"I'm very open so you can ask me anything!" Angelique told us prior to interviewing her. Duh! After the jump, Rock of Love 2's stripper with a heart of...something gives us a glimpse into her life as a dancer in Vegas, tells us what she really thinks of Bret, dishes about plastic surgery and sends a message to the haters: "If you don't like me, don't look at me." That is, of course, assuming you're able to tear your eyes away from her.

(Note: The interview below is only lightly edited for clarification: Angelique's French approach to English is alive and well and most grammatical mistakes are a reflection on her singular style of speaking.)

Before we talk about the show, I'm dying to know about your life. When did you come to America and why?

I came to U.S. in 2002. I came straight from London. Before I was a stripper, I was a receptionist, so I did a little bit of everything. I went to London because it was my dream to come to America, but I wasn't speaking even a word of English, so I figured it was better that I go to London first. It's easier when you're from Paris, plus you get lots of job. The French get along really well with the English and everything. And then basically I start dancing three months before I move to America in London.

Is your love of stripping what prompted you to move to Vegas?

I've lived in Vegas for about two years now, but I'm actually a permanent resident of U.S., so I can go everywhere! I was working for a lawyer as a secretary, like, twice a week, so he sponsorized me and I got my paper or whatever.

Do you have a particular club you strip in now?

I haven't been back to work in about a month because I've been sick and busy traveling, but yeah, I work in the Spearmint Rhino in Las Vegas.

And that's just one thing you do. You have your finger in every pot, as it were.

I'm pretty much a stripper for five years, full-ime. I also did a little bit of porn movies on the side. I did about six DVDs. But that was just for fun. I'm an exhibitionist and I wanted to have sex on camera. Everybody was so cool with me in the porn industry. I really had a good time, it was a good experience. I went on Howard Stern twice. He's been really nice to me. Sometimes, when you go on his show, they put you down so much that you cry when you leave. But I had a lot of fun and they were cool to me.

You seem to have a lot of confidence, though. I can't imagine anyone actually being able to make you cry. Do the haters get you down?

Oh no. Not at all. I know who I am and I'm very confident myself. It doesn't really affect me what people say or think because I'm not going to change anytime soon for anybody.

Because you've been stripping for five years, is it safe to assume that you enjoy your line of work?

Yeah, I do because I'm an exhibitionist. It's very hard work. You have to be on the floor and walk in a room full of guys. There are really bad guys and really good guys, so you have to deal with any kind of people. But it's easy on the part where I have to get topless. It turn me on to get topless with everybody looking at me. When I go on the stage, I'm very teasing everybody and I actually like that. Even before to strip, if I was going anywhere out, I would always be half naked. I always show what I have, you know what I'm saying? You see me always topless on the show because of that, but what Bret said, I always took as a provocation. He would say, "OK, I want to take picture of you, show me what you got." All right, then, I show you what I got! I want to show my t**s and my ass, because I really think, No. 1, I look better naked. Then, he do a peep-show booth. I'm a stripper, what are you expecting? You put me in a peep-show booth, of course I'm going to have to get naked! And the fact that I did chocolate mousse, it was a perfect match. And then, he take me to a place where you have dancers who are only half-naked on the stage. Of course I'm gonna get naked. You put me on tage and I'm a stripper. It's a natural reaction. You know when we did the roller-derby challenge? They told me, "Try to be sexy," and I was like, "Can I be topless?" and they didn't let me (cackles). I think that would have been hotter!

If anybody on earth was born to be on Rock of Love, it's you. Had you seen the show?

I didn't see all of Season 1, just the last shows. But I don't know, because I was just being myself on the show. I didn't care if there was a camera around. I know that everybody thinks that reality shows are not reality, but we didn't have no script and that's how I act all the time. I really want to make that clear. None of my nakedness was planned in advance.

It was surprising that you left so early – you dominated the first three episodes.

Yeah, maybe that's why he kicked me out, because I dominated too much. I'm very dominant woman. You should see how I speak to my customers. You would be in shock.

Were you surprised to be eliminated?

Yeah. You don't see everything. They didn't show on TV all the good things Bret said about me. And at the Forty Deuce, Bret asked me to get completely naked. If he didn't, you can be sure that the minimum I would have done was get topless, anyway. When I go onstage, I have to be topless. But then Bret used me getting completely naked against me. That pissed me off. If you want to eliminate me because we have nothing in common or that you don't like it that I just want to f*** you and I'm not looking for love or whatever, that's OK. I respect that, but don't ask me to do something and then use it against me. I would have gone topless, and you could have used that against me, anyway.

Did you listen to Bret growing up in France?

No.

When were you first made aware of him?

Watching the first season of Rock of Love. But to be honest, it could have been any rock star. I would have been on the show because for me it was fun and as a stripper-slash-porn star, it was an awesome opportunity for me to be on any show for VH1. However, if they asked me to go on Flavor of Love, I probably wouldn't have because it is like too crazy for my style and I'm not really attracted to that guy. But maybe if it was a hot black guy, I would have been. A lot of the rock stars are hot, so if you ever ask me to go on a dating show with a hot guy, I will do it and try to have fun with him and f*** him and stuff.

