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Rebecca Minkoff
Two teas in a Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamara Judge. Hi guys.
Tamara Judge
Welcome to another episode of Two Teas in a Pod with myself, Teddy Mellencamp and Tamara Judge.
Teddi Mellencamp
I know it's actually sick today.
Tamara Judge
Me too. Been hacking up a lung.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah, Sophia's been really sick for like four days now. Last night I'm like, oh no, I.
Tamara Judge
Know, I feel the tickle, I feel the tickle. But today on the twat seat, we have Rebecca Minkoff coming on. She's known for global accessible luxury fashion brand that was created in 2005. Rebecca Minkoff is a best selling author and powerhouse entrepreneur who has paved the way for many and is the co founder of the Female Founder collective. Rebecca is dedicated to creating the modern cultural and business narrative of togetherness and a shared success. She continues to push boundaries, lead the fashion industry and galvanize communities of women by promoting confidence, fearlessness and authenticity. She is a loving wife and devoted mother of four. Rebecca's reputation precedes her but will be impressing this new group of friends prove more difficult than creating $100 million brand.
Teddi Mellencamp
$100 million?
Tamara Judge
$100 million. Well, let's bring her on in. Let's, let's, let's get to quizzing.
Teddi Mellencamp
Let's go.
Rebecca Minkoff
Hello. I have this. Just so you know, I'm, I'm professional.
Teddi Mellencamp
You're very professional. I wouldn't expect anything.
Tamara Judge
Plus, I mean with a hundred million dollar brand, she ain't around, right?
Teddi Mellencamp
She's got a gold plated, diamond encrusted mic over there.
Tamara Judge
Watch out. Mariah, how are you?
Rebecca Minkoff
I'm good, I'm good. I'm tired but good. I had a late night with the girls. Oh really?
Teddi Mellencamp
With the girls? You mean the whole cast no.
Rebecca Minkoff
Raquel Jessel and I were on the virtual reality live podcast event last night.
Teddi Mellencamp
I saw that. Where was that? It was in New York.
Rebecca Minkoff
It was in New York. Somewhere in Chelsea. Can't tell you where. And then we went out for dinner afterwards because, like, you know, as you know, we're trauma bonded, so we just need to keep talking about it.
Teddi Mellencamp
I saw you threw a little shade. I did. I saw that on social media today and I saw that you threw a little shade towards, well, I would say shade back at Erin because Erin had made a comment about the bag you gifted her and basically said, well, it's not my style. And you were asked on that panel what is her style?
Rebecca Minkoff
And you said, I said she's not in fashion. So the bar is pretty low for her. She doesn't have to have great style, you know.
Teddi Mellencamp
And I also heard either you or the host say she had a bag collection of her own.
Rebecca Minkoff
She had a bag company many, many years ago. I, yeah, I'm not, I don't know that much about it, but I would love to be gifted one of her bags if that brand was still in business.
Teddi Mellencamp
Well, I think Rebecca, what you said was, does she still have it? Is it still around?
Tamara Judge
No, but she talked about it on the show this season.
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, she did?
Tamara Judge
Yeah. I think that her and Abe may have had a discussion about financials in regards to that business and et cetera, et cetera.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yes, I miss that. There were some debts that needed to be paid off. And listen, we have had our share of debts. So believe me, this is an expensive business to be in. It is not easy.
Teddi Mellencamp
I think any big business you have, you're going to have debts, have some.
Tamara Judge
Loans this point, because now you've had your business since 2005. How you know, some business owners, like come in and out on how much they are still a part of the business. Are you still 100% this is what you're doing every day?
Rebecca Minkoff
It is what I'm doing every day. We sold the business two years ago. So Covid was really, really hard for us. We almost went out of business. It would have been easier to go out of business and stick around. But my brother, who was my co founder, we basically said we just put 17 years into this thing. Like we owe it to ourselves and the tiny team we have left to just keep going. And we made it through. And then supply chain issues almost crushed us again, right as we were like, okay, we survived Covid and we just decided we needed a partner that had like muscle, that had this is in China and Hong Kong and new sourcing. And we were just like, we need a bigger, better partner because we're losing. You know, the factories are prioritizing the bigger brands.
Tamara Judge
Right.
Rebecca Minkoff
And so we sold it two years ago. And I was like, I'm it. I'm here. I'm here. I have the same job. I'm a happily paid employee, but it's. It's my name. It's my baby.
Teddi Mellencamp
Do you have, like a certain amount of years that you have to stay or you just taking it day by day?
Rebecca Minkoff
So I signed a five year contract, but everyone's like, so you gonna leave when it's over? And I'm like, no, what am I gonna go do? Like, I kind of want to be a doula, but I don't want to get up in the middle of night to make a baby come out of someone.
Teddi Mellencamp
Why do you want to be a doula?
Tamara Judge
A doula.
Rebecca Minkoff
I just. This is total side note. I'm obsessed with all things birth, and I think that they are magical creatures, these doulas. And so part of me.
Teddi Mellencamp
Is this a prank?
Rebecca Minkoff
This is not a prank. No, it is not a prank. I will not pull any more pranks again. Ladies, I've. I've heard it loud and clear.
Teddi Mellencamp
Can we ever. Straight into that prank. Whose idea was it originally?
Rebecca Minkoff
Originally, I was at lunch with Aaron, which you saw, like, one tenth of the scene, and we were talking about how the rumors in the group are getting out of hand and making people upset. Very upset. You saw it with Jenna and the Uber and just a host of other bullshit. And I said, what if we start a rumor that's so unbelievable that, like, you'd be an idiot to share it? I said, what if I say I'm pregnant and I believe I could be proven wrong, but I'm almost positive Aaron said, and you don't know who the father is. And we thought it was funny.
