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Friday, August 31st, 2007

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And I quote:

Someone wrote my phone number on the wall at a club called McCoys I think and I started getting phone calls from people late at night who saw the number and wanted to express their feelings haha..

What “feelings” did these people express? Read more, after the jump.

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Parisa Speaks!

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

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Are you all ready for the weekend yet? If so, I hope you have something fun planned—and I also hope that you’ll get more piece of mind than Parisa did last weekend. In a message posted on her private Facebook, Parisa said this: “Thank you whoever wrote my number on the wall at some club and the lovely drunk that woke me up to tell me Dunbar sucks.”

I followed up with the reality star and she gave me a unique view into the cast members’ lives post-filming. Here’s a taste:

  • Cast members do not see the episodes in advance (with the exception of the first two episodes). They watch them live on Wednesday nights, just like you.
  • “I check in with your blog regularly and noticed the change in pace over there, glad to see you’re doing well.” See! By reading this you are among the stars!
  • “I goofed thinking that this person was my friend, investing time and care into a friendship that definitely isn’t being portrayed as mutual.” Who could she be talking about? Find out soon.

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Exclusive Statement from The Real World’s Parisa

Monday, July 16th, 2007

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Lucky you, you’re one of the very first people to hear directly from the new “Real World” cast! Here’s what Parisa had to say to the wonderful WatchingMTV.com readers:

a lot of sites seem to be focusing on the fact that i’m persian/muslim instead of my professional and academic background (i worked in finance all throughout college and almost went on to investment banking before deciding to quit my job junior year and going back to performing arts, taking acting classes at the [NYU] Stella Adler studio and recording and performing again as a vocalist… that’s a huge life decision in itself and then i was cast on the real world right after graduating in december as the ball was rolling with the music stuff so it’s crazy to be introduced to the world as “the muslim girl”)

Even though this season marks the first time that a Persian-American has been cast for the show, it’s clear that Parisa was cast for other reasons as well. One thing the casting directors look for in every prospective “Real World”er is a layered personality. The show’s producers know that there has to be enough story to last about 22 episodes, so it’s important to cast people with varied personality traits. Can’t wait to see how this cast fairs!

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