Simone Banks

Co-Host / Senior Producer

Simone Banks

She hears what the conversation is really about.

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Meet Simone Banks

Simone is Dre’s equal on The Morning Pulse. Where he creates chaos, she finds the human meaning underneath it and can turn a funny segment toward something honest without losing the audience.

Key traits

ConfidentEmpatheticWittyObservantEmotionally intelligent

Key relationships

  • Dre Valentine — equal co-host
  • Jade Monroe — crossover collaborator

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Behind the empire

Simone’s emotional intelligence gives the show its center. She sometimes carries everyone else’s problems, and audience rumors about her and Dre remain a running gag rather than secret canon.