The Love & Hip Hop alum displays on his Home of Villains victory and journey on the present, and likewise reacts to the stunning reveal of Tiffany Polland and Wes Bergmann’s secret alliance.
Safaree has appeared on actuality tv for almost a decade — however he says the “most insane” second he is ever skilled passed off through the season finale of Home of Villains.
And no, the “stunning” second wasn’t even when he was declared the winner!
In an interview with TooFab, Safaree detailed his Home of Villains victory and journey on the present, whereas additionally breaking down the ultimate banishment ceremony, which the Love & Hip Hop alum described as “unbelievable.”
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The Closing Banishment Ceremony
In the course of the closing banishment ceremony, the complete solid of villains — together with those that had beforehand been eradicated — all solid their vote for whom they deemed the final word supervillain, having to decide on between Safaree, Wes Bergmann, and Jessie Godderz.
Teresa Giudice, Camilla Pointdexter, Larsa Pippen, and Kandy Muse all voted for Safaree, whereas Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Richard Hatch, Victoria Larson, and Larissa Lima selected Bergmann. Since Jessie acquired zero votes, he was out — however since each Safaree and Wes acquired three, Jessie turned the tiebreaker.
Whereas host Joel McHale then requested each Safaree and Wes to plead their case to Jessie, Jessie did not hesistate to intervene, instantly — and boldly — telling Wes he can “win” if he have been to “get in your knees and beg” for his vote.
“Beg, and you are the winner,” Jessie mentioned.
Everybody was shocked — however have been even extra shocked when Wes truly acquired down on his knees and begged Jessie to vote for him to win. Jessie threw all the villains for an additional loop when he finally put his hand out to Safaree to shake, and mentioned, “Safaree, congratultations. You simply gained.”
After being topped “America’s Final Supervillain,” and changing into $200,000 richer, Safaree sat in his successful throne and “banished” Wes and Jessie.
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Trying again, Safaree referred to as these closing moments of the banishment ceremony the “primary most insane” factor he is ever participated in on actuality tv.
When requested if believed Jessie was going to vote for Wes after he begged, Safaree informed TooFab, “I, 100%, thought he was gonna give it to him.”
“Being there within the second, the strain and simply the air in that room was so thick. I actually believed that he was actually gonna do it,” he continued. “Like, the look in his eye. He mentioned, ‘Apologize for the chance that you just ripped outta these folks’s fingers and I gives you the chance.’ Like, I actually believed him. And I used to be very shocked when he reached over him to shake my hand.”
“What was extra stunning than me successful is the best way it occurred,” Safaree mentioned. “That final banishment ceremony, being in that room, I have been doing actuality tv for over 10 years. That was my primary most insane participation of a actuality second ever. That was a unbelievable factor to be part of. I used to be very stunned at the way it performed out.”
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Competitors “Technique” — or Lack Thereof
Shortly after he was topped the winner on Thursday night time’s episode, Safaree careworn that he was in a position to win even with out “any pretend politicking,” whereas remaining the identical particular person he was when he walked within the door all through the entire competitors.
“All of those folks from all these reveals, had all these methods and concepts, and methods to control considering, ‘Ah, yeah I am a gamer. That is how I play the sport.’ Man, shut your silly a– up!” he informed the E! cameras, later including, “I walked into this home being myself. I mentioned, ‘You realize what? The Joker he was himself.’ And the Joker is anyone I respect. He laughed his approach via life. And I laughed my approach via this whole home, and I am the one sporting the crown.”
Safaree mirrored on sustaining his selection of technique or basically lack thereof, sharing why he did not rethink his gameplay even through the occasions he was on the Hit Checklist.
“The phrase technique by no means crossed my thoughts as soon as whereas I used to be in that home,” he informed TooFab. “That is the loopy half. And I form of mentioned it ultimately. I mentioned, ‘Hey, I did not come right here enjoying a technique. I got here right here and I used to be myself.'”
