BB28 Week 1 Exit Interview

[00:00:08] Hey everybody, what's going on? Rob Cesternino back here for our first Big Brother Exit Interview of the season. And last night we saw Ashley evicted from the Big Brother house. And this morning she joins Taran and I to talk about her experience. We will, as we have for many years, have exit interviews here with the pre-jury of Big Brother 28.

[00:00:34] So look for those here on Friday. And because we talked to the evicted house guests around 1150, Taran is going to join me for this and then hop on to the Big Brother live feed update and it'll be a doozy. And those will be at noon Eastern on Fridays. So just be on the lookout for that schedule wise. And without further ado, let's bring in Ashley.

[00:00:59] Hey Ashley, what's going on? It's Rob and Taryn from RHAP. Very sad to see what happened to you last night. How big of a surprise was this for you?

[00:01:10] You know what? It really was teetering both ways. I kind of felt like I had a little bit of momentum going, a little bit of a, hey, this could pull through. But at the same time, I knew that Taylor had the numbers. And so whenever I was put up against her and I heard that unanimous vote, yeah, one of my heart sunk. I knew it was to me, to my demise.

[00:01:32] There was a lot going on on Wednesday night where ultimately, you know, Drew and Barrett and Dee were trying to give you advice because at this point they had come around to the idea of keeping you. Their advice was a little murky. What did you take from what they were telling you to do?

[00:01:52] You know, I was so desperate to have anybody on my side. I was like, wow, perfect. Like my people I've been searching for and they're coming to me right now and confiding all of this great knowledge. And I was like, okay, you know what, whatever they say, like, should I just do? I feel like maybe in my everyday life, like I am not a drama star. I think in the house, even I would have never just thought of a grand scheme of a plan. So whenever they were telling me this, instead of just taking it full in, I was so desperate to just grasp on anybody that wanted me.

[00:02:21] Obviously, because I'm like fighting for my life on the block too, that I just like, I didn't even second guess it. And they were like, go, go, go, Ashley. Honestly, stop wasting your time on us and go. I was like, oh my gosh, they're right. And so I should have just given it a bit more of a second maybe instead of just being like, okay, this is what my newfound posse wants me to do. And I'm just, I'm less drama-y than that. So I just maybe should have given it a second guess.

[00:02:44] Did you notice a vibe shift on Wednesday after you had started telling people that you had the numbers to when the group that was going to save you started to panic? Well, it's funny you say that because I was like, was it just me that feels really weird and tense because I'm on the block? But all of a sudden, I mean, I felt like I was doing good. I was like, okay, I talked to the other side. I talked to Jason. I talked to Taylor. Like, they're sweating. We want them to sweat.

[00:03:09] But then all of a sudden, whenever my side sweating, I'm like, wait, why is this occurring guys? I thought this is what you wanted. So I think it all went wrong. Whenever I spoke to Melody, because it's like she was on the fence anyways. Yes, we knew, but we wanted to talk to the on the fence people to make them feel like they were, you know, out of the loop and to be on our side. So I think she was just a little too on the fence and she was on the other side. She, she wasn't hopping over.

[00:03:32] So I think that's where I went wrong because she kind of turned it into less of a, like more, it was just a little drummy. Yeah, the signals kind of got crossed, I think, in terms of what they were trying to tell you. Because basically, if you haven't been told already, the big alliance is the Crossovers Alliance, which is the three vets with Drew and Barrett.

[00:03:56] Very secret alliance. They're working with Kamu, Chuck and Haley as the Red Corner Alliance. And so that's the group, that's all of the people that wanted to vote to keep you. They came together. They were two separate alliances, but they kind of came together to keep you. And the same night they came together was the same night they were wanting, they were telling you all this stuff. And then the next morning, all of a sudden, they're hearing all of their names put together and like, how does everybody know?

[00:04:23] And it got out that you were saying their names. So they panicked and they were like, in order to keep our cover, we need to send Ashley home. Right. And so unfortunately, that is where it all struck in a gas is whenever I told Melody the names. However, I didn't think saying the names at the time would be such a bad thing just because, I mean, their names would have been implied anyways if I would have just not named them as the other side of the house.

[00:04:47] I mean, if you just subtract Melody and her two girls and then Rome, Lala and Jason, it's like, yes, I didn't say their names, but it's like it is the other side of the house. So I thought that if anything, it would have just confirmed to her even more so like, okay, like she just needed to see the votes physically on a finger with names. So I hate that it was such a drama fest that they found out that their names were being said. But I feel like it would have just been implied anyways if I would have been like other side of the house. So I just should have just said on the other side of the house. And you.

[00:05:15] It's worse too because Devin's won the HOH and he's planning to basically just like draw lines in the sand anyway. Yeah, right. So it's like for all of it to just go down next week anyways, I just was the one that like planted the bomb. Yeah, you seem like you were really trying to look out for Melody in particular and try to get her on the right side of the vote. And she really took that as like, oh, now we really need to get rid of Ashley. I know. I really hate that.

