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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When you got paired with Stella, you seemed pretty excited. It seems like you two have a strong connection. What's behind that?
BLAYNE WALSH: I adore Stella. She is incredible. And I actually really wanted to be paired with her, so the fact that I was, I was stoked. And we just work really well together, even though we're polar opposites. We're so much alike, and we just click so well with our personalities. And she was so amazing, just how much she helped me and the amount of work she put into it and just her support and everything. So I couldn't have asked for a better partner in this challenge.

What do you think about the way the producers portrayed you on the show? We see this guy talking about tanning all the time and saying, ''Holla atcha boy!'' and that sort of thing. Is there something else to Blayne, or is that an accurate depiction?
No, I mean, that's a good depiction, but they're showing 45 minutes of 24 hours, so it's kind of a hyper-view of what we're doing. They're not going to air us quiet and focused and stuff. You wouldn't have a good show. I mean, I'm definitely a dramatic person, and fun and crazy, but I don't take myself too seriously.

Did some of the other designers take themselves too seriously?
Yeah, like, Suede — in his interview, he's all crazy, but I would never hear from him in the workroom. Like, I didn't even know he was in there. There was definitely a side of the room that was a lot louder, a lot more fun, and them enjoying themselves, versus the others — once they got the challenges, they focus and they don't talk.

Did you find Kenley annoying? I've been interviewing the designers every week, and some of them have said that she was kind of a pain to deal with. What's your take on that?
Um, I like Kenley. You know, loud people deal with loud people? It was actually a sigh of relief, you know, because she's always laughing but focused, and she has a great personality. So I personally enjoyed having her in the workroom because it just made everything that much more fun and lighthearted and we clicked really well. So I don't have a problem with Kenley. I adore her.

If you had to make a prediction, who do you think is going to win?
Um, I can tell you who I like. I really like Leanne. I think she's a brilliant designer, and getting to know her just over the time we were together, she's so kindhearted, she's so real, she's not trying to be anything that she's not, and I just really think she's going to go far. Also, Jerell. We really made a connection, and he's an incredible designer, so I think they have a really good chance at going far.

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