'The Circle' Season 6 Spoilers! Cassie Saylor Says Myles Didn't Get Her Eliminated

Cassie Saylor

Warning! The interview below contains spoilers for episodes 1 through 8 of Netflix's The Circle season 6, which aired in April. Please do not continue if you do not wish to be spoiled on who was blocked in those episodes.

Though she may be small in stature Cassie Saylor makes big moves. After all, the Kentucky native catfished her own husband to prove he was cheating before she divorced him. And so when the reality TV lover was given the chance to be on The Circle, it was only a matter of time before she swung for the fences. After playing the first bit of the game low-key, Cassie pinged on everyone's radar when she began to openly make comments that were being perceived as shady and cutthroat. Particularly, an ill-received joke from Myles Reed caused him to make his own ill-received joke, painting her as a "snake in the grass." Unhappy with the perception, Cassie tried to slither her way out of her situation. In a hail mary, she swapped her ratings around, putting her least-trusted people highest. Unfortunately, she got exactly what she wished for. With her finishing in the bottom of the ratings, and not having a good relationship with the influencers, it became the easy choice to block her.

Read on to hear Cassie's thoughts on her time in the game. And check out Parade.com throughout The Circle season 6 with the various players and catfishes alike.

Related: The Circle Season 6: Everything You Need to Know

What's your history with The Circle? How did you end up getting on the show?
I am a huge Big Brother fan. When I got divorced, with my kids, we done 50/50, a week on, a week off. Well that week without my girls, I didn't have anything to do but sit at the house by myself. So I downloaded Paramount+, and they have every season of Big Brother. So I binge watched Big Brother. And then my best friend, Michael Davidson--you might know him from The Traitors season 1--he was like, "If you like Big Brother, you'll love The Circle." And I was like, "Well, I've never heard of it." And he was like, "Well, they're also casting right now." And I was like, "Okay, well, I can't do Big Brother. I can't be away three months for my kids. But three weeks? Yeah, I think I can manage that." So I applied before I had ever even watched one episode. After I applied, then I started binge watching The Circle.

I would imagine another reason why you were intrigued by The Circle is because of your real-life catfishing experience, when you catfished your now-ex-husband to catch him cheating. What exactly did that involve?
Extremely long story short, I had caught him multiple times. But the first time I caught him, my baby was like two weeks old. I was young. I was 21 years old, just had a baby, scared to death. So I didn't leave. The second time I caught him, I was still young and dumb. And I had this fairy tale in my head. Well, the third time, I thought he was acting like he always did when I knew he was cheating.

And I thought, "You know what? I don't know if he is. But I feel as if he is. So I'm just going to kill two birds with one stone. If he is, what's in the dark will be brought to the light. And I will catfish him. And if he falls for it, then obviously he's still a cheater. He's not changed like he says he is." So I just made a fake profile, started messaging him on Facebook, and he fell for it. And it went on for like three weeks before I finally was like, "Do you have something to tell me?" He was like,"No." And I was like, "Are you sure?" Do you know this girl's name?" He's like, "Nope, never heard of her." And I was like, "Really? It's me." [Laughs.]

[Laughs.] That is so interesting. Because we do see at one point, when you're talking with Myles, you say that you forgive too easily. It's obviously a bit of apples and oranges between getting cheated on and playing The Circle. But did you find it was tough to trust in the game given what you've gone through?
That is honestly one of my biggest faults. I love people. I love being around people. I always want to give people the benefit of the doubt. You know what I mean? Because I mess up every day. I'm human. And I hate to think, if I truly screwed up, somebody would never forgive me again. So I am very quick to forgive. And you can see when Myles does that "snake in the grass," I was really upset. But as soon as I heard his story, I was like, "Well, it's okay." That's my biggest fault. 

You were in tears upon finding out you were blocked. Did it come as a surprise to you? Or was it more so just the culmination of watching everything over the past couple of days?
The reason why I got so emotional, is, when I finally told my ex, "Okay, it's time for a divorce." And he looked at me and said that I wouldn't ever make it without him because he had a wonderful job. I wouldn't make it without him financially. Nobody would want me because I was overweight. I just had my second baby, and I would be single, and good luck. And I had that mindset for a really long time. And when I chose to do something for myself, which was applying for The Circle, and living a dream of mine, because I love reality TV, I was like, "Okay, I am my own person. I can do this. I'm going to show my children that, no matter what life throws at you, you can pick yourself up and you can do whatever you want to do, despite what anybody says." So I have literally built myself up thinking, "You know what, Cece, you're going to go win this! And you're gonna come back and take your kids to Disneyworld. And it's gonna be great." And then I'm sitting there on my couch, like, "Well, bye bye, Mickey Mouse! 'Cause we ain't comin' to see you!" [Laughs.]

