Interview with Xzavier Odom & Kris Telhami from "Temptation Island"
4/24/202656 min
More singles from Temptation Island season 2 join me today in two separate interviews. First up is Xzavier Odom, who left the island with Sydney. What happend when they left Hawaii, how'd he feel about Sydney getting back with Mikey, was he surprised to hear back from Sydney afterwards, where do they stand now, and much more. Then Kris joins me to discuss his journey there, how he felt about Kaylee, was he bummed that he knew early on Kaylee wasn't going to stray from Summit, what was his role once he realized that, what's their relationship like now, and much more. Music written by Jimmer Podrasky (B'Jingo Songs/Machia Music/Bug Music BMI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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[rock music] Grow up. My good girl used to say to me, "Man up. Be like a real man is supposed to be. Man up."
Reality Steve· Host0:16
All right, let's bring him in. He was one of the singles this season on Temptation Island. He left the island with Sydney. Let's bring him on right now. It is Xavier Odom. Xavier, how you doing?
Xzavier Odom· Guest0:29
I'm doing good. How about you, Steve?
Reality Steve· Host0:30
Good. Um, I wanna start out with the first thing. Um, maybe you've gotten this a lot, maybe you haven't. [laughs] I've never seen Xavier spelled the way you spell it, right?
Xzavier Odom· Guest0:41
Yeah. No, it's- [laughs] ... um, extremely unique. Uh- Okay.
Reality Steve· Host0:45
Yeah ...
Xzavier Odom· Guest0:45
it comes from, like, a Ethiopian background with the Z. It's a little funky, but um- Yeah ... basically unique, so yeah.
Reality Steve· Host0:50
Yeah, I mean, 'cause X-A-V-I-E-R is always pronounced Xavier.
Xzavier Odom· Guest0:56
Yeah, the standard. Yeah.
Reality Steve· Host0:57
So you just included the X and the Z, and- Yes ... the X is, is, X is silent just like it, it is in regular. So anyway, just wanted to throw that out there. I was like I, I, I don't think I've ever seen that before. Z- like you said- [laughs] ... it's, it's unique. Uh, but let's get started with, uh, with your season, uh, of Temptation Island. I ask this to everybody, uh, who comes on, just your background. Why don't you fill everybody in, like, get everybody to know a little bit more about Xavier. What's your background, where are you from, and stuff like that?
Xzavier Odom· Guest1:26
Yeah, for sure. Uh, born and raised Midwest