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Claudia
Good morning, girlies. It's the Toast.
Jackson Claude
It's Jackson Claude and we're your host.
Claudia
It's your favorite show, the Fast 5 things you need to know. We'll start your day off swirly. It's the toast.
Jackson Claude
They sound amazing.
Claudia
Welcome back to the Toast and happy Thursday. That feels like a Friday because we're celebrating. Jackson Claude is coming to town. Jackson Claude is coming to town. Jackson Claude is coming to town. That's right, we're singing Synchronicity because Jax and Glad are coming to town. Hey, Jax, how you doing?
Jackson Claude
I'm darn good. I am in New York City. The big city. Big city slicker. Look at me.
Claudia
All black. Actually. Tiny. She's a tiny, little, fragile little city slicker.
Jackson Claude
Oh, tiniest.
Claudia
She can't even see.
Jackson Claude
She's like, too precious to walk down these streets.
Claudia
You are too precious to walk down these streets.
Jackson Claude
I always was, like, even when I lived here. I was not the elk of New Yorker.
Claudia
You were not made for city slicking.
Jackson Claude
And now, like a fish out of water, I'll take an Uber.
Claudia
I'd never know you weren't a big New York City gal with your all black outfit, your slick back bun. She's cosplaying. She's doing what she does best. She's larping as a New Yorker today.
Jackson Claude
I am. Even though I'm a New Yorker, which is so crazy.
Claudia
You are.
Jackson Claude
But I never was.
Claudia
No, not in your. In your.
Jackson Claude
Even though I was here 10 years, I never was. Also, we're doing something really fun today, which is vlogging our day.
Claudia
We have such a busy day, you guys, not to be such annoying influencers.
Jackson Claude
Influencers and content creators only do, like, a day in the life when they're super busy, which is what we're doing today. Which is what we're doing today. But we're also doing, like, a lot of interesting stuff. So even if we were this busy every day, I would still choose today to vlog because there's a lot going on. Like, we're shooting a commercial.
Claudia
We're going to be on set. On location.
Jackson Claude
Actually, on location. We have a guest interview.
Claudia
We have a gno tonight.
Jackson Claude
Right. I'm trying to get my hair cut because I missed my haircut yesterday. If you're wondering, my hair looks like this. It's because I thought I was gonna have a party blowout this morning, and I don't for my big commercial. Yeah, but I'm just gonna be a slicker for my commercial. I think it'll be better for the vibes of the commercial.
Claudia
Creative of the commercial. Actually, the role that you're playing is, like, slick is slick.
Jackson Claude
And you guys are probably wondering, like, don't you guys have hair and makeup for your commercial? No, no, no, we don't.
Claudia
That would require us waking up earlier. So we. We politely declined.
Jackson Claude
So we don't have hair and makeup for our big commercial.
Claudia
That's why we look so par. Delicious today. We have so much to do. Like, we have a pargie show. We also have kind of a inaugural moment here in Toast Tertiary. This is Jackie's first time visiting me at our. Yeah, that's right. Jackie also pays for the studio. Our new studio. You haven't been to the new NYC HQ yet. Give me your thoughts. We got her whole reaction on the vlog that we're vlogging, of course. But tell me your initial thoughts.
Jackson Claude
It's nicer than I expected. I don't know.
Claudia
Why did you expect?
Jackson Claude
Just, like, it's lighter and brighter and, like, more Kardashian than I thought. Like, oh, you know what I mean?
Claudia
My God.
Jackson Claude
And the pinks, like, it's a very Kardashian vibe. Am I at Kylie cosmetics offices?
Claudia
Wow. Okay. I was, like, a little nervous about you coming because, first of all, like, you do contribute to half the rent. So, like, you do have a say in, like. And also, I didn't want her thinking, like, I'm, you know, like a rat in my New York City disgusting dungeon studio. So, like, I. Over the last. Since I found out you were coming, I've been making improvements. Like, I had the wallpaper put up, little things. Like, I got all the boxes cleared out. Like, I really wanted you to, you know, respect our nychq because I respect our South Florida hq.
Jackson Claude
And now our new one.
Claudia
And now our new one.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. So I think it's really great. I don't know why even when you show me this wallpaper on FaceTime, like, it just looked darker. Like, everything just the color of everything is different. It's a very porgy vibe in here. So it's not like I was expecting to come to a dump, but, like, part of being in a studio is, like, you want a dumpy vibe because it should be, like, dark. Dark and quiet and. No, it's light and bright and I'm enjoying my time here.
Claudia
O. She said it's Kardashian.
Jackson Claude
I did, and I meant it.
Claudia
We have actually such good stories today. A lot of Internet draw. Not drama, but, like, the Internet swirlies were making news yesterday.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. No, I. My group chats were popping off. I could not keep pace with them because I was traveling. And as I said, like, I missed my haircut because my flight got moved and it was just a long travel day and I couldn't even keep up with my group chats because that's so much. That Internet was talking.
Claudia
Yeah, lots was going on. We're going to talk about the Alexes, we're going to talk about Remy on Chloe's podcast, and then some other human interest type stories to tell to. To get you guys settled into your days.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
It's Thursday.
Jackson Claude
Usually we'd have Summer House recap, but due to all the travel, went out to dinner last night. So it's not just me because Zach actually turned it on the. The hotel tv. He turned on Summer House and I was like, no. Yeah, he's not watching.
Claudia
I. I could have watched it when I got home, but, like, I'm a pregnant person. I need to be asleep by 9:30. And I did get home at, like, 9:45, so that was hard for me. So no Summer House recap this week. This week is just like a little Where. Where the toast. Where Jackson Claude in New York City giveth. It also taketh away a little bit.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, we're not in.
Claudia
Even though last night was like our episode, it was. It was like Craig and Kyle.
Jackson Claude
Okay. It's been our episode for, like, four weeks, so I kind of. It's kind of like the boy who cried wolf.
Claudia
Agreed, Agreed. But of all the episodes for us to miss, like, we would miss this one, but it's fine.
Jackson Claude
I'm sorry, I. We were sat for the last four.
Claudia
We were sat for the last.
Jackson Claude
Move on with my life.
Claudia
What was it? So what was I saying before?
Jackson Claude
What weren't you saying?
Claudia
Oh, yeah, I went out to dinner. I had salmon.
Jackson Claude
I thought you got spaghetti pomodoro.
Claudia
I was going to get spaghetti pomodoro, but then I forgot about kind of like a major life event that happened to me yesterday.
Jackson Claude
Okay.
Claudia
I went to the doctor for, you know, my visit, and I always. When I go to the doctor, there's like two appointments. You do the scan and you check on the baby, and then you go check on you. You go upstairs and you get, like, your blood pressure, your pee, your weight. And I always. The nurses are amazing. They're like, we're gonna weigh you. And I'm like, okay, I'm gonna turn around, take my shoes off. Like, please just write it down. I'm not interested in knowing. And I can't be the only one who's outside. They're like, of course, of course. And they've respected it every single time. And they're, like, always hyping me up, you know, like, you look beautiful. Yesterday was no different.
Jackson Claude
Queen.
Claudia
You look beautiful. I said, thanks, queen. Then I went into, like, a different office to talk to the doctor, and she was like, you need to get blood drawn. So on your way out, she gave me, like, this paper. It's like a form that you take to the lab to give to the lab person to be like, hi, I'm here to get my blood drawn. And I don't know why the. I looked at it. I never thought for a second my weight was going to be on it, but it was on it. Now. It's also funny because it was, like, a lot of words on this paper. My eyes found, like, I just saw weight. It's actually insane how my eyes were looking for it. And this is the first time I have found out my weight since probably, like, my first or second appointment. Like, so when I was, like, 13 weeks, I just decided that I wasn't gonna keep up with my weight. Now, if I could do it all over again, I probably wouldn't have not known.
Jackson Claude
Not to even change the number that it is today, but just be aware of it. Like, surprising to go from the number you were at before to the number you're at now.
Claudia
Yeah. And to be honest, like, I really had no idea what I was going to be at. I'm like, maybe it's not so bad. And, like, it was. It was pretty much as, like, bad as it could be.
Jackson Claude
How much have you gained? I won't. You don't have to tell us your weight. Obviously, like, we're not psychopaths.
Claudia
Yeah. Well, when I went to the family chat to just sort of, like, say I was literally crying.
Jackson Claude
She was crying. She's like, I'm tearing up. Like, they. I accidentally saw my weight and Jackie's literally.
Claudia
She didn't even say, like, oh. She goes, what was it?
Jackson Claude
I need to. I need to work with the facts before I can have emotional response.
Claudia
So all that to say, yeah, I didn't get the pasta last night, but also because.
