My executive producer, Andy Lassner, is not here today.
That's why we haven't heard anything fall on the ground
while I'm talking, then why there
aren't any giant clouds of vape smoke behind the cameras.
I sent Andy to the red carpet for the Billboard Music Awards
in Las Vegas.
He's there with his biggest fan and one of my viewers.
Her name is Bridget.
Let's go live to them in Vegas right now.
Oh, hey, Andy.
Hey, Bridget.
Hi there, Ellen.
We're here on the red carpet for the Billboard--
Hi.
It's very exciting, Ellen.
A lot of stars have walked by.
It's just you can feel the energy.
You can feel Bridget's energy for me.
Bridget, you've been with Andy all day long.
Are you still his biggest fan, or has it worn off?
100% his biggest fan.
Honestly, I'm as excited to see Andy
as I am to see all these other celebrities.
Oh, OK.
Who is there that's close by that we can talk to right now?
OK.
Oh, well, Kane Brown, country star--
Yay!
--here, up for four--
Hi, Kane.
We have Ellen.
What's up, Ellen?
Hey, Kane, how are you?
I'm great.
How are you?
I'm great.
Ellen, he's up for four awards.
Oh, my god.
You're nominated for four?
Yeah, four.
Congratulations.
That's great.
And you're there with you-- is that Katelyn?
Yeah, hi.
Hi.
You have some very exciting news you
want to share with Ellen and Ellen's audience?
Well, we're having a baby that everybody already knows.
They're going to gender reveal right now.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, my gosh!
We're having a gender reveal right now.
Oh, this is crazy.
We're getting a gender reveal right now?
We're having a baby girl.
Oh, congratulations!
Thank you.
How about that?
So it's a chill night for you.
Yeah, chill night--
Very chill.
--where he might take home four awards.
What are they called, the Billboard Awards?
Just Billboard Awards?
Just the Billboard Music Awards.
Oh, my god, Andy.
What are they called?
They're at the Billboard Awards.
All right, we're going to edit that out.
All right.
Thank you so much.
All right, thanks for stopping by.
Congratulations to both of you.
Bye.
Who's near me, Johnny?
Who do we have?
Andy.
We're in a holding pattern.
Andy.
Yes, what?
Don't yell.
Yes.
I'm just saying that wasn't great.
So let's try to do better on the next one, all right?
I just gave you a gender reveal.
I know.
But you didn't know the name of the awards for the Billboard
Awards.
My number one fan is here.
Isn't Taylor Swift nearby?
We're trying to stall.
She was.
But I don't see her right now.
But I see maybe a new kid on the block, but maybe not.
Oh, my god.
Andy.
You're not the right person that we sent.
That is not--
I thought it was one of them.
It's not.
But people are coming, and it's exciting, Ellen.
Yay!
You can feel the energy.
OK, that doesn't help to say that.
And that's really all that I have to say.
I know that you're trying.
And you can feel the energy.
Andy, you're with Ciara?
Yeah, that's right.
Oh, my god!
I'm here with Ciara, Bridget.
This is crazy!
She's performing Thinking About You tonight--
Thinkin Bout You-- Thinkin Bout You.
That's right.
You look beautiful.
What's up, Ellen?
Yes, my love.
You look beautiful.
Thank you.
And I can't believe how old--
how old is your son now?
Future is turning five in May.
Oh, hi.
Hi, Ellen.
Hi.
With that fabulous outfit.
You want to tell Ellen what you're wearing?
I'm wearing Vashashy.
Versace.
Vashashy.
I love Vashashy.
So thank you so much.
Have fun tonight.
I can't wait to watch you perform.
We're going to have a good time, Ellen.
We're going to rock it out here.
I know you love dancing.
So get ready for a lot of dancing tonight.
We're going to have a good time.
Right, Future?
Yeah.
Ciara, look at Andy.
Check him out.
He's a great dancer.
Oh, Future, whoa.
Say be nice to Andy, Ellen.
Be nice to Andy, Ellen.
All right, I am.
All right, thanks Ciara.
Bye, Future.
Hi!
Bazzi!
Come on!
How are you?
That's real, but that's fire.
Look at me.
Hi.
So good to see you.
Love that you're here.
Look at-- first of all, what?
Come on!
The whole look.
