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Trulyscrumtious

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 10:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I scrolled down here & the 'Outside the House' forum and couldn't find a title that indicated this may have already been posted. If it has, I'm sorry and delete away mods. smiley

Los Angeles Times
Editor Michael Stanley;

We had the opportunity to interview Lisa Donahue and Danielle Reyes last night minutes after they were set free from the cbs compound.

How are you doing Lisa since you've been out of the house?
I have been so over whelmed my mind is completely blown away, I'm so happy and grateful for my time here but it's very nice to be free.

Were you surprised by the vote of 9-1?
Absolutely all I could say was Thank you I did not expect that at all, I played with my heart and it paid of in the end, I wanted someone who was good to win this year and I'm glad my fellow
houseguests felt the same.

What will you do with a half million dollars?
Oh my goodness I am going to buy my brother a new car and I have some things I want to give special people in my life, get out of debt of course.

Do you think Danielle played a good game?
Yes, she did play a very good game, but it seems her diary room sessions hurt her, I have not yet got to see the tapes but she says they were bad, and from the looks of the houseguests she was right, Danielle is a beautiful person and I love her dearly.

And Eric how has it been, the reunion?
It's been great, I am so glad to see everybody. Eric is great and we'll see where it goes from here.

Congratulations Lisa on holding the title of the winner of Big Brother 3!
Its going to take some time to get use to that, I still can't believe I'm out of the house let alone the winner, Thank you very much.


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Danielle congratulations for making it to the final 2, and for the consolation prize of $50,000.
Thank you, it feels really good.

What do you plan to do with the money?
My husband and I will probably use it for a down payment on a new house.

What did your husband and daughters have to say after the show?
Oh they are wonderful, Christianne was a little upset they didn't give mommy the money, Paxton was just thrilled to see me, and Javier was wonderful told me he loved me and was very proud of me, we are very excited about the 50g's.

What hurt you in the game, why didn't you win?
First Lisa deserved it this cast was playing with there hearts and in the end she was the best choice, I was playing with strategy and my head and for my family which meant nothing else mattered, I was honest in my diary rooms with the way I felt that moment, and they didn't like what they heard. It ended the way it was supposed too

What have you done since you have been out of the house?
I have met with all of the producers, spent time with my family called my parents, ate, I have just been going so fast non stop it's so exciting.

Have you talked with any of the houseguests?
I talked with Jason, I finally got to introduce Javier and Jason it was weird but I was so glad finally they could meet, I talked to Chiara and everything is okay we will talk and hang out when things calm down, I haven't had the chance to talk to anyone else, I'm sure they are still upset with me, But I will in due time talk to them all.

Well congratulations again Danielle and best of luck to you.
Thank you very much.

Wendo

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 11:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Great article. Sounds as though they both are very busy.

Of note from the article, a quote by Danielle, "I haven't had the chance to talk to anyone else, I'm sure they are still upset with me, But I will in due time talk to them all."

I think this sums it up pretty well that she intends to talk to ALL of the houseguests about their feelings. She's not some "evil" person. She accepts second place and is realistic about why she did not win the top spot. And intends to apologize to them all for being hurt.

Not only that, but she states, "It ended the way it was supposed too." Sounds like someone who's able to accept the outcome graciously.

Thanks for posting the article Truly! Much appreciated.

Trulyscrumtious

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 11:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You're Welcome! smiley

I too am pleased with her attitude, in this article at least. If this is how she feels immediately following the 9-1 vote when the whole ordeal is still fresh in her mind. Then most likely she will stick to what she said and do the right thing.

I hope anyway... :)

Eden

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 01:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Understanding and acceptance are not always the same thing. Hell, I'm a viewer and I don't accept the final outcome as right! I think the EVH were a bunch of whining hypocrites. Still, reality is hard to deny, Danielle won second place no matter how wrong that decision was. God, I hope she finds happiness and steers clear of the rest of them! Let them make each other miserable by pretending affection. Danielle should just hole up with her family and forget these people! I sure plan to!

