We realize there’s probably more to April Dowling, the 30-year-old financial manager from Arizona, than meets the eye. But who wants to hear about her hopes and dreams when she allowed a dirty old man to fondle her mammaries on national TV? We talk to April about that memorable first night on Big Brother, plus her showmance with Ollie and how the camera captures everything.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’m going to ask it eventually so I might as well get it out of the way now. Why did you allow a 75-year-old man to squeeze your boobs on national TV?
APRIL DOWLING: I think that’s the number one question this year for Big Brother. I don’t know. Maybe I was hoping to get his heart racing and he’ll get called out early in the game. It’s all strategy!
Were you trying to throw down against Keesha’s fake boobs?
I was trying. Mine are real! Jerry was the first to jump up and check them out but he barely touched him. He was so nervous. It was Ollie who followed next.
You pretty much zeroed in on Ollie that first night, right?
It took us a little while to start to conversate. Once I talked to him, I learned how respectful he was of women and he was really easy to talk to.
Anyone who watches Big Brother knows that alliances are an immediate target. Yet you hooked up with him anyway.
He was a pretty strong competitor and kind of my opposite. America has seen that I have a hot temper. I speak my mind. He is very low key and many times he actually helped me in the game. When I’d fly off the handle, he sat me back down and managed to cool me down. If hurt me in game, well…it could have been something else, like my alliance with Libra and Keesha.
Lets go back to that HOH competition when you won. You swore on Boston. Just to be clear, who is that?
Boston is my nephew, my twin sister’s little boy. I swore on Boston that I would not put Michelle up for eviction.
After you won HOH, you insinuated that Libra couldn’t be trusted to win POVs.
She had been complaining all day long about feeling under theweather and was not up for the competition. I was very drained andemotionally unstable at that point so I was upset and doubting her. SoI told her that.
That led to one helluva fight.
You mean in the living room, when I called Libra a bitch? It waslong, drawn-out fight. It was one of the larger fights in the house.She thought I was going to back down since she is a little taller thanI am. The thing is, you are so on edge in the house, and I felt sheturned against me and did not keep her word. That was definitely theturning point [regarding our alliance].
Do you believe the banner said something about Libra?
I definitely believe the banner was true. I’m a huge fan of BigBrother and Julie never references the banner. She tells us to avoidthem at all costs. But for Julie to reference the banner on national TVmeans there had to be some sort of banner. She asked Michelle about. Ithink it had something to do with Libra.
You had it in for Memphis. Why didn’t you like him?
I never had anything against Memphis. I continuously told him I hadnothing against him. He’s a great guy but somehow he wraps the womenaround his finger. He never approached me because I had Ollie. But he’seasy to talk to and kinda suave with the ladies.
You won $10,000 at a POV competition that can be used for bribes. Did you ever offer a specific amount to Dan this week?
That was really misconstrued and made me irate but I kept my coolwhen Dan stated it in the POV speech. He said money was offered to him,but that wasn’t a fact. I told him I had a lot to offer him. I hadmonetary things, and obviously I could protect him as well as Ollie. Heapproached Ollie, who then approached me about the money. Dan twistedhis words a little bit. I was mad at Jerry. I thought he offered Danmoney so I confronted him afterwards. But it doesn’t matter. I knew Iwas going to leave so I wanted to leave with my dignity and respect.
Do you think people forgot you won that money?
Yes. They were so busy dwelling on the fact that I won all thosebeautiful clothes that they forgot I won the cash. I won five brand newoutfits that included shoes and jewelry — everything.
How are you expecting your reunion will go with Libra?
Libra was a lot different but she’s fun to be around. We get along great. I regret saying anything about her parenting skills.
Who would you like to see make it to the final 2?
Memphis hasn’t won a competition. Maybe he’s not a threat. Michelleand I were physically strong. But of course, I want Ollie to make itthe end.
It’s clear you spent quite a few private moments with Ollie. Is it easy to forget they cameras are running?
It’s very easy to forget the cameras are running constantly! Youthink this is your house so you don’t think about it. I dropped my mikein the toilet, so I went to the diary room to tell Big Brother, and theguy says "I know." You forget they’re watching everywhere. But that’swhat I signed up for — though I’m not sure all that was shown. [NOTE:April doesn’t know her sexcapades with Ollie made it to You Tube.] WhenI get home I’m sure I’ll have a lot of explaining to do.
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What a f-ing skanky loser…
Who knew the noun form of conversation was conversate??? Huh.
Well, you can thank urban culture for that, sjh. Nothing more embarrassing than blonde, white, suburban girls trying to talk like they are ghetto thugs.
That would be verb. But I see your point. Girl’s dumb as rocks.
