The Celebreality Interview - Ambre
And Ambre takes it! Below, she tells us what’s going on with her relationship with Bret: “I’m dating Bret. I’m not disillusioned. I don’t think we’re going to run off and get married.” Also discussed: her background in acting, going panty-free and her near-elimination on the first episode. Get ready to feel what it’s like to be Bret’s rock of love:
How has it been spending five months away from Bret? Do feelings change?
Absolutely not. We talked about that at great length. He told me, “Listen, we can’t see each other. I’m not even supposed to call you. You need to know what you’re up against.” I told him that I knew what I signed up for. I’m a strong, confident woman. I’m not needy. Was it hard? Of course. But I feel like it was well worth it.
So you’re every bit as in love with Bret as you were in Cancun?
Absolutely.
Did you speak with him during the time between the filming and the reunion?
He got in touch with me several times, and we saw each other. We spent time together and we talked about it, but it was good. I needed to see him. It was nice.
Where are you in your relationship now?
I’m dating Bret. I’m not disillusioned. I don’t think we’re going to run off and get married. We’re dating and we’re going to see how this dating process holds, because we were in Cancun, we were on these challenges, I was fighting for love. Now it’s time to see how this works in the real world.
As practical as that sounds, is that satisfying for you?
It is. I’m in the entertainment industry, and it’s hard to date someone who isn’t. I’m always on set. I’m never home. When I’m on set, I can’t answer the phone. Bret has a similar lifestyle. He’s always on the road. It’s hard to get in touch with him. So he gets it and it’s really refreshing to date someone who understands my life.
Do you have any plans for making it work, or are you just playing it by ear?
I’ve always played it by ear and things are so natural, we have such great chemistry and a great friendship that we’re just going to see what happens. I didn’t plan for this and neither did he. So why mess with things now and start planning things? I think we should just go and see what happens. And I’m excited about that.
You’re optimistic.
Of course! If I didn’t think there was going to be some future or some chance for us, I wouldn’t have fought as hard. I wouldn’t have tried this experience in the first place. We found a great connection. We understand each other, which is very refreshing.
And the fact that Bret’s surrounded by women, especially on tour, doesn’t make you worry?
We’re both in the industry and I understand that his work is a little bit more hardcore than mine. But I’m a confident woman. If I have a great relationship and there’s communication, I trust people until there’s a reason not to. I don’t really focus on things like that. In the house, it wasn’t about competing or being jealous for me. It was about Bret finding the one for him. We were all so different, how could I compare myself to them?
You were almost eliminated on the first night.
Crazy! It blows my mind. When that happened, I was like, “I’m going next week.” And then we started making this connection and it started to grow. You don’t look back after that.
What kind of terms are you on with Daisy?
After the reunion [taped a few weeks ago], we talked. A situation like a reality show is out-of-the-ordinary. It got bad in Cancun. She was hurt, I was hurt. We talked about it and I think we’re moving past it.
Having acted and hosted shows, this exposure must feel really good.
I’ve been acting for years now and I’ve never experienced this side of it. It just blows my mind how reality TV can expose you so quickly.
I read an interview in which you talked about weighing out the pros and cons of entering the reality TV fold with your agent. Where are you with that now? Was doing Rock of Love a good career move?
It was a big risk to do this and it was something that I thought about, but I went on the show with an open heart, because I feel like the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. From this, yes, there’s been a big reward. But will I be stigmatized to one genre? I don’t think so, because I stayed true to myself on the show. I think I’ll be able to move forward in my career, but we’ll see what happens.
Because you have a showbiz background, the cynic’s reading of your involvement with the show is that you did it all for exposure. What do you have to say about that criticism?
I’ve only heard that a few times, and I think the reason that it’s been so infrequent is that I have remained true to myself. I didn’t become this rocker character. I didn’t form a character for the show at all. I went on as me, I went to try to find love for me and see if it works out for me and I think that comes across on TV.
It’s interesting when you talk about staying true to yourself because people thought that your no-panties date with Bret was out of character.
The thing is, when you’re dating someone, because I was dating Bret…I said things at that dinner table that you would say to your significant other that you wouldn’t necessarily say for the whole world. At that moment, I just forgot the cameras were there because I was just there with Bret.
I know that you posted a blog about being accused of lying about your age, and I wonder if you want to say anything else about it?
There’s editing involved in the show. I just don’t want people to think that I’m a liar because I’m not.
Are you still hosting?
I’ve moved onto other gigs. I just signed a letter of intent to host another TV show that’s going to air nationwide. But I’ll still do commercials and film and TV and that kind of thing.
Your father said in his exit interview, “No father wants their daughter to end up with Bret,” and you did. Is he disappointed at the show’s outcome?
No. My dad had the best intentions with that line. He meant that he doesn’t think anyone’s good enough for his daughter, but he thinks Bret’s a great guy. If that’s who I’m in love with, he supports it.
