”I don’t regret one thing,” Jessica tells Now to Love following her elimination from The Challenge.
A self-described super fan, the former The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise reality star came into the show with an air of positivity. Despite this, she was not afraid to play hard.
”I am someone who doesn’t let negative things impact them,” Jessica shares.
”I went in there really wanting to get along with everyone because I am a people person, but I soon realised that I can’t help that other people aren’t going to like me and I should just make the moves that I want to make.
Jessica says she didn’t sign up to The Challenge to ”play games”.
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According to Jessica, there were more than a few fellow contestants who ”surprised” her in different ways.
”Ciarran’s behaviour was a particular shock, I thought he had this great opportunity to make a better name for himself, but he immediately ruined that opportunity by cheating on his girlfriend in that shower with Audrey.
”I also really didn’t get along with Konrad and that was surprising too given he dated Abbie [Chatfield] and I just assumed we would get along given I am quite like Abbie in a lot of ways.
”But those situations [being in the house] bring out the worst in people and it’s hard to see the best in people either when you are all competing against each other.”
Jessica told Now to Love that she would love to appear on an international version of The Challenge.
(IMAGE: Channel 10)Speaking of surprises, Jessica has revealed a shock exchange with her former Bachie beau Ciarran Stott took place during filming that didn’t make it to air.
”I think the producers like to focus more on the actual challenges and less on the drama. If they did a full episode on just the drama it would be chaos!
”In particular, I had the opportunity to express to Ciarran how he made me feel on paradise [Bachelor in Paradise]. This was the first time that I got a proper apology from him about how he made me feel.
”He also admitted he had narcissistic tendencies; it was quite cathartic.”
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Speaking on her disappointing early elimination, Jessica said she still felt ”quite shocked” to leave the way she did.
”I thought the challenge was in my wheelhouse, I’m down to get dirty and muddy and am good with spelling and math so to come last was frustrating, but I went into it with a defeated mindset, and it was ultimately to my detriment.”
And on her partner David?
”We didn’t communicate amazingly. Perhaps if I was paired with someone, I had a better relationship with I could have done better?”
At the end of the episode, David placed all the blame on Jessica for their elimination. Despite this however, Jessica has nothing but love for her former partner.
”You know what, David will always be David and he is always going to spill the tea and talk sh*t which I love him for. But our elimination was also his fault!”
Jessica said there were no ”hard feelings” between her and David.
(IMAGE: Channel 10)Olympic swimmer Emily Seebom is tipped to take to winning spot for the girls whilst Jessica says in show BFF and former Love Island star Grant Capp is who she wants to see at the top for the boys.
”I would love to see Grant win, I am very close with him, and we actually made a pact from the get go to stay together until the end, he has the capabilities to take out the crown,” Jessica says.
”Emily is also such a badass so I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes it to the top two”.
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