June 17, 2025 • 36 mins
Today on Happy Hour, we are sitting down with Paradise’s newest addition: Hannah Brown and the Bachelor Nation star breaks down everything going on in her world. We kick off the episode getting into all her exciting travel, starting off with her Bachelorette party! Then, we get into her new book and what Bachelor experience she pulled from during her writing process, and of course, we talk about her new role in Paradise. She tells us how her role came to be, the ways she got to help our cast make the beach worth their while, and so much more. Who were Hannah’s day one standouts? What does she think fans are going to think about the twists in store? Tune in now to find all this out and so much more, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hey, everyone, welcome back to Becher Happy Hour. I'm Joe
and I'm Serena, and we are here today with the
lovely Hannah Brown. Welcome back to Bechler Happy Hour. Hannah.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
So glad to be back. Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
How you doing?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I am. I'm coming off a WorldWind of obviously being
back and at Bachelor of Paradise and being there just
or what felt like a century. Yeah, oh yeah, but
I had travel on both ends of that.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Where were you before?
Speaker 2 (00:35):
It was La for about ten days, and then went
straight from there to Paradise and then straight from Paradise
to my bachelorette party. I've been home for like one
day total, so I'm just trying to become a full
functioning human again.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Yeah. Ive, what were you in La for?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
I was doing some press for my upcoming new book
before Engagement, Ring the Civil Reign, and had had that
planned for a while, and then when I got the
opportunity to come back and be a part of Bachelor
and Paradise, it just lined up to where I would
leave from there, so it all like worked out, but
(01:17):
it made this This is probably the longest well, I
take that back, I think I've been gone when I did. No,
this is this is like the longest that I've been
away other than when I did Like.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
Yeah, yeah, no, that's really long. I feel like I
I would turn into like a major homebody. I'd be like,
don't expect to see me for like three to five
business days. I'm just going to be in my house,
like doing laundry and.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Laying I was just gone for ten days, and I
immediately get sick. I don't know how you didn't get sick.
Like when I'm trapped, when I'm going to multiple locations,
It's almost impossible for me not to get sick.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
I'm knocking on wood on that one.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, Okay, your new book coming out is this book
number three.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
This is book number three, but it's my second romance novel. Yeah,
I'm really excited about it. It's it's fun, especially coming
from Bachelor in Paradise. It's the short synopsis of it.
It's it's a girl who a year ago ran away
from her wedding and just has had a hard year
(02:23):
sense and wants to have like a beautiful, nice, relaxing
vacation on the beach and then runs into her exes.
Two of her ex fiances so it felt it was.
It was very funny being at Bachelor in Paradise in
this being my next book. So I'm gonna give all
the girls a copy that were there because I feel
(02:43):
like it'll be very fitting. Yeah, it was really, it
was really. Uh, it's really fun. Like I've been loving
the season of life of being an author and writing
romance and how it kind of connects to the world
that we've all been a part of of, you know,
I think just being romantic to ourselves for putting ourselves
in the world of bachelor and hoping to find love.
(03:07):
And even though that's not where I found love, I
still like have that part of me and know that
so many people have followed my journey to find love
and to be able to write other stories for them
to kind of fall in love with these characters has
been amazing and so rewarding. So I'm excited about all that.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Is the main character, is any part of that main
character based off of Hannah Brown?
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Yeah, I feel like this book is obviously it's fiction,
but Sybil is the part to me that I don't
always love, but she's such a lovable character. But yeah,
there's definitely little tidbits about my life scattered in there.
(03:59):
That's that's kind of what I did with the first book.
I know that I came on and talk to you
guys about mistakes we never made. It's like a more
exaggerated version of a part of myself and Sybil. I
feel like even gets into a little bit more of
vulnerable parts of myself that I don't always love and
(04:20):
having to work through like learning to love myself to
be able to receive the love that I actually deserve.
And that's like a journey Sybil has to go on
the whole time, and like really having to confront her
past in a way that she's been running so long from.
(04:41):
But it's affected how she's been able to be able
to like receive like a beautiful relationship. So yeah, it's
definitely a big part of me. But in the same bread,
Sybil is like her own person and as so fun
and she just I think of Sybil as being like
(05:06):
very sparkly, and she just has this like unique ability
to like draw people in. And so even though she's
like such a freaking mess and you might not take
relationship advice from her, you want to be around her.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I like that description.
Speaker 4 (05:24):
I saw that you did like a little real on
your bacheorette of all of your bridesmaids or your girlfriends
reading your book together.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I thought that was really cute.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Yeah, my friends have been so supportive of everything in
my life, and to have them like so excited and
be able to see a little you know, they for
sure can see little parts of me in the book.
My mom Rhad has already gotten to read the book
in entirety, and she was like crying at the end.
She said it was like she was like, it's my
(05:57):
favorite so far, which was so well. I should have
been videoing her giving her review of the books. I'm like,
this is good. Mom. She really liked me up. She
is my mom, so she obviously thinks I'm like the
most specially human on the earth. But she was like,
this book was just like really incredible. So take it
for mama, Sue. It's amazing.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
If you if let's say you got like a movie
offer for this book, like they were going to turn
it into a movie. Yeah, what movie star would play
sybil Is?
Speaker 3 (06:33):
That's a good question.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Who who do you picture playing her?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
I've said, I don't know. It's so hard to like
pick a character for me, but kind of like I
loved Sydney Sweeney and anyone but you, so I think
of her. It's like she like nailed that wrong com role,
and I feel like she could definitely play that like
sparkly fun person that also has like deep issues, be
(07:06):
able to have the duality of that and make some
because Sybil is like riding her was pretty hard because
there's such a duality of like, this girl's got some issues,
but she's so fun, and how do you make sure
that she doesn't seem like she needs to be like
girl member needs to date anybody again, and also like
(07:28):
so lovable and so like you have so much empathy
and like, yeah, think for her, like it can be
hard to like juggle back. So I feel like Sidney Sweeney,
just looking at all the roles that she's done, I
feel like she'd be a great person play the role
with Sybil Nice.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
Nice Where was your bachelrette party? You said you went
right from Paradise to your bachelorette orda.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I don't know if you guys have heard of like
thirty eight area, like Rosemary Beach.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Yeah, my friend or Anna Anna just there on a
girl's strip.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Really, where is that?
Speaker 2 (08:03):
It's like, is it Florida Panhandle? It's y'all have to go.
Didn't you all get married in Charleston. Yeah, and it
has like it's very quaint and cute, and I didn't.
I was ready to get home. But I also was like,
this is a great place, especially from just coming off
of you know, working for a while and being in
(08:27):
you know, a very fun but there's lots of drama
going on all around me. To be able to go
somewhere that was just so relaxing one of my best girlfriends.
It was so amazing, and I would highly suggest y'all
go there for you know, a family trip or just
for like a romantic getaway for the two of you.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
It was so happy you didn't pick like Vegas.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
I couldn't like I've been able to do that. I
was like, we canceled dinner one of the nights. I'm like,
I just want to stay in our pajamas and like
order from like five different restaurants and just eat here.
It was the most chill bachelorette party there could be.
