Pumkin (Brooke Thompson) will always be known as the girl who spit on New York (Tiffany Pollard), which practically made the first season of
Flavor of Love good for TV. At the time, Pumkin's failure to tell
Flavor Flav about her past appearance on
Blind Date led to her elimination at the end of the episode and during the elimination ceremony, a near-brawl occurred between her and New York when Pumkin claimed New York was an aspiring actress. New York, on the other hand, claimed that Pumkin was calling her out so Pumkin then spit in New York's face, and then ran away.
Two years later, Pumkin was cast in yet another VH1 reality series, this time on
I Love Money. Unfortunately, people still associate Pumkin with saliva. And while that's an odd correlation, Pumkin doesn't seem to mind as she credits her spitting incident for her new found fame.
“If I had a dollar for every person who's said, 'I'm so glad you spit on New York,' I would be a millionaire,” Pumkin said in an interview with VH1.
“
Hoopz may have won [the first season of]
Flavor of Love, but when people think about that show, they think of Pumkin and New York. Hoopz was known for being pretty and that's all she did on the show. I'm glad, because New York has done well for herself and I'm known as the girl who spit on her. I mean, it's gross, but if I wouldn't have done it, I don't think either of us would have been as popular as we are right now,” she explained.
Sadly, Pumkin was eliminated on the most recent episode of
I Love Money, the show that features contestants from the first two seasons of
Flavor of Love, I Love New York and
Rock of Love as they compete in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000. During her stint on
I Love Money, she made some allies and, as expected, made a few enemies, one of which is Megan, whom she clashed with from the very start.
“I don't mind people who talk s***, that's cool, but say it to my face. Don't whisper. Don't try to be a conniving little backstabbing bitch. Just tell me. I think that's the hardest part. On
Flavor of Love, the girls were really cutthroat, just, ‘You're a f***ing bitch,' straight to your face, not whispering, 'Oh. Saggy boobs.' I just don't like people like that,” she said.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: VH1
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