When Big Brother 28 star Drew Campbell realized he was on the block, he wasn’t afraid to go straight to the source — Head of Household, Haley Thogmartin.
“I wish you gave me a heads up,” Drew, 22, tells Haley, 29, in Us’ exclusive first look at the Wednesday, August 5, episode of the hit CBS reality series.
After winning the HoH competition, Haley ultimately nominated Drew, Melody Morris and Taylor Brown for eviction. Haley, who is in an alliance with Drew, lets him know that she “didn’t have the chance” to speak to him before she made her decision. The telemedicine executive adds that Drew has nothing to worry about.
“You have both sides of the house,” she tells him. “You are not the target.”
Haley’s face-to-face conversation with Drew, however, is in staunch contrast to her actual feelings.
“Drew, I know you feel burned by us and especially me,” she says in her diary room confessional. “However, I’m doing everything in my power to make sure he’s still good but he should be worried.”
To Drew’s face, Haley reiterates that the move “helps” everyone in their alliance. Drew and Haley are in the Toolshed Alliance alongside Kamu Kirk, Chuk Anyanwu, Dee Valladares, Rick Devens, Angela Murray and Barrett Pfeiffer.
In the first look, Drew asks Haley who she considers to be her actual target: Melody or Taylor.
“I truly think they’re both equal,” she says to Drew, who is not jazzed about the response since he has a close connection to Melody.
Drew tells Haley that he is going to try his best to win the Power of Veto, but he ultimately wanted to check in and see if that would put her “in a bad position” if she is forced to nominate another person.
“No. It puts us in a position so it doesn’t look like we’re all working together,” she tells Drew, noting that if she wins she “probably won’t use it.”
In his confessional, Drew reveals he partially believes what Haley is telling him — but he remains suspicious of her intentions.
“At the end of the day I do believe that Haley is using me as a pawn, but at the same time I don’t think this is a completely innocent move from Haley,” he tells the camera. “Because if Melody leaves, this could totally weaken my game and I think she’s doing it on purpose.”
As Drew and Haley’s chat winds down, he raises his hands up in defeat.
I believe you and I trust you that I am the pawn,” he hesitantly says and Haley reiterates, “You are the pawn. You are my pawn, 100 percent.”
Haley apologizes to Drew for putting him in this position and Drew shares that he hopes his bond with alliance members is genuine.
“Hopefully you guys like me enough as much as I hope you do,” he says.
In his confessional, Drew doubles down on how important it is for him or Melody to try to win the Veto so they don’t have to face off during eviction night.
“All I know is that I have to win this veto or Melody because the worst case scenario is us facing off against each other in the BB Blockbuster,” he says.
The Veto competition will air on Wednesday night and features Big Brother 27 alum Morgan Pope as the host. The eviction will follow on Thursday. August 6.
Big Brother airs on CBS Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
