By Andy Sloan

 

His time in the Big Brother house may have been short, but first evictee, and Big Brother Superfan, Jace Agollli certainly had a lot to say about surviving 15 days with complete strangers. We talk about this season's 1 million alliances, his time in the house and how some fans are labeling Jace a bully. Plus read on to see who Jace calls "the nicest cuddle bear I've had the pleasure of spending time with."

Jace, how are ya man?

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I'm doing well brother. Thanks for asking

 

Awesome! I'm here from Reality Wanted, it's nice to talk to you! It's been a few days since your eviction night, how's your time been outside of the house?

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You know, it has actually been nice. My father came out and stayed with me in LA and we just hung out in the downtown area! I'm actually back in Atlanta for a couple of days and then am going to London on Friday. It's been busy! It sucks to be out of the house but i'm motivated to do what I love which is making music.

 

That's awesome! I was actually creepin' on your instagram a little bit ago and saw you with Robin Kass, Julie Chen and a few past house guests. So I want to take it back to Day 1, because now you're a past houseguest. You're in the Big Brother books. So Day 1, what was it like entering a house with such history?

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You know, I felt so honored and privileged to walk through that door! I can't even begin to explain the excitement of coming into a house like that! I mean, you walk in, it's extravagant, man! You automatically are overcome with such intense emotion!

 

So many historical game players have walked through that door and have lived in that house, you know! There are so many people I looked up to growing up and people that I wanted to model my game after. But, you get in there and everything changes because although the game play is very similar, the main difference is the house guests. That's what brings the angst to the game. And, you know, these house guests were not having me!

 

I definitely saw that! There are alliances made one second and broken an hour later! But what didn't change was the plan to backdoor you. What do you think was the main reason you were not able to maneuver your way into peoples' good sides and form a solid alliance?

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Well, I'll tell you what, I had an alliance with James but whether it was true or not, I didn't know. I was holding onto a glimmer of hope.

I'll tell you what the problem was, I came in too strong. I wanted to win the first HOH, that was my plan to establish myself to build alliances and move forward in this game. But, you know, I'm a pretty social person, I'm boisterous, I'm loud, and I think people were intimidated by that. People could see I was getting along with a lot of people, but further along in the game that started to break away, especially when I was on the block and I was fighting for my life. It got very uncomfortable in there.

 

Lets talk about one of the instances where it was a little uncomfortable, maybe not for you, but it's a situation that made headlines.

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Right, right!

 

Yeah I'm sure you know what I'm talking. In a conversation with Steve you came off very aggressive. From a strategic standpoint, why use this approach if you want his vote?

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Well I'll explain that to you absolutely! But first off I just want to say that I do not condone bullying in real life whatsoever! I know it seemed like that's what was going on in the house. But, I grew up in theater, I grew up as an actor. Steve had betrayed me so I needed to make sure that he wasn't going to run to whoever after the conversation. But I also needed to try to get him on my side because we'd be very beneficial to each other. I'm more on the competitive side and he's very strategic and smart. We could've gone very far in this game together.

 

When I was speaking to Steve, my acting strategy was Al Pacino, Goodfellas, Godfather. Some of those moments where you have to be serious to make sure these people won't turn on you again. I know I was very harsh with him and looking back I could've probably toned it down. But I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression of me.

 

I adore Steve. I love that kid. He's amazing and we'll be friends in real life. You guys will all be shocked, I guarantee you. We had several conversation before I left and he was very upset that I was leaving. What people don't know is that I was defending Steve for an entire week before the live feeds came on. I was pulling him aside when he was saying things that could get him in trouble with not just the house but the viewers watching.

 

I said, "Listen Steve, you're saying things that people could misconstrue and view you differently from who you actually are."

I get that I'm being seen as this bully toward Steve, but people also forget that Steve is a grown man. He's a very strong person and I wasn't going in there trying to kill the kid. I was just trying to sway him. It was intense, but when your back's against the wall you come up with all these crazy strategies. It just wasn't one of my best ones.

