AE: Are you friends with any of the stylists?
CP: Daniel and Nicole.
AE: And you guys are still seeing each other?
CP: Yeah, Daniel’s in the other room with my sister. We all
shared rooms this weekend.
AE: Was there any extra rivalry between the other gay
stylists and yourself?
CP: Oh, I don’t think there was any rivalry at all between the three of us. We
were friends pretty much from the beginning. I was closer to Daniel than Paulo.
There was, I think it was more with the girls. Definitely just me and Nekisa.
AE: You really didn’t seem to like Nekisa. What was behind
that?
CP: Well, I do like Nekisa, it’s just that when you’re in a house and you can’t
watch TV or movies or read books or anything and all you’re doing is drinking
and eating, you start to get on each other's nerves. And you know what? She was
a form of entertainment. It’s like a cat with a ball of yarn.
AE: So you used her that way, to amuse yourself?
CP: Yes.
AE: You sort of seem to be the season’s villain, so to
speak. Is that how it seemed to you at the time, or has that been a surprise
watching the show.
CP: No, I planned it that way. I think the only role to play
on a reality show is the villain.
AE: Why is that?
CP: Well, because what else would I be? Would I be the stupid person? Would I
be the psycho? Would I be the crybaby? Would I be the bimbo? Would I be the
Pollyanna? No, I can’t be any of those things. The only thing I can do is be
the villain.
AE: Is that something you enjoy doing, stirring things up?
CP: Absolutely.
AE: What was the biggest surprise for you about being on the
show?
CP: I guess how much fun I had.
AE: So you thought it was going to be more of a slog and you
ended up having more fun that you thought?
CP: Well you just never know. There’s risks involved because you can end up
being, based on how things go, it can be a disaster. I think it could be a
disaster for some of the people that were on the show, for their legacy as a
hairdresser.
AE: Do you have any regrets about being on the show?
CP: Any regrets? I guess I regret that I didn’t do a bunch
of angle bobs and purple highlights because if I did, I could have won.
AE: How often are you getting recognized by folks in Denver?
CP: I get recognized all the time, yeah. Every day. And
nobody’s attacked me yet, which is good.
AE: You were a little worried about that.
CP: Yes, I was worried.
AE: Have your friends and family been surprised at you
coming across as the villain?
CP: No, not at all. They’re used to my wicked sensibilities.
AE: What did your partner think of you being gone and now
that you are a reality celebrity?
CP: Well, he hated it when I was gone because we talked a
few times a day, every day, and we haven’t been apart for that long ever since
we’ve been together. But he loves me being on the show. He loves it. He thinks
it’s great. We’re Bravo junkies anyway, so we always were watching Bravo
anyway, so he’s thrilled.
