‘Big Brother’ Season 26 houseguest Rubina Bernabe dodges eviction with clever 'tactics'

'Big Brother' Season 26 star Rubina Bernabe used an emotional plea to save herself from eviction
'Big Brother' Season 26 star Rubina Bernabe avoided eviction in week 4 (@cbs)
'Big Brother' Season 26 star Rubina Bernabe avoided eviction in week 4 (@cbs)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Big Brother' Season 26 houseguests recently opted to save Rubina Bernabe from eviction, with six players voting to eliminate Cedric Hodges. However, this choice could turn out to be a mistake, as Cedric was seen as a more strategic and deserving player. The houseguests should have supported Brooklyn Rivera, Chelsie Baham, and Cam Sullivan-Brown by voting to evict Rubina Bernabe, which would have advanced the gameplay to a more strategic competition. Unfortunately, the houseguests were swayed by Rubina’s emotional plea and her complaints about not receiving enough opportunities

During the last pitch, Rubina got emotional and pleaded for more time in the house to 'inspire and empower' others. However, her game so far has largely revolved around a showmance with Tucker Des Lauriers rather than strategic gameplay. Despite her safe approach, Rubina successfully played the emotional card and persuaded the houseguests to save her.

Rubina Bernabe ditches Tucker Lauriers' plan to evict Quinn Martin (@cbs)
'Big Brother' Season 26 star Rubina Bernabe skips eviction (@cbs)

Rubina Bernabe and Cedric Hodges divided 'Big Brother' Season 26 house

Rubina Bernabe and Cedric Hodges found themselves at risk of eviction after losing the AI Arena's 'Upload/Download' competition to Makensy Manbeck. With both players having their supporters, the house became divided into two major alliances, each fighting to save their respective favorites

'The Collective' wanted Cedric to stay while Tucker Des Lauriers created a new alliance named 'The Five Point' and rallied the troops to save Rubina. The houseguest started a war to save their favourites with Kimo Apaka and T'Kor Clottey betraying the trust of 'The Collective'.

T'Kor Clottey and Tucker Des Lauriers form 'The Five Pointz' (@cbs)
Rubina Bernabe and Cedric Hodges divided 'Big Brother' Season 26 house (@cbs)

Did Tucker Des Lauriers' showmance save Rubina Bernabe?

'Big Brother' Season 26 houseguests Tucker Des Lauriers and Rubina Bernabe have recently sparked showmance and their intimate moment was caught on camera. However, Tucker has his gameplay and he didn't save Rubina just because he was romantically involved with her.

Tucker Des Lauriers has sparked a rivalry with Cedric Hodges following a disagreement over the nominees. Seeking revenge, Tucker convinced other houseguests to form a new alliance, further intensifying the conflict.

'Big Brother' Season 26 houseguests Rubina Bernab and Tucker Lauriers are in a showmance (@cbs)
'Big Brother' Season 26 houseguests Rubina Bernabe and Tucker Des Lauriers are currently in a showmance (@cbs)

'Big Brother' Season 26 star Cedric Hodges reacts to his surprising eviction

'Big Brother' Season 26 star Cedric Hodges was taken aback when even Joseph Rodriguez turned against him during the voting ceremony. He shared during his CBS show exit interview, "I think I knew where it was going to go. I hoped for Joseph, but he came up to me and was like, 'Look man, I don't know.'"

However, he also reflected on being the pawn and noted, "Pawns go home. In this game you have to trust individuals. I knew going into the week that T’kor and Kimo were iffy. I knew it was going to be this week or it was going to be a week further down the line. If they could prove themselves this week, then I knew I was going to be good forever."

Cedric is a former marine (@CBS)
'Big Brother' Season 26 star Cedric Hodges was taken aback by his surprising eviction (@cbs)

Catch stirring drama in new episodes of 'Big Brother' Season 26 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 pm ET and on Sundays at 9 pm ET on CBS. The new episodes will also be available to stream on Paramount+.

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