Queen Corgi, We Love Your Work: Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Summary

The Toast Podcast: "Queen Corgi, We Love Your Work"

Episode Date: January 29, 2026
Hosts: Claudia Oshry & Jackson Claude
Main Theme:
Celebrating Claudia’s (aka “Queen Corgi”) big reveal and journey on The Masked Singer, unpacking her experiences on the show, motherhood challenges, behind-the-scenes secrets, and the joy it brought to the Toast community. The episode also delves into current pop culture stories, personal anecdotes, and signature lively banter.

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1. Claudia Unmasked: The Queen Corgi Reveal

Overview:
Claudia Oshry discusses her participation as "Queen Corgi" on The Masked Singer, sharing intimate details about keeping the secret, the physical and emotional toll, balancing new motherhood, and connecting the experience to her podcast and community.

Key Segments & Discussion Points:

• The Secret & the Reveal

  • Claudia compares keeping her Masked Singer secret to hiding her pregnancy (01:11).
  • Shout-out to Grace on TikTok for unmasking her before the show even aired (01:40).
  • Claudia recounts the struggle:

    "They're talking about me on TikTok, and I can't say anything. Like, okay, Ye." — Claudia (01:53)

• Song & Performance Choices

  • Song selection process explained; legal clearances and picking songs that resonate with her and her fans (02:20).
  • Chose "Don't Rain on My Parade" in the Lea Michele “Glee” version as a nod to loyal listeners.
  • “I thought people wouldn't have... Before I even premiered my first episode, people knew it was me. But, like, I thought that if I gave them a little clue with the song, the song is so me.” — Claudia (02:20)

• The Packages & The Toasters

  • Show packages (pre-performance VT segments) tailored to Claudia’s New York/Blogging life, family, and podcast.
  • Claudia: “I was really overwhelmed.” (03:15)

• Motherhood & Withdrawing from the Competition

  • Claudia shares the emotional challenge of leaving her infant son, Ruby, and ultimately her decision to bow out for her family.

    "The fact that, like, he needed his mom on the night of my big night, like, it was just kind of a beautiful ending." — Claudia (03:47)

  • Talks candidly about postpartum anxiety, breastfeeding, moving her family to LA, and feeling overwhelmed.

    "Postpartum depression is afraid of me. Postpartum anxiety is afraid of me. And like, girl, no, I'm afraid of it." — Claudia (06:18)

• The Show’s Secrecy & Production Behind-the-Scenes

  • Extreme secrecy: multiple contracts, head-to-toe disguises, no jewelry, even gloves and socks required to step outside her trailer (05:00–05:58).
  • Claudia humorously describes being a stealthy “liar” to protect the secret, joking she’d be an “amazing trader.”
  • Nobody in her immediate circle, not even co-host Jackie, knew (04:37).

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2. Queen Corgi: Onstage & Inside the Costume

Memorable Details:

• Life Inside the Costume

  • Claudia sets the record straight — yes, she was singing 100% live, in a full, massive custom-made mascot costume (10:12).

    "You are dead ass in that costume... I thought there was no way... No, you are singing live." — Claudia (10:12)

  • Recording and singing was “real to tape” with a voice-changer applied live.
  • Her experience juggling performance with postpartum needs (i.e., breastfeeding, pumping backstage).

• Costume Easter Eggs & Personal Touches

  • The Queen Corgi costume was a nod to her beloved dog Theo and her obsession with the royal family.

    "If they had made me a dog who's a King Charles cavalier, that would have been too obvious. So instead... they made me a Queen Corgi." — Claudia (20:11)

  • Costume details included personal pins, a purse, Toast references.

• Vocal Coaching & Glam

  • Praise for her glam team and vocal coach Tim, with whom she vibed (12:15 and 57:46).
  • Claudia teases her hair/makeup: “It was giving Tresemme. It was giving a hundred thousand dollars.” — Jackson (11:14)

• Song Choice Reflection

  • Opened with “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” later performed “Unstoppable,” which reflected her situation as a mom and businesswoman:

    "It's not lost on me that I'm singing Unstoppable the night that I decide to stop, you know, singing." — Claudia (14:24)

  • Claudia jokes about trying “Valerie,” wanting to sing her karaoke go-tos, and being open to new selections thanks to vocal arrangement help.

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3. The Masked Singer Community and Judges

• Claudia describes how, even backstage, contestants remain anonymous and speculation is rampant about who is who (16:54).
• Shares judge reactions, especially Ken Jeong (“No one was more shook... He loves you”) and Rita Ora (“She was so nice. She would love the podcast. Your sister, red hair…”).
• Debunks guesses from judges and online sleuths — from Nikki Blonsky to Ashley Simpson to Bridget Mendler.
• Claudia and Jackson play “guess the remaining contestants,” with personal theories on Pug Caso (17:08, 34:12).

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4. Participating As a Podcaster and for “The Lore”

• Claudia reflects on how instantly her community recognized her voice, making her “Masking” almost impossible:

  "I literally did it for the pod. Like, I'm a podcaster. People know my voice. Like, my voice is my trade." — Claudia (19:09)

• Appreciated this experience as a milestone for herself and the Toast community:

  "It will go down in history. Something I'll be telling my grandkids that I did. It's so un real." — Claudia (18:44)

• Noted the ripple of excitement among fans, with Toast listeners (“Toasters”) playing along with her hidden clues and packages.

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5. Personal & Emotional Journey

• Honesty About Mental Health

  • Claudia vulnerably shares how doing the show exacerbated anxiety and postpartum struggles.
  • Thanks the Masked Singer team and network Fox for being supportive of moms and women.

    “Fox supports mamas and women. Yes. And everyone there was pregnant.” — Claudia (24:32)

• Family & Pod Support

  • Ben, her husband, took on the primary caregiver role while she was filming, allowing her to chase a dream.

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6. Pop Culture “Fast 5” (40:00–End)

Key Stories Covered Briefly:

1. Queen Corgi’s Withdrawal From Masked Singer

   • Unprecedented, heartfelt, and done for family (29:17–30:11).

2. Kim Kardashian/Chloe in Wonderland Recap

   • Deep dive on Meghan Markle’s party photo drama and Kardashian PR moves, with shade and laughter (38:26–43:38).

3. Justin Bieber Performing at the Grammys

   • Some Grammy predictions, Girlies discourse, and musings about the music industry (46:10–48:53).

4. Barbara Corcoran’s Fake Funeral

   • Recap of Barbara Corcoran staging her “funeral” to hear her own eulogies (50:00–51:57).
   • “One thing about Barbara is like, she's insane.” — Claudia (50:00)

5. Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi Press Tour

   • Skeptical, comedic critique of their “weird” press antics and fake-sexy marketing for their new film (53:27–55:54).

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7. Notable Quotes & Moments

• "I was being such a liar. Like, insane." — Claudia, on keeping her participation secret (04:25)
• “You are dead ass in that costume... I was sweating... I'm breastfeeding and postpartum.” — Claudia (10:12)
• "No, you are singing live..." — Claudia (10:12)
• “It's not lost on me that I'm singing Unstoppable the night that I decide to stop, you know, singing.” — Claudia (14:24)
• "If they had made me a dog who's a King Charles cavalier, that would have been too obvious. So instead... they made me a Queen Corgi." — Claudia (20:11)
• "I literally did it for the pod. Like, I'm a podcaster. People know my voice." — Claudia (19:09)
• "Fox supports mamas and women." — Claudia (24:32)
• "I just want to say, like, Taylor Swift could never do what we've done here." — Claudia (22:28)

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8. Musical Outro & Toast Tunes Tease

• Claudia closes with a snippet of “Unstoppable,” showcasing her newfound confidence as a “singer on television.” (57:09–57:45)
• The duo hint at a future “Toast Tunes” project for podcast fans.

  "2026, the year of Toast Tunes." — Claudia (58:20)

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Tone & Energy:
Upbeat, personal, vulnerable yet always keeping it light and engaging; full of inside jokes, community shout-outs, and self-aware humor.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This episode offers an in-depth, emotional, and humorous look behind Claudia’s Masked Singer journey as Queen Corgi. The hosts blend heartfelt stories about motherhood and ambition with playful takes on pop culture and a celebration of their podcast community. If you love reality TV, honest discussions of mental health, or just want to feel like you’re part of the “Toaster” family, this is a can’t-miss episode.

Transcript

[Claudia Ashray]

Good morning, girlies. It's the Toast.

[Jackson Claude]

It's Jackson Claude, and we're your host.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's your favorite show.

[Jackson Claude]

The best five things you need to know.

[Claudia Ashray]

We'll start your day off.

[Jackson Claude]

Swirly.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's the Toast.

[Jackson Claude]

They sound amazing. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the toast Queen Corgi herself, Claudia Ashray.

[Claudia Ashray]

Hello, hello, my loyal subjects. It is me, Queen Corgi. My reign has ended, Corgi. But it's also just begun.

[Jackson Claude]

Corgi, we love you.

[Claudia Ashray]

Let me put my crown on. Hold on. Ah, that's better.

[Jackson Claude]

Queens fix each other's crowns. Oh, yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

Hear your headphones.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, Corgi, we love you.

[Claudia Ashray]

Thank you. Yeah, I'm. Yeah. Yeah, they love me.

[Jackson Claude]

The rumors are true. Yeah. She is the Queen Corgi. Oh, my God.

[Claudia Ashray]

I feel like this is similar to the episode where I told everyone I was pregnant. Like, this big secret I was keeping. So hard to keep. So hard to keep. I actually was having flashbacks to being pregnant because it was that same thing. Like, so excited. The biggest thing in my life is happening, and I can't talk about it. I'm singing on television.

