BIG Brother star Vince Panaro has ‘crossed the line’ with his crush in the house, Morgan Pope, season 27 contestant Zae Frederich has exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
As Vince, 34, and Morgan, 33, continue flirting and get closer in the house, his girlfriend of seven years, Kelsey, is forced to watch the showmance blossom from home.
Morgan Pope hugs Vince Panaro this week on Big Brother[/caption]
Although he was the first to be evicted this season, Isaiah ‘Zae’ Frederich had a front row seat to the relationship developing and now has watched the dynamic heat up from his TV.
The Provo, Utah, college student, who is working on launching his own online personal training business, Zae Lifts, spoke to The U.S. Sun about the “interesting” situation his ally, Vince, has gotten himself into.
“It’s been an interesting topic because Vince has a long-term girlfriend. But some of the stuff he does is a little questionable,” Zae admitted.
“It’s a little pushing the ‘homegirl vibe’ to cuddle and things like that. It’s a little bit of a maybe, crossing the boundary a little bit.
“I haven’t watched everything, but I have definitely seen a lot of clips that seem, from my perspective, a little bit pushing the line, crossing the line for having a girlfriend.
“The things that Vince does with Morgan, I would say… it is still very weird to do that.
“When you have a girlfriend, I feel like you have to be extra cautious, that stuff.
“I didn’t have a girlfriend going in, but I was a lot more careful than I feel like Vince is, who has a girlfriend, which is crazy because he knows everything’s being broadcast,” he confessed with a laugh.
Isaiah ‘Zae’ Frederich gave his candid thoughts on the showmance between Vince and Morgan[/caption]
Vince and Morgan share a late night cuddle session together[/caption]
Kentucky native Zae explained that when you’re in the Big Brother house, your view of reality shifts due to getting lost in the fully recorded social experiment.
“It just feels like it’s almost fake. I don’t know, you feel like you’re just living your life in there,” he said of the contestants being sequestered from the outside world and monitored 24/7 in their on-set living quarters.
“It was weird for me because I’d never watched the live feeds. I’ve never really been super involved in another season.
“I’d watched one, but it was after the fact. But I didn’t realize how many clips people clicked, post, all this stuff. I didn’t realize how intense it all is going to the house.
“But Vince does know that. He’s a fan of the show. He knows how intense it is. That’s even more surprising to me that he would do that knowing that he… I don’t know.
“But he probably has no idea that people are even upset at it. He probably has no idea that his girlfriend’s upset,” Zae added.
NOT ZAE’S WAY
Zae was targeted as a threat in the Big Brother house early on this season due to his strong physical demeanor and strategic social gameplay.
Although he built a sturdy alliance with Vince and fellow controversial co-star Rylie Jeffries, Zae was betrayed and sent home in a heart-wrenching blindside.
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 (Still together and got engaged)
Season 24 (2022): Taylor Hale & Joseph Abdin (Still dating and have become 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 still remains in the house and has grown closest to Morgan, whom he continues to flirt heavier and heavier with as the season progresses.
The pair have been seen cuddling, kissing each other’s arms, and even showering next to each other.
Vince, who currently resides in Los Angeles and is unemployed, has been dating his long-term girlfriend, Kelsey, since July 2018.
“Kelsey feels humiliated. She has had to watch in real time her boyfriend, who she basically considers her husband, get deeper and deeper involved with another girl,” a source close to the couple told The U.S. Sun.
“She never gave him an okay to flirt or date anyone to win the game. He knows she is not okay in any capacity with that.
“It’s embarrassing, and he’s going to have a lot to answer to when he gets out.”
The insider spilled that the future of their relationship is up in the air as they need to have “serious discussions” as a couple when he gets out of the Big Brother house.
Zae, Vince, and the rest of the season 27 contestants will be reunited on the live Big Brother finale, which airs on September 28th at 8 pm EST on CBS.
Vince Panaro poses with his girlfriend of 7 years, Kelsey, before entering the Big Brother house[/caption]
Isaiah ‘Zae’ Frederich talking to Julie Chen Moonves post eviction on set of the CBS series Big Brother[/caption]
