Bonus Kids & New Kids, Christmas Caroling, and Making Easy Trivia “Calm”

Summary

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The Bobby Bones Show – Bonus Episode Summary

Episode: Bonus Kids & New Kids, Christmas Caroling, and Making Easy Trivia “Calm”
Date: September 27, 2025
Podcast Host: Morgan (with guest Abby Lee Anderson)

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Episode Overview

This bonus installment of The Bobby Bones Show (Best Bits with Morgan) is a lively listener Q&A session featuring Morgan and frequent contributor/producer Abby Lee Anderson. The episode centers around candid discussions of blended families, navigating social media vulnerability, personal growth, life with stepkids, and fun behind-the-scenes insights into the show’s trivia segments and holiday traditions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Behind the Scenes of Listener Engagement

Screening Voicemails (03:27)

• Abby now screens all listener voicemails, a responsibility that used to belong to Scuba Steve.
• She receives hundreds daily, picks out concise and unique stories — those seeking advice, giving updates, or sharing “crazy” things like winning the lottery have the best chance of making it to air.
• Quote:

  "There's some crazy voicemails that come in... six minutes, that's a problem. You gotta condense that. Less than 30 seconds is ideal."
  (Abby Lee Anderson, 03:43)

• Tip for listeners: Be brief, clear, and entertaining to get featured.

2. Relationships & Blended Families

Discovering Her Boyfriend Had Kids (05:29)

• Abby openly discusses her reaction to learning her boyfriend had children, something he disclosed both on his dating profile and during their first date.
• She admires his honesty and dedication to his kids, seeing it as an attractive quality.
• Quote:

  "My kids will be my priority 150 of the time... I admire that so much that he was honest with me."
  (Abby Lee Anderson, 06:13)

• Discussion touches on the importance of transparency about family on dating apps and early in relationships.

Does He Want More Kids? (07:25)

• Abby's boyfriend is open to having more children “with the right person,” and the couple has discussed the topic in depth.

3. Personal Boundaries & Social Media

Being Private Online (07:56 – 08:52)

• Abby confesses to being highly private, both before and after joining the show. She rarely posts on Instagram, feeling pressure and anxiety about choosing the right photo and sharing personal moments.
• Advice from Morgan:
  • It’s never too late to post on social media.
  • You can curate posts with friends’ help and don’t have to post in real-time.

4. Behind the Scenes: Show Traditions and Trivia

Easy Trivia Anxiety (12:55 – 13:27)

• Listeners ask if Abby has gotten calmer during the “Easy Trivia” segment. She admits to persistent nerves and describes how anxiety can cloud her recall, drawing parallels to test anxiety.
• Quote:

  "Absolutely not. I get nervous... My brain goes in 80 million different directions."
  (Abby Lee Anderson & Morgan, 13:03 – 13:27)

• Morgan points out that knowing trivia and performing on the spot are different skills.
• Reference to “Steve’s” poor performance as proof even knowledgeable people can freeze under pressure.

Specialties in Trivia (15:10)

• Abby’s “science” specialty vs. Morgan’s “Marvel movies” – playful reflection on each other’s strengths.

5. Holiday Traditions: Christmas Caroling

Will Abby Join the Christmas Carolers? (15:28 – 16:32)

• Abby may participate again but finds it challenging due to travel and not wanting to abandon her team last-minute.
• Memorable phrase:

  "Only say yes if it doesn't stress."
  (Morgan & Abby Lee Anderson, 16:21 – 16:32)

6. Pop Culture Check-In

Did Abby Watch ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’? (16:32 – 17:39)

• Morgan quizzes Abby on the popular series. Abby hasn’t watched it but says she could be convinced, especially since she’s a fan of “teen dramas.”
• Debate: Is she more of a binge-watcher of shows or movies?

