The Twot Seat: JOANNA KRUPA (RHOM)

Summary

Two Ts In A Pod: The Twot Seat – Joanna Krupa (RHOM)

Podcast: Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Episode: The Twot Seat: JOANNA KRUPA (RHOM)
Date: October 28, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts
Guest: Joanna Krupa (Former Real Housewives of Miami, Model, Activist)

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Episode Overview

This episode welcomes Real Housewives of Miami alum Joanna Krupa to the "Twot Seat" (pronounced "Twat Seat"), hosted by Tamra Judge and co-hosted for the day by Dolores Catania (with Teddi chiming in on occasion). The main theme is Joanna’s journey post-Housewives, highlighting her work in animal rescue—especially her new YouTube docuseries, Street Rescue. The conversation touches on the emotional toll of being an empath in a reality TV setting, her continued television success in Poland, the complications of animal rescue work, and a dash of juicy Real Housewives tea.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Joanna Krupa’s Animal Rescue Mission: Street Rescue

[05:28 – 10:54]

• Joanna discusses her lifelong commitment to animal welfare. Once she found success and a public platform, she felt empowered to give back by founding Angels for Animal Rescue.
• Her new docuseries, Street Rescue, focuses on helping low-income, unhoused, or struggling individuals afford vet care, spay/neutering, and prevent owner surrenders to high-kill shelters.
• Remarkably, Joanna self-funded the first season and all associated vet bills, driven by empathy and first-hand experiences seeing people choose between their pet’s medical bills and basic needs.

Notable Quotes:

• "It's been a dream of mine for a while to do Street Rescue because living in California, the vetting bills are over the top, ridiculous." – Joanna Krupa [05:28]
• "Handbag or save an animal, you know, so... I think I'm like: handbag or save an animal." – Joanna Krupa [08:03]
• "Sometimes I feel like I feel too much or I have so much empathy that it hurts me." – Joanna Krupa [08:32]

The Emotional Toll of Empathy

[08:16 – 09:58]

• Joanna describes being highly sensitive to suffering—her empathy extends to animals, children, and people experiencing hardship around the world.
• She connects the dots between her natural empathy, her drive to help, and how that level of feeling can become overwhelming or even painful.

Quote:

• "I feel like I worry about everything else going on than myself, you know what I mean? ...with this project, at least I feel like I'm doing something because I always feel like it's not enough." – Joanna Krupa [08:59]

Ways Listeners Can Help with Animal Rescue

[11:00 – 12:06; 19:18 – 20:37]

• Joanna encourages supporting Street Rescue by watching, subscribing, and, if possible, donating. She’s creating a community hub linking to shelters needing volunteers, donation ideas (money, food, bedding), and a system for sponsoring specific animals—like international child sponsorship, but for pets.
• They underscore the importance of ensuring donations go to verified 501c nonprofits, sharing stories of scams in the animal rescue world.

Quote:

• "...the best way to get involved is you know, to watch our show, to subscribe... there's going to be also... where they can adopt or volunteer... or donate food or bedding." – Joanna Krupa [11:00]
• "When you want to donate, you really have to make sure it's a 501c nonprofit." – Joanna Krupa [21:51]

Rescue Stories & Pit Bull Stereotypes

[23:34 – 24:59]

• Tamra shares her own pit bull rescue, discussing the negative stereotypes the breed faces, which Joanna attributes largely to the Michael Vick dog fighting scandal.
• Both women passionately defend pit bulls, describing their own dogs as loving and gentle, especially with children.

Quote:

• "...because of Michael Vick... a lot of people are, you know, scared because they have that in the back of their head like oh, pit bulls and fighting dogs. Which is such BS because the sweetest dogs." – Joanna Krupa [24:16]

Street Rescue Launch Details

[24:59 – 25:32]

• Street Rescue premiered October 24th on YouTube, with new episodes every Friday at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
• The show will also include bonus “Heroes of the Week” segments and practical tips for pet care.

Joanna’s Life & Career Beyond RHOM

[31:25 – 34:50]

• Joanna was approached about returning to RHOM when the show was revived, but declined due to lifestyle changes and motherhood.
• She entertained (past tense) the idea of doing Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a franchise crossover, but her focus has shifted to her humanitarian and television work.
• Joanna continues as the head judge of Polish Top Model (Poland’s Next Top Model), which films for six weeks each summer, letting her balance motherhood and her career.