I like, barely drinks. I'm like, I just want to
sleep and be on the beach. And we went on
the boat and we had so fun. But it was
(09:11):
just honestly, I think as you get older too, everybody
else was really appreciative about too. They're like, we want
to just like be grandma. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
It ended up.
Speaker 4 (09:22):
Being like more of a vacation than some bacherettes typically
would be.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Yes, like everybody felt like rejunate and like, I'm so
blessed to have truly some of the best friends that
just like they just like loved me and you can
just like feel that, and they everyone, even though they're
from different seasons of life, like got along really well
and it was just really special, especially just like being
(09:51):
pretty tired and exhausted and being like, man, I don't
know if I'm showing up to my bachelorette as my
best self or the way that I like want wanted to.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Well, it's hard when you feel like you're like the host,
even though you're right and like it's supposed to be
like about you. You're like, I'm also kind of the
connector of all these people, and I want to make
sure everyone has a good time.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
And I was like I'm running on fumes. But they
that's like, wow, like these are they're my best friends?
Because they were like, Hey, it's whatever you want it
to be, and we're gonna have fun because we're with you,
and it was it was very special.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Any any Bachelor Nation along there.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Yeah. So my one of my good friends who's a bridesmaid,
Heather Martin, we met on Colton season and we've been
friends ever since.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Like she was the was she the never kissed, never
been kred? Has she been kissed? Now?
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Is she kissed?
Speaker 1 (10:50):
Now?
Speaker 3 (10:51):
She kissed Colton? I would assume she did.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Kiss Colton, which is hilarious. Yeah, but that's her first kiss.
But yeah, she she is. She has had a few
other kisses in between. But we're still like, we gotta
find hair man.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
What's wedding planning look like? Do you guys have a date?
Is all that.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Two months? Which is to you really wow? Crazy? Yeah?
It was. The timing in my book comes out from
us talking like a month before my wedding and so
it's just.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Wait, this is crazy.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
So like your book is coming out, Paradise is happening,
Your wedding is happening, all within like a two month span. Yes,
and you just came off of like working for three
weeks straight in like a very intensive environment.
Speaker 5 (11:44):
Yeah, you'll have a break, I would say by hearing
your schedule right now, I would say, like you'll have
a little bit of a break around like December, maybe
you'll be on the chill, so like you're.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Going now you're so sady, like this room like looks like.
We also bought a house that we have no furniture
in because I'm like, I can't even do anything like
where you just hire someone to furniture to get done.
That sounds so bad. I'm so excited for my wedding.
We need to get through this season and then we'll
(12:23):
worry about the house. But coming back, I'm like, oh, yeah,
I forgot. We still have like we call our empty
rooms our ballrooms, like we have like so we but yeah,
one day, one day we'll get it all going. But yeah,
it's been a very busy season season, busier than I
even thought it was going to be, but all with
(12:45):
good things, Like I'm so excited that I got to
add in being a part of Paradise this season, because
you know, it was it's so new and different. And
then just being back with where I got my start
with back or Nation was really cool. But it definitely
made it to where you know, we got a lot
(13:05):
packed in to you know, one of the biggest days
of your life.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
So yeah, how did how did Paradise come about? So
we see like they kind of announced like a new location.
We're hearing rumors of a new format. We're hearing golden
people there. And then Hannah Brown, you get announced as
champagne room bartender.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Ish all a service girl.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
No, okay, she's coming up with the signs.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Yeah, like how did this? How did this come to be?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Yeah? I mean it was totally like it was totally
out of the blue. I feel like I've always been
like super grateful for Bachelor and being a part of
this world and how it got me to where I am.
But I've you know, kind of just I didn't meet
my partners through the show. I'm living my life here
(13:58):
in Nashville and to just get this call from a
producer like it was like hey, k and I call you.
Oh God, what did I do? And I was like, yeah,
what's going on? And she kind of just asking me,
She's like just asking me about my life. I'm like
what you.
Speaker 4 (14:17):
Like, you're not going to catch up?
Speaker 3 (14:20):
So like what like.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
No, I don't want my They trying to like do
something with my wedding? Are they what's going on? And
then she was saying she just asked if I would
be interested in you know, Bachelor and Paradise.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
I feel like she said, it's gonna have a refresh
and it's gonna be a little bit different, but still
have all the charm and the things that everyone loves
about Paradise. And I the last season that it was on,
I came in for a day and help post and
I had such a great time and and she was like,
(15:03):
would you be interested in having a bigger role in
Patchelor in Paradise? And I was like me, you owe
me really Like I was just kind of like shocked,
like yeah, that even I was who they thought of.
And I was like, well, I need to think about it,
and I kind of want to understand this role a
(15:24):
little bit more, because you know, they were saying they
just wanted to have, you know, more of a female
presence on the show for the lady used to be
able to have somebody to really talk to, because yeah,
sometimes it's like hard to as a woman, we have
just very different experiences than men do. And that's like
no shade on anyone it's just sometimes you just want
(15:46):
a girlfriend to talk to that's not in the same
world that you're in with their own drama, because you
just want somebody to just listen to you. So it's
like that could be really interesting. And I feel like
I've learned a lot about relationships and how you know,
I would have done things differently or the same, and
so it got me really excited to think of this
(16:09):
almost as a way to like get back into the
world with like the wisdom that I wish maybe I
would have had spoken into me when I was going
through the experience. So I took a little bit to
think about it. Then I was like, that feels really
good if I can just even just be like somebody
that gets it but is not in it for someone
(16:32):
like I think I would have loved to have had
that while I was going through, you know, being on
the Bachelor a bachelorette. So I got excited and was like, yeah,
let's let's do it. So that's kind of how it
came to be about. But I really did still jump
into it a little blind because there was no role
that I could like look to, oh, this is exactly
what I'm going to be doing.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
Right, It's not like you're like replacing a role that
already exists. It's like they're creating a whole new role.
And I feel like classic Bachelor World like.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
Things developed as they go.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
I was still like, I have no idea what I'm doing,
but I'm going into to Costa Rica and I'm going
to figure this out. And it definitely was that it
was like, how can I best be utilized and like
help these cast members like had their best experience. But
that meant that I just had to kind of jump
in a little blindly and it ended up being really fun.
(17:26):
But it was definitely different than I expected because I
knew that I wasn't gonna I had new expectation for
exactly how it was going to go. But yeah, yeah,
it was really fun.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
Now that the cast announcement is out, those day one people,
any standouts to.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
You, Oh my gosh. To be very honest, IM, look,
I just have been out of the world for a
little bit. So it gave me, like, I think, an
advantage to be able to actually be super helpful because
I didn't have any like preconceived notions about any of
(18:07):
these cast members other than I did know Kat because
when I came and visited the last season or season
she was there, but I didn't really get much of
a conversation with her, so still didn't know her that well.
So yeah, I kind of came in just excited to
(18:28):
meet everyone and just have my own opinions of who
they were. But I feel like I was really shocked
but also excited to see Dell Moss on the beach,
just because his experience on Bachelorette, like I don't it's
unlike anyone else's like.
