Bre Tiesi joins Special Forces Season 5

Bre Tiesi traded luxury million-dollar mansions in Los Angeles for 'horrific' barracks in the Malaysian jungle when she signed on to Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

Tiesi's motivation for the show

Tiesi joked, 'Apparently, I'm a glutton for punishment. Apparently, I want to torture myself.' She admitted, 'No, I really just wanted to see if I could do it.'

“Apparently, I'm a glutton for punishment. Apparently, I want to torture myself.”

Tiesi's fear of heights

Tiesi blacked out during the heights challenge, shaking uncontrollably, and said, 'I didn't even know I had a fear of heights.'

“I didn't even know I had a fear of heights.”

Jungle conditions

Tiesi described living in the barracks with scorpions falling from trees, cobras, and no soap for the entire season.

“You're showering with scorpions falling out of trees.”

Tiesi's trauma bonding

Tiesi called the experience 'trauma bonding 1000%' and said, 'You can't be completely sane to throw yourself off a building by choice.'

“You can't be completely sane to throw yourself off a building by choice.”

Tiesi's bond with Collin Gosselin

Tiesi said Collin Gosselin helped her through the heights challenge by reminding her of her son, Legendary.

Tiesi's injury recovery

Tiesi focused on nursing her injury while filming, saying she didn't lag behind in anything she did.

Tiesi's son's reaction

Tiesi's son, Legendary, now thinks she's a superhero and wants her to tell him about her Special Forces experiences.

Tiesi's thoughts on the jungle

Tiesi called the Malaysian jungle the 'worst' environment, saying it was 'brutal' with extreme humidity and elements.

“We were by far the worst one. They literally said the absolute worst place you could possibly be is the jungle.”

Tiesi's bond with the group

Tiesi bonded with the group, saying they were 'trauma bonding 1000%' and that they were 'in really vulnerable situations.'

“It was definitely trauma bonding 1000 percent.”

Tiesi's thoughts on the DS

Tiesi said the Directing Staff (DS) were 'some of the greatest personalities' and that they were 'so mean, but so funny.'

Tiesi's thoughts on Ruby Rose

Tiesi said Ruby Rose was the saddest to see leave because she was struggling with injuries and was vegan.

“I think ruby. I had no idea where she was at. I didn't really know about her injury.”

Tiesi's experience with combat

Tiesi said she was the only one besides Alicia who didn't want to fight, saying, 'Please God, just don't put me with her.'

“Please God, just don't put me with her.”

Tiesi's overall transformation

Tiesi said the experience 'completely changed me in so many ways I never thought it would.'

“It completely changed me in so many ways i never thought it would.”

Tiesi's future plans

Tiesi said she would not return to Selling Sunset after the experience, saying, 'Selling Sunset, all of that, became not a problem.'

“Selling Sunset, all of that, became not a problem.”