[Jackson Claude]

For anyone who might not know, Claudia was on the Masked Singer. And last night, she actually. She did something shocking. We're gonna recap the best episode of TV ever. She unmasked herself on the Masked Singer. So rumors have been a swirling.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yes. I'd like to shout out to that girl Grace on TikTok, who literally figured it out before the first episode even aired. Before, like, there was a commercial. They released, like, a couple of hints, and this girl was like, I'm pretty sure this is Claudia from the toast. She was 100% right, and she put everyone on. And you know how hard it was for me, like, not to get involved. They're talking about me on TikTok, and I can't say anything like, okay, Ye.

[Jackson Claude]

And I feel like your silence was sort of confirmation.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know. Because if any other year, like, there was a rumor about me being on a TV show, like, I would come down and speak my truth.

[Jackson Claude]

And in the past, there have been rumors like, oh, is that Claudia Masked Singer? And this year, the rumors were true.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. She is the Queen Corgi.

[Jackson Claude]

Last night was your final performance on the Masked Singer. You premiered with don't rain on my Parade, which a lot of the toasters are watching. We all knew it was you, so.

[Claudia Ashray]

I thought that that would be a good song. Actually, the selection process is really interesting. There's, like, a couple of factors. Like, legally, some songs can't get cleared. You're allowed to ask for certain song if anybody's ever sang it before. You're most likely not allowed to. Sometimes they make exceptions, like if it's a theme or something. So I knew I wanted to get, like, a couple of songs cleared. Some of my songs did not get cleared, which was really tough. But Don't Rain on My Parade did. And I thought it'd be the perfect way to start. You know, I thought people wouldn't have. Before I even premiered my first episode, people knew it was me. But, like, I thought that if I gave them a little clue with the song, the song is so me. And I did request the Glee version, which they were more than happy to oblige. So I did sing the Lea Michele version, in case anyone was wondering. And I thought there would be, like, a little nod to the toasters watching me, like, yes, it's your girl.

[Jackson Claude]

Meanwhile, they did so many nods to the toasters watching. They did all these packages with so cute. The first package was so cute. It was all about you in New York City and, like, blogging. And then last night's package was anyone else crying?

[Claudia Ashray]

I was. I was, like, really overwhelmed.

[Jackson Claude]

The mama corgi and the baby corgi.

[Claudia Ashray]

So last night was sort of poetic for me because, you know, I've been trying to get Ruby to co sleep with me for like a month now. And he's like, girl, get away from me. Well, he's got a little bit of a runny nose. We put him down, he started crying, and he started co sleeping with me at, like 8 o'. Clock. I'm like, I'm kind of on TV, Ruby. So I was like, missing the first 10 minutes. And then he fell asleep so hard that I just put the TV on and he slept through, like, wall on my chest. It was kind of a dream. And I did end up, and I will talk about it more in depth this here and also on Patreon, I did end up leaving the mad singer withdrawing from the competition, like, you know, for Ruby and like, for.

[Jackson Claude]

For.

[Claudia Ashray]

For that journey. So the fact that, like, he needed his mom on the night of my big night, like, it was just kind of a. Like a beautiful ending. Yeah, it really was full circle. So, yeah, we're gonna do like a full in depth episode. Taking questions about, like, the whole journey, but not me. Like, okay, so when I went to LA in October, it was like. And let's just be clear. Like, I think that's proof that I would be an amazing trader. I was like, my lies. I was surprised nobody was on to me. In October, the whole thing was so. Like, I went to LA and it was like we stayed longer than we stayed shorter. And it was all for Ben. Like, I would ever do something like that for Ben. Like, but everyone was, like, living for. I don't know. I just feel like that's proof I would be an amazing trainer.

[Jackson Claude]

That's a good point.

[Claudia Ashray]

I was being such a liar. Like, insane.

[Jackson Claude]

And like, you have to be. And in general, I'm like, I don't support lying, but it was for the greater good. They are ironclad, airtight over there. Oh, my God. I didn't tell anyone.

[Claudia Ashray]

Jackie took it really seriously. I did too, obviously, but I don't know why. I just thought not everyone else would. Jackie was taking it so seriously. Like, like, seriously freezing up. When people would ask her, like, why is Claudia in la? She's like, for blue.

[Jackson Claude]

Last night, Dana texted when you revealed yourself, she was like, oh, my God, that was amazing. And I'm like, how did you even know about it? Maybe from the Internet. She. But I didn't tell her.

[Claudia Ashray]

No, I didn't. I didn't think that you did.

[Jackson Claude]

Don't worry, I didn't tell a soul.

[Claudia Ashray]

I appreciate how much you, like, took it seriously. They take it so seriously over there. Like, I thought I had seen the show and I know that, like, they make everybody, like, cover up and wear masks. And I thought there was, like, like, a performative element to that. Like, there aren't people actually walking around the lot wearing masks over their face. You guys. I was not allowed to leave my trailer without gloves. Pants, obviously. Their. Their pants, their sweatshirt, a face mask, socks covering everything. They didn't want a piece of jewelry, I guess. There's like, a lot of photos that get leaked and I was, like, literally wearing my toast merch. So obviously, like, the Archie Parchee shirt was gonna be a red flag. They take it so seriously. You have to sign, like, a lot of documents. Like, you are not allowed to tell anyone. And, like, it was. It was the craziest experience of my life. And I did it. So I found out I was gonna be on. They called me over the summer, right? We dinner. So at that point, I was two months postpartum, and I knew it was going to be in October. So I was like, okay, I'm going to be four months postpartum. And like, I'll be fine. Like, four months. I was already feeling, like, pretty good, you know? And I don't know if it Was like this huge life change. Like, I moved to la, I moved my whole family. I'm still exclusively breastfeeding. I have a four month old, I'm working full time. And I was about to start maternity leave for you. So I was going to be doing like, a little bit more work than usual. I don't know if it was like, all of that, that, like, kind of sent me into a spiral or. Or just like postpartum finally hitting me. Because I used to always say, like, postpartum depression is afraid of me. Postpartum anxiety is afraid of me. And like, girl, no, I'm afraid of it. Like. And I spoke about it a little bit on the podcast when I got back from L. A talking about I was like, having anxiety, but I couldn't really get into, like, real reasons why. But I think, like, all the life changes, this big opportunity. And then, like, the postpartum, I, like, had a full crash out. Like, I was really not okay. And I was, like, kind of freaking out because I'd signed on to do the show. And, like, I didn't know if they were going to be understanding of, like, I was like, I didn't know how to explain. Like, I'm not okay. And actually everybody worked there, like, was a girl, like, two of them were pregnant. Like, I have to say, everyone at Fox was so nice, so understanding. They gave me like a, like a bunch of, you know, ways to. To work through it. They were gonna. And I was just like, listen, I feel like for the best thing. And I was also, like, I didn't realize how much anxiety. I had never really left Ruby before. Right. Like, I did my maternity leave. We went to the Hamptons. I have a very amazing, flexible job where I get to, like, be with my baby most of the day. And I never spent that time, much time away from him before. And I was, like, really unhappy. And then, like, pumping in the trailer, like, it was just. I. I took on way more than I thought I would. And I felt like, you know what? I have sung on TV now more than once. I got to live out my dreams. I did what I came here to do. I do know that if I was in a different place in my life, like, I would have won. I'm sorry. I know everybody thinks that, like, Jenny McCarthy told me when she. Oh, so. And then when Jenny McCarthy came on the toes, like, that was obviously, like, coordinated with us and Fox and they were, like, wanting to, like, leave Little Easter egg.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, us and Fox.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah, we work with Fox, the network. I don't know if you guys are familiar.

[Jackson Claude]

I've not heard of it, but you.

[Claudia Ashray]

And so we were talking after, and she was like, we were shook. Like, we really thought you could have won. I'm like, no, I know. And it's like, for a lot of people, they're new to my voice. You obviously are not. I'm not. This is just, like, my party trick. She was so shook, obviously. She was also really understanding.

[Jackson Claude]

No one was more shook than Ken Jeong. Oh, my God. Watching him last night. He loves you.

[Claudia Ashray]

That's my king right there.

[Jackson Claude]

He loves you. Okay. And Rita loved you too.

[Claudia Ashray]

So obviously they film a lot, and not everything makes it to air. And I was, like, really hoping this one comment made it to air, but it didn't. But Rita Ora was like, oh, my God, I love your podcast. You host with your sister, right? And I was like. Because, you know, sometimes you're like, not everyone's gonna know your podcast. Rita was like, I love your podcast. No, I'm the biggest Rita Ora fan now. She was so nice. She would love the podcast. She's like, your sister. I think she even said, like, red hair.

[Jackson Claude]

It's his sister.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, yes, my sister. But she was also the one who guessed Nikki Blonsky.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, yeah. And last night, the guesses were even more off.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. Like, they kept. The packages are kind of varied. So they were, you know, said I was a comedian. They also alluded to, like, viral content, and they just went straight on, like, the more traditional comedian path. So they were guessing, like, Whitney Cummings and Schumer.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, last SNL last week, because it said Live from New York, But I.

[Claudia Ashray]

Record my podcast Live from New York.

[Jackson Claude]

Right. And then this week, they focus more on, like, podcasts. They had, like, the C and the J on the. Oh, today in the studio that you were recording, like, the cj, which is such a throwback.

[Claudia Ashray]

Such a throwback. No, they really do their due diligence. Like, I don't know how much I'm, like, allowed to say. I feel like I really want to get in trouble. But you do these meetings before where they ask you a million questions that kind of, like, turn into therapy almost, because they really want to know about you, your journey, your journey to stardom, you know, rough patches you've been through, great things you've been through. So they do these really in depth sort of like, therapy sessions to learn more about you. And that's why the. The packages, like, the cuts go so deep, you know? And so if you're like, An OG Toaster. Like, it was so obvious. If you just listen to the podcast passively, some of these things might have missed you. But then my secret clue last night was a piece of bre.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. So obviously a piece of toast. Also then last night, they focused more on how you just had a baby, and it was actually, like, a perfect way to sum the journey. They had Queen Corgi with her mini Corgi.

[Claudia Ashray]

No, it was very emotional.