Speaker 4 (18:51):
Two three episodes, Like I don't even think he went
on a group date.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
No, Yeah, and so to have him like come back
and have this shot at love, I was really excited
about for him. Also, I saw so many memes during
I think it was Joey's season about Jess because he
would say that we look alike, So I just wanted
(19:15):
to be like, do we actually look alike? And also
she was just very sweet, so I was excited to
meet her justin justin glaze. I watched him and Susie
obviously a lot on social media, and I loved their
video together and like obviously knew that they had broken
up like earlier in the year, and so I was
(19:37):
excited and interested to see just like how he was
going to handle this experience. He's awesome, But that was
another you know, cast member that I was excited to
just see how their experience was going to go, just
knowing that he's coming in from like a pretty fresh breakup.
(19:59):
See if you would have like any strong connections.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
Yeah, And I think it was like a they they
were seriously together and then they broke up, and then
they got back together for a little bit. Like it
was definitely a long period of time that he was
in this like Bachelor Nation relationship, you know, but it's
also been a little bit of time. He's done like
the Bacheorette, he's done Paradise. Now he's coming back for
(20:22):
his second time on Paradise, so he is like more
experienced than most people down there.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Totally. Yeah, So those were like the few that I
was excited to meet and see how it went. But honestly,
like I had so much fun with getting to just
meet all these people and hear about their experiences. Like
it was awesome. Like the cast is a really great cast,
(20:49):
and I feel like for some of them, like their
personalities weren't really showcased and they didn't really get to
like share like truly who they were on their seat in.
So it was so fun to be able to like
really see like personalities and relationships blossom. And I think
that people watching are are going to be shocked about
(21:12):
how much like they're going to be excited about this
cast too, and and how their relationship start to form.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Did you did you find yourself like when the cast
comes down, did you find yourself like having that going
back to that like day one anxiety I'm sure you
had when you did the show for the first.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Time, Like you go watch his Night one and he
gets like stressed out.
Speaker 1 (21:37):
Just just watching it on TV. I get stressed. So
I can't imagine like being part being part of it,
and and but not being part of the cast, but
like being there. I could see myself like internally being.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Like, oh I was, I was having my own night
when y'all my own night one Butterfly being like I've
never done we never done this before, you know, Thank goodness.
I had Jesse and Wells and like they were it
was so awesome to be with them, but like they've
done this before, and I'm like I still don't know
(22:11):
what I'm doing here.
Speaker 1 (22:13):
Yeah you're going in the bathroom looking in the mirror,
Like what am I doing? I agree to this, Like
what's happening?
Speaker 4 (22:19):
I've got this?
Speaker 2 (22:20):
Yeah, but the casts were so awesome and welcoming to me.
But yeah, I definitely like would would feel the nerves
of the other cast members and you can see it,
you know, but I just have so much empathy and
like just wanted to be just a true encourager for
all them because like this is such an abnormal way
(22:46):
to put yourself out there. First of all, did ie love?
And so like, of course you're going to be nervous.
Of course you're going to like say weird shit that
you were, Like why did I just say that? Like
way more than even like a typical first date. And
so that's what was so cool to be able to
just like be there even when I was feeling the
(23:10):
nerves for them and feeling them myself, like just knowing
like we truly were all in that together, me and
the cast, because I'm like I'm new to this too,
Like I feel everything you're feeling, maybe a different way.
I'm not like looking for love here, but that like
are people gonna like me? How? What is what? Is
this experience going to be like for me? Is it
(23:31):
going to be fun? Is it gonna be stressful? Like?
Will there be drama? Like even though I wasn't a
part of that, I still like maybe it's PTSD. I
don't know, but like I felt it all yeah, like
Joe watching night when but being there, I was like,
I'm in it again. But it's quickly I started to
(23:52):
like feel like, Okay, this is gonna be good. I'm
gonna figure this out and I am truly here to
just help make this a better experience for everyone there.
You know, I am Paradise relations. I'm going to make
sure that you know I can help every cast member
(24:14):
the best way that I can to have whatever type
of experience they're supposed to have. And that was that
gave me relief because it was like I'm not I'm
not drama. I'm just here to facilitate. And that's what
I did. Yeah, and pop a lot of bottles of shamad.
Speaker 4 (24:37):
When they announced you, they said you're like the bartender
of the champagne room. Can you give us a little
bit more insight into like what that is what it
looks like on the show.
Speaker 2 (24:48):
I feel like what you'll notice is about this show
in general, is it's a little bit more elevated in
a way, like just even just like the way I
feel like the cast, like dress and how it's all
set up, and so you know.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
Like this season specifically or the show in general.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
This I guess there's this show in general now just
this season feels a little bit more elevated than I
think it has in past. Yeah, just being in a
new setting and just the overall way that I think
we experienced it, but then I think how the audience
will experience it. And so my little champagne lounge was
(25:28):
this cute little barcart with like beautiful, like very decadent
treats and champagne, and it was just like where we
all started off the night.
Speaker 4 (25:39):
It was very classy, almost like a cocktail like happy hour.
Speaker 2 (25:44):
Yeah, we got into all the things and then they're
just like one straight vodka from Wells. You know. So
we start off the.
Speaker 3 (25:51):
Night, we started classy, you know. Then we go to
Wells Barn, we go to.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
Wells Bar, and then they're just hanging out there all nights.
So I think it just like was a way for
me to be able to greet them see how they're
doing kind of calm nerves and start the night off
like with the very nice little touch to the beginning,
and I like that, Yeah, it all went where it went.
Speaker 4 (26:19):
So would you be waiting for them knowing like, okay,
I haven't seen them in like twenty four hours. Like
the first person walks in, You're like, Hi, how are you?
Tell me everything? And then they're just like You're like
what has happened? And they're probably just unloading on you,
like the drama from the past twenty four hours and
like everything where you like, oh my gosh, this is wild.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
Yeah. I felt like I would like get not stuck.
It's just like, you know, there's so much that would happen.
So whoever came up to me first, that's just who
I'm like in the conversation with as I'm like trying
to figure out how to Also, I'm really scared what
they'll show of me trying to open these champagne Well,
it was so hot that like sometimes you know how
(27:00):
it's like that black oh yeah or whatever, it would
get so stuck on there and they're like patiently waiting
for me to like get these champagne bottles and of course,
all the guys are like, oh, let me take it over,
and I'll be like, okay, now you have shit all
over your hands too, and it's a lot hard. It's
it's I know how to pop a champagne bottle kind
(27:20):
of Yeah.
Speaker 3 (27:21):
You're like, this isn't like a girl guy thing.
Speaker 4 (27:23):
This isn't like I can't open the pickle jar and
like I'm gonna make a boy do it.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
Like it's so hot and these were put in ice
and now all this stuff is like all over my hands.
Speaker 4 (27:32):
Yeah them for you No, like you think they would
have like half opened them so that you're just like boo.
Speaker 2 (27:39):
No, no, it was not the case. So you know,
I'm trying to carry on conversation. They're all waiting for
their glossy glass of champagne, and I'm.
Speaker 1 (27:47):
Like, okay, I'm so curious. I'm so curious to see
how this, how this, how this all plays out. It
just sounds like it's so much different than the past. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (27:59):
I think the new location is in itself just going
to add like a very different feel an element.
Speaker 3 (28:05):
After you know, seven seven seasons, maybe nine nine seasons,
I think it was this is tenth.
