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Hey guys.

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Hey guys.

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Well, everybody knows what mine is.

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Your what is favorite candy.

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Didn't you just say favorite candies?

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No.

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Oh, you were just thinking that.

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Oh my God, Sean, are you thinking all the time favorite candies?

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I thought you just said name your favorite candy.

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No, nobody said favorite candies.

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Welcome to Smartless.

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So listener Sean is in England.

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London, England.

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And what's Sean, what you're doing there? This is the Edgar Wright.

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This is just a little cameo in. In the the Running man movie directed by Edgar Wright.

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You went to England to do. To record some cameos?

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Uh huh.

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Okay.

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Yeah. How much you got? How much you got?

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Okay. Hey, it's Sean Hayes. Happy birthday, Gary. Congratulations Sean.

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You've negotiated London, Sean, you've negotiated very nice accommodations for yourself there.

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Yes, it's wonderful. Thanks for having good for pictures. Yeah.

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Oh lovely. So that's at least a one bedroom suite you've got there for your cameo.

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Well, we get two bedrooms because there's snoring happening.

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Okay, so you come out of pocket is what is what you're saying. You're gonna spend everything you're making just to keep Scotty out of your bed.

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You know, also the. I know we talked about this before but like the jet lag thing I is unbelievable.

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What time is it right now for you?

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It's 5:30 and I like 20 minutes ago I. My head was bobbing.

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I'm like, well yeah, cuz it's 9:30 in the morning here in Los Angeles. So you just have spent all night.

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Awake, night up basically. Right.

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Let's just say this, it's safe to say, and I mean this with a tremendous amount of love. You, your daily, your normal life is. If you have jet lag, it's totally terrible. It's terrible. You should be sent away to a sleep. I mean it because.

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No, I did it. I did a sleep study and all that. I have apnea and all that.

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Something needs to happen because you're a candidate for dropping dead.

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What do you mean?

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Wait, are you saying because he's tired all the time?

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Well, he just has no his.

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Well, I'm just. I sleep three, four hours and I'm up. Then I sleep another three, four hours.

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His sleep hygiene is. Yeah, it's really bad. And I mean this. I don't. I know that I'm sort of joking around, but it is true that it's. It's a. You know, it's.

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No, I know it's serious, I know, but. But I tried. Listen, I did the thing. I went to the. You know, got the sleep study. I. You know, and then they say you have apnea. It's really bad. And so they sell you that machine. So I bought the machine and, you know, I just. I tried it for a month. I just. There's. So I could talk for an hour about all the issues I have. One thing I didn't tell you, Jason. I think I told.

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Wait.

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So are you still using the hoses?

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No, I'm done. I can't do it.

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Right, so now you're just risking. You're risking suffocating to death every day, your health.

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Yeah, I sleep better without the machine.

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No, you don't.

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I do. I'm telling you, all right? I can't. I can't. But there is something funny that happens with that machine. You know, you. You know what it is, right? You hook it up to your nose, your nostrils. It goes through your nostrils and it covers your mouth and blah, blah, blah. And so I'm all set up, and Scott. And Scotty comes in. This is like a few weeks ago, to say goodnight to me. And I have it on, so you can't really talk because all the air is blowing inside of, you know, inside of your mouth. Yeah.

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You're like in the er.

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Yeah, just like in the er. And he goes, all right, babe, I love you. Good night. And I go, I love you too. Because you can't take it out of your mouth.

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Is it? But you're. Now Scotty's real. I mean, you're already his dream guy, but now you're his real. Because now you've got a whole sci fi look to you that just. You're scratching every inch.

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I look like Prometheus. The guy in Prometheus. Yeah.

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So now does that. Does that get him excited? Are you guys. Are you having an increased physical life or decreased one? Yeah. What are we. We're into sort of just like a seasonal touch up.

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Yeah. What do you mean?

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It's like once in the spring, once in the winter, once in the fall.

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You want to know the rates of their. Their sex life?

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I do. Let's do that. I'M sure that our guest will.

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Let's do that. I like hearing we get updates from Amanda when you guys do it.

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Yeah, right. Huh?

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Oh, yeah.

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Right.

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Unsolicited. And then Jason, I'm like, hey, Amanda, I honestly, you gotta know that I don't wanna know this. Yeah.

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Don't wanna know about anybody. By the way.

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Yeah. She loves to share.

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I know, it's sweet. God bless her. It is sweet.

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Will, thanks for combing your hair. Started a little bit rough.

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It's just sweaty. I just worked out.

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You don't need to scream. Okay. We're all exercising.

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All right.

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What are you doing for workouts over there in New York? Are you. Are you outside? Are you inside?

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No, no, no, I'm inside. I'm mixing it up. I've got a few different things that I'm doing. And Downey put me in touch with these guys who've opened a new facility that I'm going to go look at next week that apparently they do all sorts of cool stuff.

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Oh, really?

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Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I'm in touch with the guy and I just.

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What kind of new. What kind of new st. Stuff we don't know about?

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Yeah, just like new stuff like how.

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To kill a guy with a ballpoint pen.

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Well, that. Yeah, it's just more like street fighting.

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You know, but you get hot looking while you're doing it.

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Yeah. Yeah.

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All right. Who are you guys? Are you guys ready?

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Yeah, I mean, I guess so. Do you have a whole intro?

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Well, our next guest grew up in England. Okay.

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Oh, okay.

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But you know what? She's a real whippersnapper. She's. This is. This 20 year old has already done a lot. She's. Yeah, she's received multiple nominations for Emmys and sag. She's produced and starred in her own franchise. She's written a New York Times bestseller, now being adapted for the screen by an Oscar nominee. She's got her own global beauty product line. She's a star of one of the most successful shows in the world. And still at just 20 years old, she's the proud mother of 10 children.

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What are you talking about?

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They all four legs.

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It's all one of his weird intros. Go ahead. Who is it?

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Yeah, they've all got four legs, but she doesn't love them any less.

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Oh, my God.

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Guys. Please welcome Ms. Millie Bobby Brown. No way, you guys.

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No way. Oh, my God.

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Such a big quiet while you. You're taking the piss out of each other. It's really hard.

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Now, Millie in a Sense. Millie. It's not Millie, Bobby.

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Right?

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It's Millie.

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Yeah, Millie.

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And, and we're not do. Are we doing the Bon Jovi as well? You did take his name?

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Yes, I, I am. Like legally, but like stage names saying the same.

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So you're, how are you. How are you introducing yourself? My name is.

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When we sue you.

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Yeah. We want to get it right.

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It'll be Millie Bobby Bon Jovi. If you sue me. Sure.

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Well, you, you're fairly close to her father in law, is that correct?

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I want to say fairly close. I've known him for a number of years. Yeah, he's a great dude.

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The best.

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Great dude. A past guest of the, of the show here.

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Past guest of the show. Great guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've had John on here. He's a great musician, talented guy. Great guy. We, we.

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What kind of father in law is he?

