“I Lost My Damn Mind in the House!” – RealityNewsOnline’s Exclusive Interview with Big Brother 11’s Kevin

Reality News Online: Hello, Kevin, and thanks for taking the time to talk to us here at Reality News Online. Let’s start at the beginning – what was your strategy coming into the Big Brother house?

Kevin: Coming into the house, I wanted to fly under the radar. I knew there would be huge personalities, [so I figured] let there be bigger targets than me and they can eliminate themselves. I also tried to turn down my gayness. And I thought I’m going to make friends and create true alliances and real relationships and be truthful and honest. That way when I lie, people will believe me. I think that’s a critical part of why I had to tell the lie to Jeff. That’s why Jeff believed the lie, because I was honest the whole game. Then I flipped it and started being dishonest and betrayed people.

The last part was I had to start winning competitions. I stepped up my game to start trying to win stuff and I won a couple!

RNO: Which lie to Jeff are you talking about? The one about Michele and Russell having a final two deal or the one saying you’d keep him safe if he evicted Russell?

Kevin: The initial lie was about Michele and Russell [having a final two deal]. I knew, though, that once I became HOH, the deal I created with him would be a false deal. There’s no way I could have kept him. I had no choice. I know America hates me for it but I could not have done anything else, I would have been an idiot.

RNO: And I agree – he never should have believed you. But as far as the Michele and Russell lie, you know that turned out to be true, right?

Kevin: When we came up with this lie, the thing was we knew there was a high probability the conversation did occur, but we didn’t know when or how, so we were like, we have to do this. Then Michele confirmed it – that’s when we were jumping up and down in the room.

RNO: It seemed you understood that it didn’t matter what promise or swear you made, this was a game and you could go back on anything you said – is that a correct summary of your view?

Kevin: Absolutely. I told my boyf [Kevin’s way of referring to his boyfriend] that I would swear to everything I know. This is a game. It was easy to get fooled because you feel you’re in a house, but I had to tell myself, “This is a game show set.” That helped me to remember that when I would swear, I was starting to feel guilty, but then I would be like, I’m on a game show, you have to do that.

RNO: How surprised were you to find out that the jury had turned on Natalie?

Kevin: I was shocked! I need to watch these episodes! Why do people hate Natalie? I had no idea. Jessie whispered in my ear, “Dude, I would have voted for you.” When he got evicted, he put his hand in my face. And I said so many horrible things about him. He must have really hated Natalie!

The whole game she was talking about how she’s loyal and honest. I cannot believe she’s 24. She would say she’s a virgin and I would ask her about it and she said she’s never used a tampon and never shaved with a razor. The wench is 24!

RNO: Given what you’ve learned since last night, do you believe you could have beaten Jordan in the final two?

Kevin: I’m hearing little whispers that it wouldn’t have happened. Right now I feel a little at peace with how the show ended. I had my shot, I tried, I didn’t get duped, it was all in my hands. The Big Brother gods were not in my favor. It was not a dumb move. If I had won HOH and taken Jordan and lost and realized that I’d have won against Natalie, that would have made me lose a lot of sleep. It’s good for my mental health to know I would have probably lost against Jordan.

Jordan is absolutely a sweetheart. Girl is dumb as a rock, but she’s sweet. She would always call avocadoes “artichokes.” Always. Oh my God! I remember one time there were trees behind the fences in the back yard and she goes, “There’s some guy walking back and forth carrying a plant.” We’re like, “Jordan, that’s the top of a tree and the wind was blowing it.” Can this be real?

RNO: I plan to ask her how much of it was real. But moving on, how would you rate your fellow contestants overall in their ability to play the game in a strategic, unemotional way, as compared to previous houseguests?

Kevin: I felt like this house was filled with cutthroat mofos. I was like, these people are huge fans of the show, they are playing this game. In comparison, there were a lot of people who were anxious to play and played hard and fast and a little too fast. I knew that, especially with Ronnie. I was thinking, “You’re trying really hard.” He was involved in so many lies. I do feel like there were a lot of lies. In comparison… I don’t know – you have to tell me!

RNO: Watching, it seemed like there was a lot of emotional play.

Kevin: Like Lydia, she was an emotional player, she definitely didn’t play strategic at all. Chima emotionally lost her mind. I can see how there was a lot of emotions in the house.

RNO: How do you think you compared to previous Big Brother winners in terms of strategic, competitive, and social game play?

Kevin: I honestly believe I lucked out to get to this far. This game is a ton of luck and there have been so many times I would have gone home. Me making it to the end was complete luck. I cannot say it was strategy because a lot of other people were working just as hard as me, strategically.