As you may know, Saaphyri was the winner of VH1 and Monique’s “Charm School.” The lucky reality tart won $50,000 some of which will hopefully buy her a better weave , beating out Buckeey, Buckwild and Leilene. Congrats to her!! I felt that she deserved it the most, even if she was TRIFLING for blowing her nose on the clothes. She talked to Essence about a few things, including her snotfest:
ESSENCE.com: You once said that winning $50,000 was like winning $1 million. How has it changed your life?
S.W.: I got the money but I realize that money doesn’t make a person; you got to make the person. I am putting a down payment on my condo. It feels good to have your own, but just to clear the air I don’t live in a box. I lived with roommates, but as long as you don’t have your own it’s like you’re homeless but any second you could be out on the streets. For some reason people think I live in a box. Yes, it’s nice that I can pay my light bills, my mortgage. I can’t afford to say I’m never going to work again, but it helps to have a platform to stand strong on.
ESSENCE.COM: Love the new ‘do and you’ve lost weight. Was that compliments of Charm School?
S.W.: Not the hair, I just felt like going black so I did. We had makeovers, but my hair wasn’t black. What I did gain from Charm School was learning to take my time eating. That’s something I wouldn’t have done a year ago. I’ve lost so much weight because when you take your time eating, you get full before you’re done. I’ve learned a beauty secret. My clothes so slow that’s something I wouldn’t have done a year ago. I lost weight taking your time eating all slow you get full before your done. I’ve learned a beauty secret.
ESSENCE.com: Is there any animosity between you and the girls?
S.W.: I never have animosity towards anybody. Even if I did, I wouldn’t talk about the person in my interview because it’s my time! So, I love everybody!
ESSENCE.COM: Well, let’s revisit some of your antics. Do you think that blowing your nose on the clothes and throwing a tantrum was charming?
S.W.: As far as me blowing my nose on that shirt it was either my face or that, so I chose. After the way I was feeling, I felt revived after I did it. Sometimes it isn’t until you go through things in life that you discover how it truly affects you. I didn’t know that giving away all my stuff would affect me like that or that I would carry on like that. I felt degraded, but I had to learn that things don’t make you; you make things.
Check out Essence.com for more of Saaphyri’s interview and her thoughts on Mo’nique!
