Makensy was “taken aback” by my speech.

Chelsie Baham is unapologetic about the speech that led to her Big Brother win.

The 27-year-old nonprofit director won the show's 26th season and the $750,000 grand prize on Sunday night after her argument against runner-up Makensy Manbeck, 22, earned her all seven of the jury's votes.

Baham exclusively told The Post what Manbeck thought of her speech, the judges' votes she was surprised about, the future of her relationship with Cam Sullivan-Brown, and more.

New York Post: How are you feeling about your big win?

Chelsie Baham: I'm just grateful. Watching this show for so many years and not only playing it but winning it is a dream come true. So I'm just grateful. That's the primary feeling at the moment.

In your speech, you compared your game to Makensy's, praising moves like Leah's eviction. How did Makensy feel about that?

She felt somehow. Previously, she was somewhat relaxed with her speech and what she wanted to say. She really felt like she was going to have it. And I knew all along that I was going to play. I don't think she expected me to be so direct, let alone take responsibility and use it as part of my speech.

So I think she was confused, but at the end of the day she knows that I made a lot of these decisions for her. We hung out all night so we got it over with. We're really close. But at that moment she thought, “Chelsie, what on earth?” Sorry!

You received all seven votes from the jury. Who did you not expect at the end?

I didn't expect to get Leah, Angela or Quinn. And I was skeptical about Rubina because during her speech, when she was about to be evicted, she basically publicly praised Makensy's game. And I thought, “Well, there's one vote.” To be honest, I was a little skeptical about where the jury would stand. I didn't expect a unanimous vote. I was just as shocked as Makensy.

If you had the choice to take Makensy or Cam at the end, would you have taken Makensy?

Yes, I wanted to bring Makensy with me. In the end, I wanted to make a decision that I was proud of. And I knew that No. 2 also came with a grand prize and the clout of No. 2. And if there's anyone who's played an insanely good game, everyone can say Makensy did it. So I definitely would have put her in the final two and risked losing next to a competitor like her. It would be worth it.

Did you tell Cam you wouldn't take him?

I mentioned this a little bit the night before and the day before that. He was like, 'Thank you, thank you.' I hope you win this game.' And he said, “I'm not going to hold any bad blood against you because of your decision.” I said, “Thank you.” So he was aware that we would support each other.

You and Cam's relationship has been up and down, but you The boys were really loyal to each other until the end. What's next for you? Relationship? Friendship?

While everyone is celebrating graduation night, he and I are hanging out at Denny's, talking nonsense and chatting. So, in the truest sense of the word, we are like good friends taking the piss out of each other. Will anything come of this? I don't know. But he and I are both in a situation in our lives where we want to enjoy what's in front of us and get to know each other as people outside of a game. So we'll see. I don't know. It's up to him to get his stuff together. But if he asks me out on a date, I won't say no.