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Amanda Hirsch
You guys, you guys, you guys. Alert, alert, alert. The moment we've been waiting for is over. And the all new season of the Secret Lives of Mormon Waves is now streaming on Hulu. Yes, you heard that right. The wait is over. We finally get to find out what's going on with our favorite saints and sinners. Are Taylor and Dakota still together? Are Jen and Zach still dealing with the aftermath of their trip to Vegas? Will Whitney be led back into the group after her actions last season? Plus, Demi and Jesse drama, Layla's shocking discovery, Miranda's arrival to clear up the swinging scandal, and more. Listen, you guys, as last season was, this season is also a tangled web of jealousy, X's and drama. And I cannot wait to binge watch. And I cannot wait to binge watch with you guys. It's going to be pure insan, so don't miss it. You guys make sure to watch the new season of the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives now streaming on Hulu.
Lexi Wood
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Amanda Hirsch
Welcome back to the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Hirsch, and I still can't believe that I get to chat with some of my favorite stars on my very own podcast where you'll feel like you're just talking shit with your best friends in your living room. Hey, hey, hey, you guys, it's almost my birthday. No, honestly, this is an act. I actually don't care this year. I swear, you guys, I've matured so much. I don't, I don't care that much. I. Even for hubs 40th, I went all out and he. I really did suck at his birthday for years because this guy is such a specific kind of dude that you can't get him anything. Like, he still makes fun of me till this day of, like, gifts that I had bought him. So it's just like, okay, then I'm not gonna buy you gifts. And he's always really great at buying me gifts. But so the. For this 40th, I was like, I'm gonna do everything. Like, I, I planned us a trip. We're gonna go away in a couple weeks. Then he got this watch that he really, really wanted, but it just happened because we, like, registered on this, like, wait list. Yes. It's like super fancy, super whatever. And then they called and I was like, oh, my God, it's in time for his 40th birthday. And. And I told him. I was like, I literally manifested this for you with my manifesting powers. You're welcome. We threw a Birthday with his friends. But I think most importantly, I b. I made a cake. Okay, I'm not gonna say baked. Some of you made fun of me. I made a cake that was so delicious for the first time in my life. So I think he appreciated that. And then we went out to dinner, and I was like, oh, my God, I almost forgot the card. And he was like, you wrote me a card, too? So, like, he really feels. He really feels the pressure. But I was like, listen, I didn't do this for you to, like, do it back. Like, no pressure. No. Just kidding. Really, no pressure. And you know what? I can buy myself. I can buy myself something. I can say, man, it's your birthday. Treat yourself. But I don't know what I want. So if you have any ideas, let me know, because I. I actually don't know. Anyway, shout out to my May birthday girlies, my Gemini queens. By the way, I love that you guys love the Josh Duhamel episode so much. I have to tell you, I've never received this many DMS about a celeb before. Like, so many of, like, messages of. From people saying they, like, met him and how nice he was. Like, and he was so nice. And I think you hear on the pod, like, that he's so down to earth and fun and chill. But then seeing so many messages from you Dumois style of, like, I met him. Like, he called my best friend when I asked, like, which or this or like, you worked with him on a movie, and he, like, took this. All the employees out for drinks after. Like, what a dude. What a dude. Just, like, you know, I stand. I stand. And I really enjoyed that episode. That being said, this isn't that being said kind of moment, but that being said, we're gonna switch it right back to reality tv because you guys know I'm a Summer House girly through and through. I hate saying girly, but I don't know what to. Sometimes I just love Summer House. It's one of my favorite shows. I feel like ever since I started watching it, it was like young people going to the Hamptons on the weekend, getting up. Thank you. Like, and also, I'm such a romance kind that I love reality TV when there is, like, hookups. Like, that's why with housewives, I end up falling off. Because it's, like, just women, like, fighting. Like, no, no. I want to see, like, hookups, romance, breakups. Like, that's where it really gets me. So anyway, love Summer House. I don't have to give you this feel you love Summer House, too. And Lexi Wood is here. And that just threw me back to when Jesse made that joke. Lexi Wood is here. And we're gonna go through the whole Jesse drama. You know, her hanging with her family all the time, her mom going club, and ever since, you know, like, where they stand now. And there's just so much to ask her. Like, Jesse just went on. Watch what happens live. People are cringing, people are icking. People have more questions. And you guys know how I feel about that. I'm not on Team Bash anybody, but I do think Lexi is freaking great, and she's freaking adorable, and she's here to smell. Enjoy.
Lexi Wood
Wait. I'm so excited to be here. Big fan.
Amanda Hirsch
Really? You're so sweet. Thank you.
Lexi Wood
I. When you messaged me, I was like.
Amanda Hirsch
I did, like, at the beginning of the. Yeah, yeah. I mean, this season.
Lexi Wood
Told my mom immediately. I was like, you'll never guess. You'll never guess.
Amanda Hirsch
She's like, no, I actually won't guess.
Lexi Wood
No, she loves you, too. So I was so excited.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, me too.
Lexi Wood
Thank you so much for having me.
Amanda Hirsch
How's it been going? Well, let's get. Well, we'll wait. Yeah, that's what I do. I always want to, like, chat before.
Lexi Wood
I know.
Amanda Hirsch
That's my sister, by the way. Arielle. I also hang out with my family all the the time. Okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I get it.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I get. Honestly, there's no better people to hang out with.
Amanda Hirsch
I know. My mom used to live in my building. She used to live in my building. Now she moved to my sister's building, which is, like, a block away.
Lexi Wood
Amazing.
Amanda Hirsch
So we're all like.
Lexi Wood
That's what I'm talking about.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
My sister used to have her own apartment, but because we're not from this country, she doesn't. You can't bring your credit from Canada to America, so you actually can't get in the apartment.
Amanda Hirsch
Forget that Canada is, like, actually a different country and that, like, you have to become a citizen.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Like, you have to.
Amanda Hirsch
So you're not. You're, like, of work visa.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. So I have an O1 visa for, like, the last, like, 10 years, but we have to renew it every three years. So now, just recently, in the last two years, my mom and sister have an O2 visa, but because they can't have credit here, like, it takes a while to build. So they can't get an apartment even if they wanted to. Yeah. Which is insane.
Amanda Hirsch
So how will they. Eventually.
Lexi Wood
Eventually, they'll have credit here, like, over the last Couple years they've been building it.
Amanda Hirsch
So that's the most important credit, helps.
Lexi Wood
You get an apartment. Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And what about like a visa? So you don't need one.
Lexi Wood
You know, you need to have some sort of like, visa or something to even get an apartment in America, which is all crazy.
Amanda Hirsch
So what are they going to do?
Lexi Wood
So, because they have their like, work visas.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
Now they're in the process of building a credit.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. It just takes time. So it's so funny.
Amanda Hirsch
So they're official employees of yours?
Lexi Wood
Yes. Yeah, yeah. So it's been crazy. But honestly, I'm so grateful.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Because it's, I mean, being in the industry for so long, like, I've just had so many.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, see, we're wasting time.
Lexi Wood
Sorry.
Amanda Hirsch
Shut up, Lexi. Oh, good. Never mind. Keep going, Keep going. Lexi. Nevermind.
Lexi Wood
Okay, wait, we can just get back. We can start however we want.
Amanda Hirsch
Lexi, what is here.
Lexi Wood
Amazing.
Amanda Hirsch
No jokes about what? Never Will I make a joke about that?
Lexi Wood
Okay, perfect.
Amanda Hirsch
I won't say it's a hot name to have. Thank you.
Lexi Wood
Thank you so much.
Amanda Hirsch
It's a stage name, but it's not. It's for real.
Lexi Wood
It's for real.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. That's great.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I, I, it's hilarious.
Amanda Hirsch
Do you love it?
Lexi Wood
I think when I was younger, I was like, oh my God, like another wood joke. And now I just kind of roll with it. I'm like, that's.
Amanda Hirsch
And it's Lexi born Lexi, not like Alexandria born Alexis. Oh, I know you're not an Alexis.
Lexi Wood
That's the thing. It's, honestly, it's so funny how I got my name. My parents thought I was gonna be a boy, like, until I was literally out of her.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, because, because why? They didn't have like the, like they did. Your mom didn't want to know.
Lexi Wood
Is like posed weird. So they could never see what I was.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And because her pregnancies were so different from my older sister, she was like, oh, for sure. It's a, it's a boy.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Until I literally popped out and she was like, oh, my God.
Amanda Hirsch
But wait, it was supposed to be Alexis for a boy.
Lexi Wood
No, so they had like, I was supposed to be named Ryder and then I pop out.
Amanda Hirsch
You would be a hot writer, right? Could you imagine?
Lexi Wood
Oh my God.
Amanda Hirsch
I look at you. You're a writer.
Lexi Wood
I know.
Amanda Hirsch
I am. I'm obsessed with it.
Lexi Wood
If my name was Ryder, I would be that bitch.
Amanda Hirsch
You would?
Lexi Wood
I would.
Amanda Hirsch
First of all, you're a writer. I feel like we should make it the middle Name or something?
Lexi Wood
Something I want to name my future kid that. But she literally got a baby name book. Yeah, she got a baby name book. And Alexis was like, the top name. She's like, yes, it will do. I like this little.
Amanda Hirsch
So then when did you change it to Lexi?
Lexi Wood
They just always called me Lexi as a short form. Yeah. I was only called, like, Alexis. If I was, like, getting into trouble.
Amanda Hirsch
It'D be like, Alexis. And still though, or.
Lexi Wood
No, not as much. I don't get into as much trouble.
Amanda Hirsch
Your mom can't get mad at you at the clubs at 2am so you are from Canada. We were just discussing. She's Canadian.
Lexi Wood
I'm Canadian.
