Vault: Interview With Tara Reid

Summary

The Bert Show – Vault: Interview With Tara Reid (October 29, 2025)

Episode Overview

This episode features a candid interview with actress Tara Reid, who joins The Bert Show cast to address her public image, clarify tabloid rumors, discuss her latest projects, and reflect on the realities of fame. With the hosts' signature mix of humor and curiosity, the conversation reveals the truth behind Tara's party girl reputation, her experience with media scrutiny, and her outlook on both her career and personal life.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Tara Reid on Her Reputation & Image

• Dispelling the "Party Girl" Myth

  • The interview opens with Tara responding to the long-standing perception that she is a nonstop partygoer.
  • Tara sets the record straight:
    • “Is that the biggest misconception about you is that you're not as big the party girl as most are making you out to be?” – Podcast Host (02:58)
    • “Absolutely... When I like to go out with my friends and have fun, I like to have fun, but it’s not every night. And it’s definitely not until 4 in the morning.” – Tara Reid (03:03)
  • The hosts poke fun at the tabloid image of her lifestyle, which Tara confirms is exaggerated and says is much more mundane these days given press obligations (bed by 11:00 PM).

• Media Misrepresentation

  • Discussion of a Maxim magazine quote that only highlighted her “party hard” side, omitting the “work hard” part:
    • “Even in Maxim magazine, they put a quote from you that you like to party hard, but they totally left out the part where you said you like to work hard as well.” – Interviewer 2 (03:12)
    • “Exactly. See, you know, that’s the kind of girl I like. See, she reads the whole thing.” – Tara Reid (03:20)
  • Tara shares her amusement/frustration about selective media editing and the persistence of tabloid stories about her.

Behind the Scenes of Her Public Life

• Photo Shoots and Control Over Her Image

  • On participating in Maxim pictorials:
    • Tara is comfortable with the process, especially with familiar photographers.
    • She rarely gets to choose which photos are published:
      • “Once they're on film, you're not in control. I wish. I wish you could pick them.” – Tara Reid (04:08)
  • The magazine sends her a copy the day before it goes on stands, leaving her powerless over final selections.

• On Tabloid Culture and Paparazzi Pressure

  • Tara recounts how relentless tabloid attention has impacted her social life:
    • “Are you more reluctant to go out and hang out and party now than you were, let's say, a year ago?” – Podcast Host (05:39)
    • “Absolutely... It’s not even fun anymore, you know? ...everyone's watching or looking for you to mess up or something like that. So it's like you'd rather just stay home, you know, it's not even worth it.” – Tara Reid (05:45)
  • She describes a constant feeling of being watched, leading to paranoia and a loss of enjoyment.

• Rumors and Fabricated Stories

  • The hosts ask about recurring tabloid rumors, such as parties with celebrities and outrageous behavior:
    • “And now the latest news is you were consoling Britney Spears when she was crying...” – Interviewer 2 (06:32)
    • “That's not true. I was in Mexico when supposedly... I was supposedly hanging out with Britney Spears, which never, ever happened.” – Tara Reid (06:37)
    • Most bizarre rumor: that she threw a cake at a birthday party (06:46).
  • Tara explains she always finds out about tabloid stories via calls from her publicist—often debunking the tale with alibis.

Impact on Personal Life & Career

• Dating in the Spotlight

  • Tara discusses how fame and media scrutiny have affected her romantic life post–Carson Daly:
    • “Since him, I haven’t really had a boyfriend... everything’s been, you know, kind of like that. So, you know, I’m just trying to work...” – Tara Reid (07:44)

• Project Selection & Acting

  • Tara reflects on choosing scripts:
    • She prefers picking the best script, regardless of genre, but comedies have lately been the strongest opportunities.
    • “If I get three scripts and one's a comedy, one's a drama, and one's, you know, like a sci fi or something. If the comedy or the drama is the best one, that's the movie I'll do...” – Tara Reid (08:09)
    • She cites previous “deep emotional acting” work ("Body Shots") and asserts her openness to both comedic and dramatic roles.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Her Media Image:

  • “I used to think that any publicity is good publicity until it was, like, overwhelming... it's like, whoa, I don't even... need any right now.” – Tara Reid (06:14)

• On Increasing Reluctance to Go Out:

  • “It’s not even fun anymore, you know?... You start with something like paranoid, which is not fun either.” – Tara Reid (05:49)

• On Tabloid Absurdity:

  • “Probably that was one of [the most bizarre], and throwing the cake... at Tyrus Film’s birthday.” – Tara Reid (06:46)

• On Script Choices:

