Leaving her co-hosting duties on Catfish wasn’t a straightforward choice, however Kamie Crawford has no regrets.
The 32-year-old Relationsh*t podcast host, who introduced her departure from Catfish on Oct. 3 after six years, tells PEOPLE about why leaving was the suitable choice as she discusses Mucinex‘s new “No Regrets” marketing campaign.
“We did over 100 episodes in a single season. However that is as a result of that is how we function. It will be like, ‘Oh, a set of episodes,’ after which, we might take a break,” she explains. “After which, a set of episodes and take a break. Nevertheless it was all one season. So it was all just about all of season 8, after which, I did a couple of episodes in season 7 on the finish, after which a couple of episodes on the prime of season 9.”
Reflecting on that schedule, Crawford admits that “it was loads.”
“There’s by no means been, I do not assume, a present that has operated like that. So it was loads. It was intense,” she continues. “However I’ve all the time been any individual who thrives when I’ve loads happening. I really feel it is when I haven’t got loads happening that I am like, ‘What do I do?'”
Crawford says she does “take pleasure in having a number of jobs,” noting that she was additionally internet hosting Are You the One? and Ex On the Seaside for MTV whereas additionally engaged on Catfish. “These are tremendous enjoyable. I get to be actually glamorous and have my glam crew, the place [with] Catfish, I am doing all the pieces myself. After which with my podcast, I get to achieve my listeners and my followers another way and speak concerning the issues that I need to speak about. And I am in charge of that, in order that’s thrilling. After which, Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit is a complete completely different a part of my life,” she explains.
“I’ve all the time needed to be in all places. I’ve all the time had a worry of being put in a field,” she provides. “It is robust.”
However when she lastly concluded that she wouldn’t be transferring ahead with Catfish, which she co-hosted with Nev Schulman, she says: “I used to be undoubtedly scared to make the choice.”
“It has been in my life for six years, and the followers are the very best followers in the whole world. They really, really are,” she shares. “And even after I made the announcement, they have been like, ‘We are going to comply with you wherever you go.’ In order that made it value it.”
Persevering with, Crawford provides, “I feel that generally you simply should do what’s finest for you and reside life with no regrets and see what else can come your manner. I function with an open hand of simply, no matter is for me goes to circulation to me, and regardless of the subsequent alternative is, it is meant to be. Generally one chapter has to shut for one more one to begin. So I am excited.”
The theme of dwelling her life with out regrets was what made Crawford’s partnership with Muciniex, a model she commonly makes use of to navigate her common in poor health moments amid her busy work journey schedule, all of the extra good.
Mucinex launched its “No Regrets” marketing campaign to remind prospects that Mucinex Nightshift supplies multi-symptom night-time chilly and flu reduction, which can permit them to go to mattress and get up able to go. In different phrases, they are going to don’t have any regrets about utilizing the product as an support for his or her well being woes.
“If God forbid I am on a airplane, I land, I do not really feel effectively, I can take the drugs, I can get up the subsequent day, and I will be on set and don’t have any subject. In order that’s nice,” Crawford shares. “However the best way that no regrets performs into my life simply on the whole is, I’m going after all the pieces that I would like. And I really feel like there are such a lot of instances in my life the place I’ve questioned if I used to be making the suitable choice by pushing ahead with one thing.”
“Even with my podcast, I virtually did not begin it as a result of I used to be like, there’s so many individuals who’ve a podcast,” she admits. “It is such an oversaturated market, like, who’s going to take heed to this podcast? Properly, it seems hundreds of thousands of individuals take heed to it. And so had I not carried out that, I might have had that remorse. So I simply do not imagine in regrets. I am similar to, all the pieces occurs for a cause. No matter’s meant to be will probably be. Pursue it, see what occurs in order that you do not have to reside with remorse.”