7. Career Goals, Music, and Vulnerability

Next Steps for Abby’s Career (17:40 – 19:40)

• Abby wants to release a song every year but confesses this year she hasn’t written or released one yet. She's seeking greater self-focus, expressing the difficulty of balancing ambitions and adult responsibilities.
• Quotes:

  "My next career goal is to get back and focused on myself. Less yeses to the stresses."
  (Abby Lee Anderson, 18:21)
  "As you get older, priorities change, life changes, and you come up with things that are more important than just chasing a goal."
  (Morgan, 19:02–19:39)

• Morgan encourages Abby that goals can evolve with life’s changes.

Performance Anxiety and Creativity

• Abby shares anxiety over performing and songwriting, comparing herself to breakout artists who seem to handle it effortlessly.
• Morgan reminds her that even established stars started small and had to build their fanbase from nothing.

8. Closing & Self-Acceptance

Morgan’s Turning Point (21:59)

• Morgan reveals she recently released a podcast featuring her boyfriend and is bracing for playful ribbing from the show.
• Quote:

  "I'm done living in fear. I'm just gonna live my life how I want to do it."
  (Morgan, 22:12)

• Abby expresses enthusiastic support: “Oh my gosh. I want to hear. I’m excited.” (22:16)

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• "There's some crazy voicemails that come in... less than 30 seconds is ideal." - Abby Lee Anderson (03:43)
• "My kids will be my priority 150 of the time... I admire that so much that he was honest." - Abby (06:13)
• "I've been super private... I barely post. I need to get a little more out there." - Abby (07:56)
• "Absolutely not [calmer during Easy Trivia]... My brain goes in 80 million different directions." - Abby & Morgan (13:03–13:27)
• "Only say yes if it doesn't stress." - Morgan & Abby (16:21–16:32)
• "Less yeses to the stresses." - Abby (18:21)
• "As you get older, priorities change. Life changes." - Morgan (19:02)
• "I'm done living in fear. I'm just gonna live my life." - Morgan (22:12)

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Highlighted Segments & Timestamps

| Segment | Time | |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------| | Screening Voicemails & Standout Submissions | 03:27 | | Navigating Relationships with Stepchildren | 05:29 | | Social Media Privacy & Vulnerability | 07:56 | | Trivia Game Anxiety & Skills | 12:55 | | Christmas Caroling Commitment | 15:28 | | Pop Culture Q&A | 16:32 | | Abby’s Career Reflection & Goals | 17:40 | | Choosing Self-Acceptance, End Segment | 21:59 |

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Episode Tone & Takeaways

The conversation feels friendly, honest, and relatable. Both Morgan and Abby are open about their anxieties and uncertainties, offering glimpses into the less-glamorous parts of working on a major show and living a public-facing life. Their banter is entertaining, with recurring encouragements around self-acceptance, boundaries, and individual growth.

If you want a behind-the-scenes look at The Bobby Bones Show, blended family dynamics, and how its hosts balance work, private life, and creative ambitions—this episode offers warmth, humor, and plenty of insight.

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Transcript

[Morgan]

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[Morgan]

Best Bits of the Week With Morgan It's Listener Q and A time where Morgan and a.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Show member answer almost all your questions.

[Morgan]

What's up, everybody? Time for some listener Q and A action. And Abby is joining me. What's up, Abby?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

What's up? Woo.

[Morgan]

We got a shout out. Love you both. Leah in Pennsylvania.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Leah.

[Morgan]

And then love you too. Loved when you talked about your caffeine folders. I had made my own. I love that.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Oh, I didn't.

[Morgan]

Rude. Maybe that's why you're stressed a little. Abbie, probably.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

There we go. That's step one. I haven't even done that.

[Morgan]

That was from Sadie. Alrighty. So let's do you screen voicemails or does somebody else curious about that process? Jen in Indiana.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yep, I do it now. It used to be scuba, but it's all me now. There's a lot. Yeah, there's a lot.

[Morgan]

There's some crazy voicemails that come in.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah, there's the ones that are six minutes. That's a problem. You gotta condense that. That's really hard because he usually less than 30 seconds is ideal, you know, so just get like the main point out there. But yeah, I screen them, listen to them all.

