‘Big Brother 27’ jurors Kelley Jorgensen and Lauren Domingue say Vince was ‘driven by fear’ — plus latest winner predictions
The dramatic double eviction episode of Big Brother 27 proved to be the end of the road for Kelley Jorgensen and Lauren Domingue. The girls are now sitting in the jury house (with Rachel Reilly and Will Williams), and itching to publicly trash Vince Panaro, who previously had a final two deal with each of them.
Below, see what Kelley and Lauren have to say about their time in the Big Brother 27 house, what regrets (if any) they still have, and why they aren’t huge fans of Vince. We also make our winner predictions for who we think will claim the $750,000 grand prize on Sept. 28.
Gold Derby: Why was it important for you to call out Vince in your exit speech?
Kelley Jorgensen: To take the heat off of Lauren and Keanu and put it on Vince and Morgan.
What was your favorite and least favorite part of your entire Big Brother experience?
Kelley: My favorite part was the friends that I made and the deep connections that I formed. I will always be grateful for the friends that I made in this house. My least favorite part had to be the sleeping arrangements — listening to people snoring and getting up in the middle of the night — I had a hard time sleeping.
What did you think about Zinbot’s zings this season?
Kelley: Zingbot’s zing at me was potentially warranted. After Zingbot said I make him uncomfortable I said, “Let’s go. We’re going to be really uncomfortable now.”
If you had made it to the final two, who were you hoping to sit next to?
Kelley: Someone I could beat and someone who also deserves to win.
What is your biggest regret in the game?
Kelley: Not playing more chaotically. I would have started more fights. I would have been more of an instigator. I would have caused more drama in the house. I regret not full-sending my craziness.
Gold Derby: Did you ever consider cutting ties with Vince and trying to align elsewhere, or was your loyalty always unshakeable?
Lauren Domingue: I think that my loyalty with Vince was unshakable until he put me up on the block, because ultimately he did not have to make that decision, but he ended up doing that and putting my game in jeopardy in the process. So, at that point, I was absolutely willing to cut ties with him as long as it made sense for my game. At that point, I was always going to keep him close to me for as long as I thought that I needed him to get further in the game. But before he had put me up, he had my absolute loyalty.
What was your favorite and least favorite part of your entire Big Brother experience?
Lauren: There are so many amazing things. I feel like a lot of people have said, “I’m never going back.” I’d go back tomorrow. I had an absolute blast. There’s so many great things, but I think my least favorite part of the experience was, the intensity of all of it all, which also is what made it great. There’s extremely high highs and extremely low lows. Every emotion feels heightened toward 100, so I guess that that would be my least favorite part. But at the same time, winning and overcoming things and meeting a goal is also an extreme high, which I think would be like the good parts of it. So, it’s a double edged sword in a way.
What did you think about Zingbot’s dig at you, and which house guests had the best zing?
Lauren: He couldn’t really come up with anything else, so he decided to call me boring, which is fine. I know I’m not boring. My people know that I’m not boring. I am a bit more of a shy person, so I can see how that can come off. But Keanu’s was really funny. Everybody had great things, but Keanu’s was funny. I didn’t think that they were gonna bring up the the whole pee on the floor thing. That was insane.
If you had made it to the final two with Vince, how would you have convinced the jury to deserve, you deserve to win over him?
Lauren: I definitely would have used the angle that Morgan had a hold on his game. Even though I made decisions that I thought might upset people, those decisions were mine and nobody else made me. I think a lot of Vince’s decisions were driven by fear and also what Morgan wanted.
I would have focused on my game and my motives behind everything — how I had gotten to that point.
You came into this game as a Big Brother superfan. Who is your all-time favorite player, and what was it like when Rachel Reilly walked into the house?
Lauren: I have so many favorite players, but I have to say Janelle [Pierzina] is one of my faves.
I honestly was not going to tell people that I was as much of a superfan as I was. Then I saw Rachel come down the stairs and I started like jumping and screaming. Rachel’s first season was like the first season that I watched on TV and at that time I must have been seven years old, so it was super surreal to see her and it was really cool to get to play this game with her.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
