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BBCAN5 - Emily Hawkin Exit Interview
April 17, 2017
Had William been able to convince Kevin to use the veto on you or Dillon, would you have stayed loyal to Dre, William, Ika and Demetres?
Emily: I totally would have. I guess it depends on who the replacement nom was and if they went home or if me or Dillon went home. If I stayed, I would have tried to work with the other side of the house. They just seemed to be more honest with me. Good or bad, I respect honesty.
The night before the eviction, Dillon told you that part of him wants to stay. What were you thinking when you heard that?
Emily: That was honestly kind of the point where I felt like I was going home, because the only leverage that I had against Dillon was that he wanted to go home. I had to go lay down because I felt sick to my stomach. Him wanting to stay pretty much meant that I was 100% going home. I wasn’t mad at him or anything. I never wanted him to just hand it to me. It just, yeah, it sucked. It was really bittersweet but more bitter than sweet.
Why do you think you were evicted over Dillon?
Emily: I think that I kind of lost my cool on the alliance. Dillon was upset too but I don’t think that he said as much as I did. I think they thought that once I was gone that they would have full control over Dillon. I don’t know if they thought I was a huge threat or anything. I just think that they wanted to have Dillon around without me, telling him “do this, do that”.
Had you stayed in the house, who would you have wanted to work with?
Emily: Dre and William. I felt connected to Dre in a way. I really regret not exploring that relationship earlier. Early on in the season, she had thought that I threatened her or something. It just got weird. I never tried to talk to her after that cause I didn’t think that I could work with her. To hear that she was really trying to tell William not to put us up, that was huge for me. She was really thinking long term. I respected her in that sense and I think that I would have worked with her and William moving forward.
Had you stayed in the house, who would you have wanted to target?
Emily (laughing): Kevin, that slimy man. He is smart, he can compete when he wants to, and he is playing an insane social game. I don’t want to be up against that kind of person, so I would definitely want Kevin out.
What was it about Dillon that led to the two of you being so close?
Emily: I think it was a perfect balance. We would joke around so much, then when one of us was feeling down or feeling emotional or missing home, the other one would step up and make sure that person was okay. In any good relationship, you want to be able to laugh but when it comes down to the serious stuff, sometimes you just need somebody that’s going to be there for you. I think that we did that for each other.
Outside of the house, do you think there is any chance of anything happening between you and Dillon?
Emily: No (laughing). No, I’m just kidding. Yeah, I do. He is a great guy. We obviously have a very special bond and connection. I feel like I would be an idiot if I didn’t see what can happen with that.
Any regrets about pairing up with a guy who was a big target and would therefore put a big target on you too?
Emily: Yes but it was kind of inevitable. As long as we were in that house together, we were going to get target. It sucks that I was guilty by association. If Dillon wasn’t there, my entire game would be so different. I can’t say that I regret. There wasn’t a day that passed that me and Dillon didn’t laugh so hard that it hurt. I would have stayed loyal to him until the end.
You compared notes with Dillon on Bruno. You found out that he told you both he would keep you. Do you think he was playing you all along when he said you were his #1?
Emily: You know what, I feel like Bruno kind of had a lot of #1s. I feel like he was probably telling a lot of people that it was him and someone else until the end. It just made him look super sketchy. I don’t know why me and Dillon were scared to tell each other. I wish we had compared notes earlier about the things that Bruno was saying. It just kind of didn’t make Bruno look very trustworthy when he is telling two people the exact same thing, then we are hearing that he is throwing our names out and he wants one of us gone. I kind of think that he was trying to cover all of his bases. Me and Dillon believed it.
In his goodbye message, Bruno said that you turned on him and that’s why you had to go. How do you feel about that?
Emily: That one kind of stung a bit, not going to lie. I don’t think he can blame me for believing the things that I heard and trusting my gut. I would see him interacting with other people. He kind of would say the same things to them that he would say to me. It kind of hurt. I just really want to know if he was playing us or not. I still have no idea.
You told Arisa that Bruno deserves to win. Why do you think he deserves to win?
Emily: This is totally biased. I feel like Bruno is actually a good person. I think he is a good father, I think he is a good husband. I know that with him winning the money would be going to a good place. Honestly, I do think he is playing a good game. If he totally played me and Dillon, he did a really good job at it. I have to respect him for that. I would not be opposed to Bruno winning. I also would like to see a newbie win too. That would be super cool.
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