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MONDO - from loving him to loathing him


Mondo as a mentor has TOTALLY changed my opinion of him. I loved him on his first season - good designer, got the job done, seemed nice. I never watched him on the All Stars season, so don't know how he acted there, but I have very little respect for him now. As a mentor, I would think he'd be "above the fray" that is often part of the contestant bickering, but he just seems to fuel it and condone it. I'm so disappointed in how he thinks it's okay to be rude, bully, sulk, etc. Mondo, you are a good designer, but I don't like YOU as a person any longer because of your arrogance, and your "weirdo" dressing style for yourself isn't cute any longer either.

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Well said. It's hard to be likeable when you act like a jackass most of the time. He did it in the All Stars season and it's no different now. All of the Natalia hate was weird - she's a nice person and handled it well.

I also agree that the stuff he wears is awful. He should take a tip from Tim Gunn or Nick. The shorts and huge glasses, etc make him look silly.

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I think he is the solution to the world's pedophile problem. Castration by the mere sight of him. Mondo: new word for loathsome.
Mondo is so mondo he's nauseating.

I liked him for only part of his first season, but now I wonder if the Disney villain Gretchen wasn't there how he would have come across.

Also, I met him at a hotel in Chelsea once (couldn't place him at the time for whatever reason). Worse looking in person with a really offputting vibe.

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To me, he doesn't look like a real person anymore; he looks like a character from a bad skit on Saturday Night Live. I, too, have lost respect and admiration for him. His behavior is arrogant, rude, and self-absorbed; it projects onto his designers and that is never a good thing.

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Mean, ugly behavior towards Natalia does NOT make entertaining reality tv. Are the mentors & Gunn doing this for the sake of reality television or are they really azzholes? I hate this program, not what "mentoring" is supposed to be. Really awful. I am no longer a fan of Mondo or Tim. I hope Natalia continues with her designing and does not have trauma from this horrible treatment.

Mondo is now the Bride of Chuckie. run for the hills

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Mondo revealed himself as an immature sulky full-of-himself jerk. One of my favorite designers ever in the show, but as a person: blechhh.

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Mondo was my favorite favorite favorite in the history of Project Runway and I personally didn't see anything wrong with him on Allstars, I was very excited that he won. I've browsed his website wanting to buy things many times but never had the money and now I'm glad I didn't.

Any respect I once had for him is completely and one hundred percent gone. I'm not going to say anything about the way he dresses because if he likes it then it's no business of mine, but as a person, nope.

I've noticed a lot more hate for Mondo than Anya and I just realized it's probably because everyone loved and respected Mondo in the first place so this came as a surprise... with Anya I don't know many people that did like her or thought she deserved to win her season so it's not as much of a surprise, lol.

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True about Anya. She seemed nice enough on her season but her skills sucked and the fact that she kelt winning made me cold towards her. This show, she doesn't come across nice at all.

Anya and Mondo just seemed to be in it for their egos and the cash.

Mondo sucks.

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I'm glad I'm not the only who's been feeling this way. I'm so disappointed in him.

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I started to like him less in All Stars, but this really sealed the deal.
He's just a dick.


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Mondo was a jerk in his PR season as well. I recall even Heidi telling him, "There's no need to be rude."

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