>>> NICK AND VANESSA LACHEY FIRST FELL FOR EACH OTHER IN HIS
2006 VIDEO.
2006 VIDEO. >> BACK THEN SHE WAS HOSTING
MTV’S "TRL" AND HE WAS HEATING
UP THE MUSIC CHARTS.
14 YEARS LATER THEY’RE MARRIED,
THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN, AND
YOU ALL HAVE NOT AGED A BIT.
IT’S KIND OF ANNOYING.
>> NOW, YOU GUYS, THEY HAVE A
NEW CHALLENGE, A BRAND NEW ONE,
HOSTING A DATING SHOW TOGETHER.
IT IS CALLED "LOVE IS BLIND."
>> THE SHOW IS A SOCIAL
EXPERIMENT WHERE PEOPLE FALL IN
LOVE AND GET ENGAGED.
BUT HERE’S THE CATCH.
YOU ACTUALLY CAN’T SEE YOUR
FIANCEE’S FACE UNTIL AFTER THE
ENGAGEMENT.
ENGAGEMENT. >> THIS IS EQUAL PARTS SCARY AND
FASCINATING TO ME.
WHEN YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT IT,
DID YOU SAY, YEAH, I WANT IN?
>> AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, HOW IN
THE WORLD HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE
BEFORE?
BEFORE? IT’S SUCH A COOL CONCEPT.
WE WERE COMPLETELY INTRIGUED
FROM THE GET-GO.
SUCH A FUN SHOW TO BE A PART OF.
>> AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR
DATING AS WELL, NICK AND I KNEW
EACH OTHER, SO I GUESS IT’S NOT
FULLY LIKE THE SHOW, BUT I WAS
IN NEW YORK AND HE WAS IN LOS
ANGELES, SO IT WAS A LOT OF
TEXTING AND PHONE CALLS FOR A
WHILE UNTIL I WAS LIKE, I’M
MOVING TO L.A. FOR THE GUY.
AND WE REALLY GOT TO KNOW EACH
OTHER ON A DEEPER LEVEL.
WE WEREN’T DISTRACTED BY DINNER
AND SAYING THINGS LIKE, HEY, DO
YOU WANT TO MAKE OUT OR
WHATEVER, WE GOLTT TO SEE WHAT
MADE US TICK.
>> I THINK YOU CAN FIND REAL
MEANING IN CONVERSATIONS, BUT
CAN THE CHEMISTRY BE THERE
WITHOUT SEEING THEM?
>> THE WAY THESE PEOPLE GOT
TOGETHER BLEW MY MIND.
YOU GET TO KNOW PEOPLE FROM THE
ESSENCE OF THEIR MIND.
IT’S A GREAT FOUNDATION.
THEN WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO SEE
THEM, THERE IS A PART 2
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. IT’S A GREAT FOUNDATION, THAT
EMOTIONAL CONNECTION THEY
CREATED.
CREATED. >> IT WAS IN THE TRAILER.
ONE OF THE WOMEN, HER NAME IS
LAUREN, SHE SAID IT BEAUTIFULLY.
SHE SAID, YOU’RE A BEAUTIFUL
PERSON AND I DON’T NEED TO SEE
YOU TO KNOW THAT.
I’M LIKE, THAT’S WHAT IT IS.
AND YES, TO YOUR POINT, WE ARE
HUMAN, SO THAT IS A LAYER.
THEN THERE’S THE LAYER OF THE
PHYSICAL ATTRACTION.
PHYSICAL ATTRACTION. DON’T YOU FIND YOU’RE MORE
PHYSICALLY ATTRACTED TO SOMEBODY
WHEN YOU KNOW HOW TRUE THEY ARE?
WHEN NICK WANTED TO BE A DADDY
AND I SAW HIM WITH OUR SON, AND
THEN OUR DAUGHTER, AND THEN OUR
THIRD SON, I WAS LIKE, GOLLY.
I STILL GET GOOSEBUMPS.
HANG ON.
HANG ON. >> WE JUST SAID 14 YEARS Y’ALL
HAVE BEEN TOGETHER.
YOU HAVE THIS RECORD OF FALLING
IN LOVE IN THIS MUSIC VIDEO.
HOW HAS YOUR LOVE EVOLVED IN 14
YEARS?
YEARS? >> WELL, WE HAVEN’T DONE ANY
MORE MUSIC VIDEOS, BUT AS SHE
SAID, WE CREATED THIS
FOUNDATION.
FOUNDATION. WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER REALLY
WELL.
WELL. WE DATED FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE
WE GOT MARRIED.
