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BACK TO YOU. >> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT.
IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THE NEW CBS SHOW "TOUGH
AS NAILS" PUTS EVERYDAY
AMERICANS THROUGH EXTREME
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. AND I CAUGHT UP WITH A LOCAL
FIREFIGHTER WHO'S ALSO A
COMPETITOR ON THE SHOW.
HERE IS WHAT YOUNG ANNE FROM
ALEXANDRIA HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE
REALNESS OF THE REALITY SHOW.
Reporter: I'M SURE YOUR LIFE
IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT NOW
THAT YOU ARE ON NATIONAL
TELEVISION EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
WHAT CHANGES HAVE THERE BEEN IN
YOUR LIFE?
YOUR LIFE? >> NOTHING TOO CRAZY, NOTHING
LIKE WHERE PEOPLE THAT -- LIKE
WHEN I'M OUT IN THE PUBLIC,
IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE NOTICE ME.
BUT AT WORK IT'S BEEN
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. EVERYONE IS GIVING ME, YOU
KNOW, MORE TRASH TALKING, BUT
OUT OF ALL LOVE, THOUGH.
BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, EVERYONE AT
WORK, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS ARE
JUST KIND OF, LIKE, BUSTING MY
CHOPS A LOT.
Reporter: TELL US ABOUT WHERE
YOU DO WORK AND WHAT MADE YOU
SAY YES TO DO "TOUGH AS NAILS."
>> I WORKED FOR A LOCAL FIRE
DEPARTMENT IN THE DMV AREA, AND
THE REAP I DID "TOUGH AS NAILS"
-- ACTUALLY, IT WAS FUNNY.
THIS LADY NAMED BY JENNY HOPE
FOUND ME ON INSTAGRAM.
I THOUGHT TWA A HOAX AND IT WAS
KIND OF SHADY, BUT WE BASICALLY
WAS LOOKING INTO IT, DID SOME
BACKGROUND CHECKS TO SEE IF
ANYTHING WAS WEIRD.
AND I JUST KIND OF APPLIED AND
WENT ON WITH IT, AND BASICALLY
GOT ON THE SHOW.
Reporter: WOW!
Reporter: WOW! I LOVE THAT THE PREMISE OF THE
SHOW IS THAT THERE ARE HEREOS
AMONG US EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT
ARE DOING THIS HARD WORK THAT
MAYBE DON'T GET THE RECOGNITION
THEY SHOULD.
THEY SHOULD. WHEN YOU MET YOUR FELLOW
CONTESTANTS, DID YOU KIND OF
FEEL THAT CAMARADERIE RIGHT
AWAY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR
JOBS?
JOBS?
JOBS? >>
JOBS? >> OH, YEAH.
AS SOON AS I MET THE OTHER 11
CONTESTANTS, WE KIND OF
CONNECTED PRETTY QUICKLY
BECAUSE SAME THING, LIKE YOU
JUST SAID, WE ALL CONNECTED
BECAUSE OF THE THINGS WE DO AT
WORK AND, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WAS
REALLY ON, LIKE, THE -- LIKE
THAT HOLLYWOOD TYPE, I GUESS
YOU COULD SAY.
JUST EVERYONE IS JUST LAID
BACK, DOWN-TO-EARTH PEOPLE.
Reporter: YEAH.
Reporter: YEAH. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
REALITY SHOWS WHERE PEOPLE ARE
TRYING TO CREATE DRAMA JUST TO
GET MORE TV TIME, LIKE THAT'S
NOT THE CASE FOR ANY OF YOU.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. Reporter: DID YOU LEARN
ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF BY
GOING THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES
AND DOING THE PROCESS OF
PUTTING TOGETHER THIS TV SHOW?
>> I LEARNED A LOT.
I LEARNED A LOT, I CAN'T DO A
LOT OF THINGS, LIKE I DID IT
LIKE FIRST TIME -- A LOT OF THE
CHALLENGES, I MEAN, IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DONE
ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND THE SHOW
GIVES ME MORE RESPECT FOR THE
PEOPLE THAT DO DO THOSE JOBS.
I MEAN, IF YOU MAKE IT LOOK
EASY, YOU KNOW, GOOD FOR THEM.
I MEAN, IT WAS -- SOME OF THE
STUFF WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. Reporter: I KNOW THAT PART OF
YOUR MISSION OF WANTING TO DO
THIS WAS TO SHOW OTHER YOUNG
KIDS ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO BE A
FIREFIGHTER AND HOPEFULLY
INSPIRE THEM TO FOLLOW IN YOUR
FOOTSTEPS.
FOOTSTEPS. HAVE YOU SEEN THAT?
HAVE YOUNG KIDS COME UP TO YOU
AND SAID I WANT TO DO WHAT YOU
DO?
DO?
DO? >>
DO? >> SO, YEAH.
IT WAS MOSTLY, LIKE, TO SHOW,
LIKE, ASIAN KIDS, ASIAN-
AMERICAN KIDS, YOU KNOW, THAT
WE CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS.
WE CAN GO THIS PATH OF BEING A
FIREFIGHTER.
FIREFIGHTER. AND I'VE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE
FRIENDS SEND ME VIDEOS OF THEIR
CHILDREN KIND OF ROOTING ME ON
DURING THE SHOW.
SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. Reporter: WOW!
Reporter: WOW! THAT'S GOTTA BE LIKE --
ACTUALLY, IT'S, LIKE, THE
REASON I DID THIS IS COMING
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. NOW, I KNOW WE'RE ABOUT FOUR EP
SOADZ INTO THIS SERIES.
CAN YOU TELL US JUST MAYBE A
LITTLE BIT OF MAYBE WHERE WE'RE
HEADED?
HEADED?
HEADED? >> WE'RE HEADED ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. WE'RE HEADED EVERYWHERE.
Reporter: I KNOW THAT IT'S A
TEAM SPORT AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUAL.
INDIVIDUAL. SO DID YOU ENJOY THAT ASPECT OF
IT, NOT JUST COMPETING FOR
YOURSELF BUT WITH YOUR BIGGER
TEAM?
TEAM?
TEAM? >>
TEAM? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THE TEAM PART OF IT WAS REALLY
GOOD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
EVERYONE'S GOTTA BE ON THE SAME
PAGE, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S
GOTTA DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING
THINGS, BUT WE ALL GOTTA COME
TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT ONE OR
TWO WAYS OF COMPLETING A
MISSION.
MISSION.
MISSION. SO THE TEAM ASPECT WAS COOL
BECAUSE, YOU, ONE, YOU GET TO
KNOW PEOPLE AND JUST HAVE THAT
COMRADE WHICH WITH THEM.
Reporter: WE'RE EXCITED FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. IT'S
YOU. IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE SOMEONE
ON THE SHOW FROM THE DMV.
WE'LL BE CHEERING