Kandy Muse
Appearances
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Mm-hmm.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
How's it going? I'm so good. I'm really good. I caught y'all talking some shit. I love it.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You know, I blame a lot of the altercations in the House of Villains on Tequila. Okay. So I had a lot of liquor courage. But yeah, no, it's so funny because obviously we filmed it so long ago, I don't remember. So I'm watching it back on TV and I'm apologizing and she's like, yeah, that's just who you are. I'm like, well, no, it's not who I am.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
I'm explaining to you why I acted the way I acted, but okay, work.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh, no, absolutely not.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
See, the thing is, what you don't see on the show is I have a full closet to myself because I have my boy stuff and my drag stuff. So I have a full closet to myself. And then Camila had like a little tiny little corner in my closet because Camila was my girl. So and not only did I have my own closet, I also had another closet where I would fully get ready in drag.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
So I had two full closets to myself. And we had the biggest bathroom in the house. So there was just absolutely no one. I was moving my shit from the room. So that's why I said you can sleep on the couch downstairs if you really want a room to yourself.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
No, I did. I stood in my room. She didn't take the room. And the thing about it is there are certain things that were done by certain castmates, Larsa, in the house that... While we were there, I wondered, I was like, well, how can you say you didn't want a room with men? Because it seemed like you have so much issues being around the boys in the house.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
But that's, you know, a story for another time.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
I wouldn't say there was hooking up, but there was definitely, there was a lot of flirting happening in the house.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
It's so interesting, though, because watching Victoria Buck on the show, somehow, I mean, at first she's a little annoying. And then as the season goes on, you're like, oh, I kind of actually like Victoria, I guess. Like you start to warm up to her. In the house, it was not that. In the house, the bitch was so fucking annoying. Excuse my potty mouth. She was so annoying.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
She's like a little sister that you have to love because you're like, well, we're in this together, so I have to like you. But you really are annoying. And towards the end of it, I grew a liking towards Victoria. I knew that as a competitor, I couldn't trust her because she was... Flip-floppy.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You know, she's going to tell you one thing and then do another thing, and girl, I can't have that in this game. And also, she was up Wes's ass the entire time. And not only up Wes's ass, also, like, kissing up to the housewives, and then, like, one of the housewives doesn't even like you, and then the next day. It was a whole, yeah, she was a lot, a lot to deal with.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
But then again, they were all a lot to deal with. You're dealing with nine psychopath reality TV stars. who are in the house and they all think they're the best.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh no, this isn't, once you, I think when you're on the set, nine to five, and you're in front of cameras for a certain amount of time, in your mind you think, oh, I have to put on this character. When there are cameras rolling 24 hours, even when the cameras go down, we have hidden cameras in the house. You start to forget about the camera. So you start to be your real self.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And this is 100% these people's personalities. And which, you know, I live a very normal, calm life. So being in the house, I would always wonder, wow, how do you people live through life being white? But, you know, some of us play villains on TV. Some of us are villains in real life.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You know, it's so funny because Safari actually, on the show, he's kind of annoying. 40. But he is actually one of the closest friends that I've left with from the show. He gave me a full $5,000 for a coat to go home with. And he actually... You don't get to see it a lot on camera, but he had my back a lot on the show. So...
