Lunchtime Live with Adrienne Houghton | Holly Furtick

Well, hello, everyone. Welcome to our Lunchtime Live. It is Thursday. It is lunchtime on the east coast. It is 12pm and I'm very excited because we have a really fun guest joining us today. We're gonna have a great conversation. She's a really good friend of mine. First of all, I want to see who is joining us. And if it is lunchtime where you are, what are you eating for lunch? I have not gotten to lunch yet, but I have this yummy little clean juice. This is called the immunity one. I am not sick, but this is the one that I like. The way it tastes the best. It is like carrot juice and orange juice together. I am not a fan of apple juice. Anybody else like, I know that is kind of like a weird thing because a lot of people, most people love apple juice. I don't like apple juice. And so that really limits me when it comes to drinking fancy juices because most of them have apple juice in them, especially the green ones. And I'm not afraid of green things. I just don't like apple juice. I don't know, it reminds me of like, preschool or something. I just don't like it. Anybody else doesn't like apple juice? All right, let me welcome some people. We have got, um. Let's see. Merrily from. Wait, I lost you from Houston, from Georgia. Sorry. Merrily Rodriguez from Georgia. Connie from Houston is joining us, Selena from South Africa at 6pm so, Selena, I'd like to know, have you eaten dinner yet? What time do they eat dinner in South Africa? In my family, we eat dinner around 6pm If I can be on time. I think more lately it's been more like 6:45 by the time I get myself together. Who else do we have joining us? Jasmine hall from Atlanta, Barbara from England. It's 5pm into England. I guess that's like tea time, right? We've got Vanessa from Germany, Nicole from California, Susie Doyle from Northern Ireland, part of efam. Hello, Susie. We've got to me from South Africa. A lot of people watching and it's not lunchtime. Sherry's watching. She says she's going to be eating a salad. That sounds boring. Oh, Terry Chapman says she's not fond of apple juice. Thank you. Who else? We have Tiara from Brooklyn, John from Illinois. Let's see. Oh, LD, I thought you were eating a Whopper, but LD's here in the room with me, but she's saying somebody else is having a Whopper. I must have missed that one. Ruby from Kenya, we've got Lily From Florida, guys. Oh, Selena's back. She's told us that she has eaten dinner and they usually eat between 5 and 7pm Got Stephanie from Connecticut, Skippy from Oklahoma. What a great name. Okay, you guys, that's amazing. So let's chat. I already told you on Instagram who I was chatting with and chatting with my good friend, Adrian Houghton. Adrian, you may know her from a million different things that she does. First of all, she is a talk show host on the Real. Second of all, she was the third runner up on that show, the Masked Singer. Hello. That was amazing. Third of all, she's an entrepreneur. You might know her from her jewelry line. I have her earrings on today. X I X I. And her jewelry line. She has a purse line. She has a. Can we say purse. Is that a Southern thing? Let me know in the chat. Is it. Is it Southern to call your handbag your purse? Because I know most the proper thing to do is to call it a handbag. But anyway, she sells purses here in the south, that's what we call them. She sells purses. Hi, mom. My mom's on. Everybody say hi to Deb Boytnot. What else does she do? Oh, she has a loungewear collection that she released during 2020 when we were all wearing loungewear. Okay, so. So Adrian, she's a singer, she's an entrepreneur, she's a talk show host. She's a wife to our good friend Israel Houghton. That's actually how I met Adrienne was through Israel. Israel and Steven have been great friends for a long time. They've written some really amazing songs together. And Israel said, I can't wait for you guys to meet Adrian. And I loved Adrian from the moment that we met. She is such an incredible woman. And the reason why, if you watch her on the real that you love her is because that's what she's like in person. I'm here to tell you, and I want you to meet her. So let's bring her on. Adrian Houghton is going to join us today and we are going to talk about lots of great fun things. So, Adrienne. Hi.

Hello. I'm here with my man voice to say what's up to all of you.

Why are you saying you have a man voice?

Are you saying I. Okay. We've been doing these pop up shops. No, thank God. And I lost my voice. Actually, it started in the south, in Atlanta. I was singing extra hard, got a little carried away and I've been kind of hoarse for the last week.

Have you been able to sing. Are you still singing?

Shockingly, yes. My husband is like, and I will still pass the mic to you. I literally look at him every time he looks at me like, you think you can do it? You think you can do it? And I don't know if it's that. I'm just caught up in the moment, but I take the mic and it ends up happening.

That's amazing. Where are you right now?

We are actually. This is a very glamorous situation, you guys. I'm at a truck stop. Literally. Where are we? We're at a truck stop, like three hours away from Nashville.

Three hours?

Yeah.

Okay. Are you three hours. Are you going to Nashville or you've left Nashville?

We were in Houston, Texas, yesterday. So the way that PS110 in New York City set up my geographical skills, I have no idea how. Which routes we would be taking from Houston, Texas to get to Nashville. But we're three hours away. That I know.

Okay, so. And at a truck stop in your amazing tour bus.

Yes.

You know what I wish? Yes. Can you give us a little tour of your tour bus?

Which is so good. This is like the greatest sneak peek. Sorry. Lana and Mariah are here. They're like, hi, guys.

