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Car54

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 03:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From CBS.com:

Goodbye, Ghandia

Oct. 11, 2002

Ghandia Johnson (CBS/The Early Show)
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"When it got back to me that he (Ted) had said to Brian nothing happened. That's when I just freaked out. I lost it. That's when evil diva Ghandia lost her head."


(CBS) The tribe has spoken once again, and this time it said goodbye to legal secretary Ghandia Johnson.

"You can play the game or the game can play you," she told Julie Chen Friday on The Early Show. "I got played. And I played myself, too."

Ghandia, who was named after Mahatmas Gandhi, said that in hindsight she should have downplayed the incident in which Ted, she said, groped her as she slept.

"I think what I probably would have done, or in hindsight, probably what I should have done was just kind of accepted the apology. Although I didn't think it was OK, I could have - I should have probably - kept that closer to my chest as far as the future playing card."

But she admitted to playing the gender card. "I believe that the tribes just started - our tribe naturally split into men and women because of the nature of the incident that was embellished by myself. I was trying to rally the women for me. "

Chen want to know why, when telling the women in her tribe about the Ted incident, she left out the part that he had apologized to her.

"Because it made it better! They like my side better. Come on; be for real. I was playing a game. Part of it was strategy."

Chen noted that Ghandia had accepted Ted's apology. Why?

"Because at the time, it was something that was calming the situation, between he and I. And it was a temporary - it was like putting a Band-Aid on a broken arm for me, really. And then also you have to think you're still playing a game. I'm still trying to win a million dollars."

Still, Ghandia knew the gig would soon be up for her.

"You could feel all the tension out there. You could cut it with a machete, I guess. It was very - you could feel it. Very tense."

"It's funny the game, the way it is. But with the kind of situation that I went through -- you can become volatile. You can freak out. You know. As we saw.

"When it got back to me that he (Ted) had said to Brian nothing happened. That's when I just freaked out. I lost it. That's when evil diva Ghandia lost her head."

Russ Mitchell asked, "Did we see the real Ghandia in this show?"

"Yes," she replied. "Both sides of me. The nice side and the not-so-nice side."

And she said that the Ted incident did create some tension when she returned to her husband, "But the one thing about my husband that is absolutely fabulous is that we have a good, strong love. We have a wonderful bond, and we love each other. So we're kicking it."

And with typical Ghandia elan, she said, "He understood the risk that he was taking...He knows he has a very beautiful - you know, fine, sexy wife. So he knew."

After losing the immunity challenge Ghandia succeeded in convincing Penny to back her, but it was Helen, the navy swim instructor who would cast the deciding vote. Helen, who never thought she'd be the vote swinger, ended up voting in a way to best protect her own chances on the island -- she too ousted Ghandia.

In the end, it was high drama -- but expected -- that the 33-year-old Denver native would be the latest to have her torch extinguished. After leaving the tribe, Ghandia admitted, "I made a big mistake trying to play one side against the other."

Would she repeat the Survivor experience?

Like most castaways, Ghandia said yes. "Oh yeah, I'd do it 10 times!"

Meggieprice

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 03:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They said Penny and meant Jan...kind of like last week when CBS at first had Jake voting to oust Shi Devil when he had voted to oust Jed.

Twiggyish

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 03:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, so ruining a man's reputation, made for a good strategy??

Betty

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 03:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This came from the CBS website? What is with the mistakes week after week? Is it just some nit wit who can't get his story straight or could it be Mark playing with the game again?

Tabbyking

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 04:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it kind of sounds as if whoever writes these stories doesn't even watch the damn show! any one of us could do a better and more accurate job! maybe they wanted a totally unbiased report, so have someone doing it who is clueless about the show!

Seamonkey

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 08:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I posted about the morning show in the Ghandia Johnson thread. My impression was that she was pleased as punch to have the attention (media attention) and acted sort of immature at times.. it was just strange.

Julie had Jan's name right :)

Misslibra

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 08:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggyish, you were thinking the same thing I was thinking. I saw the interview this morning and after the interview all I could do was shake my head, and wonder what kind of strategy is that. And to sit there and proudly admit to what she had done. I'm so glad she is no longer in the game, because then I would have no reason to talk about her anymore.

Fruitbat

Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 05:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I guess it was playing down and dirty. At least she admitted it. Ted must feel relieved to see she took responsibility for her dishonesty and that this is not going to continue to follow him.

