Big Brother fans, we have a quick update before tonight’s season premiere of Big Brother 28. The game is underway. It is already day three in the Big Brother Time Trip house. I reported some leaked info yesterday and now I have some clarification on that.
We’re going to get into some good stuff including gameplay so far, a nod to Mickey Lee. So, in my first update, I reported that I’d heard that Mallory Aurichio, the rocket science sorority girl, won the first head of household and had nominated the MMA dude and the pickle baller, Rome Seymour. Now, we have some more context.
Big Brother 28: Levi Told to Get Lost
So, I don’t know if those two guys maybe lost something, but at a glance, it now seems like may have won safety. Not Head of Household. So, they moved the 14 new house guests in yesterday and some comps were played, but not for head of household. And also, if you’ve not heard, there was another house guest slated to play that got a pregame boot. That was Levi Banks, wine executive from North Carolina. He’s out.
That’s why Yash Patel is in the game wife hunting. Reportedly, Levi ran his mouth in a breach of contract, so CBS took him out. The house guests moved in Tuesday and then on Wednesday there were some comps making Thursday day three of BB28. Also Unlocked is when they were supposed to reveal the second Survivor who’s the third bonus house guest along with Angela Murray and Rick Devens.
Big Brother 28: Dee Valladares – From Survivor to Slam Dunk?
I’ve said the other castaway is Dee Valladares and I’ll stand by that. And speaking of that, there is now more Head of Household leakage. With the context on Mallory maybe snagging safety, the latest is that Dee, who is yet to be confirmed as a house guest is supposedly the first HOH. If it’s true, I will say it’s not surprising. But again, big grain of salt on that. It is still a rumor at this stage.
There is some info that the initial comps played on Wednesday were for safety. So, that’s the context.
Super curious to see if the vets get any sort of automatic safety. You know how they’ve done in the past to shield returning players.
Big Brother: Mickey Lee Tribute
Now, let’s talk about Mickey Lee. I saw some people asking about her and some people were thinking that the BB27 alum had passed away recently. And it is true that the Atlanta party planner did pass away but she transitioned on Christmas Day 2025. She was only 35.
Mickey had a pre-existing cardiac condition. She was born with a hole in her heart and then in late December, Mickey suffered a series of heart attacks.
Her family set up a GoFundMe on December 22nd and then they lost her three days later. There are some news outlets that said it was complications from the flu. She may have had the flu as well, but her family confirmed it was the cardiac arrest that ultimately took her life.
And it was Julie Chen Moonves herself who shared that Mickey was born with a hole in her heart. So, it’s very sad. She was definitely a force to be reckoned with in life and in BB27.
Big Brother: Vince Panaro and Kelsey’s Story
All right, now let’s talk about another BB27 alum. It’s the man with the manky beanie, Vince Panaro. So, if you remember during BB27 live feeders were eating him alive over his obsessive cheatmance with Morgan Pope. And then winner Ashley Hollis took Vince to the end and ousted Morgan. Vince then lost on a 6-1 vote with Morgan being his only vote to win.
And then postgame, Vince ghosted Morgan and ran back to Kelsey, who had given him seven years of her time. Vince and Kelsey did a video together recently where they confirmed she did not dump him while he was in the house.
Kelsey said she forgave him and she’s not angry anymore. She also said when he got back from BB27, she told Vince that she loves him, would be there for him, but was not his girlfriend anymore. This was a video from like 2-3 days ago. And when asked if they’re still together, Kelsey laughed and said she didn’t even consider it. But Vince did say they’re on good terms.
BB28: Morgan and Vince Grasping?
Now, let’s get to the embarrassing part. Although, if I’m being honest, I’m not sure that Vince really has a good shame mechanism. So, you know, BB27‘s Morgan is a big gamer girl. And now Kelsey has decided to do that, too. It seems bizarre given the timing of BB28 kicking off, but I guess she wants the subscribers and she’s tagging BB28 in her posts. Here’s the funny part. Vince reposted on his Insta what Kelsey had posted on hers.
Said she wanted to live stream for a while and decided to start. She has got no content up yet by the way. But here’s the part that made me laugh pretty hard. So, Kelsey said she’s going to make Vince play games with her on her channel and says he has no choice and that he owes her.
And I just wonder if Kelsey saying he owes her is literal. Like, is he broke again? I just remember two days after BB27 ended, I saw photos of Vince out running errands with Kelsey. And they stopped by a bank. So, I don’t know if she made Vince pay her back ASAP.
BB27: Where, How and When to Watch
All right. So, Big Brother 28 starts tonight, 8 Eastern, 7 Central. And on the West Coast, you got to wait. I saw some people asking what VPN to use to watch the live feeds. To clarify, the feeds are not time zone restricted. If they are up, they’re up everywhere.
As for the Big Brother episodes, I have heard if you’re in Mountain or Pacific, if you have Paramount Plus Premium and you layer a VPN set to Eastern Central, that you “should” be able to watch the episodes hours before it airs in your West Coast market.
Now, don’t hold my feet to the fire if it doesn’t work. When I travel in those time zones, I just log on to my home DVR to watch. So, I haven’t tried it myself.
Tonight, Julie Chen Moonves gives us the house tour, introduces us to the newbies going in and getting things going. All pre-taped stuff. And we should have a confirmed HOH winner tonight. Nominations on Friday. Live feeds are up right after Friday’s debut of Unlocked. Check back for more soon.
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