Why was Keesha unable to make connections to protect herself early in the game?
Does she feel betrayed by anyone in particular?
Keesha also reveals that she wanted to enter the Safety Suite and could not.
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Read on to find out.
What was it like having to quarantine for two weeks before you could even step into the quarantinedBig Brotherhouse?
KEESHA SMITH:Oh my gosh.
So I didn’t feel that different until I actually got into the house.
I know, boo!
I think that just going in and the excitement of everything….
So I laid low and I shouldn’t have laid so low.
And that really surprised them.
Maybe they thought they could lay low for a little bit, and then realized things were already moving.
Did you notice that having been away for over a decade onBig Brotherthat it was a different game?
It moved really fast.
I get into the house, I’m still trying to adjust, and everything’s going so fast.
I’m like, okay, I’m still trying to take everything in.
I’m trying to take in all the people around me.
I’m trying to take in being in a house after 12 years.
So I’m like, Okay, I’ll just wait to talk to him.
And that was a huge mistake.
But it was a lot to take in so fast.
And, as you said, the game was just moving so fast.
And I feel like before, we had more time to adjust.
I did not know Cody at all, so I think that in itself made me a target.
So maybe its a little harder for an old-school player to have those connections.
They all knew each other, I felt like.
The vote was 13-0 to evict you.
Nobody wants to stand out, so we knew the whole house was going to vote a certain way.
Nobody’s ready to draw those lines yet.
It’s only the first week.
Honestly, I would have been shocked if somebody would have given me their vote.
So no hard feelings.
I absolutely understand why they did that.
I absolutely knew that it was going to be me.
So I was not surprised at all.
Why do you think you were unable to make the connections you needed to protect yourself?
I’m not sure.
I don’t want you or Kevin to go.
No one had anything negative to say.
Okay, so you love both of us, but what does that mean?
Did you ever consider going into the Safety Suite?
Okay, so let me explain the Safety Suite.
I really want to explain this.
So, they give us an hour.
Janelle is sitting downstairs and she’s like, Keesha, I think that Cody’s coming after me.
And I’m like, Really?
She’s like, Absolutely.
I’m like, Hmm, cause I get the feeling that he’s coming after me!
So we go back and forth.
We have this whole discussion and we’re like, Do we use it?
Do we not use it?
You’re hoping still to blend in.
So we wait, we have many discussions going back and forth.
We go upstairs, I decide I’m going to go in and talk to Cody.
I’m going to have a quick talk with him and see where his head’s at.
Kaysar runs overs to use his safety pass.
Then Janelle’s like, Oh, you’re using yours?
So she runs over and swipes it.
Honestly, I had left mine downstairs,hugemistake.
There was literally, like, a minute left.
They did it with seconds to spare.
I meanseconds.Oh, wow.
Oh, I know.
And he was like, No, what are you talking about?
I was like, Well, I know for sure I’m going to go up.
I’m going up.
And I think you’re going to be sitting beside me.
Who did younotwish well to?
It was mainly because the people that werent voting for me the people that ultimately decided to keep Kevin.
But whoever started that, which I’m not sure about yet, it was more directed towards them.
You mentioned to Julie that Cody and Enzo said theyd give you a heads up if you were going.
What happened there?It sounds like you never got that heads up.
When you’re up on the block, everybody acts like you have the plague.
And especially when they figure out that you’re the one that’s leaving.
it’s possible for you to always tell this because they start avoiding you.
People don’t come near you.
I don’t want any association with her at all.
I will give you a heads up.
I will be honest with you.
Another one I’m disappointed in is Ian.
I thought I had Ian locked down.
I spent so much time beside him.
I was really working on Ian on such a personal level because he’s such a smart guy.
So I don’t know what happened there.
The tide, unfortunately, turned against you.
And you had that conversation with Julie after you were voted out.
What I took away from that is when she said goodbye to you, that that sounded pretty final.
But I guess thats not the case this season.
I know, I’m so sad.
I really wanted another chance to go into the house.
I mean, I feel likenowI’m ready mode.
Was it nice to at leastnothave your birthday in theBig Brotherhouse this time?
It definitely was nice not to be fighting on my birthday.
I will say that.
You must have had your birthday in quarantine when you were waiting to go in, right?
I had my birthday with just one other person and there was no fighting.
Can I ask you this?
Do you know Tyler’s name yet?
[Laughs] You mean Taylor?
You know, the guy with the curly hair?
It’s embarrassing that everyone caught that.
What was it like coming out of the house?
You have to have the mask on and youve got to go to a chair far away from Julie.
And there were no worries there.
I was doing everything I was supposed to.
And so when we get into the house, I know everyone’s good.
So you start living a normal life again.
And it felt so great to be around everyone.
I was like, Oh no, here we go.
I’m still trying to adjust back to all of that.
Definitely the conversation with Cody.
I should have went there the first night that he got HOH and at least introduced myself.
Did you at least knowhisname?
[Laughs] I did, from other houseguests.
