'Survivor' Runner-Up Interview: Jessica 'Sugar' Kiper
By Gordon Holmes
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:56:02 GMT
Whether you love her or hate her, you have to admit that the pin-up model who went by the name “Sugar” was always in the thick of all the action. We had a chance to talk to this season’s “Survivor” runner up the day after the finale and get her thoughts on giving Bob the million, turning on Ace, and..oh yeah…Corinne’s little speech.
Gordon Holmes: Last night…yipes…what were you thinking during Corinne’s speech?
Jessica “Sugar” Kiper: Well, I’d seen it a couple of months ago.
Gordon: You caught the live show.
Sugar: What did I think about that? Her family should probably get life insurance policies because her karma is really bad right now.
Gordon: Have you two talked since then?
Sugar: We almost made eye contact for a second last night.
Gordon: Does it feel good to know that you lasted longer.
Sugar: Yeah, I guess, but it was more like the boos from the audience, that was more what made me smile.
Gordon: We do a weekly chat on Fridays, and the fans adore you, and my mother adores you. How does that happen that the audience loves you, but the jury doesn’t?
Sugar: Well, the people on the jury that I’m actually friends with, I kind of chopped off their heads. And it’s just like whenever they watch it on TV when they’re voted off they relive it and they’re mad for a couple of days. Except for Randy, he just kind of stayed mad the whole time. So, I’ve tried to apologize to him a couple of times, but he’s not having it.
Gordon: So you have tried to make peace with Randy?
Sugar: I’ve gone out of my way a couple of times.
Gordon: You had the choice between Matty and Bob to take to the final three, but it seemed like you had a better shot against Matty.
Sugar: I pretty much knew I was third place no matter who I went there with. And, I did want to go with Bob. And, even though I know Matty’s had money before, he’s a really sweet boy. And Susie’s awesome too, I had absolutely nothing against or for Susie. I just never got to know Susie.
Gordon: It was funny when the puzzle challenge (in the finale) ended you said, “Where’s Susie.” And I had been wondering the same thing all season.
Sugar: (Laughs) I was wondering the same thing. She just came out of nowhere.
Gordon: I was wondering, had they forgotten that you have an immunity idol?
Sugar: Hey, why didn’t anyone try to vote me out, hello? Is anybody looking out for what’s going on around them? I mean, good for me, yay.
Gordon: You seemed to always find yourself right in the middle of so many key decisions.
Sugar: I don’t know, after I killed my best friend for no reason (Ace). I realized I could do that to anyone.
Gordon: When we were out there, and Ace picked you, basically the entire press corps figured you two were a lock. Either you were going to go down together or you were going to win the whole thing. When you voted out Ace, my jaw hit the floor.
Sugar: I definitely needed an alpha male, because for the first half of the game I’m going to get kicked off if somebody isn’t there to fight for me. And, I didn’t plan on ever killing him, but I knew at one point I’d need to say goodbye if I wanted any street credit and anybody to think that I didn’t let him lead me through the entire game. But, I definitely got duped. But, me and Ace have totally made up.
Gordon: It seems like you heard “She’s just a pin-up model” a lot. What did it mean to you to prove people wrong?
Sugar: Well, check this out, cause in my speech, I started off by saying “Hi, my name is Jessica Kiper, I’ve been in the Screen Actors Guild for ten years. I’m not just a pin-up model.” And they cut that out. My whole entire plan was to be the pin-up model, and everyone’s going to think you’re stupid. They’re going to totally not see you coming. I couldn’t have written it better.
Gordon: Were you worried that a “Gilmore Girls” fan in the game could out you?
Sugar: No, I knew nobody would really recognize me, I get like one fan mail letter a month.
Gordon: Our fans loved the Randy fake idol fiasco…
Sugar: Gordon, seventy five percent of the things I did, well not crying, but any move I made was strictly for the fans, because certain things were going to happen anyway. The whole Randy cookie thing? That was just for entertainment. And, I think it worked.
Gordon: Ahh…Cookiegate! Were you concerned any of that would cost you Randy’s vote or had you lost that vote a long time before.
Sugar: I never had Randy’s vote.
Gordon: OK…word association time…Crystal?
Sugar: I love Crystal. She’s the only person who’s going to get this, but “Hamburger Helper.”
Gordon: Marcus?
Sugar: Loves himself.
Gordon: Ace?
Sugar: I love Ace.
Gordon: Gabon?
Sugar: Peaceful.
Gordon: Randy?
Sugar: Cookie.
Gordon: Bob?
Sugar: Bowtie.
Gordon: G-C?
Sugar: Sweet.
Gordon: Kelly?
Sugar: Boobs.
