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Destiney made it to first runner-up on Rock of Love Charm School. She, above most of the others seemed to have been changed by her experience on the show. In this interview, she talks about the infamous spitting incident and about her new t-shirt line. Here’s an excerpt:
[Photo: © 2008 VH1]
You told [us] that you avoided watching I Love Money, but was this show different for you, since you did so well?
No, I didn’t watch the show. I’m super busy, and I lived through these shows. For me, it’s hard to watch because girls talk bad about other girls. Even though I know sometimes they don’t mean it, it’s hard to hear bad things about yourself. I’m so sensitive that it hurts me and I’d rather just not watch at all.
If you’re that sensitive, it seems like even agreeing to appear on one of these shows in the first place is asking for a hard time.
It truly is. I look back and wonder how I did it a lot. I trip out a lot, like, “Wow, did I really do all that stuff?” But it worked out for the best. Charm School put me on my right path.
Really? It was life-changing?
Yeah, absolutely. I’m doing a whole clothing line of T-shirts and jeans that you’ll get to see on the reunion. It’s called Divination, and my boyfriend’s is Virtuoso.
Do it was just a matter of awakening the designer in you?
Yeah. Once I did that Ed Hardy design, I really felt passionate about something. Doing my own clothing line is something I always wanted, but I guess I never had the inspiration the way I do now. Especially after meeting my boyfriend, everything fell into place. I love creating things and making really cool stuff. This is my career now.
Are you selling the shirts yet?
We have our first samples, and we’re mapping out or distribution plan.
Was the show difficult for you?
Charm School was probably the easiest of the three. Obviously, there was some drama, but I’d just rather not relive any of that. My clothing line is called Divination and it’s very positive and it means “to be inspired by gods” and it’s all about methodical things and I just really wanna stay in that mind frame and stay away from that drama. I know I put myself in these situations, but I feel like it all was worth it in the end. I found my true passion and I found my partner in life, my soul mate. We work great together.
That said, your restraint after Brandi C., spit on you was really impressive.
I was impressed with myself! I hadn’t drank a lot, though. The lesson before that was about moderation, and I listened a lot. I wanted to change and learn and become a better person. So I only had two drinks that night, thank god, because I can be a firecracker when I drink a lot. Mainly, I was in shock, that’s why I just stood there for a minute. It was surreal, like I was out of my body watching it. I’m just really glad I didn’t do anything violent.