List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) housemates explained

Big Brother is an Australian reality television show, and is the Australian version of the Big Brother franchise. Contestants are referred to as "housemates," and live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, housemates are evicted from the house. The last remaining housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize. The series began airing in 2001, and as of 2023, 15 seasons and 2 spin-off seasons have been broadcast.[1]

As of Big Brother 15, there have been a total of 291 civilian housemates, 12 Celebrity Big Brother housemates and 12 Big Brother VIP; 10 of which have been housemates on two seasons. There have been 14 winners of Big Brother; ten men and three women (with one woman winning twice), while the winners of Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother VIP were both men.[2] The youngest winner is Aleisha Lee Cowcher, who was 20 at the time of winning Big Brother 7, and the oldest is Terri Munro, who was 52 when she won Big Brother 8.[3] [4]

Housemates

Key

Winner

Runner-up

Third place

Walked

Ejected

Housemate entered for the second time

SeriesHousemateHometownStatus
1Benjamin "Ben" Williams21Epping, Victoria1st – Winner
Blair McDonough19Melbourne, Victoria2nd – Runner-up
Sara-Marie Fedele22Perth, Western Australia3rd – Evicted
Christina Davis27Sydney, New South Wales4th – Evicted
Jemma Gawned26Melbourne, Victoria5th – Evicted
John "Johnnie" Cass30Sydney, New South Wales6th – Evicted
Anita Bloomfield22Sydney, New South Wales7th – Evicted
Peter Timbs28Sydney, New South Wales8th – Evicted
Lisa Standing24Melbourne, Victoria9th – Evicted
Rachel Corbett20Sydney, New South Wales10th – Evicted
Gordon Sloan2811th – Evicted
Todd James27Melbourne, Victoria12th – Evicted
Sharna West34Melbourne, Victoria13th – Evicted
Andrea "Andy" Silva25Sydney, New South Wales14th – Evicted
2Peter Corbett23Wollongong, New South Wales1st – Winner
Nathan "Marty" Martin20Toodyay, Western Australia2nd – Runner-up
Sahra Kearney 233rd – Evicted
Jessica Hardy24Tweed Heads, New South Wales4th – Evicted
Kieran Tanner24Sydney5th – Evicted
Mirabai Peart216th – Evicted
Alex Christie30Melbourne7th – Evicted
Nathan Morris25Perth, Western Australia8th – Evicted
Brodie Young24Melbourne9th – Evicted
Turkan Aksoy30Sydney10th – Evicted
Nicole Dickmann23Adelaide, South Australia11th – Evicted
Shannon Cleary31Sydney12th – Evicted
Aaron Benton24Wagga Wagga, New South Wales13th – Evicted
Katrina Miani21Melbourne14th – Evicted
Damian Hoo21Sydney15th – Evicted
3Regina Bird29Cambridge, Tasmania1st – Winner
Chrissie Swan29Melbourne, Victoria2nd – Runner-up
Daniel McInness28Adelaide, South Australia3rd – Evicted
Patrick Flanagan29Sydney4th – Evicted
Vincent Amato29Melbourne5th – Evicted
Jamie O'Brien22Melbourne6th – Evicted
Kim Drury21Armadale, Western Australia7th – Evicted
Daniel "Saxon" Small19Central Coast, New South Wales8th – Evicted
Joanne Ashton23Adelaide, South Australia9th – Evicted
Claire Bellis24Gold Coast, Queensland10th – Evicted
Benjamin "Ben" Archbold2811th – Evicted
