Massive Brother 25’s Jared Fields stands by his determination to not inform his mother, Cirie Fields, that his showmance accomplice, Blue Kim, is aware of they’re associated.
“I simply know that my mother would’ve been actually, actually paranoid about it and she or he would’ve maneuvered that relationship [with Blue] slightly completely different,” he completely informed Us Weekly on Friday, September 29, at some point after his elimination from the CBS actuality collection. “I actually wished her and Blue to construct their very own relationship with out it being hindered by this looming considered, ‘Oh, she most likely is aware of who I’m. She’s going to make use of that towards me at some point.’”
He continued: “I wished her to have the ability to attempt to belief Blue as a lot as doable as a result of I do really feel in my intestine that Blue goes to make it possible for she’s OK. I didn’t actually wish to put any preconceived notions in her head of, ‘Oh, properly possibly let me make a transfer towards the one one who could also be prepared to assist me.’”

Cirie, 53 — who has earned the title of actuality TV icon for her stints on exhibits together with Survivor and The Traitors — was revealed because the seventeenth houseguest through the Massive Brother season 25 premiere final month. Izzy Gleicher was the one houseguest who instantly realized that Jared is Cirie’s son and the trio shortly fashioned an alliance. After her eviction earlier this month, Izzy, 32, completely informed Us that it was “silly” of Jared to share the delicate data with Blue.
Regardless of Izzy’s criticism, Jared informed Us that he thinks Cirie will perceive why he informed Blue their secret — and why he didn’t clue her in to the truth that Blue is aware of.
“She’ll perceive for certain. One factor we’ve at all times talked about was simply ensuring that each transfer that I made was my transfer and I owned it to the perfect of my capacity. And I took accountability for all the things I did,” he stated. “It was simply me making my very own sport strikes and making an attempt to make my very own path on this loopy actuality [TV] world, [which] clearly she’s properly versed in, however this was model new for me. I didn’t wish to are available right here and comply with her step-by-step after which go away right here and really feel like I by no means decided alone. … I simply actually wished to make my very own strikes on this sport and finally I actually suppose it’s going to assist her.”

Whereas Jared thinks his determination will assist Cirie within the sport, he admitted that it’s “exhausting” to say whether or not having one another in the home was extra useful or dangerous to their video games.
“I really feel like that one is sort of 50/50, as a result of one factor that you just don’t get on this home in any respect is that one who’s 100% in your facet … and I knew I had that in my mother,” he defined. “However on the opposite facet of that, it was fairly sophisticated as a result of very early on we acquired pitted [against each other] on two completely different sides of the home. … So, it was at all times a battle for me to make it possible for whoever received on my facet [wasn’t] going to be concentrating on her.”
Jared added that his alliance with Izzy additionally sophisticated his sport. “I made a promise to Izzy [that] if she was to maintain my secret, I might by no means ever go towards her on this sport and I might make it possible for I may defend her all the way in which up till the top,” he stated. “And that’s precisely what I attempted to do. And I believe that was a part of my downfall for certain.” (Whereas making an attempt to determine how his fellow houseguests determined to evict Izzy as a substitute of Felicia Cannon, Jared acquired caught mendacity about Jag Bains leaking details about the vote flip. The misstep sparked a blowout battle with former ally Cory Wurtenberger, which ultimately led to his eviction.)
Jared’s elimination on Thursday, September 28, got here after he had an opportunity to “resurrect” his sport as a part of the “Massive Brother Zombies” twist. He and Cameron Harding had been each voted out throughout final week’s Double Eviction, however instantly returned to the home as Zombies.
All through the previous week, Jared and Cameron, 34, confronted off in a three-part competitors. Cameron finally received, which gave him an opportunity to finish a problem throughout Thursday’s episode. He was profitable, permitting him to reenter the sport whereas Jared was formally eradicated.
Jared informed Us that having a second life within the sport provided him “a bit of closure” and that he has no exhausting emotions about Cameron’s victory. “I respect Cameron for doing what he did as a result of I’m not a straightforward man to beat, I really feel like. So, the truth that he pulled it off, I believe truthfully he does deserve it,” he stated.
Massive Brother airs on CBS Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.