‘Big Brother’ MMA Player Fights ‘Homophobic’ Label, Gives Glory to God on Air with Show Host

Dawn Slusher
August 28th, 2026 7:32 PM

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Season 28 of CBS’s popular summer reality competition show Big Brother is still in full swing, but MMA fighter Kamuela "Kamu" Kirk, who was criticized as “homophobic” for not wanting to wear drag, lost his shot at the $750k prize in a surprise twist that cost him the game. Surprisingly, however, he gave glory to God just before his eviction and the show’s host Julie Chen Moonves cited Scripture during his exit interview. 

Kirk also pushed back against the “homophobia” attacks he received in a recent Page Six interview with the New York Post.

Kirk’s faith was obvious throughout the season as he was often shown reading his Bible on Paramount+’s 24/7 live feeds and he cited Scripture, John 14:6 on-air after a live vote. Other contestants have been shown reading their Bibles, as well on the feeds.

On live eviction Thursdays, each of the two guests on the “chopping block” who are at risk for being voted out, have a chance to make one last plea to the housemates in hopes of being saved. When Kirk spoke, he gave glory to God, which was refreshing to hear on a network television show:

 

Kirk: First things first- glory to God. God is good if I stay. He’s equally as good if I go. If you guys don’t know who Jesus Christ is, look Him up and see what all the hype is about. And I just want to say, guys, I know everyone talks about me being a physical threat… I am now 0 for 2 against women in their 50s. Alright? So, just keep that in mind. If I can be good for your game, if I can be a shield, if I can be a sword, keep me here. Last thing, real quick. If you’re my future wife seeing this, go to Instagram and DM me @thejawaiian two coconut emojis. That’s how I’ll know that you’re... Serious inquiries only, and I appreciate you guys.

Unfortunately, the houseguests voted to evict Kirk. But surprisingly, during his exit interview, host Chen Moonves cited Scripture on air herself:

 

Chen Moonves: Was it tougher than MMA?

Kirk: I wouldn’t say it’s tougher… Well, okay, I’ll say this… In MMA, you know they’re trying to hit you in the face, right? They’re trying to take you out. Here, they’re trying to stab you in the back, but they’re pretending they’re your friend.

Chen Moonves: My final thought? John 13:34, “Love one another.”

Kirk: Very, very good. Thank you, Ms. Julie Chen Moonves. I love it.

Chen Moonves: Thank you for playing. Stay right there.

Chen Moonves has long been known for saying, “Love one another,” at the end of every live episode, but this was the first time she cited the Scripture that inspired it.

Because the contestants are sequestered during the season, they don’t know what’s being said about them by the public until they leave the show. Page Six interviewed Kirk about his reaction to the “homophobic” accusations made against him because he didn’t want to wear drag. (See our full coverage on the incident here.)

Kirk handled the questions with grace while still sticking to his personal morals and convictions:

Page Six: I know you had an up and down relationship with Jason, and I know you’ve been asked a lot about that whole situation. Have you been in communication with him at all since you’ve been out of the house?

Kirk: Yeah, so I reached out to Jason, and I know that Jason’s busy. I haven’t heard anything back yet, and I’m sure he gets a lot of DMs. I’m sure he hasn’t seen it yet. Or maybe he’s just not ready to talk. And that’s cool, too. On a human level, I love Jason. Everything that happened between us was game, and even before our games clashed, we actually had a really good relationship, a really good friendship in the house. At one point in time, I even thought about starting an alliance with Jason, so, I have nothing but respect for him. I even messaged him and I said, “I saw ‘Queen Kamu’,” and I said, “And I’m honored.” I do hope I hear back from him at some point, and we can put all this behind us, but I wish him nothing but the best. Truly.

Page Six: Yeah. Has it been hard for you to kind of receive some of the questions about that, whether the quote unquote drag comments… Has that been hard for you to deal with since leaving the house?

Kamu: Again, dude, I like Jason. I was never trying to attack… Like, genuinely, I was never trying to attack the drag community, and I still don’t think that I actually did. When I made my comment, it was after I was asked several times to wear drag. At one point in time there were talks about there being a drag night at the house, and I respectfully said, “Hey, guys, you know, I’ll be an audience member. I’ll watch you guys. I’ll be an audience member.” And the day of the tea party, when Drew and Barrett put their dresses on, multiple people asked me if I was going to also wear drag, and I kept saying, “Like, no, no, no. Respectfully, if they want to do it… I want to be able to dress how I feel comfortable.” And then it was kind of after being asked several times, I told Devans, “Like, dude, I just don’t want to wear drag. I just want to be able to wear what is comfortable to me.” And that’s what ended up making the episode, and that’s what people are holding onto and talking about not realizing that I’d been asked several times throughout the season up to that point to wear drag. But it was never any attack against the community. It was never any attack against Jason. I just simply wanted people in the house to respect how I wanted to dress. And it truly isn’t anything beyond that.

We would hope there won’t be any drag queens trying to argue against that or demand that a man should be forced to wear something he’s not comfortable wearing. That would be the epitome of hypocrisy.

Despite the drag controversy, it’s nice to see CBS treat Christianity and Christians with respect, especially in an industry that usually does the opposite.  

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