Belinda Thorpe20Queensland12th – Walked
Leah White1813th – Evicted
Carlo Marino2114th – Evicted
Jaime Cerda18Melbourne15th – Evicted
Irena Bukhshtaber2916th – Evicted
4Trevor Butler30Broken Hill, New South Wales1st – Winner
Bree Amer21Gold Coast, Queensland2nd – Runner-up
Paul Dyer31Victoria3rd – Evicted
Ryan Fitzgerald27Adelaide, South Australia4th – Evicted
Catherine Tremolada33Albion Park, New South Wales5th – Evicted
Ashalea McWalters19Perth, Western Australia6th – Evicted
Monica De Bolso32New South Wales7th – Evicted
Wesley Dening20Brisbane, Queensland8th – Evicted
Violeta Black20Melbourne9th – Evicted
Kane Dignum20Queensland10th – Evicted
Terri Mann31Western Australia11th – Evicted
Merlin Luck23New South Wales12th – Evicted
Bree "Elle" Quartermaine22Western Australia13th – Evicted
Krystal Ince20Queensland14th – Evicted
Igor Vurmeski27Melbourne15th – Evicted
Aphrodite Vuitton2516th – Evicted
5David and Greg "Logan" Matthew23Wagga Wagga, New South Wales1st – Winner
Tim Brunero27Sydney2nd – Runner-up
Vesna Tofevski27Melbourne3rd – Evicted
Melanie Smerdon19Adelaide, South Australia4th – Evicted
Richelle "Kate" Benson21Perth, Western Australia5th – Evicted
Christie Mills19Gold Coast, Queensland6th – Evicted
Rita Lazzarotto297th – Evicted
Dean Glucina24Melbourne8th – Evicted
Simon "Hotdogs" Deering27Western Australia9th – Evicted
Heath Tournier20Grovedale, Victoria10th – Evicted
Glenn Dallinger21Stawell, Victoria11th – Evicted
Geneva Loader19Sydney12th – Evicted
Rachael Burns2113th – Evicted
Michelle Carew-Gibson24Queensland14th – Evicted
Michael Farnsworth27New South Wales15th – Evicted
Jane "Gianna" Pattison24South Australia16th – Evicted
Angela Aiken29Victoria17th – Evicted
Nelson Russell23Queensland18th – Evicted
Constance Hall21Melbourne19th – Evicted
6Jamie Brooksby22Claremont, Western Australia1st – Winner
Camilla Halliwell22Victoria2nd – Runner-up
David Graham26Goondiwindi, Queensland3rd – Evicted
James "Max" Panebianco20Sydney4th – Evicted
Chris Everden22Sydney5th – Evicted
Krystal Forscutt19Batemans Bay, New South Wales6th – Evicted
Claire Madden22Sunshine Coast, Queensland7th – Evicted
Darren Bowley24Brisbane, Queensland8th – Evicted
Perry Apostolou 39New South Wales9th – Evicted
Gaelan Walker26Melbourne10th – Evicted
Michael "Ashley" Cox20Rockingham, Western Australia11th – Ejected
Michael "John" Bric20Melbourne12th – Ejected
Rob Rigley26Wollongong, New South Wales13th – Evicted
Lauren Clayton22New South Wales14th – Evicted
Katie Hastings19Perth, Western Australia15th – Evicted
Danielle Foote18Adelaide, South Australia16th – Evicted
Dino Delic21Melbourne17th – Evicted
Shoshana "Jade" Stack19Penrith, New South Wales18th – Evicted
Michael McCoy25Sydney19th – Evicted
Anna Lind-Hansen20Melbourne20th – Evicted
Karen Forscutt36Batemans Bay, New South Wales21st – Evicted
Elise Chen21Sydney22nd – Evicted
Matilda "Tilli" Clapham19Adelaide, South Australia23rd – Evicted
7Aleisha Lee Cowcher20Cobram, Victoria1st – Winner
Zach Douglas24Echuca, Victoria2nd – Runner-up
Travis Perkins32Pakenham, Victoria3rd – Evicted
Chris "Billy" Bentley23Sydney4th – Evicted
Zak "Zoran" Vidinovski23Queensland5th – Evicted
