- A few years ago, my next guest made a bold
and very brave decision to escape an abusive relationship.
She had nothing to her name and was raising
a non-verbal child with autism all on her own.
When she couldn't find help from non-profit
she turned to social media.
Women from all over stepped up to help her get on her feet.
Now she's paying it forward in such a big way
that she's become known as the black fairy godmother.
To me, she's also a really rad human.
(upbeat music)
All right, everybody let's say hey to Simone.
It is so nice to meet you, man.
- It's so nice to meet you.
- Oh my gosh.
It must have been really uplifting to find
so much support from other women.
- I had nowhere to go, nowhere to turn.
Many charities and nonprofits had rejected me.
They turned their back on me.
So I decided to go on social media
and make a post to get help.
And I posted to numerous groups and one particular group
had so many women that just came my way to help me
and my son get formula, diapers, emergency groceries.
And from there on, on, I said
I have to pay it forward somewhere.
And just because of those women
I'm now in my third year of nursing school.
- Oh, that's amazing.
Congratulations. Wow.
Well, can you, I mean, first of all,
congratulations on that.
And secondly, can you tell us,
explain what you do to help other women?
- I have a social media page called
The Black Fairy Godmother Official.
And what I do is I help black and brown women
all over the world, get emergency assistance and aid.
We help women who are in domestic violence situations.
We get them out of the situation and put them
in emergency Airbnbs.
We help women who need chemotherapy,
children who need medical supplies,
and, you know, we finally helped 150 families
within one year due to COVID-19.
And we raised over $200,000 supporting families
across America.
- That's amazing.
Winter, is that kind of the hardest time
for you to like help people?
- It is the hardest time for me.
I have eczema on 50% of my body.
It bleeds, it's itchin' and cracks and it get dry,
and it doesn't matter, I still get out there,
I still be in pain because just to think about it,
there's other people that are hurting,
so let me put my little pain to the side
and make sure that they're healed, in such a way.
- That's amazing.
You really are one hell of a woman.
You're a rad human.
And before we let you go.
Olay Body heard about your story and was moved
by your kindness, generosity and your struggles
with your dry skin.
I know in the winter that happens and you still
want to be able to get out there and help people.
So joining us on their behalf, please welcome
Olay Body ambassador, winter skin expert
and two Olympic gold medalist and 17 time,
that's right I said 17 times,
X Games, medalist, snowboarder, Jamie Anderson.
Y'all give it up for her.
What's up, girl.
(audience applauding)
- Thank you for having me.
That was some inspiration there.
I know, what an amazing woman.
I know, and to have gone through what she's gone through
and just keep going and keep going.
I think it's very touching and it shows,
that's my favorite part of the show,
we get to show what the best part of humanity can do.
Like, you know, when we're working in our positive
and we're really looking out for each other,
it's amazing.
So Jamie though, you're an ambassador for Olay Body.
So since you are can you tell us about
the Olay Body products that can sometimes,
I don't know, help Simone combat her dry skin?
- Totally.
My favorite product by Olay Body is their new
Cleansing & Nourishing Body Wash.
I've been using that for awhile now.
It's literally transformed my skin.
And what I love about Olay Body is they're backed
by 60 years of science and research.
So they've infused these products with high-end ingredients
like vitamin B3 complex, collagen, and hyaluronic acid.
It really improves and moisturizes your skin.
And I can visibly see a difference.
- Well, I'm gonna take it from the girl who's
in the winter elements most of the time.
So I'm like, you're the person I'm going to ask.
So, well, Jamie, we gotta get some of that to Simone.
You think we can make that happen?
- Yeah, totally.
Simone, we're gonna be sending you a giant
Olay Body gift basket so you can take care of yourself
while you're also taking care of others.
- Oh, that's so beautiful.
And to everyone in our house seats, actually,
we've got your skin covered as well for this winter season.
Olay Body is sending all of you a hundred dollar
Target gift card so you can pick up Olay Body's
Cleansing & Hydrating Body Wash
and heal your dry wintery skin, as well.
And Jamie, I know you've got one more thing
that you wanted to say to Simone, right?
- Yes, Simone, you are an inspiration.
What you do with going to the school,
raising your son, all while helping so many people
is really amazing.
You have risen up and brought other women with you.
That's really the heart of a true champion.
So on behalf of Olay Body
we'd like to honor your compassion and kindness
with a check for $5,000.
(audience cheering)
- $5,000.
Oh.
Oh man.
That's so great, man.
How do you feel?
- You're amazing.
- It's just that girls like me, or women,
there's a lot of women across the world who does this.
They feed the poor, they do everything.
We don't get a lot of recognition to get it from
the both of you.
That meant a lot to me right now.
So thank you.
- Well, it means, it means a lot to us for, I mean,
literally we have this whole segment here called Rad Human
and that's the beautiful thing, you're right.
It's not hard to fill that segment on our show
because there are a lot of powerful women and humans
out there doing a lot of good and we love to highlight y'all
and it's amazing what you've done
from where you've come from and where you're going
and what you're doing for other people.
It's truly a blessing to have people like you on this earth.
Little angels walking around, or fairies (laughing).
But thank you so much, Jamie, for dropping by
to honor Simone, we really appreciate you taking the time.
All right?
- Of course. Thank you.
Thank you Simone for all you do.
- Of course. And Simone, congratulations.
We'll check back in with you later on this year.
To see how you're doing. All right?
- Yes.