Paris Hilton has re-entered her 2000s party girl era. Only this time, it’s more glamorous. The entrepreneur recently stepped out for the House of Harlow event, celebrating the brand’s new jewelry collection, followed by the GQ Men of the Year party. And of course, in signature Hilton style, she wore a sparkly animal print minidress for the night.
Paris Hilton stuns in sparkly animal print minidress
Paris Hilton’s sparkly animal print minidress couldn’t fit her aesthetic more. It came with lots of sparkles and was unapologetically extra. She complemented it with a black leather jacket and shades. With her signature blonde waves and glossy lips, she proved once again why she is considered the first-ever influencer. One thing is for sure: nobody does it like the socialite.
She came together with her old friend, Nicole Richie. This is the kind of full-circle moment that millennials did not know they needed. Standing arm in arm, their photos together felt like a heartwarming reunion. The event brought together two women who built an era.
Each week, Christine Pallon and Gia Worthy will round up the previous week of Survivor 49 as they list their top moments in various important categories. This includes the most essential information, the stand-out castaways, and the key moments from the week.
Here, Christine and Gia break down all the action from the latest episode.
Top 3 Moments
Bottoms Up!
Gia: After successfully blindsiding Shannon in the previous episode, the remaining members of Kele felt a tighter bond to one another than ever before. This led Sage, Jawan, and Steven to form the first actual cross-tribal alliance of the season, affectionately called Bottoms Up. They quickly came up with a story to explain Shannon’s elimination to the others, but they weren’t as excited to actually deliver this explanation. It was these events that led to the outcomes of the rest of the episode, so it’s safe to say that this alliance wasn’t just to save face. It was also incredibly funny to see the alliance’s unwillingness actually to greet their new tribemates.
Sage finds an advantage
Christine: As the first traditional merge we’ve gotten in years began, our castaways went on the hunt for a challenge advantage. It was Sage who came out on top, which let her to skip the first part of a two-phase challenge, allowing her a free merge feast and fast-tracking her to the immunity portion of the challenge. Despite Sage’s advantage, Sophie ultimately won the much-needed first individual immunity of the season, protecting herself from the long-touted Uli-Hina war.
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MC goes on an Idol Hunt
Gia: MC may have found the Beware Advantage in episode three, but she had managed to avoid tribal council up until this episode, meaning she had no opportunity to find the idol. Now she had made the merge and finally had the chance to claim her prize. Only Savannah was fully aware of what she was trying to do. She tried to dive for the keys right as MC began her search. She failed in her attempt to sabotage MC, and while she tried to repair their potential working relationship, the damage was already done.
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Idols
Gia: Rizo and MC both had an idol going into tribal council, but only MC chose to play hers. She played it on herself, but received no votes against her. Rizo bet on his allies to keep him safe, and in a way, he was successful, as he also received no votes. However, he lost this battle and his ally, Nate, in the process, as Sage, Jawan, and Alex all voted with Hina.
Knowledge is Power
Christine: No mention of Sophi’s Knowledge is Power advantage this week. With Rizo’s idol being public knowledge, there’s a real chance we see this advantage played this season, but for now, it’s on the back burner. Sophi had a chance to use it here to take MC’s idol before she could even play it on herself, but it got flushed in any case.
Top 3 Players
Sage
Christine: Sage and Jawan made the bold move of flipping on their starting tribe this week, and they did it again this week by taking out Nate with the Hina group. Sage in particular could’ve been in a hell of a lot of trouble here at this merge, since the Uli’s could’ve thrown her to the wolves, and the Hinas could’ve used her as an easy vote since they had no real loyalty to her. But instead, Sage was able to position herself once again to take out another Uli power player without being targeted herself. While she didn’t get her desired voteout in Savannah, Sage has done some smart maneuvering going into this merge to make the game dynamics more fluid.
MC
Christine: MC found and wasted an idol, but I can’t blame her for burning it. She was the decoy name and had just had her own awkward Treasure Island moment with Savannah, so it’s understandable that she felt the need to play it just in case. The vote went MC’s way despite losing her idol, but I worry for her in the future. As the game opens up to be more fluid now that Uli is sufficiently weakened, MC is at a real risk for going sooner rather than later if she’s perceived as one of the stronger OG Hina members. Burning the idol is good for her long-term and will hopefully help her seem like less of a threat moving forward, but she’ll need to fly somewhat under the radar as the rest of the players inevitably try to thin the Hina numbers.
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Sophie
Gia: This was a great episode for Sophie. She made the merge, won individual immunity, and was on the right side of the vote. She was also one of the first players to push for Nate to go, as he was the player Rizo was least likely to play his idol on. After a rather quiet pre-merge and having never gone to a tribal council before this episode, it’s nice to see that she has the strategic chops to make it far in the game.
Fallen Comrades
Nate
Christine: I’m not surprised to see Nate go, unfortunately. Once Shannon got sniped before the merge, Nate seemed like the obvious contender to be the Uli perceived as a leader who gets cut immediately to thin the herd. Nate ended up being an enjoyable character, especially at the swap when he was so indignant his name was thrown out there, and the way he approached his journey with MC. It’s a shame all of our “older” players this season got cut so early. Even if we didn’t get to see his full potential in this merge, Nate at least made it far enough for us to have some fun moments with him and learn more about who he is as a player.
