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Dillian Reveals His Surprise "Bestie" on The Anonymous, Talks "Christopher Cancel Party"
The Anonymous' one-man party Dillian Frelow dishes on everything we didn't see behind the scenes.
From day one of The Anonymous, contestant Dillian Frelow threw open the doors to the house and sashayed his way into the hearts of his fellow contestants and the audience watching at home.
Dillian survived 10 episodes of roller coaster-style ups and downs in the game play, and then got sent home by the guy he loudly exploded at way back in Episode 4, Christopher Shulstad. It was a full circle moment, for sure. But was Dillian mad?
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For this week's USA Insider The Anonymous exit interview, Dillian addresses his unceremonious ousting by Chris, reveals his true season-long ride or die, and talks if he had any gameplay regrets.
Dillian reveals his best friend in the game
While he had some solid human alliances on the show, Dillian said no one had his back like DANI (Digital Anonymous Networking Interface), the A.I. overseeing the game.
"First of all, DANI, she always got something up her sleeve," Dillian said, laughing. "She was irking my nerves half the time, but we have the best relationship. That's like my bestie right there. However, she always has all these different twists and turns and crazy handle changes. However, when she did give me my second [handle] change, I feel like Popsicle was running the game! It was so crazy what they didn't show but I will give you a little insight into production. On the day when we had the handle change, it was so hot outside that they gave everyone popsicles. And I was like, 'DANI! Me and you are working together. We're the best alliance here!'"
Dillian said DANI also bailed him out during the Face Off in Episode 9 when he was in the middle of his silent treatment retribution for being put on the chopping block.
"We thought that I was going to have to talk because you have to say: 'Safe' or 'At Risk,'" he said of the gameplay. "I was like, 'Dang, I'm going to have [to] break my silent treatment plan.' Then DANI switched up with the plot twist! She was like, all of the safe players are actually playing in the Face Off. I said, 'That's my girl!' DANI had my back 100 percent."
Any game regrets about putting up Jack or going silent for an episode?
Dillian made some bold moves, especially later in the game; he rubbed his fellow players the wrong way by pulling out his "silent treatment" in Episode 9, and his decision in Episode 8 to put dominant player Jack Usher up for elimination, which actually resulted in his exit.
As for his quiet time, Dillian said: "I don't live life with regrets. First of all, you have to understand silence is power. I knew that after coming out with only [Chris and I] nominated, people are going to want to come up to me and beg for me to talk. And I'm like, 'No.' People are going to want to know how I'm feeling, and I'm like, 'No.' You don't get the privilege to know how I'm feeling, because you're the main reason why I'm probably on the block. Get out of my face with that fake stuff. I'm all about being real, baby."
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When it came to Jack, Dillian said he had no idea Jack was manipulating so much of the game, so he now knows he made a good call.
"I think if I would have kept [Jack] in a game, I probably would have stayed a little bit longer," he said. "Because he was a gamer, if he was throwing Andy under the bus, he probably would have thrown me under the bus too. But I liked his spirit in the house. I think that's what I missed the most.
"But I'm so mad," he continued with a flourish. "No one gets the chance to see my finale outfit! I know people eat with their eyes and I said, 'Girl, I gotta give them a fashion show.'"
Dillian's fashion strategy on The Anonymous
Dillian added that he used his energy and outfits to nudge the game away from his own game play.
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"You have to understand, it's a social game," he said. "And in this social game, people eat with their eyes. They judge vibes from the first impression and everything. So, I knew serving a look was very important. But also, if you think about it, it's a talking point. If you're in an uncomfortable situation and you never wanted to talk about something that was negatively towards your game and you kind of want to switch to narrative, you can just sway it and change it to fashion.
"I would change it so people won't think that I'm stressed," he continued. "And I'm being that extra crazy because I get their minds so off of the game and I get it focused on my world, which is fashion."
Dillian comes full circle with Christopher
While they had a public beef in Episode 4, Dillian did not expect to get ejected by Christopher Shulstad in the end.
"It was a shocker that I got eliminated," Dillian admitted.
Are there hard feeling now?
No!" he confirmed. "I tell everyone, I walked out of the house with 14 best friends. And just like best friends and just like family members, you're gonna fight, you're gonna bicker, you're gonna scream at each other, and you're gonna fool on each other. I think that's what makes me love it more.
"And what's so crazy is that even though me and Christopher, we have this feud online — I have a Christopher cancel party that's out there right now — even though we do that, I feel like it's just such a good group," he continued. "We understand that we know the stakes and are doing whatever it takes to win. I respect the game."
In fact, Dillian said it was the perfect end to his "perfect love story" with Chris that played out from day one.
"I had a little crush on Christopher in the house and Victoria came and swept up my man!" he joked. "I thought I was gonna get put out for fighting! So, we started off together. I feuded with him, and then he got his licks back."
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In the end, Dillian said he told Christopher that, "If anyone else would have sent me home, I probably would have been a little bit more upset. But the fact that it's you and you got your licks back, I was like, 'That's great.' You can't be mad at it."
Riding the high of The Anonymous house still, Dillian said he'd love to get cast as a Traitor on Peacock's The Traitors, or guest on Ru Paul's Drag Race.
"I live my life to the fullest every single day, so when I walked out [of the house] I was like, 'I'm not going to take this moment to be sad. I'm not going to take this moment to cry. I'm going to take this moment and soak it all in and be grateful and let people know this was a game,'" he said. "We all tried our best, and I just got the short end of the stick. But life still goes on. The party is forever here, and the party will always happen."
Watch the finale of The Anonymous Monday on USA Network.
You can stream The Anonymous on Peacock.
