'Big Brother 18' Spoilers: Julie Chen Reveals Vote Flip Almost Didn't Happen? [VIDEO]
The big vote flip during Thursday night's episode of Big Brother 18 almost didn't happen.
While Bridgette Dunning, James Huling and Natalie Negrotti successfully executed the plan to vote out Zakiyah Everette instead of Michelle Meyer on Thursday, this plan was close to crumbling.
Big Brother host Julie Chen spoke with Entertainment Weekly about all the drama leading up to the live double eviction, revealing how close things were to changing.
"Paulie [Calafiore] and James were going round and round and Paulie was dropping f-bombs like it was going out of fashion," Chen revealed. "James told Paulie the plan had changed and he was using his power to cancel votes to keep Michelle and bounce Zakiyah. James was trying to be honest and didn't want to blindside him. Paulie was NOT happy to say the least. But then it was a whole back and forth and Paulie was trying to strong arm James and/or guilt him into going back to the original plan and bounce Michelle. James was nearly convinced and we were all unsure how he was going to vote. This was a case of no good deed goes unpunished."
Meanwhile, there is a new HOH in the house and let's just say it looks like the plans aren't switching back any time soon.
Chen also talked about Corey Brooks winning the Head of Household competition, and how undecided he was about his subsequent nominations.
"Corey can't make a decision on his own," Chen stated. "I normally love eavesdropping on the strategy sessions and seeing people try to cut deals or beg for safety, but Corey was so lost on what to do. I wish we had a rule tonight that said once you win HOH you have to make your nominations right away on the spot! Get your head in the game, man!"
Big Brother 18 airs Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET and Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
