The cast of Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets can’t help but get emotional as they look back on their time together forming unexpected bonds and learning about their innermost selves. In a PopCulture.com exclusive sneak peek of the Tuesday, Sept. 3 season finale of the MTV show, the cast sits down for a final night together before they return to their everyday lives.
“You couldn’t have planned this group,” says Teen Wolf‘s Tyler Posey. “I don’t know what happened, I don’t know what planets were aligned when we got this group together, but s-t worked.” Kim Zolciak agrees, “That’s God, baby.”
For Fifth Harmony alum Ally Brooke, her time on Surreal Life gave her the opportunity to open up about the highs and lows of her lifetime in the entertainment industry. “I seriously love all you guys and am so thankful for the whole experience,” the singer told her castmates through tears. “For me to feel like I could just let go and be myself and be flawed and be real, be vulnerable [and] not be perfect … I’m seriously gonna miss you guys.”
Model Josie Canseco sympathizes with Brooke to the camera: “Ally’s been through a lot of s-t that a lot of people haven’t been through. She’s been on top of the world, she’s felt underneath the world, and I’m just happy she’s finally in a spot where she feels comfortable enough to open up.” She adds to the table, “We need more kindness and love on this earth. We need people who are just loving and kind and just there for each other.”
Johnny Weir then chimes in with his own gratitude for finding a “safe place” after first embarking on this journey to engage with other entertainers who have dealt with “pressure” in their own careers and lives. Rapper O.T. Genasis agrees that he did find a bond with the Olympic figure skater, telling him, “I never shared a house with someone gay in my life. Johnny, you the coolest motherf-ker in the world, bro. … You’re my brother, man. You know what I mean?”
O.T. adds to the camera, “Johnny, he loves to live life. We’re two different people, but we enjoy the same things. … [He] showed a lot of respect, so you know I show respect back.” The “Cut It” rapper continues to his castmates that while he normally shows a jovial side to the public, there’s “a lot of pain” behind his mask. Crying, O.T. tells his housemates that he “couldn’t have did this s-t without y’all, I’ll tell you that.”
Zolciak agrees that the time on Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets was the “best experience” of her whole life. “I found myself. I got calm. I saw clarity,” she gushes. “I’m supported by everybody and I’m very thankful.” She continues of the lessons learned in the villa, “Feeling safe with people is priceless, and it’s really important to me that in my relationships in the future, I feel this way. And if I don’t, I’m out.
Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.