Big Brother 27: Katherine Wants to Rekindle Showmance With Rylie—But He ‘Needs Space’ After Fan Backlash

Former Big Brother 27 housemates Katherine Woodman and Rylie Jeffries may not be on the same page about their post-show romance. While Katherine is eager to pick up where they left off, insiders say Rylie is hitting pause as he deals with the fallout from fan backlash.

The pair’s relationship blossomed early in the season, quickly becoming one of the most talked-about showmances of the summer. Rylie, 27, and Katherine, 23, were inseparable inside the house, with Rylie even declaring after just a few weeks that he intended to marry her. Many fans assumed he was the one more invested, while others speculated Katherine leaned into the romance for strategic reasons.

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But outside the Big Brother bubble, things appear different. A source close to Rylie, an Oklahoma bull rider, revealed he’s the one hesitating. “Now that they’re both out, it’s probably the opposite of what people expected,” the insider told The U.S. Sun. “Rylie is actually the more hesitant one. He needed room to breathe and think things through.”

According to the source, Katherine reached out quickly after her eviction, hoping to reunite. But Rylie, stunned by how viewers received him, wanted to slow things down. “It was a shock for him to leave the house and see the reactions. It was nothing like what he thought,” they said.

The insider stressed that Rylie still cares deeply for Katherine. “It’s not that he doesn’t want to be with her—he does. But he needs time and space. The reaction to him has changed things.”

For now, Katherine is reportedly pushing harder to reconnect, while Rylie is focused on processing the whirlwind of emotions and public perception that came with his exit.

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