Willow Blackburn

## Season History

**Willow Blackburn**, labeled as **The Free Spirit**, is a contestant on **The Mad House 7**.

## Personality

**Hometown:** New Orleans, Louisiana
**Current City:** Los Angeles, California
**Occupation:** Interior Designer
**Three adjectives that describe you:** SBubbly, positive, and free-spirited.
**Why do you think you got picked for The Mad House?**
I think I got picked because it was my time. I have been applying for a while but haven't gotten in because the universe knew it wasn't my season. I was picked for MH7 because the universe has been planning for me to be on this season since before I was born. 7 is known as the lucky number for a reason.
**What do you think will be the most difficult part of living in The Mad House?**
The worst part about living in the Mad House will be all of the negative energy inside. I am no fool, it's a TV show so there will be lots of big and dramatic personalities within the house and all of the toxic nature of the game will be hard to get through.
**Who is your favorite previous The Mad House contestant? Why?**
My favorite part contestant is Kayleigh Turner. Was she some mastermind? No. Was she a comp beast? No. She stayed true to herself and had fun and that's what matters most about this game. I hate being fake and hate people who are fake so having someone be so authentic was really great.
**Do you have a strategy for winning the game?**
My strategy is to be authentic to me. The universe already knows the outcome of this season. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. I am not going to throw away my morals and who I am for the sake of a game when it wont change anything. People who go in with set strategies always overthink things and I just hate the idea of strategies...it's so complicated. Why not just have fun, relax and know that nothing you do matters and the universe knows what's going to happen in the end.
**What is one thing that you want the other contestants to know about you and one thing that you want to hide? Why?**
I want the houseguests to know that I am very into peacefulness, meditation, crystal healing and all of that good stuff. Them knowing that I am a source of lots of knowledge can help them if they need it. I want to use this chance to not only promote my lifestyle to the viewers but to also help any of my fellow houseguests who are struggling. I don't want my fellow houseguests to know about my religious past. I grew up in a severely Christian family where I was taught to believe in dictatorship and all of the rules that religion confined me to. Now, I am a much more free person since leaving that environment and cutting my parents out of my life. My best friend is gay and they would never approve of that and I've grown to learn that I don't care if they like my choices or not because it's my life, not God's.
**What are three things you would take into the house with you and why?**
I'd bring crystals, and lots of them. I'd bring in my hair stylist to keep my hair rainbow, I wish the universe blessed me with his talent to keep this updated on my own. Finally, I'd bring my best friend Donathan with me. It will be so hard to live in this house with maniacs without someone who is sane to help me through it.
**What do you think of drama?**
I don't think of drama. It is something I do not endorse or include as a part of my life. I remove myself from situations that might bring this my way the universe has repaid me for doing this. If you want someone who starts drama and is emotional all the time, do not expect it from me.
**Would you be in a showmance?**
If that's what the universe has in store for me, I can't ignore the universe. I am not someone who is shallow and falls for people based on appearance so if someone has an attractive personality, the universe wants me to be with them so obviously I am down for whatever the universe has in store for me.
**Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is...** feel the rain, don't just get wet.
**What are some fun facts about you?**
- I've survived three car accidents.
- I have a dog named Moon.
- My favorite color is white, because it reflects all colors so it's almost like a rainbow.
- I am a master of the game, chess.

## Audition Tape

Willow's audition tape starts with her meditating on a yoga mat. She is surrounded by candles. Her eyes are closed for a second, but she then opens them. Willow introduces herself in a calm voice. As she explains what her strategy is and why she wants to enter the house, she sages her room to rid it of its negative energy. Willow explains how she hates drama and how it causes negative energy. The audition ends with her dog, Moon knocking over one of her candles. Willow screams and the video cuts.

## Trivia

* Willow is the first HouseGuest to be nominated multiple times in *The Mad House 7*.
	+ She was also the first HouseGuest to be nominated by themselves, as she failed to correctly match another contestant to their secret.