MEGHANN FAHY: STUNTS, BDAY GIFTS, AND MEAL PLANS

Summary

Podcast Summary: "MEGHANN FAHY: STUNTS, BDAY GIFTS, AND MEAL PLANS"

Not Skinny But Not Fat
Host: Amanda Hirsch
Guest: Megan Fahey
Release Date: April 15, 2025

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Introduction and Personal Struggles

Amanda Hirsch kicks off the episode with a candid discussion about her challenges with breastfeeding, highlighting the physical and emotional toll it can take on new mothers. She expresses empathy towards moms who use formula, acknowledging the complexities and societal pressures surrounding infant feeding choices.

Amanda Hirsch (00:03):
“I am feeling like shit. Okay, let me be honest... Now we're calling bubblers.”

Spotlight on Megan Fahey

The conversation swiftly transitions to Amanda's excitement about her guest, Megan Fahey—a talented actress known for her roles in The Bold Type, White Lotus Season 2, and her latest thriller, Drop. Amanda gushes over Megan's versatility, charm, and down-to-earth nature.

Amanda Hirsch (02:14):
“I just love her. I'm obsessed. You're gonna be obsessed.”

Discussing Drop: Megan’s New Thriller

Megan delves into her role in Drop, describing it as a "crazy kind of thriller." She shares insights into filming stunts for the first time, emphasizing the difference between performing natural movements and orchestrated action sequences. Megan expresses enthusiasm for future stunt opportunities, highlighting the satisfaction of using her body in new ways.

Megan Fahey (16:14):
“Using your body that way is... There's something so satisfying about that.”

Filming Experiences in Ireland

Megan recounts the experience of shooting Drop in Ireland, built on a Universal studio stage. She praises the supportive and drama-free locals, contrasting her past experiences in colder regions like Lumian. The camaraderie among the cast during the long filming period is highlighted as a memorable aspect of the project.

Megan Fahey (14:26):
“Serious. Like not just saying that. Like genuinely helpful, like genuine people.”

Balancing Personal Life and Career

The dialogue shifts to Megan's personal life, particularly her upcoming 35th birthday. She discusses her preference for intimate celebrations over large parties, planning a lakeside gathering in Georgia with close friends and family. Megan shares her thoughts on gift-giving, humorously admitting her difficulty in selecting presents and valuing meaningful time spent with loved ones over physical gifts.

Megan Fahey (25:20):
“I'm like a... I don't do stuff for my birthday typically, because, again, stress stresses me out.”

Transitioning Between Roles and Future Projects

Megan reflects on her transition from The Bold Type to White Lotus, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to explore diverse characters. She discusses her audition experience, not initially expecting to be cast in White Lotus, and how casting directors played a significant role in fitting her seamlessly into her roles.

Megan Fahey (33:46):
“I felt like every single season that I've watched and I loved season three, I couldn't have imagined anyone but...”

She also teases her upcoming projects, including the Peacock miniseries The Good Daughter and the Netflix release Sirens, hinting at varied and challenging roles that continue to showcase her range as an actress.

Megan Fahey (47:30):
“It's based off a novel by Karyn Slaughter. And Rose Byrne and I are playing sisters.”

Reflections on White Lotus and Industry Insights

Megan shares her experiences working on White Lotus, discussing the intensive filming schedule and the emotional investment in the show's final season. She highlights the protective nature of the cast regarding spoilers, reflecting on the collective effort to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the series.

Megan Fahey (40:07):
“I knew a little bit about what was going to happen kind of early on because Sam Navola and I worked on the perfect couple together.”

Closing Thoughts

As the episode wraps up, Amanda and Megan exchange warm farewells, with Amanda encouraging listeners to follow the podcast for more engaging Hollywood conversations. Megan expresses gratitude for the opportunity to share her journey and insights, leaving listeners inspired by her dedication and passion for her craft.

Amanda Hirsch (50:11):
“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.”

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Notable Quotes

• Amanda Hirsch (02:14):
  “I just love her. I'm obsessed. You're gonna be obsessed.”

• Megan Fahey (16:14):
  “Using your body that way is... There's something so satisfying about that.”

• Megan Fahey (33:46):
  “I couldn't have imagined anyone but…”

• Megan Fahey (25:20):
  “I'm like a... I don't do stuff for my birthday typically, because, again, stress stresses me out.”

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This episode offers an intimate glimpse into Megan Fahey's professional ventures and personal life, seamlessly blending discussions about acting, personal growth, and maintaining balance amidst a demanding career. Amanda Hirsch adeptly navigates the conversation, ensuring a rich and engaging experience for listeners eager to connect with their favorite Hollywood stars.

Transcript

[Unknown Speaker]

The following podcast is a Dear Media production.

[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.

[Megan Fahey]

On my very own podcast, where you'll.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Feel like you're just talking shit with your best friends in your living room. You guys, today we might just pop right into the episode, not only because I'm so excited about the guest, but because I am feeling like shit. Okay, let me be honest. I know I might sound amazing and refreshed and cute and not tired, but, boy, I am breastfeed. They say it's good for your baby. They say he won't bite you and give you mastitis and make you feel like you have the flu. They say, blame my mom. Honestly, these formula babies, you know, they just. I see them and I'm like, I get it. I get. I get it. And I know formula baby moms will be like, no. Like, there's still an annoying. They still don't sleep. Like, we look at you with, like, this little envy of, like, oh, you could just pop out a bottle, you know, and not have your kid vie for your boob in the middle of a restaurant. That's nice. But really, it's like, when you're dealing with stuff like this, you're like, anyway, mastitis aside, because. Shut the up, Amanda. I am so excited about today's episode because I absolutely love this actress. It's Megan Fahey. Yes. You know, your lover from the Bold type. You know her and you love her from White Lotus Season 2. And now she's currently in the new movie Drop, which is with Brandon Skelnar. I think I said that right. Atlas. Okay. It's Atlas from an Ends with us. Just such a cutie, but she's so gorgeous, so amazing, so talented. Obsessed with her. Died over her. That. You know that last scene in White Lotus, we talk about it. We talk about this new movie, Drop, which is like a crazy kind of thriller, situation, situation. And she's just so cool. She's so light. She's so down to earth. She was in Birkenstocks because she's got a little stub in her toe.

[Megan Fahey]

But I just love her.

