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00:00Because we're so excited that you're full-time on The Valley, Lala.
00:02This is a thrilling development.
00:04How are you feeling, and how are you feeling, Michelle,
00:06about your friend coming onto the show full-time?
00:08I love her so much.
00:09She's like the best thing that could ever happen to me.
00:12Honestly, you're the best thing that could ever happen to reality television, Lala.
00:16So it makes sense that you're back on Bravo in a full-time role.
00:19Was this an easy decision for you to make?
00:21No.
00:22I was so scarred from how I acted season 11.
00:28And I've always been okay with people not liking me,
00:31but it just was very intense after that entire scandal.
00:35So I was back and forth.
00:36I'm like, is this going to be okay for my mental health?
00:39But then again, I'm like, I love making reality TV.
00:42And I love these people.
00:43It just made so much sense.
00:45I will say this season, I laughed way more than I ever have
00:48filming any other season that we've done.
00:51We were cracking up a lot.
00:52So I do feel like it's just going to be lighter.
00:54It's a lighter season three than two.
00:56That's a good sign.
00:57Because sometimes like the valley, and we love the valley for getting dark,
01:01but sometimes it gets like really, really dark.
01:02So it was a lighter and brighter this season?
01:04I think it's going to be a lot lighter.
01:05I just think, honestly, Lala was such a refreshing person to have around,
01:08and she cracks me up.
01:09I think she's one of the funniest people ever.
01:11So just having her around, and we kind of have our little fun girl group,
01:14and I don't know.
01:15That's kind of hard getting right back into filming and everything.
01:18Were you guys kind of like, where even am I?
01:20Like, of tiredness?
01:21Yes, definitely tired.
01:23Did it make the fuses shorter, or were you kind of like,
01:25if someone's fighting, you're like, I don't even care?
01:28I cared far less, because I'm like, I can't do this right now.
01:33Like, my baby's at home.
01:34But then I, you know, to be fair, at times I was like,
01:37oh my god, I can't do this right now.
01:38I have a baby at home, you know?
01:39We had a lot of fun this season.
01:41Of course there's still drama, because that's life with this friend group,
01:44but there was a lot more fun.
01:45How are things with Janet and Jason?
01:48We chatted with them, and it was hard to tell how y'all are feeling about them,
01:52and how they're feeling about y'all.
01:54Who?
01:54Well, you are, you're straight to the...
01:55Jen and Jason.
01:56Who?
01:56Okay, not a who.
01:57All right, we don't know that.
01:58I don't know.
01:59Who?
02:00So things are not good, I am assuming.
02:03I mean, we aren't friends.
02:04We're not friends.
02:05Do you think we'll be friends again in the future, or is it done?
02:08I mean, there was space for that, and maybe there'll be space in the future for it,
02:12but that's not where we're at right now.
02:13The ball's always been in their court, you know, and they've had a long time to apologize
02:18for things that they had done.
02:21You know, Jax did some horrible things as well, and put targets on her back, and they
02:25kind of hopped on board, and he apologized at least, and they have just, you know, never
02:31gone down that route, and just doubles down on everything.
02:33Well, maybe they did in season three, but it's not where we're at right now, is what
02:36I'm saying.
02:37Because the way they operate on the show, it does seem like Janet loves to be a little
02:40messy, and kind of just, like, throw, like, little bombs, and then runs away.
02:44Yep.
02:45I feel like then she really focused on you guys.
02:47Is she taking that out still on you, or is she targeting other people?
02:51No, she's still, yeah, coming at me.
02:54Daniel, I don't feel like she is.
02:56No?
02:56She's, we can't give away a lot, but.
02:59I'm not.
03:00Okay.
03:00It's like, she's messing with everybody.
03:02There's other people in the mix, for sure.
03:04Yes, there are other people in the mix.
03:06Yes.
03:06Okay, well, that's good.
03:07Do you feel like the show has.
03:09You're being really way more vocal than I think we're allowed to be about season three.
03:13See.
03:13That's right.
03:14That's right.
03:14I'm also curious, how are things with Janet and Jason currently?
03:18Because Nia and Danny said things aren't good with them, and so I'm wondering how things
03:22are with y'all.
03:23I think they're fine, right?
03:24They're not going to get divorced or anything.
03:26Oh, that makes sense as a couple.
03:28Ayo, ayyo.
03:29That was smart, Luke.
03:30That was cool.
03:31He is a seasoned reality star.
03:33Okay, so they're not getting divorced, but was there a friendship divorce?
03:36Is it done with y'all?
03:37I mean, that divorce happened, that ship sailed a long time ago.
03:40You don't think it's, we're going to ever get back together?
03:42You know, I think we are never, ever, ever getting back together.
03:45We had a conversation during filming that you'll get to see.
03:52I gave her an opportunity.
03:56That was nice of you.
03:58Yeah, it's just not really for me.
03:59And I heard yesterday, she was asked a question about her relationship with Danny and Nia,
04:05and she said they don't share the same ethics and morals.
04:08And I was like, well, because Janet doesn't have any.
04:10So she's not wrong.
04:12Okay.
04:13Okay.
04:13Well, there's that.
04:15Here we go.
04:15A word from Kristen.
04:16How are we with Janet and Jason?
04:18Because every other person we talk to from the Valley, they're having their values with them.
04:21Oh my gosh, I adore them.
04:22There is no one more fun than Janet.
04:25And I so hope that the audience gets to see her for how fun she is.
04:30She's the best time.
04:31She makes a party.
04:32And that's the thing.
04:33Like, I feel like she's such a polarizing character on the Valley.
04:35But we've had interactions with her.
04:37We're obsessed with her.
04:38We love her.
04:38But for whatever reason, the fandom isn't quite there yet.
04:41I feel like a person.
04:42Sorry, I didn't mean to cut you off.
04:43No, I was going to say, I think at one point, people will get to really learn who she is,
04:46and they'll understand why we think she's so funny and fun.
04:50No, everyone that meets her in person is like, you're so cool and amazing.
04:54She's so fun.
04:55After we interviewed her, all my friends were like, how is she?
04:56I was like, guys, she's cool as shit.
04:58Her husband's hot.
04:59She's pretty.
05:00They're amazing.
05:00They're amazing.
05:02We're big fans of them, honestly.
05:03So everyone will catch up soon, hopefully.
05:05I love the unpopular opinion.
05:07My most favorite thing.
05:08How are things with Dani currently?
05:10Did we get to a better place?
05:12No.
05:13Well, we have to watch season three.
05:15Who knows?
05:16Anything could happen on the Valley.
05:18So we hope to wrap up this divorce by Christmas.
05:20Would that be just the best Christmas gift ever?
05:22That would be the best Christmas gift.
05:24We'll see.
05:24We'll see what happens.
05:25Brittany said she really hopes that her divorce is wrapped up by December.
05:29Yeah, no kidding.
05:30Just, you know, exactly.
05:32The best Christmas gift.
05:33Now, how was it filming without Jax this season?
05:36Was it easier to film?
05:37Did it feel like a weight was lifted?
05:39Did it feel a little brighter and lighter without him?
05:41It literally felt like a dark veil was, like, taken off of the show.
05:44It feels so much better.
05:45Yeah.
05:46Yeah.
05:46It was, like, a little scary.
05:48Like, I know that's a tough word, but, like, I feel like, yeah.
05:50It was.
05:51It was scary.
05:51There was a point before you even started filming where I told Brittany, like, this
05:53is scary.
05:55You need to, like, create a lot of space for your safety.
05:58Like, it wasn't.
05:58It wasn't good.
05:59Yeah.
05:59And then when he came out, it was, like, tonal vision.
06:02Like, who do I need you to attack?
06:03Who do I have, you know, all that type of stuff.
06:06And, unfortunately, we were on, you know, the end of that.
06:10So.
06:10But that was season two.
06:11Yeah.
06:11And he's openly apologized about that.
06:14I mean, it's such a relief.
06:16It was such a relief for me as Brittany's friend, but also for, honestly, all of us
06:20not to get the rage text and not to have every conversation just be so dominated by
06:24whatever Jax wanted to say.
06:27Like, I hope.
06:28I haven't spoken to him in a really long time.
06:30Like, I haven't gotten any rage texts at all, which is lovely.
