Bling Empire (2021–…): Season 3, Episode 9 - Kevin in Paris - full transcript

Christine and Kevin travel in style to Paris Fashion Week, where Kevin is wowed by the high life and Christine has an awkward run-in with Jaime.

-Heart!
-How are you? So excited to meet you.

Come in. Let's eat.

It's all Filipino-inspired today.

-My goodness.
-We wanna celebrate you.

Heart Evangelista

is one of the most famous
and beloved actors in the Philippines.

You name it, she's done it.

And she's one of the most
influential influencers in the world.

I wanna throw something epic for her.
I want her to feel welcome.

And maybe she misses Filipino food.

Kelly!



Give me your phone.

-How are you?
-Good to see you.

-So this is my gift.
-No, oh my God. No, I can't accept it.

-You have to accept it.
-No. I can't. I'm gonna hide.

You have to.
It's bad luck if you don't accept it.

No, this is just, like, me--

What is it? I can't.
It's a red box. It's expensive.

It's not.

Oh my God, no!

No, I can't. It's too much.
This is real. I can feel the weight.

-All right.

-I can feel the weight.
-I can take it back.

I know when it's cubic zirconia,
and, like, that's not--

-Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
-Aw.



So let's eat!

-Oh my God, that is so pretty.
-Isn't that so pretty?

Heart,
how is it dating a Filipino guy?

-Tell Kelly more about Filipino men.
-It's the best.

I mean, they treat you like a princess,
and they're just very sweet.

How's the sex?

Kelly cares more about the sex.

-I know!

Just need one. Just need one good one.

-Collect, then select.
-Collect, then select.

Jason is ready.

-Jason, are you ready for sex?
-He thinks he knows.

I don't wanna go out
with you guys anymore.

I just wanna stay home.
I don't wanna go out with Kane anymore.

-This is--
-Hi. Nice to meet you.

Jason Su.

Give me your phone.

-Kelly, what's your number? I forgot.
-Awkward.

-She's gonna come to look for you.
-I'll just--

-You have a Jag?
-They… they own Jag there.

-You own Jaguar?
-Maserati.

Oh, Kelly, he owns a Maserati! Oh!

-She put her number so fast!

-When you said, "Maserati," she's--
-Oh my God.

-No. That's not--

-I'm excited to see this artist.
-I've never heard of this guy.

Oh my God, this is so cute.

-Wow.
-Whoo.

-Is this wallpaper?
-Yes.

-Hi, Greg. How are you?
-Thanks for coming.

-Good to see you.
-So good to see you.

-That's cool too.
-This is Kane, Kevin.

-Hi.
-Greg. Nice to meet you.

So your art, what is it inspired from?

I was reflecting on my great-grandparents
in the internment camps

during World War II.

How they were building a life in America,

and they got it stripped away
during the war

just because they were Japanese.

Right here, it's like I'm talking about
the balance between growth

and… loss.

This reminds me of your relationship,
the birdcage, with Andrew.

-Trapped for five years.
-Shh. Just bye. Bye.

Oh, you had a bad relationship?

I don't think it was bad. I learned a lot.

I've woken up next to somebody
for the past five and a half years

of my life, almost every day.

I had a very unsuccessful dating try
with John.

I really wanna do it right this time.

-Uh, I actually went on a few dates.
-You went on a few dates?

-How many?

Well, three, and that was enough.

-I was over it.
-Where did you find them?

I actually asked my friends
to set me up on blind dates.

-I feel like I need some practice.
-Yeah.

-What happened?

Wait. How bad were they?
Why were they bad?

The first date kept telling bad jokes.

What's a pirate's favorite letter?

-Oh, R…
-Aye.

You'd think it'd be the R,
but it's actually the C.

-Ah, okay. That's clever.

It's great when you play
the joke out in both roles.

It's, like, really-- It's fulfilling.

The second one was 23.

What's the oldest woman you would date?

Thirty-eight, 40, that range.

-Really?
-Yeah.

Uh, you know, they've had more experience
with, like, different partners.

