Big Brother 13 winner Rachel Reilly is claiming that Brent Champagne and Travis Long would have been her week 1 targets if she was competing on BB23. Rachel will forever be remembered for her iconic BB12 line, "Floaters, you better grab a life vest!" During both seasons 12 and 13, Rachel was never afraid of being singled out and having her back up against a wall. Both times, Rachel fought back against houses that deliberately disliked her and dismissed her, but stood her ground and played the game she wanted to play.
Between meeting future husband Brendon Villegas on BB12 and winning the $500,000 grand prize on BB13, Rachel Reilly went on to become a true Big Brother legend. In fact, the Brenchel fans ride so hard for Rachel and Brendon that they kept voting for Rachel's sister Elissa Slater to get various powers and advantages in the game when she competed on BB15. Last year, when the new Big Brother: All-Stars season was announced, many fans assumed that Rachel was a shoo-in to compete. Alas, Rachel had just gotten pregnant, making it impossible for her to compete all summer long on Big Brother.
Now, Rachel Reilly is chiming in on Big Brother 23 and sharing her thoughts on all the action happening in the live feeds. In a recent tweet (seen below), Rachel praised the all-girls alliances that were formed on BB23. So far, three all-female alliances have been officially formed in the house: the "Trio" (Azah, Claire, Hannah), the Sirens (Azah, Britini, Claire, Tiffany), and Jackpot (Claire, Sarah Beth, Tiffany). Rachel added that she's loving Derek Frazier so far. Later in the tweet, however, Rachel revealed who she'd be targeting in week 1: Brent Champagne and Travis Long.
There was some consensus among the fans that it would be enjoyable to watch one of the "jocks" being evicted first on Big Brother 23. After winning the first Head of Household of the season, Brandon Frenchie made it his mission to target either Brent Champagne, Christian Birkenberger, or Travis Long in week 1. As the week went on, however, Frenchie changed his target a few dozen times. The fans were disappointed - and the house was confused - when his first two nominees ended up being Alyssa Lopez and Kyland Young. To make matters worse, it seemed like Frenchie would try to backdoor Derek Xiao, thus completely ignoring his original three targets. But things changed once again, so it seems like the season will be circling back to Frenchie's original plan.
Looking at how things are standing in the BB23 live feeds, it's possible that Rachel Reilly will get her way and that one of those "jocks" will indeed be evicted first. On the other hand, those types of players have dominated recent seasons of Big Brother, so only time will tell if this year will tell a different story in the long run.
Big Brother 23 airs Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.
Sources: Rachel Reilly on Twitter