Bernie

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 03:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the info, Truly, and glad to see that both ladies are feeling okay with what happened. And I hope that the other houseguests will get over their pique and forgive and forget-life's too short to hold grudges! I guess it will take them all a while to recover from what was really an ordeal. I'm claustrophobic, and three months living that way would kill me, never mind the game part! Good luck to them all, they gave us a summer of their lives, and I'm grateful. :-)

Itsallgood

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 04:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Great article, ty Truly. It seems to me Danielle knows exactly why she got 2nd and understands it fully. I hope she does speak with each one of the HG and somehow they will forgive her and let bygones be bygones.

Adrian

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 04:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Danielle,

Stay way from those hypocrites!

You do not need to explain. :)

Avrey258

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 07:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The only thing that bugged me about the Lisa interview is her statement about how she played with her heart and a good person won. Oh please, I am happy she won but she was not always playing with her heart and "the good person won" statement is a load of poop!

Ginger

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for posting the article. I generally thought they both handled the interviews with grace and good spirit. But yes, Avrey258, I completely agree with you. What is it with Lisa and the "good people"? Is she saying that Danielle is not good? I wonder who would be listed under good in her mind? It irritates me that she doesn't understand that people are far more complex than that--including herself!

Wendo

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Avery258, Ok, I have to admit, I was a bit bugged by the "good person" comment too. In the beginning of BB when she said that on the show and the live feeds, it's what made me not dig her so much. Good person. By what and who's definition? It's like saying the other 11 people weren't "good". I like Lisa, but I wish she would choose her words more carefully. Perhaps it's youth and naivety.

Ginger, good point. Human beings are far more complex than the black and white concept of "good and bad".

Still, overall, great interviews. Thanks again for posting.

Cricket

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the article, Truly. Eden, I agree with every thing you said.

I too was upset at Lisa's comment about wanting a 'good person' to win. That's what she used as her talk to the evicted houseguests as to why she should win. I believe that's when she called Danielle a "Will" type person, ie., saying Danielle was 'bad.' I'm sure that's why Lisa took Danielle to the finals. She knew she didn't have chance against Jason, although with that group, I think she still might have won.

Wendo...uh perhaps youth and naivety or....just plain ditzy. Sheesh!

I can't believe Danielle would even talk to that two-faced Chiara, but you know Chiara has to be liked by everyone..what a joke. Stay away from the plastic people, Danielle. You are better than them and please don't knock yourself. You played the best game.

Sonia

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks a lot Truly to share this interview with us. Dani's comments are very interesting. I agree with everybody here about the constant "I'm a good person" Lisa's speech. Honestly, she annoy me since a long time with it. I accept she win and I don't have problem with it, but please Lisa, I personnaly don't see her as such a "good person" in the house.

I totally agree with you Ginger "I wonder who would be listed under good in her mind? It irritates me that she doesn't understand that people are far more complex than that--including herself!".

I feel she simply stayed under the radar at least 50% of time and took care to don't contredict nobody to don't make ennemies. I admit it was a winning and smart strategie for her with this group, and she understood that probably since day 1. She was rarely nominated because she didn't bother people in the house and at least 50% of her winning was because she was against Dani. I admit she was smart to understand it and in this point of view, yes, she played a good game. But to me, it doesn't more make her such a "good person" as she so seem think she is, simply because she took care to don't bother people.

I can very easily live with her victory. I prefer to see her win than many others, (example Marcellas) but I definitly don't buy the "good and honest person" image of her. Just my opinion, of course.

Kits

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They talk so much about the DR talks. What about how Danielle AND Lisa would trash the house guests who had left. And Amy was trashed daily by both D and L. And what about the pedophile remark? That is a good person? Lisa needs to wake up and smell the fact that she was just 'bloody lucky'. And as for the other HGs being sore losers....I would not like to be ridiculed on national TV.

