Declare to Fame season 3 contestant Miguel Curtis, whose full title is Raphael Miguel Curtis, is opening up about his dynamic along with his aunt Jamie Lee Curtis.
Warning: This text accommodates spoilers for season 3 of Declare to Fame.
After his Wednesday, July 24, elimination from the ABC actuality collection, Miguel solely instructed Us Weekly that he was “not essentially” shut with Jamie Lee, 65, when he was rising up.
“We’re household. We love and help one another, however I’ve by no means been round [her], like, consistently,” he defined. “It’s all the time been, like, visits, and perhaps trip or one thing like that, however by no means actually too hands-on or in individual numerous the time.”
Throughout his time on Declare to Fame, Miguel was candid about Jamie Lee — whose identification was then a secret from viewers and his fellow opponents — being a supply of help for his household throughout difficult instances.
Raphael ‘Miguel’ Curtis Disney/Chris Willard
“Once I was youthful, my mom ended up within the hospital [and] went by some actually laborious instances, and my superstar relative stepped in to assist,” Miguel mentioned throughout a confessional.
Jamie Lee has superstar kin of her personal because the daughter of late actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and the sister of actresses Kelly Curtis and Allegra Curtis. Miguel instructed Us that regardless that he has “an enormous household filled with unbelievable actors and actresses,” he’s no knowledgeable on his kin’ our bodies of labor.
The scream queen! Jamie Lee Curtis has had an extended and profitable profession, beginning off in iconic horror movies earlier than venturing into hit comedies. The Fierce Creatures actress was born in Santa Monica, California, to actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. Jamie went on to review regulation on the College of the Pacific in Stockton, […]
“I haven’t essentially gone out of my strategy to actually watch too lots of the films or the reveals that folks have been on, simply because I’ve all the time felt like you need to give that individual in your loved ones that quantity of respect of, like, perhaps not all the time being so obsessive about what they’re doing,” Miguel defined. “I strive to not base my affection [for] any person [on] one thing that they do versus simply how they’re. I like my household for the way they’re; I don’t love them for what they do.”
Regardless of his beliefs about seeing individuals for greater than their success, Miguel shared that he has “numerous respect” for his members of the family’ careers.
Miguel’s fellow Declare to Fame contestants have been shocked when his superstar relative was revealed to be Jamie Lee after he incorrectly guessed that Dedrick is said to Little Richard throughout Wednesday’s episode. Miguel predicted that going by his center title would lead opponents to imagine his superstar connection was Latinx, and he was proper. Naomi felt sure that Miguel was the grandson of Desi Arnaz, and John Stamos’ niece Jill Kurlfink was eradicated final week after incorrectly guessing that Miguel is said to Antonio Banderas.
An eternal love story! Jamie Lee Curtis was smitten with now-husband Christopher Visitor earlier than they even met. “I married Chris 5 months after seeing his image in Rolling Stone. I mentioned out loud to my pal, the late, nice Debra Hill, ‘Oh, I’m going to marry that man,’” the Every thing In every single place All at As soon as star recalled to Sigourney […]
Previous to Jill’s elimination, Miguel hatched a plan to “get caught” speaking to himself about being a Banderas. Whereas it was nice tv, it additionally uncovered Miguel as a talented liar, which made a few of his housemates assume twice about sharing data with him.
“When you rip off the masks, it’s laborious to place it again on, as a result of everybody’s already seen you for what you’re,” Miguel mentioned, noting that he “most likely ought to have waited” to make the transfer. Nonetheless, he has no regrets about the way it all went down.
“Actually, it was so tiring attempting to faux to be one thing that I wasn’t,” Miguel mentioned. “Like I say within the episode, ripping off the sheep’s head masks, it felt good as a result of it’s like — you’re displaying everybody what you’re able to.”
Declare to Fame airs Wednesdays on ABC at 9 p.m. ET.