Quotes:

• "I said the only thing I would consider...is Real Housewives of Beverly Hills...But it was definitely something I would have been open to back then." – Joanna Krupa [32:26]
• "...I've had a career before the Housewives. I did so many things that usually, yes, girls that are on Housewives do that I've done before." – Joanna Krupa [33:06]
• "I'm like the Polish Tyra Banks." – Joanna Krupa [33:24]

The Difficulties of Being on (and Leaving) Housewives

[35:26 – 38:44]

• Joanna recalls being “smacked by Adriana” on RHOM and acknowledges how being an empath made the drama and conflict harder to handle. She says the experience made her “not proud of the person that came out from that show.”
• She discusses feeling attacked from multiple angles and how her pre-existing fame may have prompted jealousy or competition from other castmates.
• Reflects that reality TV can endanger one's professional brand and endorsements, citing her pre-Housewives “angelic, no-drama” public image.

Quotes:

• "I wasn't proud of the person that came out from that show..." – Joanna Krupa [36:24]
• "I felt like I'm getting attacked. And I don't know if it was just a jealousy thing... because I was established to a point in my life..." – Joanna Krupa [36:54]
• “So that was also something in the back of my head about, okay, what are my clients gonna think?” – Joanna Krupa [37:31]

Housewives Tea: Leah Black, Marisol, and Production Drama

[39:55 – 41:15]

• Tamra brings up a recent interview in which Leah Black alleged Marisol put a “hex” on her to get her off the show; Joanna is surprised but shares a rumor she’s heard: Alexia supposedly paid part of Marisol’s salary to keep her on RHOM.
• Emma and Tamra debate the plausibility of this arrangement within the “friend of” structure on Housewives.

Quote:

• "I did hear from Anna that Alexia begged the producers or begged Bravo to keep Marisol on the show and gave her a part of her salary. That's what I owe her." – Joanna Krupa [40:18]

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Memorable Moments & Listener Takeaways

• Joanna’s deep compassion for animals and willingness to invest personally in their welfare stands out throughout the episode.
• The candid discussion about the toll of reality TV on sensitive personalities pulls back the curtain on the franchise.
• Listeners get several practical ideas on how to help animal rescue efforts, from direct donation to sponsoring specific animals to thoughtful volunteering.
• The episode closes with mutual expressions of respect and admiration among the co-hosts and Joanna for using platforms to do good. The tone is both celebratory and sincere.

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Key Segment Timestamps

• [05:28] – Joanna describes the origin and purpose of Street Rescue
• [08:32] – Joanna reflects on the pain and challenges of being an empath
• [11:00] – How listeners can get involved in rescue efforts
• [19:18] – Ideas for sponsoring animals similarly to international child sponsorship models
• [21:51] – Making sure donations go to real, certified nonprofits
• [24:16] – Discussing pit bull stereotypes and their unfair reputation
• [31:25] – Joanna’s thoughts on returning to Housewives and her career in Poland
• [36:24] – Joanna on how reality TV changed her and its effect on her image/brand
• [40:18] – Spilling behind-the-scenes tea on RHOM cast pay and friendships

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Standout Quotes

• "Sometimes I feel like I feel too much... I have so much empathy that it hurts me." – Joanna Krupa [08:32]
• "Handbag or save an animal, you know..." – Joanna Krupa [08:03]
• "I wasn't proud of the person that came out from that show..." – Joanna Krupa [36:24]
• "I'm like the Polish Tyra Banks." – Joanna Krupa [33:24]
• "I did hear from Anna that Alexia begged the producers or begged Bravo to keep Marisol on the show and gave her a part of her salary." – Joanna Krupa [40:18]

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Overall Tone & Takeaway

The episode is heartfelt, humorous at times, and filled with solidarity—both as animal lovers and as women who’ve experienced the highs and pitfalls of reality TV. Joanna Krupa stands out as a role model for using fame to fuel causes she cares about, and fans of both Housewives and animal advocacy will come away inspired and engaged.
Street Rescue is positioned not just as a show, but as a movement—a community for everyday heroes on behalf of animals and the people who love them.