Squaredsc

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
thanks for the article truly.

Trulyscrumtious

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
yourewelcomeall

Cmore

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 10:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Some people may just be blinded by the lite or so over supportive of Dani that they just can't see the lite. The only choices the houseguests had were either Lisa or Dani, so in reality Lisa was the only "good" left in the house to choose from.

Dani states he DR's were "truthful", meaning that she really thinks Roddy is the devil? No self proclaimed christan person on the face of the earth would actually call another human being the devil and then claim it was truthful. AT the very root of the christan belief is the ALL people are the children of God.

Put any spin on that statement that you want or bash and support Dani all you want, but if as she states "all of my DR's were truthful" then she really is an evil person and in the case of BB3 good did win over evil.

DO i think Lisa'a statements indicate the she believes she was the best person to be on BB3? NO, just the better of the only two they had to choose from in the end, which is a true statement, not only according to Lisa, but the houseguests and the majority of the audience as well.

The better person won and its time for Dani and her small band of suppoters to deal with it. Before you attack me as a Lisa supporter, I am not a Lisa supporter at all, in fact I didn't really like her much at all, but compared to Dani she was an ark angel.

Silversamba

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
About this "good" and "bad" people thing. I have long believed that it almost seems as though a good number of this year's hgs went from junior high school straight into the house. The overall maturity level this year just wasn't there. If you were "young and pretty/handsome" or with the current "in crowd" you were "good people." It made me want to gag.

Mags3

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 12:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just a bit off topic, but what is Dani's last name? I have been all over here nad everywhere the last couple days and cannot find it anywhere. And does she have a website? TIA> Check back when I wake up.

Sampatsfan

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 01:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mags....it is Reyes

Sampatsfan

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 02:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Also Mags...here's the link to a Dani Reyes website
(hope this comes out ok 1st time trying to do a link)
Dani Site
This is a site for her done by her fans HERE at TVCH
Also here's where to go to write fan mail to her
Dani's FanMail
Also TVCH, which is the BEST SITE on the web!!

Eden

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 02:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cmor, no matter how much you may post you can't make some (me, for one) agree with you. We just don't see the game in the same context. It isn't that I don't see the reality of the outcome, I do, obviously. I just don't believe it was the BEST outcome.

Seems to me YOU need as much acceptance as the "dani supporters", Cmore. I can accept the outcome even though I don't agree with it. Can you accept that I'll never agree with you that the out outcome was right?

Wendo

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 02:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cmore said, "The better person won and its time for Dani and her small band of suppoters to deal with it."

Well Cmore, like Eden, I have accepted the outcome of the game; Lisa won. (Yep, I watched the show.) What's the big deal in some people voicing their opinion and/or objection over the outcome and wanting to discuss it? No need to get personal by telling us were clueless because we haven't seen the "lite"(sic).

Quite frankly, I don't see why some can't accept that people may not agree with Lisa being the winner. (It happens in political races, it's going to happen in BB.)

It's happened every year...and it's going to happen with BB4. There will never be consensus for the winner. Never.

Espen

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 06:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If anyone checks the survey on the CBS site, you can see (at least as of yesterday) that it was virtually 50/50 out of over 50,000 people as to who of Lisa or Danielle deserved to win.. So inevitabily, this means we are not alone on this site in not being able to decide this issue.. and hey, that makes it almost like an election rather than just a show..

Oregonfire

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 06:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Frankly, I'm enjoying the post game wrap up. It's never been this interesting to mull over the BB decision before.

Spunky

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 07:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, let's say that Lisa is the "good" karma..if not the "good people", at least for me, I'm glad I'in the group of those who are happy with the decision.
It would have been awful to have wasted three months of watchint for a major disappointment in the end.
I'm sorry for the Dani group, it doesn't do any good to feel upset (but for them justly so), this is why I'm glad I picked the winner, it's definitely "good karma" for me...