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Fantastic. Yeah, like, it's been so great because I grew up obviously in the public eye and he started, you know, so young, like, so it was, it's really nice because he, you know, obviously us being. He's a man and I'm a woman. So we, we. We deal with our separate things. But to be able to come together sometimes and when I need him, he is very much there for me in like the best ways, like always, like making sure I'm okay. There's anything that's ever going on. I'm always like, can you help me out in this situation?

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And he's talking about the weirdness of the business. Yeah.

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Informative. Like, I mean, just. Yeah. It's like his wisdom is ridiculous. Yeah. And just like. But also like such a great person. So for me it's like, yeah, we talk about the whole fame thing, but it doesn't really come up in conversation. It's more about like the kind of person he and his, like his wife, my mother in law is like, they are just, they're just really good people. And like, they just do good and they're good people. And so I just strive to be like them.

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Yeah, they're like, they're like really, really admirably normal people.

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Well, yeah, like, it's amazing, you know? Yeah. But also they did everything together, like.

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Yeah.

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Which is so beautiful. Like everything. They, they. They start their high school sweethearts. So to be able to go through that all together as a team. They make such a wonderful team, such great parents. Obviously.

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Dorothea, right? That's his, that's his Dorothy.

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Yeah.

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She's amazing. She's really cool.

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She really is. So I'VE been really lucky. Like never. You know, I have. My parents are.

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Your dad's amazing. Please tell him hello. Love that.

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Oh, you know, he loves you so much.

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Don't worry about it. Okay.

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Wait, wait, wait. Millie, how do you. How does your dad know Jason? I'm asking her, not you.

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We were at an award show party. My dad, like, of course that's where you'll find him. That's where you'll find my father, apparently.

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No.

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Oh, Jason. Oh, no. Jason. You were. I think you were.

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I've got a catering company. Nevermind.

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No, I think that they just deliver nuts.

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I think you. I want to say you were nominated.

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Something like that.

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That doesn't. That doesn't sound right.

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And I was too, I think. So we were together at this posse and my dad never does this. He came up to me, he's like, do you think that you could go up to Jason Bateman for me? Because I love him. And I was like, I was like 14. I was like, sure. So I go up and walk over and I'm like, hi. Like, this is my dad. And anyway, my dad is like the sweetest person, but he is. And he's so personable, so funny. He's so English. Like, you have no idea. Like, he would be. The banter is endless with him. And so he kind of just makes friends with really anyone. Like, he. Yeah, I mean, he's really great. Like, he got a coconut cake from Tom Cruise this year. Like, do you know what I mean? Like, he's just that kind of guy. Like, makes friends with everyone, loves everyone, and you have to. You just happen to be one of his favorite people. And yeah, that's kind of like, that's.

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Up until he met him, but yeah, of course.

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And then he said, wow, never meet your idol.

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So since you started so young, he must have been on set with you a bunch. And then once you passed 18, now you no longer get to share full days with him. Cause I remember that transition in my life with my parents. It's like, you miss them a bit. Yeah.

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Yeah. Well, it's really interesting because when I turned 18, it was this really weird, like, well, what do we do now? And do you still wanna come? Like. Cause it's also like, you know, I.

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Can drive now, dad.

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Yeah. And also just like, I know it's B.O. boring. Like, I know what you're doing is like sat there boring. But he now is just my manager. And like, we do everything together. We. We sign deals together, figure out my next projects together. I talk to him literally maybe like six hours a day, like on the phone. Like, he's not. If he's not with me, we are, we are talking to each other on the phone and we're just basically like, yeah, we. He kind of helps me run my production company and we. Yeah, we just are developing, developing new stories every day. But it's, it's very, it's. He's just like a very. He's a very creative man. Really creative.

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Is he mainly out here in the UK or so?

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He usually follows me everywhere because he's. We hate. We have separation anxiety, me and my parents. Like, it's really bad, but like, we have really bad separation anxiety and he is the worst for it. He doesn't like to admit it, but he really is. So anytime I'm not in England, like they'll, they'll basically follow me around. This is the longest time. And he'll get out his calendar, like in his office and he'll be like, not with Millie, not with Millie. And he's like, okay, I'm not with you for three weeks. Like, what are we going to do?

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Like that.

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That's going to be hard for me.

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When my girls leave.

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What do you mean? So.

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Well, when they go to college, you know, because I like my daughters. Do you look so confused?

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Sorry. No, I'm really. This is, this is, this is news to all of us. Sorry.

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Yeah, yeah. Their names are.

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There we go. Hey, Millie, how old were you? We know jb. I know. JB is like, he's been. You've been worrying about them going to college since they were eight.

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I know.

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You're the first guy whose kids have gone away. Shut up, Bateman. Hey, Millie, can I ask you a question? He has been, he's been like teary eyed for 10 years.

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I know, it's very.

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Millie, how old were you? What was your first foray into performing? Like, whose idea was it? Was your mom and dad going, like, all right, we've got a real hot ticket on our hands here. We need to put her into something. Or were you like, I gotta go do something? Like, who. What was that process?

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No, my parents are like, you know, my dad worked on a fruit and veg stand. Like he worked at a market, a fruit and vegetable market. So my dad did that the majority of his life. And it's. And that goes back. Like, actually we have pictures of our family like the 1800s, like doing that same thing.

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No kidding.

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Yeah. So it's like, what part of, what.

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Part of the UK was That. In.

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In Dorset. So in the countryside of England. Okay, nice. And so that's what my dad, like, that's what my dad did. My mom, you know, she had four kids. She had her last daughter when she was 41, so she's been like, you know, the best, most present mom ever and been very lucky to have that time.

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Where are you in that. In that order?

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I'm sad. Third. Okay, so my older sister's 30. My. My older brother is 27, and then my younger sister is 13.

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Wow. Amazing.

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Kind of amazing. Yeah. They had gaps. It was really weird.

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Yeah.

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And. Yeah. So Basically, I. I, JB, you have a gap, right?

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Like 88 to 92. Is that a big gap for you? This one.

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This one between my teeth. I go.

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I remember you said 88 to 92 is a big gap for you. Yeah. So. So you're. So there you are, you're in the uk, Your dad selling. Working for. Selling fruit and veg.

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Amazing. And I've always been. I always loved dancing and singing. Like, it was never, like, acting. I didn't really even know it was a job. Like, I. I didn't know it existed. And then we moved to Orlando, Florida, from England, kind of randomly, really.

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And not for you? Not for.

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No, just because. Because my family, I. I would like to say. And even now, we're still very, like. We're like. Like, we're nomads. Like, we kind of just. We. If we. We never take a plane, we always drive. We all, like. We're always just like, that kind of family. If we don't. If we want to go somewhere, we'll just get in the car and go. Like, we've always been like that. Never kind of. We don't need a lot to plan.

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My dad was in search of a better orange, and there he took him right to Orlando.

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Really nice connection. Do you think?

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And then you thought that was a really great. I just. That took so much longer for me in my head. I'm so sad.

