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What Gabriel didnt realize isPerfect Matchwas all that with a shiny dating-show overlay.
NotLove Island, not even Friend Island, this is Co-star Island.
Youre immediately spending that time with somebody with no distractions.
In 48 hours, thats like a months worth of dates.
Its enough for anyone to get caught ugly crying at least once.
Season two is casting itself.
Perfect Matchis a complete 180 fromThe Mole.
I got the call forPerfect Matchbeginning of September, then we started filming in February.
Im not good at math or geography, as you could tell from the show.
I thought,why not?I wasnt really dating beforeThe Moleor afterward.
I got out of a really long relationship, so I was also going to therapy.
I was like,Oh, this is good, going into a dating show emotionally available.
Bad idea to go into a show after going to therapy and getting in touch with your emotions.
Of course this would happen to me, it wasnt so much that I didnt feel worthy of Francesca.
I didnt feel worthy of being there.
I had impostor syndrome the entire time.
I had impostor syndrome onThe Mole.
Im just some kid who was dead broke before going into the villa.
I had no money because I had to quit my job forThe Mole.
Literally, my best friend sent me money just to pay my bills in the hotel room.
Seeing these famous people who knew each other, I felt like,Damn, who am I?
I dont deserve to be in this villa.
Youre spending 24/7 with somebody.
People say, Oh, you pursued Francesca.
But the first day, I was not pursuing anybody.
I was like,I dont know whats going on.
I learned shes into philosophy, were talking about books.
I was like,Shes got a lot of substance.
Were talking about our parents, our family life, exes.
Shes pansexual and a really open, evolved person.
A lot of people would say the connection wasnt there, but it was.
I didnt know what was going on.
You saw me, I was having Nerf-gun fights.
Pouring wine …Pouring wine and having Oreos.
And I wasnt good at that, just like I wasnt onThe Mole.
When she matched with me, I gave her my word:Im going to commit to us.
Francesca is very subdued.
Georgia is somebody who wants to have fun all the time.
Shes gonna get up and pull you out to dance, this ball of light and energy.
She helped me get over my social anxiety.
Did you think you guys were going to win?Oh no.
We thought we lost it.
I kind of took Georgia from Chase.
The odds were stacked against us already.
Then, when Joey was like, Were engaged!
We looked at each other like, Yeah, were not winning this.
What has it been like since?
Are you guys still connected?Um, its complicated.
How are your relationships with the other people in the house?Ines and I are still really close.
I consider her my little sister.
Shes one of my best friends.
Me and Zay are really close hes like my brother.
Shayne also; that trauma-bond we had in the house is like no other.
We had each others back.
Im friends with everybody.
I dont hold grudges.
I washed my hands and I moved on.
Weve only spoken on-camera, and every time its been like,Hey, were gonna do this.
And then he does something else.
But its not bad blood.
If I see you, its handshakes.
If Dom stood for dominance then, what does Dom stand for right now?You want deep?
I guess Dom stands for being open.
Dom stands for peace.
Dom stands for happiness.
Dom stands for leading with love.
Every Sunday Im onShonen Jumpand I read my mangas.
Im all about the books and the panels and the artwork.
I do appreciate the live actions, but I grew up on animation.
I grew up on those cut scenes, seeing those panels come to life and the line work.
Im a classic guy.