Morning.

And it's very glamorous. Like I said, this was holding up my laptop. It is a Hefty bag, Hefty storage, Spider gallons, and the square box that we sell merch on on tour. Yep. We've got an espresso. Fun fact, Israel is still back there asleep.

Okay, here we are, actually, because it's earlier here.

It's 1112, wherever we are.

Okay, well, tell us about your tour since we're talking about it.

Okay. So I came up on this bus with a crazy idea. I felt like now that the world was somewhat opening up again, I was like, this would be amazing for us to do something live and in person with people. And I was like, babe, you are a coffee snob. Anybody that knows Israel, he believes that his worship is powered by Jesus and strong coffee. Like really good. Like, he's very particular about his coffee. So I was like, me and Mariah were joking that we'd always love to be like baristas and have our own coffee shop one day. And I said, why don't we open up a pop up shop that's like a pop up coffee shop called Cafe New Breed. People get to have coffee, they get to shop some merch, and then we just have like a worship jam session. Like anything he wants to do acoustic in person. Just Israel and his guitar. Intimate, small setting. And yesterday we did our 22nd pop up in Houston, Texas, and it was insane. And we're taking like a little hiatus because it's summertime and we kind of spent our summer doing this. And I go back to work in a week and a half. In two weeks. I go back to work at the real in two weeks. So we're taking nine days off of vacation and then we'll get right back to it on the West Coast. But yeah, yesterday when we finished Houston, I just looked at him and I was just like, I can't believe we did it. Like, I literally couldn't believe that. A silly idea that I had in the back of the bus that we actually did it and that we were now on our 22nd show. And that was actually all we had set out to do initially. So, yeah, it was just crazy and it's just been so much fun.

And yeah, you're going on vacation, then you're going to do more stops on the tour, then you're going back to work.

Yep.

Okay. I have a million things I want to talk to you about. I love talking to you. You're one of my favorite people to talk to when you guys come to church. I just always have the best time. I feel like we can talk about things that are serious and we can talk about things that are completely stupid and. And so that's what I want to do today. So. All right.

Love that about you. You know this.

Some people don't like that. I like chit chat. I find it to be interesting and fun.

I like chit chat with people that I like.

Okay, that's fair.

You know, like, if I don't. If I'm not really, like interested in chit chatting with you, I'll be like, okay, thanks. But I've liked you from the day I met you. And I liked you because you're very straightforward. And I think that's very rare to find in life. And I think even in the church community sometimes that's. I think people sometimes feel like, oh, because I'm a representative of Christ, I have to be like, hi, I love you. Like the first three seconds they meet you. And I get that. I'm here for the love of Christ, but I like that you're very real and I like that. I just like how you come off straightforward. You're like, hi, I'm Hollywood. And that's where it starts. And I think that's awesome.

I try. Okay, here's like some fun little, like, let's get to know Adrienne kind of questions. All right. And also, for those of you watching, we have some little fun giveaways coming up, so make sure you stay on, because we're gonna give away some great stuff. Okay. So, Adrienne, you're about to go on vacation. Would you rather vacation at the beach or in the mountains?

The beach, for sure. I always want a tan. I'm very pale. This is the palest I've ever been in the summer.

Okay, just so you know, your pale is my tan.

I know, but now I'm bronzed up as well because his face is very pale right now.

Okay. Watch the movie or read the book?

I want to read the book. And then I'm going to fall asleep watching the movie.

That surprises me, because I didn't think that you were, like, a book person. We've never talked about books.

I wish I would find more time to read books. I'm rarely alone, and I feel like. I don't know why. In my mind, it feels rude to pull out a book if I'm, like, sitting with people.

Oh, no, I totally.

And she's like, I don't care. I'm pulling out my book.

No, I don't.

I don't know what you're saying.

I love audiobooks, though, because that's what I do when I'm driving or getting ready in the morning or whatever. I don't know. I love audiobooks. So that's.

I did the Michelle Obama Becoming Book audio, and it was cool. It was cool. I actually enjoyed that. Yeah. Because I did, like, a little summer book club with my. The women in my family. So that was pretty cool.

That's amazing. All right.

Well, it was an easy way to multitask. I also feel like movies never do the books justice. Like Eat, Pray, Love as much as I love Julia Roberts. True. No, true.

Although the more I read a lot of times, I do find that there are some movies that are better than the book, and there are some. So. Okay. For instance, I think that psychological thrillers are better as a movie than a book because it's more scary to, like, watch something, I think. Second of all, I think that romantic comedies are better as a movie because I just don't want to spend. Okay. In an audiobook. It's hours. Right. In a regular book, it's pages. But I don't want to spend eight hours with the main plot being, like, a romance. That's just not what I want. So I would rather watch the movie in two hours. So anyway, that's my opinion. I don't know why I'm interviewing you. You're not. We're not.

This isn't. No. But I have a question.

Okay.

I have a question. When you read the books, especially, like, romantic comedies, do you cast them in your mind?

Well, of course. Of course. You have to. You give them, like, somebody that they look like to you, or there are certain ones that like, okay, right now I'm reading Cold Mountain. Did you ever see that movie with Nicole Kidman and Jude Law and Renee Zellweger?

