Season 27 of Big Brother is very much in the past, but there’s some lingering drama playing out online. Fifth-place finisher Keanu Soto went on Twitch and threw shade at his former “frenemy” Rachel Reilly. According to Keanu, she and some of the other BB27 cast are desperately trying to keep themselves relevant. That comment earned him a clapback from the Big Brother legend herself.
Keanu Soto branded Rachel Reilly “irrelevant” despite her Big Brother legacy
In a clip that surfaced on Twitter/X, a fan asked Keanu about his relationships with the cast outside of the competition. Instead of being cordial, he called out Rachel, along with other BB27 competitors Jimmy Heagerty and Ashley Hollis.
“I love them as people, don’t get me wrong, but they’re trying to elevate their stardom by trying to bring down other people,” Keanu said.
“They’re trying to elevate themselves by bringing down other people, and I don’t f*ck with that,’ he continued. “Why are you trying to talk bad on other people to try and raise yourself? If anything, you just make yourself look more irrelevant more than anything.”
Now, we’re not sure if the America’s Favorite Houseguest win went to his head or what happened, but that’s a pretty big swing. He also went on to say that his BB27 castmates know they’re “irrelevant” and are trying to do everything they can before their 15 minutes are up.
Keanu said, “I feel like a lot of them realize they are irrelevant, so they feel like they have to maximize this window before next year starts, and they completely get forgotten about for them to have some sort of relevancy right now … Honestly, nobody really talks about them and for good reason. It is what it is.”
Of course, plenty of fans had big reactions to Keanu’s comments, but the best reaction came from Rachel. She didn’t address Keanu by name. Still, we know exactly who this post was about. The shade landed.
“Literally a mom of 2 kids who is out here trying to do the best job I can,” Rachel wrote. “Trying to give my kids a good life and provide them with a future and healthy food on the table. And for some boy child to come at me bc he was on a show with me — call me names and act like it’s OK is so disrespectful and gross.”
She continued, “I’ve been nothing but nice I don’t talk bad about him esp not on a podcast — I’ve done this 15 years so trying to tear me down bc of your insecurities sure – but you’ll never be where I am bc of this type of behavior.”
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