Calling a Powerball Winner

Summary

Podcast Summary: VIEWS with David Dobrik & Jason Nash

Episode: Calling a Powerball Winner
Date: September 3, 2025

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Main Theme & Purpose

In this lively and candid episode, David Dobrik and Jason Nash welcome Isabella "Bella" Lopez—sometimes known as "Bella from the gym"—for an episode that swings between personal behind-the-scenes stories, workplace gossip, wild life events, and a jaw-dropping call with a brand-new Powerball winner. The episode embodies the podcast's signature DNA: confessions, pop-culture, friendship dynamics, and intimate, often hilarious, hijinks from the VIEWS crew.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. A Powerball Near Billionaire

• [01:32] Major Event: Bella’s friend hits five out of six Powerball numbers, scoring $1.1 million.

  • “He was one digit change from $1.1 billion. Oh, my God.” — David Dobrik (02:08)
  • The friend narrowly misses a $1.1 billion jackpot, having picked 16 instead of the actual Powerball number, 17.
  • Crew discusses how "life-changing" the difference is between winning $1 million and $1 billion.

• [03:10-08:36] Live Call with Powerball Winner

  • Winner recounts discovering the win after several days, thinking at first it was a billion-dollar prize.
    • “I read it as a billion first because I saw one comma, and then, like, three numbers, comma, three numbers. And then I saw... it was a period.” — Powerball Winner (05:16)
  • Describes frenetic reactions, calling friends, and plans for the newfound fortune (probably a new car).
  • Winner’s dad has played the lottery weekly for 40-50 years and was thrilled.

• [07:21] The Emotional Rollercoaster

  • “How do you balance the excitement and the one number away?” — David Dobrik
  • Winner admits: “Like, damn... nobody else had to be close, to, like, that. No, I think I was the closest person.” (07:52)

2. Bella’s Superfan Origins & Journey

• [10:05-12:59]

  • Bella speaks candidly about getting her job, starting as a superfan, wearing all sorts of niche David Dobrik merch.
  • Her application process began after missing out on Live Nation jobs and hearing from her friend Jack about Zila (the crew’s protein company).

• [13:04-14:52] Crossover of Online Persona and Business Life

  • Story about Ilya (her boss/founder) worryingly separating his wild on-camera persona from business clients.
    • “He really does take his business seriously, and he doesn’t want anything to affect it.” — David Dobrik (13:24)
  • The group discusses how everyone—even high-level businesspeople—has a "wild" side.

3. Work Crew Antics—Breaking the Ice

• [15:00-17:38]

  • Natalie recounts how parties and Zane’s efforts helped integrate quieter team members like Brooke.
  • Bella’s own “party habits” are roasted (“Bella gets drunk like no other”—David Dobrik).
  • Running inside joke: When Bella’s drunk, she always ends up watching Avengers: Endgame at maximum volume.

• [20:03-22:24] Awkward Meeting Moments

  • Discussion about the politics of hugs vs. handshakes in business.
  • David confesses to elaborate attempts to avoid sweaty handshakes (“My hands are so sweaty that... the handshake made me not want to do any meetings.” — David Dobrik (20:10))

4. Origin Stories and Workplace Culture

• [24:39-26:29]

  • Bella’s first job tasks: Filming bosses in ridiculous content (like making out then vomiting).
  • “I didn’t have a desk. We all... fit into... the office at the time, and I didn’t have a desk for a full year. I sat on the floor and worked on my laptop.” — Bella (24:55)

• [26:04-27:22] Bella’s upcoming wedding and nine-year relationship with her fiancé, who’s her high school sweetheart.

5. Relationships & Secrets in the Office

• [30:43-39:01]
  The Hidden Relationship Reveal:
  • The story of finding out that bosses Emma and Ilya were secretly dating, which was kept secret from Bella for almost a year.
  • Bella’s hilarious over-the-top reveal: Illya “sets up” a serious meeting, drives her around, and then blurts out the romance news, leaving Bella both aggrieved and amused.
    • “I was like, no, you’re not. No, you’re not... why would you do this whole thing if it’s just you and Emma dating?” — Bella (38:06)

6. Friendships & Boundaries

• [39:38-41:25]
  • The crew discusses whether it’s possible to make new friends of the opposite sex while in a committed relationship. Mixed answers, with nuance about work versus social situations.

7. Bella's Wild Police Incident

• [44:08-47:48]
  • Bella shares a dramatic story: While driving to the gym, she is surrounded by four police cars, commanded at gunpoint, cuffed, and detained—all for unknowingly driving with “stolen” plates that were swapped from her car while parked.
  • “They're like, drop the keys out of the car right now. Hands like above your head.” — Bella (45:39)
  • Turns out, the stolen plates made it appear that her car was the stolen one; the police were not particularly apologetic, but she worked out anyway after ("I did." — Bella (49:26)).

8. Random Memorable Moments & Closing Banter

• [50:10-end]
  • A Hillary Duff sighting in LA, more inside jokes, and a final plug for Bella’s Young LA athlete code.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“He was one digit change from $1.1 billion. Oh, my God.”
— David Dobrik [02:08]

“It’s the, like, greatest win and loss ever, maybe.”
— Powerball Winner [03:52]

“I read it as a billion first because I saw one comma, and then, like, three numbers, comma, three numbers. And then I saw... it was a period.”
— Powerball Winner [05:16]

“I know a million dollars is a lot. We're talking the difference between 10 years of your life from 10 generations of your family.”
— David Dobrik [02:27]

“Bella gets drunk like no other…And I know Bella's hammered because it'll be, like, 3am... and I'll just hear Endgame or, like, any Avengers movie just blasting.”
— David Dobrik [16:46]

“I didn't have a desk for a full year. I sat on the floor and worked on my laptop...”
— Bella [24:55]

“So I get in the car and I'm, like, freaking out. I'm, like, shaking... He stops the car…All right, me and Emma are dating.”
— Bella [37:27]

“They're like, drop the keys out of the car right now. Hands like above your head.”
— Bella [45:39]

“They just switched the plates, so it looks like I have the stolen car... I was like, all this for stolen plates?”
— Bella [47:21]

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Timestamps For Important Segments

• [01:32-08:36] Powerball Winner Story and Live Call
• [10:05-12:59] Bella’s Hiring and Superfan Origins
• [15:00-17:38] Party Story: Bella’s Drunk Endgame Tradition
• [20:03-22:24] Awkwardness of Business Handshakes and Sweaty Hands
• [24:39-26:29] Bella’s Scrappy Start at Work and Wedding Reveal
• [30:43-39:01] Revelation: Emma & Ilya Secret Relationship Story
• [44:08-47:48] Bella’s Police Drama at the Gym

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Structure & Flow

The episode flows organically from the jaw-dropping lottery win, to personal backstories and group dynamics, closing on an intense real-life police encounter and quirky friend stories. The hosts maintain their irreverent, friendly banter throughout, with constant call-backs and personal vulnerability.

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Final Takeaway

This episode of VIEWS delivers exactly what fans come for: a seamless blend of outlandish life events (a near-billionaire Powerball winner!), office camaraderie, and unfiltered confession—with plenty of signature inside jokes and warm, unguarded conversation. Bella’s stories provide new insight into the team, and the episode encapsulates what makes Dobrik & crew so relatable and entertaining.

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For More:

• Follow the crew, check out Bella's code at Young LA (“code Isabella”), and listen to Jason’s podcast “All Good Things.”

