Gabbin' Gals with Ben Soffer: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

25:24I feel like everybody likes this. I have no notes. Who doesn't like Wicked? Picking somebody from Wicked was a layup. And it's so true. And he was really popular before because he was in Bridgerton and he was the sexy lead. and like there's, I burn for you. And you know, it would not be fall enough. Like he is a lot of like famous. I wish I saw that show. You didn't? No, you watched it without me. Oh, well, I'm sorry. Like you watched so many good ones without me. The only one that I - Why don't you try being home? You're always golfing or going to the Nick game. Like, sorry, I have to do something while you're gone.

25:51You're literally watching Bridgerton at noon on a Wednesday. Like, what do you want from me? It's my job. Yeah. Also, I am watching a show that you're not watching and you're missing out. We also need to talk about Wayward. The best show ever. Ben and I just finished Wayward Season 1 on Netflix. You probably haven't heard of it. It was not popular. Like, I literally, we stumbled upon it. It stars Toni Collette, Queen. And it's about, it's like a cult show. It's amazing. Amazing show. That said, I'm watching Severance Alone. And let me tell you, this show severed my brain. Ben started Severance on the plane and he comes home and he's like, have you heard of this like random like indie little show called Severance?

26:24I did not say that. Yeah, you did. And he keeps calling it his plane show, which is confusing people because people think it's like lost, like a show about a plane. It is my plane show. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I'll watch it on United. and uh even though like i really shouldn't be flying united like ben had a trick oh sorry mic down sorry she messed with her mic ben had a triggering not a triggering but like a really weird experience on a united flight do you want to tell that story yeah we i landed uh from los angeles oh yeah we flew home separately we flew home separately um and all of a sudden it was a beautiful flight pargy i watched my severance i i had a great time uh except the guy next to me was in la flat the entire time and i couldn't go to the bathroom oh because he had his legs out the whole time yeah he was like throughout the whole time um but other than that it was really a wonderful flight and all of a sudden we land and the stewardess comes on and she says hello everybody welcome to new york you never would have known it but two female pilots flew this plane isn't that amazing what are you nuts like well why do you think it's nuts first First of all, it completely pushes back the movement to have to tell me that two women successfully flying a plane on autopilot, by the way, is a big deal.

27:40It's not a big deal. I agree. Making it a big deal is sexist. It is. A hundred percent. She thought that she was like advancing. She thought it was a sleigh. She thought she was doing something there. Yeah. And she wasn't. And the second is like, if I had any issues with the flight, then I would have blamed the women. It's so true. It was a great flight, but I'm also smart enough to know that a flight from Los Angeles to New York is literally autopilot. I'm sorry, what was that? Autopilot. And then undo autopilot and land. Land. Land. I love that. Yeah. So, Ben, obviously this was a huge loss for you not being people's sexiest man alive, but there is Always Next Year.

28:17Yes. Well, how do I submit? Can somebody submit me? You got to just put some nude photos out on the internet. I think maybe. Do they need nudes? I think we need. What? Sex tape? Yeah. I'm in. Yeah. I know you are. I'm in. Now. Okay. Want to do it now? Yeah. Yeah. We can just fit. We're in our studio. Yeah. All right. Calm down, Ben. Yeah. Keep your shirt on. We are going to do Dancing with the Stars, but in case anybody like doesn't watch or it's, I don't want to spoil it. It'll be the fifth story. So just want to say that. But by the way, if you don't watch, like you're really missing out on some clean family fun.

28:47It's so true. It's family fun. I mean, literally, I think like they have like 10 million viewers a week. You're missing out on clean family fun. Clean family fun. And Carlton from Fresh Prince is the host. And it's clean family fun. So speaking of family, David Beckham has been knighted by King Charles and Victoria Beckham has also gotten a posh new name. So Sir David Beckham, he was knighted by King Charles III during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. His wife Victoria, who was also in attendance at the ceremony, got a new title. She's Lady Beckham. so he is Sir David Beckham they both posted on Instagram he said I've obviously been very lucky in my career to have won what I've won and done what I've done but to receive an honor like this of a knight is beyond anything I've ever thought that I would receive to be honest a young boy from the east end of London born in Leytonstone and here at Windsor Castle being honored by His Majesty the King the most important and most respected institution in the world it's quite a moment and that Victoria made the suit that he wore to accept the honor because you know she's a clothing designer