Just trying to keep the shoulders moving, you know?
I wonder if I could get away with this kind of stuff.
I think you could.
I can't.
I'm just a Jew from New York.
This is the best I can do.
Ellen, so this is what you've made of my life.
I'm standing here, just waiting.
Why don't you tell Ellen what happened?
Nothing happened.
I was just going about my day.
She came up behind me when I was relaxed--
I came up and said hello.
--right behind me and scared--
The living--
Out of me.
Like, literally, my heart jumped.
Because I'm already nervous.
And then she decides, you know what?
It's not enough that Ellen humiliates me on a daily basis.
I think it's important that I humiliate Andy too.
And that's what you've done.
You've got to get off your phone.
Hi!
Oh, my gosh.
So nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
How are you doing?
Oh, my god.
It's so good-- so good to meet you.
Good to meet you.
Yeah!
Ellen, Ellen, the one and only Khalid.
But you already know that.
What's up, Ellen?
You have blown up.
And I have to say--
I know a lot of people say this--
but Ellen has loved you since the first time she heard you.
Oh, my god.
I love Ellen so much.
Her energy is amazing.
It's just unbelievable that everything is
happening so fast in my life.
But I feel like from the support,
especially someone like Ellen, me coming to the show--
it was the best time ever.
It was the best.
Yeah.
Well, the reason we're here is because Ellen
likes to torture me.
And so Bridget was the one person
who said she was a big Andy Lassner fan.
OK.
Because Ellen makes me do stupid things on the show.
So we're on the red carpet.
Yeah, it's great.
But we're having fun.
Good to see y'all.
Thank you.
We're having so much fun.
And she loves you guys.
I do.
I really do.
I love your music so much.
Thank you.
Every time you guys are on the show,
Ellen says, I like those guys.
And she does not say that about everybody.
So that's a big deal.
Yeah, we leave there saying the same thing.
So it's mutual.
But you're not just performing.
Who are you performing with?
Madonna.
La reina.
The Queen La reina.
La reina.
And you've been rehearsing.
And social media, they've had some dancing.
Yeah, yeah, we're being--
Show us one move you're going to be doing.
If you do it with me.
Yeah, I do it.
She'll do it too.
Yeah?
OK, OK, yeah, yeah.
She's a fan of mine.
This is the cha-cha dance.
Cha-cha dance.
OK.
One, two, cha, cha, cha.
Oh, they've got BTS there.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
Hi, Ellen.
Hey, guys, how are you?
How you doing?
BTS--
We're great.
Good.
Look at these guys.
Ellen, I have a question.
Yes.
Yes, sir.
You going to ask me the hookup question again?
If you'd like me to--
It's like every Koreans know about the word.
Yes.
--that we were shocked at that time.
Really?
They were shocked that you knew hookup?
I don't know.
Oh, my god, I'm embarrassed.
You guys are nominated for two awards tonight.
Yeah.
Congratulations.
We just won-- yeah, we just one the top social award.
I mean, Ellen, they've already won--
Congratulations!
--the top social award.
Congratulations.
And you're nominated for another one.
And then you're performing tonight with Halsey, right?
Yes.
Wait.
What are you performing?
Tell them the name.
It's Boy With Luv.
And we're going to dance-- do the dance together with Halsey.
Do it, Andy.
Do it.
That how you do it?
Yep.
Yeah.
Yep, you just got it.
Andy, ask them some more questions.
So how long will you be in the States?
For a month.
Oh, a month.
We're going to be on tour just after these.
Touring through the country.
Yeah.
Yeah, after the awards.
Very exciting.
Yep.
Very exciting.
Maybe we can get Bridget tickets to one of your shows.
Come on.
Oh, my god
Come on--
That would be amazing!
Where do you want to come, to Rose Bowl?
Oh, my god, I'll go anywhere.
I'll go anywhere.
Or Soldier Field.
Yeah, Ellen will fly her private.
OK.
All right, Andy.
Anyway, thank you so much for stopping by.
Good luck.
Thank you.
BTS.
Thanks, BTS.
I brought you Ciara.
I've gotten you BTS.
I know.
I've gotten you a gender reveal.
Yeah.
Bridget and I nailed it.
That's great, Andy.
All right, thanks guys.
Congratulations.
Have fun tonight.