Transcript

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[David Dobrik]

What? It's gonna happen. What's up, guys? Welcome back to Views. Today is very special day. We have somebody here that we've never had before. Her name is. Full name Isabella Lopez. You may know her as Bella from the gym.

[Jason]

Buzz.

[David Dobrik]

Been working with us for. Oh, first off, she's here because some really big shit went down. We're going to talk about that in like 10 minutes.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, my God, bro, our friend.

[David Dobrik]

Wait, wait, wait.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

He won the lottery?

[Jason]

No, bro, just the five out of the six numbers.

[Jay]

I heard about this guy.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

He.

[David Dobrik]

Wait, what?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

1. 1.1 million.

[David Dobrik]

Bella's friend just hit five out of the six Powerball numbers, winning him $1.1 million. Guys, I'm looking at the ticket here. Oh, my God.

[Jay]

Did he have the Powerball?

[David Dobrik]

So two drawings ago, he hit the numbers 3, 18, 22, 27, 33. I'm going to puke.

[Jay]

What?

[David Dobrik]

I'm going to puke. The powerball number was 17. Yeah, his number came out to be 16.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No way. Shut up.

[David Dobrik]

He was one. He was one digit change from $1.1 billion. Oh, my God.

[Jason]

Wow.

[Jay]

Oh, my God.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

That's.

[Jay]

I would take a leave of absence from work if that happened to me.

[David Dobrik]

Do you know what that difference. I'm sorry. I know a million dollars is a lot. We're talking the difference between 10 years of your life from 10 generations of your family.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Forever changed. You will never, ever. Like, it is a complete. It's a huge difference. I'm sorry.

[Jason]

I know.

[David Dobrik]

I get it.

[Natalie]

No, it is.

[David Dobrik]

I get it. It's a big difference. Every. Your bloodline, forever, if invested properly, will be good. Undisputed. He was one digit away. Poor guy.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I mean, I wonder if I Should call him and just, like, tell him he doesn't have to disclose his identity.

[David Dobrik]

Do you know him that well?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, I know him from high school.

[David Dobrik]

Calm, calm, calm.

[Jay]

I just want to see he's crying when you call him.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Okay.

[David Dobrik]

We have to be positive with him, right?

[Jay]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

I'm so sorry, dude.

[Jason]

Hello.

[David Dobrik]

Hi, dude. This is David. I'm with Bell and our friend Jason and Natalie.

[Jason]

Hey, nice to meet you guys. How we doing?

[David Dobrik]

How are you? You sound like you have a pep in your step. I've never met you, but you sound excited. This is crazy. We were recording the pod, and then Bell got a text that you won. You won the Powerball. This is what's going on. How did this happen? Please explain this. I've never been in the vicinity of anybody that's done that.

[Jason]

So I didn't win the six out of six. I went five for six.

[David Dobrik]

I know. And I. And I just saw the numbers you were. Yeah. Were one away from.

[Jason]

Yeah. So the. The Powerball number was 17, and then I had 16.

[David Dobrik]

Wow. Wow. Yeah.

[Jason]

One number away from 1.1 billion. I. I was just on the phone with my roommate from college. I said, it's the, like, greatest win and loss ever, maybe.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. I mean, I.

[Jason]

A great win, but, like, 1 million compared to a billion, it's big difference, right?

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, that's what. That's what. That's where my mind went immediately. I didn't want to, like, talk to you about that because you should be stoked that you won a million dollars. What? I don't know. Tell me the process of when you, like, found it, like, when you were looking at the numbers.

[Jason]

So I bought it on Thursday before one of my men's league basketball games, and I just did it. It was probably, like, my fifth, sixth time ever buying one.

[Jay]

Wow.

[Jason]

Wow. And I was just like, you know, I'll put 20 bucks on it. I got, like, 10 lines, and I bought a Gatorade, played my game, and then, like, went the whole week, went out Saturday night, kind of got drunk, got back late Sunday, and then, like, ordered a pizza, just chilling there. And I'm like. I remember us talking about it in the morning. And, like, I, like, looked at it, was just sitting on my apartment counter for, like, three days.

[Jay]

Wow.

[Jason]

And, like, I looked down and, like, I saw the number three on the third line. I was like, oh, damn. That was one of the numbers. Like, let me. Let me just pull up the app and scan it real quick, like, as I'm grabbing a piece of pizza. And then like, the number popped up, and I read it as a billion first because I saw one comma, and then, like, three numbers, comma, three numbers. And then I saw, like. I thought it was another comma, but it was a period. So I, like, threw my phone on the counter, and I was like, what the.

[David Dobrik]

Oh.

[Jason]

And, like, I just, like, started, like. I was like, no. What did I just read? Like, like, did that say what I think it just said? And I kind of, like, crept back over to my phone, and I was like, oh. And then I was like, wait, hold on. That says a million.

[Jay]

Like, oh.

[Jason]

I just started running around my house. I was like, oh. Oh. Like, took my shirt off.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I was like.

[David Dobrik]

Wow. Who's the. Who was the first person you called? Did you call a bunch of people or did you call nobody? What did you do?

[Jason]

So Bella will know. These two people, my friend Carson and Jordan, they were coming over because we had to do our fantasy draft. So I had two fantasy drafts in, like, 15 minutes after I. So I'm, like, freaking out before I'm drafting my team. And, like, they walk in the door, and I just had it sitting there. I'm like, you guys got to go look at that. And, like, they both just, like, looked at the phone and, like, looked at the ticket, and they're like, oh, shit. Like, no way. Like. And we just all started jumping up and down and stuff.

[David Dobrik]

What are you going to spend the money on?

[Jason]

I have no idea yet. I think I'm going to. I've been trying to. Me and my dad have talked a little bit about things to do. I gotta get a new car soon. So it was kind of perfect timing.

[David Dobrik]

Wow.

[Jason]

I think a car is probably in the future.

[David Dobrik]

And then were your parents stoked? Was your dad like, oh, yeah, my.

[Jason]

Dad'S been playing lottery for 40, 50 years, probably every week.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, my God.

[Jason]

He was like, I've always dreamed of this day.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Like, oh, my God.

[Jason]

Sacramento to turn it in together.

[David Dobrik]

Wow. What did it. So when you scanned it on your app, I've always wondered this, like, what is it? Just as a basic. Does do this confetti pop up on your phone? Does it just say, congratulations?

[Jason]

I have a screenshot of it. I'll text it to her number right now. Like, it's kind of basic. I'm not gonna lie.

[David Dobrik]

Wow. But that's, like, you would think there would be some.

[Jason]

Some confetti or something.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Like a FaceTime from, like, the president. Damn. That's fucking crazy.

[Jay]

Wow.

[Jason]

Holy crazy feeling right away.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, my God. Says you're a winner. You have won $1.165 million. Please sign your ticket and file a claim form. My. My big question is, how do you balance the excitement and the one number away? What's. Like, where is. I've always. I've always argued this a win, to win 1 million.

[Jason]

That's a win, man. Like, I'm very grateful for that. Like, okay, yeah, like, I'll take the.

[Jay]

Win any day, but, like, hurt a little bit.

[Jason]

Like, damn. Like, one number. Like, nobody else had to be close, like, to, like, that. No, I think I was the closest person.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. There was, what, three other winners?

[Jason]

Yeah, I was like, no way. They had, like, 18.

[David Dobrik]

No way. I. Yeah, I. I think this is the closest that. I mean, the closest you can get to. To the grand prize that, like, they.

[Jason]

Didn'T win again today or yesterday. Like, I'm like, dude, like, I was that close. Like, and it's still going.

[David Dobrik]

And you didn't just win any lottery. You won a billion dollar. Like, you're one number away from a billion dollar lottery. Like, you're in the big one.

[Jason]

That's, like, one of the biggest ones.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, I think it's in, like, the top three or four. It's huge.

[Jason]

Yeah.

[Jay]

Will you play again?

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Are you going to play again?

[Jason]

Oh, I think I'm about to go stop at the gas station right now.

[Jay]

He's hooked.

[Jason]

Like, why not, dude?

[David Dobrik]

Jay, is there a band you're looking to see, like, perform live or. No?

[Jay]

Oh, yes. I want to go see the Fray.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, what?

[Natalie]

I want to see the Jonas Brothers. Have you seen that? It looks so fun.

[David Dobrik]

Can I help you get tickets?

[Natalie]

Of course.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

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[Jay]

It's the best I. Everyone shows. I've seen Dave.

[David Dobrik]

How many? Hundreds, and probably for damn near free.

[Jay]

Miles Davis. I've seen Herbie Hancock. I didn't see Miles Davis. He's dead.

[David Dobrik]

You saw Miles Davis.

[Jay]

I saw Chappelle. I've seen Tyler, the creator.

[David Dobrik]

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[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I got hired at sila in May 2022.

[David Dobrik]

So May 2022. And then, like. And then, like, I. I slowly. As time went on, I figured out, like, you watched a lot of the videos.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, I would show up with, like, different merch on.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Like, where'd you get that? I. I don't know. Had it.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. When she got, like, more and more comfortable, she started bringing, like, newer pieces of merch, and it got, like, really niche. We thought, like, shit, that was like, maybe David pieces in the drop.

[Jay]

David and Brooklyn Beckham drop.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Jay]

Really?

[David Dobrik]

It was like. It was like Natalie's pasta collection.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

That's not true.

[David Dobrik]

No, no, no.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Drake and Josh 1.

[David Dobrik]

Drake and Josh collab. David's vlog merch or whatever it was.

[Natalie]

I thought that you. I thought you were just, like. For a long time, I thought you were just, like, pulling from the merch closet upstairs.

[David Dobrik]

I thought that's what I thought until. Until, like, the Drake and Josh merch showed up.

[Natalie]

Well, that's what people do. People come over and they need an extra hoodie and they, like, go grab one of the old, like, clickbait hoodies or whatever. So I thought you were.

[Jay]

It's your personal collection.

[Natalie]

Yeah, I found out it's your personal collection.

[Jay]

How many pieces of merch do you think you have?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Had.

[Jay]

Had. Oh, you got rid of. After what went down, you got rid of them?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No, I had. I had. Let's see. I had the Drake and Josh one. I had. I had.

[David Dobrik]

You just had this, like, six months ago. You just got rid of them.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No, I still have that one. I'll never get rid of that one.

[David Dobrik]

Okay, so Bella was, like, low key, hiding that she was a super fan while working here.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

That's so, like, funny.

[Jay]

I think. I think that's great when someone shows up and they're a fan. I'm like, oh, great.

[David Dobrik]

No, I think that's sick.

[Jay]

I know most people are like that. That's not okay. But no, I think it's great. And though it turned out to be amazing.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did you. Okay, so you watched the videos before working here?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yes.

[David Dobrik]

How did you hear about the job? You just followed Ilya or somebody?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Actually, Jack's the one who saw everything about Zela first because he's very into working out. So he saw that it was, like, a new protein coming out, and he was like, oh, my God, we have to try this. And then we found out it was linked to, like, you guys, and I was like, what the fuck? So.

[David Dobrik]

So then, like, like, your world's combining protein. And then we went, trash merch.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So we waited for the drop, we ordered the protein, and then. And I was applying for jobs. I was like, my last interview at Live Nation, they denied me, like, just going to every interview, and it was like, the final final, and I just wasn't getting the job. So I was, like, very down. And I was like, fuck it, fine. I'll just apply for this job. Because I was looking to work in social media, so I did. He emailed me back, like, right away. I had an interview, and then he hired me. And I haven't even met him yet. I was like, okay. And that's the one. The company was, like, maybe a month old.

[Jay]

So did you have a FaceTime with Ilya?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I had an interview with Ilya. It was so scary because he was very, like, stone. You know when he gets, like, super serious, he means business.

[Jay]

Yeah, business mode.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

And I was, like, trying to joke with him in the interview, and he was like, so where do you live? And it's just like.

[David Dobrik]

I was like, uh, you knew Ilya as. You knew Ilya from the videos?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

That's it.

[Jay]

The guy who was handcuffed to Dima?

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, the guy who's throwing up in toilets.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So I thought he was, like, gonna be funny and lighthearted in the interview, and I was just, like, not prepared. But I knew, like, something was telling me, like, oh, I think. I think I got that job.

[Jay]

I don't know why.

[David Dobrik]

Okay, that's really funny. Yeah. Elio was telling me the other day, he was like, when. When he used to work at the plumbing. He used to work for his dad's plumbing company that took over. And. And he was just praying to God that, like, no one would ever see his videos or see my videos because he's just getting hammered in them. And it's like. And he really does take his business seriously, and he, like, doesn't want anything to affect it. And then. And then one day, like, his. Literally, his biggest client, like, found a vlog where we're in Chicago and he's, like, completely hammered and, like, oh, throwing up on the side of the street and sent it to. And he goes, is this you? And then it just became an ongoing joke with. With Ilya and his biggest client. Every time a new vlog would come out where Elias getting hammered, he would send it to him.

[Jay]

It could go one or two ways. It could go like, I don't want to work with you, or it could go like, damn, I love this guy.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Yeah, but that's usually how business is, is it not?

[Jay]

Yeah, yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Like, everybody that we've ever met and is like. Like, I don't want to throw everybody that we've ever met under the bus. But they're all Cocas. No, but, like, really, like, they are, like, the craziest party. Like, every. Everybody has a side to them. Every human being has a side to them that's, like. A human being.

[Natalie]

Yeah. I think there's, like, a point where, like, everybody. Everybody parties. Everyone lets loose. Everyone does whatever. I think Ilya. I think it worked for Ilya just because he was the head and owner of the company. Like, if he was just, like, a random plumber, they'd be like, okay, you kind of got to get out of here. This is, like, a little bit too much.

[David Dobrik]

So that to that point that, like, everybody has decided that we work with. We have somebody that works with us here. Her name's Brooke, and she, you know.

[Natalie]

She does, like, all the business, like, administrative stuff.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, all, like, the really. The boring stuff on the computer. The stuff that, like, I'm terrified of, like, just, like, you know, helping Natalie, whatever brand deals, and she keeps herself, like, on the computer. But, like, when we'll have, like, our parties, like, for some reason, Zane, like.

[Natalie]

Always, like, yeah, Zayn did, like, that was how I got, like, integrated into the friend group was just. Zayn one night decided that he was gonna hang out with me and make it his mission to, like, just take.

[David Dobrik]

Shotsay does that, like, at, like, he.

[Natalie]

Loves to, like, alleviate, like, the awkward.

[Jay]

I've seen him do that, and I.