[Jackson Claude]

It was very emotional.

[Claudia Ashray]

I was, like, holding Ruby. Like, I was not okay.

[Jackson Claude]

I was not okay. And then I was not okay watching you sing. Like, every time. I'm the biggest fan of Queen Corgi. Like, I'm obsessed with the costume.

[Claudia Ashray]

Queen Corgi has no fans.

[Jackson Claude]

I'm dead. We need to talk about Queen Corgi herself because she's so iconic.

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay. And let me tell you guys, like, you are dead ass in that costume. I thought for sure when I signed up, I was like, great. Like, I obviously go to, like, a recording studio and, like, somebody else is in the costume and, like, whatever. No, like, I'm singing like, it's. I'm. That microphone is on. I was like. I just thought there was no way, Like, I thought there was an element of TV magic to it. Whether, like, I'm not actually singing live or I'm not actually in the costume. No, you are singing live. And I feel like you can hear me breathing because it's very hard. You are in the full costume and you are singing completely live in front of a studio audience. The whole thing is real to tape. Like, it's live to tape. It's not. I thought it was for sure, like, movie magic in imovie, you know? No, I mean, guys, I was in there. Not only am I just, like, such a temperature person, I'm also breastfeeding and postpartum. I was sweating. They do give you a little bit of opportunity to, like, touch up before you might be unmasking. So I shout out to Haley. I feel like everyone's talking about my glam Haley Hoff. That's my girl in L. A. So I knew I was going to, like, look sick. I feel like I actually looked amazing. And a lot of people are also talking about my hair. And I believe I did my own hair. I'm trying to remember.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, it was giving Tresemme. It was giving a hundred thousand dollars.

[Claudia Ashray]

I feel like I need, like, a. Like a. Like a hair commercial after that.

[Jackson Claude]

I agree.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. Like, trust me, come find me.

[Jackson Claude]

I. I agree with that.

[Claudia Ashray]

No, the makeup was slaying. So you're wearing, like, the most insane. You start off in, like, this.

[Jackson Claude]

Your costume was really huge. Cause I saw some of the other costumes. They weren't at, like, yours was like, a mascot.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yes. Oh, my God. Justice for every mascot.

[Jackson Claude]

But I'm sorry. Like, she was dressed to the teak.

[Claudia Ashray]

She had a purse.

[Jackson Claude]

She's so fucking cute.

[Claudia Ashray]

And if you really look up close, there are a lot of clues about me in the costume. Like, my pins and stuff, the purse, like, it was so cute. It's like. It's insane. The operation. I've never been on, like, a. Besides, for, like, you know, doing a tour. I've never been on, like, a TV lot before. So they take you. It's like, so, you know, entourage. They take you in a golf cart everywhere. Like, to wardrobe, to vocal warm ups. Shout out to Tim, my vocal coach. He's coached a lot of winners, and that's obviously why they paired him with me. Little did he know I was gonna withdraw from the competition.

[Jackson Claude]

I'm withdrawing from the competition.

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, and by the way, they have the voice. It's so crazy. Like, the tech. They have the voice changer on your microphone. So really nobody heard me the whole time. I thought that was added after. No, no. The whole thing is really legit. Like, yeah, they do not mess around there. They take it so seriously. And so I was, like, on the golf cart being taken to, like, local warm ups. And then, like, dress rehearsal. And they also, like, had made a special schedule for me to have feedings in between. So I was pumping and also feeding. Ben was coming with Rue. It was a lot.

[Jackson Claude]

It is a lot.

[Claudia Ashray]

It was a lot. I. I'm so glad that I did it. And I literally, like, lived my dream of singing on tv. And then especially when I took the mask off, like, sick, by the way, did anybody notice, like, not me not opening my eyes the entire time. Like, once the mask was off and they let you sing, they let you sing one more time. I was actually being shy. I've never sung. Like, I'm not a singer.

[Jackson Claude]

You would never know. The singing was insane.

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, that part. I knew I was gonna slay the house down.

[Jackson Claude]

Boots on the song choice last night, which isn't usually in your repertoire.

[Claudia Ashray]

So they sent me a bunch of songs and they like, amenable. I'm so specific. You know, I have, like, five karaoke songs, and I wanted to sing all them. I really wanted to sing Valerie, but somebody had already sung it, and it's kind of like a hallmark performance. In the mass singer hall of fame.

[Jackson Claude]

Song, who was it?

[Claudia Ashray]

I don't know. They were like, don't mess with it. I'm like, okay, I'm not doing it. So they recommend Unstoppable, and it's not a song I've ever sung. And so I was immediately going to be like, no. And Ben was like, okay, Cardboard Koji, give it a chance. And the thing is about these songs that, like, I. That's what I really learned when working with, like, the vocal performance. They arrange it so if it's not in your key, like, they make it in your key. So they were like, give it a chance. And during one of my, like, vocal training sessions over zoom, like, leading up to the show, they were like, just try it. We'll find the right key for you. And I knew and say. I'm like, oh, say the house down boots. Like, I sounded so good. That's why it's really important to be open to new things. But, you know, my voice is so personal to me. And like, my singing, I'm just like, I'm not a professional singer. This is just my hobby. And like, I take it so seriously. So I was glad that I tried something new because I thought I sounded amazing.

[Jackson Claude]

You sounded amazing. But also the song and the message. It's such an amazing song. Chilling that, like, hasn't been resurfaced in 10 years. Like, when it came out, it was unstoppable. And I'm so, like, it was the perfect song for you vocally and also message oriented.

[Claudia Ashray]

Well, it's not lost on me that I'm singing Unstoppable the night that I decide to stop, you know, singing.

[Jackson Claude]

But it was more than that. Breastfeeder. Unstoppable mom.

[Claudia Ashray]

Unstoppable businesswoman.

[Jackson Claude]

She's. She's just doing. Messing around her way, like, you know, on her way. Guys, it's just a stop on the way.

[Claudia Ashray]

When they told me I was doing it, my first reaction was like, obviously I'm not like. Like I'm not in a place to do it. And then everyone really rallied around me. Ben specifically being like, listen, Ben knows my dream is to sing. So, like, he was being like, you have to do it. And I was like, yeah, I have to do it. And leading up to the actual move, I was having so much anxiety. Like, you know me, I don't go anywhere. No.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, it was literally days before.

[Claudia Ashray]

It was a real game time decision. Like, I almost pulled out at the 11th hour because I'm like, this is so crazy. Like, I'm not gonna take my whole family and breastfeed. Like, we've never. We did a six hour flight. Like, it was. The whole concept was so crazy to me. But I was like, you know what? I'm doing it. Like, yolo. True yolo. I had gotten, like, two performances under my mouth. I was like, you know what? I. I'm okay walking away. And yes, of course, it was nice of me to give some other people a chance because obviously I would have won. Let me tell you, they take it so seriously. I did not know one other person. I've been watching live with everyone. Like, I'm dying to know who's on my season. Okay. Taraji P. Henson.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay. Tiffany Haddish. Like, kind of a big, big season for women in comedy.

[Jackson Claude]

Were the croissants revealed yet? Because I feel like I saw clues as to who they were, and I think that's who they are.

[Claudia Ashray]

So I was being like, I don't know if everybody else cares as much about the other contestants, but I'm also.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, I'm still me, right?

[Claudia Ashray]

So, like, during dress rehearsals, like, you can kind of hear. I'm listening so hard. I have this video. I have my head up against my. I shared a trailer, so the trailer's like, split with a wall. It's not like a real wall. I have my ear up so close. I hear this guy. I don't know who it was. I felt like it was an athlete because he was talking about how he's not like, a professional singer. And big Poppy, who was like the famous. I want to say Yankee. He was just unmasked a couple of weeks ago. I think it was him. I don't know. I heard someone else. She's still in the competition. I'm not going to say who I think it is, but other people online do think that it's her, too. I did hear the Chrisleys, and I was like, sorry. I heard the croissants, and I'm like, oh, that's the Chrisley's. They sang Jailhouse Rock. They had just gotten out of jail. The Chrisley.

[Jackson Claude]

There's two of them.

[Claudia Ashray]

There were two croissants. Once I figured it out myself, I was literally playing the game. I don't know who wins. I don't know who's still in the competition. Like, people online are guessing, and I have similar guesses, but I have no information. I have, like, no intel on my fellow.

[Jackson Claude]

Your fellow masked singers.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'm dying to know who Pug Caso is because that's who I sang up against. People online say it's Matthew Morrison. And, like, you guys don't understand. I was in the same room as this person, but we were wearing our masks. So if I was in the same room as Matthew Morrison, like, like, I will die.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't think it was Matthew Morrison. I saw some guesses and then there was one that I thought was the most compelling, and it was some guy from Hamilton.

[Claudia Ashray]

Anthony Ramos. Yeah, yeah, they think it's now Anthony Ramos or Court over before, they thought.

[Jackson Claude]

It was Court over street, but his package, like, didn't.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know, give cord. So I also think it's Court Overstreet. And I'm actually friends with Court Over Street. I kind of just want to text him and ask, but, like, if you understand, we're in the same room. We're like battling against each other and we don't know who it is. I. And it's someone I know. I really want it to be Matthew Morrison. Just for the lore, like.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, yeah, for the lore. So we'll wait to find out when he gets unmasked. Or she.

[Claudia Ashray]

No, it's a she. I mean, it's a he. It's a he. Oh, and I have so many tiktoks to post you guys. Like, I was in the trailer and I don't know, I feel like I might get in trouble. Like, I was filming so much. I mean, it's so secretive. They're dead ass serious about it. And I was like, I can't even make tiktoks. I didn't ask. I just, like, filmed them. You know, I just wait for somebody to yellow me.

[Jackson Claude]

No, I feel like it's great once everything's revealed. Like, I feel like it's pop off Queen Corgi.

[Claudia Ashray]

Pop off Queen Corgi.