I heard of it, but I never.

Thought, okay, great movie. I've seen it multiple times, but it's been a long time. And I was like, you know what? I want to read that book. I want to see what the characters are actually like in the book. And so it's kind of fun sometimes to actually know the story because now I can, like, I'm picturing, like, Nicole Kidman and Jude Law and. And Renee Zellweger, and so that's kind of fun. It's a great story.

That's awesome.

So you would rather read the book than watch the movie? YouTube or Instagram, if you had to pick one.

Instagram. Sorry. But Instagram, you. Yeah, like, If I watch YouTube, it's because I swiped up from Instagram. Oh. Yeah.

I'm probably. I'm probably the same. I'm not like, a go to spend my time on YouTube. Although you have an amazing YouTube channel. I love your YouTube channel.

Thank you. I want you on my YouTube channel, too. I feel like we should cook something together. Am I breaking up?

A little bit, but it's fine. It's not. I don't think it's too distracting, but okay with your YouTube channel. You know what I love about it is, like, you. You let people into your life, and I think that people are nosy. And so I love watching you house hunt. I love watching you renovate, because I'm nosy and I want to know what's going on. You should give a tour of your tour bus.

Okay, so I am going to do that. I'm super. That. That's probably the most people I've seen of the tour bus. What I just showed you guys. You got the sneak peek, but definitely want to do a tour bus tour. Crazy enough. Holly, you were one of the first people to know how excited I was about getting a house in New York and moving back to New York and making that, like, home, like, my permanent place of home. And then I got the call that the real was coming back and I was like, God, help me understand this. I was really. I thought, like, this was totally you. We ended up selling our house in Calabasas. It sold really well and really quickly, and we're like, that's God. You know, just telling us that New York is where we're supposed to be. And then the real calls, and they're like, hi, we need you back. And at first, I was kind of discouraged. I was like, wait, I'm confused. Like, I just, you know, got so excited and put so much time and energy into this. And then I realized it actually works out perfectly. One, I'm just grateful to have a job. Two, while I renovate the New York house, I'll be in la. So that kind of works. So now we are officially bi coastal. There is a new house tour coming. This is so annoying to people. They're like, where does this girl live? There is another house tour coming for the new house that we just got in Beverly Hills so that I could shoot the real. It's like a little Beverly Hills bungalow, and I absolutely love it.

I'm here for all of it. Is your. Is your zip code 90210?

It is. It is. And I'm a ghetto girl that grew up in the projects, and I'm very excited about that. Like, literally, we're so excited that we bought sweaters and T shirts that say 90210, and we're taking pictures in the front, like, oh, you absolutely, Mama. I made it.

You absolutely must.

Right?

Okay.

I mean, I grew up watching it, so cool.

Yeah, well, I didn't grow up watching that show. I wasn't allowed.

I didn't.

His house. Sometimes. My mom's watching. Don't tell her.

Oh, sorry, Mom.

Okay, so back to our. Okay. Okay. Here's a question I want to ask you. I think I know the answer to this. Is this something we have in common? What do you, in your opinion, greatest movie of all time?

Oh, too easy. My colors are blush and bashful steel magnolias. 100% in another lifetime. I really wanted to be a Southern white woman. It's a whole other conversation. I just want the accent. I want to be Truvy. Fun fact, guys. Nobody knows this. Israel's nickname for me is Truvy because I've always been obsessed with Dolly Parton's character, Castillo Magnolias.

So Dolly. So Truvy is your favorite? Yes, I think Shelby is my favorite.

Truvy is my favorite, obviously. Who?

Shelby.

Oh, duh. Yeah. I mean, Shelby. Yes. But I. Oh, I. Okay, this is A weird thing. I've always wanted to be a woman, like, truvy, like, very well put together. Like, I've always. I've always thought that that was so attractive. Like, I'd be like, oh, my gosh, when I grow up, I want to, like, be into beauty.

And, like, there is no such thing as natural beauty.

These are the facts.

The other day. The other day, we were sitting around and I said in conversation, I was like, the Lord works in this mysterious ways. And I think my mom, if it was my mom, they were like, is that a Bible verse? And I was like, I don't know. I was quoting Steel Magnolias.

Literally, that. What else are we supposed to do? I feel like Sally Fields in that film, she was just. If that doesn't capture, like, what a mom is, I don't know what does. Like, she. That she reminds me so much of my mom. And in that movie, it's just too good. It's just such a. It's the best sad movie ever. Best.

The best. I cry every time. I've seen that movie 100 times. I cry every time. It's about friendship, it's about women. If you've never seen that movie, is. I have been waiting to show it to Abby, but I'm not. I'm waiting because I'm like, it has to be the right time. Like, she has to understand it, and it has to be the perfect Friday night where we. Not. We don't get interrupted and we cry at the end. And so anyway, greatest movie of all time. Okay.

You know, Olympia Caucus just passed away, and I was so sad.

I know.

So sad.

Okay, let's talk about something more important. Not really more important. Let's talk about makeup and hair. So you. You do. You do your own hair and makeup a lot?

Yes.

But this whole year that you've been on the reel, you've done your own hair and makeup?

