I amfromBoston, Massachusetts, butyoudon't have a Bostonaccent, andnoteveryonefromBostonhas a Bostonaccent.
I fullyexpecttohear a Bostonaccent.
So e, I haveone.
When I getreallyangry, but I'm happyrightnow.
Soangry.
Howdidyoucometobeontheshowtoday?
I watchedtheshowreligiously.
I actuallyjustwatchedthemostrecentepisode.
I'vebeenfollowingyouguysonInstagramsothatyouguyswereapplyingfor a newstranger.
I appliedand I gotaccepted.
Andhere I am.
Okay.
Congratulations.
Thankyou.
I'm reallyexcitedtobehere.
So, Vanessa, youhavenevermetanyofusbefore.
Sothere's nowayweknowwhatyoulooklike, right?
Correct.
I'venevermetanyofyou.
Allright, folks.
Ready?
Thio, Getdrawn.
Yes, IntrueJasonform.
I alreadyforgot.
YournameisVanessa.
I'm likeStephanie.
Canyou?
Oh, it's notStephanie E.
Vanessa.
Beforewestart, couldyoutelluswhatyourpronounsare?
Andalsoyourethnicity?
I gobysheherand I amhalfPortugueseandhalfLebanese.
Verycool.
Rightdownthemiddle.
WereyoubornandraisedinBostonoroutsideBoston?
I shouldsay I waas.
I amfirstgenerationAmerican.
Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?
I amactually a professionalbodypainter.
I dothatbothas a jobandas a hobbythatit's socool.
That's cool.
Howdidyougetintothat?
I wenttoschoolfortheaterand I took a stagemakeupcourse, anditkindofdivedmeinto, I guess, theartofmakeupitself.
Shortlyaftercollege, I decidedthat I wantedtodiveinmore, and I got a jobat a professionaltheateras a hairmakeupperson, and I startedlearningprosthetics.
I startedinmyfreetimewhen I wasn't workingatthetheatertoteachmyselfhowtoprettymuchbodypaintpastthefaceandtheneck.
Andthen I startedtoexperimentonotherpeople, and I'vebeendoingitnowforaboutsevenyears.
Wow, I lovethatyoujustkindofwentfrom, like, onesmallpartofyourbodyandyoujust, like, transformed.
Exactly.
I transformedallofthatcaterpillarinto a butterfly.
E.
Vanessa, yousoundverychill.
Areyou?
Areyougenerally a verychillperson?
I am.
I'm a verychillperson.
That's actuallywhatmyfriendswouldsay.
I alwayssay, Oh, it's justtheGeminiandmeand I feellikeJapanesealwaysgetAh, badrep, Butwe'reprettyoutgoing.
Andnowchillpeople.
Allright, SomeofmybestfriendsareGeminis, whichisweirdbecause I'm a cancer.
Buteventhoughthat's a goodthing, isit?
Yeah.
Myhusbandis a Gemini.
Whatareyouif I mayask, I'm a cancer.
Soit's funnythatKevinsaysthathe's a cancerand a lotofhisfriendswereGeminis.