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Join Jessica & Ashley as they discuss love, wedding planning, work, & life after reality TV in their first episode! After starring on the popular Netflix show, Love is Blind Season 1, Jessica shares her experience with best friend & Emmy-award-winning journalist, Ashley. The two spill the tea on everything since Love is Blind wrapped upincluding dating, wedding plans, career, children, and body image. Join Jessica & Ashley on their journey as they unpack each episode of the upcoming season 2 of Love is Blind! Nothing big happens in their lives until they are together, so strap in & get listening.
Main Topics
- ‘Love is Blind’ Season 1 Update Jessica
Where are they now? Jessica spills the tea on her life outside of ‘Love is Blind’ and her experience while on the popular Netflix show.
“You think you can go in there being the most realistic person, being a career-minded person and once you’re in you’re cut off from the real world, friends, family, your entire support system, and all of a sudden its a different ball game”
- Advice to New Cast Members
Reflecting back on the show, Jessica opens up and offers advice to the new cast members of ‘Love is Blind’ season 2 after reflecting on her time on the show.
“People were taking me apart piece by piece, wrinkle by wrinkle”
With backgrounds both in front of the camera, the girls discuss the pervasive effects of the media on a woman’s body image. From injections to nose-hairs, to body dysmorphia and social media, the girls dissect their experiences and impart some wisdom to their fellow females.
The girls talk about their recent engagements, how they met their fiancees, and their wedding plans. Ashley chats about her new venture into the wedding planning world.
- Misconceptions, Behind the Scenes & Juicy Details
Ashley hits Jessica with the juicy questions about behind-the-scenes goss, the public’s misconceptions, who she still talks to, and anything she wishes people saw more of on-camera.
“In reality TV, it’s all about the edits! Because compared to behind the scenes, you’re kind of like okay? This doesn’t add up?”
- Glamorizing engagement, marriage & babies
The girls talk about the glamorization of marriage in our society, and the effect this has on women in particular. Why is there so much pressure to get married?
“I also know it is a really uncomfortable place in your mid to late 30s, and you want a family”
The girls introduce their new venture - The Unsettled Hotline! This is a platform for people in unsettling situations to open up and discuss with someone who will listen. It will also be a place to chat with Ashley about wedding plans.
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