BIG Brother’s Morgan Pope is ‘angry’ with Vince Panaro because she now feels he was not ‘fully honest’ about his relationship with girlfriend, Kelsey, at home.
The final three, which also includes winner Ashley Hollis, are battling a lot of “tension” from each other now that their personal lives are colliding with the narratives they pushed inside the Big Brother house.
Morgan Pope and Vince Panaro on season 27 of Big Brother[/caption]
Vince Panaro with his girlfriend, Kelsey, before entering the Big Brother house[/caption]
While the Big Brother contestants have only been reunited with the outside world for less than two days, there is already “a lot of tension between the final 3,” an insider exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
“Ashley is livid with Vince and wants nothing to do with him after learning how much s**t he talked about her all season.
“Any respect she had for him, which wasn’t a lot, went out the door. Her family warned her about all of Vince’s comments when she got out of the house.
“Her parents have grown close to Vince’s parents so they are trying to be understanding but they were not thrilled about certain comments he made about Ashley’s intelligence.”
The insider added that in addition, there are a lot of feelings between the top pair of the season: Vince, 34, and Morgan, 33.
“Vince is not happy with Morgan for learning she was going to cut him in the final 2 and for saying she voted for him only out of sympathy.
“He feels like he looks like a complete idiot and instead of taking responsibility for that, he’s doing what he does best and is blaming others.
“Then, Morgan is mad at Vince for feeling set up as she feels he wasn’t totally honest about his relationship with Kelsey.
Vince Panaro and Morgan Pope on the Big Brother season 27 stage during the live finale[/caption]
Ashley Hollis, Vince Panaro, and Morgan Pope during the BB27 live finale[/caption]
“Morgan is trying to distance herself from Vince, at least for now,” the insider claimed.
According to the source, Vince tried to “justify” his feelings for Morgan by saying that he “didn’t know what his future with Kelsey would be going into this season.”
The source added: “Kelsey feels Vince humiliated her to push his own personal interest.
“He was selfish and didn’t consider her, and Morgan is opening up her eyes now to how selfish Vince really is.”
As The U.S. Sun first revealed, Vince’s girlfriend of seven years, Kelsey, is “done” with him and ended their relationship while he was still inside the Big Brother house.
He learned that she had ended things while he was still in front of the live cameras on the BB27 stage during Sunday night’s finale.
“Vince was told that Kelsey broke up with him on the Big Brother stage, and he learned from the other contestants,” an insider who was present at the finale spilled.
“Like when the lights were still bright and as the cameras were rolling, he was told Kelsey was done.
“Vince hasn’t processed how much his life is about to change, so it hasn’t hit him yet that he lost his girlfriend of 7 years.
“He is in complete denial and as of last night, had not processed any of that,” a source claimed.
According to the eyewitness, Vince found out about his relationship crumbling after fellow season 27 contestant, Jimmy Haggerty, spilled the beans to other finalists.
Jimmy, having been voted out pre-jury, was able to connect with the outside world and go back online when the show was still airing, while the finalists and jurors only got their phones back on Sunday night.
Big Brother’s Steamiest Showmances
Contestants are no strangers to hooking up during their months of being sequestered in the Big Brother house. Here are some of the most buzzed-about relationships that have blossomed on screen:
Season 2 (2001): Mike “Boogie” Malin & Krista Stegall (Broke up in 2001)
Season 11 (2009): Jordan Lloyd & Jeff Schroeder (Engaged while filming show. Still married)
Season 12 (2010): Rachel Reilly & Brendon Villegas (Still married and share two kids together)
Season 13 (2011): Daniele Donato & Dominic Briones (Still married after tying-the-knot in 2013)
Season 15 (2013): Amanda Zuckerman & McCrae Olsen (Split in 2014 in a messy social media breakup)
Season 16 (2014): Hayden Voss & Nicole Franzel (Relationship ended after 18 months of dating)
Season 18 (2016): Nicole Franzel & Corey Brooks (Split shortly after the show)
Season 18 (2016): Nicole Franzel & Victor Arroyo (Got together after her split from Corey. Got married in 2021 and share a son together)
Season 19 (2017): Jessica Graf & Cody Nickson (Got married in 2018 and went on to win The Amazing Race together)
Season 20 (2018): Bayleigh Dayton & Swaggy C (Still married)
Season 20 (2018): Angela Rummans & Tyler Crispen (Got engaged but broke up in 2022)
Season 24 (2022): Taylor Hale & Joseph Abdin (No longer dating but became a fan-favorite showmance)
Season 25 (2023): Jared Fields & Blue Kim (Split post show)
Season 27 (2025): Rylie Jeffries & Katherine Woodman (Trying to make things work post-show and following fan backlash)
“Vince found out on the stage because [Jimmy] was going around telling the others that Kelsey had dumped him.
“Morgan and Vince fully thought the feeds didn’t capture most of the late-night talk they had together.
“They really didn’t think a lot of their bedroom talk and cuddling were seen by the outside house.
“Even though he’s a fan, you lose yourself, and he did. He blew up his whole life to play a game,” they explained.
During this season of Big Brother, Vince declared his love for Morgan, repeatedly slept in the same bed as her, cried in her arms, showered next to her, kissed her shoulders, and other touchy-feely behavior that fans felt “crossed the line.”
Despite all of his best efforts, Vince ended up in second place with the $75,000 runner-up prize while attorney Ashley, 25, walked home with a $750,000 check.
Morgan, who many now consider to be one of the “best players to never win,” was evicted in third place.
Vince lays on top of Morgan inside of the Big Brother house[/caption]
All of the season 27 contestants on the Big Brother live finale stage[/caption]
