The season 22 champ also calls bringing Derrick to the end in season 16 his proudest Big Brother moment.
It was a move that cost Cody Calafiore a $500,000 payday.
Bringing Victoria would pretty much guarantee him the win, while bringing Derrick would guarantee the opposite.
Cody Calafiore on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
Not only that, but he calls it his “proudest moment” of the season.
We also coverBig Brother Canada, and we coverSurvivor, but the U.S.Big Brotheris our bread and butter.
Besides winning, what is your proudest moment from playingBig Brother?
Nicole, Cody, and Enzo on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
The first time I played, the proudest moment of mine was taking Derrick to the final two.
And so I feel like I never lost myself while playing this game.
A lot of people you see do things that everybody may look at like, “Oh, wow.
Cody Calafiore on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
I wonder how they’re going to handle that after the show.”
And I don’t feel like I ever had any of those moments.
So I’m just proud of myself for staying true to myself.
Cody Calafiore on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
So I would say that’s probably the biggest regret.
You’re keeping me okay," and giving that false sense of hope is a heavy regret.
That’s my biggest regret.
Cody Calafiore on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
What are your thoughts about how you were portrayed on the data pipe episodes of the show?
And in the first go around, Derrick had a huge storyline.
Derrick was the undercover cop, part of Team America, strategic mastermind.
Cody Calafiore on ‘Big Brother’.Cliff Lipson/CBS
Derrick and I linked up very early on and it was all over the feeds.
And I was like, “He and I were working hand-in-hand the entire time.”
And so that’s what I would say for the first go around.
But it’s understandable.
And that storyline really hit.
What are your feelings on the Diary Room and the interviews you would do in there?
And I would give really how I was feeling about all the conversations that I was having.
So, you may have to give them sound bites that may not be exactly what you’re doing.
And a lot of people lose touch of that when they get in the Diary Room.
They’re like, “Oh, I don’t want to say that.
Oh, I don’t want to do that.”
And that may make the Diary Room producers, be like, “All right.
Well, then we’ll go to somebody else for it.”
And then that’s who they really want to work with to be the one narrating the show.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being in the house?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
I think it makes people scared to actually do things in the game.
But I think a lot of people give a shot to play to that outside game.
He came out and he acknowledged it right away.
And then you come out and he was not very well received.
You just now have to answer to people outside that are hammering you because they just watched you 24/7.
So, that’s the biggest adjustment coming out of the house for me.
Because social media has become almost like a court.
I didn’t have that because I felt like I just was true to myself.
I know who I am.
I know how I feel about everything.
And I was never going to say things.
But I watched it happen on the flip side.
And then, all of a sudden, he lost himself a little bit.
I thought that’s what people want to see."
And so that’s the only thing I feel like is really tough.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your seasons?
Obviously, Derrick and I have our podcast and we just talk all the time.
I was just with Enzo this past weekend, and I talk to Dani a ton.
We don’t need to just talkBig Brotherin order to continue our relationship.
Dani and I don’t talkBig Brother.
Because I feel like Dani didn’t came off and have a great experience.
And there’s so much more to our relationship than justBig Brother.
Enzo, he’s like an older version of me.
We’re just two knuckleheads that like to have a good time.
And so when we talk, we talk about Italy in the Euros.
Enzo and I really never talk aboutBig Brother.
If you’re just always talkingBig Brother, it just always seems a little inorganic.
Of course I still watchBig Brother!But it’s tough.
It’s like, “Ah, I don’t think I’m ready for it.”
And then 20 I was obsessed with.
And then 21 I lost interest in because of stuff that was going on.
And then when I was brought back for 22 and was in sequester, I was watching allBig Brother.
I wanted to watch it all.
And I actually went back and watched deep seasons.
I watched season 2, season 7 seasons that I had never seen before.
I would say hands down by far, my favorite season is the firstAll-Stars.
I thought it was just an incredible group of people, an incredible group of personalities.
And it was very unfiltered back then, so the drama was fun to watch.
And so season 7 is hands down my favorite.
Who’s one player from anotherBig Brotherseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
I think that the game was stolen from her on season 3 because of how the jury voted.
I feel like it was a bitter vote and Danielle should have won season 3.
And Danielle is just such a down-to-earth person.
I’ve been so blessed to have met her in person.
So, I would love to play with her.
I wouldnotwant to play against her.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofBig Brother, what would it be and why?
On season 20, they had the fans voting something in and it gave powers and punishments.
And then in that same season they had competitions that gave power.
And then you saw something similar to that on season 18.
What did you do with your prize money from winning the game?
I didn’t touch it.
I don’t act like I have it.
I didn’t do anything with it.
And it’s just sitting and I’m waiting to see what my next opportunity’s going to be.
I’ve talked to Rachel.
I’ve talked to Derrick.
And so I’m still learning and navigating what I should really be doing with it.
But I got to be honest with you.
I was very stupid when I came off the first time.
And I learned my lesson.
And I was very stupid.
I was going into New York City a lot.
I was spending money.
I was traveling a lot.
Where did my money go?"
So, I wanted to be much smarter with the money this second go around.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
That’s really, really difficult.
It would have to be an all-winners season.
And who knows how long down the line the next time I’ll be asked.
I don’t know how these people do it and leave their kids.
I saw it weigh on so many of the parents in the house.
And so it would be really difficult.
That’s a decision that’ll be made if the call ever comes and when the call comes.
So, it’s tough to answer that question.
