Swallow said he was still close with fellow contestant Rex Newmark and was still being recognised.
“It’s funny because I’ll be at Sainsbury’s just looking at vinegar real close because I don’t see well, and I’ll turn around and someone will have their phone out just gawking,” he said.
Swallow, now 43, had no regrets from being on the show and was working in the music industry.
“It put me on a path,” he said.
“It might not have been the path that I would have chosen, but it was a path nonetheless.
“I get to speak with cool people quite often so I can’t be mad at that.”