Chanel Ayan & Taleen Marie: Converting Currency & Convenience Stores
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I don't need therapy. I don't need a prayer service. I need the fucking facts. Get to the point. She shut me down. I know. She's like, I don't want this toxic man near me. See, you're a nice person. Don't tell anyone. Well, nobody thinks it, so it doesn't matter. Jeff Lewis has issues. Hey, it's Jeff Lewis, and I have issues. In today's episode, Chanel Ayan and Talene Marie from The Real Housewives of Dubai join the show. We talk about uninvited guests, convenience stores, and converting currency.

You're dressed very down for today, Chanel, I've noticed. Yes, I had to come for you. I had to show you what I'm all about. It's sexy. It's giving life. It's very, where are we? LA. It's very.

- It's very L.A. - Is it? - It is very L.A. - It's giving me like ice skating vibes. - A little bit. - But I love it. And only you can pull this off, Ayan. - Thank you. - You're welcome. - We should say it's a bodysuit bejeweled. - Yes. - Why can't they just watch the video? - You have to see the picture on Insta. It's giving. - @jalejefflewis or at your

Instas. So for those of you who do not watch Real Housewives of Dubai, now last night we met. You guys are staying at a hotel here on Sunset. Oh yeah, Ryan, do you want to turn off your phone?

Oh, I think it's mine. Okay, yeah. Sorry about that. No, it's fine. So I had planned to meet with both of you last night to do a little bit of a pre-interview because you and I met very briefly at BravoCon, but Talene, you and I had not met in person. We had not met, no. And so we sat down at this beautiful restaurant and, you know, we're just talking, talking, talking. Yeah.

We're like 45 minutes into this. Chanel had not come downstairs. You were upstairs. Now, I just assumed you were ghosting me. And so what happened is around 45 minutes, I'm getting all of the tea from Talene, which you've had a very interesting life, which we'll get to. We'll get there. So I just said kind of sarcastically, I said, well, I guess tomorrow's interview is going to be all about you, Talene. And she goes, what? What are you talking about? I said, because Chanel ghosted us.

And then what happened, Talene? And then I clocked it. It hit me that, oh my God, Chanel Ion was also invited to this. And you didn't invite her. And I got a message. I'm sorry, Shane. Let's talk about that. I don't know what it's going to look like under that bus, but I'm sorry. But you weren't very clear because I thought that, because you guys had met, right, before. Yes. I thought, okay, maybe he wants to meet me. Okay.

- No, Taline, that's not what happened. Taline, that's not what happened. - I'm not done. - What happened is, we went all day doing fittings in LA, right, for our photo shoots. Then Taline goes, "I'm going back to the hotel to take a nap, I'll see you later." I was like, "Yeah, we have dinner at 6:45." - With someone else we had a dinner. - Yes, yes, but she never ever mentioned she was meeting you. So I called her at 5:00 PM, I'm like, "What are you doing? I'm coming over to your hotel." She goes, "Yeah, I have a meeting at 6:00 PM with Jeff Lewis."

And I'm like, am I invited? She goes, no, babes, it's just me. He only wants to meet me. So I'm like, does Jeff have a beef with me?

And I go, no. And then I started kind of, you know. Pushing it. I had to push it. I think Jeff wants to do like a spin-off with me maybe. He only wants me alone. He doesn't want you. She's fuming on the inside because she wants to look like she doesn't care. No, I did care. No shit. And she's upstairs in the room. Yes. You were mad at me. I was mad at you because I was like,

I'm coming to your show tomorrow. How dare you don't invite me to meet you with her for drinks. It was a misunderstanding. I'm sitting upstairs and I'm just like literally sending like signals to you guys to talk with your drinks because you guys didn't invite me. And then you called. And did you text Crystal to talk shit about me?

