- You know, I actually found out,
in The Circle that I was pregnant.
(laughter)
(upbeat music plays)
I am a legend!
I am the first successful catfish,
to win The Circle history.
Granted the history kind of just started,
but you know,
I'm like, I'm one of those you look back
in the textbook, and people put hearts around
because like , I'm like a legend, you know what I'm saying?
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- So my name is now,
Ikar.
I changed it recently.
I,
I woke up and had this ping from the universe,
you need to shave your head today.
And I was like, "What?
I love my hair."
And,
I just, I accepted it.
And I feel deeply our willingness
to transform,
allows us the willingness to heal.
So Ikar means, the one who touches the sky.
It's Greek.
- I am now a Georgia peach.
I left New York,
and now I'm down south, in Georgia,
♪Georgia, Georgia. ♪
- I'm currently in Bodrum, Turkey.
My job,
I'm a professional volleyball player.
So being in season and playing overseas
is one of the best things about being in my job
and playing in Turkey's where I am this year.
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- My fondest memory
is,
walking into Courtney's room and seeing that he was real.
And that the connection was real between us two.
I loved it.
I loved him.
It was also the first time I had spoken to anyone in days.
So, umm,
maybe that's why I really loved it.
But,
still one of the greatest memories I have.
- I would say it's kind of simple,
but the catering,
can I say this?
Like my grocery list was ordered
like every single day with the exact ingredients I needed.
And that sounds really simple, but I like to cook
and it's just annoying getting
all the different ingredients,
and I never have the free time to actually cook.
So The Circle gave me a perfect opportunity to like,
get my mind right,
and get my cooking on.
And they gave me every single little ingredient
and sauce packet and ferking seasonings I needed.
And that was pretty cool to me.
- My favorite memory from The Circle,
is being number one influencer like right out the gate,
because I think it's just,
a good feeling to know
that your first impression is a good first impression.
I rather be number one, than number eight (laughs).
- The Cardashians were my favorite memory;
because when we had that very first chat,
Chloe, Courtney and I,
I connected with them on a heart level.
I think they felt a very deep connection,
and it has continued,
in, in the real world now.
(enthusiastic music)
- The Cardashians will always be my babies.
I keep in contact with them all the time.
- One of my favorite things about this experience
has been my friendship with Lee.
I never realized that,
a friend,
like Lee is exactly what I've needed in my life.
- I think I talk to Jack a lot.
Terilisha little bit, but Lee is like my BFF.
- Lee and I talk almost daily.
- Lee is, you know, he's better than I could ever imagine
when I met him.
He pretty much takes care of the whole tribe.
- My friendship with every single person
in the cast is very tight.
We, I talk with all of them.
I try to, you know, I'll do anything for them.
If I can help them
in any way.
I adore them all, I truly do.
- After playing as John with Lisa,
we obviously are pretty close in The Circle
and we stayed in touch very well since the show.
- So I'm friends with, everyone still from the cast.
We're all in a big group chat.
We talk pretty much daily now.
But Jack is the one that I'm closest with,
cause we lived together and played the game together.
And I don't know, we chat all the time.
(enthusiastic music)
The hardest part about playing a catfish
especially my boss who was also a celebrity,
was just, I was really nervous
about space-related questions.
Cause I don't have all the space knowledge he did.
And I was so worried,
that somebody was going to be like,
you know an astronomy major.
- The hardest part about being a catfish was remembering
that I was a catfish.
It was remembering that I was a guy.
You know, there was a lot
of times I wanted to do makeup and talk about makeup.
I wanted to gossip with the girls.
I didn't know nothing that was going on with the girls.
And if I was a girl I would have known,
but then I would have been brought up in that drama.
So, I'm definitely happy,
I went in as Trevor,
but it was extremely hard
and I was constantly worried
that people were going to figure out
that I was a catfish and ask me all these questions
about sports and all this shit
that I don't know about.
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- So thinking back on The Circle,
knowing that I was the first one out,
which was,
you know, devastating and also beautiful,
there's absolutely nothing I would've changed.
Except I would have made other people aware,
that they could also play the game that I was playing.
- I think if I went back, I would
I would do it the same way.
I would do it the same exact way.
And the reason why, is because,
everything,
in my perspective, is already set in stone.
I went in and I did what I did.
And I had a magical experience. Who knows
what,
what the outcome could have been
if I would have switched up any of my decisions?
I'm happy.
- I definitely wouldn't change my strategy
but I would change how I approached the situation
talking to Courtney and Lee.
I think that is the situation where I misstepped.
I think I was trying to see where the relationship was stood
on a certain ground and I was obviously wrong.
So I think that was the one mistake that I made.
And I think if I would've just stayed steady
of the course
and be everyone's friend and become 'in'
with both of those two guys.
It would've completely different.
- Khat, what are you doing? (laughing)
- So, well, if I played again, you know
I'd still be happy to be a villain.
But I think what I realized during the game is that,
the cutthroat strategy is not necessarily
the best route to win The Circle.
Especially, if not everybody else is playing
a very tactical game.
I mean the whole premise of like stabbing someone
in the back implies that they trust you.
And in The Circle,
I think you want to keep the people that trust you
around, more
than the people that don't.
(upbeat music)
- Savannah, Savannah, Savannah,
she's still my LA sis.
She lives a couple streets away
and that is still my girl.
We talk just as much as me and Lee talk,
and I love her even more
than I imagined I would in the game.
I thought that when we got out, we would be close,
but getting to know the person behind that picture,
she's even more beautiful
than anything she uploaded during the game.
Savannah was so proud of me when I finally was able to sit
down and tell her all about justice for Savannah.
She said, "I knew I chose the right person",
and I love it.
I love it.
And I love her.
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- So me and Mitchell.
- That's a touchy subject.
Me and Chloe, there was some sparks on the show.
We had a little bit, in her terms, some banter.
And I think I actually had to friendzone her
cause of Trevor.
So we didn't really get to go much on the show,
but post-show,
me and Chloe definitely have a relationship.
- I adore him.
He's got a special place in my heart.
He is such a sweet soul.
And ever since the show,
and us meeting each other
at the finale, we were talking loads,
and there was like sparks and chemistry.
We actually shared a kiss.
So that's really exciting.
- Not an official dating relationship by any means
but we're good friends.
And,
I don't know,
I guess we're still trying to figure that out.
We'll wait and see where that goes.
But right now, I just absolutely adore Chloe.
She's such a sweetheart,
and just happens to be all around beautiful,
inside and out.
- I FaceTime him literally like every couple of days.
And I've even spoken to his mum.
So, things are going really well.
(indie music)
- I think the "Glamequin" challenge was a defining moment
for my game because,
I had known nothing about makeup.
I tried to apply the makeup
like water paint with like,
I like wetted the brush
and sort of started painting that shit on.
And so it was, it became immediately apparent
to me as soon as I stepped back
and look at my mannequin, I was like,
"ah I'm so screwed".
Like this is-
everyone knew, pretty much everybody knew
that it's not going to be a college girl doing this makeup.
So this has to be a catfish.
And then even though people don't really care
about catfish in our season,
like me being a pretty obvious one
made it an easy out,
to kind of like rate me low.
And then with the twist that happened following
in the rating,
I actually think that it's possible
that if the influencers were actually the more,
if the top rated people were actually responsible
for blocking, I might've made it through that round
because I had a pretty good relationship with Chloe.
And Khat has told me that she would want to make
a strategic move and take out like a big threat.
But for the longevity of my game, it was-
I kind of just tanked it.
Like I don't think I was making the final
after the "Glamequin" challenge.
(inspiring guitar music)
- My relationship with Terilisha
I feel like, is in a good place.
Or at least,
I hope it is.
I feel like I've done everything that I can to,
make amends with her.
You know, I've been apologetic,
I've held myself accountable
for the way I have said things,
and I feel pretty confident,
in our relationship with one another.
I think even though we're not the best of friends
we're cordial and that's all I can ask for at the moment.
- We're cool.
You know, we shared a experience with The Circle.
We were in The Circle
at number one and number two, right off the bat.
I'm excited for her, just
like the rest of the cast mates, you know, again,
we all speak pretty frequently in our group chat.
So I'm excited to see everything that's happening
for her and everyone else.
(inspiring guitar music)
- Yes. Lance has seen me in the show.
And for the most part, he thought
I did a great job.
There were a couple things where he was like,
"Oh, I would never say that".
But,
overall I think that he thought I did great.
(inspiring guitar music)
- Money, honey, that I got (laughs).
Everybody loves some money, but I stayed true
to myself and my goals in the game and the game.
I said, I needed that money because I have a family.
And you know, I wanted to do right by my family
and the main purpose and use of that money was to go
towards the house,
and honey I'm in it.
Okay (laughing)
(indie rock)
- Who knows what the future holds? Hmmm
But I mean, I don't want to say too much
but,
you could be seeing me on your screens,
a lot sooner than you think.
- After The Circle,
I think it's time for me to sort of continue getting
the hot goss from celebrities.
I want to continue to grow my platform.
I want to meet all of the reality stars,
the game players, our game changers in reality TV.
And get to know them on a platform,
interview style.
That's what's next for me.
That's what I want.
I'm manifesting it.
- What is next for Deleesa?
Oh gosh. There is,
I don't know what's next for me.
Honestly. The only thing that I do know is that
I cannot wait for this thing to drop out of me.
(laughing)
Oh my God.
I have a baby on the way.
Me and Trevor,
have another little girl on the way.
And we're super excited.
You know, I actually found out in The Circle
that I was pregnant.
Hmm, it was a crazy,
like unexplainable, unimaginable experience.
But yes, umm
that's what I do know is coming,
another little girl.
But as far as anything else,
we shall see.
- I'm releasing a breath work certification and training,
to give back to other teachers.
And power them with these modalities
and I've just been speaking,
and traveling, and sharing this wisdom.
It's kind of interesting.
You must reflect back and say,
"Hmm maybe there is a reason why I got voted off first.
I like the way you work universe."
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