Jackson Claude
Wow, that's how much it affected you.
Claudia
No, actually, not really. Dr. Fox just keeps telling me I need to eat, like, more fish and meat. My iron levels are low. So, like, I was like, that's because.
Jackson Claude
You'Re so skinny and small.
Claudia
That's what I thought. Right. So color me so surprised when I saw my Weight on the form, so. But I don't like to eat fish in my house. Like, I can only eat fish at a restaurant. Do you know what I mean? So I never go to restaurants. So I was like, you know what? I should have the fish. Don't worry. I also had pizza and, like, so much bread.
Jackson Claude
I was like, a fish pasta.
Claudia
No, No, I don't.
Jackson Claude
Yummy.
Claudia
And so if anybody's, like, in my position where it's like, weight is your whole life and, like, you've lost a lot of weight and now, like, you're getting pregnant, you have to go back, I would suggest not turning a blind eye. I don't think it was my wisest decision, but there was so much change, you know?
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
I couldn't take it on.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. It's good to know. Just so that you never see, like, a jump of 30, 40 pounds. I don't know what. What the actual number. Because I don't know what you were before. I only know, like, your number, new weight. So I'm not saying that you have gained 30, 40 pounds. I have no idea.
Claudia
I wish. Oh, God, wait. You're making me feel so much worse. 30, 40, I wish.
Jackson Claude
How much have you gained? That's not bad.
Claudia
Stop. No, it is just.
Jackson Claude
No, like, Kylie gained 60.
Claudia
It's bad. No. And then I, like, I gained.
Jackson Claude
60.
Claudia
Yeah. I just have some time left, you know?
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
Well, I posted this whole saga on my Instagram story, and, like, people were very quick to, you know, chime in with their responses. And I just want to say to the people who are, like, trying to be helpful, being, like, I get it. I gained 30 pounds. Like, 30 pounds is so not a lot.
Jackson Claude
And what people don't understand that. I know I'm going to make it worse for us, but you guys need to understand how bad we have. It is that we are short. So, like, Kylie gaining 60 pounds and me gaining 60 pounds is not.
Claudia
It's like, you gain 80.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. Like, I like to tell myself, oh, Kylie did it, too. But no, it's so much different when you're short. It's so, like. Yeah, for short people, you probably gain 30, 40 pounds. And that's a lot. When you're in the 50s and 60s, like, that's a lot. A lot. And if you. And I just want to say, like, any amount that you gain, because someone's sitting there who's short, who gained 80 pounds, and I mean.
Claudia
And, like, that is going to be.
Jackson Claude
Me, like, wait, fudge. But every pound you gain is beautiful. That's why like, not only should you keep a breast just to know so you never see this like stark change, but you have to just make peace with it. You have to make peace with it.
Claudia
Like, no, I know.
Jackson Claude
And I felt like no breastfeeding and Ozempic are waiting for you.
Claudia
I felt like a brat. Like being upset about it, especially after like a clean bill of health from the doctor. Like that's all. Like the fact that I walked out of the doctor and the thing I was thinking about was my weight, not the fact that like the scan went great. Like it's so. I'm sorry. I'm a human being and like it is what bothered me and like that's why I'm crying in the car like an actual six year old. But like, I wish I could change my perspective. I can. I'm sorry. Like, I know what everybody's saying. You're right. Like Margaret sending me inspirational text messages.
Jackson Claude
Like, I know not statue with the wisdom.
Claudia
I know. Even though, like I wanted to slap her. She was like, she said the thing that like, I just hate you. You're literally going to hear it. Like, shut up.
Jackson Claude
Like, she's also on her camera app in the mirror.
Claudia
Like, you know, to be clear, I'm gaining, I'm growing a four pound human. Okay. Like, let's just be real.
Jackson Claude
I know, but you really have to make peace with it. And I feel like you know that you should, but you actually haven't tried to.
Claudia
I know that I should and I actually haven't tried to 1000%. I have a lot going on. I'm shooting a commercial today. Like, I just can't. I really can't. And it's just when, when you're at a weight that like you hate so much and then you finally like, you fulfill your life's dream of getting away from that weight, which I did. Thank you, Ozempic. You think you're never gonna return. I like turned my back on that number and I'm like, see you never. Meanwhile, see you next year.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, that's so different. It's so different. It's so different.
Claudia
I know, I know, I know. So that's why I had the salmon. No, I'm kidding. That isn't why I had the salmon. But it wasn't not a factor. I'm just gonna, I'm gonna try and like walk a little bit more. I'm really not gonna.
Jackson Claude
I feel like you've been healthy though. Or do you just pretend like to the family that you're healthy?
Claudia
Oh, does that. Does it come off that way? I'm not trying, by the way. Sometimes I do put my best. Sometimes I do put my best foot forward and, like, lie to you guys. I don't feel like I've been doing that. Okay. How do you think that I've been healthy?
Jackson Claude
Like, I just. I've not seen you, like, go, like, order, like, a crazy meals and you don't post, like, huge amount. Like, you go and you go to the diner and then you. Ben makes you dinner. Like, it's, like, very balanced.
Claudia
I thought so. That's what I thought. I'm not hiding.
Jackson Claude
I think you should keep doing what you're doing.
Claudia
Okay. Yeah. Except now I'm just, like, really? Especially my physical therapist said, like, try and walk as much as you can. So I'm trying to get in, like, 5, 000 steps a day, which I think is just good for, like, life, you know? But I was having round ligament pain, so I really couldn't. Now I'm feeling better, but whatever, it's fine. Like, whatever.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, it's whatever. Well, thank you for sharing that and being vulnerable. It's actually going to be a theme of today's episode.
Claudia
I know we're going to talk about Remy making news on Koi Kardashian's podcast.
Jackson Claude
Happy for Chloe.
Claudia
I'm happy for Chloe, too. This was a good get. I actually.
Jackson Claude
It was mutually great gets for each of them.
Claudia
Yes. I knew Remy at some point was gonna, like, share her journey, and I was wondering where she was gonna do it, and I actually can't think of a better place.
Jackson Claude
No. And Chloe's a new podcast, so of course she didn't, like, come to mind, but they're friends. Chloe's obviously been through a lot of weight loss and also weight criticism.
Claudia
Yeah. Like being in the spotlight about your weight throughout her career.
Jackson Claude
It was really perfect. And, like, so premium. It kind of looks like this because it was, like, very Kardashian.
Claudia
Correct. So it kind of looks like she also is. I. I can't lie. I haven't watched any Chloe in Wonderland. It just hasn't been enticing to me yet. But that's podcasts. Every episode, like, is for everyone else. And I watched Remy's, and let me tell you, Chloe is a very good interviewer because she knows how to listen.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
Which we're still working on.
Jackson Claude
Critical skill.
Claudia
Yeah.
Jackson Claude
And I also finally understood the title of her podcast after also watching Kardashians of last week.
Claudia
Because you're not Alice in Wonderland.
Jackson Claude
No, it's like, it's all about things she's curious about. So it's like she's in wonderland of a land of wondering about things.
Claudia
Oh, okay.
Jackson Claude
That's actually kind of parchy for a podcast. Because she'll talk. Because when on the episode I was watching, she was talking about how she'll have people come on and talk about, you know, the pyramids, like, please know.
Claudia
Okay, I've so had enough.
Jackson Claude
Or the how the earth is flat. Please. No, but I felt like, you know, all that stuff, and that stuff plays so well on podcasts. It's like theorizing, conspiracy and everything. All types of different. Just the wonders. So I put it all together, and it was quite paragy.
Claudia
Well, it was my first time watching. It's really high quality. It's funny how the Kardashians, like, invented. Remember that photo booth that they used to have everywhere Murmur? And, like, it was like they were posting these pictures from events on Instagram and they were so beautiful. And then everybody started getting the murmur at their own wedding, and they. Whatever they did there, like, they applied to her podcast. Everybody looks gorgeous on it. Their skin, it has, like, this tan filter. It's pargy.
Jackson Claude
Same with the show. They have.
Claudia
They have filters, they have technology.
Jackson Claude
We need that technology.
Claudia
You're telling me. After seeing my way to the doctor's office. Yeah. So the stories are actually really good today. I feel like we're gonna have some kind of complex dynamic combos.
Jackson Claude
Classic us.
Claudia
So us to be so complex and dynamic.
Jackson Claude
So without further ado.
Claudia
Where are you?
Jackson Claude
Where are you?
Claudia
He's either in heaven or in the dungeon in Brooklyn being someone's sex slave.
Jackson Claude
Sad. Oh, I wonder if I'll see Rodeo while I'm here.