[Amanda Hirsch]

I just love her. I'm obsessed. You're gonna be obsessed. Can't wait for you to hear this one. Megan Fahey is on the pod. You guys go see her new movie. It's called Drop, and it's already in theaters, and it's perfect for date night. You'll Hear why? I tell her.

[Megan Fahey]

I tell her.

[Amanda Hirsch]

In the app, we also talk about turkey bowls and meal planning because you know.

[Megan Fahey]

You know me.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Anyway, Megan Faye, everybody. Enjoy. So good.

[Megan Fahey]

I was thinking about when we were growing up. We didn't drink water.

[Amanda Hirsch]

We were fine.

[Unknown Speaker]

Definitely not in a way where I was, like, aware of it.

[Megan Fahey]

No. Think, like, at school, did you bring a water bottle?

[Unknown Speaker]

No, I don't think I went to a water bottle, but kids now do.

[Megan Fahey]

No, no. I have. I have kids. So my son, I literally, like, pack his bag. Water bottle. That's the only thing that put in his bag.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

It's like, wow. We used to, like, drink from fountains.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. But I used to. We call them bubblers in Massachusetts.

[Megan Fahey]

You guys say stuff weird.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Yeah. Now we're calling bubblers.

[Unknown Speaker]

Where are you from?

[Megan Fahey]

Here.

[Unknown Speaker]

Are you from here?

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Wow.

[Megan Fahey]

A real one.

[Unknown Speaker]

That's cool.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

What town was your, like, you know, like, were you a kid in, like, so little neighborhood?

[Megan Fahey]

Right. In New York? So I was in the Bronx.

[Unknown Speaker]

You're in the Bronx.

[Megan Fahey]

JLo.

[Unknown Speaker]

Wow.

[Megan Fahey]

In a different area. But people know that, right?

[Unknown Speaker]

Remember that video of her walking past her old house?

[Megan Fahey]

I felt so bad. I'm a JLo. I. I'm a. I'm a protector. Let her walk by the bodega. Let her get a sandwich.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, this was like, when she goes by her old house and the guy's like, who are you?

[Megan Fahey]

Right, Right.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

No, I know. Everyone was hating.

[Unknown Speaker]

I was like, I don't remember the bodega part.

[Megan Fahey]

Do you remember the bodega?

[Unknown Speaker]

No, I don't remember the bodega.

[Megan Fahey]

She said, oh, yeah. And everyone said, we don't know. It doesn't exist. Poor jlo. She just wants to be loved, you know?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. I love her.

[Megan Fahey]

I do, too.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, my gosh. Sorry. If anybody just heard that.

[Megan Fahey]

Is that a burr? Yeah, like an inner one.

[Unknown Speaker]

Are you hungry or fall into a microphone?

[Megan Fahey]

Post food?

[Unknown Speaker]

I ate this morning. I'm gonna eat after this.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay.

[Unknown Speaker]

Looking forward to it.

[Megan Fahey]

What are you gonna eat?

[Unknown Speaker]

We're going to Bar Preemie.

[Megan Fahey]

Bar Premi.

[Unknown Speaker]

So definitely arancini is on the menu.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, you're gonna do a full Italian vibe.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, it's Italian girl.

[Megan Fahey]

And what'd you eat for breakfast? But it's coming up for you a little bit now.

[Unknown Speaker]

I know, but it's not, like, a cute breakfast. But I got something from Starbucks.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, what? Egg bites.

[Unknown Speaker]

I got the turkey bacon egg white thing. Do you know my favorite thing used to be the ch. The chicken spinach Feta wrap. It's gone.

[Megan Fahey]

But there's a different one. There's an egg white feta one.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, they got. That's the one.

[Megan Fahey]

That's the one. It's like 160 calories. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

And by the way, delicious. And everyone loves it.

[Megan Fahey]

Why do they do that?

[Unknown Speaker]

That's what I'm saying.

[Megan Fahey]

So you did a different. Well, love that.

[Unknown Speaker]

You were forced into a different decision.

[Megan Fahey]

Full meals like the rest of us, you know? Yes, love it.

[Unknown Speaker]

I'm kind of a three meal a day girly.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Really?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, like, square meals.

[Megan Fahey]

What about a snack?

[Unknown Speaker]

Well, snack. Yeah. I like dips. I'm really big on dips.

[Megan Fahey]

Like. Like. Like hummus.

[Unknown Speaker]

Hummus. Tzatziki, romesco.

[Megan Fahey]

So you're. You're a foodie?

[Unknown Speaker]

A little bit, yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. Love it.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Amanda Hirsch]

All right.

[Megan Fahey]

If I burp up the turkey taco bowl that I had today for lunch already. Wait, where was that?

[Unknown Speaker]

Where was that from?

[Amanda Hirsch]

I ordered it.

[Megan Fahey]

I can't. Can you cook?

[Unknown Speaker]

No.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. Can't either. So I'm on a health journey. Then I realized, like, where I get stuck is what do I eat? Oh, my God. What do I eat?

[Unknown Speaker]

That's the hardest thing. Right.

[Megan Fahey]

So I'm doing. I'm trying, like, this meal thing they send to your house, and I'm trying.

[Unknown Speaker]

One of those, too.

[Megan Fahey]

So this is actually a good. Like, a nutritionist was like, this is super clean. This is super good. And she was like, it'll look gross. Don't worry, it'll taste good. So I had a turkey taco bowl, really aggressive for. Okay. It was like 12. And it was good.

[Amanda Hirsch]

It was good.

[Unknown Speaker]

But did it look gross?

[Megan Fahey]

Not that. I think when your bar is low.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

You know, I was like, okay, I could eat this.

[Unknown Speaker]

Well, there's the mental thing, too, where you're like, this has all of the fiber I need and all of the protein that I need.

[Megan Fahey]

Protein is all the rage right now.

[Unknown Speaker]

I am trying one for the first time because I'm on set right now. I'm filming something in Atlanta, and I'm almost 35, and it's like, the first time it ever occurred to me that, like, I could eat in a way that supported my energy for 14 hours.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Instead of just eating Cheetos from the crafts table.

[Megan Fahey]

Wait, so you're now on a journey? You're getting a meal thing?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, I'm trying it out.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay, good.

[Unknown Speaker]

I've actually tried three.

[Megan Fahey]

Are you adding protein powders to smoothies? No, that's a. That's the thing. Get into.

[Unknown Speaker]

Are you doing that?

[Megan Fahey]

I mean, I'm doing it, like, right now.

[Unknown Speaker]

What do you. What's your review so far?

