The Circle‘sShubham Goelhas met thereal RebeccaIRL — and it was BFFs at first sight.
“I have met the real Rebecca, and I’ve hung out with Seaburn,” said Goel, 24. “We were actually in L.A., we were kicking it.”
He added: “Me and Seaburn, we’re gonna be best friends for life, so more of that to come.”
“It was just a brother-sister thing, and I know so many people think it was more, but it wasn’t,” he said it. “I felt it. I was the one there.”
Added Goel: “For me, we built this whole genuine friendship. … Our brother-sister thing was so pure — the only difference was he was a guy instead of a girl, so what do I care?”
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Goel, who works in technology and came insecond placeon the show,previously told PEOPLEthat he hates social media, despite being on a show built around the concept.
“Look, I was completely shocked at how far I got,” he said. “I’m so thankful to get so far, but for me, it was all about proving a point. … This wasn’t a reality show or game show for me — this was proving a point about the world we live in.”
In the end, Goel called his time onThe Circle“insanely exciting” and “fulfilling.”
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Said Goel: “I remember on the first day when I imploded and had a breakdown of a large magnitude, Joey was completely backing me up and supporting everything I said.”
SinceThe Circlefinished filming in the U.K. last year, the players have all stayed in touch and are planning to get together in Miami soon.
“It’ll be cool just hanging out with everyone in the outside world,” Goel said earlier this month, noting that “when I look at Seaburn, I see Rebecca’s face a lot.”
The Circleis streaming now on Netflix.
source: people.com
