Road Rules: South Pacific
Challenges: The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Duel, Cutthroat
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1. We last saw you getting kicked off The Duel for punching Beth and on FM2 coming in 2nd place with your partner Kenny. Don't know if you've kept watching the shows but Kenny has gone on to win The Inferno3, been a finalist on the Gauntlet 3, won The Island, won The Ruins, 2nd place on Fresh Meat 2. He's built quite a record. How do you feel about that? Did you ever think he would win these many?
Tina - Yes. I knew that he was good. I mean, I know that I am a tough person to fire up before a challenge. He kept me motivated and was hilarious company just chilling between. I saw it in his eyes and knew on the Fresh Meat Challenges that he was going to rock at them. I actually think that he needs his own freaking show!
2. Do you keep in touch with any of your original season cast members? Can you tell us what any of them are up to these days?
Tina - I do not. You did tell me that Abe just published his children's book. I was very happy to hear that, he worked on that for a while. I remember several years ago on a challenge, I can't remember which one, that he brought out the illustrations of that story for me and told me about it. I recognized the stars and the outline of his book. It was a side of Abe that I really enjoy. He is very smart, sincere, and poignant, but you don't get to see it on the show.
3. Your thoughts on the new kids? This is a completely different generation from your time. What are your thoughts on them?
Tina - My first thought is.....****, I am not that old. But I don't watch the Challenges anymore, it is a very different cast of people that are doing challenges and never were really on a Real World or Road Rules show. So I don't identify with them, and I don't like that they are the ones that are now the challenges are centered around. I think that the Challenges are no longer genuine.
4. You played a bit dirty in one of your gulags on CutThroat. Was there anything that factored into you deciding into playing like that?
Tina - That girl (can't remember her name) was very tall and big compared to me. I knew that she had that one-on-one. So, I played a little dirty because, I knew that I could. There was no threat of me getting kicked off, and I could **** with her a little. So I do a such and had fun with it. I was looking at Derrick cracking up because, they take the **** so damn seriously.
5. What are you up to these days? You have a strong following and a lot of people are curious: will you ever be back for another challenge?
Tina - I am constantly asked if I will do another challenge. I would say "Yes" under certain circumstances.
6. Anybody that just rubs you in a bad way that you would love to take on one on one?
Tina - Well, I have people that irritate me....such as Beth. I was able to satisfy that irritation when I punched her in the face. It felt so damn good to get it out of my system. She is so irritating on the show, but off of it, she is very tolerable. If anything, I would like to do one-on-one with Coral. The only time that we competed like that was The Gauntlet and I lost. I learned a lot from that and have always wanted another try at it. Ever since then we both have avoided the competition, or she manipulates the game so that she looks like a freaking All-Star. She is very good at manipulation and I have fell victim. So, for redemption purposes, I would want another stab at it because we would probably pull each others hair out. And I KNOW that I would win against her.
7. Tell us something we don't know about you.
Tina - I am pretty much BAD ***!
8. Any regrets anything you want to share? Is there anything you want to clear up?
Tina - I have two big thoughts when I reminisce. One is that I would like to have an opportunity to apologize to Tonya for all the **** I threw at her. She is a cool chick but we all were going through our own **** during that time and her and I happened to clash....big time.
Second would be voting for Kenny. He and I were really close there for a while and we could have become lifelong friends. I betrayed him and wish that I never did. It was my own insecurity that broke up our friendship and I wish that I never did that. I believe that I lost out on a great friend. I don't blame him for being angry at me.
9. Did you and Beth ever make up?
Tina - No, I don't think that neither one of us gives each other a thought.
10. Give us your thoughts on the following people:
11.Kenny - I popped his challenge cherry!
12. Coral - Hilarious but totally over-hyped
13. Beth - I wonder if I could ever hold a deep conversation with her and would love to get to know her on a personal level, outside the challenges. The times that I did talk to her, personally, she was cool but, I hate when people are not team players.
14. Diem - She and I made up immediately after Fresh Meat. I felt horrible about what I said, and let her know that. I didn't understand her situation and jumped to a rash assumption. She is a cool chick.
15. Wes - I don't like that he was about to call his gf (Johanna at the time) a ***** and he tried to put my personal business out there. I never took my personal life on the show and protected my privacy. So, he and I are both opinionated and we need to learn where the line draws with each other and respect those lines.
16. Brad - I don't have anything bad to say. He is a real cool dude and I have always respected him. I think that he played the game well. He protected him and his girl. Why are people pissed that he dominated? He played the game right!
17. How long did your two gulags on CutThroat last? (Tori and Theresa)
Tina - Theresa was a long time. Tori....not so much. Hmmmmmmmmmm
18. So we've been hearing rumblings about expecting you and CT future challenges ;). After so many rumors on you two being banned from Challenges for fighting. any comment on this?
Tina - Well, we saw what happened.
19. Why you didn't return after The Duel?
Tina - When I went to the Duel, I realized that I didn't want to do them anymore. I wanted to leave and Beth presented me with an opportunity not only to go home right away, but to finally get some frustration out of my system that was built up for years. It was a win-win situation for me. So, when people ask me if I ever have regretted it...I always say, "NO!" That moment was calculated with me taking advantage of a situation presented. You can see the decision right before I throw the punch. I didn't want to hurt or mark the poor girl, I just wanted to leave.
20. On Battle of the Sexes 2, after disliking Tonya earlier on, you later say you like Tonya and didn't want to vote her off, only to later not like her once more on that challenge. What happened that caused you to side with her that one time?
Tina - I think Tonya is freaking hilarious! She had me crying laughing at times. I don't like liars and hate that once I find someone in a fib, I can't think about anything else and it irritates me. So, I like Tonya and would chill with her today, but I think that on the Challenges, I was consumed with irritation all around me and I took a lot out on her.
21. Are you still in contact with Coral?
Tina - No, why would I? Someone told me that she is a gypsy now and she can't find herself. This comment does not surprise me.
22. Do you feel an accurate portrayal of you has been shown throughout the years? And is there something else about you that you wish they would show?
Tina - Well, what they show is the interesting side of my personality. So, I really don't care of it is accurate or not. Those people that matter to me, know who I really am and what I stand for. As for other sides of me, no one wants to see my intense work ethic and down time with my good friends. I am a very loyal person and it takes time with me testing their true intentions to see if their friendship is loyal. After that, I will always have there back, even if it puts me in a bad situation. I thought that Kenny and I could have gotten to that place where we had each others back no matter what. When I tested his friendship, we fell apart, so I blame myself for loosing a possibly lifelong friend.
23. Vevmo.com loves you ;) promise to stop by sometime? :p
Tina - I would love to I will soon:)
24. Thank you for taking time in answering these questions. Before we wrap up anything you would like to add?.
Tina - Yeah, Go Sox!
Im sorry guys for taking so long to post up these last two interviews ive been away alot due to real life personal issues so again my apologies. I tried my best on the Dan,Abram,Tina,C.T interviews but since I took my sweet time with this one and the next one ill make it up to you guys. Ive asked a favor from a couple of my friends who I have interviewed and they promised to find me whoever you all request who wish to be interviewed. So inbox me requests of someone who you would want a update on and I will interview them. The castmembers were gracious enough to agree to help me contact whoever you all chose so lets please be reasonable and pick someone who is not that old(difficult to locate) for them lol.