29:53are you done yeah yeah there's more his parents were in attendance it's really cute I I could not love these two more and a fun fact about David Beckham is he's obsessed with the royal family like when Queen Elizabeth most recently died you know a part of the ceremony in the UK is they put her coffin like in a big palache and people come from all over the world they wait in line he literally and you know he could have cut the line he waited in line for seven hours just to literally stand by her coffin and pay his respects and like bow and leave there were pictures of him people being like is that david beckham seven so this must be the biggest fucking deal so then it's really nice that he got it because what i was going to say first of all david beckham big fan and also big time jew jewish king yes yes he's so proud and we love like accomplished great non-controversial proud jews we also don't have like a lot of athletes so to have like a big time athlete that's huge for us huge for us we have lots of like writers and comedians so many writers but not a lot of athletes so a lot of that's huge and you know i was gonna say that i just feel like sometimes they just like night like i don't know why they're nighting random people like sometimes oh that's actually funny i don't agree i feel like they it's not something yeah sometimes like you can get it and then it's like everyone's uh i just don't know why like and i love elton john Oh, I know why.

31:10Why? Because, like, he makes Britain look good. He's, like, made his people proud. Like, people who go out and accomplish great things in their field, like music, like sports. Yeah, you deserve it. Dame Judi Dench. Got it. Dame Maggie Smith. Sure, sure. I feel like the people that I know in Hollywood, like, who have gotten it, are great representation of the British people. Got it. I didn't even know that Elton John was British. I don't know where the fuck I thought he was from, but now that makes sense. Okay, like, seriously, you really are not okay. You're not okay. You're not okay. But now that makes sense.

31:41Okay, so they're proud members. They're proud of the people, and so they knighted them. That makes sense. Yeah. And David Beckham makes sense. Yeah, he's from the UK. I just wanted to make sure. I'm like, wait. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's born in the UK. Oh, wow. You really, like, you didn't even know. No, I did. I saw the movie, but I was like, wait, just like 100%. Yeah? Yeah. Did you see the movie, Rocketman? I think so. I think I saw it with you. I remember I think I saw it with Olivia. Were you with me? I don't think I saw it with you. Did you see it, though? You would love it. I think so. I feel like you saw it with your...

32:11Rocket Man. Nobody loves Elton John more than your dad. Rocket Man. And I know... And I think it's gonna be a long, long time to... Touchdown brings me around. What's your favorite Elton John song? There are so many good ones. Benny and the Jets, like... Benny and the Jets. I used to call Ben. Boom, boom, boom. Boom, boom, ba-da. Boom, boom. What's another one? There's so many. Rocket Man. I'm still standing better than I am. Oh, I knew that because last night we were literally watching Dancing with the Stars. And I was like, this is Sing. Yeah, this is from Sing, too. I don't know that as Elton John.

32:48I know that as Sing. Yeah, he has a million songs. You should watch a movie. He does. He does have a million songs. It's funny that I haven't seen that. But I saw Dylan. Yeah, me and Ben saw it. What was the movie called? The Bob Dylan? The Bob Dylan show. It was called like... Dylan... No, it had a weird one, like Beautiful Things or... A Beautiful Mind. No. Or is that something else? That's like a Holocaust movie. Oh, my bad. Let me just double check. Dylan's... Bob Dylan. What was it called? Oh, it was one of his songs. Oh, I remember it. Do you want to know? Yeah. A Complete Unknown. What the fuck?

33:20Terrible name. That said, Timothee Chalamet. What a guy. Can we just go back to David Beckham really quickly? I'm really happy for him. Me too. I'm obsessed with these two. I feel like, obviously, they've been famous - I'm really happy for him. For their whole lives. And globally, like, super famous. But I do feel like they've entered into an era recently after his documentary, like, really leveled them up. They're so A-list. I feel like I put them now on the same level as, like, people are going to think I'm crazy, but, like, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, in terms of fame. These people. The Obamas.

33:47Like, they're so up there. Did you see the video? Did you guys already talk about it? We talked about it yesterday. Who was my host yesterday? Strecker? Oh, Strecker. No, no. It was two days ago. into royals. Meghan Markle celebrating the World Series was the single worst video I've ever seen in my life. I agree. I actually wanted to jump off a bridge. Like I watched it and I'm like, oh, Harry like needs a divorce today. Okay, so you know what? I'm actually gonna switch our next story because it was Chris Martin and Sophie Turner dating, but we had like already spoken about it. So there's this new story in page six.

