Denise Richards He was the first star to be truly compromised in the third season of Special Forces: The toughest test in the world.
“Everyone comes to the show for a reason. On the first day, we look at people and say in our minds, ‘Why are you here?’ But in reality, we know why you’re here,” said the directing crew coach. Billy Bingham He said in a joint interview with his fellow soldier and star Rudy Reyes in Us Weekly New York City studio on Thursday, January 9. “You're here because you've lost direction. You need to re-challenge yourself. You want to come back to reality because that's what this show does.”
On Wednesday, January 8th PremiereRichards, 53, “froze” during the first mission – which required Contestants had to jump from a speedboat to a speeding helicopter and onto the helicopter – and were then called in to speak with staff.
“I've been overcome by some quite scary situations, and I need to learn how to stay calm and do something.” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The alum explained. “Part of the reason I wanted to take this course is because I have been in situations where I freeze up and can't do anything, and I can't even talk to protect myself.”
Richards revealed that the first time she faced this issue was when she was fifteen years old.
“I noticed a man following me. He came up behind me, put his hand around my mouth, grabbed my vagina, and started dragging me,” she said. “And I froze, and I couldn’t even scream for help.”
Richards had previously only told her husband Aaron Vipers About the accident. “It's very scary to have this situation, you know, (at) this age and to be so vulnerable,” she continued. “And I have three daughters, and I want them to never go through that. And also if, God forbid, something is strong enough.
Rudy Reyes and Billy Billingham
Us WeeklyBingham gave we More insight into why stars, including Richards, end up sharing their personal stories.
“Before we do the mirror room, even if it's only 12 hours, we've already gone through a phase of deprivation,” he said. “When you're tired, you're hungry, you don't care anymore. You're more open. Now there's something about that, what we call the mirror room. I don't know why that is — and we're not psychologists and we have no idea what that story is going to be like immediately out of that person's mouth.” .
The men confirmed we They don't know the cast list until they meet the recruits on the first day of filming.
“We have no idea what's going to come out of their mouths,” continued Bingham, who admitted that Richards was the only star he recognized. “And for us, we have to play a poker face because some of it is so painful. And we're emotional people, too, and we have to (stay strong). But I think something about that mirror room — when they walk in, it's scary. They're disoriented, they're tired, And they do feel a little sad and frustrated and they just want to get something out of the box but what I love about it is that once they do that, like Denise did, it's like someone has taken a huge burden off of them. Her shoulders came out and she was bouncing back…you'll see a huge difference after that.
Special Forces: The toughest test in the world It airs on Fox Wednesday at 8pm ET.
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