LGBTQ+ contestants absolutely ruled the first-ever edition of All Star Shore.
When the first "all-stars" edition within MTV's Shore franchise premiered on Paramount+, three LGBTQ+ contestants were announced in the cast: Marina Gregory (The Circle: Brazil, Ex on the Beach: Brazil), Ricardo Salusse (Rio Shore), and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (RuPaul's Drag Race, Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love). In later episodes, Mike Mulderrig (Ex on the Beach) was also added to the cast.
In the end, all three OG queer contestants became finalists with their respective partners on All Star Shore: Gregory, Salusse, and Mateo. Gregory and her duo, James Tindale (Geordie Shore), ultimately won the final shore-down competition and went head-to-head for the grand prize of $150,000 in a game of deception.
Gregory beat Tindale and came out of the show victorious, taking home the cash prize of $150,000.
Gregory was previously known for winning the first-ever The Circle: Brazil series - which is when she came out as a bisexual woman. In Brazil, Gregory appeared on season seven of Ex on the Beach: Brazil, and she's slated to come back for the show's upcoming ninth season. During her time on Ex on the Beach, Gregory also opened up about being bisexual.
To put things into perspective, Gregory's $150,000 cash prize amounts to R$781,875 in Brazil when the currency is exchanged - something that also benefited Brazilian contestant Grag Queen after winning the first season of Queen of the Universe.
We stan a bisexual queen beating out her international costars on the first-ever All Star Shore!
All episodes of All Star Shore are now streaming on Paramount+.
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