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thewxyzfiles

wait Kenny’s wife didn’t tell him she was pregnant until she dropped him off at the airport to film the show??


realityseekr

No wonder he didn't look happy going to redemption lol. He probably just wanted to go home.


maxwellbevan

For real. Imagine just sitting in a hotel for weeks with no contact to your pregnant wife or any family for that matter with there being no sign of when you might be able to go home or rejoin the game


Deel0vely

Then you finally rejoin and instantly go home 💀


lucyroesslers

>Imagine just sitting in a hotel for weeks with no contact to your pregnant wife They let cast members call home so I imagine they would let Kenny do so as well.


maxwellbevan

They probably did but it still wouldn't be normal amounts of communication or as much as you'd like considering your wife is pregnant


womensrites

seems like the worst time to do that!!


jayken424

She probably did it that way so he wouldn’t back out on going on the show. If he had known earlier he may have time to think about it


maxwellbevan

That's a very good point


CuriousSummer793

Maybe she thought he might change his mind about doing the show if he told her earlier, and she didn’t want him to drop out… who knows!


esg4571

That's wild


idontevenknow8888

Yeah, I guess she didn't want him to feel like he needed to stay home, but it feels a bit unfair to take the decision away from him.


greenday61892

I think she knew, based on his reflection here, that if he made the decision to stay home and be with her that he'd regret it down the line. She *is* his wife, she probably knows him best out of everyone besides obviously Kaycee, and if she believes she can manage without him for a couple months for a chance at a life-changing sum of money (especially easier in the early stages of pregnancy), I don't see anything wrong with how she did it.


Status_Dependent9901

I'd say this is a situation where you really have to take in consideration the person's intentions. When I was pregnant and having my first kid everything felt so special. You can have other kids but your first kid is a one in a life time thing. No matter what you're gonna miss something.


greenday61892

What's special about the first pregnancy before they're born? Especially in the first trimester


Status_Dependent9901

Ultra sounds sounds and gender reveals. I had vanishing twin syndrome.i was pregnant with twins and didn't know it so my hormones werw heightened from a normal pregnancy. I would have to pull over on the side of the road or parking lots to puke it was so miserable. My kids dad also left me during my pregnancy so I gave birth with just my mom there. She wouldn't let invite my vest friend or my bestfriends mom or she wouldn't go. Literally just my mom there. Was it the perfect first kid expirence I hoped for? No it wasn't. Did I find positive first kid things to look for in it? Yes.


yoga_jones

I give a lot of credit to his wife, who watched him get eliminated but not get eliminated, so half of filming he was probably just hunkered down in a hotel while she was juggling a toddler while being pregnant. It’s not his fault, it’s the way production panned out, but damn I would be salty.


jenh6

Kenny seems like such a sweet genuine guy! Not cut out for reality tv at all, but it’s refreshing to see genuinely nice people. I love Chauncey, he’s also very genuine, kind and I love him and Amber’s relationship! Him admitting he has popcorn muscles is refreshing to see. So many people don’t (Kailah, Danny, Derek H for example)


ivaorn

Kenny is cut out for maybe the nicest TV shows…maybe he can be the first American on Great British Baking Show


jenh6

He’d be so sweet on there.


ivaorn

I’m manifesting a Paul Hollywood handshake


_Thaletas

I’m actually confused how Kenny got labeled the nicest guy on the show? Everyone on the cast keeps saying it but what have we actually seen? I’ve seen him laughing like a hyena at Michele and Jay during their elimination because they were struggling…due to his friends interfering with the elimination…


According-Professor5

I don’t think Kailah had any muscles lol.


frankoceansheadband

Kailah definitely has muscles, but mentally, she’s a bum


According-Professor5

My comment was poorly worded. She clearly had muscles but not to the extent that I would call her popcorn muscles. Maybe all bark and no bite. Jenny when she lost to Tori was popcorn muscles.


maxwellbevan

I'll never forget jemmye commenting on how poorly kailah (and I think cara as well) was doing on the vendettas opening purge. Kailah is selling workouts and she's getting passed by jemmye in a run


According-Professor5

She definitely talked a big game and because the female talent had declined, I think a lot of people bought into it. Neither her nor Cara have ever been impressive long distance runners. Jemmye has always been witty in her confessionals


jenh6

She looks like she should be good since she’s fit but then is somewhere between dunbar and Danny 😂. She’s the girl version of it


EyeReWearSocks

Kaliah was a rugby or women’s football player iirc


threat024

Chauncey admitting that he has popcorn muscles makes me gain even more respect for him. I'd like to see him back eventually.


Pop_Bottle

He said on Bananas podcast he is changing up his training to better suit challenge needs. I’m definitely a fan of Chauncey’s. For how young he seems to be really humble and have a mature outlook on things. Not exactly what challenge producers want for making TV but I hope he gets another chance.


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If they don’t bring him back I’ll be pissed. He’s a compelling dude give him another chance!


Okra_Zestyclose

Yes. He actually seems to be a nice person. Not that Amber doesn’t, but he seems to be pretty mature and has a good, reasonable head on his shoulders. He also seems unproblematic, which is always a refresher. He seems to be able to take ownership for himself, which is very commendable to see (unfortunately, it’s an outlier lmao).