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah. If you had watched and you were like, it looks great. I will take all the credit. Anytime you've watched and you're like, she looks interesting. Just understand. I was at home. There literally was a day, Holly, that my dad. Okay, so I was shooting it in my mom's basement in upstate New York. So imagine my whole family had to pitch in. Israel is, like, doing production. He is like my lighting person. He's the one on the phone, like, with the people in la. Like, okay, her light. Okay. I'm gonna turn on all of her lights this morning. Yeah, she's. The WI fi is kicking. She's good. To go. That was his job. My mom was wardrobe, so her job was to see my outfits the night before and have them hanging there for me. And then she also would participate in being like craft services, meaning lunch, breakfast, if I needed water, that sort of thing. Then we would film a show, but while we're filming, the one that we filmed the day before would be airing at the same time in New York. So my dad would be watching it in the kitchen, and he turns to my mom one day, he goes, nil. What's going on with Adrian's hair? My hair was so bad, guys, I will say I'm better at doing my makeup than I am doing my. I really can't do my hair. This is.

This is not true.

Not my calling. Not my nurse.

I've never seen you. I have never seen you not look amazing. Never. Not on tv, not in person. I've never seen you not look amazing. So let me ask you this. So you kind of just answer my question. If you had to go out in public and you only had time to either do your makeup or your hair, which do you think is more important?

My makeup. I'm definitely going to say my makeup. I just feel like it'll be like, she had a bad hair day, but her face is beat. Her face is cute. Cute girl having a bad hair day. I'll take it. I'll take it. I'm going to go with that. I'm going to say, you know, a little concealer goes a long way.

This is. This is true. So, okay, what is one of your biggest pet peeves when you see someone who's obviously done their own makeup, what are you like, ah, don't do that.

Eyebrows. Eyebrows is always my first. Like, this got interesting. I think sometimes we use too dark of a color. Like, eyebrows should not be, like, black ever. Even if you have jet black hair, your eyebrows should not be sharpie black. So I think it's important that we, like, find out the correct shade. I've also seen really red eyebrows before.

How are mine?

Because you have real eyebrows, too. Yours are because they're real. For us ladies that have to draw our eyebrows and we need the right color, your eyebrows would never grow in.

Have you ever looked at my eyebrows and been like, ooh, she needs to trim them up or something?

No, I think you've got really long eyelashes and really good brows. And I'm jealous. I'm being honest, because you know me. I've literally sat and talked with you about lashes and brows. I got my eyebrows microbladed Because I am. I literally. I don't know what happened. I have no eyebrows, and I don't really have eyelashes very much either. Like, some people are like, don't get eyelash extensions. Your eyelashes will fall out. I'm like, baby, we had none to begin with. You got to have eyelashes to fall out. I have nothing. So there's no loss here. Get the eyelash extensions if you got no eyelashes. Just saying. Ok. You're not losing anything.

I don't know if anybody watching is enjoying this conversation, but I am totally enjoying this conversation. I love to talk about hair and makeup and still magnolias and all the amazing things.

I love it. And just put. Just letting you know, Holly actually has some great beauty tips. Like. Like you put me onto the. The eyelash serum that made your lashes grow super, super long.

Oh, yeah. Rodan and Fields. Shout out, hey, if you sell Rodan and Fields and you're watching, this is your opportunity. Put it in the chat. Put it in the chat, guys. I do. I like their lashes. I haven't used it in a while. Okay, so what else? What's another beauty tip that you have for people?

Beauty tip. Major beauty tip is, guys, I really do. Like, right now I'm looking at myself, and what I'm upset about is, do you see this puffiness right here? Like, if I'm being honest with you, I, like, woke up about 45 minutes ago. So I'm like, man, I didn't have a roller on the bus, but I could have just grabbed a spoon. And people have said this for years, but it is so true. Something as simple as a spoon in the fridge or in the freezer for just a little bit if you need to get it cold really fast. And just a little compress here would have helped me me out desperately. So, yeah, that. That to me, is a game changer. The other thing is learn how to contour. I've been told that I got a nose job for, like, the last six years because I figured out how to contour my nose, and it is life changing. Two darker lines. Oh, it's so different. So different.

Do you still contour for your on a date?

Honestly, Yeah. I just don't powder. So my everyday makeup is just a lot dewier than I would for camera. Camera. I'm gonna want to be matted out because the lights will make you look blown out and it'll look like you have nothing on. So you go heavier versus every day. I'm loving dewy makeup. Like, how your makeup's dewy Your cheeks are always, like, dewy. Like, they're not like, matte. You see that?

Thank you. You know. You know what I have on my cheeks? Um, have you used any of Bobby? So, you know, Bobby Brown. Left Bobby Brown.

Yes.

Okay.

She has the new line.

She has. The new line is called Jones Road, and she sells these. It comes in like a circle. It's called. They're like miracle bomb, and they come in a couple different colors. And this is the miracle bomb. And they say every color goes on every person. But this one, I think it's called Dusty Rose, and I really like it.

