After placing second in the Big Brother 26 finale, Makensy Manbeck accused winner Chelsie Baham of manipulating and using her in their alliance. In the final week of Big Brother 26, Chelsie, Makensy, and Cam Sullivan-Brown battled it out in the three-part final Head of Household (HOH) competition. Chelsie won Part 1, while Makensy won Part 2, and then Makensy beat Chelsie live in Part 3 on finale night. Makensy stayed loyal to Chelsie and chose her for the final two instead of Cam, but this resulted in Chelsie winning the game with a unanimous vote.
In an interview with EW, when asked if she thought that Chelsie would’ve brought her to the end if she’d been the final HOH, Makensy wasn’t so sure anymore. She answered, “I want to say yes, based on the conversations we had. However, based on the [jury] questions and how she answered them, I don’t think so.”
Makensy then went on to accuse Chelsie of some negative behavior. She said, “I think she was manipulating me and was using me, and if that is true, so be it. Because at least I can say that I was a good person and that I was true to myself.”
Makensy continued, “And whether that is making me now a naive 22-year-old because I thought I had a really good friend and a really good ally in this game, so be it, because I still won that last HOH I got to win. I got to make the decision, and I got to make a decision for my game that showed who I was.”
I want to say yes, based on the conversations we had. However, based on the [jury] questions and how she answered them, I don’t think so. I think she was manipulating me and was using me, and if that is true, so be it. Because at least I can say that I was a good person and that I was true to myself. And whether that is making me now a naive 22-year-old because I thought I had a really good friend and a really good ally in this game, so be it, because I still won that last HOH I got to win. I got to make the decision, and I got to make a decision for my game that showed who I was.
Source: EW
