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Interview: Marcellas Is In The House!

Marcellas Reynolds of Big Brother 3 fame agreed to answer of few questions about his life since leaving the house, and what he is doing now. But we had to promise not to mention the Golden Veto!

Elites TV - Welcome Marcellas! We have just a few things that your fans are dying to hear about.

It has been almost a year since you first went into the Big Brother house. What have you been doing, and are there any new projects in the works?


Marcellas - I've been so busy! I've been working with several charities and going to tons of events. If you go to
www.marcellasreynolds.com you can see pics and highlights of what I've done in the past several months. My life is deceptively simple. I signed with Ford Models, so I have castings and auditions. I have an acting agent and a hosting agent, so I take lots of meetings. I hang out with my friends a lot. Now I'm just trying to make some money.

Elites TV - I have seen your new website. Why did you decide to redesign, who did the work, and what do you think is the neatest feature about the site?

Marcellas - I had problems with my ex-web mistress. I think she got bored and wasn't in it for the long run. She also wanted money. I never asked her to start it in the first place. When I was evicted from the house, there it was.

I always felt the site could be stronger. I found 2 guys through JokersUpdates.com who really get it! They rock! My new webmasters are Will B. and Mike H. They have become friends and are so cool.

My favorite new feature is the 'hot list', which I'll change seasonally. We have so many cool ideas. Our goal is to make the site the best of it's genre. Period. We are going to do a 'Date A Reality Star' section which will be really hot! You can compete to go out with your favorite reality personality. Cool!!

Elites TV - Hey I am still working on getting a date with my wife!

I keep hearing rumors that you have a new show coming up - can you tell us something about it?


Marcellas - I have a deal on the table with a major studio. The moment it goes thru I'll announce as much as I can. I've signed a confidentiality contract so I can't say to much... yet.

Elites TV - One of the other big rumors about Big Brother is that you and/or Lisa will be entering the house, or that you will be featured in a 'where are they now' segment, or that you will be hosting the show. Any truth to any of these?

Marcellas - Let me clear it all up! No, Lisa and I are not going back into the house. It was something that was out there in the cosmos as a possibility but isn't happening. There are so many rumors out there. My favorite is: I am replacing Julie Chen. I should, but have not been asked. CBS is very happy with Julie! Everyone, as far as I know, is doing the 'Where Are They Now' segment for BB4. There will be no holdouts like Mike Boogie, Shannon or Krista from season 2.

Elites TV - Are you still in contact with any of your fellow housemates? Do you ever see or speak to Amy?

Marcellas - Lisa and I have become crazy close. A great deal of things in our lives are paralleling each other. We spend loads of time together. She lives here in L.A. We take abs class together. We each have a different publicist and get different events that we usually go to together. I see Jason a good bit. He lives near me and I attended his housewarming party recently. We had breakfast together not long ago. He treated, so next time it's my turn! Let me dispel a myth here: Amy was not the person in the house I was closest to. It was Danielle. Amy and I had fun 'cuttin-up' together but I was closest to D. I speak to Amy occasionally. Often, actually. She is just great. Now I'm closest to Chiara and Lisa. I got to spend time with Kiki in New york and had a blast! I hung out with her and her magnificent family. Her mom is the coolest! The only people I don't speak to (from the cast) are Gerry and Josh. I want to talk to Gerry. Josh, I never want to lay eyes upon ever again. YES, I even talk to Danielle.

Elites TV - Your website has a rant which seems directed at a specific webmaster or site. Who was this and why were you so upset?

Marcellas - Though it pains me greatly to mention the name, the site is realitynewsonline.com. It is nothing more than a bash site. The people who write for it are horrible. They seem to think the meaner they are or the bigger the lie they write, the better. What about journalistic integrity? The worst thing about the web is people think they can throw stones and then hide. Cowardice is an ugly thing. I was brave. I went on a television show and lived, competed and tried. I was a lot of things, the most of which was entertaining. One of their writers even had the nerve to try and purchase the Golden Veto. He had the nerve to contact me. They and the site and their 'Reality Hall of Shame' are disgusting.

Elites TV - Previous Big Brother contestants are a hot commodity on the web during the BB season. Are you going to be associating with any particular site - writing articles, posting on message boards, participating in weekly chats, or doing weekly interviews?

Marcellas - I'll be all over the web during BB4. I'll be working with several sites including elitestv.com, I hope. Of course I'll be at marcellasreynolds.com!

Elites TV - It seems that most reality shows of the Big Brother type have incorporated a gay contestant. Have you had any contact with them and shared experiences? How has the gay community reacted to your stint on television?

Marcellas - I love this question! This is the best one! Yes I've met a few 'gay' reality stars. I've met Norm from Real World season 1. He is so nice and very cute. I went to a party for his movie, The Wedding Video. I also hang out with Coral and Melissa from Real World. I was with Coral at my pool today! I've become friends with the Lane twins, who won Fear Factor. Sweet boys. Aaron from The Amazing Race and I did a movie together. We had no scenes together in the movie, '20 Gay Stereotypes Confirmed', but did talk on the phone. I really want to meet the guys from Amazing Race 4, because let's face it, they are such foxes!

The gay community has been awesome! So many people tell me how great I did on BB3 or how they wanted me to win and how many stereotypes I broke as well as confirmed! The best is when a parent or someone grappling with their sexuality tells me that I touched their lives or helped them to understand more about homosexuality. That makes my 10 weeks worth so much more than winning or losing $500,000.

I am, however, saddened by the reluctance of the gay media to embrace me in the same manner in which they have embraced other 'reality stars'. I was a ground-breaking contestant. A man of color as well as homosexual. It would have been nice to have been covered in the same manner as my caucasian counterparts. Let me be blunt: Every gay guy from The Real World has found himself on the cover of Out Magazine. My show reached 14 million people the night I was evicted. It was the highest rated episode to that date. Second only to the finale. the lowest rated show? The night after my eviction. The Real World has never in it's entire run gotten near those ratings. I was a major part of a major network television show. If 10% of the people who tuned in to watch BB3 while I competed purchased a magazine I was on the cover of, it would be a best seller. As a model there has always been this unspoken assumption that 'black models don't sell magazines'. Thanks to Naomi Campbell we know this is not true. I'm sad to find those feelings exist in the homosexual community also. Maybe another African-American reality personality will come along and break that myth. I hoped it would be me. Alas, it is what it is. In the long run it is better to be embraced by mainstream media. It's much better to be embraced for who you are and not who you sleep with.

Elites TV - The new houseguests are about to go into the house. Any last minute advice to them before they start their incredible journey? Should they use the Golden Veto? I'm just joking about that!

Marcellas - They should play for the money. Don't make the mistake I made and lose site of the fact it's a competition. You must believe you deserve the money. You made it in and deserve it as much as any other cast member. Don't get lost in someone else's agenda. If you find yourself liking someone too much, get rid of them! I trusted Danielle and it cost me everything. Put yourself first. And if you are given a gift... Use it! Damned Golden Veto!

Elites TV - Thanks Marcellas for your time. This was great!

Marcellas - Thank you so much for these questions! They were so amazing and insightful. I had to work to answer them! I love that.

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