TI Pictures, Gossip and Dirt

The ClubHouse: Temptation Island: TI Pictures, Gossip and Dirt

Leap

Monday, February 05, 2001 - 11:29 am Click here to edit this post

Hey everyone, check out my profile picture. I scanned the US Mag cover. I am still learning how to use a scanner and software, so I apologize that it is not perfectly sharp.

The picture and the rest of them in the magazine were taken after their stay on the island. It is the first time all were together after the show wrapped.

Anyway, the rest of the message contains some sort of spoilers. Just warning you, in case you don't want to continue.

Billy and Mandy
Met in high school.
Both live with parents.
She wants to be a rock and roll singer. Was offered a contract with Capitol but didn't want to be turned into a hip-hop Brittney Spears.
They went to a Red Hot Chili Pepers Concert and got onstage and backstage because they were dressed like freaks. Billy painted his body gold and wore only pants. Mandy wore asterisk symbols in electrical tape over her nipples and a skirt.
They both want to be in show biz so this is sort of practice for them.
Billy is moving to LA to pursue acting full time. Mandy is stayin in Atlanta.

Valerie and Kaya
Kaya is a model who grew up in Wisconsin.
Valerie is a size 1 health food and exercise freak.
She took her own coffee with her because she hates cheap brew.
Valerie says she is no longer looking for a mate. But, says in the next six months she might be traveling.

Ytossie and Taheed
Taheed has agent who got him a part on Arrest and Trial after TI publicity.
Ytossie grew up in Wisconsin.
She is Cherokee, French and African-American.
She has been workin a stand-in for a Warner Bros. TV program, but since TI, she has been looked upon as a more serious actress.
They were engaged once.
Taheed talked Ytossie into going so he could prove he could be faithful.
Taheed says the good outweighs the bad and that he loves Ytossie.

Andy and Shannon
The normal pair on the show (according to them).
He is German-American Indian-Latino.
Andy describes Shannon as a creeper girl. She's not a head turner, but she's beautiful and her beauty really starts to come out as you get to know her personality.
They were living together before being cast on show. Mag doesn't indicate if they are now.
They both have the travel bug and decided to go on the show for the adventure.
His mom hates that Howard Stern likes him because he has made (taken out of context) disparanging remarks about women on the show.
Anything above the waist is what they agreed to in terms of how much they could do on the island.

That's all. Hope you enjoy it.

PS Spell checker does not seem to be working, so I apologize for my poor typing.

Lancecrossfire

Monday, February 05, 2001 - 11:47 am Click here to edit this post

Leap, thanks for the information, and I too noticed spell checker not working. I will have to apologize about 50 times.

Charlotte

Monday, February 05, 2001 - 12:19 pm Click here to edit this post

Thanks for the info Leap! "Valerie says she is no longer looking for a mate" By this, should we take it to mean that Valerie and Kaya broke up?

Leap

Tuesday, February 06, 2001 - 10:29 am Click here to edit this post

Charlotte, I don't know. I guess it could be taken either way. The mag could not reveal their current dating situations.

Ocean_Islands

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 06:06 am Click here to edit this post

Billy and Mandy still live with their parents? Sheesh.

Maybe that's why they act so -- should I say immature or young?

They both do, however, seem to have an acting presence.

Charlotte

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 12:26 pm Click here to edit this post

More gossip appears on the front page of www.nationalenquirer.com. It seems that Taheed has two more children, AND he's married to another woman! http://www.nationalenquirer.com/allthebuzz/allthebuzz.cfm?instanceid=9620%

Max

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 12:43 pm Click here to edit this post

OMG! If that's true (and until I see it completely verified elsewhere, I'll hold out hope it's not ALL true), it is truly deplorable. Fox is deplorable for not doing a better background check. Ytossie is deplorable for hiding the fact she had a child and for messing with a married man in the first place. Taheed is....well, deplorable isn't a strong enough word for what he is.

Ocean_Islands

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 01:13 pm Click here to edit this post

Someone should call him and ask him if he wants to be in "Game III"!

Charlotte

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 02:07 pm Click here to edit this post

Very funny OI! By the way, I'm a bit of a lurker, but I followed the game a bit. I thought you were great, and was disappointed when you were banished!

The reason I was on the Enquirer website was because I was trying to find another Temptation Island article. My grandmother gets the Enquirer (I swear! It's not me :)), and there was an article Feb. 6 that had a pic of Valerie crying, claiming that TI ruined her life. The article also claimed that there was a lot of behind the scenes conflict involving the crew, singles, drugs, and theft. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the Enquirer online has archives.

Ocean_Islands

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 05:12 pm Click here to edit this post

Thanks for speaking up and letting us know!

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, February 13, 2001 - 05:15 pm Click here to edit this post

Ocean, we could ask him. Just think of what his application would be like though. Could we trust him to fill it out truthfully?

Would he give us any insights into who he is? Would he make a play for every woman in the game?

