Taylor Hale made history last night in multiple ways when she earned the jury vote and was crowned the season 24 champion, and she's opening up about the wild experience.Hale, 27, went from being one of the most unreasonably disliked houseguests of the season — and almost got evicted after the first week — to becoming both the first Black woman to ever win the show and the first champion to also be voted by fans as America's Favorite Player.«It just blows my mind,» Hale marveled, while speaking with ET's Denny Directo after the finale. «Because I was just someone who was a very passive, casual enjoyer, I can't really say fan, of the show.
I started watching last season. That's what brought me in and started going back and watching other seasons. So knowing I made a mark on the franchise in this way is unbelievable.
It doesn't feel real.»«I think it's a testament to the mechanics of the game over 24 seasons. We have had Black women play this game over and over and they have been bullied many times, they have been ostracized in other ways and evicted very early,» she continued. «It's a very big deal.
And it's not just because I was a woman who was a comp beast. It's not because I was a Black woman who was well liked — because I was not well liked in this house.
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