The Problem: Battle of the Eras introduced again a lot of MTV’s earlier actuality stars for an iconic solid, together with The Actual World: Portland’s Nia Moore.
Nia joined two of her former castmates, Jordan Wiseley and Averey Tressler, on the Period 2 group and felt, on account of her connections, she had a great likelihood of sticking round for a number of episodes.
Attributable to that, she might discover a couple of potential showmances, together with flirtations with Josh Martinez and Kyland Younger.
The latter blossomed into one thing particular, as they appeared to proceed a showmance till Nia’s elimination in Episode 11.
Relating to Josh, Nia lately admitted in a podcast interview that her state of affairs with him wasn’t as critical.
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She opened up about what unfolded between her and Josh, mentioning he confirmed a stunning curiosity in her once they first met.
Nia mentioned she and Josh had been ‘by no means intimate’ throughout Season 40
In response to Nia, she and Josh participated in “only a couple like harmless make-outs” throughout the Battle of the Eras. She instructed Johnny Bananas on his Loss of life, Taxes, and Bananas podcast that issues by no means obtained too “scorching and heavy,” as Bananas mentioned.
“Yep, we, we by no means had been intimate, we by no means slept collectively. I don’t even suppose it was ever going to go there. We simply we’re like flirty and enjoyable, and like we’re each delicate and like we related in that approach,” she mentioned.
Nia additionally talked about that Josh was “excited” to satisfy her earlier than filming and that “he had this sparkle in his eye” throughout their first assembly.
She mentioned she didn’t count on a lot of her new Season 40 castmates to learn about her since she hadn’t been on the present in such a very long time.
“And like, I imply, that’s, that feels good, ? So, like the truth that he was not being too cool for varsity, he was like making it clear that he was a fan and that he actually preferred me,” she mentioned.
In response to Nia, she needed to have some enjoyable throughout Season 40, however at one level, Josh gave her “chilly ft” after initially displaying curiosity in her. So she realized she had choices with different castmates there.
Nia additionally recalled a humorous second when a “frisky” solid get together occurred. She had her prime off and determined to rinse off within the bathe. She mentioned she invited Josh to the bathe to observe, and she or he “obtained bare,” however then “he freaked out and left.”
Nia moved on to Kyland Younger in Season 40
One of many episodes throughout Season 40 offered the footage of Nia having enjoyable with Josh after which randomly shifting on to Kyland. Nevertheless, she instructed Bananas there was “a day or two” between her and Josh’s state of affairs, after which she connected with Kyland.
“I did discover that bizarre that he was so emotional about that second as a result of I’m like ‘Josh, like I, as a courtesy, I left you alone as a result of, like once more, I do know when a person is into me, and I do know when he’s not,’” Nia mentioned on Bananas’ podcast.
“And so I wasn’t going to beg him to f*****g select me or need me,” she mentioned.
Viewers noticed Josh get emotional in a dramatic outburst when a number of castmates had been joking round about Nia being with Kyland after she’d been having flirty enjoyable with Josh.
That created an argument between Tori and Josh, with Josh telling Tori she wasn’t his pal. The castmates later patched issues up. In the meantime, Nia continued her showmance and hookups with Kyland.
After her elimination in Episode 11, Nia expressed pleasure about seeing Kyland once more after he completed filming for Season 40.
The Problem: Battle of the Eras airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.