It's Love Fest time! 🎉 Today Shandy is joined by Bachelor Nation's latest power couple, Brayden Bowers and Christina Mandrell! These happen to be two "villains" Shandy never believed were villains in the first place, and it was so fun to finally hang out IRT to hear behind-the-scenes tidbits and learn about their relationship dynamic!

Today Brayden and Christina share their thoughts on true "contentment", how they overcame their early hurdles, and of course, how they fight! We're also treated to an exclusive Brayden-and-Andy freestyle rap and beatbox performance! Finally, a hilariously chaotic Newlyweds Game you do NOT want to miss! Who knows who better? Watch on to find out!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Welcome To Brayden & Christina!

3:01 - Did Being “Villains” Help Bond Them?

6:27 - The Beginning

9:02 - Brayden’s Near-Death Experience & Subsequent Realizations

16:31 - Contentment & Brayden On His Season

22:12 - How They Complement Each Other

26:35 - How They Fight

37:29 - How Brayden Is So Zen

42:04 - Early Hurdle

49:46 - Common Misconceptions About Their Relationship

52:23 - Beliefs About Relationships That Have Changed Since Finding Each Other

54:51 - The Newlyweds Game

1:12:21 - Brayden Freestyles While Andy Beatboxes!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:16:18 - Shandy Debrief

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