by Gina Scarpa

In the first half of the season on The Glee Project, winners of the weekly homework challenge never ended up in the bottom three, never mind went home. The second half of the season, though, is another story. Two weeks ago, Marissa was eliminated and this week, it was Hannah's turn to leave. She was believable in her homework assignment but at the video shoot, she came across as distracted to Robert and Zach. Today, we spoke to the bubbly contestant in an exclusive interview about her time on The Glee Project.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was your singing and performance experience prior to The Glee Project?
A. Hannah: I was a total theater geek! I have been performing since my freshman year of high school but only did a handful of musicals. I was in choir for a few years, but rarely sang solo. I kept my singing mostly in the shower and car.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You seem like a really big Glee fan. Did you have a favorite star that you got to meet?
A. Hannah: Meeting any cast member of Glee was a HUGE deal for me! I recently attended the Glee 3D Movie premiere with the top 6 contenders and I got to speak with Amber Riley for a moment and she actually knew who I was! It was a dream come true.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You mentioned on the show that you had a crush on Damian. Did he ever find out while you were there or when the episodes aired? What was his reaction?
A. Hannah: I think he knew that I liked him. We got along really well and grew to be very close throughout the taping of the show, but I think we both know we are better as friends. Maybe we can date when he is 30!

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Which theme was your favorite to do (i.e. vunlerability, pairability, etc) and why?
A. Hannah: It was either Danceability or Sexuality. Learning all the choreography for MC Hammer was very difficult but the video shoot was SO fun! And I have had a life long dream of having a food fight, so getting to live that dream with Cameron while being sexy was pretty rad.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: I thought you did a really good job this week and was surprised that you were the one that went home. What do you think Ryan's decision to eliminate you was based on?
A. Hannah: I think that Ryan wants what Ryan wants and in that moment, Lindsay and Samuel appealed to him more. They both performed really well and I knew going into it that the competition would be intense. I think Ryan had the chance to learn more about them while he basically knew me pretty well already. With me, what you see is what you get. I think maybe he just wasn't as intrigued with me.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Did being on The Glee Project motivate you to audition for other television shows? What do you want to do next?
A. Hannah: Being on The Glee Project has showed me that I can do anything I set my mind to. I don't know what my future hold exactly, but as long as I am performing I know I will be happy. I am SO ready to take this town by storm!

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Who are you rooting for?
A. Hannah: The four people that are left are truly amazing and deserve nothing but the best in life. Coming from a total Gleek, I can see any one of them on the next season. I wish them all luck!

The Glee Project airs Sundays at 9/8c on Oxygen.

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