>> FIVE YEARS.
NOT THAT I WAS COUNTING.
WE TALKED ABOUT -- I’M SORRY.
IT’S THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU
DEVELOP THIS FOUNDATION AND YOU
REALLY GET TO KNOW SOMEBODY,
MARRIAGE IS WORK.
ANY RELATIONSHIP IS WORK,
WHETHER IT’S A WORK RELATIONSHIP
OR IT’S A MARRIAGE WITH A
PARTNER OR IT’S EVEN A PARENTAL
RELATIONSHIP, IT’S WORK.
AND THE THING ABOUT NICK THAT I
LOVE AND RESPECT, AND I THINK
VICE VERSA, IS WE’RE BOTH
WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK, YOU
KNOW.
KNOW. >> I INTERVIEWED JESSICA SIMPSON
FOR HER BOOK "OPEN BOOK," AND
SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW SHE HAS HER
LIFE WITH HER HUSBAND AND
CHILDREN, AND SHE WAS REALLY,
REALLY HAPPY FOR Y’ALL.
SHE KEPT SAYING, THEY SENT ME
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL WHEN WE HAD
OUR CHILDREN, ET CETERA, ET
CETERA.
CETERA. WHEN I WAS LEARNING ABOUT HER,
THERE WAS ALL THIS STUFF I
DIDN’T KNOW.
DIDN’T KNOW. I DIDN’T KNOW SHE HAD BEEN
THROUGH THIS ABUSE, I DIDN’T
KNOW SHE HAD DRINKING PROBLEMS.
SOMETIMES YOU DON’T EVEN SHARE
THAT WITH PERSONS YOU’RE CLOSEST
TO.
TO. WAS THIS NEWS TO YOU, NICK, OR
WERE YOU KIND OF AWARE OF IT?
>> I HAVEN’T READ THE BOOK, SO I
DON’T KNOW WHAT SHE SAID OR
REVEALED THERE, BUT CERTAINLY
HAPPY FOR HER AND HER LIFE.
I KNOW SHE IS HAPPY FOR US.
THERE IS DEFINITELY A MUTUAL
RESPECT THERE.
RESPECT THERE. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A
LONG TIME AGO.
WE’VE ALL MOVED ON.
>> I FEEL BAD.
I’M SORRY, YOU SAID SOMEBODY
SENT HER -- IT WASN’T US, BUT
THANK YOU FOR THINKING IT WAS
FROM US.
FROM US. >> SHE SAID SHE GOT SOMETHING
NICE FROM YOU GUYS AFTER SOME
MOMENT IN HER LIFE.
SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SWEET.
SO SHE SORT OF WAS SAYING THANKS
TO YOU GUYS.
>> WHAT WAS IT?
>> I DON’T KNOW HER ADDRESS.
BUT THANK YOU, WHOEVER SENT IT
FROM US.
FROM US. >> CAN WE ASK YOU, ON YOUR SHOW,
DO PEOPLE REALLY FIND LOVE?
>> ARE THERE GOOD AND HAPPY
ENDINGS OR ALL SORTS OF ENDINGS?
>> ALL SORTS OF ENDINGS.
>> EVERY SCENARIO YOU COULD
IMAGINE PLAYED ITSELF OUT ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW. >> THEY NEED TO WATCH IT.
>> THEY WILL, OF COURSE.
>> SO THERE’S LOVE AND THERE’S
ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE, WAIT,
THIS IS --
>> TO HIS POINT, THE SHOW DID
NOT MAKE ANYBODY -- NOBODY COMES
INTO THIS AND YOU HAVE TO
PROPOSE.
PROPOSE. THAT’S NOT -- WE’RE LIKE, IF YOU
WANT TO PROPOSE, PROPOSE.
BUT ONCE YOU DO PROPOSE, THEN
YOU GET TO MEET THEM, SO THAT
WAS A REALLY BIG MOMENT.
WE HAD THIS HUGE ROOM AND THEY
WOULD RUN ACROSS THE ROOM AND
THEY HAD THE FIRST PHYSICAL
CONNECTION.
CONNECTION. BUT ONCE YOU PROPOSED, YOU HAD
TO GO TO THE ALTAR.
>> WERE YOU ALL THERE FOR THE
ALTAR?
ALTAR? OH, MY GOSH.
GRAB YOUR SNACKS.
>> I’M SORRY, THIS IS GOING TO
BE A HIT.
BE A HIT. IT HAS TO BE.
YOU CAN CATCH "LOVE IS BLIND"
AND IT’S ON NETFLIX, TOO,