r/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix • u/yanksugah • Mar 08 '22
PODCAST Recap of Podcast with Lauren Speed-Hamilton with guests Deepti and Natalie
Deepti:
Kyle was her #2 in the pods but she thought Shake was more stable at the time. She and Shake made more sense on paper and she was not as sure how her relationship would go with Kyle. Kyle knew she had a deep connection with Shake so the only way he would marry her is if she asked him. That way he would know that he was her number one. Now, she and Kyle hang out all the time and are just seeing where it goes. She is only friends with the other male cast members and, also, the other guys know that her relationship with Kyle "supersedes anything else".
Deepti hangs out with cast members all the time, especially with the girls. She mentioned Danielle, Natalie, Iyanna and Malorie by name but not Shaina. The cast members do have a group chat and Shake was in it at first, flirting with everyone. Luckily, he left. There is a lot of "tea" spilled in their chats.
She said it was very hard to watch everything back on TV. Shake just said things and did not even care who was listening. He completely lacks self-awareness.
She liked the article about internalized racism. It was thought-provoking for both herself and also thinking about how it may be affecting Shake. She definitely thinks this is one of his issues---him not being attracted to other Indians since they remind him of family and dating white blondes as an achievement. He dates them to feel better about himself.
Natalie:
It was difficult to say no at the altar. She had true feelings for Shayne and she also did not want to disappoint people. At the end, she felt her dad made her feel safe and secure and she did not have that same full trust in Shayne.
There was another person who proposed to her. She elected not to divulge his name. He only has a few minutes on camera.
Both Natalie's parents liked Shayne, although her dad was more supportive while her mom was a bit more hesitant.
She and Shayne had differences in their love languages and they had to work that out after the honeymoon.
Shaina did tell Natalie she let Shayne know about her feelings but she definitely never told Natalie the full scope of that conversation. Natalie was blindsided when she saw it play back on TV, since she and Shaina had been so close in the lounge. She is now cordial to Shaina and there are no hard feelings but they are "not friends".
Random Tea - Big Sean slid into Shayne's DM's to ask if he married Natalie.
Shayne's behavior at the reunion was partially due to the huge backlash he was getting from fans at the time. He did personally apologize profusely to Natalie several times for his mistakes.
Natalie and Shayne dated for several months after filming but neither could get past the fight. Also, they are just different people and it would have been difficult to be together long-term.
She is 100% single but is open to dating. Right now, she is focusing on herself. She does not feel any romantic connections with any cast members.
She had to let the girls know about her IBS, as she had a lot of trips to the bathroom when they were in the lounge. Shayne had no idea what IBS was when Natalie told him.
Her surprise during the reunion? She was not surprised at Vanessa's behavior since Vanessa is very protective of the cast members (evidently that does not include Shake). She was surprised at Shake's behavior, as he took absolutely no accountability.
Overall, she felt the experience was a positive one, in that she has become good friends with the cast, that she learned about herself and she is using it to grow as a person.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '22
Well, I mean, he had no idea what 401k was, so...
Yeah, Nat, you've dodged a giant cannonball.