Note to EW: The past tense of lead is “led.” I realize it’s confusing, what with the metal having a silent “a” and all, but it’s really not that difficult.
April left her dignity and respect at the front door the minute she had sex with Ollie on national tv!!!And as for Ollie being respectful of women…..Are you kidding me????Sex on tv does NOT show respect ….or dignity!!! You are both hypocrites!!!! And embarrassments to your families…especially the preachers son!!!
“I knew I was going to leave so I wanted to leave with my dignity and respect”
But she DEFINITELY offered Dan money after the POV ceremony. Did she forget that we can see those conversations and could call her out on that??
And conversate….
She’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is she?
I absolutely can’t wait til she is out of the jury house and can see what America thinks about her. She thinks she is so charming and sweet but no we saw everything including the sex and the offer of money. You are a skank and America hates you!
April Dowling is a total loser, she is hardly a celeb, she deserves to go on this with all the other wannabe celebs
http://www.yournobody.com/2008/08/22/proof-40g-boobs-are-not-always-hot/
Chill the eff out! The girl played a decently solid game…haters!
Oh…I forgot! GO OLLIE!!!!!
I cease to understand why men and women want to disgrace themselves and their families on national T.V. The mouths on some of these people simply blow my mind. If one of my kids was on there or even myself,it would be clean language or we would pay the price when we were eliminated.There are two things that you don’t take for granted or misuse in any way and that is God and your family.I couldn’t believe that Ollie’s folks said they were proud of him. Oh,well,to each his own. That is called freedom of speech in the great USA.
Wow, I can’t believe that she thinks America loves her! What a moron. Wait until Ollie’s family lights into him about his “sex”capades on national TV. Wish I could a fly on the wall for that one LOL
I think the contestants this year prove April’s point that “conversating” can be hard. Big Brother should die a quiet death after this group but perhaps Mrs. Moonves really loves this gig too much for Mr. Moonves to cancel it.
In a perverse sort of way I kind of envy April. I think, perhaps, my life would be a lot easier if I was capable of her level of self delusion. Think of how happy I could be. It wouldn’t matter what kind of nasty or stupid or mean thing I might do or say because once I put it through my brain’s rinse and spin cycle I would be convinced that I was the reincarnation of Mother Theresa.
I would like to conversate with April and enlite her to the situation of her stupidor and no one doesnt like her because she isnt prettier than Keesha or anyone. Get it NO Good me neither.
EWWW
I for one am sooo glad April is outta the house.
God she is such an idiot. She honestly thinks the entire country was mesmerized by her and hanging on to her every word. I am soooo glad she and her leathered face are gone.
She’s a FINANCIAL MANAGER and she doesn’t know that we do NOT “conversate” (Ouch! It’s actually painful to read or hear such idiocy! Where did that non-word come from anyway?!?). I seem to recall that the last time my friends and I talked, we CONVERSED!
Wow! is all I can say, seriously the preacher’s son is a disgrace to his family and religion… I have never seen anyone be so judge mental… I didn’t realize he was God himself… Only he has the right to judge, but April and Ollie couldn’t stop gossiping about everyone….. Evil never prevails and that’s why she’s out and he’s on his way out,,,
April was a little hottie, but, Keesha was…Hubba, Hubba!
I hope Dan wins it all.
I gots to ax. What’s be dis conversate means? Likes when I’s talking wit frens a mines?
I find it amazing that given the obvious levels of stupidity that is exhibited on the show, people still it compelling tv. Maybe you should take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself why you fixated on stupid tv programs.
finally im happy that idiot april is gone i just hate her guts but im all for Dan to win
i actually thought when she was sleeping with ollie she knew the cameras were there
At least we don’t have to hear April speak the breathy words “cum on me” until her new Vivid porn video comes out.
This trash was in my graduation class at Arlington HS. .she has embarrassed all of us. She has humiliated her family and should consider never returning to Nebraska. She makes me sick.
Her poor twin gotta share the face with this piece of “work” (the other Wh*** word is better to describe). All over the web there are outtakes from the Showtime After Dark version of her and Ollie screwing around and her thinking she’s pregnant. How can you just meet someone and knowing you are being taped have sex with them with microphones attached and all. I can see why the previous poster said that she shouldn’t come back to Nebraska. I wouldn’t want her anywhere near me on the east coast. She should be ashamed of how she acted and when she said they were after her and she did nothing … HELLO … U MIGHT WANNA REVIEW THE VIDEO FIRST. Ugh … I’d hate to be her twin. I’m sure she’ll be on the tv circuit giving out free feel-ups & then some.
Conversation is a noun.
I can’t help but like A & O. Their affection for each other seems sincere.