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Oh, I'm sad, too, but for different reasons. Hey, so. So Orlando, you guys are like, hey, what's the most beautiful, idyllic city in the world?

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We went. No, no, no, no. We went to. We went there a lot as, like. Like, growing up. I went there a lot on. On vacation.

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Yeah.

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And then my dad was like, I love It's. I just love it here. I love the weather. I love the vibe. I love the people. So we were like, okay. So we moved there for about maybe six, eight months. And then.

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How old were You.

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When.

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How old were you when you moved?

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I was eight.

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Wow.

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And my little sister was probably like, oh, my gosh. Maybe, like, I want to say, like, nine. Nine weeks old. Like, it was like. She was like. It was kind of a crazy decision, but we moved. And then I went to school in Orlando. Again, not performing at this. At this point. And then on, like, we heard this thing on the radio, me and my dad, and it was like, come to this. This workshop where you can dance, sing and act and da, da. My dad was like, that's good. That's cool. Like, you should go. Because I was driving him insane on the weekends. Basically just keep me busy. I didn't have any friends or anything.

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Singing and dancing.

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Yeah. And then he took me, and then I started going for a bit, and then I came back home and I was like, you need to take me. I actually said. Which. I don't remember saying this, but my parents are like, you said it.

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Parents lie.

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But if you take me to Hollywood, I'll make it. And my dad was like, what do you mean? And I was like, I. I want to be. I want to go to Hollywood. And that's so cool. I remember having, like, dream, like, I wanted so badly to be in LA and. And to. And to be an actor. And so the next week we packed up the car and we drove from Orlando to la. We didn't have a house, we didn't have anything planned. We stayed in a motel on the side of the highway. What? And I just went to auditions and agents the whole. The whole time.

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And were your siblings, like, I don't want to go to Hollywood. I want to stay.

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We hadn't. Well, you know, what's crazy is. No, my brother. My brother didn't like school in America. He had a hard time adjusting because he was, like, 16. So it was a little harder for him. I found it even difficult, like, making friends there, just being able to kind of, like, have common, you know, ground, especially when you're 16. Like, all these people know each other. They will go to the same kindergarten, the same. You know what I mean? And, like, they all know each other. And this is a small town in Florida. So for my brother, it was. I know it was hard for him to adjust, and then.

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But what. What did. What did. What was. What was. What was the plan for mom and dad to do in Hollywood while they and the other kids, you guys just loaded up the van and went across the country and we'll just figure it out when we get there.

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Yeah, pretty much. It was like, figure it out.

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Great family.

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I mean, incredibly figure it out.

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And like, everything was like, if we're together, we're okay. Like, we're always gonna be okay, no matter what. So.

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And then you crushed it.

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And did your parents, did your parents have jobs lined up along the way or so?

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No, like, my dad. My dad. My dad, actually, he. Because I was born in Spain, which is Marbella. Marbella and that. So I. My dad was a really successful real estate agent there. That's what he got into. So. So he, he was always like my dad again. Like, he's like kind of a jack of all trades. Like, always been, like, kind of knowing of everything and, and every. Like, it's always been like, his, his very talented in that. So when we moved that, it was literally, it was like, we have to kind of. Now we have to figure this out. So I went on auditions and you got it.

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You got an agent. You got an agent right away that got an agent.

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You. I actually, weirdly, I, like, maybe like the first two weeks I was going to agents and like, went to a bunch of different people and, And I went to Mel's Drive in for lunch.

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Yeah.

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And James woods was there.

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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And he was like. And I, I grew up watching. Like, I didn't watch animation. Like, I watched Casino. I watched Moulin Rouge. I watched like, these were like, I never, ever believed. Like, I was never one of those kids. Like, Right, right. I, I loved Disney Channel.

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You knew who he was.

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But I did know who he was. He wrote on, like, the thing. Like, you know, I knew you before you were famous. And it was like the two weeks that I got to la and I kind of. I got an agent and did the whole thing. Then I, then I basically just auditioned after and I, and I was going up for jobs. Like, you know, I went for commercials, but I also went for the bfg. I went, you know, I, I, I did Steve Jobs. Like, I. The Jobs movie. Like, I really went up for everything and got really close. I mean. Yeah, like, I, I kind of was.

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With. No, with no training.

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No, no. I've never, never been trained. Like, even when I was going in Orlando, it was never training. Like, it was always like, do you know what I mean? It was like they taught me how to sing, they taught me how to model, which was terrible. Like, I am not a model. And then they taught me how to dance, and I loved it. But of course it was like me, like, just shaking ass, like, had no idea what I was doing. But the Acting thing I really got. I could, you know, the monolog stuck in my head and I would think about it for a while and like, that stuck for me.

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And now back to the show.

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Well, what's so amazing to me is, first of all, nerd alert. Like the rest of the world. I'm such a huge Stranger Things fan. And when I watched the first season, I mean, I was just blown away, not only by the show, but, of course, by you. And I had that thought. I was like, how does this little girl know how to be so such a brilliant actor?

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And without even speaking that much. Right. I mean, there wasn't.

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That's why I said no training, because it's like, how are you, A, so comfortable in front of the camera? B, how did you learn how to do that at such a young age when it takes years and years for other people?

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Yeah, she's so young and so much better than you already. Like, that must have been for you, jarring.

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Yes, it was very jarring. And then I read before one of the kids as well on Stranger.

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No, I, I, I, I. I'll be honest. Like, you know, when, when we start, like, I started auditioning and I got, like, jobs. Like, I was like, you know, did NCIS and Modern Family and, like, I was kind of just doing these, like, bit roles, but, like, still had just so much fun. But when we moved back to London because we eventually couldn't afford to live in LA anymore, and, like, we couldn't. We basically was just like, we can't do this anymore. So we moved back to London and then I had an audition where I got told, like, basically I wasn't gonna make it. And, like, in person, this person told me this.

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Wait, wait, wait. Who is the person who. You don't have to say their name, but what was their position?

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They were a costume director.

00:23:53

How old were, how old were you at the time?

00:23:55

Maybe, gosh, 10.

00:23:58

Imagine saying that, you know, you're not gonna make it.

00:24:02

As an actor that I was too mature. So I couldn't. I. I wasn't gonna make it because I was too mature. I didn't. I didn't have that kid. Like, kind of like a wonderment thing, right? And so I. I went home and I cried and I cried, and I said, I'm not gonna do it anymore. Like, I don't wanna. I don't want to act anymore. My parents were like. My parents. My dad, actually, my mom was very much always like, whatever you want. We love ya. Whatever you want. You know? I mean, but my dad.

00:24:29

Go on, darling.

00:24:32

Your accent is actually not too bad.

00:24:34

Thank you. Yeah, thank you.

00:24:36

But, yeah, my dad saw something, and he always saw that drive in me and was like, never letting. Like, would never let me slip on that. And so he was like, there's this audition in my inbox. Let's do the last one. And then we're done. We don't have to do it anymore. And that last audition was Stranger Things.

