Benjy Chavez Talks Streamer Friendship Drama, Moving to LA & Love Life Struggles | Just Trish 310
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We have one of the fastest ways to start, and like, not bona fide star, okay? You might know from Streaming University. Your favorite streamer, my favorite streamer, my favorite cook. My favorite chef over here. Vendee. Vendee Chavez. Hey. Hey. Hey. Welcome. No, thank you guys for having me here. This is so surreal for me. You are a major star. You're like literally everywhere. You're on every podcast, every stream. There is. I can't wait to know so much about you. Oscar introduced me to you first. He was like, Benji, icon from Streaming University. That's right, for some-- I know, it's not a clip. Yeah, it's a clip. How do you time? Because you're always streaming, right? Like, you stream-- IRL. Yeah. Right now, I'm taking a little break. I'm low-key being neglecting them. But-- The streams? Yeah, like a week. What have you been doing? You're having a little time. Okay, there. Nothing just being a bum. OK. I'll just keep you from off. Well, I'm moving out. So we've been packing my house, and I feel like I don't want to stream in the mess, because I haven't met. I haven't seen it. Yeah, and they'd be judging everything. They're like, oh my god, a mess. They need a clean. But you're real. You're in the middle of a movie. You know what I mean? That's giving real life. But I've got to be fake sometimes. My house is always clean, like, I'm going to get influenced. Oh, you know. I'm going to show the good part, which is in the clean part. I like, I don't want to show the mess. Yeah, so you'll be moving in the next week? Yeah, hopefully. I've applied to a few places, and they all rejected me. I always get rejected, if I ever-- And no! Why? Do you think it's your streamer? Because you're young? I don't know what it is. But they were like, oh, well, let you know. And then they would let me know that same day. They were like, unfortunately, you guys did not qualify. Sorry. Wait, really? Do you think it's just because you guys are also young, maybe? It could be that. Yeah, because my friends went to one of this. Yeah. How's-- And they looked at him like-- Oh. Yeah. A little judgment, like a little-- OK. Yeah. They were like, are you sure going to be able to afford this? They were like-- I was like, what? I don't know where they'd be saying that. They actually say that. They were just more of that look. Yeah. No, they said that. They were like, oh, my god. They were able to pay-- Stop it. Oh, my god. Yeah. We can't afford it. I'm like-- You're like, I am the streamer. I have the number one streamer maybe even. Did you ever see the movie Selena where they do that to her at the mall? And then all the people start coming to her. Yeah, that's the most exciting. She's here for the Grammys. Yeah. And then she's like, oh, you're Selena. I don't know. And then everyone's like Selena's that key. Yeah. And everyone's just running from the mall. Yeah. And everyone's giving it a love. And she's like, oh, you're Selena. And everyone's like, oh, you're Selena. Yeah. So I love Selena. It was out. The movie probably was out before you were born. Yeah. Like, 1998. We were born in the 90s or 2000s. It was in almost 2000s. I think it got released like 1998. Oh, the movie was in the 90s. But when were you released? Why did you come out? I was released in 2003. Oh, my god. We were just talking about people not to be like Grimbo. We were just talking about people who weren't around for 9/11. So that's like so crazy. You were after that. My sister was born in 9/11. What? 9/11? Oh, I'm 9/11? Well, two years after. But it was her birthday. Wait, are you guys twins? She's born two years later. Two years after 9/11? Oh, no, we're not twins. Oh. She's, she's, wait. Which? I don't know either. No, she was born two years before. Before 9/11. Yeah. Because you were born two years after. So I was like, oh, are you guys born at the same time? Oh, so she was alive during that time. Yeah, she was, uh, it was her birthday. And that's when, like, everything happened. So her birthday is 9/11? Yeah. Like, 99. Yeah, then everyone's like always so sad in that day. And then we're like, yay. Happy birthday. I mean, people have to be born on that day too. Yeah. So I get that. It's not her fault. I mean, she did it all. Yeah, it's kind of depressing though. Oh. You should have been born on 9/12 instead. Yeah, if you can push it a little bit. But, uh, again, not to be grim. But, like, the flights are cheaper. It's statistically on that day. They are. I'm not even being funny. That's a few flights somewhere. Oh, too late. Couldn't memory. I guess people are scared, maybe, like, the jeans. Bad moments. Yeah, bad. Yeah. Which is, like, the chance to happen that twice is, like, you know. No, yeah. Not to be all, like, dark on your episode. So, did she fly along? No, but she'd never flown. Oh, ever. No, she'd never. Has she been out, please? Oh, yeah. I'm a liar. Okay. But she had, she didn't fly that much. When was the last airplane you were on? Where did you go? Where was your last travel? Uh, when was my last flight? Was it Brazil? Oh, why did you go to Brazil? Uh, I went to Texas recently, too. Okay. I just wanted to flag to Brazil. I like Brazil. Oh, no. I went to streamer university that I went to. Oh, I got to streamer university. Where was that? Was that it? Was that, was that it? Was that in, was that in, was that in Atlanta? No. Atlanta? It was in, uh, Wyoming. No, no, no. Someone in the middle. South? Arkansas. Arkansas. Arkansas. Arkansas. Why is it there? I don't know. It was so hot, too. That's so weird. Okay. So, yes. Okay. Maybe we should start with there because that's obviously your iconic moment. That's where we discovered you. How did you get on streamer university? You were very excited when you got accepted. Um, I saw that he, like, released a trailer. I didn't like commented. I was like, oh, I will be applying. I didn't. I don't know. You put the little seat out there. Yeah. Um, like, the comment got a lot of likes. So I was like, oh, shit. Like, it's just actually for real. It's like, like, I thought I could get in, but I didn't really believe it. I didn't really think people actually wanted me to get in so bad. So, um, I made, like, a little, like, video, like, explaining why I wanted to be part of streamer university. And it, like, blew up so fast. And kind of said, I reposted it like in the next, like, hours. Oh, he did himself. Yeah. Wow. That's really cool. After, like, a few days, it's like, I'm just waiting anxiously. I'm like, will I get accepted? Will I not? I was like, oh, my name's not going to come on. Suddenly, he's like, bandy child. I'm like, I made it. Oh, that's so amazing. I made a university. Yeah. So did your fan, like, did your roommates, your family? Did they all know that you applied? Yeah, they, they were all like supportive. My brother was actually the one that helped me record the video. Like, um, because I went to the, to my roof. Yeah. And that's why I did it. I would like, I would like, because I have this thing where growing up, I would go to my roof. I'd just like, reminence and watch this guy. And we are really allowed to cut. You get cut. Yeah, they are. I'm like, I don't want this demonetized. No. Oh, yes. I love when someone knows. Yeah. I had this thing. So I was like, oh, like, it would be good if I just recorded the video in my roof. And I recorded it here. And yeah, I got accepted to stream the university and we went. I feel like you can't move from actually from that house. Like so magical. Is it the same house that you grew up in? Yeah, but I moved out like about a year ago. So the last thing you're moving from is not that house. You guys, not the same house. But still your parents also, they're like living there. Yeah, it's like my childhood home. Oh my gosh. You're from Bakersfield? Right now. Yeah. Soon I'm gonna be a layboy. Yeah. Yeah. Where were you born and raised? I was born. It's called Porterville, California. It's like, like, heading towards Bakersfield. But pretty far from there's still like an hour and 20 from Bakersfield. It's like in the valley, like where all the fields are at and everything. Have you guys ever been by Bakersfield? I have. Yeah. Yeah. I've driven up there before. I've gone through it to Vegas, right? And go through Bakersfield to Vegas. I don't know. Do you? My Arbys. Is there a lot of Arbys up there? There are Arbys in Bakersfield. Yeah. It's by Victorville. Victorville too. Like Bakersfield, Victorville. Victorville, I think it's. Like, heading towards on the way. Yeah. It's like far from Bakersfield. It's like the whole other side. I feel like I've been through Bakersfield before. What's going on in Bakersfield? What's up there for you? Well, to be honest, nothing for me right now. What led you there? Oh. What's the calling? Well, Bakersfield is like 30 minutes from where I live, so. Got it. I decided to move there. That's like the LA to where I used to live before. Okay. Like, living there for me was like, oh shit, this is crazy. Like more of the city. Yeah. Because where I was born, it's like, or where I grew up in. It's like such a small town. It's like 2000 population. Oh. Wow. It's really small. Yeah. But everybody be like, having babies now, so am I. It might have went up to 3000. My God. Everyone didn't. They multiplied. They doubled. That's crazy. I don't know why. I'm like, oh my god, someone has a baby. - Oh, my God.