Transcript

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[Emma]

Foreign.

[Tamara Judge]

Hi, guys. Welcome back to another episode of the twat Seat with myself, Tamara Judge and Dolores Catania. Hi. Good morning, Dolores.

[Emma]

Hi.

[Tamara Judge]

So today we have a blast from the past when it comes to Housewives and it's Joanna Krupa. Now, she's been very, very busy with a project called street rescue, which I know you and her are going to have a lot to talk about.

[Emma]

Ye.

[Tamara Judge]

Now, Joanna, she is a model, an actress, a television presenter. She was on Housewives. She is now currently the head judge of Polish top model. She's been doing.

[Emma]

Oh, I did not know that.

[Tamara Judge]

So she was In Poland now 2010, I think she lives in L. A. So we're going to have to ask her about that. She appeared at Dancing with the Stars and of course she was on the Real Housewives of Miami.

[Emma]

I remember when she.

[Tamara Judge]

I think it was on season two.

[Emma]

Hi, Joanna.

[Joanna Krupa]

Hi. How are you?

[Tamara Judge]

Hi, Joanna. You are so beautiful, I tell you.

[Joanna Krupa]

Oh, my God, thank you. Well, you guys look beautiful.

[Emma]

Joanna, wait. I have to tell you, this is a fun fact because I'm not like this. So I used to be a fan of you when you were on Miami. I used to. I watched it. I didn't watch TV back then much. And what year was that, Joanna?

[Joanna Krupa]

2012 and 2013. Because my wedding was 2013, so we started the year before. Before that.

[Emma]

Yeah. So I used to watch you and I always thought you were so pretty. And it was long before my housewife world. So full circle. Now I get to talk to you about something we have in common, which is animals.

[Joanna Krupa]

Yes.

[Tamara Judge]

Dolores is. She loves animals, I think, more than she loves humans so much.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Yep.

[Tamara Judge]

And she is constantly rescuing, taking in animals, always has stories. So we're really excited to talk to you about Street Rescue, which is a docu series premiering on YouTube on October 24th. We want to hear all about it.

[Joanna Krupa]

Well, those that do follow me probably know that I'm a crazy animal lover. I have been since, I mean, the day I could remember. But when I started to get successful and feel, you know, that I actually have a voice, I decided that in order to be fully satisfied, not only you know, living my dream and doing covers worldwide and doing TV shows. I wanted to give back and inspire others. So I started working with, you know, PETA and the Humane Society back, oh my gosh, over 20 years ago. And I decided that I'm going to use my voice for the ones that don't have a voice. And I then later started my own animal rescue, which is Angels for Animal Rescue. Now. It's been a dream of mine for a while to do street rescue because living in California, the vetting bills are over the top, ridiculous. And sometimes I went to the vet's office and I actually seen people cry because they couldn't afford to take care of their pets. So I told myself I would love to do a project where we can go help the low income people, the people that live paycheck to paycheck, the homeless, whoever needs our help with vetting bills of their animals. Plus also there are situations where someone just can't afford their animal and instead of giving it to a shelter, which is 90% of the time, a high kill shelter where the dogs or cats get killed. So we try to prevent that. So there's a lot of different rescue stories involved with our show, Street Rescue, but mostly it's about paying for the vet bills for these people that have a sick dog or needs spay neutering, just whatever the situation is. And most of them are low income people. We also have some people that live out of their trailers. We went to skid row, people that are homeless. So it's just a bunch of people that love their fur babies no matter if they're homeless, no matter if you could be super wealthy and successful and you love your fur babies. Different kinds of stories, but also to just to help people, to let them know that there is help out there. And hopefully with this project we can build and grow a community where people can support us, where we can help more. Because right now, for the first season, I basically funded the whole show myself and all the vetting bills and all the help that was needed. So in order.

[Emma]

That was wonderful. Wow.

[Joanna Krupa]

I, you know, like I, I do make jokes. I'm like, you know, I'm not a superficial, where, you know, I need a bunch of handbags and shoes and all that stuff. Because I think I'm like handbag or save an animal, you know, so it's.

[Tamara Judge]

Like, yeah, that means you have a gigantic heart is what you mean.

[Joanna Krupa]

You know what? And camera. Sometimes I feel like it's too big and I mean not to ever, not to blow smoke up My, you know, but the thing is.