Claudia
Well, I hope so, because he got groomed yesterday for you.
Jackson Claude
Oh.
Claudia
So me and Ben send Romeo to, like, a grooming place. And, you know, you always have doubts when you send, like, your children, furry or otherwise, to, like, a facility. You're like, are they abusing the dogs there? You see these videos online and. And, you know, every time we go, we just, like, we acknowledge, like, maybe something's happening. And, like, we just need to get over because he's got to get bathed and his nails. So yesterday I was walking past the place while Romeo was there, and they actually groom them in the window, which I like. Like, you can't be abusing a dog in a public storefront. And I took. I look my head in and, oh, my God, he is in love with this woman. And I actually went inside I should have done this before I met the woman who. Who grooms him. Oh, she loves Romeo. She's, like, always doing Romeo. She showed me pictures of him in January, so I felt really good that, like, the daycare I'd been sending Romeo to isn't abusing the dogs. At least not my girl.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. Or not your dog.
Claudia
Yeah, that's so true. Maybe some of the uggos.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. But Rodeo gets special, special treatment.
Claudia
They sent him out in, like, a little bow. So I want him to look nice for you and your family, so you have to come see.
Jackson Claude
Okay. Yeah. And the k be excited to see him 1,000%. Okay. We'll. We'll make a play date.
Claudia
We'll set it up. I'll have my people call your people. Ben will call Zach.
Jackson Claude
Now, without further ado. To do. To do. Here are the fast size stories that you do need to know.
Claudia
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Jackson Claude
Booking.
Claudia
Yeah, we could do it together. So thank you to booking.com for sponsoring today's episode of the Toast. Every time we use booking.com to find a place to stay in the U.S. we know that they're going to have exactly what we're looking for. They have a huge variety of options, from hotels to vacation rentals. And we know that we can find exactly what we're looking for. We have found booking.com has something for everyone, including Jax, who's here on this New York City whirlwind tour. And, you know, tell me, you're booking a trip to New York. What are you looking for? And how is booking.com helping you achieve those goals?
Jackson Claude
Well, thank you for asking, Claudia, because I'm looking for a very specific thing first.
Claudia
She's extremely demanding.
Jackson Claude
You know, I just. I have needs. So, first of all, neighborhood. Like, I want to be near my coach and near my office, because I always am coming into the office because.
Claudia
You pay the rent here, and I'm.
Jackson Claude
Working very hard at my office. So I course search by neighborhood. And then I need. I need variety in rooms because I need a kitchenette. A little kitchenette is always a plus. A fridge, a sink, a family friendly hotel, family friendly connecting rooms, all of those things. And booking.com makes it really easy to find what you're looking for.
Claudia
They do. We use them for all of our different trips, whether it's family trips where we need a big house, or if Ben and I are doing a little, you know, dink trip, a nice beachfront location, perhaps Like a no kids hotel, something like that. No offense. So find exactly what you're looking for on booking.com booking.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
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Jackson Claude
Toast thank you, Sash.
Claudia
Terp, you are just like, like, so welcome.
Jackson Claude
Our first story influencer Remy Bader admits to weight loss surgery after months of speculation. Remy joined Khloe Kardashian on her most recent episode of Chloe in Wonderland. And Shared that she had a brand new, newer surgery which helped with her weight loss over the last year. So she revealed that she underwent a weight loss surgery that cut 80 of her stomach. Amid months of online rumors speculating that she was either taking medication or got surgery. She said what everyone online, of course, at this point, everyone online is like, okay, well she did one of the shots or she did the sleeve or something. No one guessed this. She admitted that she got a surgery called sadi, otherwise referred to as single anastomosis duodenal switch.
Claudia
She kept referring to it as Sadie.
Jackson Claude
Oh, I was gonna say saddy.
Claudia
Of course she did.
Jackson Claude
Of course I was going to say that.
Claudia
Of course you were gonna say wrong.
Jackson Claude
So the website explains that the SADIE procedure combines sleeve gastrectomy with intestinal bypass to promote greater weight loss.
Claudia
It's a form of bariatric surgery which we all know as like gastric bypass. The sleeve, this is a different type.
Jackson Claude
Of it, tube shape sleeve as well. Separating the top part of the small intestine to below the stomach before reattaching it to the bottom part of the intestine. So basically she got 80% of her stomach cut out.
Claudia
Yeah. And so I watched the episode. She spoke a lot about like before she even said that like I had had surgery. She wanted everyone to understand, like how she got to the place that she did, which I appreciated because she found herself in like a precarious situation where she became like the face of the body positive movement. And she has said in this interview, but, and I know her personally, she said it to me, but she says it in every interview she does. She's like, hi, I'm not body positive. Like, I don't love my body. I actually hate my body. So when you become the face of like, you're supposed to love and accept yourself and then you do something drastic to change it. She's received a lot of criticism for that. So her sitting down and like really explaining it with somebody who gets it was very smart. Now I think people are kind of committed to misunderstanding and just disliking the fact that she did this. Because I've seen a lot of like people just making tick tocks about it and they, they just, they, they hate that she did it, you know?
Jackson Claude
Yeah, it probably feels like a betrayal because she was like, even if she didn't want to be, but she was like the face of this movement for them and felt like a role model. But even following her at the time before she had the surgery, like, and she shared even more about her poor health status on Chloe's podcast. But even you could just see in her videos there were days at a time where she couldn't get out of.
Claudia
Bed because of her back. She had like multiple back surgeries, sleep apnea, and then. So that's the stuff we knew and she shared, but stuff that she didn't share that even as her friend I didn't know was that actually when she. One of the things that really drove her to make the decision to get the surgery was that she was told she was becoming infertile because of her weight. And that was something like she never expected. But yeah, like sleep apnea, she, you know, if she fell or something, it really, I know that she fell and her, like her knee gave out. So there were days where she couldn't walk. And then she just has like genetic and hereditary back issues which were exacerbated. So she was like, you know, a 27 year old girl who had two, two back surgeries. Like that's not, you know, a normal place to be at. So she very much said like my weight was the reason for my declining health at 27 years old. Right.
Jackson Claude
And I think that that just followers of hers without like having inside knowledge could see that. That it wasn't like this amazingly positive thing all the time that was like really weighing. Weighing and negatively impacting her quality of life.
Claudia
Yes. And her relationships too. She had spoke openly about like her romantic relationships, but also her relationship with her parents, like, because they were really worried about her. And like, there's really no way to say it in a good way and.
Jackson Claude
In a way that the person wants to hear.
Claudia
And we've all been there like, so it just was impacting ever. And so she spent the first like 30 minutes of the podcast just really letting people know what her life was like before. Just so like, I think to deflect any sort of criticism of her decision to do it now it. People are gonna hate regardless. But she really wanted people who were open to understanding her journey to get that. And I feel like she did a good job. Then she shared the actual surgery process, which honestly sounded horrible. So she happened to have had like a, it's a, it's a decent recovery and she like, everything that could go wrong did. So like you're supposed to feel sick for sure for a couple of days. She was sick for six weeks. She had to move home. She like couldn't take care of herself, throwing up, just really, really like bad and hard. And she was also then like freaking out, being like what the hell did I do? Like, I changed my body and now I feel. And I'm having an abnormal reaction to it. Did I just ruin my life? Like, am I going to be in the hospital for the rest of my life? Which I didn't even think about that part. But like, that must have been a bug out, right? Like you made this huge decision. It seems to work for everybody else. You've never heard that other people are in the hospital, you know, weeks at a time and like, did I do something wrong? So then that's like the panic of that. Eventually, like she just, she said also when they, when they cut her open to do her semi shell, so they found that she had a really fatty liver, so they had to do like other things. And now like the person we see now, so she said, it's been a little under a year. She's lost 140 pounds. The person we see now who's like, so feeling so good, looking so good, like, that was not the reality for the majority of the journey. And that's part of the reason why she didn't share.
Jackson Claude
When did she start to feel better? Was it six weeks?
Claudia
I feel like it was like two or three months.
Jackson Claude
Okay.
Claudia
And I remember like at the time, like watching her content, like, you could see like her quality of like she was home. Her quality of life was really not that of someone who is, you know, successful and young and, and in love. And it was just, it was, it was crazy to watch. She was still in her relationship, but he really like, didn't know how to take care of her because it was so crazy. So she moved home.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, that. Okay. I mean, I know that they ended badly, but that feels like, no, I.