There’s a very palpable power dynamic on the show: Bret is flanked by women telling him that they’re in love with him, but he’s generally tight-lipped. Do you find him to be emotionally closed-off? Has he told you that he loves you?
He’s not emotionally closed off. What he says to me, he doesn’t say in front of the cameras. He couldn’t in that situation. You just can’t. But when the cameras aren’t there, we do talk. The things we talk about help me stay strong throughout the time that we weren’t able to see each other. They’re the things that I cherish.
Of course, this isn’t the end of the story for Bret and Ambre. Find out what’s next for them and their saga when the Rock of Love 2 reunion airs Sunday, April 20 at 9/8c. And keep up with Ambre via her personal site, her MySpace and her FamousVH1Friends.com profile.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I don’t want to go to each blog so I’m just going to say what I want to say and be done with it.
Maybe now that Bret has chose Ambre she’ll tell him what her real name and age are. Ambre should ask Bret if he knows Tommy Lee since that’s who Ambre wants to F***. Maybe they should let Bret watch the interviews before the show starts so he’ll know who’s there for him and who’s not. Daisy was there from the beginning for Bret. Ambre made it clear she hoped it was going to be Tommy Lee so she could see if his %~!# is as big as they say it is. Who’s the ^)(`% now? So as it stands, Daisy proclaimed From the beginning that she is not a person that sleeps around and Ambre’s hanging her bare twat out on national TV. The producers only show you what they want you to see and can make a person look the way they want and not necessarily what they are. I reaaly liked Heather and am very disappointed in her. Where does she get off calling Daisy a ^)(`% Heather does the same thing for a living that Daisy does. Oh wait, no they don’t. Heather’s the stripper and Daisy’s a dancer. They both took their tops off at the beginning of the show but Daisy covered herself just for a sexy picture. Heather just kept taking her top off. At one point Bret said he didn’t know what Heather looked like dressed. So where does she get off calling daisy a ^)(`% I think Heather is just pissed because Daisy is in the same line of work but is much hotter looking. Really disappointed in you Heather, I thought you where the more mature acting one, boy did you fool us. I hope Daisy presses charges! Don’t bother responding to any of my comments. They are what they are and I’ll never read it anyway. I’m done and Bret’s a dumb ~&^ for trying to find love on a TV program.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
You old rotten @()@$ All you wanted was publicity!!!! It clearly shows on your AMBRE.COM website!!! YOu even posted a resume. You are all about oppurtunity and your career. Bret made a big mistake. Daisy really loved him. You can email me back if you want!!!!! oh10gyrl@yahoo.com!!!!!!
April 15th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Dear Ambre and Friends,
Although you say you did not lie about your age, why did Bret confront you about your age at dinner with your father? He was very surprised when your father said you were thirtyseven, and therefore had to ask you because he felt lied to.
It may hurt to hear, but I feel you are old looking and have a stumpy figure and not a goof match for Bret. I’m confident you won’t last.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
What a dumb people, i guess if they were smart it will be no show, the guy scored with the grandma first then the second night score with the dumb stripper lmao, great show.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Amen “some fans are dumb as the girls…” ! I was thinking the exact same thing! And Daisy, wtf is up with the hands????? That drove me NUTS through out the whole show, your hand gestures….geez youre like a damn train wreck girl!
April 15th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Way to go girl! I was SOOO happy for you two! You seemed to be the only “real” person in that whole bunch of “women” and you stayed true to YOU! And how on earth Daisy ever even got in the bottom 2 is beyond me. She is SOOOO FUGLY! My god shes absolutely nasty looking, from the tat on the arm to the WAY overdone lips and boobs. Thank GOD Bret didn’t choose her. I hope you two stay together and make each other very very happy for a long long time!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Message to “Hates Ambre” and “AmbER” below: Upon reading your comments, at first I thought “Hates Ambre” was probably Daisy, since your bitterness is WAY OVER THE TOP for someone who simply tuned into the show every week. Man, chill out - what is your problem?!
Then I read further and changed my mind: “AmbER” or “B” - whatever you call yourself - YOU must be Daisy - no one else could be dumb enough to have so many spelling errors in one paragraph. Way to get your point across with integrity (you should look word up in the dictionary).
You say that Ambre has to learn how to spell her own name that she was given; that it is “a disgrace” for her to spell her name the way her parents chose to spell it when she was born? Say what?! Well, first things first - how about YOU try to learn how to spell the words that you slaughtered in your pathetic little rant:
Some examples -
definatly (3 times wrong)
discusting
abnoxious
accidently
depreciate - (you don’t depreciate a show, dumb*ss - that doesn’t make sense)
Now who looks as “dumb as F?”
