Nicole Anthony, a contestant on Big Brother 22: All-Stars, first competed on BB21, where she finished in third place and won America's Favorite Houseguest. When Nicole was cast on Big Brother 21, she was a 24-year-old preschool aide from Long Island, New York. During her introductory interview with CBS, Nicole said her favorite player of all time was BB18 and BB19 runner-up Paul Abrahamian. She described herself as an optimistic and objective person who wasn't afraid of working hard.
Despite the fact that Big Brother 21 was filled with controversies and featured quite a few problematic houseguests, Nicole somehow managed to always see the best in people. Ultimately, her ability to lay low and maintain a strong social game got her very far. In addition, Nicole definitely offered a palate cleanser for the viewers who were turned off by the controversial houseguests that took over the house. In the face of so many adversities, Nicole maintained her cheerful personality and fought as hard as she could to stay in the game.
During the first week of BB21, Nicole Anthony ed the all-female alliance called The Black Widows. Besides Nicole, the alliance consisted of Isabella, Jessica, and Kemi. However, Isabella was quick to expose that alliance to Jack during his week as Head of Household. In response, Jack nominated both Jessica and Kemi for eviction, which led to Kemi's sudden elimination. Then, Nicole's other alliance, the Fellowship of the Zing, was exposed in week three. The alliance was between Nicole, Cliff, and Ovi. Upon discovering this alliance, HOH Nick put up Nicole and Cliff on the block, which led to Cliff's first eviction.
Cliff managed to win Camp Comeback and got to return to Big Brother 21. During the rest of the season, Nicole fought alongside Cliff, Jessica, and Kathryn, who were excluded from the dominant Gr8ful alliance. That informal alliance was eventually formally called Cliff's Angels. Nicole was a good social game player, but didn't have much luck when it came to competitions. In fact, Nicole holds the record for having the highest number of consecutive weeks without being picked to play in the Power of Veto competitions. All in all, she had to sit out of eight consecutive competitions. Still, she managed to win two HOH comps and one POV comp toward the end of the season, making it to Final 3.
At the end of Big Brother 21, Jackson chose to take Holly to Final 2 and evict Nicole. Still, Nicole had already charmed her way to the hearts of the viewers, who voted in masses to elect her America's Favorite Houseguest. A year later, Nicole Anthony was cast on the second-ever All-Stars season of the series.
Big Brother 22: All-Stars airs Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 8 pm EST on CBS.