[David Dobrik]

Think he'll, like, find the person that, like, he knows that's been, like, hanging around the house, but maybe they haven't been, like, broken into, like, having. Having, like, the amazing time. And it was Brooke, like, this last party, and it's actually been, like, two parties. And then, like, Zane will just go shot for shot with Brooke.

[Natalie]

Oh, my God. And then, like, never seen Brooke drunk before.

[David Dobrik]

I've never seen it in my life.

[Jay]

Really?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Ever. Oh. I mean, your employers.

[Natalie]

So, yeah, she's always on her best.

[David Dobrik]

Well, it was just really funny because, like, I came upstairs. There's, like, a bar upstairs, like, like, on my balcony. And Brooke's like. Brook's like. Which is like. If you know Brooke, she's, like, so quiet.

[Jay]

Yes.

[David Dobrik]

She's like, dave, just take a shot.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, my God.

[David Dobrik]

And I'm like. I literally. I, like, like, like a cartoon. I had to, like, squeegee my eyes because I was like. I was like, wait, is this really what's happening? I was like. I was like, oh, I can't right now. And then, like, I'm not kidding you. Like, like, at least two more times, she goes, come on.

[Jason]

Come on, Dave.

[David Dobrik]

I mean, speaking of drinking. Bella.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, God, I'm sober.

[David Dobrik]

How are you sober now?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah. Zero days starting today.

[Jay]

Bella's six hours.

[David Dobrik]

Bella's the craziest. Bella gets drunk like no other.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, my God.

[Jay]

You do?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Is that true? No, please, please.

[Jay]

Always, like, oh, that's so funny.

[David Dobrik]

And I know Bella's hammered because It'll be, like, 3am I'll be asleep.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

And.

[David Dobrik]

And I'll hear. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. She'll be here on the couch. Usually on her own. Yeah. And I'll just hear Endgame or, like, any Avengers movie just blasting. That's what she does at, like, at.

[Natalie]

Like, she gets hammered and then watches the movie.

[David Dobrik]

She gets hammered and she puts on.

[Natalie]

Endgame and then cries.

[David Dobrik]

Falls asleep. Yeah. But, like, you hear, like. You hear the house shaking because it's so loud. It's like. It's like your drunk dad coming home. Oh, Bella's here.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, my God. Okay. This doesn't happen that often.

[David Dobrik]

It's happened four times.

[Jay]

Okay, three.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Three or four.

[David Dobrik]

Which is crazy.

[Jay]

Which is crazy, because it's doesn't happen that much. Not that we make movie five or six times.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

That's not a lot, but.

[David Dobrik]

No, it's okay.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I'm also, like, not. I'm also, like, not leaving, like, my house and, like, just getting drunk and coming to Davis and watching Endgame we're.

[Natalie]

All doing together, you know?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah. Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

No, there's actually been moments where you're, like, completely on your own drunk.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

What?

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Bella, be honest with you. Are they not. Are they. Oh, yeah. You probably don't remember, but There are definitely moments where Bella is just drunk, and then she'll be like, I'm swinging by the house. And then she'll bring her drunk storm, and she'll be like, we gotta put on Endgame.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I just take over. I'm also, like, this fitness health person.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, no, you balance it really well.

[Natalie]

Yeah, that's the best. Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Back to. That was really interesting. Bella, you were saying, like, Ilia was scary. What was the vibe with everybody else.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

When I first got flown down to meet, like, Sean, who's part of Zela.

[Jay]

Flown down. Oh, Southwest.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

You know Alex. Alex put me on that.

[Jay]

Did you know about that? One day, I mean, first class, it was a private jet. They went, picked up Bella. The Zilajet flown down.

[Natalie]

Makes sense.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No, it doesn't.

[Jay]

Wait, really flown down to be hired as a social media manager?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Are you kidding? That's insane.

[David Dobrik]

But how else would you get here?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

That's such an Iliad. You.

[Jay]

You'd cart your ass down. How did Ferris get here? Ferris was in Arizona. He carted his ass up here.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Ferris was in India. He drove.

[David Dobrik]

Ferris was in India. But. Okay, I guess you're right.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

But when I first met Alex, I. I hugged him, and he said it was so weird that I did that. He was like, that was so weird. Like, he told me months later, like. Because I was like, hi. Like, I just. I'm not like, this.

[David Dobrik]

Like, he didn't shake his hand.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Because, like, that was my first job. I was also a student, and I'm just, like, so giddy.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I was like, hi. He's like a hugger. He told me after. He's like, that was so weird that you knocked me.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, I guess. I guess in, like, a regular, like.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[Natalie]

I hug everybody at our meetings.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

First time, they're probably, like, Natalie's weird.

[Jay]

First time, though, Matt. First time, you need them.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

A hug.

[Natalie]

Okay. When we start the meeting, it's a handshake, and then we leave the meeting, and it's like a hug.

[David Dobrik]

Oh.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Usually.

[Jay]

Oh, that's pretty good. That is perfect. That's actually perfect.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Psychological.

[Jay]

What do you do, Dan?

[David Dobrik]

I mean, like, I've always, like, wished I was a woman so I could, like, strictly go.

[Jay]

Finally, I have the title.

[David Dobrik]

Okay.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I have the podcast now.

[David Dobrik]

Here it comes. This is where I completely pivot. It has nothing to do with meetings.

[Jay]

We never get to Bella's.

[David Dobrik]

Except for a long time. No. Like, I've always. Because I feel like women get away with, like, hugs more often and My hands are so sweaty that, like, for a while, the handshake, like, made me not want to do any meetings.

[Jay]

Yes.

[David Dobrik]

But, like, women always hug. So, like, I. I dabbled in, like, saying, I'm a hugger.

[Jay]

Yeah. Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

But it just comes off weird.

[Jay]

Well, a hug is better. Then they don't feel your hands, right.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, that's exactly right.

[Jay]

The sweat is on their shirt, and they.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, or I'll, like, fist pound what's on their shirt. Yeah. Or. I used to do this pro move, like, when we had meetings at the house. I'd, like, eat something right before, and I'd be like, oh, my God, cream cheese all over my hand.

[Natalie]

It's not a promo.

[David Dobrik]

I'd be like, here's my elbow.

[Jay]

I just got into a chili dog. You do not want to shake my hand right now.

[David Dobrik]

No, literally. And then I'd have to, like, go right before the meeting would end. I've done this five times. I've done a handful of times. And this is real. And, like, right before the meeting would end, I would have to go back and make a new food item. Grab hot Cheetos, grab chips or something.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

There's no way you do this. This is crazy.

[David Dobrik]

I don't do it anymore. My hands, for some reason, don't sweat as much.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, that's good.

[David Dobrik]

I don't know what it's, like, happened like, last, like, three years where it's like, stop doing it. Yeah. Well, actually, my hand's sweating now. Bell, you want to feel it?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Wait, really?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Dude, you're going to be.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

You're, like, a germaphobe, though, right?

[David Dobrik]

Your. Your mind's about to be blown.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

You make me open the door at amc.

[Jay]

Okay, Niagara Falls.

[David Dobrik]

I don't make you open the door. Hold on.

[Jason]

No, that's not what I said.