Joel Scalzi24South Australia6th – Evicted
Daniela Da Silva Pola24Western Australia7th – Evicted
Michelle Olsen33Western Australia8th – Evicted
Jamie McDonald29Ballarat, Victoria9th – Evicted
Thomas Haynes27Western Australia10th – Evicted
Andrew Temment28Victoria11th – Evicted
Laura Haas20Tasmania12th – Evicted
Rebecca Dent23Queensland13th – Evicted
Emma Cornell24New South Wales14th – Evicted
Susannah Murray30Melbourne15th – Evicted
Nick Sady25Victoria16th – Evicted
Hayley Zalewski24Victoria17th – Evicted
Demet Sahan25Victoria18th – Evicted
Bodie Czeladka24Western Australia19th – Evicted
Theresa-Jane "TJ" Whitlock22Darwin, Northern Territory20th – Evicted
Kate Gladman25Geelong, Victoria21st – Evicted
Harrison Rhoades20Sydney22nd – Evicted
Kara Otter18New South Wales23rd – Evicted
Travers "Cruz" Chue23Queensland24th – Evicted
8Terri Munro52Sydney1st – Winner
Rory Ammon21Geelong, Victoria2nd – Runner-up
Benjamin "Ben" McCallum19Western Australia3rd – Third place
Alice Redwood25Bendigo, Victoria4th – Evicted
Travis Keyser20Sydney5th – Evicted
Edward "Cherry" Cherry22Gold Coast, Queensland6th – Evicted
Brigitte Stavaruk20Canberra, Australian Capital Territory7th – Evicted
Bianca Benigno18Queensland8th – Evicted
Terrence Hardie51Perth, Western Australia9th – Evicted
Nobuyuki "Nobbi" Tanaka21Victoria10th – Evicted
Rhianna Baxter25New South Wales11th – Evicted
Renee Black22Dubbo, New South Wales12th – Evicted
Dixie Crawford21Dubbo, New South Wales13th – Evicted
David Tchappat32Gosford, New South Wales14th – Evicted
Nathan Strempel27South Australia15th – Evicted
Rebecca Morgan22Western Australia16th – Evicted
Saxon Pepper22South Australia17th – Evicted
Craig "Barney" Barnett32Western Australia18th – Evicted
Michael Crafter26Victoria19th – Evicted
Rima Hadchiti25Victoria20th – Walked
9Benjamin Norris32Melbourne1st – Winner
Layla Subritzky24Brisbane, Queensland/Hambleton, England2nd – Runner-up
Estelle Landy24Morwell, Victoria3rd – Third place
Michael Beveridge26Brisbane, Queensland4th – Evicted
Zoe Westgarth23New South Wales5th – Evicted
Sam Wallace21Gold Coast, Queensland/ Tamworth, New South Wales6th – Evicted
Stacey Wren24Sydney7th – Evicted
Angela (Angie) Murray21Gold Coast, Queensland8th – Evicted
Josh Moore28South Australia9th – Walked
Bradley Darke19Coraki, New South Wales10th – Evicted
Ava David29Victoria11th – Evicted
George Baramily25Western Australia12th – Evicted
Ray Baxter25Brisbane, Queensland13th – Evicted
Sarah Wentworth-Perry30Wagga Wagga, New South Wales14th – Evicted
Ryan Buckingham22Victoria15th – Evicted
Charne Louise31Gold Coast, Queensland16th – Evicted
10Tim Dormer27Sydney1st – Winner
Jade Albany Pietrantonio22Ballina, New South Wales2nd – Runner-up
Tahan Lew-Fatt24Darwin, Northern Territory3rd – Third place
Anthony "Drew" Drew24Victoria4th – Evicted
Alex "Boog" Roe23Melbourne, Victoria5th – Evicted
Ed Lower26Adelaide, South Australia / Melbourne6th – Evicted
Madaline Cogar24Sydney7th – Evicted
Mikkayla Mossop24New South Wales8th – Evicted
Benjamin "Ben" Zabel30 Queensland9th – Evicted
Nathan Little35Victoria10th – Walked
