Big Brother’s Lala Reveals Why Going After Reality Legends Would Have Destroyed Her Game

Going after reality TV royalty inside the *Big Brother* house sounds like a legendary resume builder—until it completely backfires on your own game. Fresh off her departure on Thursday, September 3, evicted houseguest LaTrice “Lala” Verrett is opening up about why she ultimately pulled her punches against the game’s legendary players, admitting that 20/20 hindsight saved her from an epic blunder. The 57-year-old reality contender confessed in a post-eviction interview that she originally harbored ambitions to take down the household icons. However, watching the fallout from another player’s failed attempt made her realize that taking a shot at the heavyweights was a total trap. According to Lala, attempting to oust them during a Head of Household reign would have ended in disaster due to secret twists lurking in the game. ## Why didn't Lala target the icons on Big Brother? Lala point-blank referenced the chaos caused by two-time *Survivor* contestant Rick Devens. The 42-year-old competitor secretly secured the game-altering Diamond Power of Veto from the BB Time Capsule back in the second week of competition. Devens kept the massive advantage quiet from the rest of the house, sharing the secret only with fellow *Survivor* champion Dee Valladares. That hidden power exploded into the open during 24-year-old finance analyst Yash Patel’s stint as HoH. Believing he had a clean shot at removing a major threat, Yash put 29-year-old Dee on the nomination block alongside *Big Brother* veteran Angela Murray. Yash expected a smooth blindsiding of a reality legend, but Devens flipped the entire house upside down. ## How did Rick Devens use the Diamond Power of Veto? Activating his secret veto, Devens plucked Dee right off the block. To make matters worse for the reigning HoH, Devens handpicked Yash’s close ally Kamu Kirk to take the fall as the replacement nominee instead. Seeing Yash’s master plan completely implode proved to Lala that taking aim at the icons was a suicide mission. Had she attempted the same move during her own time in power, the hidden advantage would have stripped away her control and left her completely exposed. In the end, Lala expressed relief for missing her shot, recognizing that targeting the legends would have ended her game even sooner.