Amanda Hirsch
You can hear it sometimes when it comes out. Like, you're like, ooh, yeah, I love it. Yeah, I love it.
Lexi Wood
Thank you.
Amanda Hirsch
Were you a huge Justin Bieber fan?
Lexi Wood
Oh, yeah. Yeah, of course.
Amanda Hirsch
Do you know, like, where he lives?
Lexi Wood
It's actually funny. My great aunt and uncle live the town over from him. So, like, I have to drive, like, through his town to get to my great aunt and uncle's house. So, yes, I did. And, like, they knew of his family and Bieber. I know. He's such, like, a sweet guy too.
Amanda Hirsch
I know.
Lexi Wood
So.
Amanda Hirsch
But I feel like he'll be okay. He has Haley.
Lexi Wood
I agree.
Amanda Hirsch
He has Haley.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So wait, tell us about your first how you got to America story.
Lexi Wood
Okay. So I was 17 and I was living in. I just gone to Paris. I was living in Canada, and an agency in Miami was like, we want you to move to Miami for a little bit and build your portfolio here.
Amanda Hirsch
How did you start modeling, though? Like, you got approached or.
Lexi Wood
Yes. So it was when I was 10 or 11 years old. My sister actually bought a camera, and she was like, oh, can I take pictures of you? We did this, like, we creative directed this shoot that was like me wearing ball gowns in a construction site. We just loved the contrast. And my dad was just showing his work friends, being like, oh, look how. Look how fun the girls. It's so cute. It's so fun. And then his work friends, kids were in modeling.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
And I was so shy. I, like, would not speak, like, ever at all. So then his work friend was like, you should get Lexi into modeling. Like, maybe it'll help her get out of her shell. She seems to really like it. And then they sent it in. Like, the president, owner of the agency immediately called my dad and was like, when can I meet this child?
Amanda Hirsch
So you were eight?
Lexi Wood
I was 11.
Amanda Hirsch
Eleven, yeah.
Lexi Wood
And then I met her the Next day, and she signed me basically on the spot. And then I think my first job was, like, two days after that, and I just loved it. I was like, this is where I.
Amanda Hirsch
Were you confident? Because you said you weren't, like, a big talker, but were you. Did you have confidence?
Lexi Wood
It's funny, because I feel like I didn't ever think. Think about confidence. Like, I. It's not even that. Like, I was just really shy.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I was just a shy kid.
Amanda Hirsch
I feel like you still have that a little bit, or. No.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, for sure. I can definitely be a little bit more recluse if, like. What's the word?
Amanda Hirsch
I don't know. It sounded really fancy, though. I love it for you. I think. I think.
Lexi Wood
I think it is.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I can definitely be more like.
Amanda Hirsch
Are you scared to say it again? Yeah, reserve.
Lexi Wood
Like.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, reserve. Yeah, like that one.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. So I can definitely get in my head sometimes. I'll literally, to this day, give myself, like, pep talks. And I got this.
Amanda Hirsch
So your sister, first of all, that's really sweet that from a young age, she kind of thought of you as, like, her muse.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, We've always been best friends.
Amanda Hirsch
Do you have jealousy ever? Like, does she get jealous that you're, you know, doing all this stuff? That you're, like, gorgeous model?
Lexi Wood
No. She's so brilliant. She's so beautiful. She's literally the coolest girl I know. And she loves being, like, behind the scenes. She loves it so much. She actually wrote for, like, Galore magazine, and she used to work for Talentless, and.
Amanda Hirsch
So you guys don't have the same dreams.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Which is always so great. We can just really support each other in both ends of the industry.
Amanda Hirsch
That is amazing.
Lexi Wood
Which has just been like, a dream come true.
Amanda Hirsch
So it's only two of you, right? Yeah. Yeah. We're three sisters.
Lexi Wood
So jealous.
Amanda Hirsch
No. Yes. But it probably wouldn't have been the same. Do you get what I mean? Yeah. Like, it wouldn't for sure be the same. I feel like sometimes when there is three.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
There is more. Like, because imagine the third wasn't into this industry, and then she would be just the two of you. So I think two is good.
Lexi Wood
From my experience. No, no, no.
Amanda Hirsch
Me and my sisters were just together all the time. We fight, but. But it causes a lot of drama.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
You know, I feel like that works for you. The two.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Tiffany and I are so opposite that it ends up just. Even where we are so different, we so embrace each other's differences and learn from each other's. Differences.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
So, yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And she's like your second mom, it seems like.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. She's just. I don't know. We've just always.
Amanda Hirsch
How much older is she?
Lexi Wood
Only three years.
Amanda Hirsch
Only three years?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So what first job brought you to America?
Lexi Wood
So I was just an agency who's just like, come, come to America. Basically, how it goes with modeling is your mother agency. So at the time, mine was in Toronto. They would kind of set you up with agencies worldwide. You just have a meeting, and then they would just decide if they wanted to sign you or not. And then they would probably move you to where that is, just so you can build your portfolio there. So I started when I was 17, the day of my 17th birthday. I moved to Paris.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And then I moved to Miami. My sister came with me. Just because at 17, you're not allowed to be in Europe alone.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And then I moved to Miami. My sister came with me again because I was 17. And then I moved to New York, and then.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, your sister came too.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, did she not go to college because of it, or did she finish college already?
Lexi Wood
She went to college and just took a semester off.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And then she ended up just staying off.
Amanda Hirsch
And you from the get, knew that you were just going to pursue modeling and not go the academic route.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I feel like I just always had this, like, gut feeling in my stomach that, like, I just would never give up.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
So I just never have.
Amanda Hirsch
And I. And you were. You had a million followers before you joined Summer House?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. So you were.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I was already doing modeling, influencing.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And, like, a lot of things that I'm currently working on. I got way before I was even on Summer House, which has been really cool, to kind of, like, share this journey with those clients too.
Amanda Hirsch
Right. So how did Summer House. Because we all know, maybe you won't say it, but when they introduce a new person, it's always like, it's Amanda's friend from the one time they met, you know, so that was the connection. You knew Amanda kind of from out and about. But how. Tell me a little bit about the process of getting on. When you got approached about it, were you like, ooh, or you were like, eat? Like, what was your reaction at first?
Lexi Wood
I feel like. So Amanda asked me to go on, like, two years ago.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, so she did. Yes, she did.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
She said, come to our share house. Oh, okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, yeah. So she asked me. At the time, I hadn't really known anyone else on the show, so I was like, oh, maybe Not. And then just through social, I met Paige and Sierra, which I was like, okay, at least now I have a little bit more familiar faces. So when I was approached, I was a little bit more open. But I'm gonna be so honest. Like, I fully thought it was fake. Like, I was like, this doesn't seem like.
Amanda Hirsch
I don't wanna compare you to someone. Oh, you thought it was fake? The.
Lexi Wood
Like, the casting.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, okay.
Lexi Wood
Not the show.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay, okay. Cause I remember Jesse said, like, he didn't know what to expect when he came on O. And then he was like, it was legit. So you thought the email. That's how I am, by the way. When I get huge opportunities. I'm like, okay, who's. Who's trolling? Me?
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. That just means we're humble and sweet.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay. So you get the email, think it's fake?
Lexi Wood
Yes. I was actually in Key West. I spent a lot of time in Key west, and I was like, in my bikini, like, being a beach bum, and I was like, there's no way that this is real. And then it was. Which is crazy.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, when they said accepted.
Lexi Wood
When they said, do you want to cast for this?
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
I was like. And then it was like, one of those gut feelings where I'm like, you know what? Like, I talked to my mom and sister because they manage me, and I was like. I think my mom was like, I just have a gut feeling it might be, like, actually, Amanda, like, you're Amanda show. So.
Amanda Hirsch
What do you mean? Sorry, you didn't know that this was the same thing Amanda was talking about?
Lexi Wood
So they don't say.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. They don't actually say the show names.
Amanda Hirsch
Bravo show.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I think it said Bravo show. Like, filming in the summer.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
Like, ongoing same cast vibe.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
But it gave, like, not that many details.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay. So your mom had a gut feeling. Yeah.
Lexi Wood
So she was like, I feel like maybe this is the show that Amanda was talking about. And then she was like, maybe just take the phone call. It's 30 minutes. Who cares? Yeah, I took the phone call, and immediately they were like, amazing. We want to send you to the next round of casting. And I was like, oh, okay. So then I did the next round, and then I think that there ended up being, like, four. Four or five rounds of casting. And then they called me and they were like, welcome to the summer house.
Amanda Hirsch
Are you excited?
Lexi Wood
I was so excited.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I was like, this will be so fun to deepen friendships with people that I was familiar with and to just, like, make New friends. And I feel like it was something that I felt like I would. It would, like, push my boundaries.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Which I love to do.
Amanda Hirsch
And did you ever get approached about a reality show before? Aside from Amanda?
Lexi Wood
I don't know.
Amanda Hirsch
No.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. I'm thinking, like, what, the batch. The Bachelor could have approached you, but they probably knew that, like, you were too qualified for that.
Lexi Wood
I probably fall in love within the first 10 minutes.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. I mean. Yeah. So let's. I mean, because when I think about this season, I really think about, like, it was there, like, you walked in. Adorable Beeline to the kitchen. Mad Jesse.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Yeah. Well, him and Wes were the only two people in the house at the time.
Amanda Hirsch
Lexi would the joke next senior, like, starting your thing, like.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
It happens so fast. Do you tend to do that in relationships, too? Like, fall deep and hard?
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I feel like that's always been my experience. When guys kind of go for it, they really go for it full force, which I really like. I like it when somebody makes their intentions clear.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I think that's something that I look forward to.
Amanda Hirsch
So that, like, turned you on, Jessi. Wait, did you see him last summer on the show?