[Morgan]

So make them a little bit more concise people. To make her job just a little bit easier.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yes. There's a lot of, you know, just wanting to say hi, I guess. I think the good ones are, like, asking for advice. Love that. Or like an update on the show. Those will definitely get on. Like a. A crazy story that happened to you. Like winning the lottery. Like, I won $5 million. Yeah. That's gonna get on. You know, just something that's really different and crazy because I wish I everybody on, but there's so many, you know, there's like hundreds a day, and I'm like, I can only put five or six on the sheet, so, you know, you just got to make it.

[Morgan]

It's like how we talk about game shows. You gotta stand out from the crowd.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

It is. It's like trying to get on the prices.

[Morgan]

Right.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

But getting on the show.

[Morgan]

And Abby is the. What do they call them? They, like, stand in front of the doors. What is the bodyguard?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

No, the. The bouncer.

[Morgan]

Yeah, either one of those work. It's not what I was thinking of, but yeah, that. That works too. Do you still talk to Chuck and Sammy from. Talk to Chuck. Eric from Pennsylvania?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

No, I really don't. But I do miss that because that was so fun. That was so fun in my life. It was a fun time because it was. It was kind of like being on a show. Really? I just got to talk to them for, like, an hour. And we had guests on. It's really fun. But sometimes I text Sammy, like, you know, happy Birthday, or if I'm at a show that she might be at, or I'll run into her at a bar. And that's really fun, but kind of. Okay. That's a good question.

[Morgan]

Yeah. What was your first reaction when you found out that your boyfriend had kids? That's from Alyssa in Illinois.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Oh, that is a really good question. So I knew, based on the dating app, because he had it in there. Like, I think he covered their faces or something. So I knew he had them. And then on the first date, like, he was like, just so you know, I have kids. And what I. Like, this is what wanted love. I'm just kidding. No, but he said he was like, my kids will be my priority 150 of the time. That. Did that make sense? Yes, they will be my priority. Yeah. 100 of the time. Oh, my gosh.

[Morgan]

They will be my priority 150 of the time is probably similar.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Because he has them half of the time.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Right. Like, when they are with him, they're going to be his priority. And I was like, oh, my gosh, I admire that so much that he was honest with me, you know, and that is just very attractive. A dad that cares that much about his kids and that he's going to set those boundaries with someone right away and know that if I'm not okay with it, that I'm not the one, you know? And I just. I really appreciate that because some people would try to hide it, right? Yeah. You know, they wouldn't even say they.

[Morgan]

Have kids or, oh, I knew so many that would never even post it on the dating apps, or there were some where I made it to, like, a second date, and they're like, oh.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

By the way, I have a kid.

[Morgan]

And I'm like, okay, well, I wouldn't have minded if you were just open about that, but you weren't so right.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Like, he has made it very clear that, like, he's proud of his kids and he wants me to be in their lives and them to be in mine. And he was just, like, upfront and honest, and I was like, oh, my gosh. Like, I appreciate that, that you, like, love them that much and look at.

[Morgan]

How it works out.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

I know. Yeah. So just the way he said it, like, he. He's just excited and he loves them, and it made me excited to meet them and all that. So.

[Morgan]

No, it was so cute. Speaking of kids. Haley wants to know, does your boyfriend want more kids?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah, he. Yeah, he would have them. He always was like, yeah, he would have them with the right person. Like, he, I guess figured he was done, you know, with his last relationship. But I want them, and he said he would with me, so if I want them.

[Morgan]

And we talked about this a little bit last time, so you can reference that. We got really into it in part one last time Abby was on, I think.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yes. Yeah, I feel like we do. And sometimes I leave here with, like, this massive hangover. Like a vulnerability hangover of the things you share. Yeah, I don't just. Because I just don't much. I'm just like, I've been super private with a lot of things. I don't. I even am very private on Instagram. Like, it's crazy. I barely post and I look back, I was like, I posted for my birthday, but until then I hadn't posted till, like, May, since May. And I'm like, oh, my gosh. Like, I need to get a little more out there. But it's okay, though.