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Looking back at it, I would always wonder, well, I wonder how annoying you must have been that Nicki Minaj really left her ass because he seemed like such a nice guy. But then again, friendships and relationships are two different things. And I don't think I can see myself ever being in a relationship with someone that annoying.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh, well, hold on now. Oh no, you're not going to get me attacked by the barbs. No, I, I, I'm team Nicki. I love Nicki. But getting to know... Because here's the thing. You can see someone on TV or you can hear things about them on social media and then you can meet them and you're like, oh, well, I've heard you're like this kind of person.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
But then you get to know them and you're like, oh, you're actually really sweet and really kind and really caring. And Safari actually had my back for... A lot of altercations and stuff that I had within the house, Safari was really like a shoulder. Him and Camila were like my ride or dies. You know, again, I don't know how annoying he is in his daily life, but within the house, he was reasonable.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Right, with the intention of me being a pawn, so he says.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh, absolutely. It was also like, half you're going to be a pawn because I know you're not going home and half payback because I'm petty and you're not going to get me and I'm not going to get you back. Absolutely not.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
I was in the closet getting ready for eliminations. And all I heard was screaming, New York. I heard New York screaming, obviously. And I was just like, what the fuck is going on? So I ran out, obviously. We all ran out because we're just like, you know, there was tension everywhere. And the thing about New York is one thing I realized today, she may like you and tomorrow she may not.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And she will let you know she does not like you. So it really came out of nowhere. There was a little tension brewing throughout the house for her and Teresa because New York wanted her own room. And then once everything blew up, I was just like, OK, Teresa's husband is cheating on her. There's roses. I don't know what the fuck is going on, but work.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You know, I think it is every gay man's dream to be in a house with Teresa in New York screaming at each other. So I was living my life. It was like watching a movie up close. I think I loved it. I think the production loved it. I think everyone loved it. I think the audience loved it. I wanted to see more.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've been in rooms, but I'm a very shy person. So I don't really go up to people when I make chances. I'm just like admired from afar. So when we got to the house... Obviously, Tiffany is an icon and we all grew up watching New York on television. So being there was kind of just like, okay, why?
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Right, right. And her memes, you know, they're 20-year-old memes and you're still used to these days. And she is a character in itself.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You know, in the house, I had a love-hate relationship with Wes because I've never watched The Challenge. Quite frankly, I don't watch MTV. No, I have never watched The Challenge. I think I've watched Real World like once in my lifetime. But I knew of Wes. And funny enough, before I walked into the house, somehow a video compilation of Wes fighting popped up on my YouTube, which was interesting.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And then I walked into the house and he was there. So I knew that he had won The Challenge a few times. So I knew he was strategic when it comes down to his game and shit. But I didn't know he was going to be so villainous by having everyone else do his dirty work for him. And there were times where I was like, okay, I could respect your game because we are in the House of Villains. Sure.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
But at the same time, you're an asshole.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
No, you know, and the thing about it is he had no qualms on making sure that you knew he was the challenge winner. And he wanted to make sure that everyone in that house knew that he was smarter than all of us in the house, which I guess to some extent he was smarter than half the fucking cast members there.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Well, I guess then myself too, because he also tricked me with the fucking fake immunity letter.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Which I still think is cheating nonetheless. But, you know, yeah, I can see why some people would not like Wes.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh, no, I think a competition is a competition, whether it is Drag Race, The Amazing Race. I think once you're in a mindset of there are 10 of us here and one of us has to win, you're automatically like, oh, I'm going to do my best. So the only difference was we're in a house, you know, Drag Race, we're on a set from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Here we're filming 24 hours.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And that was pretty much, I mean, other than the fact that like half of the competitors on House of Villains haven't been on competition shows. Right. You know, only a handful of us. So, you know, it's kind of like, okay, I know I can beat this person, beat this person. And yeah, that's kind of the difference.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
To me, a competition is a competition and you're not going to put me in a competition and I'm not going to win.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
How do I unwind? Unfortunately, I have an amazing career that keeps me on the road nonstop. I perform all over the world. So when I'm, I guess, not working and I'm just at home answering emails, I'm literally just zenning out. I light my pumpkin candle and I'm just on my couch rotting away. Other than that, I'm just a busy girl on the road.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Okay, my guilty pleasures, I actually enjoy seeing what people have to say about the TV shows that I'm on. So I'll put up like a podcast in the background and just let people ramble about what they feel, who's going to do what in the House of Villain next and what they feel about me. Luckily, everyone likes me, so I have no issues about anyone saying anything. But other than that, I...
