Rick Devens on How ‘Survivor’ Prepped Him to Win ‘Big Brother,’ Canceling on James Gunn’s ‘Superman 2’ Cameo and If He’d do ‘Traitors’: “I’m Open”
Rick Devens on How ‘Survivor’ Prepped Him to Win ‘Big Brother,’ Canceling on James Gunn’s ‘Superman 2’ Cameo and If He’d do ‘Traitors’: “I’m Open”. After becoming the first ‘Survivor’ player to win ‘Big Brother’ on Thursday night, Devens chats with THR about evicting Drew Campbell before the final two, houseguests claiming the icons had “privileges and advantages” this season and why he thought he’d see more reality TV game players on season 28.
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