[Emma]

No, blow it.

[Tamara Judge]

Blow it up your ass all you want, girl.

[Emma]

If you don't, we will.

[Joanna Krupa]

Yeah, not even that. It just. Sometimes I feel like I feel too much or I have so much empathy that it hurts me. And I go, you know, like, it's like if I see someone being hurt or, you know, if it's an animal or a child or whatever, the situation in the world with, you know, the different horrible things going on with the wars and stuff, like, I literally feel like it affects me.

[Tamara Judge]

It really feel the pain.

[Emma]

I feel like you're an empath, Joanna.

[Joanna Krupa]

And that's will tell you, it's not the greatest thing because I feel like I worry about everything else going on than myself, you know what I mean? So. But it's hard, you know, with this project, at least I feel like I'm doing something because I always feel like it's not enough, you know, what I do. And with building a community, I can help some so much more. We can help together as a community because, you know, if we become successful, you know, all the likes, the subscribers, all that makes such a big difference to the nonprofit, then we can help even more. So. And it's not even helping the fur babies, it's the families because there's so many people that love their animal, they love their pets. You know, like for me, my pets have always been kind of my therapy being, you know, going through the two divorces and, you know, ups and downs in my life. They've always been, you know, that happy. Nobody's ever as happy as they are when you come home, that's for sure.

[Tamara Judge]

How many pets do you have?

[Joanna Krupa]

I only have three right now, which for me is a lot. The most I've had at one point was seven that were mine. I did have at home about 11 that were going through foster care or going through the adoption process. So mostly now because of my daughter. I do also try to help outside with different animal organizations, also with Street Rescue. So aside, you know, just being really busy with my daughter and trying to be a hands on mom, I try not to put too much responsibility when it comes to the fur babies because my one last week was sick, you know, 9pm at the emergency room, 2am Pick her up. So, you know, I got to focus also that I do have a little girl now. So I can't have 11 dogs taking care of them. Um, but I do whatever I can to give back when it comes to other organizations or as this new dream project.

[Tamara Judge]

Do you have any advice for somebody out there that wants to get involved or help out in pet rescue.

[Joanna Krupa]

Well the, you know our, the Street Rescue our, our show and also you know street rescue.com our website. It will have any way people want to get involved. You know one, the best way to get involved is you know, to watch our show, to subscribe. That's one way there's going to be also we're building community where we're going to also let people know a link where they can adopt or where they can volunteer where they can donate food or bedding if they want to work or volunteer their time at shelters or different organizations that need their help or if there is a family that has a sick animal. We're also going to provide the low income facilities around that are very helpful and are big part of you know, the animal loving group where they're not all about profit and caring how much money they make. You know, with the medical because honestly the medical when it comes to, to pets it's, it's beyond. I don't know how it is in other states but here, California, it's absurd.

[Emma]

It's absurd. My daughter's a veterinarian and she's often takes money out of her own pocket to help a family like that. But she still not making that much money. She's been a vet for two years and I don't know, she makes a lot of money for the practice but she doesn't and she has crazy student loans. But you know, I understand every single thing you said. It resonates with me very much so.

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[Emma]

I was thinking, is there a world where people that want a pet, but they say I can't do it because I'm not home enough. I don't have the house for it, but I want to do something. You know how sometimes you can adopt a kid from another country and pay for their birthday or pay for things like that? Maybe if that's an idea you can add to what you do. I don't have a foundation. I don't have the heart for it. Joanna. I work with a lot of pet rescues.

[Joanna Krupa]

What you do, good for you. But you're doing something.

[Emma]

I can't do it.

[Joanna Krupa]

Yeah, that's the most important thing, being proactive, you know, because not everybody can have pets. You know, our lifestyle might. Might not be okay with it. You know, if it wasn't for my mom helping out or, you know, people in my life that helped out, like, I wouldn't be able to travel, I wouldn't be able to pursue, you know, my dreams and my work because I would be. Have to be home with the pets. But there is ways for people to get involved. I'm not sure. Actually, that's a good point. You bring up if there's a way, like you said with like, with different kids or like with Famil, where you can adapt by doing, you know, sending money. I'm sure there is. And that's actually send a Christmas card.

