Cody Calafiore and Enzo Palumbo were not the only Big Brother All-Stars that went home with some cash. In fact, not a single cast member went home empty handed. Kevin Campbell, who came in 9th place on the All-Stars season, shared a photo of his Big Brother stipend check on Instagram, before later deleting it.
Kevin's first go-around in the Big Brother world was in 2009. The then 30-year-old came in third place on BB11. Throughout the season, Kevin managed to get some competition wins under his belt, including two Head of Household wins. But things did not go as smoothly for Kevin during his second go-around 11 years later. Throughout BB22, Kevin was seen as a floater inside the house. He was the go-to person to nominate, seeing the block five times before being sent to the jury house. However, he did manage to pull off one win this season, and an important one at that. Kevin won the Power of Veto during week four. He later used it to take himself down off the block, becoming the only person to do so all season. On finale night, Kevin placed his jury vote for Cody, contributing to his unanimous win.
Despite being the ultimate Big Brother: All-Stars floater and only having one competition win, Kevin still took home a good amount of money for his time on the show. Kevin shared a photo to his Instagram Story, showing off his stipend check with the caption, "Thank you Big Brother (I would have done it for free.)" Kevin later deleted the photo, but not before fans could grab a screen capture of it. The Instagram account @realitytv_info re-shared the photo on ita page. Most of the check is blurred out in the photo, leaving fans to wonder what his full earnings were. From what can be seen on the check, Kevin earned an unknown thousand dollar amount and $970.51. It is speculated that his total earnings were $50,970.51. Typically, contestants on the show earn around $1,000 per week in the house. However, this All-Stars cast earned larger stipends for coming back.
Kevin was not the only person to share their Big Brother check on social media. The same Instagram account shared another photo from former Big Brother winner Josh Martinez. Josh did not compete on BB22. However, it was rumored that he was in fact quarantined with the intentions of being on the show before he allegedly tested positive for Covid-19. Although he did not make it inside the Big Brother house, CBS still payed him for his time quarantining for the show. Fans were shocked to see that he still received a stipend check. The photo did not show the amount on the check.
It is a little surprising to see these Big Brother contestants showing off their paychecks on social media, especially considering the current times. It seems as though Kevin realized that since he did in fact delete his post. While it is intriguing to get some insight as to what the cast get out of being on the show, fans seem to think it is just not appropriate to share something so personal.
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