for sure.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

So it's like, I think after next year, like, we probably won't play in a band together. So that's why I'm really focusing on doing my own music.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. Any plans coming up for the holidays?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

For the holidays? Not really because, well, she's on her dive for Thanksgiving.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Well, we had kind of maybe thought we were going to go to Japan.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But then we thought about it. We wanted to go to Disneyland there. And I know you really love Disneyland.

[Trisha Paytas]

Tokyo at sea.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Have you guys been?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No. Have you been?

[Trisha Paytas]

No, I'm. That is so weird. Most gonna test this. I literally told him yesterday.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Really?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God.

[Trisha Paytas]

I show them all the tick tocks of the, like, little alien mochi.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I want them so bad. Oh, my God. Oh, wait.

[Trisha Paytas]

Are you guys thinking about going this year still?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Maybe in, like, the spring maybe, or even next spring or next fall, because, you know, you don't want to go during the summer.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's what I heard.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Impressively hot.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Like, trust me.

[Aubrey's Mom]

And. And then it can snow and stuff in the window. So, like, spring or fall? Yeah, spring is like the peak. Peak travel.

[Trisha Paytas]

Cherry blossom.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So, like, it's expensive. The airfare is expensive. It's super. Because Japan's already crowded, but it's even doubly crowded. And I don't know if you know this about, like, Disney over there. Like, they don't have the reservation system and stuff. Like, we do. Literally, people will get up at, like, five in the morning and wait in a line to get through the front gate. Oh, my God.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Wait, so would you be doing that if we got there?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, I don't think you have a choice.

[Trisha Paytas]

You were a modern family. You should be able to get there at, like, front of the line.

[Aubrey's Mom]

You wouldn't say. No, they don't. The glory days of the VIP guides are.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wait.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah. We could talk about. Yeah. So basically, like, growing up, since I worked for Disney, they gave me a free guide every single time that I went. And we basically just went through the exit of all the rides and just got on immediately.

[Trisha Paytas]

So did you think also everybody just did that? Were you ever.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I don't think so. You restore. Okay.

[Trisha Paytas]

You're like, this is really special.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I knew that. I was really lucky for that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And now I. We have a season pass and we just go all the time now.

[Trisha Paytas]

So have you waited in line or.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Do you still do vip? We do.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We buy the Lightning lane.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But still you gotta wait in reserve and plot.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, that's crazy, though. I feel like once you work for Disney, they should just give you lifetime. VIP is like. I feel like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I feel like. Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't understand, like, how that. I mean, honestly, like, we just know what we got and everything. But, like, so. Cause, you know, there's like.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You can.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Anybody can buy a VIP guide.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right.

[Aubrey's Mom]

So but the vip, like, I can't remember. They call it something like the celebrity treatment or whatever.

[Trisha Paytas]

Right.

[Aubrey's Mom]

That's even, like, a step above. Because when you are just, like, a civilian, you. You hire a VIP guide, you don't.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

You just go through a lightning lane.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Or help you just get your reservations and stuff.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, I could be a guide at that point. Like, literally.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Right, Right.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I know my way around Disneyland, like, so well.

[Trisha Paytas]

You're like, I don't need it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But if you are, like, considered, you know, like a recognizable person.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey's Mom]

They don't want you waiting in lines, even, like a short line, because you're considered a security risk because crowds can gather and, you know, and so, like, so she had it the whole time. She Was on the show as soon as the show is over, done.

[Trisha Paytas]

Really.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But then I'm like, you know people who are super famous but who aren't on ABC Disney shows, like, do they.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Have to pay for it or does.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Like, Disney provide it?

[Trisha Paytas]

I think they are really strict. I talked to a few other people that work with.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God. You know who I saw at Disneyland once? James Charles. Oh, isn't that so funny? I know. I just want. I felt like saying that. No, literally, I don't know if he had a guide or anything. I think he was just there, like, with his chilling. No, literally, I was, like, walking, like, you know, like New Orleans Square.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And I, like, looked to my ride of pirates and I'm like, why did I just see James try? Did you go up to him? No, because I didn't want to bother him.

[Trisha Paytas]

You don't go up to celebrities even though you are a celebrity.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Maybe if I, like, really, really like them. But I just was like, I'm going to let J. James B. And do his thing.

[Trisha Paytas]

Wow.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I've ever seen anyone famous at Disneyland.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Really?

[Trisha Paytas]

I've seen John Stamos bunches of times. Like, he's literally my friend.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Saw Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan together once at the Florida one. Yeah. Disney World. Oh, Disney World.

[Trisha Paytas]

I actually see. I've seen, like, quite a few celebrities. I know Courtney and Travis go there, but Tokyo Disney is the dream. I also want to go to Hong Kong. Disney.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Really small.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, you've been to that one?

[Aubrey's Mom]

No, but, you know, I was in Hong Kong. This is pre pandemic. This is when she was a toddler, but. And I. I kind of wanted to go, but the guy who was. I was there doing comedy shows, and the guy who was kind of my host there, he was like, yeah, me, if you want to go. Like, we can make it happen. He's like, I think since you've been to Disneyland and Disney World so many times, you'll be disappointed because it's really small.

