‘Big Brother 28’: Drew Campbell on Why He Played Both Sides & His One Regret
‘Big Brother 28’: Drew Campbell on Why He Played Both Sides & His One Regret
Brittany SimsFri, October 2, 2026 at 5:50 AM UTC
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2834 SeasonS.28EpisodeEp.34Image Description: BIG BROTHER on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)* Pictured: Drew Campbell wins Veto. - CBSHe finished in third place after being evicted by his number one ally, Rick Devens.
Drew Campbell was probably the most talked-about Houseguest of Big Brother 28 aside from the icons. He played both sides of the house, won a lot of competitions, and made moves and votes that angered his allies, but he made it to the final three, becoming the seventh member of the Jury.
The 22-year-old managed to never have an eviction vote against him, as every time he was on the block (four), he managed to save himself either with a Veto or Blockbuster, except for the final three. He had six competition wins throughout the entire season, giving him only one less than Rick Devens.
Drew was voted into the Timecapsule, earning the Never Not Pass, meaning he wouldn’t be a Have Not for the rest of the game, giving him access to warm showers and all the food he could want to eat. He was also in the top three for America’s Favorite Houseguest.
The dental assistant also had a “flirtmance” with Melody Morris, who told us that she wants to stay friends with Drew.
Did he feel betrayed by Devens? Here’s what he had to say about his game.
What’s popping, Drew?
Drew Campbell: What’s poppin’?
Yougotthirdplace.That’snothingtobeatyourselfupover.Howareyoufeeling?
Dude, Igottodomydream.I’vewaitedsinceIwaseightyearsoldtoplaythisgame.Igottobethereall87days.There’snotmuchmoreIcouldaskforbesideswinningthewholething. I’msuperexcitedaboutmakingitthatfar.Andasafanoftheshow,I’magenuinefan.Ihadsomuchfun,morefunthanIthoughtIwasgoingtohave.
Were you surprised that Devens evicted you, or were you expecting it?
Igobothways.I’msurprisedbecauseIthoughthelovedme.Hewasmydad,butI’mnot,becauseDevens is areallysmartgameplayer, andwhenyou’resittingontheblock,usuallythebiggertargetgoeshome,andhedidn’twanttoleaveituptochance.SoIdon’treallyblamehim.Imean,ifIwereinhisplace,Iwouldhaveevictedhim.Soitiswhatitis.It’sthegame.Notsurprised,butemotionally,Ifeltlikemydadjustbetrayedme.
You seemed really upset when he evicted you. Were you more upset because of the fact that “your dad” evicted you, or because you realized you weren’t making it to the final two? What were those emotions?
CanIansweralloftheabove?IwasprettybummedthatIdidn’tgettothefinaltwochairs.It’sadream.Iwantedtogothiswholeseasonwithoutbeingevicted.Thatwasmyfirsttimemakinganevictionspeech,whichwasreallyfununtilitwasn’t.Butalso,Isavedhim.Ibroughthimto the finalthree,andIwashopingtoreturnthefavor,andhedidn’t.Sothatalsokindofthatkindofstung.
Likeyoujustsaid,you’veneverfacedanevictionvoteorspeechbecauseyousavedyourselfeverytime.Younearlymadehistoryonthepressurecookercompetition,andyouwonthat.Soyouhavenothingtobeashamedof.Youplayedanabsolutelygreatgame.
Thankyousomuch.That’sallyouwanttohear.Allyouwanttohearafteryouplayed,especiallyasafan.
And you were entertaining, so you can’t ask for more.
Sorry to everyone who watched, America. I know I’m a lot, but I had a lot of fun.
You were also in the top three for America’s Favorite and got voted into the Timecapsule. What did those two things mean to you?
Thetimecapsulevotewasprobablythecoolestthingever.IthoughtforsurethatAmericawasn’tmybiggestfan.SowhenIgotthat,Iwaslike,“Oh,peoplelikewantmetostickaround.”So, that wasreallyexciting,superfuntodo.Onlysixpeoplegottodoitthisseason.Ibarelygotintherewiththesixthperson.ButalmostwinningAmerica’sfavoriteishonestly,Iwouldhavebeenmoreexcitedaboutwinningthatthanthewholeshow,whichisreallycool.GladImadeit to thetopthree.Madeit to the topthreeforthat.Madeit to the topthreeoftheseason. Made it to the top three for the newbies going to the time capsule, dude. Three is the magic number.
