Challenge Dirty 30 Player Preview: Simone Kelly
This is Simone’s third season of the Challenge, her first two having been Exes 2 and Rivals 3. In those 2 seasons, 3 things have been noticed: #1 who is she and where is she from? #2 this girl is an annoying camera whore! #3 she’s also a terrible physical competitor.
When the cast was being revealed by the Vevmo team, they were having trouble pinpointing the final girl on the cast. It seemed as if they were trying to find anyone except for Simone. Simone was viewed as the it is probably her girl, but let’s play around for a little bit and hope it’s not. Names that were tossed around: Jonna, Tina, Averey (even though people knew she wasn’t going), Ibis, KellyAnne, etc. Here were are with Simone, and now I have to write about her.
Simone’s feeder season is the original Are You The One?, where she was paired with JJ, the Napoleon Dynamite / Shaggy (Scooby Doo) looking guy. JJ was a stand up comedian and all around dork. They were the least athletic pair by far and proved it by consistently doing poorly in Challenge. It took them until there was a Challenge that involved athleticism for them to finish in last. Her and JJ lost in an eating elimination against Adam and Brittany. Simone was famous for the brownie betting competition when Brittany bet that Adam could eat 4 brownies, Simone replied that JJ could eat 3 brownies. My faith in humanity and the US education system was crushed in that moment.
From there, they actually went on to win an exile against Dustin and Jessica, where JJ was able to figure out a puzzle first. They then had a physical exile with Bananas and Nany, which meant a quick loss. Her second season, she was paired with Thomas for Rivals 3 based on a not aired scene where she threw 15 drinks in his face during a drinking game. Their biggest achievement was not finishing in last in a Challenge,which did not matter much as many teams quit or DQ’d during Rivals 3, including them, quitting due to a medical emergency with Thomas’s girlfriend.
I am not very hyped to see Simone as she is not a good competitor, not the most beautiful competitor, not funny, and not very interesting to say the least. She did have a hilarious crush on Wes, and she did have the phrase: “the power of the vajayjay to sway sway.”
Now here’s a review of Simone as a competitor, as well as her social media handles for reference:
Skills & Physical Strength: Let’s get this out of the way, she’s not an athlete. She is around 5'1 and not a gym rat. A non-threat physically. So let’s talk about something she cares about more, her looks. The first time I ever encountered Simone, she talked about waking up early sucks as it takes her a while to create the perfection that is her make-up. I was not a big fan of her fashion and aesthetic choices then. However, after watching her on AYTO after-show and checking up on her recent social images, her weaves, her hair, and style have all made major improvements and complement her face a ton. Looking good, Simone.
Social & Mental Game: We already talked about Simone’s intelligence with the brownie comment. She’s a sweet girl who comes up with some decent catchy lines in confessionals. Books are not her strong suit though.
In terms of social and political alliances, she needs to hope for the AYTO people to be on her side. Except with growing feeling of the AYTO stigma going away, it feels that bond of being from AYTO is going away. On Rivals 3, she seemed close with Amanda, hopefully that sticks.
Eliminations: She is 0–1 in eliminations. We have not seen her get physical ever in one. Maybe she has a crazy switch in her that will tackle some one down and go rabid, like Abram.
Final Potential & Endurance: Simone is there to promote herself, get more followers, and jump-start her acting career. I can only see keeping her around as a lay-up as a way to make the final.
Final Score: 48/100
