The N – Check It: Stacey Farber Talks Best Friend’s Date (2005)

Source: The N – Check It
Author: The-Seth
Publication Date: February 14, 2005
Document Type: Online Article
Source Link: View archived article on The N (Wayback Machine)

On the season finale of Best Friend’s Date, Stacey Farber helped to pick dates for her fellow Degrassite Aubrey Graham and his best friend Ali Mukaddam from Radio Free Roscoe. I got her on the phone for a few minutes to ask her about what we didn’t see on TV…

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The-Seth: So we should explain that we didn’t just randomly assign you to this show. You know Aubrey very well.

Stacey: Aubrey and I have been really good friends since we started doing Degrassi together three years ago. And he and Ali are very close.

The-Seth: The first thing I wanted to ask you about is some of those clues that you gave the girls to help them make presents for Ali and Aubrey.

Stacey: Those clues were worded really weirdly. I don’t know who wrote them.

The-Seth: It wasn’t me. What was the clue about Ali, “parles vous Pacino”?

Stacey: Oh, I think that’s just because he likes Al Pacino.

The-Seth: Hm. The fist clue for Aubrey was “one man band.”

Stacey: “One man band” probably has to do with him loving music and wanting to pursue a solo career in it.

The-Seth: Uh-huh. “Dinner for two”?

Stacey: Maybe he said on some questionnaire that he’s romantic or something.

The-Seth: Okay. “MC Fresh”?

Stacey: That could have to do with rapping, but I have no idea.

The-Seth: I see. So the clues offer no great insights into their personalities. Moving on… You and Aubrey had kind of a disagreement about who to pick for Ali.

Stacey: Aubrey liked Erin. I liked Erin as well, but I thought that the runner-up, Bailey, would’ve been a really great choice. Because I got to talk to her a bit more inbetween filming the episode, and we talked about school, and fashion, and she just seemed like a really nice, honest girl. I think Ali would’ve had a lot of fun with her.

The-Seth: Aubrey vetoed you on that one. What did you think of Candice, Ali’s choice for Aubrey?

Stacey: When Candice first walked in, I wasn’t sure what to think. She was dressed in hot pink. She looked like a Paris Hilton wannabe. Honestly, I thought it was funny. She would probably have been my last choice when I first saw her. I wouldn’t have thought to put her with Aubrey. But once I got to know her and I got to talk to all the girls, I realized that she was the best match for him.

The-Seth: So when you introduced the girls to the guys, what were you thinking? Did you think the date would actually work?

Stacey: I knew they’d have a good time, because Ali and Aubrey are really very funny. I knew that they’d treat the girls with respect and just have fun no matter who they went with. So I wasn’t worried in that sense. But I don’t think I expected anyone to start a relationship or exchange phone numbers or anything like that. I just knew the four of them would have a good time together.

The-Seth: What did you do when they were all out riding the tour bus and whatever?

Stacey: I went shopping. *laughs*

The-Seth: Oh hey, I couldn’t believe that bit on the bus when Aubrey started serenading Candice. He’s got an incredible voice! Did you know that?

Stacey: I’ve heard him sing. I have a CD he made me of some songs he’s been working on, but it’s mostly rap, and then he sings the chorus. He is really good. He loves music. He writes stuff; he records in a studio; he does it all.

The-Seth: Awesome. So Aubrey and Candice kind of hit it off, but Erin didn’t seem too into Ali.

Stacey: I actually thought that Aubrey and Erin got along really well. Maybe that’s just because Aubrey gets along with everyone, but I thought Aubrey and Erin got along better than Ali and Erin. I don’t know, maybe if there had been different circumstances or they lived in the same city, maybe they would have stayed friends.

The-Seth: So would you have let either of the guys pick a date for you like that?

Stacey: I don’t know. I don’t know if I could trust someone doing that. I’m a very picky person. Like, I’m single right now. I’m willing to be friends with anyone, but I’m not that open to relationships. I guess a date is harmless and I could do that, but I’d be nervous for sure having someone else choose a date for me.

Look for Stacey in new episodes of Degrassi, starting Friday at 8:30 et.