'Big Brother' Alum Zach Rance Claims Fan Sent Death Threats over Frankie Grande Showmance

Zach Rance is a "Big Brother" alum from Season 16 of the long-running CBS reality show, but some fans are still giving him grief over his showmance with Ariana Grande's brother, Frankie Grande.

Rance claimed that he is still getting death threats from toxic fans in a video posted online.

"This is me asking for help to all the people that follow me, to all the 'Big Brother' fans, to anybody that's ever watched a season of 'Big Brother,'" said Rance. "I have been getting harassed nonstop incessantly for the past 10 years since 'Big Brother' was on in 2014."

According to Rance, he has received "extremely specific and vulgar emails" directed at him, his family, and his friends.

"They are threatening, and they are direct threats to not only my life but my family's life, my friends' life, and it was time for me to come out to the public and discuss what's going on here and ask you guys for help," said Rance.

Rance claims that the threats and comments are because his relationship with Grande, branded "Zankie," didn't turn into something romantic. However, Rance insisted that he is not homophobic or gay.

"[Grande] and I had a very close friendship in the house. A lot of the fans and a lot of the people who watch 'Big Brother' thought that when we were to come out of the house we would have been in a relationship," Rance said. "That wasn't the case because we weren't dating after the show. And our 'showmance' didn't end up coming to fruition."

Rance is now pleaded for help to identify those responsible for the threatening messages.

"Even though I continue to fight, and even though I continue to look at the positive and I continue to use this as a what doesn't kill you makes you stronger type of thing, it's been going on for way too long," he said. "It's been 10 freaking years. 'Big Brother' was on in 2014 and it's now 2024. And this person is still sending these emails daily."