Rachel Reilly met an unfair destiny on Huge Brother 27 after she was taken out by the Mastermind’s second twist — The White Locust Resort. Coming again as the one veteran participant and winner, she had a giant goal on her again from day one. Nevertheless, she was by no means placed on the block and by no means had any votes in opposition to her this season as a result of she shaped alliances with nearly everybody, even her frenemies.
After coming into the sport by way of the Mastermind twist, she was additionally taken out by it. When the houseguests entered the White Locust retreat, certainly one of them wasn’t going to take a look at, and it turned out to be her. She had three minutes and 30 seconds to get a ball by way of a hamster wheel maze to the middle, however failed to take action within the allotted time. This prompted her to be eradicated from the sport and develop into the primary jury member.
Making it to the primary spot within the Jury is not any stranger to Rachel, as she met an identical destiny in Season 12, however was voted out as a substitute of taken out by a contest. She went on to win Season 13 in opposition to Porsche Briggs. Huge Brother has introduced her her husband, Brendon Villegas, and their two kids, in addition to cash, and an opportunity to play a recreation she loves.
Rachel talked to TV Insider about whether or not she would have remained loyal to Keanu Soto after forming the Frenemies alliance with him or not. She additionally talked about how onerous it was to play with out Brendon within the recreation for the primary time.
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Why did you wish to come again for a 3rd time?
Effectively, truthfully, I like Huge Brother, and I’m such a fan of the present. I really feel like these alternatives in life don’t come round on a regular basis. While you’re given a possibility to play your favourite present, that has given you a lot. I imply, I gained the sport. I met my husband on the present. We now have two lovely kids due to it, and even my sister performed Huge Brother. How might I ever flip that chance down?
I used to be dying to play All-Stars, however I used to be pregnant on the time, so I simply couldn’t think about getting that invitation and turning it down.
The primary two occasions you performed together with your now-husband, Brendon. How onerous was it to play with out him this time?
It was so onerous to not play Huge Brother 27 with Brendon. Not solely once you play together with your fiancé/boyfriend, do you may have such a bonus as a result of you may have somebody in there that you may utterly belief, however you even have somebody in there who’s combating within the recreation for you. On the finish of the day, I at all times had my primary ally. I additionally had somebody I might one hundred pc rely on, depend on, somebody to speak to and vent to, and somebody who makes you content when dwelling in his home.
Enjoying this season with out Brendon was very onerous. Nevertheless, I went into this season considering I wanted to get to know the gamers, strategically kind alliances and friendships, and make as many connections as I might, so I might play this recreation socially and strategically, and win as many competitions as I might.
After I performed with Brendon, I used to be a very completely different particular person at a very completely different place in my life. However now I’ve advanced as a participant and a human, I feel that I used to be in a position to enter season 27 with a special perspective and completely different mindset of play the sport, and I feel that regardless that it was onerous to not have my particular person with me, I used to be capable of navigate it and do a very good job. Sufficient in order that I used to be by no means nominated, by no means acquired any votes in opposition to me. I really don’t suppose that if I hadn’t been taken out by this twist, I don’t suppose I’d have been nominated.
Even making it to the ultimate two chairs, I didn’t see a path to the place individuals had been going to focus on me, not less than to the ultimate 5. I actually don’t see a path the place they might have. Anticipate the sudden in Huge Brother at all times. I do suppose I performed a superb recreation, nearly as good as I might have. The sport has modified a lot as properly from after I performed. I performed a very completely different Huge Brother-type recreation.
Would you may have stayed loyal to Keanu? If not, who would you may have taken to the ultimate two?
Sadly, I couldn’t stay loyal to Keanu. After he tried to get me evicted and tried to persuade Vince [Panaro] to place me on the block, I didn’t belief him. There was a time after I would have been one hundred pc loyal to Keanu, and I’d have taken him to the ultimate two, figuring out that I in all probability might have overwhelmed him as a result of I had a greater social recreation than him, and I had extra buddies within the jury. However as soon as he tried to get me evicted, there was simply no probability that I might have taken him to the ultimate two and even labored with him for much longer.
He and I grew to become a lot at odds. We had been on this such up and down, cold and warm, relationship, the place it was simply an excessive amount of that I feel it was in all probability a detriment to my recreation and possibly to his. So, we wouldn’t have been capable of work collectively for much longer.
I’d have taken both Ashley [Hollis] or Ava [Pearl] to the ultimate two. I’d have liked to remain true to the deal I made with Ava, and I really adored her. Ashley was my BB bestie. If she would have made it to the ultimate three, and I had the prospect to choose her, I’d have picked her. To be sincere, I feel I’d have overwhelmed Ashley. On the finish of the day, it might have been a strategic transfer, however additionally it is private since you are selecting somebody that you’re going to beat, but additionally somebody that you simply really wish to sit subsequent to.
I’d have taken Ashley. Ava would have been my second alternative.
Who did you are feeling most betrayed by within the White Locust competitors?
I felt extraordinarily betrayed by Ava. I assumed that she and I had had a greater relationship than we did. I feel that after I was making an attempt to strategically clarify to her how the White Locust maze was going to work, I felt like she didn’t wish to hearken to me. I felt like she didn’t respect what I used to be making an attempt to elucidate to her. I don’t know that Ava understood, regardless that she is a fan, how that competitors wanted to be executed, and due to that, I felt very betrayed by her resolution to choose Vince, of all individuals.
I feel it was a foul resolution. If her intention was to attempt to pressure me out of the sport, then perhaps it was a superb resolution on her half, however I don’t consider that that was her intention. I feel strategically, it didn’t make sense for both of our video games.
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