34:14Now I can't tell if page six just hates Meghan Markle. So you have to take everything they say with like a grain of salt. But it says like a source says that Hollywood has really soured on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Like they've lost a lot of their good faith. So Hollywood source tells page six that when it comes to Megan and Harry, quote, there is not only no appetite left for them in LA, but they've also worn through any goodwill that they had. Another source tells them that people are sick of them. Their act has gotten stale. Netflix recently downgraded their deal with a high profile pair.

34:39The couple had originally signed a hundred million dollar multi-year deal, which was just renewed as a first look deal. The source obviously fucking hates Megan and Harry saying they're just hopeless in professional settings. um she also recently lost her publicist and it's like the third publicist in a row there's a lot of rumors about them and i do feel like they're overblown but i do think there's something really sinister like behind the scenes there i don't really like that they're grouped oh because who do you think is worse 100 megan oh i'm 100 harry's worse i just don't think that harry wants what is currently happening oh i disagree you think that he wants fame oh yeah Yeah, but you have to keep in mind, let me tell you, you have to keep in mind that he has lived his whole life in the shadow of his brother.

35:24He's been called, his memoir was called Spare. You have an heir and a spare. He's been like this sort of throwaway brother. He's been like dying for attention his whole life. He went to Vegas and dressed up as a Nazi. Like he just wanted eyes on him. And now that he's out from the shadow of his brother and came to America as this hero, being like the bad royal family, I think he has like, this is the life. Yeah, she wanted to be an actress. What is he doing? Well, that's a great question. They've signed all these deals and they don't fulfill these deals. so they had a Netflix deal they had a Spotify deal he's like in this company with Oprah as like a mental health specialist like they sign on to all these projects and they do not fulfill them he also got a three book deal with like a big book publisher the first one came out it was actually super popular because it was like this crazy tell-all about the royal family and of course people love to know about the royal family beyond that I don't know what more he has to say but he does have more books in the pipeline I think he like really wants to be famous yeah I think she does too but like in a more who doesn't want to be famous you know like in a more swirly type of way i guess i don't know i don't know if i'm right though i don't know if i'm right i can only i can only judge based on what i've seen and what i've seen first of all megan markle and suits was fantastic we loved suits and i also feel like i'm biased because i recently watched suits and i it really changed how i see her i thought she was like super beautiful talented amazing she was but this show her cooking show oh well yeah let's talk about that is really um you loved her jam Her jam was delicious.

36:47Like you said, it was the best thing you ever ate. And it was like somehow not so insanely caloric. There wasn't so much sugar in it. It was like a clean apricot jam that was delicious that her PR company sent. So kudos to her on making a great one. Her PR company sent. To you? Yeah. Okay. You acting like you have PR. Calm down. Okay, you all right? You all right? Yeah. And so yeah, she can make or works with a team that makes a good product for sure. the show was just so disingenuous. That's the writing theme with all of their projects. The show was so, like, I don't believe you. I'm sorry. I don't believe you that you are - Making a homemade potpourri.

37:28Or that you are tie-dying t-shirts. Yeah, that was, scarves, scarves. What are you even doing? Yeah. Like, it's so simple. Like, just, you're royal or royal adjacent, or royal, right? Do cool shit. yeah be like the no and they got these huge deals with spotify with netflix um and it would have been great if what they put out was pargy right like a megan markel cooking show like you're royal you have lived in this huge farm in montecito pargy like it was filmed well done it was well done it's just like i didn't believe her i didn't believe anything that she was doing so she's had like a couple of podcast deals and so i understand what this article is saying like this is what the source says they're just hopeless in professional settings were told harry even showed up late to a Netflix meeting then asked an executive to get him a cup of hot chocolate which is apparently his go-to beverage of choice this story echoes a similar claim made by a Spotify employee who told Vanity Fair that Harry asked for the same drink but there was none in the office so employees scrambled to obtain some all right well and by the way that has one it's not a big deal okay like hot chocolate is delicious two that's on Spotify employees for not saying we don't have hot chocolate and not only that like if you have a prince coming like find out what he likes to drink and have it 100 the report also claimed wait this is really interesting that an idea was pitched to harry what if you reviewed a hot chocolate every week while chatting with a different friend which harry and his team considered but then rejected by the way great idea oh my god i think that's one of the worst ideas i've ever heard it's like coffees and cars yeah yeah right but his could be hot chocolate and we could bring back what's our favorite low calorie hot chocolate that nobody swiss miss swiss miss it could be sponsored by swiss miss the pair had reported welcome swiss miss the reportedly had the pair had reportedly signed a three-year 20 million deal with Spotify.

