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You and Tom really hit it off. Are Canadians just more trustworthy?

You know what, I’ve done quite a few things in Canada and I’d say, yes, 100%. The show comes with three d’s – dishonesty, deceit and dilemmas – so it was new to me and it kind of threw me. But I was talking to Tom and he said to me, ‘Kato, don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re way too trustworthy.’ I remember thinking that wasn’t a bad thing, but on Big Brother I guess it is. On Big Brother, you have to be aware that people will go behind your back. There’s a lot of that going on. But I learned a lot. I’m going to be a friend of Tom’s for the rest of our lives — I know that. We were together for 24 days and we never stopped having fun on the show. There are other people in there who I have (nothing) in common with.

You went out 5-0, did that shock you?

I was shocked that it was 5-0, but I knew I was getting knocked out. The reason it was 5-0 is they had to show an alliance to whoever it was that had the power, but now they no longer have the power. That’s why it’s such a great show.

We spoke to Joey earlier in the week and he alluded to tension in the household. Did you feel any of that?

Yes, 100%. It didn’t feel like anyone wanted to have fun other than Tom and I. But a lot of the tension was down to sleep deprivation. Sleep is hard to come by on the show and that led to knee-jerk reactions to some things. There’s too much plotting and you can’t sleep and the lights are always on, so it’s really, really difficult. But that’s part of the game. I’m glad I did it. Would I do it again? I don’t think so. It’s a tough, tough thing.