Gordon: You’re the second person to say that!
Sugar: Please, tell me the other one wasn’t Corinne!
Gordon: The other person was Corinne.
Sugar: (Laughs)
Gordon: You guys are best friends, I know it!
Sugar: We could’ve been, in a parallel universe.
Gordon: OK, last one…and you know this one is coming…Corinne?
Sugar: Wicked witch of the west…and the east.
Gordon: What did it mean to you to get to spread your father’s ashes in Gabon?
Sugar: Well, everybody pretty much knows that’s the whole reason I went on the show, because I needed help getting through that. I never got to say anything at my dad’s funeral because I was too big of a mess. He had a really small funeral, a month after he died, so this was kind of like the awesome, huge-(expletive deleted) funeral that everyone got to go to. That pretty much made the show for me.
Gordon: What do you take from your experience in Gabon?
Sugar: I have more faith in my ad-lib abilities and improv skills. And definitely I think I’ve grown up a lot. Now, I’m somewhere in between a woman and the girl that was wearing a nose ring in my car in the fake video they had me make.
Gordon: Fake video? (Sugar is referring to her audition tape)
Sugar: They found me, and they made us all make these tapes cause they wanted us to audition. I’ve never been homeless, I’ve never lived in my car.
Gordon: Lies!
Sugar: I know!
Gordon: What did it mean to you to be the second most popular on the show?
Sugar: For me, it meant, Bob you (expletive deleted) you stole $100,000 from me after I just gave you a million!
*** Click Here to Comment - Where do you stand on Corinne vs. Sugar? What should Sugar have done differently? Should Bob have given Sugar the $100,000 if he could have?
Message Edited by Gordon_Holmes on 12-17-2008 06:24 PM
Gordon Holmes: Last night…yipes…what were you thinking during Corinne’s speech?
Jessica “Sugar” Kiper: Well, I’d seen it a couple of months ago.
Gordon: You caught the live show.
Sugar: What did I think about that? Her family should probably get life insurance policies because her karma is really bad right now.
Gordon: Have you two talked since then?
Sugar: We almost made eye contact for a second last night.
Gordon: Does it feel good to know that you lasted longer.
Sugar: Yeah, I guess, but it was more like the boos from the audience, that was more what made me smile.
Gordon: We do a weekly chat on Fridays, and the fans adore you, and my mother adores you. How does that happen that the audience loves you, but the jury doesn’t?
Sugar: Well, the people on the jury that I’m actually friends with, I kind of chopped off their heads. And it’s just like whenever they watch it on TV when they’re voted off they relive it and they’re mad for a couple of days. Except for Randy, he just kind of stayed mad the whole time. So, I’ve tried to apologize to him a couple of times, but he’s not having it.
Gordon: So you have tried to make peace with Randy?
Sugar: I’ve gone out of my way a couple of times.
Gordon: You had the choice between Matty and Bob to take to the final three, but it seemed like you had a better shot against Matty.
Sugar: I pretty much knew I was third place no matter who I went there with. And, I did want to go with Bob. And, even though I know Matty’s had money before, he’s a really sweet boy. And Susie’s awesome too, I had absolutely nothing against or for Susie. I just never got to know Susie.
Gordon: It was funny when the puzzle challenge (in the finale) ended you said, “Where’s Susie.” And I had been wondering the same thing all season.
Sugar: (Laughs) I was wondering the same thing. She just came out of nowhere.
Gordon: I was wondering, had they forgotten that you have an immunity idol?
Sugar: Hey, why didn’t anyone try to vote me out, hello? Is anybody looking out for what’s going on around them? I mean, good for me, yay.
Gordon: You seemed to always find yourself right in the middle of so many key decisions.
Sugar: I don’t know, after I killed my best friend for no reason (Ace). I realized I could do that to anyone.
Gordon: When we were out there, and Ace picked you, basically the entire press corps figured you two were a lock. Either you were going to go down together or you were going to win the whole thing. When you voted out Ace, my jaw hit the floor.
Sugar: I definitely needed an alpha male, because for the first half of the game I’m going to get kicked off if somebody isn’t there to fight for me. And, I didn’t plan on ever killing him, but I knew at one point I’d need to say goodbye if I wanted any street credit and anybody to think that I didn’t let him lead me through the entire game. But, I definitely got duped. But, me and Ace have totally made up.
Gordon: It seems like you heard “She’s just a pin-up model” a lot. What did it mean to you to prove people wrong?
Sugar: Well, check this out, cause in my speech, I started off by saying “Hi, my name is Jessica Kiper, I’ve been in the Screen Actors Guild for ten years. I’m not just a pin-up model.” And they cut that out. My whole entire plan was to be the pin-up model, and everyone’s going to think you’re stupid. They’re going to totally not see you coming. I couldn’t have written it better.