kind of love that. That's like that's good that's you know but it's like everyone knows each other there okay everyone knows everyone so that's that movie to make us feel was like oh like it's better now do people like see you as like a celebrity back home or they just like damn he really don't know yeah I remember um one time I went to my town like I went back and everyone was just like telling me like oh we're proud of you and everything I was like oh my god they're like we're always watching your streams I'm like oh that's really cool cuz your streams get a lot of views it's so where did it start for you like where were you like how many was streamer first did you start YouTube because you have a YouTube channel as well where you're like cooking and I started on TikTok live I that's why I started two years ago um it started more like with my family and everything like I was just started going life for fun cuz I was like bored I was just going to college going back and forth back and forth so I was like let me just post videos for fun and then little by little I got more comfortable I used to be an introvert I wouldn't talk and then going on live made me more talkative like I started talking about everything um talking about like local people like local people that pissed me off I was telling the stories about like this person was a bitch like yeah and people would just join up for that and like I had this thing where like I would just like cook with my family and people like their dynamic so they started joining my TikTok lives and most of my followers are from going live on TikTok wow it's so funny cuz I don't imagine he was introverted at all because like you're always in situations with other streamers and like it feels like anxiety hates to see you coming it's like it feels like you do not gap at all especially IRL streaming so were you ever anxious doing those like when you're shopping like I know you go to stores and you're just like shopping or IRL streaming and then people are coming up to you all the time you ever get anxious about that I do be getting anxious because like sometimes they're rude like they're like oh like stop recording me and then they think like they think I'm purposely trying to record others and I'm like oh my god what do I do so I still get nervous in those situations and I put the camera away but but they come up to you yeah the people that are rude yeah so like you're streaming and then people come up and say but are they your fans or are just people in the malls and they're even fans they're like don't record me don't record me I'm like yeah I won't record you but they see you recording why would people even come up to you I don't know if I still don't record you and it would be an abs like walk on the other side why don't they just walk on the inside of you no yeah um I think just some people though that's so weird it's like everyone is filming themselves now that's so odd okay no yeah um respectful king so you're like okay I'm like I'm like okay what's the floor stream yeah my stream gets mad too my stream gets mad they're like they're like oh they know your stream like why are they gonna tell you yeah I'm like okay no if I say like a person streaming we see like live streamers all the time and no way because that's even more awkward to go through a streamer and be like stop filming me and rather just be like let me just go away you know what I mean like not be in it that's so weird I don't like being rude so I still take it I'm I tell my stream just watch the floor for right now I'll talk to my brother because my brother's my camera man oh I was wondering how that works okay so you're just with a phone your brother's just with the phone oh no well now I use a camera what depending on where I'm at because if you use a phone in certain areas sometimes it doesn't work doesn't work so I have this little backpack now for 30k it's like the kids like the streamers so the backpack I have a low income backpacks for now so basically the backpack yeah the backpack has like different networks to where it connects um and a regular phone isn't able to do that so what's it connect to it connects it's like a it's like carrying a Wi-Fi box with you oh like a hot spot yeah something like that and you just put it over like my brother just puts it around here and he connects it to the camera it's like a regular camera it's like a star link in there or something where just they never goes out it's just always Wi-Fi no it's still locked in certain spots but usually it works in spaces where the phone wouldn't work that's really cool like large crowds it will work sometimes but if it's too bad like horrible like it won't work so if you have a camera like this and it's connected to a Wi-Fi where and you're streaming your TikTok uh twitch yeah are they paying you yeah love how shut up twitch no as they said no I love are you not supposed to know no yeah okay I love that no you should be like top twitch creator so then it's like you're logged on to twitch on like a computer uh streams there how are you streaming to twitch I guess how's that stream going through it's like it's confusing it's yeah looking like learning math but once you get the hang of it you get the hang of it okay um you just connect the Wi-Fi box to the twitch it's not a box it's like a like a router like your Wi-Fi router yeah but twitch is in the router yeah you connect the twitch inside it's very confusing so the hotspot and twitch is in the hotspot basically yes yeah Lily goes directly to like mind you twitch it is not like find an old email so the system is not there he is I do not know how to connect it is too I have people who help me sometimes I don't know how to fix fix certain parts of my streams so I just call my mom I'm like mom can you help me with this oh my gosh it's complicated because even like I whenever I stream a little bit like from home to game or whatever when something like doesn't work I kind of panic because I don't know how to fix it like someone set it up for me so now anytime something is wrong I'm like okay well no stream so it's kind of hard no especially when it's stream like they're impatient they fix it fix it fix it worst streamer ever I'm like oh my god see your own hands really sometimes sometimes they're like oh like locking pick the Wi-Fi like something they want me to be like a magic genie and go inside the Wi-Fi and become my Wi-Fi myself I don't know you're doing pretty good for 22 years old and like figuring all that out that's very I could never be an IRL streamer because I don't I want to how that works you wouldn't try it at least she gets very anxious also like where she thinks she's she's gonna get jumped like anytime she's just do like do you have security this top no that's top like a home yeah like a computer that's sure but then people know I'm home I just don't like people know where I'm at oh yeah yeah which is kind of the point just yeah do you bring security with you no I don't because I guess shy okay I ever had security like the people were like around we're gonna be like well he really thinks he saw that you think like embarrassing you're like a streamer you have expensive equipment people know where you're I mean it's very logical I think but it doesn't make sense in certain areas yeah like when I go to large crowds and stuff like that it is important how is that for you or do you get like mobs depending if it's like well now my my followers are getting a little more diverse uh-huh but before it was usually only like Hispanics okay so whenever I would go to a concert here whenever I go to a concert anywhere yeah sometimes it does get crazy and I'm like oh that's that's what you're exciting though that's kind of cool right yeah it's cool or TikTok could take you I'm like oh my god y'all making me feel like I'm Kylie Jenner the way people like flock you I just love you like and you are so like humble like you're so humble about everything like you drove here as I can I get you a car gonna like you're like I'll just drive myself and you came from two hours away came from Baker's field yeah I used to it it's fine that and you're by yourself you came by yourself mm-hmm it's like I was my friends I was like you guys want to come they were like oh I'm tired it's like literally 2 p.m. I'm like we're so sleeping that's wild it's because they got stuck in the mountains yesterday like seven hours oh my god they they went to LA and then they went back over there because they live with me oh well how they can happen yeah uh yeah it was like a traffic jam and they close the the whole like mountains by by the grapevine oh by the the grapevine where's that yeah it's heading towards Baker's field oh my gosh that's oh you know I know that's okay well yeah I don't know I don't know by numbers I just know great you know you're gonna be in LA oh my god so are you gonna live in like one of those houses like the hype houses where they're like what's the other one that rice gum lived do you remember that was like six story ones oh yeah the glass houses oh I'm not that richness I feel like you must you must be with streaming and I'm trying to get there yeah because it do be expensive I'd be spending a lot of money I'd be looking at my bank account and I'm like oh my god where do I spend that much money where do you spend the money I'm a spender too it's Uber Eats Door Dash I'm getting to me it does add up those extra orders do add up they do I do but you cook you cook a lot too uh well now I'm kind of performative with it I only cook whenever I'm on stream I'm like okay really yeah do you enjoy it I do enjoy it but I just Door Dash got to me but your phone looks good I was watching it because I'm very much into cooking videos I tried to do it my husband tried to do it and you're you're very good at it like it looks delicious like I'm gonna go on there it's because my mom I'm grateful for that because you know how there's moms that are like oh only my daughter's gonna learn how to cook yeah my mom was gonna like that she was equal with all of us so she was whenever I was hungry and was craving something she would be like two points I said lower and she would teach me like basically like you put you do it like don't just expect it oh my god my sister would teach me how to cook and then I would look at on YouTube videos uh-huh and since then I would cook for the whole family wow that's not easy to do like to cook for how many people are in your family uh it's five wow
Well, it was five back then, but my sister she got pregnant. I had two babies. Oh, now we're seven. Yeah, are you cooking for seven now? No, not right now cuz I don't live with them but basically Yeah, since I would cook for the whole family Wow, but it kind of like double cuz my dad is low-key big So he would eat like three plates Honestly, if I came over, I'd want three plates too. It's so good. What do you cook like? What's your like with favorite thing to cook or your best dish? I'm like cooking like a lot of like steak and rice beans Um, and spicy food like yeah, oh always has to be spicy and I remember at streaming in diversity to you Like everyone was such a big fan of your cooking. I wasn't Lizzo that like came over. I was like Yeah, what did you what what are you cooking that she came over? Uh, I made a kind of sad that that came out so randomly um Everyone I was so confused. I didn't know what to do in streaming university. I was like I have to think outside the box So someone brought up the idea of doing a kindness. I don't know like wait like should I do it? You didn't know what a kind of sad idea. Oh my god. We love it. It's our favorite dish. It's also in beer. Have you ever been there? Uh, I think I have Oh, well, you're not now. Yeah, but one one of my favorites is there they have a carne asada at the salsa beer So and it's okay. I think I have it. That sounds familiar Yeah, it's kind of like a wagon wheels like brown wagon wheel north Hollywood. It's like a really popular one Anyway, it's sorry, but and then at the night markets too. They have carne asada like nachos carne asada fries and they're like It's our favorite but it's so hard to cook so you can cook a carne asada Well, I had the help of a few people my brother one of my friends will that I managed to me university and The cooking ladies from the streaming universities and was that we're making the food for us in the cafeteria Yeah, they're not streamers. They were just they were there to cook. Yeah, they were they came up to me They were like, oh my daughters are big fans And it like it all came naturally because I was like, oh, yeah, I could do a kindness out of but the problem is like I need a grill Yeah, someone brought a grill to me, but it was like A little one like smaller than this book. No, no, not that Maybe like four of those before yeah, yeah, there's a lot of people I was like it's like 300 of us. So how do you mean you cooked 300 people carne asada? Uh, well, I mean food for like 300 people basically what but with the help of the lunch ladies who bought all the meats? Um, that's another thing Someone messaged me the day before uh, I actually did the kind of stuff. They were like, oh, we're from Texas. We really would like to sponsor all the me and everything. It was it's just their own company And it's like a family-owned business, but you know what it's called. It's called carne city prime carne city prime. Yeah, and it's in Texas. Yeah, we're gonna get it. Do they ship internationally? Because they ship by just different states. I think they do because they did that That day because I was in Arkansas and they were in Texas. They were like, oh, we could get that ship to you right away And then the next day I didn't respond because I fell asleep the next day I get an email and a card. They were like, oh um Like we know you didn't accept yet, but I said a truck already Wow, they were on it. Yeah, they were on it. They were like even if you don't end up coming with us like we just wanted to try And I was like, they already like they're the whole drive so I'm gonna you're gonna make it. Yeah, I'm gonna make it. I was like, oh It's really happening. Oh wow. And then they came Uh, they were so nice. It was the owner and Um, one of his workers and they came and brought the food for us Wow, we put in the fridge and then the next day the lunch ladies me my brother too, even though he was being my cameraman Oh, he goes to then yeah, wow, I mean we were all like just flipping steaks the whole day I didn't do you watch I didn't get to see that in your watch that part now because I love I love cooking I love karni aside. Oh my god. That sounds delicious. Yeah, that was like most of the stream was me cooking With all of them. Yeah, you know what that's such a good life skill to have just in general like when now and forever like having a cooking But also it's like you become so popular like everybody loves and if you whatever whatever you're in If there's like a cook in a reality show wherever you're at like people want to have the cook around because Not a lot of people cook and they want a good meal, you know? No, yes people were grateful like yeah, I thought they were gonna talk I don't know why I just thought like they're not gonna care But they're like they I I encountered them sometimes still like a month or two later. I don't know how long has it been time is passing too I think I got two months, huh? Yeah, almost like two months and they're like oh like I can't get over you Can I tell that when are you doing another one? I'm like, oh my god. They were really they were really starving They were not starving, but we were eating chicken every day right chicken and um Like better chicken and fries right like every day and then they wanted something different They were like released from the shackles for when they Was this probably especially in Arkansas. I'm sure it's hard to find good Mexican food down there because it's hard to find Thank you so much to know city for sponsoring this episode of just trash I for so long Have struggled and suffered through a lot of what ifs fear of things that Are realistic some that are not realistic mostly things that were just in my head A lot of times people can describe things as paranoia or anxiety when in reality It could also be OCD. Just know that you're not alone while a lot of people may just have anxiety Sometimes that is also part of OCD and it is something that can be treatable real OCD is persistent unwanted intrusive thoughts That totally feel out of character along with mental and physical behaviors You feel driven to do to get relief even when it never actually comes These thoughts can feel very real which is what makes them so upsetting and I think sometimes we get in this Headspace right we worry about the unknown the tomorrow's the what ifs Nothing's actually happening to us. So while that can be anxiety It can also be symptoms of OCD and I feel a lot of us suffer with that and we don't want to admit it We don't know we just think it's very common to worry about things that didn't happen or things that haven't come and Our brains never get a moment of peace our bodies never feel calm and at ease because our nervous system is always going And when I realized that I thought okay, I have a personality disorder. What else could I have? And it's it's a it's a real disorder that a lot of people do suffer from and don't get the help they need So they're just kind of suffering and silence But it doesn't have to be that way because OCD is highly treatable with the right kind of specialized therapy It needs ERP which is exposure and response prevention therapy proven to be the most effective treatment Which is true. I did a lot of talk therapy, but until I could actually be exposed to the fears the what ifs In the alternate sides of it. 