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Ladybug007

Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 11:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladybug007 a private message Print Post    
http://www.bocaratonnews.com/index.php?src=news&prid=6916&category=LOCAL%20NEWS

“I was completely lied to in the house,” said Boca Raton’s Maradie

Published Monday, December 1, 2003
by Ashley Harrell

Michelle Maradie was on her break between a double shift at J. Alexander’s in Boca Raton this summer when she got the phone call that changed her life.

What the 20-year-old sophomore at Florida State first mistook for a telemarketing survey turned out to be an interview with one of the casting directors from the well-known reality television series “Big Brother.”

But that was only the first in a string of misjudgments for Maradie.

Twelve hours later she and her father boarded a plane to Los Angeles to “meet the producers,” but in actuality Maradie was the one questions were being fired at.

“I had to take four personality tests to make sure I wasn’t insane,” said Maradie, who was probed by producers on camera, tested extensively and asked to stay mum about the whole thing – all before she was informed as to where the casting director even got her phone number.

When Maradie found out she was chosen for the fourth season of “Big Brother,” themed the ex-factor, and that her name was given by her ex-boyfriend of 4 years who would also be part of the show, she said she was in disbelief.

“We were on good terms, but we hadn’t really talked in a while,” said Maradie of her ex David Lane, but their reunion took a sour turn during the first week of the show when Lane got intimate with another cast member and lied about it.

“I don’t look at him the same, but I’m gonna be civil about it,” said Maradie, who was mislead by most of the other cast members as well.

They had all watched the previous seasons of “Big Brother,” and even decided on alliance strategies to win the half million dollar prize before the show started, according Maradie, who came with almost no prior knowledge of the show, and “just hoped there would be cute guys.”

While most of the cast members were scrambling to forge alliances with each other and dodge being “voted off,” Maradie said she was only trying to make friends.

“I didn’t make any alliances. I just kinda hung out with everyone. I didn’t think they would vote me off,” she said, but viewers saw a different story unfold as Maradie was unknowingly fed to a secret alliance made up of the eight non-exes of the show, including Lane.

“You’re the nice girl, we’re just using you as a pawn,” Maradie was told by cast members who knew all along that she would be evicted.

“Allison was actually wearing my dress the night I was evicted, and she even knew it was going to happen,” Maradie said.

While they were announcing her eviction, Maradie said she was thinking about the surf and turf she had requested for dinner after a week of eating only peanut butter and jelly – one of several sanctions placed on members of the cast from time to time.

“I didn’t think there was even a one percent chance I would be evicted,” she said. “I thought it was a joke, or wrong. Everyone gave me a hug and said they were sorry.”

Lane, who had a chance to save his ex, chose instead to stick with the alliance, which betrayed him the very next week and voted him off.

When she looks back at the tapes, Maradie said she can’t believe how naïve and trusting she was, but the experience has taught her a great deal. Her parents and friends agree.

“That show definitely matured her,” said father Dennis, “Although she made some good friends, she found out that not everybody is her friend.”

In addition to learning a life lesson, Maradie also opened doors for herself in the entertainment business, said her mom, Connie.

“The show had over 40 million viewers. It was the most popular of all four, and people recognize her everywhere,” she said, and a friend from FSU agreed.

“When we go out, lots of older men recognize Michelle,” said Dawn Collier, who also said her friend has wised up to the world since the show.

Maradie appeared last month on the sitcom “Yes Dear,” a spoof on “Big Brother,” and graced the stage of the VH1 Awards – Big in 2003, which aired last night, but she’s not letting the exposure go to her head.

“I’m going to take an acting class next semester and see if I like it,” she said. “The entertainment business is hard to get into, so I’m still going to get a degree.”

Copyright 2003 - Boca Raton News

Serate

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 12:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
"“I was completely lied to in the house,” said Boca Raton’s Maradie "


waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Fruitbat

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 6:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
LOL! Serate. I agree. :)

Pamy

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
is she STILL whining???

Meme9

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Meme9 a private message Print Post    
Looks like it...