00:24:59

Wow.

00:24:59

And so you auditioned from in England.

00:25:01

On that same day? I was so upset from what I saw.

00:25:04

On the same day.

00:25:06

It was the same day. And my dad just, like, we set it up and I just went on a blank wall, read the script, and was like, what? Like, she doesn't have any lines. She just cries and she bleeds from her nose and she. Yeah, but it didn't even say anything. It didn't say, like, she had superpowers. Her name was Levin. Nothing like that. It was just like, girl confused, like, comes to, like, doesn't seem like she's kind of human. Like, very, very. And I was really vague, and I just did what felt natural, but also used so much of the emotion that had been happening earlier on in that film.

00:25:38

You were in a really raw place.

00:25:40

Really raw. Like, my. Yeah.

00:25:41

And did you have long hair then? And then, of course you shaved it for the first season.

00:25:44

Yeah. Yeah, I had long hair. And then didn't hear from them for three months and kind of stopped auditioning. Like, didn't audition three months. And then I got an email saying, hey, you know the directors of that show that you audition for? Really? Like, you. Can we face. Can we Skype?

00:26:03

So remember that?

00:26:04

I Skyped with them. Yeah, I Skyped with them. Yeah, I know. I said that the other day. And people younger than me were like, I don't know what you're talking about.

00:26:11

And I was like, it used to be like, yo, can I Skype you real quick? Do you remember that?

00:26:16

Yeah, sorry, go ahead. So they so you did a callback video?

00:26:23

Yeah, yeah. And then they. And I did an American accent the whole time because I didn't want them to know I was British, so he had no idea I was British. I basically wanted them to know that I could hold an American accent for that long without them knowing, so they could rely on me.

00:26:39

Yeah.

00:26:40

So then after the Skype, they were like, can you fly out to la? So my dad and I flew out to la. And this is kind of the weird part, like. And I said this in my speech, like, on the last day of filming. But, like, we got on the plane, and at this point, I knew that my character's name was Eleven, and I was on row 11. And then we got to the hotel, I was on floor 11, and everything just seemed really, really weird. Like, everything felt way too real and kind of positive and optimistic for the first time.

00:27:11

That's amazing.

00:27:11

Kind of like years. And then, you know, I went in and I. And I met with them, and I remember it was really weird. They didn't have any lines for me. They just were like, here's a box of clothes. What would you do if you weren't, like, human? If you didn't know who you are? Like, you weren't like, you know, a normal, regular girl? What would you do with this? And I just, like, kept, like, putting the clothes, like, on my head and then, like, just kind of feeling them and, like, putting. And. And I think they were like, shit. Like, she's crazy. We found her.

00:27:44

Oh, sorry.

00:27:45

Oh, sorry.

00:27:46

Yeah, yeah, that too. I don't. They didn't realize that then, but I think they do now.

00:27:50

You probably had Shawn Levy saying, what? She's wrinkling those clothes. What is she doing with.

00:27:54

Yeah, but what would you do if you took these?

00:27:58

The great Shawn Levy. You're so lucky you had him shepherding the whole thing.

00:28:02

Don't interrupt my Shawn Levy impressions.

00:28:04

Greatest guy.

00:28:05

It was very good. It was very good. And then the next day, I got a call in the hotel room as I was leaving Back to Heathrow, and then it was the directors, and they said, do you want to be our 11? And can you shave your hair off? And I was like, yes, and yes. And then literally three months later, I was shaving my hair off. That's crazy.

00:28:23

Amazing, by the way. We've all had those moments. We've all had people say stuff to us in our career where they go, you're not right. You're never gonna be right, or, you're not gonna. All that kind of Stuff, but his name is Scotty. But to say. Yeah, and Scotty says that a lot too, and rightfully so. You've got very little talent. But what is particularly repulsive is when an adult says that to a 10 year old. And I know it's a professional environment, but to, but, but to. In that moment, to think that it's okay to say something like that to a 10 year old to me is absolutely way out of bounds, I think.

00:29:02

You know what though? I just feel like growing, like even grow like that to me, like doesn't even like really scrape the surface. Like, it, it's like, like growing up in the industry, I, you know, it can get like that. People see you as an adult and because you, they forget that you're a.

00:29:23

Kid because you're coming.

00:29:24

Well, you're hired. You're hired. So you're like, you, you're, you're hired like an adult.

00:29:29

Yeah.

00:29:30

You don't work the hours as an adult, but you're expected to be there like an adult. Responsibility, same responsibilities. Like, pretty much everything is the same, you know, except you got to do school three hours a day. Really, like, that's really it. And so I was so lucky because like, for me, and I guess that maturity really paid off because I was really able to understand the weight of what I was doing. So I was never like, yippity doo dah, like, what am I doing next? Like, I was always very like, okay, like I have, my cool time is tomorrow. I need to get eight hours. Like, I was so strict with myself. My parents were always like, you know, they always kind of knew I was like that too. Like, I loved school. Would really prioritize school. Like, I was just kind of like, annoyingly one of those kids that just like loved watch problems, loved school, just loved really like being on set. Like, I was so excited to be done with school so I could have more hours on at work because I, I just, just, I loved it.

00:30:32

I love that. You know, you know what I noticed, by the way, this is. Hopefully you don't think this is something bad, but like, I've noticed.

00:30:39

Here we go.

00:30:39

You're. You're in the States right now. United States.

00:30:42

My accent.

00:30:43

Yes, I was just gonna say you go in and out. It's really cool, actually.

00:30:46

Well, because she spent a lot of time here and spent a lot of time there.

00:30:49

That was such a huge thing for a minute. Like my whole, like, I, I actually call it the accent gate because it's like so frustrating because that was like everywhere, like like, for a second, like, everyone was talking about my accent and they had a real problem about it. And I was like, guys, like, I'm married to an American. When I'm around his family, I immediately go into like an American accent. But then I was just in England and then I'm. The second I hear my mom and dad's accent, I just go right back into.

00:31:17

It's really cool.

00:31:17

And I'm like, you want me to be an actor, you want me to play these characters, but you expect me not to morph into people. What I hear is what I do. I do that, you know, and it's like, it's all part of it.

00:31:28

Wherever you are, you're gonna be influenced by your location just like you are.

00:31:33

You're doing it right now, Will.

00:31:35

Yeah, of course. And Sean's about to. Sean's about to move on to old Queen Queen Road and then he's gonna morph into that.

00:31:41

So like, everybody, there's a nice flat over there that I really, I'm really eyeing.

00:31:45

What are you doing?

00:31:47

What are you doing, Billy? If so closing the loop on the, on the childhood start thing. What, what would you say to that 10 year old starting out now, now that you know, you know a lot since then? What do you think you could, you could say to that 10 year old that would help her kind of cut.