[Emma]

With the dog or if the dog went to the doctors and their donation paid for it, send them a letter, thank you so and so.

[Joanna Krupa]

So they know that. Whatever, you know, because I know there's organizations where you can specifically donate for. Let's see. Let's say you see an organization take it a dog or from a shelter, they found it on the street, it's super sick and need surgery asap. So you could put donation and the name of the pet that you're trying to rescue or at least give money towards to help. So yeah, there is ways to do it that way.

[Emma]

But for your foundation, you actually have that too on your website. Okay, great.

[Joanna Krupa]

You can just put in the name of the dog and then you feel like you're helping that specific dog. So. Yeah, definitely. But I love your idea of, you know, like sending them a card so they're more involved and like, with the. You Know, showing, like, how the dog or how the cat's doing after, you know, they help save and, you know, donated towards it. That's actually a really good point to keep them more hands on, more involved.

[Emma]

And I find, because I also work with women's shelters, and a lot of people send me their things, and then I'll send them a picture of the people actually receiving it. Because a lot with pet rescue, a lot with donation places that you donate, you want to make sure that the pet is getting the most of what you're sending.

[Joanna Krupa]

Because also, I will tell you, I have also been a victim of scammers. So you really need to. When you want to donate, you really have to make sure it's a 501c nonprofit.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Right.

[Joanna Krupa]

There's a. Like, during the fires here in Los Angeles, I almost got tricked into sending money. They had a little puppy. It looked like it had this yellow material. I guess after, like, it's a. You get like a burnt victim and then they. With something. So they made it seem like the puppy was being rescued and it. It was in the fire. And later I clicked on it and I'm like, well, how could I donate it? Like, oh, here is, you know, a Venmo or something.

[Tamara Judge]

Oh, yeah. But, I mean, you gotta be careful with that.

[Joanna Krupa]

And I'm like, well, is there. Is there a hospital I can donate to? Is there animal rescue that's a nonprofit, that's certified and, you know, came up with this big story, and I'm like, something doesn't smell right here. And I actually posted on my social media. You guys be careful.

[Emma]

Good for you. Well, that happened. I adopted a dog from California, Sandy Dog Rescue. She had a Chihuahua that was actually crying. Tears were coming down its face, and it broke my heart. It broke the Internet. And a week later, I thought the dog would have been adopted, and it wasn't. Anyway, I had it shipped here. And then, like, the dog's eating meatballs in my mom's kitchen. And then I see it pop up again on Instagram. And another place took the catfishing.

[Tamara Judge]

Oh, my goodness.

[Emma]

Yes. Another. I said, wait a second. That's unk. And, you know, that is terrible. Isn't it terrible? Yeah, it was like eating. Yeah, yeah.

[Tamara Judge]

No, we adopted.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

We.

[Tamara Judge]

We rescued, actually, or the dog that we have now. Prior to that, we had a pit bull for 14 years, and he passed away. And then it took us a little while to. I think it was a year or two to adopt a new pit bull. Now he was a puppy, and he was the only puppy in there that they said because he is a pit bull, nobody wanted him.

[Emma]

Oh, they're the best dogs.

[Tamara Judge]

And he is the sweetest dog. Afraid of his own shadow, just kind. He thinks he's human. He wants to sit at the dinner table. He wants to sit, you know, he hugs people like. And it's so sad that pit bulls get such a bad rap.

[Joanna Krupa]

You know what, they have such a bad reputation because of Michael Vick. I think because of what he did with the dog fighting. I think a lot of people are, you know, scared because they have that in the back of their head like oh, pit bulls and fighting dogs. Which is such BS because the sweetest dogs. Actually one of our dogs that passed away, my fourth dog that we had is actually my ex husband's. He was a staffy terrier and he was the most amazing dog with my daughter. And when you look at him, you know, you're like, wow, that's like, you know, like a guard dog. But like staffies and pit bulls are like. I think the dogs when it comes to children like they just, I don't know, they just feel that they need to be their protector and it's amazing.

[Tamara Judge]

Before we get into other things, Street Rescue, it is a docu series premiering on YouTube on October 24th and then you have new episodes coming on YouTube every Friday. They start at 7:00pm Eastern Time, 4:00'.

