#44: The Challenge's Cara Maria

[@brialove2311]

Cara is so beautiful, i’m so happy you got my favorite competitor on this !!!!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Yay! Thank you!

[@DrPhil-kx3ci]

She looks like one of the Xmen

[@christopherburse1167]

Rogue?

[@LovedByYou]

Cara, is actually very pretty. Shes got these eyes, that like know secrets to your soul, and her smile is literally gorgeous lol. She seems to be in a much lighter, more peaceful, more positive place. Good interview. Ive always been a Cara fan!!!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thank you and I agree she looks great!

[@user-pv9pv4xf9c]

She’s always been a beautiful woman, there’s no “actually” needed to preface that statement 😉

[@patrick4662]

she's been a knockout since day 1.

[@whitestripesiluv]

I loved getting to hear cara maria talk candidly about the challenge. It really shows how editing can change how we perceive someone. I hope she comes back to the challenge someday, but glad she's gotten to have a break. I was a day 1 cara fan and this def reminded me why I always loved her so much in those earlier seasons.

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

jessiejolly exactly 🙌🏻 would love a subscribe from you🤗👍

[@whitestripesiluv]

@@MikeLewisPodcast Already am :)

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

jessiejolly awesome! Big week coming up for the podcast 🤗👍

[@whitestripesiluv]

@@MikeLewisPodcast oooooo tea! Can't wait!!

[@gavingarza88]

IM EXCITED!!! can’t believe u got her on😊 keep it up bro

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Me too, thanks!!

[@muneca1717]

Really great interview! Cara Maria looks amazing and seems like she’s in a really great state mentally too! Glad we could see this side of her than the usual edited version on The Challenge

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thanks alot and I agree!

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

@@MikeLewisPodcast can you please do Laurel Stucky or Evelyn???? I’m not sure if you’re able to get them to do this but it would be HUGE!

[@girlloveshemp642]

Cara is the best!!!

[@kankuro110]

LOVE HER FOREVER 💘 thank you so much for getting her on!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@scottyleo7392]

Awesome interview man, definitely great to see Cara looking and doing well. Was always a fan of hers until recently. Now she looks and feels like the same old Cara Maria, and it’s great to see. It seemed like she enjoyed the interview with you too, I think you definitely should have kept the interview going. And maybe got into some more questions, seemed like she could have talked for another hour. Anyways great interview Mike, I also vote Kenny and Evan to be your next interviews. Definitely a huge reason why a lot of fans have got into the challenge, myself included

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Presley Scott agreed! Would appreciate a subscribe if you haven’t already 🙏🏻👍🤗

[@nikkifuentes3555]

CARA MARIA The Legend!!! Great interview!!!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Yes she is and thanks for the compliment!

[@laurapayne9353]

You asked some REALLY good questions! I loved this interview. Cara is one of my favorites!

[@abolacadernos]

Of course he does. He doesn’t ramble on and on like that other challenge podcast with those two guys.

[@mattsaracen7]

She looks so beautiful here. Love her on the show from underdog to "villain", she's always entertaining and such a good competitor.

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

sinéad well said 🙌🏻 would appreciate a subscribe from you 👍🤗

[@mattsaracen7]

@@MikeLewisPodcast subscribed! 😊

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

sinéad 🤗👍

[@Dmdmkdkdkd]

Great interview!!! I’m happy that Cara took a break, she seems a lot more happier now. She also changed my perspective on the whole Cara’s cult situation in War of the Worlds 2. I hope she comes back and win one more to finalize her mark as the greatest female challenger ever.

[@milesbrad9975]

She looks happier and brighter. She needed the time off the show. It's healed her

[@ribbitfrog1]

Loved this interview! I'm happy that Cara seems well and full of energy. I think it was good to have a season off. I hope we'll see her again soon, and she should definitely be a guest judge on Ru Paul's Drag Race! Maybe they can do a make-over challenge on women, like S1 and S12, and invite her?? Great job as usual, Mike! I like your calm and respectful interview style and how you get along well with guests.

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

bun appreciate it! Would appreciate a subscribe as well if you haven’t more big things to come!

[@ribbitfrog1]

Already subbed ;)

[@samcar2724]

Yo Mike great pod as always. I think taking some time at the end for some fan questions could be cool ! Great to see Cara smile again

[@amylynn4924]

Cara and CT are my all time fave people on the challenge 💖

[@jasonwilliams7427]

Great job Mike, you the man!!!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

I appreciate that Jason!

[@jamesconnolly1636]

So cool, thanks man!!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

No problem!

[@allylainez9264]

Love Cara Maria....Mike you really are the best!!! Thanks for this❤️

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevar4325]

I'm glad she changed & she's THE new villain because i was getting tired of bananas and wes as the main ''villain'' of the show. One of the best challengers of all time.