00:32:06

Some corners, you know? Like, I'll be, I'll be honest. Like, I, I really think that, like, I am so glad, like, everything happened to me. Like, even the shitty stuff that I know kind of was hard at the time that I was going through. Like, I needed to go through it, like, because I am, I really am like a different person from it. And like, I, I know it sounds silly, but I started this when I was 8 years old and I'm turning 21 next week and I.

00:32:35

Happy birthday.

00:32:36

Same.

00:32:37

Thank you. We're all, we're all 21. Yeah.

00:32:40

Like, what is the one. Like to Jason said, like, what is the. Looking back now, what is the one thing or several things that you wish you knew, that you wish you knew, like, that, that you go, you know what happened to me when I was 11 or 12 or 13 or 14. I'm gonna make sure that never happens again.

00:32:57

Or that I didn't need to worry about this as much or, or conversely.

00:33:01

So you don't focus on a negative. I wish there was something I did more of there. There's. You know what I mean?

00:33:07

Right? Yeah, no, totally. I think for me, honestly, like, the only thing I would say to her is, like, you're, like your parents. Like, you're good. Like, don't worry. Like, they. They. They, like, they got you, like, no matter what. Like, lean into that as much as possible, because when you're a kid, you try and, you know you want to do everything on your own, and you're trying your best and, like. But, like, no, like, I am so reliant on my family. And, like, that's nice. Honestly, like, they have. They have kept my feet on the ground. And you can. I just would probably say. I probably say to them, like. Or say to her that, like, because I know she's. She was maybe a little bit scared about growing up and making sure.

00:33:52

Well, she's going to be scared that you're there in the first place because you're appearing out of nowhere right. As your older self.

00:33:58

That's true. She would be terrified.

00:34:00

Give her a little space. Okay.

00:34:02

But no, what I was like, I.

00:34:04

Feel like, absorb all that.

00:34:06

I feel like. I feel like. What's cool, though, is that when I was younger, I was so afraid of becoming those infamous child stars that just go by. Right. Those. Exactly. Jason. That's a huge story that I know.

00:34:23

Is viral cautionary tale, we call him.

00:34:25

Exactly. No, but, you know, and it's like, it's a deep, deep fear because it. It happens. And by the way, you're constantly reminded of it in an interview at, like, 12, 13 years old, people would be like, what do you think about this person and their journey? Do you feel. Do you feel like you can relate to that and trying to trick me? And I would go home and think, what. What if that happened to me? Like, what if I lost touch of reality? And. And, you know, that's so scary. And it really was a deep fear. And, like, honestly, like, I just again, would tell myself, like, you're not gonna be like that. Like, you have your family.

00:35:03

Anchor yourself into your family, into the things that matter.

00:35:06

Yeah. But everything else, I think I'm so grateful I went through because, like, so great. Yeah. You know, and you would. I know that there are some things I wish I could maybe change and stuff, but honestly, like, I'm happy I've. I went through it. And, like, now I can just use that as reference.

00:35:19

You know what I'm just remembering. We met when you were a kid. We were at some thing. Do you remember this? You were like. You had just started doing stranger things. You were, like, 12. You were with your mom, and we were at, like, some.

00:35:31

Yeah, guess what? Will event she's got no idea what you're talking.

00:35:35

No, she does.

00:35:35

Hey, no, no, I will say this. And actually it's so interesting because Ariana Grande, I think, just talked about it, but, like, it's. I feel that I can't remember a lot of my childhood. Yeah.

00:35:45

Especially when Will Arnett's a part of it, you know?

00:35:48

Yeah, I know. Just as you were talking. I don't know, it was at some, like, some professional engagement. But. But I.

00:35:55

But, you know, because out of the gate, Stranger Things was such. So massive right away.

00:36:02

Yeah.

00:36:02

And I'm sure I don't want to put words in your mouth, but I'm sure all of that, then you get like, all this attention, everybody wanting to interviews and people meeting people, it's just like, becomes a whirlwind and like a fog.

00:36:13

Yeah. Sometimes people will say things to me and I'm like, oh, yeah, like, I did meet that person. Like, I forget who I've met.

00:36:21

Yeah, you can't remember at all.

00:36:23

I'm forgettable. I'm very forgettable, I will give you that. But.

00:36:26

No, no, no, no. But, like, seriously, like, I. And like, I know people forget things when they're, like, you know, older because they have kids, like, or when they're a kid, they forget things. But I. Jason doesn't remember who we are. I'm the worst. But I think you're right, Sean. Like, I definitely, you know, I went on a vacation right before Stranger Things came out, and I had 25 followers. And, like, I don't even remember, like, what my username was. But, like, I remember I didn't even really know, like, Instagram was. And I just had it, I think, just to post, like, videos of my dog. And then the next night, so I, like, we were driving to, I think, Palm Springs or something, and then I woke up from the nap and I woke up and I had a million followers.

00:37:10

Wow.

00:37:12

My phone broke and I, like, looked at my dad and he was driving. I was like, what happened? And he's like, I think this show is going to be really, really big.

00:37:21

And I was like.

00:37:23

And like, I remember I, like, turned my phone. I was asking my mom, like, can you turn this off? Like, I don't know how to even work this. And we got to the Palm Springs Hotel, to which the whole staff started freaking out because I still had, like, a shaved head and, like, I still looked like 11. And, like, people were freaking out and I was like, oh, my God. Like, so it was like, actually over the course of like, a drive.

00:37:44

63 million followers.

00:37:47

You have 63 million followers.

00:37:49

Wow.

00:37:50

On what platform?

00:37:51

Instagram.

00:37:52

Is that Instagram.

00:37:52

Look at that. On Instagram, I think.

00:37:54

Good Lord.

00:37:56

Wow, you're looking good.

00:37:58

Looks nothing like who I. What I'm showing right now. No, but.

00:38:02

Wow, you look amazing.

00:38:04

Thank you.

00:38:05

Well, now, so. So then growing up with all of these sort of interesting pressures, to put it kindly, as Stranger Things was. Was exploding, was it helpful to have other kids on the show, that you guys could sort of go through that together? And now that it's over, is there a. How do you. That's like, those are brothers of yours that you have to, like, say goodbye to. Like, is it. Is it strange? Is it hard?

00:38:40

It is str. You know, I'll be honest. Like, you know, the kids, because there's so many boys, they. It was so great because I know that they had such great camaraderie and in their kind of brotherhood of growing up and being teen boys, you know, in this huge hit show. For me, my journey was a little bit different. Like, you know, I feel like as a woman and as a young girl, I just went through it a bit differently in terms of, like, the things that I was wearing and the kinds of, you know, things I was kind of not interested in, subject to experiencing, but just a bit more. Like, people would ask me very different questions than they would ask them or, you know, they would. I would kind of. Yeah, it just. That's the way it felt. It was very much like they could just be them, and I kind of had to put some, like, put a show on a little bit more.

00:39:30

Right, right. Yeah.

00:39:31

Which was just a bit. It was just my different experience, but again, not like a bad experience, but just different. And I. I am so close with the boys. Like, I love them, and I have been really lucky again, to have that experience with them. And saying goodbye to them was really, really emotional.

