AE: What are your thoughts about being the only gay contestant that we
know of on the show? Do you kind of wish you had another gay boy on the show
with you?
RK: [laughs] I guess it'll keep me out of trouble. I won't have any
showmance opportunities, at least that I know of. It'll keep me focused and on
top of my game.
AE: What do you think of the other guys?
RK: We've had limited interaction. Of course, I'm not allowed to have that
much interaction with them because they want us to get to know each other in
the house where America
can get to see it. As far as I know, they've cast an incredible group of
individuals who are very talented and very good looking. It's going to be a
good competition. I'm certainly not sitting pretty and comfortable.
AE: Do you see yourself more as a runway, catalog, or editorial model?
What's your strength?
RK: My biggest strength is probably mostly catalog and print work. I love
print work, like high fashion industry, any opportunity that would present
itself for me to do high fashion, and see other parts of the world, and kind of
do things that are more creative.
AE: Have you watched the original British version of the show?
RK: I have seen some footage on YouTube, but I haven't actually seen an
entire episode. It's kind of fun, but it's all going to a surprise for me really.
AE: What's your take on the other modeling shows out there such as The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, America's Next Top Model, and America's Most Smartest Model?
RK: Out of the three you've noted, I've seen America's Next Top Model and America's
Most Smartest Model and I've learned a lot from watching those shows. It
sounds funny, but I made it a point when I learned I was on Supermodel to watch
those shows a little more in-depth, because I believe in learning from other
people's mistakes before making your own. [laughs]
I'd rather go into this
as prepared as I can be. I think they're fun shows, and I think there are a lot
of lessons to be learned from those shows that don't strictly apply to the
modeling industry. I think a lot of those lessons can apply whether you're a
doctor, or a lawyer, a waiter, or whatever.
AE: Recently the JDMA has focused on the issue of nudity, which is
problematic for some models. Is that an issue for you?
RK: I think as Americans, we are kind of prudish. I think the human body is
a beautiful thing and we shouldn’t demonize it. If it's done artistically and
creatively and not gratuitously, it can be a beautiful thing and make for some
really great photos.
AE: Your website lists Spiderman
2 as a credit. What did you do?
RK: I was an extra. I've been an extra in several different movies. It was
actually a really fun one to work with Sam Raimi, who I think is an incredible
director. We got to go o downtown Chicago,
and be on the subway system as they were shooting a fight scene between Spiderman
and one of the villains. We were there to be spectators witnessing this fight.
The cameramen were all around us and Sam was walking up and down and directing.
It was a really exciting time to be learning about the industry and building my
resume.
AE: What other films have you have you been in?
RK: I was in Robert Altman's The
Company with James Franco and Neve Campbell. Most recently, I was in a
movie with Sean William Scott and John C. Reilly. I've also been in some local
commercials and industrial commercials, fashion shows, things like that.
AE: Are marriage and kids in your future?
RK: I can't wait! I really can't, but I think there's a time and place for
everything. I have a lot to learn and do, a lot of ways I have to grow before
I'm ready for that. But I definitely see myself partnered, and I want to have
at least three kids. I want to have one of my own, one of my partners, and I
would love to adopt a child. I've seen what goes on in foster care facilities
and all these kids that have no one to care for them. It saddens me, and I'd
love to not be selfish in that way, and have some to look after that doesn't
have loving parents right now.
AE: We checked out your MySpace page and there were a couple of things
that caught our attention. You were hit by a car! Were you hurt?
RK: I was. I was hit back in January. I was on my way to work, I was
working at this bar at the time, and I was struck from behind. The guy was on
his cell phone and accelerated into a turn. I was hit, thrown up onto his hood,
and fell onto the pavement. I was lucky; there was a nurse walking by who came
and told me not to move. Long story short, I had two major herniated discs and
I'm still to this day suffering nerve damage in my left arm to where I have
pain and numbness that I've just learned to tolerate. The only opportunity to
correct that is through surgery and there's no guarantee that it would correct
it.
