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'For Love or Money' Deja Vu

By Holly Aguirre

Monday, August 04, 2003

10:36 AM PT

Rob Campos, the 34-year-old attorney and former JA Corps trainee, had 22 million pairs of eyes on him when he got his heart stomped on by Erin Brodie during the finale of NBC's hit reality show "For Love or Money." Brodie had the choice between the tall Texas drink of water or a million dollars. Seems she has champagne tastes: She took the money.

The California native was then given the chance to go for double or nothing. Producers asked her if she would like to give back the booty and wade through 15 more bachelors. She said yes.

What's the catch? (There's always a catch.) If she manages to get one fellow to fall for her and not take the lettuce like she did, the couple will be awarded a two million dollar nest egg.

"I think I just decided to do ["For Love or Money 2"] because I live my life for unique experiences and I had such an awesome time on the first one, I thought what a great opportunity to go through it on the other side," Brodie explains.

At last count, she has narrowed her search down to five lucky fellows: Eric, Chad, Nic, Brad and Wade. Or so she thinks. She's about to get a surprise visitor ... Rob. After she chose the money over Campos, Brodie had to sign an agreement that she would never have contact with him again.

"This is a way for Erin and I to get some closure, although I admit it was pretty strange being back," Campos tells Zap2it.com.

Campos also openly admits that life for him has changed since appearing on the reality show. He was stood up for dates four times in one week, once through a text message on his cell phone, and, oddly, guys randomly pick fights with him. On a good note, however, he finds that many strangers are quite friendly and women want to give him hugs. "Maybe that is the reason for all the fights," he laughs.

While there are arguably more glamorous places to live -- Los Angeles, Miami, New York -- Campos says that he is quite content to remain in Dallas. Remaining close to his Texas-based family where he is the oldest of four children, he likes the circus (and $15 snow cones that come in porcelain white tigers) and isn't afraid to humiliate himself.

"I was in a Fourth of July parade with a bunch of six-year-olds dressed as a Indian. And, for my birthday, which was two weeks ago, I flew to Houston to go to the circus with my sister and mother."

Campos says that since reentering the real world, he has spoken with two other reality vets, Evan Marriott ("Joe Millionaire") and Andrew Firestone ("The Bachelor 3"). "They said that people were going to want to talk to me, and to just smile, be nice and try to enjoy it."

According to his contract, he in unable to reveal many details regarding the upcoming episodes. However, he allows that he went to the NBC Web site, and voted for Wade, a fellow Texan to be the last man standing.