Look who got backdoored! EW.com talked to Big Brother’s Michelle Costa, the 28-year-old real estate agent from Rhode Island, about Dan’s devilish deal with Ollie, the red leotard, and what she hopes to say to Libra once she goes to the jury house.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Before I begin, I have to ask: Your bio says you were the only one to object at your brother’s wedding. Did it work? Did you stop the ceremony?
Michelle Costa: No, it didn’t work. They said I was the crazy sister who was upset at losing her brother, so they actually took me out of the church. Let’s put it this way: I didn’t like the girl, but they separated three years from the day they got married, so I was right on the money.
You don’t know who was evicted after you last night, right?
No! I can’t wait to see their face! I’m hoping it’s either Dan or one of the two girls so I can say, "I told you so!" They whisked me away, so I didn’t get to see anything.
You seemed really worked up while talking with Julie Chen. Did you sleep okay last night?
I didn’t get much sleep last night. I’m trying to put everything in perspective. I’m hoping it’s a big dream, and I’ll wake up and still be in the house. I just didn’t like the way I was put out of the house because of someone else’s deal. If they want to take me out, be man enough to say they wanted me out. They were honestly afraid of me. I wish they had the cojones to tell me that.
You thought that Dan was a plant in the house. So who planted him?
I thought he was a plant like America’s Player… but not really. Theentire house thought he was. They just thought he couldn’t be thatweird. He’s a Catholic school teacher — at least, I think he is. Idon’t think he will be one when he’s done with the show.
That deal he made with Ollie was too good to be true. Shouldn’tyour anger be directed toward Ollie for believing someone wouldbasically hand all their HOH power to someone else?
When Ollie told me, I was like, "Shut up, you made this deal?" If this deal goes through, it will be the biggest ever in BB history or the biggest flop in BBhistory. I don’t know if Dan planned it from the beginning. I’mconfused with Dan because he did a lot of things from the beginning ofthe show that were questionable. I should have put in him up when I wasHOH, but I had other agendas.
How did you feel when Jerry started to call Dan a Judas? Was that fair?
I absolutely thought it was fair. Anybody can say whatever they want inthe house. He swore on the Bible and on the cross to Jerry. I’mCatholic, and I don’t believe in doing something like that, to giveyour word and not go through with it.
Explain your connection to Jessie. Why did you find him so relatable?
Me and Jessie got into [an] alliance probably on day 2. He brought in Angie,and I brought in Memphis. We thought they were little shady, so wethought we had to be careful. We looked at each other and said it wasjust us two. We talked about a lot of personal stuff. It was strictlyplatonic. I tend to get along better with guys than girls, and thegirls in the house definitely proved to me I’m right. Girls are justcrazy, feisty, and jealous. I like to be brutally honest, and I don’tthink a lot of women can handle that.
You looked good in that red leotard.
Oh gosh, yeah. Well I guess maybe it was a little better than going to Hawaii. I’m still trying to decide that.
Boy, did that piss you off. In retrospect, do you regrethammering Libra about being a bad mother for not picking the letter? Ordo you still think she made a bad decision?
I still think she made a bad decision. She should have taken the$10,000, the letter, or the POV, especially being the mother of threekids. They are learning to do stuff like crawling. She spent a wholeweek upset about wanting to see her kids. She could have taken themoney and taken her whole family on a Hawaiian vacation, but I don’tthink she’ll take her family or her husband to Hawaii. I think it’s abunch of crap, she’s an absolute idiot, and I can’t wait to tell her.
A 75-year-old retired Marine and a 53-year-old beauty salon owner have outlasted you. How does it feel?
Oh, she’s a salon owner? I knew she was lying. She told us she wasretired. I’m pissed off. It shows me they must be really scared of me.They had to backdoor me to get me out. I’m angry that they are keepingthem around. It just kind of makes me wonder: Are they toughcompetitors?
If Dan is in the final two, will you vote for him?
Absolutely not. We don’t [know] what’s going to happen, but honestly, Ithink he threw the money out of the window with that whole Russianroulette thing. He threw everybody under the bus. I already knew he wasa piece of work and should be watched. I definitely think he will beout this week, if not next.
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Is that a dude? Looks like a dude…
Girl is delusional. Boy is she going to be disappointed to see who else was evicted last night! I can’t wait to see that tape.
Dollars to donuts says she puts on a less firey disposition at the reunion show to save face. “Well, you know, Julie – it’s a game and we all played as hard as we could…” It’s funny to talk to her now when she’s still worked up.
Michele you screwed up your game, face it. You coulda made nice with Dan and Memphis, but no you sided with the losing/annoying people like Jerry, April, and Ollie. Don’t play the game if you can’t stand lying/being lied to BECAUSE ITS PART OF THE GAME!
Renny not telling people that she’s a salon owner proves that everyone left in the house is scared of Michelle? What? Am I missing something? There’s a disconnect here. I do believe most of them are scared of her, but somehow I don’t think Renny’s lies about being a salon owner prove that.