Claudia
Mean, I wouldn't know what to do. Like, it's crazy. And so the backlash of course has been swift and kind of the the recurring thing is like, well, she should have been honest, she should have been open. She shouldn't have told people that she was body positive and she shouldn't have told people that she did this with diet and exercise. And to be clear, like, she didn't, she didn't, she didn't say that she did it with diet and exercise. She just never, she just ignored it. She just ignored it. And as somebody like, who did something similar, like when my weight loss was becoming obvious to people and they would like start commenting ozempic, Like I blocked the word ozempic. Like I wasn't ready to share it yet. And so I come from a place of like complete understanding. Like, I Totally side with Remy. Like, not only does she owe nobody anything, even as the. Even if she was like the most body positive face of the movement, she still doesn't know anyone, anything about, like, her own private medical journey. And the fact that she did share in her own time, like, I do think will ultimately benefit people because she's not coming on here, like, endorsing the out of the surgery. She's not being like, everybody should get bariatric. She's being like, it was really hard. It wasn't what I expected. Now I'm at a place where I can look back fondly on the experience, but at the time, like, it was not. They say it's like the easy way out. Right. She's like, it was not.
Jackson Claude
How does she feel now, though? Because, like, yes, the recovery was hard, but it seems like the whole thing, this is a hall, even like inadvertently an endorsement of this surgery because she looks amazing, she sounds happy and healthy and like, that she's, you know, able to really enjoy her life.
Claudia
Right.
Jackson Claude
So even though obviously it's hard and you go through a lot, this does feel like an endorsement, whether or not she's endorsing it.
Claudia
Well, she maintains that, like, this place that she's at now where we're all seeing, like a much happier, healthier version of her physically, mentally, job wise, she really maintains that, like, it's not all due to the fact that she lost weight. She did other work on herself, therapy, obviously, getting out of the. The relationship and then being heartbroken for the first time. Like, she feels like she's on the other end of like, a bunch of things that have all contributed to this, like, newer version of herself. But I think that she feels, if she says, and this is just me guessing, I think she feels if she says that, you know, it's all due to the fact that she's thin now. It's like, definitely a betrayal to the community. The community. But also like, something that I know she really believed in and believes in when she was building her platform.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, but I, I feel like you had the same thing because you are so positive.
Claudia
Like, I feel differently. Like, and this is where I don't necessarily relate, like, word for word to her experience is like, I didn't find myself really unhappy in my life as a plus sized person. I just hated the way that I looked. Like, I came at it really, to be honest, from like, a shallow point of view. And so, yeah, you don't want to admit when you lose the weight that, like, it really was this thing that, like, it was the thing, you know, and so. But for me, like, I don't know. And you could probably speak to it, like, is my personality or my disposition very different, big or small? Like, my mood and my, My, My level of joy?
Jackson Claude
Actually, I've not really thought about it, but, like, kind of like, you've always been a happy, funny, positive person, but, like, you're down for so much more. You said.
Claudia
Yes, I'm more open 1,000%. You're more like, like, cautious, like Hermogeny.
Jackson Claude
Like, everything's a bad idea. I don't want to do this. I don't want to do that. And of course, like, there's a bunch of.
Claudia
It's so funny because, like, I look back, I'm like, I was so happy.
Jackson Claude
No, but when I. When, when. The thing is, at the time, though, like, you were so positive and so happy, but now, after the weight loss, it just opened up another, like, category of, like, and now you're so 360. Like, even though I agree with you, at that time, you were so happy, but we didn't even know how much happier. But you're just a happy person, and you could be even happier.
Claudia
I guess it's like, I think some people find themselves at a place where they're really unhappy with their weight, and it affects other facets of their life, whether it's romantic relationships, career opportunities, different things. And I, I, maybe I'm wrong, but I didn't feel like I got to that place, and that's something I'm, like, proud of. Like, that I was able to work on myself and really, like, be in.
Jackson Claude
A good marriage, have positive mental health. And you always have all of those things.
Claudia
Yes. But then it just got even more. Even more crazy. But not. I realized that, that I think that, that I'm unique in that experience because it hard not to let your weight just, like, take over your entire life. So when you come out of it, you don't want to say, like, it was all my weight the whole time. But I do think in the future, like, when, When Remy looks back on this, I do think she will see that, like, it was mostly the weight.
Jackson Claude
Than it was working on herself or the heartbreak even a year ago. Like, she's always been, like, a mental health advocate, always has been, like, working with people and working on her mental health. So what's actually the thing that's changed in the last year is the way.
Claudia
I think that, like, people are really critical of her choice to do it. On Chloe's podcast, which I think was brilliant.
Jackson Claude
I agree.
Claudia
And I think probably made her feel really safe. Like Chloe's such a nice person and they have a personal relationship and Chloe's.
Jackson Claude
Been through dramatic weight loss with everybody's eyes on you telling you you're too skinny.
Claudia
You're doing it wrong.
Jackson Claude
You did it wrong. Like you, you left us in the dust.
Claudia
There is no right way to lose weight. As a person who was popular amongst the movement of body positivity and plus size, there's no right way to do it. People are going to feel betrayed, they're going to feel left behind, they're going to feel jealous. People from the skinny and Nikki Laser just did a great bit on this on Ozempic, on Jimmy Fallon just being like skinny. People hate it because, like now we're all equal. But like, you've had to work more on yourself. Yeah.
Jackson Claude
Like you have a great personality.
Claudia
You have a great personality too. And now, like we look the same. So there's no right people are going to criticize it. Like, I got so much backlash when I didn't. Like, now I don't even care. Like, I would do it 15 times over and I would wait double as long to tell everyone. Like, I don't care there because I found, like myself in a good place and at the end of the day that's what matters. But all of this is really new to Remy. She's not like an OG influencer, do you know what I mean? She's like a tick tocker who took off during COVID So I think, like, I have a lot of sympathy for her because, you know, you get hardened the longer you do this. And she's still relatively new to it. And that movement, that community, like, they can be brutal, especially when you leave them behind. I was a part of it too. Like, you feel betrayed when like one of your favorite fatties leaves you and the community because you loved to see somebody like fat and successful and happy and healthy and rich and. And you saw like, oh, that could happen to me. And then when they leave, like, I get it, it's really disappointing. But like, I feel like people are being really unfair to Remy.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, I haven't seen the back.
Claudia
It's on tick tock. Right.
Jackson Claude
I'm sure. But this is a person who's healthier and happier than she was before and I think that's something that should be celebrated.
Claudia
Agreed.
Jackson Claude
If she needed to. If she didn't tell you when you wanted to know, I mean, clearly she had £140 in a year. Like, that's dramatic weight loss. Like, you can use some deductive reasoning that like she's had some sort of aid. And also just like trust your faves that she will tell you when she's ready. So and if you can't trust that, then she's not your fave.
Claudia
That is what people are saying. And I'm so glad you just said that, being like, well, it's misleading to let people think that you lost all of this weight with diet and exercise. First of all, Remy never said that. She just didn't answer. She never said that she did. And two, like, if you're low key, stupid enough to think somebody could lose 140 pounds in under a year, diet and exercise when they were struggling so.
Jackson Claude
Their whole life and then one day, just a switch ain't for you.
Claudia
Like, you're dumb. Like, where's the personal accountability? And people always like, you're misleading your audience. Who are these dumb people? It's always like generic. What about the young people? Go talk to your parents. Like, yeah, Remy's fucking job. She's just trying to live her best, like healthiest life and get through it.
Jackson Claude
You know, she's not a nutritionist, she's not your dietitian. Like, if she's like that at the.
Claudia
Beginning of the episode, she's like, before I dive in, she gave like a whole.
Jackson Claude
No, but like, if you were really looking to Remy to like validate your life choices and like eat what Remy eats and do what Remy does, look in the mirror. Like, that's not a healthy way to be on the Internet.
Claudia
Agreed. It's not good Internet behavior.
Jackson Claude
Like, we're just following people passively. Like, we're here for a good time. Like, we're not. It's gonna stake in it. Yeah, agreed. So congrats, congrats to Remy. Very happy for her. Our next story, a little more influencer news. A bit of an update because Alex Earle says that she can't podcast for the first foreseeable future. So Alex Earl did a little grwm and she ready with me in the beginning. She said I have to put a pause on podcasting right now for the foreseeable future. Don't really want to get into the details of it all. And I kind of can't get into the details of it all right now. But I've loved it so much and I'm really proud of what I built with the podcast. Instead of dropping new episodes, she said that she's going to be pivoting to vlogging on YouTube. I'm laughing because this is, like, what we just said she should do.
Claudia
And I'm so glad, like, she listened. I don't know if it was like, I thought it was kind of obvious. So people being like, she heard your episode. I don't think so. I think, like, she came to the conclusion on her own because it's like, kind of logical conclusion.
