‘Alberta boy’ booted from Big Brother Canada
Edmonton’s Tom Plant lasted 29 days on Slice reality series
It’s only 8 a.m., the morning after the night Tom Plant of Edmonton was evicted from the Big Brother Canada house, and the firefighter/bartender is already caught up on what’s being said about him.
“Yeah, I heard that,” Plant says when asked about his not-always positive depiction on the Slice reality series that documents a group of Canadians competing in total lockdown with no contact with the outside world. He’s making the rounds from Toronto, giving a whirlwind of interviews to media outlets across the country.
He lasted 29 days in the purpose-built BBC house that is blanketed with video cameras and microphones, but was at a disadvantage from the start.
The first day in the house, Suzette nominated him for eviction, along with his best bud, Emmett. They escaped the block, but not even being the founding member of Quatro, the dominant force in the house, could save Tom in the end.
He was evicted from the house on Thursday night, in an 8-1 vote, with Emmett casting the sole vote to keep Tom.
I had a quick chat with the Calgary-born, Edmontonbased 25-year-old. Q: It’s your first day out of the house. How’s it been? A: Today has been so positive. Leaving the house, I just felt so upset. Today has been truly amazing. It is just so exciting that people know who I am and that they are proud of who I am. Q: It seems that you played a much more emotionally driven game than you were intending on. A: I would definitely agree with that. My game was very emotionally driven. I wanted to play with my integrity. I definitely have to be real. Right when I walked in the house, I got put up on the block. Originally, I didn’t want to be such a stronger competitor. I just wanted to feel everyone out. But I had to say to myself, the first night I went into the house, I figured ‘You know what? I’m going to be competitive. And if I leave this house as a fighter, that’s the way I want to leave.’ Q: We’re on the outside watching it and we can leave. How much pressure is there being in the house? A: When you’re in the house for 24 hours a day, people only see three hours a week. And you’re in there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is pressure. You are seeing these people all day, and the littlest thing of someone burping or farting or someone just being disgusting or not cleaning up after a mess or not brushing their teeth in the morning or the way they leave the bathroom or their hair everywhere. Just the littlest thing can really get on your nerves in the house. And you really have to sit back and chill. “I’m on Big Brother Canada and it’s a wonderful experience, so I just have to go with it.” Q: Who has the best shot of taking it? A: Not the person I would want to win the game. Honestly, I would say that Peter has the best shot of winning the game. Q: And who do you want to win the game? (We already know this one, but have to ask, right?) A: I 100 per cent want my boy Emmett to win the game. He deserves it way more than Peter. Emmett is one heck of a guy. I definitely want him to come out to Calgary with me. Take him for night out, maybe a Flames game. Q: What do you want people to know about you, because honestly, you did not get the most positive portrayal on the show. A: For my family and friends in Alberta ... I just hope they appreciate me for being an Alberta boy who stayed true to his word and did not cheat and who is coming home proud.