HHDX: You’re a B-type personality and what’s given from most reality television shows is that friendships are made. When we spoke the other day, you were hanging out 12-Pack. You guys seem like the most unlikely of friends… how’d that come about?

WL: We are kind of opposite. I don’t how many people know this, but I’m older than most of the people on the show. I am 32 years old. Most of these guys are pretty young. We [12 Pack and him] got along in the house because we were both athletes. We had those things in common. You get a bunch of guys together and we’ll form a fraternity… a bond. I think that once we got there we understood that we had a lot of similarities. Because we have that love of athletics, 12 Pack pitched to me about working together. So, we’re putting together a workout video. It’s going to be a workout series called 12 Pack Abs. So, when he came to me with that I scoffed at it at first. But I later figured, hey… that’s not a bad idea and it may just work.

HHDX: So, what has been the best experience that you’ve had since the show has ended?

WL: I have gotten really good feedback. No one has had anything bad to say about me. I was concerned about that at first. It’s not that I care so much about what people think, but I wanted to see if people would look at me and be judgmental or would they be positive. They like the fact that I didn’t go out like a punk. I’m not really the fame-seeker type, but it is crazy how you could go from being nobody to people calling your name. That’s crazy. I am not a celebrity, but it’s crazy to see how many people are watching the show.

HHDX: Two of your other friends… Tango and Rico took to heart some things you had to say about New York’s mother. Although, this lead to your elimination, on your blog you say that you were ready to leave the show. What was it about New York that made you realize that she wasn’t worth all the fuss?

WL: It was like this: When you’re there with all these guys and it’s a competition, some people are working hard at winning the prize. Everything is fair game. That’s why I formed a bond before it all happened. But in the end it came apparent that I really wasn’t feeling her and she wasn’t feeling me. So… I took a backseat. When you got all these guys pushing up on her, my first instinct is that I’m not going to go after you. If you want to talk to me… then come talk to me. I was bringing my personality into the show, instead of changing up for the sake of competition. I know that it’s her show… but she has things to prove too. That may have been what led to my demise. People, at the time, would tell me that I need to step my game up; to let her know that I wanted her, but I didn’t [laughs]. We’ve had conversations… we talked. There was one time where she told me that she was glad that I was here because I brought sanity to the show. You don’t see the times on the show when we got to talk and really build. Normal conversation doesn’t make it on television. A lot of the real moments you won’t see aired. They’re trying to make a comedy show out of it. When you watch the Bachelor, you have those moments. They take those contestants seriously. They feel that the audience wants to see that, but not on I Love New York. You might see that later on, but I can’t speak to what’s going to happen. There may be some real moments, but right now… no. Continued on page 4 »