[Morgan]

That's not. It's not for everyone. And if every time you have a vulnerability hangover after, like, we talk or share stuff, like, you know, that that makes sense and that's fair.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

So it is interesting, the job that you're in, though.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

It is because like I said, I was private before the show and I take so many pictures. I don't know why I don't post them. You know what I think it is, is I take so many, I get overwhelmed. I'm like, oh, which one's going to be the first one?

[Morgan]

And then you just get a little anxious about it and you say, never.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Mind which one should be the COVID photo or the first one that appears on there in all of them.

[Morgan]

You know, when that happens and I have so many, I always will, like, send them to my friends and be like, choose one which one should be. And whoever. Whichever one gets the most, like, likes from my friends. Like, okay, that's the one.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

What a good idea. Yeah.

[Morgan]

So you can always do that with me and I'll favorite which ones.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Okay. Because I think that's what it is. And then I'm like, well, it's been a week. It's kind of old now.

[Morgan]

It's never too late to post either. I have friends who post stuff like, five months later. So, yeah, you can always post.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Okay.

[Morgan]

That's the beauty about social media is it doesn't have to be in real time. If you don't want it to be.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That is very true. It's called Instagram. But it doesn't have to be.

[Morgan]

It doesn't have to be instant. It does not tell us. Oh gosh, no. You didn't go to Vegas this year, did you?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Nope. No, I didn't.

[Morgan]

I didn't either. I was in. I was in Gatlinburg. We talked about that on part one. Will you be joining? Well, actually, sorry, we're going to take a break. My brain fried.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

We're going to take a break. I'll be right back.

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[Morgan]

Do you feel like you're feeling calmer when playing Easy Trivia? This is from Jamie in Washington.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Absolutely not.

[Morgan]

I thought that story was an. Absolutely.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

I try. I just don't know what it is. It comes over me. I get nervous. But this week I kind of freaked out, you know, like, I was like Black Panther. And then after that, when I finally chilled out, I was like, I did better. So, like, you just gotta chill.

[Morgan]

Yeah, yeah, it's hard. I, trust me, I get testing anxiety. So I get it.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

My brain goes in 80 million different directions when you ask me a question on the spot and I'll be like, that, that's not right. But that's what my brain's saying. So like, what it is.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

And you know what I gotta talk about. Remember when Steve came on and he did terrible on the first answer and didn't know it? Prime example. Because he is. Knows a lot like, but it happened to him. So that was like a good example of like getting put on the spot is, whoa.

[Morgan]

Well, and that's also why, like, I, you know, I jokingly argue with Eddie over the intelligence thing because honestly, trivia is more of a skill to me. Like, you could have the knowledge, but to be able to play trivia in a fast paced environment is kind of a skill set that you learn. It's not as much the knowledge that you have. Like, I have the knowledge. As soon as Bobby says, I'm like, I knew that I just, in that moment couldn't place it because I have anxiety over how quick things are happening. I don't do quickness well. I'm not a. I was never a test taker. I was never a especially. Oh my gosh, I hated comprehensive exams. It was my worst enemy, like SAT those mortal enemy. Because I had to. For every test, I would study so, so hard and I would do really well. And then the moment that that test was taken and I did it, did a good job, I forgot everything. I Only was able to, like, retain it for that specific moment. And you ask me again. But then it's like when we do trivia and you hear one, I'm like, I knew that that was, like, way in the back of my brain, but I couldn't access it. I know. I learned that. It's just. It's weird.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

It is. It's really weird. I mean, yeah, there's. Sometimes I'm like, I have no idea, and I feel like an idiot because, I don't know, like, the movie.

[Morgan]

You're not an idiot.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

When he says movies or TV shows, I'm like, gosh dang it.

[Morgan]

You've been doing good with that category recently, though.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Isn't that crazy? Kind of lucky.