[Trisha Paytas]

Interesting. That was how many years you said, like 15 years ago. So over 10 years ago because they built an art arendelle. Now I've seen. That's what I've seen on Tick Tock. So that's, like, the reason I want to go. But it does. It does look smaller. Tokyo is bigger. I know. Tokyo's also really cheap. They're Disney over there. Like, the food is cheap. The food is cheap.

[Aubrey's Mom]

The dollar is really strong over there right now.

[Trisha Paytas]

That's what I would say.

[Aubrey's Mom]

We should go before, like, yeah. The whole economy is ruined. I don't.

[Trisha Paytas]

I know, right? Just in case. Go. Right now, I'm like, book a ticket tomorrow. Have you been to. Have you guys been to Japan?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I've never been, so I'm really.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Excited for that trip.

[Trisha Paytas]

That'd be so funny. Yeah. A lot of people are over there right now, and I'm like, oh, that looks. I know.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Everybody wants. Last year, they had, like, record tourism, and the Japanese people were literally like, stop.

[Trisha Paytas]

Were they over it?

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, because it was just like. Because, you know, everybody's freaking rude, like, compared to Japanese people. They go there, they're disrespectful of the culture, and I hate that.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, I guess. I know it gets, like, overcrowded, especially now. Everyone's, like, going there. I was like, there is a weird surgeons of it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But yeah, we want to go to Korea next year. We got. Oh, and we might. Oh, I think we're going to go to Dominica in.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, yeah, we're going to go for, like, a fun yoga retreat thingy, I think. February, April.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, you have a lot of trips coming up then.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, we need to get to New York.

[Aubrey's Mom]

There's so many shows we want to see in New York right now. We're dying.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my God. We have to go to New York.

[Trisha Paytas]

Same. We're going to New York this next month. And I'm like, oh, my God. I want to see everything. I want to see Romeo and Juliet with Rachel Zegler. Barbie Ferreira is in a show right now. I want to go see her.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Gypsy.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Charlie D'Amelio is in a show right now. She's in Juliet.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

But I think she's ensemble.

[Trisha Paytas]

But she's killing it, people. Oh, she's like, just ensemble. I was like, oh, she's kind of killing it in there, though.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

No, I bet she's killing. I mean, she's a professional dancer. I mean, that's what she does. So.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Yeah, musical. My friend just saw it, like, literally a couple nights ago called Swept Away. Have you heard about that?

[Trisha Paytas]

No.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Supposed to be amazing. She said it was great.

[Trisha Paytas]

What. What is that one about?

[Aubrey's Mom]

I don't even know what it's about, but it's very.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

There's Asian people in it.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I think it's a new musical, though, and she's, like, in the act.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

It's.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It's a really nice balance of musical and acting. Like, the acting is really intense.

[Trisha Paytas]

I would love to see that. I would love to see that. Because usually musicals are just, like, lighthearted or you get such A serious play. So, like, to have a mix of.

[Aubrey's Mom]

It would be other one of. With the. That you said what's his faces girl girlfriend is in.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Was that not something. Oh, I don't know. What. Angie Barth Feldman's girlfriend is currently in it.

[Trisha Paytas]

What is it? The musical?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Yeah, it's a musical. Wait, that's one of the Asian people in it. That's one that I'm thinking of, but I'm trying to think anyway.

[Aubrey's Mom]

But there's so many shows we want.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yes. Sunset Boulevard just came back.

[Aubrey's Mom]

Oh, my God. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

That one looks so good. I also want to see the new Tammy Faye. There's a Tammy Faye one with Christian Borrow.

[Aubrey's Mom]

I heard Death Becomes her is good, too.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah. Oh, Death becomes Her. Yes. Megan healthy. I want to see that. Smash comes in January, but they're closing a lot of shows. I just. I saw it today that they're closing a ton of shows, like Back to the future's closing and all these shows. Yeah. So anyways, go see Broadway because I really don't want it to be closing. It's, like, so sad. The tickets are expensive, though, you know?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

They really are. I saw the Notebook the last time that I went and like, Joy Woods. Oh, my God.

[Trisha Paytas]

So I never had to see it. Is it still on Broadway right now?

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

I think it is, yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

So many shows. I know it's pretty close, I feel, but I guess it's like, yeah, go see it. Hop over there. I know we haven't been since pre pandemic, so I'm excited to go see it and see all that stuff, but.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

And get the Dubai chocolate, girl.

[Trisha Paytas]

Well, we definitely have to mukbang soon. I'm so thankful you're here, both of you. This was such a treat to have you as well. No, you guys are, like, the best duo. Like your TikToks. Truly like your TikToks YouTube. Thank you for talking about Modern Family. I'm sure that's, like, gets annoying after.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

A while, but I don't care, girl. Like, it's.

[Trisha Paytas]

Yeah, you're an icon, open book. Even if you did nothing else, which I know you'll, like, do a lot. Even if you did nothing else. Like, you're so iconic. You're, like, such a staple in pop culture, so you should definitely be proud of that. And, yeah, thank you for being here. And I can't wait to see what you guys do, and hopefully we'll see you in New York or maybe Japan or on Broadway.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much. You're so iconic. Literally. Yeah.

[Trisha Paytas]

Oh, my gosh. Best you guys check her out on her socials. I'll link it below and we'll see you in the next episode. Aubry.

[Aubrey Anderson-Emmons]

Bye. Thank you so much, Trish.