-They're good in bed.
-Yeah.

Yeah, I don't have a mommy kink
or anything, so-- I don't know.

The youngest person
I went on a date with is 30.

-All right, that's--
-Yeah.

-Yeah.
-I think that was too young.

The third one was
crazily obsessed with tattoos.

I have a small one right here.
It's in… Chinese.

-Yeah. Okay, yeah.
-"Chun." It's fire, heat, uh, war.

-It doesn't mean that. It means "dumb."
-Um-- No?

-Dumb. Like, stupid.
-Dumb.

-Oh shit. I was like, "Oh my God."

It doesn't mean that?

-No. It'd be funny if it did.
-Okay. I know, right?

It was such a waste of my makeup.

You should let me filter it.
I'll check, like, credit history.

I'll check, like, criminal reports.

If I really find somebody I like,
I probably will not tell you or Kim.

-Kim will have a private detective--
-That's why you need us.

You know how many bad dates
I've been on? A lot.

-What if you're the bad date?
-No, trust me. I'm a good date.

-I'm very good at dating.
-Yeah, right.

-What about you, Kane?
-I'm an elite model.

I'm also the face of Fenty.
I don't have time to date.

I'm sorry. I don't have time to be here
with you guys.

-Oh my God.
-I'm kidding.

Baby G, wanna kiss Mama's hand?

Can I kiss your hand?

Give me your hand. Here.

No, wait, I don't wanna kiss your-- Wait.

-That's a bad idea.

Bye, baby. Doot, doot, doot.

Oh, baby. Look.

Can I have more cash?

-Um…

I… I have euros,
but can I have, like, American dollars?

-I thought you took a bundle already.
-It's not enough.

I'm so excited to show Paris to Kevin,
to escape all the shit in LA,

and to breathe in the fresh,
Parisian, cigarette-filled air.

-Wha--
-Whoa!

Okay,
your luggage wants to get going.

Okay.

-Is Kevin here?
-Waiting in the salon.

-Would you like us to grab him for you?
-Oh yeah, thank you.

Oh, chips are so good.

I have Mr. Kreider.

-We're going to Paris!
-Oh my God!

-Whoa!

-You don't pack light, by the way.
-What do you mean?

-All that stuff's yours?

-Yes.
-Christine, that would get me through--

-Life.
-Life.

There's my stuff.

-Wow, fancy.
-All right. Gift from Anna Shay.

-Oh, that's nice.
-For my birthday. It spins.

Wait, is there more?

No, just this.

-Whoa!

Ooh. Caviar.

You can help yourself
to anything here.

-Okay.
-Stuff in the bathroom.

You can shave here too.

-Grab anything you need.
-Wow.

-There's condoms.
-I won't be needing that.

Oh no.

No, there's just nothing going on
right now. That's why.

I always wanted to travel with Christine,
because A, she's got things planned.

She goes on first class, and when you go
to the lounge, they give you everything.

I felt like maybe
I was a mini-celebrity or something.

I'm literally packing food, Christine.

Deliciousness.
I'll take some Keto Crunches.

Please…

Oh, La Colombe. Yes.

Christine, I love… I love this free stuff.

A couple's massage!

Uh, I don't think
Gabe's gonna approve of this.

Sorry, I've been to resort massages.
They usually suck.

-Okay.
-So good.

-This is nice.

-Oh no.

-Stop your moaning.
-Okay, I will.

Oh.

Oh God.

I know you've been through
some ups and downs with Kim.

-I wanna see you happy.
-This is so good. Thanks, Chris.

-Spirit fingers.
-Aw.

-You're like the president.

-Wow.

-Sexy, right?
-I can't believe we go in there.

I know
you like it from behind.

-Wow.

Oh my God, this is ridiculous.

This isn't
how normal people travel.

People don't travel
behind the airplane in a car

and, like, kind of sneak behind it
into a separate door

and then walk in as if like…

…you just own the plane.
It's just so much.

-Jazz fingers.
-Jazz f--

Seriously, once you have this experience,
I don't know how you can go back.