While we are at it, lets see if Dick Hatch wants to play as well. Speculation of alliances would be over--there would be one!

Norwican

Friday, February 16, 2001 - 03:25 pm Click here to edit this post

I just saw Charlotte's link. If that is true what a loser that guy is.

LOL Ocean.

Leap

Sunday, February 25, 2001 - 10:31 pm Click here to edit this post

Hey, check out my profile. I uploaded a picture of all the dream dates. Sorry, again about the quality. Maybe OI can give me some scanning lessons.

Soeur

Monday, February 26, 2001 - 03:33 am Click here to edit this post

How come the guys shorts are so huuuge and the gals' suits are soooo small?

Noslonna

Monday, February 26, 2001 - 11:13 pm Click here to edit this post

I think it is cause the guys have huge ones. Well I can imagine can't I?

Max

Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 10:56 am Click here to edit this post

Just saw Billy on "The View." He said he had been studying acting and that the Temptation Island "audition" was the first audition he'd gone on. He didn't really think about the whole picture before applying, just figured it would be a practice audition.

He said that the main reason they signed up (and implied this was true for the other couples, too) was to get the free 2-week vacation in Belize.

He couldn't say who stayed together and who didn't, but he did confirm that he just moved to LA and Mandy stayed in Atlanta.

Mandy has been asked to pose for Playboy. Billy doesn't think that's something she'd do. Star Jones pointed out that he didn't think she'd kiss another man, either! :)

He's very cute!!!!

Seamonkey

Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 01:01 pm Click here to edit this post

Mandy will be on Regis and Kelly tomorrow..

Max

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 - 09:55 am Click here to edit this post

Mandy on Regis & Kelly.

Said she got into the whole deal because she had been a extra on something and a friend from that called and asked if she was in a relationship and wanted to go through hell for two weeks.

The hardest part was the mind games and seeing the clips of Billy with other girls and doing that strip tease thing.

She looks GREAT, of course!

They had a hidden cam in the green room and kept sending in guys to try and "tempt" her before she came on the set. It was sorta funny. She's a really good sport. Even Martin Short went in there and teased her a bit. :)

Said she is a singer in a rock and roll band and wants to do more with that.

The rest was just joking around. Too bad these interviews are happening before the end of the show. None of them can talk about what happened when they were reunited because that hasn't been aired yet.

Mishamisha

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 - 10:18 am Click here to edit this post

Damn, I missed it! I was playing backgammon on MSN Zone, and losing badly!

Max

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 - 11:15 am Click here to edit this post

News today:
Fox jury out on 'Temptation Island' sequel

Fox television executives said Tuesday the jury is still out on a possible sequel to the libido-fueled "reality" hit "Temptation Island."

Network brass said they will wait until viewership numbers are in from the sixth and final episode Wednesday before deciding whether to order a second block of the controversial series, which entices unmarried couples to break up their relationships.

"We are considering a second 'Temptation Island' seriously. We are waiting to see the numbers for Wednesday night, and a final decision will be made," said Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman.

Last week, the show's viewership suffered against competition from the Grammy Awards telecast on CBS, falling to its lowest ratings since its January 10 premiere.

But the show's fourth episode, two weeks earlier, drew a robust 18.2 million viewers, giving Fox its first overall ratings win for Wednesdays since August 1999. The segment also propelled Fox to its best Wednesday showing in more than six years among viewers aged 18 to 49, the demographic most prized by advertisers.

Berman declined to say how well the show's finale had to perform in the ratings in order to win a renewal.

But Sandy Grushow, chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group, a unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd., suggested Fox executives are rooting for the series.

"It's a show that's going to make a substantial amount of money," he said. "Our affiliates absolutely loved the show, and they're waiting for 'Temptation 2,"' he said.

Berman and Grushow fielded questions about "Temptation Island" during a conference call with reporters.

While proving popular with viewers, the salacious premise of the show has been derided by critics. Capitalizing on the entertainment value of sex and infidelity, the series tests the commitment of unmarried couples by mixing them on a Caribbean island resort with a bevy of attractive "fantasy singles" who tempt them to cheat on their mates.

Grushow acknowledged that some advertisers were "squeamish" about buying time on "Temptation Island" due to the show's suggestive content.

"It's been a challenge in the marketplace, as it often is when you push the envelope with content," he said, "We went through this with 'Married ... With Children' 13 years ago."

But he dismissed the notion that "Temptation Island" contradicted the network's policy of abandoning exploitative "shockumentaries" that once served as a Fox programming staple.

"I don't consider this to be shockumentary programming," he said. "We work in a very dynamic business. Times change."

Seamonkey

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 - 11:49 pm Click here to edit this post

Well.. interesting outcomes all round!

Mandy and Billy were on Fox news after the show.
Her group may get to open for Foo Fighters. They
are amazed by all the attention, say people keep asking them for relationship advice, etc..

One of the news anchors mentioned the "next show"
so perhaps that has been decided.