Speaker 4 (28:12):
Yeah, so we did nine seasons at Cellulita and now
you know, happy ten year anniversary. We're upgrading to a
new location and now we've got all of these new
things being added, even like this champagne room, Like I'm
trying to like visualize it. It's so different than the
structure that we're familiar with of like.
Speaker 2 (28:28):
Oh, y'all would be so jealous of their setup.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
Yeah, it sounds like it was so nice.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
I think people are going to be like really shocked
and it just has a new look but still like
is paradise and is about love, and but I think
everybody's going to be in for like a pleasant surprise
for you know, what is still the same, but the
(28:56):
different differences and the surprises along the way. It was
really fun to be a part of. But like also
like I didn't know what was going all I'm at
the time, and I think that's what was I was
kind of glad because I truly like they could come
to me and I'm like I also don't know what's happening,
so so like I'm in this with you. It really
(29:18):
felt like I could be like a big sister or
just like a friend that you can just be like
I'm having a hard day, and I'm like, be too
as hot as hell, and I don't know what's wrong
with my champagne bottles. So I mean, your day is
probably worse than it's harder than mine.
Speaker 1 (29:36):
But like I get I.
Speaker 4 (29:39):
You're like, it's my only job is to talk to
you and open these champagne bottles.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
And I fired for my one job.
Speaker 4 (29:46):
So you like the room is called the champagne room
and I can't serve the shimpage.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
Yeah, Like the whole time, I'm like, oh my gosh,
I have this one job. Like like I it's not hard.
I meant not drinks. I couldn't make a drink. I've
made a margarite that like one time in my life,
and all I have to do this and you know,
we'll see hopefully they make you look good that they
it'll show all the time. But I do something dumb.
(30:14):
But it was great. But also it wasn't just you know,
obviously Rose ceremony nights. We have this champagne lounge area,
but just throughout the whole experience, Wells and I come
in and kind of help facilitate different things and make
sure that you know, if somebody wants a special little
(30:34):
some something set up, like I got you. I'm gonna
make sure that you know, if you need a little
nice romantic moment, I'm going to figure out how to
do that. Like I also was in charge of, like
just keeping the vibes good, if we need a little meditation,
if we need to do a little bit of yoga,
(30:54):
Like have I ever yo?
Speaker 1 (30:58):
But yoga?
Speaker 4 (31:03):
I'm sorry, We're going from bartender champagne room to meditation
to yoga to fairy godmother romantic moment.
Speaker 3 (31:11):
You are You're the hotel concierge. You know who you are.
Speaker 1 (31:15):
You're like the white loaders say.
Speaker 3 (31:17):
It's season one of White Lotus. The manager who like
literally does everything that to you, that's me.
Speaker 2 (31:21):
No, that is me. So I'm just like sure, I'll
figure out how to do this.
Speaker 3 (31:26):
They're like, who should we get to do this? Hannah
can do it. We don't need to hire a yoga instructor.
Hannah can do it.
Speaker 1 (31:34):
Hannah. Before before we let you go real quick, you're
casting video was dropped on bach Nation's YouTube channel. Did
you watch it? How do you feel about that's out
there in the public now?
Speaker 2 (31:48):
Well, I think it's a very cool thing that this
like I think the concept's great. That mine was the
first one to drop. I was like, oh no, because
I remember that day so vividly. I didn't watch the show.
I got truly like randomly nominated, and I just kept
(32:13):
being like, this is so crazy, Like I'm probably not
gonna be on the show, but I don't know what
I'm going to do, so I'll just like keep going
through this because it's like a funny thing, like it's
just and I don't know how it was with y'all,
but like there was like a list of like questions
to like answer them. I literally printed it out. I
don't know if you can see this because I'm not
(32:34):
gonna watch it. I'm not gonna watch it, but if
it's the backstory of it is there is a like
piece of paper that I printed out, I put up
in front of like this window, and there's like a
streak of light over my face and I just like
look at the questions in between and just answer. And
I just didn't know and like seeing some of the
(32:55):
other ones like that people have done, like they kind
of put some thought into it. I had. I did
not know what I was doing. Like I never thought
that these videos would say the light of.
Speaker 4 (33:06):
Day truly are That is what's wild about this is
I'm watching these and I'm like, you know, when people
were making these, they didn't even think they were going
to be on the show, let alone think like, Okay,
when I make this, I'm going to end up on
the show and all of these people are going to
know who I am, and then they're going to post
these on the internet for people like if you knew that,
(33:27):
you probably would have approached the interview so differently, but
then you also might have not got on the show,
like you.
Speaker 1 (33:32):
Probably got on because I didn't.
Speaker 3 (33:34):
They were like, this is so no, I didn't do it.
Speaker 1 (33:36):
They asked what you're doing and I said, I said, respectfully,
I pass passed up the show.
Speaker 2 (33:43):
Like audition in person.
Speaker 1 (33:45):
They could they They're like, okay, I just told him.
I was like, I'm uncomfortable doing this and they're like
and I was like, that's got to be it for me,
and they're like, well, could we set up a skype
And I was like, oh, yeah, sure, yeah.
Speaker 4 (33:56):
I'll filled out like a form like a on pager
like online, and then I went right to interview. But
I was so late, Like I was like I got
I applied like two months out from the show filming,
so I don't even think they were probably reviewing videos
at that point.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
Like it's always so interesting to hear like how people
got on the show, and it's always so different. So
I do think for people who watch us so to
just see, like, oh, like, can I see what these
casting producers saw in this girl from this little video?
I think it's it's a cool idea, but I can't
(34:37):
lie and say that I didn't audibly gasp when I
saw this last from the past.
Speaker 4 (34:45):
I wonder if people that want to get on the
show are now going to start like taking hints or
notes from the casting videos that have been published already
for their.
Speaker 2 (34:55):
Own I'm sure totally they should. Yeah, I mean, I
don't think you can like fake authenticity. I think I'll
do that, and then you know, they don't have a
great experience if they even get to be able to
have the experience we've had. But I think I would
have loved to be able to say, like, Okay, how
(35:16):
is this supposed to go? Uh? But then maybe it's not.
Speaker 3 (35:20):
But then maybe you don't get it, like yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1 (35:25):
I think, like Ashley, I I'm pretty sure, Ashley, I
like filmed like a like a mock version of what
her night one would be.
Speaker 3 (35:33):
In sentiment, they should post her.
Speaker 4 (35:35):
I feel like she's posted her own before, and she
like films in a hot tub, and she.
Speaker 1 (35:41):
Like films herself like talking to like a pretend Chris Harrison.
Speaker 2 (35:44):
It's like wild of course, and I'm obsessed with that.
Speaker 4 (35:50):
They were like, yes, no need to no need to interview,
just like right to the show.
Speaker 2 (35:56):
They're like and looking at mine being like, this girl
is so naive.
Speaker 3 (36:00):
Yes, also right to the show.
Speaker 1 (36:05):
Hannah, thank you, Thank you so much for taking the
time out of your day, and we look forward to
your new book and watching you fell at, opening champagne
bottles and giving advice and Bachelor.
Speaker 3 (36:18):
In Paradise and getting married two months out.
Speaker 2 (36:21):
Yes, yeah, I'm so excited.
