9 - Chart & Chat: Melissa Beck (MTV's "The Real World: New Orleans")

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06/11/21 • 85 min

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Melissa Beck (Aquarius sun, Sagittarius moon, Gemini rising) of MTV's The Real World: New Orleans joins Andy for a birth chart reading and interview. One of her Real World season's breakout stars, Melissa's quick wit, outspokenness, and biracial identity quickly garnered her a large fanbase -- and attention from Hollywood. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Melissa landed a role on The Oxygen Network's highly-rated hidden camera prank show Girls Behaving Badly. As Melissa explains in this chat with Andy, her reality show fame opened showbiz doors and simultaneously kept her in a very rigid box as she could not escape the moniker of "Melissa from The Real World." Now living with her husband and three daughters in Long Island, Melissa opens up about re-emerging in a public way with her podcast (Imperfect Strangers) after decades of purposefully living a low-key life. Melissa also shares what she has in common with Mariah Carey -- and what MTV's "The Challenge" has in common with the Fyre Festival. Andy wraps up the episode looking at Melissa's year-ahead and explains why he sees a a lot of potential for growth and success in 2022.

(Recorded on May 8, 2021)

(Recorded on May 8, 2021)

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