Gordon: Were you worried that a “Gilmore Girls” fan in the game could out you?
Sugar: No, I knew nobody would really recognize me, I get like one fan mail letter a month.
Gordon: Our fans loved the Randy fake idol fiasco…
Sugar: Gordon, seventy five percent of the things I did, well not crying, but any move I made was strictly for the fans, because certain things were going to happen anyway. The whole Randy cookie thing? That was just for entertainment. And, I think it worked.
Gordon: Ahh…Cookiegate! Were you concerned any of that would cost you Randy’s vote or had you lost that vote a long time before.
Sugar: I never had Randy’s vote.
Gordon: OK…word association time…Crystal?
Sugar: I love Crystal. She’s the only person who’s going to get this, but “Hamburger Helper.”
Gordon: Marcus?
Sugar: Loves himself.
Gordon: Ace?
Sugar: I love Ace.
Gordon: Gabon?
Sugar: Peaceful.
Gordon: Randy?
Sugar: Cookie.
Gordon: Bob?
Sugar: Bowtie.
Gordon: G-C?
Sugar: Sweet.
Gordon: Kelly?
Sugar: Boobs.
Gordon: You’re the second person to say that!
Sugar: Please, tell me the other one wasn’t Corinne!
Gordon: The other person was Corinne.
Sugar: (Laughs)
Gordon: You guys are best friends, I know it!
Sugar: We could’ve been, in a parallel universe.
Gordon: OK, last one…and you know this one is coming…Corinne?
Sugar: Wicked witch of the west…and the east.
Gordon: What did it mean to you to get to spread your father’s ashes in Gabon?
Sugar: Well, everybody pretty much knows that’s the whole reason I went on the show, because I needed help getting through that. I never got to say anything at my dad’s funeral because I was too big of a mess. He had a really small funeral, a month after he died, so this was kind of like the awesome, huge-(expletive deleted) funeral that everyone got to go to. That pretty much made the show for me.
Gordon: What do you take from your experience in Gabon?
Sugar: I have more faith in my ad-lib abilities and improv skills. And definitely I think I’ve grown up a lot. Now, I’m somewhere in between a woman and the girl that was wearing a nose ring in my car in the fake video they had me make.
Gordon: Fake video? (Sugar is referring to her audition tape)
Sugar: They found me, and they made us all make these tapes cause they wanted us to audition. I’ve never been homeless, I’ve never lived in my car.
Gordon: Lies!
Sugar: I know!
Gordon: What did it mean to you to be the second most popular on the show?
Sugar: For me, it meant, Bob you (expletive deleted) you stole $100,000 from me after I just gave you a million!
*** Click Here to Comment - Where do you stand on Corinne vs. Sugar? What should Sugar have done differently? Should Bob have given Sugar the $100,000 if he could have?
Message Edited by Gordon_Holmes on 12-17-2008 06:24 PM
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1) Corinne-word association-couldn't have said it better myself.2) Not popped Ace BUT we all know Mr.Smash lied. Maybe not be so gullible.
3) Well, yeah, but we don't know the answer to that question, do we?
4) Her career is made. Beautiful girl, will do well.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:42:31 GMT | aa48
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Sugar , you played the best and should have won ,not Bob. You controlled the game and you did it as a good guy (most of the time). I hope to see you again in maybe an All- Star Survivor. Hey and maybe they could bring back Randy or Corinne. I know you wold like that. lolWed, 17 Dec 2008 15:19:13 GMT | bwmctell
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Oh, and by the way, Sugar, we hardcore Gilmore fans recognized you right away! Jess's trampy girlfriend who made out with him in the town square, accompanied him to the dance marathon, where Dean finally dumped Rory, and worked in the hair supply store. I rooted for you all the way--at first because of that, and later just because you were awesome, sensitive, wanted the good guy to win, had a wicked cool sense of humor. :)Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:20:58 GMT | aglgll
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Bob was the best I've seen at winning challenges, but Sugar controlled the game as well, or actually better, than anyone ever has. I was really surprised at how Bob badmouthed her before the jury when she was the one that handed Bob the million. I think the juries need to realize that they should vote for the one they think played the best game and not against the one they are mad at.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:30:40 GMT | TRow
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Way to rock that out Jessica! I can almost hear all the doors opening for you :) And as for the Corinne,Randy and Marcus, karma's a **bleep**!Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:34:18 GMT | 2btrue
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I was amazed that Bob didn't honor you at final consul for taking him to the final three. Up to that point he was my favorite player. I pray that you'll have a great life.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:06:01 GMT | fastfred
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Sugar - Winner in my book!Corinne - Nasty ugly person to the core.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:16:10 GMT | Bruce2Janet
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Sugar is definitely HOT, but I thought she looked better in Gabon without all the makeup. I was rooting for her or Bob to win and was very surprised to see Susie come so close, so credit to her. Sugar has a future in TV or movies, because she has the MM thing going for her along with concern for the underdog. animaljimWed, 17 Dec 2008 18:44:47 GMT | animaljim
