Sharon Tharp

A post-season showmance! Big Brother 23 houseguests Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss are dating, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal. The 24-year-old start-up founder and 25-year-old AI engineer had an obvious connection during the game but didn’t really explore that until after their evictions when they arrived to jury. “I think that we both really felt […]

Get in the water! Just a week into the game, the Survivor season 41 castaways are tired as they once again compete for immunity. In this exclusive sneak peek at the Wednesday, October 6, episode, you can see that strain manifest during the challenge. Evvie Jagoda for the Yase tribe, Deshawn Radden for Luvu and […]

Ready for round two? The Big Brother 23 houseguests haven’t even acclimated to being back in society, yet some are already gearing up for what they hope is another chance at the win. Us Weekly asked each player during their eviction (or in Xavier Prather’s case, winner) interviews if they’re interested in ever returning to […]

Revisionist history? Derek Frazier became the runner-up of Big Brother 23 during the live finale on Wednesday, September 29, when Xavier Prather beat him in a unanimous 9-0 vote to win the $750,000 and be crowned the first Black winner of the series. The safety officer, 29, was shut out by the jury after his […]

Standing tall. Azah Awasum is proud of the game she played after placing third during the Big Brother 23 live finale on Wednesday, September 29. The director of sales, 30, lost out to eventual winner Xavier Prather when he beat her in the final part of the Head of Household competition and decided to evict […]

A queen gets her due. Tiffany Mitchell, arguably the best strategist of Big Brother 23, may not have won the game but she’s more than happy taking home the title of America’s Favorite Player. The phlebotomist, 40, beat out her close ally Derek Xiao and won $50,000 during the live finale on Wednesday, September 29. […]

History has been made. Xavier Prather became the first African American winner of Big Brother after 23 seasons, beating out ally Derek Frazier with a unanimous vote during the live finale on Wednesday, September 29. The attorney, 27, was in great spirits when Us Weekly caught up with him a few hours after his historic […]

Xavier Prather became the winner of Big Brother 23 ,also taking home the title of first Black winner and the $750,000 prize during the live Wednesday, September 29, finale. The final three – Xavier, Azah Awasum and Derek Frazier – had been working together throughout the season as part of the historic Cookout alliance. CBSKyland […]

They may not have a vote to cast, but they are weighing in! The pre-jury members of Big Brother 23 are sharing their thoughts on the final three houseguests – Xavier Prather, Derek Frazier and Azah Awasum. Us Weekly asked the first five players evicted – Travis Long, Brandon “Frenchie” French, Brent Champagne, Whitney Williams […]

Closing out a history-making season, the Big Brother 23 finale is here and we’re down to the final three houseguests – Xavier Prather, Derek Frazier and Azah Awasum. Us Weekly reached out to tons of BB alums – including former winners Lisa Donahue (season 3), Jun Song (season 4), Rachel Reilly (season 13), Andy Herren […]

In good spirits. Eric Abraham was the first castaway voted off Survivor during the Wednesday, September 22, premiere, but he’s taking it all in stride. The cyber security analyst, 51, expresses his gratitude for even being cast on the show. “It was a privilege to be selected, not only on this season of cast members […]

Yikes. That’s one way to describe Kyland Young’s memorable – and not in a good way – exit from the Big Brother house during the live eviction on Thursday, September 23. The account executive, 30, got into a heated conversation with Head of Household Xavier Prather after being blindsided when he didn’t use the veto […]

No shame in her game. Sara Wilson fought hard to stay but became the second boot during the Wednesday, September 22, premiere of Survivor. The healthcare consultant, 24, may have messed up the puzzle at the immunity challenge but she felt in danger even before that. “Honestly, I kicked myself for doing the puzzle for […]

A brutal night turned worse when fan favorite Hannah Chaddha was voted out of Big Brother 23 during the second part of the double eviction episode on Thursday, September 16. The graduate student, 21 – fresh off losing her closest ally in Tiffany Mitchell – became the target of newly crowned Head of Household Azah […]

This one hurt! Tiffany Mitchell was the first member of the dominant Cookout alliance voted out of Big Brother 23 during the double eviction on Thursday, September 16. The phlebotomist, 40, was evicted unanimously while sitting next to close ally Hannah Chaddha after Head of Household Kyland Young put them on the block and later […]

Alyssa Lopez was voted out of Big Brother 23 during the double eviction on Thursday, September 9, becoming the fifth juror as the last threat to The Cookout alliance. The swimwear designer, 24, was unaware she was in danger, especially after Hannah Chaddha won the Head of Household. Not privy to The Cookout alliance, she […]

A classy exit. Claire Rehfuss was evicted from Big Brother 23 and became the fourth jury member on Thursday, September 9, after a rough week of being nominated by her closest ally, Tiffany Mitchell. The AI engineer, 25, didn’t really have a shot of staying with The Cookout in power. She was deemed safe when […]

An inevitable exit. Sarah Beth Steagall became the third member of the Big Brother 23 jury on Thursday, September 2, as The Cookout alliance continues to run the game. The forensic scientist, 27, was voted out 5-1 against her closest ally, Kyland Young, and now recognizes she didn’t have much of a chance of staying. […]

A new era of Survivor will begin as season 41 premieres this fall. As the 18 new castaways are announced, Jeff Probst is also introducing new elements to the game, starting with the length of it, which has always been 39 days. “Survivor 41 is birthing a new era, starting with a much more dangerous […]

Derek Xiao became the second member of the Big Brother jury when he was voted out on Thursday, August 26 – and he is owning up to his mistakes. The start-up founder, 24, was voted out 5-2 after being targeted by Head of Household Sarah Beth Steagall. She originally put up Claire Rehfuss and Derek […]