Lauren Speed

Creative | Entrepreneur | Author | TV Personality | Podcast Host @netflix 🎥✨ AS SEEN ON TV

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

😭😭😭 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 thank you @netflix so happy to represent so many women ... well PEOPLE while telling my story authentically and at times uncomfortably. Thank you for not watering it down and keeping it beautifully relatable and real. Forever grateful 🙏🏾❤️

[Netflix @netflix]

she's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

About last night 🫶🏾✨ Thank you #BkackGirlDigital awards for the Legacy award. I’m so motivated to keep creating spaces where our stories are told and celebrated 💚

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

@jillsteet05 Appreciate you!

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

🚨A brand new episode of #TheLoveSeat is here 🚨and we’re joined by the dynamic duo, @theshelahmarie + @acehood!✨ We dive into their journey of embracing the ‘unruly’ philosophy, balancing family, and prioritizing emotional and mental wellness.

Watch: https://t.co/DIahipmhz0

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

Thank yall for all the kind words on the Podcast! I’m soooo glad yall love it! ❤️

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

🎉 The LOVE SEAT DROPS TODAY! 🎉 We’re kicking things off w/The Barnetts: Amber & Matt from #LoveIsBlind Season 1! 👀💍

We caught up to clear the air, spill some tea, and dive into the BTS moments. 🔥

🎧 Watch now: https://t.co/nGEqUB15e5

#TheLoveSeatPodcast #AmberAndBarnett

[Louisville Urban League @LouisvilleUL]

The @NatUrbanLeague Town Hall: Reclaim Your Vote for Democracy was amazing 🙌. @Need4LSpeed shares why with less than 40 days until #ElectionDay, your voice—and your vote—matter more than ever!

#ReclaimYourVote #Election2024 #PowerThePolls #LULJustice #DefendDemocracy

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

Oooh I’d love this too! Let me try to make this happen 👀

[Faye M @m07637]

@Need4LSpeed Can’t wait for this!! Would also LOVE LOVE for yall to sit down with Serena and Kordell from Love Island USA S6.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

It’s almost time! 🙌🏾 The LOVE SEAT drops Tuesday 10/8 at 12pm EST, and we’ve got some #FRIENDS joining us ❤️🛋️✨ Y’all know we had to tap in with our #podsquad fam 😏
Catch all the fun on #HangingWithTheHamiltons YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. 👂🏾🎧 #LoveIsBlind

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

@KaRoOnAir I just looked to Family Empire! I love the concept ❤️ I’m def gonna check it out! Thanks for suggesting

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

Like Got Damn, can we see some sisterhood stories, got it out the mud, working towards healthy or healing relationship journey, renaissance woman but still human black woman reality tv please.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

Oooh good one.

[COZY @i_ta23lya]

@Need4LSpeed I don't think interests changed, but I think the willingness of ppl 2B overtly ratchet changed since those shows aired.

A show like runs house, if aired today, ppl would find fault in... nowadays, normalcy is heavily picked a part, while ratchetness is rationalized and excused

[SportsGuyQ @SportsguyQ]

@Need4LSpeed People tune into these drama shows to feel better about their own lives and laugh at the pain of others, and its a bonus if the people are attractive. Look at how many variations of "dating"/hooking up shows Netflix has.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

@QuentinTHarris Facts!

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

I guess reality tv fans just want mess?

[B💖 @brittanyharriot]

@Need4LSpeed Both.

Look at LIB. The ratings for Season 6 significantly increased due to the amount of drama. Specifically, drama involving a black woman. People tune in to what they want to watch and unfortunately, the audience for healthy, relatable content is very small.

[⚜️ DatCreoleQueen @DatCreoleMama]

@Need4LSpeed Was just talking about this in Spaces. I definitely wanna see black women getting loved on reality tv.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

I’ve never watched Love Island. But i hear about it a lot. Believe it or not i don’t tend to watch much dating reality.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

There has been successful black reality that was more positive: TI family hustle, runs house? Are we past that? Is that stuff of the past? No one is interested?

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

Give us an option to watch something different.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

None of them have an oversized personality. Same with the millions of real estate shows on Netflix (outside of the selling sunset franchise) real milktose.

[Lauren Speed @Need4LSpeed]

It really makes me think of the Kardasiams for example. you definitely can’t knock their hustle. They’ve created an empire however, their storylines on the show are dramatic in someways, but clearly overly produced no one has to be overly loud, start fights.