What were you feeling after you left the house on Thursday?
Obviously disappointment because I wanted to win but there’s only a certain amount you can do. There’s a certain element of “˜you reap what you sow,’ and I don’t regret being on the show. I did what I wanted to do and it was an absolute dream come true.
Had you thought about your exit speech?
I had thought about the elements of wanting to thank about being on the show and talk about going in the room and you’ve got to vote for the person that you think will help you get to the end, I did think about that. Beyond that I had bullet points, and honestly the comment I made towards Michele, it was based on personal comments she and I exchanged over the past 24 hours. Do I think she’s the worst person I’ve ever met? Obviously no, after sleeping on it.
It’s a crazy house and she said things she regrets even and I can tell that because as I was leaving, she said to me “Ronnie I meant you no ill will.” Obviously she realizes after I made that comment that, “Wow I actually did say some things that were harsh.” I will talk to her on finale night and see what’s going on.
What did Michele do to warrant those kinds of words towards her?
I’m starting to get a better idea of what comments were aired and were not. In the interest of being the better person, and after sleeping on it I’m not going to repeat those, I’m just going to say I’m going to discuss with Michele on finale night and let it lay as is.
What was your strategy going into the house?
Going in the house I definitely had a strategy of wanting to use manipulation, and you know, persuasion to my advantage because I can be a very persuasive person, but what was ultimately my downfall ironically was my super fandom of the show, because I couldn’t counterbalance my passion, of “˜oh my gosh, I’m playing Big Brother’ with my actual strategy and I had too heavy of a hand. I did the best damage control I could from all the lies I had told week two, I got coasted through week three because of Jessie, and this week I had discussed with Jeff and Jordan and even Kevin and Lydia, and I honestly believe from conversations I had with them, if I had survived this eviction it would have been a rebirth of Ronnie in that house.
Do you think your actions in the house were hypocritical at times?
The only actions I could possibly perceive as me being hypocritical in the house, and I do take full ownership of this, was that I did make a statement that Casey was a sore loser and yah what do you know the last 24 hours I basically had a meltdown. So I do accept that and I would be a hypocrite if I didn’t acknowledge that.
Was it wise to threaten Michele for votes?
Prior to that conversation, Michele and I had about 10 to 12 conversations about would you save me ,and it started off with her saying, "Well I could vote to keep you but I just want to know that I can trust you." I was brutally honest with her and I told her everything I’d ever done at that point in the game, and after subsequent conversations she basically came to the choice that, not so much me being voted out was best for her strategically, she just wanted me out personally. That’s why I was trying to show her logically and reinforce it, because honestly if she had voted to keep me, no animosity. Even with what I said at that moment in my eviction, if she had voted to keep me, it would have been water under the bridge. When I saw that none of that was working, I tried a last ditch effort to squeeze her and see if I could get that vote. I knew that if that didn’t work there was absolutely no hope.
How do you think Big Brother portrayed you?
With me as a person, I’m either boiling hot or freezing cold on things. I don’t have a medium setting, so I played the game hardcore, and you know I did say some things in the heat of the moment, that, looking back, were kind of harsh, but those were my honest opinions at the moment based on information I had. Do I really necessarily feel that way now? No. As far as how I was portrayed, I don’t know. I kind of thought going into there with how I was going to use persuasion and manipulation, there was a chance of getting villain portrayal, but what are these shows without the evil person to stir the pot? You’ve got to have someone you love to hate. I’m okay with that because it’s not who I am as a person, it’s just the way I was in the game. I’m not really a rat, I just play one on television. And I’ve got broad shoulders that I can bear a lot of trouble on.
How do you think your wife will respond to everything in the game?
My wife knows who I am as a person, she knows I’m extremely kind and gentle, she knows that I have a heart of gold. She knows I was approaching the game as a chance to do things I would never do in real life, and she supports me and loves me no matter what. She might look at me like, “Wow Ronnie you really made some bad decisions,” but she knows that I was just playing the game.
When you were HoH in the second week, your original plan was to backdoor Russell. But instead you chose to go after Laura. Do you think you should have stuck with the original plan?
It’s funny you ask this question, because a couple of nights ago Jeff, Jordan and I had this exact same discussion in the splash room. Here’s the reason behind that decision: Right up to that last moment where I had to name the replacement nominee, I considered Russell. However the reason I ultimately did not was because I felt Laura would never forgive me for putting her on the block. If I thought for one second Laura would have forgiven me, and it would have been fine and dandy, I would have put Russell up, and evicted Russell like I originally planned.
Did it also have to do with the fact that she was catching on to your game play?
Oh absolutely. That’s why I initially put her up actually instead of going after Russell, because I knew she was calling me the manipulator and the puppet master. I knew she was catching on to me.
Any hard feelings towards Russ because he was ultimately the one that got you out?
I have hard feelings towards Russ for the personal comments he made. I do not accept his apology at this point in time, he knows that. Game wise, no. It’s a game, just like I don’t have hard feelings for Jeff, Jordan and Kevin voting me out. Even in terms of Michele’s game play no hard feelings.
After you were called out for being a rat and lying, why did you continue to play the game in the same way?
At that point I knew I had two decisions to make. Either A) I throw Laura under the bus immediately and see what happens or B) let people make up their own mind. I decided to let people make up their own mind, get the emotions out of them and then try and scoop them up one by one. I don’t know what was shown, but actually after that when I finally came downstairs, I played the game extremely differently for that next week. I didn’t talk to anyone about any game. I did not say anything to anyone after that week, or utter a single lie involving the game. In this past week I came clean with Jordan and Jeff about everything.
Russell, Jeff and Jordan did tell me that I am a very persuasive person, and they did not want me in the jury house because of my persuasive ability.
What do you think about Jeff getting the Coup d’Etat?
I had actually guessed that Jeff and Jordan had the best chance of winning it, because they had appeal and they are the underdogs and they themselves said they do not know how to play this game, they don’t know what they’re doing. They’re just going moment to moment, while it seems everyone else has a plan. I think with Chima being HoH she’ll nominate Russell. I don’t think Jeff and Jordan are in any danger of being nominated and I think Jeff’s true allegiance is to just Jordan, so as long as none of them are on the block I don’t think he would go out on a limb to use it.
Not even to get out Jessie and Natalie?
I haven’t seen any episodes, or anything like that. But if he actually has a legitimate alliance with Russell, then yes I could see him doing that. My perception from conversations I’ve overheard and seen is that he did make a deal with Russell and he is, quote unquote, working with Russell, but really he owes no allegiance to him.
Who do you want to see in the final two, and who do you think will be in the final two?
Personally, I would like to see any of the two of Chima, Jessie, Natalie. However I think strategically, Jeff will be in the final two at this point barring some weird cataclysmic thing. If I’m pressed to say who the second person would be, I think Chima or Lydia. Jordan stands no chance of going to the final two unless she and Jeff make it to the final three and one of them wins the HoH, because nobody wants to be next to Jordan. Everybody in the house has said that she’s too lovable, she’s too sweet, she’s done nothing wrong. Nobody wants to be next to her.
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