Ashley "Millionaire" Mitchell is lastly again on The Challenge for All Stars: Rivals, and he or she understands the project: "The drama's again, don't fear," the two-time champ tells Leisure Weekly with fun. "Jesus, assist me. I strive to not be!"

The favored however controversial competitor hasn't been on the present since she was unceremoniously kicked off Spies, Lies, and Allies with none actual clarification (except for TJ saying that she had "damaged one among our guidelines"). That's why she was excited to return for the fifth season of All Stars, particularly since a few of her pals have been on the forged.

"My old-school Lavender Girls, Shane and Sylvia — I didn’t even inform them I used to be displaying up," Ashley says. "They have been shocked once they noticed me, that's for certain. I didn't inform a dang soul. And after I confirmed up and noticed everybody else, I used to be considering, 'Okay, I’ve an opportunity at profitable this.'"

However then she discovered the theme of the season was Rivals and her companion was Aneesa Ferreira, who has by no means received after 18 seasons. "God, TJ, the place's Hunter after I want him?" she says with fun, including that she's up for spherical two along with her Closing Reckoning companion. "Oh my God, that will be terrifying, however Hunter is a good competitor. I might like to take the cash from him once more."

Under, Ashley reveals why she's again for All Stars: Rivals (and didn't make her huge return for season 40), lastly breaks her silence about getting kicked off Spies, Lies, and Allies, and extra.

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did you get the decision for season 40?

ASHLEY MITCHELL: I'm going to be trustworthy with you: I don't suppose so, however I don't actually know once they name. I don't suppose I did, no.

Had been you shocked that you simply weren't invited for such a giant season?

I had put the entire actuality TV factor behind me. I’ve quite a lot of nervousness naturally, so competing on the present provides me extra nervousness, however even worse is watching it again. Individuals don't know this, however on the final season I did, my nervousness was so dangerous, I might barely sleep some nights. I assumed this was all behind me, the truth TV factor was prior to now, and I used to be okay with that, so not getting the decision for 40 didn't trouble me. I dwell in Costa Rica now, I’ve Airbnbs, and I’ve a quite simple life the place I don't use social media. Then once they known as me for All Stars, I had quite a lot of ideas: "Am I actually doing this once more?" However I knew as quickly as they known as that I couldn't say no as a result of I simply know what a fortunate, fortunate, fortunate life expertise that is, each single time I’ve the chance to expertise it. I at all times suppose on this life, every thing occurs for a f—ing motive, so who is aware of if I went to 40, what would've occurred?

Why did you need to come again for this season?

I'm hooked on The Problem. While you first begin and also you see individuals doing The Problem again and again for years and years — "some individuals," as in my companion — I'm like, "Why would they maintain coming again in the event that they're by no means going to fricking win they usually don't have an opportunity?" However anytime that TJ provides me the decision, woman, I'm going to indicate up. There's a thousand the explanation why I find it irresistible, and likewise I hate it on the similar time. I'm a masochist. It's torture.

Your exit out of your final season was fairly controversial, since we didn’t see it occur onscreen. How did that have an effect on you going into this season?

I used to be nervous. I used to be anticipating to be walked in and hated, which I’ve been for a very long time now for causes, in my view, that aren't precisely honest. I assumed this time possibly individuals could have an precise motive to be imply to me. They've been horrible to me for the previous six years since I've received the million {dollars}, however now that they’ve just a bit tiny speck of one thing adverse to throw at me, and honey, I knew that they have been going to attempt to throw it. However we'll see. Quite a lot of the individuals on the present are my actual pals in actual life, they usually know the reality and the true me. After I walked in the home, there wasn't an animosity and I felt like I might breathe. I felt like I had pals, I had Sylvia and Shane. However you'll see me course of via the season, as you see in some promos, me and Aneesa have just a few phrases, and I feel processing different individuals's opinions of me goes to be a problem for me this season.

Can you share extra now about what really occurred that led to you getting kicked off Spies, Lies, and Allies?

I don't suppose there's actually way more to say apart from [there was] an argument. Quite a lot of the rumors are exaggerated, which is what occurs when the footage just isn’t there — which it simply wasn't there as a result of there have been no cameras. But it surely actually was simply an argument that bought out of hand. And feelings have been flared far too excessive, and we've seen many individuals like Turbo get pulled off the present for a similar motive. It was undoubtedly a studying expertise for myself; quite a lot of my explosions are from actually, actually deep nervousness and stress on myself, so I attempted to work on that much more this season.

It's simply exhausting. Individuals will say, "You're a foul pal" or "You’ll be able to't be trusted," simply because I didn't share my cash with a person who was threatening me and my household, which now that I look again, it's essentially the most ridiculous freaking factor anybody might ever suppose I'm not reliable for doing. You’ve individuals throwing dust in your identify for years at this level, making up lies and telling false truths. And each time I reply with the precise reality, each time I freak the f— out — and I do — then I'm the dangerous man. It's going to be exhausting with me and Aneesa simply because she's a type of individuals who's faux, and I'm a type of individuals who aren't. She's very, like, "say what everybody desires to listen to," and I'm going to say precisely what must be stated, whether or not you need to hear it or not. Both you’ll love me or hate me for that, and that's why Aneesa doesn't like me, as a result of her and her pals are undoubtedly the exact opposite of that.

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What was your response once you discovered this season was Rivals and Aneesa was your companion?

TJ hates me. This should be punishment from sins in my former life. Why have I come again this season? I used to be not ready. Not that I wasn't coaching, however I used to be simply not one of the best I’ve been. I'm solely getting older, and I used to be not ready for the cellphone name. I used to be a bit shocked. After which I’m going and I see Aneesa is my companion, and I'm like, "I'm going have to carry this workforce bodily," and that was one thing I used to be not ready for. However I’ll admit, I used to be completely happy to know that politically she'll have the ability to assist us as a result of she's the ass-kisser — everybody likes Aneesa as a result of she is going to clear their a–hole along with her tongue. Additionally, neither of us are that bodily match, so possibly everybody's going to take us to the ultimate. Fingers crossed. However I need individuals to be extra political, like backstabbing and an actual f—ing Problem, not a giant Trip Alliance the place all of us hang around afterward. Let's really play a sport the place we struggle for cash, and I feel that this season is that.

What do you suppose goes to shock your followers about how this season goes for you?

Individuals will see a unique facet of me, however then don't fear, they are going to see the previous facet as properly, sadly however absolutely. That’s sort of the theme of the season: Everybody has grown, however you're not going to utterly do away with who you was once. You're not going to recover from a number of the s— we've performed to one another. Sooner or later, it's all going to bubble up. As soon as individuals need to begin coming for me or being impolite towards me, then I snap, and I flip right into a psychopath. I got here into this season actually considering that I have to be good, I have to be good, however — you already know what? — I don't suppose that anymore. I don't need to be good to those individuals, I don't f—ing like them, and I'm not going to be good to folks that don't deserve it. So it's going to be a very good season.

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You've at all times introduced the showmance vitality, so can we count on to see any new hookups or flings for you this season?

No showmance this season. All of the boys had girlfriends and wives, and in order that was sort of whack. Simply inform TJ to present me a name for All Stars 6, and I’ve a line of fellows that I need him to deliver the following season.

Who's on the prime of that checklist?

[Laughs] I've bought to place Mark Lengthy up there since he created All Stars. I've bought to present him the props. The Godfather. [Laughs] Oh goodness.

This interview has been edited and condensed for size and readability.

The Problem All Stars: Rivals, which strikes from Paramount+ again to MTV, premieres Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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