The Celebreality Interview - Pumkin

Pumkin’s famous for stuff flying out of her mouth, and after speaking with her, I can attest that she more than lives up to her reputation. The woman does not mince words, which made for a fantastically candid interview. Below, Pumkin talks about the veracity of her eating-disorder claim, hooking up with the Entertainer and Mr. Boston, how Mexican food got her down and why Hoopz’s betrayal stung so badly.

You stayed around for longer than probably anyone expected. Do you owe that to strategy or just being able to fly under the radar?

Completely strategy. With the exception of me, Toasteee, Megan and Brandi, I don’t think anyone in that house was playing strategically. Everyone else was playing, “Let’s keep around our friends.” They weren’t playing smart at all. So many people had the chance to send the right person home, and they were like, “Oh, that’s my friend.” OK, well, they’re going to beat your ass in the end.

Were you worried when it came time to betray the secret alliance?

Not at all. Hoopz basically promised me that if I could save Whiteboy when Toasteee was the Paymaster, then she’d have our backs. She owed it to us. We weren’t scared at all. But it’s just they way the cards were dealt with Hoopz becoming Paymaster. We wouldn’t have betrayed the alliance if we didn’t have to.

When Hoopz did let you go, did you feel betrayed?

To a certain extent. Her whole, “This is for Chance” was such bulls***. Chance was in the house for, like, five days. You don’t f***ing know Chance. Hoopz and I go back to Flavor of Love. We were best friends on that show. I didn’t betray her. I sent home Chance, who didn’t even have my back.

If her excuse of eliminating you because of Chance was bulls***, what did it come down to?

I don’t really know. That was the dumbest move on her part. I know that she’s a strong player and could probably beat anyone in the house, but it’s like, hello! Megan almost beat you on the pole the day before and you’d completely underestimated her. If you keep me around, I’m your friend and you’re gonna beat me, so why the hell would you not? Maybe she thought, OK, Megan’s dumber, so if it came down to a mental challenge, she was worried about me.

Where do you stand with Hoopz now?

We’re definitely still friends. We live in different states, but we still talk and text each other.

During last episode’s first elimination, we saw everyone vote Toasteee in the box, but we didn’t see a vote taken regarding you. What happened with that?

We did take a vote, but no one voted for me. Real was closer to me, so he raised his hand for Toasteee. And, of course Megan’s gonna do whatever they do. I think she thought she had a better chance going up against Toasteee than me, since Hoopz doesn’t even really know Toasteee.

You clashed with Megan from the start. What is it about her that you don’t get along with?

I don’t mind people who talk s***, that’s cool, but say it to my face. Don’t whisper. Don’t try to be a conniving little backstabbing bitch. Just tell me. I think that’s the hardest part. On Flavor of Love, the girls were really cutthroat, just, “You’re a f***ing bitch,” straight to your face, not whispering, “Oh. Saggy boobs.” I just don’t like people like that.

Did that make this a more difficult experience than Flavor of Love?

I’ve dealt with New York. Megan is nothing compared to New York. When Megan gets mad, it’s a joke. She’s nothing compared to the raw, hardcore girls from Flavor of Love. She’s not s***.

Toasteee was really offended about Megan and Brandi’s insults about your weight and eating. Did they affect you similarly?

It’s just funny to me because Brandi showed up with bruises where her love-handles would be and thighs are. It’s very clear that she just got liposuction before she came on the show. She said she ran into furniture. Megan? Yeah, she’s skinny. So what? She has to be skinny because her face is so ugly. She has to make up for that. I just didn’t get where Brandi was coming from, because I don’t think she’s much skinnier. And Toasteee is really skinny. I don’t get it.

I thought maybe those comments would have been particularly hurtful to you because of your admitted eating disorder.

When I did Flavor of Love, my mom became concerned because I wasn’t eating much and if I ate too much I would cry. I got really, really skinny right before going on. My family likes to see me a little bigger, but on TV, that makes you look bigger than you are. I was only 130 lbs. [on Money], on TV, but when you watch it, you look 150. Now I’m really skinny again. The point is that it wasn’t their comments. I could give a s*** what two bitches with boob jobs think. They don’t bother me nearly as much as me watching myself does. I mean, I guess I do have an eating disorder, but no so much that I have to, like, admit myself to a clinic.

I was curious about whether you’d played it up to fish for sympathy from Destiney or what.

Yeah. I felt like I was screwed after Toasteee had saved herself with the fake ankle-twist. When Destiney mentioned that I looked thinner on Flavor of Love, I took the opportunity. I know that Destiney is a very sensitive person and that she has a big heart, so I knew that if I made her feel bad for me, I’d get to stay. I do have an eating disorder to a certain degree, but I only brought it up to stay in the game. I never would have mentioned it otherwise.

Brilliant strategy. The supertrailer suggested that something happened between you and the Entertainer on the show, but we never saw that. Any insight to share?

Not really. I only kissed him once and we were both drunk. It wasn’t a big deal. But I realized how f***ing annoying that he was and that I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to be in his alliance and I was also noticing that people didn’t like him. There was no point in even using him to get further in the game because I couldn’t stand him.

Bigger regret: the Entertainer or Mr. Boston?

That’s a good question. Probably…I don’t know!

Well tell me this: in the first episode you said that Mr. Boston had a problem with premature ejaculation. Did you make that up to embarrass him or was it true?

No. He really did. We were kissing at the I Love New York reunion and he told me that. He was acting weird and he said, “I really don’t have sex that often, so this is why I uh…yeah.” And then he went home and changed. I didn’t see it for myself.

It seemed like you were pretty angry on this show.

Like, I’m just a mean person?

Nah, I’m not talking about innate meanness. You just seemed extremely volatile.

I was cranky. There were so many factors. It was hot there. I was frustrated because we had to eat Mexican food and I do the low-carb thing usually and there I couldn’t do it. I knew I was going to gain weight being there. I felt like I’d lost my best friend because Hoopz latched onto the guys. We were so close on Flavor of Love that it hurt me that she’d take the side of people she’d just met.

Do people still associate you with saliva?

Yes. If I had a dollar for every person who’s said, “I’m so glad you spit on New York,” I would be a millionaire.

Is that OK with you that the spitting incident has followed you this far and shows no signs of stopping?

Absolutely. Hoopz may have won Flavor of Love, but when people think about that show, they think of Pumkin and New York. Hoopz was known for being pretty and that’s all she did on the show. I’m glad, because New York has done well for herself and I’m known as the girl who spit on her. I mean, it’s gross, but if I wouldn’t have done it, I don’t think either of us would have been as popular as we are right now.

Keep up with Pumkin via her FamousVH1Friends.com profile and her MySpace.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm