{"id":2058010,"date":"2025-09-29T18:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2058010"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:23:04","slug":"big-brother-27-ashley-hollis-defends-her-win-reacts-to-vince-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/big-brother-27-ashley-hollis-defends-her-win-reacts-to-vince-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Big Brother 27’ Ashley Hollis defends her win, reacts to Vince speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ashley Hollis is basking in her \u201cBig Brother\u201d victory. <\/p>\n

After being crowned the Season 27<\/a> champion, the 25-year-old attorney exclusively spoke to The Post and defended her win from critics of her gameplay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell firstly to the naysayers, I would like to argue I didn\u2019t need to win competitions because I wasn\u2019t a threat in the house,\u201d Hollis told The Post. \u201cAnd that wasn\u2019t because of my lack of competition skills. That was because of my social game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Hollis winning \u201cBig Brother\u201d Season 27 on Sept. 28. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI mean, you had players like Morgan [Pope] who didn\u2019t win a competition until day 54, yet they were a target far before day 54. She was targeted by Jimmy [Heagerty],<\/a> Rachel [Reilly]<\/a> and Keanu [Soto],\u201d Hollis continued. \u201cSame with Mickey [Lee]. Mickey only won a power. She never really was rising to the competitive level in the game before week five or week six. But it was because of her social game that got her on the block week six during Rachel\u2019s HOH.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Hollis in her interview with The Post. The celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ashley Hollis talking about \u201cBig Brother\u201d Season 27. The celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hollis reiterated that her \u201csocial game\u201d helped her avoid being \u201ca threat\u201d in the game <\/a>and secure six of the seven jury votes to win the $750,000 grand prize.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I also say to the naysayers, I won when I needed to win,\u201d she added. \u201cI was in a great position socially throughout the game where I didn\u2019t necessarily need to win, but when I did need to win, I pulled it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hollis also explained her decision to take Vince Panaro<\/a> to the final two over her close ally Pope.<\/p>\n

Morgan Pope, Ashley Hollis, host Julie Chen Moonves and Vince Panaro during the \u201cBig Brother 27\u201d finale. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ashley Hollis after being crowned the \u201cBig Brother 27\u201d winner. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cBig Brother 27\u201d runner-up Vince Panaro after the finale. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cObviously I took him for a reason. So I definitely thought I was going to win against him,\u201d she said about Panaro, 34. \u201cNow did I think it\u2019d be a complete landslide? Not necessarily, but I knew I would get at least four votes next to him just because of my social game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had pretty much burned every single bridge in the house, burned it down to the ground,\u201d Hollis noted. \u201cSo I knew I had a very great chance against him. The shock to me was just winning that final HOH. I knew me winning and losing was going to be the difference between first and second place. I knew if I could pull out that clutch win and make a big move, people would respect my game and they would see I won when I needed to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Hollis beats Vince Panaro in the \u201cBig Brother 27\u201d jury vote. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAnd also his speech\u2026 yikes,\u201d Hollis added of Panaro. \u201cYou know, wasn\u2019t the strongest. And I think that just me being an attorney really helped me skyrocket during that speech. I was able to pull out my true self and it felt great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pope, 33, was the favorite to win the season before was evicted in third place, <\/a>but Hollis believes she could\u2019ve possibly beat the gamer if they made it to the final two together.<\/p>\n

Morgan Pope and Ashley Hollis competing in the final HOH. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of \u2018BB\u2019 alum. And they were saying it might have been a toss up,\u201d Hollis shared. \u201cShe might have won, but they weren\u2019t really sure how the jury was going to go. Just because I guess Lauren [Dominigue] and Kelley [Jorgensen] weren\u2019t really fans of Morgan and her game necessarily. Allegedly. That\u2019s what some of the alumni are saying. So they were saying if I was to get those votes, I definitely had Will and probably Ava as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Hollis speaking to the jury during the \u201cBig Brother 27\u201d finale. CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSo it just depends how those two would go,\u201d Hollis said. \u201cAnd I would love to see. I\u2019m curious to see what people thought. But I definitely didn\u2019t think I would win next to her, which is why I didn\u2019t take her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBig Brother\u201d will return for Season 28 next summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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