E215 Holding Space With Ben Smith
The Viall Files
Nick Viall
3.8 • 26.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2020
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of The Viall Files we are joined by Ben Smith the runner up on this season of The Bachelorette. Ben talks through what it felt like in the moment when Tayshia first sent him home, going to Chris Harrison for help, how being vulnerable and sharing his story has shaped his experience on the show and how all he really wants is for Tayshia to be happy.
"I thought we were on the same letter, in the same word, on the same page"
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| 1:04.9 | What's going on everybody? Welcome to a very special edition of the vial files. I am your host Nick |
| 1:12.8 | Join by my producer Chrissy Chrissy. How are you doing this |
| 1:18.9 | Morning, morning, right? |
| 1:20.8 | Early I have to say I have to say I was excited this morning. I woke up by the way |
| 1:26.5 | Side note I woke up to a bunch of people from |
| 1:30.2 | Our audience is everywhere and I got in so many messages from people in Montana |
| 1:35.8 | Trying to welcome me suggest coffee like me like hey |
| 1:38.7 | If you need anything and you want it was the cutest thing that I woke up to like three messages |
| 1:43.7 | To people from Montana this morning. So thank you everybody who's trying to make me feel at home |
| 1:49.1 | That is that is great to hear |
| 1:51.1 | We have amazing guests Ben our I guess are this you know everyone was disappointed |
| 1:56.8 | We didn't get to have an a fr to not only see tasha and zack and and and update on their love story |
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