Lexi Wood
So I didn't watch the show. I only tuned into, like, maybe two episodes last season when I got casted.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh.
Lexi Wood
And they were just, like, rampant.
Amanda Hirsch
People aren't gonna believe that you.
Lexi Wood
I know, I know, I know. But I didn't.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
I really genuinely didn't. I ended up going back and watching only a couple episodes, but it was really important to me, and it's been like this my entire career, even aside from Summer House, to never look too much into people or whatever, because I always wanted just to have, like, an authentic experience with them and have them share with me what they want me to know so that I didn't go in with, like, a preconceived idea of this person or this person or I knew too much about this person. But the Internet only shows so much of somebody.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
So I always really, really wanted to just be like. Okay. I actually don't know much about anyone.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, so did you see Jesse and Wes, like, being the new guys last summer? Like, you did see that?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And did you think, like, Jesse was hot from before?
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I thought he was good looking.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
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Lexi Wood
Bretman to earth.
Amanda Hirsch
Earth to breadman.
Lexi Wood
Girl, you already know who it is.
Amanda Hirsch
It is I singer, songwriter, actor, actress, athlete, activist, and your newest favorite podcast host. I welcome you to the baddest radio, hosted by yours truly, me, Bretman Rock.
Lexi Wood
Duh. Here I'll be talking about everything from funny personal stories to raw and unfiltered conversations. I'll be showing you how to live your best life unapologetically. Catch me on here every fourth day.
Amanda Hirsch
Of the week, which are Thursdays. If you didn't know, you already know where to find a bad bitch.
Lexi Wood
Don't forget to follow rate and like, you can follow me at BretmanRock on everything and follow the podcast at the baddest radio on all social media, except for X.
Amanda Hirsch
Cause who the hell uses X?
Lexi Wood
Like.
Amanda Hirsch
And we're back, by the way. I just want to say I listened a little bit. Jesse went on Watch what Happens Live, which wasn't good for him, as we know. And he went on Tinks's podcast that I listened to a little bit because I wanted to. To hear what he would say.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And first of all, I will say, and I actually said on my Instagram, I'm not a hater. Like, I don't hate. Not gonna crucify any reality TV person for bad choices they make on a show.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, at the end of the day, everyone's human. It's relationship stuff. It's, you know, nobody's murdering anybody. Like, it's okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
However, I will say he's handling this like the just the poorest way possible. On Tinks, his pot, he told her, like, she asked him like two questions. She was being super easy on him about you. And he said, tank, sink, sink, sink. Thanks. I mean, like, this is not. We're not here to talk about. How did he say it? An eight week relationship I had nine months ago.
Lexi Wood
The thing.
Amanda Hirsch
First of all, you are here to talk about it.
Lexi Wood
I was just gonna say with the show, honestly, like, let's be honest, I'm. No one wants to talk about a relationship that you had nine months ago. Trust me, I don't either.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
But at the end of the day, the show's currently airing, therefore it's currently in everybody's faces and people are going to currently have questions about it. And I'm patient with that. Like, I completely understand that. Whereas, yeah, trust me, I'd rather not ever talk about him either.
Amanda Hirsch
Right.
Lexi Wood
But at the end of the day, I understand this is new to everyone else. And because we chose to be on a reality show, it's also fair for people to want to talk about it. And also that's our jobs.
Amanda Hirsch
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Like, right, It's Our jobs, like, be professional, and everybody know. I mean, it's. You watch Bravo, you watch a reality show, people get really obsessed about what they're watching. You know what I mean? They get. They feel like they're in it. They feel like they have teams. They. They take it to the next level. Which is why I said that sometimes I feel like I want to help out these people that are villainized so.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Harshly. Because I'm like, whoa, like, their world is coming down. You know what I mean? And even though if they did something fucked up to me, it's like the punishment doesn't fit the crime kind of thing.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, it can definitely be very loud. Like, even I've gotten so much hate, especially because of everything that Jesse and West have said about my family. It's very strange. Like, even that one conversation where everybody was in the backyard that night, Jesse's like, oh, I hung out with her family for, like, three hours, and then we went out all night. That's not how it happened. We hung out with them for, like, 20 minutes. My mom's only met Jesse three times.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, the. When they said that, then you stayed because you went to, like, a friend's dj, something. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Lexi Wood
What happened was Jesse and I were filming together, and then my mom and sister were out living their life because they're independent people, and they were coming back to drop off the dog, and we were gonna go to a concert, which was already planned with just the three of us, not Jesse. And so I'm trying to get Jesse out of the house, and then Jesse's like, I really want to stay and talk to your mom. Can she come in? Like, can. Can I stay when she comes back? And I was like, I mean, sure. And then Jesse apologized to my mom because he's like, I just got caught up in being in a reality show. Like, I'm so sorry. Like, whatever. My mom's like, yeah, just, like, be real. Always. Be. Just be consistent. Be real on camera and off camera. You're good.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And then we bought him dinner, and then he left, and we went to our show. He was texting me from the concert, and he's like, I'm at 82 Stanton with West. Why don't you come? And he was, like, begging us to come. And so I was like, okay, well, we have plans even after this concert, so we'll swing by on our way.
Amanda Hirsch
I see. So you had plans.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, and so he was the one pressing us to come. So it was just like that entire. Every single thing that he says is always embellished, which is so frustrating. Like, watching back, I'm getting so much hate about, like, my family and how much I hang out with them. When it was painted completely, not accurately.
Amanda Hirsch
You're getting hate. Like, how could you? People can think it's weird or different or not typical, but they're hate. You're feeling, like, legit hate.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. People are being like, that's so insane. Like, oh, where's your mom? Like, oh, you can't even go on a date without your mom. Jesse and I never hung out with my mom.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Like, again.
Amanda Hirsch
But she does go to the club with you.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
Which is. Which is your dad. How old are they?
Lexi Wood
My mom's 53 and my dad's 55.
Amanda Hirsch
I mean, they are young.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, they are young. But that is a different kind of thing. Which is cool, but doesn't happen in most people's families. And you know that.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I do understand that, but I feel like also, it sounds so, like, sinister. I'm like, guys, we have, like, a booth, a table in the back with.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, Kris Jenner vibes. Like, is that.
Lexi Wood
But it's even, like, maybe. Probably less. It's literally, like, we have. So, like, for example, we went to the SNL after party and we literally just had a table and bottles and we all were sitting down, just talking with our friends. Like, it's way less. Like, they kind of acted like my mom was, like, in the middle of the dance floor, like, grinding. Yeah. I'm like, man, you know that's not true. So the fact.
Amanda Hirsch
But, like, good for your mom because, like, I can't go out. Like, you know what I mean? Like, yeah. How does she have the energy?
Lexi Wood
She's. Honestly, like. It's funny. When we were all growing up, everybody would call her, like, the Energizer Bunny because she just has so much energy. She just has, like, her and my dad both have just such young souls. I love it so much. And they did do, like, the whole. Raise your kids. We were very traditional growing up. Like, dinner is on that table at 6:00pm yeah. And we had a million kids in our house. Always, like. They were always, like, the parents until obviously now we're adults.
Amanda Hirsch
You were the house that. It was fun to come to.
Lexi Wood
It sounds like.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, but you had snacks. You had good snacks.
Lexi Wood
We had the good snacks. We had the parental advice whenever we needed or whatever.
Amanda Hirsch
What are you guys in Canada?
Lexi Wood
We have, like, an Arrow Bar.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
We have. We are like a big Cadbury country.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, is your dad in Canada still.
Lexi Wood
So my dad comes back and forth. My mom also goes back and forth.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. So she's here a lot just for, like, meetings and stuff, but her and my dad still have their home that they live.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. Their own life.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So. But is there a. Like, can you see how it's like, if you're dating Lexi or kind of dating her fam or is that not the vibe?
Lexi Wood
I would say it's. Obviously, I'm very close with my family. But that being said, if I'm gonna be honest, like, my. My parents were probably more like, what are you doing dating Jesse? And I didn't listen and you didn't care, because I'm an individual person. They respect that.
Amanda Hirsch
And you decide what you want to.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, yeah. And they totally agree with that. They're like, we raised you to have your own mind, and we raised you to be your own independent person, and you're gonna make decisions, and you have to live life. We'll be here to guide you and help you wherever you ask us to. But other than that, like, my. As much as it's like you're dating my family, I think at the end of the day, we would talk to his parents all the time, too. So it's. It's never really been, like, a crazy thing. I also think naturally, girls are closer to their parents than guys.
Amanda Hirsch
So how is it watching it back? Like, we see what you go through in the house, obviously, and. And. And kind of the confrontations that you have there. But this is your first season of reality tv. You're watching back everybody's confessionals.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So you're seeing what everybody is saying about you. People that. Not even just Jesse, other people.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
How did that feel? Like, was there anyone you were disappointed in or felt like, hey, like, we were friends. Why'd you say. I mean, Wes does say a bunch of shit.
Lexi Wood
And I'm the most disappointed in Wes.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
I honestly feel like, to my face, west is actually always said the opposite of what he says in his confessionals. So watching his confessionals, it's definitely questionable. And Wes actually called me after we filmed the reunion, and, well, I called him because he was texting me about the family stuff, and I didn't know that that ever happened. Like, I'm learning things as the episodes come out. I had no idea because everybody kind of, like, has talked, the majority because of Jesse, behind my back. Never to my face.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
So I'm learning all this stuff. So after the reunion, we were texting about family stuff. Then I call him because it's just sometimes easier. And I was like, hey, what's. What's up? What's going on? Because I. Again, I had no idea. And he's like, I honestly just. I think that you should. You should never date somebody that doesn't want you to be close to his. Your family. But that being said, I had such strong opinions on it because I wanted to show the audience and say Sierra, that I learned from introducing Sierra to my family too soon. And I said, I totally understand that you didn't have to throw me under the bus if you actually do agree with how I live my life.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And you're just trying to get, like, a point out. But that being said, Jesse never said. He didn't. He actually said the opposite. He loved my family being around. He loved. Even though they only met three times. But he. I was like, Jesse never had these concerns. So you're fighting a battle just to kind of prove to an audience that you learned a lesson when it's Jesse and I didn't care. And if Jesse did care, again, that's.