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If Corinne weren't pretty, she would be detested for her rudeness. I've seen this over the years in the world- regular looking people are held to a higher standard of behavior. Wait til her looks start to go- she'll be in for a rude surprise of her own when she gets called on her boorish behavior for the first time and she has had no practice at being decent. Hahaha. and just wait til the one person at her work who won't accept being insulted takes her to task for ugly behavior. She won't know how to deal with the lawsuit and being fired. Hahaha again. People skills are so much more worthwhile than insults and looks.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:59:37 GMT | watch-wait
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Jessica I thought you played an excellent game. Loved all your blindsides........especially Randy. I felt since you gave Bob the million, he should have given you the credit and the $100,000.Corrine is not even worth commenting on.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:13:24 GMT | CBD1234
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Being an old guy who`s never seen an episode of" Gilmore Girls"(no idea what it`s even about...), Sugar just had that SAG-card aura about her...and Corrinne will eventually take her own life in her later years, because she`s gonna be that old lady on the block that all the kids point to her house and say "Stay away from that house, because that old witch Miss Corrinne (that`s right...MISS...who`d marry someone that bitter and vitriolic?) lives there...she hates EVERYONE!!!So, Sugar just needs to be the person she is...but I don`t have to tell her that...she`s already doin` it !!!
EXCELSIOR!!!
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:16:06 GMT | CBSmokeydog
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Just want to add my .2 on CORINNE. I think she's the one who needs psych. medication. That woman stood there and let the whole world know how rotten to the core nasty she is. Who in their right mind would now ever want to hire her, work with her, or associate with her in any way? No one I can think of, other than maybe correctional institutions though from what I gather there is some humanity there. She's a fool and won't be so confident when the reprecussions of her behavior begin to surface.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:33:01 GMT | bearsmom
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I think Corinne is rude she either likes you or she doesn't and she will tell you, it will hurt her later in life when she doesn't have her looks to fall back on. Sugar, wasn't a big fan of Sugar thought she was so fake, maybe she still is, but loved what she did for Matt and then giving Bob the chance to be in the final three, knowing if he did he would win, maybe she has a heart after all. If Bob could of given the 100,000 to Sugar he should of and he should of thanked her for at the reunion show for not voting him out at the final tribal council.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:37:54 GMT | not2oldforidol
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Bob should have definitely given Sugar the $100,000. Without her, he would have been "done" twice. I really thought he would do the "right thing".Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:51:03 GMT | malei
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corrine...karma be abitch.....what u said about suga and her fam will definitely come back and bite your sweet **bleep**!!~!!!!Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:20:03 GMT | diva4259
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Corrine vs. Sugar is a no-brainer. Eventually when Corinne matures enough she'll realize how stupid she looked and will be embarrassed about her comments. Then, hopefully, she will stop thriving for negative attention. Bad publicity does nothing for you... just ask Geri. I do believe she is intelligent but not mature enough to know how to deal with others. I think Sugar should have gotten $100,000 either from Bob or the audience... its unfortunate. She was the mastermind and Bob was the inventive/resourceful one. I wish her all the best.Message Edited by AngieBo on 12-17-2008 04:50 PM
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:44:21 GMT | AngieBo
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I have been watching Survivor since day one. Never have i witnessed the most sore losers of a survivor season as i have this season. It's a game you idiots. The three that won down to bob played the game. Grow up and get over it and yourself.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:46:36 GMT | bobkravitzphilly
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Corinne is trash - she's just a daddy's girl with low self-esteem and implants. She is the type who is automatically in competition with any attractive women who are around, anyone who has natural beauty. I feel that Randy should have been called out for his racist-sounding comments towards Crystal and GC. I'm surprised no one noticed he was singling them out and I can't really remember what he said but it was a "Ghetto" reference he used. He and Corinne are both nasty human beings.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:54:13 GMT | Meg8
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Sugar all the way!Corinne is an ugly angry sociopath. I'd hate to be in her shoes when karma comes knocking.
Sugar was a real trooper. She should've won. Bob seems like a great guy; but Sugar PLAYED the game.
Corinne; two words: Anger Management.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:14:17 GMT | brattkatt