Trisha Paytas is pulling back the curtain on the first time she sat down with Ethan Klein. She says it got uncomfortable fast.

In her new book "Crying on the Kitchen Floor," the internet star explains how a producer for Klein's podcast contacted her once her tour wrapped. The invite was to come on the show and settle their so-called feud.

Not much of a feud

Paytas writes that she never really saw it as a two-way fight. To her it felt like "one-sided slander." Still, she said yes because she liked the idea of leaning into the online jokes. In person, she found him "nicer and dorkier" than she had pictured.

The money question

The mood shifted when Klein started digging into one particular video. In that clip, Paytas had claimed she was transgender. She writes that she felt ashamed of it and had no interest in talking about it, yet he kept at her.

At first, she told him the video had made nothing. In truth she had no clue what it had brought in. She assumed the figure was small because it had been up for only about a week.

She eventually gave in. Paytas says she opened the YouTube Create app and showed him the numbers, which came to $8,000.

Feeling exposed

She recalls feeling humiliated, as if she had been caught in another lie. She also remembers spotting what she called a "glimmer" in his eyes while she squirmed. She wondered if it was nerves or something darker.

Even so, Paytas says she recognized a kindred spirit in Klein. She describes him as a fellow troll who liked stirring up trouble. She sensed he was wilder than he let on and that they shared the same inner chaos.

What came next

That chemistry led to "Frenemies," the hit podcast they hosted together. Fans know how it ended, with a messy split that played out in public.