[Jackson Claude]

Queen Corgi.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know that Robin Thicke had no idea who I was. Like, I know Rita and Jenny did. Ken, I just feel like, is just happy to be there.

[Jackson Claude]

Ken just loves you and your voice.

[Claudia Ashray]

And Robin, I feel like he's perfect at guessing, like, some of the actual music people, especially from a little bit older. So I know Robin had no idea who I was and he was just happy for me, you know, he was just like, go, girl.

[Jackson Claude]

Do your thing.

[Claudia Ashray]

Do your thing.

[Jackson Claude]

Go to your baby.

[Claudia Ashray]

And I feel like we talk about the messenger all the time because, like, famously, I was asked to audition, like, a couple years ago when they passed on me.

[Jackson Claude]

You were?

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, yeah. I sent in a video.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh.

[Claudia Ashray]

They were like mass singers. Interested? Can you send a video of you singing. And I was like, absolutely. Say less. This was, like, five years ago. And then I never heard back. And they were like, yeah, they, like, went in another direction, like, okay, that's fine. And then, of course, it comes, like, at just an inconvenient time for me, and I could not pass up the opportunity. And I'm really glad that I did it. It was so crazy. It will go down in history. Like, something I'll be telling my grandkids that I did. Like, it's so unre real.

[Jackson Claude]

No. And it was just so much fun for the community. Like, everybody.

[Claudia Ashray]

That's. By the way, that's why I did it. Like, I knew when there was, like, rumors starting, I, I. I had hoped that when I was on the show, like, a couple of toasters would be watching and, like, starting, you know, secrets about me on TikTok and stuff. And it happened in a bigger way that I didn't know people were gonna figure it out so quickly. But, like, I literally did it for the pod. Like, I'm a podcaster. People know my voice. Like, my voice is my trade. Trade. So I had a feeling people were gonna figure it out, and it was gonna be, like, really fun for the toasters to play along. And so I really feel like I did it for the Lore community.

[Jackson Claude]

No, you absolutely had to.

[Claudia Ashray]

I had to.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. And for me, it's my new favorite show.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's so good.

[Jackson Claude]

We need the costume. We need Queen Courtney.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know I was trying to, like, steal stuff from set, but when I went, they do this, like, post show interview where you just, like, talk about your experience. And they have, like, all the masks ever. So it's like, it's an important part of their history. They don't, like, give it away. Yeah, I wanted my microphone. Like, I couldn't take anything.

[Jackson Claude]

I understand.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

But if they ever need to free up space in the storage room, we.

[Claudia Ashray]

Need court Queen Corgi on the.

[Jackson Claude]

We need her. I love her.

[Claudia Ashray]

She's so cute.

[Jackson Claude]

She's precious.

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, and she, like, I'm gonna cry, but she was obviously, like, an odd to an odd. A nod to Theo, of course. So when they were asking if there were any animals that, like, mean a lot to me, I'm like, well, King Charles cavaliers. And if they had made me a dog who's a King Charles cavalier, that would have been too obvious. So instead of making me a King Charles, they made me a Queen Corgi. It's kind of brilliant. And they know we're Obsessed with the royal family. One of our, like, viral moments is us dressing up as a royal family. So it was very much a nod to Queen Elizabeth. It was a nod to you. Like, my Queenie girl. Like, you're so Elizabeth. My purse and my shoes were so you. Like, it was a nod to all things Toast. They really, I feel like, handled my story so beautifully.

[Jackson Claude]

They treated your story with care and love. They really. And it's crazy that they do that for everyone.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know.

[Jackson Claude]

It's so crazy.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, does everybody else get choked up watching their own packages? Like, I think so. Right?

[Jackson Claude]

I'm sorry. And little Corgi.

[Claudia Ashray]

No, that was actually too much. I hadn't seen that. So I obviously was there for my performances. I know what, like, the judges said. I know I knew what to expect from most of it, but I didn't see the packages. They had me record some, like, voice, so I had an idea of, like, what it was going to look like, but I didn't know I was getting an AI generated. Like, insane. Insane. So cute.

[Jackson Claude]

So cute. I keep looking at the picture and you see a better one.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, I have a picture on my.

[Jackson Claude]

But I want a better one.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'll ask them for, like, the hd. We have to frame that too, so it's so cute.

[Jackson Claude]

I can put it in the frames.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yes. That's what the frames have been waiting for. Oh, and then the craziest part is that my room at Jackie's house, house, obviously, I have, like, an ensuite bathroom. It's beautiful. You've made it lovely for me. And when you were redecorating it, you got, like, a piece of art for the bathroom. It's a picture of a Corgi.

[Jackson Claude]

It's a. It's a King Charles Cavalier. Okay.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's a picture of a King Charles Cavalier dressed up as, like, a royal. It's wearing a crown, a like, literally a cape. It's Queen Corgi. I have to post a picture on my Instagram, you guys. It's freaky. When I went to your house for the first time after having filmed that.

[Jackson Claude]

I was like, you're having flashbacks.

[Claudia Ashray]

Who are you? Like, I'm the owner of the house. It's my. It's my husband. It's King Corgi.

[Jackson Claude]

Your husband is coming.

[Claudia Ashray]

We have to film a tick tock with that thing. It's the craziest thing. We will. Where'd you get that piece of art? Wayfair, you've got just what I need.

[Jackson Claude]

Wayfair, you got just what I Need. And we have been singing so much, of course.

[Claudia Ashray]

And I was, like, trying to leave, like, hints for everyone.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, there were so many hints over the last from us in the show.

[Claudia Ashray]

From my interview with Jenny. Yeah, we slayed. I just want to say, like, Taylor Swift could never do what we've done here.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, my gosh. It's been a pleasure.

[Claudia Ashray]

It has been a pleasure. Now there's going to be a full episode. Okay. So we released an episode this morning. Yesterday, after all the chili talk, we did want to make a chili, and we got together to watch the Masked Singer. Like, my unmasking episode. So everybody was getting together. We had to make dinner. So we ended up, of course, making chili. We vlogged the whole thing. Our big night.

[Jackson Claude]

It's actually a hysterical vlog.

[Claudia Ashray]

Something crazy happens in the vlog. We're like, we're making chili. It's Jackie's recipe. Jackie's house. She, like, won't even let me do anything besides open cans. And five minutes after we start cooking, Jackie realizes that she has a meeting. So she leaves me. Like, we've already started. Like, the onions.

[Jackson Claude]

I just, like, completely planned poorly. I don't know why I thought I.

[Claudia Ashray]

Could make the chili all by myself. I couldn't even open the cans. Like, it was insane.

[Jackson Claude]

I had, like, 25 minutes, but I had, like, five minutes.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. I made dinner all by myself. It was insane.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. And she followed. Like, I had the recipe written down, so that's all she had to go on, is kind of like, great British. British Bake Off. That's what they do. They get, like, a recipe that's kind of loosely written, and you have to figure it out.

[Claudia Ashray]

That's funny.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. They don't tell you that exactly how long you cook for, exactly how much. They're like, mix the flour and the sugar, and you're like, okay. But they're professional bakers. It was great. Chili Bake Off.

[Claudia Ashray]

So that vlog is on Patreon. And then tomorrow, we've. We're asking people to submit questions about my experience on the show. And we're gonna be here recording, like, a Q A, answering everything from, you know, BTS things. Kind of some of the challenges I went through. I really don't want to get into it so deep, but, like, it was a very challenging time for me. Every time I talk about it, I start crying. So I'll talk about it on Patreon. But, like, very challenging time for Koji. I thought I was like, I don't know why I thought I was, like, immune to any, like, postpartum blues or anything or anxiety. I don't even know what to call it. But I was not okay. Like, I was actually not okay. And, like, shout out to everyone at Fox, Haley, Xena, like, Madison, Logan, the girls, like, helping me out. Like, everyone ushered me through. I think they could see I was not okay. And they really made it a wonderful experience for me. Like, I look back on that time very fondly now, even though it was, like, a dark, dark, emotional time for me.

[Jackson Claude]

So you say Fox supports mamas?

[Claudia Ashray]

Absolutely. I would say Fox supports mamas and women. Yes. And everyone there was pregnant. When I saw, like, the Fox exec who had, like, I had never met, but I know she was, like, in charge and she was pregnant, I was like, thank God. Like, oh, and she was a swirly. She was a toaster, Haley. So I was like, I spoke to her this morning. Like, oh, I was. I was feeling.

[Jackson Claude]

Because it's always a relief when you meet a swirly.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's so true.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, when you're in swirly hands.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. Pregnant swirly hands.

[Jackson Claude]

It's done the softest.

[Claudia Ashray]

So that will be coming to Patreon, but there's already a vlog up there. It is just a regular episode. Even though, like, I'm having this huge moment, you know, it's always happens, like, on the toast where, like, I feel like, what's the phrase? Like, the more things change, the more they stay the same. I feel like so many times throughout history, we've had, like, insane huge highs, lows happen on the toes, but we still have to, like, show up and do the episode, you know, and that's today. It's like, what do you mean? We're talking about things that aren't Queen Corgi related?

[Jackson Claude]

Well, you know what? Queen Corgi's in the stories because Queen Corgi's making news. So we are going to talk about about her a little more, but we'll get into the stories to talk about her more and then we'll talk about everything else. Claudia and I watched Chloe in Wonderland together yesterday.

[Claudia Ashray]

We did watch Chloe Wonderland. Sorry, the Tell me Lies recap. Obviously, we were not watching Tummy Lies last night. Obviously, I'll try tonight. But tomorrow will be Traders recap. I am watching Traders tonight.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, it's one episode.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's one episode.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia Ashray]

We'll stay on. On on track. I think it's more important that we stay on track of our Traders.

[Jackson Claude]

Traitors.

[Claudia Ashray]

Traitors. You know who's liking my Content last night. Did you see my close friend story today?

[Jackson Claude]

No.

[Claudia Ashray]

I shared Colton underwood was liking my reels, like, about the best singer. Maybe he's on the season. Maybe he's Picasso.