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He He mentioned on his stream that he did Try and be like there. Oh, that's really good. How was that? How's that experience? We were a fan of him before yeah I was like honestly when you're going through all of that you don't process it till after my whole way like I really went and did this and was right in front of the presence of these people like being in the presence of all of you guys are like crazy You know You're like this like you're such a big like it's so cool to me like I'm young people are like coming up and seeing the Beginning of it all because you are gonna be like so huge. You are so huge already and it's just so cool because it's a whole different medium There wasn't streamers in real-life streamers when I was coming up like 20 years ago So it's like this whole new thing that I don't know about and you're like you're at the cutting edge of it You know, which is very cool and and Kai and it's cool that you guys are doing this program So was he like mentoring you while you were there I know that it was hard to like see him all the time because he was just up and running So he was actually taking the role seriously like he was actually the taking the persona of a What's it called um, he was the dean, right? Yeah, yeah running back. But you saw him a lot or no a few times Yeah, I would see him walking around and he would come one time he scared me I was supposed to be in class already and he came I was eating cereal Like yeah, you gotta start hitting you know, I think you should have running right Zero yeah, it was just me and then my brother didn't tell me he was recording for me But it's because cameraman I'm not allowed to talk so really matter him, but I'm like you should have told me But he can't talk to you Guys, you know, I didn't want like the cameraman like oh like being in yeah, yeah, okay, so I told my brother like don't talk And then you're like why don't you tell me? But why repeat is your about yourself in typing in class? Cuz I woke up late. I forgot what I did that day. No, I was just I woke up late it was actually like an actual college experience right you're like because you're Were you 22 at the time? Was this the year right? Yeah, so you're the summer when you turned 23 because you were born. I turned 23 in December Okay, December seven. Oh my gosh. Yeah, yeah, so I guess and you went to college, but you took a break? Yeah, I took a break for social media because you don't know how long this class like Obviously like if you're able to keep the ball rolling you keep it going mm-hmm, but I felt like if I continue going to school I wouldn't be able to go out and do all this stuff because yeah Like I don't know
like professors back then they didn't care if you were in class as long as you did the homework but now they care. They're class. You have to be in class now so. Really? So yeah, once I'm like, I'm fired from a class with fired. I'm not in our college. What is it called? Remove from a class? Yeah. Because I miss like a week. So that's crazy. Even though I was still doing the work and paying, right? You're like paying to go to college. Who cares if you're paying? Community college. So it was basically college. Yeah. Where were you going? I was going to mountain in San Jacinto. I quit after like six weeks, but where were you at? I was at Bakersville College. Okay. So you're just going to like your general education? I got my associate's there already. Oh, so what? Oh, you graduated. Yeah, but it's like graduating from high school basically. That is not true. Yeah, I couldn't last six weeks there. That's a big deal. So she's, I don't even have, they're really great. Yeah, I have my associates right now. Wait, I'm thinking to break. I still need like a year and a half or two more, but have you noticed like a huge shift in like your viewers and also like the opportunities since junior university? No, yeah, it's definitely like like the bubble bursted because before like, I was doing good, but it was like like only the Hispanic community wouldn't watch me usually, and then after that, it like Kites and I had so many different like publics from so many different communities. Yeah. That now is like crazy. I mean, honestly, the Hispanic community is such a great demographic to have. Like they're so supportive. Like I even when we go to like, okay, so if we go like one of my favorite places, I think if I air 10, see me Valley. Okay, so if I air here's one of my favorite places, we're not see me Valley. Or there's lots of different different things. And it's like one of my favorite places to go because just the supporters and stuff, they're just like so enthusiastic. They stick by you through like everything. You know, they're just like so supportive of anything, you know what I mean? Which is like very cool. And they show up for you. It's like it's a really good demographic tab. Yeah, we're full of drama, but we're also like full of love. Like, like you have a little bit of both. And I feel like the family dynamic is always really similar because like I'm like white let's you know, but like still seeing your family dynamic, it does remind me of like me and my mom and my grandma. Like I don't know the dynamic. Everyone can relate to it. Yeah. Yeah, people like watching like the dynamic because they they I feel like a lot of people don't really show their family. Right. Like the raw version because they're scared. They're like, Oh, we're gonna get judged, but like people actually like seeing that because they're like, I relate. Yeah, it's like the family, the culture, the music, like it's just it's just fun to see. It's just like fun to watch and be a part of it's very cool. Are you into you speak Spanish? You were speaking Spanish. Yeah, fluently. Yeah, fluently. Did you I'm lucky to be coming to North Savo though? Like, welcome to the club. I'm waiting for you. I got with too many white people. You the teacher. I love learning. I love learning Spanish from all my Hispanic family. I love it so much to like be speaking and I'm like, Oh my god teach me something. It's like so fun to like learn it. You know, I don't it's so cool to be bilingual. Don't lose it. I'm not tonight, which I couldn't be. No, I wouldn't lose it, but sometimes I'm not able to say like a fool like paragraph without studying because I'd be speaking English all day now. I've been living with my roommates, my friends. They're like my siblings because like they brought me in and everything when I moved out of my family. Yeah, like I'm known them for like three years already. And one of them is half Mexican and the other one is full Mexican but he's a non-sabble. So they only speak English. So no one speaking Spanish with you at the house. So so like I'm forced to just speak English. But you guys did get a win for Mexico on streamer university. When you guys were all wearing the dreamer games. Oh yeah, that's separate than streamer. Yeah. Okay, so different things. Streamer games. That was big because I was around the time of the World Cup and then when Mexico lost, I think everyone lost interest in the World Cup when Mexico lost. We're just like, okay, what's the point? And then when you guys brought at home, everyone's like, yeah, it's because you had the jerseys and yeah, people were dying. I was so confused. They thought we were going to be in the very bottom and we got their place. I guess, yeah, I guess maybe like unassuming from like, yeah, because you're with Wendy Ortiz was in the team. Who else was in there with you guys? It was me, Wendy Ortiz, Danny Bans, Arkey, and Evan. So maybe they underestimated you, right, Wendy's a mom. You're so young. So maybe they're just like these. Yeah, they were saying we were athletic. I was like, well, they're in for a for a surprise. Like, yeah, I will tell me, but I'm good. Did you like play sports and stuff growing up or you just like, naturally, like, I'm not growing up. My mom never let me join sports because she was overprotected. She was like, oh, if you break a bone, like, I don't want, like, this is, I don't want you to be crying and stuff like that. So she never let me join sports. And whenever I did join, I was mostly just water boy. Not even water boy. I was just sitting down. Oh, well, you look at you now, though. You know, you had, did you get to keep the trophy? Did you get to keep any of that? Just don't, I told you. You still second boy. I think it actually did get so lit because, oh, my god, they blame you that because you did a little prank. And I think I'm actually taking it. Oh, my god, it's like, I'm like, it wasn't me. I probably put it back after the clip. So how is it? Can you explain the clip farm to me? Yeah. Well, sometimes it's just like, you know what people are going to find funny. So in your head, you're like, let me say it out loud. Oh, I see. Okay. You're like baiting for clips. But I don't, I don't really do that much. But here and I do do it. But then it's gonna be pretty intelligent to kind of know what's funny and like, know what people will pick up on. Like, I, when we get clipped on this podcast, like, we just don't know. And so it's always a surprise, but you can kind of like, like, what's something that you know? What goes wrong? I don't even know. What, what I loved about you, those like, at streamer university, because that's like the first time I, I saw clips. If you take talk lives in your streams before, but like, I was seeing so much of your streamer university. And like, there was only a handful of streamers that like, I started loving. And I loved you because like, everyone was clip farming. And they were just like being yourself. And it was like so natural. That's what it is here too. People will clip it. You're just so like effortless. And I think especially when you're like, with hundreds of people who are like, trying so hard, like, you just stood out because you weren't trying at all. And you were like, so naturally funny. No, yeah. I was just walking around just, like, seeing what came across that way. I think the first clip I saw was like, the short, was it like MLK? Oh, yeah. Oh, I thought it's MLK. Do you want to show me to someone else's? No, it's because, um, Kaisen got sponsored by so many brands. And one of them was milk. Milk? Yeah, like actually, I'm like, that's the name of the brand like milk. And they gave, they were like, giving us every day and milk. Oh, the milk bottle, the milk jug. Yeah. Got it. And I saw a sweater. And I was like, Oh, it says MLK, WMLK. And I saw it again. And then it had an eye. I was like, Oh, it says milk. But I like that you went there. You're like, that's what I call the MLK so far and stuff like that. That's okay. Yeah. I was scared. I was like, no, people are gonna think I was like doing this in a bad way. Like, I were excited about it. You don't see a lot of MLK merch. So that's probably pretty exciting. Especially for on January, you're like, cool. No, yeah. I love that. Was there like a dream? Because you've done so many podcasts, and you don't mean like streamer, you did Ludwig, you did Kaisen. Is there like a dream, podcast, or dream stream that you could be a part of here? Stop. No, this is actually crazy. There's a clip of two years ago. Oh yeah. Yeah. Someone sent it to me. Um, they were like, oh, you should be on Trisha Payton's podcast. And I was like, I don't even think they even know who I am. So they were like two years ago. Did you know, we were back then too. Yeah. I love me. Yeah. I've been saying, yeah, I'm a new fan this year, but I've been following. I don't follow a lot of streamers. I love Wendy too as well. I love you guys together. I think you guys are so funny. Do you have a good genuine friendship together? Yeah. We've known each other since before we blew up, blew up, like before we had like a million, even like she had like 100k and I had like 20k. Wow. I met Eve at first. Oh, she's great. Yeah. No, when they followed me first, then Eve invited me to go out and hang out with them when they were, they started being LA girlies. Right. Because they were they're from Colorado and they were not LA girlies and then they started coming more. I don't know, I started driving. They're the reason I learned how to drive people. All right. What a crash. How are you? No, nobody wanted to bring me to hang out with them. So I was like, you know what? I'm just going to risk my life. Let me go. Let me learn. I was like, you know what? Let me choose drive over there. What's the word that could happen? So I drove to LA and after that, I just started driving to LA. That's why you were like, oh, you need car service? I was like, no, I could drive after years experience. That's actually a real flex because so many influencers. And I guess just young people now, so many people, I know do not drive. Do not have a license, like so many. And it's like so interesting because I guess you don't need it because so many people do book car services and stuff like that. But it's very independent of you to do that. That's very cool. No, yeah. I barely started learning how to drive when I was 19 because before that, I was scared. Yeah. And I like, no, I just be driving. I'm whipping that. I love it. Do you have your kind of car? Do you have like a big car or like a little car? I have a camera. And I also have this other car that was gifted to me. I don't know if you guys saw. No, we're gifted a car. Yeah, by neon. Oh, yeah. This was kind of recent, right? Yeah, this was like, like April. Oh, my gosh, how do you know neon? We met.