39:07It ended in 2023 after one season of her show Archetypes. And then she had a podcast called Confessions of a Female Founder with Lemonada, which ran from April to June of 2025. Yeah, her podcast career was not good. I don't know. I think it's her. I really she's a hardworking girl, though. Like she she like, you know, got herself on a TV show. I don't think that she's not hardworking. I never said that. I just think that like the stuff that she puts out, it's just like it's just weird. I just don't like any of it. You know, this report says like she controls everything she thinks she's smarter than everyone she's dismissive um and yes there was like a lot of news recently about her uh i'm having a stroke yeah she lost another publicist people from her people who work from her like run from her i don't know i don't know i just feel like it's a lie and i'm just like not buying it i hate him like that's i one of my fatal flaws is Like, I am intent on seeing the worst in Prince Harry.

40:04Like, I just think he's fucking evil. I do. I'm sure that he's just, like, a very normal. I don't think so. I think he's, like, a normal person. I don't think so. Our next story is something I literally would have never chosen. You picked it for me. I picked it for you. What is it?

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46:33Ready. Like chosen just for you? Yes. Oreo has unveiled their Thanksgiving dinner cookies. So here are the flavors. Ready? Turkey and stuffing. What the fuck? And creamed corn. Ooh. So. Whoa. Wait, are you sure this isn't like an April Fool's? I'm positive. Oreo Thanksgiving dinner inspired cookies are available in dessert inspired flavors like apple caramel. Not to be confused with the previously released caramel. Apple caramel is obviously delicious. And pumpkin pie, which is not the pumpkin spice. It's a pumpkin pie. but the snacks snack the snack brand revealed their brand new thanksgiving dinner inspired cookies yesterday the cookie sandwiches are each coated in fudge but here's where the thanksgiving flavors come in the fudge is infused with the flavors of six different turkey day dishes so this is a little bit confusing but they're selling it in a limited edition oreo like tin it's like a big tin oreo and then there are two of each flavor in the package it's twenty dollars it's a pretty good it's like a holiday thing that you can send to someone oh nice yeah the flavors sound like really unique cream corn is dunked in a bright yellow fudge with a light yellow drizzle while the turkey and stuffing cookie is brown i don't know i like i feel conflicted because i say like oreo you're a perfect cookie leave it be just make oreo but then you know they release golden oreo and I think golden Oreo is better than regular Oreo.

47:58And then they release the thinnies and you're like, holy crap. They're just called the thins, but okay. It's delicious, these thinnies. And then - They're just called the thins. The thinnies are the turkey slices that you like. If you turn the knob, it tightens it. You see that? Don't worry, don't worry. Okay, wait, wait. It was the perfect cookie. The thin is my favorite these days. Look, here's - The thin is like a cracker. I could eat a whole slate, especially breastfeeding. I could eat a whole pack of Oreo thins, golden or regular in about 30 minutes yeah here's what i think about these these cookies first and foremost this is wonderful marketing by oreo you're talking about oreo yeah they don't care about this the thanksgiving thing we're just lifting the whole brand right wonderful marketing uh corn is wonderful in sweet and savory settings i can easily see a creamed corn think of a corn bread yeah corn muffin you know corn is extremely versatile corn is extremely versatile turkey is not.

48:51I will not. I have no interest in a turkey and stuffing chocolate covered Oreo. It sounds absolutely revolting. And I don't need it. I think we need to order it and do a Patreon taste test. We should have them send it to us. Oh, I could order it. It's$20. Loosen the purse strings. Yeah, just send it to me. Oh, yeah, because Ben's like a very influential foodie. So this is my P.O. box. Okay, P.O. box. You don't even have a P.O. box. This is my P.O. I just want to say these look disgusting. Yeah, they do. And I have a very hot take. Please. It's like a regular Oreos are very commonly sold now at like, you know, different fancy food stores dipped in chocolate.

49:25And it's like this big, like, I don't like it. Like, it's not that it's bad. Oh, you don't like the chocolate covered Oreo. It's fine. It's too much. But it's become so popular. It's too much. Yeah, look, people started dipping. People started frying. People started taking the Oreo. Okay, take it back. Fried Oreos are fucking amazing. I'm not disagreeing that they are amazing. I'm just saying they're a lot. Yeah, but I'm like an Oreo stan. Like, my favorite types of ice cream is cookies and cream. I love chopped up Oreos. You do. I love Oreos. So I'm saying this with love in my heart. I actually don't know now that I'm thinking about it.