You were very affected by Myles painting you as a "Snake in the Grass," even claiming it's the reason why you fell so far in the ratings. But it seemed to be done in response to you outright saying in the Circle chat after he blocked Steffi that an AI engineer should be able to spot AI, despite you also feeling Steffi was the AI. A lot of people felt that was too much, and Myles even felt called out in that moment. What was your thinking behind doing that?
Well, he took it the wrong way. Because I find everything funny. I've got this weird, quirky '90s sense of humor. I grew up on All That and PeeWee Herman. So everything to me is funny. And it was funny to me that that's what he does, and he messed up. He had a blonde moment. I have 100 blonde moments a day. So I truly wasn't meaning it as a jab. I literally thought it was funny. I can see, though, through a screen, it's hard to read text messages anyway. Yu never know how people are really meaning. So I can see his point. But through my point of view, I thought it was funny! Because that's his career, and he screwed up. Because it wasn't up to me. It was up to him. He just took it the wrong way. But I really truly thought it was funny.

A couple of episodes later, when talking in the Circle chat about rating criteria, Olivia says something about how people should rate with their hearts. And you respond that everyone has a strategy and they need to play the game. Once again, that response does not go over well. What was your intention behind that?
I have this really bad problem with sticking my foot in my mouth. Even though I was there, obviously. I'm present in the moment. But I'm just so used to sitting on my couch watching these reality competitions. Nobody at home is saying, "Oh, follow your heart. Trust your gut." You're sitting there saying, "No, you kick him out! This is $100,000." And it come out faster than what I wanted to truly say in the chat. Because of course, I should have been like, "Oh, we all love each other." But who honestly thinks that? Nobody. So I was like, "You know what? Screw it. It is what it is." Because I didn't want to come across this fake, because I'm not. 

Again, you were clearly not happy with the "snake in the grass" painting, to the point where Myles eventually tells everyone publicly that he did it. And when you finish last in the ratings, you blame him. What made you feel that way?
I knew as soon as I said, "It's a game," I was done. I knew right then and there. Obviously, it's not going to show it. But as soon as it sent, I looked up at our little voice that we have in the speakers. And I said, "Well, I might as well go pack that pink suitcase, because I know that I am out." And I don't regret it, because I think it's gonna be a relatable moment for people at home, because everybody's thinking it. So I hate that I've said it, and I got sent home. But I feel like I want everybody to relate to me. And to me, that was pretty relatable.

Let's talk about what ended up being your final ratings. To try to get yourself higher, you do your ratings in reverse, putting your closest ally Olivia last, and someone you've barely talked to in Kyle in first. So, of course, it comes as no surprise that Kyle becomes an influencer and blocks you. Talk to me about your thinking behind that strategy.
So I jumped the gun on that one. I should have waited until it got down to this slim pickins. When there wasn't so many when it was just a handful of us, then I should have flipped it. Once I had the chance to be able to connect with everybody. So I jumped the gun on that. Hopefully they might have an all stars and I can come back and try that strategy again, if I get down to the bottom four or five or whatever. But in my little mind, it just made so much sense. But I just used it too soon.

Speaking of Olivia, talk to me about the relationship you built. And what was your reaction to finding out Brandon was behind the profile?
For me, The Circle isn't about the catfishes. In the game, it's not "get all the catfishes out." So I honestly could have cared less if you were a catfish or not. I loved her, him, whatever. I did see and feel as if they were very genuine. And as you can see on the show, he is funny. I'm all about the funny. And as soon as I open that door up. other than being blinded about how ugly that the room was compared to my pretty room, I was like," Oh my God." And it honestly never registered to me there for a minute that he wasn't her. [Laughs.] Because I honestly didn't care. Like I could have cared less if he was her. I just genuinely liked him. And speaking of, he actually come down to my house and spent all weekend this weekend. So we're still besties!

That's amazing to hear. When you end up getting blocked, you make a big deal of QT breaking your alliance. We did get that "Girl Gang" chat with the two of you and Olivia back in the first couple of episodes. But was there anything else to the alliance besides that?
No, if I'm remembering correctly, that was the only time that we spoke. But to me, if I tell you, "Hey, I got your back, I'm not gonna block you," I do mean that. Once again, I'm at fault, too easy to forgive and all this stuff. I just automatically assumed that she would do the same in turn to me. If she tells me she had my back, that meant she had my back. So let's see how the conversation of her and Kyle with me goes and how that came about. But I found it very crappy that she told me, "Hey, I got your back," and then blocks me the very next day, I feel like. [Laughs.] 

Lastly, you told Brandon that the reason why you wanted to do The Circle was to prove to the girls to not take crap from anyone. Despite it not being an ideal finish, do you still feel you were able to do that during your time?
Honestly, even though I didn't come home a winner, I'm still a winner. I still put myself first. Aand that's one thing I feel like us mothers we forget to do. It's your kids, your job your work. But what about you? A happy mommy is the best mommy. And I feel like I won. I got to go live a dream that I never thought that I would have been able to do. I got to prove a point that I don't need anybody; I've got myself. And you can't take this smile off my face. I am a winner. Just not a rich one.

Next, check out our interview with Stephanie "Steffi" Hill, who was eliminated in The Circle Season 6 Episode 5.