Big Brother season 26 aired its latest episode on Thursday, July 31, 2024, and saw Lisa Weintraub get eliminated from the competition. The cast chose to save Angela Murray over Lisa. In the same episode, Angela mocked Lisa's walk, leading to tension between them.
After her eviction, Lisa, a celebrity chef, spoke to several publications, including Entertainment Weekly, where she claimed that Angela had bullied her.
"Yeah, I do feel like she was bullying me. Bullying is unprovoked malicious intent. Chelsie identified it as bullying, and so did my fellow houseguests. They brought that word to light, and I agreed with the word that was being used and that was also what I did experience. And there's gameplay and there's intimidation and psychological tactics that people use, but I don't stand by bullying even in a game," Lisa said.
"Her behavior was not my favorite"— Lisa Weintraub chimes in on Angela Murray's behavior in Big Brother season 26
While in conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Lisa chimed in on Angela's behavior towards her and other cast members during Big Brother season 26. She said that it "didn't feel good."
"Her behavior was not my favorite. I did endure a lot of what I deemed to be not gameplay. We were able to decipher what was human being and what was gameplay and what wasn't," she added.
Lisa stated that she was the target of Angela's behavior and disapproved of how she was treated. However, Lisa emphasized her strength and pride in handling adversity on Big Brother 26. She recalled being mocked by Angela for her "walk", "smile", and use of "edible glitter." Lisa added that if these were her worst traits, she didn't mind.
She said she was being herself and was proud of how she expressed herself. Chiming in on her her feud with Angela started, Lisa said that Angela put her "on the block" in week 1 and that she wasn't going to "do down without a fight."
"People underestimated me in the game from the get-go and people underestimate me sometimes in the real world. So I love to prove people wrong, show people what I got," Lisa added.
Lisa also elaborated on her elimination from Big Brother season 26. When asked which votes surprised her the most, she said Leah was supposed to be her "main confidant" and was waiting for the "tea to be spilled" about why she voted for her.
Lisa added she was shocked by T'Kor and Kimo's votes against her since she built a lot of trust and personal relationships with her. She added that while nobody told her they voted for her, nobody would look her in the eye.
"So I was like, “Oh, something's going on.” I don't know if the cameras caught that, but that was what was going on in between votes. And that's what triggered my gut feeling. And I was like, “Oh, they might be doing this.," Lisa said.
She added that she didn't know if she was a target all along or if her elimination was part of a contingency plan. She added that she was excited to figure that out. Chiming in on the hugs she received before leaving the Big Brother house and said that none of them felt "genuine."
Episodes of Big Brother season 26 air on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9 pm ET on CBS.