Kaitlyn Bristowe Says Her Ribs Are 'Still Cracked' From 'DWTS': 'It Was Worth It'

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00:00Hey Us Weekly, we are here with Kalen Bristow, and this girl, you have been on so many shows!

00:07You think so?

00:08Yeah, just a few, just a few.

00:10I don't feel like that, I'm like, it's been a minute for me.

00:13Well, I mean, still, the experience of being on Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor,

00:17like, you're having your own podcast, like, you, I mean, you're the queen of this.

00:22Well, thank you for saying that, um, I actually don't feel like I am,

00:26I was just saying I have imposter syndrome being here, because I'm like-

00:28I think we all do.

00:29That's true, you know what, and I saw somebody had an interview,

00:33I can't believe I'm blanking on her name, I follow her and I love her,

00:35but she was talking about how she doesn't get imposter syndrome,

00:38and I want to channel her energy, because she was like, I deserve to be here.

00:43I, like, worked really hard to get to where I am, and I was like, that's boss energy,

00:47I'm like, I'm insecure!

00:50Why am I here?

00:51You know what, I think we all go through that in our lives, and then there's ups and downs,

00:55but I think that if we surround ourselves with people who empower us,

00:58and listen to people like you were talking about-

01:00Yeah.

01:01Yeah.

01:01Honestly, one of my best friends in the world is Carly Pierce,

01:04who's obviously here tonight, and she's the one who talks me into coming to these things,

01:08like, I'm meeting her in her dressing room after to have some wine,

01:10because she was like-

01:11Can I come?

01:12Yeah, absolutely, everybody can come.

01:14She's gonna be like, Caitlin, who did you invite?

01:15I'm like, everyone!

01:16Tell her Us Weekly, she just did an interview.

01:18I also, I also invited Reba.

01:21Oh, well, I'm definitely coming then!

01:23You'll fit right in, you look southern.

01:26Yeah, Reba and I can bond over Oklahoma.

01:28There you go.

01:29So, okay, tell us about, what is your favorite memory that you have made being just here tonight?

01:34I don't know if you've ever been to the Opry before, but-

01:36I have.

01:36I actually got to perform on the stage for the Dancing with the Stars tour, and when I-

01:41That's cool!

01:42I blacked out.

01:43I stepped on the stage, and I was like, I'm on the Opry stage, this is iconic.

01:48So yes, I've had very special memories here.

01:50I also take my family when they come into town to do tours of the Opry.

01:53Obviously, Carly, my good friend, is a member,

01:56and I just feel absolutely honored to even be part of this tonight.

02:00Oh, well, I think we all feel honored that you're here as well.

02:03You live here.

02:04You deserve to be here.

02:05You know what? So do you.

02:06Thank you!

02:07Yes!

02:07We all do.

02:08We all do.

02:09So tell us about your podcast, like, what's next for you?

02:12Oh my gosh, I just had Russell Dickerson on, obviously a big country music artist.

02:16He's so funny, isn't he?

02:17Hilarious.

02:18I love to have people on who I can just, you know,

02:2045 minutes of actually just having a conversation with someone these days.

02:24Not being on your phone feels very empowering,

02:27but I just love to have honest conversation with anyone from,

02:31you know, reality TV stars to country singers to thought leaders.

02:34I've had Jay Shetty on.

02:35I had Mel Robbins give me a lecture on, like, Let Them.

02:39So it's really, I'm very lucky to have the job I have because I feel like I get free therapy.

02:45That's so true.

02:46You get to ask them questions on your mind, and then they give you an answer.

02:49Exactly.

02:50And they shoot it to me straight, and I like that.

02:52Yeah.

02:52Sometimes we drink wine.

02:53It's great.

02:54Yeah.

02:55Can I come on your podcast?

02:56Yes, I have my own wine label called Spade and Sparrows.

02:59I'll send you a bottle.

03:00Oh, perfect.

03:01It's great.

03:02Okay, so you say you have imposter syndrome,

03:04but you're doing all these amazing things that people,

03:07you know, they've worked their whole lives to get to that point.

03:10You know, what is one moment where you're,

03:12you looked back and you're like, wow, I did that.

03:14Like, how did you get there?

03:16Like, what is that?

03:17Honestly, it probably is winning Dancing with the Stars

03:20because I still have injuries from that.

03:23And that was like three years ago now.

03:24And my ribs are like still cracked.

03:26And I still like get out of bed.

03:27Like, but it was worth it.

03:28I got the mirror ball.

03:29But I honestly worked so hard to get there.

03:32It was like emotionally, physically, spiritually exhausting.

03:37And it's way more work than people think it is.

03:40It's eight hours a day in a studio.

03:42It's a grind and it's really hard on the body.

03:44But I grew up wanting to be a dancer.

03:46And I wasn't good enough.

03:48And at 25, I had to quit.

03:49And I was like so lost in life.

03:52I didn't have a job.

03:52I didn't have education.

03:54I didn't have anything.

03:54And I tried to chase a boy.

03:56And I was like, I have nothing.

03:57So to come full circle and believe in myself,

04:00like 10 years later as a dancer and win the mirror ball

04:02and work so hard to get there,

04:03it was really like a beautiful, full circle,

04:06proud moment for me that I didn't have imposter syndrome.

04:08I was like, I really deserve that.

04:10See, and we have to channel that, Caitlin, more often.

04:13But I mean, you walk in the car with Reba McIntyre

04:16and Blake Shelton and all of you.

04:18And I'm just like, what do I do with my hands?

04:22It's so cool.

04:23But you're in a completely different area than them.

04:25You don't have to compare yourself to them.

04:27And I'm not.

04:28I'm just honored to be in their presence, truly.

04:30I really am.

04:31I think we all are.

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