March 13, 2025 • 6 mins
Reality star Scheana Shay talks 'The Masked Singer', new memoir and more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
On.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
It's Mario Lopez. What's everyone? Mario Lopez joining me right now?
The back from the current season of The Mass Singer
Vanderbilt Rules stars Sheena Shaye.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
How you doing, Sena. I'm so good. I'm still on
a high. I'm like, did that happen? Pinch me? Was
that a dream? It was so surreal and iconic, very
proud of myself.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Yes, congratulations, that's very cool. Is it something you always
wanted to do? Did they approach you? How did you?
How did you fall into the Mass Singer?
Speaker 1 (00:30):
No, it was not something I ever thought I would do.
I got a call that they had a costume in
mind for me and they wanted me on the show.
And I was like new, new, now hard pass And
when I asked myself, like, why am I passing on this?
It was strictly out of fear. Fear of being made
fun of, not sounding good, not having you know, my
(00:51):
band and an auto tune mic and a backing track
behind me singing live on national television. Again. I swore
I would never do that, but then I was like,
you know what, I want to face my fears. I
want to raise my daughter to say yes to things
that are outside of her comfort zone and to take chances,
and if you fall, get back up, you get sent
home the first night, you know what, leave them wanting more.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Good for you. That is a very smart and mature approach.
And I'm sure you're thrilled now that.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
You did do it. You were the bat.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Did you have an option of costumes or they said,
you know what, here's the bat.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
So they said, we have this costume in mind for
you specifically, and here's why. Like your daughter's middle name
is moon. Bats are nocturnal. I'm like, I'm just going
to stop you right there. Bats are one of my
favorite creatures of all time. So the fact that I
don't even think my husband or mom know that it's
just something I've always I loved vampire movies growing up,
and I've always loved bats, but it's not something I've
(01:51):
ever publicly talked about. So the fact that, I mean,
I would have thought I would be like a rainbow
unicorn or something with like sunshine, and so the fact
that it was this like dark bat with the gold
details everything, I was like, this is so perfect, and
like these are my normal nails. I just I give
bat energy on a regular basis. I like it. I
(02:12):
like it.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
So Halloween must be a big, big time year for you,
right there, important time.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
And this was all right around Halloween. So that was
so fun too.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Fun fun, and you got skills.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Good for you. I didn't even know you saying, but
you worked on the fun side hobby. You know. I
love performing, but it's not something I've ever taken seriously.
I'm not trying to get a Grammy. I'm not a trained,
well at least not well trained vocalist, but I enjoy
doing it. And you know what, I don't want to
not do something that I enjoy doing that's fun because
other people tell me to put the mic down. I'm like, no,
(02:42):
I'm gonna keep picking it back up.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Yeah, yeah, I like that. I like that right on.
And you also have a memoir on the way called
My Good Side. Uh I do hey, look at that
right over you shoulder there? What what are you? What
are you talking about there?
Speaker 1 (02:55):
What are you revealing everything? Which is terrifying but also
so exciting because I feel like the mass Singer was
my best kept secret of all time. But anything else
that's maybe been kept secret in my life is all
in this book. So part of me feels like this
will be a free and moment that I'm just putting
it all out there. It's all so scary though, to
(03:17):
be completely raw and open and vulnerable. But I hope
by sharing my story that I'm showing other people it's
okay to go through these things. If I could go
through it on a public platform, you can go through
it in private. You know, you can open up to
your therapist, your partner, your family, And I really hope
people take away from this book some things that they
(03:38):
can relate to and know that they're not alone. Nice.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Well, congrats on that. And you also have a weekly
podcast called Shenanigans Shenanigan Janette, I like that clever title.
You spell it with your name right there.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Thank you. I came up with that. It's one of
the good things that I've come up with. Okay, And
what do you talk about there? Honestly, everything depends on
the week and the guest. Today. I have Danny Pellegrino
on We're gonna recap last night, talk hot topics and
all things. But it's just a really fun space for
me to take control of my narrative that I haven't
(04:13):
had for eleven seasons. On a TV show, which is
another big reason why I wrote the book, because I'm like,
unless you listen to my podcast, people just feel like
this show is one hundred percent truth, that is the
full story. And I'm like, you think you know, but
you have no idea. There's so much more to me.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Yeah, and there's a lot of editing going on. Man,
eleven seasons. I didn't realize it was it was that long.
And you've left the show, correct, we it.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Got rebooted, so got it. That was a choice.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, yeah, I mean that's a hell of a run though,
that's a great.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Yeah, eleven seasons I never could have imagined honestly.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
And you mentioned your daughter.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
I know your mom.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
How old is she?
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Know? She'll be four in April. It's fun, isn't it? Yes,
it is such a fun age. And watching the show
with her last night, she had no idea until that's
the best, such a core memory and fun experience to
just be able to watch that with her and to
watch her be like, oh my god, like you're the bat.
(05:11):
That's great.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And you know it's funny because the few times I
think I've ran into you have been at Charger games.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Yes, so you've been a Charger fan. Yes, I'm a
big Charger. He with the bull. I love it. See
you got taste my whole life. I've been a Chargers fan.
I've got season tickets front row. I'm now at the
thirty yard line. Yeah, I'm like, let's let's move to
the front row. I will be there every home game.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
I am fired about this next season.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Cool.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I look forward to seeing you there. Meanwhile, everyone, please
be sure to catch a new season of The Mass
Singer Wednesday nights on Fox, and be on the lookout
for she Anda's new memoir My Good Side, which is
dropping this summer.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
So why available for pre order now.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
There you go, available for pre order right now. Shina,
thanks so much for checking in and hope to see
you soon. And if none, I'll see it in the game.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Yes, for sure, I'll see you here all right, sweetie,
take care, Bye
Speaker 2 (06:05):
You with Mario Lopez
On.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
It's Mario Lopez. What's everyone? Mario Lopez joining me right now?