when we started going to this trip. We went to this trip, it's called Cancun. Oh wait, wait, what? You know what, Cancun? (all laughing) - It's got, it's got, it's got, it's the trip. - Is it the trip? - Did he invoice you for your meal? Is this the one where he was like paying? - Oh, that was in chapter two. - Did you look, were you on that trip? - That was for Brazil, yeah. - You were there? - Mm-hmm. - And so what happened? Is there any tea there? - Well, there was a lot of drama and stuff, but I was like, I was just eating my popcorn watching the drama and enjoying my time in Brazil as well. - So were you guys like taking out to restaurants? - Yeah, so basically what he did is, it was a large group of us. So obviously we're not gonna all be putting our cards and be like, oh, give me my check, give me my check 'cause it was a lot of us, including the cameraman and he brings like extra people and security guards and everything. So it would have been hard, so what he told us to do was, whenever we go out to stuff like this, like restaurants, I'll pay for it and I'll invoice you guys the total after. - He said that up front, so you guys knew? - Yeah, we had known before from the Cancun trip. - Okay, so Cancun's first. - Yeah, Cancun was our first trip, we had it. - And what is kind of, is it like a brand trip where he ends up like we're all gonna stream together? Like how does it come about? - He just wanted to do content, so he put a lot of us like in a group chat, he was like, you guys down to go to Cancun, we were like, yeah. And then he told us in chapter one, which was Cancun. - I like the chapter one, like draw again and draw again. - In chapter two, Brazil, we had new characters which were Christa and Chessington, so they didn't know about them. - Oh, I see. - Yeah, so it was our fault for not letting them know, like. - Okay, so they weren't like aware of that 'cause that's why we felt like, well, 'cause it was kind of like divided. Is it on one hand I get it? On the other hand, they need to know up front if they're gonna be, 'cause so it's not like a brand trip where everything's paid for. - No, it was more like, I saw it at like, oh, Twitch has paid me because, whenever you go to like streams like this, like a lot of people tune in, so you make the money back. - Okay, so it is like a work trip. So you guys are all like working there. And how did you get, how did he find you just DM Junions? It's like, hey, like you. - Where was it at? It was this soccer game. I made him at this like streamer soccer game. And then after that, he just decided to like add me to the trip, they started planning the trip. And he added all these influences like Wendy, me, Sandy, so all the, a lot of streamers. - How do we get invited? (laughing) - I don't know how to stream a trip. - Yeah, it's so fun. - I would love it. - It's so fun, it's full of drama, it's full of, yeah. Like crazy stuff, but. - What's like, can you give us any, a little drama, does that have to be crazy? Like what's a little drama that happened on either chapter one or chapter two? - Thank you so much to Dr. Kings for sponsoring this episode of Jess Trish. The weight is over, football is here, and so is Dr. Kings. Dr. Kings is now live in all 50 states. One app, every sport nationwide. New Dr. Kings customers sign up with code Trish, spend five bucks to get $200 in rewards within 21 days, includes all markets. That's code Trish, T-R-I-S-H. In partnership with Dr. Kings, the crown is yours. 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Kings for sponsoring today's episode. - What's, let me not get too messy. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, you did too, I don't want it. - You don't want me on fans gonna press me. - You don't want me on. - You give to the car. - The worst drama that-- - I think funny. - A lot of us were kind of just like arguing with each other. - About what do you argue about us streamers? - Random crazy stupid-- - Like about the stream, like that's my chat or something or something. - No, it's more like we're not all doing stuff together, like we're all doing stuff separately and we're here to all interact with each other and that's like the reason for the arguments. - I see, and also you've just spent a lot of time together as a fight. - Yeah, but sometimes I feel like when I go onto these trips, like even I get too consumed in a chat that it's hard to interact with everyone in the trip. - Oh, okay, so-- - And like people say it's like, oh, this person is ignoring this other person. This person is ignoring the other. - In the chat-- - I have a lot of streamers and university too, right? I guess when so many people are watching and then clipping too, so like when things are out of context, I think like happened a lot of stream university where it's like, oh, people are being mean to crystal, people aren't paying attention to Benji, like people get very protective too. - No, yeah, like definitely like sometimes we would've got those feelings, but it's like the chat amplified I made it feel like it was like crazy as hell and they made it worse, like I didn't care. I was like, oh, I'm gonna talk to the people that I'm able to talk to. - Yeah. So-- - You were trying to exclude anybody. So no, it was just like the clips, they'd be getting crazy to start saying, they started drama with everyone. - And that's the problem, see the chat is the problem. That's why you didn't have a chat. That's why we looked at the comments. - They started like making like crazy scenarios and then we get to blame. Like after that, when these clippers were post like, oh, Benji getting ignored or Crystal getting ignored, like it would make the other people think like, oh my god, they agree with the chat. - Like you. - They're hate farming us. I'm like, oh, it's not a hate farming. - What does that mean? They're just like-- - It's like, like, fishing for hate to be sent to these other people. - Oh, I see. - Perfectly like doing stuff to get the other people to care about. - I get your viewers like attack them basically. - Oh my god. - But my viewers sometimes they just be randomly attacking them. - Oh my god, why are they doing that? - I don't know how to domesticate them. - You're like, stop attacking. Be nice. That's so funny because you're such a positive. You're just so positive and you're not drama. It's funny, they would be like-- - I mean, it's like, oh my god, when I saw them attacking random people, I was like, I would get mad at the chat and they would get mad at me for getting mad at them. - Oh, yeah. - That is the kind of a crazy thing. 'Cause, okay, that's why I stopped. I live streamed, okay, like literally 15 years. I remember you now. - Yes. - Okay, so like before you were like even born, probably there was this one called you now and you would like live streamed, but I'd be like at home or whatever. And chat would troll me and there would be like, Trisha, I just saw someone behind you as anyone in your house and they would do that all the time. That was like the way of trolling back in the day. So that's why I just stopped. 'Cause I started getting really paranoid. I said, oh my god, what is someone's in the house? Like, it was, it's like-- - You were like, I need to get this house clear. - Yeah, it's pretty and that's why, 'cause they troll you. They want to troll you. So it's the same kind of thing. So I think they just love that live reaction. - Yeah, they like being overprotective too sometimes. And I'm like, oh my god, guys. - Have you? - Yeah. - I, I don't mind, but sometimes when I do it too much, I'm like, oh my god, like, ugh. - What do they say? - Like if I and I got this guy, it's I'm a grown man. - They just don't want people to like be mean to you or anything. - Yeah, but I mean, it's always mean to me. I just, like, I'm still nice, but I'm not like with them. - Yeah, you are, 'cause you are. You're 22, you graduated with your associates. Like you're your grown man and something like that. But you do have this like little like child, like energy too, which is like so cute. Like to me, you could be 16, you know what I mean? So young, you're like so cutesy, you say cutesy things. So I think people probably feel better if you go. - Especially in the streamer world. I remember with streamer games when like, who was it? Was it someone on TV who would say whatever with at the soccer match? I was like, oh yeah, I'm definitely gonna be Benji. Like Benji's not gonna do anything. And I remember being so mad too. I was like, who the fuck is like saying this about Benji? And then you went and then you scored the goal. And I was like, but I get it too football. I know, like people underestimate you. And that's why it's like, no, but like Benji is funny. He's capable, he's a grown. He's like, like why people get fatigued. - I'm like, I have some hidden talents. I might not be the best, but when I try, I could do good. - No, you can serve. - Yeah. - When I scored those goals before we were like, oh, the reason he scored it was because the goalie suck or the reason he scored it. - Oh my god. - No, you're just good. - Yeah, I was like, I'm just good. Like you saw these other people somewhere living like, we're kicking the bar like 15 feet away from the ball. - That's not even close. - That wasn't even close. - Well, Pamela Anderson always said it. It's like people under a streamer, he was like your greatest power. If people underestimate you, you keep showing up. You keep like just shocking people. That's a great thing. I love one of people under a streamer. - You feel good after you. - Yeah, like you're like, oh, like. - See, see, I did it. - I told you I could do anything. They're like, - How'd you play soccer before 'cause you said you didn't do sports growing up. So how'd you ever played it all? - Yeah, I joined the soccer team in my eighth grade. - Okay. - It didn't go well the first time. My coach decided to be believing me. And I wish he wouldn't have believed in me 'cause he put me to start the game. And I got so nervous, I was like, who do I kick the bot to? And then my teammate would like kick it to me, kick it to me. And then I kicked it to the opposite side. Like the opposite team. - Oh no, so they got the goal. They were able to kick it in. - No, they didn't kick it in, but he was mad at me. He was like, you should have just kicked it in me. I was like, who do I kick it to? - Well, you learned. At least you learned now the right way, where it counted, you know? - No, yeah. - For the games you want it. - Yeah, and my parents, like, two years before eighth grade, they had put me in a soccer team for that they would pay like monthly. And then one day she decided to like take me out 'cause she was saying, she would say, I was lazy. - Your mom? - Yeah. - Okay, you're too lazy. - And I need to save my money. - Oh, okay. - Well, maybe she also said that. 'Cause sometimes my mom did that too. Well, she should pull me out before we're side. Also sometimes they just did it to like, you know, if they needed to save money or something like that. 'Cause my mom would say the same thing. She said, oh, I think you already know it. You don't need to keep going to class. [BLANK_AUDIO]
