The Vault By Access Hollywood

For the final episode of “The Vault,” we’re listening back to some of our funniest and most memorable moments from season 1. Don’t worry, we’ll be back for season 2 with more iconic unearthed interview from Access Hollywood’s vault. Also, the hosts reflect on filming the podcast from their homes due to the Covid-19 pandemic and listen to a behind-the-scenes outtake where host Zuri Hall freaks out over a spider in her home.

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Lady Gaga went from girl from New York to global superstar in an unearthed 2009 interview she told Access Hollywood about the success of her breakout hit, “Just Dance.” “Having someone like Akon on your side isn’t bad when you’re just a weird chick from New York,” she said. “I don’t think I’m weird, where I come from, I’m just cool but it took a long time to get this song on the radio and I think it’s because I’m different and the music is different...” In a 2011 interview, the pop singer also reflected on how she Stefani Germanotta and Lady Gaga are the same person to her.

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All-star tennis pro Serena Williams has been ranked number one in the world eight times and shows no sign of slowing down. Access Hollywood has unearthed interviews with the tennis legend that date back to 2002 when she was just 21 years old and had just defeated her sister Venus to win a Grand Slam singles title. Serena describes how they maintain a sisterly bond on and off the court. Just two years later, in 2004 the sisters spoke to Access Hollywood while doing charity work and explained why that’s such an important aspect of their lives. The proud mama in 2019 also explained why she takes the time to “treat herself.”

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The Jonas Brothers have been in the spotlight since they were teens as Disney stars. In an unearthed Access Hollywood interview from 2007 when Nick was 15, Kevin was 20 and Joe was 18, they described why they love their fans and how their family dynamic keeps them grounded. “We’ve always grown up with our family saying, ‘Even if you’re at the top, live like you’re at the bottom’ we’ve grown up living like that and saying that to ourselves every single day,” Kevin said. Plus, ever wonder how the JoBros went from acting to global superstars in music? Hear a 2009 interview where they tell us how it all came together!

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Kanye West became a 10-time Grammy award nominee in 2005 and Access Hollywood got to talk to the now rapper, producer and fashion designer ten times in that year alone. In an interview from that time, Kanye opens up about how after surviving a horrific car crash several years prior, he believed God saved him to be a vessel. Plus, hear Access Hollywood’s rare interview with Kanye in 2005 following his Grammy performance when Kanye calls his grandfather and his grandfather shares how proud he is of the talented young artist.

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Access Hollywood has been talking to Kim Kardashian since 2008 when she was starring alongside her family on their reality series, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” In 2014, the reality star turned entrepreneur revealed what kind of questions she gets fed up with, “I was doing a press day and people were like, ’how do you feel about when people say, ‘what do you do?’ and I’m like, ‘I’m here, working, aren’t I?’ I’m here to promote something. I said ‘Hey, why don’t you do this, tell someone else that you think can do it, tell them to do everything that I’ve done in my career and see if they end up where I’m at, try it, I dare you to try and see if you can put in all the hard work that I can do.’ It’s questions like that, it makes me a little bit irritated.” Hear more of Kim’s retrospective interviews through her career!

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Twenty years ago, Reese Witherspoon brought us “Legally Blonde” and Elle Woods! Access Hollywood was on the set of “Legally Blonde” with Reese in 2001 where she dished on how she was bringing the Harvard law student to life, all while balancing being a new mom to daughter, Ava. “I’m thankful for the opportunities that people are now much more open for people being mothers and working and I’ve benefitted from the whole women’s movement,” Reese said at the time! Elle Woods would approve of that message! Hear more interviews from Reese through the years as we followed her career from mega movie star to entrepreneur with multiple business ventures to owner of her own production company. Plus, hear a 2019 interview where she explains how she got involved in “The Morning Show” with Jennifer Aniston.

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Not another teen movie interview! Kidding! Listen to some of the best interviews with teen movie stars of the 90s. From Jason Biggs dishing on his “American Pie” breakthrough to Heath Ledger talking about being a teen heartthrob and “10 Things I Hate About You” to Taye Diggs and Nia Long chatting about the “Best Man” cast. Listen to these throwback interviews.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson transformed from a WWE superstar to one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood and Access Hollywood was there for his rise to movie stardom. Access Hollywood unearthed an interview with The Rock from 1999 where he spoke about the power he felt as a role model when he was a wrestling star. In a 2015 interview, Dwayne spoke about one of the most difficult times in his life, when he and his mom were evicted from an apartment. “When you reach a critical time, when you reach rock bottom, it was like, water works coming out, that was tough because you feel helpless,” he explained.

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With “Fast 9” headed to theaters, listen back to original interviews with the “Fast & Furious” cast. Hear the late Paul Walker talk about learning to drive for his role as Brian in the first film and how he did many of his own stunts. Plus, listen to interviews with Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez about how they all became a fast family.

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