The ousted player also admits to being “discombobulated” against the Banker.
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Everyone loved La Shell Wooten onDeal or No Deal Island.
So why is she no longer playing?
La Shell Wooten and Parvati Shallow on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Credit:Monty Brinton/NBC
But was La Shell ready to go?
Was La Shell content to leave the game?
What does she make of the big Parvati and Phillip Solomon split?
La Shell Wooten on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
Where does she stand on the controversialCourtney “CK” Kim?
And would she have actually booted Dickson Wong had she beaten the Banker?
We asked the 55-year-old social worker all that and more.
Seychelle Cordero and La Shell Wooten on ‘Deal or No Deal island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I had multiple people tell me how good your social game was.
LA SHELL WOOTEN:I know my social game was great.
My Temple game was…
La Shell Wooten, Parvati Shallow, and David Genat on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
I needed some help.
And so in this round it was only between me and Dickson.
It was just the two of us who could have been put up.
La Shell Wooten and Parvati Shallow on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
I really wanted to believe I wasn’t going to play, but I think I did good.
Yeah, Joe asked the question “What’s more important, safety or money?”
It’s really the question every player faces against the Banker.
La Shell Wooten on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
It is, because I really play the game of karma.
So that felt good to me.
Why did Parvati put you up against the Banker instead of Dickson?
Honestly, I think she was in a tough spot.
And so I just think she made a decision.
I don’t think it was an easy choice to make.
Dealing with people’s alliances and backstabbing and lying and being vicious perfectly fine.
I’m a therapist, a coach, a social worker.
I deal with sort of the worst things in people’s lives, so I was fine with it.
I didn’t want to get to a point whereIhad to become quite vicious to stay alive.
I definitely was not doing it!
And I knew the one thing that was a difficulty for me is heights.
Everything else I could kind of get around and could talk myself through.
And it had already been through two height challenges with the hammock and jumping for the ring.
I could do that.
Would you have eliminated Dickson had you beaten the Banker?
No, I wouldn’t.
So no, I would not have taken Dickson out.
Whom would you have taken out?
I would’ve taken out Lete.
To me, physically, she was the biggest threat in the pile.
She’s tall, she’s won almost every challenge.
She has luck on her side.
For me to go further, it would’ve been smart for me to take her out.
So Parvati and Phillip were super-close and then they werent.
What did you make of what happened there?
I really didn’t believe the super-closeness at all.
I did believe that Phillip was playing that game.
He knew Parvati was fromSurvivor.
But I never really believed that she had his back the way that she said.
I didn’t believe she hadanybody’sback.
And that was even before I knew she played onSurvivor.
And Phillip is really a bit more rooted in integrity, even in the game.
And he got upset enough that he confronted her directly, which I thought, good for you.
What was your take on CK in the game?
I really love her.
CK and I were together as we were traveling to the island.
We were seated with each other, so she was the first person I got to meet.
That’s number one.
I don’t think people knew that.
She’d stay safe, and all the women were on the other side and we were all safe.
But she is a very intense player and she’s a strategist.
But she shielded me all the way through.
So I’m grateful for her.
I really loved her as a player.
Did you end up having fun on the show?
I really had way more fun than I thought.
I went through all the stages of grief, right?
I kind of accidentally applied.
Then I went into a panic about actually having to do what we were there to do.
I had a great time.
I would do it again.