49:56I don't know if anybody loves Oreos more than you. Golden Oreos are like my fucking favorite. No, it's not even that. Like when you get any kind of ice cream, you want chocolate crunchies, which are just broken up Oreos. And a lot of people don't realize that Oreo actually has sunflower lecithin in it, which is great for breastfeeding mamas. It helps with supply. And did you know they're parv? They're parv, yes. Which means non-dairy. So they're kosher too. They're really just nothing. Yeah. No, they're fucking amazing. They're really just 100 % chemicals. Like what the hell is in an Oreo if it's Parve?

50:22Okay, voice crack. Parve. You know, it's a good question. Like the fact that they're Parve is great, but that means that they're non-dairy. So what's the cream? What's in it? Yeah, it's a little, I don't want to know. Sunflower less than. Send it to me. I don't want to know. Today's fifth and final story is a little Dancing with the Stars. Recap, spoiler alert. Danielle Fishel went home to Panga, Ben's girlfriend, and Page Six is reporting that her Boy Meets World co-stars think the judges have a personal vendetta against her. So Danielle Fishel's Boy Meets World's co-stars think Dancing with the Stars judges have a personal vendetta against her.

50:54Ryder Strong admitted on Saturday's episode of the Pod Meets World podcast in regards to watching the judges score her performances, I held back anger. I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. At this point, it's starting to feel like a personal vendetta. Are you guys open to the potential that Danielle might be working her ass off? It has nothing to do with working her ass off. Her dance was bad. Yeah, so I just feel like that podcast was before she went home. And I think he's probably even more enraged now that she did go home. And I feel like I'm actually extremely unbiased when it comes to Dancing with the Stars, with the exception of Andy.

51:24Like, I don't have any horse in this race. And I just feel like it's, like, Danielle's time. Like, that's it. Yeah, I have a couple of things to say here. First of all, Topanga was just, like, the heartthrob of the generation. You love her. I loved her, certainly. You don't love her anymore? No, she seems wonderful. That said, she looks like our pediatrician. I said that on the toast. She looks like Dr. Prylish. And it was her time. Yeah, I agree. Her dance was bad. Oh, yeah, it was bad. This is a very clearly a two horse race. Who would you think the horses are? The horse is Alex and the horse is Whitney.

52:01Oh, wow. I agree. I know that you probably like Crocodile Dundee. Well, people love Robert Irwin. Yeah. He seems wonderful, by the way. He's a very good dancer. And he just like, he's a star. I would agree except that Jordan Childs is like really stepping her pussy up. So I think you're scooting past her. Yeah, I just, I don't know. I think that Whitney and Alex are just amazing dancers. No, Alex has really, in the last like two weeks. She's crushed it. Oh my God. Last night's dance was amazing. And it's so clear how hard she works. What is up with Flavor Flav? Like I actually, I like that they brought in a judge who wasn't so serious.

52:35Like people take this show so fucking seriously. Like it's actually annoying. Like whenever we give critiques, people are like, well you don't understand the jive. okay yeah I don't understand the jive I just I understand that I watched something that I thought was good like good yeah so it's nice that he brought like a sense of levity but like him giving like Andy a nine or an eight and then Alex and I like I hate that it's Joe voting and judging like really made no sense um having said that like he brought levity and it was fun and fresh and whatever but like Alex was very close to being the first person to get a completely perfect score a 40 out of 40 and she got a 39 he had said in an interview afterwards he meant to give her a 10 and then they wouldn't let him change it.

