“It hurt my feelings, actually,” says the ousted player.
“I was shook.”
And that’s exactly what happened to Ameerah Jones on Thursday night’s live eviction episode ofBig Brother.
Ameerah Jones on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
How surprised was Ameerah to become the target?
Did Terrance ever let the cat out of the bag that she would actually be the one leaving?
What did she make of Turner’s Veto speech addressing the treatment of Taylor Hale?
Ameerah Jones on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
And what exactly did she whisper to Jasmine Davis on her way out the door?
We caught up with the 31-year-old the morning after her eviction to get all the scoop.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How shocked were you when you were put on the block at the Veto ceremony?
AMEERAH JONES:I was extremely shocked.
I did not see that coming from any angle.
It hurt my feelings, actually.
So once I heard my name and Terrance’s, I was shook.
As far as the bullying in the house, I don’t want to pinpoint it on one person.
There was a lot of bullying going around in the house.
There was a lot of people talking about one another.
You know, we’re in game mode, we’re in strategy mode.
And so we forget a lot of the lessons that we have learned on the outside, per se.
Turner had told Terrance that he was safe.
Did Terrance ever give you any indication that he knew hewasn’tgoing home?
No, he never gave me any indication.
He was talking about calling his wife and what he was gonna be doing, listening to music.
We were just having a long conversation about it.
So what were your feelings as you heard the vote of 7-4 and that you were leaving.
Oh, 7 to 4.
So I thought that I was safe.
I dressed to go and meet Julie because I wasn’t 100 percent sure.
There were a lot of conversations happening that morning between people that I didn’t normally see together.
And so I’d be like, “Why are they whispering?
Shouldn’t this already be wrapped up?”
And I literally said to them, “Is this a setup?”
Because I was so confused where this was coming from, the timing of it.
I think that they’re gonna be sending me home."
So that was kind of like my last minute spiel of like, I’m probably going home.
What did you whisper to Jasmine on your way out of the house?
I asked her to grab a pair of my heels that I had left in the back room.
However, Kyle and Michael had just told me that people knew about Po’s Pack.
So, in my mind, it didn’t seem worth it because it’s already out.
People already know, so there’s no point in me pointing fingers on who’s in what alliance.
Why did you think Daniel and Nicole were the ones who had turned on you?
I didn’t trust them.
And they were also close to Turner.
So, in my mind, Daniel was the closest to Turner that I knew.
And then Nicole was closest to Daniel.
So I’m like, they had to have known that that was happening.
Whom did you want to sit next to at the end?
Who was your ride or die in there?
I had a few scenarios.
On the girl’s side, I trusted Jasmine.
She had her ankle issue.
And so I wasn’t positive about that.
With Po’s Pack, I wanted to go to the end with Monte.
And I trusted him for that statement, and I really felt that in my heart.
So I thought that at the end it was probably gonna be me and Monte.
Is that the one that stings?
I don’t trust Monte."
And I was always defending him, “No, he’s good.
He’s solid.”
And I even doubled up.
And he was like, “Yeah, we’re good.”
So he got me.
He got me good.
Well, at one point Alyssa said to Kyle that there had been a women’s alliance.
So I had always given Monte and the rest of Po’s Pack all of the information.
Michael knew about the girls.
He was also working with the girls.
I didn’t think that was a big secret.
They knew that we were working with the girls.
So I never felt like it was a secret.
What was your fatal flaw in the game?
If you could do it again, what would you do differently?
So I think not working with Alyssa, as much as I love her, would be one.
And also, I guess not trusting people as easily as I did.
I’m not sure how I could have treated that differently.
I put all my balls in this basket of trusting people that were in my alliance.
Who’s playing the best game in the house from what you’ve seen?
I think Monte is.
I think that I’ll see him at the end.
I think potentially Kyle.
Yeah, that’s who I think are gonna be at the end.
They are playing a great social game where everyone loves them.
And yet everyone is afraid of them at the same time because they look like physical threats.
I definitely see them going to the end.
Or do you wish that you had made the jury?
Oh, I 100 percent wish I made the jury.
I want the fullBig Brotherexperience, baby.
So I’m really sad that I didn’t make it far enough.