Did you? I did say I wasn't invited. That felt so bad. And then when you guys called and I came, you were like, I'm like, you were invited? I was like, what? When we sat, I fully, I did say, I said, where are you guys staying? We'd like to meet you for a drink. And I meant,

both of you. Yeah, guys means two of us. In my head, it was both. When we sat down, I told the hostess, can we have a table for four? I was expecting both of you to come down. Honey, I am so jet lagged. 16 hour flight. That's not you, Talene. It was a lot. Talene, you just wanted your own moment with Jeff. But Jeff, hi. Yes, I did. I showed up. Yes, I did. And then her overkill was so extra. She's like,

Oh, I got a defense. She was like, Chanel is my best friend. She is my sister. We're like, well, bitch, you didn't invite her to drinks. Thank you. She wanted to have her own moment. You know what I mean? No, that is not true. So 45 minutes in, you now realize like, oh shit, Chanel was supposed to be here. I felt awful. I'm the biggest bitch. And so you immediately picked up your phone. I started talking to her and I was like, Chanel, oh my God, I'm so sorry. You must have felt so terrible just upstairs knowing that I'm just hanging out with Talena. I was dehydrated upstairs.

- You were? - Yeah, I was just dehydrated. I was like, what the fuck? I was telling my friend Ryan, I don't know, maybe I did something. And I'm like, I'm too fabulous to do anything. - Well, luckily you came down and we were able to spend, Taline was nice enough to let us spend another 20 minutes together before you had to go to dinner. - You're welcome, you're welcome everyone. - Now, you had a rough go of it when you arrived here in Los Angeles, they lost your luggage. - They lost my luggage, okay. Well, to be fair, they didn't lose it. I got stuck in Istanbul.

I usually fly direct on Emirates, but this time I... Humblebrag. I took Turkish. And biggest mistake because...

I thank God I made my layover flight. I was like booking it for the airport. - But your luggage did not. - But my luggage did not. And I had my looks curated, everything. - That's the worst. - So I was like, first day I was like head to toe in sheen and nothing against sheen but-- - No, you wore my stuff. - I wore, yeah, your sheen. - Yeah. - Bitch!

I have never shopped at Shein. I don't even know what that spot is. Wait, what's Shein? Shein is like the cheapest brand on planet. You wore my own. I wore your dress. The couture dress was gorgeous. And to be fair, so was the jacket. But you know what? I'm a control freak. And when I have my looks, I'm OCD when it comes to that. What do you think was the estimated value of that luggage that was lost? A lot. A lot.

A lot. Not in Durham's in America. I know I'm bad with numbers. But Talin tells him the story about the flight. She calls me and she goes, I can't fly with you in Emirates because I think Turkish is a bit cheaper. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I was like, what do you mean? He goes, it's 6,000 dirhams business class. That's like $2,000. So I go, Talin, oh my God, I will never, ever fly Emirates again. Yeah. So she comes over and I tell her husband, Talin, really, this Turkish airline is amazing. It's so cheap.

is 6,000 dirhams. My husband starts laughing. $87,000. And I was like, Talin, that is not $2,000. I failed in math. The math does not math with me. But there was probably around, I would say, $3,000.

$30,000 worth of clothing. Oh, my God. But everything was in there. But all my Hermes, my Birkins and my bags, I actually took in a carry-on. Smart. And my jewelry. But the clothes and stuff and everything. Thank God your looks made it. Yeah. Did they deliver it to your hotel? They did. Yeah.

In the middle of, at night, and I had to leave at dinner. We were at Katana with our producers from Housewives. I just, I immediately left because they needed to see me, you know, getting the bags and, yeah. Now, after a few drinks, you were honest with me and you told me that you just started turning your underwear inside out. I had to. Yeah, she did. I absolutely had to. She had nothing. She was like, and I'm like, I'm not giving you my underwear. I'm not giving you my underwear. As if I would share your underwear. Honey, I'm clean. No, I know you're clean. But I,

But I just, and I'm not a commando girl. Like, I like a good breeze down there, but I need to wear undies. So I had to turn it around. Now, there's nothing relatable about you, Talene. However, until you said that your favorite store here is...

CVS. Yes, she does. And Walgreens. My husband will drop me off. When we get to the States, when I step off that plane, I spend a good two hours getting. At CVS. Yeah. NyQuil. She gave me a medicine. Tampons. I was very sick in Dubai. So sick. I couldn't even get out of the bed. And she goes, I have medicine. I'll send you my driver. She sent me medicine. I've never tried. What is the name? It was Advil PM. It was the best thing ever. It was the best thing ever. She.

