90 Day Fiancé Paola Mayfield Says Marriage w Russ HASNT BEEN EASY
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00:00First of all, congratulations.
00:02You're looking fierce.
00:03How does it feel to be the GOAT?
00:06Oh my gosh.
00:07I actually can't believe it.
00:09I feel like I finally, it's just getting to the point
00:11like I can scream about it.
00:13I can talk about it.
00:14I can celebrate and I feel great.
00:18This is, this is a dream to be on.
00:20It's just fair being the first GOAT on the first season.
00:24It's just a dream.
00:25I love it.
00:27And you had so many votes.
00:28Were you expecting such like a landslide victory?
00:32To be honest, not.
00:33Because all of the conversation didn't go as well.
00:37And there was a moment when I was sitting in there
00:40and Joe told me like, oh, you're going to win.
00:42And I said, shh, don't jinx it.
00:44Because all of my name started,
00:46people started calling my name and I'm like,
00:48oh, I was not expecting that to be honest.
00:50I was in shock that everybody chose to,
00:53chose me to be the GOAT.
00:55And what was going through your mind?
00:57Like when you realized like in that moment,
00:59oh my God, I actually won this.
01:01Oh, no, I don't know.
01:03I feel like I was, to be honest,
01:05I didn't sleep good that night because,
01:08well, what happened to my tooth?
01:10Like I lost my tooth and I was so nervous.
01:12I have so much anxiety
01:13because I was able to pass to the final and I didn't sleep.
01:17So I was so exhausted.
01:18I was so sentimental.
01:20I don't know.
01:21I feel like I wanted to talk to everybody,
01:23but at the same time, I was looking at everyone.
01:25Like I can't believe that I'm actually sitting in here
01:28and I was able to compete against these amazing people.
01:32Like, I don't know.
01:33There was so many thoughts that was running through my mind.
01:37And do you keep in contact with anyone from the show?
01:39Maybe have any long lasting friendships
01:41that have come out of this?
01:43I do speak with Jill.
01:45Kristen, I love Kristen.
01:47She, since day one, she was my girl.
01:50I love her so much.
01:52I talked to Wendell once in a while.
01:54Tech, I do talk with a lot of people.
01:57Not everyone, but yeah, some of them.
02:01And looking back at the season of the show,
02:03what are some of your favorite memories
02:05or like most memorable moments?
02:07Well, to be honest,
02:09the fact that I was sitting on the chopping block
02:11for so many episodes to say,
02:16and the biggest one is when I was able
02:18to win my first challenge.
02:20That was, I got, I start crying
02:22because I couldn't believe it.
02:25I feel like that was the moment
02:26that if I didn't win at that moment,
02:29it was going to be me who was going to be out.
02:31And for me, that was like this, I will never forget.
02:35And what was Russ's reaction when you got home
02:38and like, how did you both celebrate
02:39and how did he like show his excitement for this?
02:43Well, unfortunately, Russ was traveling for work.
02:46He was in LA.
02:48So I came back home, my siblings were there.
02:51So they were super excited.
02:53I was super excited to see my son.
02:54Like the first thing I did was just to cuddle with him.
02:58I think that was coming back home
02:59for a month that we were away.
03:01That was like, that was my reward.
03:04And how has he been supporting you
03:06on your journey on the show?
03:09My husband, oh, he always support me in everything,
03:11not just on the crazy things I do as a wrestler,
03:13but on everything I do,
03:15like I feel like he's always there for me.
03:18And I always, I love that about him.
03:22And you've been together for over 10 years.
03:24What is the key to keeping your marriage strong
03:27for over a decade?
03:30It hasn't been easy, to be honest.
03:32I feel like Russ and I has been like in a point that is,
03:38that I don't know, I feel like our love, our memories,
03:41everything that we went through in our relationship,
03:43that's what it has been keeping this relationship alive,
03:47just to keep it strong.
03:48And there's obviously a huge prize
03:51that comes with being the GOAT.
03:53Do you have any plans for how you want to celebrate
03:56with that prize money?
03:56I know you had mentioned you might want to adopt.
03:58Is that still something that's in the cards?
04:00Oh, totally, yes.
04:01My husband and I, we want to adopt.
04:04That's a long process.
04:06This is definitely going to help.
04:09To celebrate, I feel like nothing crazy for now.
04:12We're just focused on like my husband getting back
04:15to do what he's good at.
04:18And just trying to fix our life
04:21because we just recently moved.
04:23But definitely adoption is going to happen.
04:26It's not going to happen anytime soon because it's not easy.
04:28But that's kind of like what I have in mind for now,
04:32just to have a place, a safe place
04:34for when another person arrives to our family.
04:38And did your little one,
04:40what was their reaction to everything?
04:42Did they realize you're the GOAT?