[Megan Fahey]

That, like, I was eating no protein before.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

And now I'm like, I need protein every meal. Like, my meals were based on fat. Apparently two seconds ago, I was like, I'm having coffee with whole milk. I'm having cottage cheese that everyone's raving about. Right.

[Unknown Speaker]

You can do cottage cheese right now.

[Megan Fahey]

I'm off dairy. She says to be off dairy. I'm off dairy now.

[Unknown Speaker]

Wow.

[Megan Fahey]

Cashew milk, you guys. Coffee with cashew milk. If you need a good milk.

[Unknown Speaker]

Cashew milk.

[Megan Fahey]

It's good. Okay, enough about that.

[Amanda Hirsch]

I could just talk about it.

[Unknown Speaker]

I know.

[Megan Fahey]

Two hours later, Megan Fahey is here. This is crazy. Thank you so much for coming.

[Unknown Speaker]

I'm so happy to be here.

[Megan Fahey]

You're gorgeous.

[Unknown Speaker]

So are you.

[Megan Fahey]

You're so good.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thanks.

[Megan Fahey]

Thank you. At every point.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, your skin is really something to behold.

[Megan Fahey]

Really? Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Thank you. And such a fan of you, so. I'm so happy you're here.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thanks.

[Megan Fahey]

Did have to ask.

[Unknown Speaker]

I gotcha.

[Megan Fahey]

Why did your parents put two N's in your name? And why is there so many ways to spell Megan?

[Unknown Speaker]

That's the real question. Okay, what are we doing? My parents got it from a book called the Thornbirds, which is apparently how they spell it in there.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay.

[Unknown Speaker]

I've met one or two other people in my lifetime who have spelled it the same way as I do, but it's very rare.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah, you have the E and the double N. You don't have the A though.

[Unknown Speaker]

I have yo, girl. I have the A. I have it all.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, so you know the different places spell. They're all spelling it wrong.

[Unknown Speaker]

Everyone's spelling it however they want.

[Megan Fahey]

There's. Wait, you have.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's a lawless name.

[Megan Fahey]

The H and the double N. M.

[Unknown Speaker]

E, G H A, N, N. Oh, okay.

[Megan Fahey]

The A there, not the A there. You don't have the first A?

[Unknown Speaker]

No, no. You don't have the first A. Yeah. No, no, no.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. The Duchess has me a, right?

[Unknown Speaker]

I don't think so.

[Megan Fahey]

I think she thinks the Duchess is m E G a N. I think.

[Unknown Speaker]

It'S m E G h a n.1.

[Megan Fahey]

N. It's a very confusing. And they all sound the same.

[Unknown Speaker]

That's true. Same name.

[Megan Fahey]

Same name for everyone. Yeah, you guys, it's the important stuff. See you. Thought you were coming. So hard hitting. No, no.

[Unknown Speaker]

This is exactly what I was hoping for.

[Megan Fahey]

Can we tell people that you're In Burke's.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. We can show them too.

[Megan Fahey]

Look at what a cutie. But not because heels hurt. You hurt your toe? Not.

[Unknown Speaker]

I did.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

I hurt my toe. So I can only wear shoes like this.

[Megan Fahey]

Well, luckily, it happened after, really premiere and everything.

[Unknown Speaker]

It didn't actually. It happened before, so I had to wear, like, a surgical shoe. Have you ever seen one of those?

[Megan Fahey]

Yes.

[Unknown Speaker]

They're so ugly. You had to wear one to the premiere? Yeah, because I was afraid that in all the commotion, somebody would maybe step on you. Step on me? And I just thought, you know, like, injury attracts injury. Like, once something is already a little messed up, then it just gets worse.

[Megan Fahey]

They would step on you is what I.

[Unknown Speaker]

So I wasn't. I wasn't willing to take a chance. So, yeah, I had to. I wore, like.

[Megan Fahey]

Wait, in that beautiful bedazzled dress that I saw you on Instagram, you wore the boot?

[Unknown Speaker]

No, I put the boot on just after that.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, got you. Got you.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, I did the carpet, and then I was like, give me the socks and the boot.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, my God. Poor baby.

[Unknown Speaker]

That's all right.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's not an as rough show as. As rough shape as your toe.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, my rattle toe.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

I told you about. You looked gorgeous at the premiere of Drop.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thanks.

[Megan Fahey]

And your hair is a little darker.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's darker than it's been in a very long time. Yeah, thanks. It's closer to my natural color.

[Megan Fahey]

Like, the.

[Unknown Speaker]

Whatever the root's doing is kind of what my natural color is.

[Megan Fahey]

Did you do it for, like, a roller? Just changing it up, Kind of both.

[Unknown Speaker]

But yeah, I. The director for the show that I'm currently shooting wanted my hair to be, like, super different than anything else that I had done, and I was super down because it's always good to have a little bit of a break when you're a blondie. It's very hard on your hair. So I was like, okay, cool.

[Megan Fahey]

It is true. I have to say I did that recently. I died to my root. Like, I told the lady. I was like my root and, like, a little more vibrant.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

And.

[Unknown Speaker]

And that's what this is. It looks amazing.

[Megan Fahey]

I changed back already.

[Unknown Speaker]

Really? So this is much lighter.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

It looks so natural on you.

[Megan Fahey]

Thank you. Because I am kind of light naturally. Yeah. I wanted to try to the dark hair because I love the look. Like, with your blue eyes and the dark hair, I feel like it gives a pop.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thanks.

[Megan Fahey]

But I will say, like, I felt like. Yeah. When you're. When you're darker, your hair is kind of healthier.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

So that's when I was like.

[Unknown Speaker]

But your hair looks very healthy and shiny.

[Megan Fahey]

Thank you. You guys. I saw drop. Sorry. That side, babe.

[Unknown Speaker]

Sorry. Sorry.

[Megan Fahey]

Sorry, everyone. Well, it's out. It's out already.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's out.

[Megan Fahey]

It's out. I took my husband to come see with me.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

And we. It was such a perfect, like, couples movie to see together, you know?

[Unknown Speaker]

So. Yeah. It's so fun.

[Megan Fahey]

It's so fun. And he's like the worst of watching TV with. Because he's, like, foreign. So, like, ask a bunch of questions. And he will not always track and, like, love that he. He tracked everything because. You know what I mean, it's all up. It was in one place. Yeah, it was all very. No, he was obsessed. He was like, thank you so much for taking me. And it's. There's so much like, of a thriller to it. And you and Brendan Skillner.