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Gia: I am so sad to see Nate go this early in the game. He was one of my absolute favorite players this season. Despite being the oldest player on his tribe, he seamlessly integrated into the majority alliance and was well-liked by his entire cast. He provided some of the funniest moments in the pre-merge with his struggle to keep up with modern lingo, but wasn’t afraid to be cutthroat when he needed to be. I will miss him as a player in the game, but I look forward to seeing him take on the role of the Mayor of Ponderosa.
Welcome to Season 49’s Next Time On Survivor weekly feature on the Inside Survivor site! If you’re new around here, I’m Steph from sunny, tropical, humid Singapore. This is a tiny space where I give my best attempts at understanding preview trailers and make my predictions for the show’s next episodes.
The preview trailers for Episode 8 are mostly centred around Savannah. In the NTOS trailer, Jawan says, “My worst nightmare is freaking Savannah the savage.” This isn’t surprising after the last tribal council, where Jawan flipped on the original Uli tribe and voted out Nate. In the sneak preview scene, Jawan revels in the blindside he was instrumental in, but quickly adds his concerns that Savannah might try to target him.
This Jawan versus Savannah rivalry has been established and emphasised in previous episodes. Prior to the tribal council, I would say that Savannah was portrayed more favorably than Jawan, as her strategy and awareness of what was going on were highlighted, compared to Jawan’s misconceptions about his standing within the original Uli tribe. Though the blindside seems to have tipped the power in Jawan’s favour now, I’m sure Savannah won’t let her alliance with Rizo and Sophi get picked off without a fight.
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Besides Jawan, we should also consider Savannah’s other potential rivals: MC and Sage. Both have brought to light that they don’t trust and don’t particularly want to work with Savannah. However, it’s way too obvious if Savannah gets eliminated in the next episode, with such a prominent feature in the preview trailers. It’s much more likely to me that the story moving forward is Savannah’s revenge on those who voted out Nate.
In the preview scene, we already see Savannah at work repairing bonds with various people immediately after tribal council. She’s out and about apologising, congratulating good gameplay, and expressing that she’s grateful she’s been allowed to stay. I’m not sure how effective they will be at persuading those who have written her off as “savage,” but I feel like she’ll be able to pitch a strategy to players to keep herself in the game.
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Also in the trailer, Jeff announces an upcoming twist during the immunity challenge. The players are split into two groups: a blue half comprising Steve, Alex, Savannah, Kristina, and Sophi, and a yellow half comprising MC, Rizo, Jawan, Sophie, and Sage. Jeff explains that “nobody is safe, nobody has immunity,” which probably refers to players on the losing group all being vulnerable at tribal, as there’s only one individual immunity winner. Likely, the groups will attend tribal council separately, as was common in previous seasons.
To sum up, the overwhelming Savannah content indicates to me that she’s not getting voted out next episode. She’s working with Rizo, who has an immunity idol, and Sophi, who has the Knowledge Is Power advantage. I think the three will be able to work the tribe from the minority position they are in, acting as a number for others’ plans at first.
What do you think will happen in Episode 8? Leave your predictions in the comments!
The On Fire podcast is back for Survivor 49, with Survivor host Jeff Probst, producer Jeff Wolfe, and Survivor: Cambodia winner Jeremy Collins. In the latest episode, the trio talked about why the merged contestants went to the former Kele camp, why Probst told the players about the Survivor 50 spots, and more.
Firstly, Probst was asked how production decided which beach would be the merged one and why Kele’s was chosen. Probst clarified that it was a logistics decision based on which beach was closer to the base camp, not on which former tribe provided the most “drama.”
Then, Wolfe talked about how Probst told the Survivor 49 players there were still Survivor 50 spots available and asked whether this was meant to light a fire under them. Probst admitted this decision was two-fold: he never disclosed how many places were left, only that there was availability if they made an impression, and it was also a litmus test to see who would step up. Probst also added that this action had rippling effects throughout the rest of the season, which we will see in due course.
Afterwards, they commented on Savannah and MC’s interaction that we saw in the episode, when they battled over the keys for the idol. Jeremy disagreed with Savannah’s approach, noting he would’ve used this moment as a step toward building trust rather than alienating MC. However, Jeremy agrees it was Savannah’s chance to grab the advantage as well.
Moreover, Probst is asked by a fan how hard it is to keep crucial information, such as who wins Survivor 49 and Survivor 50, under wraps without giving any spoilers. Probst replied, “Man, I used to get this question all the time in interviews, and on occasion, I would have fun, and at some point in the interview, pretend to say something that I shouldn’t have.”
Also, Probst is questioned about production’s interference with outside information, such as unexpected events involving players’ families. Probst explained that there are only two instances in which production would intervene by informing players of events occurring outside the game.
The first would be when a family member is sick and there’s a previous agreement with the player that if something happened, they would be pulled from the game. The second would be with an unexpected occurrence, for instance, a family member suddenly getting ill, and the family contacting production to remove that player from the game. The second instance occurred during Survivor: Cambodia, when Terry Dietz’s son suddenly had a heart problem, and Terry was withdrawn from the game and immediately returned home for his son.
