Big Brother 18 stars Nicole Franzel and Corey Brooks just enjoyed another visit with one another and this time they squeezed in both some charity work and a trip to Nashville, Tennessee to hang out with some fellow reality television personalities. Nicole and Corey, dubbed “Nicorey” by their supporters, got very close to one another last summer in the BB18 house and it looks like that closeness is only growing outside of the house despite the geographic distance between them. What’s the latest?
While Nicole Franzel and Corey Brooks tend to play coy about whether they are exclusively dating one another, they have been together quite a bit since the Big Brother 18 finale. He lives in Texas, and she lives in Michigan, but it doesn’t seem to be holding them back from spending a lot of quality time with one another. The BB18 winner visited him in Texas a while back, the two joined up with Zakiyah Everette and Paulie Calafiore in Canada for Halloween, and he visited her in Michigan earlier this month.
There had been buzz that Nicole and Corey would be visiting Nashville together this month, and the Big Brother 18 stars surprised everybody by spending a couple of days together in Texas ahead of the Tennessee trip. They packed a lot into this visit, including a massive shopping spree on behalf of Brooks’ “Corey’s Elves” project. The BB18 star has been taking donations via a GoFundMe page, and the funds are being used to buy toys for families in need and children staying at Scottish Rite Hospital and Cook’s Children’s Hospital.
The Corey’s Elves project has raised more than $15,000, and during Nicole’s visit to Texas, the BB18 duo was ready to spend that money and start spreading some holiday cheer. Franzel and Brooks shared social media posts showing them at Cook’s Children’s Hospital passing out some of the toys, and it looks like it was quite the experience for Nicorey.
After spreading some holiday spirit to children facing a tough holiday, Nicorey headed to Nashville. They spent time with Caleb Reynolds, who was on Season 16 during Franzel’s first run with Big Brother , and Caleb’s wife Ashley was with them as well. Reynolds made quite the impression during his stint on BB16 , and he went on to compete in a buzzworthy run on Survivor. He had to be removed from the game after an intense competition, and he will be returning to Season 34 debuting in March.
This Nashville trip wasn’t all about Big Brother , however, as Corey and Nicole also connected with Bachelorette lovebirds Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth. Kaitlyn and Shawn are huge Big Brother fans and the group shared many photos on social media during their time together. By all accounts, Nicole, Corey, Kaitlyn, Shawn, Caleb, and Ashley had a blast together.
What comes next for Brooks and Franzel? Even though the two won’t fully admit that they’re dating, it does sound as if there are additional visits in the pipeline and some are even starting to buzz over the idea that she may be considering a move to Texas. This BB18 duo may be playing coy when it comes to publicly defining their relationship for Nicorey fans, but they do seem to be having a blast together, and fans suspect that they have additional trips in the works.
Do you think that Corey Brooks and Nicole Franzel will be able to make this relationship last in the real world? Could the Big Brother 18 stars be looking ahead to having her make a move to be closer to him or is it too soon to consider changes like that? BB18 Nicorey fans will be watching and waiting to see what comes next for these two and chances are that there will be another visit coming together before too long.
[Featured Image by Nicole Franzel/Instagram]