[Unknown Speaker]

Sklinar.

[Megan Fahey]

Fudge.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's okay. You're not the first person I know.

[Megan Fahey]

You guys made a whole reel saying it. No, did we? You were, like, making fun of.

[Unknown Speaker]

I don't think that was me.

[Megan Fahey]

Of how. Of maybe everyone.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Skelnar.

[Unknown Speaker]

Well, everyone says it wrong. Skalnar Sklenar.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, Sklennar. He's so cute.

[Unknown Speaker]

He's so lovely. He's such a great person.

[Megan Fahey]

I love that in the movie. So, like, you're on this date.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Mad shit goes wrong. What can you say about it? What can people know about it before seeing it?

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, basically the plot is just that this woman is a widow, widowed mother, single mom, who is going on a date for the first time in a long time. And she shows up and it's like, gonna be going really well. Cause they're clicking. But then she starts getting airdrops to her phone. And she doesn't know where they're coming from. And they turn pretty sinister pretty quickly. And then she sees that there is, like, a man with a masked man with a gun in her house. Her sister is babysitting her son. And basically she's getting texts saying, if you don't kill your date, we're gonna kill your family. And we're off from there.

[Megan Fahey]

We were watching it, like, with our, like, Nanette open. It's like the baby. And like, it was so surreal.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

To like. That's like every parent's worst fear.

[Unknown Speaker]

100%.

[Megan Fahey]

Like, it's so triggering for parents. Cause you're like. With the monitor, it's open. And imagine being away from home, looking at your monitor, seeing oh my God.

[Unknown Speaker]

I think it's so scary.

[Megan Fahey]

It's so scary.

[Unknown Speaker]

Like when we were filming it, I couldn't see any of those graphics. So I was just sort of pretending. But then when I saw the movie and I saw the bit, that exact bit where she swipes and nothing's there and then suddenly he's there, I was like, oh my God. So spooky.

[Megan Fahey]

And it was so cool. I saw that you shot in Ireland. I was surprised. Cause like it all happened basically at the restaurant.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

So why'd you have to go to Ireland?

[Unknown Speaker]

Universal owns a studio there.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh.

[Unknown Speaker]

So we built the restaurant on a stage.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, gotcha.

[Unknown Speaker]

And that. That was kind of why.

[Megan Fahey]

But I love that to go somewhere.

[Unknown Speaker]

Else and I love going random places. It's like my favorite thing to do.

[Megan Fahey]

And they're so nice in Ireland though.

[Unknown Speaker]

Best people ever.

[Megan Fahey]

They're cool.

[Unknown Speaker]

Seriously. Like not just saying that. Like genuinely helpful, like genuine people.

[Megan Fahey]

I remember when I went there, it was like Lumian. Gross and cold.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

But the upside was like the, the people. I was like, oh my God. But the people are so cool.

[Unknown Speaker]

Very drama free too, I notice.

[Megan Fahey]

Sarcastic. No. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But like very light hearted about life and stuff in a way that is very admirable. Yeah. At least that was my experience.

[Megan Fahey]

And you, you carry this movie.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thanks.

[Megan Fahey]

Like it's all on. Like you're at the restaurant, you're getting the text. It's all about you, your reactions to it. What are you going to do? Like running back and forth. I mean, that was. It was a. You carried it.

[Unknown Speaker]

You know, it's a lot of FaceTime.

[Megan Fahey]

A lot of face time.

[Unknown Speaker]

It is.

[Megan Fahey]

And you had a stunt double.

[Unknown Speaker]

I did. Her name's Aoife. She was so cool.

[Megan Fahey]

Was that the first time that you ever had like stun stuff?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. It was so much different than I thought.

[Megan Fahey]

There was a moment where. Yeah. I was not expecting that kind of action to happen in the movie, you know.

[Unknown Speaker]

Totally.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, everything, even like the. The most simple looking things that we've all sort of seen in movies and stuff. I was like, oh, yeah. I feel like that's a natural movement or whatever. I'm sure that'll be fine. And then getting into. It's so different. Like selling that kind of thing is so different than it than I thought it was going to be.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But it was really fun. I liked it. I would like to do more of.

[Megan Fahey]

It, to do more stunt stuff. Really?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. Because using your body that way is. There's something so satisfying about that.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Like it's so different than, you know, and especially because on the film I was doing so much like little face.

[Megan Fahey]

Right, Right.

[Unknown Speaker]

Things that it was so nice to just get, like, out of my body.

[Megan Fahey]

Right. And this was like a different kind of project than we're used to seeing you in. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

I've never done something like it before.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Which is part of why I was so excited about it. But yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

And I heard that the, this, the. The concept came about because it happened to one of the producers.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. The producers were at the Italy. But yeah. None of the scary stuff, but the being out at a restaurant and receiving drops.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

And not knowing where they were coming from. And then kind of engaging in like a fun way. Like swapping back and forth.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

And that's where they got the idea for it.

[Megan Fahey]

Like, how cool.

[Unknown Speaker]

Like a really good idea for a thriller. And it's so true. Because I think that's one of the scarier things about the movie is that it could kind of happen.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah. And like, technology is crazy.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. Crazy.

[Megan Fahey]

We'll be right back after the break.

[Amanda Hirsch]

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[Megan Fahey]

So I love to drizzle that on.

[Amanda Hirsch]

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[Megan Fahey]

Okay.

[Amanda Hirsch]

And then there was like, okay, zippers, that's great. Zippers are easier. Great. You know what we have now in 2025? We have magnets. Magnets, okay? No mess, no buttons, no zippers. Every time you change your kid is a game changer. It also makes a really good gift. It's just so great.

[Megan Fahey]

But I was going to say is.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Like I use them for Lenny, but.

[Megan Fahey]

I also got a pair of like.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Grown up looking PJs for Noah, which he loves because it's like, like a set, you know, like we would wear and he loves them so much and they're also with magnets on the top, not buttons. So love that, love that for him that he can feel like a grownup and be and be comfortable and find it easy to close and open his PJs. So do what I did and make changing time easier for you and your baby so you can spend more time on the things you love. Order Magnetic Me today for yourself or as a gift for any parent. Go to magnetic me.com. new customers will get 15% off their first order. Don't wait. That's Magnetic me. Com. Go to Magnetic me. Com. That's Magnetic me. Com.

[Unknown Speaker]

Hey there. I'm Brittany Xavier.