[@nicesuperwoman56]

She is not the Villian anymore it is Fessy now I think

[@davidmackie5850]

Well wes is the hero for me.but yea I get you

[@sammybennett8512]

Love her, great work getting her Mike!!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thanks 👍

[@tyeishaperkins5199]

Hope she be on the new challenge

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Tyeisha Perkins me too

[@tyeishaperkins5199]

@@MikeLewisPodcast nice

[@mmurph617]

I’m glad Cara Maria got a chance to tell her truth, outside of a Challenge setting, without the editing.

[@isagarcia4554]

She's awsome overall. The person she began from now has shown how much she has grown. Going thru the shitties ppl around her and putting her down and later on she found who she was and not allowing no one to pick on her i swear that is a supervb person. In my opinion she really is an example for alot of us that went thru similar situations back in school and being bosses now. Her haters will only see the villain, tv wants to portray of her. But ones again ppl that look up to her will see her true side!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Isa Alarcon agreed! Would appreciate a subscribe 👍🙏🏻

[@ladoñasarita]

She did turn shitty in WoTW2 though. It is what it is.

[@nehsangbong7259]

Queen!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

YES!!!

[@SBMep]

CARA!! this is epic

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

She is great!

[@raheelsyed5672]

Great job loved this!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thank you!!

[@FelixVazquez35X]

I would love to see you interview Tyler Duckworth or Veronica Portillo!

[@realBatman-89]

she's outrageously gorgeous

[@xudaman____4213]

Wow From that to Now

[@tippyperez]

Can you interview theresa?

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Yep 👍

[@eliahjohnson181]

Mike you the 🐐

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thanks for the compliment Eliah.

[@jasonlongo5683]

Good job getting these guests Mike!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thank you!

[@jaquelinedestiny2895]

Love her omg the best

[@lionelsancha9416]

One of the most beautiful women ive ever seen, i was always crushing on cara and her red hair 😍

[@truthdetector4036]

Cara is so cool...watching this as a Challenge fan you feel you've known her forever lol

[@girlloveshemp642]

Cara is the best! I love her.

[@PaulDoe79]

Never understood why people were so upset with Cara for flipping the game on Bananas and Laurel. I get they hate Paulie but did they REALLY think she was going to sit there and allow them to throw in their team-mate (Wes) and then throw a challenge to take out more teammates? People wanna say that she was afraid of elimination because she didn't volunteer to go in? WHO else volunteered? I don't recall anyone. But I DO recall Cara challenging Tori, the girl who went into the confessional and said Cara "runs" from eliminations and Tori backed down real quick. Same Tori who freaked out when she got sent into elimination so she didn't take her own advice.

[@michaeldefeo1439]

Exactly I couldnt have said it better myself. In my opinion, and I could be totally wrong, but I think she gets a lot of heat bc people are upset that in the end she and Paulie controlled the whole game but the team they put together lost the final and also bc she outplayed Bananas in WOTW2 even though him and Laurel took the first shot at her, and he has such a following with being such a staple for the show. I mean to this day people still say he did nothing wrong with taking all the money from Sarah in Rivals 3 and I'll say this about that yes he had every right to take it but if you honestly think it wasnt a horrible and deceitful thing to do just bc he had the option to do so then something is wrong with you. Furthermore I'll also say this for Cara that smug egotistical jerk Jordan always treated her like crap and was constantly hounding her on a constant basis saying how weak of a competitor she was and was insulting her left and right so can you really blame her for not really wanting to work with him? Personally I dont see anything wrong with how she played any of her games in any of her seasons and she had a justifiable reason for all of her moves so 4 all those people who hate her keep on hating but she is definitely one of the best to ever play the game.

[@PaulDoe79]

@@michaeldefeo1439 don't forget Jordan purposely tried to ruin her big night at the Vandetta reunion and winner reveal. Tori sat there smirking while Jordan attacked her and then Derrick defended her. So why would she celebrate them when they already proved they don't share the happiness or success of others?

[@michaeldefeo1439]

@@PaulDoe79 I agree and dint get me wrong as much as I hate to admit it Jordan is a great competitor same as Bananas but his ego is way too big. I mean just like you said he couldnt be happy for Cara winning bc he constantly looks down on her. And in WOTW2 it was the same thing, he said to Turbo the only reason he won WOTW1 was bc he wasnt apart of the cast. Saying things like that paints you as high and mighty and makes you look like an egotistical jerk. And listen u can think that but u never say that to anyone unless u got an ego problem. Just my opinion on the whole matter.

[@PaulDoe79]

@@michaeldefeo1439 the only women Jordan compliments are women he has slept with. Laurel, Sarah, Tori, Nany... and when you talk about how strong Nany is you know he isn't to be taken seriously

[@martavioustisby4942]

Cara ❤️

[@stormchaser419]

As somebody older who watches this show, I can tell you Cara is a top tier good woman. Decent, nice, strong, beautiful and so much. Humble also but getting with Paulie.......that turned her into someone else partly. Ladies, be careful who you choose. It changes you and sometimes not for the better. She looks and sounds great here.

