What do you think prevents the other guys from hooking up with each other? I found it strange that there was this presumption that everyone would just be going after Robert.
Two of the suitors did hook up with each other, although it never made the air because we didn't know about it until after we were eliminated.
Who?
I think Sam and Chad hooked up on the first night. So, that's what happened on night number one. And then night number two, remember Chad had his hands in his pants and he was making the move on Eric. So there was definitely some canoodling, but for the most part, everyone was very ladylike — and I think it was a house full of bottoms too, Mary.
Was it?
Honestly, that's probably what was going on.
That's sort of what I assumed from the remaining guys.
Everyone's sisters. No one's going to do anything. And the deprivation is what kept us lusting after Robert as well. No cell phones, couldn't go on an app or anything like that. You had no other source of entertainment besides one another and you became annoyed with each other. So when Robert came in the house, it was flies on shit.

Right before the show premiered, there was a scandal involving Robert — it was revealed that he used to be a sex worker. Was that ever a point of discussion in the house with the other guys?
Hindsight, is always 20/20, but it was never talked about in the house. If anything, I feel like I was the only one who picked up on something because I recognized Robert right away from his Instagram. I'd been following this guy for six months prior to even know he was going to be on the show. I had been following him on Instagram because I saw him on Marc Jacobs' Instagram in a cheeky little photo of them in bed together. I was like, 'Huh. Isn't that interesting? You know, what's going on here ... Marc Jacobs in bed with this guy?'
And I asked Robert, 'I knew about you because I saw a picture of you in bed with Marc Jacobs. What was that about?' He got all flustered, blushed, was tripping over his words. He's like, 'Oh. Oh... Uhhh, Ummm. It's just a friend.' I'm like, 'Really? Are those the types of friends you have?' He's like, 'Oh. Yeah, yeah.' Then he wears the Cartier love bracelet. You don't buy that for yourself. Someone buys that for you, and it's not cheap. So, I figured he was kept boy in the past. We always asked about his past relationships, and he said he dated someone that looks exactly like him but I mean, obviously, he used to hustle for dollars. And there's nothing wrong with that. One thing the show has done is prove that he has moved on from that and he's not a slut, or a prostitute, or whatever.
It didn't really feel like Robert was very forthcoming about what was going on with his life or his past, or anything in general.
Yeah, he was very mysterious. It was all very surface level that he was from Puerto Rico or Miami. He went to college, studied in New York, interior design. I'm trying to ask him these questions and he said he did the window displays for Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren and everything like that. But has anyone vetted this guy? Is that what he has done? I asked about his design style, he said his design was a juxtaposition between classic and modern and he's coming out with a candle line. Have yet to smell a freaking candle. I don't really know what's going on. Everything went back to the candle line. 'As you know, I'm a big fan of history and I incorporate that in my candle line.'
As a viewer, I don't even care about the past stuff. In some ways, that makes it more interesting than he seems to be.
Yeah, you're absolutely right. If anything, let's talk about that, Robert. Give us the dirty details. That’s what I want to know. Enough of this wooden facade. Instead of burying this under the rug with, 'Oh, oh. Past is in the past. Don't judge me for my past.' Sex work is a very real job. This is what people do to put a roof over their head, to pay for their cars, whatever it may be. Let's shine some light on the subject and talk about it. It's still very real in this day and age. This is something that needs to be talked about. Robert could really be an advocate for this. Own it. That's what pains me about Robert. Instead of pretending like you're Mister Perfect, which you aren't, because no one is, let's talk about what was going on in your life.

Were there any important moments that we didn’t get to see?
Robert and I did get in a big fight at the masquerade ball — which was awful, by the way. Imagine six people standing in a room with masks on their faces. We weren't allowed to take our masks off and then Robert would take someone out of the room. So then there was just five of us with our masks on. It was this weird party. The music they played had to be like non-royalty free, so it was a song no one knew. They had it on repeat. It was the worst party ever.
Anyway, I was trying to be serious, and Robert came and sat on me, and he was very heavy, his bony butt. I was like, 'Get off of me.' I just wasn’t into him. Then I stepped into the kitchen just to have a breather and talk to some of the producers and Robert storms into the kitchen, starts yelling in my face, pointing in my face, saying 'I sent Paul home for you!', and that I should cut the shit. He was screaming and yelling in my face. That's why he came over at the pool party the next day to apologize. And then I was ready to give my tie. Was over the whole thing. Producers told me, 'Robby, do not. Keep your tie because we're about to do the revealing of the mask.' So that's when I had the conversation with him. After Robert had screamed in my face, I had to stand in front of him and reveal the meaning behind my mask, which was serious. But then I did make it funny at the end, when I said I had been there for 87 days. It was nice to even break down Robert's walls and little bit more and see a little chuckle out of him.
That's crazy that they edited all of that out.
The show is trying to portray Robert in this prince perfect thing. But viewers can see through that. Viewers want reality. That's why it's a reality show. They want to see the real deal. I think maybe, logistics-wise, there were producers in the room, so I don't know if the cameras were shooting in there. It was a very real argument. It wasn't for show. It wasn't for cameras. He can flip the switch, that boy.
What do you want to do next?
I mean, America has jumped on the Robby train and I think we need to keep it going some way, somehow. I know they aren't going to tune into Hallmark to watch me so I think we need to do some sort of spin-off. That's what everyone is saying. I'm so humbled and overwhelmed by all the tweets and messages, and Instagram, Facebook, this and that thing. I need a show. I just don't know what it would be.