The back from the current season of The Mass Singer
Vanderbilt Rules stars Sheena Shaye.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
How you doing, Sena. I'm so good. I'm still on
a high. I'm like, did that happen? Pinch me? Was
that a dream? It was so surreal and iconic, very
proud of myself.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Yes, congratulations, that's very cool. Is it something you always
wanted to do? Did they approach you? How did you?
How did you fall into the Mass Singer?
Speaker 1 (00:30):
No, it was not something I ever thought I would do.
I got a call that they had a costume in
mind for me and they wanted me on the show.
And I was like new, new, now hard pass And
when I asked myself, like, why am I passing on this?
It was strictly out of fear. Fear of being made
fun of, not sounding good, not having you know, my
(00:51):
band and an auto tune mic and a backing track
behind me singing live on national television. Again. I swore
I would never do that, but then I was like,
you know what, I want to face my fears. I
want to raise my daughter to say yes to things
that are outside of her comfort zone and to take chances,
and if you fall, get back up, you get sent
home the first night, you know what, leave them wanting more.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Good for you. That is a very smart and mature approach.
And I'm sure you're thrilled now that.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
You did do it. You were the bat.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Did you have an option of costumes or they said,
you know what, here's the bat.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
So they said, we have this costume in mind for
you specifically, and here's why. Like your daughter's middle name
is moon. Bats are nocturnal. I'm like, I'm just going
to stop you right there. Bats are one of my
favorite creatures of all time. So the fact that I
don't even think my husband or mom know that it's
just something I've always I loved vampire movies growing up,
and I've always loved bats, but it's not something I've
(01:51):
ever publicly talked about. So the fact that, I mean,
I would have thought I would be like a rainbow
unicorn or something with like sunshine, and so the fact
that it was this like dark bat with the gold
details everything, I was like, this is so perfect, and
like these are my normal nails. I just I give
bat energy on a regular basis. I like it. I
(02:12):
like it.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
So Halloween must be a big, big time year for you,
right there, important time.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
And this was all right around Halloween. So that was
so fun too.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Fun fun, and you got skills.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Good for you. I didn't even know you saying, but
you worked on the fun side hobby. You know. I
love performing, but it's not something I've ever taken seriously.
I'm not trying to get a Grammy. I'm not a trained,
well at least not well trained vocalist, but I enjoy
doing it. And you know what, I don't want to
not do something that I enjoy doing that's fun because
other people tell me to put the mic down. I'm like, no,
(02:42):
I'm gonna keep picking it back up.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Yeah, yeah, I like that. I like that right on.
And you also have a memoir on the way called
My Good Side. Uh I do hey, look at that
right over you shoulder there? What what are you? What
are you talking about there?
Speaker 1 (02:55):
What are you revealing everything? Which is terrifying but also
so exciting because I feel like the mass Singer was
my best kept secret of all time. But anything else
that's maybe been kept secret in my life is all
in this book. So part of me feels like this
will be a free and moment that I'm just putting
it all out there. It's all so scary though, to
(03:17):
be completely raw and open and vulnerable. But I hope
by sharing my story that I'm showing other people it's
okay to go through these things. If I could go
through it on a public platform, you can go through
it in private. You know, you can open up to
your therapist, your partner, your family, And I really hope
people take away from this book some things that they
(03:38):
can relate to and know that they're not alone. Nice.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Well, congrats on that. And you also have a weekly
podcast called Shenanigans Shenanigan Janette, I like that clever title.
You spell it with your name right there.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Thank you. I came up with that. It's one of
the good things that I've come up with. Okay, And
what do you talk about there? Honestly, everything depends on
the week and the guest. Today. I have Danny Pellegrino
on We're gonna recap last night, talk hot topics and
all things. But it's just a really fun space for
me to take control of my narrative that I haven't
(04:13):
had for eleven seasons. On a TV show, which is
another big reason why I wrote the book, because I'm like,
unless you listen to my podcast, people just feel like
this show is one hundred percent truth, that is the
full story. And I'm like, you think you know, but
you have no idea. There's so much more to me.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Yeah, and there's a lot of editing going on. Man,
eleven seasons. I didn't realize it was it was that long.
And you've left the show, correct, we it.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Got rebooted, so got it. That was a choice.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Yeah, yeah, I mean that's a hell of a run though,
that's a great.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Yeah, eleven seasons I never could have imagined honestly.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
And you mentioned your daughter.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
I know your mom.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
How old is she?
Speaker 1 (04:50):
Know? She'll be four in April. It's fun, isn't it? Yes,
it is such a fun age. And watching the show
with her last night, she had no idea until that's
the best, such a core memory and fun experience to
just be able to watch that with her and to
watch her be like, oh my god, like you're the bat.
(05:11):
That's great.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And you know it's funny because the few times I
think I've ran into you have been at Charger games.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Yes, so you've been a Charger fan. Yes, I'm a
big Charger. He with the bull. I love it. See
you got taste my whole life. I've been a Chargers fan.
I've got season tickets front row. I'm now at the
thirty yard line. Yeah, I'm like, let's let's move to
the front row. I will be there every home game.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
I am fired about this next season.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Cool.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I look forward to seeing you there. Meanwhile, everyone, please
be sure to catch a new season of The Mass
Singer Wednesday nights on Fox, and be on the lookout
for she Anda's new memoir My Good Side, which is
dropping this summer.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
So why available for pre order now.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
There you go, available for pre order right now. Shina,
thanks so much for checking in and hope to see
you soon. And if none, I'll see it in the game.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Yes, for sure, I'll see you here all right, sweetie,
take care, Bye
Speaker 2 (06:05):
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