Deaf "Switched At Birth" actor Nyle DiMarco is one of the contestants of "America's Next Top Model" cycle 22. (Photo : Instagram/Nyle DiMarco)
"America's Next Top Model" cycle 22 episode 5 received good viewership. Among the things involved in the drama in the house are a newly formed clique, a bromance, a hickey and an ostracized model comforted by a deaf model.
With 1.34 million viewers, the "ANTM" cycle 22 episode 5 titled "The Guy Who Gets a Hickey" recorded the highest viewership of The CW series created by Tyra Banks in only over two years, Deadline reported. The title of the episode refers to Justin who got a hickey from Mame.
A new clique called DMA, referring to its members Devin Clark, Mikey Heverly and Ashley Molina, irked Bello Sanchez. Molina's bed was pushed up against Sanchez's when Heverly hopped into it. It led to a heated exchange between Sanchez and Heverly. Clark was quick to come to Heverly's rescue.
It was Heverly who won the challenge for his photo. Instead of Molina, he chose to share his prize with Clark in a romantic night on the town. When they came back to the model house, they pestered Ava Capra's first call-out photo on the wall, which was offensive for Courtney DuPerow, who has a crush on Heverly.
DuPerow told Capra about the incident and the latter confronted Heverly and Clark, which led to another drama. While in a towel crying in the shower room, DuPerow was comforted by a shirtless Nyle DiMarco, the first ever deaf contestant in the history of "ANTM."
According to DiMarco, it was only Dustin McNeer who made an effort to learn sign language and communicate with him. Unfortunately, it was McNeer who was eliminated in "ANTM" cycle 22 episode 5. He shared the bottom two with Hadassah Richardson.
McNeer looks like "Star Trek Beyond" and "Star Trek 4" actor Chris Pine, who "Irrational Man" star Joaquin Phoenix described as a genius in a recent interview with Time Out.
