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    Natalie Anderson Gets Candid About Her Miscarriage After Exiting 'The Challenge'

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    The 34-year-old New Jersey native abruptly left ‘The Challenge: Double Agents’ after she found out that she was pregnant with her child with boyfriend Devin Perez.

    Jan 15, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Natalie Anderson opens up about suffering miscarriage after leaving “The Challenge: Double Agents” in the Wednesday, January 13 episode of the show. In a new interview, Natalie detailed “a personal matter that requires me to leave the game.”
    The 34-year-old revealed to Us Weekly that the whole thing started after her phone call to her twin sister, Nadiya Anderson, over FaceTime while filming. “I was just joking because she’s trying to get pregnant with her second child, and I was, like, ‘Oh, my God, my period’s late. Maybe we’ll get pregnant, and we’ll have babies together when I get back!’ ” Natalie, who is dating boyfriend Devin Perez for more than a year, shared.
    “I was totally joking, but that triggered production to have me take a pregnancy test,” she continued. Natalie admitted that all she could think about was the competition, noting that there was no way for her to get pregnant. She added, “For me, the money was basically in my pocket, the check was already written. This money was mine and there was nobody who was gonna come get my skull for me. I was literally just waiting for the final to get there, so I could just cross everybody else and take the money.”

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    When she found out that she’s pregnant, Natalie said that she felt this “weird wave of happiness, shock, surprise, disappointment. I didn’t even process what I was actually feeling. I was just like, ‘How am I pregnant? I want to win this money!’ I love my boyfriend, but he’s not here. It was just the most awkward way to find out you’re pregnant, because it could have been an amazing feeling, but I didn’t have the opportunity to feel like that because I was just so confused and torn about having to leave the game, but also was super excited and happy.”
    The New Jersey native revealed that even when she was home, it took time for her to embrace the fact that she was pregnant. Thankfully, her boyfriend was there to help her. “I could finally breathe and embrace the pregnancy in a way that I hadn’t felt while I was out there. I was now embracing in a different light. I realized everything happens for a reason. I had to give up winning, potentially, half a million dollars. But on the flip side, I get to embrace this cool journey with somebody I love and trust to be my partner in life,” she said.
    “The Amazing Race” vet then shared that she then got back into her “regular routine of eating and training.” However, she then felt intense cramps a week later, sharing, “I went through a miscarriage, and it was really difficult because I had just kind of come to peace with leaving the game and saying goodbye to the competition of the challenge, which I love, came back home and changed my mindset into this new journey. And that was then taken away from me. It was hard for me.”
    Despite the heartbreaking experience, Natalie said that she wanted to make the best out of everything. “I did everything that I could in my power to kind of make peace with my journey and I’m just really proud of where I am right now and where we are together,” she said.

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      'The Challenge': MTV Fires Dee Nguyen Due to Black Lives Matter Remarks

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      Nguyen, who stars in season 35, is under fire over now-deleted tweets which prompt her fellow ‘The Challenge’ cast members, Swaggy C and Bayleigh Dayton, to take aim at her on Twitter.
      Jun 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Season 35 of “The Challenge” will be going forward without cast member Dee Nguyen. MTV has decided to cut ties with her following insensitive comments she made about the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
      “As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, MTV and Bunim/Murray Productions have severed ties with her,” MTV and Bunim/Murray said in a joint statement. “Out of respect for the competition and other Challengers, MTV will air the season as planned. Dee Nguyen will not appear in the reunion to be filmed at a later date. MTV and Bunim/Murray Productions strongly condemn systemic racism and stand with those raising their voices against injustice.”
      Nguyen was under fire over now-deleted tweets which read, “Idk why some of u think I’m anti BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day I lost my virginity.” Additionally, she allegedly wrote in an Instagram comment underneath post about George, “People die every f***ing day.”
      Among the most vocal critics were Nguyen’s fellow “The Challenge” cast members. “THIS IS NOT HOW YOU SUPPORT BLM. I’m disgusted and disappointed. THIS IS NOT A TREND. THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH FOR US. Posting for clout about the death of black people? Shame on you @deenguyenMTV,” Bayleigh Dayton blasted Nguyen.
      Meanwhile, Swaggy C claimed, “Dee acts like a villain on social media then calls every cast member crying her eyes out EVERY DAY saying she’s struggling & the fans hate her and she has to ‘play the part of a b***h.’ Fakest person on the cast by far.” He also accused Nguyen of using the Black Lives Matter movement “for clout.”
      Following the backlash, Nguyen apologized on Instagram on Tuesday, June 9. “The last 24hrs have made me realised what is important and that is forgiveness,” she shared. “I would like to offer my sincerest apology to my colleagues to whom I have hurt directly and indirectly due to my insensitive remarks. Let me be clear I am a POC that cares about BLM. I believe in this movement and I’m stepping away from social media to focus on my wellbeing and mental health. This is not a goodbye, it’s a I will see you again.”

      “To my fans thank you for believing in me and for your support. It helps. I see every single one of you and I remember your stories. Stay strong and safe my friends,” she concluded.

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