[David Dobrik]

No, I was. We were watching a movie, and I left the bathroom, and I saw Bella coming, and I just stood outside. I just stood outside the movie theater because I hate touching the handles.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

And I was like, I'm just gonna wait till. Either I. I usually wait for a random stranger to come out so I can catch it with my elbow. Catch it with my foot.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Because I'm going back into my popcorn and my burrito that I have inside, so I'm like, I can't touch this fucking AMC door.

[Jay]

Right.

[David Dobrik]

And then Bella just stood there. She's like, are you not going in? I'm like, yeah, after you.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

He has, like, a napkin. Open the door. I'm like, okay, okay.

[David Dobrik]

You ready? It's really sweaty.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I'm ready. Yeah. Look at this. Okay. It's like. It's like I got out of the shower.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, it's really gross.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Ew.

[Natalie]

That's fucking disgusting.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

It's like leaving a mark on my pants.

[David Dobrik]

Sorry, fella.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Hol, you could get Botox in there.

[David Dobrik]

No, I know. That's just because I'm holding the mic and it's like this material against my hand. It's called hyper.

[Natalie]

The mic is dripping.

[Jay]

How hot the podcast is, how hot this episode is.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, that's. I mean, that's why I, like, started to suck at tennis, because my rackets were just flying out of my hand. I couldn't get a good grip on them. Jay, I'm really excited for this. My best friend Mike is going to be really stoked we landed this. Because this episode is brought to you by Prize Picks.

[Jay]

Oh, sick.

[David Dobrik]

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[Jay]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

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[Jay]

It makes it so fun when you're. When you're using price, it's like you're playing a game.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. And it almost feels like it brought me closer to Alex because that was always our disconnect.

[Jason]

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[David Dobrik]

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[Jay]

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[Natalie]

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[David Dobrik]

See mintmobile.com and then you met, you met Jason, you met me, you met all of everybody. You were here working basically every day because the office was in there.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

It was like with TikTok, I had a film of Jonah and Ilya making out. Like, it was like, so weird.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, was that. That was one of your first things?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, one of my first things things. My first task was filming Nick.

[David Dobrik]

You're filming your boss.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

And then they both run to the backyard and throw up. I was like, I love working here. No, I loved it. Everybody was so amazing. And I genuinely loved coming to work so much every day. It was like I didn't have a desk. We all, like me, Alex, Emma and Ilya all fit into, which is now like a guest room. But the office at the time, and I didn't have a desk for a full year. I sat on the floor and worked on my laptop and Ilya's next to me in like this huge fucking cubicle desk. I'm like, I just sit on the floor.

[David Dobrik]

Ilya's sitting in a throne while I was on the floor.

[Jay]

That's right, because Zila was here in that room.

[David Dobrik]

Who is your favorite from the videos?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Probably Ilya.

[David Dobrik]

Ilya. Oh, wow.

[Natalie]

We're all going to your wedding in like a month.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, yeah. Now we're going to your wedding.

[Natalie]

Isn't that funny? We're all going to be thereabella's wedding.

[David Dobrik]

That's really funny.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I actually haven't given Jason his invite yet, so he's probably holding.

[David Dobrik]

Wedding.

[Jay]

Interesting. No, I heard about it because I think I got Alex a gig to dj and then he was like, oh, that's the night of Bella's wedding. And I was like, oh, okay.

[David Dobrik]

Wait, when is the wedding? Is it that soon? You got October 7th.

[Natalie]

October.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

It's so.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, my God.

[Jay]

Coming up.

[David Dobrik]

That's crazy.

[Jay]

Yeah, we talked about it yesterday. You. You're ready. You have a lot of trepidation.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I'm. I mean, I'm nervous, but.

[David Dobrik]

How long have you been with your boyfriend?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Nine years.

[David Dobrik]

Fiance. That's fucking crazy.

[Jay]

Yeah. Since they were 17.

[David Dobrik]

That's fucking wild. Yeah, that's crazy.

[Jay]

That's fun.

[David Dobrik]

Was he, like, your first boyfriend?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No. I had a boyfriend before that for, like, two years. Same name.

[David Dobrik]

Wow, that's nice.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I kept it easy.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

But, yeah, I mean, like, technically, I guess, like, probably. First boyfriend. I'm his first girlfriend.

[David Dobrik]

Is that, like, a normal thing for people from Torrance or wherever you're from.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Torrance, from Bay Area.

[David Dobrik]

Is that, like. Is that normal for you guys to just, like, find the first person in high school and then, like, stick with them?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I mean, like, I. We had the same path. Like, I think Covid actually, like, helped a lot because I was going to go to college.

[David Dobrik]

People always say, like, the. What is like, the second or third years where you kind of figure it out?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

It was. That was like, the worst, really. Like, our senior year of high school. And, like, you could just feel, like, the separation and you either, like, lock in with that person and, like, try to keep going or you don't. And there was just, like, this middle. He'll say the same thing. Where it was just kind of like, do I like this person still?

[David Dobrik]

Like, is that how it was for you, Jay? Big, serious, like, what, like, you've had a lot of relationships?

[Jay]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

How long have you been with Naveen? Not married.

[Jay]

Not married. Three years.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, this is the time you're already married. This is when you figure out if it's gonna work.

[Jay]

Yeah. We rushed right into everything. So.

[David Dobrik]

Dan, that was crazy. Wait, how fast did you get married in like, a year?

[Jay]

Really fast. Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Well, I guess if you're your age, it's like, who cares, right?

[Jay]

Yeah. If it's my age. Yeah. Cause it's. For me, it was like, well, I'll probably just be alone for the rest of my life. And then someone wants to marry me.

[David Dobrik]

And I'm like, oh, you'll take it?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Okay.

[Jay]

You know what I mean?

[David Dobrik]

Are you sure?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[Jay]

I didn't even want to get married.

[David Dobrik]

Right.

[Jay]

You know what I mean? Like, was not something complaining about. It's not something that I was like, no, no, no, no. It was, like, not something I was looking for at all. Yeah, but, I mean, I don't want to go on a router. But yeah, she's the best. I mean, like, I got really lucky.

[David Dobrik]

What about your previous relationships? Like, have you ever heard of the two, three year thing is, like, that's where, like, it gets challenged. Challenging.

[Jay]

I've heard of seven year, Seven year itch, which is more of an Older. It's like a. More of a marriage in seven years. In. You're like, it's called the seven year itch.

[David Dobrik]

Seven year itch to hook up with other people.

[Jay]

Yeah. Or just to get out. Yeah. I mean, my marriage lasted 10 years, and so.

[David Dobrik]

Damn. So you were itchy for three years. That's crazy. When you got a divorce finally.

[Jay]

Yeah, right?

[David Dobrik]

10 years. What was that like? Was it just like, fuck, yeah, I'm single? Or were you like, fuck, I'm so much older than when I was single.

[Jay]

No, it was. It was just mostly, like, crushing, like, for the. For the kids.

[David Dobrik]

I'm just like. I'm, like, looking at it completely. I'm like, what club did you go to immediately?

[Jay]

No, because by.

[David Dobrik]

My kids hated me by then.

[Jay]

You're like, you're. You're too old. You're too old to experience. Like, what? Like, if. If you. If you had a girlfriend and you broke up right now, you're like, oh, fuck, I'll go to Zook. You know? But by the time you're 42, it's like, oh, it's over. So it's like this complete rebuild of this completely different person. And then this constant thing where you're like, can I work it out? Can I work it out for the kids? Can I go back? Can I go back? And when you're away for a while, you're like, okay, things are good. She doesn't hate me anymore. And then you're like, maybe I could go back. But you can't.

