The Big Brother house always has big personalities living in it and this year is no different.
While Ebony is rubbing everyone the wrong way and Anita is lashing out in retaliation, another frontrunner is Matthew, with fans starting to question what he’s saying and whether it’s stacking up.
While viewers try to figure it out, WHO got some insight from newly evicted housemate Phoebe, who explained what it was like living with him.
Why are Big Brother fans suspicious of Matthew?
Matthew has started (by his own admission) creating tension in the house by eating lots of the rationed snacks and then questioning which of the housemates are doing it — keeping it under wraps that he’s the one doing it himself.
He also shared that he’s a psychologist, but when fellow housemate Kyrah asked if he has a degree, he dodged the question, later saying he has an “interest in psychology”.
This has ultimately left viewers very suspicious of him, and the title of “shit stirrer” feels pretty fair.
“Matthew being a psychologist yet coming across as one of the most condescending and manipulative people in the house is WILD,” one fan said.
“He didn’t answer Kyrah’s question about when he graduated? Is he claiming to have some sort of ‘psychology’ qualification? Because I don’t think I believe him,” another admitted.
Others said they hope footage of him sneaking into the pantry to eat the snacks is shown to the other housemates so they can take him for a peg.
Evicted housemate Phoebe gives insight into Matthew’s behaviour
After being evicted on Sunday night, Phoebe echoed fan sentiment that Matthew is clearly “playing a game”.
“Oh, I think it’s his game,” Phoebe told WHO. “I think he’s very happy playing this kind of bad game, but he’s good at it. I’ll give him that.”
Ryan has since gone head-to-head with Matthew, calling him out for inconsistencies in his stories, and fans are rallying around him.
It’s something Phoebe touched on, admitting he was taking one for the team by doing it.
“I think that’s why Ryan took the wheel because he saw that so many of us wouldn’t be able to stand up to [Matthew] because he kind of backs you into a corner,” she said.
While Ebony has been deemed this season’s “villain” already, has she just got herself a reliable side-kick? Time will tell.
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