Jackson Claude
She said, I don't want to leave you. Just leave you astray and not leave you with anything. I also think I would lose my mind. So good news is I'm going to be putting out weekly vlogs for this foreseeable future. She just dropped a vlog of, like, her family's spring break at Universal Studios, and next she's going to do Ultra Music Festival in Miami. The only thing that's confusing about this, that maybe you can explain is she said, I kind of can't get into the details of it.
Claudia
All.
Jackson Claude
Right, right.
Claudia
So she said that, like, she's not podcasting anymore because she can't and she can't tell us why. So it was giving, like, legal dispute, battle Unwell intellectual property. So, of course, every. The. The comments are like, what did Alex Cooper do to you? So, so much so. I guess it must have been overwhelming because I feel like Alex Cooper does not respond to stuff. Like, there's always things being said about, like, the show and network, and she kind of lets everyone speculate. It's like a good strategy. Strategy. But she put up an Instagram story about this, which I was so shocked because she doesn't respond to anything. It was basically like, like, guys, I'm seeing all your comments about, like, Alex not podcasting, just letting you know, like, her inability to podcast has nothing to do with Unwell. Like, worst, we're settled. You know, I gave her ip. I learned from the best at Stool Presidente. She tagged Dave just being like, please excuse me from this narrative. So I don't know a word, a reason why Alex would be unable to.
Jackson Claude
Podcast and that she can't get into the details of it all if it.
Claudia
Has nothing to do with unwell.
Jackson Claude
I don't think it has anything to do with unwell, because we did hear that, that she got the IP weeks ago. And so they're step their goodbye, I guess. Like, I don't know if people. Why they didn't just know that instead of bothering Alex Cooper about this.
Claudia
Yeah, but. But I think that it was the only logical reason why else I'm asking. So I don't blame people for thinking it had to do with unwell. I not gonna lie, I thought the same.
Jackson Claude
You did?
Claudia
Yeah. Even though we know it's been squared away for sure. Why else would someone be unable to podcast?
Jackson Claude
I have to put up.
Claudia
Maybe she had a non compete, like, I don't know. I don't know what I thought. But Alex is like, no, this is.
Jackson Claude
Not like I'm not able because I don't want to.
Claudia
Right. And I don't think she should podcast. I think it's a waste of her time and energy. I think even though she just did.
Jackson Claude
That episode with Bethany and it was like really good.
Claudia
Yeah, but that must have been like before all the drama went down. Like pre recorded perhaps.
Jackson Claude
I feel like it was that week of Bethany.
Claudia
Yeah. I don't know. But why would you like put all this effort into like a big podcast if you're gonna cancel the next week?
Jackson Claude
I don't know.
Claudia
I think the situation is fluid, honestly.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. But it could just be like, I can't podcast right now because I'm tired and my mental health is suffering and I can't do it.
Claudia
And I wanted to look up how it was performing. I watched it. I watched a little bit of it. No. Her new vlog, like, compared to Hot Mess, Universal Studios. Yeah. Okay, so her personal YouTube channel, which is relatively new, has 125000 subscribers. Hot Mess, which she was updating, you know, Weekly, is at 270k now. I do believe she owns that channel, but she's posting her vlogs on Alex earl personal. And 14 hours ago, she put up this Earl family vacation. It has 36, 000 views. Okay, we'll see.
Jackson Claude
We'll see.
Claudia
I do think that her content, because she said she's going to Ultra next week, I do think stuff like that would perform better than like spring break with your little siblings, which is so cute. And I love it. But that's not what people know her for. It's like a fun fact about her that she has this like huge blended family. Siblings are so cute and she goes on New Jersey and they have like, you know, cows and stuff. But I think in terms of like what people go to her for, it's like to see her get ready, party with her friends, do like cool makeup, cute outfits. So I think the Ultra, because the vlog before this, which was two months ago, is Vegas Girls Trip and it has like 200, 000 views.
Jackson Claude
I think they should have a reality show. I know you want her to be a vlogger, but I Just feel like someone should be following her with a camera she shouldn't always be holding.
Claudia
You're working so hard and like, editing it. Yeah, yeah. It's. They're. There are endless opportunities for Alex Earl. Yeah, I'm not worried about her.
Jackson Claude
I'm not either. And I'm waiting on my sip Mark's order to arrive.
Claudia
Right, Right. Code Alex.
Jackson Claude
Is that the code?
Claudia
I don't know.
Jackson Claude
Code Toast. Okay. Are you ready for our next story?
Claudia
I am.
Jackson Claude
Disney. Snow White Drama. Okay. You were never not over it.
Claudia
I know I was never gonna see it, but let me tell you, I love that song. Always.
Jackson Claude
So while you, you work, by the way, why wouldn't I have seen it? I've seen every other live action snow. It's a movie, musical, it's made for me. And because I. I never like, got into Snow White growing up. Like, this would have been my time.
Claudia
Right. It's not like a Disney fantasy story that, like, I follow. I don't even know, like, why is she hanging out with dwarves? Like, I don't know the plot.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. So this, I like the fact that this is performing so poorly and that I have no interest in seeing it, like, is actually crazy. It's Mark Platt. So he's.
Claudia
I didn't know that. I didn't know that. So Ben Platt is an EPO baby. It's like the bane of his existence. He's like one of those Netbo babies in denial. And I just want to say, like, you're extremely talented and an EPO baby we can hold. And his dad is like this big time producer. He actually produced the Dear Evan Hansen movie and he's been in the news a lot recently. He was a producer on Wicked and now I didn't realize he's a producer on Snow White. I find it really interesting that he keeps doing these movie musicals and not casting his son either. Ben Platt, like, really doesn't want to be connected to his dad and have like obvious Nepo ties or like they have beef or something.
Jackson Claude
One, he doesn't want to be. He's so like, he's a self hating Nepo baby that he doesn't want to do anything that his dad is tied to. And two, his dad does like kind of commercial cliche, sort of my favorite kinds of things. And Ben Platt is so artsy. Probably looks down on this sort of like commercial big budget blockbuster. He's like, no, I want to make no money yet. I want to make $0.
Claudia
And I do feel like Ben Platt's other siblings and we're going to talk about one of them today who's a part of this story. Have recently been like, they're not obviously the level of celebrity. He's the most famous person in the family.
Jackson Claude
Who's the other siblings?
Claudia
His name's Henry. I follow him on Tick Tock. He's an amazing voice.
Jackson Claude
Like, really, I never even heard of him.
Claudia
I know. So there's like, a bunch of brothers and they're all sort of like, up and coming now. Jonah has a podcast that I see a lot, actually. He's going on the Good Guys soon. They recorded a couple of weeks ago.
Jackson Claude
He's perfect for the Good Guys. I see his podcast a lot because it's all about being Jewish. And he also had Mark Platt on his podcast. Oh, dad. Yeah. Because they were talking about, like, they were just talking about Judaism, so they're obviously close. Because also. So this big bombshell report about the Snow White fiasco came out at the box office.
Claudia
There's been rumors about Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot. A lot of politics. The Free Palestine movement is involved. So they did, like, an official variety article on.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, like, Gal Gadot has been getting death threats. She has, like, insane security paid for by Disney. Over the course of, like, the film that.
Claudia
She's getting death threats that Disney's paying for it.
Jackson Claude
Oh, yeah. Over the course of, like, filming in post production, Rachel Zegler has made a lot of comments that have rubbed, like, literally everyone the wrong way.
Claudia
Like, about gall, about the movie, about Disney, like, about everything about Free Palestine.
Jackson Claude
Like, Trump support, like, everyone.
Claudia
I remember her. Trump won her. Ethel Kane being like, I hope terrible things happen to all the people who.
Jackson Claude
Right, right. That's. That's not completely really crazy when you want people to come see your movie.
Claudia
Yeah. Right. You're especially, like, a commercial big Disney project. Like, you're supposed to be.
Jackson Claude
You don't want to everyone more than half the country. That's just.
Claudia
It's a really specific type of project and a specific type of, like, PR that you have to do for this type of blockbuster because these are movies that get played all over the country. It's not like an art film. It's not like a New York, Louisiana thing. So you really need to be, like, you're supposed to be a Disney princess. You're, like, of the people, you know? Yes. Think of the people who go to Disney. Disney and. And love Disney. It's everyone.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. She also, like, was making fun of the plot early on, saying, like, the Movie's so dated. 1937.
Claudia
And she's not gonna be saved by the prince.
Jackson Claude
He was, like, low key, stalking her. Like, seriously painful quotes. He's like, why would you be in this movie that you hate so much?
Claudia
You don't have to take it.
Jackson Claude
And I do think that the end of the live action film is, like, you know, not. It's. No, it is wokified. Like, it's like she saves them on. It's like a communist utopia.