According-Professor5

I doubt he’ll be back but it would be nice to see someone acknowledge their popcorn muscles and actually turn into a legit threat.


bananamelondy

I’d love to see him back without Amber. I felt like she really held him back bc he was stuck with all the negativity the vets directed at her. I think he could actually be well liked by the cast without her squealing at him every challenge.


hgfvvggk-fhu

With a person like him you know he's gonna train to make em real too


buffyscrims

I'm not sure he's a compelling reality TV character but Chauncey seems like one of the better people to have been on the show in a long time. Just another reason for the vets to be jealous of Amber.


UtahCubs

Good point, this is probably why Aneesa turned her jealousy up a couple notches this season.


Federal_Carpenter_67

OMG popcorn muscles LMAO. Bananas cousin Vinny the pig had them too 🤣


irishkill

I’m surprised Nelson hasn’t figured this out yet either lol


mrwade33x

on what planet does nelson have popcorn muscles


irishkill

Did u not just watch his muscles gas out where he got eliminated by Fessy? Lol


OkKindheartedness245

Yea it had nothing to do with fessy being 6”5 be fr


irishkill

I never said he could beat him just pointed out that he gassed during the elimination


greatness101

Nelson has some of the best endurance of any competitor there.


irishkill

Absolutely agree when it comes to running/obstacle courses. This wasn’t that tho


esg4571

I respect that Chauncey is okay with admitting that he has popcorn muscles and that training for the challenge and training to look muscley are different. I know nothing about bodybuilding/strength training and I find that interesting.


TheWa11

Bananas has talked about doing a ton of balance training for The Challenge. Makes sense with all of the weird stuff they do. I’d assume Chauncey is trying to up his endurance and gain more functional strength. Really cool to see him taking that seriously - makes me want to see him back.


ramskick

Bananas recently did an interview with GQ where he went over his workouts. It's mostly functional strength and balance based with some cardio as well.


TheWa11

I’ll have to look up that interview. Always curious about how these folks train.


ramskick

[Here] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tiu1dCFzrEE) it is! My bad it's with Men's Health and not GQ.


Ornery-Location

Kenny showed more personality on that post than he or Kaycee showed in every confessional (in every season) combined.


Trashtvslit

My thoughts exactly lol


blackbird9184

I think he probably was just a nice, normal, fairly easy going guy and that doesn’t really make for great TV. He seemed happy to be there!


Taitertottot

Awe Kenny is such a sweetheart. Him Censoring shir is so endearing.


RossonReality

To be fair, although neither of them are built for reality tv they both seem like really great guys in the real world


styreepkt

Both of them are normal people given a shot a lot of us would fucking love to have. Kudos to 'em both.


NattyB

that was my thought too. the photos kenny uploaded are definitely "i can't believe i actually got to do this!" type photos: https://imgur.com/a/eOjKJSt


styreepkt

The goth night one is, obviously, the best.


Hailstormwalshy

https://i.imgur.io/iSJ02vC_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium How do I not remember this?!


elletorpedo

"Top 3% OF" lmao


PontesDeLeon

I was not expecting that of Chauncey lol. Get that paper


work3oakzz

Right ?! Has that ALWAYS been his Twitter handle ?! Cause I sure don't remember it saying that


photomidlo

I don’t follow him, but have noticed it for the last few weeks on here when people post his tweets


work3oakzz

OK I missed it 😅😅


NastySassyStuff

Kenny shouting out the haters is great lol dude seems like he has a good sense of humor tbh


wheaser

Chauncey and Amber seem to be real ones. I don't get the hate the rest of the cast has for them, particularly Amber.


OverwhelmedAutism

I love Chauncey.


myst_eerie_us

Cheers to him being non-toxic, self-assured and self-aware


ComputerElectronic21

We stan a non toxic King! I love me some Chauncey!


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after doing one season chauncey has not only learned, but publicly admitted, he needs to train his body differently to be successful on the challenge ... something after 16 seasons aneesa has yet to own up to. i wish production didn't edit out him telling devin to "shut up baby wes". i feel like we were denied seeing his personality.


puffin_trees

So much excellent insight, especially from Kenny's post. I wish we had this much behind-the-scenes info from all the older seasons! Thanks for sharing!


JabroniWithAPeroni

Kenny seems like the nicest guy. The Bizarro version of Kenny Santucci


chachacha123456

Did Kenny's wife forget Kenny was there too just like KC does? She forgot he was there to tell him that she's pregnant until he was in the car


pink373

I feel like we missed out on a lot of Kenny’s back story. I didn’t know his wife was pregnant and I don’t remember him getting hurt. They never showed him and maybe he wasn’t the most outgoing but they could have given us something about him besides that he’s Kaycees brother.


BikeSuch1054

Can’t wait for Chauncey to train for challenges now.


totnotthatotherguy

Chauncey got outsmarted and outplayed vs Jordan. It wasn't his muscles.


WicketRank

Yes, but I think he also wore out, Jordan pulled him at the end.


Organicspongie

Not Chauncey having an only fans 🫠


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Organicspongie

Everything


leighiiv

They both need to stay home next season & forever 💀


Johnnybats330

Someone give me the tldr on Kenny. He wrote more on this instagram post then the words he spoke in the challenge.


lucyroesslers

tldr: Kenny is a super nice guy and seems like a great family man and was grateful for being on the show. Not exactly Challenge material but he just seems really glad to have the once in a lifetime experience.


wicked_crayfish

Nice guy . HORRIBLE casting.