"We're good now": The Challenge star Johnny Bananas opens up about his bond with Tori Deal and Michele Fitzgerald

The Challenge star Johnny Bananas opened up about his bond with previous season's Tori Deal, Michele Fitzgerald, and others in his July 31, 2025, interview on Rolling Stone.

Currently participating in the latest Season 41 of the MTV show, Johnny Bananas shared his thoughts on many other topics as well. He talked about returning to the show, thoughts of taking a season off, fellow competitors, and more.

Recalling his time on the show's previous season, Johnny talked about Tori, Michele, Devin, and others.

"I mean, I'm not going to sit here on camera and have this big apology, like, Okay, let's be best friends again, Tori. I would rather just wait until after the season. But yeah, we're good now. I love Tori to death. I love Michele too. Devin and I were actually just in Rome for Kyle's wedding, so we've kind of squashed it, too," said Johnny Bananas.

The Challenge Season 41 star Johnny Bananas opens up about the show's past season, his bond with former contestants, and more

In his recent interview, The Challenge star Johnny Bananas reflected on his time with fellow competitors from the past season. He said that season 40 was "funny" and that he had created a "role" for himself. So he had to see himself going through that.

According to Johnny, he became "anti-establishment."

"There was this alliance, and I became the antithesis of that alliance. And what happened then was that anyone who was associated with Tori was fair game. Olivia Kaiser, Michele Fitzgerald, Jordan Wiseley, anyone in that little group."

So, after the season ended, he wanted to continue that role. Since then, he had been on good terms with Michele, Tori, and others. He also revealed that he and Devin went to attended Kyle's wedding.

He added that, compared to the last season, there was a "very, very noticeable" carryover effect with Olivia. He was referring to her elimination.

The Challenge star also shared about training for the show's current season:

"I've just gotten a lot better at the political manipulation type game and the social game."

He also talked about his "strong social game" and his staying in shape. Fans must know Johnny Bananas owns a gym in South Florida. He goes there six days a week and does cardio and strength training.

Further in the interview, Johnny talked about veterans paired up with rookies for The Challenge Season 41. He said that it was "difficult" compared to other shows and that the competition was a whole different "animal."

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Fans can stream The Challenge Season 41 on MTV and catch Johnny Bananas in action during daily challenges.

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