[Jackson Claude]

That would be good for him. Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

He mean he gets cast all the time.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, I'm trying to think, like, we've. We're not.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, I'm not pro culture.

[Jackson Claude]

He saw some of our clips. I don't know. I feel like sometimes in an episode, like we're anti amber pro. Like, we argue both.

[Claudia Ashray]

No. I feel like last week I went really hard being like, I'm not about this man and his demonic behavior, and I reminded everybody about what actually happened between him and Cassie.

[Jackson Claude]

But, like, two weeks ago we said he's playing the game. Amazing. Yeah, he's amazing.

[Claudia Ashray]

Maybe he's just a big mass singer fan.

[Jackson Claude]

He's incredible.

[Claudia Ashray]

Maybe he's not a fan of me. He's a fan of queen corgi.

[Jackson Claude]

Queen corgi. I love your work.

[Claudia Ashray]

Cardboard corgi.

[Jackson Claude]

Cardboard corgi. No, she's. She likes to spend.

[Claudia Ashray]

She's very, like, lux and elegant.

[Jackson Claude]

She spends. She drops coin.

[Claudia Ashray]

I mean, you should see. First of all, I felt like, you know, in the Taylor swift documentary, she has, like, that stage built just to rehearse. And it's like in a. I don't know where it is. Like an airport hanger. They had one of those where I had to, like, practice all my choreography. It was so aerostar core geography. My core geography, yeah. Which was almost impossible to do.

[Jackson Claude]

Does corgi like to pop and lock and jam and break as much as she can.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, during my first rehearsals and I have all the videos. I wonder if I'm allowed to post them. They were like, can you move a little bit more? And I was like, no. Like, I literally can't. So, like, a lot of my moves were just, like, walking. And I could move my arms. I could not move my legs. So it was a lot of like. But the legs. I had to do one. Yeah, of course. I did do one kick and unstoppable. I swear to God, I thought he's going to the hospital. Like, it was insane.

[Jackson Claude]

That is hysterical. Well, let's get into the story so we can talk about you some more.

[Claudia Ashray]

I love that. I love when the. The, you know, The PRE Fast 5 banner is a vehicle just to talk more about ourselves.

[Jackson Claude]

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[Claudia Ashray]

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[Jackson Claude]

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[Claudia Ashray]

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[Jackson Claude]

Thank you, Neutrophil.

[Claudia Ashray]

You're welcome, Jutrafol.

[Jackson Claude]

So our first story, someone who needs no neutrophil because she's furry as masked singer contestant.

[Claudia Ashray]

I was like me, right?

[Jackson Claude]

Queen Corgi shockingly withdraws seconds before elimination reveals. So we like what's so crazy is what you did was so unprecedented. It kind of, like, shook up the show.

[Claudia Ashray]

I wasn't, like, aware at the time that it was, like, a huge deal. They keep saying it was. I'm the first person to ever do it. I believe one or two people. I mean, there's 14 seasons. One or two people have done it. Historically. I said it on the show and I'll say it here again. Like, I. I left to spend time with my family and, like, you know, I felt like I was just missing. And it's crazy. They grew up so fast. Like, I felt like he was so old then, like four months. I was like, yeah, he's huge. He's eight months now. Like, I really. I know I made the right decision. Like, that's how I haven't looked back once. I haven't, like, had one regret. Like, I totally made the right decision. I got to do both, like, live out my dreams, but also, like, prioritize my family and my babes. So, yeah, not me, like, setting precedent.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, not you setting precedent. Like, Ruby out in the streets of la.

[Claudia Ashray]

He loved it, by the way. Like, he was fine. I was not.

[Jackson Claude]

You think he's an L. A California boy.

[Claudia Ashray]

I mean, the weather, like, he. That's why he loves it here and that's why we literally haven't gone home. He's so, like, he's so outdoorsy.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, that's so cute.

[Claudia Ashray]

And he was, like, kind of living his best life in la. Like, and shout out to Ben for just, like, being so supportive. I had to, like, before bed last night. It was kind of like we closed a chapter. And I was like, by the way, thanks. Like, I don't know if I said that yet. Like, he was literally being like, primary caregiver, being so supportive, like, driving me around, like, just doing everything, coming to set for feedings, leaving, like, really, like a plus supportive partner cannot. Cannot thank him enough.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, I'm just so obsessed with the whole thing. All of the content is so cute.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know.

[Jackson Claude]

I can't stop watching the unstoppable clip. But after Don't Rain on My Parade, I watched that a million times.

[Claudia Ashray]

I think I watched Don't Rain on my parade 10,000 times. I don't regret choosing that song. I just want to say, but it. I didn't really think about. I can't lie. Up until I got there, I really thought I wasn't actually going to be, like, singing in the costume. I thought, like, I would pre record it and slay the house down. Boots but, like, like having to do it in the costume. I feel like I didn't deliver my best possible vocal performance. And, you know, it's a deep cut. Like, yes, true artists and, you know, people with good taste know that song. But I'm singing on, like, a big network show, and the guy I was singing against sang Ordinary by Alex Warren. Everybody loved it. I wish I chose a little bit more of, like, a commercial pop radio hit, but it was true to me and it was my journey. But I do wish I maybe, like, I don't know. I kind of wish I chose a different song. Wrong.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Because you would have won your round, which would have, like, felt good. Because it doesn't feel good to lose. Yeah, but I think.

[Claudia Ashray]

But, like, not them putting me up against, like, the best singer. Like, I feel like Pug Caso wins. Like, that was kind of uncool of them. Why couldn't they put me up against.

[Jackson Claude]

A Christmas from Hamilton?

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah, like, please, like, or Glee. Someone was actually out to get me when they were putting me up against Pug Caso. Maybe it's kind of like my episode of say yes to the Dress when they put me up against the girl who lost her house in, like, a flood.

[Jackson Claude]

Right.

[Claudia Ashray]

Not cool. That was insane that they did that. I will never stop talking about that.

[Jackson Claude]

It is if you just, like, watch.

[Claudia Ashray]

If you watch half the episode, it's.

[Jackson Claude]

A good episode through anything. That's not Claudia. Not for any reason.

[Claudia Ashray]

She lost her whole house, including her wedding dress. So they give her a free dress. But then they're so moved by her story, they paid for her whole wedding. And I'm over here in New York being like, I don't feel like this dress is nice enough. Like, so obnoxious and jappy. Like, ugh, they did me so dirty on the show. Messinger would never.

[Jackson Claude]

Massinger would never. But I feel, like, true, like, people who appreciate art, you know, and theater.

[Claudia Ashray]

And theatrics and music. Yeah, of course.

[Jackson Claude]

It's like, such a. See that yours was better.

[Claudia Ashray]

And anybody.

[Jackson Claude]

The judges were shocked that you didn't win because it was fan vote. It was like, audience voted.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. So I also think anybody who knows music not to be obnoxious, like, would know how much harder my song was to sing than his. So he's singing this, like, easy ass song in his costume, and I'm singing this kind of power ballad, like, one of the toughest, but only, like, true. Barbara Lea Michelle, like, only the greats can sing. Oh, sorry. Like, that's so true. To my own horn. But, like, I deserve more credit.

[Jackson Claude]

It's so true. I'm looking at the rest of the people who are still in.

[Claudia Ashray]

I have my theories on, like, who everyone is.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, can we do it?

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay. I think that.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, so first is Stingray.

[Claudia Ashray]

I have no idea. There's a lot of people who, like, are. Oh, my God. There are a lot of people who are like, I'm their target demo. Sorry. And then there's, like, there's somebody who's, like, a Motown singer. Like, I definitely don't know who that is. The athletes. I probably don't know.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, there was, like, a famous boxer who was unmasked week one.

[Claudia Ashray]

But I knew the Chrisleys. I didn't know Big Poppy. I can't lie. I knew I could think Poppy. I knew Taraji P. Henson.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't see Big Poppy. Here we have David Ortiz.

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay, that's Big Poppy. Are you okay? I'm like, did I make that up? No, I'm pretty sure you're there.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, and he's not a boxer. He's a Boston Red Sox. But that's like.

[Claudia Ashray]

I didn't say boxer.

[Jackson Claude]

I did, but I just read Boston Red Sox's box. I thought, oh, okay.

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay. That is fair.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, so Stingray. You don't know. Snow cone.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'm pretty sure is Heidi Pratt.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay. Yeah, that's what everyone's saying. Picasso.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'm sticking with Court Overstreet.

[Jackson Claude]

I just want to say this Pug Costu costume is gorgeous. Gorgeous. I know.

[Claudia Ashray]

Next.

[Jackson Claude]

Pangolin.

[Claudia Ashray]

I don't know.

[Jackson Claude]

Owl.

[Claudia Ashray]

I don't know.

[Jackson Claude]

High Voltage.

[Claudia Ashray]

I don't know.

[Jackson Claude]

Galaxy Girl.

[Claudia Ashray]

I think it's Ashley Simpson.

[Jackson Claude]

I think it's Bridget Mendler.

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, that's a good guess.

[Jackson Claude]

Because, like, galaxy and everything was, like, about space. And she, like, went left.

[Claudia Ashray]

And then she was a child actress.

[Jackson Claude]

Who became an astronaut.

[Claudia Ashray]

Not actress, though. Child star. That's why I think it's Ashley Simpson.

[Jackson Claude]

But she was a child star who left to become an astronaut.

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay, but last night's clue was that she dyed her hair to black from brunette to, like, leave her family behind. That's so Ashley Simpson.

[Jackson Claude]

Maybe Bridget Mendler did that in her personal life. She didn't Crane.

[Claudia Ashray]

No clue.

[Jackson Claude]

Eggplant.

[Claudia Ashray]

No clue. That's a tough costume.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

So on the doors of everyone's trailer, they have. It won't say, like, Claudia Astray. It says Queen Corgi in a picture of the costume. And, like, my trailer was nearby the eggplant, and I was like, thank God, that's not me. Like, that's insane.