I'm not looking forward
to going back to coach.

What's the one thing
you've always wondered about Paris,

like, an unsolved mystery?

-Do women not really shave their armpits?
-Oh my God.

Just beautiful women walking
down the street with hairy armpits.

I wanna see if it's true.

You gonna walk around like this?
"Bonjour. Bon voyage."

I'm gonna make them point.

-Point up.

Hi.

-Bonjour.
-We're gonna be in trouble.

Thank goodness I have a driver in Paris.

-Hello, Kane.
-This is quite fitted, narrow.

That's cute.
Jaime, I have a surprise for you.

What is it?

We're gonna do yoga.
What's your most expensive yoga mat?

-They're all the same price.
-Oh, okay.

Let me first figure out
what I'm gonna wear,

then we can match to the yoga mat.

-Let's start--
-Let's start fresh.

Because I think workout clothes
should be fun and colorful.

I love the lilac.

This is cute.
I could see you wearing this.

-Ooh.
-Do you look at price tags?

Not for-- Not really.

"Not really." I love that.

-Your best client is right here.
-I know. Amazing.

-I buy everything from Zara to Chanel.
-Does your card have a limit?

Uh, I'm not sure, actually.

I am still on a budget now,
and it's good to be on a budget sometimes.

But it's so fun
being with someone like Jaime

because everything about her is expensive.

I wanna live vicariously through her.

-What's a month? Six figures?
-Mm.

-No.
-You hit six figures before.

-Mm-mm.
-I saw your unboxing video.

But the unboxing, some of them
are gifted, some of them I buy.

And the emerging brands aren't as pricey--

No, no, I don't think--
I think you're deceiving me today.

-You hit six figures easily in your posts.
-No!

Right now, I literally am probably--
I'm poorer than Kevin.

-You're not poorer than Kevin.
-Because-- I am.

My family isn't, but like--
Because I make my own money,

I have to cover all of my own shopping,

my living, housing, like if I--

-Anything related to work.
-Your rent. Your rent's like 20K.

-Yeah, my rent--
-Your rent is fucking crazy.

Anything related to work, I have to cover,
which is different from way before.

Is this something your dad put on you?

-Yeah, my parents put this on me.
-Yay, Asian parents.

My dad built his entire company
from the ground up,

and when I start making
enough money to support myself,

they told me that I need to be using
that money towards these expenses

instead of just shopping, which is
something that I kind of struggle with,

especially because next week
I'll go to Paris for Fashion Week.

Fashion is everything for me,
and I'll have to cover myself.

You know what my parents say?
"We're skiing."

-S-K-I, right?
-Yeah.

-I skied--
-Spending. Kids. Inheritance.

-Oh.
-I'm, like, "Oh my gosh."

-Spending kid's inheritance.
-Real skiing. I know.

Don't think I can travel
any other way now.

-Spoiled.
-This is so cool.

Part of the couture experience
with different fashion houses

is, you know, they wine and dine you.

So, of course,
they send cars to pick you up.

They take you out to dinner,
and they give you special experiences

around the city.

-You have two cars.
-Yes.

You have one car for Fendi
and the other car for Chanel.

-Chanel or Fendi?

-Chanel…
-Cha--

To be able to take Kevin and to show him
Paris my way is such a treat.

Bonjour.

Ooh!

Not bad, Mrs. Chiu.

Not bad.

It just feels so presidential.

Never stayed at a five-star hotel.

Look at this. I'm just gonna chill
in the bathroom. I'll be here all day.

I didn't even know
they could go up to five stars, actually.

Bonjour, Paris!

Kevin said
that he wanted to know if it was true

if Parisian women have armpit hair.

And I'm, like, "Well…"

-"How are you gonna find out?"
-Okay.

And then he was just like,
"I'll just ask them where the sky is."

Oh my God.

Or the Eiffel Tower.

-That way.
-Ah, that'll work.

Watching Christine do fittings
for Fashion Week

is like a whole new experience on its own.

I mean, she has people for hair,
makeup, photos, outfits, assistants.