After back-to-back heavy losses and a couple of flips, the once-dominant Uli alliance is at the bottom with only Savannah, Soph, and Rizo remaining against a loose coalition of seven outcasts who’ve teamed up to take control. And once they return to the freshly named Lewatu Tribe, it’s damage control time. Soph tries getting in good with Steven after putting his name down, and she realizes Savannah and Rizo’s combined threat levels are no longer an anchor for her, but an albatross around her neck. So it’s time to cut ties and jump ship.
Meanwhile, cracks are already forming in the new majority. MC was hiding some details about her idol and whether she’d play it or not, so Jawan’s not sure she’s a long-term ally anymore. But for now, it’s Savannah and Rizo in the firing line, even though Rizo still has an idol that everyone knows about. Being on the bottom brings some opportunities to become a useful pawn, though, so Rizo sees the bright side and pledges to play a more fluid game while Savannah’s just grateful to have survived a boot that could’ve been her own.
The next morning, while Sophie applies her makeup skills to painting the tribe’s new flag, idol hunting is afoot with MC’s idol back in the wild. The name of the game is clear: make sure the old Uli alliance doesn’t find it, no matter who else gets it. And into Kristina’s pocket it goes, no catches or stipulations aside from Steven and Alex seeing her find it. Now this whole crew is armed, deadly, and gunning for Savannah with the Bottoms Up alliance running the show behind the curtain. Yep, the target is locked on Savannah. Jawan’s terrified of her gunning for him in return, and Sage is annoyed with her attitude and swings Soph away from her control.
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Savannah’s annoyed right back, fed up with Sage presenting herself as a victim while Savannah’s totally powerless. It takes her back to her old job, where she was an outcast in the news business, forced to put on a smile for the camera while her co-workers avoided her off-screen and openly talked smack within earshot. The stress got so bad that it took a physical toll on her reproductive health, and now she’s right back in a stressful environment, dealing with those feelings again. But she’s been through some serious hurdles and emerged as a strong woman, so she knows how to lock in and get it done.
But just when the game seems to shift by the players’ hands, production steps in to twist it up themselves unfortunately. Split into two groups of five, the winning group takes immunity and avoids Tribal in favor of a sandwich feast, while the losers head to Tribal. Additionally, the longest-lasting player gets an advantage. Not the worst variant of the twist, but like… did we need to do this? Especially when the game finally got interesting? Complaints aside, it’s MC, Sage, Sophie, Jawan, and Rizo versus Alex, Savannah, Soph, Kristina, and Steven. Savannah locks in as promised and wins immunity and reward for her group, along with an advantage to be revealed later.
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On Loser Beach, Rizo’s on the bottom with an idol to guarantee his survival. Sophie’s willing to put her game on the line to blindside him, though, but it might be a tough sell. Jawan makes the pitch as such: MC broke trust with him, but Sophie’s the biggest challenge threat on the board, so Sophie’s gotta go before anyone else (except Rizo, obviously). But Sophie’s scheming up something else behind the scenes: throwing a hinky vote on Jawan just in case Rizo saves himself and puts her name down.
MC’s her accomplice here for this devious plan, but this accomplice is already going rogue. To make up for the idol mishap, she leaks Sophie’s plan to Jawan immediately after, elevating Sophie’s threat level through the roof and destroying her already lackluster social capital. And with all that info, Jawan starts thinking about new plans, tells Sage he wants Sophie out instead of Rizo, Sage goes and tells Sophie, and now Sophie doesn’t trust MC and starts her apology tour with Jawan. What a mess.
Back at the merge beach, the winners chow down and debate who’s going home tonight. Rizo might have the sole vote, and Sophie’s probably doomed after all her challenge dominance. Not a lot of options, really. But when Savannah finds her advantage, it’s yet another wrinkle to this twist. She will join the losing group at their camp, have all the conversations she wants, head to Tribal with them fully immune, and then either cast a vote for someone or secretly bank that vote for another day as an Extra Vote. She’s the Grim Reaper coming to cause chaos, and it starts with linking up with Rizo to plot against the rest.
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Excitement gets to Rizo, who dreams of saving his idol, Savannah getting an extra vote, and sending Sophie to the jury… or maybe they vote MC out instead! Sophie’s the big comp threat here, but getting rid of her now would be pointless. Anyone can win a challenge, and Sophie can’t win everything when she’s already lost to Savannah today. MC has so many connections, but Sophie has nobody. She’d be the perfect ally moving forward! Too bad Sophie doesn’t want to hear about it, because Rizo’s in no position to call shots from the bottom. But hey, it’s better than going home in 10th place, so she might as well look into this MC plan and see what happens.
With all these little twists, the debate comes down to sticking to Rizo as the vote and hoping he loses the game of chicken with his idol, taking out Sophie to open up the game in challenges, or surprisingly booting MC to remove a stealth threat who’s proven she can’t be trusted. All with their own pros and cons for everyone involved. When the pitches are finally laid out at Tribal, MC goes rogue and starts a live Tribal in an attempt to assure her safety, and nobody really wants to rope Sophie in on much of these plans. In the end, Savannah banks her Extra Vote for another day, Rizo holds onto his idol, and MC is voted out unanimously as Sophie escapes elimination by a hair.