[Jackson Claude]

Carrot.

[Claudia Ashray]

Carrot to 24. Carrot. Yeah. I don't know. That was somebody new from last night's episode, and that was. That was. I feel like Robin Thicke knew who it was because it's a Motown singer. I have no idea.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, okay. And then Calla Lily. That's a beautiful costume.

[Claudia Ashray]

I think Calla Lily is Teddy Mellencamp. She sang fight song, talking about, like, this health journey. And I know Teddy. I know that voice. She's also on podcast.

[Jackson Claude]

I saw that clip, and I saw the clues, and I agree. I think that's a good one.

[Claudia Ashray]

Scarab was Taraji P. Henson. And then I forget what costume was, but that was Tiffany Haddish.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. She was like, Lilao.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah, something like that.

[Jackson Claude]

Lee. Hoo hoo.

[Claudia Ashray]

That was Tiffany Haddish.

[Jackson Claude]

Very exciting.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

It's kind of a very exciting thing.

[Claudia Ashray]

I know. It's the craziest thing I have and ever will do.

[Jackson Claude]

A hundred percent.

[Claudia Ashray]

It will go down, like, in five years. You know how we, like, look back and there's so many random crazy things we've done? Like, remember when Kanye gave us his song to, like, premiere on the toes, like, before he was Kanye? We've done so many crazy things, and I feel like we'll forget about this one, but, like, we need to add it to the list of.

[Jackson Claude]

To.

[Claudia Ashray]

We need to start a list of crazy things we've done that we've always. That we always forget about.

[Jackson Claude]

I'm happy to start a list.

[Claudia Ashray]

Massinger is going to be one of them.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay. List.

[Claudia Ashray]

And, guys, sound off in the comments because you guys remember better than us, like, what are wild, like, toast. Things that we've, like, accomplished or done that we never talk about. Like, the Kanye thing is crazy.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Kanye closed on Sunday.

[Claudia Ashray]

That was hilarious, too.

[Jackson Claude]

That was not.

[Claudia Ashray]

And I need people to sound off in the comments because I. But that's because we don't remember.

[Jackson Claude]

We don't remember. Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. I think it's our way of, like, dealing with whatever.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

Anything else coming to mind?

[Jackson Claude]

No, I have to think about, like, things my friends text me about. They're like, oh, my God. I'm like, oh, that's exactly. I guess that is a big deal.

[Claudia Ashray]

My high school friend's Ana was like, claudia, are you on the show? I'm like, yeah, I hadn't told them.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, for the last. Oh, my God. Was Zach when we got nominated for an iHeartRadio podcast award.

[Claudia Ashray]

That's huge. Oh, I Lowkey, have A Shorty Award. Like, I forget about that all the time.

[Jackson Claude]

Yep.

[Claudia Ashray]

I have been nominated for two People's Choice Awards, but I lost both of them. One of one time to Jacob Sartorius. So, like, seriously, don't talk to me.

[Jackson Claude]

What did that you just say?

[Claudia Ashray]

Short Award. Like, things that are a big deal, but we just, like, forget about.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. And also, I think what happens is, like, we do something that we know is a big deal, but we have to do it in silence. We don't tell anyone that it's happening or that we got this. And then by the time it comes out, it's like, oh, yeah, we did that.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, me, I was literally on messenger six months ago.

[Jackson Claude]

Yes. So that was Messinger. We knew it was a big deal when you were doing it, but we couldn't talk about it. And now it's like, oh, yeah, that did happen six months ago.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. I also just want credit for, like, how good I was, like, making up that lie. Oh, and my apartment flooding.

[Jackson Claude]

Lol.

[Claudia Ashray]

It was fine. Like, it was such a crazy week because I moved apartments and then moved to LA for two weeks. And it's like, what's wrong with Koji? And I was like, well, I can't, like, pretend I'm, like, picking up and moving to la. There's not something wrong in my apartment. My apartment's fabulous. There's no problem with it. I can't wait to get back there.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Well, that's enough Messinger for now.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'm sorry I lied to you guys. I. I won't. I don't lie. Like, I'm sorry. Like, I. I try to be as open and honest. Just.

[Jackson Claude]

There was no way I share here to not.

[Claudia Ashray]

I had to.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

And I also thought it was airing live, so I was like, how am I really gonna convince people that it's not me if I'm in LA and it's airing live?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

But, no, it was better that it wasn't.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. More Mass Singer recap coming tomorrow on Patreon. Submit your questions. Every little detail about Masked Singer. How Turdy pulled it off in the Patreon.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Next story. Kim Kardashian on Chloe in Wonderland. She finally reveals the truth, so she says, about behind the deleted party photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

[Claudia Ashray]

We watched a whole episode, I think with the exception of, like, the last maybe 10 minutes. It was only 37 minutes. And I feel like they should have released one banger episode, not two mediocre parts. Because the part that we watched yesterday was so Boring.

[Jackson Claude]

I think it took us four hours to watch it.

[Claudia Ashray]

We kept pausing like it was. So we were just waiting really for the Meghan Markle thing. They did touch very briefly on Larsa, but like the whole thing with Kim and I guess that's her. I think it's her personal philosophy. It's like nothing's a big deal. She doesn't like to make big deals out of things. So. Lars, I love Larsa. You know, we just like, we're a part. Our kids are so close. Close. Meghan Markle. Oh, yeah, she's fine. She's from the mom. Everything is just like very.

[Jackson Claude]

She doesn't want to burn bridges also, which I respect.

[Claudia Ashray]

So don't like make it seem like it's this big ass, juicy podcast episode. She said what, what the media had said at the time about those pictures of Megan and Harry.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. So first she said a couple things. She said that whenever they post pictures from an event, they always get approval for everyone. That they can post that photo of that person, which is like, right. Really, like a kind and lovely time consuming things to do.

[Claudia Ashray]

They also, she, Chloe had said, like, we have ratchet pictures too. We know never to share those. These are just like the nice sort of event photography photos of everyone smiling.

[Jackson Claude]

They reached out, they said that they could post them. Then Kim posted it and she said they must have forgotten that it was Remembrance Day and they didn't want to be seen at a party. Chloe was being shady.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yes, she was.

[Jackson Claude]

Chloe was being shady and giving us a glimmer of the truth. She was like. But they were at baby to baby before and Kim was like, yeah, well, that's a charity event and this was just like a party. So they didn't want to be like seen at a party on Remembrance Day. But within there, there's a lot. Yes, there's a lot for us to work with.

[Claudia Ashray]

Kim also said. So, you know, they asked us to delete it. She actually didn't say that, but she like in.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, she said, we were told that it was. This is the quote. We were told that it was totally cool to post. And then after it was posted, I think they realized it was Remembrance Day. First bit of shade. They forgot Remembrance Day when they like make it as such a big deal. And they didn't want to be seen at a party even though it's already up, you know, and then taken down. And then I think they realized like, oh, this was so silly. She said that going to the baby. The baby gala earlier may have been fine. Maybe not partying and dancing on the dance floor or whatever. So we took them down to Respect Remembrance Day.

[Claudia Ashray]

She said to Chloe, yeah, so that's pretty much a confirmation that they were asked to take them down. Because why, no offense, would Kim care about Remembrance Day? And then, like, how stupid it was because the pictures were already out. And it became a bigger story that they were out on Remembrance Day when nobody even thought that. Yeah. I got the vibe that Chloe doesn't like Megan. And they made sure to say that Megan is friends with Mom. Yeah, not that, like, she's a family friend. The family. She said, you know, Megan and Mom have been friends for some years. Years to sort of like, foisting the friendship onto Chris, which I thought was interesting, too.

[Jackson Claude]

I felt like Kim was very diplomatic about it. She doesn't even want to burn the bridge with Larsa or Brittany Gastro. She's certainly not going to burn a bridge with the Sussexes and talk trash. Chloe gave us a bit more of a glimmer into, like, how they thought the whole thing was so stupid and performative because you go to baby to baby, but you can't be seen here.

[Claudia Ashray]

Chloe was definitely, like, hate. Like, I don't know what happened behind closed doors, but I know Chloe was, like, mad.

[Jackson Claude]

And I also know that, like. Like what? The way Kim said it was very kind, but, like, there.

[Claudia Ashray]

It was annoying.

[Jackson Claude]

It was a drama.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Anyways, then Kim said, you've got to laugh at it, the situation sometimes and just, like, lighten it up and be. If everyone's taking it the wrong way, like, lean in. Kim said, I was like, we should do a full skims campaign. Take the photo, even just us. Like, I'll shoot you at mom. You know, post it and then delete it like, 30 minutes later. And then say, oh, sorry, I didn't have permission to post. Post those photos for the campaign.

[Claudia Ashray]

Campaign.

[Jackson Claude]

She said the drama would have been received differently if they made it light and made it funny. She's completely right.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. Even though that skims idea is, like, a bad idea and Megan would never.

[Jackson Claude]

Well, they should have. That's a little too, like, silly. But if they did like us, a skims campaign with Megan, it would have, like, debunked the idea that they were all beefing. Skims campaigns are great for everyone. I'm sure they could have done something really tasteful. You know, Megan has a certain look.

[Claudia Ashray]

That, like, it doesn't have to be underwear. Like, it can be pajamas.

[Jackson Claude]

It could be sweaters, crew neck sweaters. Like, something Very Megan win belts. I don't know.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

And I think that would have been great and like, sort of smooth the whole thing over. But Kim was also saying in a very polite and diplomatic way, like, their PR is so bad. Stupid.

[Claudia Ashray]

This is proof of that.

[Jackson Claude]

And I think it's them, like, making bad choices. That, to me, is like, the shock. It's like, you really thought that deleting a picture that was already up by the most followed woman in the world would somehow smooth over the fact that you went out on remember, it makes people forget.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, it's giving my first day on planet Earth.

