Diary Room #13

[Rhian Sugden]

Dixie winning Head of Household was amazing. I knew I wasn't going to win that one because I felt myself stumbling a bit as I did it. When results were going out, Dixie, Estelle, and I were all freaking out, because Kristen started to catch up to us at the last second. I knew I had answered the last one pretty fast, so I knew that if I could get this, it would stop Kristen from achieving a tie-breaker, and Dixie would win the challenge. And .. what do you know! I buzzed in the fastest and got it, and Dixie walked away with the Head of Household key. As soon as this happened, Estelle and I both heaved a sigh simultaneously because we knew we weren't going anywhere this week, neither was Dominic.

Dixie came to me before her nominations and asked who she should put beside Ryan on the block. I told her, she needed to do Kristen, no matter what. Ryan and Kristen are more likely to save the other on the block, and they're both better in competitions than Talla, meaning if they won, they'd just removes themselves and Talla would be able to go up in their place without any sort of issue. Dixie agreed that it was the more intelligent decision. Dixie definitely wants Ryan out the most this week, which is a great move for her and Estelle, because he'd 100% go after them if he won, but I've been trying to keep my word to Ryan, so I haven't been necessarily throwing him under the bus.

When nominations went up, it wasn't a surprise in the slightest. I knew that Ryan and Kristen were the likely nominations. I was more surprised at the fact that Ryan didn't react to them like he usually does. Up until this point, Ryan has had absolutely no filter in starting shit in threads and getting people riled up, which he's told me is just to get a reaction out of people. He didn't do it this time, so I feel like he knew he needed to win that Power of Veto if he wanted to stay. If Ryan didn't win the Veto and he stayed up on the block, it was almost inescapable for him. He'd go. Ryan going increases The #DreamTeam's chances of winning competitions, so that's why Ryan going could actually be a pro.

[Rhian Sugden]

Kristen didn't pick me for the Power of Veto, which didn't surprise me. Bitch knows that if I got picked, I would've delivered 110% just to make sure the nominations stayed the same. Luckily, it didn't matter as Estelle ended up winning. Our alliance is dominating the end portion of this game. If we can keep riding this momentum, there's no way in hell we won't make it to the end. With Estelle holding the medallion, it's a given that nominations are going to be the same. It's nice to rest easy after a Veto Ceremony, especially after last round when I was freaking out that Dominic would potentially put up myself, Dixie, or Estelle in place of Kristen. That didn't happen though, thank god.

Ryan came to Dominic and I and started pitching how it was smarter if he stayed and Kristen went, using the same old, "Kristen wouldn't nominate Dixie, she's friends with Estelle, you two would go up!" True. I agree with those points. However, before replying to Ryan, I went to Dominic separately because I wanted to see what he was actually thinking. Dominic told me that he thinks keeping Ryan makes no sense and that he was peeved that Ryan changed up his nominations last round when he asked him to, coupled with the fact that Ryan has been pompous recently. I can see where Dom is coming from.

In summation of my long message to Ryan, I basically told him that Dominic had no interest in keeping him in the game because of him using the Veto last round when he asked him not to, in addition to other conflicting issues between them in which I didn't know the actual depth of. I told Ryan that if I did vote to keep him, it'd only tie 2-2, and Dixie would just send him home anyways. I stressed that if I did tie the vote, I'd be on bad terms with both Dixie and Estelle, aswell as look like a hypocrite, as I put Frank up in my reign when they wanted him [Ryan] up, and Estelle wanted to evict Sam over Frank. But, they did it anyways because it's what I wanted as Head of Household. It's only right that I respect my #1 allies since they respected my reign and what I wanted too. Tying the vote would just see Ryan go and shoot myself in the foot.

I kept my word to him when I was Head of Household, but I can't keep him in this vote if he's just going to go regardless. I still have to play my own game, and that takes priority. With that said, Ryan is the one leaving the house ..