Car54

Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 08:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow, this went up very late...Survivor Fever has Ghandia's CBS Webchat vidcaps up.

Ghandia's Chat

Seamonkey

Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 10:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Car! We depend on you for all your finds.. or for just pointing us to the good stuff.

Magikearth

Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 06:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And with typical Ghandia elan,she said,"He understood the risk that he was taking...He knows he has a very Beautiful-you know,fine,sexy wife.So he knew."

Ummmmmm,Huh? What did he understand?What did he know?

It's great to have an understanding husband but how *Understanding* is he?
Oh well...it's over,it's done with.It's not like she'll be getting her own talk show soon.Right?
Right?????????LOL

Jo_5329

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 06:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't see her husband wanting her around anymore after what was shown.

IMO, Ghandia threw herself at Ted and put herself in a comprimising situation. I don't care how cold it got out there, I'd snuggle with Jan and Helen before another man ...

Jo

Zipsdaddy

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 08:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
On Caroline Rhea this morning, she also said she didn't really accept Ted's apology, it was all part of her strategy... playing the game.....
Played it so well she's off.....
When asked if her husband was upset, it was "oh yes".......

Spunky

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 08:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
She probably would have wanted Ted to react differently to her confrontation, instead of Ted admitting it was an "honest" mistake (the sleep thing) she may have wanted him to admit he really liked her and the attraction was too irresistible, etc, etc...Ted's admission of being a mistake may have offended her instead... LOL

Well, anyway... good riddance!

Ladytex

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 09:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's a really pretty picture of her posted from her interview.

Sabbatia

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 10:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Very beautiful, fine, sexy.....yeah, I use these words to describe myself....doesn't everyone? I'm sorry, but she does this in every interview, and I find it sickening. Someone needs to get over themself.

Squaredsc

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 10:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
omg, she is so full of sh*t that i can smell it from here. and here i thought i wouldn't have to talk about this again. but how could she use an incident that was so personal, to her, as a strategy. makes me wonder if it actually happened at all. and since she started talking about it she has to continue. clay said it best, bye bye wannabe diva.

Hermione69

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 12:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt, but boy, she is something else. She really has some issues, I think. Everything about her screams, "I NEED THERAPY!"

Magikearth

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 03:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hermione69,
I always enjoy reading your posts because of your ability to be so fair-minded and non-judgemental.I've really appreciated that you've been able to see both sides of the story,not just with this one,but in other areas as well.I just wanted to let you know that.

I lurk mainly because so many posters here are much more articulate than I am.I agree with the many points that have been made.I try to be open-minded,but I just don't understand her at all.That said,I do wish for good and positive things in her life.I'm not so sure if the answer lies in an offer from Hollywood,though!

Hermione69

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 06:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Magikearth, thank you! That was a very nice thing to say and it put a smile on my face after a long day. I could understand (to a point) or sympathize with Ghandia's behavior on Survivor better than I can understand or sympathize with her comments during these post-boot interviews. Her remarks make it hard to separate truth from "embellishment" and make it hard to believe anything that she says now. She seems to have many attention-seeking behaviors; the type of person who would rather have negative attention than no attention at all. I have an aunt like that and we love her, but she makes us crazy!

Magikearth

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 01:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You are very welcome,Hermione69!
I look forward to reading many more insightful posts from you and many others on the board.:)
One of these days,maybe I'll write one myself!LOL

Hotlantan

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 03:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Taking the Game Too Far: Ghandia Johnson of ‘Survivor: Thailand’
by Peggy Keller -- 10/15/2002

Some players end up being mentioned in the Reality TV Hall of Shame for forgetting that it’s all a game and not going far enough in their strategy. But this time we have somebody who went too far. Ghandia Johnson, of Survivor: Thailand, earned a quick induction by using the incident with Ted to attack him personally in a way that goes far beyond the game. She took an important issue for women everywhere and turned it into a crass attempt to win a game show.


OUCH! This article really rips Ghandia a new one! Here's the rest of the story:

http://www.realitytvhallofshame.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=4&article=article1011.art&page=1

Jo_5329

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 03:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hot! Thank you for that article. Peggy put into words what I think I lot of us here finally summed Ghandia up to be. Unstable.

Tester

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 07:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow! Peggy sure laid it on the line. Thanks for the story Hotlantan. I agree with Jo, it is what some of us were thinking. She needs help.

Sia

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 08:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
An excellent article; I, too, first wanted to defend Ghandia but found her position indefensible due to her inability to TELL THE TRUTH!