“I Never Did Forgive Them, Ever”: An Interview with Big Brother: All-Stars’ Janelle

Janelle made it to the final three twice in a row. She holds a number of Big Brother records. What mistakes does she think she made? What does she think she did right, no matter whether others might think they were mistakes? And where is her relationship with Dr. Will going? Janelle tells all, so just read on!

RealityNewsOnline: Hi, Janelle, and thanks for taking the time to answer these questions for RealityNewsOnline! First, congrats on making it to the final three and on winning so many competitions!

Janelle: Thank you.

RNO: What made you want to come back to Big Brother less than a year after you finished your season?

Janelle: Obviously I wanted to win the money. I thought it was a challenge and I wanted to compete again. It’s just a fun experience. It’s a once in a lifetime experience – how could you not do it?

RNO: Given that you were going in with three of your fellow season six participants, was your strategy to stick with them the entire way, or did you plan to turn on them at some point?

Janelle: Oh no, I never planned to turn on them. I wanted to stay together as long as possible. I thought that would be the best strategy because we were targeted. I thought the best thing for us was to stick together, absolutely.

RNO: Did you trust James, or were you afraid he might screw you over?

Janelle: In the beginning, I did trust James. I was worried about him because I knew how he played. I was a little concerned. I knew he would never put me up, but I knew he could create other people to come after me. He was a dangerous player for me.

RNO: Do you feel James was right in saying you broke your word about evicting Chill Town after he took out Jase?

Janelle: Yeah, I do. Kaysar and I and Howie wanted Jase out because he was more of a threat. I was looking out for my own interests, I would have said pretty much anything. I was like yeah, I’ll put up Chill Town next week. And I did, I just didn’t put Will up.

RNO: Looking back at this season, how many of your decisions do you think were influenced by Will?

Janelle: Putting up Marcellas was fingerprinted by Chill Town all over the place. That was the biggest thing. And also he didn’t want me to put up Boogie. I was trying to put up Boogie week 10 and he was influencing me not to. I was protecting Will but I wanted to get rid of Boogie. I didn’t know Erika was protecting Boogie. Will convinced me to put up Erika and Chicken George. I was hoping Erika would win veto and I could put up Boogie, but that didn’t happen. That was the two biggest things.

RNO: Why did you forgive Will after Chill Town voted out Marcellas and Howie?

Janelle: I never did forgive them, ever. Last year I felt like I didn’t have anyone in the house and like I could play differently. I didn’t have a true alliance I could stick with. Chill Town wasn’t trying to target me, I knew they would come after James and Danielle. I figured I was safe with them for a few weeks.

RNO: Do you think the two of you were just playing each other, or was there something more there?

Janelle: I think it started out as obviously light flirting, then it led into more flirting, and then it was more like this is just a game and I’m going to try to get on this guy’s good side – I did – I’m sure he felt the same way about me. After Howie left, he knew I didn’t have anyone. Even though we both thought we were playing each other, we maybe started to like each other more than we thought we would.

RNO: Where do you foresee things going with him, outside the house?

Janelle: I can’t really answer the question right now. I still have to call – I don’t know if he’s my ex-boyfriend or my boyfriend. I have to call him. I don’t know. Will’s crazy. He was telling me he’s breaking up with his girlfriend. I don’t know what he’s doing.

RNO: Early on, was your relationship with Marcellas a social one, in that you were friends, or a strategic one, in that you were keeping him as a backup in case the season six alliance broke apart?

Janelle: He keeps on saying we had a final two deal, but we made that week 1. It’s, like, not really rational to say that. But it was both. I adored Marcellas. He made me laugh and spent a lot of time with me, before I felt like he turned on me. He was my backup plan, like James had Danielle. And if things were to go bad for season six, I felt like m would be there for me and I’d be there for him.