Interview with "Big Brother"'s Steven Daigle

AE: You also seemed really close to Brian in the first week. Were you aware of his alliance with Dan and did you think he was someone you could trust if he lasted longer in Big Brother?
SD: That’s a really good question. I was really close to Brian, but more so because we laughed together, we have a very similar sense of humor – me, him Angie and Dan. The four of us could spend hours and hours laughing at nothing.

It was at the point where you could say only one word and you didn’t even need to finish your sentence and we would all start laughing. Unfortunately, he got very arrogant and he painted a target on his back. I think had he not become so arrogant – and I told Brian this, that he needed to chill out and he didn’t – I think had he [done that], if we made it through the first Head of Househod competition or through the first eviction ceremony without him going home and if we possibly could have clinched the next HoH. I think we could have gone really far – really, really far. It would have switched the power in the house and we could have taken over.

From left to right: Housemates Jessie, Brian and Jerry

AE: Were you a part of his alliance?
SD: You know, Brian came to me and he asked me a question ... There was a chance I was going to go on the block after Jessie won power of veto. He came to me and he said, “If I can promise you that you won’t go on the block, will you do what I ask you to do, like a favor?” It wasn’t necessarily an alliance for the rest of the game. It was doing him a favor. I agreed and he said, “We want to get Memphis out because we think he’s a very tough competitor.” And so he said, “I’m going to have him put on the block, all I’m asking you to do is vote for him.” That was really the extent of our alignment, if you will.

AE: I was wondering because it seemed like there was a target on your back in the second week because they perceived you two as being in an alliance.
SD: Right and I went to every single person in the house one by one and explained to them that, “You have me tagged as being Brian’s – aligned with him to the end and it was never that way.” but once that stigma was on me it was impossible to get it off me. Brian put more of a stigma on me than being gay did. Completely.

AE: Now according to live feed reports, you clashed with Libra early on because you planned on coming out slowly to the houseguests, but after you told her you’re gay, she started letting other houseguests know. How did your relationship start out with Libra, why did you come out to her early and was it a betrayal when she outed you to others?
SD: Libra was the first to ask, I went into the game fully expecting people to ask me and it was my plan to not out myself. However, I was not going to lie about it either. I did not want to be labeled a liar. If someone asked me, I wanted to be totally honest so I told her.

Actually, Brian was in the room when I told her so the both knew the first night. I was not really aware she was letting other houseguests know. What you just said is news to me. If she was letting people know, it doesn’t really surprise me because Libra talked behind everybody’s back. To me, she was the biggest snake in the house. She loved to be so, so nice to your face and then no one seemed to pin down who the person was who kept making things up, but I really believe it was her.

I think any tension I had with Libra had nothing to do with her talking about me behind my back. It was just the fact that we just clashed. She had a very strong, controlling personality and it was very difficult to deal with.

Housemate Libra

AE: You initially said your strategy would be to be a gay best pal to the women and to use your macho pastime to bond with the guys. Did you bond with the guys? Did that strategy work?
SD: Yeah, I definitely did. Me and Jessie worked out, me and Ollie worked out, me and Memphis worked out. They thought I was a lot of fun. They loved the fact I was so flirty with the girls. We talked about sports. They were very interested in bull-riding. I definitely think I went in doing what I wanted to do. I think I fulfilled that initial strategy and I think it would have carried me far had I not put the Brian stigma on me.

AE: You were dating someone for three months before the show started. Are you looking forward to getting to see him again?
SD: I can not wait to see him. I still have yet to speak to him and it’s all I can think about. The last three days in the house, I pretty much knew I was going home because of the way events had happened and I have not stopped thinking about him since then, since that Power of Veto meeting.

AE: You said he’s a big fan of the show, what do you think its like for him to see you on TV?
SD: That’s a question I’m waiting to get answered myself. I hope he likes it. I hope I showed myself well for him because that was a lot of my motivation during the show when everything else seemed just gloomy and dark and I just wanted to give up. It was very difficult. Thinking about him watching me and knowing that he loves the show, he loves the strategy and everything. All I could think about was how much I wanted him to watch me and like me and I think I did a good job. But I keep my head held high, I think I did what I had to do while I was there. The cards just didn’t fall my way.