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Despite the less-than-desirable twist mucking up the game, it actually paid off to create a fun episode and a fun outcome. Sophie played her ass off and almost got bit for it, Rizo and Savannah worked from the bottom to find new power for the night and beyond, and Rizo can credit himself for this MC move being his own, done while on the bottom with an idol he didn’t even need to play.
Does this mean Sophie is now part of their little underdog squad? Maybe, maybe not. She’s proven she’s capable of flipping on a dime to save herself, so she might just leave next week without much fanfare if nobody wants to take her past another round. But hey, that’s like three interesting votes in a row compared to the zero we had early on, so the season is legitimately looking up. It won’t reach the heights of great seasons with a pre-merge that boring, but with how utterly rough that start was, just ending as a “good enough” season to tide us over for Season 50 is a victory.
The Marlow Murder Club is officially back for a third series, and filming has wrapped on six brand new episodes set to air in 2026 on U and U&DRAMA.
Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew return as the quirky crime-solving team, once again tackling high-profile cases under the nose of the Marlow community.
This time, their investigations include the sudden death of the town’s much-loved mayor, the shocking murder of a celebrity chef at his own book launch and a tense university reunion that sees Becks caught up as a suspect herself.
The new season also brings an impressive list of guest stars, with Nigel Harman, Peter Davison, Sarah Alexander, Tony Gardner and Jason Merrells appearing in the opening episodes.
Later in the series, Harry Enfield, Cherie Lunghi, Adrian Lukis, and Alastair Mackenzie join the action, while Hugh Quarshie returns as Professor Darius Gifford
Fans can stream the first two series now on U to catch up before the next chapter begins.
ITV just dropped the trailer for Trigger Point series 3, and it looks like Lana Washington is heading straight back into danger.
Vicky McClure returns as the bomb disposal expert leading her team through another tense mission, this time dealing with a chilling new threat.
With someone targeting people across the city and demanding revenge, what starts as a bomb scare quickly turns into something much darker.
Watch the first look trailer now…
The new series brings back familiar faces including Eric Shango, Nabil Elouahabi, Natalie Simpson and Maanuv Thiara, with Jason Flemyng joining as a guest star.
Across six episodes, the team must work with the Police Counterterrorism Unit to stop a bomber before it’s too late.
Trigger Point has already become one of ITV’s biggest hits, pulling in over 30 million streams on ITVX and averaging 8.1 million viewers last series.
It even received a royal visit from The Queen earlier this year to mark ITV’s 70th anniversary.
The series returns soon on ITV1 and ITVX, with all past episodes available to stream now.
And good news for fans = a fourth series is already in the works for 2026.
The BBC and Sky have confirmed the premiere date for their brand-new psychological thriller The Ridge, along with a tense first trailer.
The six-part drama will debut on BBC Scotland and Sky Open on Tuesday 21 October, with all episodes streaming the same day on BBC iPlayer and Neon.
BBC Two will begin airing the series from Thursday 23 October.
Watch the trailer…
The Ridge stars BAFTA Scotland Award-winner Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Outlander) as Mia, a woman trying to outrun addiction and a career in ruins back in Scotland.
Hoping for a fresh start, she accepts a wedding invitation from her estranged sister in New Zealand. But on arrival, she finds tragedy instead—the bride-to-be has been killed.
Overcome with grief and pulled into a dangerous attraction to her late sister’s fiancé, Ewan (played by Jay Ryan, Top of the Lake, It: Chapter 2), Mia soon discovers the small community hides dark secrets.
As tensions rise, she becomes entangled in a web that threatens to unravel the entire town.
The international cast also features Dulcie Smart, Florence Hartigan, Chloe Parker, David Van Horn, Taqi Nazeer, Claire Dargo and Cora Bissett.
Filmed across New Zealand and Scotland, the series is directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Good Omens, Line of Duty) and Robyn Grace (Sweet Tooth), with acclaimed novelist Nora Chassler leading the writing team.
Filming is officially underway for series two of This City is Ours, the BBC’s breakout crime drama that became its most-watched new show of the year.
Returning cast members James Nelson-Joyce and Hannah Onslow are back as Michael and Diana, with Shaun Evans and Money Heist star Álvaro Morte joining the ensemble.
The new series picks up right where things left off, with Michael and Diana arriving in Spain, only to be pulled back into trouble following the death of cartel member Ricardo.
Meanwhile, back in Liverpool, the fallout continues as old loyalties are tested and new threats emerge.
New cast members Evans and Morte play Ozzie Thompson, a former gangster fresh out of prison, and Felipe Guzman, the brother of the murdered Ricardo.
The returning ensemble also includes Jack McMullen, Julie Graham, Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Laura Aikman.
The first series premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in March and pulled in over 7.8 million viewers for its opening episode.
It quickly built momentum to become the BBC’s top-performing new drama of the year.
The second series will consist of eight hour-long episodes and will be filmed in and around Liverpool, with additional scenes shot in Spain.