[Emma]

Clock. Oh, I'm so happy for you, Joanna.

[Tamara Judge]

So you guys have to get into that but you know we have to watch Animal Lovers.

[Emma]

You know we're going to get into the dirt but Animal Lovers, you have to watch this series and help and donate and help Joanna in her, in her journey here. And we're very proud of you.

[Joanna Krupa]

Thank you. And even if they can't donate, subscribe like you know, support our show because that will also whatever you can money to the street rescue organization. So hopefully. And also aside from the episodes, every Friday we will have extra like bonus footage with heroes of the week. Different tips you could use for your dogs or your pets. So there'll be a lot of fun surprises as we go. Aside from rescuing animals.

[Tamara Judge]

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[Teddi Mellencamp]

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[Tamara Judge]

Specifically all of the shows from the One Chicago Universe. If you're a fan of one of their shows, then there's a new podcast you'll want to check out called the One Chicago Podcast from USG Audio and Wolf Entertainment. When it comes to tv, there's something so satisfying about knowing how the sausage gets made. From cheeky production choices to plot lines and the reactions of the fan base, the One Chicago Podcast is all that and more. It's the official behind the scenes look at the iconic shows from the One Chicago Universe, Chicago pd, Chicago Medicine, and of course, Chicago Fire.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Each episode joins host and former Chicago cop turned Chicago PD producer Brian Lucci, and he is joined by the actors, producers and writers behind the epic One Chicago Universe.

[Tamara Judge]

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[Joanna Krupa]

I did have conversations with one of the producers. He's like, just think about it. It was nothing like, hey, you know, we really, we really want you, really need you. Will you do it? It was more kind of like I like oh hey, you know, kind of filling it out situation. But I'm at a point in my life ever since I had my daughter and even like when we were filming Housewives, I didn't want to go back to Miami and At that point where we didn't know if Miami was going to get picked up or not, I was done with it. So as my ex husband, Roman. Roman, my husband at the time, he's like, if you. I remember Roman.

[Emma]

We remember.

[Joanna Krupa]

We remember Roman. And it's like when he. He's like, you can film it without me. I'm not going to. I'm going to have zero part in it. My son said, oh, hell no, I'm not coming back to it. So really, I would have been filming by myself.

[Emma]

You would do just fine. Think of all the animals. You could say, Joanna, I'm going to tell them, put you back on now. What?

[Tamara Judge]

Oh, she lives in L. A now, so. Beverly Hills, would you.

[Emma]

There you go.

[Tamara Judge]

Do you ever consider joining in the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?

[Joanna Krupa]

Well, it's funny because when, you know, after the Miami one where I was basically, okay, I'm done with this, I said the only thing I would consider. Consider as Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. That was back then. They were considering it. They're like, oh, that would be kind of cool to do a transfer from Miami. Beverly Hills. But that didn't happen. But it was definitely something I would have been open to back then. And I think Roman, he would have been open to that. Not Miami, but Beverly Hills. He would have just at that point back in the day, I think it was a little bit more classy, probably more classy than it is now. But yeah, that was. We were in the talks back then about. About Beverly Hills, but you know what? It's like, I've been so content with my life. And even before Housewives, like, you know, a lot of people might not even realize I've had a career before the Housewives. I did so many things that usually, yes, girls that are on Housewives do that I've done before. I have my own TV show in Poland. I'm like the Polish Tyra Banks. I do.

[Emma]

I love that.

[Joanna Krupa]

America's Next Top Model. So I've been doing that since 2010, so there's a lot of things I've been doing before.

[Tamara Judge]

How do you. How do you do that? Do you. Do you go to film in Poland when you. For the show? Like, are you there for a certain amount of time and then your home base is in la?

[Joanna Krupa]

Yeah, I live in Los Angeles and For the last 15 years been traveling there also for other businesses. I am Polish. I was born in Warsaw. So for me, going back is fun. But we usually film like six weeks in the summertime. So then it's convenient because I get to bring my daughter, not have to worry about her schooling. And then we do where we go once a year, we go to the, we take our final, like semifinal models to a fashion week. So this year we went to Dublin, we've gone to Paris Fashion Week, we did LA Fashion Week. So every year we do a different fashion week where our models actually go to castings. And some of them get casted for these fashion shows, some of them don't, which is exciting for us because we see the potential in them. But the real test is once, you know, they go out in the real fashion world and see which designers actually book them. So it's, it's what, one of the, the best shows I've, you know, I've been involved in, I love doing and I've been doing that, gosh, for almost 15 years now. So we're on our 14.