  • “If the comedy or the drama is the best one, that's the movie I'll do. And just lately, it just happens to be that the comedies have been the best movies that I've read.” – Tara Reid (08:09)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Dispelling the Party Girl Myth: 02:58–03:12
• Media & Tabloid Talk: 03:12–06:29
• Maxim Magazine Experience: 03:39–04:53
• Pressure of Public Scrutiny: 05:39–06:06
• Most Bizarre Tabloid Tales: 06:32–06:52
• Effect of Fame on Dating: 07:22–08:03
• Acting Choices & Movie Discussion: 08:03–08:32

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Episode Tone & Takeaway

The episode is authentic, breezy, and conversational, giving Tara Reid an opportunity to laugh, commiserate, and push back on public misconceptions. Both the hosts and Tara inject humor into their discussion, but there’s also candid reflection on how intense media attention affects her personal and professional choices. The conversation shows Tara as self-aware, sometimes frustrated, but also resilient and focused on her career.

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For those who missed the episode:
This conversation showcases Tara Reid in a new light—beyond the headlines and Hollywood parties—revealing an actress navigating fame's distortions while remaining grounded and genuinely funny.

Transcript

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[Podcast Host]

This is the Burt Show. She's got the reputation as one of Hollywood's biggest partiers, but she told us in this interview that that's just not the case. Here's Tara Reid on the Burch Show. How are you?

[Tara Reid]

Good. How you doing?

[Podcast Host]

Doing good. Now let me ask you this about your voice, because it sounds to me like you've been up all night smoking, drinking and yelling, but your voice is really sort of close to this all the time, so you can't really tell if you're sick or it's just kind of hoarse.

[Tara Reid]

Yeah, exactly. Well, no, it's. It's a little more raspy right now than normal.

[Interviewer 1]

What time do you. What time did you go to bed last night?

[Tara Reid]

Pretty early because we've been doing all this press stuff, so I was probably in bed by like 11, maybe 11. I had to get up this morning, I think, like 4:30 or something.

[Interviewer 1]

Oof.

[Podcast Host]

See now the big, you know, image that has been created for Tara Reid is that she never gets to sleep before midnight. You must have been up until 4:30 in the morning partying around Hollywood.

[Tara Reid]

No way. I'm actually in New York right now too.

[Podcast Host]

Is that the biggest misconception about you is that you're not as big the party girl as most are making you out to be?

[Tara Reid]

Absolutely. I mean, don't get me wrong. When I, you know, when I like to go out with my friends and have fun, I like to have fun, but it's not every night. And it's definitely not until 4 in the morning.

[Interviewer 2]

Now, even in Maxim magazine, they put a quote from you that you like to party hard, but they totally left out the part where you said you like to work hard as well.

[Tara Reid]

Exactly. See, you know, that's the kind of girl I like. See, she reads the whole thing.

[Podcast Host]

Well, I've got the magazine. I just didn't read the article. You looked great.

[Tara Reid]

It's a really good article. You should read it. You learn something.

[Podcast Host]

I really have to now. Weren't you the first celebrity to be in Maxim twice? Yeah, I've got my Maxim fags down.

[Tara Reid]

You got them down?

[Podcast Host]

Yeah, I do. Tell us about doing the pictorial for Maxim. Is that something you're comfortable doing or did they have to push you in?

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[Tara Reid]

Actually it was a really great photographer. It was a woman, so I've shot with her before. And so I was comfortable with her, so it was cool. And the people I've worked with, I've known the people at Maximum for a while and they're really cool.

[Interviewer 1]

Do they let you have a look at all the pictures they take and let you pick out the ones you want in the magazine or once they're on film, they're on film. And you're out of control.

[Tara Reid]

Once they're on film, you're not in control. I wish. I wish you could pick them.

[Interviewer 1]

So do you ever get the magazine, like, the day it comes out or when you get the advance copy, do you rush out and buy it and look through and go, I can't believe they used that one. That sucks.

[Tara Reid]

Yeah, I get it. They'll send it to me maybe the day before it goes on the stand. So there's, like, nothing you could do if you don't like it or not.

[Interviewer 1]

Right out of the April issue. Which. Which picture do you hate the most?

[Tara Reid]

Probably the COVID actually.

[Interviewer 1]

Really?

[Podcast Host]

The COVID Really?

[Tara Reid]

Yeah. I like the one inside the most. Like, with the white top on.

[Podcast Host]

Mm, I know that one.

[Interviewer 1]

Yeah. I'm doing some research on that right now.

[Podcast Host]

There it is. How much airbrushing is done?

[Tara Reid]

Believe it or not, I was lucky not too much on that one when I was tan. I just came back from Mexico on that one, so. Sorry. I was so tan on that.

[Podcast Host]

So you're feeling pretty good about yourself on that one?

[Tara Reid]

Yeah. In Mexico, you can't, so.

[Podcast Host]

Right. We're talking to Terry.

[Tara Reid]

It's a little dangerous, you know, so it's a good place.

