Drew Afualo gives flowers to Meghan Trainor who shares that her mom has supported her through everything, her football youth days and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
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00:00Hey y'all, we're backstage at the Women's Billboard in Music.
00:03Obviously awards with the one and only Meghan Trainor,
00:07the multi-hyphenate herself.
00:08Woo!
00:16Obviously I'm very biased towards you because I'm in love with you.
00:18I love you.
00:19But how do you feel being here at Women's Billboard, Women, and Music?
00:22Oh, imposter syndrome.
00:23And...
00:24I don't know.
00:26I'm scared.
00:27I, um, my goal was to make friends tonight.
00:30I don't know if I did, but I put a good word out there that was like,
00:33if anyone wants to do a sleepover, give me a...
00:35You said I'd put my best self-aware.
00:36I put my best self-aware.
00:38Oh my God, I was so nervous when I did it.
00:40And now I can, like, finally sweat.
00:42Right.
00:43I think you're good now.
00:43It's crazy to hear you say that because you're Meghan Trainor.
00:46So that's funny.
00:46That means nothing.
00:47That's like when your teacher yells at you and you're like,
00:49Mom, I'm jealous!
00:51Well, I think you're fabulous.
00:53Anyone would be lucky to be friends with you.
00:54I'm one of them.
00:55Yay!
00:55Yay!
00:56Oh my God!
00:57Okay, so I do have some fun questions for you.
00:59First, I'm going to give you some flowers.
01:01Shut up.
01:02These are great.
01:03Thank you so much.
01:04Tell Daryl I'm coming for his gig.
01:06I'm coming for your gig.
01:07You didn't give me no flowers.
01:08Okay.
01:09Exactly.
01:09So who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
01:12My mommy.
01:14Yeah.
01:14Did I say my mommy?
01:15Luke, my publicist.
01:17She's British.
01:17I'm allowed to be British.
01:18Come on, say Liz.
01:19There's so many women.
01:22My whole team.
01:23Sally, Maggie.
01:24All women are the only reason why I'm still here right now.
01:28Whoa.
01:28Especially my mommy, who was literally like a therapist rubbing my arms before I went on there.
01:33She's a foo.
01:34And you.
01:34I love her.
01:35Is she going to my shower, baby?
01:36So cool.
01:36Oh my gosh.
01:37Of course.
01:38Anytime.
01:38I'll go anywhere.
01:38Megan Chender tells me to.
01:39I'll go anywhere.
01:41Who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
01:43Oh, geez.
01:44Same question.
01:45Over and over again.
01:45Okay.
01:47My mommy.
01:48My fans.
01:49All the women at my shows.
01:50You.
01:51Oh, for real.
01:52The moms that are out there.
01:54I get a lot of moms coming up to me.
01:55Like, just now.
01:56Like, five seconds ago.
01:56Like, thank you for writing inspirational music that I can play for my kids.
01:59And I was like, dude, I'm here for you.
02:01I'm in the household.
02:02I love that.
02:03I will keep doing that.
02:03Okay.
02:04Last kind of serious question.
02:06Wrap it up.
02:06Sorry.
02:07No, no, no.
02:07You're totally fine.
02:08What do you give flowers to your Paso for?
02:11Oh, for hanging in there.
02:13Right, literally.
02:15You're a vet.
02:15You did so good.
02:16She's a vet.
02:17She went through it.
02:18She had the craziest.
02:19She'd be flying to Germany.
02:20She'd be flying to New York singing.
02:22Going, I don't know what's going on.
02:24You know?
02:24And she had bronchitis a lot.
02:26And she got sick a lot.
02:27Because she didn't know what was happening.
02:29But she did so good.
02:30She had one slight mental breakdown.
02:33And that's when we need it to get through.
02:34So I see it.
02:35Megan and I love you.
02:36And now we have no teeth, no boobs.
02:39And life's great.
02:40Life is great.
02:41You have two kids.
02:42You have the husband of your dreams.
02:43So here's your flowers.
02:45You did it, kid.
02:45Oh, that's great.
02:46Thank you for my money.
02:47Me tearing up.
02:49I'm so happy for you.
02:51I'm sorry.
02:52I'm going to give you some flowers.
02:54These are from me.
02:55You smell good.
02:56Right.
02:56For something silly, I have some fun facts about you.
02:58Ready?
02:59No.
02:59It says that you were on a youth football team from third to fifth grade.
03:03And you played center and your brother played quarterback.
03:05Yeah, I did.
03:06You played center.
03:07You're an O-lineman.
03:08I was bigger than all the guns.
03:10You're the O-queen.
03:11I will take you down.
03:12Yeah.
03:13So thanks for being the best O-lineman there is.
03:15Thank you so much.
03:16I'll send you the picture.
03:17I would love to see you.
03:18Thank you so much.
03:19I love you.
03:19I love you.