[David Dobrik]

You called for the divorce? No. Yeah.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

I mean, I don't think you want to be rude. It was neutral, but I think you probably threw it out there.

[Jay]

I mean, she's awesome. We just didn't get along anymore. She just had. She just didn't get along. It was really. It was tough. I loved her. She was so fun to be with. She's the best. She's really fun. You know, I figured something out. Like, three years after we were divorced, we were all hanging out, and all the women got bombed. And my friend turned.

[David Dobrik]

All the women got.

[Jay]

We were all hanging out with, like. We were all hanging out with, like, her friends. We were hanging out with all her friends, and they all got bombed. And they were. They were being so fun. And my other friend, who's married to her friend, was like, yeah. He's like, you just have to get them bombed. She's like, you just have to get them drunk. And I was like, oh.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, damn.

[Jay]

I wish I knew that.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, then they're Fun. Yeah. Oh, interesting.

[Jay]

But I never thought that way. I was always like, oh, I can't get drunk.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, but you also can't just be like, my wife's only fun when she's hammered. I don't think it's gonna fix your itch.

[Jay]

No, she was. She's fun when she's not hammered. I'm not. I'm not trying to, you know, say anything negative. Yeah, that was just, like, a funny thing I noticed.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I also wanted to say, should I tell the story of how Ilya told me about him and.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, wait, do you want to hear it? Yeah, of course. Okay, wait, wait. Let me give backstory. So. So Ilya and Emma are dating. They've been dating for, like, what, two years? Yeah, a year and a half. Emma started working at DO and then.

[Natalie]

She'S our first hire.

[David Dobrik]

She was a first hire at Dobrik, and Ilya was running Dobriks, and then they started dating, and no one really knew.

[Natalie]

Yeah, no one knew it at the start. Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. And then this is the story of. Ilya was also running Zela, so. And Bella was working for Zila. So then this is how you found out.

[Natalie]

And all of the offices were under. Were one office. Both companies operated out of one office. So you guys were hanging out a lot, and you and Emma became, like, close friends.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, yes. That's the big one. Ilya. Or Emma and Bella were, like, best friends.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah. And best friends.

[David Dobrik]

Yes. She's emphasizing this because I think she was pissed that it took Emma so long to tell her.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

She didn't even tell me. Ilya did. It's like, it doesn't matter anymore.

[David Dobrik]

See the rage in Belle's eyes?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Doesn't matter anymore.

[David Dobrik]

Wait, how many. How many months was it?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

They were dating for, like, a year. And everybody knew. You, Alex, fucking everyone.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, I was like, I definitely knew. Within a year, you guys knew.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I mean, Ilya lived here, but.

[David Dobrik]

Wow, that's crazy. No.

[Jay]

Yeah. I didn't know for two, three years. I think I just found out. No, I really didn't. And that kind of pissed me off a little bit.

[David Dobrik]

Wait.

[Jay]

It kind of made me kind of.

[David Dobrik]

Mad that you didn't know, because I.

[Jay]

I really like Ilya. I think he's, like, the best. And the fact that he didn't tell me, I was kind of like, well.

[David Dobrik]

All right, we're just shitting on Elliot. I think.

[Jay]

I think Ilya is the best. So it does bother me a little bit, because then you're kind of. Well, why. Why didn't I know How.

[David Dobrik]

How did you find out?

[Jay]

I literally. I literally maybe heard you gossiping once, and I was like, what? Like, you assume that I knew, right? Because it was that far gone. It was that late. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I was like, what are you saying? What are you saying right now, Emma?

[David Dobrik]

That's really funny. Yeah.

[Jay]

I didn't know. So they did a good job hiding it.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. Or some could say now. When did you find out?

[Natalie]

Yeah, not for a while.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, okay. So you found out year one, Bella.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Not. You guys knew before me, because I asked you the next day.

[Natalie]

Yeah, I knew before Bella.

[Jay]

I think that's weird. I think that's weird to, like, not tell somebody that you're together.

[David Dobrik]

Well, I think it was, like, because they were working together, but.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So he.

[Jay]

He owns the company, right?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

But they had, like, a gm and, like, things were rolling at Dobrik's that I don't think they wanted to, like, mess it up by, like, hr, this weird relationship office of four people that worked there. But that. That is what was weird. It was just, like, five of us. And then I was like, okay, so Ilia picked the only other girl in this pod.

[David Dobrik]

Festival Bellpot was pissed. Could have been me.

[Jay]

Did you get flown down? Well, I did.

[David Dobrik]

Okay. Okay, wait, so how did you find out?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Okay, so this is when Zela was, like, doing so much shit. Remember, we went to, like, Vegas, and that was.

[Jay]

Oh, right.

[David Dobrik]

You guys were, like, planning trips every week.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Every week. Like, for Susie's documentary. So we went to Vegas for Spartan. We went to Maui and Emma.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, my God. You guys went to Maui.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

It's crazy. We went to Miami.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah. Budget was like, through the roof.

[David Dobrik]

Through the roof. Marvel movies.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah. $500,000 for a YouTube documentary.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

We were ballin. See that office on. So we went to Vegas, and that was the first night that. It was weird. It was maybe, like, 10 months before I found out about them. So we. It was me and David and Alex and Emma and Ellie in the elevator. And Emma's like, I just want to go back to the room. And I was like. Because we were going to your hotel room to, like, eat Taco Bell or something. And I was like, okay. And Ellie's like, yeah, I'm just going to walk her there. And they, like, stayed in the elevator and we left. And, like, I think you knew already.

[David Dobrik]

You.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

And I don't know if Alex knew, but I knew you knew.

[David Dobrik]

I'm sorry, I missed. Where is this? What? Look. Vegas Elevator.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

After marshmallow, we Were with Joe and Kate. John, Julie, Kate.

[David Dobrik]

I have such a bad memory. Okay. Yes.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Anyway, we're just in Vegas for a Spartan, and we went out to the club. So I'm like.

[David Dobrik]

I just.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I didn't think anything of it, but I remember when I found out about Emma and Ilia, you were like, are you dumb? And then you brought that up. You're like, in Vegas, they literally, like, went back to our hotel room. Then the next morning, she was, like, late getting to the car to, like. Because we drove to Vegas to, like, drive back. We stopped at this Dairy Queen because Ilya said Emma, like, loves the cherry dip cones there. Why the fuck are we stopping at Dairy Queen for Emma right now? I want to get fucking home. He's like, she just loves the cherry dip cones. I'm like, why do you care so much? So that was a kid.

[Jay]

So anyway, that's really funny.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Things go on. Like, I'm just noticing weird things in the office is, like, at that point. Like, back rubs, like editing sessions. She's, like, on his lap. I'm like, okay.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, my God. And you still were like, bella, come on.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Why would I lie?

[David Dobrik]

No, I know. You're just like. I guess you know. What are you talking about?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, I mean, it was me and Daryl, and, like, I don't know, we just.

[David Dobrik]

She's on his lap, and you were just like, there they go, ending the dot.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I just thought maybe, like, we didn't have. We didn't have, like, an extra chair. I'm kidding.

[Jay]

Okay, so Emma's feeding Ilya graves. Bella comes over with her mouth open, like, I'll take one.

[David Dobrik]

I'll do a grave while you're giving me. Bella sits on Ilya's lap.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I think that's the protocol.