[Amanda Hirsch]

And I'm Anthony Xavier.

[Unknown Speaker]

And this is the long game. I'm Brittany, a mom of three and content creator, passionate about wellness and living life to the fullest. This is my husband Anthony, who's been my partner in life and everything we do.

[Amanda Hirsch]

If you're looking for inspiration to live intentionally, nurture meaningful relationships and embrace a lifestyle that promotes well being, you've come to the right place.

[Unknown Speaker]

Each week we'll bring you conversations with experts in health, wellness and personal development. We'll also be sharing our own stories, like how we navigate the ups and downs of family life and our journey towards a more mindful, fulfilling lifestyle.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Expect some fun laughter and honest moments from us along the way.

[Unknown Speaker]

New episodes will be released every Thursday and you can find us wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Amanda Hirsch]

And we're back.

[Megan Fahey]

I feel like you've gotten you upped your instagame. Am I sensing?

[Unknown Speaker]

You're sensing.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. There's been some.

[Unknown Speaker]

I can't take credit for it though. I'm having some help right now.

[Megan Fahey]

Some help.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, I'm to it can't lie to the people.

[Megan Fahey]

Don't lie to people.

[Unknown Speaker]

I won't.

[Megan Fahey]

Listen, we all got to keep up with the Gen Z's, you know, and see what's up.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, I've said this before, but like, honestly, if it was like make a real or die.

[Megan Fahey]

That's a drop.

[Unknown Speaker]

I wouldn't. I mean. Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Really?

[Unknown Speaker]

No. I have no idea.

[Megan Fahey]

But you did like, you do a lot of carousels. Like you, you post. Yeah. Just reels. That's your.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. I mean all of it is like stressful to me.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Like, even, like, finding the order for the photos. And it's like, really? Oh, yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

You look so nice.

[Unknown Speaker]

Do you enjoy it? Do you do it? Like, does it come easily to you? Like, you kind of like, my thing.

[Megan Fahey]

Is, the dumb is, like, feed is gross.

[Unknown Speaker]

I don't think that's true.

[Megan Fahey]

It's like. Like, you. You have more of like a. You know what I mean? Like, if you just don't care, the way it looks like it's more freeing is what I'm saying.

[Unknown Speaker]

Well, that's how I've always been, and that's what I'll go back to doing once I stop having help, which should be any week now. Of course that's stressing you out.

[Megan Fahey]

It's stressing you out even having help.

[Unknown Speaker]

What's going to happen is I'm just going to disappear again.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay.

[Unknown Speaker]

You'll all see.

[Megan Fahey]

Do you. You, like, back off of.

[Unknown Speaker]

Back off the Internet?

[Megan Fahey]

You like being. You, like. Like being, like, mysterious and, like.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, it's not even that. I don't even really think about it like that. It's just not. Yeah, it really does stress me out.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thinking of thinking about it, it's like, you know, the. The dumps where it's like, here's a cute picture of me, and then a picture of food and then a picture of scenery, but then another picture of me. Like, I cannot figure out what that order is.

[Megan Fahey]

I don't think there is an order, Megan.

[Unknown Speaker]

I think you're wrong.

[Megan Fahey]

I mean, yeah, if you're trying to be like the girl that posed the thing with the. With the dog and the art and the beach.

[Unknown Speaker]

Exactly.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay, but you're. Don't be that girl. Be you.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, I am. Yeah, that's the thing. I am relentless. I can't learn the new stuff.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay, so we're gonna.

[Unknown Speaker]

You're gonna.

[Megan Fahey]

You're gonna. You're gonna disappear on us, you're saying.

[Unknown Speaker]

And that's when you'll know that she quit. Yeah.

[Amanda Hirsch]

And your birthday's coming up.

[Megan Fahey]

You mentioned that. So you're gonna be 35, by the way. Wikipedia doesn't know. Wait, you guys. Wikipedia says this is how mysterious you are. Wikipedia says 1989 or 1990. That's what your birth year says.

[Unknown Speaker]

It says. Or it's either or. It's 90. It's 1990.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. That's easier. Yeah. You always know how old you are.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, exactly.

[Megan Fahey]

So 30. And it's coming up, by the way. You guys.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's coming up really soon.

[Megan Fahey]

Next week, is it?

[Unknown Speaker]

I don't know what day it is.

[Megan Fahey]

Today is April 10th.

[Unknown Speaker]

Wednesday.

[Megan Fahey]

Today's Thursday. We're doing good. And I just got an apple watch. Can you tell? Because I'm working with the nutritionist. She told me to wear one. Okay. In a week is your birthday. A week and a little. And how are you? What kind of birthday girl are you? Like, are you.

[Unknown Speaker]

I'm like a. I don't do stuff for my birthday typically, because, again, stress stresses me out.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. So do you expect other people to.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, I just sort of usually, you know, keep. Keep going. Like, I. I don't ha. I don't do parties usually. But this year I'm doing something different.

[Megan Fahey]

What are you doing? It's a big year. 35 is, like a thing.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. And also, I think, like, last year I was like, you know what? I think I'm gonna start doing something small. I'm not a big birthday party person. So I'm doing like a little sort of intimate thing with a few friends where we're gonna rent a house out by a lake in Georgia. Cause that's where I'm filming.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, cute.

[Unknown Speaker]

And we're just gonna sort of do lake stuff and like, grill things.

[Megan Fahey]

Fun swim. Yeah, I love.

[Unknown Speaker]

I'll let you know.

[Megan Fahey]

Is boyf gonna be there?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, of course. Well, not of course. I mean, our schedules are insane. But luckily, yes.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, that's fun. And they're all coming to you as they should, on your birthday. Yeah, that sounds perfect.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

And it's on a lake.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

So sports. Like, it's cute. I can see the carousel now. I could see the carousel. Lake pick. Meat pick on the grill.

[Unknown Speaker]

Lake life.

[Megan Fahey]

Listen, you do cute things. Don't think I didn't see. Oh, I'm finally frame of the carousel where you're standing in the sand and we see your shadow. That's like artistic as kissing.

[Unknown Speaker]

I love a shadow pick.

[Megan Fahey]

You do?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Because you.

[Megan Fahey]

What's being mysterious a little bit. It's like, not us, but. Yes, Us. Might not be us. Yes. Okay. So that's a good plan for 35.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. Yeah, I think so.

[Megan Fahey]

And gifts, how do you. What do you. What's your vibe on that? You expect a gift?