She's like, did you get this from the hospital? I'm like, did you get this medicine? Do you need a prescription for it? I'm like, no, bitch. I'm like, this is CVS. Yeah, yeah. So I was better. Immediately, I got up. I went to Iron Beauty office because I could get up. Others, I was stuck in bed for days. Yeah. That medicine is amazing. Did you also introduce her to NyQuil? Yeah. That's a game changer. Game and DayQuil, but NyQuil will really. Oh, and they even have Z-Quil. What is that?

What is that? I love Z-Qual. It's a sleeping... A sleep aid. It's made by NyQuil, but you don't need all the antihistamine. I do all that stuff to get to sleep. But Jeff, you know what I do when I fly here? I also bring an empty suitcase because I literally go to Costco, I go to Trader Joe's, I go to CVS, Walgreens, and I bring everything to Dubai. Okay.

Because we do have things in Dubai. No, we don't have Costco. But we don't have Costco. Because they give you free food there. That's my favorite thing to do in Idaho. Yeah. I go to Costco. They give you all the free food. The samples. Oh, the samples. She goes, anything. And the whole dog is a dollar. Anything free, this bitch will be there. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. I love anything free and expensive, darling. Yes. Now, why do you go to Idaho?

So I was 18 years old. The first time I saw a white person, I was nine years old on TV, okay? Because I come from a very tiny village. Where do you come from? Kenya. I was born in Kenya, but in a very tiny village, like 800 people. So when I saw the first white person was Van Damme.

Oh, wow. So when I was 18 years old, I saw my husband. I said, I'll show you Jeff's picture. He looked just like him. Yeah, he did. And he invited me. So I thought I need opportunities because I don't believe in people getting married to be broke. You got to marry somebody with opportunities because you can always fall in love. I'm in love 26 years later, honey. You know? So you started as a gold digger. Period. Okay. Just.

Just making that clear. Yes, but it got me where I am. But then it grew to love. And I'm still in love. I have an 18-year-old son. Actually, they are massively in love. I love their relationship. So he was born in L.A., and then they moved to Idaho. So when he brought me first time to America, I did not... Because I've seen movies, L.A. and New York. But...

Bitch, I didn't know Idaho looked like my village. I was like, where the hell am I? And I couldn't find black people. There was none. Of course not. People would stare at me. I love to be stared at. So I would be stared on. And then that's why I ended up in Idaho. Because I married my husband for his American passport. But would you dress like this in Idaho? Yes. I love to be seen. Wow. Love to be seen. Okay, so...

How old were you? I was 18. That's when you started modeling, though, right? Yeah. I actually modeled in Brazil, Kenya, and I modeled in New York. I used to live in New York and Dubai when I used to be a model. So, I mean, this is not like a little hobby. I mean, this was a major career. You were featured on the covers of Vogue.

Arabia, American Vogue, Vogue Italia. You were the first black supermodel on a Dubai-based magazine cover. You work with brands like Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany, Valentino, Louis Vuitton. Yes, yes.

Wow, you've had quite a career. I had a really good career. Actually, I just met Anna Wintour, which is a big deal. We did Iron Beauty on her. I have a makeup line. And she was like obsessed. And I've been to Vogue US, but not the cover inside. But I've been like, I've done almost, I've been to every Vogue basically, honestly.

I love it. It's so inspiring. And then I had no idea you started in your 20s in music. I started at nine. Nine years old. You were a performer. You wrote music. You performed. You opened for Christina Aguilera. You opened for Sting. Yeah. I sang at the White House. Yeah.

You sang for the Pope. Sang for the Pope, Pope John Paul II. She did. Oh, shout out. Yeah, shout out. And we had a beef with Oprah, me and you. You know when Oprah used my voice, never ever be basic, and then she started following her? Yes. So we had a beef. She was mad that Oprah...

was following me. Yeah. Because she used my voice. Did you hear? Never ever be basic for nobody. Honey, shine bright, let them burn. It's like viral. So Oprah used it and I was telling her that and then the next day Oprah follows her. Yeah. So she wins. Oprah follows you? Yeah. Yeah. So she wins. Wow. I was like, I can retire now. Like I could literally die. But doesn't Rihanna follow you? Yes, Rihanna follows me. But I'm sorry, I love Rihanna. She is insane.

