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Rick Devens reacts to lack of support from ‘Big Brother’ legends after Season 28 win

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Todisco, E. (2026, October 2). Rick Devens reacts to lack of support from ‘Big Brother’ legends after Season 28 win. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/02/entertainment/big-brother-28-winner-rick-devens-reacts-to-lack-of-support/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-02 · by Eric Todisco

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Rick Devens, who recently won Season 28 of "Big Brother" and earned $810,000 along with an additional $50,000 for being America's Favorite Houseguest, discussed the lack of support from some former "Big Brother" contestants. He acknowledged that many previous winners rooted against him because he is a player originally from "Survivor." Devens pointed out that there have been three "Survivor" players—himself, Dee Valladares, and Cirie Fields—who performed well in "Big Brother," suggesting that this might change the perception of support within the reality TV community.
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Rick Devens, the winner of Season 28 of "Big Brother," expressed understanding towards fellow reality show competitors from "Survivor" who did not support him during his run. Devens noted that there's a somewhat competitive relationship between players of both CBS shows, with some believing that success in one diminishes achievements in the other. Despite this rivalry, he highlighted that three "Survivor" alumni—including himself, Dee Valladares, and Cirie Fields—have had significant success on "Big Brother." Devens said he felt proud to be part of the "Big Brother" family after winning $810,000.

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Hedges 1 of 26 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A reports the winner of Big Brother 28 and the voting results, while Article B covers Rick Devens' reaction to a lack of support from 'Big Brother' legends after his win. Although both articles are about the same person winning the same season of the show, they describe different specific events.”
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Hedges 1 of 21 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles cover different aspects of the Big Brother finale and aftermath involving distinct individuals: one focuses on Rick Devens' reaction to lack of support, while the other involves Taylor Brown criticizing Drew Campbell.”
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CBS Icons Page Six Seasons 12

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Devens PERSON · 7× Page Six ORG · 2× Reyes PERSON · 2× Valladares PERSON · 2× Britney Haynes PERSON · 1× CBS ORG · 1× Cirie [Fields PERSON · 1× Dee [Valladares] PERSON · 1× Rick Devens PERSON · 1× Seasons 12 ORG · 1×

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Britney Haynes from Seasons 12 and 14 agreed with Reyes, noting there’s “somewhat of a rivalry” between the players from the two CBS reality series. “Winning both shows, that is something that has never been done,” Haynes, 39, continued.
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🔮 I know ‘BB’ players have come on ‘Survivor,’ but I wouldn’t want them winning a ‘Survivor’ game.

Claims (32 extracted, 1 hedged)

Rick Devens doesn’t blame the former “Big Brother” players who actively rooted against himbecause he was on “Survivor” first. asserted
he → blame → Survivor
“Good for them,” the Season 28 winner exclusively told Page Six on Friday. asserted
winner → tell → Friday
“Before all this happened… asserted
this → happen → ?
I know ‘BB’ players have come on ‘Survivor,’ but I wouldn’t want them winning a ‘Survivor’ game. asserted
them → know → game
That makes them look like they’re better than we are. asserted
we → make → ?
“So, I understand where they’re coming from,” Devens, 42, added. asserted
Devens → understand → where
But the former morning news anchor pointed out that there’s now been three “Survivor” players who have had great success on “Big Brother.” asserted
who → point → Brother
“Dee [Valladares] and I both did pretty well. asserted
Valladares → do → ?
Cirie [Fields] did pretty good too,” he said, joking, “But hopefully now that I’m one of them, they will they will cradle me in their arms and i will enjoy being cradle there.” asserted
i → do → arms
The reality star gushed that he’s “so proud” to be a part of the “Big Brother” family following his $810,000 victory on Thursday. asserted
he → gush → Thursday
“I cannot believe i’m a ‘BB’ winner,” he shared. asserted
he → believe → ?
“I still have not wrapped my mind around that.” asserted
I → wrap → that
“I’m a little territorial, because we have this inner frenemy with ‘Survivor’ people,” she said. asserted
she → ’m → people
“I don’t care who you are, but if you’re ‘Big Brother’ alumni, we do not want them to win, because that’s our kingdom.” asserted
that → care → ?
“We have this inner struggle, like what’s the harder show? asserted
what → ’ → struggle
What’s the most difficult: ‘Survivor’ or ‘Big Brother?'” Reyes, 54, added. asserted
Reyes → ’ → ?
Britney Haynes from Seasons 12 and 14 agreed with Reyes, noting there’s “somewhat of a rivalry” between the players from the two CBS reality series. “Winning both shows, that is something that has never been done,” Haynes, 39, continued. asserted
Haynes → agree → shows
So of course there’s that piece of you that wants the ‘Big Brother’ person to be the first one to do it.” asserted
person → ’ → it
Devens became the first “Survivor” player to win “Big Brother,” after evicting his close ally Drew Campbell in third place and securing six of the seven jury votes over Taylor Brown in the final two. asserted
Devens → become → two
Devens also won the America’s Favorite Houseguest prize (worth $50,000). asserted
Devens → win → prize
In his interview with Page Six, Devens clapped back at the jury and Brown for accusing him of having an unfair advantage in the game due to being one of the “Icons” with Valladares and Angela Murray. asserted
Devens → clap → Valladares
“It’s like, you guys outnumber us 14 to three. asserted
guys → ’ → us
You could have gotten us out basically any time that you were able to get power,” Devens said. uncertain
Devens → get → power
“But we took advantage of the situation and we found people who wanted to work with us and were able to put together a majority alliance,” he added. asserted
he → take → alliance
Devens also told us that after they worked against each other on “Survivor 50,” he and Valladares teamed up in the “Big Brother” house because they “wanted to rep” for their original show. asserted
they → tell → show
“She’s great to work with. asserted
She → ’ → ?
She’s got this killer instinct. asserted
She → get → instinct
Two very different play styles that I think really played off each other, and Angela brought in a whole different perspective,” Devens said. asserted
Devens → think → perspective
“They were a ton of fun to work,” he added. asserted
he → work → fun
“We made up less than 20 percent of the house andI’m surprised they weren’t coming for us harder than they were.” asserted
they → make → us
Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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