He was in with a group majority.
He was coasting without a target on his back.
That is until a certain someone caught his eye:Maria-Grace Cook.
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The showmance between Storm and MG caused an immediate target, stifling his game suddenly.
Buthe blindsided Storm and the rest of the players when he took him outwithout warning.
“I was fully blindsided” he admitted.
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STORM WILSON:It could be going better.
I could be on reality TV shows.
If you could describe your experience in three words, what would they be?
Well, I would say stressful.
Super, super pretty.
And once in a lifetime.
What was it like being out there on the Bankers Private Island?
STORM: It was.
You know, we were on an island, right?
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So sometimes it would be raining.
Sometimes it would be perfectly sunny.
And even when it was raining, it was an absolute experience.
There was a clear pain in the top so we could see stars.
The food kind of messes our stomachs for a bit.
So, there was an adjustment period.
But it was great.
It was, it was super, super fantastic.
You said that you weren’t there for the money but for the experience.
So, did you get what you wanted out of the experience?
I went off kind of early, right?
I was fourth off.
But I still got to meet a bunch of cool people.
I still got to sit in Temple and watch people play.
Watch Dickson, frankly, play one of the greatestDeal or No Dealgames I’ve ever seen.
I made a great relationship with somebody.
Actually, made great relationships with everybody.
But got to show one on TV.
Got to see myself doing it on TV.
So, it was a super, super neat, neat process.
Alright, let’s spill the iced tea.
What was it about MG that caught your eye?
STORM: I mean, I don’t know.
Are you the girls?"
I was like, “Yeah, no, I am single.”
I wouldn’t be opposed to a showmance or a cute girl on the island or something like that.
And they’re like, “Okay, well, what’s your key in of girl?”
I like a girl that’s a little bit taller, not like, super, super short.
I like her when she’s tan, and I like her when she’s super pretty.
It’s kind of what I was going for.
And they picked up on that.
I hadLete, who was tall.
They got one of the characteristics right there.
And then looked to my right, and I saw dark and handsome, exactly what I asked for.
So they kind of knew what they were doing a little bit.
And she was quirky, and she’s cute and funny, and I was just attracted to that.
Then, you know, we were asked what happened.
This black widow is ready to strike!
Did you know that being in a showmance could put a target on your back?
Before this, I’d been kind of interviewing forBig Brother.
One of my friends actually ended up getting it.
Also, me and MG hadn’t really done anything super, super big at this point.
“The Family” might not like it, but the same thing would happen with them.
They’re going to look at MG like, “Oh, it’ll help us get information.”
I remember thinking it’s fine.
And if anything, people are just gonna think it’s relatively innocent and fun.
So now you mentionedBig Brother.
Who is that friend?
STORM: It isMJ.
STORM: Makensy Jo Manbeck.
One of my really, really good friends.
We go way back a bit.
She played a great game.
STORM: She played a great, great game.
So she’s starting to kind of, in my opinion, lose it a bit.
Forgetting that, hey, this is a game.
And maybe that would give her sort of a leg up of thinking where everybody else is gauged.
Where did you put me?"
And I was like, “I honestly, I don’t even remember.”
I didn’t remember totally.
But I was like, “I don’t remember.
I think somewhere roughly in the middle.”
She’s like, “That’s a lie.
You put me at five.”
And I was like, “There’s 16 cameras on us.
We’re all miked up.
Did you just admit that you cheated?”
I pretty much told you that.
And a couple other people heard like, “Yeah, what the f- was that?”
And so they didn’t show it in the show because it didn’t really affect anything.
I believe later in the show they might show up, because this is not her first offense.
Because of that, people start not really gravitating toward her as much.
Willsleeping in blue dome.
Let’s talk about Dickson’s amazing run here.
Were you feeling nervous that he could target you at all?
STORM: Not even a little bit.
So it was a blindside.
STORM: I was fully blindsided.
Earlier that day, talked to him, right?
I felt like I was kind of manipulating him in a good way, right?
It was going to get rid of CK.
And then Dickson’s fine, which I was fine if Dixon has to go.
That isn’t my first choice.So be it, he’s not in my alliance.
But I was not really targeting him.
And so I talked to him earlier in the day.
He told me to my face, “I really don’t think you have anything to worry about.
Nobody here even wants you gone.
You’re a great guy.”
Which, part of me feels like he was not going into that competition ready to take me out.
I think that he was actually going in ready to take CK out.
And he just shocked the world and made his mark, or whatever.
And then I went home.
Although I believe that’s true, that was not what he told in Temple fully.
He didn’t really get creative.
We should work together."
He honestly told me.
‘I think nobody would see it coming if we’re working together.'"
And Lete looked at me, and she’s like, “He said exactly that.”
And I was like, “Yeah, he said exactly that.”
She’s like, “Word for word.
He said the same thing to me.”
Then David was like, “Yeah, he said the same thing to me.”
And to MG about it.
She’s like, “He said the same thing to me.”
I didn’t even tell anybody.
I called them out a little bit.
I was like, “Hey, you should maybe stop telling people the same thing.
Maybe mix it up a little bit, Dickson, because everybody’s catching on.”
He’s like, “Oh my God, my God.”
But I didn’t tell anybody, and I told him I was going to tell anybody.
Lete he told some people, and so word’s starting to get out.
And I think he used that as a scapegoat.
But that’s what he really said.
Because I was, ruining his plan.
He was seen as different after he won that $5 million.
Storm Kisses and Tells
Now, we had some reality stars in the cast.
Did you know who they were prior to the show?
STORM: I knew who Parvati was, right?
There’s a clip where it shows Dickson walking up like “Hey, I know you’re Parvati.
I had a huge crush on you.”
I was walking up to say the same thing.
He just happened to beat me to it.
And I don’t watch a whole lot of reality TV.
And I remember seeing Parvati because she had such a unique name.
The fact that I know that she’s onSurvivorthrough this random thing is crazy.
Let’s say Ben steps aside as a briefcase model.
Would you step in for him?
STORM: Oh, for Ben?
Plus I get to hang out withKamari, so that doesn’t sound like the worst job ever.
Not a bad job.
It’s actually really funny.
There’s so many cameras on us, I’m nervous."
And so while she said that, and that’s definitely true, highlight the kiss on camera.
I liked two hands around the cheek.
The romantic aspect of it.
I didn’t know that it was the last time I was see her, but…
It was a great way to go out, for sure.
Now let’s end with this.
The best moment of myDeal or No Deal Islandjourney was blank.
STORM: It’s a toss-up.
Maybe hitting the axe right after I missed.
And it was perfect, because she had just done that.
Like, that was all pretty real.
So that was a really cool moment.
And then me and Dr. Will actually cracked coconuts together and drank coconut water.
None of the cameras caught that, but that was that was pretty f- cool, too.
So yeah, a compilation of those.
I’d say a lot of MG stuff, though.
Well, Storm, you are amazing.
It was so fun watching you, and I hope to see you on screen again soon.
STORM: We’ll see.
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