Speaker 1 (36:23):
Thanks for having me all of course, and to all
our listeners, thank you for tuning into Bachelor Happy Hour.
Make sure you download and subscribe to the podcast.
Speaker 4 (36:30):
You have a new instansive interviews coming your way.
Speaker 3 (36:33):
Thanks for listening. Bye,
Hey, everyone, welcome back to Becher Happy Hour. I'm Joe
and I'm Serena, and we are here today with the
lovely Hannah Brown. Welcome back to Bechler Happy Hour. Hannah.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
So glad to be back. Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
How you doing?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I am. I'm coming off a WorldWind of obviously being
back and at Bachelor of Paradise and being there just
or what felt like a century. Yeah, oh yeah, but
I had travel on both ends of that.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Where were you before?
Speaker 2 (00:35):
It was La for about ten days, and then went
straight from there to Paradise and then straight from Paradise
to my bachelorette party. I've been home for like one
day total, so I'm just trying to become a full
functioning human again.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Yeah. Ive, what were you in La for?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
I was doing some press for my upcoming new book
before Engagement, Ring the Civil Reign, and had had that
planned for a while, and then when I got the
opportunity to come back and be a part of Bachelor
and Paradise, it just lined up to where I would
leave from there, so it all like worked out, but
(01:17):
it made this This is probably the longest well, I
take that back, I think I've been gone when I did. No,
this is this is like the longest that I've been
away other than when I did Like.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
Yeah, yeah, no, that's really long. I feel like I
I would turn into like a major homebody. I'd be like,
don't expect to see me for like three to five
business days. I'm just going to be in my house,
like doing laundry and.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Laying I was just gone for ten days, and I
immediately get sick. I don't know how you didn't get sick.
Like when I'm trapped, when I'm going to multiple locations,
It's almost impossible for me not to get sick.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
I'm knocking on wood on that one.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, Okay, your new book coming out is this book
number three.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
This is book number three, but it's my second romance novel. Yeah,
I'm really excited about it. It's it's fun, especially coming
from Bachelor in Paradise. It's the short synopsis of it.
It's it's a girl who a year ago ran away
from her wedding and just has had a hard year
(02:23):
sense and wants to have like a beautiful, nice, relaxing
vacation on the beach and then runs into her exes.
Two of her ex fiances so it felt it was.
It was very funny being at Bachelor in Paradise in
this being my next book. So I'm gonna give all
the girls a copy that were there because I feel
(02:43):
like it'll be very fitting. Yeah, it was really, it
was really. Uh, it's really fun. Like I've been loving
the season of life of being an author and writing
romance and how it kind of connects to the world
that we've all been a part of of, you know,
I think just being romantic to ourselves for putting ourselves
in the world of bachelor and hoping to find love.
(03:07):
And even though that's not where I found love, I
still like have that part of me and know that
so many people have followed my journey to find love
and to be able to write other stories for them
to kind of fall in love with these characters has
been amazing and so rewarding. So I'm excited about all that.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Is the main character, is any part of that main
character based off of Hannah Brown?
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Yeah, I feel like this book is obviously it's fiction,
but Sybil is the part to me that I don't
always love, but she's such a lovable character. But yeah,
there's definitely little tidbits about my life scattered in there.
(03:59):
That's that's kind of what I did with the first book.
I know that I came on and talk to you
guys about mistakes we never made. It's like a more
exaggerated version of a part of myself and Sybil. I
feel like even gets into a little bit more of
vulnerable parts of myself that I don't always love and
(04:20):
having to work through like learning to love myself to
be able to receive the love that I actually deserve.
And that's like a journey Sybil has to go on
the whole time, and like really having to confront her
past in a way that she's been running so long from.
(04:41):
But it's affected how she's been able to be able
to like receive like a beautiful relationship. So yeah, it's
definitely a big part of me. But in the same bread,
Sybil is like her own person and as so fun
and she just I think of Sybil as being like
(05:06):
very sparkly, and she just has this like unique ability
to like draw people in. And so even though she's
like such a freaking mess and you might not take
relationship advice from her, you want to be around her.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I like that description.
Speaker 4 (05:24):
I saw that you did like a little real on
your bacheorette of all of your bridesmaids or your girlfriends
reading your book together.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I thought that was really cute.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Yeah, my friends have been so supportive of everything in
my life, and to have them like so excited and
be able to see a little you know, they for
sure can see little parts of me in the book.
My mom Rhad has already gotten to read the book
in entirety, and she was like crying at the end.
She said it was like she was like, it's my
(05:57):
favorite so far, which was so well. I should have
been videoing her giving her review of the books. I'm like,
this is good. Mom. She really liked me up. She
is my mom, so she obviously thinks I'm like the
most specially human on the earth. But she was like,
this book was just like really incredible. So take it
for mama, Sue. It's amazing.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
If you if let's say you got like a movie
offer for this book, like they were going to turn
it into a movie. Yeah, what movie star would play
sybil Is?
Speaker 3 (06:33):
That's a good question.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Who who do you picture playing her?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
I've said, I don't know. It's so hard to like
pick a character for me, but kind of like I
loved Sydney Sweeney and anyone but you, so I think
of her. It's like she like nailed that wrong com role,
and I feel like she could definitely play that like
sparkly fun person that also has like deep issues, be
(07:06):
able to have the duality of that and make some
because Sybil is like riding her was pretty hard because
there's such a duality of like, this girl's got some issues,
but she's so fun, and how do you make sure
that she doesn't seem like she needs to be like
girl member needs to date anybody again, and also like
(07:28):
so lovable and so like you have so much empathy
and like, yeah, think for her, like it can be
hard to like juggle back. So I feel like Sidney Sweeney,
just looking at all the roles that she's done, I
feel like she'd be a great person play the role
with Sybil Nice.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
Nice Where was your bachelrette party? You said you went
right from Paradise to your bachelorette orda.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I don't know if you guys have heard of like
thirty eight area, like Rosemary Beach.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Yeah, my friend or Anna Anna just there on a
girl's strip.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Really, where is that?
Speaker 2 (08:03):
It's like, is it Florida Panhandle? It's y'all have to go.
Didn't you all get married in Charleston. Yeah, and it
has like it's very quaint and cute, and I didn't.
I was ready to get home. But I also was like,
this is a great place, especially from just coming off
of you know, working for a while and being in
(08:27):
you know, a very fun but there's lots of drama
going on all around me. To be able to go
somewhere that was just so relaxing one of my best girlfriends.
It was so amazing, and I would highly suggest y'all
go there for you know, a family trip or just
for like a romantic getaway for the two of you.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
It was so happy you didn't pick like Vegas.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
I couldn't like I've been able to do that. I
was like, we canceled dinner one of the nights. I'm like,
I just want to stay in our pajamas and like
order from like five different restaurants and just eat here.
It was the most chill bachelorette party there could be.
I like, barely drinks. I'm like, I just want to
sleep and be on the beach. And we went on
the boat and we had so fun. But it was
(09:11):
just honestly, I think as you get older too, everybody
else was really appreciative about too. They're like, we want
to just like be grandma. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
It ended up.