Claudia
To be clear, there is a way to do it. Like, I think that's that we make fun of it all the time. But the way Emma Watson did Belle in Beauty and the Beast, she didn't want to be, like, damsel in distress. Stockholm syndrome. She technically falls in love with her captor, for sure.
Jackson Claude
She technically falls in love with an animal.
Claudia
With an animal. So Emma Watson at the time, if.
Jackson Claude
Emma Watson could do that, who was, like, so radically feminist. Feminist. If she could not only make Stockholm syndrome with an animal work for her, this girl could make Snow White work for her.
Claudia
Yeah. Like, at the time, she contributed different things to the project that she wanted to, like, modernize it a little bit. It While, you know, keeping the integrity of the story intact. And she's very, like, female focused. And so I feel like the way she did it didn't change the quality of the movie and didn't rub people the wrong way. Like, I agree with her. Like, yeah, hike up your dress because you're a mechanical woman.
Jackson Claude
Like, when she, like, use the sheets to climb down the window because she's so industrious. Like, okay, great. Yeah.
Claudia
And she was like, her dad was, like, the industrious one, but, like, he was dumb and she was smart.
Jackson Claude
No, she, like, learned from him. And, like, you know, women can be a lot of things. And she does her own laundry with her horse.
Claudia
And the was no drama.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. And there was no drama. So it can be done. So this is, like, drama abound. She's posted, like, a lot over, like, years, like, a lot of things on social media and said things in interviews that have rubbed everyone the wrong way. Then most recently, I think her and Gal were actually fine during filming. That's what I read. But then after they presented at the Oscars, Rachel Zegler said something about Gal how, like, she's always a professional pageant queen. Like, just. Just, like, something, like, nasty like that. And so now they're. They're not speaking. They're not doing press together. They didn't even have, like, the red carpet press.
Claudia
Yeah.
Jackson Claude
There's no premiere, and then so this report also said that after one of her many social media posts, one of her outbursts, Mark Platt flew from LA to New York to talk to her. They had to get like a social media consultant to work with her and vet all of like everything that she was going to post in the run up to this movie so that you know, she wouldn't send away more fans.
Claudia
Right.
Jackson Claude
So she had to have us talking to. So someone commented on something about of Jonah Platt saying your dad flew to New York to reprimand a young actress. Any words on this? Because that's creepy as hell and uncalled.
Claudia
For and I just want to.
Jackson Claude
People have the right to free speech. No shame on your father.
Claudia
Like go comment that on Mark Platt. Like that that bothers me. Like leave Jonah alone. First of all.
Jackson Claude
And I'm sure Jonah was ready.
Claudia
Oh, Jonah was ready.
Jackson Claude
I'm glad she commented on Jonas. Well, me too. Jonah responded.
Claudia
We got an insight. We got window like Mark Platt. Like they don't around.
Jackson Claude
Jonah said, you really want to do this? Yeah. My dad, the producer of Enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20 year old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi million dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for. This is called adult responsibility and accountability. And her actions clearly hurt the film's box office. Free speech does not mean you're allowed to say whatever you want in your private employment without repercussions. Tens of thousands of people worked on that film and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires at the risk of all the colleagues and crew and blue collar workers who depend on that movie to be successful. Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged.
Claudia
Not the blue collar workers, like not.
Jackson Claude
The cast and crew.
Claudia
And you know that was like read, edited and approved by Mark himself.
Jackson Claude
I actually don't think so because there was like kind of some grammar things that like weren't perfect.
Claudia
I think messaging wise. Like I don't think Jonah would like share things like feelings about this. When it seems like him and his dad are really close, it seems like the whole family's really close. And I know Ben is hating this, this story. Oh hating because Ben really toes the line. And I feel like when we were talking about October 7th, he was someone we were really disappointed in. Who's like somebody who like who's.
Jackson Claude
I think I've told You guys, like, I don't like Len.
Claudia
Yeah. He's, like, openly Jewish. He loves to, like, use Jewish stick on his, like, Instagram, and it's like, a part of his personality. And then when, like, you know, Jewish lives and futures are at stake, like, he's nowhere to be found.
Jackson Claude
He's putting out tail between his legs.
Claudia
Statements, being, like, holding space for two. That he literally said it in a serious way. And. Because I think he really toes the line of, like, sure, I'm Jewish, whatever, but I want to be accepted in these, you know, artsy, fartsy circles. And. And it's a little, you know, it's. As I look down on it. I'm not gonna lie. I do.
Jackson Claude
But his family, Joan.
Claudia
Right? His family's clearly not like that. Like, with the podcast.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
They're clearly not like that at all. They're clearly, like, very proud Jews. And you just know this story is making him sick.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, for sure.
Claudia
Not only. It's like. No, the other brothers are, like, getting attention, too, now.
Jackson Claude
Is Jonah Pott straight? He is.
Claudia
He has a wife.
Jackson Claude
Oh, I was gonna say Satchel.
Claudia
Yeah. No, I think he's married. I'm like, almost 100. Sure.
Jackson Claude
Henry. What about Henry?
Claudia
I think he's gay.
Jackson Claude
Okay. Is there any others?
Claudia
Let's see. Jonah Platt, siblings, first of all, Ben. Henry. Yeah. And Jonah Platt, wife. Yeah, he's married.
Jackson Claude
Cute.
Claudia
To a girl named Courtney. She's so cute. Look at her.
Jackson Claude
Oh, cute.
Claudia
Yeah. Galliano. Is that Italian?
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
Cute.
Jackson Claude
Okay.
Claudia
Since 2016, they got. Thanks. Gemini. They got married at the Saddle Rock Ranch in Malibu.
Jackson Claude
Oh, pargy.
Claudia
So she was a dancer on a series regular. Hit the floor on VH1. And so you think you can dance.
Jackson Claude
Go, girl.
Claudia
Yeah.
Jackson Claude
So the Snow White stuff is really a disaster. And I actually feel like Jonah Pott saying something now. Like, doesn't even matter because, like, the movie has bombed. It's over. Like. Like, there's nothing he can say that's gonna make it get better or worse.
Claudia
And then there's the whole dwarf thing, too.
Jackson Claude
Oh, yeah. Well, that's the whole movie in general. Like, really from Top. Like, from this inception, like, has just made people upset. But also, it has, like, the lowest rating of any movie on IMDb. It's made, like, no money.
Claudia
The crazy thing is, is that, like, I know nobody has seen it, but the people who have seen it said it's really good.
Jackson Claude
No, I've seen the people who have seen it say it's really bad. There's. I've been Seeing like clips of like some of the, the cgi, like Calcutta, like drinking some potion and then like running down the stairs. And it seriously looks like from the 80s.
Claudia
Like the criticism I heard is that like you know, of course they have an original song as they always contribute and sometimes the original songs really do blend in. You forget that it wasn't one of the original evermore. The one that they made is really not good. Waiting on a wish. Like it's really.
Jackson Claude
How do you know all the music.
Claudia
I'm on Tick Tock. Like, like I know everything. Honestly.
Jackson Claude
Like it's actually. This is a boycott. That's hard for me. I want to see this movie. I know this is my favorite kind of movie. I know like Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite movies.
Claudia
And to be clear, like every time they do a Disney remake they always modernize it a little bit and people always push back and there's like stupid drama about it but it never really affects the overall. Like years later we're like, oh, that was amazing. And like it always just works itself out. Like I feel like what was the last one? Little Ariel. What's it called?
Jackson Claude
Mermaid.
Claudia
Thank you. Like there was John, she's black. She can be. She's a mermaid. Like so stupid good. You know, the movie was amazing and everybody loved it.
Jackson Claude
Everybody loved it.
Claudia
Like you like there's always like a kerfuffle, but it's just like.
Jackson Claude
And I feel like that could have been what happened with the Dwarves.
Claudia
Like, but this is, this is different.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, this is different because people are boycotting the actress. And then of course people, you know, Free Palestine's are also boycotting Gal Gadot. They won't hear, they won't play her in countries because she's Spider Man.
Claudia
Like nobody knows who to boycott.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
And I'm just not seeing it because.
Jackson Claude
Like just like need to ask Gal, like do you want me to see it?
Claudia
It?
Jackson Claude
I want someone like to make me.
Claudia
I feel like no, I think Gal doesn't want you to see it. Because the thing is if this movie fails, which it does, it really doesn't have anything to do with Gal. It has to do with like the radical 20 year old Rachel. So yeah, I feel like it. Flopping is no stain on her record.
