Stephanie Hayden on Sons Of Guns Season 3

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Natalie in TV

Just in time for the season premier tonight, I got a few minutes to chat with Stephanie Hayden about what we can expect on the next crazy season of Sons of Guns.

 

Natalie Foster: Hey girl, how are you? I am excited to catch up!

Stephanie Hayden: I am great! I just finished closing on my property – my first one. I am ecstatic!

NF: You should be! That is really big news. It is a little testament to the way that life has changed since the show started, isn’t it?

SH: Yeah, exactly. I don’t even know what to think about it! I told Kris that I feel like I am finally wearing my big girl pants! (laughs) I mean, I have been a business owner for years, but this is a huge step, you know? I am beyond excited.

NF: Good- I am so glad. It is a huge day. And, of course, it happens on the same day that Season 3 premiers, which is totally fitting. So the last we saw, you guys were in Las Vegas and there was some serious stuff going down. You were trying to get a military contract, which seemed to go really well, and then there was some serious drama going on at the shop. What can we expect to see tonight?

SH: Well, they don’t want me to ruin any surprises, of course, but I can tell you that things did go really well with the contract and all of that.  I can’t say that we are signed right now – it is a really long process – but we have made some serious headway with that. It is something that you are probably going to see throughout the next two or three seasons just because it does take a long time for all of this to go through. This is not something that happens in a week. They get to meet you, they get to see the product, they get to see if they want to work with you in that week, but a military contract doesn’t just happen over night.  We have made some really big moves with Academy and we are looking at some other big names, too. Academy got their first shipment and sold out within 48 hours. They are very happy. We are working on a whole support line to go with it all, so there is a lot going on. The company is growing hugely. In fact, in a few weeks we will finally have a retail store open. People have been waiting on that for quite a while and we have finally pushed it through.

NF: Will it be in Baton Rouge?

SH: Yes, it will actually be just a couple of doors down from the Red Jacket headquarters and people will be able to come in and get gear and hats and posters and all of that.

NF: Will we see that on the show?

SH: Yeah, you will definitely see some of that on the show, but it will be after this season. We have not filmed any of that yet.  This whole season is pretty much… well, lets put it this way: that explosion you saw on the Vegas episode has a serious aftermath. This entire season is pretty dramatic. You will get to see some incredible people come through – it is going to blow your mind. We have gotten the chance to work with some huge names. It has been amazing. You will definitely see some fireworks and bombs go off inter-personally. They are advertising this as the season of drama and I know everyone says they hate the drama, but that is life, ya know? There are some pretty big things that have happened and there is talk (giggles) of other big things happening.

NF: So any hints on the Kris front that you would like to share with my readers?

SH: Well, the only thing I can say is that we are still together and we are still very happy, of course. Everything is going really well with us.

NF: I mean, we left off at a wedding chapel. That is a huge deal! What happened after that?

SH: Yes, well, that was one of those spur of the moment things that was thrown at us. I mean, we had joked around about it here and there and then all of the sudden we got pulled up to a chapel. It kind of took us both off guard. Look, it is a huge step and it is not something that you just want to fall in to. It is something that you want to be absolutely sure of and tonight you will find out what we thought about that.

NF: On the Discovery website they mention a couple of those visitors you talked about earlier, Jesse James and Joe Perry from Aerosmith. What was it like having them come to Red Jacket?

SH: When Joe Perry came in I was absolutely floored. I have always been a huge Aerosmith fan -  there was no greater person who could have walked through that door. I have wanted to meet him all my life! His wife was so nice and she taught me a lot about how to navigate this industry. We have caught some flack for having Jesse James come on the show and I can tell you this much as someone who is on a reality show – don’t judge a person when you don’t know them. He is a really nice guy and we had a lot of fun. He is welcome back at any time.

NF: So since you guys have been off the air it seems like you have been traveling quite a bit – where have you been and what were some of the highlights?

SH: Well, we were in Las Vegas for the SHOT show, of course. That was blast. Then we went to Washington, DC to meet all of the behind the scenes people who work on Sons of Guns at Discovery. It was so great to meet them and I had never been to DC before, so it was pretty incredible to see all the monuments and do the sights. Then this last week we got a really small break from filming so we decided to head to Phoenix, which was wonderful. We spent some time at the zoo We got to go rock climbing and went out to Lake Pleasant and just relaxed at the resort a bit.

NF: So are you guys having a viewing part or anything like that for the premiere of season 3?

SH: We are! For any of the locals, head over to the Londoner Bar & Grill. We are having a party! Come by, watch the show with us and have a few beers.

 

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