- It's not Oprah. It's not Oprah though. - Oh no, Rihanna is bigger darling.

I love Rihanna with all my heart. I love Rihanna too. Love Rihanna with all my heart. She's amazing. She's such a supportive queen, Jeff. She is. You have no idea. A supportive queen. She has her own makeup line too. She has a makeup line. And every time I reach out to her to ask her advice on anything, she literally helps me out. She's so kind and caring. And Janet Jackson just invited me to a concert in Paris. I was there. Honey, I hang out with, I go to really cool parties. Wow. Now, what is your go-to karaoke song then?

Depends on the mood. Depends on the tequila. I love to do an Alicia Keys. What's the one? Not Fallen, but the other one. New York? No one? Girl on Fire? No. No.

- What other song is she in? - It's the really famous one. - "Gallon Pie" is famous. - No, no. - "My Boo," "Unthinkable," "If I Ain't Got You." - "If I Ain't Got You." - That's your karaoke, your go-to. - That's my go-to. - Okay, go for it. - And that is the singer's song. - I did not want to lie. - No, no, no, I'm not putting you on the spot. - Okay, good, good. - I was just curious. - Really, because I'm just curious. - Shane, what's your go-to? - Super freaky girl. - What's that? - Nicki Minaj! - Yeah. - Mine is Marvin Gaye. ♪ Get it on ♪

This woman cannot sing or dance, but we love her anyway. Honey, I actually want to be a rapper soon. Oh, okay. You have the name for her. Chanel Ayanna is a great rapper. Totally. Love you. It is. And you have an 18-year-old son who is now a model also. Yes. Is he in New York? He's moving to New York. He's going to college in New York in summer, this summer. Yeah. Yeah, and he's modeling. He was just in Australia. He met some woman in a company called Hinge. I don't know what it is. Hinge?

Hinge. Yes, it's a dating app. So he's in Australia and he goes, oh my God, I'm in love. I'm like, what? And now I'm flying the girl to Dubai in April. I thought he was in love with me. He was in love with Taline. He was. It was drama. I swear he was like, Taline is so beautiful. I was like, Taj, honey, you're 18. Like Ayan would have been, like we would have been in-laws. Like she would have been my mother-in-law. And also I am married, so...

Small detail there, but... Now, for the first hour, when we were talking to Aline last night, before you came downstairs, it was funny because I was talking to her about how she stays in shape. And she's one of those people that we hate, that when you have stress or anxiety, you don't eat. I don't eat. I don't eat. And she said, Jeff, if I look really thin or my house is really organized and clean, there's something wrong. Yes, she does. It's true. Something is wrong. It's true. You know, because I clean to just...

Get out of here, right? But then if I have, not like chunky, because I can't get really chunky, but if I'm bloated and the house is a little messy, life's good. I'm happy. I'm just so curious what else you buy at CVS. And does it bother you they have to unlock everything? What's up with that? New York, this country. You don't have this in Dubai. No, I went the other day to get an oil polish remover. I walked into this pharmacy. Maybe it's the CVS one, but.

Everything was closed. Yes, and locked. So weird. I understand razors being closed, but like... Even lotion is shampoo. Shampoo. They steal everything. It's really sad because... And we were talking about this yesterday. But who steals? Who steals? Just... Everyone. Everyone. I mean, a lot of people. Yeah, and... Crime's out of control. We're so lucky being in Dubai because...

Zero. You said that you could leave your MS bag on the street. Full of cash. Full of cash. Go back 24 hours later, it'd still be there. Yes. Nobody can take anything away from you. Yep. Nothing. Your ugly friend Ryan over there told me that.

