So close, yet so far.
Unfortunately for her, both things happened, and she was left one chair away from the finals.
But not all was lost.
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She may not have won the game, but she won Americas heart.
(Also read our exit interviews withwinner Jackson Michieandrunner-up Holly Allen.)
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youve only been out of the house for an hour or so.
You got over a million votes to win fan favorite.
Thats got to feel pretty sweet.NICOLE ANTHONY:Wow.
I cant even wrap my brain around it.
I learned from this experience how to love myself, so to also feel that love from other people.
Its just; its tremendous.
Lets get into some game stuff because so much to ask.
First off, we saw you voted for Holly to win the game.
And it made me think of myself.
It made me think of my social game and staying under the radar and being nice to everybody.
And I claimed that that was my strong suit, the days and memory.
And she beat me, and she said thats what she was going to do.
She was going to lay low and then come out at the end and win stuff.
And I think its very admirable and it just amazed me that she was able to do that.
And I love it, and I admire it, and yeah, thats why I voted for her.
So we have to play a littleBig Brotherwhat-if now.
You think she would have been easier to beat?Yes.
Weve been kind of pulling our hair out watching the show for the past week or two.
You wanted to get Holly out at the final five…I know.
Cliff pushed really hard for Tommy instead.
Who knows if Tommy wouldve gotten rid of me or Michie wouldve gotten rid of me.
Theres no way of knowing.
If its me, Michie, and Tommy, both of them probably bring it.
If its me, Tommy, and Cliff, both of them probably bring me.
So I laid in bed at night awake thinking darn it.
I done screwed up.
You just got out of the house.
I dont even know what you know.
Do you know that Michie made that whole thing up about Tommy?Yes.
I thought it was made up when it was happening.
During the fight, Im like, Hes so full of it, this is not real at all.
I feel so bad for Tommy.
But ultimately it was me and Cliff talking amongst ourselves.
What are we going to do?
And the two of us were like, you know what?
So that wasnt the case.
What do you think?Oh, I think its a great game move.
So I kind of admire that jot down of gameplay.
Its not my gameplay per se, because I cant go with lies.
I cant manipulate, I cant puppeteer.
Its just not in my nature, and I know I couldnt do it.
From my perspective, Im thinking: This is horrible.
He will smoke both of us in comps, especially if theyre physical.
This is a bad, bad idea.
But again, I respect Cliff too much.
I respect the game too much.
And ultimately, if Cliff had that decision, it was his decision to make.
And I trusted Cliff would do whats best for Cliff.
Why would he ever think that?
And like I said, I dont really know much about a gentlemans word.
Im from New York.
Well shake your hand while stabbing you.
So I dont take anything at face value.
I dont trust anything.
Ive been here for 99 days.
And ultimately, Im a very firm believer that if things are meant to be, they will be.
And it wasnt meant for me to win.
Also read ourBig Brotherexit interviews withwinner Jackson Michieandrunner-up Holly Allen.