Maris

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
She is just a kid. Cut her a break. Heck Lilian could be her mother and she is whining her way throuh Survivor.

Bastable

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bastable a private message Print Post    
Well, she was completely lied to in the house. Can't fault her for saying what's true.

Lancecrossfire

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Bastable--seems some folks are faulting her for saying what's true.

Saying it happened and saying how it isn't fair and everyone is a bad person for it is the difference between stating a fact and whining.

Seamonkey

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Look at the people around her.. Dad and Mom had the ultimate decision and let her go on the show and all they can say is it helped her grow up (dad), it opened doors for her (mom), and creepily enough, older men recognize her (friend).

My opinion is that some rules are there for a reason.. she was too young to be there at all.

Bastable

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bastable a private message Print Post    
Yep, Lancecrossfire-- and I don't see Michelle trying too hard to judge her fellow HGs for anything. She just said that she was lied to, that's all. No tears or blame going on here. Quite the reverse, since she's intent on being civil about it.

This sort of ties into the "Alison bashing" discussion we've been having over in the "Who Still Talks to Who(m)" thread. Viewers seem so eager to be mad at these contestants, and so ready to judge them.

Maris

Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
She was a little naieve and admitted that she was hurt by David's behavior. On the whole I think she handled herself well.

Lets all remember Marcellas when he got booted. Now there is someone who didn't handle the shock well. Michelle seems to have weathered her experience well.

Muse

Friday, December 05, 2003 - 3:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Muse a private message Print Post    
I don't get why Michelle is upset about David and Amanda. Honestly, it wasn't any of her business. She had stopped dating him quite awhile ago. I can sort of understand her being upset about him lying to her about the vote (kind of -- it was a game and they didn't seem to be *that* close of friends, but I guess she thought so), but I don't get why she thinks David disrespected her.

I also think the article is kind of twisting facts a little by saying David was betrayed by his alliance. Sounds like Michelle's interpretation of what happened, rather than the author actually knowing from watching the show. :)

Overall I think Michelle still needs to work on putting the whole thing in perspective. It's just a game. What happened to her was not so terrible. Disappointing for her, sure. But not a tragic event.

Danzdol

Friday, December 05, 2003 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
“The show had over 40 million viewers. It was the most popular of all four......."


All four what?

Did I miss something?

Kaili

Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
All four seasons of Big Brother is what I assume she meant. :)

Alegria

Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alegria a private message Print Post    
If David and Michelle were a couple for 4 years and they have broken up for a while, how old was she when they were together? The math on this is confusing me. If she was a teenager during their relationship I'm thinking that her perspective on things would be framed by how she saw things at that time. People toughen up as they get older and it sounds like that is happening to her.

Tobor7

Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 5:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tobor7 a private message Print Post    
She said: "I had to take four personality tests to make sure I wasn’t insane,”

1) Why did it take 4 tests to determine her sanity?

2) I wonder how many applicants failed the test and were "insane" by the test definition?

3) If they found someone to be insane by taking the test and then that person went out and killed someone, would they have some liability for not informing authorities - like shrinks do?

4) Would the show get better people if they were cast ONLY if they were "insane" by the definition of the tests they give?

Saggkl

Friday, December 19, 2003 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saggkl a private message Print Post    
I thought that season three was the best ever.

Maris

Friday, December 19, 2003 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
The Nicole and Will show was the one for me.

Jdctexas

Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jdctexas a private message Print Post    
Don't forget the "Kent and Bucky Show" from season two. Some classic moments there...

Wgm

Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wgm a private message Print Post    
Why would they need to give her four personality tests to see if she was sane? Is this the only way to prove that someone is insane or sane to be on the show? No wonder how Scott Weinberg and Justin Sebik got on the show. Justin unlike Scott was a certifiable physco.

Kellirippa

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellirippa a private message Print Post    
What Maris said.... that was THE Best reality show cast ever assembled. I'll still watch every BB as long as they keep making them, but the Will and Nicole year was the most fun EVER!!