During her time on season 18, Nicole got quite close to fellow houseguest, Corey Brooks. Big Brother 18 has been fairly tame so far, especially compared to some of the hookup horror stories from BB17 . Here's hoping Hayden isn't watching! She allegedly infiltrated a group chat that included Dan and Derrick, then told production they were strategizing, and boom, Dan and Derrick are gone. Over the next few months, Nicole and Corey visited each other, documenting their trips on social media. Luckily for Nicole, her second go at the competition would lead her to yet another romance. Big Brother fans believed they were approaching couple status, but nothing was confirmed.

Nicole told Da’Vonne Rogers that she had doubts that they would last outside the house. In fact, Franzel was involved in a showmance with fellow houseguest Corey Brooks throughout the season, but they split soon after the finale.

In a video message shared on Friday, September 8, on the CBS reality series’ Twitter account, Franzel, 25, announced that she had a “life update” as Arroyo, 26, swooped in and gave her a kiss on the cheek. It seemed like they were going to make it work, but recent pictures on social media imply that “NiCorey” is over. Nicole nor Corey have come out with the real reason behind their split, however Nicole deleted Corey off of social media after he had posted a photo with conservative commentator, Tomi Lahren. Corey, on the feeds, has spoken to others about wanting to kiss Nicole but claims that Nicole is scared. After Michelle won the Power of Veto on Big Brother, Paul started getting paranoid that she would actually take Frank off the block, and that James would put him up as a pawn. Nicole Franzel is officially making her third appearance on CBS's 'Big Brother', but this time around, she's an all-star! Do Lauren And Cameron From ‘Love Is Blind’ Have A Happy Marriage? The Big Brother 18 couple slept, ate, and studied for challenges together. ET. We talked a lot as friends and, you know, through her life and my life, we were just an open book.”, "Are you guys dating?" There is still a lot of summer left for Corey and Nicole to get close to each other — if they can stay in the house, that is. 'Big Brother 22': Why Was Christmas Abbott Arrested? Still, a showmance is called a showmance for a reason — it's for show, and fans have been wondering if Corey and Nicole were really together, or if it was just for the cameras. ‍♂️ #foreversubliminal, A post shared by Victor Arroyo III (@elfitvic) on Aug 23, 2017 at 4:29pm PDT, The pair already plan on shacking up.