While relationships have changed in and out of the game, Lete regrets nothing.
“Oh, I have no regrets.
Butno, absolutely no regrets,” she said.
Congratulations on an amazing run!
ALEXIS LETE:Thank you so much.
I’m excited for what’s next.
I’m excited for where I just was.
I’m grateful for the opportunity and experience.
COLLIDER: Let’s start simple.
If you could describe your experience in three words, what would they be?
LETE: Oh, badass, betrayed, fun.
COLLIDER: I’m here for it.
What was it like being out there on the Banker’s Private Island?
LETE: There’s so much to say about what it was like.
We got treated like kings and queens.
The dynamics of the people was interesting.
They really found different walks of life.
And you have aDr.
Will [Kirby], who is an egotistical but lovable dermatologist.
It was like being at an adult summer camp.
It was the best time ever.
COLLIDER: What inspired you to go out and do this journey?
LETE: I’ve always wanted to do a competition show since I was little.
I grew up watchingSurvivor.
And I eventually went on to play division one volleyball and play overseas in Switzerland for a little bit.
And after that journey was over, I missed the element of competition.
And that’s why I entered Miss Indiana USA.
I got to compete again.
I loved competing and training for Miss USA.
It felt like it gave me a purpose.
And then after that, I was lost, and then I found the WWE.
Found out the WWE isn’t so much competition, but politics.
What can I do to challenge myself and see how I come versus other people?
You know, I did this all the time, even in school.
Like, “What’d you get?”
“Oh, I gotta B.”
“Oh, that’s crazy.
I got a B+.”
I just love the competition aspect in a healthy way, but sometimes unhealthy.
Let’s be real.
COLLIDER: Does that mean you’ve caught the reality competition bug?
Would you do another show?
LETE: I’ve been bit five bajillion times.
I was chatting withBoston Rob [Mariano]on the way back to America from the island.
He happened to be on my flight.
We had the same layover, had dinner together, and I was just picking his brain.
“How did you make this your career?
How many shows have you been on?”
Asking him all sorts of questions.
He said usually you have to be a villain, though.
Not a ton of people that are the heroes make it on reality TV.
And I’m like, “We’ll see about that, Boston Rob.
We’ll see about that.”
So my pitch to people was keep me, and I’ll help you.
Keep me, and I’ll do whatever I can to keep you safe tonight.
So I wanted to verify I was dependable.
And through being dependable, I had to be honest.
And I was able to accomplish all three of those throughout.
I was open to lying somewhere in there, but I didn’t really need to.
You know, this isn’t a competition where I think lying is necessary.
I think some people could have been more upfront, but it takes more to do the game honest.
And I’m not.
I’m fully aware that I’m not better than anyone.
We’re all equally under God’s eyes.
But it is an ego boost, and I have an ego.
I’m trying to work on it, but I do want to feel self-righteous.
How crucial was it having this power for your game?
The true power really comes though whenever you beat the Banker because you might do anything without telling anyone.
And I wish they would have put it in the show.
After I beat the Banker, I had a speech, and I was on such a high.
So I won the banker.
I come up, and I just get overwhelmed, like the power that I could do anything.
COLLIDER: Well, when it came to The Family, it was tough to break them apart.
Did you trust Dickson at all after the friendship bracelet?
LETE: I was hopeful.
I knew that I can’t listen to what people say in this game.
I have to watch what they do.
So I was waiting for the challenge to see how Dickson performed.
And this is an issue because we can’t be out here two against four.
The odds are not in Phillip and I’s favor.
And I wanted to get Phillip and I to the end.
So Dickson had to go because that was the only person up for elimination that was in The Family.
COLLIDER: When it came to CK, she was a big wild card.
LETE: 100%.
And the hardest bus ride was after the Temple that she sent Seychelle home.
And she’s like, “I get it.”
And so that, for me, was okay, kind of a cuckoo bird.
Because she was so against David, so against Dicksob.
So I was trying to work with her there.
But, she was in love with Parvati, and I was not.
COLLIDER:Let’s discuss this final excursion.The jury twist was brilliant.
No, it was okay, I need to double-check that I get higher cases than David.
And I’m like, “How can I do that?”
“Hey, Phillip, hey.
You know, they show it in there.
And he looked at me.
He said, “Don’t worry, babe, I got you.”
And after that, I was like, “Amen, hallelujah.
Thank you, Jesus.
Let’s go on to the next little raft.”
So with that, I kind of had an assumption.
And then she did this whole, like, “You choose.”
And I’m like, “Okay?”
and I got it.
I already in my head sorted it all out.
This would be the outcome of this.
And it really relied on my only alliance member that had the briefcase.
The briefcase to pull through for me, because I was going up two against one, right?
Like two of David’s people verse one of mine, and they have the game in their hands.
So I’m like, “Wow, the odds are not my favorite here.”
But I was hopeful, still hopeful.
COLLIDER: I mean, it was interesting because Phillip seemed to give everyone the high case.
COLLIDER: Did that shock you?
He doesn’t do things for himself.
He doesn’t do things for the people he loves.
He does things so everybody will like him and think he’s a nice person.
But the brutal reality of being nice, the definition of nice doesn’t mean that it’s good.
The definition of nice is doing things for other people to make them satisfied with your actions.
And really, when you’re being nice, doesn’t necessarily mean you’re being good to yourself.
And someone who’s willing to stand for everything and with everyone is willing to fall for everything.
Like, he just wants to be liked by everybody.
He just wanted to see to it people liked him.
And I don’t like him now, because of it.
These players go all in to win.
LETE: Oh, I have no regrets.
But no, absolutely no regrets.
I’m incredibly proud of the way that I played this game.
I am a true Indiana girl.
I believe in God.
I believe in following God.
Yeah, I got a sailor’s mouth, but like me and Jesus are still homies.
And I venture to live in the way that he does every day.
COLLIDER: My final question, finish the sentence.
The best moment of myDeal or No Deal Islandjourney was blank.
LETE: SENDING DICKSON HOME!
COLLIDER: I love it.
And listen, we’ll talk about it for one hot second.
The kiss that made it to theDeal No Deal island After Show.Kiss and tell.
LETE: This was right after Davi5 got the 5.4 million.
We’re all in the bus heading back to the hotel.
We’re on a high.
We’re all part of history, the greatest winnings in the game show history.
And we’re waiting for them to move us along.
And, you know, I think Dr Will was like, “You know what?
I think tonight Dickson should get his first kiss.”
And I’m like, “Oh my gosh.”
And then everyone’s like, “Yeah!”
Everyone’s like, “Kiss!
We had the chants going.
And so I was like, “Dickson, we gotta do this.”
I just grabbed him, I give him a little peck on the cheek.
We call it a day.
But yes, I think that’s Dickson’s first kiss.
And, like, shout out, Dixon!
COLLIDER: Not a bad first kiss to have.
LETE: Not a bad first kiss!
Yeah, the guy’s balling.
“Chicks dig the Dickson” was another punch line.
COLLIDER: I’m here for it.
Well, congratulations on your run on the show.
I know there’s going to be more Lete in our reality TV futures.
LETE: Yes, there will be.
I’m excited about it.
I feel like I’m meant to do this.
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