And he’s definitely not holding anything back.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why did you decline to participate in the reunion?
UCHE OKOROHA:Unfortunately, it was a scheduling conflict.
Uche Okoroha.Netflix
Why didn’t you do a taped interview like we saw a couple do last season?
They never offered me a Zoom or taping anything at all.
How did it feel not being involved in the reunion at all?
What did you think of how the other cast members spoke about you in a negative way?
The editing drives a certain narrative that everybody is against me when they’re not.
I think that was misrepresented.
I’m still friends with a lot of the cast members.
Who surprised you the most in the way they spoke about you at the reunion?
Aaliyah definitely surprised me the most because up to that point, we had open lines of communication.
I’m completely fine with what happened between us.
I don’t think either of us are at fault.
I’m moving on."
She fell into that trap, and that really surprised me.
I know she mentioned they had showed her the scene in advance of an interview that she was doing.
Do you want me to go along with that narrative?
Is that going to make you look better to the public or whatever?"
And she said, “No, you don’t have to go along with that.
You could tell the truth about it.”
So it was a little bit puzzling.
I understand how my tone comes across.
That is something I know that I need to work on.
I can’t communicate like that.
And I explained that to Aaliyah as well.
“Call me on the phone.
Let’s meet up in person.
Let’s talk about things.”
What really happened between you two?
And I told her, “I understand how terrible that was with Lydia.
“You broke that promise to me, so like consider my feelings as well and acknowledge that.”
We could barely communicate as it is.
So she ended up taking that job and moving to California, and that’s where our relationship ended.
We were texting each other every day.
I feel like I messed that all up and I really can’t live with that right now.”
I’m just moving on with my life.
What did you think of how Lydia and Milton ended up getting married after that happened with you three?
A lot of the cast was doubting that they would get married.
People were thinking that Milton was going to say no.
I do think that they balance each other out very well.
I wish them good luck in their relationship in the future.
What is your response to her claims?
That’s completely false.
We never had a discussion that we were going to be on the show together.
She blocked my Instagram account so that they wouldn’t know that we knew each other.
Do you regret going on the show?
I do regret the outcome, but I don’t regret my decision to actually go on the show.
What do you think was “misrepresented” the most about you in the edit this season?
Would you consider going on other reality shows in the future?
I would say for certain that I would never do another reality dating show again.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