[Unknown Speaker]

No, no, I'm. Well, gifts are tricky for me generally. I'm terrible at giving them.

[Megan Fahey]

Me too.

[Unknown Speaker]

Like, I'm. I don't have the thing.

[Megan Fahey]

You don't need anything?

[Unknown Speaker]

No. But, you know, some people, like, are really good at thinking of really, like, great ideas. It's just never been my thing, really.

[Megan Fahey]

So people like your Friends kind of accept you for who you are. Yeah.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Way.

[Megan Fahey]

So are you, like, I don't want to give you. I want to get kind of vibe.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, I don't put a lot of emphasis on it. I'm definitely not expecting anything from anybody that's coming, you know, getting on an airplane.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Oh, that's nice.

[Unknown Speaker]

See me.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

That's like. I feel bad even asking them to do that, you know?

[Megan Fahey]

So sweet.

[Unknown Speaker]

You do big birthday stuff. No, really? What did you. Last year for your birthday. When did you.

[Megan Fahey]

Pregnant as you were on May 31st. I'm a Gemini, duh. Oh, you're Taurus, by the way. We got along.

[Unknown Speaker]

I feel that.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay. Tauruses are like, are you chill?

[Unknown Speaker]

I am.

[Megan Fahey]

Okay.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, I think I am.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah. That's true. I did say on the cabin, the way here to Regina works with me. I was like, I'm chill. And I screamed it. And then we realized, like, maybe. Maybe I'm not, but my husband is Taurus. And, like, I always think, wow, that works.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

What is Leo Virgo? I don't know anything about them. What do they do?

[Unknown Speaker]

I don't know. That's the thing. I only know stuff about my sign, and I don't even know that much. I know that it's an Earth sign.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

I know that typically, Tauruses are described as being stubborn.

[Megan Fahey]

Did you ever look into your sun rising moon situation?

[Unknown Speaker]

I literally think it's like, straight Taurus.

[Megan Fahey]

Truly?

[Unknown Speaker]

Swear to God, I think, really? Taurus, whatever. Rising moon.

[Megan Fahey]

So you have to get it tattooed on you.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, but I don't really love the sign. The symbol of it.

[Amanda Hirsch]

It is.

[Unknown Speaker]

I don't need that.

[Megan Fahey]

That's true. Do you have tattoos?

[Unknown Speaker]

I have a few. Yeah. Little tiny ones.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, that's good.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Hidden.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Well, there was a gift that I saw you talked about that Leo gave you, like a. A Christmas gift.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

With the Sicily. It was supposed to be 2022. It was 2024.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

So you like those kind of gifts? Maybe, like, sentimental. Not necessarily. Like a. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

He's, like, excellent at gift giving.

[Megan Fahey]

It's so annoying because now you have to think.

[Amanda Hirsch]

But you don't.

[Unknown Speaker]

I can't. He returned half of the things I bought him for Christmas last year. Not because he's ungrateful, because they were just not right.

[Megan Fahey]

I know. No, my husband's time, you know, like.

[Unknown Speaker]

My gift is I give gifts to my loved ones that are not the physical. Well, your gift is me.

[Megan Fahey]

That you get to spend time with me. Basically.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. Your gift is I'm a good friend.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah, I'm down with that. It does put pressure. Like, maybe don't give a gift, so then you're not.

[Unknown Speaker]

Everybody has their thing.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah, totally. I agree. Okay, you guys, I have to talk to you about the bold type also, because it's kind of a cult show.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, for sure.

[Megan Fahey]

Like, people still to this day, even after they've seen you and got re. Obsessed in White Lotus, it was still, like, the bow type, but, like, she's doing the bold type, and people love that. How did you feel about when it ended and how it ended?

[Unknown Speaker]

It was kind of perfect timing. It was very bittersweet. Obviously. It always is because I spent so much of my life and that part of my life was so, like, centered around that show. But I feel like we were so lucky because when the final season was happening, we knew going into it that it was the last season, you know, so you kind of get to soak it in and, like, appreciate it and enjoy it in a different way.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Because, you know, we would. It was. It got towards the end, like, you're there for nine months. We were shooting, like, two episodes. No, it was Montreal, which is incredible.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, that's fun.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, my God, I love Montreal.

[Megan Fahey]

That I want to go.

[Unknown Speaker]

If you ever have a reason to go, go, go and. And let me know.

[Megan Fahey]

And better than going to Atlanta, filming.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, I haven't spent as much time in Atlanta. I. So I can't even really say, but I loved Montreal. It's so close to New York, too, which is great. That is great foods, amazing architecture, is really cool. It's like an old city, you know?

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

There's a lot of character to it.

[Megan Fahey]

Nine months out of the year is a lot. People don't realize when people do shows like that.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

That. Like network shows. Yeah, it's, like, a lot. It's. You're spending your entire year there. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

So I felt like it. It ended perfectly. I was like, you know, turning 30, about to turn 30, or I just turned 30. I can't remember, you know, So I was like, okay, cool. New phase of my life. But, like. But getting to sort of kiss that goodbye. And they, like, really was so sweet. Yeah, and. Exactly. We got to give everybody kind of, like, the ending that they deserved. Excuse me.

[Megan Fahey]

Wait, you're leaning in? You're leaning in.

[Unknown Speaker]

I have to.

[Megan Fahey]

Is the team happy? Is the team happy about it? Wait, so that was 2021. So when was White Lotus? Was it 2022? Was it right after?

[Unknown Speaker]

Was it 2022.

[Megan Fahey]

I feel like we said system 2022.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

[Megan Fahey]

Wow. So that was quick. Did you expect something that huge to happen quickly?

[Unknown Speaker]

It didn't feel as quick because the first season happened after I wrapped the Bold type, and then, like, after that. So it did. It felt like I had a real minute after the Bold Type ended, before that came along, but I definitely never, ever thought that that was gonna happen.

[Megan Fahey]

So I heard that you auditioned for Alexandra Daddario's role in season one. Yes.

[Unknown Speaker]

Who is so incredible, by the way. I loved her in that. So perfect.

[Megan Fahey]

So when you did, you. You didn't get that, and then you saw her, and then you were probably.

[Unknown Speaker]

And I was like, oh, duh.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, duh.

[Unknown Speaker]

She's perfect.

[Megan Fahey]

Did you ever think you would get OP number two?

[Unknown Speaker]

No.

[Megan Fahey]

Really?

[Unknown Speaker]

God, no.

