You came in third and didn't win the cash prize, but it seems like you won in your own way. Is that fair to say?
Deb: We definitely won.
Jesse: Yeah, I think so.
Deb: I don't even care about the money.
Jesse: I wanted my [girl]. That's all I needed.
Deb: That's what I went there for. I gained so much more. I got a boyfriend, I grew with myself, I'm more comfortable talking about my feelings — ew, gross. It had been so much more than the money. [It was] the whole thing itself.
Jesse: Yes. We really do respect Timmy and Zeta, and we'd seen it from the beginning how that relationship was building. We are all doing it. Syd and Zay as well, man — they're so precious. Me and Deb, we have our own thing. We're so similar to each other, and our brains connect, so we always knew what we were doing.
Something I loved watching your journey as well — Deb, you remained so relatable throughout the season.
Deb: Thank you.
You've been so honest. What is it like now, knowing that you have so many fans and people rooting for your relationship?
Jesse: It's an honor to be in this position. In the real world, you wouldn't expect to meet a girl like this, so I'm thankful to have walked into the villa and met a girl like this. She's way out of my league, man.
Deb: Shut up.
Jesse: She's way out of my league. But everybody that's supporting us, that means the world to me. That motivates me as a person to keep moving forward and being myself, because I think that's what makes us, us — the authenticity.
Deb: It's been really cool, exciting, and crazy to see. People would come into the villa, the bombshells and stuff, and be like, "Oh, my gosh, we love you." I'd be like, "How do you know me?" I forgot that people were watching. To see so many people supporting us validates even more that we do have something good going, and people are rooting for us. It's a really cool thing. [I'm] very thankful for it.
