The ChallengestarNurys Mateois opening up about her boyfriendHoracio Gutierrez Jr.’s controversial elimination in Season 40, Episode 4. While she was initially extremely upset aboutthe reality show’sunclear rules that led to the elimination, the reality star is nowready to move past the drama.The news came afterthe producers held a Zoom callwithDerrick Kosinskiand Horacio Gutierrez to go over the unedited footage which clarified the situation once and for all.
While speaking toEntertainment Weekly, Mateo shared that if after watching the footage, Gutierrez Jr. agrees that Kosinski won,she’s not going to argue with the decision. She clarified that she had nothing against Kosinski and was always happy for him. However, she did reveal that her boyfriend doesn’t want to return to the show at the moment. Before the Zoom call,Mateo and Gutierrez Jr. were extremely vocal about how unfair the elimination had been. The duo claimed thatproduction was lyingabout what really happened to keep Kosinski in the game.
After the episode aired, other cast members of the show includingDevin WalkerandJordan Wiseley publicly expressed their support for Gutierrez Jr.The drama started when Kosinski and Gutierrez Jr.competed in a game called Pick It Up,where they had to place 40 jacks on a wall. However, during the Zoom call, it was revealed thatGurierrez Jr. had actually missed a key rulewhere he did not have to pick up any pegs that fell off the wall, which is what led to the confusion.
Nurys Mateo is Still Passionate About Returning to ‘The Challenge’
While herboyfriend is having second thoughts about committingtoMTV’s reality competitionfranchise, Nurys Mateo is pretty clear about what she wants to do. After taking part in three seasons ofThe Challenge,Mateo is ready to come back for more!During the same interview, she confessed that being on the show was a dream for her.“As long as they call, I will answer,”expressed Mateo.
Despite beingone of the first players to be eliminated duringThe ChallengeSeason 40,Mateo claims thatshe is obsessed with the showand watches every single episode. She shared that she would love to play with Gutierrez Jr. again and really hopes that he will come back at some point. But for now,he just wants to take a break from everything.
The reality star opened up about losing a Hall Brawl elimination againstOlivia Kaiserand revealed thatshe is going to learn from her mistakesas she trains for future seasons. Mateo also spilled the beans on herintense training routinewhich includes swimming, rowing, paddling, and cardio.The Challengeveteranis nowworking on gaining weightso she can go back into the game stronger than before.
The Challenge: Battle of the Erasis airing evert Wednesday on MTV. Past seasons of the show are also available to stream on Paramount+.
The Challenge
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