Our 11th entry is with the season 17 champion who turned becoming a house afterthought into an art form.
Steven Moses wonBig Brother.
That is a very hard thing to do.
Steve Moses on ‘Big Brother’.Sonja Flemming/CBS
“At the time, I was really disappointed to discover my invisible edit,” says Steve.
But that all changed.
“I got sick of the attention real quick after coming out of the house,” explains Steve.
Steve Moses on ‘Big Brother’.Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images
“And my edit helped me disappear into society more quickly.”
I wouldn’t change a thing about my edit today."
He wouldn’t change anything about his game either.
Steve Moses on ‘Big Brother’.Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images
And he used his winnings to help start a new careerafterthe game.
We spoke to the Scamper Squad member about his time both in and out of the house.
I learned this was not going to work for me as a career.
The cast of ‘Big Brother’ season 17.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images
I craved more opportunity to have more control over my career and positive involvement in the community.
We represent seniors and families transitioning into independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities.
My only regret is not getting out of audio sooner.
Besides winning, what is your proudest moment from playingBig Brother?
Overall, I’m proud I played the exact game I said I was going to play.
However, I stuck to it and implemented it exactly.
What is your biggest regret from yourBig Brotherexperience in terms of anything that happened in the house?
While my game was far from perfect, I can’t pin down any specific regrets.
What are your thoughts about how you were portrayed on the online grid episodes of the show?
At the time, I was really disappointed to discover my invisible edit.
However, in hindsight, I’m so glad I got the invisible edit.
It’s helped me avoid falling into the trap of wrapping your self-identity into being a former Houseguest.
I wouldn’t change a thing about my edit today.
What are your feelings on the Diary Room and the interviews you would do in there?
I think I really underused the Diary Room in my game.
I would encourage future HGs to pay attention to what they’renotasking you about.
I should have used that to ask, “How are they just getting on this now?
What have they been putting on the show for the last five weeks?”
and it could have led me onto what turned out to be the Sixth Sense much earlier.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being in the house?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
I was really lucky I was still in undergrad.
The struggle is that my hometown and college were both really small.
At college, our campus website homepage was just a picture of me and “Congrats on winningBig Brother!
“I kept to my same friend group I already knew and trusted just to avoid the spectacle.
The good news is that was as long as it lasted.
with a link to my cast bio.
It was tough in the house.
I’m an empathetic person, and seeing how much it crushed people to evict them crushed me.
I thought I would love making big moves and blindsiding other houseguests.
I didn’t it was awful.
I have no clue where I’d be today without the win.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your season?
JMac and I touch base usually about once a month or so.
in writing and talking about the game throughout the season.
That enthusiasm lasted about one-fourth of the way into the premiere.
It was too close to home I couldn’t do it.
Who’s one player from anotherBig Brotherseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
We were connected at casting finals for 17.
Players can and do communicate a lot with just their eyes and body language.
Bronte and I made a really great bond at finals week.
I was disappointed when I moved in and she wasn’t here.
along with her cast photo.
She would have been a straight-away ally that I confidently knew would have had my back.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofBig Brother,what would it be and why?
What did you do with your prize money from winning the game?
My first splurge was a Wii U and Mario Kart 8.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
I don’t have an active interest in playing again.
If winning messed with me as much as it did, I can’t imagine what losing would do.
I’ve enjoyed the American seasons a few times through over the last few years.
I would be tempted by a revival ofThe Mole.
I have nothing else to do.
The lifetime I spent preparing to play all went into that one trick.
I like what I did and how I played, and I’ve shown everything I have to show.
