LOVE IN THE WILD -- Episode 104 "Day 1" -- Pictured: (l-r) Erica Scherle, Steele Dewald -- Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC (10:00 p.m. ET/PT, NBC)
Forget the primping, there is no time for that while trying to find Love in the Wild (Wednesdays, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, NBC).
At least that’s what Erica Scherle tells EntertainmentHeartbeat.com about her experience surviving the reality show.
According to Scherle, the contestants were told nothing – other than to pack their bags – and each had to take a big leap of faith in getting on the plane to destinations unknown.
“[We had] no clue where we were going,” she admits. “We wound up in Costa Rica. If you look in the first shot, I’ve got a barf bag in my hand as we’re landing. So, it goes from glamour to ugly pretty quickly.”
So, why do it? Well, that’s a question Scherle’s yet to understand.
“I keep asking myself the same thing. ‘Who would want to go on that show,’” she laughs. “It was unexpected and I haven’t – and would not – do anything like it. I guess it’s just the curiosity of the risk and it’s the one time in my life that I’ve just given it all up and gone for it.”
Scherle confesses, despite the risk, she’s glad she participated.
“I had a blast,” she begins. “[They were] experiences of a lifetime. Meeting people for the first time and [making] relationships and friendships that last a lifetime, too…as cliché as that sounds.”
The show is ultimately a competition and despite the risks, that fact was never far from her thoughts.
“When you’re running and jumping through these adventures and you’re all go, go, go…fast paced…you’ve got to place well so you’ve got to choose your partner well or have a better chance of choosing who you actually want,” she insists. “With that importance in the back of your mind, plus your interaction with who you’re beside – whether it’s love, hate or ‘Let’s just get through this,’ that go, go, go mentality really gives way to just getting over your fears. You see the snakes and you have to react – and you just have to keep going.”
The prize is spending the night at the Oasis, which makes it all worthwhile for the contestants – depending on who is there with you enjoying the pampering.