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Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

PRETTY CURIOUS | How Are You Serving Bombshell Beauty? with Trace Lysette

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Society & Culture, Comedy, Education, Self-improvement

4.921.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Whether she’s on the basketball court or the red carpet, this week’s Pretty Curious guest knows how to turn a look. Actress, producer, and ballroom legend Trace Lysette joins Jonathan to discuss her favorite beauty products, how she takes inspiration from both 1930s Hollywood and 1990s ballroom culture, and her thoughts on the phrase “stunning.” Our conversation with Trace begins around 8 minutes into the episode. Trace Lysette is a dynamic and talented actress known for her remarkable contributions to the entertainment industry and has emerged as a powerful voice and a beacon of representation for transgender individuals in Hollywood. She currently stars in the critically acclaimed film MONICA playing the title role opposite Patricia Clarkson; which also has a SAG/AFTRA Interim agreement so they can promote for the upcoming awards season including the Oscars. You can follow Trace on Instagram @tracelysette Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Find books from Getting Curious, Curious Now, and Pretty Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our producer is Chris McClure. Our associate producer is Allison Weiss. Our engineer is Nathanael McClure. Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Engineered to do it all. That's a laptop evolved with Intel Evo Platform.

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This episode is brought to you by ITVX.

0:33.0

Whatever is you're looking for from hard-hitting drama to side-splitting comedy,

0:38.0

ITVX marks the spot.

0:41.0

There's so much to discover, like the total comedy genius show. the new relationship show, my mom, your dad, hosted by Devina McCall. Stream free with ITBX, the UK's

0:57.7

freshest streaming service. Welcome to Pretty Curious, I'm Jonathan Van Ness, and every other week I sit down with a stunning expert to talk all things beauty,

1:17.5

skincare, hair care, makeup, self-care, and beyond.

1:21.1

This week, we're speaking with actress, producer Ballroom Legend and Beauty

1:25.4

icon Trace Lissette. She recently started in the film Monica as a woman who

1:30.6

returns home to care for her dying mother,

1:33.2

when the film premiered in 2022,

1:35.0

she became the first openly trans actress

1:37.7

to lead a film and competition

1:39.5

at the Venice Film Festival,

1:41.0

the oldest film festival in the world.

1:43.2

Monica received an interim agreement from SAGAstra in August that allows Trace to discuss

1:48.0

it with us today.

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