[Megan Fahey]

You were like, that's it. Not gonna be in the White Lotus. And then you were.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

So it came around. And did you feel like she's more me than the character?

[Unknown Speaker]

I think so. I think that's kind of the magic of that casting.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

And Meredith, the casting director is so incredible, and obviously Mike is such a huge part of it as well. But I feel like every single season that I've watched and I loved season three, I couldn't have imagined anyone but.

[Megan Fahey]

The people that are in it.

[Unknown Speaker]

You know what I mean? You're right.

[Megan Fahey]

You're like.

[Unknown Speaker]

Every time I'm like, yeah, it's that. You're that correct. And I did feel that way a bit about Daphne, even.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah, you're right. It's like, okay, Patrick Schwarzenegger, who I.

[Unknown Speaker]

Just met this morning.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, yeah. How sweet.

[Unknown Speaker]

Sweetheart. Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Did you see that? His mom said, like, he's not Saxon. Like, I was like, wait, are there people in the world that don't know that it's acting? Like, who are the people being like, no, he's acting.

[Unknown Speaker]

People do get confused.

[Megan Fahey]

They get confused. I'm like, can't believe she has to clarify. Yeah, my son is not Saxon.

[Amanda Hirsch]

That's crazy.

[Megan Fahey]

We'll be right back after the break.

[Amanda Hirsch]

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[Megan Fahey]

So season three, did you have any theories? Like fans were going wild. Did you have any?

[Unknown Speaker]

I knew a little bit about what was going to happen kind of early on because Sam Navola and I worked on the perfect couple together, right? And we were doing reshoots when he found out he got cast.

[Megan Fahey]

So he spoiled it for you.

[Unknown Speaker]

I begged him. I don't care about spoilers. I don't, I don't care if I know who's gonna die. Like it doesn't ruin it for me.

[Megan Fahey]

Because you're watching maybe because you're like an actor. You're watching it for like the acting and the storytelling. Not like, like we. First of all, spoiler alert people. If the show has come out, that's what's annoying. You know, like White Lotus had the finale. Most people watched it live. Then people are like, no spoilers, please. I'm like, you turn off your phone.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. It's really tricky because everyone asks me about White Lotus.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But everyone says, don't say anything about it. It's like, talk about it without talking about it. And I'm like, I don't know how to do that. Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

To the final.

[Unknown Speaker]

They're like, what do you think of the finale? And I'm like, I'm really pissed. They killed Amylou Wood.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But I can't say that because everybody. I mean, on the flip side, it's, like, really sweet that everyone's so protective of each other's viewing experience, but it can be really funny.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah. Well, you didn't get killed.

[Unknown Speaker]

No.

[Megan Fahey]

So who knows?

[Unknown Speaker]

Who knows?

[Megan Fahey]

I have to tell you, like, I even screenshot this pic, which is so creepy. I mean, I know that. So I was just, like, watching those scenes again. And that final scene of you, of Daphne, like, your face here.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, my God, so many freckles.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, where are they?

[Unknown Speaker]

Well, they're still here, but they come out in the summer. And we had been in Italy. We shot that at the end. We had been there for, like, five months at that point. So I had, like, came out.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

I love it. Well, everyone's trying to put on freckles now, if you don't know.

[Unknown Speaker]

I know it's crazy because when I was a kid, I hated them. I used to put, like, lemon juice on my face.

[Megan Fahey]

Cause somebody told me to, like, bleach your face off.

[Unknown Speaker]

Somebody told me we'd get rid of them or something. Which, by the way, is not true.

[Megan Fahey]

She tried just. I think this is anyone who was.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thinking maybe it was to bleach your skin.

[Megan Fahey]

Look at your. Like, your eyes like crazy. Listen, Megan Fay deserves all the awards for this scene. And you did get nominated for. For an Emmy.

[Unknown Speaker]

That's so nice.

[Megan Fahey]

And it's so true. Like, this scene was crazy. You were so fucking good in it.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thanks.

[Megan Fahey]

You got nominated for it. Belinda came back.

[Unknown Speaker]

She did.

[Megan Fahey]

Who knows? Do you have any? Like, are you leaving that door open or are you not allowing yourself to.

[Unknown Speaker]

Of course. Of course. I mean, listen, it's. It feels the same as it did before. I was on the second season where I was like, I never thinking about it.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But I loved that experience, and I love Mike, and I'll always be a fan of the show.

[Megan Fahey]

Lucas Gage was on before, and he told us that if you were on the cast, you, like, get invited to go when they're filming.

[Unknown Speaker]

Well, nobody invited me to Thailand, so. I'm kidding. It is true. I Think that there is sometimes, like, crossover.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

In terms of that, like. And especially because, like, if Mike stays close with certain people and stuff.

[Megan Fahey]

Well, you guys had the best, like, cast hangouts.

[Unknown Speaker]

It looked like we did have some pretty good ones.

[Megan Fahey]

We all had fomo, even though we didn't know anybody. You know, like, the audience really was like, wow, they are having the best time ever.

[Unknown Speaker]

I mean, Italy in the summer. Are you kidding?

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah. And the people.

[Unknown Speaker]

What so fun.

[Megan Fahey]

It was so fun. And you did shrooms with Aubrey.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

That story killed me.

[Unknown Speaker]

I know. It was really funny.

[Megan Fahey]

Wait, so you put it on. You said in like, a. Was it Jimmy or.

[Unknown Speaker]

I think it might have been Seth Meyers.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, Seth Meyers. Yeah, it was Seth Meyers.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. Because then she went on after me and was like, you left out a critical detail, which was that you got lost. We took mushrooms.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, you said the lost part.

[Unknown Speaker]

I didn't say that. She was like, bitch.

[Megan Fahey]

Right. Okay. And do your parents. Did you care that they would see it? Are you still, like.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, I'm talking about microdosing.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Which I'm a huge supporter of.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

If you've ever done any reading on it.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, it was a micro dose. It wasn't a full dose.

[Amanda Hirsch]

We weren't.

[Unknown Speaker]

I've never, like, fully tripped on mushrooms. I have no desire to do that. I did. How to go. I'm. That would terrify me.

[Megan Fahey]

I grew up in New York, so I did it 15 years old.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, wow.

[Megan Fahey]

I do have this thing where I do think it's good to, like, try things when you're young.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

For me, it worked because I'm not interested in those things now. You know?