Who's also a model. He was saying that, I don't know if it was Dubai or Saudi Arabia, where they will cut your hands off. Saudi. Saudi. Not Dubai. They need to do that here. Yeah. Absolutely. I am totally behind that. Because the consequences aren't as brutal. Yeah. And I think that would help. I really do. Although Patrick and Paul would have no hands. Yeah. They couldn't drive their new car. They'd have no hands. No. Yeah. He couldn't soak out. He didn't have no hands. So it's funny. So Ryan...

who joined us last night, he drove us home 'cause he had a dinner over by my house. - Oh, Ryan, baby! - So he drove us home and Shane was so funny 'cause Shane's been, Shane has been in a relationship for what, 18 months? - Yeah, we're super in love. - Super in love, lives with a guy and Ryan's like, "So Shane, are you single?" And he's like, "I'm in a really like casual relationship." For about 18 months, yeah, it's no big deal. - Not anything we made for her. - I know, yeah.

That's my friend. Oh, that's funny. He's like, it's no big deal. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Super casual. But I don't blame you. You know what I did on Traitors? The first night before I thought I was going to die when we went to Roro on the boat, I came back into the house and this dress I had, my boobs were all out. Okay? At one point, Danielle goes, your boobs is out. Dylan is sitting there. Everyone is sitting. And I was like, guys, have you ever seen a black boob from Africa? Like a real one. Not on TV. A real one. So I showed them my boobs.

Where are we going with this? Because I thought if one of them is a traitor, I just gave them the greatest experience of their life. I didn't die the next day. I didn't. But you died the day after. Because you showed your boobs, you didn't die. Yes. They wanted to keep you around. Yes. That's a great strategy. Yes. That would work the opposite with me. But

- They say, "Get this naked old man out of the house." - That's why I didn't walk with Bob the Drag Queen. That's why I didn't walk with Bob the Drag Queen. Bob was like, "Get this bitch out of here." - This was a little bit of a blow to my ego last night. So we're talking to Ryan, and I said, "How old are you?" And Ryan's like, "25, 26, whatever." He goes, "How old are you?" And I go, "54." - You look amazing. - He goes, "Good for you."

And I go, good for me. What does that mean? You're brave. It's good that you're out past eight. Ryan, leave my friend alone. He's shady. But wait, you look amazing. You look amazing. You look wonderful. Have you gotten... Be honest, Jeff. Jeff, be honest. Have you gotten any...

Nips and tucks. No facelift. No facelift. No neck lift. No nothing. Really? Just like injections here and there. I mean, just the eyes, but we don't need to. But that was a fat repositioning. Oh, you did the eyelids? But I need it again. No, they take the fat from your cheek and they just fill in the bag. Oh. But they did that a couple years ago. You have to do it every couple years. Okay. Have you tried salmon sperm? Salmon sperm? It's a huge thing in Dubai. I've tried sperm, just not salmon. We all have.

Somebody's gotta pay the bill, I gotta do it, you know.

Is it true that you showed your husband now, after 26 years, you showed him your boobs on the first date? That's how it worked. I didn't know that. And then I did it on Twitter. Oh, yeah. Honey, I have the best boobs ever. She does. And I breastfed for so long. I have to show it to you. It's the most prized possession I have in my body. Really? She's got great paratits. And they're natural. Sometimes I feel like she just joined OnlyFans. Just your boobs. Yeah, for my boobs, where I just drip chocolate. And I'm like, chocolate on chocolate, darling. Oh, that would be my name on OnlyFans.

Ayan, please don't do that.

Why? Nobody would see me like that. I wonder if everybody knows, maybe they don't know, that your cousin is Uba Hassan. Yes. And are you guys close? I love her. She's fun. We talk a lot. We talk a lot. Yeah, she's amazing. I love her energy. You guys must be wild together. So, okay, I'll tell you. So I went to visit her in Connecticut after my reunion, and I stayed with her almost for two weeks, okay? She's got this beautiful home, okay? And a beautiful man. Yes, of course.

And she goes to me, let's go play this game that you chase each other around. There's like a wire like this and you kick it. Like pickleball or tennis? Tennis. That's right. Yes. So she goes, let's go play this game. Because the house is massively gorgeous, right? We go outside. We play. She goes, fuck off. Let's go back to their house. You can't even run around. She goes, she was in love.

And then she cooked for me every day. And so the house was so big. I was on the other side of the house. She was on the other side of the house. And then she left me with a new dog called Miles.

