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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Benn and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast
with i R Radio. Very exciting, guys. We have Michelle
and Nate on the podcast today. I'm going to try
to fill in all the questions that you didn't get
answers to on after the final rows. Uh. They are
a busy couple today. It's going to be interview after
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interview after interview, So I hope that I'm able to
ask them some questions that they haven't been answering all
morning long. Already. All right, hey guys, I'm so glad
to have you guys here. Um, let's let's get the
worst question over with. It has to be hard to
hear her say I love you to somebody else, truly,
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How did it feel seeing that? And how long did
it take to get over? Yeah? No, so that was
one of you know, that was just then early on
conversation after the engagement. UM. I think we actually had
that conversation while we were still in Mexico because he said,
Max go for for a few days after. UM, so
you know, like I was privy to it pretty early on. UM,
and you know, we've definitely had conversations about it, but realistically,
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like something that like that we've talked about is like,
you know, and this is definitely my perspective of it all,
is like we all know what we signed up for,
and we all know that this is not the normal
environment of how to meet somebody and and and and
fall in love and all of that. Like there's there's
thirty guys and one girl. So I think in in
the you know, in the in the in the normal
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like you know, in this environment, things like this can happen, right,
Like You're like, you're in an environment where you can
catch you can seriously fall in love, um with with
multiple people. Some people fall in love with multiple people,
some people fall in love with one person. Some people
just simply don't fall in love. Right. But it's a
unique environment where things like this can happen. Um would
happened in in you know, the real world or whatever.
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Um probably not right, but um, you know, so that's
something you know, we were in this environment, it happened.
Now we're not in that environment. It's just you and I.
I guess the world. No, I gotta wake up the
next Michelle for the rest of my life. So you know,
it was just it was just nice that we could
have those conversations so early on, Like, I definitely was
not blindsided. You know, I knew about this back in
September September, so you know, Um, it's it's it's unique.
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But hey, at the end of the day, Um, how
how upset can you really be? Or how like I
guess hurt, can you really be? Right? It is what
it is. You guys are part of a string of
bachelor couples who you know ended up together after the
final the first impression Rose was given. So does this
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make you believe more in love at first sight? And also,
like Michelle, did you just constantly since night one have
this It's Nate, It's Nate, It's Nate, like blaring in
your head. I we've talked about this. Actually we don't
really believe in love at first sight, just because for
me and you as I'll just the whole having conversations
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and getting to know somebody for who they are and
like the intellectual sides and all these different things, like
that's something that's incredibly important to me and that takes
time to learn that And so now didn't Nate catch
my attention the moment he stepped out of the limo, Yeah,
you know, and and as we're having conversations, like my
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mind was like, oh, Nate, Nate, Like I wonder what
needs doing? I wonder you know what I mean? Like
he definitely was in the forefront of my mind a lot,
um but in a way where I just wanted to
continue to spend more time with him and get to
know him more because of those feelings that I was
starting to build. So watching the finale and you saying
you know, I love you to Brandon, at what point
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did you know you were going to choose Nate? Um? I.
I had a really good conversation with Tasha, but a
tough conversation with Tasha about this whole situation where I
kind of broke down, you know, me being uncomfortable with
saying I love you to two different people because I
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came into this thinking how could you be in love
with two different people? Like how could you split your
heart in half? But when you put yourself in this
type of situation, it is a very realistic thing to
happen if you are all in. And that's kind of
what I talked to her about of you know, if
I'm feeling these things and I've asked these men to
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put all of their feelings out on the table. Um,
I supposed to hold my back. Now, if I had
known at that time that it was for sure, Nate,
I wouldn't have you know, communicated those things. Um, But
because I really did challenge myself to stay open to
the very last minute. Because you know, as you know,
one conversation in a situation like this where it's like
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a high pressure cooker, one conversation can change a lot,
because you do learn a lot about somebody. One day
could change something. And so you know, I really wanted
to make sure I was putting all of my thoughts
and feelings out there, um, if I was truly feeling those,
and then I stayed open to the very last minute
so that I can make the best decision where I
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would you know, I know for sure, and I have
that clarity because I put everything out on the line
in both relationships. Not your parents, We know that they
had a little bit of a Brandon had a heads
up there a little bit. He got to meet them
when you were in Minnesota, and then you know, your
mom said that he came across warmer at first. But
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now we know, because after the final rose, that both
your families are obsessed with each other now, which is great.