Teddi Mellencamp
Right.
Rebecca Minkoff
It did not occur to me that that was highly insensitive. I am very much aware of that, as someone who also struggled with infertility, that it was insensitive. And we left that lunch and it was just like, let's see who the leakiest. I won't say the word. Teddi. Leaky.
Teddi Mellencamp
Thank God.
Rebecca Minkoff
And just see what happens. But then it all got. Okay, stop.
Teddi Mellencamp
Stop right there. That means. That means if you did that on camera, then production knew that it was a prank.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
Do you feel like it would have played better if they would have showed you guys saying, this is a prank? From the very beginning, Listen, I'm not.
Rebecca Minkoff
In control of that process, but I think in my head, being the innocent deer in headlights that I was, I thought, oh, this will be shown in chronological order, so the audience will go, well, no. You know, I didn't know that it was going to trick the audience. That wasn't my goal. And it wasn't because Sy said, I'm boring. I didn't even know that she had said that yet. So it was literally like, let's find the liar. Let's. That's my whole goal.
Tamara Judge
But then nobody found the liar because then everybody was told different parts of it. So what kind of shit prank is it? Even when people know about it?
Rebecca Minkoff
Maybe you should ask that to Erin, who. You know, who's the one that told everybody. I didn't even know she told anybody till the picnic. That's why I was. I was shocked in silence. I was just like, well, then when.
Teddi Mellencamp
Everybody knows, the only person you're pranking is the audience.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, listen, you're right. I had the idea. I did not know that Erin would tell other people and it would be. It was pointless at that point.
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Tamara Judge
Do you think Aaron was possibly tipsy on this post Drinks, where she told Bren and maybe forgot that she leaked that little tidbit?
Rebecca Minkoff
I mean, in her confessional, she does say she was like. Shook her head like, no, and. But I still. I don't. It's so annoying. I think that she still thinks, and Brynn still alleges that she didn't think that Brynn was going to embellish it or share or exaggerate the way that she did or. Or decide. Brynn decide on her own, hey, I'm going to participate in this. Well, why?
Tamara Judge
At that point? Why not? I mean, I don't really see anything wrong with Bryn adding fuel to the fire if we're all going to find out it's a prank anyhow.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah. I mean, I even apologized to Brynn at the picnic, which you also don't see. I was like, I'm sorry, you were framed. That was. That was definitely not how I thought this would go.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. So how were you ultimately convinced to join the cast?
Teddi Mellencamp
Because we feel like you were convinced.
Rebecca Minkoff
I had a call with one of the producers who said that, you know, pointed out that all the women are not housewives. They are all female entrepreneurs, founders, and they really wanted the direction of the show to be fun and funny with a little bit of drama. And I said, I'm good with that.
Tamara Judge
You know, had you Watched the show before.
Rebecca Minkoff
I had watched the first season before. Yes.
Tamara Judge
Okay.
Rebecca Minkoff
Okay. And I. And. And I. You know, again, it was like, it'll be even lighter this season. More funny, more fun. And I was like, I can sign up for that. That sounds great.
Teddi Mellencamp
Had you been asked before in the past?
Rebecca Minkoff
No. That this whole. This whole process started October of the year before.
Teddi Mellencamp
Now. Do you know any of the prior cast?
Rebecca Minkoff
So I knew Jenna from just being in fashion and making a huge mistake in taking an elevator with her and Anna Wintour. And that was the end of my relationship with Anna. Because you're not allowed in the elevator with Anna.
Tamara Judge
Just want to hold on only one person at a time.
Teddi Mellencamp
Wait, I need to know more about this.
Rebecca Minkoff
So there's a rule I've been told that if she gets in the elevator, you can't get in with her.
Tamara Judge
So how is Jenna in with her?
Rebecca Minkoff
Because they were. They were co hosting an event together when Jenna was at J. Crew. And this was like 15 years ago, and I was just excited to be invited to anything, and I just was like, oh, I'm gonna get in the elevator. How's it going?
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, my God. Did you try to talk to her?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yes, I had. No.
Teddi Mellencamp
I was like, oh, what'd you say?
Rebecca Minkoff
I was like, hello, how's everyone feeling today? Is everyone. You know, I was all.
Tamara Judge
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Teddi Mellencamp
Did she respond or she looked at you like, shut up.
Rebecca Minkoff
It got silent. It was awkward. And I was like, right, right. I must have missed the memo somewhere.
Tamara Judge
So don't feel bad. It happened to me with Bob Dylan. I didn't know you can't make eye contact or shake his hand. And so he went to put his paw, like, fist pump. And then I shook the paw, his stump. And it was one of the most.
Teddi Mellencamp
Who told you? Did your dad tell you?
Rebecca Minkoff
Like, oh, my God.
Tamara Judge
Well, no, after the fact, I was like, that was awkward. And they're like, well, yeah, Teddy, he doesn't do handshakes, and there's no eye contact.
Rebecca Minkoff
And I was like a big germaphobe.
Tamara Judge
Like, yeah, I think so.
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, my God.
Tamara Judge
But either way, when those things happen, like, I feel like they. People that, you know, Anna Wintour and Bob Dylan, they've moved right on. But I will, like, self hate for weeks about it. Overthinking.
Rebecca Minkoff
I'm still thinking of 15 years later. I'm like, maybe that's why, you know, I've never been invited to the Met gala. I don't know. Maybe it's because I got into the elevator with her.
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Add your teen to your account today. Available in select locations C app for details so Brent Brynn said you know something shady about your bags. You never responded to her. We never heard you really like talk to her about it, did you? I mean, were you not upset or hurt? Was there a moment where you're like off? Who do you think you are?
