Kevin Campbell from “Big Brother 11” speaks!
I’m not going to pretend to give a rat’s ass about CBS’s Big Brother and watched only one episode thos season because I was at someone’s house and they were following it.
The franchise, which I had been hooked on for at least five summers or so, lost me the season of Evil Dick who was allowed to get away with some really outlandish behavior that made me lose respect for the show’s producers for not stepping in.
Okay, that off my chest, for those who did follow this season, Kevin Campbell was the single gay person in the house and got further than any gay houseguest ever has in the history of the show: third place. (Maybe gay peeps would finish higher if more of them were included in the cast. No reason not to have more).
“I definitely believe an openly-gay houseguest can win this game,” Kevin said in a new interview with Instinct Magazine. “Going into this game I thought that would be a disadvantage. I really was like “Oh my god, somebody’s going to hate my fabulosity and literally hit me or something.” It turned out to be the complete opposite – at least [the houseguests] made me feel like it was the complete opposite. They were very open and honest with me, although [fellow houseguest] Jeff did go on a little tirade. I’m so upset about that.
Instinct: Did he use the slurs around you?
Kevin: He would do it in front of me, him and Jordan. Jordan would call everything “gay.” I told Jordan halfway through, “Jordan, you really need to stop.” She did make an effort, though.
But Jeff, whenever he would get in a fight he would drop the f-bomb or would suggest that Russell’s gay or something like that. That was one of the moments that turned me off to Jeff. It was just one of the things that made me not necessarily on “Team Jeff.”

Instinct: Being the only gay person on a popular primetime network TV show, did you feel any pressure representing the gay community?
Kevin: I felt a huge pressure! I’m a fan of reality shows, and I hate it when the gays are shown so one dimensional. We’re always the makeup artists or the hair stylists, and that’s it. Everybody else has this incredible story and we’re clowns.
I knew that clearly they casted me as the token gay guy. I wanted to at least try to show that I had some depth. I’m not always funny; I don’t always have to crack a joke. I’m actually a very serious, level-headed person. That’s why there are two sides to me – one in the diary room and then one playing the game, because you know what? Gays are not one dimensional; we do have many sides, so get over it!
Kevin also talked to AfterElton.com. Here’s an excerpt:

AE: Your most endearing moment on the show was probably when you read the letter from your partner in the HOH room and couldn’t keep from crying. How hard was it to be away from him for so long?
KC: Wow. Our nine year anniversary was when I was in the house. We’ve been together for so long and this was the longest we’ve ever been apart. It was so funny. When I got that letter, I told everybody, “I’m not gonna cry. I’m not no beyotch. I’m not gonna cry on TV.” And the first word, I was bawling like a little baby. [laughs] I was so embarrassed by that, because I didn’t want to be like Amber. Remember that crybaby? I didn’t want to be a crybaby, but I lost it. But hey, it was a nice little letter.
AE: You allied yourself with almost all girls. Was that deliberate or did you try to make alliances with the guys?
KC: Oh God, the girl alliance was so deliberate. Us gays can get along with all types of females. Some of these girls were literally crazy. I knew that I could get along with them and seek out their imperfections. I tried to align myself with Russell, but he was just too butch. I mean, I tried. He was just way too masculine. I couldn’t connect with him. I couldn’t connect, and I don’t think he could connect with me. It’s all about connecting in this game, so I just aligned myself with girls.



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