It's, like, wild to me.

Kevin, this is Franc
from Jean Paul Gaultier. This is Kevin.

Nice to meet you.

-A friend of mine.
-Uh-huh.

Jean Paul Gaultier show
will be his very first fashion show.

-All right.
-My very first fashion show.

Cool.

I would like to gift Kevin
a whole look for the show.

Very few people in the world

are extended an invitation to attend
to one of the haute couture shows.

So there's no way
I would've let Kevin attend

a Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture show
in Anna's Dior.

We must put him
in a Jean Paul Gaultier couture suit.

-What's that mean?

Which is 35 inches.

Oh no!

-Kevin, what's wrong?
-I used to be 32.

My modeling career is over.

Mon Dieu.

Wait, wait, can you do it again?

Here. I think the belt…

It is 34.

-Oh!

Oh, it's 34?

I have the same waist size as my dad.

-LAX International Terminal.

So clearly, it's sparkling water.

-Not still.
-And not still.

All good.

Well, do you drink sparkling?

-I love sparkling.
-Oh, you do?

I'm in black, so it doesn't matter.

I cannot swallow sparkling things.
It doesn't really go down my throat.

-I don't know why.
-Hm. Okay.

It would take me, like,
a week to drink that, probably.

-Fausto, uh, just said,

"Ciao, my sister.
You can come before with your team."

What about the dress though?

-Alex might know.

Okay.

Hey, hon, really quick question.
So, uh, we were putting on Jaime's dress,

and as we were zipping it up,
the zipper bust-- Like, popped off.

Um, do you know any tailors
or any recommendations?

'Cause the show is very soon,
and I'm trying not to panic.

We are running very, very low on time.

And, of course, the dress pops
when we're about to get dressed.

The dress that you sent me,
the zipper broke.

-Save that and see if…
-I ate too many sweets.

We can come early,
and they fix it while we're there.

-We'll be at the show.
-Oh yeah.

I'll just wear this robe there.
It's fine. Yeah.

Are you sure?

I met Posh about six months ago,
and we clicked right away.

I'm not sure how he got the name Posh,
but I love his nickname as Posh.

It's like Posh Spice, so…

I know for some people

Fashion Week is a lot more calm
if they have a huge team,

but I just like to go with the flow.
Whatever happens, happens.

Hopefully, there's no paparazzi
'cause I don't want

your Fashion Week picture to be
you in a robe getting out of the car.

My assistant, Posh,
is stressing out. He's like,

"I'm having a heart attack.
You're just sitting."

-Yeah, that would be kind of bad.
-That would be very bad.

Chill. I was like,
"It's all gonna be fine."

Oh, it's 7:13.
Okay, we really have to go.

-How are you?
-Fine, and you?

-Stressed! Are we making it?
-We are making it.

-Cool.
-Let's go.

-Grab my phone charger.

I have one in the bag.
No pictures please.

Hi. Sorry.

-Excuse us.
-Sorry, please excuse us.

-Hi.
-Nicholas?

-Nicholas?
-Nicholas, you're here. Okay, let's go.

This is nuts.

We've gotta fix her up quickly.

-The dress is done?
-Yes.

-The dress is there.
-Thank you.

-Cool.
-I'll dress there.

How do you get to the show?

-Thank you.
-Yeah. Okay.

Oh my God.

-You look just amazing.
-Thank you.

There is different groups of people
that attend the shows.

I fall under the influencer,
press/celebrity, I guess, category.

There is also a section
that is for the clients.

Christine goes as a client,

because, I mean-- She buys

a ridiculous amount of things
to try to make sure she gets a ticket.

Like, that's cringy.

-Let's see, what is this place?
-It's a wallpaper place, custom wallpaper.

-Custom wallpaper?
-Look, it's all like…

-Ooh.
-Couture.

-Couture wallpaper?
-Of course.

-Hi.
-Hi. How are you?

-Hi. Carmony, nice to meet you.
-Hi, Kelly, nice to meet you.

I'm actually doing my new place.
It's actually just up the street.

