Shakyra: Hey Luv! I am FanTabulous! Thanks so much for this interview.
VH1access: Watching the premiere you were really pissed off that you were "cut off"
Shakyra: Umm of course I was… even more so confused because I was cut off from the finer things in life that I worked hard for! As you saw in the premiere, my "benefactor" was the last to be revealed. I was nauseous trying to figure out who the heck in my family would lie and set me up like that!
VH1access: Your boyfriend "cut you off" have you spoken to him since the taping of the show?
Shakyra: Let's see… as soon as I got my personal belongings back… I cursed him out, saying things that I'm too embarrassed to admit. We had been together for a while so my heart was broken and I felt like I had been humiliated on national television… I am a bonafide BRAT but I am willing to admit when I'm wrong so I apologized. We had a very long, emotional chat. Like the rest of the girls that chose to stay on the show, he thought that THIS reality show would be an awesome meal ticket. He still claims that he had my best interest at heart. Do I buy that? Being portrayed as a gold-digger is probably the worst thing you can say about me. Perfect candidate for Charm school, maybe but not Princess Rehab...Can I be a b*tch, am I demanding, can I be a diva at times, do I want my way ALL of the time? … the answer is YES. But a mooch I am NOT! Yes I do expect the man I am dating to go above and beyond. I'm a lady… you can blame my dad and my FOUR brothers for that!
VH1access: One of the bonus videos of VH1 you said to Aimee that you did want to be in the show because the germs and the mold.
Shakyra: OMG that place was unbelievably filthy. I wont mention things that weren't shown due to editing but I will say this… You can not put a price on MY pride, my involvement was based on a lie. I felt like we were being set up for failure… the main characters of a comedy and the joke was on us. I think the other girls were equally appalled about the living situation but Lord bless them for trying to stay and be positive NOT because they wanted a life-coach but because initially we came to LA to shine! I respect every last one of them for that now but at the time I thought we could have improved the situation by taking a stand collectively.
VH1access: One of the main controversies right now is with you and Laura Baron. You even made a video calling her out. What are your issues with her?
Shakyra: You know… considering how pissed I was for being what I call a mis-cast: I came home to NY, dealt with my ex and got back on my modeling grind. I have reframed from saying anything negative about ANYONE on that show. The interview I did with the NY Daily News was a positive piece… no juice, no moldy dirt! LOL But when I saw the video Laura made, I had to go straight BROOKLYN and the gloves had to come OFF! Laura has NEVER met me a day in her life! We have never even had a convo… She said "You're Cut Off" & "Here's the house." Man I wish I would have met her… I would have given her the top bunk and told her to stay for dinner (the girl's made "murder burgers" the first night). So for her to say so much about me, Oh hell no! I have no beef with her what so ever but until we meet, I want my name out of her mouth!
VH1access: What are yours thoughts on the other girls? Who do you like and dislike?
Shakyra: You are trying to get me in trouble huh? LOL
Well I'll use this section to be positive… If there is ONE thing I want people to take note of it's the fact that Aimee is the only one that tried to get me to stay. I know it looks like we were arguing but she's real and when you care you show emotion. There was no black girl Tyra/Naomi war going on. We got along pretty ok. Everyone else in the house knew I had a strong personality, of course they wanted me to go… more air time! There are a couple of girls (not important enough for me to mention) that should do as I advised their life-coach… and get my name outta their mouths!
VH1access: What your thoughts on Jennifer getting arrested for DUI?
Shakyra: OOOOOooooh Jenn! Well my thoughts are I'm sure as hell glad Laura's services were FREE! Homegirl is all over twitter about how she's shopping with Laura… decorating with Laura… having dinner with Laura, Well where in the hell was Laura when she needed a designated driver? In the hopes of appearing on a season 3, Jenn told me not to blame Laura. So lets go with that for now! I just think its funny how we were stripped of damn near everything, including literature BUT there was alcohol in the house! Does that sound like rehab to you? I prayed for Jenn that night because I did notice her ex-roomies posting the mugshots everywhere…
VH1acess: Are you hoping for a reunion show?
Shakyra: A reunion would be fun… considering the girls seem to be exactly the way I left them when I dragged that heavy ass trunk out of that hell hole! It would be nice to see them again. I would love to meet Laura… for the very first time! You know, a warm hand shake "Hi I'm Shakyra... and you are?" She was cleary unaware that I'm a true New Yorker… say what you have to say about me to my face. But I guess she was up in a hotel somewhere while I was catching a case about the soiled carpet and moldy fridge! What an insult to "the average American family." Again it was Aimee who tried to console me, as in the case of Jenn... where was the life-coach?!?
VH1access: What are you doing now since the show?
Shakyra: I am living boo! Doing what I love… walking runways and posing for the camera now flick, flick! LOL Modeling has always been my dream, I feel blessed to be making a living doing something that I actually love. I was modeling before this show… But honey "success is the best revenge." So when I got back to NY I was not playing! An ad that I shot before I left for the show was finally in stores when I got home. You could not be downtown BK, on Jamaica Ave, or on 125th St. without seeing THIS face (NY natives know what I mean)… That felt amazing!
I also have a new accessories line coming in the spring! Vogue4Vanity, updates on my webpage… www.shakyralashae.com (plug) LMAO
VH1access: Last but not least, how did you get the nickname Vanity?
Shakyra: I LIVE in the mirror… even my screen protector on my phone is a mirror! But other than that I'm a pretty blunt person and I'm open about it. At times it may come off as a little stuck up so my friends started it as a joke… "here comes Vanity." So I started saying it back! VANITY…meaning I know who I am and I love me, if you don't like it so what! I'm too full of myself to care! I think everyone should put themselves second to God, love what's on the inside, and love appreciate what they were blessed with on the outside!
VH1access: Well thank you Shakyra for this interview. Do you want to give a shout out to anyone?
Shakyra: "NEW YORK… concrete jungle where things are made of!!!"
Ya know what? I thought that I was gonna walk off this show and be ridiculed, laughed at, or forgotten. And I was right BUT I forgot how much I love my city… and damn it my city loves me back! I appreciate all of the fan mail from folks that support my decision… "Brooklyn stand up! ...thats the chick that flipped the script!" Never felt so loved. Thanks everyone, I will continue to rep my hometown well!
And John shout out to you too boo, I see you hooking me up with the retweets! LOL
Oh to all the hotties w/ the bodies… I'M SINGLE!!!!!
SMOOCHEZ
