Norwalk Resident Evicted On 'Big Brother' Reality TV Show May Return

NORWALK, CT — Norwalk resident Jared Fields' stay in the "Big Brother" house momentarily ended Thursday night after he was evicted by his housemates, however, a new twist introduced in the game will allow him to return and possibly "resurrect" his game.

Fields, a 25-year-old exterminator from Norwalk, was among the 16 houseguests who entered the house in August to compete on the CBS reality show's 25th season.

As an added twist, Fields' mother, Cirie, a four-time competitor on fellow CBS reality show "Survivor," was also brought in to the house to compete with her son in secret.

Each week, a "head of household" is crowned and nominates two houseguests for eviction from the house. Fields won the HoH competition Sunday and one of his nominees, Cameron Hardin, was evicted Thursday night, leaving Fields among the final 10 houseguests left in the game.

That night, host Julie Chen Moonves shocked the house with an announcement that Thursday would be a "double eviction" night, in which an entire week of "Big Brother" would be played over the course of an hour.

Fields, having won HoH the previous week, was not allowed to compete in the "double eviction" HoH competition. The winner, houseguest Cory Wurtenberger, nominated Fields and houseguest Blue Kim for eviction.

Fields then competed in the veto competition for a chance to save himself but lost to houseguest Matt Klotz, who chose to keep Wurtenberger's nominations the same. With little time for Fields or his mother to convince the house to keep him in the game, the other houseguests evicted Fields by a vote of 6-1, the lone hold out being his mother.

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During his speech prior to the vote, Fields said it had been wonderful being in the "Big Brother" house thus far and assured his fellow houseguests that he loved each of them.

"Honestly I don't have a big speech ready, clearly I wasn't expecting this," Fields said. "For the most part, I just hope that the relationships that I made with the people I knew I could trust and the people who I told I wanted to move forward with sticks. I don't want to put any pressure on anyone to do anything drastic. I love you guys regardless. This is just a game...do what you got to do."

He also assured the houseguests he would fight for anyone who chose to keep him in the house if given the opportunity to stay.

Upon exiting the house, Fields was greeted with applause from a live studio audience as he sat down for a typical exit interview with Chen Moonves, however, the host dropped an unexpected surprise on the just-evicted Fields.

"Normally I would be asking you questions," Chen Moonves said, "but that's not going to happen, and here's why."

Chen Moonves then brought Hardin out to join Fields and informed both men they will be returning to the house as "Big Brother zombies."

"For the next week, you will be living in the house and one of you will be resurrecting your game," Chen Moonves said, "and you will find out more about that later tonight when you do return to the house. For now, I wish both of you the best of luck."

Chen Moonves also promised the house would "come undone" during "a week like no other in the history of 'Big Brother'" as Fields and Hardin reenter the house, during which there will be no HoH or veto competitions and one of the two evicted houseguests is "resurrected," giving him a second chance to compete for the $750,000 grand prize.

Viewers interested in seeing whether Fields is given another opportunity to represent Norwalk on "Big Brother" can catch the next two episodes Sunday at 10 p.m. and Thursday at 9 p.m. on CBS or on the Paramount+ streaming service. Avid fans can also watch a 24/7 live feed of the house on the streaming service.

Last month, Mayor Harry Rilling congratulated Fields on being selected to compete on "Big Brother" and assured him his hometown was rooting for him.

"I want to congratulate Norwalk resident Jared Fields on being selected as a contestant in the upcoming season of 'Big Brother,'" Rilling said in a statement sent to Patch. "I hope he knows that everyone at home here in Norwalk will be cheering him on as he competes for the grand prize."

In addition to Fields, this season's cast includes a Deaflympics gold medalist, brand strategist, geriatric physician, professional flutist, political consultant and a DJ from Australia, among others.

In a video announcing this season's cast, Fields described himself as "the guy that makes everyone smile, the ultimate charmer and the handsome one if I should say so myself."