53:12So yeah, but that's annoying for Alex. But I do believe she's, when we first started, it was very clear that Whitney was gonna win. And I feel like Alex sort of was like, hold my beer. I think Alex really could and kind of should win. She works so hard. That's the thing. Whitney does have professional dance background. So I don't know if necessarily Whitney's getting that much better. Like she was already at the top. She's kids, right? No, it's insane. No, like Alex has made this. it's very very clear her full-time job 100 % of her personality committed with Val in that room he gave her a very inappropriate smooch on the forehead yes that was weird give her a very inappropriate smooch um and it seems that the two are thick as thieves yeah and they are in it to win it yeah like she's really like new to the dance world I know she like danced a little bit but in terms of like ballroom technique and stuff and I feel like she's the perfect like they should have her win because she's really what the show embodies Whitney who like is like a professional dancer winning is like no you're supposed to be a star before you're a dancer and she's a great guest judge that would be really fun I agree um I would be like very Bruno I give him a nine and I want to talk about Andy Hitler of me I didn't mean to do that that was very Hitler coded I want to talk about Andy really quickly okay yeah but can I before you go into it let me just say Andy should not be on the show anymore um andy is a really nice guy i see a lot of myself in him when i saw his outfit last night i was like oh that looks like me five drinks deep at a wedding at a wedding where i've untucked my shirt and taken off my bow tie and i'm just like dancing and sweaty but uh you've platformed him a little bit too hard and i think that people are voting for him because you told them to oh wow at the end of the day the only argument for danielle fishel is that she should not have gone home before andy so i have been like an andy defender because every week while he's certainly not the best dancer I feel as though he's brought something to the dance whether it was endearing like I thought it was sweet or whether it was funny like he made me laugh and last night was the first time he danced where I was like okay you've actually given me nothing and all I see is your mistakes and all I see is your inability to keep up so I thought that last night was an appropriate time for him to go home up until that point I thought there were people who just did less and I know people didn't agree with me but he was bringing something this is a tv show he was entertaining me and last night I was like okay he can definitely go home.

55:30Danielle Fishel going home before him, this is what Jackie and I keep saying, like, it doesn't matter. Like, Andy's not gonna win and Danielle's not gonna win. It was one of them going home first, so the fact that it was in. Sure. Now, now, Andy will go home. There's no, now, if he doesn't go home, I will think that it's weird. The way people every week is like, well, it's weird that Andy hasn't gone home. I haven't agreed. Now, starting, no one needs to go home besides him. Agreed. And I appreciate you blaming me. It's your fault. That's really sweet of you. It's not. But it's time. It's time.

56:03It's time for Andy to go home. Yeah. To his kids. Yeah. And to his wife. Yeah. Because him and what's her name are getting a little bit too close. Emma? Yeah. I don't think so. I think it's much more of like a paternal, daughterly. Nothing's paternal to a man. She's dating Alan. Okay. Do you know who that is? I do. All I know is I don't know what Andy's thinking. Just saying. What are you talking about? Just saying. Okay. So that's Jitsy with the Stars recap. I am like now we're getting to the point where we're like thinning the herd. I think once we get to like five or six people, Jordan, Whitney, because it's top four.

56:39Right now my top four are Alex, Jordan, Whitney, Robert Irwin. I also, sorry. I'm not a fan of Dylan Efron. I don't think, I think he'll go home soon too. Agreed. And Andy should have gone home before Jen. Jen was a good dancer. Yeah, I agree. She worked hard. I agree. And if we're doing this on hard work and improvement, she was postpartum. Yep. And she deserved to go further. I completely agree. Although Jackie's take on it, and I don't disagree with it, is like, I do think it was kind of a kind thing to let her go. I think this was a really difficult experience for her. Being away from her kids.

57:13So true. Breastfeeding full time. So true. Being so freshly postpartum. I think it's hard on her body physically and her mind. And you're right. She wasn't going to win. So it was kind. Let her go. Let her go. Yeah. I think it was the kind thing to do. Who was the worst contestant on Dancing with the Stars this year? Who was it? who was define worst like in a technical sense it's Andy who annoyed you the most no like oh Lauren Haregi got it Baron Davis wasn't great like I forgot we've literally the show's been on for three months already like Baron Davis was bad I was not a Hilaria fan oh I'm just not a Hilaria I'm not a Hilaria fan either because like she's so crazy but in terms of dance she was very good she was a fine dancer and she went home because people just don't like her she was a fine dancer and that's the thing that's what I'm worried about people really don't like Whitney Like when I go to Twitter and like see, they're like, I can't believe Whitney didn't go home last night.

57:59I'm like, what are you talking about? She's the best dancer on TV. And so I do think that the fan votes actually have like a lot of sway and people really don't like Whitney. I don't know why. If the fan votes have a lot of sway, Alex will win. Yeah, agreed. She already won. Agreed 100%. And I would be very happy. I think she deserves to win. She's my winner right now. Like that's who I voted for last night. I only voted for one person and I voted for her 10 times. Yeah, she has been amazing. Agreed. It's been like really cool to see someone from TikTok like. Crush it. Yeah, like those are our peeps.

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