06:32That's good.
06:33I just hope he's, like, off doing the best thing for himself to be better for Brittany
06:38and Cruz because he's going to be a part of their life.
06:41So he'll probably be a part of mine as well.
06:42But just not having him around has been really refreshing.
06:46Yeah.
06:46There was never a moment where I was like, man, I wish Jax was here.
06:49Not coming back.
06:49Jax, what was it like filming without Jax?
06:51Amazing.
06:53Show stopping.
06:54In what ways?
06:55In what ways?
06:55Honestly, Brittany needed a break.
06:57And season two, he just tortured her, honestly.
07:00Like, every day it was something new.
07:02It was just adding stress to her.
07:04She does not need any more stress.
07:05She has everything, like, she doesn't need it.
07:08So it was just nice to see Brittany be able to be herself without Jax kind of looming in
07:13the distance.
07:13Your castmates were telling us that another great gift was not filming with Jax this season.
07:17They said it was a lot lighter and brighter and better.
07:19What's your take on filming without Jax?
07:21Exactly the same.
07:21Lighter, brighter.
07:22It was a lot less stressful for me.
07:24So that was amazing.
07:26And of course, not filming with him is less stressful.
07:27But of course, he's still in your life.
07:29Yes.
07:29Co-parenting.
07:30With the holidays, camping up and everything.
07:31How are you preparing for that?
07:33Well, I always have Christmas.
07:39You know, I go to Kentucky.
07:41I have a huge family.
07:42You know, if you guys ever watched Jackson, Brittany, Kentucky back in the day, all of
07:46my family live on a farm and are all next door neighbors.
07:49So we go home and he's got all of his cousins and family and like so much love there.
07:53And that's so important for me.
07:55And I don't ever want him to miss that.
07:56And I don't want to miss it either.
07:57So Thanksgiving and, you know, I'm just going to let him have like his own Christmas with
08:02him.
08:02You know, we'll see how it goes.
08:04I got to navigate it because a lot of a lot has changed right now.
08:06Yeah.
08:07And when we talked with Brittany, she was saying how happy she was not to film with Jax.
08:10Of course, do you wish you didn't have to film with Jesse?
08:13Are you guys like, how are we?
08:15I mean, who wants to film with their ex-husband?
08:18You know, that's not easy.
08:19How was this season for you?
08:22We're in a better place.
08:24I try my best to be amicable with him.
08:27There are times where he's just a difficult person, but all I can do is try our best for
08:33our daughter.
08:34I was going to say, your daughter, watching this, she is so cute and so adorable.
08:39And how is the co-parenting journey?
08:41How's the co-parenting?
08:43Yeah.
08:43That is great.
08:44Like, he takes care of her on his days and vice versa.
08:47And that has always been amazing.
08:49I really admire the way that they co-parent.
08:51Like, even though they have their ups and downs, the fact that they can like be around each
08:55other, and sure, I mean, I feel like you have ups and downs even when you're together, right?
08:59So, of course, you're going to have them when you're not together.
09:01But they always put Isabella first.
09:03And it's really, I admire you guys.
09:05And even recently, it's like he made me really upset about something.
09:08And the next day, we had a kindergarten parent-teacher conference.
09:12And we were both there, sitting next to each other, asking all the questions.
09:15And we did great.
09:16How is your co-parenting situation going?
09:19Because you're deep in it now.
09:21Is it stable right now?
09:23It's always a nightmare.
09:26Every time I look at SOSA, I'm like, best decision I ever made, girl.
09:30And how do you cope with the ongoing nightmare of co-parenting?
09:33I'm kind of numb to it at this point.
09:35So, we still communicate through an app.
09:37We still are parallel parenting.
09:40There are times where it's good, but I don't hang on to those because they go by like that.
09:46I feel like through any type of hard times or ups and downs, we lean into each other more versus being pulled apart.
09:52Whether it was, obviously, we have four kids now, but we had a long fertility journey.
09:56And that can really affect people's relationships.
09:58And that we lean more into each other.
10:00And I feel like we do that through any ups and downs, whether it's loss or anything else.
10:04We always lean into each other.
