DC ExtraTime: The Softer Side of Camila

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This Rivals III Challenge season has already been as dramatic as you can get, and has just about reached its halfway point, and we are in that time where we should know who will be in this game for the long haul. Of course, there's still a lot left to be decided although more than half the original field are still in the running, including a few of the notable big-name veterans - one of them being the subject of not just this week's episode but also this dedicated edition of DC ExtraTime.

For Camila, she has had a stellar run to becoming one of The Challenge's biggest names. We first met this native Brazilian on a special Spring Break edition of the show in the spring of 2010 when she was a University of Nebraska student enjoying that vacation in Mexico. Ironically enough, that mini season had a moment where after she ate a hot pepper in the scorching sun, she collapsed to the sand and players had to call medics over to get immediate help while she was wincing in pain. Luckily, she was okay and after being part of the winning team formed by Challenge vet (and now podcast host) Susie Meister, the drama she provided that week was enough for producers to invite her to join the big show on Cutthroat later that year. Though she was in the same position as the AYTO kids are here of being relative outsiders in having not earned their way into the big leagues by being a past RW alum or a Fresh Meat partner, it has certainly paid off in the long run.

   In Prague, she left her mark both competitively (a deep run as a rookie) and in the house where her outspoken manner drew the attention of the girls including Theresa. That argument with her got them paired up on Rivals I, where they both got into words with Jonna & Jasmine, and saw Jazzy KO a mirror. Of course, there was that famous tirade she had on Battle of the Exes that is no doubt her signature moment, and somehow she & Bananas won the final. On BOTS 2 came another meltdown when she went off on Big Easy Eric for quitting an Arena, and she got into words with Jemmye on a ride back from the club. Those two got paired up on Rivals II and won the last Jungle to get into the final but settled for a 3rd place showing. And of course, there's been the three times in the past couple years that she's got into the face of her frenemy, Nany; and what we've seen with her and Tony.

But, there's a side of the Camilanator that a lot of you don't know that she has. It's a musical side of her and, in a way, we like to call it The Softer Side of Camila.