Celia on my couch

Above is the extra lil' ANTM somethin' that I hinted at in the end of my finale recap -- Celia came over to my apartment, and I interviewed her like I did with Sheena last cycle. We talked for over an hour and along the way, she gave me many tidbits on the reality-making process including the prep speech Tyra made that led to Celia throwing Tahlia under the bus, the post-elimination fight Natalie had with Tyra that didn't make it to air, and how the girls are "trained" to produce maximum drama. That's, of course, in addition to Celia's own personal take on the experience and how she feels about being called "old" and "ugly" and stuff. Talking to her definitely illuminated things about the process I had no prior idea about. It was kind of mind-expanding. I'm smiling with my brain as I type.

(BTW: here's Celia's piece in the New York Post -- she's rightfully proud of it.)

Comments

[OMG]

Oy veh, I have to say I'm totally on the Celia Love-Train! She's smart, styled to a T, and she's got that...je-ne-sais-quois, that coolness factor that just makes you want to take her out for drinks and smoke a dooby while chatting about Tyra's wigs.

[Rachel D.]

Damn. I want to kidnap Celia and force her to be my personal stylist. That girl has mad style.

And it's awesome to watch her oh-so nonchalantly shrug off the haters. As long as she continues to project that confident, self-assured attitude, she'll always be the sexiest bitch on the block. Good show, girl.

[Erika]

very amusing. Thanks, Rich. Keep 'em coming.

[kaja]

it's been a week... i need more fourfour!

[?]

: jordanbaker - hey a-hole.

R doesn't mean slutty - thats what D (also for Demented) means.

All the R's I know are honest hard working charitable people, who expect personal responsibility, not easy way out and sucking off of others.

Intelligent and capable. Not dumb and gutter trash. Or "idealistic" but lazy.

[hester p]

she needs to phase the word "like" out of her vocabulary.

[Celia is broke]

Eww, she is a butter face mega-loser. Did you all vote for McCain too? Yuck.

[Neddy]

Couldn't you have edited out all her "like"'s and any part where she just stuttered and didn't actually say anything? It would have shaved at least 5 minutes off the vid and saved room for actual dialogue.

Not hating, just noticing begrudgingly.

[Monica C.]

Well, I'm just glad she didn't say the whole entire show was rigged. Phew! And I would have loved to have seen the Natalie showdown.

Rich, you are too cute. You kind of remind me of JD (was that his name?) from the last Real World - only much, much cuter!

[Maya]

I impressed with how together she was....very laid back.

[Boipfqez]

LLcdAT

[phentermine hcl chemical structure]

If you have to do it, you might as well do it right.

[auto loan rates]

Celia looks very cool and her interview always a new in Media so lot of fans around here.

[Craig Turner]

I absolutely FLOVED Celia, so this interview made my day. You're so cute and personable, and the interviewer/subject chemistry was off the charts. It felt like you've known one another for years and were just playing "interview" with a video camera for giggles.

The only thing this interview was missing: Winston.

[India]

Holy crap I lost count how many times she used the word "like"!!! Read a book!

[china christmas tree]

Good followup, Ira. I'm guessing the newspaper didn't have a staff reporter at the scene, but got whatever information they printed after the fact from police reports.

[prelit christmas trees]

There are probably thousands of people who live as you do, as someone who tries to sell items in this economy, I've found the need to tighten my belt as well.

[christmas tree decoration]

What an inspiring life story. Congratulations on making your dream come true.