Aneesa Ferreirais done forgiving and forgetting afterThe Challengeseason 40.
“I didn’t feel like I needed either one of those eliminations,” Aneesa tellsEntertainment Weekly.
“But I think even going in was kind of to quiet the haters a bit.
Aneesa Ferreira, Derrick Kosinski, Nia Moore, Jordan Wiseley, ‘The Challenge’.MTV
I don’t feel bad for myself I’m just annoyed.”
“Now, I don’t give a s— what anybody thinks.
I show up and I know that I’m capable or I wouldn’t be there.
Aneesa Ferreira, Derrick Kosinski, Jenny West, Horacio Gutierrez, ‘The Challenge’.MTV
People are like, ‘She’s out of shape and she can’t do this.’
If I am incapable of doing it, I wouldn’t be there!
I know myself better now, and I want to be part of the winner’s circle.
Aneesa Ferreira and Horacio Guttierez, ‘The Challenge’.MTV
All my friends are in it, and I want to be part of the club.”
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You almost beat Jenny that was so close!
ANEESA FERREIRA:We have to rephrase it like, Jennybarelybeat me.
Derrick Kosinski, Aneesa Ferreira, Jenny West, Horacio Guttierez, ‘The Challenge’.MTV
Was it as close as it seemed in the episode?
Oh yeah, a thousand percent.
I was ahead for a while.
So if I would’ve just put [the jacks] in, that would’ve been it.
I was like, “Why are you so out of breath?”
She’s so fit, so I was very surprised.
And you never want to see people struggle, unless you’re evil, but I was fine.
We went for an hour.
It was a long time.
It definitely made me feel great that I performed better than I thought I was going to.
It just made me feel like I needed to give myself more credit.
It was a loss, but it was such a win.
I couldn’t even cry.
I wasn’t in it.
And then the only person I got emotional with was Jordan I hugged him and I fell apart.
It was a win.
You’ve had some amazing elimination performances in the past.
Where does this one rank?
This one really pushed you.
I felt very naked in this one.
It was like me vs. me I know I was against Jenny, but my back’s towards her.
So it definitely ranks in top five feel-good ones, but the loss just doesn’t seem as painful.
There has to be a night when I stop thinking about it.
And then I’m like, “Wait a minute.
You did what you could.
It was great.”
Let’s back up to the challenge.
We see Jordan lose in the lightning round
But did he?
Did he lose that?
That was my question: Do you think he threw that?
Do you think he had a deal going with Laurel and Bananas?
I don’t know.
And now, I don’t know.
I have to call him.
I may text him right now, after this is over, and ask him.
Because when you watch it back, it looks shady as hell!
What did you think of how Darrell chose you as the Era 1 target for this episode?
Yeah, Darrell’s on my s— list.
I’m going to be mad until I’m not.
I need people to stop being comfortable with me going into elimination.
She’s totally going to forgive us."
I want to be petty.
I’m in my petty era.
I’m 42, about to be 43 in seven days, a week from today.
And I’m sick of it, and I’m going to start being petty.
And how are you and Rachel now?
She was trying to spare Jodi’s feelings, but I’m like, “What about mine?”
It’s that whole thing of, “She’s fine.
She’ll get over it.
She’ll be fine.”
It’s tiring now.
I was pissed, but I could let it go because I’ve known her since I was 20.
This isn’t a stranger to me.
It’s going to get messier.
Don’t you worry.
There’s a lot more to come.
So have you walked away from season 40 with new vendettas?
Everybody else holds on to stuff.
I don’t always have to be the bigger person.
We are on reality television.
I’m allowed to stick up for myself.
So if I ever go back, we’ll see.
“If?!”
I don’t like the sound of that.
[Laughs] But you’re not my L2 to L5 [vertebrae].
You’re not my back right now.
Those beds in Vietnam messed me up so much, but I am still strong.
I’m still at it.
I’m still in the gym every day, so I feel good.
If they call me and they need me to go, I’m ready.
But this has been a nice little break.
We don’t get them that often…
I guess I can do one or two more.
So as long as you guys do that, I’m there.
What else happened this season that wasn’t shown in the episodes?
And the evolution of Aneesa and Cara, they didn’t show any of our blossoming friendship.
I just saw her better this time.
I understood her more.
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