[David Dobrik]

Time to watch the doc.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Some room, some room.

[David Dobrik]

Give me that knee.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Ew. Oh, my God. Okay, so it was, like, this random Sunday night. Sorry. This is how I found out. Ilya calls me. It's like, 6pm he's like, I need you to come to the house right now. I was like, I remember this.

[David Dobrik]

I remember this on Sunday.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I was, like, freaking out. Oh, he's gonna fire me.

[David Dobrik]

Yes. Yes, I remember this.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

He's gonna let me go. And I was like, okay. But no one works there.

[David Dobrik]

You were the. I think you were the most anticipated, like, that.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I was gonna. He thought I was gonna quit.

[David Dobrik]

He was most scared of telling you.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Yes.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Horrified.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So I, like, walk. I walk into the house, pitch black downstairs. I'm like, no one's Here, I sit on the couch. He runs downstairs. He goes, come on. Just like that. Come on. I'm like, okay. So I follow him. I'm like, where are we going? He's like, get in the car.

[David Dobrik]

What the. Execute.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Get in the car. So I get in the car and I'm, like, freaking out. I'm, like, shaking. I'm like, what's going on? What's going on? Not saying anything. He's, like, laughing and giggling, and he, like, backs up his car and starts racing down the street. And I'm like. I was like, just tell me, please. I'm like, the verger tier is gonna start freaking out. Just fire me already. And then he goes. He stops the car like, this slay is on the brakes. All right? Me and Emma are dating. And I was like, what are you talking about? I was like, no, you're not. Like, why? Why the fuck would you do this? Like, this whole thing if it's just you and Emma dating? And he goes, we're dating. I said, no, you're not. No, you're not. He, like, keeps driving. He's fucking, like, dying, laughing, because I don't believe him.

[David Dobrik]

You thought it was a lot more dramatic.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, I was like, no, you're not dating Emma. I was like, emma Pilmer. Like, no, Emma Bogan. Yeah. I'm like, what the fuck? I'm just sitting there like, what the fuck? I can't believe it because I'm in shock about my friend Emma hiding it from me for months. Ilya hiding it from me. Alex hiding it from me. Everyone hiding it from me. And then also just, like, how he positioned it, like I was going to, yeah, lose my job tomorrow.

[Jay]

To talk like that, to be that dramatic, you know, to be. To be the car and then be.

[David Dobrik]

Like, I think we told him that, too, though.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Cancer.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, yeah. Like, it's like. It's like, yeah, we told him that. We're like, you just got to tell her.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[David Dobrik]

Like, and it wasn't just like. He was like, he really loved Emma and still does, so it's just like. I was just like, you just gotta fucking tell her. Normally, like, it's fine.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

How he found out she liked him. Have you guys heard that story? Like, she had, like, a notebook and was writing, like, diary about. Yeah, I think it was in her notes app, actually, I don't think it was, like, a physical diary, but she was, like, in the car, like, looking at it, and she was like, no, no, wait.

[David Dobrik]

What was it? What was in the notes? Have you seen the Notes, all five units.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I think she was writing that she just like, had a crush on him or whatever.

[Jay]

Today came into work and ordered 500 units of treadmills. Suzy Strawberry shortcake prote. I can't believe how many grams of protein he's fit into this new batch. It's gonna be epic. I'm so proud of carbs.

[David Dobrik]

All while also making pizza. This man can do it all. Do you believe as girls do you believe that you can make new guy friends as like if you're in a relationship?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah. Alex is like one of my best friends. And like, that's your new.

[David Dobrik]

You're pretty good at it. I guess. But that's also. That also came from work. It wasn't like you. You do. I mean.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[Natalie]

I mean, I don't know. I've like, kind of been single for two years, so I have lots of guy friends.

[Jay]

No, but when you're in a relationship.

[David Dobrik]

No, when you're in a relationship, like a lot of people say, like, once you're in a relationship, like, to make a new guy friend is strange.

[Natalie]

Yeah, I think.

[David Dobrik]

Well, vice versa also. Sorry. Vice versa?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[Natalie]

To make a friend of the opposite sex is kind of interesting. I know. It's like frown. I think it just depends on the context. Like, I feel like our. Our job is just so social. Like I meet people all the time. Like, it's just a part of the job.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah. But I think there's a difference between it's a part of the job and it's like this is getting like, really social.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[Natalie]

I'm not like befriending some random dude at a bar.

[David Dobrik]

Right.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah.

[Jay]

I feel like with Naveen, I feel like I've locked her down and stolen so much of her life that, you know, I mean, because she's so young and. And so I'm always like, oh, if she wanted to. She has like a guy friend that she goes and sees and I'm. I'm fine with it.

[David Dobrik]

Like, lies are out on boats. She has a guy friend of Minka knows and sometimes nature pay. Actually there's a couple of them.

[Jay]

I haven't heard from her for a while.

[David Dobrik]

Let's see.

[Jay]

It's been a minute. I should text her.

[David Dobrik]

Hey, baby, are you coming back? Taylor just texted me right now. Do you know what a peach?

[Jay]

Yeah, yeah.

[David Dobrik]

What a peach is like a. What is it, like a smoothie place. Yeah, she just texted me Hilary Duff at what a Peach. She's there right now in all caps. One of my. The fucking Hollywood fix grab the camera. Who am I supposed to to do?

[Jay]

You'll have to wait.

[David Dobrik]

Okay, so. And how did that affect your relationship with Emma? Like, how did you confront Emma? Were you like, Emma. What the.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

She actually called me. I think Ilya probably like, told her.

[David Dobrik]

Right, right.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

And then she called me and she was horrified, like, to tell me. And I was just like, damn. Like, what kind of. What kind of things do I give off that? It's just so scary to tell me.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, right.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I describe it. I don't. I can't describe it, but we're still. We're still really close. She gave my bachelorette.

[Jay]

You said you had. You didn't have Chippendales, but you had pool boys. What's a pool bo. Is that like a hired person?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, you, like, there's like this thing in Scottsdale where you hire, like pool boys to be bartenders. So they're just like pouring shots, playing games. They like, make it really.

[Jay]

Oh, they make it fun where they.

[David Dobrik]

Come to your house. Shut the fuck up.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

It's so disgusting. How many.

[Jay]

How many pool boys came to the house?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Two.

[Jay]

Okay, two.

[David Dobrik]

Were they super hot?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

They kind of were just like, like Love island kind of. Guys.

[Jay]

Guys listening?

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, guys.

[Jay]

Poor boys crying right now.

[David Dobrik]

Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom. She's bringing us up. Turn it up. Turn it up. Oh, fuck.

[Jay]

No way. Damn. Shit.

[David Dobrik]

Ah, fuck.

[Jay]

I thought we had a good time.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

They were a great time.

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[David Dobrik]

Sorry, what happened to you? This is why we had you on the pod. We really sidetracked with talking about your come up.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So I've been. I was gone in Scottsdale last weekend, I guess two weeks ago now. So my car just was sitting in my apartment car garage just like unattended. And when I got back on Monday, I noticed my license plate was like a little slanted. And I was like, weird. Okay. Must just be coming loose because Jack put the plates on. I just don't trust that he screwed it in all the way. So I was like, oh, they're coming loose. I'll have him fix it this weekend. I'm not thinking anything of it. So my life is pretty consistent right now. I should get up, go to the gym, come home, watch my dog. So I just got up at the regular time. Was driving to Young LA for the whole week at the same time. So like 10am so anyway, the last day, I'm driving to the gym and two cop cars pull behind me and they're like on my ass and I'm like, okay, maybe they're trying to scare me. I was on my phone, I don't know. So I'm like swerving in and out of lanes trying to get rid of them and see if they're following me. And they're obviously following me. So I'm like, okay, I turn right, I'm going down the street and then I see two cop cars ahead of me and I see them get behind the other cops. So now there's four cop cars.

