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Greta Thunberg, move over.
The cross-franchise reunion special slash dating show slash strategy competition broke ground in both format complexity andswimsuit technology.
But as a newly single and self-proclaimed sucker for love, she decided to take the plunge.
Writing her own happy ending, Tazi chose herself and walked away single.
Although the pair never engaged romantically, their chemistry was palpable, and they remain close to this day.
Thats the strongest match that happened in the house, she tells Vulture.
It just didnt end up being a romantic one.
Your Netflix origin story starts withThe Circle, and you were in a relationship at that time.
Now youre returning to TV, single, a few years later.
AfterThe Circle,I didnt consider myself an influencer; I really considered myself an entrepreneur.
Even when I went onThe Circle, my company was everything I focused on.
Then I got this phone call like, Hey, its Netflix U.S.
Were thinking of this crazy show.
I was in three three-year-long relationships basically my whole life was in a relationship.
What do I wanna love?
So coming into a dating show and having done that introspective work was very organic.
Like, if I like someone,Oh God, I dont care.
Im just gonna book a flight the next day.
I didnt understand it was a strategic thing.
I liked him, and when we matched, it just felt very natural.
Then he rejected me, and that put me in a vulnerable position from the very early days.
But on the show, you dont get a lot of alone time.
it’s crucial that you be totally good when youre by yourself.
Not having those alone moments was difficult.
This is lifelong work.
Its been very challenging, but you also learn a lot.
I wasnt like,Oh my God, no one likes me in the house.
Well, Im a shit person.
When you decided to leave, it was because nobody left on the show was on your level.
I was done trying to sell myself short.
It was important to show that you could genuinely pick yourself and be vulnerable.
I believe empowerment and vulnerability come hand in hand.
And I thought it was really empowering to be like, This is down for me.
It was my happy ending.
Setting aside the romantic connections, what other kinds of connections did you make?
They perceived me as that French Moroccan girl whos a bit random.
But my safe space was definitely Dom since day one.
The first second we saw each other, the first word, it just made sense.
But I met friends for a lifetime.
I was really friends with Francesca.
Anne-Sophie, Abbey, Chloe those are people Im really close to.
Did this experience totally turn you off to American men?Oh, no, no!
Its kind of funny cause everyones coming to me in America like,Im so sorry, girl!
But Im definitely not closing the door to dating American men.
Like I said, Im a sucker for love.
