Brooklyn Rivera knew her “Big Brother 26″ game was over if she didn’t win the A.I. Arena Thursday night and she was right. The business administrator and former Mrs. America found herself in Tucker‘s crosshairs after she, Cam and Chelsie landed on the wrong side of the vote last week, hoping to evict Rubina instead of Cedric. When Tucker won the Power of Veto this week and pulled Quinn off the block, it became obvious that Brooklyn was public enemy number one, and not even a last-minute brainstorming session between T’Kor and Kimo could flip the house to save her. The 34-year-old is taking it all in stride, stating, “I thought I was going to win or I thought I would go home before jury.”
“There’s a feeling in the house that happens on eviction day. People can’t hide their faces when they’re about to evict you. I was reading all the room. I knew as soon as I heard the buzzer go off for Chelsie that I was going home. But, I couldn’t walk out without saying my piece and trying my darnedest to throw a little shade. It didn’t work, but it felt pretty good.”
Although Brooklyn fought to the bitter end, there was no persuading Tucker and his cohorts. So what is the magic spell he has over the house?
“They’re just scared of him because he is a comp beast. The man is freakishly good at almost everything, except for being able to start and keep alliances. He got mad that he was like the last kid on the playground that didn’t get picked, so once he realized everyone had stuff in line and no one really wanted him in an alliance, he started blowing up peoples’ games. That is his game. Play it by himself and just win whenever he has to win. If they let him stay, he is going to do that all the way to the final two and then the jury’s going to have to give him the W. I didn’t want to play with him and no one should!”
Some of the drama that flew over Brooklyn’s head was how upset Angela became when the houseguests ate her charcuterie board.
“I was not versed in knowing that I was a part of a charcuterie-gate scandal. I was just trying to make a meat and cheese tray with things that were going to expire! It’s not my fault she was a Have Not. She couldn’t hang on to a wall. She fell off. You’re not going to let good meat and cheese go bad. Who wants three-week-old meat? No one. The kids wanted a snack, I make a good one and I made it and I’m not sorry.”
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