00:39:48

Yeah, I saw that last day on this set. I started crying. It was incredible. Your speech was great.

00:39:54

Thank you. It was a lot longer than what I put on Instagram, but I really wanted to. You know, I love the boys and I love the cast, but the crew, like, I grew up with these people and most of them, like my parents.

00:40:10

Now, what about. Let's get to David Harbor. I'm about to start a project with David Harbor. Any hints, any tips? Any things to get ready to enjoy, any things to watch out for? It's just you and I talking.

00:40:23

Here we go, David. So David and I. He played my dad in the show, and Like, I, like, he and I had, I would say, I would honestly say this the most real relationship.

00:40:39

Yeah. Like, I hear he's fantastic.

00:40:43

He and I, like, had like a really, really transparent relationship where we're very, very honest, can be brutal with each other, but, like, really, like good friends. Like, and he, I think what is so amazing about him, he, like, everything's about your heart. Like, he sees your heart, he knows what you want. He wants to find, like, the beauty in everything and the beauty in the scene, and he wants to find it. And he always gave me that platform.

00:41:07

Good luck with jb.

00:41:09

Yeah, I'm all heart.

00:41:11

Good luck in finding any beauty in that heart. You know what I mean?

00:41:16

We'll be right back.

00:41:21

All right. Back to the show.

00:41:24

You know, it's so amazing. I'm sorry, at the beginning you said Millie or Millie Bobby. Millie.

00:41:28

You can call me Millennial. Whatever.

00:41:30

You gotta call her. You gotta call her Millie Bobby Brown.

00:41:32

I think you have to leave the full Ms. Brown.

00:41:33

And then Bon Jovi, Ms. Brown.

00:41:37

Is what's really cool is that a lot of people with your success at such an early age would probably feel like, great, I did it. Now I don't have to. Whatever. I can rest on my laurels and whatever. But you just keep going with incredible work. And like Jason said at the beginning with this new line of products that you have, and it's, it's really impressive that you still have a drive and a curiosity and a. And a.

00:42:03

You got a big movie coming out this year too. You don't. You have a big movie?

00:42:07

Oh, yeah.

00:42:07

Yes.

00:42:08

Let's talk about what. Electric State. State.

00:42:12

Oh, they like, yeah, with. And Pratt's in that too, right?

00:42:15

Yeah.

00:42:15

Yes.

00:42:16

Yeah.

00:42:16

And then you have those, those upstart, those upstart directors, the Russo brothers, I believe, like, oh, how did you get through that?

00:42:24

Oh, I was terrified.

00:42:25

Terrible.

00:42:27

I honestly, like, you know, I walked onto that set and it's like a well oiled machine.

00:42:39

And then that guy.

00:42:41

No, I mean, Pratt's a different story. Pratt is like, I don't even understand. Like, his thing, which I love, is like he, he always says, and I, And I love this. He'll go, like, if you come to set in a bad mood, like, what, are you having a hard time living your dream? And like, I'm always like, I love that. Like, he comes to set and he is truly so grateful and honored to be there and to like fulfill that role. And he taught me a lot. Cause like, I love. Listen, I love work, but like, you know, you go through your days where you're like, for fuck's sake, like, I'm having a bad day. But he saw and he brought sun every day. It was always positivity. It was always funny. It was always, like, just so. And the Russo's also are so great at that, like, keeping such a great, spirited, like, set.

00:43:28

I saw the movie.

00:43:28

It's.

00:43:29

It's really good.

00:43:30

Thank you. Thank you. I love. Yeah, I mean, the movie, like, immediately I was so excited to do it because I had never done anything like this. And also, my dream was to work with the Russo brothers. So, like, I.

00:43:41

What did Joe Russo call you? You know, he calls everybody by their last name. Or he'll go like, hey, hey, Pratt, go sit down. Move to the. Did he call you Brown?

00:43:50

He didn't. He calls me Mills. That's it.

00:43:55

Sometimes he doesn't even bother to get up out of his chair. He'll just go yell.

00:43:59

I love when he does that. So he'll be like, you know what? Once he said to me, I come into his tent and I'm like, hey, guys. Like, his tent? And I'll be like, hey, like, did you. Did you see that? And he's like, yeah. And then he. He goes, we're getting cannolis. If you do this take, you get a cannoli. And I was just like, yeah. And I. And because he's so Italian, and I just remember, like, he gets, like, his. His assistant. Their assistant comes in with just, like, basically a box of cannolis, and everyone's just eating.

00:44:29

His name is Anthony.

00:44:31

No, not Anthony. No, not Ant.

00:44:34

Ant.

00:44:35

Ant. Hey, Ant. By the way, you go in there and you'd be like. You'd be like, hey, Joe, what do you think? And he's like, hang on a second. I'm just doing my fantasy football. And I'm like, what?

00:44:44

Joe's doing his fantasy lineup, and Anthony's actually running electricity.

00:44:47

Patrick's day, he was addicted to Tick Tock. And we actually had to have a sit down, talk about it.

00:44:51

Of course he was.

00:44:52

Teach him any dances?

00:44:54

No, I don't have Tick Tock. I do not like Tick Tock. So I am not a fan of Tick Tock. So I. Because.

00:44:59

Interesting, Interesting. Walk me through that a little bit.

00:45:02

We've made some news right there.

00:45:03

I just. I have a hard time with social media. I don't like social media, which is actually bringing it back.

00:45:10

Girl with 63 million followers, it's not.

00:45:12

Her fault they don't have Instagram. Instagram I don't have Instagram on my phone. Someone else does it for me, and I'll take a picture and then I'll send it to someone, and then they'll post it for me.

00:45:21

I love this. I think that's really healthy. I think that, you know, I've been. I've been a proponent of everybody taking a pause on social media. I think it's really dangerous, but. And I think it's really good for you.

00:45:33

But I'm not like. It's not like, just TikTok. Like, TikTok, I think, is a platform where I see. I used to see more negative than I did positive. So I was like, okay, I'm out. I don't want to be a part of that.

00:45:44

Yeah.

00:45:45

So I felt the same thing with Instagram, so I deleted that. So now I have no social media on my phone, So I don't get notifications about what's happening in the world, who's dating.

00:45:55

That's crazy.

00:45:56

I don't. And I just don't enjoy it. So I am out of the loop.

00:45:59

However, Joe is not. Has a problem.

00:46:03

He's not. He had a problem, and I had to bring it up to him. He knew that his scrolling for hours was becoming a huge issue, and his algorithm was so weird.

00:46:13

Like, he forget to. Would he forget to yell cut?

00:46:16

No, never that bad. But, like, it was like, I would. Like, we would be setting up a shot, and he's just, like, in there in his amazing chair that. And just scrolling away, chuckling to himself. And I was just like.

00:46:29

And Anthony's out there set in frames.

