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Hey, I'm your host, Ben Higgins, back with you on Famously Available.

And we're getting ready for Mercedes Jingle Ball Blind Date.

So I think this is the perfect time for me to bring in someone that I love, that I trust,

I do trust, that I think is one of the best encouragers I've ever met for me personally.

And I believe she can be an encourager to everyone she's around. She's going to be

my reinforcements tonight, my eyes and ears on the ground. I'm bringing in no other than famously

available gal Kathy Swartz. Kathy, hello. Those are such kind words, Ben. Thanks. I'm glad to be here

and be your spy.

Now, tonight, Kathy and Deanna are going to be my eyes and ears. You're going to be looking out for Mercedes on this date, Kathy. Okay? I got her. Will you agree to the terms that I'm offering?

If it's protecting her from life and limb, I'm on it. You are going to be,

I mean, Mercedes has a lot of really close friends going to jingle ball with her tonight,

which is awesome. And so, Kathy, really what I want from you and Deanna is to be the eyes and ears,

to be the watchful supporters,

sometimes from a distance and sometimes up close. I need you paying attention to body language,

the conversation that's happening, and how he mingles with others. Now, Mercedes has already

told me, Kathy, that something very attractive to her is when her dates can mingle with her friends well. So we got to watch for that. Got it. I'm on it. Because he's coming in because it's like, you know, Katie, Jess, Gabby's going to be there too. Oh. And we were all in the same season. So I'm like, it'll be very telling how he like, you know.

Yeah.

Can I be his mother? Yes. You got it, girl. Make sure he holds doors. What is that? Oh, yeah. You can yell at him. I would love for you to yell at him, Kathy. I would love for you to be the intimidating. I gently encourage.

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