Series creator Stephen Butchard returns as lead writer, with Saul Dibb directing once again.
This City is Ours series two is expected to air in early 2026.
In the meantime, all episodes of the first outing are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.
One Strictly Come Dancing couple will be missing from this weekend’s live show.
The BBC confirmed on Friday that one of the contestants has fallen ill and will not be taking part in Movie Week, one of the most anticipated themed weekends of the series.
Dianne Buswell with Stefan Dennis. Credit: BBC
Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis, who’s paired with pro dancer Dianne Buswell, has been unwell for a few days and has been told by doctors to rest.
He and Dianne have been granted a bye under the show’s official rules, meaning they’ll go straight through to next week’s round, health permitting.
The pair had been preparing to perform a Waltz to It Is You (I Have Loved) from Shrek, but those plans are now on hold.
Dianne posted her support online, writing: “Sending allll my Aussie love, Steffo. I know how much you wanted to dance.” Other cast members, including Claudia Winkleman and Amy Dowden, also shared warm messages.
We’ll be hoping Stefan is feeling better and able to return to the competition next week.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday on BBC One and iPlayer.
Waitrose has dropped its Christmas ad for 2025 and it is already being called one of the top festive shorts of the year.
The four minute film, The Perfect Gift, stars Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson in a sweet rom com style story that starts with a meet cute at the cheese counter and ends with a warm pie note on a doorstep.
It leans into the feel of classic holiday films, with a simple love story, light jokes and a big final moment.
Enjoy it below…
Keira and Joe bring clear charm to the ad, and the whole thing lands like a mini movie that many saying they would watch in full.
“Now, thats how you do it. A cracking Christmas advert. Funny, heart warming and it felt like Christmas,” one person reacted.
Congratulations to Keanu Soto for winning America’s Favorite Houseguest on Big Brother 27 with a wildly huge 65%+ share of the millions of votes. That’s just incredible and a massive lead! Keanu’s companions in the Top 3 for AFP were Rachel and Will. Now considering our own poll showed Keanu with a very similar lead in the votes I’d say that once again our polling has shown its strength.
So what does Keanu have to say for his game and how does he attribute what he did this season for that mighty win? We’ve collected up his interviews from several major outlets so you can watch and ready what he had to say about the experience on Big Brother and what it was like to win AFP.
Mike: You looked surprised, to say the least, when you found out you had won America’s Favorite Player, especially with a commanding 65% of the vote. Give me your reaction in that moment.
Keanu: Yeah, man, wow. That was very nice, very validating, for lack of a better term. Coming in here, I said, “Winning doesn’t mean anything if I have to change who I am as a person to do it.” Obviously, I didn’t win, but I definitely feel like I did, being validated by so many people voting for me, and just who I am as a person, man, that felt really, really good.
Bloom: There were a lot of calls from fans this season to try to get you on The Challenge? Would you have any interest in doing that or any other shows now that you’ve kicked off your reality TV career?
Keanu: I had a conversation with Rachel, I think it was the same conversation that allowed me to kind of open up to her. She had asked me why I was here. I gave her my answer, and then I asked her, “Why are you here?” And she was like, “Well, you know, in this business, your days are numbered. And so you take every opportunity that you can get.” And that meant a lot to me. So I didn’t know what I was going to get coming out of here. But obviously, I was received relatively well. I like to think I would get other opportunities, such as The Challenge and other things. And I plan on taking every opportunity. That makes sense for me.
Dalton Ross: What are you going to do with the $50,000?
Keanu: I’m going to do the same thing I was going to do with the $750,000 had I got it — just invest. I wish I had a fancier answer than that. I definitely want to take a little vacation and treat myself there. But I definitely plan on being responsible with it.
Ross: Let’s talk about your vote for the winner. Why Ashley over Vince?
Keanu: I had said at the jury roundtable: If she was able to win the last HOH and take Morgan out, that would’ve to me personally been a bigger move than even Vince taking me out. So I would’ve had to vote for her, mostly because she played a very clean game. When I spoke to all of the houseguests individually on week 1, I said the person that deserves to win this game is the person that plays honestly with integrity. And I feel like she did that. You know, obviously it’s Big Brother, so we all lied a little bit. Vinny lied a lot, so I couldn’t really reward that.
Congratulations again to Keanu on the big win and the $50,000 prize. That’s very impressive. Keanu sure seems a lock for a return at some point whether it’s an All-Stars, Reindeer Games, or something new.
Morgan Pope with host Julie Chen on BB27 – Source: CBS
Morgan Pope played an amazing game on Big Brother 27 with seven straight rounds of safety won by her own hand, but she needed that eighth and came up short, costing her $750,000 on finale night. We knew Ashley planned to cut Morgan if she won Round 3 and sure enough, that’s just what happened. But Morgan left with her head held high and demonstrated incredible poise and sportsmanship in the moment.
Third place on Big Brother is always tough to see happen to come that close and leave without even a cut of the prize money, but Morgan is a player who has surely earned herself another opportunity down the road, right? For now though, let’s look at her BB27 and what she has to say about her game and the season. Of course her relationship with Vince is going to be a BIG topic of discussion.
