As the villa is in tears over the , one former star confessed he didn't understand why everyone grew so emotional over the eliminations as he tried his hardest to stay to the end. Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen, who competed on season four of the hit reality dating show, spoke to a reporter in an Instagram Live about this seasons' emotional exits and This season, islanders unanimous vote - a goodbye that was met with many tears and loving embraces from the friends they've made along the way. And while Bergie could relate to the pain of having to say goodbye to a close pal, he admitted every time someone left the villa he thought of it as one step closer to the finish line.
He told The Mirror: "I can’t believe it. Like Taylor [his match on the show, still together] had the opposite opinion of me but when I was in there, I had the goal of getting to the end no matter what. That was my goal going in.
" He continued: "So anytime someone got eliminated, I was like, ‘Okay I’m one step closer to my goal of making it to the end, to the final four.' So now I’m a little like, 'Why is everyone crying? I understand you’re losing a friend but its not like they’re getting executed when they leave the villa..
.you can still FaceTime them when you leave the villa as well..
.I understand its early and its tough to lose someone this early like if I lost some of my closer friends this early that would have sucked.” Bergie went on to add that he just felt that he had a "different mindset".