Rock stars are your type?

I like hot guys in general who are confident, who have personality and who aren't intimidated by me. There are a lot of guys who cannot handle me and that really pisses me off. They are scared or intimidated and it's annoying.

So it's hard to find a guy that can keep up with you?

I'm single for seven years.

Which of the girls in the house did you bond with, if any?

I talk to Catherine a lot. We went out to party and stuff. I talk to Daisy, Inna. I talk a lot with Peyton. I have at least five to six really good friends from the show.

Was there anyone you didn't get along with?

Yeah. Aubry. I think she is not confident because from day one I go to the house, she look at me like she was in a panic. But I understand because she is like 80 lbs., and you see me with my boobs and my ass and how loud I am. She want to die or something. We had an argument that they didn't air, and I'm so pissed off because I shut her down. She f***ing shut up. I'm like, "I feel sorry for you that you need to put people down behind their back." Not just me but everybody else. I'm like, "You need to get a f***ing personality." She also said a lot of stuff about plastic surgery on the first day, "I'm like, you really need to call 911 plastic surgery emergency line and get your teeth fixed, get some boobs and get some ass, because you look like a f***ing boy." I'm really upset they didn't air that. It's not fair!

Speaking of plastic surgery, you're very open about yours.

Why wouldn't I be? I always say I'm like a Barbie doll. I'm in plastic, I love it, why not? The only part that I have real is my ass! I'm very happy I had my breasts done. My breasts were beautiful but they were too small for my taste. I do it for myself. If you don't like me, don't look at me.

And as for the stuff on your face...

I did my nose a long time ago. I was 18-year-old. I did my lips three years ago, because what I have in my lips is stay. It's not leaving anytime soon.

What did you look like before?

I do think I look better now. My mom says I shouldn't have touched my lips, is too big.

Do you see yourself getting more? Is plastic surgery addictive?

It's addictive, but I didn't do that much. I did four. I will probably get more later, probably lifting when I'm 40. But it's not like I go every month. The lips is not even going to surgeon because it's injection. The teeth is more like a dentist. I have really bad teeth genetically. And then my boobs, it was my dream since I was 14 to have big boobs because I really didn't like myself with small boobs. I don't think it's a big deal to do plastic surgery if you do better. A lot of people when I came to U.S. said, "Don't do it! You look perfect!" And I said, "I'm going to f***ing do it!" I do it for me.

But it can only help with your line of work.

To be honest, I used to make $1,000 a day even when I had small boobs, because I'm so aggressive with my personality. I don't make more money because I have big boobs. The reason I make money is because of my personality more than the way I look. In strip clubs, we have super-hot girls and sometimes the girl who doesn't look the best makes more money because her personality. That's very important.

What are your goals? Are you going to strip forever?

No, not forever. The thing with stripping is you make so much money and you have so much freedom that is very difficult to stop. You can make $500 to $2,000 a day. You choose when to work. If I want to take off, I do. Nobody cares. I'm an independent contractor. When I started dancing, it really pushed my level of life up. I live really well. I went to school twice, including real estate school. When I saw how much you make in real estate, I thought, "F*** that s***. I might as well dance." At least for now. But I have a lot of stuff coming up. I've been working on a movie that's coming out this year called Stripper, of course. I have a little role as a stripper-porn star in it, so it match with me perfectly. The funny part is that they wanted me to train the actress, like how to give a lap dance, how to be sexy, how to be comfortable when naked. Stuff like that. But then they end up offer me small role. So that's really awesome. I also have my own radio show coming up called Ask Angelique. I will give relationship and sex advice to anybody who want to. But if I get the opportunity to stop stripping, I will. I may become a featured dancer very soon, which is better. You don't have to walk on the floor. You just go on the stage and then you take picture and sign autograph, and you get paid crazy money, like $1,500 to $2,000 a day for a couple of hour.

Do you have an interest in acting?

I don't have any background, really. My role in that movie is just a couple lines. I've never been in a big movie, but if I really practiced, I could act. I'm very expressive, you know? But I think reality TV is the best thing for me. I'm just being myself, which is better for me. I'm addicted to reality TV now that I try it, and I definitely want to do more. However, I want to do quality, not quantity.

Do you have anything to add that we didn't go over?

I'm very sexual and I always f*** on the first date.

Keep up with Angelique via her MySpace, her personal site (NSFW) and her FamousVH1Friends.com profile.

Comments

[Jason]

This is the most amazing interview I've ever read.

[Cara]

She's awesome. Love her.

[e]

Wow. I mean..the last line...Wow.

[Jess]

"None of my nakedness was planned in advance."

Good to know.

This had to be the best interview to conduct.

[meretrix]

L.O.V.E HERRR!

[Stephanie]

Ok, I am not here to dog her or anything, but what is wrong with her lips? Did something go horrobly wrong. That is what makes her look like a tranny, not the rest of her. I don't get it. Why didn't they ask that?

[Ronnie]

VH1, give this woman her own show! She's awesome! And she's been single for 7 years...

[chrissy]

GIVE ANGELIQUE HER OWN SHOW!.