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Entertainment Weekly Interview with Janelle
Updated: 12/28/2007 12:07 AM

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Janelle, plenty of Big Brother fans are furious that you're out because they think you didn't hear Julie tell Erika that both hands had to be on the key. Did you?
JANELLE: No, I didn't. But I can't be mad. It's just a game. I mean, whatever. It was just a weird thing because usually a production person comes on to explain the rules and they didn't.

You didn't seem too comfortable when the competition started.
I wasn't comfortable at all. I turned around a little bit. I didn't know how they wanted us to stand. But I can't be angry about it because I can't change it.

Why didn't you try appealing to the producers?
They're pretty set in their ways if the competition goes a certain way. They would have had to set the whole thing up again.

And what was up with the second part of the competition between you and Boogie? That seemed far, far easier for a guy than a girl.
It was so unfair. It was totally geared toward a guy to win. I don't have any arm strength to pull myself around that thing, and Boogie was one of the strongest guys. There was absolutely no way I could win that.

When you left, it seemed like you were actually close to both Boogie and Erika. Were you faking it?
The thing is, when it was the four of us left in the house, we were a tight four. We were all hanging out together. It was really cool and really fun. I got to know them really well. I do love them both in different ways.

Was it devastating talking to Erika about how Chill Town manipulated both of you?
I think Erika was a lot more upset than I actually was. I didn't really care. My intention was just to make it to the end. I definitely wanted to take Erika to the end because I would have had an easy time beating her.

It seemed like one second Boogie and Erika were together and then they were totally broken up. Was there any dramatic screaming match we missed on TV?
The big dramatic breakup was when I told her Boogie was playing her. Even though I told her to play it off like nothing, he was catching on to us girls' putting pieces of information together.

I know you have regrets about how you played the game at times. Anything you regret most?
I wish I could have done some things differently on a personal level. I think Marcellas left when he shouldn't have left. Either way I don't think it would have changed much. Who knows how it would have changed the game? I did the best move I could each week to get myself further in the game. Strategy-wise, I did make mistakes, but they were more personal.

What do you mean by personal? Falling for Will?
No, I don't mean Will. I don't think befriending him in any way was a mistake. A lot of the decisions I made were because of Will, though.

Let's talk about your season 6 alliance. No offense, but they were kind of lame this year.
Yeah, my season 6 alliance was kind of — ugh — kind of a mess, really. James, I mean we know he's deceitful and dishonest. He's just kind of a wormy person, but I knew Howie and Kaysar did always have my back, so I definitely needed them in the house. I wish Kaysar had been more into the game this year. He wasn't that into it. He didn't have the fire and the passion to win like I did. He was just kind of like, ''I'm ready to go home.'' I always felt like he was a little depressed in the house. Howie was pretty gung-ho about the game, even though he was annoying and talks too much and gives stuff away, so I absolutely loved him in the alliance.

Before you went in, were you friends with anyone other than your alliance?
I think all the houseguests called me. Boogie called me. Marcellas called me. Erika called me. Everyone wanted to be in an alliance with me. I said, ''Wait until we get into the house. We'll see.''

Anyone you wish you'd aligned with?
I would have loved to have aligned with Nakomis, but the people in my alliance didn't see it that way. They were threatened by her, and I wasn't. I wanted to work with her. She's my favorite player of all time.

This year's final two is so lame. How are viewers supposed to get excited?
At least it's better than last year's final two, by far. I think anyone could beat that. That was dreadful. I don't think it's that bad of a final two, but I wish it had been Will and me.

You would have won if it had been you and Will.
You think I would have beat Will? It would have been a close one.

Do you think Boogie has a chance in hell of winning?
I believe he played a better game. Is he hated? Absolutely. Is he already a millionaire? Absolutely. No matter what your personal opinions are, though, I have to vote for the best player, without giving away who I'm voting for.

How do you think the jury will feel?
It's probably so 50-50. I don't know how pissed they are at Chill Town. I might have to lay it on the table and tell them everything that went on. They're such jerks.

Did you ever consider throwing competitions so you weren't as much of a threat?
I couldn't. I was targeted since week 1. They were all talking of getting rid of me before I was even in the house because I almost won last year. I could never throw competitions because I would be on the block.

Who are you most looking forward to talking to?
I want to talk to Marcellas. I want to apologize for trusting Chill Town and putting him up. I really did believe he was safe. And I'm looking forward to seeing Will.

What's going to happen to you and Will now? Do you think there's a romance in the future for you two?
I don't know. I have to talk to him. I think it started out as flirty-flirty, but you can't help but like people after a while.

Does that mean it's over with your boyfriend?
No. I don't know if he broke up with me or not. I don't know what he saw.

Don't you get one phone call after you get evicted? Did you call him?
I called my mother. I didn't try to call him last night. But I'm going to call him today to see if he broke up with me so I can have some kind of closure. Do you think he broke up with me?

I don't know. I guess technically you didn't cheat on him. How long have you been together?
Since April. I want to talk to him. Three months being gone feels like a year. I feel like I have to get to know him again. I haven't seen him for so long. Does the Internet know who he is?

Some people might, but I don't. Who is he?
He's a football player, but I'm not telling who. I don't think anyone knows. I don't want his private life on the Internet. I love the Internet, and the fans are great, but he doesn't need to be brought into this.

Did you have a psych evaluation after you left the house?
Yeah, Dr. Zachary. She talked about Boogie in the diary room after I evicted Will. She said, ''Those boys had it coming.''

When you watch the show back, you'll see a lot of houseguests go off on you being dumb or blond or a Barbie doll. What do you make of that?
The way I play the game is I play the dumb role. I want to be a little underestimated and I want to play like I'm a little naive. Obviously Chill Town thought I wasn't as smart. That actually helped me because they could have targeted me and they were really good at getting rid of people they targeted. Will thought he totally had me wrapped around his finger.

What are you doing after next Wednesday?
I'm going on a vacation. I'm going to Minnesota to rent a cabin with my family, and we're all going on a vacation by the lake.

Do you think you'll ever do another reality show?
I don't know if they can have me on another Big Brother, but I would love to do Amazing Race with Will. It would be so much fun. But who knows if that will ever happen?

You are very calm about being off the show, even though you were so close to winning.
I am? To me, it was just a game. I love the game, and I love playing it, but it's not the biggest thing in my life, so I understand and I'm not bitter in any way.


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