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
I don't watch a lot of television unless I'm on it. I put on my depressing music in the background. Billie Eilish is my go-to. Other than that, I live a very boring life because I'm not working. Do you have animals? I do not because I'm never home. I travel so much. I do want a dog, though. But I feel like the dog would... I can't even keep a plant alive in my apartment.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
That's a busy bee right there.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You're like, oh, I forgot you were there two weeks later. Yeah, I've gone through a plethora of plants. I mean, they're still here. They're dead, but they're here.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Yes. Safari and Camilla, we actually, you know, on season one, the cast, they have a group chat with everyone. Our season, we kind of all hated each other towards the end of the show. So me, Safaree, and Camilla have a group chat. And then me and Teresa, we text every now and then. She FaceTimes me as she keeps up. Also, we chat through Instagram stories.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
I usually am just DMing her when she's on a private jet because I remember one day she came to New York and she was like, hey girl, do you want to come on my private jet? And I was just like,
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
oh yeah sometimes I forget that I have civilians is it her private jet or is it someone she knows I don't know but she's on it yeah and then Victoria I keep up with every now and then she'll reach out because we get to watch the episodes a few days before they air and she'll reach out like oh my god babe why did you say this about me and whatever other than that I think I'm pretty sure New York gave me the wrong number before we left the house what was the last thing Teresa said to you over text
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Last thing Teresa said to me over text message.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Let's see. Teresa actually just did a drag brunch here in New York a few days ago. And it was with my drag family. So she just sent me a photo. Oh, that's sweet. Yeah, she, you know, it's so interesting because obviously never in a million years would I have thought that me and Teresa would cross paths. And then we did. And we're actually really, really, really close. She's really, really cool.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And I don't watch Housewives. And I know that a lot of people don't like her on Housewives. But the Teresa that I've gotten to know, the sweetest, sweetest person.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Yeah, well, because obviously everyone knows Teresa. Once we got into the house, I honestly, the only person I truly knew were Camila because I watched Bagels Club growing up in New York. And Safaree because of Nicki Minaj. But Teresa, obviously everyone knows Teresa. Other than that, I didn't know Rich. I definitely did not know. When Larissa came in, I had no idea who she was.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
I watched Housewives of Miami, no clue. Didn't know Larissa either, but.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
You know, I have lived 5,000 million lives. Yeah, so Cherry Blossom was my original drag name, which was given to me by Lana.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
uh oof how how how did that happen how did that come to be did she like were you hanging out at a coffee shop together or your best friends like when she gave me that name we were actually sitting in her hotel room uh eating pizza and i told her i wanted to start doing drag and she was like oh well i see like this vision of flowers and roses for you and i see trey blossom so i kept the name for a little bit um and then i realized that that's a bath and body works lotion
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Maybe not. And I know people's question is, how were you, Alana? You know, how did you come across? Before she blew up here, one of my friends... was really into her music, her underground stuff. Tumblr. Yeah. She would do like shows here and there in New York. So we would go see her. She hadn't blown up yet. And then we just kind of just like became really cool and stuff.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And then, I mean, and like this, she was on SNL and like Born to Die and all that and, you know, blowing up and all that. So yeah, it kind of just happened. Have you guys eaten pizza together lately? No, no. We've fallen off since then. It's been a long, long time. Although she commented on an Instagram post. It was an interview of me, and I was talking about her and Cherry Blossom.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
And she commented like, yeah, we used to hang out back in the days and all that. So it's nice that she still recognizes me. And obviously, she's an amazing singer, songwriter, and so successful in her career. It's nice to see her flourish.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Yeah, listen, she took me to my first French restaurant.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Wait, did you also get married on a swamp with alligators?
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh, yeah, 100%. I know that when I'm clocking in for work in front of cameras is work. I mean, yes, it's not like I'm putting on this persona. It is me. And when I am in my makeup and full glam and in front of the cameras, I do gain this sense of...
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
strength and power where you know what you see on tv is what you get right that's 100% me but if you see me out in public i don't like going up to large groups i don't even like meeting people i'm very very very shy but yeah it's i always say that drag is a superpower and it really gives you the courage and strength to be 100% authentic to yourself so although i may be a little shy i am that hot-headed bitch like you see on tv as well two uh two things can be true at once yes
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Well, yes, y'all keep on watching House of Villains. We are halfway through the end of the season, so we'll see what happens. You can follow me on social media.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
the candy mutants i got very lucky uh across everything um i have other projects uh that i have coming out uh but if you want to stay tuned for those uh you have to go on social media because i can't promote those yet so you have to just go watch house of villains right now so much fun chad we wish you all the best we'll talk we'll talk to you soon we're brooding for you thank you bye candy bye i love her would die for her
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Wow.
The Viall Files
E845 - RHOBH Premiere, House of Villains’ Kandy Muse, Adam Ray, Shannon Beador Settlement & Christmas Cards
Oh, good for you.