[Unknown Speaker]

You know, it's. For me, it's the opposite. That's so funny because when I was a kid, my mom was so anxious about everything and bless her, love her, basically was like, if you drink, you're going to throw up and die. And I was so afraid of vomiting that I, like, didn't drink for a while. And I was, like, one of the last of my friends to kind of experiment with that. And I never did anything else, like, when my friends were trying stuff, because I was just so afraid of it. So now that I'm a little bit older and I'm like, I know I won't be safe about it. And then I'm not gonna die and all these things, I've been, like, a little bit more experimental. And it's funny because all of my friends were the opposite. And so are you.

[Megan Fahey]

Wait, so what's Your drink of choice. Now, like, what do you order?

[Unknown Speaker]

My drink of choice.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah. Oh, okay. She's like, I thought you'd say drug of choice. Are you a wine girl?

[Unknown Speaker]

Really Depends. I love wine.

[Megan Fahey]

Me too.

[Unknown Speaker]

You know, I will say, the older I've gotten, the less into, like, alcohol I am. Like, I love a margarita.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But I feel like when I was, like, in my 20s, I was ordering, like, vodka sodas and, like, I don't really do that ever now. I kind of, like, stick to beer and wine and, like, you know, I love a cocktail every now and then. I love a spritz.

[Megan Fahey]

Love a spritz.

[Unknown Speaker]

Basically, I'm going to gin. Kind of like, I never used to do gin and tonics.

[Megan Fahey]

Yes.

[Unknown Speaker]

But it's so popular in the uk, and when I started spending a lot of time there, I was like, oh, I actually really like this on a warm day. Yeah, it's very refreshing.

[Megan Fahey]

You know what I'm thinking, because I'm with the nutritionist now.

[Unknown Speaker]

What?

[Megan Fahey]

Like, what tonic? If. If tonic is okay to drink?

[Unknown Speaker]

I do think it has a lot of sugar.

[Megan Fahey]

It's, like, confusing because people think it's like, soda. It's not like soda. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's like, I don't know what's in it. And you think because clear and, like, Right. That you're doing that it's just water and it's not.

[Megan Fahey]

Do you guys have a group chat the way Lotus.

[Unknown Speaker]

No, no, no. I think we probably did while we were filming.

[Megan Fahey]

Is there, like, a camaraderie? Like, people like, you met Patrick today. Is it, like. Yeah, you know, kind of, like, what, each other?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, I mean, for sure. I think it's such experience to go, like, live with a bunch of people in a hotel for a number of months. I don't know any other show that does.

[Megan Fahey]

That Carrie Coon that I saw, which is. She's so good.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, my God, I love her.

[Megan Fahey]

That scene that she said, which I love when actors kind of, like, say stuff like this. You know, she was like. Like, I had to figure it out with, like, my kids and my husband, of course. Like, people just think it's, like, easy for people to, like, up and leave for six months.

[Unknown Speaker]

Thailand is so far away.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Like, that is, you know.

[Megan Fahey]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Italy is way closer. I mean, I never left anyway, but, like, it. Yeah. If you have a family.

[Megan Fahey]

If you have a family. It's hard to figure out into account.

[Unknown Speaker]

All of that stuff.

[Megan Fahey]

So you're working on something now, which I'm sure you can't Share yet again. Oh, yeah, sure.

[Unknown Speaker]

Right.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Yeah, tell us.

[Unknown Speaker]

So it is a peacock miniseries called the Good Daughter. I literally almost said the perfect daughter, like the perfect couple, but it's not. It's the Good Daughter. It's based off a novel by Karyn Slaughter. And Rose Byrne and I are playing sisters. Brendan Gleason's our dad.

[Megan Fahey]

Love it.

[Unknown Speaker]

It's an incredible cast. And yeah, we just started. It's like, when I get back, it'll be. We'll be on week five of shooting and it's. We'll be there through the end of June.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, fun.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

And you have another show coming out, Sirens.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yes. Siren is out May 22, I think.

[Megan Fahey]

And that's going to be on Netflix.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

What's that? Is that where the stills you posted where you look kind of, like, disgusting?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, more like.

[Megan Fahey]

I was thinking ran through. Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

Tattered.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, so this is going to be. What is that about? Can you give us any? Yeah, okay.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah. Basically, Millie Alcock plays my younger sister and she goes and escapes our town that we live in in Buffalo. Cause it's kind of, you know, a shithole. And our dad is sick and she goes to work for Julianne Moore's character. And our dad is becoming really, really ill and I need help. So I go to sort of like get her to come home. Cause she's not answering the phone. And when I get there, I'm sort of like, oh, this is a cult. Oh, you have to come home with me. And she's like, I do not want to come home with you. I like it here. And I'm like, fine, if you're not coming home, I'm gonna stay. So it's sort of like this infiltration of a cult.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, wow. Yeah, maybe, Maybe, maybe not. Yeah, okay.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Interesting.

[Megan Fahey]

First of all, you're busy as fuck, so I really do hope you disappear for you a little bit. So you take off, like when you're done in June, are you gonna take a little bit of time?

[Unknown Speaker]

We'll see. There's another project after this that might happen in mid July, but not 100% sure yet.

[Megan Fahey]

So she's booked in busy guys.

[Amanda Hirsch]

Yeah.

[Unknown Speaker]

But it films here, hopefully. So at least I'll be home.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, fun.

[Unknown Speaker]

Which is nice.

[Megan Fahey]

That is nice. Your sweet, sweet parents you posted today, we talked about before we started.

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Like supporting you. Why was. Was your mom crying because you looked so pretty?

[Unknown Speaker]

Yeah, it was almost. And you almost giving wedding vibes. I cried because she cried. I cried because I came out and saw my dad in a suit, and I was like, no.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, you didn't know that he was.

[Unknown Speaker]

Gonna be dressing after, but it was so cute. Oh, yeah.

[Megan Fahey]

Oh, my God. Are you tearing up again?

[Unknown Speaker]

No.

[Megan Fahey]

A little bit. You are?

[Unknown Speaker]

No, I'm not. I'm so tired, though.

[Megan Fahey]

I really can't. Okay, we'll go. No, we're done anyway. But I would. I was gonna use.

[Unknown Speaker]

That can't be the end.

[Megan Fahey]

It is. She's tired. She has to go to sleep. Megan, thank you for coming out.

[Unknown Speaker]

Oh, my God. Thank you so much. You're the best.

[Megan Fahey]

You're the best.

[Amanda Hirsch]

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