Speaker 4 (09:22):
Being like more of a vacation than some bacherettes typically
would be.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Yes, like everybody felt like rejunate and like, I'm so
blessed to have truly some of the best friends that
just like they just like loved me and you can
just like feel that, and they everyone, even though they're
from different seasons of life, like got along really well
and it was just really special, especially just like being
(09:51):
pretty tired and exhausted and being like, man, I don't
know if I'm showing up to my bachelorette as my
best self or the way that I like want wanted to.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Well, it's hard when you feel like you're like the host,
even though you're right and like it's supposed to be
like about you. You're like, I'm also kind of the
connector of all these people, and I want to make
sure everyone has a good time.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
And I was like I'm running on fumes. But they
that's like, wow, like these are they're my best friends?
Because they were like, Hey, it's whatever you want it
to be, and we're gonna have fun because we're with you,
and it was it was very special.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Any any Bachelor Nation along there.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Yeah. So my one of my good friends who's a bridesmaid,
Heather Martin, we met on Colton season and we've been
friends ever since.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Like she was the was she the never kissed, never
been kred? Has she been kissed? Now?
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Is she kissed?
Speaker 1 (10:50):
Now?
Speaker 3 (10:51):
She kissed Colton? I would assume she did.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Kiss Colton, which is hilarious. Yeah, but that's her first kiss.
But yeah, she she is. She has had a few
other kisses in between. But we're still like, we gotta
find hair man.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
What's wedding planning look like? Do you guys have a date?
Is all that.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Two months? Which is to you really wow? Crazy? Yeah?
It was. The timing in my book comes out from
us talking like a month before my wedding and so
it's just.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Wait, this is crazy.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
So like your book is coming out, Paradise is happening,
Your wedding is happening, all within like a two month span. Yes,
and you just came off of like working for three
weeks straight in like a very intensive environment.
Speaker 5 (11:44):
Yeah, you'll have a break, I would say by hearing
your schedule right now, I would say, like you'll have
a little bit of a break around like December, maybe
you'll be on the chill, so like you're.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
Going now you're so sady, like this room like looks like.
We also bought a house that we have no furniture
in because I'm like, I can't even do anything like
where you just hire someone to furniture to get done.
That sounds so bad. I'm so excited for my wedding.
We need to get through this season and then we'll
(12:23):
worry about the house. But coming back, I'm like, oh, yeah,
I forgot. We still have like we call our empty
rooms our ballrooms, like we have like so we but yeah,
one day, one day we'll get it all going. But yeah,
it's been a very busy season season, busier than I
even thought it was going to be, but all with
(12:45):
good things, Like I'm so excited that I got to
add in being a part of Paradise this season, because
you know, it was it's so new and different. And
then just being back with where I got my start
with back or Nation was really cool. But it definitely
made it to where you know, we got a lot
(13:05):
packed in to you know, one of the biggest days
of your life.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
So yeah, how did how did Paradise come about? So
we see like they kind of announced like a new location.
We're hearing rumors of a new format. We're hearing golden
people there. And then Hannah Brown, you get announced as
champagne room bartender.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Ish all a service girl.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
No, okay, she's coming up with the signs.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Yeah, like how did this? How did this come to be?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Yeah? I mean it was totally like it was totally
out of the blue. I feel like I've always been
like super grateful for Bachelor and being a part of
this world and how it got me to where I am.
But I've you know, kind of just I didn't meet
my partners through the show. I'm living my life here
(13:58):
in Nashville and to just get this call from a
producer like it was like hey, k and I call you.
Oh God, what did I do? And I was like, yeah,
what's going on? And she kind of just asking me,
She's like just asking me about my life. I'm like
what you.
Speaker 4 (14:17):
Like, you're not going to catch up?
Speaker 3 (14:20):
So like what like.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
No, I don't want my They trying to like do
something with my wedding? Are they what's going on? And
then she was saying she just asked if I would
be interested in you know, Bachelor and Paradise.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
I feel like she said, it's gonna have a refresh
and it's gonna be a little bit different, but still
have all the charm and the things that everyone loves
about Paradise. And I the last season that it was on,
I came in for a day and help post and
I had such a great time and and she was like,
(15:03):
would you be interested in having a bigger role in
Patchelor in Paradise? And I was like me, you owe
me really Like I was just kind of like shocked,
like yeah, that even I was who they thought of.
And I was like, well, I need to think about it,
and I kind of want to understand this role a
(15:24):
little bit more, because you know, they were saying they
just wanted to have, you know, more of a female
presence on the show for the lady used to be
able to have somebody to really talk to, because yeah,
sometimes it's like hard to as a woman, we have
just very different experiences than men do. And that's like
no shade on anyone it's just sometimes you just want
(15:46):
a girlfriend to talk to that's not in the same
world that you're in with their own drama, because you
just want somebody to just listen to you. So it's
like that could be really interesting. And I feel like
I've learned a lot about relationships and how you know,
I would have done things differently or the same, and
so it got me really excited to think of this
(16:09):
almost as a way to like get back into the
world with like the wisdom that I wish maybe I
would have had spoken into me when I was going
through the experience. So I took a little bit to
think about it. Then I was like, that feels really
good if I can just even just be like somebody
that gets it but is not in it for someone
(16:32):
like I think I would have loved to have had
that while I was going through, you know, being on
the Bachelor a bachelorette. So I got excited and was like, yeah,
let's let's do it. So that's kind of how it
came to be about. But I really did still jump
into it a little blind because there was no role
that I could like look to, oh, this is exactly
what I'm going to be doing.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
Right, It's not like you're like replacing a role that
already exists. It's like they're creating a whole new role.
And I feel like classic Bachelor World like.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
Things developed as they go.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
I was still like, I have no idea what I'm doing,
but I'm going into to Costa Rica and I'm going
to figure this out. And it definitely was that it
was like, how can I best be utilized and like
help these cast members like had their best experience. But
that meant that I just had to kind of jump
in a little blindly and it ended up being really fun.
(17:26):
But it was definitely different than I expected because I
knew that I wasn't gonna I had new expectation for
exactly how it was going to go. But yeah, yeah,
it was really fun.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
Now that the cast announcement is out, those day one people,
any standouts to.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
You, Oh my gosh. To be very honest, IM, look,
I just have been out of the world for a
little bit. So it gave me, like, I think, an
advantage to be able to actually be super helpful because
I didn't have any like preconceived notions about any of
(18:07):
these cast members other than I did know Kat because
when I came and visited the last season or season
she was there, but I didn't really get much of
a conversation with her, so still didn't know her that well.
So yeah, I kind of came in just excited to
(18:28):
meet everyone and just have my own opinions of who
they were. But I feel like I was really shocked
but also excited to see Dell Moss on the beach,
just because his experience on Bachelorette, like I don't it's
unlike anyone else's like.
Speaker 4 (18:51):
Two three episodes, Like I don't even think he went
on a group date.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
No, Yeah, and so to have him like come back
and have this shot at love, I was really excited
about for him. Also, I saw so many memes during
I think it was Joey's season about Jess because he
would say that we look alike, So I just wanted
(19:15):
to be like, do we actually look alike? And also
she was just very sweet, so I was excited to
meet her justin justin glaze. I watched him and Susie
obviously a lot on social media, and I loved their
video together and like obviously knew that they had broken
up like earlier in the year, and so I was
(19:37):
excited and interested to see just like how he was
going to handle this experience. He's awesome, But that was
another you know, cast member that I was excited to
just see how their experience was going to go, just
knowing that he's coming in from like a pretty fresh breakup.