Morgan Pope casts her vote on BB27 finale night – Source: CBS
Mike: How are you doing right now, Morgan? Obviously, it’s been a heck of a day, to say the least.
Morgan: Yeah, so, I mean, it’s obviously no secret that I’m bummed, to be real. It’s bittersweet. I knew that in order for me to win this game, I was going to have to win it out. And when I lost that final HoH, I just knew. Because if I was her, I would have taken me out, because Vinny was the easier person to beat between the two of us. So it is hard because all day today, I was practicing my final speech. I was deciding who I was going to take to the end. And it turned out that I just came up short.
Mike: Let’s talk your jury vote. Were you always going to vote for Vince? Or did something happen during the jury deliberation to lead you that way?
Morgan: No. To be honest with you, I knew that either Vince and I was going to be leaving that house tonight, depending on who won. If I won, Vince was leaving. If Ashley won, I was leaving, and I knew that Vince would have given me a vote, so I therefore returned the favor. I knew his story. I knew that he’d been applying for 10 years and this show meant so much to him. But I said this before, Ashley cooked him like a well-done steak, and she was going to win regardless. So as a friend and as an ally, it was a way of me telling him, “Thank you for playing this game with me, and I’m proud that we got so far. And congrats on second place.”
Dalton Ross: We saw you were planning to ask Vince a question from the jury, then thought about asking Ashley one instead, and then ended up teeing Vince up to talk about the strongest parts of his game, clearly seeming to try to help him articulate his game to the jury. Explain to me what was going there with your back and forth.
Morgan: So I knew I wanted to ask Vince the question first. I was also very curious about why Ashley thought that taking me out was going to be one of the moves for her game. Because I wanted her to be able to say why me over Vince, you know? Because the last week or so, she knew I was taking her, and I was under the impression that she was taking me because she said that if she was to lose to anyone, she would want lose to someone who was deserving of the money. Once she won HOH, I knew that she was going to make the decision to take me out. I just had a feeling because if I was her, like I said, I would’ve done the same thing.
Ross: What happened on that final stage of the final HOH competition? Did you overthink it?
Morgan: Yeah. In the past, there have been times I had the right answer and switched at the last minute and got it wrong. And it was no secret that the same thing happened today. And I knew as soon as Julie said answers were locked, I knew the right answer and I knew I was holding the wrong one. And it was just things where you just kind of accept that you didn’t win.
Like I said all season, I can take it to the chin, I can handle a loss. And I’m proud of her. It was the first thing I told her. I told her I was so proud of her, because I know all season long she won one [competition] week one and all she kept saying was she wished she could wish one more competition, and that mattered.
A highlight from Sharon’s interview with Morgan, she explained that her vote was a pity-vote for Vince. Morgan told Sharon she could see how this was going and that does seem to sync up because from Morgan’s question I thought she was going to vote against him. But geez, once Vince had even lost Lauren’s vote… yikes!
Morgan played a fantastic game on so many levels and Vorgan kept us entertained on a level most showmances never get near, so thank you to Morgan for being an amazing Houseguest on Big Brother 27!
Host Julie Chen with BB27 Runner-up Vince Panaro – Source: CBS
After controlling roughly a third of all the HOH wins of the Big Brother 27 season, Vince Panaro couldn’t win when he needed it the most. An ego-crushing loss in the second round of the Final HOH put Vince on the sidelines of finale night while he watched Morgan and Ashley battle it out. In the end, he got really lucky that Ashley was smart enough to see the threat in Morgan at the F2 and instead dragged Vince along to the Jury.
Standing before the Big Brother Jury, Vince’s game was pummeled by the Jurors’ Q&A with him even losing Lauren’s vote over his betrayal. Now that’s a vote that surprised me but ultimately didn’t shock me. Vince betrayed everyone he met in that House and it came back to bite him. Of course, even with only Morgan’s vote Vince still takes home $75,000 which isn’t too shabby.
Vince Panaro – Runner-up on BB27 – Source: CBS
But what does he think of his game, the season, and how the Jury ditched him for Ashley? We’ve got several of Vince’s major outlet interviews to answer those questions.
Mike: Hey, Vince! I want to start by asking, I know it’s been a whirlwind. Are you ok?
Vince: Yeah, no, I’m good. I mean, it was a dream of mine to play Big Brother, and I got to do it. It’s funny, near the end of the last few days, I was getting more sad. I was like, “I don’t want this to end. I don’t want this to end. I don’t want to leave the house.” It became your safe space. So I’m good. I got the full experience, and that’s all I hoped for.
Mike: Were there any jury votes that surprised you one way or the other?
Vince: I was kind of surprised Lauren didn’t give me a vote. But I think because I put her on the block, she was probably pretty upset about that, so I don’t blame her.
Mike: Ashley told you that Morgan was planning to take you out if she won the final HoH. And I can confirm that she did say that to Julie as well.
Vince: Wait, so Morgan was planning on taking Ashley?
Come on, Vince! He had to know Morgan wasn’t going to take him anymore after that huge shift on Saturday in the house. Maybe Vince thought he had swayed Morgan back, but she made it really clear to Feedsters that Vince was toast at that point in her book for F2.