[Tamara Judge]

Congratulations on that.

[Emma]

Yeah, congrats. That's amazing. That's a long lasting show. So.

[Joanna Krupa]

And it's one of the top shows there. And you know, and it's like I, you know, after I decided that, you know, the Housewives is not something that I want to continue doing is because it just wasn't worth the stress for me. And especially now being a mom, maybe if my daughter was older, maybe. But right now I'm just like, it's just too much stress. I haven't already enough stress in my life as it is with, you know, my animals, my rescue, my traveling, my work, my daughters. So I'm just like, why add the extra stress? I give you guys props. I really do.

[Tamara Judge]

Smacked during your time on the show.

[Joanna Krupa]

I was. Yes. By Adriana. I was. Yeah.

[Emma]

You know what, Joanna, I think being an empath and even just speaking to you shortly in the beginning of this, which I've always thought you were beautiful inside and out in a class act, but I think because you feel so deeply and it's not easy, it's just, I don't think that. I think that affects you more than other people would see. I'm like a stone bitch a little bit. Like, I'm not. I'm an empath. No, Joanna, like, I'm an empath too. Like, if someone's in the room and they're hurt, I feel it in my gut. And I lose sleep over animals and children and the things that go on, I lose sleep. But when I'm in the room with mean people, I don't care about their feelings. Like. But I think that you probably would be affected in A way. And it's not easy. And if you did it longer, you would probably become callous.

[Joanna Krupa]

Yeah. And the thing is, you know, I think also I was extra sensitive when it came. You know, obviously, I remember the producers say that I'm unpredictable, and they love the fact that I'm predictable, because if somebody pissed me off, I definitely let them have it. And I feel like on that show, I was. I wasn't proud of the person that came out from that show just because, you know, I've never been in my life with a group of people that were just, like, from every angle, I felt like I'm getting attacked. And I don't know if it was just a jealousy thing where. Because I was established to a point in my life where, you know, I did the Dancing with the Stars, I did other ABC shows. I did, you know, covers of magazine worldwide. I did, you know, cover of Playboy twice, Celebrity. So I think coming into the show as somewhat of a name, I think the girls felt even more pressured to.

[Tamara Judge]

Oh, absolutely.

[Emma]

Because I think.

[Tamara Judge]

I agree, a lot of girls come into the show, not establishment, and they want to become established, and they use this platform.

[Emma]

Those are the worst things.

[Tamara Judge]

But you already had a platform. You were already well known. So within. When it comes to show, you honestly could take it or leave it because you had other projects.

[Joanna Krupa]

Yeah. And also, I think that's why, also, I felt a little bit more. It's, you know, because I'm all about women, power. I get it. I get it. It's reality. You need drama. I get it. But there's a certain amount of drama that's just, you know, I just. I just don't want to deal with it anymore. And back then, it was also. I was a little bit worried about my brand, because my brand until the point of Real Housewives of Miami was very angelic, very, you know, like, no drama. Aside from. I did have a drama situation with Terrell Owens on a show we did for abc, but aside from that, I didn't really have any, you know, big drama in the media. So that was also something in the back of my head about, okay, what are my clients gonna think? What about all these brands that I'm working?

[Emma]

Yeah, sure. You could lose endorsements.

[Joanna Krupa]

Please. So one wrong thing. Exactly. So that's why I was like, okay, you know, I was appreciative of it. Do I regret it? Maybe there's moments I do regret it, maybe the way I allowed myself to be. But, you know, hey, more power to people, you know, to you guys. Everybody that does it and takes advantage of it and builds a brand, like, you know, I'm all girl.

[Emma]

You seem to be doing just fine. Just fine. Yeah. But do you speak to anyone who you used to film with?

[Joanna Krupa]

You know, I briefly speak with, like, Anna Karen, I haven't seen or spoke to in a little bit, but she was one of my closest friends since the show. And Leah Black, I messaged her when her husband passed away, you know, to let her know that if she needs anything to reach out. But yeah, those. Those three would probably be the ones that supported me right off the bat. We kind of had a bond. Like, none of them ever disrespected me. Never. I felt like they were my enemies. So those are the ones I still do keep.