00:46:31

Yeah, Anthony's a lot more responsible than Joe. Joe's scrolling cannolis, shopping for a wheelchair.

00:46:37

So he doesn't ever have to. To stand up. All right, let's get back into this interview.

00:46:43

Millie, you've got so much going on.

00:46:45

I want to talk about. I want to talk about the children. You want to Talk about your 10 children? What are their names?

00:46:51

So, okay, so basically I have Bobby, Marley, Max, Winnie, Agnes, Rigby, Pookie, Juno. Did I say Dorothy yet? No, no, Dorothy. And I'm missing one Jimmy.

00:47:10

Sweet.

00:47:10

So I have 10 dogs, but then.

00:47:13

I have got a couple of turtles and a donkey, so I have.

00:47:18

So I live on a farm, so I take care of. I have a horse, four ponies. Two.

00:47:25

More than ten children.

00:47:26

Five goats. Yeah.

00:47:27

I mean, are you in the uk?

00:47:30

I'm in Georgia.

00:47:31

Come on.

00:47:32

Wait, but did the dogs. Did the 10 dogs stay in the house or out of the house?

00:47:36

Yeah. So the 10 dogs are in the house. And then I have. So I have the farm animals. With the farm animals. I didn't. I only got farm animals, really. I only got a donkey because I had a coyote problem. And coyotes are terrified of donkeys.

00:47:47

Wow.

00:47:47

Is that right?

00:47:48

So I got a donkey. Then I basically started rescuing farm animals. So basically, like, there would be a farm, like, and here in Georgia, like, there's like, goats on the side of the street, and you're like, what the hell? Like, who can take these? And I would just basically take these animals and then I bottle fed them. So I would bottle feed, like, these farm animals that a goat came onto set of Electric State every day. I had to bottle feed my goat, Eminem for like every four hours.

00:48:16

The candy or the wrapper?

00:48:18

The rapper, because he's the goat.

00:48:19

Okay.

00:48:20

Hence the name.

00:48:21

Love it. I love it.

00:48:22

Will.

00:48:22

Okay, sorry, I want to get back.

00:48:25

Can we just get back for one second to. The donkeys are some sort of a coyote. Krypt. Now, is that. Is that true? Because, you know, we've got massive coyote issues here in Los Angeles.

00:48:37

It is true.

00:48:38

So that's why people. Well, that's why people often ask Sean to come over because they recognize what a jackass he is.

00:48:45

What about horses? Are the coyotes. They don't. They don't. They don't care about the horses?

00:48:51

No, actually, it is a donkey. A donkey. They actually are quite aggressive, which is sounds kind of of weird. But if a donkey, like, saw a dog, the donkey would try and kill the dog. Like, it is very, very much like, if you Google it, like, you will see that, like, donkeys, like, are. Are very serious.

00:49:10

I'm gonna get on a YouTube wormhole here and watch donkeys.

00:49:14

Arnold has a donkey. Pretty sure he does, right?

00:49:18

Yeah.

00:49:18

Who does?

00:49:18

Like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

00:49:20

Yeah, Schwarzenegger's got a donkey.

00:49:22

Yeah, he has it in the house.

00:49:23

Yeah.

00:49:24

Yeah. But Jake had to kind of draw the line at some point because we were bringing in these goats that sleep in our bed and they were in diapers.

00:49:34

You got a diaper goat in the bed?

00:49:36

Yeah, they sleep with me at night because I have to take care of.

00:49:40

Baby, because you crazy.

00:49:43

They were basically babies. And so I would sleep with them and Jake, they would be in the middle and they are so cute. And I basically. Jake would get up and do a shift, and then I would get up and do a shift. Yeah, she would do that. Actually, I had it. I had, like, Norman Lammy, Eminem. I did the same thing with My cows.

00:50:05

Wait, but they would wear a diaper in the bed.

00:50:08

Lose yourself. You own it the moment you never get it back.

00:50:16

It's so stupid, dumb, and cheap. You're fired, Millie. Please continue.

00:50:22

That was. I liked that a lot.

00:50:24

Wait, but you would have to change their diapers and all that stuff.

00:50:27

Yeah, well, and then people started. In my community, people started thinking I was pregnant because I was buying bottles and. And nappies and all the things.

00:50:37

Yeah.

00:50:37

So then they reach around, like, eight weeks old, and then they're, you know, they're full grown and they have horns and they're. They're wanting to go outside. So then I have to put them outside, and then we put them outside, and then it's not a good combo.

00:50:51

Horny in a diaper.

00:50:52

No.

00:50:57

Speaking of Scotty, do you think.

00:51:04

All right, so then they're outside, and then you move on to another baby animal in the bed. Yes.

00:51:10

Yeah. So to go on to. So then I have. I have 20. Okay. You're not actually gonna. I have 25 dogs, but I. But on top of the 10. So the 25 live outside, but they have. I have a shed and I rescue dogs off of the street and from hiding.

00:51:28

Jake is on board with all of this nonsense.

00:51:31

Yeah. I mean, I kind of like, this is like, he knows how much I, like, love animals.

00:51:37

Like, I would have all those animals.

00:51:40

No. So we drew the line, actually. He said no more, but. Yeah, but. But I have to ob. Have my dog Winnie in the bed. Like, that's like. We're not compromising. It is a deal breaker. But. But he does allow farm animals, and he enjoys it as much as I do. Like, we just had two babies. Two baby. Baby puppies. Neonatal puppies come to us right before Christmas, and their mom got taken away, so they. They needed to be bottle fed. They weren't taking to the bottle. So Jake and I, every four hours, would tube feed these babies.

00:52:13

Oh, wow.

00:52:13

In an incubator.

00:52:14

I thought you were gonna say that you had to bird feed them.

00:52:16

You know, Jason. Jason.

00:52:19

No, I actually wouldn't do that at all. But I would do a lot for animals. But that is where I would lie.

00:52:24

Jason, do you. I'm just thinking about Jason. He can't walk on a hotel carpet unless he's got slippers on.

00:52:31

Socks and slippers.

00:52:32

He's got to walk. Can you imagine being in that?

00:52:34

Yeah.

00:52:35

I mean, you're there for two weeks. I would bring my slippers, too. It's not crazy. But Jason, the thought of these animals in Their bedroom?

00:52:43

No. Yeah, there's. There's too many exposed bacteria ports on a. On an animal to, to rub. To rub on your pillow or where other parts of your body might. It's just. It's.

00:52:55

It's not.

00:52:55

It's.

00:52:56

No, you know what? It's really. I just have, like. No, I do not think that, like, when I think of an animal, I am just like. Like, I get in my car and I'll go on Facebook because I have a fake Facebook of a different driving while you're driving? No, right before I drive, I go in and I see in my community if there are any stray dogs that are. Have been left. Been dumped, and then I go and I pick them up and I put them in my car and then I take them to animal control and get them registered. Then I bring them back to my house and I microchip them myself and I vaccinate them myself.

00:53:32

No way.

