After months of speculation surrounding his close bond with housemate Morgan Pope, “Big Brother” alum Vince Panaro is finally addressing where things stand in his real-life relationship. In a candid new interview, the CBS reality star opened up about his split from longtime girlfriend Kelsey, admitting the experience inside the house forced him to confront hard truths about himself, and the blurred lines that sparked showmance drama.
Single For the Moment
Panaro recently appeared on “Big Brother” host Julie Chen Moonves’ “God 101” podcast. In the interview, Vince discussed his current relationship status. It appears he’s single, at least for the moment.
Vince said, “We’ve talked about everything. I’ve had a lot of honest conversations with Kelsey and everyone else in my life, and we’re not currently together. We’re taking time apart.”
In July 2025, Panaro entered the “Big Brother” 27 house, and he and Kelsey were dating at that time. The couple had dated for seven years before he joined the “Big Brother” 27 cast.
Panaro added, “I’m doing a lot of self-work and focusing on my areas of improvement. While Big Brother was the greatest experience of my life, and I’m so grateful forever for it, it also did highlight some areas of opportunity within myself. I’ve just been spending a lot of time alone, also with family [and] friends, you know, trying to work on becoming the best version of myself I can be.”
While they are not together, Vince did say that he and Kelsey remain in contact. He said, “At the moment, we’re not together, but last [time] I spoke to her, she’s doing well.”
Morgan & Vince After ‘Big Brother’ 27
During their time in the house, there was heavy speculation that something was going on between Vince and Morgan. Back in October, Panaro posted a YouTube video addressing these speculations.
He said, “Kelsey and I have talked everything out. We have talked about everything and anything possible, and we’re currently taking time to process everything individually, and you know, figure out what things look like after that.”
He did state that “lines started to blur,” but he did admit to being “in a relationship entering that house … so that’s all on me. And I understand the way that it looked.”
Vince then seemed to “ice out” Morgan after the show. Pope posted about it in October, too, saying she felt frustrated with not hearing from him.
So, for now, it looks like Vince is single all the way around, and that is probably best for him.
