by Gina Scarpa

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Last night, on The Amazing Race, teams continued their journey through Dubai, where they battled temperatures up to 130 degrees.  The last task of the leg was to take a leap of faith down a six story waterslide.  The height became too much for Mika and she refused to go down the slide.  After trying to gently convince her to go (and not getting anywhere), Canaan resorted to attempting to physically push her down the slide as she screamed for help.  He took the leap of faith but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.  They were the last team to arrive at the pit stop and were eliminated from the competition.  Today, they spoke to RealityWanted in an exclusive interview.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What made you want to try out for The Amazing Race this season?
A. Canaan: We actually had a friend who had done a reality show before.  We thought that it sounded really cool.  It was kind of on a whim.  Mika and I had just met and we thought it would be a great opportunity to get to know each other.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Any hesitation about going on the race together?  It’s been known to take its toll on many a couple.
A. Mika: We didn’t really think about it.  We just kind of went with it.  We were like, “Okay cool, let’s go around the world.”  We’re still together and things are great!

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Did the two of you talk beforehand about how you wanted to handle the pressure of the race and how you wanted to deal with one another?
A. Canaan:  I guess, going into it, we didn’t have much of an advantage there because we hadn’t learned a whole lot about each other.  Some people had been married and some people had been together for years but we had a fresh outlook. 

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Were you working with anyone along the way?
A. Mika:  We were all so close to each other.  We all kind of helped each other out all the time.  We weren’t working with somebody closely the way the poker girls and the brothers are.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Victor, who won last season, writes for RealityWanted and he said that he thought the racers are almost too nice.  How did you feel about the camaraderie on the show?
A. Canaan: I thought it was great!  There was really never a moment when it got too nasty.  We all showed support for each other.  There were times when you needed to just focus on the race but most of the time, it was great.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Mika, you must’ve known that you’d have to face your fear of heights somewhere along the race.  Initially, did you think that you’d be able to handle it if it came up?
A. Mika: I did think so!  I’ve watched the show in the past and I thought, “For a million dollars, I can do that.”  When it came down to really doing that, it was a lot harder than I imagined.  It was just me being me.  The million dollars didn’t mean that much. 

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Canaan, any regrets about trying to force her down the slide?
A. Canaan: No, not at all.  I think I would’ve done what any other competitive human being would’ve done.  I was sweet and gentle with her at first.  With a million bucks on the line, I was willing to push her down the slide and I told her that.  I stand by what I did.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You were upset with the way that the Globetrotters tried to ensure that Mika didn’t go down the slide.  Have they apologized to you?
A. Mika: Yeah, Big Easy apologized so many times and he’s a great guy.  My understanding of the whole thing is that they’re basketball players and that’s what they do on the court.  That’s what comes natural to them.  In a way, I couldn’t believe that they acted like that towards me but that was their competitiveness.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: It seems that you made real friends while on the show.  Who do you still talk to?
A. Canaan: We stay in touch with all of them.  Lance and Keri are great people.  Contrary to popular opinion, he’s a great guy.
A. Mika: Marcy visited San Francisco and we did some photography together.  We talk to everyone!

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Are you two still working on your music?
A. Canaan: Yeah, we’re definitely still playing music.  I’m a songwriter in Nashville and an artist.  Mika’s an artist and an actress.  I’ve got a song on the radio called “Runaway” by Love and Theft.   It’s number 10 on the Billboard charts and it’s doing really well.  Mika just got a really important music video, the new Boys Like Girls video featuring Taylor Swift.  Things are really looking up!  We’re just chasing our dreams.

 

The Amazing Race airs Sundays at 8pm ET on CBS.

 

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