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'Big Brother' Braden: Ronnie's "a psychopathic genius"
We had the privilege of interviewing first eliminated "Big Brother" houseguest Braden yesterday. He seems nice enough, if a little incoherent at times. Full text of the interview after the jump.
What were you up to before Big Brother?
Before I was just traveling. I was in China doing fashion stuff, modeling. It was really incredible, I was in Hong Kong and Shanghai for about five months. In between that stuff I produce photo shoots, I'm an art director for magazines. Also I'm working on designing my own t-shirt and jewelry line and on my time off I'm going to be surfing professionally around the world. I do a lot of things.
What is your favorite place to surf?
I traveled all over the world but living in Hawaii from September to May is great. Definitely Bali and Indonesia was incredible. Little monkeys chasing you around.
What is your impression of this year's cast?
My impression of the cast was wonderful. It was incredible in the beginning. It kind of deteriorated quickly. The house divided into sides really really really quickly. The final vote for eviction last night definitely churned things up in the house, completely divided in half.
How do you feel about Ronnie getting HOH?
I think that's great for him. I think he's a psychopathic genius. He's a little scary to me, just the way he looks at you and stuff, it's weird. He was supposed to vote for me and he didn't so he kind of ruined everyone's plan, which is terrible. That's going to pay a big price at the end for him, he burned way too many bridge.
There were some fireworks earlier in the week between you, Kevin and Lydia. Do you regret things that were said?
I try to go about it in the most polite and calm demeanor as possible. Unfortunately when two people go up against you and starting yelling at you, the tension gets high. It was a really heated moment and I said some things that were unfortunate and I apologized later. That's not who I am. They forgave me, basically. Lydia threw me under the bus, on a burning bus off a cliff, so she... I wouldn't say deserved some of the words, but she needed to be told what's up. I couldn't handle it anymore and I reached some madness but some of the things were inappropriate and I did apologize. That's what happens when you're stuck in a house for 400 hours straight. It's very up and down. Every three hours or so the
whole house changes on you. You can be sleeping, you wake up and everyone hates you.
Are there any hard feelings with Jessie?
I have no resentment against Jessie. He's out there to win, I would've voted his ass off. We're all in the
same boat, we respect each other and the game.
Who do you think is the houseguest who is flying under the radar the most?
Well, now that the house is divided along sides... before I knew who voted me off, that betrayed me last night, I would've had to have said Casey because he got along with everyone so well. Now that Casey voted for me and Ronnie threw me under, now it's Ronnie but now it's clear that Ronnie made his final decision for teams. That's the pre and now it's the post, before and after.
Who do you think is playing the best game so far?
I think Michele is doing a great job. She's having a lot of good times and staying positive and she doesn't hold back when she has something to say. Jeff's an extremely strong competitor and a great spokesperson for the house. I would say that he's been holding himself up the strongest and keeping things aligned.
Who is playing the worst game?
Probably Natalie because she's relying on Jessie. She's really annoying.
Do you have any words for your fans?
To my fans, I would say never give up on your dreams. Keep on striving for your aspirations. If you are told one thing, don't let it bring you down. Stay strong and never give up, not even in the end. Literally I had half the house with me and three days before I was pushing a cart down the street, looking for groceries. You never know what's going to happen.
Final thoughts?
Big Brother is a crazy house and it takes a really strong person just to make it through a week, let alone three months. If you're willing to have those ups and downs then tryout for Big Brother 12 because it's wild.
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Ronnie is very clearly neither a psychopath or a genius (especially when it comes to playing the BB game), which can only mean that Braden is every bit as dumb as he appears.
he said some things that were unfortunate? LMAO...master of the understatement there. He might as well have just told the truth and said " I got mad and forgot the cameras were rolling and let my true (racist) colors shine through"
Cause that's what happened. When emotions run high people forget to censor themselves and the truth comes out. That's what happened here. I don't feel bad for him at all and won't miss him one bit.
The best thing about all of CBS' reality shows, Survivor, The Amazing Race, and Big Brother, is that they expose all the inherent racism in the United States, both the hidden and the obvious. Really, all those supposed good Christians need a reality check. They're neither followers of Christ nor destined for a spot in heaven afterwards. If they think they can behave any type of way and get a golden ticket so to speak, they're only fooling themselves.
leave it to some nut to make it a religious (Christian) issue!