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Guess which previous contestants mom runs a cult…

You guessed it!

Phillip Frankland Lee’s mom runs a cult…

My gf and I were watching Season 13 and were trying to figure out how Phillip was able to finance his restaurants at such a young age. He commented that he *could*have had things handed to him on a silver platter but instead he started working hard and earned everything he has.

We googled and found that his grandfather was famous comedian Phil Silvers. Phil Silvers has 5 children, one of them being Candace Silvers.

Candace is mother to both Philip and his brother Lennon who each have Michelin Stars apparently.
([facebook post )

Candace Silvers is well known for being a Hollywood acting coach and “guru”.

([The Guru of Taluca Lake )

Her acting class/cult has been well documented in the popular podcast “Was I in a Cult”.

Episode 1
([https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VMT6xj7jvuqErtoXdYEWg?si=Z5w5-PUpTjC9WhW1FFOHGw](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VMT6xj7jvuqErtoXdYEWg?si=Z5w5-PUpTjC9WhW1FFOHGw))

Episode 2
([https://open.spotify.com/episode/161flbL0a1qtO1JpwEkZrL?si=qRYllvhAQTeASA6r3nV1rA](https://open.spotify.com/episode/161flbL0a1qtO1JpwEkZrL?si=qRYllvhAQTeASA6r3nV1rA))

Not trying to drag Phillip more than he already has been on this sub, but this just made so much sense 😆 I really don’t mind the guy. He is entertaining and talented. The connections just made it all click for me.

And it’s the most “L.A” thing ever. Really gave us a good laugh.

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u/GCGIS — 6 days ago