ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did you watch yourself on All-Stars after you got out? How do you feel like you came across?
WILL KIRBY: Awesome. I knew exactly what I was doing from the very beginning. I told the producers that I'm not going on if you don't bring on Mike Boogie. You bring us on, we'll both work really hard and one of two things will happen: I'll get kicked out at the very beginning, or I'm gonna stay a very long time and do my best to see that Mike wins the show. If he keeps his mouth shut — and that's hard because he has a big temper — he'll win the show.
So you talked them into casting Mike?
Of course. He has clearly held his own as one of the best players in BB history. But I told them I would not participate if they did not put him on.
Were there players who you think didn't deserve to be there last year?
I love Kaysar to death, but he's terrible at playing the game and he's too nice of a guy. BB is not a show for nice people. It's a show about manipulation and backstabbing and once you're willing to accept that fact, you'll do very well. Danielle was a phenomenal player; she deserved to be there.
Why were you so good at it?
For me it's a psychological game. For other people, it's a physical game. You can't win with a physical game on BB. There are only so many contests you can win physically. People who are amazing competitors physically have been shown the door. It was most interesting when I was doing psychological warfare, when I was purposely losing contests and still doing well in the game. The producers were infuriated when I would mock their contests and refuse to participate — but the contests don't drive the show. Not to get too deep, but if you don't have a psychological element, the physical element doesn't offer anything. That's why they need to cast intelligent contestants on BB who have a purpose on the show.
Do you still talk to Janelle?
I'm on great terms with her. She's in Minnesota with her boyfriend right now.
You were very open on All-Stars about using botox.
Wait til you see Dr. 90210. I'm a huge proponent for botox. I have very few wrinkles. I'm 34 but I think I look a lot younger.
You skin was very pale on All-Stars by design, correct? You stay out of the sun now.
I got two things from BB in 2001: I got $500,000 and I got basal cell carcinoma. Skin cancer! I had a lesion on my leg that was biopsied. That's what pushed me back into medicine and made me want to be a dermatologist.
You did look a lot different from your first appearance on BB in 2001.
Couple things: one, I was in incredible shape a couple of months before All-Stars and I had an incredible reputation, so I decided to slim down and do yoga as opposed to being more muscular and beefy. When you see me on 90210, I'm in much better shape. My six-pack is great. But on All-Stars, I was afraid I'd be a huge threat if I came in, pulled off my shirt, and was all muscular. I just thought I should go in there looking disheveled, a little skinny, a little pale, and no one would think I'm a physical threat. There's a lot of money on the line with Big Brother. I treated it like an occupation. That work translated into two things: an interesting show and money.
No matter how much you do on TV in the future, you may always be remembered for your time on BB. Are you okay with that?
I'm really pleased with the way things turned out for me in the past. All shows are gonna fade. The more seasons there are of Big Brother, the less memorable you are. When a show documents your real life, people get more of a connection with you. I'm hoping BB will fade away and Dr. 90210 will bring me back into people's consciousness.
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