[Jackson Claude]

It really is.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's like, it's so dumb. It's. And it just like everything that the npr, it's always handled so poorly. And I feel like we just reported what they went through, like, their 11th publicist in the last four years. And so it's clearly like them steering that ship. And because any person who's worked in publicity for more than one day would know, like, deleting a picture makes it a bigger thing. It's already out there. It's on Kim's Instagram. It's on. And some, like, lowly friends Instagram handled so poor. Like.

[Jackson Claude]

You just don't think, like, people at that level are going to be so amateur.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, amateur.

[Jackson Claude]

It actually is shocking. It confounds me. It doesn't make sense because she's a.

[Claudia Ashray]

Very smart woman who's been in this business. It's not her first dates. Like, she met Harry in a pub and she was working as a waitress. She has been in this business for.

[Jackson Claude]

20 years, and she's been at this.

[Claudia Ashray]

Level of royal now for, like, eight.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't understand.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's shocking. Amateur is the perfect word for it. Very naive. Naive at best.

[Jackson Claude]

To the amateur.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

To the point that it doesn't make sense.

[Claudia Ashray]

Naive at best. Negligent at worst.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. I don't know. Anyway, so thanks. I'm glad that they addressed it.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

But that was bad.

[Claudia Ashray]

Boring. That Wesley Snipe story put me to bed.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, my God. The Wesley Snipe story. I don't really want to get into it too much because I don't want it to take up more of my life than it already has when I watched. But what? Not even the story like, the tell that.

[Claudia Ashray]

The fact she was like, you have to tell your Wesley Snipes story. You really don't.

[Jackson Claude]

Let me tell you. I. I hate that form of conversation so much.

[Claudia Ashray]

Tell the story.

[Jackson Claude]

Not even as a podcast, but like in With Friends when Someone's like, oh, my God, tell the story of. Unless it just happened when they're like, we tell this story.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, no. And like, You've been on TV for 20 years. You've been on Instagram, you, Storytelling is your life and we've never heard the story. There's a reason. Yeah, it was like the whole conversation about how Kim's like, amazing at manifesting, like, girl, miss me with that. Like, here's my list of 50 manifestations from an ex boyfriend sense of humor. Like, girl, it was just like, so low level conversation.

[Jackson Claude]

And the Wesley Snipes. Yeah, still the restaurant and the Wesley Snipe story. I don't even think made Wesley look good.

[Claudia Ashray]

What are you doing taking out an underage girl to breakfast? Like, it was weird and he's.

[Jackson Claude]

He was obviously doing nothing nefarious. No, it's like, tell this girl to stay out of the clubs. Like, you're like, life is so just about to start. Like, keep.

[Claudia Ashray]

Basically, Kim goes out in New York with her friend. She's not from New York, and she ends up at this, like, after party at an apartment. All of her friends, she gets lost. She's by herself, she has no money. She leaves this random apartment building and she has no money to get home. She just has the address of her friend's house on her palm. And she's in the lobby. And she didn't know it at the time, but it's Wesley Snipes. And she's like, sir, like, I think he was getting into a cab or taking a car. And he was like, will you please drop me off at this address? And instead he, like, takes her to breakfast and says, like, girl, you're on a bad path, and then takes her home. Weird, weird story. Like, not the intended message, the intended effect was not received.

[Jackson Claude]

What are people saying about it? They're not like, has Wesley responded, part two?

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, hasn't made as many waves as part one. They should have done one big ass.

[Jackson Claude]

Well, I keep seeing headlines. Wesley Snipes saved my life. That's like the.

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, and that's the other thing. He didn't save her life because she just needed to get home and she took him out. He took her out of the way to breakfast.

[Jackson Claude]

And she wasn't on a bad path. It was her first time going to a party.

[Claudia Ashray]

It was daylight.

[Jackson Claude]

Right.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's not like he did save her from this dark path. She does. She didn't drink then. She didn't drink after. She was not on this dark path. She just got lost like, yeah, it was not.

[Jackson Claude]

What? Yeah. So, yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

Weird.

[Jackson Claude]

So, yeah. Are you ready for our next story? Justin Bieber will perform at the Grammys.

[Claudia Ashray]

First time in a while he's performed.

[Jackson Claude]

Justin Bieber will perform at the Grammy awards this weekend. Alert. Grammys are this weekend. We were just talking about that yesterday.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

The Recording Academy confirmed marking Bieber's first time performing on music's biggest night since 2022. He is up for four Grammys this year, including album of the year for swag, which was not Peepee Poo Poo after all.

[Claudia Ashray]

No, it wasn't.

[Jackson Claude]

And that was his first album since 2021. He's also up for best pop Vocal Performance, Best pop Vocal Album and best R and B performance. Good for him.

[Claudia Ashray]

So the headline here is hailey Bieber's going to the Grammys. And now I feel like I must watch. Taylor's not going. So, like, it wasn't my year to like, tune in, you know, to the very first minutes. Last minute. Like, you know, if I was in the bed and it was on, like, I'd probably watch it now. I will be tuning in to see. I would like to see Justin perform. It' been a while, you know, he had the tour and then he had the health issues. He turned, you know, ended it. I'd like to see Haley. Who else is going to be there?

[Jackson Claude]

Like, whose ear is Grammy nominations?

[Claudia Ashray]

Maybe we did. It was a while ago.

[Jackson Claude]

Maybe you did them without me.

[Claudia Ashray]

Oh, I did.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, okay. Because I'm. Can we go through them like a little bit? Like a little pre Grammy show who's.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, big year is it? Bad Bunny. It's like always his year.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay. The Grammy website doesn't work.

[Claudia Ashray]

Sabrina, I think is nominated for some stuff, but it's not like her big year either. Me, whose year is it? I feel like it's gonna come to me like, when you pull it.

[Jackson Claude]

When I say record of the year, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Dochi, Billy Eilish. Oh, the song are dtmf, Bad Bunny, Man Child, Sabrina Anxiety, Dochi, Wildflower, Billie Eilish, Abracadaba, Lady Gaga. I didn't know any of this. Luther, Kendrick Lamar, the Subway Chapel, Roan Apita Rose, Bruno Mars.

[Claudia Ashray]

I don't know. It doesn't sound like it's anyone's year. I feel like sometimes it comes in. There's somebody with like a. Like two people with huge nominations. Like, you know, I feel like Sabrina's year last year, like, Olivia Rodrigo had a year. Lizzo had a year.

[Jackson Claude]

Billie, like, who is it there's no clear frontrunner for me because the albums of the year nominees that, like, I listened to, which were Sabrina and Lady Gaga, man's breath of her and then Mayhem, I don't think they need to be out.

[Claudia Ashray]

What other albums are there?

[Jackson Claude]

So Bad Bunny's album, Justin Bieber swag Let God Sort him out by clips. Pusha T and Malice. Kendrick Lamar, gnx, Leon Thomas, Matt Mutt, Tyler the creator, Chroma Papia.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. It's feeling like Bad Bunny's ear.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

With the Super Bowl.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, I'll. I'll watch a little bit.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah, I'll watch.

[Jackson Claude]

What's going on in the country category?

[Claudia Ashray]

Probably a bunch of Luke Com's erasure for sure.

[Jackson Claude]

Bets. Country solo performance. Tyler Childers. Oh, Shaboozi. Good news. Chris Stapleton, Zach Top, Laney Wilson.

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay, whatever. I bet Lany Wilson wins.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

So Haley's going to the Grammys. It's kind of like how Kylie's going to the awesome. Just the girlies holding it down.

[Jackson Claude]

The girlies taking over.

[Claudia Ashray]

The girlies like, garnering good ratings.

[Jackson Claude]

The girly's going where no girly has gone before.

[Claudia Ashray]

Because who would want to go to the Oscars? Like, honestly, if somebody said, claudia, I will give you a front row ticket to the Oscars. Like, I would go.

[Jackson Claude]

Because you feel like you can say no, but you would want to say.

[Claudia Ashray]

And I just feel like I really would not have a good time. Like, I look so boring the whole time. Three hours. Insufferable speeches. No, thanks.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, no. At least the Golden Globes you get a meal.

[Claudia Ashray]

No. And at least, actually, I guess you do get performances. You get performances at the Oscars, right?

[Jackson Claude]

That's true.

[Claudia Ashray]

You get, like, six of the best song performances.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. So you would get golden.

[Claudia Ashray]

We're going up. I should have sang that on the rest. I should have seen that against Ordinary.

[Jackson Claude]

Season with oh, Rita Ora saying it.

[Claudia Ashray]

My queen. Like, one thing about me. You will not catch me saying one bad word about Rita or ever.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't think we ever have. No, I don't think we ever would.

[Claudia Ashray]

I wish she ended up with Rob Kardashian. But other than that, like, it's fine.

[Jackson Claude]

It's not too late.

[Claudia Ashray]

No. She married. She married well, like, she's right.

[Jackson Claude]

It is too late. Late. Our next story. Barbara Corcoran recalls faking her own death on her 70th. 70th birthday party. She said her friends found her dead in the coffin.

[Claudia Ashray]

One thing about Barbara is, like, she's insane.

[Jackson Claude]

So she revealed all the details of the surprise funeral she arranged for her 70th birthday party during a conversation with Boardroom's Damien Scott on Tuesday. During their chat, the host asked her to. To tell him about the unconventional party that she threw and whether her guests really thought she was dead. She said, I had the best party of the century. No doubt about it. My friends were going to give me a surprise party, and I got wind of it for my good girlfriend. She always spoils things. She just has a habit of doing it. Liz. So when Liz told me they were planning a surprise party, I said, I'm going to turn the tables and surprise them. And she was in a coffin.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's like that episode of Curb. Somebody throws himself, like, a fake funeral just to see what people say. And he's like, upstairs live streaming at the whole thing. And, like, he wants to see. The speech is. It's very funny because, like, the thing at a funeral, it's like fomo, you know, everyone in your whole life that you've ever known is there, like, saying the nicest things about you, eating food and, like, I'm dead. I don't think so.