[Morgan]

Maybe that's because I put you through some movie homework over the course of Best Bits years.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

I know. I feel like I always get a Marvel question. I'm like, okay, Morgan knows this one. I do.

[Morgan]

I do have specialties. You have specialties too. Like science.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

These moments.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That's true.

[Morgan]

Will you be joining the Christmas carolers again this year, Tori from Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Oh, shoot. That's coming up. Oh, man. And he did ask me if I wanted to. It just always gets so hard because, well, for one thing, I go home, you know, for Christmas, and that's, like, that week right before Christmas is where the majority of the dates are. And so it's like, I practice and all this, and then I have to leave, and I have to leave them. So I feel bad. So I don't know. I gotta. I gotta talk about that John, who's, like, the head of it, he's like, that's okay. We can use you, you know, any date. But I'm like, I just feel bad because when I'm like, a team member, I want to be part of the team and not just, like, bail right before it. So TBD on that.

[Morgan]

Well, again, this also correlates to what we talked about in part one. If you haven't listened to that. But sometimes you can't make time for, you know, stuff like that when you have other priorities, so. And don't add it on if it's gonna add stress to your life, because you know what?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Not worth it. Oh, my gosh. I know. Seriously. Only say yes when it doesn't stress. Oh, my gosh, that was good. Only say yes if it doesn't stress.

[Morgan]

That's a good catchphrase.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That is.

[Morgan]

I like that, too. Okay, let's see. Did you watch the Summer I Turn Pretty?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

No, I didn't I've been seeing it everywhere.

[Morgan]

I knew you wouldn't.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Why? What was the question?

[Morgan]

It was just. Did you watch the Sunrise? Because everybody's talking about it. It's like a big pop culture moment.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Dang it. I know. Because I keep seeing the T, T. Wait, T, S, I, T, P. Like just the.

[Morgan]

The first of every word.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

And I'm like, let me guess. That's this. The summer I turned pretty. Is it good?

[Morgan]

It's really good.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

You should watch it. You won't, but you should.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

No, I will if it's good.

[Morgan]

It's three seasons. Ain't no way.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

No.

[Morgan]

I can barely get you to watch one movie sometimes.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Three seasons. No, I can do seasons better than a movie. Okay. Because I like things that hook me in.

[Morgan]

Okay, this will hook you. But do you like teen dramas?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah, that's in a beach.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Kind of shows. Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

When it's, like, teens and you're watching, like, drama play out.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah, I could do it.

[Morgan]

Did you ever watch Friday Night Lights or One Hill?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Oh, my gosh. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Those are considered teen dramas.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Okay.

[Morgan]

So modern. But yeah.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Okay, I'll try it.

[Morgan]

What's your next career step goals with Bobby Bone Show? Question mark, Carol. Virginia.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That's the question I ask myself every day, Carol. I wish I had an answer. What is my. My next one is to put out a song, which I. It's almost the end of the year because I've been trying to put one out every year. Because last year it came out September. The year before it came out September. And look, we are in the almost end of September. There's not a song out, and I haven't written it. So my next career goal is to get back and focused on myself. Less yeses to the stressed. I don't know what I'm saying. Yes.

[Morgan]

Say it again.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Less yeses to the stresses.

[Morgan]

And it's like, more stress. What. What is raised? Less stress. More lives.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah. I'm gonna put that sticker on my car.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Say less. I don't even know what I said. But trying to write more. Okay. Be more present and. Gosh, that's a hard question, because people do ask me that all the time. Yeah. They're just like, so what? Like, what do you. What's next? Or what's your goal? What do you. Where do you see yourself? And I'm like, I really don't know. And that's. That's a problem, because people that know go far. I'm learning that they really have a. Have a foot Ahead or they're a step ahead. Yeah.

