“Amazing Race” Runner-ups Dan & Sam McMillen Talk to AfterElton About the Show

A new interview with the Amazing Race's gay brother team, Dan and Sam McMillen, was posted on http://www.afterelton.com/ today, the day after the airing of the finale of The Amazing Race in which they finished in second place.

Here are some excerpts from a chat with the brothers who were intensely competitive:

AE: Last time we talked, only one episode had aired and you were still a little nervous about how you would be edited. What do you think of the end product? Was it a fair representation? Dan McMillen: We were happy with it in the end. We were a little upset when they first started editing us as the villains, but then we got over it. And the way they made it look like we argued so much when other teams argued just as much. I guess it’s a little bit of a bummer because that’s a little misleading, but we are not at all upset at being the villains or anything like that just because it was so fun. We added the drama the show needs. It was really cool to play that role.

AE: You mentioned that some of the bickering was editing, but the two of you did bicker. A lot. You’d almost think you were brothers or something. How did you feel watching it together? Has your relationship changed as a result of the race?
Sam McMillen: I think for us it was more entertaining than anything. We’re weren’t upset watching it. We weren’t angry or disappointed with how it got edited. We just had a great time with it. It definitely did make us a little more conscious of how we treat each other. When you’re a sibling and in the middle of a fight, you don’t really think about the effect it might have on that person because siblings compete so much. Watching it has made us rethink how we want to be treating each other, but it doesn’t change the fact that we’re still going to bicker and argue.

AE: At the big volleyball challenge, you guys were both the recipients of some heavy duty blurring action, while we couldn’t help but notice Cheyne did not need the same attention. Is there something you’d like to tell us? Just how hot were those Estonian boys anyway?
SM: Here’s the deal. Cheyne had black boxers on so you couldn’t see everything for him. Dan had lighter-colored boxers on, I had paper-thin little shorts on, and so you could just see too much. Apparently, the outline was too obvious, so they had to blur everything. No, we were not getting excited by the Estonian hotties, despite what everyone else seems to think. There’s not too much that’s erotic about playing volleyball with your brother in a little town in Estonia.

For the complete interview, click this link: http://www.afterelton.com/people/2009/12/sam-mcmillen-dan-mcmillen.