[Podcast Host]

Talking to Tara Reid, who's got a new movie coming out called Van Wilder, which we'll talk about here in about one second.

[Interviewer 2]

Now every time I pick up, you know, like, a New York Post, honestly, Tara, you're all over it. All over it.

[Tara Reid]

I know. It sucks.

[Interviewer 2]

Why are they targeting you so much? I mean, from the stuff with Lizzie Grubbin to even the Hilton girls and just, you know, so adorable, you know?

[Tara Reid]

I don't know. I wish I could answer you that question, you know? I wish I knew the answer. You know, it's frustrating, but I think, like, you know, they get targets, you know, and I just happened to be one of the targets, like the media kind of. I think, every once in a while, like, just want someone. And I was the one that I guess was easy.

[Podcast Host]

Are you more. Are you more reluctant to go out and hang out and party now than you were, let's say, a year ago?

[Tara Reid]

Absolutely.

[Podcast Host]

Yeah.

[Tara Reid]

Absolutely.

[Podcast Host]

You're always looking over.

[Tara Reid]

It's not even fun anymore, you know? I mean, you know what I mean? It's not like, you know, everyone's watching or looking for you to mess up or something like that. So it's like you rather just stay home, you know, it's not even worth it.

[Podcast Host]

You always feel like there's a camera there just waiting to Be snapped at.

[Tara Reid]

Exactly. And you're like, you know what? This isn't fun. You know, you're nervous. You start with something like paranoid, which is not fun either.

[Interviewer 1]

Tara Reid, God bless her heart.

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Right?

[Podcast Host]

But Tara, don't you think, though, that any publicity is good publicity because at least your name's out in print, you know, almost every day?

[Tara Reid]

You know, I used to think that until it was like, overwhelming, like, till it was so much, like oversaturated, you know what I mean? Because it's not like it was just like once or once in a while, I wouldn't care. But now it's like so much. It's like, whoa, I don't even. I don't even need any right now. I guess in that way, you know, maybe if I didn't have a movie or something like that, you wouldn't really care or something.

[Interviewer 2]

And now the latest news is you were consoling Britney Spears when she was crying over the.

[Tara Reid]

That's not true.

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[Tara Reid]

Yeah, I was in Mexico when supposedly. I was supposedly hanging out with Britney Spears, which never, ever happened.

[Interviewer 1]

What's the most bizarre thing you've read about yourself in a tabloid?

[Tara Reid]

Probably that was one of that one. And throwing the cake or something like that at Tyrus Film's birthday.

[Interviewer 2]

Yeah, that was crazy.

[Podcast Host]

Terry, how closely do you pay attention to what's said about you in the media? Do you read those things yourself or do you have somebody that comes up to tell you this is what's being said about you this week, or do you try to ignore it or what you try to.

[Tara Reid]

I know, I agree. But I know everything, you know, because I get the phone call from, you know, like, the publicist calling, you know, tara, were you at such and such or. You know what I mean? Or she'll say to me, like, you know, Tara, you're never going to believe this one. They said you were here. And she's like, I know you weren't because you were with me in Florida. You know what I mean? Like, so you couldn't have been in New York and Florida at the same time. It's that kind of thing, right?

[Interviewer 2]

Knowing what you know about what the press, what they do. And after having a high profile relationship with Carson Daly, how do you view dating now? Is it. Do you try to stay away from the public as far as, you know, going out with guys and when you meet a guy, how do you know when they're. When they like you for who you are and just. And they're not bringing up, oh, that movie or that thing they read or. God, it must drive you nuts sometimes. Yeah.

[Tara Reid]

I mean, you know, since him, I haven't really had a boyfriend, so, you know what I mean? I've just kind of wanted to keep away from everything. It's just been so much. Everything's been, you know, kind of like that. So, you know, I'm just trying to work and, you know, do movies and, you know what I mean, do, like, what I count, like, what I can count on and what I love.

[Podcast Host]

Are you gonna get to a point where you're, like, ready to do some, like, deep emotional acting kind of thing?

[Tara Reid]

I've done that. You know, I mean, I did that in body shots and it's like. But if I get. If I get. Say I get three scripts and one's a comedy, one's a drama, and one's, you know, like a sci fi or something. If the comedy or the drama is the best one, that's the movie I'll do. Do you know what I mean? And just lately, it just happens to be that the comedies have been the best movies that I've read. And that's why been going that way.

[Podcast Host]

Tara, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Really appreciate it.

[Tara Reid]

No problem. Thank you.

[Podcast Host]

And good luck with the movie and good luck with just being Tara Reid.

[Tara Reid]

Thanks so much.

[Interviewer 1]

I'm still looking at the Maxim, and I have yet to find the picture that you call bad.

[Podcast Host]

Yeah, take care, Tara.

[Tara Reid]

All right, bye, guys. Take care.

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