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, I never got the chance to respond to her about it because I found out at that breakfast and I did confront her about it later. Again, probably not going to make the edit. I did confront her about it and I was like, dude, that was low. That was not cool. And she was just like, you know, conflict resolution, that's what this is all about. And I was like, do you feel.
Tamara Judge
Like she's trying to produce you all the time? Because I feel there was that scene right at the beginning when we first meet you and I think you come down in like Pink jammies or something.
Rebecca Minkoff
With the pink jammies. Everyone's harping on those.
Tamara Judge
Well, it was like in the Hampton. I mean, we're in pink jammies, and we're at work right now. But, like, there was something about. I mean, jammies, sweats, sweats, same thing. But before that, you could feel like she was almost coaching you.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, she was.
Tamara Judge
Prior to sitting down. Did that happen the duration of filming?
Rebecca Minkoff
It pretty much stopped. When did it stop? I would say close to the end. It stopped, but I didn't ever take that bait. I'm. You know, I might be boring ladies, but I'm not stupid. I was like, why are you telling me to do this? She's like, it's conflict resolution. Like, we fight, we make up. And I. And I just was like, I'm just going to be me. I'm sorry.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah, but you don't fight to fight. Like, you have to have a legit response.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
You have to care. You have to care. And it starts to look a little bit staged and fake if, you know, that's her mentality.
Tamara Judge
Is there anyone at this moment that you'd like to fight with?
Rebecca Minkoff
I'm in fight mode right now just because I feel like I played it nice. And then you go along and you watch what they say about you in confessionals. You're like, oh, that's it. Or on stage in Miami. And you're like, oh, that's how they feel. Okay, so now I'm riled up.
Teddi Mellencamp
What would you do different?
Rebecca Minkoff
What would I do different? I guess I would have been even. I felt like I was very vocal. Again, I can't speak to the process. People decide what gets shown and what isn't. I guess I would have been more vocal at times and stated opinions more strongly in the moment. I think during confessionals, again, I want to support women. I want to see them do well. So unless I have real beef with someone, I wasn't just going to throw shade, just to throw shades. And maybe I should have gotten the memo that that's part of this.
Tamara Judge
Do you think that we're seeing a true version of who you are? Because I still feel like as I'm watching, I don't know you.
Rebecca Minkoff
I think that you get a better sense of me from this interview, from my Instagram, from my podcast, from seeing me even in other places. This is a 110 of 1%.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah. Would you want to be full time so they can. The audience can see more of your family?
Rebecca Minkoff
I guess. Tbd. My husband is a little on the fence about that, which is why I wasn't a full time to begin with. We do have young kids, and so I think he and I have just been weighing, like, if, you know, if there's around two, what does it look like? And I mean, we shot stuff with my daughter that. That's not in it. We shot stuff. This incredible event that Jaisal and I did. We shot with all these other incredible women in fash.
Tamara Judge
So, like, how many outfit changes were at that event?
Rebecca Minkoff
Just one, unfortunately. But I was hoping there was at least going to be.
Tamara Judge
Can we get a little bit into. And I hate to do it, but a little bit into the Scientology.
Teddi Mellencamp
Scientology. I knew it was coming.
Rebecca Minkoff
I expected this. I'm ready.
Tamara Judge
Okay, so can you clarify being a Scientology for us? From what my research and listen, I am not a detective, but I am on ncr.
Teddi Mellencamp
She thinks she is.
Tamara Judge
But from my understanding is if your parents are high up in the church, then you are kind of born into the church. And then you go and you're like a cadet org or something like that as a child. But in your interview, I heard you say that it wasn't until later in life that you joined.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yep. So none of that is true. You decide the first. One of the most basic and first things that you learn about is what's true for you is true for you. No one can shove anything down your throat. And having being on the Jewish side. Right. You're just told belief from day one and you accept it or not. And this is like, is this true for you? Does it work? Cool. And so growing up in my household, we did Shabbat, we did Hanukkah, we did all those things. And then it was like, if there's an era of your life that you're seeking improvement in, here's some tools. And if not, no. And I wasn't interested. And then I moved to New York when I was 18. I was lonely, I was scared. I didn't know what the was going on. And I knew after having been really bullied in high school and really just very depressed that I needed something. And I said, let me try this. It's something my parents and my brothers have, you know, had spent a lot of time doing. Maybe it can help. And it did. It helped me with my own depression, with my own fears and anxieties. And I was like, okay, this works for me. And that was kind of when it became my own, if that makes sense.
Tamara Judge
But then why do we hear all these things like. And it's this all just complete Made up press stuff. And granted, I. There's made up things in the press about every person situate. But like, why do we hear like, okay, Tom Cruise can never see Suri again because she's not part of Scientology. Is that accurate?
Rebecca Minkoff
Listen, I don't know him. I can't speak for his personal situation. I have never heard of any rule or anyone except experiencing that at all.
Teddi Mellencamp
Do you think Scientology gets a bad rap just from the documentaries? And then what was Leah. What's her name?
Tamara Judge
Leah Remini.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah. So I think that. Look at it this way. We've had 5,000 years to get used to Christianity, Judaism, Islam. Judaism is still attacked, right. In a huge way right now. As with other religions, more smaller sects. Sects of religions sec. Not sex. And Scientology is like 75 years old. So anything new, I think will be mislabeled as controversial. And I think people read media and the headlines instead of going to read a book by L. Ron Hubbard or find out for themselves. And I think that the documentary was really, if you look at it, it was propaganda. It was. It interviewed no Scientologists at all. The church offered, many times full open doors, sent over 25 letters to the director of the film, hey, we'd like to have you interview a Scientologist actually, or come into the church and see for yourself. I mean, it goes on and on. And the book that it was based on was, Was. Was banned in two countries because of its libelous nature. So for me, you know, part of the reason why I said what I said, you know, on the show is like, read a book. Go to. Go to scientology.org and check it out for yourself because that's where you'll find out about it. And that's. That's been my experience. It's helped me with depression, anxiety, marriage. You know, it's helped me just this, this industry, the fashion industry is so. I mean, your industry too, right? It's all crazy. So if this is my one, I should say two north stars for me, like to keep some semblance of sanity and grounding. That's what it is for me.
