Big Brother star America Lopez is officially done with The Challenge: Vets and New Threats after a rough season and a close elimination loss.
The Challenge rookie partnered with veteran competitor Leroy Garrett once cast members had to pair up, and the duo seemed to bond while working together.
Unfortunately, this past week’s episode featured Leroy and America coming in last place, despite nearly outdoing Turbo Camkiran and Sydney Segal in the final teams completing the daily challenge.
Later, a deliberation sent Theo Campbell and his rookie teammate, Adrienne Naylor, back into the elimination round, and they survived once again, sending America and Leroy home.
Following the episode’s airing, the Big Brother star had a message about her experience, while Theo posted one in which he talked trash at her for what she said during the recent episode.
America reacted to her experience on The Challenge 41
Early in the episode, various cast members had video calls with family and loved ones, including America Lopez, who spoke with her boyfriend, and former Big Brother castmate Cory Wurtenberger.
She admitted to Cory that she never thought she’d make it as far as she did on The Challenge, and he encouraged her to keep going with her success there.
As mentioned, things didn’t go quite as planned because she and Leroy lost the elimination. It consisted of a spinning wheel on which pairs of castmates worked to complete two puzzles, but they had to do so as they rotated, with brief passes or stops at their puzzle stations.
Following the airing of her exit from the show, America took to her official X account to share a message with fans about the experience.
America indicated she “had a blast” and only packed for “2 weeks MAX,” which had her rather proud of “not getting last” for so long on The Challenge.
“I cannot stress how great of a partner Leroy is!! But Theo and Adrienne killed it!! Felt like I was watching Jeffrey star arrange a palette,” she wrote in her message about her season and elimination loss.
Theo called out America’s remarks about him
Earlier in the episode, America told some of her allies in the house that she couldn’t stand Theo’s “cocky behavior,” who was on the opposite side of the alliance with his girlfriend, Olivia Kaiser. She also said, “He’s just annoying, and he’s gonna go in every single time.”
While Theo went in again, it was unfortunate for America, since she was on the losing side of that elimination. Theo took to his X to post a message about eliminating her from The Challenge 41.
“How you gonna call yourself a puzzle queen and lose a straight puzzle elimination. America said I was annoying and couldn’t be around me any longer. Don’t worry you don’t have to ever see me again,” Theo commented on X.
While Theo continues the game with Adrienne, Olivia, and others in the house, America is now officially out. Her season didn’t have much drama, though some unaired drunken behavior had Johnny Bananas and castmates talking off-camera, suggesting America may have cheated on her boyfriend while she was filming The Challenge.
There had been speculation that she might not return to The Challenge due to her experience, though she seems to have a strong base of fans who would love to see her back for another run on the reality TV competition.
The Challenge: Vets and New Threats airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