10:05We came in just into our marriage with premarital counseling, making sure our foundations are strong, knowing that you're always going to go through storms, trials and tribulations, how you handle it in a healthy way, how you handle conflict in a healthy way, how you communicate and squash things quick.
10:24And don't let things fester, I think, is what's really, really important.
10:29The trust.
10:30You know, we say faith, family, fun, fitness, you know, those types of things.
10:34All the good things.
10:35You're radiant.
10:36You're glowing.
10:36You just mentioned that you're not pregnant anymore because now y'all are parents.
10:39How's that going?
10:40We have a five-month-old.
10:41Kaya's doing amazing.
10:43She's here in Vegas because I can't leave her.
10:46Baby's first trip to Vegas.
10:47Yes.
10:48Yeah.
10:48She's been on, like, three plane rides already at five months old.
10:52Three trips.
10:52Three trips.
10:53So five flights so far.
10:54Oh, wow.
10:55Oh, my God.
10:55And what has been from, like, your expectations of parenthood to the reality?
11:00What has been the biggest, like, blessing or, like, learning curve that you have?
11:04Oh, man.
11:04It's kind of, I'd say finding our new identity as a couple has, like, been the biggest curveball that we didn't expect as much.
11:10Yeah.
11:11But the biggest joy is just Kaya.
11:13I mean, like, every moment she smiles.
11:15She's got perfect comedic timing.
11:17Kaya's just, she's so perfect.
11:19Yeah.
11:19How do you feel like it's impacted your relationship?
11:22Has it strengthened you guys?
11:23Has it made it more difficult?
11:24Like, how does having a baby change things?
11:27It's both.
11:28I mean, and that's what we had to, that was basically our storyline, like, what we filmed on in the Valley because Kaya was barely three months old when we started filming.
11:36And it was also brand new to us, so that's just what we were living.
11:40And it was definitely a rollercoaster.
11:42Yeah.
11:42Sometimes it feels like you're trying to ride a bike with a bike lock through the spokes.
11:47Is Schwartz making the group chat a little fun?
11:48Are the boys still texting now or no?
11:50We have our own little.
11:51A little boys group chat on the show.
11:54Not the big one.
11:54That's very fun.
11:55Very clean.
11:57Just about six of us.
11:59And Schwartz is great.
12:01Schwartz is great.
12:02He's just the best.
12:03And how is Lala in the mix?
12:04Because, like I said, I love watching Lala on TV.
12:06Yeah.
12:07To film with her might terrify me if I ever accidentally pissed her off.
12:09Okay, so let me say that.
12:11So we've known Lala for years, not well, but she's like a part of the extended friend group.
12:17But we've never really hung out.
12:17No, we've never hung out.
12:19Yes, exactly.
12:20So we've known, but we've like been around in the friend group.
12:23Exactly.
12:24So I've always said, I really like Lala, but I don't know if I would ever want to film with her.
12:28That's always been my thing.
12:29I've got a little of her, but I don't want to ever get on her bad side.
12:32That's been my thing when it comes to Lala.
12:33Did we stay on her good side?
12:35Hopefully.
12:36Okay.
12:37Okay.
12:37That sounds like maybe we had a little friction with Lala.
12:41Maybe.
12:41But Lala knows her assignment.
12:43She loves to stir things up and, you know.
12:45She's a professional.
12:46But also, Nia, you can handle it because you are so good at secretly being shady when needed.
12:51Oh, thank you.
12:52When needed.
12:52There is a shade assassin who lives inside of you.
12:54Oh, a shade assassin.
12:55I do feel like I am a kind person, but I also am like a strong person, so.
13:02Yeah.
13:02Yeah.
13:03Yeah.
13:03It's funny.
13:04When we were talking to Nia, I was like, now I love watching Lala on TV.
13:07To film with her, I'd be a little scared if I ever messed with her.
13:09If I ever did you wrong.
13:10You know what?
13:11I feel like, well, from my perspective, I feel like this season, you will see a different version
13:19of me than you have seen in the past.
13:21Now, granted, maybe things weren't brought to me that made me get hyphy, right?
13:28But I feel like I was calm, cool, and collected the whole time.