It appears we viewers were not the only ones clued into Michelle’s wacky state of mind. She admitted it herself at the objection of her brother’s wedding, “They said I was the crazy sister who was upset at losing her brother, so they actually took me out of the church.” She said she was correct 3 yrs. later when they separated. I wonder what she’ll be right about BB10 3 yrs. from now…
Michelle, if you can’t take the heat stay out of the kitchen! it’s a game and you just LOST!
Michelle didn’t get backdoored. You can’t be backdoored if you played for the veto. She played. Ollie could have been backdoored. I’m amazed that this girl doesn’t see why she was evicted: not b/c of Ollie (wholely, at least) but b/c she spent all last week campaigning to keep April over Keesha and kissing April’s and Ollie’s rears. She betrayed her alliance with Memphis. She’s really delusional!
This girl is going to be in for a shock when she’s let back out into the real world and realizes that not too many people are going to be knocking at her door cause everyone thought she was a dim bulb and so very not hot. In another interview this girl is thinking that she will be asked back to do All Stars! More proof of her delusion.
Maybe Michelle’s brother and his wife separated because the wife realized she was married to a family of lunatics and wanted out. That girl ain’t normal, and Portugal has nothing to do with it.
And if she’s characterizing her behavior in the house as “calm” (?!?!?!), she needs to be heavily medicated.
I think the winner of BB10 will be decided not on gameplay but on delusional thinking and people who are holding unfactual, unrealistic grudges (people like Michelle). I’m not looking forward to the finals as I think the way the jury will select the winner will be unfair (and basically a first for BB to pick a winner that way). At least the winner won’t be Michelle!
Umm – if Michelle didn’t know Renny was a salon owner, didn’t EW just potentially affect the outcome of this game? What if Renny makes it to the end now? A charge of her lying could be brought up that wouldn’t have been an issue otherwsie…
She really needs to get over herself! In the end it’s all a game and whoever does win, will win because they were the best player at the game! To have all these personal grudges against players is ridiculous. She should be happy she got this far.
Unfortunately the way this game works, an undeserving person wins almost every season and probably this year wont be any different, esp if someone like jerry wins…GO RENNY!
Thisgirl is so full of herself it;s sick. Gogrind those chompers downand getsome braces. Her face looks like her parents spanked her with a shovel in the face!!!
Michelle is a hateful, pathetic witch! She likely contributed to the end of her brother’s relationship. And jealousy! The only reason she hated Libra from the start is because Libra is smarter than she is and has more class. Michelle is a crazy loon (with the constant crying fits). Who da hell does she think she is commenting on who is a good mother or not. And yeah, I really believe she would have given the Hawaiian vacation to her parents. Libra taking it away from that man-troll was priceless!
Michelle is a sore loser.It’s a game,and think about how you got others out. You should be mad at Ollie,because he was only trying to save himself.You got out played.
BB shouldn’t let other people interview the houseguests! This reporter probably just cost Renny the game if she makes it to final 2! You know Michelle is going to make a big deal about Renny owning the salon and calling her a liar. Micheele is such a blabbermouth and will tell everyone in the sequester house. She is such a sore loser. She’s this season’s Amber!
What a stupid girl, Looking like the lion king. Glad both she, Ollie and April are gone.
So far, the only person on the jury I trust to vote on gameplay is Libra. The rest are bat-sh** crazy
Michelle keeps saying that everyone was jealous of her (gross) and threatened by her (please)… Get over yourself. You are the stereotypical loud-mouthed Jersey girl with an 80’s hair style!
Michelle and Olly both suck, that’s why they’re gone….Come on RENEGADES!
I agree with allt he comments about her. Michelle is psycho and the nerve of her to still be talking smack about Libra. I hope they show them in the sequester house and Libra tells this psycho broad off, Libra has nothing to loose if she does. Michelle is so hateful and jealous and I’m so glad they voted her out!
Uh oh…could cost Renny the game with that question!
SOUR GRAPES — Michelle acts as if she was shocked and disgusted by the fact that Libra took the trip instead of the letter – the truth of the matter is that Michelle was JUST PISSED cause she LOST the trip. She talks a lot of bull. She sure showed her true colours when she was calling Libra all sorts of names cause she took the trip — hey Michelle go take a long hard look in the mirror – you really have no place judging Libra’s mothering skills – potty mouth sore loser!!!!!
“Bitter; Party of One!”
Now that Michelle is out, all the entertaining people are gone. This season of BB has gone completely down the tube.
Watching “Manchelle” on the live feeds was just pathetic and sad. She never had any game and just floated. I agree with all the posters about everything but especially how embarrassing it will be for her on the outside. She is totally clueless.
Wow, Michelle is one bitter woman. The interview drips with anger. Someone ought to tell her that it’s a game. She and Ollie are very dumb to think Dan would basically give up his HOH to them. What were they thinking? They were gullible enough to believe and that is what led to their evictions.