Teddi Mellencamp
How much time do you spend at the Scientology Center? Center? I don't even know what you call it.
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, you're only spending time there if you're enrolled in a class or doing the counseling that they have. So it's really up to you. Like, some people go and they say, good, I want to take a course. It's going to take a week. Let me go two hours a day. Some of the courses are longer and be like, cool, I'm going to come every day for a month, or I'm going to come on the weekends, or you set a schedule, you know, and then it's up to you and I.
Tamara Judge
And I promise this will be our last Scientology question. So if we were going to dig into one additional Scientologist, would you rather discuss Wendy Miscavige or Danny Masterson? Because I saw you in a picture with Danny. I found it. Oh, Shelly Miskovich.
Rebecca Minkoff
Okay, I'll just touch on both.
Tamara Judge
Okay.
Rebecca Minkoff
This whole where's Shelly? Thing is like, who the cares let this woman have a private life? You know what I mean? Like, why is it someone's a troll on Instagram's like, get a life, right? She's where she wants to be. She's decided she's private. Where is Jenna's fiance? Okay, is anyone.
Tamara Judge
When I was younger, I knew she's.
Teddi Mellencamp
Taking classes at the Scientology Center. That's what her girlfriend is.
Rebecca Minkoff
And then just to speak quickly to Danny. I haven't seen or spoken to Danny in over 10 years. When I started out, he was incredibly supportive to me. I knew no one. He helped make a lot of great introductions to girls and actresses that were excited to wear my product. And that's all I can say. I don't have, you know, I didn't participate in the case. I don't have details.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah, not your problem.
Tamara Judge
Why do you.
Teddi Mellencamp
Why do you think so many celebrities are in Scientology?
Rebecca Minkoff
I look at it this way. You. You tend to only hear about something when the famous person is part of it. There's double. Triple the amount of celebrities who are Catholics or Jews, right? It's no one. No one associates, oh, you know, Justin Bieber, Catholic, or, you know, Christian. I'm not sure which one.
Teddi Mellencamp
Christian.
Rebecca Minkoff
They're not, like, putting those two together, but for whatever reason, again, because I think it's new, right? Newer, 75 years old. I think people are just like, oh, oh. These two things, they have to be spoken about at all times.
Tamara Judge
You do what is going to make you feel your best and what's going to provide you support.
Rebecca Minkoff
Plus, but don't you think nowadays, like, anyone can be anything? Like, why can't we just be tolerant? Hey, if this makes you happy, great. Like, you know, people do yoga, they climb mountains, they do stunts, whatever, you know, I don't know what each one of you do to feel better, but to me, it's like, give me a break. Like, just leave us alone. Yeah, we're doing our.
Tamara Judge
I think what adds to the questions is like whenever you feel like you can't get an answer to a question, then people dig further and they create their own narratives. You know, like when you had that scene with Bryn and you kind of pulled back, I was like, well, now, now let me get to my work. You know, like, instead of if you. If you would have answered the question the same way, you would have just answered it to us right now. It had been like, oh, makes sense.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, but here's the difference, Teddy, is you weren't talking shit about me and spreading rumors about me and then. And then spending no time with me, getting to know me, or even bothering and then asking me my deepest, most personal question. You know, like, I'm not going to give you the answers to that when you haven't. When all I know about you.
Teddi Mellencamp
Well, you know why she's doing that? She just wants to get the drama. And before you even start, we even saw you on our TV screens, there was a lot of talk about Scientology. And there's a lot of talk like, oh, my God, this girl, we need to shut her down and, you know, something about your parents and all this stuff. And so she probably is like, let's get to it. I'm going to get the drama out of her right now. Not caring about you as a person, which is using you to bring, you know, some drama to the show.
Tamara Judge
Well, I have. I have some other hard hitting questions that I need to know. This is not Scientology related.
Rebecca Minkoff
I love this. Barbara Walters hit me hard. Teddi.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
Listen. Do you not drink on the show because you don't want to lose control of your. Of who you are as a person, or do you not drink in general or.
Rebecca Minkoff
No.
Teddi Mellencamp
Because your breast. You were breastfeeding too?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
Right at the time. So that's kind of hard to drink and do that.
Rebecca Minkoff
So I have a list a mile long of when I allow myself to drink. Am I away from my child and he's not going to breastfeed? Am I pumping? Do I have a photo shoot the next day? Do I have to speak about something? Do I have to get up early if I have to check off all those or majority. I just don't drink.
Teddi Mellencamp
So that. That's discipline. That's called discipline, my friend.
Rebecca Minkoff
So I probably have a drink once, maybe twice a month. I had half of a drink last night. I feel like shit today.
Tamara Judge
I'm like, say, were you hammered?
Rebecca Minkoff
I was like, a little buzz and I headache and I was like, see, this is why I don't do this. Shit.
Teddi Mellencamp
So, yeah, it's not. It's hardly worth it anymore, but for.
Rebecca Minkoff
Brynn to just harp on that point and, like, what is she, like, the. The alcohol police? Like, she gets to tell me when I get to drink or not? Like, give me a break.
Tamara Judge
Right. But isn't there also a lot of girls on New York that don't drink? Like, UBA doesn't drink. Correct. And neither does Jenna.
Rebecca Minkoff
UBA doesn't drink, period. And Jenna, I think, is like me. And it's an occasional, like, we'll do it. But I don't. I don't know her reasons why. I just know that I have to go to. Through my checklist.