Amanda Hirsch
Not what he's saying to you.
Lexi Wood
He should say it to my face. So it's like all of this drama about something that technically isn't real.
Amanda Hirsch
And then the episode, obviously the talked about episode with the toe sucking and the flirting with Sierra when you weren't there. The girls were also kind of part of that. Like, being excited that Jesse and Sierra are kind of vibing, then coming up to him and having the conversation about the previous summer. Did that hurt your feelings too? Like, watching the girls kind of be part of that?
Lexi Wood
Yeah, for sure. I think that it was disheartening because I thought that it was clear to everyone that Jesse and I were definitely, like, going after a relationship. But also, I don't necessarily blame them because clearly Jesse was making it so seem from how he was communicating with them that maybe it wasn't as serious as what he was communicating to me.
Amanda Hirsch
What was he saying to you? Like, I love you.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Like after, like, 11 days, I love you. Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
I mean, he did say on the show, I'm in love with her. I haven't felt this. Like, he said, in love.
Lexi Wood
Yes. He was very, very, very full force. He would. He would be like, I love you more than, like, my first girlfriend. Like, my first love. Like, I've only had one other relationship and, like, I love you more than that.
Amanda Hirsch
Were you saying it back?
Lexi Wood
I didn't say it back, but I would be, like, obviously open to it.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. And like, liking it sounds. It feels nice.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, for sure. And I think I'm not going to necessarily judge somebody for, like, I'm the type of person where I'm like, if you care about somebody, you should. You should say it always.
Amanda Hirsch
You're like, if you fell in love with me after five days, it makes total sense. And I get it. It felt. It felt for real, and then it wasn't. And then when you met his family, this was one of the first times where it felt like, we're getting kind of two versions. It was like, you met his family, flash forward, they're driving the Hamptons, and he's like, yeah, weird. I had to, you know. And everyone's like, that's so. Everyone's like, so cringe out by it. Like, watching that. Like, first of all, this is what doesn't align. Look at her. You know what I mean? Like, it's not like you're this fudgeing stalker weirdo bitch, being like, let me meet your family. I'm in love with you. Like, it just doesn't. It doesn't align with, like, what we're seeing.
Lexi Wood
So also, I was the opposite. Like, I would be. I was the one that was like, we need to chill out. Like, during the week, he needed to see me every single day that we weren't filming. He needed to be with me all the time. I was like, we live together on the weekends. And I actually sat him down. I was like, okay, I think that we need to have a conversation because I feel extremely overwhelmed. I. We hang out too much. Like, this is not normal. We already aren't normal because we live together on the weekends. That's already accelerating a relationship. But I need us to take a chill pill because I said, look, at the end goal of dating is always to get married, and then you spend forever together. So we should be taking the time that we don't have to be together and actually be loving that time, too. I was like, you should have an independent life. I have an independent life. It gives more conversations. It gives more everything. We cannot be together all the time. And then he would be like, oh, my gosh. Like, no, I need to see you more times a week than I don't. Like, I want to sleep with you every single night. And, like, it's just. It was like, so much. He's like, I want to wake up with you every day. Like, it was a lot for me. And I did feel overwhelmed, and I didn't want him to feel like. Like, I don't know. I Just felt like every single thing that I said to kind of like be like, let's chill out for a minute.
Amanda Hirsch
Made him want it more.
Lexi Wood
Would make him want it more, but also almost like retaliate. Like, he would like, almost like punish.
Amanda Hirsch
Me with the things behind your back.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. So every single time I'd be like, let's relax.
Amanda Hirsch
He would know. He would tell the girls that you are making him unfollow other girls. La la la, la la.
Lexi Wood
Yes. And I never asked him to unfollow anyone. I asked him why.
Amanda Hirsch
That's a made up.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
You just asked him. Why are you following so many, what, models or what?
Lexi Wood
20, 30 a week?
Amanda Hirsch
What? Oh, like new ones. How did you see that, though? Is the question.
Lexi Wood
Someone DM'd me because a photo of Jesse and I kissing in a club in the Hamptons.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay.
Lexi Wood
Got like blown out there. And so every on TikTok was talking about me and Jesse dating and all this stuff. So then I started getting so many dms because again, like, I have guys.
Amanda Hirsch
She'S talking about, like, when you're filming. So you're not even announced as a cast member yet? Like, none that yet.
Lexi Wood
No. So technically I don't have the. I can't reply to these. Like, I can't in, like, I can't figure anything out. And because I'm not with.
Amanda Hirsch
So what are they sending you?
Lexi Wood
They're sending me like, hey, it looks like you and Jesse are dating, but he's following all these girls. He just followed my friend. Oh, he's following this girl. Oh, he just followed this girl. Like, fake accounts. But I'm like, what the heck is going on? I never looked into it. Cause I was like, oh, it's a fake account. Who cares? Until the toe suck weekend. And then I was like, okay, if he's doing that, maybe he is following all these girls.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, what do you mean? The toast.
Lexi Wood
The toe suck.
Amanda Hirsch
The toe.
Lexi Wood
The toast suck.
Amanda Hirsch
Literally.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
I like you. You. You remember it. You live it.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And then I'm like, the toes too. Yeah, the toe suck. The toe suck brought it all back.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
So that you ended at the toe suck. If you are dating a guy and not judging by the way I'm asking.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And you. And you're into it, but then you find out this weird ass factor.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
It's not even like, I feel like I would rather like, oh, he kissed somebody else who was drunk. I feel like I'd prefer that. I feel like the toe sec is not only, like cheating, but it's also bizarro.
Lexi Wood
Okay.
Amanda Hirsch
No hate on, like, toe loving, like, people. Yeah. But, like, you just met this guy.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
You find out this, like, not only is he, like, acting single when you're not there, but he does this weird thing.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I think at that point, Bailey had left, so I was really kind of the only newbie.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Other than west and Jesse were the next kind of, like, newbies. And he would always say to me, like, oh, you should really listen to everything. Like, you can't trust anyone. You can't trust production. You can't trust anyone in the house. Like, they'll all use you, all this stuff. But you can trust me. Like, I love you. You should trust me. And so at that point, I think that I really just felt really unsteady.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
In the way of I didn't want to lose the only kind of comfort that I had in the house.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And also I feel like I'm all about forgiveness. Like, I. And the story was so watered down. Like, there were so many tears to this. Of, like, how you can kind of.
Amanda Hirsch
Get over it and be like, okay, so you heard. So many tears. The Sierra and Jesse part and the toe part. After watching the episode, though.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Did that feel insane?
Lexi Wood
I would have broken up with him immediately. I also thought it was like, maybe like a toe lick. And for five minutes. Not even five minutes.
Amanda Hirsch
And also you. By the way, it took me because sometimes you know how you watch a show and, like, you check your phone? Like, it took me like, two times to really catch the moment where he says, in the kitchen. I think Emeril's, like, in bed with girls. I'm gonna go there. Like, that's. Why are you going then you're entering. Why you entering? And then you agree to this, like, thing or. Which is also, like, I. I just. I just. And also, it's a turn. The whole thing's like a turn off.
Lexi Wood
I also didn't know for, like, a while, like, he was never gonna tell me. So I was in Canada that week. Cause my grandmother was going through cancer surgery. So I went home to be with her and my family and just support her. And Jesse was calling me nonstop. Like, he called me that weekend within, like, 48 hours. Like, I think it was like 38 times we talked on the phone. He slept in my bed that night after the toes suck. He facetimed me after he got his toe sucked at 2am and then he also sent me photos of ourselves, like, kissing and stuff at 3am with, like, in love faces and Kissy faces.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, was that the same night?
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
That he grinded with Sierra?
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And got his toe suck. So I honestly thought that our relationship was so stable. So that week we were like, very well, we had the official conversation that week we had on camera. We had it much before that. Like, we had the exclusive conversation pretty much the first week because he's like, I don't want you seeing anyone else.
Amanda Hirsch
So he was really, really into you.
Lexi Wood
Yes. And so for me, I was living in this. This headspace of, okay, we've already had the exclusive conversation. He told me he's not seeing anyone else. I've told him I'm not seeing anyone else. Clearly, there's, like, lines drawn in the sand. So then that week we had the official conversation, like, on camera, which he actually said, I know we've been exclusive the entire time, but here's the official conversation.
Amanda Hirsch
So his actions didn't match?
Lexi Wood
No. And then I found out about the.
Amanda Hirsch
Toe sec after that and the Sierra. But until watching it, you didn't really know, like, what everyone meant.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, no, no. I had no idea. Especially because he would just always say, like, no. Like, that would never happen. She's like, it's definitely like, the house is pushing it on me. It's not from me.
Amanda Hirsch
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So, following the girls, I get that. And then the comments on everybody's Instagram. You did have that conversation where you were like, can you not be like, you're. I have a boner. Can you just say you look nice? Which, by the way, like, I totally understand. Yeah, like, it's. It's. Yes, it was early on for you guys to be having, like, large conversations, but I feel like I want to put that aside because it's still like, you're dating someone and all you see is him being like. I'm surprised Kyle doesn't care, to be honest. Like, the shit that he says to Amanda.