Dalton Ross: How did you feel about your Q&A answers and final speech and how Ashley did with her answers and speech?
Vince: She’s such a good public speaker. I am not. I’m an introverted person. I am not a public speaker. So the Q&A was hard on me. I felt like I stumbled quite a bit on that. And that’s when I started thinking like, “Oh, shoot. I might not be giving great answers.”
But I knew my final two speech, so I was like, “All right, you know what, forget those. They’re past, let me just say what I want to say. And hopefully they’ll understand and respect it as the Big Brother game, which is built around all of these elements of people lying and deceiving and ultimately outplaying each other.” Um, so I didn’t know where it stood. I thought it was a tossup.
Ross: We’ve seen you beat yourself up before in the house. Are you going to beat yourself up over this, or do you think you’ll be able to put it in a big picture perspective?
Vince: I think so, yeah. I mean, when you’re living it, it’s like the only reality you know, but then as soon as you’re outside of it, you could kind of look back with fresh eyes and look at the experience for what it was. I did the best I could and that feels good. I did the best I could in that moment.
Vince Panaro played hard and while it was a messy, ugly game, he still managed to find himself at F2 on Finale Night and that’s something. I don’t think Vince is someone they bring back because part of his “magic” in the season was his dynamic with Morgan and that’d be hard to recreate. Plus, I don’t know how many more sniffly, teary hours of Live Feeds with Vince I could take!
Winner Ashley Hollis and Host Julie Chen – Source: CBS
She came. She saw. She played in the shadows. And in the end, Ashley Hollis won Big Brother 27 and took home the $750,000 prize over Vince after cutting her close ally Morgan! Congratulations to Ashley on a huge victory in a rollercoaster ride of a finale. It was a wild night of Big Brother when Ashley pulled off the clutch win at Round 3 of the Final HOH, giving her the opportunity to cut the widely-expected-but-didnt-happen Morgan.
We knew this was always a possibility but Ashley’s comp wins were few and far between that made this scenario truly feel like an outside chance entirely. In fact, Ashley is the first Big Brother US player to ever have his or her first HOH also be the last HOH of the season. That’s amazing! And that’s Ashley’s game. She turned it on when she needed to and that secured her the win.
Ashley Hollis, winner of BB27 – Source: CBS
Now Ashley has secured her spot as a Big Brother champion and another interesting tidbit, not since BB4 have we seen two seasons with back to back women winning their games. Wow, it’s been a minute, huh? So let’s check out what Ashley had to say about her game and the season.
Mike: When you evicted Morgan, you said you felt it was a toss-up next to Vince as opposed to her. And I can confirm to you that Morgan told Julie she would have taken you. So what did you think your chances were going into the jury deliberation?
Ashley: I actually thought my chances were really good. [Laughs.] I just didn’t want to say that publicly in front of Vinny. But I thought I could win the game next to Vinny. I did. I didn’t think it’d be 6-1, now. But I thought I could get four and he would maybe get three. I thought I had Rachel’s vote, Will’s vote, Ava’s vote, and then it was a toss-up between Keanu and Kelley. I thought maybe I could get one of their votes. But I wasn’t sure, because Keanu was really close with Vince in the house most of the game. But I also knew Keanu would respect a really big move, which was evicting Morgan, because he had been trying to do it himself for weeks, even trying to get her on that block. So I felt like my chances were really good next to Vinnie. But a landslide vote? I didn’t necessarily know that that was gonna happen.
Mike: I have to go back to the moment you tried to switch your vote during the live eviction. Tell me about everything that was going through your head during that moment.
Ashley: Oh my gosh. Okay, so in the moment, you guys probably saw I did want Jimmy to stay. I tried to work to get Ava’s vote and several other votes. And it wasn’t because I trusted Jimmy. I knew all the things he had said about me. But it was more about keeping a big target in the house. And I knew from Mickey making this move that he was going to go after other people that weren’t me, which is great for my game. And not only that, he was going to be a block spot every single week until he went home for everybody else in the house. Because even going on the block as a renom and that speech that Mickey gave, he was going to be one of the biggest targets in the house, and that would be a shield for me.
So I wanted him to stay. Couldn’t get the votes to make it happen. And Rachel, I swear she was yelling at me in the hallway with passion, like, “We gotta save Jimmy.” And I went in there knowing I need to evict Jimmy. And I’m telling you, it’s, “Lights, Camera, Action.” And I just I said the wrong name. And as soon as I walked out and talked to Will, I realized it, and I was like, “Oh, shoot!” And I tried to change it, and it didn’t work. But I thought, actually, when I initially heard the vote two to nine or something, I thought, “Oh my gosh, another person did it! Okay. I’m not the only one.” I thought the vote didn’t count. I didn’t hear Julie say, “No, no, no,” which now I know, because the door closed so fast, I basically said what I said, and walked out immediately.
Really an impressive win by Ashley. Just think about how many cringe-inducing finales we’ve seen where the buddy-ally wins that third round and takes the season’s champ to the end with them. Not this year! Ashley was keenly aware of how dangerous Morgan would be in a F2 matchup and that lead her to make the right choice: evict Morgan, take Vince, claim the win. Nicely done.
