Big Brother 27 star Zach Cornell on being…
Marcellas can be proud.
After Zach Cornell was voted off “Big Brother 27” with an unused secret energy, he was greeted by Julie Chen Moonves — who smacked him upside the top with her notecards. The host did just the same to Marcellas Reynolds after he didn’t use the Power of Veto on “Big Brother 3” in 2002.
“It’s iconic, right?” Cornell solely told The Post about his exchange with Chen Moonves, 55.
Zach Cornell on “Big Brother 27.” CBS
Julie Chen Moonves smacks Zach Cornell after his eviction. CBS
Zach Cornell and Julie Chen Moonves on “Big Brother 27.” CBS
“I can be the first ‘Big Brother’ player to ever say that I saved Julie on day one, but then also got smacked upside the head by her in my final day leaving,” the advertising supervisor continued. “I love Julie. My family loves Julie. She’s a fantastic person. I did a podcast with her and I really respected her because we prayed into the podcast and we left with prayer as well.”
“I know her faith is something that means so much to her, and I really think that’s an incredible thing because I really try and do the same,” Cornell shared. “So I love her as a person.”
Zach Cornell during his interview with The Post. NY Post
Cornell had a secret energy where he might take himself off the block by giving the $10K he gained to the current Head of Household. But fearing his ally Morgan Pope can be the alternative nominee, Cornell didn’t use his energy and was subsequently evicted.
“At the end of the day, everything happens for a reason, right?” he told The Post. “If I had a little bit of a different perspective when I was in the house, I would have used the power. But in that moment, in that time, I really did believe that I was in a decent spot. I felt really good in my position.”
Zach Cornell and Vince Panaro on “Big Brother 27.” CBS
“It was a waste to use that power since all three of us, Vince, Morgan and myself, were so close because I was really trying to move as a unit with those other two,” Cornell explained. “So, I would have rolled the dice to basically get us all to the following week.”
The baseball participant also identified that he might’ve used the ability this week since Rachel Reilly gained HOH and doubtless would’ve nominated him.
Zach Cornell evicted on “Big Brother 27.” CBS
Zach Cornell in his interview with The Post. NY Post
“That’s a perfect reason to use the power. Take myself off and then we’re still fighting, right?” he said. “So it is what it is. Hindsight’s always 20/20.”
Cornell also opened up about his relationship with Pope, 33, and said she had his back “in every single step of the house.”
“She was fighting tooth and nail for me that final week. I give her her flowers for that,” he said. “She was one of the first people to actually have deep conversations with me. So I do respect her as a person. I think she is trying to fight for her life in there to stay in the game. But she really did have my back in there and I respect her for that.”
“Big Brother 27” airs Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
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