Lexi Wood
For me, I just have very strong boundaries.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And you don't have to live by my rules. That's fine. But in that case, then I'm not going to live by your rules either. And you're not actually going to probably have access to me in that way at all. Because to me, yeah, I'm just very strong in my boundaries. I think that it's really important for girls to have boundaries for not only their. Well, for women to have boundaries, not only for their mental health, physical health, emotional health. I think it's so important.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
So I lay down what I look for in a man. And if you don't want.
Amanda Hirsch
And what girl would want that, though? Like. Yeah, I'm asking you girls listening. Who would want. I mean, my husband is literally, like, he wouldn't even see you if you were in the room. That's after like 15 years that we're together. He doesn't. He's just. And not because I ever made him. I just. I guess I picked them like that, you know, where like, they're just so loyal that they don't even.
Lexi Wood
That's how mine have always been.
Amanda Hirsch
So I couldn't imagine touching. I don't think he's hugged my sister who's here. Like, literally she hugs him on her birthday and he's like, okay. Like, he doesn't know what's going on and he's a weirdo. Okay. But this is. I couldn't imagine, like, the things he says to Amanda, him being turned on by Sierra's leg on the floaty. So I don't think it's crazy at all. Like, time aside. But it's just so interesting. Like, you're talking and I'm really like, my mind, you know that meme with the board. Yeah. Because it is so crazy.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
To be watching what we're watching. You're living what you're living the behind the scenes. Did you feel at all bad for him again? This is me being a little easy sometimes when he goes invents to the girls and he thinks, these are my friends. But. But now. Now you're telling me he told you you can't trust people. And it kind of lived. It lived up to what he said because they ran and told you where. He thought I could just vent to them. They're my friends. They were like, no, we're going to tell Lexi. And even Paige said, like, what, you said it. So he told her.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And I feel like he was super hurt by that because he thought that, you know, they. That he has their trust. And it seemed like they. They kind of didn't want to keep it to themselves.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I think he thought because I was new that the loyalty would automatically be with correct him.
Amanda Hirsch
Correct.
Lexi Wood
Which I think he still to this day feels. And I think it sucks because I don't mind. Like, you should be able to vent to your friends a million percent. You also just have to communicate that with me, though, because I'm sitting in a place where even if there were times, like, I'm trying to think, like, I mean, they Were all conversations. So, like, the following girls thing, that was way blown out of proportion. But. And I never even asked him to unfollow them, but then he would, like, flip it. Like, it was, like, so sinister. And to me, we already got through that. So he was bringing it up when it was already solved between us, when it was all we already had, our adult relationship, already made adult choices, and it was like weeks of us being totally chill, and then he all of a sudden brings us up to the house.
Amanda Hirsch
So what do you think his motive was to do that? Like, what did he want? For people to think that you were more into him than he is into you. Like, what was it?
Lexi Wood
I don't know. I think that he created an environment where everybody in the house was kind of sussed out by me because he did, like, these things make me look insane, and I'm fully aware of that.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And then he would say things sometimes, even off camera to me that would make me kind of sussed out by the house.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, what? But that's.
Lexi Wood
I mean, he would say, you can't trust anyone. I have, like, text messages of him saying, like, you can't trust anyone. Like, production's out to get us. Everyone's trying to break us up. We need to stick together. We're literally just cast. We're not friends. Like, all of this crazy stuff. Me as a newbie and by myself. I don't have another newbie to kind of have that.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. You trusted him.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. So I think for me, it was just a position of I don't know where my footing is. I do feel like everybody's distant. It almost felt like what he was saying was aligning with everybody else's actions.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Even though they had no idea about it and obviously watching it back, too. They had. They had no idea with this entire I feel like game. Because he does come off like the goofy, funny guy.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I feel like nobody understands, like, the entire thing that he was doing, but what he was doing was, like, completely made all the girls kind of have a wedge between us. And it worked because obviously, I'm new and I don't know the camaraderie.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And obviously, does it feel like you.
Amanda Hirsch
Didn'T have the girls, like, by your side, like, when you went out, like, were you included with Paige, Sierra and Amanda and Gab? I mean, Gabby and Lindsay, I feel like we're more open to. Is that.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, for sure. Gabby and Lindsay. But they weren't always there. So Gabby wasn't there every weekend. And then obviously Lindsay's pregnant, so she would be. She was.
Amanda Hirsch
She was a homebody.
Lexi Wood
Yes. So she was. She was being a mom.
Amanda Hirsch
But the girls did seem like. Like Amanda and Paige seemed like they liked you, like, they were nice to you.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. And I don't think that anybody was like. Like being rude or whatever. I think that it just felt like there was a wall that, like, couldn't be broken, you know, Like, I felt like a guest first, like, sometimes. Then obviously I. Like, there was other times where I felt at home and whatever, but I think sometimes what Jesse was saying to me would just kind of, like, stick in my brain and. Because I am new and I am trying to figure everything out, and I am. And I did trust him because we were dating. Of course you're gonna trust the person that says he cares so much about you and is, like, making efforts and all this stuff. So I think that it was just difficult for me. But I don't blame any of the girls for anything ever.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, I mean, you did say that. So the last episode before the finale, last week, you broke up with him on the balcony.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
You came in, like, ready to do it. You were done.
Lexi Wood
I don't think that it's fair if I had that feeling in my chest and I knew that it was going to happen. Let's say we leave the house. It happens Monday. I didn't think that it was fair for me to have him sleeping in my bed all weekend, for us to be kissing and holding hands all weekend. Because, again, it was a long weekend. We were there for four days straight. So for me to be, like, acting as a couple with him and then the next week, break up with him off camera. I didn't ever really think it's on camera or off camera. It was really just we hadn't seen each other, and that was my first opportunity to break up with him without feeling like I was leading him on all summer. Like, all week.
Amanda Hirsch
Was the straw that broke the camel's back. Really. The 9pm manicure, I think.
Lexi Wood
Okay, so that's so stupid.
Amanda Hirsch
The 9pm manicure is fucking hilarious.
Lexi Wood
It's hilarious, but it's so dumb. I think that the whole point was something so silly.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. You still didn't believe it.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And it's like, come on. Like, that's. For me to immediately be like, no, I don't trust this man. That sucked for me. And I think that that was a realization. Also, a lot of my friends were coming home from being away for the summer, and. And I was, like, explaining My relationship and stuff. And I was like, what am I doing? Like, I don't trust this man. I don't. Like, this is so not congruent with. I'm, like, known for being besties with all my exes. I think I choose, like, you. I choose great men. That's why I'm still so close to so many of them. Just because we break up, it doesn't mean that they're not great.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
They just mean it's not for me. But I want them to move on and have great relationships and thrive in life, and I'm cheering them on. And so I think that for me just to have that, like, ickiness in my soul, I was like, this is not my guy.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And I even said. I was like, I think we should still move on. Like, be respectful, be friends.
Amanda Hirsch
He seems sad, to be honest, Lexi, watching it.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
He seemed like he took it well and accepted it, but his face, like, he was sad. He was heartbroken, I think.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I felt like he was more, like, angry.
Amanda Hirsch
You think he was angry?
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Because then for him to go and upstairs and again, fabricate an entire.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
That we had this conversation at a dinner that it was.
Amanda Hirsch
Never happened.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
That's not how that conversation went on.
Amanda Hirsch
And didn't say, like, what did he say to Sierra that you don't like, what did he say? Upstairs was a crate. You're right.
Lexi Wood
That it was crazy.
Amanda Hirsch
Convo was all about Sierra.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, she didn't like that. We had a good time. He said.
Lexi Wood
And that's not what happened. He. What happened was he went to the US Open, by the way.
Amanda Hirsch
Was there.
Lexi Wood
I saw your stories.
Amanda Hirsch
Is that crazy? I. Literally yesterday, you know how they put the date before they even showed the US Open? I was like, oh, my God. I saw them. And I was trying to remember. I had just, like, given birth, so I wasn't in the headspace, but I. I was trying to remember. But he called you because I remember him saying, yeah, there's a new girl. And, like, we're kind of. I think he even said, like, we're kind of like boyfriend, girlfriend at that point.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So. And that was two days before.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So he went to the U.S. open with Sierra.
Lexi Wood
U.S. open. So it was, like, the entire week. So he asked me to go on the Friday. But after, like, the house and everything. And I was really busy. It was fashion week. And I was like, it will. He's like, I really, really want you to come. And I was like, okay, I'm gonna. I'LL make it because you really want me there. But it's gonna be, like, hectic for me. Like, it's basically choosing, like, sleeping and eating or going to the US Open with you. So, like, just so you know, if there's any other day, it's. I'm more free those days than that Friday specifically. He's like, no, no, no, it has to be Friday. So I was like, okay, if you really want me there, of course I'll be there. So then that weekend rolls around and he goes, and he had an extra ticket that he gave to some friend of his that he said he wasn't even close with. And he said it was so last minute.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, there was a random friend there I couldn't confirm.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, he's like, they gave me this ticket last minute. So I asked this. This friend that, like, I haven't caught up with in years. And I was like, I was literally sitting at home in a robe and I was like, I told you, like, that if there was any other day that you had a ticket because you wanted me to go with you to the US Open at all, that if you had another ticket another day, then that would have worked out better for me because that Friday I can't really make it. And then that's it. And then. And all I said about Ciara was.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, so I don't understand. He ended up not going on a Friday?
Lexi Wood
I don't know. We broke up before that, but.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, you were broken up before the.
Lexi Wood
US Open, so we weren't broken up. So you know how the US Opens like a week. Sorry, this is like, so confusing. It's like a week long.
Amanda Hirsch
Right.
Lexi Wood
So we were breaking up. Yeah. So it was the Sunday, I think, and then there was like that next Friday or something.
Amanda Hirsch
That's when you wanted to go or that's when he wanted you to go? Yes, but what does that have to do with the. Him and Sierra going?
Lexi Wood
Because that day that he went with that random friend, he was like, oh, I. I guess I should have brought you since you're more available that day.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh.
