BWE.TV Exclusive: Our Convo With Devyn From The Real World: Brooklyn

Editor's note: Michelle and Sara had the opportunity to sit down with each of the cast members of the new season of The Real World. Using their signature brand of tag-team tough-question journalism that comes from minutes of experience, the ladies dug deep into the psyches of the cast members. We will be bringing you interviews with each cast member over the coming days! The Real World: Brooklyn airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on MTV. For constant stimulation, you can also check out RealWorldDailies.com.

Aside from the fact that Devyn had an adorable puppy with whom Michelle and I were obsessed, I found her to be quite interesting. She had a lot of opinions about the show, and I was particularly impressed with her brutal honesty about the experience in general. Most people will try and give you some answer about life experience and learning all about yourself etc., but Devyn was no holds barred admitting that she was here to get herself a career in entertainment. She also told us about the 'murder haven' that is Red Hook.

BWE: First of all, how old are you?

DEVYN: I am 20 years old.

BWE: Are you the youngest in the house?

DEVYN: Indeed I am.

BWE: A baby. What was that like?

DEVYN: I didn't really feel like the baby 99% of the time. When we went to Atlantic City I was pretty much not allowed to do anything except breathe, which sucked royally, but besides that, I never really felt like a baby.

BWE: Was there a lot of immaturity going down?

DEVYN: Yes.

BWE: By the way just for fair warning, we are very unprofessional. Was there a lot of drama in the house?

DEVYN: Let's just say we wrapped two weeks early.

BWE: It was that bad?

DEVYN: The house became girls vs. boys. And it's not that I favor girls more than guys. I typically have more guy friends than girls so that's so not the case. Yesterday as we were doing the photo shoot, you could see the boys start cracking, like in between bickering and throwing hissy fits, and even the photographer even commented about it, like 'What's up with the boys?' And we would do some shots with the boys, and he would be like oh my god, you guys are so much more peaceful.

BWE: Why did you come on the show?

DEVYN: Well the real reason I came on the show is... well there are 2 reasons. I am a theater and performance major, and entertainment is my life. I love acting and performing, and I've been doing it seriously since I could talk and walk and this is an excellent platform to get out there. I definitely want to establish myself as an entertainer the right way. I want to be credible, but when there are millions of others just like me - just as talented, if not more so - auditioning, it's always good to have an edge. I thought, well having an impressive resume and having this behind your name, and a little bit of notoriety already will give me that edge. So when I am auditioning I am not just that other girl - I am that girl that was on Real World and the girl that always had a small following. And the superficial reason: I knew I would get a show. Actually I met some former Real Worlders and for a News Year's party, and I was basically the VP of this party, and I met some of them and was like…they are getting paid $4,000 a piece to come to this party and drink alcohol. And some of them I could tell there was something about them that they got on the show but others I thought, If you got on, then I can.' And this was a year ago, and who knew I would be here now.

BWE: What was it like living in this neighborhood with like nothing else around?

DEVYN: Oh my gosh, it's not about the fact that there is nothing else around. It's about that this is a murder haven. I was standing on the corner and this low rider car drives by really slowly - like really creepy. And then 5 minutes later it drives back around, and literally almost drives up on the curve, and I was like oh my god. Then it pulls over, flashes its light against me, and these guys were like 'what are you doing over here?' I was like oh I'm waiting for a car service, and he was like You know this isn't safe.' Basically they were undercover cops, they were actually very nice, and they were like 'you can not be standing out here. What are you doing? Do you see that house over there? They go over there to exchange drugs. Do you see that street down there? That's a dead end. You do not need to be over here.' And I'm about to start crying. I'm like oh my god, do you know how many times I stood out here by myself? Like waiting for a cab and the camera crew does not follow probably because they know it's bad, and they do not want their camera to get messed up? So I'm like out there by myself, with no cell phone, and I was freaking out. For Halloween I was Barbie and people questioned whether I was porno Barbie and...

BWE: Well, Barbie is Barbie....

DEVYN: Well I wore a size 2 dress, and I typically wear a size 4 or 6. But with that said, they did send a gentleman out with me [to the street corner] and it took an hour and a half for a car service but at least they did send someone out with me, because they said you can't be out on the street corner wearing that in Brooklyn.

BWE: When you went out into Manhattan with the camera crew, was everyone excited that they were with the Real World crew?

DEVYN: There were some people who were excited about it. There were a lot of haters. There were more haters in the Brooklyn area then there were anywhere else. One of my ex-boyfriends came to the house, but I tend to date guys that don't like this. They have their own careers so this is not their be all end all.' Plus this is my own space. You have to be at a high level to come into the house.

BWE: Britney or Christina?

DEVYN: Christina because she is more talented.

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