Julie Chen talks about Big Brother's power shift.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Big Brother season 25 host Julie Chen Moonves warned people not to count out Survivor legend Cirie Fields after the eviction of her close ally Izzy Gleicher, which occurred after the houseguests realized what a power player Cirie really is. Week 6 Head of Household Cameron Hardin nominated Izzy and Felicia Cannon for eviction, but his real target was Cirie, whom he wanted to backdoor.
In an interview with EW, Julie weighed in on what it means for Cirie now that Izzy has been evicted and warned fans not to give up on her. Julie explained that Cirie "definitely has a target on her back, but don't count her out. Her son is a strong competitor and will shield her." Jared has already won an HOH and a Power of Veto competition, so he definitely has the ability to keep himself and Cirie safe.
Julie is correct that Cirie's social game is what makes her so powerful on Big Brother. While she hasn't won any competitions yet, she's still seen as the most influential person in the house because of her ability to persuade the houseguests into doing what she wants. Izzy was so loyal to Cirie that she vowed not to use the Power of Veto to save herself from the chopping block if she won, in order to protect Cirie from a possible backdoor plan.
Cirie's spell has been broken for a few of the other houseguests who were loyal to her. Jag Bains and Matt Klotz felt played when they found out that their alliances were most likely fake. Now that America and Cory have set their sights on Cirie, she could be in trouble. What they don't know, though, is that Cirie has her son to protect her. Only Izzy knew for sure that they were related, and she took their secret out the door with her.