Tamara Judge
Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
Well, we just had your fellow newbie Raquel on the podcast. Did you two bond over being the new members of Roni?
Rebecca Minkoff
We did. We did a lot. There was a lot of, like, are you okay? Are you okay? What's going on? Are you surviving? How's it going for you? Did you get hazed yet? You know, so it was nice, I think, for both of us that there were two new people and not just one, because the other girls, they had the lay of the land.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. Who do you feel like, other than Jenna and Raquel, that you probably bonded with the most on the show?
Rebecca Minkoff
I would say uba. Yeah. I think that she is an incredible human and very kind, and she's very wise and I appreciate. So in my. In my moments of, like, what's happening, you know, she would. She would just talk me off my ledge.
Tamara Judge
And who do you think's the biggest shit talker or leaky pigeon?
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, I think we know that.
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, it's. It's really up for debate right now.
Tamara Judge
That's what I was going to say. I think it might be up for debate.
Rebecca Minkoff
I think. I think there might be two in the mix. And, you know.
Teddi Mellencamp
You mean Bryn is one Bryn.
Rebecca Minkoff
But again, I think, you know, Erin. Erin, I wouldn't say is a rumor starter, but, like, if she's going to be tasked with a secret and a plan, those. Those lips were leaky.
Teddi Mellencamp
Are you guys going on a big trip this year?
Rebecca Minkoff
We went already. We're. We've been.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. But, like, are we going to. We're going to see the big trip?
Rebecca Minkoff
Oh, you're going to see the big trip. Jazz has already spilled the beans. It ended early. Two people were escorted home.
Teddi Mellencamp
Okay.
Tamara Judge
I was.
Teddi Mellencamp
I'm like, you already met the trip on the show, and I didn't see it. How can I not remember that? So it has an.
Tamara Judge
And It's I am 90% sure. I mean, that it's Uba and Bren, but I, you know, I'm not always. I can't always use my.
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, is it a big secret? We're not allowed to know. Who actually don't.
Tamara Judge
I don't know if it's a secret. We kind of saw it in the, in the mid season.
Rebecca Minkoff
We saw it in the trailer. Yeah, but there's no more pranks. There's no more trickery. So everything.
Teddi Mellencamp
Thank you. Now, if you could host a cast trip, is there someplace you'd like to take the women?
Rebecca Minkoff
I'd love to go to Cancun. I was just at an auberge resort there for retreat and I was.
Teddi Mellencamp
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Rebecca Minkoff
I was there. Maddie Savern.
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, you were?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, I was there last year. It's so great.
Teddi Mellencamp
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Tamara Judge
Can we talk about the hot mic moment on Jeff Lewis?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, let's do it.
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, my God. Were you mad?
Rebecca Minkoff
Here's what I felt. I literally had just left breakfast with Sai and we had a great. So we knew each other when she was like, mommy blogging in Brooklyn and just starting out. And I lived in Brooklyn, and so I left lunch, like, gosh, I'm so glad. Like, we're reconnecting and I'm getting to know her again. And then I get a text from Erin and it's like, have you seen this? And I press it.
Tamara Judge
Of course, Erin had to let you know, like, you don't have the world wide web and could find out on any bravo blogs 10 minutes later.
Rebecca Minkoff
Oh, my God. And I was like, I just wanted to throw up, to be honest. I just felt like, wow, I'm a naive idiot. How did I just get tricked? So that was my first reaction. I then sent it to her with no questions, and she wrote back. She said, what? I said you were nice. Listen again. And I said, no, you said, I'm boring. And she said. I said, which is fine, but, like, shitty. Okay. And then she apologized, and I was like, okay, I'm a big girl. She apologized. But I think where it got weird is in her confessional. She then changed double down. He doubled down on the boring, and I was like, oh, so you lied to me again. So.
Teddi Mellencamp
Well, here's the thing. It was a hot mic moment. It wasn't like she was ants, like, being funny.
Tamara Judge
Anybody that does. Anybody that does Jeff Lewis, they say, do not talk during any of the breaks you're constantly on.
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, he does that.
Teddi Mellencamp
It doesn't mean he has to use those clips.
Tamara Judge
Yeah, the entire thing's used.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah, but you have to go look for it. You have to go to the Serious app and look for it. Now, these are used as clips on. On his Instagram account, and he used that clip just to be double shady.
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, I mean, it got him a lot of clicks and views, didn't it? And unfortunate thing, apparently being nice is boring.
Teddi Mellencamp
And, well, at this point, Jeff Lewis should just be a housewife because he's literally, like, pissing so many people off with his radio show that he's on every housewife show nowadays.
Rebecca Minkoff
Oh, my God. Oh, Jeff.
Teddi Mellencamp
Okay, I take it back. Jeff didn't use it as a clip. Bravo page. A Bravo fan Page screen.
Tamara Judge
Grabbed.
Teddi Mellencamp
Grabbed it and put it on Sirius app, posted it.
Tamara Judge
But yeah, but when she's wrong, she says she's wrong.
Teddi Mellencamp
I am. What white cast members surprised you the most this season, either in a positive way or being more difficult than you expected or.
Rebecca Minkoff
I guess I think Bryn, because I went in with kind of like, oh, she's so fun and bubbly and, you know, we're going to. We're going to get to know each other and have like, she's the fun one. And then I was like, oh, no, this is the one that I have to watch out for.
Teddi Mellencamp
Well, we saw different Bren this so far than we did last year.
Tamara Judge
We loved her last season.
Teddi Mellencamp
Now Psy is a little different too. So I was a very.
Rebecca Minkoff
She was a self Exploration self, you know?