13:30Hey, well, that's interesting because Nia made it seem like you gave her a little bit
13:33of Lala and not in the greatest of ways.
13:36You see a touch of Lala here and there.
13:38It's a touch.
13:39Well, because I'm new and I didn't watch season one and two, so I'm coming into a group
13:44of people that I know, but I also wanted fresh perspective.
13:48I'm like, I'm not making any snap judgments on any situation.
13:52I'm here to listen, learn, and then do the takeaway, right?
13:57Yes.
13:58When we talk to...
13:58I always give them Lala.
14:00Are you crazy?
14:00Yeah!
14:01It's funny because watching Lala on TV, if you're friends with her, she's a joy to have
14:04around.
14:05But who do you think was the most afraid to have her around and who did she let have it
14:09the most?
14:10She let a couple people have it.
14:12Yeah.
14:13In a good way.
14:14You know, I feel like Lala was just, she was seeing so much truth this season because
14:20she's sober and she comes in.
14:21She's got a fresh set of eyes.
14:22She's like, what is this all about?
14:24What's going on here?
14:25She could just call things out in a way that I think all of us who have been around it for
14:28so long weren't able to do.
14:30It was almost like you took somebody who's watched two seasons of the show and stuck
14:33him in and like, I have some points here.
14:35Yeah.
14:35You know?
14:36So...
14:36And getting closer with Lala, how does that impact your current friendship with Sheena?
14:40They both are like, be friends with whoever.
14:43They're both...
14:44They're not making it difficult.
14:44And I've been friends with both of them for years.
14:45Yeah.
14:45So this isn't like a new friendship.
14:46Neither of them would try to make me pick.
14:48Sheena and Lala are navigating a feud.
14:50Yes.
14:50And I do hate to see it.
14:51You're friends with both of them.
14:52Yes.
14:53How are you...
14:54Have they been friends with you?
14:55Yeah.
14:56They haven't ran into each other at all.
14:56They were standing right next to each other at a point and I said, did y'all talk?
14:59They didn't say a word to each other.
15:00Oh my God.
15:01So, yeah.
15:02Do you think it's like the friendship is long gone or like, how are they going to fix this?
15:05I don't think long gone because they were so close.
15:08I mean, they have houses next door to each other in Palm Springs, but come on.
15:12So they are, you know, it was such a close bond, but I think it's going to take some...
15:18I think they just need a break, honestly.
15:19Yeah.
15:20They need a break.
15:20Do you think it was best then that Sheena didn't film with Lala this past season?
15:24Or do you think that would have been a space for them to possibly get to a better place?
15:27They would have been forced to face it right away.
15:31So they might have already gotten over it by now if she did film.
15:33I know some things that they have fought about.
15:36I feel like I'm missing the like big thing.
15:39Like maybe I don't even know what it is, but honestly, Lala doesn't talk about Sheena to me.
15:44Like I think she's busy.
15:45Like Lala like has other stuff going on.
15:47So she just, she's just like...
15:49Okay, is this some shade to Sheena?
15:50I like Sheena.
15:52Like I'm just saying I spent a lot of time with Lala recently, more time than I have with Sheena.
15:56And Lala and I have a lot of other things to talk about.
15:59I need them to make up.
16:00I'm like, I need them to make up.
16:02It's too hard.
16:03I love both of them so much.
16:04What is the root of it?
16:05It's all just little stuff.
16:07You know, it's all just tiny little things that they keep going back.
16:10That's compounded together.
16:11I think they're going to be okay.
16:12Eventually.
16:12I hope so.
16:14We'll get over it eventually.
16:14We'll get every squabble.
16:16Yeah.
16:16You know, I mean, if you guys may get mad at each other at some point, you're always going to come back together.
16:21Yeah.
16:21Another nightmare that I am experiencing as a fan of you and as a fan of Sheena is this feud.
16:27When will it end?
16:28How can we find peace?
16:30Oh, I love you so much.
16:31I'm not going to talk about her.
16:32That's okay.
16:33All right.
16:34Well, everyone is hoping for peace.
16:36Kristen kind of said she was like, Sheena talks a lot about La La La.
16:38I'm not talking a lot about her.
16:40That's interesting, right?
16:41I have nothing to say.
