But in the end, he couldnt even get a single jury vote for his efforts.
How does Ricky feel about being swept?
Does he regret not taking Dina Lohan or Lolo Jones to the end instead?
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And what does he make about Lolo calling him out to Julie Chen after he evicted her?
We asked Ricky all that and more just an hour after he stepped out of the house.
(Also see to it to read ourinterview with winner Tamar Braxton.)
Honestly, I dont know.
But Tamar is a wonderful human being, a big personality.
And she kept us laughing, and she was just a joy to be around.
And none of them surprised me.
You didnt think they would respect the fact that you were such a threat so early in the game?
You didnt think that would get his vote?I didnt.
I didnt believe it.
And I didnt believe it.
But I think people are still emotional about the way the game was played and what happened.
So, it makes sense to me.
Ricky, youre an interesting cat, because youre very even-keeled.
Yet at the same time, youre a huge, big time competitor.
So just take me through how youre feeling now.
Its a little bit of a bummer.
And the fact that I got really close with Tamar, and we had a lot of amazing conversations.
Im a competitor, and I liked to compete more than I actually liked to win.
You tried to make a deal with Lolo for the final two.
So either way, even in that scenario, Tamar beat Lolo in the in the final HOH.
So it would have been the same ending, except I wouldnt have won on the final HOH.
So, I really liked this ending.
Like you said, Ive got a couple of big wins.
The last two Head of Households.
And I get a decent size check to go home with myself.
So, it was a good experience and a happy ending for a lot of people.
I really respect her and I think shes a fierce and a wonderful competitor.
And hopefully, she changes her mind.
But if not, I have to respect that.
Again, Im a competitor and I like to compete, and I wasnt playing to win.
And I feel like Ive accomplished all of those things.
I rememberwe asked you before you went into the houseand you brought that up.
You said, listen, this is going to be the hardest thing for me.
I am an introvert.
Go talk to people.Oh, so many times.
On a daily basis.
I mean, if Im being honest, Im an introvert, but mostly kind of a deeper thinker.
And one of the things that I had to overcome was my dislike of small talk.
And so, I had to engage in small talk more than Im comfortable with.
And times where I was enjoying the peace and quiet in my own room.
You get this eerie feeling like, someones probably talking about me.
Many times I jumped up and started to walk around and find someone to talk to.
Whom did you end up getting closest to in the house?I think Natalie.
Natalie, until she left, and once Natalie left, Tamar and I grew closer.
Tamar and I had some extremely deep conversations, as did Natalie and myself.
And I did with Lolo.
And I tried to with Dina, but yeah.
[Laughs]
Enough said.Yes.
How did it feel to get out of that house?
I saw you run over and all of a sudden youre making out on stage.
Its nice to have some freedom and see other people.
And especially my wife and my son.
It feels great to be out.
Will you watch any of this season playback?
I mean you lived it.
Will you go back and watch any of the episodes, you think?I probably wont.
Ill get the play by play from my wife and my son.
And if theres something that they think I need to watch, Ill probably check that out.
check that to read ourinterview with winner Tamar Braxton, check out ourCelebrity Big Brotherseason finale recap.