recital yeah she also had me in martial arts um what kind it's called she got on martial arts I was in it I'm not a profession I forgot everything okay she was paying she was paying a lot of money for that too and I would I begged for her to take us out were you breaking boards no I wasn't at that point yeah I was just getting mad they were not giving me the stripes I was like I've been in this for months I can't I can't get over the white felt like I need to get at least one stripe because every level you go up every skill you learn they put a stripe and I wasn't getting any stripe so I was mad I was bored and she took it down and she never she never made good sports ever I was just I feel like after a couple weeks you should have gotten a stripe yeah I was just a big so I was just big so it's hard to like it's hard because it's required a lot of stretching yeah I was big that's pretty flexible yeah you're big people we've been big too and our lives still am but you know as a kid sometimes being big in martial arts is good because you're like you know what I mean like you probably brave to do some strength stuff you know like yeah we were in that and what else did you do you did a lot of that's good you put your own classes I mean those are not but that was all before you the grade like I didn't actually do in the sports and in high school I don't know what got in my brain like I believe in myself a little too much my senior year and I was like let me join the baseball team let's see if they accept me and I didn't know like much of baseball so they had me there and everybody was nice but it's like they they were nice because they knew I sucked no you probably were better than you thought and then again power strong but one day the coach came up to me and he told me you could still be part of the team but I'm not gonna be able to get you a jersey but if you want you will still get a sport credit and everything all you have to do is help me after after they they're gone you can help me clean and stuff like that I was like wait why like this is not baseball this is you want me as your maid cuz because he couldn't give me a jersey cuz I said but he could have you could have been like the water boy or something he said I could be the water boy do you pick that and I was so embarrassed I just left I never went back you were like a senior you said yeah I was a senior you were like growing worried like a little kid you know like 17 oh yeah that is so weird did you say no you just ghosted him I just ghosted him yeah can I give you time can I give you time to think and then you were like yeah sure and I wouldn't counter him in the hot and I would just look at the other way like so real don't look at me well now you know you have to wear jersey of the games and you want a trophy so you probably were like look at the me now you know very cool it's very awesome so you're a good childhood so you like okay so you like this sports do we ever into like acting or singing or performing cuz you're a performer now I feel like I could not act cuz I would start laughing I just be laughing on everything you have a good laugh you have a good giggle for sure I would not be able to act but I like streaming if it's kind of not acting but it's like performing yourself yeah it is kind of like performing cuz you got to exaggerate a little bit to like keep the child detained I love that yeah it's not easy and then you just meet celebrity that's how you were with Calu G's oh yeah that was a year ago she was so pretty oh how do you meet her how do you get to meet her I love her I'm like a nipple friend um when Wendy like she had the connection she was like oh I could bring you guys in and she got us a plus six to show to her one of her shows it was like a private like P party that she invited people and um when he was like can I get like a plus plus four plus five and that was a controversy people were mad they were like you should not be asking for that many just that the stream the chat the chat and oh so you guys streamed it yeah she streamed that I was in a streamer back then but she was like in the beginning of her streamer era yeah so she streamed the party and she got us in I'm sure Cal I loved it like I've won your keys was like can I bring plus six to your party I'd be like absolutely that's so cool that's like obviously you get like the visibility and stuff but it's like you know her cool friends yeah I was so fun yeah picture with her that was really cool yeah she's so pretty so pretty and her voice is so like yeah she she lives in this area so sometimes I've seen her at like lawway yeah like Sephora I'm like hey girl we have me to like neighborhood yeah I always want to say hi but I'm like too nervous but I love her so what how many what other celebrities have you met that you were like star struck because that's a big one and Kelly's pretty big well what is it I mean I do get star struck like do you love I do get star struck but I don't try to act crazy because they're they're gonna be like oh I see this every day did you grow up liking celebrities like you're so young so I did you grew up liking like YouTubers or did you grow up liking like celebrities like movie stars it was mostly like YouTubers but I do watch a lot of shows so I were doing I haven't really like encountered people that being like my favorites from shows but I've been kind of like singers that I like Kelly who else oh there's this he's a Spanish singer his name is Iván Cornejo oh yeah my favorite and I remember going to one of his concerts two years three years ago and I remember paying for front row so I could see him and then a year later I get invited backstage and he was so nice I would like you want to buy it backstage how it was a concert of another singer okay yeah and he was a special guest and I got to see him that's pretty cool perks yeah that's right that's what I'm saying like if you know that's a cool perk in a influencer package like that's like for sure because you were saying like a big Hispanic audience and it's like yeah if you like Spanish music so that's a huge thing like we want to go see like Wanness and like I remember like one person was like we might be able to get you to meet him and I was like because I don't know like one of his like family members like new me or something and I was like oh my god that'd be like so excited we didn't end up getting to meet him but just like the thought of it just because someone knew who I was and I was like oh my god this would be so cool does it fact that you had an opportunity yeah like you might have another opportunity soon to be able to see her no for sure anytime one of my friends who's a makeup artist at Becky G and I was like oh my gosh oh my god I love Becky G2 and she's also like in this area and I just like I kind of love it it's like cool so when you're just like in the the space of celebrity it's pretty exciting how about youtubers you grew up with oh yes um face rug like I that's like one of the youtubers I watched the most growing up and then I did a collab with him recently and we're like neutrals and it's just crazy it doesn't feel real so that's really cool so like phase clan they were like they were like streamers right the phase clan uh well phase rug and all of them they were part of a YouTube yeah like gaming group so they were gamers and you watch them play games no at phase work started like doing um child friendly content like family can't no not family content like like videos out kids like watching okay like um rating rating all these restaurants and which I like the best or he would do haunted videos too and he still does a lot of these like a rebrand kind of then yeah and it's crazy because I grew up watching him and now being able like see them like see all of you guys in person it's crazy so what was the collab like what was he like DMG and I DMed him I was like oh can I do a collab with you love that love that he was like yeah sure and he gave me his address to his house wow and we just did like a cooking stream we did what did we make he made one of his traditional meals and then I made a thing I have you guys ever had think no one's thing I never heard of it it's like try to check in with like tomato sauce and toast others ooh grandma lettuce cheese and salsa and it's it's like a toast are you frying it you put in oil how are you doing it no you just you put you boil the chicken you let it cook in water and like all the condiments and then you shred it once it's cooked I want to cook with you that be so much oh yes we need to do a little assata yeah so much fun how do you do cheese with it like do you how do you make like your cheese when you cook like yeah anything I just go to the kind of said yes and I buy queso fresco that's the one that's why you guys ever had queso fresco yeah that's why I go to the best one fresh cheese it's like you're talking about like it's like white cheese right yeah it's like softer yes yes yes yeah I don't yeah that's why I go to the very two because I have so much cheese and I love the white like stretchy cheese it's just like so go with like the nachos and stuff so that's like yeah that's the secret is going to find a good cheese place have you ever had popus as I know they're not Mexican oh I love popus yeah so the closest thing to popus are gorditas have you guys had gorditas no they like two minutes to that gorditas is like like a chubby girl I was gonna say I know that I know I know I know I can't say but like when you said that because this one girl was like interviewed people I've seen this one girl she is people and someone someone called her and I was like wait I feel like that's offensive I feel like it's offensive if you use it in that way where [BLANK_AUDIO]
