Recently Katie Doyle spoke with us about her experience on the Gauntlet 2 and how she has changed over the years being on reality television.

By Nick Ciletti
Reality Reel Media
01.15.06

Nick (Reality Reel): During this challenge, you seemed to distance yourself from the drama amongst the other teammates. Is there a reason behind this? Has anything changed?

Katie: Yea, I am friends with almost everyone on my team. I am super close with Robin, Mark, David, and Derrick so I felt safe and not threatned. Not to sound cocky, but people know if they fuck with me, I will flip out so most don't. I had a blast on this challenge, and as long as you don't mess with me I am a chill, cool person. I don't do anything for "camera time". If I wanted it I could have snapped and acted like a bitch but that's not important to me. Having fun and winning was my priority.

Nick (Reality Reel): As a veteran, you have many experiences on other challenges; some of these experiences have garnered you a bad reputation. But now, you have proven yourself to your teammates as a vital and valuable part of the group. What are your feelings on this?

Katie: Well, it's all bullshit. It's almost a popularity contest. It's all in who you know and not how you compete. Who can say who is better at putting paint on or soaking water in a sponge? It all depends. So someone HAS to go, so it all goes in a wierd way. Yet, people always say "you're not a good competitor" to people. It's all politics and strategy, not if you're good or not. It's a mind fuck and after 5 challenges, you figure it all out. That's why I don't give a fuck so much anymore. I know people now, haha.

Nick (Reality Reel): Being as that your entire team has participated in at least two other challenges, do you feel that it is ever difficult to make decisions or work together because everyone brings with them their ideas and opinions from other challenges?

Katie: YES. That's the biggest problem with the vet. team. We all have either won one or made it to the end so we all think we know what to do or how to do it and we have been doing it long enough so we all think whatever each one of us says is the best strategy but we dont think as a team. We all think individually, which isn't always good.

Nick (Reality Reel): If you had to hook up with one guy on your team, who would it be and why? On the other team?

Katie: Haha. No comment.

Nick (Reality Reel): How do you feel about Veronica or Rachel not being in this challenge?

Katie: Good. Actually everyone there was glad.