But Michelle, how did your parents react when they found
out that you were engaged to Nate. Was there a
moment where they were like, oh, okay, now now we
totally see that you've made the right decision for yourself. Um.
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They just my parents are so supportive, and you know,
I really was open with them with where I was
at and how is feeling in both relationships. And one
thing that my parents have always done is that they
support me on And so you know, my mom and
Brandon had a conversation, and my mom and Nate had
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a conversation. And you know, it may seem to the
public like that those conversations, you know, um went differently
and they did to a certain extent. But for me
and my family, we like to make sure that we
can talk through things and navigate through things. And so, um,
that's exactly what Nate and my mom did. And it
didn't start off on this you know, necessarily positive, you know, foot,
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But what Nate really showed my mom is that, you know,
when she expressed her concerns, he was able to have
that conversation and work through those and he didn't back
away from that and at the end of that day,
I did receive confirmation from both my parents that they
would support me with whatever decision I made. And so
what I got to call them and they found out
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was Nate. My mom said, Okay, I knew it, and
she was so excited and um, yes, and I haven't
looked back since. So they've been They've been awesome, Nate.
I was kind of similar to you. I didn't really
have much real serious relationship experience going into the show,
and then I ended up marrying Jared, who was really
my first serious relationship, the only person I ever exchanged
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I Love you with in my life. And going up
to that point, I was like, what's it gonna be
like to like have a boyfriend and like to be
in love? Like are we going to run out of
things to talk about? How is this going to evolve?
In this being like you're kind of first like real
serious committed relationship. First I love you is like, how
has that been for you? Has it been as natural
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as like people have made it seem? Oh? Yeah, Like
that's that's one thing that you know, if we want
to talk about like our relationship, sum it up like natural,
like it just comfortable natural. Um, we are just you know,
like two peas in a pod, you know what I mean.
And it's it's amazing. It's amazing, so you know, it's
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it's smooth sailing. Um, it's just it really is something beautiful, right.
So and side note, I do really relate to what
you were saying about a favorite song during after the
final YEA because I don't know, it's hard to explain
things sometimes, you know, if I'm glad that somebody kind
of good knew what I was talking about. Oh my gosh.
There have been albums where I listened to it the
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first time and I'm like, oh man, that's my favorite artist.
But they just came out with an album and I
don't think I like it after the first run through,
and then I let's do it again and again and
it becomes my favorite album. Um. So I totally totally
understand what you're saying. Um, the storyline of you being
reserved and like not having experience and not being comfortable
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expressing yourself, do you think that was like overdone? Michelle?
Was that's something that you were focused on throughout or
was that something that was focused on most for TV? Sic?
I think that this environment we It's like it's like
a Catch twenty two kind of situation where you know,
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you do you're watching, you're hoping as if you were
to watch all these love stories unfold, and like you
want these incredibly romantic, perfect love stories and that can happen.
But also at the same time, it's like, if you
get real people in this situation, we are not gonna like,
we are not going to look like we have it together.
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Because you know, Nate hasn't been in a situation where
he's talked about emotions. His family has talked about emotions.
He said those I love using those different things, and
so not only is he doing that for the first time,
but now he's doing that for the first time in
front of cameras and producers in this whole situation. So
this man's learning curve was incredibly steep, and you know,
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he being reserved and trying to navigate that situation while
also trying to make sure he's remaining true to himself
while also challenging himself to be vulnerable. For me, was
just all these different things that he was balancing. And
you know, if if he comes off more reserved, it
is it's a quick process and you know if that
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can play off as however it did it for me.
It was not like it was his character that was
in question. It was like, Okay, this man has some
walls up, Like let's talk about marriage on our second date, right,
like like understandable, you know what I mean? Like it's
just like let's take a step back and actually, like
if you look at these things on paper, Like it
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was really truly amazing that he was able to learn
that quickly put his feelings out there, even in this
chaotic environment where there's other people and all these different factors,
and you truly are seeing a human navigate love and
what's not what's not beautiful about that? So I love
that answer? Uh down payment on the house? Like wow,
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was that just the biggest kind of gift? Was that?
