{"id":2515955,"date":"2026-07-24T18:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2515955"},"modified":"2026-07-24T18:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:23:53","slug":"rome-reacts-to-lyrics-big-brother-eviction-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rome-reacts-to-lyrics-big-brother-eviction-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome Reacts to Lyric\u2019s \u2018Big Brother\u2019 Eviction Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" data-fp-collapsible-section=\"true\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" data-fp-collapsible-section-header=\"true\" class=\"css-1167i7y e1q3dcg5\">\n<div class=\"css-4ved3l etlajd0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/sparkle-regular.2aa06fe.svg\" alt=\"Sparkle Regular\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Key Points<\/div>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-lhm19 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/caret-right-regular.a6ec664.svg\" alt=\"Caret Right\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" data-fp-collapsible-section-body=\"true\" class=\"css-1bo2quf e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">Jack \u201cRome\u201d Seymour fell instantly for Lyric Medeiros when she entered the BB28 house, and their showmance quickly became a hot topic.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">Rome was voted out 12-1 during Thursday\u2019s live eviction, with only Taylor Brown voting to save him\u2014a betrayal that \u201cstung\u201d since Lyric voted against him.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type: disc\">In an exit interview, Rome revealed he understood Lyric\u2019s vote was strategic gameplay and held no grudges, explaining their PDA and love confession were genuine moments that would\u2019ve happened regardless of circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qli9nx emevuu60\">Jack \u201cRome\u201d Seymour and Lyric Medeiros wasted no time when it came to their showmance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a71896540\/big-brother-season-28-cast-eliminations\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a71896540\/big-brother-season-28-cast-eliminations\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Big Brother\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\">Big Brother<\/a>. No, seriously\u2014the second she walked into the BB28 house, he pretty much fell head over heels for her.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Though their relationship kept budding on the fan-favorite reality series, not even their showmance\u2014and Rome\u2019s public declaration of love for Lyric\u2014could save him from being voted out on Thursday\u2019s live eviction episode. He was sent home after a 12\u20131 vote, with Taylor Brown being the only houseguest voting to save him.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">During an exit interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rome-seymour-lyric-wanted-send-message-big-brother-kiss-interview-12026075\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rome-seymour-lyric-wanted-send-message-big-brother-kiss-interview-12026075\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Entertainment Weekly\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, Rome got candid about how Lyric\u2019s vote \u201cstung,\u201d but ultimately understood that she had to play her best game, no matter the betrayal.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cI always told her, \u2018Do what\u2019s best for your game at the end of the day. I don\u2019t want you having a huge target on your back because of me.\u2019 That\u2019s why we were trying to separate here and there inside the house. But when she told me to my face that she was gonna vote for me no matter who was next to me, I believed her,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Rome continued, \u201cAnd it stung a little bit seeing that the vote wasn\u2019t from her. But then after a little reflection, I understand fully. She needed to gain some sway with the other side. It\u2019s all good. All\u2019s forgotten. No love lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"true\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"9\" data-position=\"6\" data-total=\"12\" class=\"embed\">\n<div data-embed=\"true\" aria-label=\"Google Preferred Sources Banner\" aria-live=\"polite\" role=\"status\" class=\"css-p6g895 eblc50z15\">\n<div class=\"css-8fl6mk eblc50z14\">\n<div class=\"css-1xpn03o eblc50z12\">\n<div class=\"css-iltuix eblc50z13\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/google.1467f37.svg\" alt=\"Google\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-n7kuyo eblc50z11\">\n<p>Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-13o7eu2 eblc50z8\">\n<p>Use your Google account to add this to your settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-icon-container css-1sy5mcw eblc50z7\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/info-regular.348beca.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" class=\"css-1t9pz9x eblc50z6\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Add to Google settings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">As for his grand gesture, telling Lyric he loved her in front of the whole house? It came nearly a week after Lyric predicted it on the July 15 live feeds.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Elsewhere during his EW interview, Rome also claimed their PDA wasn\u2019t premeditated, admitting that it would have happened whether he won the Blockbuster or not.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cEither I won the Blockbuster, she was gonna run into my arms, and we were gonna kiss there, or if I was getting kicked out of the house, it was gonna be a big show in front of everybody,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Wondering whether there\u2019s a future for these two? In a separate interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/big-brother-28-2026-rome-seymour-eviction-interview\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/big-brother-28-2026-rome-seymour-eviction-interview\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Parade\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-ohbdae emevuu60\">Parade<\/a>, Rome referred to Lyric as \u201cthe sweetest angel on Earth,\u201d so I\u2019d say there a chance. As he told EW: \u201cAs great as it would be to have her back and talk to her again, I want her to go as far as possible in this game, and I really wanna see her at least get to the jury house. But afterwards, hopefully, we can go on her very first date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Well, there ya have it. Seems like there are no hard feelings\u2026for now, anyway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cosmopolitan.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jack \u201cRome\u201d Seymour fell instantly for Lyric Medeiros when she entered the BB28 house, and their showmance quickly became a hot topic. Rome was voted out 12-1 during Thursday\u2019s live eviction, with only Taylor Brown voting to save him\u2014a betrayal that \u201cstung\u201d since Lyric voted against him. 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