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(Spoilers for season one ofFBoy Island, obviously).
Im proud to say I was wrong.
I kind of didnt care.
I went in with more of the attitude of,This is going to be fun.
Im going to have a good time.
I want to hook up with some hot dudes.
So, have you watched the season yet?
How has the experience been?Its good!
The middle three episodes, I felt like I looked a little bit harsh and bratty for no reason.
Which is true, I am both of those things.
Whats the most embarrassing thing?
I dont know if it was chaotic, because the producers knew what they were doing.
And it gave them a little bit more freedom, where you could see it as being chaotic.
I think they had a lot more creative freedom, and they ran with it.
It was so funny because of the way Nikki read your cards.[Laughs.]
Yeah, her impression of me is one of my favorite moments from the show.
My voice isnt usually so, like, scratchy.
You have no idea.
I went on so many dates, I talked to all of those guys over and over and over.
And I think they thought I was being dramatic.
And they said, Oh, she just cant talk.
I was really grateful.
Shes my Morgan Freeman.
We didnt know anything, let alone the prize money.
We had no idea how the prize money worked until we were sitting on stage and it was filmed.
Like, theres only so many ways that a viewer would be happy with the prize money being rewarded.
And the only person that I felt that I could trust entirely was [Nice] Jarred.
You mentioned how they didnt even tell you guys the title of the show.
I mean, I was doing a casting call for like six months with HBO for this show.
A lot of the questions were like,Oh, have you dated a player?
And then they started shifting to fuckboy.
I was like,Oh, theyre really running with this word choice.
And I think youre onFuckboy Island.
I was like, Oh, okay.
Im definitely on top ofFuckboy Island.
And then he goes, Well, do you know what the twist is?
And I was like, Theres a bigger twist than it being calledFuckboy Island?
And he goes, Yeah, all the guys are homeless.
And I told him, Theyre about to take away my phone for two months.
So if youre fucking with me, you gotta tell me right now.
And he was like, No, Im just kidding.
I didnt take the process seriously whatsoever.
So when I actually got the show, I was pretty surprised.
I went in with more of the attitude of,This is going to be fun.
Im going to have a good time.
I want to hook up with some hot dudes.
I love a project, I love a fixer-upper.
Im not gonna go on a show and publicly endorse somebody that does that to women.
Im a feminist, and Im not going to support anyone thats going against that.
But he was always an advantageous person.
He was looking out for himself.
He said whatever he needed to say to get whatever he needed to get.
Sarah handled it like nothing Ive ever seen.
I honestly would be in jail today if I was Sarah.
I would not have handled things the way that she did.
So I feel like this show, in the end, does teach something.There are lessons.
Theres a lot that I learned on the show.
I think theres a lot the guys learned on the show.
And then youre like,Oh my God, Im invested in this person.
Its like a codependent thing.
[After filming,] I changed absolutely how I perceive men and dating.
It changed the way I talk to my friends and give them advice.
I came back like a little hurricane.
All my friends, I was like, Youre datingwhoand he didwhat?
!He didnt answer your call from what time to what time?
I was like, No, were done tolerating this bullshit and letting these things slide.
You have to, like, teach people how to treat you.
And if youre not willing to set those good boundaries, then youre just shooting yourself in the foot.
So it definitely made me a little bit more harsh.
Ive always been pretty harsh with men, but Im at awhole new level now.
It was clearly him.
Nakia kept four, Sarah kept three.
That reaction, that was a very real moment.
Big question: Are you still with Nice Jarred?Okay.
On the show, Jarred was always super-outstanding to me, really kind.
He really treated me with respect, and he also forced Casey to confront his behavior.
And conducted himself like a real man, like a true gentleman.
I really was attracted to that.
But since filming, Jarred and I have been trying to do a long-distance relationship.
I think group dates are really cool.
I want to see more smaller groups of people and get [the chance] to know the characters.
Like, Garrett and I would always joke around with each other.
Going through the experience, we didnt really have anyone to mentor us.
Shes one of the executive producers.
Shes not really able to steer us too far in any direction.
And so I think it would be really cool to be able to go.
I dont think they would let me, because Im bad Id be giving so much advice.
Or they dont have that from their families, and they need that friend and that person.
Theres no one in the world thats calling me a Nice Girl.
OMG, I think you are!Well, then thats the story line I should run with.
No, I date a lot more like a man.
Does that make me an FGirl?
Maybe a little bit.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