It's so pretty. So that was more what my everyday would look like. Like, I feel like on a normal day, dewy cheeks. When I went to elevation the last time, I felt like I felt good about my makeup that day. Not gonna lie. It was very natural, very clean. I feel like brushed my eyebrows. I'm really into that fluffy brow look. A dewy cheek. Mascara, lip gloss. Keep it pushing. I actually have my lip gloss right here. Kind of obsessed with this color. It's Mario who does Kim Kardashian's makeup. Fun Fact was my makeup artist first, and I introduced them and now they are, like, amazing. And I love that for them. And this is his gloss in the color. Wow. I do not know what that color is because it's gone, but it's like a peachy color. Peachy golden vibes.

I love it. Okay, so, Adrienne, you. You live a life that appears. If I were to follow you on Instagram, watch your YouTube channel, watch your talk show, your life appears to be really glamorous. What is something really gritty about your life that people wouldn't necessarily see?

Oh, my gosh. There's so much. I feel like for the people that actually know me, they would, like, roll their eyes at the thought of, like, being extra glamorous. Like, fun facts, you know, we're on a tour bus. It's a very glamorous tour bus. But for some odd reason, we had no water this morning, so I have not showered today. But we're at a gas stop, which sounds crazy, and we're going to get water to get this going. But, like, it's some things like that. Like, I think people think just on a bigger level, I think people think that people that they see on Instagram, that their lives are perfect in general, and they're not. I mean, on so many levels, there's things that everyone struggles with, whether it's. Whether it's insecurities, whether it's life struggles. I mean, that's just the reality of it. So gritty, gritty, gritty. I'm looking at my two girls here that are with me, like, every single day. I'm like, gritty. If you had to say gritty. Gritty parts of my life.

Wow.

They don't want to participate with me. I'm like, gritty parts of my life. There are gritty parts there. Are we going. We going deep, Holly? We going deep or.

Nah, I'm gonna go wherever you want to go.

I would say great parts of my life. I think everybody knows my family planning has been a struggle, so that would be a grittier life thing that I go through that I don't really share. And I think probably that's because I actually just the other day was watching someone else's YouTube channel talking about it, and I turned to the girls, and I was just like. And I turned to Israel. I'm like, how. How do they find the courage and the strength? Like, it's not that I'm being secretive about it. I genuinely don't think I'm courageous enough to have the conversation yet. But you just said I was watching them. Huh?

But you just did.

No, these girls, like, literally, they filmed themselves, like, taking pregnancy tests and film themselves crying. I'm just like, I don't know if I'd be able to find the angle, the strength, the strength, or the angle to. And I'm always like, how does this happen? So I've said, people have asked me, like, you know, when do you think you'll share that sort of thing? And I kind of was like, babies here, because I feel like I don't want to share a story and not bring somebody hope. Does that make sense?

Yeah.

And not be like, hey, and it can work out, and it can get better. And, yes, I did go through this really gritty, so to speak, time, and it was really, really rough. But I'm just hoping to give somebody hope instead of joining in on our sadness. Yeah.

But I think I. I think part of the hope that you give people is letting them know that you have sadness. Because I think that so many people think they have this perception that there are certain people that they watch from afar that don't have sadness. And sadness is a major part of every person's life. And so I think that even by you sharing, you know, this is a sad side of my life, I think that that gives people hope because it makes them feel like they're not alone in their own pain.

Yeah. That is so true. That is so, so, so true. I agree. So, guys, that's gritty. I mean, there's days when I'm disappointed with my lack of self discipline. I know this sounds so silly, but I recognize, and I want to make this very clear that I am not overweight being clear. And that in real life, I would totally be content. The camera acts, like, legit. Someone lied and said 10. I feel like it's 15 people. We've been on this road. We're seeing people in person. The first thing they say is, you're so much thinner in person. I'm like, and, girl, I've gained £20 on the TV. I don't know what's happening. I feel like they've done me and my double chin wrong. So there are days when I have goals that I really want to set. Whether it's like, go to the gym, do something for 20 minutes, stay off of some of the carbs. And there are days that I literally am so disappointed in my lack of self discipline. Like, I literally get frustrated with myself. Like, what is like, why can't you just do the things that you set out to do? And I feel like I disappoint myself on so many levels. Whether it's getting the things done that I need to get done for work, because I'm juggling. I'm sure that for my best friend and business partner, Lana, there are days when I struggle between the balance of being a great wife and being an entrepreneur. So there are days when, like, I needed to make sure that I had that I chose the colors of our new purses and that I went through swatches and said exactly what I wanted it to be and sent her the breakdown of what I want this new collection to be. And then there's days that Israel wakes up and goes, babe, do you want to take a walk? Can I take you somewhere? And that goes out the window. And I'm missing a deadline. But I took the day to sit and do nothing with my husband because we need that. And so now I have to call Lana and be like, yeah, so I didn't do any of that today that I was supposed to do. And, yes, I understand that our manufacturers won't have that in time for us. Do you think we can rush it or now we feel rushed? I mean, there's just so many layers to that sort of thing that. But I gotta be honest. I prefer being a wife over being an entrepreneur. I would rather be in a much smaller home in a happy marriage than not.