 

Well one person who was loyal to you throughout was Austin. He lost a bro on Thursday. How do you think he'll do moving forward without you?

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I'm hoping he can regain alliances and trust throughout the house. I know aligning with me was very risky and it sucks I had to go down first and he was part of it. He's an amazing person and such a layered individual. When you first look at him he's kind of scary and intimidating. But he's the nicest cuddle bear I've had the pleasure of spending time with. He's such a dynamic person, so beautiful. He's going to be one of my best friends for the rest of my life.

 

Lets jump to Audrey. She headed the plan to backdoor you, but one of her big faults last week was playing too hard, too fast. What are you thoughts on her right now?

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In the words of Matty, I think Audrey is a "diabolical super villain." Basically, she is ridiculously intelligent and a great manipulator. I'd be screaming at her for something that she did and then she'd manipulate me and I'd start feeling bad and wouldn't want to fight with her. She's great! She knows what's at stake and plays very quickly.

 

What I don't understand is that she was in such a good position because everybody trusted her, but she had to keep going. It was like a compulsion. As a person I love Audrey! She's wonderful and doing such amazing things for the LGBTQ community and I've very proud. But as a game player she has a lot to work on... as do I obviously.

 

One thing I love is that you're a huge fan of the show, so you know a lot about Big Brother. But now that you're out, what's one thing you've learnt either about yourself or the game itself?

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You know, it's different every season man. A few of the things I learnt are to listen more than you speak. I was a little too vocal in there and if I'd have laid back I would've seen more. When Audrey yelled at me for lacking self-awareness, I didn't get what she was saying. I thought she was just attacking me. But what she was saying was that everyone was against me and I just didn't realize it. It was actually detrimental to her game because I attacked her so heavily, but it wasn't just her, even though she was masterminding a lot of the operations.

 

Looking back, if Big Brother calls me and asks me to come back, of course I'm going to say yes! But I'm going to go in with a different mindset. Everybody knows who I am. I can't change who I am but I can change the way I act, which would be very beneficial if I were to ever get the chance again.

 

Then give Day 1 Jace a piece of advice. If you were to redo this season, how would you act?

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Instead of going in so heavy, just relax and keep an open mind. Keep your options open. I definitely went in there as a competitor, but if I originally acted like a floater I'd still be in there. It's tough to say though. Shoot, if they put me back in there and you have all these greats in there, it'd be very difficult regardless of how I think I should play.

 

The fact that Dan could do it twice is mid blowing. Rachel could go in there twice, that's mind blowing. When you can go in, lose and then come back and win, that's crazy. Rachel is just incredible. An incredible person!

 

On the live feeds you got a little heated at some people and called this the worst season ever because no one could stick to an alliance. Do you still feel like this is the worst season ever?

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That was me being very upset. I said it in the wrong way. I don't know if they showed this, but I said before my eviction speech, "I want you all to know that it was not a personal attack against anyone of you as people. I'm frustrated with your loyalties." I was so mad because everyone sitting in that circle had been lying about the other person. I was frustrated because in the past season of Big Brother, generally when these early alliances are formed they're tight. But all the ones I was in, except of Shelltown and the Tres Amigos, were fake. That really hurt.

 

Look at the rest of the house, who are you rooting for, besides Austin?

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Well obviously Austin, Liz and Julia because I love those people, but what may shock people is that I've always been pulling for Stevey! I'd love to see Stevey win! That kid is awesome! He's very funny and has a lot of game. I don't know if they showed you his pick-up lines but they're great.

 

Who do I really think is going to win though? Obviously Vanessa Rousso. She's incredible. Plus we're friends! I don't want to see anyone else in the house win. I don't want to see Clay win. I don't want to see Shelli win. I'm very frustrated with how they stabbed me in the back. I don't want to see James or Da'Vonne, none of those people. But out of all of them, Vanessa will win.

 

What are your thoughts on how Jace played the game? Who do you think will follow him on Thursday? Let us know!

 

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