Jackson Claude
G. Then what's next for Rachel Zegler?
Claudia
So she's really unique because she, they, they call her like Rachel Berry. Like she is insufferable. Even before this there was like a, I saw like a super cut of like all the annoying like things she's ever said. She's, like, in her bathroom being like. And I hope when my time comes, there are lines of people waiting for me. Like, she's so horrible, but she's undeniably, like, talented. It's. She really is, I think, one of the most talented singers out in the Broadway theatrical space right now. So, like, there are real. She just got. She has an upcoming role. It's like, a big one. What is it?
Jackson Claude
Upcoming?
Claudia
Yeah. Like, they cast some musical, and it's. She's already in it. What is she doing next?
Jackson Claude
Let me go to her.
Claudia
IMDb Rachel Zegler next movie. Come on, Gemini.
Jackson Claude
No, there's. I'm not seeing anything.
Claudia
It's hard to find anything.
Jackson Claude
All credits, not.
Claudia
What movie is Rachel Zegler starring in next?
Jackson Claude
Oh, yeah, Gemini.
Claudia
Oh, yeah. It's not a movie. She's doing Evita. Ava Perron in the West End. You know, the Madonna song. Come on. Whatever. It's like a huge Broadway role.
Jackson Claude
Okay, cool. That's good for her. Yeah.
Claudia
She's perfect for Broadway. The small screen.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. Yeah. And honestly, like, I feel like she was also in west side Story, which I don't think.
Claudia
Well, then Ansel Elgort ruined that movie. She's kind of like a curse.
Jackson Claude
She is. And she was also in Hunger Games prequel, which I just. I only learned recently, and I think it did well, but I didn't see it.
Claudia
The thing I saw about that movie was the Olivia Rodrigo song that she wrote for it. Like, that was the biggest part. Yeah. No, she's not like, a hit maker.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. How many flops do you get before they're like, okay, you're out?
Claudia
I do think theater and music, like, you're more often to flop than not. Do you know what I mean? Like, it's. It's a neat niche category, these big.
Jackson Claude
Movies, but these big movies, still, they take on so much money.
Claudia
West side Story was like Steven Spielberg, right? Yeah. You know, I wouldn't say it flopped. It was nominated for, like, Oscars and stuff.
Jackson Claude
Commercially.
Claudia
Commercially, it wasn't huge. I agree.
Jackson Claude
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Claudia
If it's our fourth story that's brought to you by sax.com per chance.
Jackson Claude
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Claudia
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Jackson Claude
Thank you./ turtle story. Some legal news. Kim Kardashian will testify in the trial for her 10 million dollar Paris robbery. So Kim will testify against the Parisian underground gang accused of coordinating her infamous 20th 2016 robbery, TMZ reported on Wednesday. She's set to travel to France in May to take the stand nearly 10 years after being bound and robbed at gunpoint.
Claudia
No, it's not 10 years in her.
Jackson Claude
Hotel room in Paris.
Claudia
What was that security guard's name?
Jackson Claude
Pascal. I was actually just thinking about him.
Claudia
Maybe because I saw he was like a famous bodyguard.
Jackson Claude
He was like a famous. And he did a lot of people, mostly Kim, but, like, they just see him like, pop up.
Claudia
I mean, he was no Shango.
Jackson Claude
He was no Shango. And that's what happens when you're with Shango.
Claudia
I can't believe, like, like we think the American judicial system is slow. Like, this is really crazy that the trial starts 10 years later. I know she, like, has to, but the fact that she has to go and testify when I'm sure this is like the worst. She does not want to go back physically, mentally to this place. But justice must be served.
Jackson Claude
Horrible. They were. 12 of the 17 suspects were ordered to trial in 2021. And then the trial was set four years later because it did take some time to like, identify who the people were.
Claudia
Right. It was like a big gang of.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
Not just one person.
Jackson Claude
Right.
Claudia
That was like, like such a crazy. That's one of the biggest I would Say, like, pop culture moments of the last.
Jackson Claude
That was so crazy.
Claudia
That's like one of those things where, like, you remember where you were when you found out.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
And every time she talks about it, like, she, she. And she doesn't talk about it a lot, except she did talk about it.
Jackson Claude
This season when she was talking about her, like, diamonds.
Claudia
Oh.
Jackson Claude
And she was also just talking about the way that she responds to things like her calmness that, like they always said was her superpower, which has turned into, like, a numbness to anything going on in her life because she just started therapy and the therapist was like, obviously one time in your life, like, you experienced something and you reacted calmly and that really worked out for you. Like, what do you think that that was? And so she was telling Chloe and she's like. So I'm trying to, like, think, like, from, like, what. What was it? And Chloe's like your robbery.
Claudia
Right. Right.
Jackson Claude
You were calm and that worked well. And ever since then.
Claudia
Right. You made it out alive.
Jackson Claude
And she was like, oh. Oh, yeah. And like, they were like, literally, like, trying to figure it out.
Claudia
She also referenced it. What was it like a Bonnie wedding. Just talking about how she used to, like, like after. After Paris, she was like, I'm giving up all my material items. I don't want to wear jewelry anymore. They cut to that thing of her on Ellen being like, that stuff doesn't matter to me anymore. And then they cut her in India, like, wearing $7 million worth of diamonds.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
Those are rented.
Jackson Claude
No, they were rented. But also it's been 10 years, so. Yeah. 10 years ago, she didn't want to do that. People change. Like, you heal, hopefully. And maybe you can go back to enjoying some of the things that you used to. And I'm sure she does it all differently now.
Claudia
Yeah.
Jackson Claude
Than she did in the past test.
Claudia
Oh, my God. Testifying. I, like, in any case, like, testifying sounds horrible. Like when you're the victim.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. And when it really seems like she's healed because it was like, so for a while right after she, like, didn't. She wasn't seen anywhere, didn't do anything. But then she even said, like, year for years. Like, she didn't want to leave the house. She didn't want to. Having, like, she had anxiety about going out, about people knowing where she was. Like, it really plagued her. And I really feel like now it feels like such in. So in the past, like, I don't know how much it affects her day to day life. I feel like less than ever. And so to now go back and relive it. Like, I do feel really bad for her.
Claudia
Yeah, I agree.
Jackson Claude
So hopefully justice will be served.
Claudia
I also feel like it changed the way everyone, every public figure interacts on social media and just like with their fans and how much information they put out about themselves and their family. Like, I feel like we were just having this conversation offline. Like, like when you can see, like, you'll. You really don't know. With like real celebrities who actually, like, are. Threats get made. Like, you never know where they are at the time. We always are now finding out after. And I feel like when this thing happened to Kim, like everybody tightened that up even more with like how they're posting. They never post in real time. They wait till they leave the country before and now. You know what I mean? And I feel like a lot of it had to do with Kim.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
Because like, not in any way to victim blame, but like they used her social media because she was sharing like what she was wearing, what the diamonds were, where they were from and where she was going. And she was like, I'm home now. You know, like posting in real time, kind of giving a map to bad faith actors.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
And so people really, like, don't do that.
Jackson Claude
Agreed. Are you ready for a fifth and final story? Little travel news?
Claudia
I'm so ready. I requested this story.
Jackson Claude
United Airlines flight to China was forced to turn around after the pilot realized he forgot his passport. So a United Airlines flight from LA to China had to turn around two hours into its journey after the pilot forgot his passport.
Claudia
And thank God it was only two hours.
Jackson Claude
Right.
Claudia
Because I just want to say, like, we can joke. And Jackie made a hilarious joke.
Jackson Claude
I was like, ben's the pilot.
Claudia
Ben's the pilot.
Jackson Claude
Ben has a pilot.
Claudia
And it's interesting that, like, this doesn't happen more. Right. Having said that, I think the fact that they turned around is really crazy. Like, it's literally not the past. Like, everybody here has plans, paid money, and so, yeah, if the pilot, because he's dumb, has to land and then turn around, like, that's really not everybody's problem.
Jackson Claude
Yeah.
Claudia
And then if it was a flight attempt, like if a passenger forgot their passport, would they turn around?
Jackson Claude
But you can't even get on the plane without your passport as a passenger when you're flying international.
Claudia
Right, right, right.
Jackson Claude
So I feel like that should go the same for pilots and crew members. And I feel like it does. Maybe just they forgot to check him and it was the same day he forgot his passport. Because otherwise this would happen more often.
Claudia
Yeah, I just feel, it feels unfair, honestly, if I'm, if I'm a pastor, I'm so annoyed.
Jackson Claude
But okay, you say four hours on.
Claudia
A plane to go nowhere.
Jackson Claude
He say he lands in China and he just can't get off the plane.