Teddi Mellencamp
You know, there's people that go. Women that go on the show and they see themselves from the outside and they're like, oh, like, I gotta fix this. And there's others that just don't care.
Tamara Judge
Then they're like, all right, now I'm going to double down on bad behavior. If there's anything other than the prank that you would have changed about this season and things that you've done or didn't do, what would it be?
Rebecca Minkoff
I noticed that holding your energy for that long was hard for me. I can do it for seven minutes. I can be extra. And I was just being myself. And it comes across as really low energy sometimes. And I wasn't. But I was like. I was like, gosh, they're all being so. It's almost like a.
Teddi Mellencamp
So you were inside your head. You were thinking all these things, but you weren't saying.
Tamara Judge
You almost seemed, like, aloof, like you didn't want to be there.
Rebecca Minkoff
I think in a lot of the moments that you're seeing, I'm either saying something ridiculous coming out of my mouth, like I sneeze and my diva cup came out, or you're. Or you're seeing, you know, people trying to. Like, I clearly knew Brynn was trying to stir the pot with her terrible game. Right?
Tamara Judge
Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah.
Rebecca Minkoff
I'm not going to be comfortable in that moment because I'm like, I know what you're doing. And now you're picking a subject that's deeply personal to me. Like, you want to stir the pot and ask me about my marriage, my kids, my business. I signed up for that shit. But not. Not something like this. So I think. I think I got uncomfortable sometimes and I.
Tamara Judge
And yeah, and you get your head. So did I. And. But you live and you learn. Can you tell us if we need to be? Well, TAM doesn't need it anymore, but do I need to be using the Diva Cup?
Rebecca Minkoff
No. Well, okay, this is. I don't want Diva cup to come after me. Maybe it's just because I've had so many kids, but I will say that I was using it and I sneezed. It shot right out of me, and I. It wasn't pretty. As I said, it was a murder.
Teddi Mellencamp
I don't even know what a Diva cup is.
Tamara Judge
That. You're too old for Diva Cup, Tam.
Teddi Mellencamp
Yeah.
Rebecca Minkoff
You just put it up there, it collects it, and then you pull it out and it's reusable and sustainable and it's a great idea.
Tamara Judge
But what do you put it in the dishwasher? Like, how do you clean it?
Rebecca Minkoff
In the sink? With some soap and water. But maybe if you've had four children. It doesn't work for people like us. I don't know.
Teddi Mellencamp
Maybe I have four kids.
Rebecca Minkoff
Rhinoplasty or whatever they need to do down there.
Tamara Judge
I sneeze and I peed the other day. I went to a trampoline park and I peed my parents.
Rebecca Minkoff
I'm not a Diva cup candidate. Okay.
Teddi Mellencamp
And then I need a smaller garage for that thing.
Tamara Judge
Can you please not call my lady part a garage?
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, what about a docking station?
Teddi Mellencamp
There you go. It just needs to be smaller. Not RV size. It needs to be like a little Volkswagen Bug size.
Tamara Judge
A little.
Teddi Mellencamp
A Mini Cooper.
Tamara Judge
A Mini. That's what I was going to say. But a little convertible Mini Cooper would be fine. Just park it right in there. Is there anything that you want to share before we kind of close out?
Rebecca Minkoff
We're done already. I can keep talking?
Tamara Judge
Unless you want to share some juicy freaking tea with us. We bring it. Yeah, I know. What I want to ask. Is Jaisal's husband playing it up for the cameras, or do you think he's just a douche lord now?
Rebecca Minkoff
Teddy.
Tamara Judge
Well, what? I liked him last season, and then he got a little taste of being a funny guy, and now it's non stop funny guy. And I'm like, enough.
Teddi Mellencamp
And now he's a clown.
Rebecca Minkoff
So Jessel told him, okay, your stick is up. You need to get something new. So the warning has been put out by the wife.
Teddi Mellencamp
Do you think that they're gonna have that girl that she wants?
Rebecca Minkoff
I don't think right now, with some things she shared with me last night, which I will not say, but I think. I think she still wants it. But maybe not in the next six months.
Tamara Judge
Okay.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
Sorry.
Tamara Judge
And let's see.
Teddi Mellencamp
What other question?
Tamara Judge
Let's see. Do you hang out with Jenna's fiance off camera?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yes, but not as often as I would like. So I actually know Cas probably better than I know Jenna. She shot me for my perfume campaign. She and I have a mutual bestie, and I love that woman. She's one of the raddest humans I've ever met.
Tamara Judge
Who's the mutual bestie? Is it Jen?
Rebecca Minkoff
No, it's a woman named Tali, who, if Brynn had been able to share the rumor more, she was pinning all of it on my best friend. She was like, she was gonna say, rebecca's best friend is the one that told me all the stuff.
Tamara Judge
Do you think that it's fair that she didn't have to share that part of herself on camera?
Rebecca Minkoff
You know, I think there's been a lot of conversation between all of us about what we're willing to share and not share. And I think the consensus, especially after last night, is if you're gonna be on and, like, you got. You have to do it, you know? I mean, I'm willing to share my family. My husband does not want to share our kids. And that's, like, I have to respect that. He's fine to go on, but I think we have to all share. Like, you have to, like, give to be raw and open, you know? What.
Teddi Mellencamp
What industry is your husband in?
Rebecca Minkoff
He's a director.
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, so he's like, hell, no. I don't want my kids on that show. A lot of men don't.
Tamara Judge
No. And especially at the age. It's hard.
Rebecca Minkoff
Come on with me. And then he had, like, he sliced his Achilles, and he's like, I'm not going to make my TV debut, like, in a wheelchair. Like, that's not how I'm going to show up as your husband, so I'm going to pass.
Teddi Mellencamp
How old are your kids?
Rebecca Minkoff
13, 10, 7 and 2.
