Gone from the the sports entertainment juggernaut since October, the French-Canadian fashionista is embarking on new endeavors with the House of Maryse, her line of clothing, bikinis, lingerie and jewelry that kicks off this summer at more than 400 retail and online outlets.

We exclusively chat with the stunning diva to look back and forward, as she makes the transition from facelocks to fashion week.

Radar: Fellow WWE divas Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson have found themselves in A-list relationships; if you were single, who’d be your fantasy Hollywood hunk?

Maryse: I already found my a-list celebrity — my boyfriend, [MTV reality star-turned-WWE main eventer] Mike “The Miz” Mizanin.

Radar: An online rumor is that you’re married to The Miz; please clarify for the masses.

Maryse: No, we are not married. [Laughs]

Radar: If you could face off with any celeb into the ring who’d it be, and why: Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga or any of the Kardashian sisters?

Maryse: I would probably choose Lady Gaga cause I’m a huge fan of hers. Good or bad, I don’t know what would happen in the ring, but I wouldn’t care — I would let her beat me up — it’s OK, she’s Lady Gaga!

Radar: How did you think Snooki did in her match at last year’s Wrestlemania?

Maryse: She’s not a wrestler, that’s for sure! But to see her on Jersey Shore, then see her getting involved in the ring, it’s entertaining. It’s always very interesting to see what [celebrities are] gonna do in the ring. I was looking, watching and laughing!

Radar: What’s the coolest thing about wrestling: the money, the rush from the crowds or having your own action figure?

Maryse: Having your own action figure is pretty cool. When I was a little girl, I played with Barbie, just loved Barbie. So having my own action figure by Mattel, who made Barbie, that’s pretty cool.

But to me, that’s just one part of it: The biggest thrill was to walk out the curtain, to walk down the ramp. That’s something you really need to experience to understand … there’s no other job like it in the world — it’s very unique.

There are all kind of performers — actors, singers, stand-up comics — but what we do is very, very different … it’s like a soap opera with acrobatics. Performing in front of the crowds is one of the best things ever. Especially at Wrestlemania, in front of 90,000 people!

Whether you’re able to make them cheer or boo you — and in my case, I think I’m able to make them boo — it’s very special. And you’re working 300 shows a year, so every night is very exciting.

Yeah, I would say the crowd is the biggest thrill.

Radar: Why did you decide to leave WWE?

Maryse: I had a great six years with WWE, I was just ready to do something else. I have aspirations and there’s other stuff I want to work on, so I decided to go. That and for the simple fact that I didn’t want to be with the WWE for 25 years. I was there six years, I had my run, I wanted bigger and better things.

Right now, I’m working on other stuff — especially my fashion line, that’s taking a lot of time. Plus, living in Los Angeles, there’s so many other options, so I decided to jump. It’s exciting.

Radar: You said in a recent interview you would not be going to [wrestling promotion] TNA; why?

Maryse: I decided to leave wrestling for other aspirations I have. I’m not going to go to TNA, I’m loyal to WWE — it wouldn’t make any sense!

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In the interview Maryse mentions that the divas deserve much more time. She thinks they deserve much more time in the ring, more mic, time and just basically more television time. I completely agree with Maryse on this and I’m glad this came up in the interview. Maryse feel’s WWE is just pushing the divas down and they deserve to be brought back up and show what they can actually do in the ring instead of one or two minute matches.

When Maryse was released from her contract with WWE, there was so much buzz about it, rumors began that she asked for her release as she became bored with WWE. In her interview this came up; she say’s she did indeed get bored with WWE. She feel’s it’s the next chapter and she would like to expand her acting career and grow as an entertainer.

High School Maryse: What was Maryse like in high school and so on as she became older. Maryse says she was very athletic, she was very involved in sports always hanging out with the guys playing sports. Maryse says one of her favorite sports she absolutely loved to do was play hockey. But as she got older and around the age of 18 and 19 she became very into fashion, she started loving all of the fashion, make-up, dresses, ect.

It is no surprise that Maryse’s stalker we found out about previously last year, Ouellet says the stalker sent her 100′s of letters to her house as well as her email address and calling her multiple times during the day. As we know Maryse got a restraining order against the stalker and she say’s she hasn’t herd from him ever since and she hope it continues to stay that way.

