Our fifth entry is with the season 14 winner who returned for a second go-round onBig Brother: All-Stars.
He became close with his coach and then savagely orchestrated his blindside.
He won four Head of Household competitions and two Vetos.
Ian Terry on ‘Big Brother’.Sonja Flemming/CBS
He came up with one of the most… um,memorablealliance nicknames in the annals of reality TV.
He was part of themost famous moment inBig Brotherhistory.
Yes, Ian Terry had quite the run onBig Brother 14,cementing his status.
Ian Terry on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
(Hint: It might have something to do with all the unitards.)
Besides winning, what is your proudest moment from playingBig Brother?
Anytime I saved myself or got saved by someone else in a critical situation in either season.
Ian Terry on ‘Big Brother’.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images
As a result, I get saved much more often than the average player would when in bad spots.
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses and how to mitigate those weaknesses goes a long way inBB.
This is very tricky to say.
I don’t want to touch anything aboutBB14and risk changing the outcome, so that’s off the table.
I think the biggest regret is putting too much stock into the wall yeller onBB22.
This was just conceptually bad.
I have no real regrets on this front.
What are your thoughts about how you were portrayed on the online grid episodes of the show?
Generally, very fair.
I didn’t watchBB22at all, but my understanding is that I was under-edited.
This is also fair.
I wasn’t exactly thrilled to be there and viewed it as a monotonous job.
Not exactly going to have me frothing with enthusiasm.
What are your feelings on the Diary Room and the interviews you would do in there?
Nothing beats that organic feeling of the Diary Room sessions from the earliest of seasons.
This leaves viewers to connect the dots on their own, often incorrectly.
That being said, I am probably in the minority here given the attention span of the typical viewer.
The Diary Room production team is very professional and puts together a good show for their audience.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being in the house?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
Both times, I really wanted to get home and have time to myself a bit.
I remember everything seeming (physically) very dark and muted both times given how bright the sets are.
AfterBB14, I also recall panicking a few times at home that I didn’t have my microphone on.
The biggest thing, honestly, is missing that a celebrity or other public figure passed away.
I learned of Sally Ride’s death skimming Wikipedia years after the fact!
The first time around, the victory and associated prize was just too sweet.
Not going to lie, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of representation from other previous winners.
Beyond that, I did get a kick out of how seemingly everyone predicted that I’d be pre-jury.
Of course, the goalposts shifted afterward.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your seasons?
Britney and Frank about once a year.
Kaysar, I imagine, will fall into that same group.
I was happy to be on his team and that was obviously a key connection early in the game.
I guess I just grew out of the genre altogether.
Hot take, but my favorite isBB5.
Who’s one player from anotherBig Brotherseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
Danielle Reyes and Eric Stein.
Eric deserved to be onAll-Starsand it is a shame he wasn’t there to play his own game.
I even asked production (half-jokingly?)
if turning the invite down would mean their list would eventually work its way down to Eric.
I would have loved to have paired up with Reyes.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofBig Brother, what would it be and why?
I wish the show took itself more seriously at times.
What did you do with your prize money from winning the game?
Paid off those student loans and invested in various ways.
I never viewed it as “fun money” and got a real job after graduating.
I’m proud of the fact I haven’t burnt through it like many reality show winners have.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
No.BB22was an exercise in frustration on just about every level.
The direction bothBBandSurvivorhave gone in recent years regarding game structure erodes my edge quite a bit.
So, with that, theBBbook shuts.
I’m certainly open to other games though.
