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COVER OF SKINNIE MAGAZINE
Love Rocker :: Jes RickleffHow has your life changed since “Rock of Love”?
It has changed quite dramatically. One random Sunday I’m pretty much Jes, then all of a sudden every-one knows me. I’ll be honest, it can get a bit overwhelm ing just with people coming up to you, picture taking, autographs, traveling all the time, stuff like that but it’s changed for the better.
I heard you were “recruited” to be on the show.
Yes! I was actually bartending in down town Chicago and the whole casting team, and directors came up to my bar and said, “You’re perfect for the show. You have to do this!” And at first I was like, no, it’s not my thing, but then I ended up doing it and I ended up here!
So, you weren’t a Poison fan?
No! I had heard of Poison, but had no idea who Bret Michaels was. I didn’t even know a single song Poison wrote. So I was like,“Ok, where do I fit in here? I don’t.
Then did you really want to win?
It’s one of those things where it’s a competition. People are competitive. Like I said from day one when I first went on the show, I had no expectations. Whatever hap-pens, happens. That was my whole attitude throughout the whole thing. But then it being a competition, part of you wants to win just to win. And then part of you just goes with the flow. When you’re kind of like,“Whatever happens, happens,” better things come out of it.
Did the other girls feel the same way?
I can’t speak for all the other girls but I know Heather really
fell in love with Bret. From her point of view, her perspective, I
think she was really there to find some body. As far as the others,
there were girls like Lacey who blatantly admitted she wasn’t there to
get with Bret. She was just there for publicity.
Was she possessed by the devil?
Um, I can’t say for sure, but she had her moments where you thought
something was wrong! And her father was no better. Maybe that’s how
they grew up and how they are with their family and friends, but to me
being from the Midwest, that’s not normal.There’s something wrong.
So, do you think Brett was really looking for his Rock of Love?
No, I don’t. And that was my whole point on the reunion show. If he
really wanted to get involved and he really wanted to find love and
that sort of thing he would have picked Heather but he didn’t because
he knew that Heather was the real thing. To me, I find it odd that
right after it started airing, Poison went on tour and now he’s coming
out with a solo album and now he’s doing Rock of Love Show, Season 2.
As much as the girls get shit on, “You weren’t there for the right
reasons,” Bret wasn’t there for the right reason and that’s what I
tried to prove on the reunion show.
Venture to say, you have not kept in touch with Bret?
No. Not at all. I haven’t talked to him once.
And the other girls?
No. Nobody has even talked to him that I know of. He made it so
believable on TV. Heather and I are actually friends now and she says
she has not talked to him since the reunion show. Everyone is like,
“Are Heather and Bret together?” and I’m like,“No. People are really
con fused by it.
It was very gutsy of you to come out and break up with him on the show.
Yeah! It was pretty obvious that he and Heather had a huge connection.
At least it seemed so. It was obviously all played up on his part. They
did get along, though. He even said on the reunion show,“If we could
just have sex and be friends that would be cool,” and I thought they
would really be good friends out of it but obviously not a
relationship.
Should Bret date women his own age?
Yes. Well, no! I don’t think he should really date women! (laughing) I
think he gets along with too many women at the same time. He even said
“I’ve never done the dating thing,” and personally I think he’s bad at
the dating game. But then again it was his first experience with trying
to date people, so…
What was the craziest thing that happened in the house?
When all the girls were having a barbecue outside and Lacey came
running out ass naked, Someone threw a drink on her and she had “Real
People Don’t Wear Fur” written on her, it was very weird.And then from
there it escalated into a raw chicken fight. She went into the shower
and someone threw raw chicken at her in the shower, then she put it in
our beds. Literally raw chicken was flying everywhere. It was really
gross.
Bret parties hard for a diabetic.
Yeah, it kind of baffled me and at the end I think it all kind of
caught up with him. At first, not a lot of people knew he was diabetic,
unless you’re a diehard Poison fan. But he’s pretty open about it.
So, in spite of his diabetes, all the parts were in good working condition?
Only one girl, Lacey, blatantly admits having sex with him. I can’t
speak for any of the other girls. She’s the only one I know 100% that
it happened.
So the scenes where you and Heather spend the night with him were a sham?
Editing. It’s all editing. Editing can either work in your favor or
not. Heather even had an editing issue, too. Like on the finale show
when he asked if he could have both of us and she said yes, she really
said no. Editing sucks. It works either for you or against you.
What transpired in the six months between the finale and the reunion show?
Nothing. There was one phone call placed to me and that was his manager
actually asking me to mail his cowboy hat back. When we were in Mexico
I had a cowboy hat of his and it came back to Chicago with me. I guess
he wanted it back so he had his manager call me. I was like,“Ok, I’ll
pay for it too.You’re a rockstar millionaire and I have to pay $32.00
shipping and handling. Cool.
So what are YOU looking for in a Rock of Love?
I realized I don’t like the rockstars, at least wouldn’t prefer to date
a rockstar! I just want somebody that has attractive features to me.
They don’t have to be cute but I have to be physically attracted to
them. They have to be smart, funny, have a personality and be able to
have a conversation. I like artistic people.
One last question:Will you sign the online petition for Bret to be on Dancing with the Stars?
Hell no!
NITTY GRITTY words by: Kat Galvan photos by: Alex Goykhman
Jes’ party pick:
“The most popular shot in Chicago is SoCo Lime”.
1 oz Southern Comfort. Splash of sweetened lime juice. Combine in a
shaker with ice till chilled, then strain into a shot glass and enjoy.
Follow by biting the lime.
She is 24 years old (Bret is 44)
Born in Naperville, Illinois.
She has four tattoos.
Jes is also a hair stylist.
Favorite Food – Mexican.