Claudia
Well, you could be in the airport without a passport. They hold you at customs, you got a snack, you know, but they would send him home. And that's called the consequences of your actions. But no, now all 300 passengers have to suffer financially, emotionally, because they got.
Jackson Claude
Back and a new crew took over to take them to their destination so they didn't have to wait for him to go home and go get it.
Claudia
Okay, but it's still, it's a extra four hours on your.
Jackson Claude
Yeah, I'm not saying. It's nothing. I'm not saying.
Claudia
Let me tell you, if that's me, I'm so annoyed.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. They were provided with meal vouchers and compensation.
Claudia
What? 11. Oh, did you see January Jones? I meant to send this a story. She's making news using her social media, complaining about, I believe it was United.
Jackson Claude
Airlines because her pilot turned around because he forgot his passport.
Claudia
No, she had like some, some drama, like, you know, a delay and they offered meal vouchers to everyone. And she took to her social media to be like, really? United Airlines meal voucher for January Jones calls out airline for their response after a 16 hour flight delay. Better, she says. Do better. So on Sunday, she shared a screenshot on her Instagram stories of a flight delay, details that showed a 16 hour and 25 minute delay for her trip. And then alongside the image, she told United Airlines to do better. A couple 15 food vouchers ain't gonna cut it, she added. Our 7:30pm flight last night still hasn't left. Now she showed a follow up image of her resting on the floor at the airport. Now, if this is my friend from college, I'm with her. I'm like, yeah, United Airlines, yeah. But once again, another celebrity falling into the trope of using their social media to complain to customer service about usually an airline. It's, it's never reading well for me.
Jackson Claude
Well, I just. Okay. Being somewhere for 16 hours, like, that's horrible. And I understand, like, you want to complain about it and you want to like tell everyone, everyone, like, what's going on with you? And I feel like she can still post this, but the tagging of United and being upset about 15 food vouchers, like, that's where you lose me. Like, she could be like, oh, my God, 16 hour travel days. Worst day ever. Get me home. I'm so mad.
Claudia
Yeah, for sure, for sure. No, it's the complaining about the. And she. By the way, if she's just a.
Jackson Claude
Regular passenger, like, oh, at United, I would be okay with that. Yeah, but, like, you're upset about $15 food vouchers.
Claudia
Like, imagine how the people who aren't on TV feel.
Jackson Claude
Right? Right.
Claudia
Like, that's how the poor passenger.
Jackson Claude
So this. This is like, she's so close to being safe that.
Claudia
Yeah.
Jackson Claude
I'm not gonna go so crazy.
Claudia
Like, oh, we didn't make a story.
Jackson Claude
Right, Right. But, like, stop it.
Claudia
Stop it right now. It's just also one of my least favorite things. Like, they're. Whenever a celebrity complains, like, it's. They're never wrong. Like, if I'm a regular passenger, like, that's annoying and it's wrong and the company should do better. But, like, you were on, like, the longest running, most successful TV show of all time. Like, take a private airplane.
Jackson Claude
No. Or like, you could go have a meal at a restaurant.
Claudia
Right. I just. I don't feel bad for you.
Jackson Claude
Yeah. And then this is. You call them when you land, and they give you like a thousand million miles.
Claudia
Correct.
Jackson Claude
That's how it works.
Claudia
Don't forget to call when you land.
Jackson Claude
That's how it works.
Claudia
Those were good stories. Thanks, Jax.
Jackson Claude
Oh, you're welcome. Yeah, I guess we're all done here.
Claudia
Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, Summer Sofi.
Jackson Claude
No, it's feeling like Nasoff.
Claudia
No, I think it's like a narafi that's regular.
Jackson Claude
Okay.
Claudia
That's our show. You guys, thank you so much for listening to the Chosen Living morning show. We deliver the fastest stories and you start from my friend on YouTube. So watching us on YouTube, please if you subscribe and thumbs up. Also podcast radio. I already got five star view about a beautiful setting and wickedly talented. We are.
Jackson Claude
Love ya. Bye.
Podcast Summary: The Toast – "Small, Fragile City Slicker" (March 27, 2025)
Hosts: Claudia Oshry & Jackson Claude
Release Date: March 27, 2025
In the episode titled "Small, Fragile City Slicker," hosts Claudia Oshry and Jackson Claude delve into a variety of personal and pop culture topics, blending candid conversations with insightful commentary. The episode weaves through Claudia’s personal experiences, updates on fellow influencers, and current events in the entertainment industry.
Timestamp: 00:59 – 11:37
Claudia opens up about her recent prenatal doctor’s visit, revealing unexpected weight gain during her pregnancy. She shares her emotional struggle upon discovering her increased weight on a medical form, expressing feelings of frustration and self-consciousness.
She discusses the societal pressures and personal challenges of managing weight during pregnancy, highlighting the emotional toll it takes despite receiving positive remarks from medical staff.
Claudia emphasizes the importance of acknowledging weight changes rather than ignoring them, advocating for self-awareness and acceptance.
The conversation shifts to balancing health advice with personal preferences, such as Claudia’s reluctance to eat fish at home, and concludes with her commitment to maintaining a healthy lifestyle despite the challenges.
Timestamp: 18:46 – 30:44
The hosts transition to discussing Remy Bader’s recent revelation on Khloe Kardashian's podcast, where Remy admitted to undergoing the Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch (SADI) surgery—an advanced form of bariatric surgery—resulting in significant weight loss.
Claudia commends Remy for her transparency, noting the backlash she received despite sharing the difficult aspects of her recovery and the genuine health improvements she experienced.
They highlight the complexity of public perception, where Remy is viewed as both a role model and someone who potentially betrayed the body positivity movement. Claudia emphasizes that Remy’s decision was driven by serious health concerns, including infertility risks due to her weight.
Jackson and Claudia agree that while Remy’s journey is commendable, the criticism stems from societal expectations about body image and the misconception that weight loss is solely achievable through diet and exercise.
The hosts conclude that Remy deserves support for her difficult decision and that her story can inspire others to prioritize their health without fear of judgment.
Timestamp: 30:44 – 35:44
Next, the hosts discuss Alex Earle's announcement that she is pausing her podcasting activities indefinitely to focus on vlogging on YouTube. This shift has sparked speculation about the reasons behind her decision, with rumors suggesting potential legal disputes or personal challenges.
Claudia expresses empathy towards Alex, acknowledging the pressures of maintaining a podcast and the possible benefits of transitioning to a different content format.
They speculate that Alex may be seeking a more personal and flexible way to connect with her audience, though details remain unclear due to her limited public statements.
The hosts reassure listeners that changes in content creation platforms are common and encourage Alex to pursue what best suits her needs.
Timestamp: 35:44 – 46:38
Claudia and Jackson delve into the controversy surrounding Disney's live-action adaptation of "Snow White." They critique the film's reception, focusing on poor box office performance and negative reviews, particularly criticizing actress Rachel Zegler for her outspoken stance on various social issues.
The discussion highlights how Rachel’s comments on topics like the Free Palestine movement and political affiliations have overshadowed her role in the film, leading to her being boycotted by certain audience groups. Additionally, the hosts touch upon the strained relationship between Rachel Zegler and co-star Gal Gadot, exacerbating the film’s negative publicity.
They also mention the involvement of Ben Platt’s family, particularly his father, Mark Platt, who reportedly flew across the country to address Rachel’s behavior during the film’s promotion, adding another layer to the drama.
The hosts lament the film’s failure and the impact of celebrity behavior on its success, suggesting that the mishandling of social dynamics has contributed significantly to its poor reception.
Timestamp: 46:38 – 61:07
In the final segment, Claudia and Jackson recount an unusual incident where a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to China had to turn around after the pilot forgot his passport. The mishap resulted in a delay of over four hours for the 300 passengers on board.
The hosts express frustration over the inconvenience caused to travelers, highlighting the implications of such oversights by airline staff. They discuss the minimal compensation provided—meal vouchers and compensation for the delay—questioning the adequacy of United Airlines' response.
Through humor and empathy, Claudia relates the situation to similar experiences, including a mention of actress January Jones publicly complaining about her own flight delays, further criticizing celebrities for their public grievances.
The discussion underscores the broader issues of accountability and customer service in the airline industry, advocating for stricter protocols to prevent such occurrences and better compensation for affected passengers.
Throughout the episode, Claudia and Jackson blend personal anecdotes with sharp critiques of public figures and current events. Their candid discussions provide listeners with both relatable experiences and informed opinions on various topics, from personal health journeys to the complexities of fame and corporate accountability.
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Disclaimer: This summary is based on the provided transcript and aims to capture the essence and key points of the podcast episode. For the full experience, listeners are encouraged to tune into "The Toast" by Dear Media.