00:53:32

And then groom them. I give them. Usually their. Their first night will be in my house, and then I build kennels outside and I have a full staff. And recently I just got my rescue license, so now I'm actually a rescue.

00:53:45

Wow, that's incredible.

00:53:48

Now we've found over 250 dogs.

00:53:51

Oh, that's. That is lovely. That is lovely.

00:53:53

It's. That's incredible. It's so. It breaks my heart that there is 250 dogs to be found.

00:53:58

Yeah. Like, actually, like. Yeah, like in the rural pots all of Georgia. It's really, really bad. And there's a lot of dog fighting rings. And I have a lot of that situation. I see that a lot. But Jake is amazing. Like, he loves. He loves seeing the animals come in and out. Like, he'll be like, mil. This one comes in for 24 hours and then gets adopted the next day. Or sometimes they're the longest. You know, some of them have been with us is like around two years.

00:54:25

So people are aware that they can go to your. Whatever to adopt.

00:54:29

Just. Yeah, just the website, like, if you want to go.

00:54:32

What's the website?

00:54:33

Joeysfriends.com and you can view the available dogs. We have all of them.

00:54:38

J O E. Yeah.

00:54:41

J o e y joeysfriends.com and they. They're all vaccinated, microchipped, fixed, house trained, leash trained, and crate trained. So that's like.

00:54:50

Yeah, Wow, I love that.

00:54:51

But what about if you grow too attached to one of these?

00:54:55

I never do because, like, she's grown.

00:54:56

Attached to 10 of them.

00:54:58

Yeah. Well, all of my own. Like, I would Never get rid of any of my own. But the ones I bring in, I realize, like, if I don't find you a home, I cannot, I cannot find the next one a home. So it's like, the faster I find you an amazing home, the quicker I can get in my car and go and pull from another animal control and basically lower the euthanasia list.

00:55:19

Can I go to the natural. Next question, which you're welcome to say. I'm not answering that. I'm sure the desire to maybe have a child yourself one day is. Burns bright. Question mark.

00:55:32

Yeah.

00:55:33

Yes.

00:55:33

I, I mean, I, that is like.

00:55:35

That is still very young.

00:55:37

I'm still really young, but I, I, My mom, my mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19. And they, you know, I, I, I has been my thing since before I met Jake. Like, I've, since I was a baby. Like, I told my mom, like, baby dolls, like, I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me and my nan, like my, like a huge, my, she was a huge part of my life. And so, yeah, I mean, Jake knows how important it is to me and like, of course I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I, I also find it's so important to start a family. For me personally, like, it's a, it's a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing. And my thing was I really want a family. I really want a big family. Like, I'm one of four, he's one of four. So it is definitely in our future. But for me, like, I don't see having your own child, you know, as, as, as really any different is in adopting.

00:56:41

So I feel like anything's out because for me, like, my home is full of love for anyone and anything. And so that is like, what kind of we stand by. Jake and I is like our energy in the house is like the door is always open and we want everyone to feel really comfortable.

00:56:56

I'm headed there in two weeks to start this thing with David more than. Welcome back.

00:57:00

Normally their doors open.

00:57:01

So y, the door is unlocked. No. And so, yeah, so that's, that's kind of, that's kind of where we're at. We're very much like we, we are always going to be, you know, wanting to start a family and just, just doesn't really, it doesn't matter in what way or when, but it will happen for sure.

00:57:16

That's so Great. Well, one Millie. One more time with the, with the website. What's it called?

00:57:21

Joeysfriends.com.

00:57:23

Joeysfriends.Com. That's amazing.

00:57:26

Yeah. Good for you. Well, you're absolute delight. Yeah, you are a delight again. Please tell dad hello.

00:57:33

I will. I'm gonna call him right now. He's gonna be very pleased.

00:57:36

All right.

00:57:37

To hear that you even remembered him.

00:57:39

To be honest with you, this man, totally unforgettable. Well, have a great rest of your day. Go bottle feed.

00:57:47

I will.

00:57:48

And rescue more. Thank you very, very much for doing this.

00:57:51

Thank you guys so much for me.

00:57:52

It was really, really cool to meet you. I've been a fan ever since.

00:57:56

Yeah, thank you so much, guys. It's been really nice to be able to talk to you guys.

00:57:59

It's great to. Great to see you again, even though you don't remember.

00:58:02

No, no, it's okay. It'll come back to her soon.

00:58:06

Yeah. Thank you, guys. I hope to see you in person and I'll be there in two weeks. All right. See you there. Exactly. Bye, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Bye. Bye.

00:58:18

Bye. Now. This is.

00:58:21

This is.

00:58:21

This is a good person, you know? You know, I mean, that was really cool.

00:58:26

Like, for me. I. I don't know if you guys are as big of a fan as I am of. By the way. She's done tons of stuff, but, like, I'm a massive Stranger Things fans. The last season's coming up. I'm super excited. I've, you know, I. I love it.

00:58:39

Is there something. Is there a spoiler that you were dying to ask her that she probably wouldn't have been able to answer about this final season?

00:58:47

Well, no, you just want to know, like, how, how, how they do.

00:58:51

Yeah. Like, why. Why did it all happen? What was the thing in the. In. What's it called in the Underworld?

00:58:58

What plan that. Yeah.

00:58:59

In the net. What was it called? The. The. The Upside Down.

00:59:03

Yeah, the Upside Down. Oh, did you watch it too?

00:59:05

I've seen it, yeah.

00:59:06

It's a fantastic show. I love how cinematic it is.

00:59:09

All those kids are such great actors.

00:59:10

And she's great actors.

00:59:12

She's amazing.

00:59:13

Gaten Matarazzo, too, he's great. He's the one of the kids in the show. They're all great, by the way.

00:59:19

They're all great.

00:59:20

But, you know, Gaten Matarazzo was in Les Mis on Broadway as a kid. Did.

00:59:25

Yeah. What else on. Yeah. What did he do there? Oh, he's happy with this one. Go ahead, take your time.

00:59:34

I don't have one.

00:59:35

You actually don't have one. I thought you did. I thought you were leaning and you were. No.

00:59:39

Oh, no, I got one. I got one.

00:59:41

Oh, do you?

00:59:42

Yeah, it's gonna be Bye Bye Birdie. Watch this.

00:59:44

No, no, no. It's. But, but, but.

00:59:46

Will.

00:59:46

Nailed it. One of the greatest things about Stranger Things is the upside. Up by down. Yeah, that wasn't very good. That wasn't very good. What about.

01:00:02

Well, she's got. She's got dual citizenship, right?

01:00:05

Yeah.

01:00:06

Oh, God. This one.

01:00:07

And so she's. What would you call that?

01:00:11

Binational.

01:00:13

Yes.

01:00:16

Binational.

01:00:20

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Everyone’s turning 21 this week with Millie Bobby Brown. Accentgate, a cautionary tale, exposed bacteria ports, and Dads. Coyotes are terrified of donkeys… on an all-new SmartLess.
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