Big Brother 27 has given us blindsides, bad decisions, bold moves, and plenty of chaos courtesy of the Mastermind. From shocking exits to strategic rebounds, this season has delivered a little bit of everything — and not always in the ways we expected. With the finale now behind us, let’s look back at the 10 biggest moments that defined the game.
1. Rachel’s Triumphant Return Bringing back past players doesn’t always work, but Rachel Reilly’s return was the rare exception. Older, wiser, and a mom now, she’s not quite the firecracker of BB12 and BB13, but she’s still Rachel. Love her or hate her, she remains must-see TV, and her entrance set the tone for a season that needed her brand of chaos.
2. The Voting Chaos The eviction result wasn’t particularly close, but the way it played out was pure entertainment. The Diary Room hallway strategy talk was wild, and the vote-changing fiasco will go down in BB lore. Ashley’s attempt to re-enter the Diary Room and change her vote (which, of course, was denied) made this one of the most chaotic and hilarious votes in recent memory.
3. The Double Blindside of Mickey Mickey didn’t just lose her spot in the game, she lost her trust in her allies at the same time. Discovering her eviction and their betrayal in one blow was brutal. In today’s Big Brother world, blindsides are rare. Getting a double one? That was a genuine gift.
4. Ashley Wins the First Veto Ashley may not have been the season’s boldest player, but her first big move was a satisfying one. As the early house target, she won veto and forced the house to look elsewhere, specifically at bigger, more legitimate threats. It was the perfect way to kick off the season and it sent her on that path to the win.
5. Morgan Talks Vince into Nominating Lauren The specifics of how Morgan managed to sway Vince are a little messy, but the headline is simple: she got her way. Their relationship has been a season-long tug-of-war, each pulling the other in different directions. This round went to Morgan, and it was a reminder of just how much influence she has held all season.
6. Rachel Finally Gets Her HOH For a while it looked like Rachel might return to Big Brother without ever tasting power. Luckily for her, and for the viewers, she pulled off a win. Once she had the key, she delivered a smart, strategic reign that felt unshaken and sharp. It was everything her fans were waiting for.
7. Morgan’s Bounce Back from the Block Being nominated usually hurts a player’s game, but Morgan flipped the script. While Mickey’s stock tanked, Morgan used the week to rebuild her connections, separate herself from her closest ally, and even regain favor in the house. Few players in Big Brother history have improved their game while on the block, but Morgan did just that.
8. Will’s Unforgettable Diary Rooms So many modern Diary Room sessions feel flat and forced. Will proved the exception. His DRs were witty, cutting, and refreshingly real. Whether he was shading his competitors or zoning out during house chatter, his commentary gave us some of the funniest, sharpest TV of the season.
9. Ava Targets Zach and Vince Ava showed she wasn’t afraid to make a bold move when she put the house’s two strongest players, Zach and Vince, on the block. She almost wavered and made a questionable nomination choice, but ultimately she owned her decision and stood firm. For someone written off early, this was Ava stepping up and proving she wasn’t scared.
10. Eric Stein, The Mastermind
For some reason I thought we’d never get any kind of answer to who the Mastermind actually was. But then we started getting hints that it actually was someone we might know. I was meh on seeing Jessie and Frankie. We see them all the time. But to see Eric again was a pleasant surprise. Seeing any player pre-BB 10 is always a pleasant surprise.
Honorable Mention: Adrian Survives the Block Buster Adrian, the superfan who had literally built his own competition setups at home, got his big moment when he took down the Block Buster comp. It was far too early to see him leave the game, so this win gave him at least one shining moment to match his fandom before his untimely exit the following week.
She’s back! Again. Rachel Reilly may have been eliminated from Big Brother 27 in the surprising White Locust twist but she is now set to return to The Bold & The Beautiful in an upcoming episode as a special appearance.
Reilly will once again be playing the appropriately named character, Rachel, as an “energy healer and spiritual cleanser.” The angle they’re joking with here is that she will be cleaning out a “toxic house.” I see what they did there.
Host Julie Chen with HG Rachel Reilly – Source: CBS
Rachel will once again appear on CBS’s ‘The Bold & The Beautiful” in two episodes set to air on November 13th and 14th with filming happening now! As for anyone else from the Big Brother 27 cast? That hasn’t been reported just yet, so we’ll have to see what might be happening for the other HGs.
Reilly told EW, “I shook the Big Brother 27 house with boldness, beauty, and a touch of betrayal. So naturally, I’m stepping back into the Forrester world — where drama meets couture. As an icon, I serve both and couldn’t be more excited to be back.”
Amazingly, this will be Rachel’s 30th and 31st appearance on the series. She was previously on 29 earlier episodes between 2010 and 2014. Wow! Her husband, Brendon Villegas, appeared on ‘The Bold & The Beautiful’ 18 times and Elissa Reilly, Rachel’s younger sister and former Big Brother HG, has been on the series for 6 appearances.
If you got to pick two other HGs to join Rachel on B&B who would you pick? Okay, I said pick two because I know Keanu would be the leading choice so let’s hear another that you’d enjoy seeing back on the small screen.
Do you plan to watch Rachel’s return to CBS television this November? Set your DVRs!