04:44Did you talk about it with him?
04:46Oh, my son said, like he told to the neighbor,
04:50my mom is the GOAT, my mom is the GOAT.
04:53And then he just looked at me and was like,
04:55mommy, you're the GOAT.
04:56I am so proud of you, mommy.
04:58And I'm like, and I don't even know
05:00that he understands that completely.
05:02But like every time that I watch an episode,
05:04he's like, mommy, you won.
05:06Like, and he's so proud of me that it just makes me like,
05:09I am happy that I'm in this position right now.
05:12That is so sweet.
05:13I also have to say, I love all your posts at the gym.
05:16What are some of your top fitness tips?
05:19Okay, so right now I changed my diet.
05:22I used to be vegan for like seven years
05:24and I just changed my diet recently.
05:27I have an upcoming matches as a wrestler
05:30and I just wanna be in my best shape.
05:32So I'm trying just to cut on carbs completely.
05:35Yes, and just lifting heavy.
05:37I'm actually lifting heavy because it's not only
05:40about how I look, it's just like, I like to be strong.
05:44But I feel like you gotta do your cardio,
05:47even though some people don't like to do cardio,
05:49but cardio is fundamental just to lose some pounds
05:52if you want to.
05:53And even just 35 minutes a day for resistance training,
05:56that's just perfect.
05:59And fans also missing you on the 90 Day franchise.
06:03Would you ever return?
06:05Oh, I think I will.
06:07I feel like I have so much gratitude.
06:11I feel so grateful because of them,
06:13because of being part of 90 Day Fiancé.
06:16I'm representing 90 Day Fiancé on the go.
06:19And thanks to that, I was able to just win too,
06:22because that's how people know me.
06:24And yeah, definitely.
06:25There are so many things happening in my relations
06:27that I know there are so many fans
06:29that wanna catch up with that.
06:31So yeah, if the opportunity comes,
06:33I will definitely be back to 90 Day Fiancé.
06:36And I heard you were maybe supposed to be
06:38on the last resort,
06:39but after seeing how that season played out,
06:41are you glad you weren't?
06:42It seemed like there was a lot of drama
06:44that happened at that resort.
06:46Well, I haven't seen it to be honest,
06:49but after the, well, I saw some clips
06:53and there's so many things going on.
06:56I feel sometimes that I cannot keep up with that.
06:58It's crazy, but I feel like things happen for a reason.
07:03I didn't do the last resort,
07:04but I did the GOAT and I'm the GOAT.
07:07So now I can do the last resort.
07:10It's something.
07:12So if there was another season,
07:13you might be down to come back for the last resort maybe?
07:16Oh yes, yes.
07:17Well, hopefully if that comes,
07:19I just feel like I'm trying to fix things with Ross
07:22and sometimes being on the media
07:25kind of can steer things up a little bit
07:27and things from the past that it just,
07:30like, I don't know, but I never say no.
07:33I'm always happy to be back to 90 Day Fiancé.
07:36And you're obviously, you're the GOAT,
07:39you've won the season, you're living your best life.
07:41But if there was anyone else for a season two of the GOAT
07:45or another season of the GOAT
07:47from the 90 Day Fiancé franchise,
07:50who do you think would do well on the show?
07:53Well, I think like, not because he's my husband,
07:55but like compare like me being the GOAT this season,
07:59having him like see how well he will do it.
08:02Maybe there will be a lot of pressure for him
08:04being married to the GOAT,
08:06but I feel like him because I don't know who else
08:10from 90 Day Fiancé.
08:12I don't keep in touch with all of them,
08:14maybe Devi and Ani, but yeah, I don't know.
08:18I don't know.
08:19And do you miss anything about being on 90 Day?
08:22I know you just said that you're not,
08:23you don't keep in contact with everyone that much,
08:25but is there anything that you miss about being on the show?
08:30I feel like once you are out of the show,
08:32people like don't talk to you much.
08:34They don't wanna be much in touch like your fans.
08:36I feel like I be in contact with them
08:37and like there's so many things happening in my life
08:40that I feel like when they look at my story,
08:42they can see someone that they can learn from.
08:47There are things that happened to me on 90 Day Fiancé
08:49that I feel like people reach out to me and said,
08:52oh, I like how you handle the situation.
08:55I feel like I feel related with you.
08:57So those kinds of interactions with my fans
08:59is the things that I miss the most.
09:01I don't know if I miss much the drama
09:04because for some reason I always bring drama
09:07and it's not that I want to,
09:09it's just that I have this personality that it shows,
09:13and I can't avoid it.
09:14And I try, believe me, I've been trying
09:16to get better at that, but I don't know.
09:20Yeah, I do.
09:21Sometimes I miss it.
09:22I miss being part of the franchise.