(19:59):
See if you would have like any strong connections.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
Yeah, And I think it was like a they they
were seriously together and then they broke up, and then
they got back together for a little bit. Like it
was definitely a long period of time that he was
in this like Bachelor Nation relationship, you know, but it's
also been a little bit of time. He's done like
the Bacheorette, he's done Paradise. Now he's coming back for
(20:22):
his second time on Paradise, so he is like more
experienced than most people down there.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Totally. Yeah, So those were like the few that I
was excited to meet and see how it went. But honestly,
like I had so much fun with getting to just
meet all these people and hear about their experiences. Like
it was awesome. Like the cast is a really great cast,
(20:49):
and I feel like for some of them, like their
personalities weren't really showcased and they didn't really get to
like share like truly who they were on their seat in.
So it was so fun to be able to like
really see like personalities and relationships blossom. And I think
that people watching are are going to be shocked about
(21:12):
how much like they're going to be excited about this
cast too, and and how their relationship start to form.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Did you did you find yourself like when the cast
comes down, did you find yourself like having that going
back to that like day one anxiety I'm sure you
had when you did the show for the first.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Time, Like you go watch his Night one and he
gets like stressed out.
Speaker 1 (21:37):
Just just watching it on TV. I get stressed. So
I can't imagine like being part being part of it,
and and but not being part of the cast, but
like being there. I could see myself like internally being.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Like, oh I was, I was having my own night
when y'all my own night one Butterfly being like I've
never done we never done this before, you know, Thank goodness.
I had Jesse and Wells and like they were it
was so awesome to be with them, but like they've
done this before, and I'm like I still don't know
(22:11):
what I'm doing here.
Speaker 1 (22:13):
Yeah you're going in the bathroom looking in the mirror,
Like what am I doing? I agree to this, Like
what's happening?
Speaker 4 (22:19):
I've got this?
Speaker 2 (22:20):
Yeah, but the casts were so awesome and welcoming to me.
But yeah, I definitely like would would feel the nerves
of the other cast members and you can see it,
you know, but I just have so much empathy and
like just wanted to be just a true encourager for
all them because like this is such an abnormal way
(22:46):
to put yourself out there. First of all, did ie love?
And so like, of course you're going to be nervous.
Of course you're going to like say weird shit that
you were, Like why did I just say that? Like
way more than even like a typical first date. And
so that's what was so cool to be able to
just like be there even when I was feeling the
(23:10):
nerves for them and feeling them myself, like just knowing
like we truly were all in that together, me and
the cast, because I'm like I'm new to this too,
Like I feel everything you're feeling, maybe a different way.
I'm not like looking for love here, but that like
are people gonna like me? How? What is what? Is
this experience going to be like for me? Is it
(23:31):
going to be fun? Is it gonna be stressful? Like?
Will there be drama? Like even though I wasn't a
part of that, I still like maybe it's PTSD. I
don't know, but like I felt it all yeah, like
Joe watching night when but being there, I was like,
I'm in it again. But it's quickly I started to
(23:52):
like feel like, Okay, this is gonna be good. I'm
gonna figure this out and I am truly here to
just help make this a better experience for everyone there.
You know, I am Paradise relations. I'm going to make
sure that you know I can help every cast member
(24:14):
the best way that I can to have whatever type
of experience they're supposed to have. And that was that
gave me relief because it was like I'm not I'm
not drama. I'm just here to facilitate. And that's what
I did. Yeah, and pop a lot of bottles of shamad.
Speaker 4 (24:37):
When they announced you, they said you're like the bartender
of the champagne room. Can you give us a little
bit more insight into like what that is what it
looks like on the show.
Speaker 2 (24:48):
I feel like what you'll notice is about this show
in general, is it's a little bit more elevated in
a way, like just even just like the way I
feel like the cast, like dress and how it's all
set up, and so you know.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
Like this season specifically or the show in general.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
This I guess there's this show in general now just
this season feels a little bit more elevated than I
think it has in past. Yeah, just being in a
new setting and just the overall way that I think
we experienced it, but then I think how the audience
will experience it. And so my little champagne lounge was
(25:28):
this cute little barcart with like beautiful, like very decadent
treats and champagne, and it was just like where we
all started off the night.
Speaker 4 (25:39):
It was very classy, almost like a cocktail like happy hour.
Speaker 2 (25:44):
Yeah, we got into all the things and then they're
just like one straight vodka from Wells. You know. So
we start off the.
Speaker 3 (25:51):
Night, we started classy, you know. Then we go to
Wells Barn, we go to.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
Wells Bar, and then they're just hanging out there all nights.
So I think it just like was a way for
me to be able to greet them see how they're
doing kind of calm nerves and start the night off
like with the very nice little touch to the beginning,
and I like that, Yeah, it all went where it went.
Speaker 4 (26:19):
So would you be waiting for them knowing like, okay,
I haven't seen them in like twenty four hours. Like
the first person walks in, You're like, Hi, how are you?
Tell me everything? And then they're just like You're like
what has happened? And they're probably just unloading on you,
like the drama from the past twenty four hours and
like everything where you like, oh my gosh, this is wild.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
Yeah. I felt like I would like get not stuck.
It's just like, you know, there's so much that would happen.
So whoever came up to me first, that's just who
I'm like in the conversation with as I'm like trying
to figure out how to Also, I'm really scared what
they'll show of me trying to open these champagne Well,
it was so hot that like sometimes you know how
(27:00):
it's like that black oh yeah or whatever, it would
get so stuck on there and they're like patiently waiting
for me to like get these champagne bottles and of course,
all the guys are like, oh, let me take it over,
and I'll be like, okay, now you have shit all
over your hands too, and it's a lot hard. It's
it's I know how to pop a champagne bottle kind
(27:20):
of Yeah.
Speaker 3 (27:21):
You're like, this isn't like a girl guy thing.
Speaker 4 (27:23):
This isn't like I can't open the pickle jar and
like I'm gonna make a boy do it.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
Like it's so hot and these were put in ice
and now all this stuff is like all over my hands.
Speaker 4 (27:32):
Yeah them for you No, like you think they would
have like half opened them so that you're just like boo.
Speaker 2 (27:39):
No, no, it was not the case. So you know,
I'm trying to carry on conversation. They're all waiting for
their glossy glass of champagne, and I'm.
Speaker 1 (27:47):
Like, okay, I'm so curious. I'm so curious to see
how this, how this, how this all plays out. It
just sounds like it's so much different than the past. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (27:59):
I think the new location is in itself just going
to add like a very different feel an element.
Speaker 3 (28:05):
After you know, seven seven seasons, maybe nine nine seasons,
I think it was this is tenth.
Speaker 4 (28:12):
Yeah, so we did nine seasons at Cellulita and now
you know, happy ten year anniversary. We're upgrading to a
new location and now we've got all of these new
things being added, even like this champagne room, Like I'm
trying to like visualize it. It's so different than the
structure that we're familiar with of like.
