VH1 Interview: Paradeez (For The Love Of Ray-J 2)

Below, the most recent cast-off of For the Love of Ray J 2 talks guns, cats and the pitfall of being there to make friends.

How was your time on the show?

It was crazy. It was definitely an experience and it’s not what you expect.

How?

If you didn’t win a challenge, you didn’t get to spend time with Ray. I thought I’d have more time to get to know him. By the time we had our date, of course we weren’t going to have a lot to talk about. He already was getting close to people, so we were just awkward. Also, my date was a spa date, which is relaxing. How are you supposed to be outgoing and talkative? A spa date puts you to sleep. I think it would have been different if I went bowling or to the beach. Those are fun, outgoing things.

I think your eight cats were underrated as a conversation piece.

It shouldn’t have been a problem. I told him about my school and my dreams and my goals and how I finished fashion school and am working on my business degree. I told him everything, they just didn’t show it.

But about the cats, eight is a lot.

Yeah, but if you have enough room, and the time and love, there’s no problem.

Are they from rescues or bred?

A couple are from rescues, but my first cat had kittens. So we have that litter and a few others. I don’t know, I didn’t think that was a problem, and if I got eliminated because of all my cats, at least I didn’t get eliminated for being a whore or something. I don’t mind getting eliminated for animals, because I love them.

Ray asked you what he was doing wrong regarding your connection. What did you think of that?

I wish he would have told me what I was doing wrong.

What was it, then? Were you two just not meant to be?

No, I think if we were in a different situation, like if we met at the club or somewhere I’m comfortable and not competing. Competing is hard. I think we could still be meant to be, but the situation was weird. I think Ray is a really cool guy. He’s pretty much like me. He’s a party guy. Whoever he ends up with is going to be lucky.

Heartbreaker said that all you have to offer are boobs. What did you think of that?

It’s pretty funny. It’s a competition, she can say that, but she knows I’m the s***, too.

Do you think the show portrayed you fairly?

In a way, because it showed that I love guns and I love animals. But it somehow twisted that into being a psycho thing, like I shouldn’t love guns and animals. It also made me seem like a quiet and shy person that doesn’t talk. I’m the opposite. I’m loud and outgoing.

What makes you think you looked psycho because of the gun thing? Ray’s reaction?

Yeah. I know Ray likes guns, too. I think he’s cool with them.

What was your experience with guns growing up, anyway? Were they lying around?

They’re in the gun cases all over my house. We have guns everywhere. But I grew up in Hawaii, where you go hunting. You take the guns out when you go camping. For me, if you’re raised with them, you don’t go grabbing them and killing people. You know what they do, so it wasn’t weird for me to have them hanging around. I wasn’t going crazy.

Do you have any thoughts on the drink-throwing of last episode?

I think Flossy had it coming. She just kept talking s*** on everybody. She was backstabbing. Jaguar was her best friend, and she just started backstabbing her. When she grabbed the bottle and said, “F*** everybody,” it was like, OK, now you really want everybody to be in your face. She caused everybody to hate her.

It seemed like you came up with the name Paradeez. Did you?

No, I wanted Paradise, and Ray chose Paradeez. I think it’s a cool name. It fits, it’s fun. I’m young, I don’t have a problem with a name like that. It’s a fun name. I don’t care.

Any regrets?

I should have talked to Ray more instead of socializing so much with the girls. He should have been my whole focus. The girls kind of threw me off.

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