He mentioned that “some folks name it a social technique,” including that Wes got here as much as him after his win and informed him that he “performed an awesome social recreation.”
“Wen he mentioned that, I used to be like, ‘I suppose it may very well be checked out as that,'” Safaree recalled. “I am a social particular person. Anybody who is aware of me or I am round, I am a really likable particular person. I am a optimistic, enjoyable going man. And I do not actually do the banter and all that different loopy nonsense an excessive amount of.”
He added, “Everyone knew, ”Okay, Safaree, he is cool. He isn’t a risk. We ain’t gotta actually fear about him.’ And I simply actually wished to simply have enjoyable. So I suppose my technique was simply being myself and having enjoyable.”
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New York’s Vote and Her Secret “Sneaky” Alliance with Wes
Previous to the ultimate vote, it was revealed through the banishment ceremony that New York and Wes had met earlier than the present began filming, and fashioned a secret alliance after they entered the home, sustaining it all through the competitors.
Whereas a number of villains mentioned they weren’t stunned, Safaree informed TooFab that he had “no concept” that it was happening.
“Even when she mentioned it there, I nonetheless did not actually, absolutely grasp it,” he mentioned. “… I did not know that they have been actually like locked in, tied in, however not ever speaking. After which after the actual fact I am like, ‘Rattling. She by no means acquired into any arguments or had had something to do with Wes.’ So it was very sneaky. It was very sticky.”
In the meantime, Safaree additionally opened up about how he felt about New York finally voting for Wes slightly than himself. As proven within the episode, he informed the E! cameras that it mentioned “so much about [her] character.”
He additional elaborated on why he was stunned about how New York voted.
“I simply thought me and her had like an unstated factor happening,” Safaree mentioned. “However then clearly her alliance was stronger with Wes and I simply, you recognize, she was anyone that I felt like all through the present that I used to be at all times driving for. Me and her, we saved having conversations and saying, ‘Hey, look, if we might take one another to the tip, hey, let’s do it. I acquired your again. I am going to by no means let anybody cross you.’ I used to be by no means gonna put her up for banishment ultimately. It wasn’t, the vitality wasn’t reciprocated.”
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Home of Villains vs. Love & Hip Hop
Whereas talking with TooFab, Safaree acquired candid about how his expertise showing on Home of Villains in comparison with his years starring within the Love & Hip Hop franchise. He has appeared on all 4 reveals, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, Love & Hip Hop: New York, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, and Love & Hip Hop: Miami.
As for the place Home of Villains ranks? Safaree mentioned the E! sequence is on the prime!
“Truthfully — and I am not saying this simply because I gained — I must say that I have been doing actuality TV for 10, about to be 11 years. And this, Home of Villains, this was my #1 expertise doing a actuality present,” he informed TooFab. “All the things about it was simply, it was superb — the producers, the best way they shoot it, the standard, the price range, simply the entire angle of the present. It was extra of like a enjoyable … we get to be ourselves form of present.”
“It wasn’t like … the entire bantering, arguing and simply nonsense that goes on in different reveals,” he continued. “And I am form of in an area the place I wanna again away from that form of factor as a result of it is like I am on TV, I am in these conditions and other people consider every part they see.”
“Typically issues are enhanced, typically issues are edited and it isn’t actual notion of my character,” Safaree shared. “So I form of like that with Home of Villains, I used to be in a position to actually be myself.”
When requested which of his previous Love & Hip Hop costars he believes would fare properly on Home of Villains, Safaree named Momma Dee and Zell Swag, however joked the latter “is perhaps a little bit too villanious” for the present.
He additionally named Khaotic as a doable choice, however mentioned he is “like one other model” of himself.
“He isn’t like villainous, you recognize what I am saying?” Safaree mentioned.
As for Ray J, Safaree mentioned, “I do not know what the hell … Ray J could be most likely simply be sleeping the entire time.”
To see extra from Safaree, take a look at the total interview on the prime of this publish!