Big Brother 28's Ashley Shares Her Theory on the House's Missing Condoms

Big Brother 28 live feeders know that a few condoms in the house seem to have disappeared. But not to worry - evicted houseguest Ashley Trail thinks she knows what happened to the paraphylictics, as they are known in Big Brother parlance.

"There was a little mystery in the house, in the storage room, where we noticed that some protection for sensual use was taken, and that was a whole drama," Ashley, 24, exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday, July 17. "We were like, ‘Who took it?' And I was like, in my mind, ‘Wait, isn't it quite literally obvious?"

Ashley was referring to the ongoing showmance between houseguests Rome Seymour and Lyric Medeiros. The two first began flirting on the second day in the house and their relationship quickly became physical, something many of their castmates noticed.

"They were my bunkmates - Lyric was right on top, and I was like, ‘do I hear a little bit of squeaking and kissing?'" Ashley recalled.

Ashley was evicted by a 14-0 vote during the Thursday, July 16 episode, making her the first one out on the show's 28th season. Once out of the house, she told Us that "some of the house doesn't even know" that Rome and Lyric are a showmance.

Thinking back to the condom discussion, which occurred just a few days into the season, Ashley said it wasn't obvious to the others who had taken them. (It has not been confirmed who actually took the condoms and some fans have speculated it could have been another houseguest looking to create the illusion of another showmance.)

"A lot of people are like, ‘Who's in a showmance?'" Ashley recounted. "And I was like, ‘Oh, like, I guess people are unaware, and I don't want to be the one to spread the news.'"

But even those who know about Rome, 28, and Lyric, 25, don't seem bothered by the duo's bond.

"The house actually didn't give an F at all that they were a showmance," Ashley said. "Everybody thought that it was a little bit of a love reality show situation, which I was so surprised by, because whenever you're in the Big Brother house, usually the showmance will really stick together the whole game… nobody was threatened at all whatsoever."

Speaking about her own game, Ashley acknowledged that, even on the block, she was in a good position to stay, until some late campaigning backfired. Her eviction episode showed her rallying votes and trying to use her apparent safety to bring her opponents onto her side.

Ashley explained that her allies told her to try that tactic and that she assumed it meant they knew something she didn't.

"I was advised to do that by my newfound allies," she said. "They were like, ‘Ashley, you know what? Go out with a bang. You should go and like put a little bit division in people's minds and let them think that there's this side of the house, this side of the house, but you need to be on ours.'"

Big Brother airs on CBS Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.

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This story was originally published July 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM.