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Although Giannina Gibelli, Blake Horstmann, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (Vanjie) all had experience with reality television, going onto “All Star Shore” was more physically demanding than any of them were used to. Horstmann and Gibelli both came from dating shows, which were an entirely different experience — and although “Drag Race” had accustomed Vanjie to competitions, he wasn’t used to the style of competition that this series called for. 

“When I signed on to do the show, my mindset was, ‘I’m going to go party.’ I didn’t really think I was going to be running up and down the beach, wearing things, and doing all this athletic stuff,” Vanjie said. “I’m thinking, ‘If they’re inviting me, I don’t think it’s going to be that kind of a challenge.’ What did I know?”

Gibelli agreed that she’d thought it would be more like a vacation, adding that she was unprepared for the weather and the hours. “You think it’s going to — ‘I’m in bikinis all day. It’s going to be so nice.’ It’s either, you’re literally scorching to death, or you’re freezing. It was really hard to do that in the morning, then party at night, and then do it all over again and run up and down,” she said. Vanjie agreed with Gibelli about the schedule and explained that they often stayed up as late as 4:00 a.m. and woke up at 7:00 a.m. for filming.

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