16:42Okay.
16:43All right.
16:43Nothing to say.
16:44And while she didn't film this season, Michelle, how did it feel to not have Sheena part of the season
16:48after lots of speculation that she would be part of it?
16:51Yeah, I expected her to be on it.
16:54It was kind of hard in the beginning because she is such a close friend, but obviously we continue our lives and do what we have to do.
17:01Do you wish that Sheena would have filmed this season or did you support her decision to sort of not be a part of the group?
17:07I did wish in the beginning I thought there was still a chance that she was going to, and then when I found out she didn't, then it was just like, okay, moving on.
17:16Sheena didn't film at all this season.
17:18Did we miss having her around?
17:20I miss Sheena whenever she's not around me, so of course.
17:23Same.
17:24She didn't rock.
17:25I wish they were part of it.
17:26I do.
17:27I do.
17:27But she's going to be, she has a lot of stuff coming up.
17:31She's going to be just fine.
17:32She made a decision herself.
17:33Yeah.
17:33And she's a good business person, so she knows, like, this is not the best, a better decision.
17:38She did something.
17:38She's doing something else.
17:40Were you with Sheena last night?
17:42I saw her.
17:43Because people were saying that she got mad at someone from Southern Charm.
17:47So I did not see anything.
17:48Okay.
17:49I didn't see any of that.
17:50All I, like, we were at the Bravos together, and we were, like, sitting next to each other
17:54at a table, but I was not in the green room.
17:56I didn't see any fights.
17:58Yeah.
17:58I didn't see anything.
17:59Who was it?
18:00Who was it?
18:00Just someone from Southern Charm.
18:02I don't know.
18:02Hopefully we'll get to hear from Sheena and get to the bottom of it.
18:06Sheena.
18:07Sheena, where are you at?
18:08I did see her around.
18:09She was looking very gorgeous and gold, of course.
18:11Yes.
18:11What did you think of her deciding not to do this season of The Valley, though?
18:15I personally, because I'm a big Sheena fan, I was heartbroken.
18:17Yeah.
18:17I mean, she is our real friend, so it is weird her not being able to come to certain
18:21things that she wouldn't be at normally, you know?
18:23But, you know, it's our decision.
18:25Whatever she wants to do, we support it.
18:27We'll see what happens in the future.
18:29Have we been thinking more about the wedding?
18:31No.
18:32No, not really.
18:33That's a hard one.
18:34Actually, our wedding planner, my friend Steven, who used to be on Summer House, he did text
18:40me, like, two days ago.
18:41Steven from Summer House is planning your wedding?
18:42I'm obsessed with that.
18:43He, yeah.
18:44We'll see.
18:44His budget ideas are a little different than my budget ideas.
18:47He just wants the best of the best for y'all.
18:49He's planning a lot right now, but he did text me, like, okay, can we just start at the
18:53where, please?
18:54Because he's like, I need a where, a when, and a budget.
18:57And I was like, well, I don't negotiate against myself, so what do we need to do?
19:02So that's as far as we've gone, but we have a wedding planner.
19:05That's it.
19:05Okay.
19:05Hey, that's all you need.
19:06You know what?
19:07And you guys are just hot and beautiful together, so that's all you need, too.
19:09Feelin' You.
19:10It's going viral.
19:11Your performance of Feelin' You on Watch What Happens Live.
19:13And I gotta say, it brings me so much joy every single time it shows up in my algorithm.
19:17How are you feeling about Feelin' You making a comeback?
19:20Well, I love that song, but anytime someone sends me that video, it's like I attended 500
19:25AA meetings.
19:26I'm like, I just bought myself seven more years of sobriety.
19:30Your reaction to the new Vanderpump Rules trailer.
19:33Do you think that the drama's going to stack up to the seasons that you start on?
19:37Is it bad that I have never, I haven't seen it?
19:39You haven't seen it?
19:40Just on purpose?
19:41Yeah, honestly, yeah.
19:42On purpose?
19:42Yeah, I mean, I don't know.
19:44I'm so grateful for my time on Vanderpump Rules, but I don't know if I want to re-watch or...
19:49Relive that kind of experience?
19:50Yes, I don't know, but I wish them the best.
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