I’ll even help you: the RIGHT spelling of these words are: “definitely”- as in, you are definitely stupid; “disgusting” - like your portrayal of Ambre; “obnoxious” - how the other girls acted in comparison to the only normal chick on the show; “accidentally” - like Daisy, who accidentally couldn’t utter one intelligent sentence while pouting and making her dramatic hand gestures; and instead of depreciating the show like a used car, try, “make me appreciate the show less” - kind of like when we all have to read lousy blogs like yours.
Have a nice day!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Ah, to date a “Rock Star.” Who would really (I mean really) want to do that anyways? You take away their stage, their lights and all “us” screaming fans and they are your standard guys who lie, cheat and choose football over us (once they’ve gotten comfortable with us) every Sunday and Monday night. We collectively have built up their egos to an unrealistic level. Rock stars (even the ugly ones) have gone tour after tour and have tasted woman after woman and yet even though they have had the most beautiful and (trust me) some of them are also very intelligent women, parade around in their lingerie… they still hope to find…true love. What is true love for a musician? A beautiful, smart, funny, honest woman who will put up with the constant threat of infidelity? LADIES, we could do better than that.
Competing for the love of a rock star (what a great reality show!) I had fun watching though. Brett surprised me with choosing Ambre. I thought he would go for the trophy girl. I have gained new respect for him and I feel that Brett has a deeper side to him. I hope Brett finds what he is looking for however, I think that if he hasn’t found it by now than it doesn’t exist. Love is something you don’t compete for. Love is more than feeling of (like or lust) Love it is a commitment you make with someone. You can “love someone” even though you may not “like them” all the time. Hopefully the person you choose to love will be someone you trust and have respect for. I never heard Brett talk about what HE is bringing into the relationship (other than the rock and roll lifestyle.) Think about it.
April 15th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
How could you keep a straight face when Bret walked into the last face-off in his silver sharkskin gangster suit…He looke like a sausage stuffed into it. Of course his double chin and wig complimented the look. I almost fell off the couch laughing!!!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Ambre Congradulations i hope everything works out for the best between you and Brett. You really made alot of girlsvery unhappy! once agian congradulations for winning Brett’s heart over them all!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
First off, let me say that you are one fugly person inside and out. You are also an instigator and a liar about your age, you old bag. You look every bit 37 and older. I’m sure you’ll get that ugly face all redone after you move to Hollyweird and have Brett pick up the tab. Tell me, is he tired of those old saggy )(! s yet? And that ugly white $&% skin? Make a long list of body parts to be made over, hey I just thought of something, why don’t you go on that show The Swan so then you won’t have to suck off of Brett?Remember !*(*^ what comes around goes around, and Brett will get tired of your whiny $&% and dump you like a bad habit after a while of listening you say, “Yay” all of the damn time. Grow up !*(*^ and stop acting like you’re some angel, when you just hide your true skanky self a little better than the other girls did. What the hell have you been doing all of these years with men? You’re alot older than Daisy and I’ m sure you’ve slept around alot. You’re not married and you’re looking for a rich sugar daddy. So !@$+ off!!!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Good for you Ambre, Im was so happy that you won his heart, it takes a true lady, not a tramp… I wish you both the best in life… Congratulations to you both,
keep strong and keep being that confident woman that you are…
April 15th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Ambre way to go! Hope things work out for you and Bret. Only time will tell.
April 15th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I think Bret picked the right person.Come on people ,Daisy was only there hoping to get more t.v. time. Maybe she is looking for a spin off show for herself from this,And I really ,really hope that does not happen .She has a lot of things in her past that she wanted to keep from Bret and I would say there are a lot more that she did not tell Bret about. Bret wants and needs someone that will be honest with him, not someone that has a lot of things to hide. Amber, I think you are the right one for Bret and I hope everything work out great for the two of you. BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK!!!
April 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Ambre,
I am so happy for you and Bret! I think you carry yourself very well and you are a very confident woman. I was pulling for you the whole time. You knew what you wanted and went after it. I admire you for that. Stay strong and don’t let all the hype get between you and Bret, but then I know you can handle it!
April 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
daisy is on heroin,and i think ambre is a hottie
April 15th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I am thrilled Bret picked Ambre!! For a moment I thought he was going to pick Daisy! And if he did, I really would have been disappointed in his judgement. Even if it didn’t work out with Ambre, Daisy is the absoulte WRONG person for him to be with. He summed it up she needed him more than wanted him!!
April 15th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
YEAH, BRETT! GREAT CHOICE…FINALLY SOMEONE YOUR EQUAL! PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE IT WORK YOU GUYS…WHAT A HOT COUPLE YOU MAKE…BOTH ADORABLE!