[@CJVP99]

I mean she was with Abram, Paulie, Kyle, Thomas and a few women I believe lol so she is definitely no saint

[@Reeally3]

I hated her before, now I understand. She has been treated like pure shit by her closets friends. She is back to being one of my favorites, just leave Bananas alone lol

[@lfg4300]

Great Interview!

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

L FG thanks! Would appreciate a subscribe!

[@zedwhy371]

Loved this!! Just subscribed

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Yay! Thank you!

[@Reeally3]

Can you get Kenny or Evan? They're scumbags but amazing challenge competitors

[@probIematique]

Not you dragging them then hyping them lmao

[@Reeally3]

@@probIematique Lol those two are the reason I got into the show. They were like comedians on reality TV lol

[@jrmecca244]

He just got Kenny, great interview!!💯

[@Reeally3]

@@jrmecca244 On it, right now! Thanks!

[@FighterMindset2024]

I watched his Kenny one. Kenny is still the same asshole

[@Richxwolf]

Goood shit bro

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

Thank you so much!

[@ufc4019]

U should get Casey and Wes on one together or get Beth and Tina on one

[@joshdavo1068]

Not Caras biggest fan but she looks happy here maybe the break did her good

[@joeyrosalez8153]

You should do camila

[@CJVP99]

Camila would probably do him

[@srodgers6956]

Lov her😘👍

[@arthurrimbaud7287]

Mike, I love your channel, but you and your guests need to speak directly into microphones. Even when I turn the volume all the way up I can barely hear you guys are saying.

[@unathimalangabi2310]

Ask her if she can ever get along with Amanda.

[@isagarcia4554]

Thats a hard hell Nah! Amanda is the devil she is such a despicable human being.

[@unathimalangabi2310]

@@isagarcia4554 You can believe what you want.

[@ianm7731]

Why is Cara trying to act like she didn't watch EVERY single episode of last season lol cuz she definitely did 💀

[@lovelivenic4606]

Right, the typical “ I never watched the show and shocked she got casted” lies. Almost every reality person who gets casted on a show, says this afterwards. I like Cara but sometimes I don’t feel she’s authentic with her answers.

[@derekhenry7388]

Tgis is sick

[@missdee4927]

It's funny they introduced the lame red skulls format to force people into eliminations after for the most part "Cara's cult" successfully avoided them, but Cara's not on those seasons anyway. The only thing I wish was talked about was Jordan and Tori and Jordan/Turbo. If there was a way after the shitstirrers like Laurel/Bananas were gone, would Team USA have done better in the final with those three people still on their side.

[@bazar2021]

Never held it against Ashley for not splitting the money with Hunter. He honestly did shit on her the entire season and was extremely harsh towards her. I understand they had a rocky relationship before the season started, but as a man I can’t say that the way Hunter spoke to her & about her was okay. It’s tricky because the way he felt about her he possibly would’ve taken the money too. He should be more mad at production for giving Ashley the choice. Can’t say what I would do in her position because I can’t speak from a woman’s perspective. & to be fair if she did still split the money it could send a message to other females that it’s okay to tolerate disrespect for a paycheck.

[@soheiladam7510]

Ashley should've split the money regardless of what happened, it was a selfish and bad behavior of her to do that since she wouldn't have won without him, I understand what you're saying but she's not like a victim or something, she's one of the worst humans on the challenge too. if Hunter did do her bad then she could've got revenge on him in other ways in the challenge or just ignore him or squash the beef with him not steal his earned money.

[@bazar2021]

@@soheiladam7510 hunter was completely useless on anything that requires using your brain though lmao. Ashley is actually good at puzzles and math. Hunter did also say shit about going after her family prior to her making that decision. I’m not saying I fully agree with it, but he absolutely was being a douchebag to her when she was trying to work with him. Nobody batted an eye at bananas for taking the money from Sarah as petty revenge when she helped him a lot too through the whole season and on the finals. I blame the show creators for making that an option. I like the more recent way better where the winners can decide to share with the other finalists.

[@PearlJamGirl627]

I read she recently got married to Paulie and Wes married them.

[@jayjasperjp]

Fake News

[@Imthebestmaneideedit]

Her and Theo apparently hooked up. I think that’s why him and Pauline got into it lowkey.

[@Imthebestmaneideedit]

Getting done from cara lucky

[@basicallybasic2748]

Too bad Bananas is kinda blocking her from going back 😕

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

BasicallyBasic would love a Subscribe if you enjoyed 👍🤗

[@basicallybasic2748]

@@MikeLewisPodcast Oh of course! Also thanks for giving Cara a chance, she's my favorite Challenge competitor of all time and doesn't deserve the hate she's getting so this means alot💙

[@MikeLewisPodcast]

@@basicallybasic2748 Of course. Cara is great, glad you enjoyed it!

[@resyted1519]

Fill me in if you would. Why do you say banana is holding her back from coming on

[@juliecoston402]

@@resyted1519 ya, I don't get what bananas has to do with her shot back on?? She was on the challenge this season and last I think