She has a new puppy dog. And then she went somewhere and she was like, can you take care of it? I'm like, yeah. So I sent her a video. I'm like, this dog is amazing. No, that dog was chasing me around and biting me. But I forgot when the dog was biting me. I sent her. She goes, are you okay? I'm like, why? I'm having fun with your dog. He goes, but you're running from the dog. I was like, yeah. She's amazing. I love her so much. She's very sweet. And you're also related to...

- Idris Elba's wife, right? - Yes, Sabrina. - Sabrina. - Really? - Yeah. - Like the DNA is-- - Wasn't he like the most beautiful man, the live people, something like that? - He's not gorgeous to me anymore. Now he's just my brother-in-law. - So I imagine that his wife is also gorgeous. - Have you not seen her? - Let me see her. - Sabrina Elba. - I mean, that gene pool. Your family's gene pool, wow. - Yeah.

Stunning. I and Uba look a lot alike. They do look alike. I see her. I and Uba look a lot alike, yeah. Okay, so. She's so beautiful. She and Uba look alike. Yeah. Look at her. Oh, yeah, she's gorgeous. Yeah. She's so beautiful, yeah. Wow. They come to visit me in Dubai a lot. Yeah, her and Uba do look alike. We have so much fun, yeah. So your husband, once he saw those boobs, he was like, this is it, I'm done. Yes, and once I saw him, I said, I gotta go to America, I gotta do coming to America movie. You know what I mean?

But he also was attractive, right? Yes, yes. Oh, he's very attractive. Oh, my God. Do you want to see my husband when I met him? No, but even now. Even now he's gorgeous. Even now he's gorgeous. But let me show you how I met him. And then the other day, Van Damme sent me a message, happy birthday. Isn't that crazy? Really? Yes, I have it. Like, I saw him when I was nine years old, fell in love with him, married my husband because of him. And then recently, my friend of mine knows him, and he sent me a happy birthday. He literally, Chanel, I am happy birthday. Isn't that fucking crazy? But you should tell him the story.

Which one? Van Damme. No, you should tell Van Damme that he was the first white person that you saw and you were in love with him. Yeah, I was...

Yeah, he would love that. He was good looking in his day. In his day. I don't know how he's aged. I don't either. Yeah. I don't think well. But I don't know. I don't know. But I'm in love with a lot of white people. A lot of white guys? Yeah. Like, really. Like, Bradley Cooper is hot. Oh, yeah. You know, Denzel Washington is hot to me. He's not white, but yeah. Famed white actor, Denzel Washington. Sorry.

We don't need to fact check that one. And who's your hall pass? You were telling me last night. Idris. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You want to be a cousin. Yeah. Oh my God. You know what it is for me? It's also the British accent. Yeah. And he's a great actor and a really good DJ. He's a good person too. And he's a good person. So I told Rafi, I'm like, that's my hall pass. I think everybody has a hall pass. I think so. I think so. Mine's Ryan. Okay.

Is your man's listening right now? That's funny. No, you were saying last night, we were talking all, I was asking, maybe it was better that you weren't there because I was asking so many questions about Dubai. I thought he was wearing a wire at one point. I just, and I was like firing questions about Dubai, which it just sounds like such a beautiful place to live. It is. And it is safe and secure and everyone is, you know, you're not allowed to cuss on the street. No. Or,

flip people off or it seems so civilized. Yeah. Yeah. No, but we live in. But it's fun. Nobody can shout at each other. You cannot argue each other. You cannot bully anyone. You wouldn't last a week. You're right. Yeah. I'd be deported. Except on our show, because we did do all of that. Yeah, but I also turned it a little bit. They did. They had to edit it out. The restaurants, the shopping. Oh, everybody's.

The seven star hotel. I've lived there 22 years. There's two seven star hotels. Seven stars. Yes. Yes. I've lived there. You have to invent new stars. Yeah. I've lived there 22 years. So I saw the whole country being built. Yeah. Because when I went in, there was barely nothing. It was a desert. It's only, it's really only like a 50 year old country.

