Back to his roots. Big Brother alum Joseph Abdin finally returned to his home state of Florida after spending several weeks in L.A. with the winner of his season, Taylor Hale, after the September finale.
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The wrong read. Monte Taylor took second place in season 24 of Big Brother on Sunday, September 25, after choosing to sit next to Taylor Hale for the finale and evicting Matthew Turner.
The personal trainer, 27, lost in an 8-1 vote against the personal stylist, who was an underdog all season, and the person Monte thought he could beat – a decision he didn’t realize would cost him the game.
“I don’t know if I would’ve done anything differently, looking back on it,” Monte exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Because I looked at the two people who I had the option of choosing and both I really would’ve loved to sit next to just for the way that they played their games, and how honorable they have been as people throughout this time, from what I’ve seen. I truly thought that against Turner, his resume was way more stacked than mine. And if I were to sit next to him, it would purely be a resume conversation.”
He admits he underestimated the former pageant queen. “With Taylor, I felt like there was a little bit more margin with my resume versus hers, but you you mentioned something around underestimating her ability to communicate to the jury,” he tells Us. “That was something I didn’t consider, is how well she would be able to resonate her story with how much she’s overcome being on the block five – well, now six times, I guess. And everybody who sat next to her went home and her also controlling her own destiny, winning her fair share of HOHs. It says a lot about the person that she is and her gift in communication. I definitely applaud her for that.”
Monte says “it’s a surprise” to know he would have won had he taken Turner to the end because “I think [Brittany Hoopes and Taylor] put the fear of God in me about sitting next to
Back to his roots. Big Brother alum Joseph Abdin finally returned to his home state of Florida after spending several weeks in L.A. with the winner of his season, Taylor Hale, after the September finale.
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Joseph Abdin has only been out of the Big Brother world for less than a week, and while he’s being inundated with questions about the experience, he’s hoping fans can understand that he’s focusing on himself and extending support to winner Taylor Hale before taking a deep dive into everything that happened this summer.
It’s been just a few days since Taylor Hale was crowned the winner of the 2022 season of Big Brother, and now, fans are wanting to know about her relationship with fellow contestant, Joseph Abdin.
Taylor Hale, the first Black woman to ever win Big Brother, didn’t have an easy path to victory. Week after week, she was torn down by other houseguests and it was her inherent resilience and propensity for forgiveness that started to change people’s opinions.
Taylor Hale made history last night in multiple ways when she earned the jury vote and was crowned the season 24 champion, and she's opening up about the wild experience.Hale, 27, went from being one of the most unreasonably disliked houseguests of the season — and almost got evicted after the first week — to becoming both the first Black woman to ever win the show and the first champion to also be voted by fans as America's Favorite Player.«It just blows my mind,» Hale marveled, while speaking with ET's Denny Directo after the finale. «Because I was just someone who was a very passive, casual enjoyer, I can't really say fan, of the show. I started watching last season.
He tried his best! That’s how Matthew Turner sums up his Big Brother season 24 game after coming in third place during the Sunday, September 25, finale.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Big Brother” has been renewed for Season 25 at CBS. The announcement was made immediately following the conclusion of Season 24. “A big thank you to all our house guests for an absolutely incredible summer,” series host Julie Chen-Moonves said in a message posted to Twitter. “I know. I’m going to miss watching the show too, but I’ve got a great plan. This fall, spend some time watching other CBS competition shows. We’ve got ‘Survivor,’ we’ve got ‘The Amazing Race,’ and now we’ve got ‘The Real Love Boat.’ That’ll get you prepped for next summer. That’s right! We are coming back for our 25th season of the show.” Watch Chen-Moonves’ full message below.
Taking it all in. Taylor Hale became the first Black woman to ever win Big Brother during the season 24 finale on Sunday, September 25, and she’s still processing it after being the underdog all season.
*Caution: Spoilers Ahead!
She’s America’s choice! Big Brother season 24 contestant Taylor Hale won America’s Favorite Player during the Sunday, September 25, finale.
Congratulations! After a jury vote, Taylor Hale became the winner of Big Brother season 24, taking home the impressive $750,000 prize during live Sunday, September 25, finale.
SPOILER ALERT FOR WEST COAST: This article contains spoilers from the Big Brother Season 24 finale including the winner.