- Oh, you're a torta, because you're counting another person. - But we can call ourselves that. - Yeah, we can call it. - Yeah, like it's not a bad word. - That's how that was like, okay, I love it. - Yeah, I know, means like big and flock a skinny, right? - Yeah. - 'Cause I know there's like a really, we have a really thin friend and they always call her like, "Flock it." And I was like, "Wait, I want to be flocked to her." - Yeah, like that. Like, I know, but I don't know, I've been trying to, I've been stuck. Have you guys ever tried losing way and then you're stuck at the same weight for like months? - Thank you. - Oh my God, we were just talking about this. - You've been like that for a while. Mine's been pretty weak, so I'm been 200 pounds. I can't get up, I'm 200.6 and I can't get under $199. I literally will not eat for two days straight and I'm 200.6. - I know, I've been eating way, I'm like, "What, I just ate air like hell." - I'm eating a hard boiled eggs and I mean all this stuff and it's like, "What the hell?" And we just talked about those plateaus. - Yeah, I've been stuck. - So what are, I guess it's like normal first of all. I'm trying to give ourselves a grace. I think it's normal to plateau. What are you trying to do? First of all, you look amazing. You look so good in person. I saw you as like, "Wait, you're like the cutest thing ever. You're so cute." So what are you trying to lose weight, you don't need to? - Yeah, I was 30 pounds more like a year ago. - Oh wow. - Yeah, like that video's for me a year ago. I don't know, after I started getting the influencer money, I just started buying a lot of food and I finished. Yeah, I gained like 40 pounds from just buying food after I got influencer money and then I was like, now I gotta lose this, now I gotta use my influencer money to get a gym. So I got a gym membership. I have never been to a gym before. - Yeah, really? I mean, it's good. I actually enjoy it now. Like, I became addicted to it, but I lost my addiction recently. I haven't gone in like, I haven't gone like every day for like a month. Like, I've only been in the past month. I've only been there like five times or four. - I think it's like summertime because that's been us too. It's summer. I used to run a lot and I haven't ran in like six weeks. It's so hot and so on at the gym's hot. - I haven't even been busy too 'cause you've got so many like opportunities and stuff too. - Yeah, that too, yeah that makes it hard too. - And I saw a clip of you and I related it to it so much when you were like, oh, like you got insecure seeing clips of yourself and that like you made it. - Oh, yes. - And I related to it so much. That's why I always, I love your content 'cause I relate to you like whenever you talk about this stuff and it is weird like you perceive yourself one way and then like when you see content of yourself you're like, oh my god, like at a certain angle I like like this and it's hard to like, you get in your head a little bit too. Have you been able to get over that lately? - Well, yeah, when I started noticing that 'cause I started streaming over a year ago I stopped for a few months 'cause I got insecure. I was like, oh my god, I didn't like how I looked in the clips I was like, no, I kind of embarrassed. So I quit and I was like, let me lose a little bit more pounds 'til I'm comfortable enough to like show myself a little bit more. - I didn't go completely ghost, but I was like, I don't want the least clips possible please. - Which really, that's so crazy. You look amazing and you have a great hair, you have great style. You look amazing. - Thank you, I'm trying. - Yeah, and also like you said, enjoy it too. It's like when you first start making money and you all the fun, enjoy the food too. It's like very young. - I started enjoying it again recently. I've been door dashing everything. - Yeah. - What is door das? What's your-- - Yeah, yesterday I door dashed a carnita taco. - I just mean, I'd be finding random stuff in its Uber Eats. I use Uber Eats more now, but sometimes door dash too. I'm so big, I have four membership. - No, same. Oh, I have all of them, the Uber Eats, the door dash, the girl pub, like anything to get it. - No, yeah. And then sometimes I just be loom scrolling on door dash or Uber Eats and I saw that they have this very good carnita taco. So I'm like, ooh, like I've never had one of, like from this restaurant, so I ordered it, and it was so good, and then I never had, I've had ice cream cake, but I've never had a cupcake ice cream, ice cream cupcakes, so I door dashed that, and it was so good. - Where was it from? - It's called Coldstone, something. - Oh, oh. - Coldstone, that's big, yeah, coldstone cream ring. - Yeah. - And I door dashed like ice cream cupcakes just because I had never had any before. - I mean, as you guys. - I just liked this all about, though. - Yeah, yeah. - I didn't know that you were so into food right before you came, we did a Patreon where we door dash, we door dashed from five different places. We got Burger King, Taco Bell, Dominoes, and Crumble, and with Donalds, we got all of them. We got the new pink Bahabla, so Olivia Rodrigo has it. Taco Bell, there's a live moss cafe near us, so we got that one. We got Crumble Minecraft cookies, we got the Domino's individual pizza, and we got the new Burger King nuggets. That was our lunch today, so we were also big back in the night out. (laughing) I'm feeling good, you know what's in a wild, a big back in a, you know what I mean? Yeah, just to have my little food, and I like to have a little taste of everything too. - No, yeah, sometimes I door dash extra, like different from different places, 'cause I'm craving a little bit of everything. - Yeah, I do that all the time. - And get ready, when you move to LA, these influencers, they don't eat. - That's right. - Yeah, so don't be influenced like that. - Yeah. - They're just all being way too damn skinny, so don't lose that when you move to LA. - That's why you like you, and that's why people like us. (laughing) You know what I mean? They want to see, 'cause people like to eat, the majority of people like to eat. Influencer is maybe not so much, right? I'll put that all in. - Yeah, no, you can't. It's like Alex or Owen, you move to LA. - Yeah. - I'll be like, "Okay guys, so I'm moving." - Or yeah, that's true. Everyone does get like the fitness row and sometimes they get here, yeah. They go really, it's said to me. - I just want to lose 20 more pounds, that's it. - What? - Oh my God. - You're gonna be, yeah, well, you know, whatever makes you happy, but also the balance of it all, you might get a door-dash sponsorship after this. They're gonna listen to you about the ticket sponsors on Twitch. - Can you take sponsorships on Twitch? How does that work? - Well, right now, like, yeah. They say, you messages where they tell you, if you play a game for like two hours, they'll pay you this much. But I've never accepted none of them, 'cause I'm not really a gamer. I've only been a gamer once or twice. - Well, Twitch will send you something. - Yeah, they send like their own sponsorships from different companies I want to work with me. - I see. - And I've always never said that. - Have you done an official brand deal, yeah? - Yeah, like a Duncan. - Well, I barely, like, I just recently found out this company wants to work with me. So I'm excited, like, my first, like, big brand deal, so I'm excited for you. - Can you say, or you don't want to jinx it? - Oh, I can't say anything. - Okay, okay, okay. Oh my gosh, I'm very excited for you. - Yeah. - Is it like a product placement? Are you gonna do a commercial plan? - It's like a, it's like something that we all drink. It's like a drink. - Ooh! - Okay, that's really big. - Okay, that's gonna be big. So I'm gonna, like, your first big. - Yeah, like, like, sponsorships. - Yeah! - I'm excited for that. - Oh, I'm surprised you haven't gotten so much more writing just because you are so, like-- - No, yeah, it's because I don't be-- I don't, I don't know why. I think, 'cause I didn't have a manager before, but now I do, so-- - That's why I was emailing with you of the manager, right? Is that who I said? They're very cool. They're very on top of it. They're very fresh. 'Cause you also manages Wendy and stuff too. Yeah, that's very cool. It's big. It's a big deal that you already have a manager. 'Cause I've heard so many stories so many times. Where they be, like, scamming you and taking your money. Like, I've been scammed already by this person that wasn't even my manager, but-- - How'd they scam you? - I released merch and they didn't pay me off. - Oh, my God. - Oh, my God! - I like saying hello. I like saying hello to everyone. Sorry, not to be metty, but-- - No, that's-- - I would call them off. - What did they say in their name? - They'll be better to learn. They'll learn. - Oh, my God. And did you ever try to get it? Sue, um, nothing. - I just got ghost data. - Oh, my God. - They just let it go. You never exposed them. You never called them off. - No, I didn't. - Their name is Money Merch. - Okay. - Yeah. - Where's the money? Where's the money? That's so sad. Well, you know what? It'll come back around and stuff like that. And those people always get, that's crazy. Yeah, good rule of thumb with managers. Well, you know. And obviously, people watching is, like, you know, don't pay anything upfront. They should only take money when you make money. That kind of stuff. - No, yeah. But I like this manager. He's very nice. And he's very good at it. - He's so professional. I just feel like in the influencer world, like, sometimes the money that you get offered is so big that you underestimate yourself. And sometimes there's managers who will hide how much you actually could have made. And they'll take a larger part. - That happens so much. I think it happened to me maybe five, four years ago too, where I was the same kind of thing. Like, I didn't realize after. They'd tell you, like, oh, you'll get a certain amount of money. And then they'd keep. They don't tell you. They'd take a percentage out of that money. So let's just say, like, for a number like $5,000. Like, you'll get $5,000. And then they'd take their 10% of their $5,000. But on top of that, that company would be like, oh, no, we paid you $10,000 for this. And they're keeping that extra $5,000. - No, yeah. - And it happens so much. It's like, it is shady. I think it's shady. - I've heard so many stories. - Yeah. - Oh, my God. Like, $5,000 is good already. - Yeah. - But they use the fact that you already think it's a lot of money. - Yeah. - To take more money. - I've heard some. They would get like, yeah, $5,000. Like, even bigger, $10,000. But they would really pay like $60,000. - Oh, my God. - And the other people. So they kept like $50,000. Those numbers to me are so insane. But that is what a lot of people are getting now. Especially like young people and streamers. So yeah, you have to really trust the people. And I mean, I don't know. Bad people are out there. I feel like I believe in karma. It comes back around if they screw you over, you know. - What are you most looking forward to about being an official LA influencer? - I'm just looking to like collab and expand because living in Bakersville is fun and everything. Like it's cheaper. But driving here two hours back and forth, back and forth. So basically four hours is too much. - That's why I was so crazy today too. I was just like, oh my gosh. I can't believe we're only two hours. I didn't know we were that far. - No, it's fine. I haven't came in like a week because I got tired of driving here every day. - Oh my God. - I was like, I need a break. - Are you going to go see anyone after this in LA? Since you're so close. - No, I'm going to go back home. - Yeah, to see that's how it is. - You're a driver. I was like, at least try to play on a lot of stuff in the same way.