[Emma]

Well, you kind of remember when people kick you when you're down, the people you meet, your friends on that road, and the people who don't do that and pile on you, you remember, like, those are people you remember at that time. You appreciate that.

[Joanna Krupa]

Exactly. And you know, when it's like, I remember every. Anytime before I went to film, I'm like, give me a shot. Give me a shot. And I'm like, I was always, always wasted on that show because I always.

[Emma]

So many are like that. Right? Tamara.

[Tamara Judge]

Speaking of Leah, who I love, she just did an interview and said Marisol put a hex on her to get her off the show.

[Emma]

Wait, when did she say that? Oh, my God.

[Tamara Judge]

Recently? Yep. She just did an interview. Any thoughts on that?

[Emma]

Hey, Marisol, for doing that stuff all the time.

[Tamara Judge]

It was actually on watch Happens. It was on watch. What crap.

[Emma]

Oh, I love watching.

[Joanna Krupa]

Leah said that.

[Teddi Mellencamp]

Yeah.

[Joanna Krupa]

And watch what happens. I don't. I did not watch it and see that. I didn't know. But I feel like Leah always felt like Marisol didn't like her and always wanted her off the show. But I did hear from Anna that Alexia begged the producers or begged Bravo to keep Marisol on the show and get. Gave her a part of her salary. That's what I owe her.

[Tamara Judge]

Really.

[Joanna Krupa]

That's why. That's what I heard. Ask Anna. Funny.

[Tamara Judge]

There's some tea. I've never heard that before. Never heard that before. And I'm friends with both of them, so I. I don't know.

[Emma]

You know, I think maybe she did offer that. I don't know that they would do that because she's a friend of. So she gets paid, like, as a friend up. Marisol is not a full time housewife. Even though she films full.

[Tamara Judge]

She films like One.

[Emma]

But she films like one. She's as friend up. She only gets that and they wouldn't have to. I mean, you don't get that.

[Joanna Krupa]

I don't know. That's what I heard. So I'm just saying.

[Emma]

Well, anyway, thanks for the tea.

[Tamara Judge]

No, we love it.

[Emma]

We love it.

[Tamara Judge]

Anything else?

[Joanna Krupa]

No, nothing else. I don't have any other insight to scoop for you guys today.

[Emma]

Well, that was good actually.

[Tamara Judge]

That was good. Well, we'll end it.

[Emma]

We're not mad at it.

[Tamara Judge]

No, we're not mad at it all. We're gonna end it on that. We thank you so much for your time. And guys, you have to tune into Street Rescue. It is on YouTube, starts October 20th.

[Emma]

Joanna, don't break my heart when I turn it on. I know it's going to be hard to watch.

[Joanna Krupa]

You're going to break everyone.

[Emma]

I will support you.

[Joanna Krupa]

Positive. It's positive. You know that we're helping these people. So, you know, we try to make it. We, we don't want to make it or we don't want to make it like depressing and sad and for people to feel worse watching. We want to uplift to show that caring about another person and another and a fur baby could be a positive thing. So it's not depressed. It's not.

[Tamara Judge]

It's not.

[Emma]

No, I, I know. I, I cry even at the happy stories when it comes to animals, Joanna.

[Joanna Krupa]

So yours are okay, but she cries.

[Tamara Judge]

She cries nothing about humans.

[Emma]

Not one thing. Not one thing.

[Joanna Krupa]

I, I totally get it.

[Tamara Judge]

Prides yourself on it.

[Emma]

I do. I absolutely. It's Emma. That's funny. Well, Joanna, good luck with everything that you do and Tamara and I will support you 100 and absolutely behind that. It's nice to hear good things, people using their platform for good things.

[Joanna Krupa]

So thank you guys. Thank you for being animal lovers and thank you for adopting and you know, wish you all the luck.

[Emma]

Good luck.

[Tamara Judge]

Thank you so much, Joanna.

[Emma]

Yeah, we need it.

[Joanna Krupa]

Bye guys.

[Emma]

Bye.

[Tamara Judge]

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[Tamara Judge]

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