Lexi Wood
And then he said, oh, by the way, Sierra's here. And then he said, she's not being very nice to me and it's making me, like, dislike her. And I was like, I'm so confused. All summer he was talking about Sierra.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, so just to clear up that he invited to a US Open day that was more. That was further away than was hard, and you're saying he ended up going on this day that you could have Actually gone. Except he brought a random friend.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
And Sierra was there and he was texting you, telling you. Which, by the way, can also confirm, like, they were. They do talk, but it seemed like there was, like, tension.
Lexi Wood
I want them to be friends. I want them to be. Yeah. I always was cheering them on, but then I was like, oh, that would have been really nice. Like, because then I could have seen Sierra, like, off camera, and then, like, we all could have kind of been there together. That's literally.
Amanda Hirsch
Did it feel like he was trying to maybe.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Not have you get close?
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
Why?
Lexi Wood
I don't know. That's. That was his brain. I think that he. From what I've kind of gathered of him even after filming. And again, not only about the other girls in the house. I just feel like he always. He kind of likes pitting girls against each other is what I've.
Amanda Hirsch
I mean, the fact that he literally went upstairs and just said, like, she asked me why I went with you because she doesn't like you or, like, that's crazy. Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And I really, like, that breaks my heart because.
Amanda Hirsch
Because you were good. You just had hugged her that morning.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Like, there was obviously, again, a wall, but it wasn't only with her. It was with everyone. So I really, really hated this whole narrative that it was like, me and her against each other. I never felt that. I felt like that with so many people in the house, girls and guys. I didn't feel. From what he was telling me about everyone, there was naturally just a wall up. And from what he was telling everyone, there was naturally a wall up, which makes sense as human behavior. So he was just kind of.
Amanda Hirsch
But when he was saying about Sierra, like, that you didn't want him to be friends with her because she's rude to you and Wes, like, you looped in west to it.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Is that. Did that happen?
Lexi Wood
Those were his words. And I was supporting him and his feelings because I'm not going to tell him that his feelings are wrong. That's what he was telling me all summer.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, he was saying maybe I shouldn't be friends with her because she not nice to you and West.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, he was just saying that. Like, he was. There was just, like, always a wall. And so I was, like, supporting him and his feelings.
Amanda Hirsch
That's so crazy that you guys literally.
Lexi Wood
Have, like, opposite stories. It's always opposite. Which sucks because it sucks.
Amanda Hirsch
Cause it's like a. He said. Yeah, she said. But he is getting the brunt of the. I mean, did you see his. Do his TikToks like, is he blocked?
Lexi Wood
No, I don't follow him. So nothing really pops up for him on TikTok.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, it popped up for me on TikTok that he was walking down the street and he was like, I'm gonna stop looking at the comments because, like.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
They're that bad.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. For. Yeah. I mean, it sucks because I've gotten specifically with this, like, girls against each other thing. It sucks because I don't even want to, like, mention her in interviews. One, because, like, she's asked me not to, and two, because it's never, like, in my heart, it's never been about me and her.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And so it's like, I almost. I don't want to talk about her. I don't want to bring her into mine and Jesse's drama.
Amanda Hirsch
Right.
Lexi Wood
But I feel like he made this narrative that revolves around me and her not, like, liking each other.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. Which really is when. When she touched him at the cancer thing, it was like, I'm not allowed to do that. That's where it all started, by the way. I feel like that was really the, like, when. Because she was so thrown off, and he was like, I'm not allowed to do that. Where she. She just lost it.
Lexi Wood
He said all of these things, like, oh, are we, like, even the last episode. Oh, are we allowed a boys night? Oh, no, we're not.
Amanda Hirsch
He's making. And wait. But also, when he broke up with him, he's. He said something like, I. I abided by all the rules.
Lexi Wood
They're not rules.
Amanda Hirsch
No.
Lexi Wood
But this is what sounds so. Yeah, it sounds crazy.
Amanda Hirsch
It sounds crazy.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
It sounds like you have, like, these rules and he's abiding and.
Lexi Wood
But that's. I feel like what he wanted it to seem like. He wanted it to seem like he was like I was like he was stuck in something, and if anything, it was opposite.
Amanda Hirsch
But you can tell, though, how easily it. How easily you break up with him that you're not this, like. You know what I mean? Like, you broke up with him twice. Both times, you did it with, like, ease and chillness. You weren't crying over it.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
You weren't taking it like that seriously. It seemed like he was more upset.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I felt like that's how it was all summer. Like, I honestly felt crazy. Like, I was like, I'm sorry. I. I'm. I don't think ever putting down boundaries for what I'm looking for in a relationship.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Is ever crazy. If that's not what you're Looking for awesome.
Amanda Hirsch
What do you say to him? And people saying, you were gaslit. This is so confusing. You were gaslighting him into thinking he did something worse than he did.
Lexi Wood
I really hope that he watches the season and sees his actions. And honestly, my biggest thing is I. I'm over it again. Like what he said in that interview.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
It was six. It was nine months ago. Whatever. I'm over him. I've moved on.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
But I will never be over having people take accountability. I don't think that it's fair to treat anyone like that. I don't think that it's fair to spin things behind people's backs. I think that it's really important to hold people accountable so they can grow. So I really genuinely hope that he watches the season back, sees what he did, self reflects before he ends up in another relationship where he's doing the exact same patterns.
Amanda Hirsch
Do you think it's immaturity? Like, would you chalk it up? By the way, he's 32, which is. Should be like, you know, an age where you can act like a man and not like a boy.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Do you think he's acting like a. Like a boy?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I don't. I think that he. He is very entitled and that's. That's his prerogative now, though, right? It's not. It's not up to me. All I can do is answer questions when I'm asked. Other than that, he's not. I love everyone in the house. I think everyone. I would love to deepen my friendships with everyone in the house. I think that everyone is honestly, really fun, really everything. But I do think that he needs a lot of growing up to do before I can even be his friend, because I don't trust him. I don't like what he spins behind people's backs. And not only about me. He was just. He just did me on camera. He spins so much off camera. It was overload for my brain.
Amanda Hirsch
Wow. About other cast members.
Lexi Wood
Every. Every single one of the cast members.
Amanda Hirsch
Including west, his bestie.
Lexi Wood
Yes. Every single person. And production.
Amanda Hirsch
Wow.
Lexi Wood
It just really sucked for me to be in that. But again, new.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I didn't know. I was like, maybe this is how it works.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay. The reunion is going to be next week. Is there anything you want to tell people?
Lexi Wood
I think we have one more episode.
Amanda Hirsch
Right. But this comes out, like talking on Futures Week.
Lexi Wood
Yes. Right.
Amanda Hirsch
No. So, wait, are you confused? Me. Okay. Right. Yeah. The reunion is next week, not this week.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So is there anything you'd want people to know. Pre reunion, Jesse was kind of teasing some big bomb. Do you know what he's talking about? Is it not a big bomb? I might have asked Lindsay. I, like, texted Lindsay. I was like, is there a big bomb? She's like, I don't know what he's talking about.
Lexi Wood
I don't know what he's talking about either. Yeah, Yeah. I have no idea.
Amanda Hirsch
You just don't know. And you filmed it already, so you should know.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Not that you would have been able to tell me, but. So obviously I hate using the word regret, and we talked about it so much, but do you think what would you have done differently this summer, aside from just the obvious of, like, not getting into anything with him?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
But is there anything you regret, more specifically?
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I mean, I think that I regret listening to him so much. I think that was definitely naive of me, which sucks in hindsight, but honestly, I'm really grateful because I do feel like everything I learned from. I mean, not grateful for him or that experience, but I. I think that this is such a rare opportunity to have to, like, watch yourself back and actually grow from it and learn from it, and I am really grateful for that opportunity to do.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. So no regrets.
Lexi Wood
I think the only regret is probably just listening to him and whatever.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah, okay. Listening.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Listening to him so much.
Amanda Hirsch
You get asked this everywhere. Yeah, but you do. You've dated really hot people and really, like, you know which one is my fave. Niche one. Because I love really niche it and not the obvious.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
The Presley Gerber one. You guys are hot, heavy.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Oh, why is that niche?
Amanda Hirsch
Because he's not like Brooklyn. You know what I mean? Like, not everyone is, like, super aware of him.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Or you guys. I feel like. Yeah, but you were hot and heavy.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Before. Face tattoo.
Lexi Wood
After. But he got it removed.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, you already got it removed. Yeah. Oh, I love him. Flips. Flips just like me. But you did date Brooklyn Beckham, Presley Gerber. Rumors about Drake, which I wanted to say something about that because he did say on a podcast that he was. He kind of justified his love bombing by saying he had to. Since you dated Drake.
Lexi Wood
First of all, that was never his. My private life is never for him to comment on. Yeah, that's not.
Amanda Hirsch
Was he the first person to put that out there? No, I think, like, Andy mentioned it.
Lexi Wood
No, first Andy mentioned it from what Jesse said.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, really?
Lexi Wood
So, yeah. So that's never Jesse's business to talk about me and my past and what. Especially when it's not out there. Yeah. I thought that that was really offhand, and I also feel like to. He's always trying to place blame on everything else, and everyone else never has to take accountability, but it's like, dude, you loved bombed me. Just say, yeah, I did.
Amanda Hirsch
And I heard him say on a new podcast that he looked at the definition of love bombing and that it's, like, really hardcore. Like, it's not just being like, I love you, I love you.
Lexi Wood
Like, no, it is hardcore.
Amanda Hirsch
It's, like, actually the act of gaining control.
Lexi Wood
Yes. And I did feel like that.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay, so you felt like you. You're like, yeah, looked up the definition.
Lexi Wood
I also looked up the definition, and he did every single. He ticked off every single box.