That's so true. That's so true. And I think those are the small things that we take for granted a lot of times. You know, another thing I know about you that I think is gritty, that you might not even think about this because you say like, you know, you get frustrated with your own self discipline. But I think about like I remember one time and you're about to go back to the real in person. And I remember prior to the pandemic, you talking about how early you had to get up in the morning to go and be on the reel. And I think that's just such an. I mean I think that people look at someone like you and they, they love the, all of the things that you're a part of and that you get to do like being on the Masked Singer and being on the reel and being on tour. And people don't realize how much, how hard that actually is, how like literally how much sleep you do not get because you're doing all of these things.

Guys, our call time at real is 4:30am that means if I am like rushing, that means I am waking up at 4am but on a daily basis closer to 3.30am So 3.30am I've got to be there at 4.30 is my call time. We are in producer meetings by 5am running through what's currently happening on the news. What's like the in the moment things that we need to be updated on. Whether it's political, whether it's gossip, whether it is whatever's happening, things that may have happened in our own personal lives that happened late last night that we need updates on that we want to discuss. Someone's kids said something crazy. Someone has decided they're moving in with their boyfriend or whatever the case is. We'll share those kinds of stories. And then we've got literally so that's from five to six, from six to seven, it's hair and makeup and then we are live to New York. So that's three hours difference. We're live to New York at 10am them. It's insane. It's insane. And again, I've actually had gritty moments with my husband where I've cried because there's times when he, he's. Israel is. I know this may be shocking. I'm an introvert. Israel is borderlines on being an extrovert. I think he now prefers being like more chill. But he's definitely way more social than I am. I know that sounds shocking. He enjoys going to like dinners and setting things up so people would Come into town and Israel would be like, babe, we're taking this person to dinner. And I literally on days would be like, I'm so tired. Like, I want to be a great wife in the sense of like, yes, let's go out. But I literally have to be like vieja style, like an old lady in bed by 7:38pm or else I can't think, I can't read the prompter. I'm like this, somebody help me, right? So there's days that we have to have tough conversations where I'm just like, I'm really tired. So I know your friend is in town, but tell your friend I said, what's up? I'll be home.

And sometimes you miss out on stuff because of the things that you get to do and the things that appear to be glamorous. I just always like to talk to people about that because the world that we live in makes. It makes us think that there's. That someone else's life is so much better than ours. And the truth is the thief of joy. It's so true. And living in the moment and experiencing the gifts that God has given you and the blessings that God has given you, there's nothing to replace that. There's nothing better than that. But then there are also times where you have to really go after your dreams and the dreams that God has given you and the ideas and so, so, so talk about that for a minute. Like how, how do you know, how, how do you know if you should do the mask singer or if you should, you know, launch. Launch a jewelry line and, and what comes along with that?

So I always say that I believe that if God placed something in your heart, I do believe that to some extent he'll lay out the groundwork for you to make it happen. I do. I don't believe that there's just not going to be struggle and it's going to be easy peasy. But I do believe that sometimes the difficult parts come from your poor planning. It's not Jesus, your poor planning. And that's even for myself sometimes it's my poor planning. And I have to be honest about that. So I think the first things first is obviously I do believe that if God put something in your heart and that you really are passionate about something and you have a dream that you can absolutely make that happen. Listen, the first necklace, one of our biggest selling necklaces, xixi is Philippians 4:13 and it's my favorite verse. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and I Absolutely believe that. Like, it's not that I think I'm so. It's that I really believe that Jesus is so dope. And since I have Jesus with me, I really can do anything and all things. So if I have this idea in my mind, the first thing I do honestly pray about it, obviously that's like, first things first and then plan. Plan properly and make sure that you. That this is actually something that can happen. And if it's not, then be patient. That's when you then become patient and you wait so that you can do things at the right time in the right way. If I'm honest, I have the idea to do xixi long before I technically could do it. So I needed to wait for the funds to be able to do it. I needed to wait for the right manufacturer to be able to do it. So it also took some patience in saying, let me make sure that this is done in God's timing and not just in the way that I want it to be done and rushed and incorrect, but to actually have the patience to see it through, to be the right way in the right timing. So I think that's also really important. Sometimes I think we're like, I have this idea and it has to happen tomorrow. That's not true. Being patient and seeing things through properly and making sure that things are done right, it might not happen overnight. It might take a lot longer than you ever thought.

Right.

But I've been right now we have a collection that's been in the works for suits for almost two years now.

Wow.

Year and a half. Year and a half. And it takes time. Would I have love for it to been here two months ago and been able to launch for fall? Absolutely. But that's not the reality of it. So even. Even in my case, when I do have the funds to do it, it's going to take time and you just have to be patient. So I think in anyone's dreams that you have, just pray about it, believe it, you can do all things and then be patient while making it happen.

I love it. Is it hard to be a woman of faith in your line of work?