Tamara Judge
Oh, my gosh. Do you want any more?
Rebecca Minkoff
I would love one more, but my husband said, we lose our son in five years, and do you want to spend the next five years being distracted by another baby or soak it up with him? And I was like, I won't do it.
Tamara Judge
I mean, that's a good point.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah.
Tamara Judge
Yeah. I mean, that is a good point. Oh, how do you feel about if some of the OGs came back to New York?
Teddi Mellencamp
Oh, that's a good one.
Rebecca Minkoff
I think that maybe there should be a girls trip with us and the OGs you know, see how it works. Yeah. I think showing up to a dinner is random. I don't know. I think there should be some group bonding and then see where the synergies click and then delete an ad as needed. I don't know.
Tamara Judge
What do you.
Teddi Mellencamp
What do you think about what Bethany said? She said. Basically said, do you know her?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, I know her. I asked her if I should do it, and she said, don't show up to the party when it's already over.
Tamara Judge
Oh, she said that to you?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yeah, I said. I said I'm thinking about going on the show. What do you think? Because I had been a guest on her podcast a couple of years ago, so that was her opinion. But you know what? Listen, everyone's upset because we're not like the OGs. I think that's a different time. It's a different show. No one in social media, no one, like she said on her video that they just acted crazy and had nothing to lose, and they were just a bunch of, you know, women. And I think. I think from what I'm hoping, the creators wanted to change the dynamic of the show a little bit and not try and be that. And so I think. Yeah.
Teddi Mellencamp
And I mean, for the people that keep saying, like, bring the OGs back, hardly any of them live in New York anymore.
Rebecca Minkoff
Right, Right.
Teddi Mellencamp
So it's just not going to happen. And they did give them the ultimate girls trip.
Rebecca Minkoff
Could be the ultimate ultimate girls trip. And you can take.
Teddi Mellencamp
Put both of them. Yeah. Oh, my God. You guys would be fighting like crazy.
Rebecca Minkoff
Share a room with Dorinda. It'll be great.
Tamara Judge
Did you guys see the headline that. Who was it Kelly? Ben? Was it Kelly? Ben Simone was on, like, a dating app on Raya, and she would. It was gonna daze Bethany's boyfriend.
Teddi Mellencamp
Was it Bethany's current boyfriend?
Rebecca Minkoff
Yes. Yes. I think she. She was. She told the story last night because she was there. She was dming with him, and then she ran into him outside of a bar in the Hamptons and then realized that that's Bethenny Frankel's. I guess he meant boyfriend, right? For that to be the case. I'm not on Raya, so I don't know, but you can. Apparently not.
Tamara Judge
I mean, I. I guess we'll find out. We are actually stupid.
Teddi Mellencamp
Is he.
Rebecca Minkoff
That's pretty stupid. But maybe he has a. He has a thing for housewives. Like, maybe.
Teddi Mellencamp
Clearly.
Tamara Judge
But also, I just learned this. You can't do screen grabs from Raya or you get kicked out.
Teddi Mellencamp
Well, you choose Another phone. I know.
Tamara Judge
Then you use another phone. So who gives a shit?
Teddi Mellencamp
It's not really that hard to figure out.
Tamara Judge
Oh, okay. Well, we appreciate you coming on. Next time that you come to la, you've got to come in and we'll do it in person.
Rebecca Minkoff
That'll be fun.
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I gift you that. You will not just throw me under a bus.
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Rebecca Minkoff
Oh, my God, Marshall's teddy. Come on, go up a level, Ross.
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Teddi Mellencamp
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Tamara Judge
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Teddi Mellencamp
Jealousy.
Rebecca Minkoff
Well, you know, sucks to be them.
Tamara Judge
Thanks for coming on. Where do people find you on Instagram, socials, etc.
Rebecca Minkoff
Yes, you can listen to my podcast, Super Women with Rebecca Minkoff. I'm Eccamenkoff and Eccy Minkoff. For my personal.
Teddi Mellencamp
Do you go by Rebecca or Becky?
Rebecca Minkoff
I go by both and people are like, can I call you Becky? And I was like, yes. That's what I grew up with. It was Becky. It only became Rebecca when I started the brand and I felt like I needed to sound like an adult.
Tamara Judge
What does your husband call you?
Rebecca Minkoff
He calls me Becky.
Teddi Mellencamp
I only became Tamara when I started the show.
Tamara Judge
Well, because there was two.
Teddi Mellencamp
There was two Tammy's, so.
Rebecca Minkoff
Oh, you're a Tammy.
Teddi Mellencamp
I'm a Tammy, yeah.
Tamara Judge
Oh, my gosh.
Teddi Mellencamp
My mom calls me Tammy.
Rebecca Minkoff
Oh, my God. You don't seem like a Tammy at all, Tammy. Sue.
Teddi Mellencamp
I told my husband, I said, when I finally leave the show, like, are you going to call me Tammy? He's like, no.
Rebecca Minkoff
My God.
Tamara Judge
I'm going to start calling you Tammy today.
Teddi Mellencamp
Call me T. Oh, my gosh.
Tamara Judge
All right, thanks you guys. Please join in later.
Rebecca Minkoff
Thank you, Becky.
Tamara Judge
Thank you, Becky with the good hair.
Rebecca Minkoff
Thank you.
Tamara Judge
Bye bye.
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Tamara Judge
You can even use Saks.com's personal wishlist to forward gifting inspiration to your friends and family.
Teddi Mellencamp
And if you're shopping for yourself, Saks.com has you covered for the holiday season. Saks.com is the place to find your new holiday party look or cozy day to day outfit.
Tamara Judge
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Teddi Mellencamp
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Tamara Judge
This is perfect for those times when you want to be there but can't. We all know things come up as a busy mom and you can't make every after school pickup or football game.