[00:05:44] I really was just trying to confide in her so much. And I would be like, oh, Mel, you better watch out. People are seeing you with your trio. And even she accidentally mentioned one day in the dining room we were all chatting and she just so happened to slip out and say like, oh, yeah, like I'm just kind of in a trio with Lyric and Mallory. And I was like, girl, you better watch out. You know, people are eyeing you. And I just wanted her to be with me and be with us of what my group would have been. And so it's just so crazy that she ended up being my downfall. Yeah.

[00:06:14] I mean, to be fair, Taylor, Mallory and Lyric or Lyric, at least not Mallory as much. They all also ratted out what you were telling them. They just had less urgency than than Melody did. Melody wanted to grunted Drew right away. Like, are you playing me? Are you with that side? And so Drew was like, what are you talking about? Right. Right. No. Regrets. Regrets. Thank you. Don't even worry. Regrets.

[00:06:41] No, because, yeah, like the thing is, at the end of the day, guys, I would have never even thought of that plan. So the fact that it was like, I sorry, I'll give myself the lack of knowledge of creds. I would have never even thought of that. So I genuinely like I was being a little puppeteer mastered. And yeah, it's almost like the people that had me really did end up just being like, let's kick her out anyways. But you know what? But it really was a final plea, because if they wouldn't have thought of that plan and tried to be on my side anyways, I probably wouldn't have been able to get the votes.

[00:07:12] So now, actually, we heard in the house that you had never had a burger and you had your first burger in the house. We had also heard that recently you said that you had never had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Are there any other foods that you have waited until this point in your life to try for the first time? Oh, my gosh. An immense amount. It's because whenever I was a little girl, I was just a little picky eater, a little spoiled brat. You know, my parents gave me everything, which I'm also very grateful for. However, they gave me fear.

[00:07:40] They instilled fear a bit because it's like I was getting so used to just eating a Milky Way for dinner and like a little side of Kraft mac and cheese. So whenever it comes to my adult everyday life now, I'm like, okay, let me just stick to what I know. And I like I live alone. Like doesn't really matter. People, people see me putting together these weird combinations and just like eating a little bit under my age range. So I mean, yeah, like if you name it, I probably haven't had it. Like I need to get on my vegetable grind. I need to get on like simply eating. It seems like you're eating enough peas. I mean, enough peas though, however.

[00:08:09] But yeah, like even just example of like condiments and ingredients to put on a burger. I've never had a tomato. I've never had mustard. So it's like I always fear every day. Like, am I going to put something in my mouth that I try one day and I'm like allergic? Have you tried a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at this point? Because I feel like that was the most Big Brother appropriate food to have tried in the house. Shocking, right? I know it'd be like a little late night snack comfort food. So I have never tried an official peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

[00:08:38] However, not just a few months ago was I tried an Uncrustable. So it's almost like a little baby stuff, like a little nudge of what I'm missing. Yeah. An unofficial peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's almost like a tease. It's like, come on, like, let's just try the real thing. Yeah. How was the how was the burger that you tried in the house? Was it really because it didn't look that great? I'm not going to lie. Honestly, for a first time ever burger, if I like waited this long, you would think it would have been a little bit more appealing and attractive.

[00:09:04] It was like, honestly, to the point to where I was fearful because I was like, OK, I've never even had like a little bit of pinkish beef before. Yes, I like get my steak like medium. Well, there's a little pink, but like for like a beefy little ground meat thing to have some red in it. I was already a little intimidated. So biting into it, I didn't want to show too much fear because it's already like, whoa, girl, it's a burger. Like, calm down. Like, you're not going into war. It wasn't the best thing ever, but it was really good. It was really good. And I can see where they're coming from about burgers these days. Right.

[00:09:34] Ashley, you said you were going to have a lot of FOMO leaving the house. But is there anybody from the house that you're not going to miss the rest of the summer? I was just annoyed by anybody at all, really. I think that it's kind of sunshines and rainbows for who I was hanging with. Who's your pick to win? Who do you who do you want to win? Who do you think will win? I want Angela to win, of course, kind of obsessed with her these days.

[00:10:01] But I think that I mean, playing on top of that, I think D could win or Devins could win. Like, really, they're just skilled professionals. They might take over the newbies. It's looking good. Taryn, anything else for Ashley? I think that's it. Yeah. Ashley, you were a lot of fun to watch in the house. We can't wait to see what you do or say now that you're out of the house. So thankfully, you'll be spending the rest of the summer with us.

[00:10:30] Yes, of course. It was so good talking to you guys. Great to talk to you two and all the best out of the house. Okay. Okay, perfect. Yes. Have a good day. Thank you. Thanks. You too, Ashley. Bye. All right, everybody. There you have it. Ashley seems like a very fun person to have been cast on the show. A quirky character that we didn't get to see as much of as it would have been fun to have seen over the course of the season. But the good news is we're going to see her do all sorts of things outside the house now.

[00:10:59] And that'll be all the more fun as we continue to follow what should be a wild week in the Big Brother house. Of course, Taryn has live feed update coming up on Friday. And then I will be doing a Big Brother Q&A on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Eastern for the patrons of Rob as a podcast. Then also I'll be on the coverage Sunday night as we take a look at what happens as we learn the nominations for this week on the episode and watch the HOH competition play out.

[00:11:29] Thank you for being here with us so far to a fun start to Big Brother 28. Take care, everybody. Have a good one. Bye.