Storm Wilson still doesn’t believe his showmance with Maria-Grace Cook on Deal or No Deal Island season 2 should have raised his threat level, even after his shocking ouster at the hands of former ally Dickson Wong.
Even so, Storm, 25, told Luxury Handbag Shopping exclusively that his bond with MG, 21, was strong enough to warrant some visits off the island.
“Without going too much into detail, we’ve visited each other a couple times off the island,” he said. “I went to L.A. where she just moved. We did a couple things there. She may or may not be coming to Austin soon.”
So does that mean there’s a future for the two, who first hit it off while waiting out a storm under a palm tree at the beginning of the episode that aired Tuesday, January 28?
“I’m not really sure,” he said. “We’ll circle back around on that. Whenever she’s in Austin, we’ll decide then.”
Storm and MG’s showmance was short-lived, but it caught the attention of the other players. Dr. Will Kirby, known for first popularizing the term on reality TV back on Big Brother 2, told the cameras it made them a huge threat because showmances often equate to unbreakable bonds.
Meanwhile, Storm and MG both knew others saw them under the palm tree and soon realized there was no use hiding their relationship. MG even gave Storm a good luck shoulder massage before his turn at the axe throwing challenge.
Despite his showmance, Storm didn’t seem to be in anyone’s crosshairs headed into the temple. He was allied with MG, who was endearing herself to The Family alliance (Dickson, David Genat and Parvati Shallow), while also having a side alliance with Alexis Lete, to whom he had grown close.
But Dickson wanted to make a big move. After playing one of the most unbelievable games of Deal or No Deal in the show’s history and banking $5 million for the game’s final case, he stunned the cast by cutting Storm instead of Courtney “CK” Kim, the easy target who he previously said he would eliminate.
“I remember thinking that was a stupid move because [Dickson] just told every single person on the island who you were gonna take out,” Storm explained. “It’s not because I was doing anything big and bad…It pissed off my entire team, which means that my team is now pissed off at him specifically, but also The Family, and so he just created animosity for no reason.”
Deal or No Deal Island airs on NBC on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. and is available to stream on Peacock the next day.