[Jackson Claude]

Do you remember that show from growing up? I think it was called maybe It's Me. No, it was, like, on the wb and, like, she had, like, a kooky grandma who, like, wanted to be alive for her own funeral because she wanted to hear what everyone had to say about her. So she planned her funeral while she was living. It was like a sitcom so that she could, like, hear the eulogies.

[Claudia Ashray]

I've never heard of that show.

[Jackson Claude]

I mean, you were there. It was, like, a blonde girl.

[Claudia Ashray]

Maybe it's me.

[Jackson Claude]

It's such a deep cut. I'm actually ashamed that I remember.

[Claudia Ashray]

Why? Your memory is impeccable.

[Jackson Claude]

Here, take a look around.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, June, you wouldn't remember. Oh, like, the font is giving.

[Jackson Claude]

Maybe the grand the grandma was giving. Betty White. Can you see who played the grandma? Huh?

[Claudia Ashray]

Okay. I've never seen this show in my life. What is this?

[Jackson Claude]

You have, but you were younger. The grandma's not Betty White, but is Betty White Vibes.

[Claudia Ashray]

I believe she's the old lady from my favorite Ben Stiller movie, Duplex.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia Ashray]

Have you ever seen Duplex?

[Jackson Claude]

I don't think so.

[Claudia Ashray]

Drew. Okay, so it's about Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller. They're, like, this couple so in love, and they find this amazing duplex duplex, like, for zero dollars. They're like, how did we get so lucky? So they move into this, like, amazing brownstone duplex. In Manhattan. And the reason why it's, like, so cheap is because the real estate broker is. His grandma, like, lives upstairs, and she's like the. The neighbor from hell. And they basically end up trying to kill her. Like, it's insane. It's such a good movie.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, that's so fun.

[Claudia Ashray]

It's like how your crazy neighbor could really drive you to the brink of, like, a manic episode where they end up. I think they kill her.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, it's a.

[Claudia Ashray]

A murder.

[Jackson Claude]

It's a murder.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. You would obviously, like, end up loving the grand. Like, you have to watch a movie. You are the grand.

[Jackson Claude]

This grand is Ellen Albertini Dow. You would know her if you saw her. She's also in the Wedding Singer.

[Claudia Ashray]

Is she from Duplex?

[Jackson Claude]

I'm looking. She's in Hannah Montana.

[Claudia Ashray]

Who isn't?

[Jackson Claude]

Not another. Not another. Not another movie. Remember those movies?

[Claudia Ashray]

That was such a crazy genre of film.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, I know.

[Claudia Ashray]

Why were they doing all that?

[Jackson Claude]

No one did it quite as good as. Not another teen movie agreement greed.

[Claudia Ashray]

But like, that parody genre of regular movies. Like Scary Movie, right?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Scary Movie was, I think, the first. Okay. Our fifth and final story. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are being so weird. I tried to tell you guys last week. I feel like no one really was listening to me. And then this week I saw comments like, are you guys going to talk about Margot Rob and Jacob Laurie? I'm like, I rang the bell on it last. I sounded the alarm. What do you want from me?

[Claudia Ashray]

So they're doing press. The movie, I don't know, is out, coming out, and they're just, like, saying a lot of weird things. And what sucks is that, like, first of all, did you see her wearing Victoria Beckham?

[Jackson Claude]

She looked amazing.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, this should be, like, a fun press thing that we're all, like, eating up. Like, she looks so gorgeous. He's so hot. They're just being weird, talking about, like, the filming experience and how it was, like, so sexy and delicious. And she sent the movie to all of her friends, and they were, like, humping their couches while watching it. Like, Jacob is so everything. It's really weird. Like, please stop.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, my God.

[Claudia Ashray]

But obviously I need to see the movie.

[Jackson Claude]

I want to see the movie, too, because I like both of them as actors. And, you know, it's based on a great book. It seems to have gotten the royal treatment.

[Claudia Ashray]

And, like, justice for Olivia Jade, like, that's someone's man.

[Jackson Claude]

Justice for her husband and she's father of child.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. But also for Olivia Jade.

[Jackson Claude]

No, no, because at least, like, at.

[Claudia Ashray]

Least Olivia, at least Margot Robbie and her man. Like, they are secure. You know, they have a family together. Like, yes, she can act weird, but that's who she's coming home to. You know, her and Olivia. Olivia and. And Jacob are very much on the rocks. And like, you know, I'm sure she's not feeling the most secure in her relationship. And now here's Margot Robbie.

[Jackson Claude]

But, like, here's the thing. This is obviously a marketing. A way of marketing the movie. Like, we're gonna bring that same sexual obsessed with each other energy, like, to the press junket. Like, you know, like Cynthia and Ari, best friends. I think that's real. But like, best friends in real life, they're marketing the love story of the movie, which is their friendship. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell attempted it with anything. But you. You question, do you. How stupid do you guys think we are?

[Claudia Ashray]

I mean, people do fall for it every time. I just want.

[Jackson Claude]

No, I. Who's falling for this?

[Claudia Ashray]

I don't think that they are in a relationship or like, having affairs, these two, though.

[Jackson Claude]

No, I don't think they're trying to tell us they're having an affair, but I think they're trying to, like, titillate us with all the sexiness. And it's like, you guys have partners. Go home. Yeah, Just promote your movie and go home a thousand. You don't have to, like, put on all this sex. Like, we don't care that much and we don't believe you.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

And if. If you are telling the truth, well, then that's disrespectful.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah, no, it's weird regardless.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, the.

[Claudia Ashray]

The thing about Margot Robbie saying she likes. She hosted a. A friends and family screening for, like, her friends. And they were all, like, she said, like, dry heaving at Jacob. Like, really, really weird.

[Jackson Claude]

So either you're putting. You're turning it up and putting it on to, like, titillate audiences. Because. Because, like, you think we need that because we don't just want to come see your movie.

[Claudia Ashray]

Right. So your movie's not good is what you're saying.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, or you're being honest. And that was like, what. Everything was happening on your time, and then you're weird. So you're either rude or you're weird.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Or weird.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. Patronizing or freaky.

[Jackson Claude]

That's so Hollywood.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Patronizing and freaky all at once. Except for the set of the Masked Singer, of course.

[Claudia Ashray]

One of the most amazing family friendly places. Absolutely. Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Well, those are the first Five stories like that, and I feel as though.

[Claudia Ashray]

You only needed to know the first one you did.

[Jackson Claude]

But, you know, we have a job to do, and I feel like if we ever really start forsaking the fast five, like, that's how it all goes to shit. The fast will never wheels on this thing. It's true.

[Claudia Ashray]

Even on days where it's like, there's no fast five. No. Or like, how are we talking about anything besides X?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

Even on days like that. Like, the wheels. Must the wheels of justice turn slow?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. No. The fast five keeps this thing together. It's the glue that holds the show. So we do what we have to do.

[Claudia Ashray]

Absolutely. And Barbara Corcoran. I'm sorry. That happened, too. We.

[Jackson Claude]

And we operate in fives. So true. We were just saying this.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

That's five stories, five patreons a month.

[Claudia Ashray]

When we, like, do an episode, choosing our favorite exes of the year or whatever. We'll do five songs or five albums. Yeah. We're just like.

[Jackson Claude]

We're a couple of five.

[Claudia Ashray]

And that's a magic number.

[Jackson Claude]

It's our magic number.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'll leave you with this.

[Jackson Claude]

And you're our magic queen. Corgi, thank you so much for coming on the show today, despite the fact that you were literally on national television last night. Night.

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah, Night me on network broadcast television.

[Jackson Claude]

Thanks for not forgetting us.

[Claudia Ashray]

I put my armor on show you how strong I am I put my armor on I'll show you that I am I'm unstoppable I'm a Porsche with no brakes I'm so comforting yeah, I'm unstoppable today Unstoppable today Unstoppable today Unstoppable today I'm unstoppable today.

[Jackson Claude]

Thank you, Queen.

[Claudia Ashray]

Octave change. Shout out to my vocal coach, Tim, who gave me that.

[Jackson Claude]

He taught you that?

[Claudia Ashray]

Yeah. He was like. I couldn't figure it out. He was like, we do it a thousand times. And he was like, just do it.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, when I was listening to CS version today, I was disappointed in that way. I would like, you know, a version on Spotify of Queen Corgi's. Yeah.

[Claudia Ashray]

I wonder, do they put, like, your performance, like, they're on YouTube?

[Jackson Claude]

Of course.

[Claudia Ashray]

But can you buy it on itunes or whatever?

[Jackson Claude]

I need it on Spotify, so someone needs to work on that.

[Claudia Ashray]

I'll burn you a cd, please. I just want to say, like, shout out. The show has such a wide reach. Like, not my aunt texting me last night. You gotta make a CD and sell it on your podcast like I do.

[Jackson Claude]

I mean, we've been talking about Toast Tunes forever. I know.

[Claudia Ashray]

Like, we just have to do it.

[Jackson Claude]

2026, the year of Toast tunes.

[Claudia Ashray]

Tune in to find out.

[Jackson Claude]

Toast Tunes in.

[Claudia Ashray]

Thank you guys so much for listening to the Toast Online morning show where we deliver the fast fact stories you need to know every Monday through Friday on YouTube are watching us on YouTube. Please don't forget to subscribe and give us a video. A thumbs up. We're also available as podcast and we podcast Spotify about how beautiful, stunning and wickedly talented we are. Oh, and if you didn't like my singing before, you're not gonna get me to stop singing now because I am a singer on television and you can't tell me to stop because I have an amazing voice and America agrees you'll have to put up with my singing for till the end of time.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, Ken Jeong's favorite singer.

[Claudia Ashray]

That's my claim to fame. Love ya. Bye.

[Jackson Claude]

Love ya. Bye.