Cam Sullivan-Brown is proud of Chelsie Baham for winning “Big Brother 26” — but he wants a little credit for the outcome.
The 25-year-old physical therapist was evicted during the finale by Makensy Manbeck and joined the rest of the jury in unanimously giving the win to Baham, who was his closest ally the entire season.
In an exclusive interview with The Post, Sullivan-Brown explained how he helped Baham win the game on finale night, what he would’ve said in his final two speech, and more.
New York Post: Were you surprised by anything that happened during the finale?
Cam Sullivan-Brown: The only thing that might have surprised me was [that] unanimous is
crazy. I did think Makensy probably would get one vote. But I do see in the jury speeches, that is when Chelsie really swayed everybody. She killed the jury speeches and she answered all the questions very passionately and effectively.
You played a very strong social game and worked with Chelsie all season. Do you think your game is being overlooked still?
Absolutely. I think my social game is being overlooked so much. I think people don’t understand the fact that I flipped the perception of myself coming into the house. It’s the unexpected social game. I’m the athlete. You would expect me to win so many competitions and be the comp beast of the season, but I literally only won one competition and I was the nonthreatening, chill, nonchalant person in the house and I utilized that to my advantage while manipulating the HOHs. I was working right alongside with Chelsie helping her make those decisions and in Makensy’s ear in the whole back half of the game. I think my social game is not getting the appreciation that it deserves.
I take it that would have been similar to your speech if you made it to the final two?
Absolutely. So, hopefully I can change that perception with interviews like these so people can see my game for what it actually is. But I did make it to final three, so I can’t be mad at that at all.
Has the jury given you an idea of their perception of your game and if you would’ve received votes to win?
I think their perspectives on my game is similar to that. They thought that I was a heavy floater and that I had no impact in the house. I do know that Quinn was vouching for me in the jury house. He did tell me that, but that’s why I would have looked forward to answering those jury questions and having that jury speech so I could change their minds.
Was part of the reason you laid low because most of the athletic men got targeted early?
I think it’s a two part thing. Matt obviously going home first, as well as being in the house with Tucker. Tucker was somebody that was an instigator, talked himself into a whole a lot. So I saw that in zooming out of the house, noticing that if I was more quiet and more selective of my words, I would get so much farther because a lot of people in the house literally talked themselves into a grave. Angela being one of them. Tucker being another one. Leah being another one as well as Matt. So zooming out of the house, I decided to change my strategy. It was definitely not the strategy that I would expect that I wanted to play coming into the house. I was very confident about the competitions, but I got humbled quickly. But
being in the house is all about pivoting, and that’s basically what I did.
You and Chelsie had arguments in the house, but you also were thick as thieves and partners in crime. What comes next for you guys?She told me if you asked her out for a dinner date, she’s down.
She already owes me dinner. She owes me steak. I asked her the question that I think won her the game. She owes me a steak. She needs to wine and dine me.
We’re going to be great friends outside of here. Me and Chelsie talked a lot in the house on a personal level. She is a great person and I love her so much. So we’re going to continue to be friends. Our relationship is complicated, but we have a lot of time to talk about that.