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\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>The Challenge\u2019s Most Memorable (and Messiest!) Relationships<\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tWhile The Real World\/Road Rules Challenge began as just that \u2013 a competition between two rivaling TV shows, it developed into so much more over the years, and one of the most memorable components is the romances. For some \u2013 true love have formed, while others \u2026 things have gotten pretty messy. For Cara Maria [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Devenanzio \u2014 who has won seven seasons<\/a> of the OG competition series \u2014 isn\u2019t only focused on his love life and reality successes<\/a>. In fact, he only got into the reality TV game to \u201cimpress a girl\u201d back in college.<\/p>\nScroll down for 25 things fans might not know<\/a> about Devenanzio, including his unconventional celebrity crush:<\/p>\n1. I got the nickname Johnny \u201cBananas\u201d<\/a> because I shoved bananas in my mom\u2019s tailpipe [as a kid] to get out of going to school.<\/p>\n2. I had a ghost named Peter follow me from a travel shoot I did at the Deering Estate in Florida to my house in California. For weeks, [Peter] haunted my house.<\/p>\n
3. In college, I applied to be on The Real World<\/em> <\/a>to impress a girl I had a crush on.<\/p>\n4. I got suspended for streaking in high school.<\/p>\n
5. My grandma taught me how to French kiss.<\/p>\n
6. I\u2019m such a light sleeper that I was once woken up by a mouse farting in my room.<\/p>\n
7. I took a lie detector test with Wes Bergmann<\/strong><\/a> on Maury<\/em>, and he lied about not wanting to be my friend.<\/p>\n8. I have seven tattoos.<\/p>\n
9. My full name is John Amadeus Devenanzio.<\/p>\n
10. I\u2019m a middle child. I have two sisters and 11 nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
11. I sumo wrestled Yama<\/strong>, the heaviest sumo wrestler in history at 600 pounds.<\/p>\n12. Contrary to popular belief, I actually [do] have a heart.<\/p>\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Challenge-s-Johnny-Bananas-Devenanzio-Reveals-My-Grandma-Taught-Me-How-to-French-Kiss-inlines.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Johnny \u201cBananas\u201d Devenanzio.<\/span> Courtesy of Aaron Smith\/Paramount<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. I haven\u2019t had a 9-to-5 job since 2005.<\/p>\n
14. I have a family of wild pet squirrels that I hand-feed living in my backyard.<\/p>\n
15. I\u2019ve done reality TV for 18 years [with] 22 seasons of The Challenge<\/em>.<\/p>\n16. I graduated from Penn State University with a degree in economics.<\/p>\n
17. I have appeared on and logged more hours on reality television than anyone in the history of reality TV.<\/p>\n
18. I won an Emmy for hosting a travel show.<\/p>\n
19. I\u2019ve never been [in] a car accident.<\/p>\n
20. I\u2019ve never had a cavity.<\/p>\n
21. I want to climb Mount Everest.<\/p>\n
22. I sued HBO for stealing the nickname Johnny \u201cBananas\u201d from me [and using it on] the show Entourage<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n23. My celebrity crush is the AT&T girl [Milana Vayntrub<\/strong><\/a>].<\/p>\n24. I have 478 banana-themed pieces of memorabilia in my house.<\/p>\n
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Scroll down for 25 things fans might not know<\/a> about Devenanzio, including his unconventional celebrity crush:<\/p>\n 1. I got the nickname Johnny \u201cBananas\u201d<\/a> because I shoved bananas in my mom\u2019s tailpipe [as a kid] to get out of going to school.<\/p>\n 2. I had a ghost named Peter follow me from a travel shoot I did at the Deering Estate in Florida to my house in California. For weeks, [Peter] haunted my house.<\/p>\n 3. In college, I applied to be on The Real World<\/em> <\/a>to impress a girl I had a crush on.<\/p>\n 4. I got suspended for streaking in high school.<\/p>\n 5. My grandma taught me how to French kiss.<\/p>\n 6. I\u2019m such a light sleeper that I was once woken up by a mouse farting in my room.<\/p>\n 7. I took a lie detector test with Wes Bergmann<\/strong><\/a> on Maury<\/em>, and he lied about not wanting to be my friend.<\/p>\n 8. I have seven tattoos.<\/p>\n 9. My full name is John Amadeus Devenanzio.<\/p>\n 10. I\u2019m a middle child. I have two sisters and 11 nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n 11. I sumo wrestled Yama<\/strong>, the heaviest sumo wrestler in history at 600 pounds.<\/p>\n 12. Contrary to popular belief, I actually [do] have a heart.<\/p>\n 13. I haven\u2019t had a 9-to-5 job since 2005.<\/p>\n 14. I have a family of wild pet squirrels that I hand-feed living in my backyard.<\/p>\n 15. I\u2019ve done reality TV for 18 years [with] 22 seasons of The Challenge<\/em>.<\/p>\n 16. I graduated from Penn State University with a degree in economics.<\/p>\n 17. I have appeared on and logged more hours on reality television than anyone in the history of reality TV.<\/p>\n 18. I won an Emmy for hosting a travel show.<\/p>\n 19. I\u2019ve never been [in] a car accident.<\/p>\n 20. I\u2019ve never had a cavity.<\/p>\n 21. I want to climb Mount Everest.<\/p>\n 22. I sued HBO for stealing the nickname Johnny \u201cBananas\u201d from me [and using it on] the show Entourage<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n 23. My celebrity crush is the AT&T girl [Milana Vayntrub<\/strong><\/a>].<\/p>\n 24. I have 478 banana-themed pieces of memorabilia in my house.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Johnny \u201cBananas\u201d Devenanzio.<\/span> Courtesy of Aaron Smith\/Paramount<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n