Rachel Reilly

Hey everybody, just wanted to give the same disclaimer I gave to the previous house guest

interviews that this interview was provided to me by CBS. It features questions that were

asked by CBS and sent to us to put out on behalf of the press. I've edited it in myself asking what

I think is the best approximation of the questions just to create a little bit more of a flow

a back and forth. But again, I did not ask these questions directly to Rachel. Hope you enjoy

I didn't pack lightly. I packed history, strategy, and a bold red lip

How are you feeling getting to play Big Brother a third time

It feels amazing to be returning to the Big Brother house, but I'm also really nervous

I honestly have to say my stomach is in knots and I have no idea what to expect. I haven't

played this game since season 13. Look, I'm no stranger to reality TV. I've been doing this for

the past 15 years, but to come back to Big Brother, I mean, I guess you can take the girl out of the

Big Brother house, but you can't take the Big Brother out of the girl. Why did you want to

return to Big Brother? So I've been returning for a lot of guest appearances since 2011 when I last

one big brother and now I think is the best time as any my kids are a little bit more grown and

I don't know I'm here to win that $750,000 and I mean look in this economy why not truth

how hard is it going to be for you to cut yourself off from the outside world again yeah it gonna be really hard for me to be cut off from the world this time I am leaving my daughter Adora who nine years old

and my little baby Adler, who is four. And of course, my husband of 12 years, Brendan, who I

met in 2010 on Big Brother. This is going to be really challenging for me this time. I've never

left my family this long. And being a mom, being a little bit older and more mature

moving in with a bunch of kids, I'm a little nervous. But you know, I love Big Brother. I love

the game and I come to win. So I'm here to play, bring it on. How do you think the other house

guests will react when they see you're a part of Big Brother 27? I think the other house guests are

going to freak out when they see me entering the house. They thought that they came here to be the

stars of Big Brother and they have another shocker coming because I'm here. I think they're going to

be upset and I think they're going to be excited. I'm sure I'm going to have people that love me

people that hate me, and people that love to hate me. I don't know. I'm going to use it to my

advantage. If they hate me, then they can see themselves out the front door, hopefully on my

HOH. The house guests should feel terrified. Look, I have played so many of these reality TV games

but not only that, I have played by some of the best competitive gamers in all of history of

reality television Look I played with Sari I played with Janelle I played with Brittany I have played with queens on one show or another and I have learned from them and they all my friends So at the end of the day they should be terrified when they see me

What are you most and least looking forward to from your time on Big Brother 27

I'm most looking forward to competitions. Those are my favorite things about Big Brother. I love

the competitions and i'm most looking forward to winning hoh and getting to have some iconic

hoh lines uh when i win and kick some people out of the house i'm really looking forward to that

um i'm really looking forward to making great tv um i am dreading like being away from my family

it is part of my heart being torn away but again like 750 000 is on the line i'm here to play big

brother. This is my dynasty. I'm the queen and, you know, I'm part of the royal family of big

brothers. So I'm here to play the game and I'm here to make great good TV

What's your strategy going into the house? So this time around, I have to really focus on my social game, right? Like

I'm not known for a social game. Shocker to everyone that's watching

I think that I've always had Brendan playing Big Brother with me, but look, I've played

other shows without Brendan. So this isn't going to be the hardest part, but the hardest

part for me is going to be controlling my feistiness because she comes out and she comes out loud What makes Big Brother such a successful show after 25 years

Fans continue to love Big Brother because it's our favorite summer show. We have strategy and there's gameplay and there's showmances

and there's 24-7 live feeds. Like literally Big Brother is everything you ever want in a reality show

and it's all like in one little package. I think the fans would love it if we could have a year

long big brother. I mean, I would love it as a fan. Um, I mean, I don't know if I would want to

do a year long run big brother, but as a fan, I would love to see that. And it's a success because

it's fun. We have, uh, you know, changing of powers every week. We have the opportunity for

the underdog to win something. It's just a really fun. Um, you know, it's like a sporting event kind

of, you know, you get to root on your favorite players and you get to learn about people and

it's a social experiment. How would it feel to become the first two-time winner in Big Brother

history? I would love to win a second time. I think that that's my goal. That's why I'm here

I came to win $750,000. Convincing a group of people that have never been on reality TV

to vote for someone that has won multiple reality TV shows, not just one. I've won numerous reality

TV shows. Um, I think that that in lies the greatest challenge of all. So if I pull this off

then can I finally be labeled a good big brother player, please