""For me, it was the best time of my life. And I know it's hard for people to hear that. What I always try to also preface to people is that we are experiencing it in real life. We know these people as people, not as celebrities.""
""Another thing about it is the place was a tough place to work. But everywhere in Hollywood is a tough place to work. I also understand that I was 'talent' there. They treated me like a king. You know what I mean? And it was mainly because of her.""
""I'll never forget the second time I was on the show, and she said this in front of everybody, crew and everybody. She said, 'Whatever you want to do, we'll do it.' That changed it. I watched the way people changed the way that they moved.""
Kalen Allen gained fame in 2017 for his food reaction videos and was invited to The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2018. He recalls his experience as a guest contributor, noting it was a transformative time in his life. Allen describes receiving his first paycheck of $30,000 and the joy it brought him. He acknowledges the challenges of working in Hollywood but emphasizes the positive treatment he received at Ellen's show, attributing it to DeGeneres' support and leadership.
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