On the premiere episode of Finding Prince Charming, Robert gave out black ties to the men he selected to stay in the house. Wisconsin native Charlie was not among them.

How did Charlie feel about being one of the first suitors to leave the house? What did he think about what Robert told him? We find out today in #Untied.

What made you decide to do the show?

It kind of fell into my lap. I was approached by a friend of a friend—I told them my story and it was one of those opportunities that I couldn’t really say no to. I’m always open to new experiences so just took it and ran with it.

If you had to find Prince Charming from among the other suitors who would you pick?

That’s a good question. I think I would’ve had to get to know everybody a bit more. There were a lot of good personalities, but I don’t think I would've singled [anyone] out just yet.

How did you feel when Robert didn't give you a tie?

I wasn’t surprised that he didn’t present me with a tie but I think that a wise person would've had the foresight to realize I presented myself as an ally to him.

I didn’t say anything about drama in the house, it was more along the lines of why people were there, and he failed to recognize that.

How did you feel when, during the black tie affair, Robert mentioned you talking about people in the pool?

I didn’t discuss people in the pool. It was actually him that was trying to get me to talk about other people in the house. I was making more of a general blanket statement to keep him on guard and he totally took it the wrong way. It wasn’t me trying to get ahead in any way, it was more me trying to define myself as an ally.

I knew from the get-go that he wasn’t really my type, so my place in the house wasn’t really as someone vying for his attention. I presented myself in that way and it kind of backfired, I guess.

What are your thoughts on the casting of the suitors?

I think Logo or whoever cast it did an okay job presenting a more diverse group of people.

Unfortunately, I read some commentary about the makeup of the house—things people have been communicating about me and the other suitors. Some of it's satirical. I think it's all funny.

I know who I am, I don’t really have any image issues or problems finding my place in a group or society. It's just indicative of the strides that gay men still have left to make.

What sort of commentary?

I don’t have any body image issues—I manage to find guys that I considered to be way out of my league. But [some commenters] are calling me fat. Which is funny, because I call myself fat everyday. But it's not an issue I have. It's more indicative of how our society is so extremely sex and image-focused.

There are a lot of people who probably identify with [body-image issues] and that insensitivity is something I wanted to address.

I just think that even though it is entertainment and not a documentary, people should think about what they're commenting on.

If they feel negatively towards different people on the show, maybe they should look internally and see what their issues are, rather than projecting.

Would you do the show again?

Why not? It was a fun experience and I got to meet some great people. I did have plans to speak about a lot of things and address why I believe the gay community is taking two steps forward and one-and-a-half steps back. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do that. But it is what it is.

Watch Finding Prince Charming, Thursdays at 9/8c on Logo.