And, like, I just wanna do
something, like, fun and one of a kind.

-I know that's what you do.
-Well…

Sure, let's start with those walls.
It's all hand-embroidered.

So you can see these cherry blossoms here.

-Can I put diamonds on?
-You can do whatever.

My friend Christine,
she's gonna be jealous.

So that would probably run
35,000 for a panel.

-That's okay.
-You're gonna add pink diamonds.

And the diamonds.

-Wow.
-I'll let you have a look.

If you need anything, give me shout.

-Thank you so much.
-Enjoy.

Oh, Kim's calling. Kim?

Yes.

Are you alive?

-Are you alive, Kim?
Are you pregnant?

Am I pregnant?
Why would I be pregnant?

I mean, Lewis is so nice.
You gotta trap him.

-It's time to trap him, Kim.
-What?

-No, he needs to trap her.
-You need to trap him now.

Wait. Since I have you on the phone,
what happened to Kevin?

He was staring at you.
It's like, "We need to go out now."

He was staring at you the whole time.
What happened?

Kev, what's going on?
What is it? Talk to me.

Talk to me.

Uh, maybe we should talk
somewhere else for a bit.

Do you think he's intimidated by Lewis?

Absolutely, you can see it
all over his face.

Yeah.

Kevin is used to having attention.
All eyes on him, all the time.

Now there's two good-looking men
in the room, and he feels uncomfortable.

-It is what it is.
Yeah.

He just went completely off
on me again,

-saying that I'm a liar.
-What?

He said, "I thought you said
you need to heal,

and you're not ready to date."

-I'm like, "I have a guest here."
-Yeah.

"What is your problem?"

"If you're getting jealous
or feeling threatened…"

-Damn.
-"…that is not my problem."

"That's something you need
to work on within yourself."

I'm confused.
I don't wanna be involved. I'm done.

I don't wanna be involved in his love life
because it seems to be a mess.

Anyway, Kim, I need to buy wall…
I need to buy wallpaper.

I can't talk right now.
I'll call you back.

- You're crazy. I love you guys.

-I love you.
Love you, bye. See you later.

-I didn't know that happened.
-That was crazy.

-I know he walked off. I didn't know why.
-Yeah.

I'm speechless.

Bonjour, monsieur.

Nope.

-What's up?
-Bonjour.

-Bonjour. I'm naked.
-Oh my, can you cover your junk?

-Okay.
-Can I walk forward?

-I mean--
-I'll look down.

Oh boy.

-Are you seriously naked?
-Seriously.

-I'm gonna walk backwards.
-Okay.

-You stay right there. Oh boy.
-Can you put on some pants?

Christine?

Do you really sleep like this?
Your bed looks really messy.

Thank you. What's up? Talk to me.

-Do you have clothes on?
-Now I do.

Why did you sleep in so much?
You missed everything.

I get jet-lagged.

Oh, I finally met this, um…
this fashion influencer girl

named Tina, who's from New York.

I think she's friends with Dorothy.
I think she's single.

-Do you want me to introduce you?
-I mean, sounds nice, I think.

Bad timing, Christine.

I, um…

I've actually been talking
to my ex a lot, Devon.

We've been FaceTiming
and texting a lot, actually.

Man, it just…

The feelings are still there for her.

Why did you guys break up
in the first place?

We broke up

in 2016, actually.

-Mm.
-We ended really badly.

It was the first months
I was just recovering from alcoholism.

I was just too…

…mentally messed up
to actually be in a relationship.

-But I knew she was the one at the time.
-Mm.

Yeah, I mean, it was the first girl
I ever dated where the thought of her

being the last person
I could, like, sleep with or be with,

it didn't scare me.

But divine timing, man.

Devon was the only girl in my whole life
that I was serious about marriage,

moving in, having kids.

She's the girl that I was supposed
to move to LA with, actually.

But because we broke up,
I came here, tried to do it for myself.

Devon is the person that was meant for me,
but when we broke up,

I wasn't the one meant for her yet.

