The Importance of Being a Gentleman

One source close to the production described him as hypersensitive, recalling an incident where he during a bandana making challenge blew up at another contestant who gently mocked him for getting paint everywhere. They say he just wanted to fit in contrary to his extremely libidinous womanizing persona. Tate did not seem like a ladies man and was rarely seen in the company of women. One person Rolling Stone interview described his overall attitude on the show as desperate, specifically desperate to be seen as the baddie. He's not as good at portraying himself that way as he will eventually become quote, this was not the impression that several people who worked in the show had of Tate.