You are closer than ever! Taylor Hale Joseph AbdinShowmance rumors were sparked by the show’s 24th season contestants Big BrotherTheir bond has only grown out of the game.
“There was just something really warm and inviting about Joseph,” Taylor, the first Black woman to win a non-celebrity season of the CBS reality show, exclusively told Us WeeklySeptember 2022. “It was really hard that first few weeks of the house. I couldn’t walk into a room without people interrupting a conversation or changing a conversation. My best friend and I felt like my fate was sealed every day. And I’m an introvert on top of all of that.”
She continued: “But Joseph, no matter whether I was forced or needed to be in a corner … would always just check on me and be like, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ And for someone to even care or feign like they could care, even a pinky amount about how I was doing, it was very, very difficult in that house. And Joseph was willing to be a friend to someone that everyone was painting out to be the most disgusting villain.”
Before the Michigan native was crowned the winner of season 24, September 2022, she received negative treatment throughout the season from several of her houseguests. Joseph knew from the beginning that he wanted to get closer to the former pageant queen.
“I kind of saw Taylor a little bit right before we walked in. She was always on my radar in this aspect. I was like, ‘God damn.’ So even on premiere night, when I walked in, the first thing – which I just, like, hours ago find out I’m coming on the show – I’m like, ‘Where’d that girl go?’” he told Us.
They were separated after Joseph was evicted at Dyre Fest twist. He became the second member on the jury. After reuniting outside of the house, the pair continued to spend time together, doing joint interview and watching episodes together on Instagram. The duo even traveled to the Miss USA pageant in Reno, Nevada, in October 2022 where the attorney met Taylor’s mom.
“It was such a pleasure seeing this part of her life and how happy it made her,” Joseph told UseThe trip.
In September 2022, Miss Michigan ’80 told UseAfter suffering her fair share of hardships, she realized that she was taking things slowly with the Florida native. Big Brother.
“He’s literally the best support system ever. Everyone saw it in the game, and getting it back was the best thing in all of life. But I don’t wanna jump into a relationship, almost trauma-bonding with someone. I just want my head to be clear. He’s good. And then we can really work on exploring,” she said.
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