Back on a WWE subject, one of the hosts of the interview ask’s Maryse if she had the opportunity to feud with any diva of her choosing, who would it be? Maryse imitatively says it would be Lita. She loves Lita’s character, and is a big reason why Maryse went to WWE.

A caller question asks Maryse if she will ever be updating her online store over at her official website, FrenchKissMaryse.Com. Maryse say’s she really hasn’t thought about updating it, but since she has fan’s that would like her to she will be doing so as soon as she possibly can. She say’s it could be updated with new products as soon as next week or even next month. Another related question is what are Maryse’s upcoming appearances? Maryse say’s she has an upcoming appearance in Los Angeles and then will be having one in Miami and Chicago and everything will be confirmed on FrenchKissMaryse.com.

Another caller question asked Maryse who was her favorite diva to work with, Maryse’s answer was Beth Phoenix and Natalya. Another question related to this is what Maryse will miss most about WWE. Maryse say’s she will miss everything about it. The traveling, her character and most of all the lifelong friends she has made while her time in WWE.

The co-host of Hit The Ropes told Maryse he will be giving her a list of words and want’s to know the first thing that comes to her mind. The list is below.

Vince McMahon: Crazy
World Wrestling Entertainment: Fantastic:
Montreal: Home
Kelly Kelly: Blonde
Beth Phoenix: Sweet

I would like to thank Maryse as well as Hit The Ropes for scheduling this interview, it was very entertaining to listen to and hear some things that I didn’t know about Maryse and some things she felt. I hope Hit The Ropes is able to schedule another live interview with Maryse in the near feature.

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Maryse Ouellet and Charlie Haas appear on the Hit the Ropes Radio Show this Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m eastern time. Details are available here.

Source: Rajah

EDIT: We have gotten several questions on how to listen to the chat Wednesday and I’ve gotten in contact with the HitTheRopes staff, simply scroll to the bottom of the page, click on one of the players listed above the chat room and when you click, it will pop out a player you can listen while joining the chat on same page.

Planet Sexy,

I want to draw your attention to a topic that is SO important to me- equal rights for all & acceptance of others regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation!!

On Tuesday December 13th the world famous NOH8 Campaign celebrated 3 years of activism! NOH8 is an organization that fights for equality for all & I was invited to attend their 3rd annual anniversary celebration, which was hosted at the House of Blues, on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood!

It was such an incredible evening & I was so happy that I could be a part of such an important & wonderful celebration. I strongly believe that all people should be treated equally & that everyone should have the same rights regardless of their sexuality & so having the opportunity to be a part of this special evening really meant a lot to me!

As part of the NOH8 campaign tradition, I got taped up & had “NOH8” written on my cheek & then had my photo taken on stage! Here are some pictures of me getting my photo taken

For more information on NOH8 visit the website www.noh8campaign.com & follow them on twitter @NOH8Campaign.

Remember… ‘not hating’ = sexy!

Bisous & Be Sexy,
Xoxo Maryse

Source: FrenchKissMaryse.com

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Don’t look for former WWE Diva Maryse to pop up in TNA. A source close to Maryse says that she lost interest in performing months ago and if she wanted to wrestle, it would be for WWE only.

source: WNW

Paparazzi caught Maryse Ouellet out in Hollywood, California Friday night just hours after WWE announced they had come to terms on the release of the French Canadian entertainer. When asked for comment on her departure from the sports entertainment organization, she flippantly responds, “Vince McMahon, your loss.”

Contrary to her remark, the split was largely mutual since she asked to be released from her contract and WWE no longer had plans to promote her in a high-profile manner. Friends of Ouellet say she lost interest in performing for WWE over the past year and was ready to move on to the next chapter of her life. She plans on returning to glamour modeling and has her sights set on posing for Playboy again. WWE’s decision to release Ouellet was also fueled by the expectation that unlike Gail Kim, she will not join TNA Wrestling.

Ouellet underwent abdominal hernia surgery on August 24, 2011 but never appeared for WWE again. She was cleared to resume wrestling several weeks ago and told friends she would be returning soon.

Ouellet is dating The Miz and the couple currently reside in Southern California.

Source: Rajah.com
Video Credit: MaryseOnRadio (RedBen)