I think more than being a woman of faith, I think it's hard to speak about your faith and not feel like you'll either be ridiculed, sound silly, or make people uncomfortable. And that's just honest. I think I'm really grateful for a platform like the Real, where I didn't even know initially when I came on the show that I would be sharing that part of My life. So I think it's like a twofold. One, I've gotten more comfortable with it, and two, I feel like our audience needs hope more than ever. So we need this. I think if somebody talking about Jesus on daytime television, you're not just going, ugh, I'm uncomfortable. I'm turning the channel. You're going, let me. Let me lean in and pay attention. Because we all need a little hope right now. I think that not being afraid of talking about it also is. That's our job. Does that make sense? Like, I can't blame a network or a producer for that. My own uncomfortability, I have to be like, no, I actually want to share this today. And in doing so, the response that I've gotten has been so insane that I'm like, okay, okay, okay. God. Like, I. I get. I get a little. A little stronger with it every, every. Every time I talk about it and more comfortable. And it's just like, I think for a long time in my, like, probably in my teens and in my 20s, I thought, like, oh, this might come off really corny, right? And then you live a little and you're like, nah, Jesus isn't corny. Jesus is necessary. Like. Like, Jesus is necessary. And people need to hear this and know this. How I get through life, how I get to where I am, how I'm able to believe in myself to do things that are hard. I need Jesus. I need Jesus to get through my workouts. Okay, like, these are the. Like, it's like the simple things and the bigger things.

Yeah.

Waking up in the morning, there's times when I'm so exhausted, like, I don't know if I'm gonna make it. And I'm like, but I can depend on Jesus to get me through the day. Like, I know that I'm not alone, and I'm walking with somebody that's going to get me through the hard things. And I feel like if I can share that with somebody that's better than any concealer, I can share with you. My greatest beauty tip is find Jesus, find peace. That will help your bags find the piece that helps you get some great beauty sleep at night, knowing that he's in control and he's got this. That is my greatest beauty tip of all time. That and drink water and mind your business.

All right, so you talked about having faith. You've talked about having grit. Who are some people that are in your life that you could not do what you do without them before you? While you think about that, which I'm sure you don't really need to think very long, but with your jewelry line, I got to collaborate with you, and. And we made this amazing piece. I'm gonna give one of these away, guys, so. So get ready. But it says on here, you are not alone. And it is this adorable little elephant necklace that we created together. And I wrote the copy because the whole idea of. I know, it's, like, weird. Like, why would you wear an elephant around your neck? But elephants are a symbol of friendship, and I wrote about that, and we gave a space for you to give one to a friend. We're going to give two of these away to one person because we want the one person to have it. We want them to be able to give it to a friend, because there's nothing like the power of friendship and having people in your life. I know you have Israel. He's your husband. He's amazing. He's wonderful. But who are some women in your life that you're like, hands down, I would not be the woman that I am without these. These women.

Yeah. That is so easy. Two of them are actually behind this camera right now, and one of them is home, which is my mom. So I would say my mom, for sure. Obviously, my backbone in life. I think that some people have asked me, like, okay, like, how have you been able to be in the industry for over 20 years, grow up on Disney Channel and all that stuff, and still, like, somewhat have somewhat have your mind together? And I'd say, for sure. My mom gave me a foundation that made me feel that I didn't have to be famous. Does that make sense? Like, if I'm being honest, she probably would have preferred that I went to college and joined her at Cornell Medical, being a nurse or something. So I would say that foundation of knowing. Knowing that failure. I know this sounds weird, knowing I could fail and it wouldn't and I would still be loved was really important for me. And having a mom that made me feel like there was no such thing as failure made me ambitious enough to go for any crazy dream that I had, which is how I ended up where I am now. The people that actually facilitate and execute my crazy dreams are behind this camera. And that is my best friend and business partner, Lana, and our daughter Mariah, who's right there. So they're my team. They. We. And we're more of a family. What did you say? What? She's like Claudette, my sister, who also is a part of. That's my best friend. But that would be. That's my tribe. I know we always talk about who's your elephant tribe. Like, my elephant tribe are these incredibly strong women. And the best part is I get to call them my family. I honestly believe. And it's so crazy because I come out with these ideas. And even Israel, who you just said is obviously my husband, there's moments where he's like. And they're the ones that are like, we'll make it happen. How do we order coffee cups that have Israel and new breed on them? How do we make these hap. Like, they hear my crazy ideas and they actually make them come true. And, and it's not just that they make them come true by actually facilitating it, but they actually believe in me. And I think having people that just believe in you means the world. People that you can laugh with, cry with, people that don't judge you when things don't go the way you thought they would go.

Yeah.

And they shrug and they're like, okay, we'll try again. We'll do something different. It's all good. And I'm really grateful for that.

I know I. I love all of those people. I've met all of those people that are in your. In your herd, in your tribe. And they are. They are amazing. And they're. And they are kind of the secret sauce, I think, to who you are. And I know, you know, just like we talk about the things that, the glamour of what you do, there's grit and glamour to everything, and there's great things about friendship and there's a lot of gritty things about friendship and there's a lot of hard conversations that you have to have in order to maintain those relationships, even with family members, with your mom and with your sister. And I just think you're so. You're so good at that. And it's such a beautiful example that you set. I'm going to give the necklace to Tiffany. Alexandra, you get two necklaces. Tiffany, why do I. Okay, here it is.

Yay.

Tiffany, all I want you to do is email Holly Furtick YouTube@estlevationchurch.org Holly Furtick YouTube elevationchurch.org and we're going to put it in the chat and you can email us. And if you'd like to get purchase a necklace for you and your friend, they're very affordable. You can purchase these at Xaxi. Is that the website? Is that what it's called?

