ChelseaKat is on the come up on Beyond The Gates, but Chelsea’s impulsive decision to follow her girlfriend, Madison, to Copenhagen could send the company’s prospects south. The nascent handbang brand has been making a name for itself, and Kat is concerned that their momentum will stall if Chelsea moves. Is she right?
Key Takeaways
- The drawbacks of Chelsea being in Copenhagen
- How being abroad could impact ChelseaKat
- Why Chelsea might change her mind
Chelsea Working From Copenhagen Would Be an Issue for Kat
Tuesday, February 3’s episode of BTG saw Chelsea (RhonniRose Mantilla) and Kat (Colby Muhammad) speaking openly about everything Chelsea would be leaving behind for Madison (Kenjah). The primary focus was on how it would affect the Duprees, with their grandmother Anita (Tamara Tuni) in the middle of chemotherapy and Chelsea’s mom, Dani (Karla Mosley), being a BRCA gene carrier. But there was attention paid to their fledgling business, ChelseaKat, as well.
The pair are getting more recognition as word of their brand spreads. They have celebrities interested in carrying their purses and a possible placement on the shelves of Fenmore’s on the horizon. Now is not the time to be separated and trying to make crucial decisions long-distance. Chelsea said it would only be for a year, but they don’t have the business structure to support them if things start falling through the cracks.
Kat wondered if her cousin had the discipline to concentrate on work when she and Madison would be living out a fantasy in another country. Denmark is over 4,000 miles away. They can communicate via video calls, text messages, phone calls, and emails; the immediacy of in-person meetings will no longer be available to them.
Chelsea will also be in a time zone that’s six hours ahead of Kat’s. That won’t foster a good working relationship. Romances aren’t the only partnerships that can suffer due to long distance.
Why Kat Could Be Worrying Prematurely
While it’s entirely possible Chelsea could be able to handle living abroad and growing ChelseaKat’s business, it also looks like her heart got ahead of her thinking. She impulsively proposed to Madison because she didn’t want to lose her, and now she’s choosing to move without weighing the stakes.
Madison knows what she wants. With or without Chelsea, she’s taking that fellowship in Denmark to work on Parkinson’s research that could change people’s lives. Chelsea hasn’t thought about much outside of being miserable without Madison. She hasn’t considered her business or her family. She told Kat that her mother and grandmother would want her to be happy, which is true, but her comment also sounded like ‘main character syndrome’ rearing its head again.
As Kat pointed out, Chelsea doesn’t do well living a slow life for long. In Copenhagen, with Madison following her purpose and spending long hours researching, Chelsea won’t have much to do. Her business and social life are stateside. If she gives herself enough time to think, she may realize that picking up her life to keep her relationship isn’t the right decision. That outcome would put Kat’s worries to bed.