And the last 20 years is when it's really being built. Sheikh Mohammed is a visionary. I mean, that he did that in such a short amount of time, architecturally. But also your husband built it. Yeah, I mean, but he didn't, you know, he's not Sheikh Mohammed. Yeah, you married well also. Yeah. I did, I did. And your mom set you up, correct? Yes.

She did, in a way, yeah. In a way? She told you to friend the guy on Facebook. She didn't tell me. She goes, Talin, I met the most perfect guy for you. He's Armenian. He's successful. He comes from a good family. And with Armenians, it's basically having a Jewish mother. She's one of those, like matchmaking. But you were here and he was there. I was in L.A. minding my own business. He was in Dubai. I'm like, what am I going to do?

All the way in Dubai. But where is he from originally? Texas? So he was born in Miami, but raised in Texas. And then his father started a construction company in Dubai. Correct, yeah. And then he moved. In the late 80s, he went to start a construction company in the 80s in Dubai, in Abu Dhabi, actually. And then my husband followed right after university and took over the company. And your father was or is an attorney? Yes, he is an attorney. Okay, currently. He has a law firm in Dubai.

And he was working with your husband's company. Exactly. And that's how my mom met. It's a very arranged marriage. It sounds like it, but it's so not. Because I come from arranged marriage. I was supposed to marry my cousin. What? Yeah, I was supposed to marry my cousin. He was so hot, though. What?

I would have. First cousin? Yeah, I would have. But the problem is I met my husband and again I wanted to be in America. No, it's good you didn't marry him. And I learned a lot of things in America. You know, America is a very interesting place. So there's like... We have CVS. Yes, but also like in Idaho we have where the people, men, hot men, they sweat, blue eyes, blonde, they're chasing the cows. You know? And

- If you're really selling it. - They grow food. - Potatoes. - We go skiing in Sun Valley. We go skiing in Sun Valley. It's really, really hot. There's so many stuff to do in Idaho. - So you love Idaho because of the hot men? - Yeah, and I have a house there, so I have to go. I go three months a year. - Three months? - Yeah, before, not now, but before I used to go a lot. - You used to go a lot. - Okay, wait, so your husband's in Dubai and you're here. - Yes, so we were having a very long distance relationship for two years.

you know, I would go there, he would come here. But the first time I actually like physically met him, because we spoke on the phone for three months and I didn't even tell my mom, you know, I didn't want to give her like the benefit. You know, I didn't want her to know that like,

She was right. She had something to do with it. You know, but damn it, mommy's always right. So, yeah, six months after we met, he put a ring on it. But you started speaking to him on Facebook. Is that correct? It was like right after MySpace. So, Facebook was like the big thing, you know. So, you messaged him. No, I added him and then he messaged me. Oh, my God.

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Since you've been here, you have been sleeping in Talene's bed, even though you have your own room. But last night, were you mad at her because you slept in Maria's bed? You're a glam person. So I don't like sleeping by myself because I grew up with a lot of siblings and we had one room, so we're always together. Like when I travel, I cannot be on my own because it's so scary. In Idaho, I sleep with a knife under my bed and nobody's in Idaho.

Like everything is so far away from each other. You know what I mean? So like I cannot be on my own. Can you sleep on your own? No, but... Can what? Can you guys sleep on your own? Yes. Really? Oh, when my husband goes on a business trip, I'm like...

I need the bed to myself. I love it. I love it. When my husband goes, I wait until my son falls asleep, and then I jump in. He goes, Mom, really, you got to grow up and have a life. Get out. Oh, it's cute, though. It's cute. But my kids get into bed as well with me. Yeah, but my kid is 18, you know? Did you say you got texts from housewives? Yes, I just got a text. First of all, my gorgeous, gorgeous, most beautiful girl, Dolores, just messaged me.

I love Dolores. She just said, you guys look amazing. That's so sweet. You know, she's the first person when I got my contract from Housewives that she called me. First person that called you? Yes. Welcome back, scumbag. Ha ha ha.