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Going into the game, did you mean to play both sides of the house, or is that how your allies fell?
Goingintothegame,Ididn’tknowwhatIwasgonnado.Ithinkthebestwaytogointothisgameistoseewhattheplayingfieldlookslike,and I immediatelysawtheicons,andIknewthey’regonnasticktogether.SoIwaslike,I’llattachmyselfthere.AndI’mahugefanofIanTerryandthewaythathedidthe Quack Pack.Ican’tlie,hecameinastheyoungestguy.Icameinas the youngestguy.IwastryingtochannelmyinnerIan,andIwasstealinginformationfromtheotherside,bringingittothem,andIkindofgotlostinthesauce,butIgotlabeledthemiddleman.Sothat’sreallycool.
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You worked with the icons all season. Ultimately, had to evict one in the end, and then one evicted you. Do you wish that you had not aligned yourself so closely with them after all that?
Ican’tsaythat.IthinkIstillwouldhavedonethat.Itgotmereallyfarinthegame.Istillwouldhavealignedmyselfwiththeicons.IfeellikeIlearnedalotfromthem.Theyhadthemostexperienceinthegame.Asafan,Iknowhowtheshowworks.I’veseenalmosteveryseasonexceptours,andthey’veplayedgamesbefore,sotheyknowhowthisthingworksfirsthand.IthinkIlearnedalotfromthem,andIdon’tthinkIwouldnotalignmyselfwiththemifIgotthechancetodoitagain.
Howdifferentdoyouthinkyourgamewouldhavebeeniftheicons weren’tinthegame?
Iftheiconsweren’tinthisgame,it’dbesuperdifferent.Iwouldbecompletelyrelyingon— honestly, there’sonedudeinthathousethatIfeltlike,ifIgottoplaythisgamealloveragain,Iwouldbewithhim.It’dbeYash.Idothinkmeandhimaretwopeasinapod.Hecomesfromanimmigrantfamily,andsodoI.He’sfromtheEastCoast.I’mfromtheWestCoast.Ithinkifwegottoplaythisgameagain,andtheiconsweren’there,Yashwouldhavebeenmynumberonedude.Wewouldhaverunthisthingto the finaltwo.
You two seemed to butt heads in the house, though.
Whose fault is that? I want to say probably mine. Yash is a cool dude.
In the pressure cooker power veto, would you have stuck to Yash’s deal that you made with him?
Because I put it on my sister’s life, and I love her a lot, I would have done it. I would have kept true to it. I think the only way I was able to get out of that deal was the fact that I didn’t put him up. So I saw it as an opportunity to get rid of him and not follow through with my deal. But I do see a world where that would hurt my game a lot more by following through with that deal because I’d be an idiot to think that Yash didn’t have the same deal with the icons, and he was just trying to play the middleman role because that’s what I would have done. Yash’s a great player. I bet him $5,000 that he did the exact same thing.
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Your hairbrush-you finally found it in the house.
Dude, what a find!
Do you know what happened? The story with that?
So, I know the culprit. I know Taylor did it, but I don’t know why. Can you fill me in?
She took it and put it down her shirt and then hid it in the Diary Room. I don’t know what her motivation was. Probably just to mess with you because she called you a weasel all season.
How dare she? How dare her? How dare she steal my hairbrush and be right about me? No, I don’t blame her. I don’t blame her. She knew exactly how to get under my skin, and it was my hairbrush. I mean, I think everyone could have done that, and I would have been set off. [laughs]
Do you have any regrets or anything you would have changed about your time on the show?
I am a super fan of the show. I loved every day, every hour, every minute, every second. I felt like I played the whole time. I was living my dream. One thing I would have changed is that during the Mallory [Aurichio] vote, I would have loved to vote to keep her, even though it meant she was going anyway. I just want her to know that she had three friends in the house. That’s the one thing I regret.
Do you regret voting out Barrett since he was one of your closest friends too?
No, Barrett would have voted me out. There’s no way Barrett would have voted me out next to Mallory, so I was like, “Oh well, let me fall through this deal with Yash. Wink, wink. Bye, Barrett.
Would you ever want to come back if you were asked?
Dude, are you kidding? If they told me right after I lost, “Drew, we’re starting a season during the fall. Are you in?” I would have been like, “my bag’s already in there. I’m ready to go.” I would love to come back next summer, the summer after that, dude. I would, I would live full time in that house if I could. I was living the dream. Yeah, who knows? I’m only 22, man. I got time.
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