Speaker 2 (28:28):
Oh, y'all would be so jealous of their setup.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
Yeah, it sounds like it was so nice.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
I think people are going to be like really shocked
and it just has a new look but still like
is paradise and is about love, and but I think
everybody's going to be in for like a pleasant surprise
for you know, what is still the same, but the
(28:56):
different differences and the surprises along the way. It was
really fun to be a part of. But like also
like I didn't know what was going all I'm at
the time, and I think that's what was I was
kind of glad because I truly like they could come
to me and I'm like I also don't know what's happening,
so so like I'm in this with you. It really
(29:18):
felt like I could be like a big sister or
just like a friend that you can just be like
I'm having a hard day, and I'm like, be too
as hot as hell, and I don't know what's wrong
with my champagne bottles. So I mean, your day is
probably worse than it's harder than mine.
Speaker 1 (29:36):
But like I get I.
Speaker 4 (29:39):
You're like, it's my only job is to talk to
you and open these champagne bottles.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
And I fired for my one job.
Speaker 4 (29:46):
So you like the room is called the champagne room
and I can't serve the shimpage.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
Yeah, Like the whole time, I'm like, oh my gosh,
I have this one job. Like like I it's not hard.
I meant not drinks. I couldn't make a drink. I've
made a margarite that like one time in my life,
and all I have to do this and you know,
we'll see hopefully they make you look good that they
it'll show all the time. But I do something dumb.
(30:14):
But it was great. But also it wasn't just you know,
obviously Rose ceremony nights. We have this champagne lounge area,
but just throughout the whole experience, Wells and I come
in and kind of help facilitate different things and make
sure that you know, if somebody wants a special little
(30:34):
some something set up, like I got you. I'm gonna
make sure that you know, if you need a little
nice romantic moment, I'm going to figure out how to
do that. Like I also was in charge of, like
just keeping the vibes good, if we need a little meditation,
if we need to do a little bit of yoga,
(30:54):
Like have I ever yo?
Speaker 1 (30:58):
But yoga?
Speaker 4 (31:03):
I'm sorry, We're going from bartender champagne room to meditation
to yoga to fairy godmother romantic moment.
Speaker 3 (31:11):
You are You're the hotel concierge. You know who you are.
Speaker 1 (31:15):
You're like the white loaders say.
Speaker 3 (31:17):
It's season one of White Lotus. The manager who like
literally does everything that to you, that's me.
Speaker 2 (31:21):
No, that is me. So I'm just like sure, I'll
figure out how to do this.
Speaker 3 (31:26):
They're like, who should we get to do this? Hannah
can do it. We don't need to hire a yoga instructor.
Hannah can do it.
Speaker 1 (31:34):
Hannah. Before before we let you go real quick, you're
casting video was dropped on bach Nation's YouTube channel. Did
you watch it? How do you feel about that's out
there in the public now?
Speaker 2 (31:48):
Well, I think it's a very cool thing that this
like I think the concept's great. That mine was the
first one to drop. I was like, oh no, because
I remember that day so vividly. I didn't watch the show.
I got truly like randomly nominated, and I just kept
(32:13):
being like, this is so crazy, Like I'm probably not
gonna be on the show, but I don't know what
I'm going to do, so I'll just like keep going
through this because it's like a funny thing, like it's
just and I don't know how it was with y'all,
but like there was like a list of like questions
to like answer them. I literally printed it out. I
don't know if you can see this because I'm not
(32:34):
gonna watch it. I'm not gonna watch it, but if
it's the backstory of it is there is a like
piece of paper that I printed out, I put up
in front of like this window, and there's like a
streak of light over my face and I just like
look at the questions in between and just answer. And
I just didn't know and like seeing some of the
(32:55):
other ones like that people have done, like they kind
of put some thought into it. I had. I did
not know what I was doing. Like I never thought
that these videos would say the light of.
Speaker 4 (33:06):
Day truly are That is what's wild about this is
I'm watching these and I'm like, you know, when people
were making these, they didn't even think they were going
to be on the show, let alone think like, Okay,
when I make this, I'm going to end up on
the show and all of these people are going to
know who I am, and then they're going to post
these on the internet for people like if you knew that,
(33:27):
you probably would have approached the interview so differently, but
then you also might have not got on the show,
like you.
Speaker 1 (33:32):
Probably got on because I didn't.
Speaker 3 (33:34):
They were like, this is so no, I didn't do it.
Speaker 1 (33:36):
They asked what you're doing and I said, I said, respectfully,
I pass passed up the show.
Speaker 2 (33:43):
Like audition in person.
Speaker 1 (33:45):
They could they They're like, okay, I just told him.
I was like, I'm uncomfortable doing this and they're like
and I was like, that's got to be it for me,
and they're like, well, could we set up a skype
And I was like, oh, yeah, sure, yeah.
Speaker 4 (33:56):
I'll filled out like a form like a on pager
like online, and then I went right to interview. But
I was so late, Like I was like I got
I applied like two months out from the show filming,
so I don't even think they were probably reviewing videos
at that point.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
Like it's always so interesting to hear like how people
got on the show, and it's always so different. So
I do think for people who watch us so to
just see, like, oh, like, can I see what these
casting producers saw in this girl from this little video?
I think it's it's a cool idea, but I can't
(34:37):
lie and say that I didn't audibly gasp when I
saw this last from the past.
Speaker 4 (34:45):
I wonder if people that want to get on the
show are now going to start like taking hints or
notes from the casting videos that have been published already
for their.
Speaker 2 (34:55):
Own I'm sure totally they should. Yeah, I mean, I
don't think you can like fake authenticity. I think I'll
do that, and then you know, they don't have a
great experience if they even get to be able to
have the experience we've had. But I think I would
have loved to be able to say, like, Okay, how
(35:16):
is this supposed to go? Uh? But then maybe it's not.
Speaker 3 (35:20):
But then maybe you don't get it, like yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1 (35:25):
I think, like Ashley, I I'm pretty sure, Ashley, I
like filmed like a like a mock version of what
her night one would be.
Speaker 3 (35:33):
In sentiment, they should post her.
Speaker 4 (35:35):
I feel like she's posted her own before, and she
like films in a hot tub, and she.
Speaker 1 (35:41):
Like films herself like talking to like a pretend Chris Harrison.
Speaker 2 (35:44):
It's like wild of course, and I'm obsessed with that.
Speaker 4 (35:50):
They were like, yes, no need to no need to interview,
just like right to the show.
Speaker 2 (35:56):
They're like and looking at mine being like, this girl
is so naive.
Speaker 3 (36:00):
Yes, also right to the show.
Speaker 1 (36:05):
Hannah, thank you, Thank you so much for taking the
time out of your day, and we look forward to
your new book and watching you fell at, opening champagne
bottles and giving advice and Bachelor.
Speaker 3 (36:18):
In Paradise and getting married two months out.
Speaker 2 (36:21):
Yes, yeah, I'm so excited.
Speaker 1 (36:23):
Thanks for having me all of course, and to all
our listeners, thank you for tuning into Bachelor Happy Hour.
Make sure you download and subscribe to the podcast.
Speaker 4 (36:30):
You have a new instansive interviews coming your way.
Speaker 3 (36:33):
Thanks for listening. Bye,
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