[David Dobrik]

Shut the fuck up. Yeah, there are four cop cars following you when you're going to the gym.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Going to the gym. So I pull into the Young LA parking lot and they just go whoop, whoop. And I see people in the gym start to come out because there's four cop cars in the parking lot and me. And then I roll down my window, I'm like, they're a problem. They're all like still in the cop cars. No one's coming to my window. And they're like, drop the keys out of the car right now. Hands like above your head.

[David Dobrik]

I was like, shut the fuck up.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Okay, So I dropped the key. Open the door with your left hand. I'm like, oh, my God. Like, I'm so in shock. I'm like, what the fuck's going on? Like, what did I do that was so bad? Yeah. So I open the door, I would pee. I have my hands like this, and I turn and they're like, turn around. Like, screaming. And I turn back around. But in that moment when I look back, the cops have, like, six rifles on me, guns. And I was like, are you. I was shaking again, talking about it. So they're like, get on your knees. And mind you, I'm in this, like, young LA sports bra and tiny shorts, and all these people in the gym are watching this happen. And I'm on my knees. They come grab my hands, put me in handcuffs, walk me back to the car and put me against the car. And I was like. I was like, what did I do? What happened? And meanwhile, the young LA people are like, let her go, Isabella. Let her go. She wouldn't do anything.

[Jay]

Wait, wait, what did they say? Isabella 15.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Well, no, they said she wouldn't do anything.

[Jay]

No, no, but they did. They used your code.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, oh. I was like, use code Isabella. Code Isabella. That's how they addressed her. Ye.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, the young LA people, that's. They're the same code.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Isabella.

[David Dobrik]

That's her code. Isabella, 15 off.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Let her go. She's giving people 15 off. Young LA. She would never do anything.

[David Dobrik]

She just wants to help.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So I'm against the car. I'm like, can you guys please just tell me what the going on at this point? They're searching my car and I'm like, okay, there. There's nothing there.

[David Dobrik]

What the fuck?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No one's saying anything. I said, just tell me. And they're like, in a second, ma'. Am. Like, calm down. I'm like, how the fuck am I supposed to be calm? And I'm being arrested.

[David Dobrik]

They didn't ask you to search your car. They just went straight for it.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Went straight for it.

[David Dobrik]

Oh, my God.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

So finally the deputy is like, your plates are stolen. Like, that's my car, though. Like, check the vin, check the registrations, all in my car. They check it. And then that's when they're like, the person who has your plates is driving the same exact make, model and year as your car. Same look, everything. They just switched the plates so it looks like, like, I have the stolen car and they have my plates. And I was like, oh, my God.

[David Dobrik]

Like, no, that's crazy.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I was like, all this for stolen plates?

[David Dobrik]

Like, you couldn't car.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, yeah, okay, yeah, yeah.

[David Dobrik]

But, like, wow. I. First of all, I didn't know cops in LA actually, like, look for stolen cars. I thought that's just like, a thing where it's like, yeah, your car's gone, dude, that's crazy. That's. That's actually kind of nice to hear that.

[Natalie]

Well, this person that stole the car must have also done something.

[David Dobrik]

Must have murdered somebody or something, because there's no way cops care about just a car. And the way they came up on you, were they so apologetic?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Not really. They were like, sorry. Like, it wasn't like, oh, my God, we're so sorry. But they were also not.

[David Dobrik]

I guess it's not their fault.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

They had probable cause because everybody. I, like, posted this story on Snapchat and people were like, you have to sue. I was like, like, yeah, you think that's gonna go over well? I'm just gonna get million dollars for nothing.

[Jay]

What's the move? They switch the plate and then what? They. They drive the car around or. I don't get it. They have more time with the car.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah.

[Jay]

Or they take it to a chop shop.

[David Dobrik]

No. Or they could just leave the state, whatever the situation is, without, like, being detected by, like, where. Where the car is moving. So, yeah, they have more time, I would assume.

[Natalie]

But now you can track that license plate.

[David Dobrik]

Right? But now who knows? That person may be gone.

[Jay]

Right?

[Natalie]

True.

[David Dobrik]

Or it could be just, like a wild goose chase. He could have switched the.

[Jay]

Keep switching.

[David Dobrik]

He keeps switching the plates. Yeah. Well, it's crazy, just with young LA.

[Natalie]

Athletes all driving that car, it's crazy that it was parked in the parking garage. Like, somebody in your building, like, must be in on it.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No, I don't. Like, I can't confirm it was there, and you can't. It could have been at Young la.

[David Dobrik]

Like, it could have been anywhere.

[Jay]

The real question is, Bella, after the police left, did you go in and work out?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I did.

[Jay]

Okay. Wow.

[David Dobrik]

Really? Did you lift heavier than you ever lifted before or less?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

I was kind of just, like, out of it. I was just working out to work out. I was checking my phone every three seconds just because, like, I was.

[David Dobrik]

So were you, like, a local celeb in there? Was everybody like, dude, what happened?

[J]

Okay.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

No, they were like, I knew you were a drug dealer.

[David Dobrik]

Well, Bella, thank you for joining us. Thank you for telling us about your time here at the company and hanging with us and watching Endgame when you're drunk. It's very sweet. Go check out. Plug something.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Young la. Code Isabella.

[David Dobrik]

Code Isabella. There it is. Go Watch. Go listen to Jason's podcast, All Good Things. And, Natalie, I don't know why I'm ending it on such a sombre. No, I think it's because Taylor's peeking through the door, and I'm like, what.

[Jay]

Happened with Lizzie McGuire?

[David Dobrik]

Taylor, Tay, what's up?

[J]

Major important decisions to be made. Immediate decisions. And your food is here.

[David Dobrik]

Also, what happened with Hilary Duff?

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

My gosh.

[J]

She was at, what, a beach?

[Jay]

What'd she order?

[J]

Isn't that so cool? I don't know. Reggie and Warren sent me a picture of her.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Oh, wow.

[J]

She has a new smoothie there. I just thought that was really. I mean, that's like, icon. Icon.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Yeah, she is.

[David Dobrik]

Thank you for reporting. I already got it on the pod, so everyone knows. Thank you so much.

[Jay]

I had a smoothie there.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, you like.

[Jay]

You.

[David Dobrik]

No, no. Like, you had, like, your own smoothie there. I did like the Jason Nash smoothie.

[Jay]

Yeah.

[J]

She has her own smoothie now.

[David Dobrik]

Damn. They're getting all the celebs.

[Jay]

They're getting bigger celebs. They're getting big. That place.

[David Dobrik]

Yeah, yeah. You started it.

[Jay]

I started it.

[David Dobrik]

Hillary Duff probably walked into that place and was like, you know what you did with Jason Nash? Is it too much to ask for you to do the same thing with me? All right, guys, that's all the time we have. Bye.

[Jason]

Bye.

[Isabella Lopez (Bella)]

Bring back Teeny Weeny.