Victor Arroyo became the latest casualty of the “Big Brother” house Thursday, after being evicted by a vote of 9-1. Although the 25-year-old could have tried to take himself off the block by playing in this week’s “Power Of Veto” competition, Arroyo says he doesn’t blame his supposed ally, Paul Abrahamian, for his eviction.

“I’m not sure what he was thinking at the moment,” Arroyo tells ET Canada of Abrahamian’s decision to use the Houseguest’s Choice chip on Zakiyah Everette over him. “But in any case, he was doing what was best for his game, so I can’t blame him for that.”

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Though the Louisiana native counted Abrahamian among his friends in the house, he seemed to rub others the wrong way. In her goodbye video, houseguest Natalie Negrotti told Arroyo she hopes he can “learn to be a little nicer to people, especially women.”

Arroyo says the comment “did come off as a shock,” but adds, “If I did come off as disrespectful, I apologize. It was never my intention.”

Thanks to the Battle Back competition, a new twist for season 18, Arroyo will have the chance to compete against four other evictees to re-enter the house. If he does get back into the game, though, he says he’ll be employing a very different strategy.

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“I would not want to work with anyone,” he declares. “Everyone wanted me out, so I want everybody out. No holding back.”

Don’t miss “Big Brother” this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on Global, where the new Head of Household nominates two fellow Houseguests for possible eviction and the winner of the “Big Brother Road Kill” competition nominates a third nominee.