Paulie Calafiore is throwing current Big Brother houseguest Natalie Negrotti under the bus when it comes to the sincerity of her showmance with James Huling.

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According to evicted houseguest Calafiore -- a jury member who still has the chance to win his way back into the game via the season's newly-announced twist -- told Us Weekly that Negrotti is just using Huling to get ahead in the game.

"After Natalie has said multiple times that she will only be friends with James outside of the house, I think it is pretty obvious," Calafiore said.

"I think their relationship in the game is purely strategy. They do have genuine feelings, but as far as a relationship, she has stated multiple times that she has no interest in dating him and will only be friends."

The news probably comes as a surprise to Big Brother fans considering Negrotti admitted in a recent episode she truly "loves" Huling and appreciates how he cares about more than just her looks. From an outside perspective, Negrotti and Huling seem completely smitten with and invested in each other.

This also isn't the first time Calafiore has attacked Negrotti's character and intentions.

Right before getting kicked out of the house, Negrotti warned Calafiore's love interest Zakiyah Everette that he was a huge flirt and said things behind her back that were truly shocking and disrespectful. Negrotti also told Huling that Calafiore had made her feel uncomfortable.

Calafiore, in turn, told Negrotti that she was "as fake as the things" on her chest, saying she was by far the most flirtatious person in the house. Negrotti was offended by Calafiore's aggressive comments, and Huling rushed to her defense.

Calafiore then warned Huling that "Jersey girls" like to chew guys up and spit them out, suggesting Negrotti was playing with his mind and using him.

Calafiore started out the Big Brother season with a bang. He was running the house and fully respected by his housemates, however, his game took a drastic turn for the worse once he became overly confident.

"I never live life with regrets, so I would say that I have no regrets in the house," the gym owner and deejay told Us.

"When it comes to a strategy perspective, the only thing I would have done differently is make sure that mine and [Michelle Meyer's] friendship was mended the week that she was on the block. My mistake was that I trusted my alliance's loyalty to not be swayed by any type of tactic that was being used that week."

As for whether he'd like to return for another Big Brother season in the future, Calafiore said, "Definitely."

"I feel like I have a lot of unfinished business; however, we never know where life will take us," Calafiore explained. "I'm a gamer and anytime there is an opportunity for competition, your boy is always down."
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Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.