I'm going through all this shit
with Reiki healer, Kim, Kelly.

Like, it just…

I think it was Devon the whole time,
and I was just

looking for Devon in other people.

I just wanna see her again.

I love seeing this soft
and vulnerable side of you.

What's her full name? I'm trying
to think if I know her from somewhere.

Devon Diep.

-Diep?
-D-I-E-P.

I know, it's sexy, right?

Too early, too much.

The moment is here.

Chin up, one.

Over your shoulder to one.

-Uh, amazing.
-Amazing.

Over your shoulder.

-Christine!
-Christine Chiu!

-Yes.
-Good!

-Beautiful.
-So good.

So how did the show end up turning out?

-Oh, spectacular. It was breathtaking.
-It was beautiful?

-I can't wait--
-Did you see Jaime?

It's so strange. I didn't see her inside.
Um, I wonder where she was sitting.

Well, you're usually in the front row.

-Right.
-You probably don't see people behind you.

Jaime called me a liar,
although she has no… evidence or proof.

It's frustrating that I'm having
to deal with Jaime here in Paris.

You guys gotta touch up this zit.

-Hi.
-Hi.

-Hi, guys.
-Oh my goodness.

I don't think we--

It is full.

-Get the next one?
-Yes.

We're too heavy.

"Hi," and then she was like…

She was just, like,
like she didn't know what to say.

Then we found out that we were
all staying on the exact same floor.

And I didn't even--
I always stay at the Bristol.

And Christine never stays at the Bristol.
She always stays at Plaza Athénée.

So I didn't expect to see her there.

Now you saw her.
That's what she was wearing.

-I thought she was going to the mall.
-No, stop.

-It's in--
-Can I help you?

-Are you trying to go to seven?
-Yes.

-Yeah.
-Seven was broken yesterday too.

It's one
of those awkward elevator moments,

you, like, make the courtesy like,

"Ooh, I think gonna hold the elevator,"

but you can't quite reach the open button.

And the door just closes.

So sorry.

-Have you been here?
-No, I've never been.

-Same, it's my first time.
-This is cute.

-Cheers, girl.
-Cheers.

-Okay. Um--
-Bon appétit.

Bon appétit.

I do wanna ask you something.

Yeah, of course.

So I'm thinking about
giving Kilo to Andrew.

Really?

As much as this hurts me,

giving Kilo to Andrew is the more mature
and responsible thing to do.

I know it's gonna be hard
to reach out to Drew

and… seeing him again to drop off the dog.

But… I know I have to do it.

I know he will take good care of Kilo,
and I feel like I'm not doing a good job.

Since the breakup,
I feel like he's acting up a bit.

Have you ever done
dog Reiki or, like, pet Reiki?

What?

Pet Reiki.

I've never heard that.
I didn't even know you could that.

Yeah, so this lady did, uh…
pet Reiki on Kilo.

Animals are our mirrors.
Whatever is going on with you

and what could be bothering you
is also bothering Kilo.

Do you know
how we can help him be a bit calmer

when we, like, go on walks?

I'm hearing, feeling
something around security.

When things are unstable for you,
you know, he's gonna feel,

um, insecure also.

Do you understand that, Kilo?

Yeah, he's listening.

-Really?
-Yeah.

He's still the same.

-Still crazy town.

Hmm. You're giving Kilo back to Drew.

Is it an excuse to kind of see him?
Or is it her really cutting ties with him?

If I saw my ex and I'm giving my cat back,
I'll be a hot mess.

This is her baby,
so it's not gonna go smooth.

But if you bring Kilo over
to Drew's house,

I highly suggest
you bring someone with you.

-Me? Why me? No, no!
-You suggested it.

Yeah, someone but not me.

Hi, Haley.

Um, so can you do me a favor?

I need to track down this woman,

um, by the name of Devon Diep.

I can't remember how it's spelled.

It's either

"D-E-I-P" or "D-I-E-P."

Um, but the first name is "Devon."

Um, anyway,
I need to track her down really quickly,

so anything you can get of hers,
email, phone number, address, anything.