The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion introduced an uptick within the drama within the fifth episode, which noticed tensions rising amongst numerous forged members.
Among them had been Melissa Reeves and Nurys Mateo, who received a bit chippy throughout the day by day problem and had a heated argument later on the membership.
Nurys walked away from what might have grow to be a bodily confrontation as she realized she needed to maintain her anger in verify and never explode.
Following the aired episode, Nurys appeared on MTV’s Official Challenge Podcast and talked with hosts Devyn Simone and Da’Vonne Rogers.
During their dialog, Nurys was requested about her scenario with one other forged member, Olivia Kaiser, with whom she’d beforehand appeared to have a great friendship.
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However, Nurys talked about why she unfollowed Olivia attributable to some issues that will have occurred whereas filming Season 39.
Nurys talks about why she unfollowed Olivia after Season 39 filmed
With Season 39 at present airing on MTV, forged members can’t talk about an excessive amount of that may happen within the upcoming episodes. However, Nurys teased that one thing could have occurred between her and Olivia to trigger a falling out.
During the Official Challenge Podcast, Devyn introduced up an Instagram Live video that Olivia did wherein she talked about the “Nurys scenario.” That led Devyn to ask Nurys what that was all about.
Nurys mentioned one way or the other, followers discovered that she’d unfollowed Olivia on social media and had been being “nosy” about why they weren’t pals anymore.
That prompted the podcast hosts to ask Nurys to offer a clue for the rationale behind that. They puzzled if possibly it associated to Olivia’s good friend, Horacio Gutierrez, whom Nurys began courting after Season 39 attributable to their featured showmance.
“No, by no means. Not in any respect,” Nurys mentioned earlier than talking extra in regards to the scenario.
“One of the few stuff you could be is a good good friend to different individuals, and I feel all people that’s my precise shut good friend is somebody that the second they entered my life they haven’t left. I deal with my pals the very same approach I need to be handled and the vitality wasn’t reciprocated, and generally individuals aren’t meant to remain in your life eternally,” she advised the hosts.
Nurys defined that some individuals may solely be in your life to “educate you some life classes, and then you definately maintain it pushing.” She mentioned that’s the place she’s “at present at” with Olivia however didn’t elaborate additional on what occurred.
Nurys isn’t the primary to disclose she unfollowed a Season 39 castmate. Tula “Big T” Fazakerley appeared on a earlier podcast episode and shared that she’d blocked and unfollowed Corey Lay after filming.
What might’ve induced Nurys and Olivia’s falling out?
As talked about, Devyn speculated throughout the podcast chat that no matter occurred between Nurys and Olivia concerned Horacio, though Nurys mentioned that wasn’t the case.
However, she continued along with her hypothesis that it could be attainable that deep down inside, Olivia had emotions towards her Ride or Dies good friend, which prompted no matter occurred.
Da’Vonne advised that someplace alongside the road throughout Season 39, Olivia “should’ve crossed Horacio” when it comes to the sport.
Interestingly, Olivia just lately appeared on the Zach Nichols Podcast. She shared a clip from a part of the podcast, the place Zach’s co-host Pierre introduced up Nurys getting a little bit cuddly and comfy with Horacio in a current episode.
“A little bit?” Olivia requested, including with a smile, “She was full-on straddling.”
When requested if she noticed Nurys and Horacio’s showmance and relationship coming, Olivia emphatically advised the host, “Hell no!”
During the podcast, Olivia additionally spoke about how some castmates felt she didn’t should be on Season 39 and that Horacio carried her by means of their earlier season.
Nurys, Olivia, and Horacio had been all castmates as rookies on MTV’s The Challenge: Ride or Dies, however every had showmances with different castmates all through the season.
Olivia and Horacio arrived on the present as pals, making them teammates, they usually uiltimately reached the ultimate of their first season. No sparks of curiosity had been proven between Nurys and Horacio throughout the season.
Meanwhile, Olivia had a showmance with Nurys’ teammate in Ride or Dies, Nelson Thomas, however issues ended after the present’s filming.
In her return for Season 39, Olivia appears extra centered on successful than exploring showmances. That may result in her making a giant transfer within the sport, which Nurys might view as doublecrossing Horacio.
The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
