Regardless that Jonna Mannion gained season 2 of 'The Problem: All Stars,' she nonetheless felt like there was extra to show. We caught up with the truth star about returning for season 3 and rather more!
Jonna Mannion is again for season 3 of The Problem: All Stars! After making the ultimate in season 1 and profitable the entire thing in season 2, Jonna determined to offer it one other go. “I acquired the decision for season 3 as I used to be within the airport coming dwelling from the ultimate, profitable season 2,” Jonna instructed HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “I used to be like, ‘Wait, let me get dwelling to my infants, let me see my husband, let me get my life collectively, I’ll name you again.’ However that is the primary time ever that they’ve filmed an entire different present earlier than the earlier present aired. So I form of noticed it as a bonus. I knew folks there would know that I gained, however they wouldn’t see how all the things unfolded and the way it occurred.”
It additionally helped that Jonna noticed some acquainted names on the forged record this time. Going into season 1, Jonna mentioned she solely knew two different folks on the forged — Jemmye Carroll and Nehemiah Clark. This time, although, she acknowledged extra faces. “At first, I didn’t even take into account myself as a part of All Stars,” Jonna admitted. “I really feel like Actual World: Cancun, once I began, was proper on the cusp of being OG to the brand new era. So once I noticed the season 3 forged, the place that they had folks from All Stars that I’d accomplished two seasons with after which some acquainted names that I’ve accomplished flagship exhibits with, I believed it was actually cool. I regarded on the record and was like, ‘I can’t not seize this chance.'”
Jonna mentioned she additionally wished to show that she didn’t simply “skate” to the ultimate in seasons one and two. “Individuals are saying ‘it's important to earn it’ and all these items,” Jonna revealed. “So [after winning] it took away the worry of going into elimination and attainable going dwelling. I performed an amazing political and social sport in seasons 1 and a couple of, however in season 3, I need to mainly shut folks up who're saying that I skated to the tip. That was one thing that was essential to me — to not be afraid of going into elimination. It was an interior worry to beat. My elimination report is just not nice. However for season 3, I simply took it as this being my probability. And in season 3 there’s an incentive to occurring, however we don’t know precisely what it's the entire time.”
See extra of our interview with Jonna under:
On her spectacular social sport: Once I did the flagship exhibits earlier than, I didn’t understand how intricate this all was. I didn’t understand there was a political sport and a social sport. I discovered that it’s very calculated. I really feel like there are folks in the home that say their social sport is on level and so they discuss to folks and do all of the issues to assist their sport, however that’s not the case with me. I simply genuinely care about each individual there. I do know it sounds loopy, however truthfully, I really feel like I’m the home mother typically. I simply need to make certain everybody’s getting what they want. So I feel some folks use the entire social sport as sport play, however for me, it simply comes naturally to only be myself.
On moving into bodily form for the present: For season 1, I used to be a substitute for somebody. They referred to as me two weeks earlier than. I used to be like, ‘WHAT? Do you understand my mother of two life proper now? This isn’t even actual!’ However I went into that and I used to be nonetheless breastfeeding till per week earlier than they referred to as me. I had tried formulation to see if my child would sleep longer or if he was having points with what I used to be consuming, however had I not accomplished that in that second, I'd have been like, ‘Oh no, I’m breastfeeding, I can’t go.’ So, bodily, I used to be not wherever close to prepared for something that was occurring.
So I left season 1 on a excessive. I didn’t know the way the rankings could be, however I knew, given the chance once more, I wished to be prepared. I used to be dwelling for a day and the subsequent day I began doing CrossFit and OrangeTheory. I began operating each different day. I used to be like, ‘I’m simply going to coach.’ The opposite profit was that I may eliminate among the child weight and get myself feeling higher and again to being me. So I educated actually laborious from season 1 to 2. I labored out each single day.
On leaving her children to movie the present: The foremost distinction from my flagship exhibits to now could be that now I've a household and full help system. My household loves me a lot and so they need to see me succeed and can do no matter it takes. Earlier than season 1, my husband had gotten furloughed from his job and acquired a second job working nights to make ends meet. After they referred to as me in regards to the present, I form of mentioned it as a joke, however my mother-in-law was tremendous supportive. She was like, ‘It is advisable to do that, I’ll assist with the youngsters.’ My household gathered round me and have been like, ‘We acquired the youngsters, you go.'” With my son, for the time being, I used to be like, ‘I can not depart my child.’ It was actually laborious for me. I used to be nonetheless breastfeeding! And there was the guilt of lacking his first yr of life and all these issues. However I now take a look at it like…I really feel prefer it’d be means tougher to go away now. Now he is aware of me and doesn’t need to let me out of his sight!