Yeah, the website is shop x ixi.com.

Shop xix I calm also, I don't know if these earrings are still for Sale, but lots of they are. Okay. These are some of my favorites. I wear these all the time, actually. Lots of amazing pieces. What were you gonna say?

I said boho hoops. But we also just dropped these dual earrings. Lana, you passed me those right there. We just dropped our signature collection. Was it yesterday? Yesterday we just dropped a collection that actually has Xixixi going down the sides.

Oh, cute.

I actually have the. That just says xix. Yeah, so it's our little signature collection that we just launched two days ago. So check those out as well.

I love it. Everybody needs to check it out. Everybody also needs to go check out levuth, which is your. Okay, so did you hear me say at the beginning, do you say purse, or do you say handbag?

Okay, I not only say purse, but the other day, okay, our security person was like, hey, told Mariah I've got Adrienne's pocketbook.

That is the ultimate Southern word.

She literally was like, what is pocketbook? And I was like, you've never heard of a pocketbook? Like, I understood exactly what he was saying. I feel like, guys, what is the difference between a purse, a pocketbook, and a handbag? I would never use handbag. Crazy enough.

Yeah. I think handbag is too precious. Pocketbook. Okay, if you're really gonna.

Pocketbook is a book.

No, no, no, no. But if you're really gonna say correctly, you have to say. You say it like pocketbook. Like, you don't say pocketbook. You say, where's my pocketbook?

That's a whole other level. Where's my pocketbook? Guys, let us know if. What do you call it? You actually say, hey, can you pass me my handbag? No one says that. Hand me my. I would say, hand me my purse.

Bag. You could say, hand me my bag. I would.

I only say hand back when I'm telling you, you say purse.

Okay, somebody in the comments said book. Wallet. What? I never heard that. We're getting pocketbook. We're getting pocketbook. We're getting. Lots of people are agreeing with me. Pocketbook and purse and bag and bag. Okay, but speaking of. Okay, so you were so kind. You sent me a couple of oot pieces. They didn't come in in time, but we're still gonna give them away. This adorable little, like, belt. Oh, and. And I love the colors of the. Of the latest. The boot line. So the little.

Little colorful pastels are in right now. I never thought that I'd be wearing this color shirt on this live. Colors are in, people. Colors are in. So I'm super excited about that.

I love your colors. I love your pocketbooks. I love you. Where can everybody follow you?

You guys can follow me at. At Adrian by Loan on Instagram. Somebody already had ho in. She's a hairdresser in Pennsylvania, and she doesn't want to give me her Instagram handle. So follow me at Adrian by Loan on Instagram and Twitter and everywhere else. And check out my YouTube channel as well. All things Adrian. And I'd love. Guys, comment below if you would like to see me and Holly in the kitchen together.

Just saying, that would be so much fun. My kitchen or your kitchen?

Your kitchen. Okay.

Can we invite your mom?

I don't have a kitchen currently.

That's true. But can your mom come and teach us how to make, like, some. That Puerto Rican dish where you. You put the. The plant? Yeah. What's it called?

Mofongo.

Mofongo.

Or are you talking about reggieno de papa?

No, the other one.

Plantain in mofongo. We weren't even gonna attempt it. The other one.

The other one.

Okay.

All right. Next thing, we're gonna cook together.

Yes, I would love that. I would love, love, love that. I'll teach you some Puerto Rican food. You teach me some amazing southern cooking.

Oh, we forgot to give the bags away. We're giving the bags. We're getting one bag to Skippy Wildflower. I mean, what an incredible name. Skippy Wildflower. You're getting the bell.

Skippy.

Email me@hollyfordic youtubevationchurch.com.org sorry, elevationchurch.org and then we're giving. Great. This.

I guys, I. I don't think this.

Is going to work, but they want me to give this one to Tracy, but they say there's no last name in the handle, but she's been very active in the chat. So, hey, if your name is Tracy, then. And you've been active.

Email.

Email me. We're going to send you the email, Tracy. What's this called? Like, a card holder or something?

Anyway, it's called la carte, and it is a card holder. It is a. It's literally a wallet. A wallet card holder. I don't know about you guys, but, like, I feel like the smaller the wallet, the better. I just have what I need. Throw it in anything super sleek because.

We don't have to save receipts anymore. I used to have to keep all my receipts, and my wallet was, like, this thick. Adrienne, I. I love you. I love you. Thank you for being. Tell Israel that I said hi, and.

I will when he wakes up.

And I'll see you soon. Thanks for being on.

I love you. Thank you guys for tuning into this. I'm super excited. And Holly, will this be available just on the channel so that if people missed this right now, they.

It's gonna go up, like immediately. It's gonna go up immediately as soon as we're done and you can watch it and you can share it. So everybody who's on, thank you for joining us. Thank you for commenting. If you like this video, make sure you give us a thumbs up and make sure you subscribe to my channel so that you can catch more amazing stuff just like this. Lots of conversations with all my amazing friends. Make sure you go follow Adrienne. Subscribe to her channel all things Adrian. We love you. We we hope you have a great rest of the day, whether it's lunchtime or dinner time or breakfast time, wherever you are. We'll see you next time.

Bye.

Bye.