Big Brother contestant Reggie Bird isn’t confident he’ll win the series for the second time and has a last-minute request for viewers.
Reggie Bird, the show’s favorite, is asking fans to vote for a second time.
Talking to The Latchthe 48-year-old contestant jokingly said she doesn’t feel sure she will win.
“To be honest, I’m facing tough competition, you know,” he told the network.
“I don’t want to put that in my head and then be disappointed in the end. And because people have to vote, that’s the most important thing, to get over myself.”
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Bird added that “she is worried that people will be complacent” and that her fellow contestants Johnson Ashak and Taras Hrubyj-Piper will sneak in and get the votes.
“I face tough competition, and they just have to participate and vote,” he said.
“I’ve played an honest game, and you know, I did the best I could. And I’m fun, and I’m good, and I did it for my kids! This is for kids!”
The then-owner of the 29-year-old fish and chips store won the series in 2003, taking home $ 250,000.
From Big Brother In the third season, Bird has been divorced twice and is the mother of two children, 15-year-old Mia and 12-year-old Lucas. The former flight attendant has also faced personal challenges.
Her son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at four weeks while she suffers from a degenerative eye condition that has left her legally blind.
He Big Brother Season 14 nominee said this year’s $ 250,000 cash prize would change the game for her and her family.
“I just want a roof over our heads for me and the kids, so that’s why I would use the money, and that will also help pay for Lucas’ medication, ”he said.
“It’s mostly for me and the kids to have some kind of security and stability.”
Aside from the award, Bird said The Latch it would be “amazing” to be the first two-time winner of the show.
“To make history, to win it twice, what better teammate to do it than me ?!” she said.
“I know it sounds nasty, but winning it twice would be an absolute dream come true and an honor, keeping the crown on Reggie’s head would be amazing.”