Amanda Hirsch
Wow. Was that your first time experiencing somebody doing this?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Was he your first, like, normie since you became a model?
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
I mean, no, you're laughing.
Lexi Wood
You're like, no, I've dated. Like, yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, he would be offended at the normie. He'd be like, I am a reality tv.
Lexi Wood
Seriously? Yeah. Did it feel like he goes crazy?
Amanda Hirsch
Did he feel like he was loving this life, though, of, like, being known from a show? And.
Lexi Wood
Well, he's. He's Even with all the hate he said he loves it on. I think somebody sent it to me on the. The Chicks in the Office podcast. He said the more hate he gets, that boosts his algorithms of keep going. That's why it's kind of awful.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, first of all, that's an ick. Wait, how funny was it when Kyle didn't know what an ick was? Did you watch that episode?
Lexi Wood
Hilarious.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, I couldn't believe it.
Lexi Wood
Hilarious.
Amanda Hirsch
But did they. That's not what you said, though. You didn't say, I'm breaking up with him because of the ick. I feel like that was also.
Lexi Wood
Amanda asked me. She said. I think she was like, did you get the ick? And I was like, well, I. Yeah, I guess, like, if I want to break up with him, then I guess.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. You were over it. Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. It wasn't like. You were like, I love you, but this is. I can't do it. You were kind of like, all of this shit caused me to not be into you anymore and not want to.
Lexi Wood
Do this, which I think it would cause anyone not to trust him. And it's funny because I think even with the whole jealous conversation, that's not how, like, I wasn't saying, like, oh, I'm so jealous. I was saying, if you give me reasons to be jealous, I'm just, I'm like everybody else. I will pick up those reasons and I will, I will have those feelings. But that being said, I don't think when somebody's purposely trying to make you feel jealous, I don't think that that makes you like a distrustful person. Because I trust everyone as soon as I meet them.
Amanda Hirsch
Until Canadian. You're the nicest kind of like, you're the nicest kind of person.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Like everybody's so lovely, guys. We can just chill. Like there doesn't have any crazy things. So yeah, I, he single handedly like took my trust and this was such a foreign feeling for me.
Amanda Hirsch
Wait, you know what I'm thinking now? Remember how you said he likes to pick girls against each other?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So he unwatched what happens live because you went on watch what happens live with Tinks. She's an influencer and she has a podcast. He said on watch what happens. I have somebody called in and asked if he saw or knows why it was awkward between you and Tanks. And then Andy was like, I didn't notice. And he did you And Jesse was like, yeah, well it wasn't Kumbaya.
Lexi Wood
I like went into her dressing room before I was like, oh my God. Hey. So excited. Like I.
Amanda Hirsch
So you were fine?
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Like I didn't think. Didn't he say too that because somebody. I just see like little blurbs that people like will DM me but I didn't watch the entire episode. But didn't he say that they talked about it on her podcast?
Amanda Hirsch
I thought so. So that's why I went back to check did the work babe. I didn't hear that part. I think. I don't think they talked about that. She was saying to him what she said to you which was that you weren't a match. So she. They didn't talk about that.
Lexi Wood
But also that's weird for him to be like, oh yeah, we talked about how awkward it was on and they didn't. This is what I mean.
Amanda Hirsch
He like, he like, unless they cut it out. Unless they cut it out. But I'm like, but he wouldn't give her that. Like, I'm telling you, that's probably maybe chicks in the office. He did that. And I agree he didn't look great in it. The clips that I saw weren't great for him. Maybe that's because he wouldn't. She, he, he, he barely wanted to talk about it. And he was acting very like, I, I'm not going to talk about this. Like, let's move on. I was like, what do you want to talk about your acting career? I mean, singing. I flipped. I flipped you guys. I was, I'm just. The thing is, like, I can accept bad behavior as a viewer. It's more like, how are you handling that?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
And if you're handling it and this, like, it's the non accountability. The non accountability and the like, you know, And I'm saying, bravo, people. Don't kill him. He doesn't deserve, you know, death row. Okay. But it would be nice. First of all, like, stop smiling. It's not funny. You know, like, let's start. If I was with him, I'd be like, just like, answer the question. No smile, no smile.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
It's not funny.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, yeah, when he broke up, it was crazy.
Lexi Wood
It's weird. I just think accountability is such a important thing, especially as adults. I think that we have the comprehension that like, you hurt somebody's feelings, whether you agree with it or not, take accountability for another human being. And honestly, like, if anybody on the cast or anyone ever said to me, like, hey, that hurt my feelings, immediately you're getting an apology.
Amanda Hirsch
You're getting it.
Lexi Wood
And I'm going to reflect, learn from that and then change that. Because your feelings mean something to me. Whether you're my best friend or not, your feelings mean something to me. And I think accountability is amazing. He just doesn't know how to activate that.
Amanda Hirsch
Tinx also tried to ask him how you would feel if you came back next summer. And he was like, next question. What do you say to that?
Lexi Wood
To have him to live together.
Amanda Hirsch
I mean, listen, Carl and Lindsay live together.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
You would. Could you handle it?
Lexi Wood
I think for me, like, he's. He's just somebody that I, I don't trust and I feel very indifferent about him.
Amanda Hirsch
I think this kind of feeling.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. And I think especially it's hard because obviously we're doing all this press and everything. And because I'm new, it really was like my, like the entire summer we filmed stuff, but sometimes it doesn't like fully make it in whatever so much.
Amanda Hirsch
There would be no other interesting stuff going on. Like, I'm sorry you live this. But like that was the, the, the most interesting storyline this summer.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
You're saying you could be there and indifferent him. I don't think he could be indifferent to you.
Lexi Wood
Well, then that's on him.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Because. And I'm the one that got my like was wronged. Like he, I never did anything to him. Other than answering questions or.
Amanda Hirsch
With West.
Lexi Wood
That's crazy.
Amanda Hirsch
No, that's crazy.
Lexi Wood
Other than answering questions that I'm asked in interviews while the season is airing. Which is normal.
Amanda Hirsch
Which is normal for even, like, when people, you know, are best friends with each other or, you know, we all have to talk. You all have to talk about each other. That's just what it is.
Lexi Wood
But that being said. Yeah, I'm indifferent to him. I think that I will always hold anyone accountable for poor behavior because hopefully they can grow from it. Do I trust him? No. Do I want to be alone in a room and having a conversation with him? No. Because he lies everywhere.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Or flips a story.
Amanda Hirsch
I don't think he would also not be able to, like, touch you. I feel like he would just. I feel like he was so attracted to you. That's what it seemed like. Like, he was so into you physically, too. You know what I mean?
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Yeah. I. For me, I just feel very indifferent for.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, your heart wouldn't drop if you saw him somewhere.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, the way you would see, like, an ex.
Lexi Wood
I probably wouldn't even recognize him.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, stop. Lexi would recognize.
Lexi Wood
No, I mean. I mean, more like, notice it would notice it. Yeah. Like, it wouldn't. Like, it wouldn't have that recognition of, like. Oh, like that, like, heart sinking, you're my ex. Like, oh, my God, I'm running to you. Like, I wouldn't have that.
Amanda Hirsch
You wouldn't have that.
Lexi Wood
I think that he just has done so much, even after the summer.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Like, liking. Hate comments about me and, like, just doing things that are, to me, just below the belt. Taking before I was even, like, really an official cast member. Like, it was announced he was just spinning narratives online. Like, he posted a video of him getting a manicure again, pitting girls against each other. To me, it's all 100% on him. No one else, period.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And I just don't like that energy.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
That's not somebody that I.
Amanda Hirsch
You said that you would love to deepen your relationship with the girls because it didn't get an opportunity. And you also said that Sierra asked you not to really talk about her in interviews, which I wanna respect because I also want you guys to be good.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
But I did see an interview of hers pop up for me, and she said when asked if you would come back, she's like, great. I don't care if she does that. I don't care if she doesn't like seeing stuff like that. Like, it just. It's a little hurtful. No.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, for sure. I think again, I. I think it's hard because there was so many misunderstandings and so many confusions and so many.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, if she's being told, Lexi doesn't like you.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
She doesn't want us to hang out. She hates that we had fun. Like, obviously she's going to feel some type of way.
Lexi Wood
Exactly. And I totally. So yeah, I totally understand that.
Amanda Hirsch
And you think you can move past it if you come back to the house?
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I know that I will always take accountability if there's something that I did to hurt her.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And I do really value my female friendships and growing them and deepening them. So I would. I've always said, like, she has a friend in me when she wants it.
Amanda Hirsch
So you're down to come back in the summer? Wait, it'd be filming soon?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
It's like, you guys, do you see me? I'm like a little peacock.
Lexi Wood
Wait, what's going on?
Amanda Hirsch
No, because you guys can't forget, like, I don't know, I'm wearing a sweater. Like, I don't know. Are we in summer? Where are we? So it would have. You guys usually start like July 4th weekend, I feel like.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So you can tell us if you know.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
But you, if you are asked, you would go.
Lexi Wood
I think that I just want to kind of like see how the rest of the season plays out. Because surprisingly, there's still a lot of season left.
Amanda Hirsch
No, there's not.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Well, everything with everything. So. Yeah, we will see.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay. Before we get into a quick one game before you go.
Lexi Wood
Yes.
Amanda Hirsch
People are talking about your. Aside from your gorgeous face, people are dying over your lips. Have you seen stuff like that on like, Tick Tock? They want. They're very, like, interested in what you're doing. It's like a different vibe, I guess, than people are used to on my lips. Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I think today, unfortunately, I went back to the OG lip routine that I was doing. So funny.
Amanda Hirsch
What are they talking about?
Lexi Wood
This is a controversial topic.
Amanda Hirsch
Like, is it like a Kylie Jenner thick lip liner situation?