That's incredible? Like I I feel like you guys are
the first couple to have gotten like a gift of
that size during the finale. Yeah, I was not expecting that.
What we were not expecting that whatsoever you can see
it on our faces still is not sunk in at all. Um.
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I was even nervous, like lifting the check out of
the box, I'm like, is this the real thing like
I got I sing on it. What do I do?
You know? But we were just really really just so
grateful for that, because I mean I mean, yeah, wow,
what like how can you say? Words cannot describe how
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we feel in our appreciation for that. Um that that's awesome, good,
good for you guys. I am a little jealous to
the housewarming party though. Okay, so, um, Clayton, like he
has gotten a lot of negativity round his him being
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the choice of Bachelor Nate as somebody who has lived
in a house with him, please let us know why
he was chosen to fit the role. I mean, like,
I mean, I wasn't a part of the decision making,
so but I mean he's like I'm super happy, like
like like Clayton is a is a stand up guy,
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like like that is he's he's a he's a good
friend of mine. Um, and you know, like I I
think I think it was it was the right decision. Um,
you know, so I'm happy with. I'm happy with, I'm
happy for Clayton, you know what I mean. So, um yeah,
I'm really excited to start watching that that season. Michelon
are already talked that we're gonna be locked in come
January three. So that's great. Okay, Well I know you
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guys have to go, but I have one last question
for you, um how I mean, how much pressure is
there to one stay together right now and to start
planning a wedding because Bachelor Nation has had a lot
of breakups this year and everybody's looking for like the
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fairy tale positive ending And are you are you guys
going to give into this pressure of just like let's
let's get the one and going, or are you gonna
date as so many tend to. I mean, we like Batchel,
we love Batchelor Nation support you know, but like also
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we came into this very much knowing that I choose you,
you choose me, Like this is our relationship and we
do love sharing it with people, um and with us.
I feel like we can get the ball rolling fast enough.
I remember, like he asked me, He's like, so when
are we gonna start looking at like dates? And I'm
like dates for what? And he's like the wedding, I'll say,
let's go. I'm like, you know, and so we are.
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We kind of are two people who you know, once
we get engaged, like we kind of want to get
to the next step. You don't want to have a
long engagement um for us personally. And as far as
pressure to stay together, there is no pressure whatsoever. Like
that's not even something that has who cares like I mean,
I just like I focused on him to focused on me,
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and it's like you knows our world. There's just you know,
we're in a fish bubble and people are watching it.
But like people are just gonna be happy that he's
talking about wedding dates and all that. That's that's awesome. Okay, fine,
I have one more question about the the overnights. You know,
how you guys get to have a little happy couple
of weekends. What would you spend most of your time doing?
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Make it PG? Thirteen Happy couple weeks? What would we say?
I blasting music, dancing around, singing, talking, a lot of cooking,
a lot of eating. What's what's the go to meal?
Who's good at cooking? What throwing down in the kitchen?
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We both can cook, but I will lot of breakfast food,
a lot of breakfast food, like a mean brunch. But
we both can cook well. He like prefers, like he
wants to get up before me and like have breakfast
ready for me, which is really which is really is sweet, right,
but then sometimes I'm like stop, like let me like
I can do it. Okay, let me think it does breakfast.
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But yeah, he's he's he can throw down. Well, what's
the specialty the French toast? Um, French toast with like
a whole bunch of different fruit on top of it,
with whipped cream, syrup, you know, some bacon on the side,
Turkey bacon on the side, maybe some scrambled eggs on
the side. But then we do a lot of like
breakfast bagels, Um, a lot of you know, just breakfast,
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which is things like that, but just a lot of
breakfast food in general. Honestly delicious. And you guys are
delicious to look at, Like what a beautiful couple like wow,
please like models gorgeous. All right, well, good luck to
you guys. Enjoy the you know, being out and free
about your relationship. It's a really fun time. Okay, well
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that was fun. I actually feel like they are going
to stand the test of time. They are very happy,
they feel very I feel like they are very confident
and secure in their relationship. Um, I'm excited to hopefully
have a bachelor in Asian couple make it to the
altar stand the test of time. Jared, did I need um?
We need a little bit more company in that realm.
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