Vanessa Lachey Gets Adorably Emotional While Reflecting on Her Career (Exclusive
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00:00 You special agent in charge Jane tenant. Yes, this is special agent Whistler
00:04 I'm lieutenant colonel Reed and you have no right to run up the flagpole and disrupt my operation sir
00:09 If I could what's happening in those woods is highly specialized highly secret and none of your concern
00:14 You done?
00:17 From total requests live on MTV to the always captivating love is blind our next guest is the
00:24 Definition of a television staple and as the first female lead in the NCIS franchise
00:30 She is kicking butt and taking names Queen Vanessa
00:33 You should because tonight I really like I honestly it wasn't I think just hearing you say like TV's like things like that
00:49 It's weird and then seeing the TRL - now it's weird. I mean I've been doing this for 25 years
00:53 Oh, that means I'm old. No, it means you're making history and you're crushing it. This is a moment. I love that
01:01 I love the emotion. No, you did it
01:03 I mean, I remember watching you get that job on NCIS when you posted the you know from your car
01:08 I got I didn't want to post that and it was so cute. Nick was encouraging me to he's like, it's real
01:12 It was so special and this is so real - and tonight you make history the
01:16 1000th episode in the franchise. What does it mean?
01:19 We are one thousand and one NCIS Hawaii is actually because 1000 is gonna be NCIS
01:23 Okay, the mothership and then NCIS Hawaii is officially the one thousand and one episode and it's titled the next thousand
01:30 Oh my god. Yeah, it's very surreal and it's really incredibly
01:35 I'm so honored to be a part of such a beautiful legacy of a franchise
01:40 The NCIS franchise has done something wonderful for television. I mean to be around for 22
01:45 Seasons doesn't have it doesn't happen and CBS and Paramount have laid the ground to continue to evolve this franchise and
01:53 Hiring me as the first female lead of the franchise representing Pearl Harbor and Hawaii and the first special agent in charge
02:01 Is something that I would have never dreamed but realized now is everything I've ever wanted
02:05 Yeah, there's so many full circle moments happening what was it like I know he's getting
02:15 All I'm all
02:17 We'll talk about LL because this goes back to your TRL days you guys have known each other a long time, yeah
02:24 Yeah, well Wilmer - I mean Wilmer and yeah, what's happening here?
02:28 Yeah, you do when you have a local day on TRL
02:31 You ask him to do how many push-ups he can do it then I had to make it harder and sit on naturally naturally
02:37 And now he's guest starring and now he's guest starring and I am married. So I feel like if I were to sit on LL
02:42 I
02:44 Know Nick at dinner. How was work today? Oh, it's great, baby
02:48 I don't know. I'll just more push-ups
02:50 But the funny story about that that I've actually told before was when I first met Chris O'Donnell
02:53 I told him about that story and I said so if I were to sit on your back because I
02:57 Have a little bit of a crush on Chris O'Donnell from the movie mad love with Drew Barrymore
03:01 It's and I said, how many push-ups could you do? He was like a wire. We know I'm not letting you sit on me
03:11 Another thing when I was looking up your iconic TRL moments back then you had so many the
03:18 The world was at your fingertips you around that remember that time that Destiny's Child announced that they're goodbye
03:23 Like what do you remember of that moment? Gosh, those women are all independently incredibly gracious professional kinds and collectively
03:31 Was a powerhouse obviously, but to this day it wasn't to me a goodbye
03:37 I mean, I remember there was a moment and everyone was feeling it and it was a little bit of shock
03:40 But as you've seen 20 what 25 30 years later, they've continued to all excel individually
03:46 Yeah, and again support each other collectively and that's what they're about and their womanhood and their sisterhood and I love that
03:53 I love that they're at each other's
03:55 Weddings and concerts and they support their families. That's I mean their Destiny's Child and I got to
04:05 I love what you said that you love Chris O'Donnell, but you also love Nick Lachey and he's your host
04:10 Dynamic duo love it. You host two dating shows together. How do you balance being spouses?
04:16 Co-workers and like legends. Oh my gosh legends. Wow. You guys are pulling out all the stuff
04:22 I think we continue to separate church and state if that makes any sense, you know, we don't
04:28 We don't but also we do what we do because we love it. So it doesn't feel like work
04:34 What you see is what you get with me, but it's the same way with Nick
04:37 So when we're together, that's how we are and who we are
04:39 It's not like the cameras are off and I'm like wow, who is that guy?
04:42 Mm-hmm, he's like geez V you really put it on strong today
04:45 We are there to support each other and to to catch the other if they were to fall and nurture each other
04:51 I will say that it's really interesting because we do marriage therapy together
04:54 We do it individually and then we do it together with the same therapist
04:58 I'm listening and I love that this woman has us
05:01 individually and together because she takes both sides and then collectively
05:05 And it's really changed our dynamic with love is blind because like for the reunions
05:11 For example, we it's a lot more free-flowing and we do have a script that you have to follow
05:15 You guys know how it is
05:16 but there's certain times that you know, you feel certain things and I'm able to say because we've already established a relationship with the
05:22 Therapist in front of her. Well, there was this one time that this happened
05:26 And she's able to help guide us through that
05:31 personally to help us professionally excel
05:33 So it's been really interesting to marry the two and I think as long as we know that we continue to do what we love
05:38 We're good. You guys you are beautiful people. You're great parents. It's so good to see you human to human
05:46 We've had a four-year
05:49 Hey Jason, how are you?
05:52 How's the new house coming? He's like, oh my gosh, my mom says hi
05:58 Thank you, thank you so much happy for both of you. We love it Vanessa. You're a star
06:02 And thank you so much for being here today. That's right. So NCIS Hawaii. It's airing Mondays on CBS
06:09 Make sure you continue to check it out
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