Good one. That was good. She called me. She, like, talked to me, talked to my son, guided me, and said, you're going to be in a great time. You're going to have fun. Just be yourself, okay? And the second person that just messaged me, who I love so much too, yes, Garcelle. She goes, good morning. I'm listening to you on the Jeff Lewis show. You're so funny. Safe travels back home. Because I just had dinner with her. Oh, you did? Yeah, I just...

- Two weeks, no, how long have I been here? - A week ago. - Yeah, so there are nine years. - Now tonight, this is gonna be, you're going to a drag show tonight? - Yes, I go to drag show every time I come in America. - I used to perform at all of these places. - Yes, it's my obsession. - In a drag show? - Yeah, I was drag, no.

No, but I would prefer. I feel like I was dragging my other life. I swear. Because I love everything. Can you tell us where the best places to go are? Well, I'll see where the queens are. Okay. It's the same places. Okay. Yes, we have to go. All right. Did your cousin get married? The one that you were supposed to marry? Yes, he did. To my other cousin. That I.

That I don't like. Oh, my God. That I don't like. You don't like the other cousin. So every time I go home, he's like, hi. I'm like, darling, I'm too upgraded. Oh, wow. So he's still in love with you, the cousin? Yes. Wow. And the kids are okay? The kids are the auntie. No, I get it. But, like, in terms of, like...

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay. Honey, half of Somali. Oh, because you think because when family members have sex. It's a thing, right? Oh, incest. Yeah. And I don't want to say this, but they have red hair. The royal families do this. Let's be real. This is a very common thing in the royal family. People marry each other as cousins.

It's been going on forever. - It's forever. - Queen Elizabeth and the guy that died, husband, they were related. They were cousins. - Yeah, but very, very distant. - But I have to tell you, they're doing something right 'cause that family is gorgeous. - Gorgeous. - Which one? - Gorgeous. - Your family. - Gorgeous. - Babe, half of Somalia is gorgeous. There's nobody ugly in my country. - Are you serious? There's so many ugly people here. Just in this studio alone.

I mean, obviously outside of our studio, but in the hallway. I see Reza. Reza is gorgeous. Oh, no, no. Reza is excluded. Mercedes is excluded. Yes, yes. Yeah. So Somalia, just gorgeous people. Gorgeous. That's where I want to go for spring break. No, you cannot. We can do a live show. I'm scared to go there. Chupcon 26. Somalia. Somalia. I love it. Honestly, everyone is really, really beautiful. And we're the best pirates, you know?

We're the best fucking pirates. Oh, God. Yes, we take all the ships. I want to go places, but I'm holding it. There's a reason why we take the ship, because they take our fish without paying for it. So it's a real thing. Yeah, yeah. Okay. Yeah. What do you mean? Yeah, it's a job. No, no, no, no. I get it. But like pirate is like they're employing like it's on their CV. I don't think they pay taxes. Okay. No, we don't pay taxes. They just don't like people passing through our water without paying, and that's normal. Right. Pay up. Right. Right.

Okay. Now, you should have been an accountant, Talene, because last night I realized how good you are with numbers. I was just curious, like, what is, you know, what are things cost in Dubai? Tell me about real estate. Tell me about this. What's this person's house worth? Now, there's, so we were comparing American dollars to Durham. Yes. Right. Right.

So what I realized that after the second time I asked you what something costs, you had picked up your phone. I'm like, I have to do the conversion. Yeah. So you were saying you're like, oh, that costs three million Durham, but it would be one million American. Right. So I figured that out for the second time. Oh, three to one. Yeah. So then when I kept asking, you're like, I don't know. Let me do the conversion. Conversion.

- I told you, she didn't know the plane prices. - It's terrible. - Just divide by three. - I don't know how to. But you know what, my daughter, my five year old, I'm now learning math through her. So it's like me taking all the courses, like I'm terrible with math. - That's how I learned English, through my son. - Other things I'm great in, but math was just not one of them. - So I was asking like, so what's this person's house worth? And she's like six million Durham. I'm like, what's this person's house worth?

So then I started quizzing her. What's that in American? And she's like, I don't know. And then Shane, you were losing your patience with her. Thanks for listening. If you want more of this, listen to Jeff Lewis live every weekday on Sirius XM as well as the Jeff Lewis channel exclusively on the Sirius XM app.

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