April 15th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
@ DAISY FANS:
DAISY is a complete LIAR! If you read her exit interview, Daisy said that she only slept with Bret during the finale; if you go to episode 11 extras to Daisy’s Diary, you will see Daisy & Bret admit that they had sex in Vegas & pretty much throughout the show. So take that to all her loyal a*^ fans who feel so sorry for a slut who willingly opened her legs too early to a guy who wasn’t committed to her, what a dumba^% b*tch! Next time that fake h03 will think twice before she gets in someone’s face b/c Heather ripped her a$% apart.
April 15th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
good luck
April 15th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Come on, we all know what happened here!!!
He was attracted to Daisy right from day one, that’s why he kept her till the end, to use her and then dump her after he got what he wanted, it was so obvious!!!
He chooses Ambre because HE KNOWS it’s not going to work out, she didn’t “win his heart”, she won BECAUSE HE WANTED HER TO WIN so he can be free again after they break up!
Just think about it, he just wants to have a good time, relationship is the last thing on his mind, he’s a complete a..hole!!!
Poor Daisy!
April 15th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Hi! Ambre, I just wanted to say congradulations on you and Bret. I think over all you are the best pick. I was so happy for you I think my neighbors heard me two blocks away. I mean come on Daisy what was that. She really pissed me off with the age thing. I’m 26 myself and she is so immature it’s not even funny. What was up with her hands? I thought she was mental. Come on still living with your ex’s that’s all you need to hear. I think maybe he was still around to make sure she didnt do anything stupid, because all she is good for is STRIPPING!. Well I’m glad heather got a piece of her someone needed to put her in check. As far as your looks go Ambre you looked damn good. I would of never thought you were your age at all. Daisy straight up looked like a runned down plastic barbie. So just one of your fans hope you and Bret do great, and please dont think of plastic surgery cause you dont even need it. Peace out!
April 15th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
reading this interview says they can’t see each other….why? if she’s his “Rock of Love” why can’t the be together like a real couple? I don’t understand that.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
all i have to say is that Bret finally made the right decision im really happy with the outcome. for a moment i though that he was going to stay with the female version of Tommy Lee ( Daisy). You go Ambre you are the best for Bret.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
i would first like to begin by saying that ambre has got to be the oldest, most self centered, immature “woman” that i have ever seen on reality tv. just watching her made me extremely depreciate the show. I definatly threw up in my mouth a little bit everytime i had to watch her kiss bret. it was discusting. she made out with his chin and nose more than his mouth. from her (@*@ y, yet abnoxious voice, all the way to her wrinkly skin on her neck, and huge bags under her eyes, i hated this girl. all we can do is hope that bret michaels realizes VERY soon that he has not only made a huuuggee mistake by picking a LIAR (by the way how do you accidently lie about your age by 7 years?!) but a dumb !$+ as well (because her excuse for that was so ridiculous) and let go of the “hot bad !$+ rocker chick” that he actually set out for in the first place. basically in a nut shell, ambre should have tried out for Donald Trump’s apprentice, because all i ever heard come out of her mouth was how smart and successful she thinks she is…but really she looked dumb as F. you dont impress anybody…and you DEFINATLY are not sexy in any way shape or form, like you so think you are.
p.s. I hate to inform that i think bret was definatly under the influence when he complimented on ambres “abs,” because all i saw the whole time was nothing but love handles and a pale, wrinkly, flabby area trying to be shown off. F’in gross dude. Oh, and learn how to spell the name AMBER. its a disgrace to the name when you cant even spell it right, yet you have the nerve to flaunt it on national television, talking about how damn smart you are. thanks B.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Are you high? Daisey was a *@+!~~ She was a complete idiot. Ambre is stable, beautiful and more his age. It was just gross to see him making out with these girls that could be the age of his daughter. Great choice Brett!
April 15th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
What happened to Jess?
April 15th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I cant believe he picked Ambre she is not right for him and I dont think is going to last she made sure she got picked by attacking the other girls and thats not right, I think daisy was sweet and really cared for him, can’t wait to see rock of love three when Ambre gets dumped for being so blahh!!
April 15th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Smart picking out the right one for you Brett! You thought of someone who will be there for you -who is older and wiser and who will be 100% honest with you-why let a little thing called a white lie of age get to you? Ambre is a very beautiful woman-and knows what she wants. So girls get over it. OLDER woman make beautiful lovers and know how to please their man-I should know I am 45-and looking better every year.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Hi Ambre!!
I wanted to congratulate you and let you know that you are the best match for Bret. Good thing he realized that Daisy “needed him more than wanting him”. She is only 25 and thinks she has lived. Plus it sounds like her life is a mess and she needs someone to rescue her. She would use him up. I know her type.
I am the same age as you and I feel that we are not old as Daisy thinks we are. In fact, she insults Bret when she makes her comments about age. Brett is 44! She must really think he is old. She is not a very bright girl.
I think you are cool and confident. And there is a fine line between sexy and slutty. right?
You winning is a victory for all women like us who are REAL. You go girl! Have a great life!!!