Or something. No, I'm gonna go back home because we're packing to move here already. Oh, man I didn't think you for that. I didn't realize you were moving. No, it's fine We could have always rescheduled a very flexible here. Okay, you are so on top of we all I've had people cancel and like Understandably like people just have stuff come up But people cancel ask me all the time and it's like you are you you committed. You can't know like this is a podcast like you already Like you already had it planned. Yeah, you wanted to speak about yeah, so if I wouldn't have came It would have been like oh, well, that's very like what topic are we gonna speak about if we already planned this We were think yeah, we were thinking about it because just like I said so many people canceled So why we stopped doing gas and you do have to think about okay, how are we gonna do it for you know What are we gonna do maybe split the hot topics in half or something like that? But you're very responsible So that's like no, yeah, I feel oh my god. I said in alarm. I said in alarm Tuesday. Yeah, because We weren't my manager was telling me like we weren't sure it was still gonna happen Yeah, cuz we're gonna have like another guest too, and then that didn't work out and so but we always Always wanted you both of you, but we always wanted you know Yeah, so I was just waiting and I yeah, I was on my phone to and like 8 a.m Just boom scrolling learning about aliens. I've been on my alien era right now And I caught and I got stuck in like that loop just searched research I realized it was eight so I said in alarm for nine and I wake up at 11 30 and my manager's like One hour ago, or are you gonna still go to trisha that you the church podcast? I'm like, yes, I'm still gonna go tell them I'm still going That was really nice. You were so responsive. I was texting you within like 20 seconds You have to back and that was really yeah, I was like I ran to the shower. I Put on my shoes I told my friends you guys want to come they were like, oh no, so I would like let me just start hitting Especially in the middle of a move and so far away like it was really nice And like I always understand especially young people when they can't let me get it. There's always that that comes on So I'd always understand, but that's really nice of you to show up. No, but today was perfect because I'm gonna go to New York in like three days I'm going for red boy inviting me to like a concert. You guys know who Rowell and Andrews. Yeah The biggest That's huge. Yeah, they invited me to that. I'm gonna go in like a box. You're gonna get like a sweet. Yeah, yeah Yeah, like a box major influences going here. You're like, I don't know who they invited, but they reached out to me and they got me and my cameraman Which is my brother? They were like oh Me and my camera man. It's so funny. I love it. They were like oh Your cameraman you always say everything. Yeah Why are you gonna get to meet him? I don't know Hopefully he's like the biggest. I mean, he's like such a superstar. I mean him and like Carol G They're like up there. Oh, yeah, it's crazy. We that's so excited. It's all the cool opportunities and they're gonna stay in New York for a couple days Yeah, like two days maybe and depending on how long I don't know what I don't know that's the only thing we're doing But I think they have things there. I don't know what exactly we're gonna do I don't know if it's just gonna be the concert or there's gonna be other things, but if not, I'm gonna plan something That's funny. Yeah, I see a stream over there. Okay, I love New York. I think they're like like This is gonna be like my first time in less than a year. Wow. Yeah, that was my dream, and then now I What do you love what do you love about New York? I don't know. I just like like I know it's tough, but the fast life just feels like it was it was at me straight. It would make me more responsible It will like we're not actually straight. I'm always gonna be Well, like put me on track like it was teach me what be responsible actually feels like yeah, and I feel like The life there is just it's crazy, but I just want to experience that like New York. It just feels so good being there Someone's stabbing everybody. Oh, yeah, they're not good. Yeah, that was not good crazy. I mean not crazy That was sad, but I was like while she was not too nice and well also not a hard transition But now that you are like so popular and you're getting so much fame Do you find it harder? It's like they are people sliding into oh my gosh That's the crazy part like it's hard to trust people like sometimes I I be I feel like See what what the movie is so I'm like, oh, let me see what What the conversation brings up Brings up and then sometimes they bring up the fact that I do social media and they're like oh like I wish I did that I'm like block. Yeah, you don't want to be like a Ken and Bobby where someone's like an influencer because of you You know what I mean you get like a cute guy and then he wants to be on the come-up with you. It's no Yeah, I hate when like they bring that up I'm like just act like that doesn't exist, but gives you an itk. Yeah, I give me the itk like I understand maybe something They don't mean it like that, but sometimes you could tell I don't know. Yeah, would you share? Are you gonna would you date another influencer? Would you want to date someone who's not a part of it? I would date Influencer or no influencers Do you like older the same age. Yeah, oh yeah, I do like older a little older. Okay, five years Seven years older. Yeah, okay, maybe an athlete Maybe like a soccer player. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. Maybe not We should do a dating show when you move here Would you oh my god? We that actually be so fierce if like we did a dating show and had like contestants for you I do have a dating show coming out if you want to be on it. It's real. Yeah, it's a real one So if you want to be on it, I'm about to put the casting out soon, but you would be Amazing on there. I don't know. I can talk to you. I don't know. I'm gonna talk to my men I mean, I can talk to you. I love talking to like people. It's kind of oh my god That'd be actually everything now. I'm thinking about it. No. Yeah, I have a dating show coming out soon Yeah, I feel like I'm gonna help people find love and I feel like I don't be fine Do you want love? Are you just like I'm too young? I? Want love. Yeah, that would be friendship. Yeah. Yeah Sometimes it's lonely out here. Yeah, well you have your ruins up Yeah, I know what you mean. I know, but I be feeling like I'm third-willing cuz they're together. Oh Okay, but they like They invited me to like moving with them. They were like we need we we get lonely too So we need like like we would like you to move in with You're there for the virus. I like to be like they're like my brothers. Oh I kind of love that. Have you ever been in a relationship? No, cuz yeah, before I came out I barely came out like Like the closet was always glass, but I barely came out last year. So before that I was I was scared of like my family finding out cuz They're not I'm a full-baked anymore, but back then So it like it would be hard to hide that from them. Yeah, did they? Were they accepting right away where they just like yeah, they yeah after yeah, they were like yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, they told them and they went To homophobic, but it's like Yeah, I mean, but that's a lot of that generation you know what I mean. Yeah, it's also it's harder for them to accept Yeah, I feel like Latino families too. I feel like it's very tradition. Yeah, it's like more conservative. Yeah, weirdly Yeah, it's like traditional like family Like structure, I think yeah, yeah, they go to church and stuff your family I like church course sometimes that has like two of the two. No, low key like me. We had our church Eras where we would go for a year straight and then There's this time that we didn't go for a whole year. So it's like We wouldn't really go on a time. I so it was more just yeah, cuz we were wake up late You would stream or university and you at church yeah, it is hard to go to church. It's up so early and stuff like that. Yeah, but It really I feel like it really doesn't matter. I'm over here. It's baiting on that No, no, if you want more water, there's another new one there. I didn't want to steal it No, I have my big old water here my water About coming out just barely a couple years ago church. No church era. No relationship yet. I feel like Yeah, you're only 22 so like that makes sense But I feel like you don't have to go to church to be a believer like I don't guys do that. Yeah, I'm aligned with that a hundred percent Yeah, all right, so yeah, cuz you're really on the coming up. So it's like yeah, I think love We'll find you, you know, it's gonna be hard to cuz you're such a good catch. So it's like finding some of that's up to your standards It's gonna be like yeah as long as they're not weird. I don't care Defined weird. What's weird? I don't know like to to obsess with you a fan Like yeah, they start acting like weird like Like see people think I'm a millionaire and sometimes they're they be telling me like oh like you make bang car like oh my god I wish I I had as much money as you I'm like oh my god like you really think I have millions like I guess you know you hear it that's so me earlier me just being a millennial big you must make a lot because you do hear Streamers makes so much money like me on about you a car. So you and he's buying album Barker Berkins and you're just like what the fuck like I'm making so much money So I guess people to zoom yeah, that's why they assume Like I have my little money in there, but not like enough to be giving to like There's other people yeah, don't give I would not give but no, it's like They some people bring that up. They bring up money like they bring up the fact that I make money Mmm, and then they're like oh, I don't make money that much So I'm like yeah, I'm like block. Yeah, it's kind of a weird thing to bring up like in general It's just like pay you figure that out if you like like each other Isn't it yeah, so we're wait, so you never did say widening on gave you the car. Oh, I don't know. He just gave it to me because I don't know I really don't know it was just like
- He just one day was like, here's a car. - It was just for fun. It's 'cause we had a hangout before. And he saw my, well, my car didn't, the one I brought today. He's in good condition, but I was just telling him how my car gave me a brand new car after. - What kind of car was it? - It's Mercedes, Benz, Diallate, 50, 2026. I don't like that. - What? - Can I just chill out your house? - Yeah. - Wait, why did you drive that one? I mean, I love your car too, but-- - 'Cause it's electric, so-- - Oh, you had charger? - So I was already running late today. So I had my gas car, I had to spare. I'm like, whenever I'm running late, I could just pump gas to the faster. - It's an electric 2026 Mercedes, Benz. - Yeah, but the bad thing about electric cars is you got to wait like 50 minutes, 40 minutes. - It's a charger, yes. You have an electric car, right? So the charging, that part does kind of get you. I guess you need one at your house, a little charger. - Yeah, but it's a very good car, so-- - Yeah, that's nice. Wow. Maybe, friends, we should try. - I know, let's try. - Streamers really have it like that. The fancy trips, everything. - What are your ultimate aspirations? Like, where do you see streaming going for you? Like, what would you want to do? Or do you wanna do this forever? Like, just do you be a streamer forever as the dream? - I feel like sometimes I do get burned out, and I'm like, oh, like should I do it like a lot and be actually super dedicated to it? 