[Morgan]

But also, I think as you get older, priorities change and life changes, and you come up with things that are more important than just chasing a goal. You know, when you're young and you don't have a lot of responsibilities, it's easy to be like, well, that's my dream. And then that's my dream, and to do this. But you had adulting responsibilities, having a relationship, having kids, having all the things. Life changed a lot. It was hard to just, like, be like, okay, well, I'm gonna put my foot in front of this way. And like, unless you're 100% sure of that, and that's something you've always wanted to do and it's necessary, then it's really hard to put that one foot down and say, I'm gonna head this way.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

It really is. Yeah. Like, I know people that are like, oh, I've wanted to be a firefighter since I was five, you know, and then they went and did it. I'm like, man, I wish I had that. I mean, I knew I wanted to be a singer, but just hard in this town. I did. My anxiety, it just. It's kind of hard. I get when. Sometimes when I'm up there, I'm just get nervous, and I'm like, I don't know if that's something good. If you're always nervous at what you do. Like, you look at Lainey Wilson and, like, Ella Langley, and they just kill it, you know? And it's like, when I played the guitar in front of you guys, I was like, my hands were shaking. I just get nervous.

[Morgan]

There's always a step of layer of trying something new and doing things that are out of your comfort zone. But there is also a. A reality of. It should get more natural and more ease with time.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But also, you haven't done it a whole lot.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

I know. Yeah.

[Morgan]

It's hard to say until you've, like, really consistently done it, you know, every day for six months. Then if you're still doing it. Yeah, it's probably not the right fit, right? That's hard to say.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

And it's different, like, with the. They have a fan base that just, like, is there, you know, and, like, singing in front of huge crowds, which I'm better at that.

[Morgan]

They didn't always have that.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

They didn't. Right.

[Morgan]

They had to grind to very Audiences, very minimal people. They're very much a part of that.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

So it is. It is.

[Morgan]

It goes back to, like, you had to love it.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

You Gotta love it.

[Morgan]

I've always said that to people, even people who are like, I want to start social media. I want to be an influencer. I was like, well, you better love it. It's just like with anything else.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

You.

[Morgan]

You commit time, you commit energy.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

You better love it.

[Morgan]

That's all I say about anything.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah, you have to.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So. All right.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That's a good question.

[Morgan]

All right. Reflecting on that. Oh, gosh. Please do not. Vulnerability, hangover. You're okay. You have to say anything.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Oh, no, we're good with that.

[Morgan]

We're good this time. Okay.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Yeah, we're great.

[Morgan]

All right, we're gonna get out of here. Thanks for joining Abby. And they can find you where?

[Abby Lee Anderson]

On instagram @abby leeanderson. Nice.

[Morgan]

And you can subscribe to the show's YouTube page @bobby Boneshow. And I have a podcast called Take this personally. I have a marriage counselor on this week. She's a psychotherapist, talks all about high conflict couples. And then by the time you're hearing this, my boyfriend will officially have episode probably have dropped on Monday.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

My gosh. Oh, my gosh.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Rate it right now. Just rate it out of five.

[Morgan]

Five out of five. We had so much fun together.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That's so cool.

[Morgan]

I absolutely know that the show is gonna make fun of me, though, so. But that was gonna happen regardless of when or how I did it. So I just, you know, much like I mentioned last week during part two, I'm done living in fear. I'm just gonna live my life.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That's good.

[Morgan]

How I want to do it.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

So you should.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So he's on and we had a lot of fun.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Oh, my gosh. I want to hear. I'm excited. Yeah.

[Morgan]

And his name gets revealed.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Whoa.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Really? Oh, my gosh. There's a lot.

[Morgan]

Yeah, A lot of big moments. We do two episodes, so we won on Monday one the following Monday.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

That's so cool. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Okay. I'm excited.

[Morgan]

I love the excitement for me. Thank you, Abby. This. This is what I should have been met with on the show.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

You know, I was in the classroom. That's what I was doing that in the classroom.

[Morgan]

Thank you. I appreciate the behind my back support. I appreciate. We love that. Ok. Okay. Bye, everybody. Have a good weekend.

[Abby Lee Anderson]

Bye.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Morgan]

Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other.

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