The challenge: the battle of the eras aired episode 17 last week on December 18, 2024. The segment was the last before the finale and it saw Cara Maria’s journey come to an end after a water-based elimination task against Tori Deal.
After the actor was eliminated, she spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her time on the show and discussed several things that didn’t make the final cut. She discussed the drama between Johnny Bananas, Olivia Kaiser and Theo Campbell and noted that she was surprised no one brought up “bed door.”
The actor revealed that Olivia and Theo, whose relationship blossomed during season 40, made their beds on the Era 1 side after most of the team was eliminated. She said they wanted privacy but other people had started sleeping in their “place”. She revealed that Johnny Bananas didn’t want them on “that side of the house” and came up with a plan.
She said it was “the strangest thing” and that Olivia and Theo were “so angry” because Johnny was acting like they couldn’t be on “that side of the house.”
“There was all this drama and we called it the bed gate,” she said.
“Make a human scale”— The challenge: the battle of the eras star Cara Maria remembers listening to Johnny Bananas’ “sermons”
During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Cara Maria reflected on her The challenge journey of season 40. She chimed in on some of the things that weren’t televised, including her, Tori, and Olivia listening to Johnny Bananas’ “sermons.”
“We would hear him talking loudly and we were like, ‘He’s talking shit about us.’ We were literally making a human ladder to go up to the balcony where Johnny was talking and we were listening,” she said. declared. said.
The challenge The season 40 cast member recalled that Michele Fitzgerald was “so angry” that she burst into the room and told Bananas they could hear everything. At the time, Cara told Michele that she “blew” their spot because they could have listened to a lot more.
Cara Maria called filming season 40 “fun” and said the cast made the most of “living in Satan’s hole.” She said it was hot in the house, but they did their best and remembered not to go out until after dark to beat the heat.
Cara Maria was further asked about her “hot shot” on The challenge season 40 and I was wondering why they brought 40 people on the show when they were going to be “abandoned” in the first episode itself. The actor wondered if there would be a reunion for just these people or at least an after-show.
“If we didn’t have a house of redemption, then I feel like it was a failure,” she added.
The challenge The season 40 star said the post-elimination goals could have been kept secret. Cara felt it would have been “much crazier” if the contestants had written down their goals before elimination and no one knew who they were. She said it would have been an “instant twist” and would have caused more paranoia in the house.
The actor further added that he gave Bananas a karma point during his elimination from The challenge: Battle of the eras. She said no one else got a low number and she gave everyone a “five.” She said she didn’t want to “play” with anyone else’s game, including Jordon, despite their checkered past.
Fans can tune in to watch the season finale of The challenge season 40 on Wednesday January 1, 2025, on MTV.
Edited by Sukriti Makhija