'Cause I have my time where I get super dedicated, and I'm like, I'm not gonna miss a day without streaming. And these days, where you feel like drained in your head. - Yeah, you're like, oh, I don't know. I don't know if I should stream today, but I do see myself doing this for a while. - Yeah, and yeah, as you should, I don't think it's not going anywhere. I do think it feels like the beginning of-- - No, yes, it feels like-- - A new era. - The beginning, for sure. - Yeah. - It's cool. - Just like where could go, and all that stuff like that. - Yeah, it's like, when you're streaming, it could take you anywhere, around the movie. - Yeah, obviously you're meeting all these people. You're going into like a wrong one, I don't know. It's like you get invited to this place because they tell you, oh, you should come on stream here. And I'm like, what, they want me to go there to stream? - Yeah, how you said earlier, people at the mall be like, don't film me, don't film me. Now you're doing celebrities that bring the stream. Like that is where you're at. - It's cool. - It's really cool. I don't know, we could be at a stream. When do you stream next? When do you stream? (laughing) - You should be at a stream. (laughing) - When do you move, when do you get to stream in LA? - Yeah. - I want to come to your stream. Like if you just say, you're gonna be at the mall or something and just be like, here we are. - No, yes, I would be fun. - Do you mic? Did you get miced up or are you just kinda? - Yeah, I use these DJI mics, DJI mics. - Okay, so like, when they get a little clip-ons, right? Yeah, they're like clip-ons and I always tell my brother, make sure they're on because they gotta hear everything. (laughing) - As you wish for, but those mics catch everything. And someone's talking shit behind me, they're gonna hear. - Oh, wait, really? - Yeah, they're very good. - Oh, interesting. And before you were doom scrolling, that you found some stuff about aliens. - Oh my god, I've been- - That's the latest. - I've just been in this, like rabbit hole because a few months ago, I took, (beep) and it just started. - Oh, first time? Did you micro-dose it or read just and take it in like a full? - I didn't know I took a lot, so I, - Who gave it to you? - How'd you find them, legit? You got them or are we outside? - No, they were like the natural version, like not the chocolate. It was like the actual, - Wow, I just ate it. - Yeah, and I just ate it and I feel like when you take, you think about everything. You think about why you're here, what's the truth. And like you start thinking like maybe the government is highly stuck from it. (laughing) It takes you to the real world, the real reality, yeah. - And I felt like after I just, I think about it frequently. So recently I've been just very into that. What do you guys believe in like aliens and stuff? - Yeah. - Yeah, we're big alien believers for sure. They're definitely here. I mean, we disagree on what they look like. Do you think they're like the gray aliens? - I think they're like different. - They're like water beings or something. What do you think they look like? - Yeah, I feel like they might even be able to shape shift into us, like look like us. I don't know. - Do you think everyone countered one? - I don't know, 'cause some people do be like, not acting like humans or whatever. (laughing) - So we might have. - Are you an alien? Some of the streamers seem like very alien-like to me. - Some people are like, they're just programmed to do what they wanna do or their own stuff. And they don't act like a human sound like, "Oh my god, is this an actual person?" - Yeah, they malfunction and stuff. And you're like, "Are you okay?" - Yeah. - What happened? - I believe all that. Yeah, I try not to go too deep into it 'cause it kinda scares me. - No, it's scary. - Yeah, you're just like, what else is there? So when you're scrolling late at night, you scare yourself when you're like, look at that. - Yeah, but I like getting scared. I like that adrenaline rush. - And then what do you do? - I just keep doom scrolling and then I realize, I'm like, "Oh, wait, it's late." - Do you watch anything fun? What's your FYP, that's like fun? Like anything, are you into any drama? Are you into beauty? Are you into-- - Ooh, I love watching drama right now that love Island and everything. Did you watch the reunion last night? - Oh my god, yes, I did. - What do you think? - I thought, I think Cater could have been nicer. - Yeah. - Yes, yes. - Mean girl. - No, she was like, look, he'd be mean to Ariana. I was like, "Oh my god." - Yeah, like why? Like, out of nowhere. - I'm like, I did not expect that. - How about about sincere? What do you think about him? - I think he's just a whole. - He's a whole. - I'm not trying to be pick me, but I'm like, he's a 24-hour five-year-old guy. The whole show is being like tempted. It's like, I mean, at the end of the day, he didn't choose his person, you know what I mean? But, yeah. - But I think they could definitely work through that, so. - Yeah, they seem like they are. I mean, they kept choosing her, so there's that. Would you want it? Would you ever do a love Island? - Maybe chopped Island. (laughing) - No, you'd be so good. If they did like an all-male. - Oh, yeah, a chopped shell, that's good. (laughing) - There's nothing wrong with being a chopped shell. (laughing) You would be so cute on there. Oh my god, if you got to go on like, love Island, it's like the bombshell that'd be so cool. - Oh my god, that's crazy. 'Cause they be getting so freaky there. I'm like, how do they do so much saliva? - That is true. - Do they get tested for herpes? - I doubt they, yeah, they literally kiss each other. Like all the people like, back to back when they go to the casa and it's just like, what the hell, you're lips on this and sometimes you don't see it and it's fine if you have it, but like, I let people know and take medication. Like don't be just spreading it around. It's kind of crazy. - I know, it's so crazy. - Why would you, do streamers do that? Do they like make out on stream? Do people like make out and, I guess like, clavicular, I guess kind of does that with girls. - Oh, yeah. - But you would never, you would never date people on stream. 'Cause he was dating people on stream would you ever go on a date on stream? - Maybe. But I'm trying to think of, if someone's ever like, made out like that on the stream. - Like, getting out of you? - Yeah, have you? - Well, my friend, Evan and Johnny, they were looking freaky for a bit. Like, when they started like going in their honeymoon face. - Okay. - So, you know what I mean? - No, it's okay. - Evan, Evan or T.C. - Oh, Evan, yeah, T.C. - Evan and Johnny, yeah. - So, yeah, they've been a little freaky, but. - That's true, I guess they. - Like, you know, they were in their honeymoon face. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. I guess, yeah, when you're streaming all the time, you can't really. - So yeah, it was like, fun, funny to see. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. I guess when you're young, you might as well. Why not, you know, just show it romance? - It was like, she was traveling. They were going to Puerto Rico and stuff like that. - Romantic. - Sorry, I remember you see this. I'm over here. (laughing) - We love you, girl. I love, no, I love both. I love Wendy. I'm like, big fan. I'm like, new to the streamer world, but you three are my favorite, for sure. I was following, you know, you follow other people, but then you kind of like, I don't know, the drama of the, I was following Breeze for a while. Bree and she was with Winter, but who's Santos? - Oh yeah, Santos. - Yeah, he knows how well, yeah. (laughing) - I bought a little bit here and there, but I don't keep up too much. We got a little bit of the Ashtray Vino at the end, but it was a whole thing, yeah. - Yeah. (laughing) - Everyone's like, yeah, but I guess I got to get more into it. But I do like me on, he seems very nice. I'm glad he's nice to me. - No, he's very nice. - He seems nice to the girls on his streams, like Albama and stuff like that. He seems like a gentleman, so that's good. - Yeah. - I didn't think he would, 'cause I knew about him before I knew his lower, and I thought he would be mean, but he's actually very nice. - Yeah, I like to hear that. And he said, "Faze" Bragg was really nice. - Yeah, "Faze" Bragg. - I love to hear that. - So humble, like, there's influencers that don't even have 10% of what he has, like, like social media wise. And they act how I think he, I don't think he should act like that, but they act how I would assume he would act. - It's only that. - The opposite. I'm like, what the hell? - It's always the biggest ones, like, it's the celebrities too. They're always like, so Michael Jackson, like, he's so sweet, so humble. And it's always the ones that you never heard of, like, a Tom Sanable. And you're just like, why are you an asshole? It's always like that. The big ones are where it's at. You stay humble, though. You're such a humble king. You're like, so sweet. Everything, like, that's their final. It's only a message you want the world to know about Benji. Is there something or a manifestation you want to put out to the world right now? - I just feel like, like, regarding to, like, the humbleness. - Yeah, it's anything. - I feel like you just, shouldn't treat other people, like, they're below you, because I find that embarrassing. - That part. - I cringe when I see other people do that. Like, I'm like, what the fuck? - Yeah, and you know what? Again, it just, things can change so quickly with people. So it's like, yeah, just everyone's the same tree. Everyone equally, I love that. Is there any advice you'd give people who want to be a streamer like you or successful like you when you made it? - Get ready for the hate comments. (laughing) - So real. - And the hate comments are, like, instantaneous. - Yeah, I wanna hear a shout out. - No shout out, you can't tell the hate or anything next to the chat. - Get ready for that. But also there's a lot of nice stuff that come from this, like, you build new connections, new friendships, you get to network, don't be shy. Make sure that you block everyone that you know if you're shy to post. Block everyone you know first, and then once you blow up, you unlock them. - Yeah! - That's good.
- That was great advice. - That's what I did. - I love that and it's working for you. I feel like it's giving, it's everything. You're like succeeding, you're thriving, and we love to see it. - It works. - It works, I love that. So you just blocked everybody that you knew and then I blocked them when you got off. - Yeah, after that, one time, one of my friends came up to me or like not my friends, but they were my friends in high school. And they were like, so I've been seeing a lot of your videos, but for some reason I'm not able to log into your, I mean, watch your account. Like, I need to watch them through my sister's, my sister shows me. And I was like, oh shit, don't have a mob block. - You're like, I'm gonna block that again. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - I let me unblock you, I'm blocked you, I'm blocked. - It's hard to unblock sometimes, sometimes you're like, how do I unblock people? - That's great advice. I think you are so smart. And you're so sweet to have done the video for us. You're just like, amazing. It's even been here today. I'm like so excited and proud of you. Benji Chavez, everybody called him everywhere. Twitch, we love you. Thank you for paying him. You're the best. (laughing) - Keep driving. (laughing) - Thanks guys.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Maybelline New York launches a new groupie setting mist featuring gel-to-mist technology that provides up to 24 hours of hydration without stickiness or residue.
The product is praised for delivering dewy, plump skin while maintaining a natural, effortless feel, with users describing it as transformative and fun to try.
The conversation highlights how social media platforms like TikTok can amplify personal experiences, with one streamer jokingly feeling like a celebrity due to viral exposure and fan enthusiasm.
Summary:
Maybelline New York introduces a new groupie setting mist that uses innovative gel-to-mist technology to deliver up to 24 hours of hydrated, dewy skin without stickiness or residue. The product is marketed as a natural, skin-friendly solution that feels like the user’s own skin, appealing to those seeking a long-lasting, makeup-free glow. The discussion also explores the growing influence of social media, particularly TikTok, in shaping personal identities and public recognition.
A streamer shares her journey from being a quiet, introverted college student to becoming a widely recognized content creator through live streaming and community engagement, emphasizing the power of authenticity and connection. She recounts how her early streaming experiences, rooted in cooking and family dynamics, evolved into broader cultural influence, especially within the Hispanic community. Despite initial challenges like technical difficulties and online harassment, she maintains a positive, resilient presence.
Her story underscores how digital platforms can create both personal growth and unexpected fame, while also highlighting the emotional impact of community support. The narrative blends personal anecdotes with broader observations on digital culture, showing how authenticity, humor, and real-life experiences resonate deeply with audiences. The episode concludes with a nod to mental health, acknowledging how anxiety and obsessive thoughts can mimic OCD, and emphasizing that seeking professional help is a valid and effective step.
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It locks in your makeup for up to 24 hours with gel-to-mist technology, providing plump, dewy, hydrated skin without stickiness or residue.
No, it is formulated to be non-greasy, non-tight, and residue-free, so it feels like your natural skin.
Vendee Chavez is a popular streamer and chef known for her cooking content on TikTok and Twitch, where she gained fame through interactive live streams and community engagement.
She created a video explaining her passion for streaming and shared it widely, which went viral and led to her acceptance after a short period of anticipation.
Yes, her mother and sister taught her how to cook, and she now enjoys preparing meals, especially spicy dishes like carne asada, which she shares with her followers.
Her audience has diversified significantly, expanding beyond the Hispanic community to include many other cultural and demographic groups.
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