Lexi Wood
I have. I genuinely just use like, iconic nude by Charlotte Tilbury lip liner. A platinum lipstick by Lawless. Or I'll switch it up to like a Hot Gossip by Charlotte Tilbury liner. I mainly switch up to either, like the mauves or the browns. They everybody. It's either like, you love them or you hate them. Right.
Amanda Hirsch
You love them or you hate them. But have you gotten them done or are they your lips?
Lexi Wood
No, they're my lips. I've never gotten any plastic surgery. No Botox, no fillers.
Amanda Hirsch
No Botox.
Lexi Wood
No.
Amanda Hirsch
Go like this. All right. Will you.
Lexi Wood
I am wearing a really tight pony today. No, I don't think. I feel like I've just seen my mom and my nana and everybody age so gracefully.
Amanda Hirsch
And your mom hasn't gotten anything. Well, you have amazing skin. And you're so young. You're 27.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
You don't need anything.
Lexi Wood
Yeah, I'm just like, look at. Who knows? Maybe one day I'll change my mind. And then I would gladly tell every single person every little detail that I got.
Amanda Hirsch
He would get asked.
Lexi Wood
Yeah. I'm not a gatekeeper.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah. Okay, we're gonna play one game. Swipe right or left on these Bravo boys.
Lexi Wood
Okay.
Amanda Hirsch
Shep from. From Southern Charm.
Lexi Wood
Left. Because he's dated. He was with Sienna and a bunch of other girls. I feel like any guy that. Okay, you will continue. Because I feel like it's gonna be, like, a lot of lefts.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, okay. Austin from. From left.
Lexi Wood
He dated Sierra and.
Amanda Hirsch
Oh, right. That would be bad. Okay. Craig left.
Lexi Wood
He dated Paige.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay. Thomas Sandoval, left. Schwartz. He's having such a cute moment, though. Okay.
Lexi Wood
Yes. I'm sorry. I just feel like anybody that's dated some. A girl, especially in, like, this.
Amanda Hirsch
Why, you're scared to go there?
Lexi Wood
No, it's not that I'm scared to go there. They just immediately are just like a brother to me. Like, in my brain, if you've dated anyone that I know or I might know or you a friend of a friend or whatever, I'm just like. Okay, you're immediately like a rat.
Amanda Hirsch
So, Carl. No. Because of Lindsay. Lindsay West? No, because what if. What if West. Would Wes be somebody you would get a drink with if you didn't meet him on somewhere else?
Lexi Wood
I mean, he has good style. I think everybody sees that. But probably not.
Amanda Hirsch
Probably not.
Lexi Wood
I'm sorry.
Amanda Hirsch
Emerald left or Emerald.
Lexi Wood
I know. He's so sweet.
Amanda Hirsch
Just getting, like, cut out of everywhere he is.
Lexi Wood
He is a sweet guy.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Which sucks.
Amanda Hirsch
Which sucks for him.
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
Okay. Does any Bravo guy ever have a chance?
Lexi Wood
I'm trying to think of one. Not that I know of.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
And I think, honestly, better. Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
So what kind of guy are you looking for? Are you single? Are you dating?
Lexi Wood
I'm dating in general. I am just dating.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I think what I'm looking for is just somebody that's driven. Somebody that has their own thing going on so that they don't need to see me 24 7. Somebody that is Funny. Somebody that's really silly because I love being just silly and light hearted. I feel like life is so hectic and heavy sometimes. It's just important to have your person be a light weight.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Somebody that's close to their family wants to be close to my family. Of course. And I want to be close to their family.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
I just grew up with, like, my dad even, like getting lunch with my mom's parents when my mom isn't even there. So I just have that.
Amanda Hirsch
Yeah.
Lexi Wood
Mindset from how I was raised.
Amanda Hirsch
Are you into, like, older, your age?
Lexi Wood
I would go maybe like 25.
Amanda Hirsch
Really?
Lexi Wood
Yeah. Like two years younger than me. That's how old some of my exes are.
Amanda Hirsch
All right.
Lexi Wood
And then maybe.
Amanda Hirsch
And your exes seem like they're very like, know how to love a lady. Like, I mean, Brooklyn is already married. I feel like they're. Are you that type of person? Like, would you get married if you found your person out?
Lexi Wood
Yeah.
Amanda Hirsch
You would?
Lexi Wood
100%. I think that. Yeah. I can't wait to be married one day and just like, have my person and be so happy and have kids and.
Amanda Hirsch
You're such a cutie. Let's see what everybody, thank you for coming.
Lexi Wood
Thank you so much for having me.
Amanda Hirsch
You're the sweetest.
Lexi Wood
Thank you.
Amanda Hirsch
Nobody ever hurt her again. Okay? You'll deal with me. Thank you guys so much for listening to this episode of Not Skinny but Not Fat. Follow me on Instagram at Not Skinny but Not Fat. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episodes. Rate the podcast that you love so much on Apple Podcasts and write a little review. If you tell me you did, I'll give you a big virtual smoocharoo. Thank you guys so much for listening and I'll see you next Tuesday. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services.
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Podcast Summary: "Lexi Wood: The Breakup"
Not Skinny But Not Fat
Host: Amanda Hirsch
Guest: Lexi Wood
Release Date: May 20, 2025
In the episode titled "Lexi Wood: The Breakup," Amanda Hirsch sits down with Lexi Wood to delve deep into Lexi's personal experiences on the reality TV show Summer House, focusing particularly on her tumultuous relationship with fellow cast member Jesse. The conversation offers listeners an unfiltered look into the challenges Lexi faced, her perspectives on accountability, and the lessons she's gleaned from her time on the show.
Lexi Wood shares her journey from a shy Canadian girl to a confident model and influencer in the United States.
Early Modeling Career:
Lexi began modeling at the age of 11 after her father introduced her to a modeling agency in Toronto. “[11:06] Lexi Wood: ...the owner immediately called my dad and was like, when can I meet this child," Lexi recounts.
Transition to America:
At 17, Lexi moved to Paris and then Miami to build her portfolio, accompanied by her sister due to visa restrictions. “[10:03] Lexi Wood: ...I was living in Canada, and an agency in Miami was like, we want you to move to Miami for a little bit and build your portfolio here.”
Family Support:
Lexi emphasizes the close bond with her family, highlighting how their support has been integral to her success. “[12:00] Lexi Wood: ...she loves being behind the scenes. She’s literally the coolest girl I know.”
Amanda introduces Lexi as a new addition to the Summer House cast and explores how Lexi was approached to join the show.
Casting Process:
Lexi was approached by Amanda two years prior but initially thought the opportunity was fake. “[15:10] Lexi Wood: ...she was like, maybe this is the show that Amanda was talking about.”
Initial Impressions:
Despite her reservations, Lexi decided to join after meeting other cast members like Paige and Sierra, which made the environment more welcoming. “[15:14] Lexi Wood: ...I was a little bit more open."
The heart of the episode revolves around Lexi's intense relationship with Jesse and the ensuing drama that unfolded both on and off the show.
Love Bombing Behavior:
Jesse exhibited behaviors consistent with love bombing, overwhelming Lexi with affection early in their relationship. “[35:05] Lexi Wood: ...he was very, very, very full force. He would say, 'I love you more than my first girlfriend.'”
Red Flags and Boundaries:
Lexi discusses setting strong boundaries to manage the pace of the relationship, feeling overwhelmed by Jesse’s constant presence and intense declarations of love. “[36:16] Lexi Wood: ...I need us to take a chill pill because we cannot be together all the time.”
Miscommunication and Misrepresentation:
Jesse's actions were often misrepresented on the show, leading to misunderstandings and negative portrayals of Lexi's family involvement. “[27:35] Lexi Wood: ...he created this narrative that revolves around me and her not liking each other.”
The "Toe Sucking" Incident:
A pivotal moment in their relationship showcased Jesse’s unfaithfulness, which was exaggerated on-camera, causing Lexi to reassess the relationship. “[38:07] Lexi Wood: ...the toe suck brought it all back.”
Breakup and Aftermath:
Lexi made the decision to break up with Jesse off-camera, leading to conflicting narratives between their personal experiences and the show's depiction. “[54:06] Lexi Wood: ...I was breaking up with him off camera.”
Lexi shares her insights on accountability, trust, and personal growth resulting from her experiences on Summer House.
Importance of Boundaries:
She emphasizes the necessity of setting clear boundaries in relationships to maintain personal well-being. “[48:23] Lexi Wood: ...I lay down what I look for in a man. If you don't want that, then I won't live by your rules either.”
Accountability and Personal Growth:
Lexi stresses the importance of holding individuals accountable for their actions to foster growth and prevent repetitive negative behaviors. “[73:55] Lexi Wood: ...I will never be over having people take accountability. I don’t think that it's fair to treat anyone like that."
Trust Issues and Moving On:
The ordeal with Jesse taught Lexi valuable lessons about trust and recognizing red flags early in relationships. “[75:22] Lexi Wood: ...I don’t trust him. I don’t like what he spins behind people’s backs.”
Hope for Reconciliation:
Despite the challenges, Lexi expresses a willingness to rebuild friendships with other cast members, separating her issues with Jesse from her broader relationships on the show. “[75:32] Lexi Wood: ...I'm indifferent to him. I think that I will always hold anyone accountable for poor behavior.”
The episode provides a candid exploration of Lexi Wood's experiences on Summer House, highlighting the complexities of reality TV relationships and the personal toll they can take. Lexi's honest reflections offer listeners valuable insights into navigating personal boundaries, the significance of accountability, and the journey toward personal growth amidst public scrutiny.
**Listen to the full episode of "Lexi Wood: The Breakup" on Not Skinny But Not Fat every Tuesday to stay updated with the latest in Hollywood friendships and dramas.