Teddi Mellencamp
When your teen requests a trip, they are matched with highly rated and experienced drivers and you receive real time notifications.
Tamara Judge
Every trip comes with enhanced safety features, pin verification to ensure your teen enters the right vehicle and live trip tracking for parents. Plus you the parent can contact the driver directly from the app.
Teddi Mellencamp
Add your teen to your account today. Available in select locations.
Tamara Judge
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Podcast Summary: Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Episode Title: The Twot Seat: REBECCA MINKOFF (RHONY)
Release Date: December 9, 2024
Hosts: Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Guest: Rebecca Minkoff, Founder of the Rebecca Minkoff Brand
In this engaging episode of Two Ts In A Pod, hosts Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge welcome Rebecca Minkoff, a renowned fashion entrepreneur and co-founder of the Female Founder Collective. The conversation delves deep into Rebecca’s journey, her experiences on the reality TV show The Twot Seat, and her perspectives on various personal and professional topics.
Rebecca Minkoff, established her globally recognized accessible luxury fashion brand in 2005. She is celebrated not only as a best-selling author but also as a powerhouse entrepreneur dedicated to fostering a narrative of togetherness and shared success among women. Rebecca emphasizes her commitment to confidence, fearlessness, and authenticity in both her business endeavors and community engagements.
Rebecca Minkoff: "We owe it to ourselves and the tiny team we have left to just keep going. And we made it through." [07:10]
Rebecca joined The Twot Seat aiming for a season filled with fun, humor, and manageable drama. She recounts her initial excitement and the subsequent challenges she faced, including dealing with personal pranks and conflicts within the cast.
Rebecca Minkoff: "It was what we needed, fun and funny with a little bit of drama." [12:25]
A significant portion of the episode focuses on a controversial prank orchestrated by Rebecca and Aaron, where they spread a false pregnancy rumor. This prank backfired, leading to misunderstandings and strained relationships within the cast.
Rebecca Minkoff: "I said, what if I say I'm pregnant... It did not occur to me that that was highly insensitive." [09:55]
Teddi and Tamra probe Rebecca about the fallout from the prank, discussing how it affected her relationships with other cast members, particularly Erin.
Teddi Mellencamp: "You never responded to her about it because I found out at that breakfast and I did confront her about it later." [19:28]
Rebecca opens up about the struggles her fashion brand faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain issues. These challenges led to the eventual sale of her business two years prior to the podcast.
Rebecca Minkoff: "Covid was really, really hard for us. We almost went out of business." [07:41]
Despite selling her brand, Rebecca remains deeply connected to it, continuing to manage it passionately.
A candid segment of the conversation addresses Rebecca’s involvement with Scientology. She shares her personal journey, debunks common misconceptions, and defends the organization against negative portrayals in the media.
Rebecca Minkoff: "If this makes you happy, great. Like, just leave us alone." [25:44]
The hosts challenge Rebecca on various aspects of Scientology, including its portrayal in documentaries and the experiences of other celebrities within the church.
Tamara Judge: "But from my understanding is if your parents are high up in the church, then you are kind of born into the church." [23:33]
Rebecca counters by emphasizing her personal choice and the positive impact Scientology has had on her life.
Rebecca Minkoff: "It's my one, I should say two north stars for me, like to keep some semblance of sanity and grounding." [25:20]
Rebecca discusses the importance of maintaining privacy, especially concerning her family. She explains how her husband prefers to keep their children's lives out of the public eye, balancing her public persona with her private life.
Rebecca Minkoff: "I want to support women. I want to see them do well. So unless I have real beef with someone, I wasn't just going to throw shade." [21:49]
The conversation highlights Rebecca’s interactions with fellow cast members, including Jenna, Raquel, Brynn, and Uba. She shares insights into these relationships, noting the support she received from some while addressing tensions with others.
Rebecca Minkoff: "We did a lot. There was a lot of, like, are you okay? Are you okay? What's going on?" [33:14]
She also touches upon her bond with Uba, whom she describes as wise and supportive.
Rebecca Minkoff: "I think that she is an incredible human and very kind, and she's very wise and I appreciate." [33:40]
Rebecca reflects on her behavior on the show, expressing regret over not being more vocal during conflicts. She emphasizes the importance of authenticity and standing up for oneself.
Rebecca Minkoff: "I would have been more vocal at times and stated opinions more strongly in the moment." [21:45]
She also shares light-hearted moments discussing personal habits, such as her disciplined approach to drinking.
Rebecca Minkoff: "I have a list a mile long of when I allow myself to drink. Am I away from my child and he's not going to breastfeed?" [31:54]
As the episode wraps up, Rebecca and the hosts discuss future plans and the dynamics of the show. Rebecca expresses her desire for a more collaborative and bonding experience with the cast, suggesting group activities to strengthen relationships.
Rebecca Minkoff: "I think there should be some group bonding and then see where the synergies click." [49:27]
The hosts and Rebecca share a few humorous exchanges, highlighting the camaraderie despite the earlier tensions.
Teddi Mellencamp: "I have several of your bags." [52:18]
Rebecca concludes by inviting listeners to connect with her through her podcast and social media channels.
Rebecca Minkoff: "You can listen to my podcast, Super Women with Rebecca Minkoff." [52:44]
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This episode offers an in-depth look into Rebecca Minkoff’s multifaceted life as an entrepreneur, mother, and reality TV participant. Her candid discussions about business challenges, personal beliefs, and on-screen conflicts provide listeners with a nuanced understanding of the pressures and triumphs faced by modern women in the public eye. Teddi and Tamra successfully navigate sensitive topics, ensuring a balanced and insightful conversation that resonates with both fans and newcomers alike.