Katie and Lucy Mercer21 & 22Perth, Western Australia11th – Evicted
Justynn Harcourt33New South Wales12th – Evicted
Tully Smyth25Sydney13th – Evicted
Matthew "Matt" Filippi27Sunshine Coast, Queensland14th – Evicted
Heidi Anderson29Newcastle, New South Wales15th – Evicted
Caleb Geppert33Melbourne16th – Evicted
Jasmin Aguilera24Victoria17th – Evicted
Xavier Holland27Victoria18th – Evicted
Rohan Mirchandaney24Melbourne19th – Evicted
Sharon Smith41Victoria20th – Evicted
11Ryan Ginns26Sydney1st – Winner
Travis Lunardi24Melbourne2nd – Runner-up
Skye Wheatley20Gold Coast, Queensland3rd – Third place
Priya Malik27Adelaide, South Australia4th – Evicted
Penny Higgs30Melbourne5th – Evicted
Lina Grant24Melbourne6th – Evicted
David Hodis31Sydney7th – Evicted
Ryan "Leo" Burke30Gold Coast, Queensland / Canada8th – Evicted
Richard Hordern-Gibbings25Sydney9th – Evicted
Tom Mackay26Sydney10th – Evicted
Kate "Cat" Law31Melbourne11th – Evicted
Aisha Mckinnon22Sydney / New Zealand12th – Evicted
Lawson Reeves23Perth, Western Australia13th – Evicted
Marina Rakovskaia30Adelaide, South Australia / Kazakhstan14th – Evicted
Jason Roses26Canberra, Australian Capital Territory15th – Evicted
Sandra Nixon30Wagga Wagga, New South Wales16th – Evicted
Sam Bramham26Melbourne17th – Evicted
Lisa Clark29Sydney18th – Evicted
Jake Richardson25Brisbane, Queensland19th – Evicted
Katie Schepis25Sydney20th – Evicted
Dion Kallis24Brisbane, Queensland21st – Evicted
Gemma Kinghorn29Perth, Western Australia22nd – Evicted
12Chad Hurst27Campbelltown1st – Winner
Daniel Gorringe27Melbourne2nd – Runner-up
Sophie Budack25Darwin
Mat Garrick30Broken Hill4th – Evicted
Sarah McDougal19Melbourne5th – Evicted
Kieran Davidson21Adelaide6th – Walked
Casey Mazzucchelli25Perth7th – Evicted
Marissa Rancan61Sydney8th – Evicted
Xavier Molyneux23Sydney9th – Evicted
Hannah Campbell26Perth10th – Evicted
Angela Clancy37Perth11th – Evicted
Shane Vincent39Tweed Heads, New South Wales12th – Evicted
Zoe George39Melbourne13th – Evicted
Garth Saville50Sydney14th – Evicted
Ian Joass25Perth15th – Evicted
Danni Keogh34Townsville16th – Evicted
Talia Rycroft-Sommariva21Adelaide17th – Evicted
SooBong Hwang48Adelaide18th – Evicted
Allan Liang30Sydney19th – Evicted
Laura Coriakula25Melbourne20th – Evicted
13Marley Biyendolo25Melbourne, Victoria1st – Winner
Christina Podolyan21Melbourne, Victoria2nd – Runner-up
Sarah Jane "SJ" Adams65Sydney, New South Wales
Ari Kimber22Sydney, New South Wales4th – Evicted
Daniel Hayes48Geelong, Victoria5th – Evicted
Sid Pattni34Perth, Western Australia6th – Evicted
Adriana Fernandez 53Wollongong, New South Wales7th – Evicted
Tilly Whitfeld20Sydney, New South Wales8th – Evicted
Charlotte McCristal25Melbourne, Victoria9th – Evicted
Mary Kalifatidis55Melbourne, Victoria10th – Evicted
Jess Trend29Melbourne, Victoria11th – Evicted
Brenton Balicki 31Sydney, New South Wales12th – Evicted
Mitch Giles26Perth, Western Australia13th – Evicted
Gabe Christe27Brisbane, Queensland14th – Walked
Charlotte Hall23Brisbane, Queensland15th – Evicted
Alex McCristal25Melbourne, Victoria16th – Evicted
Katie Williams26Sydney, New South Wales17th – Evicted
Melissa McGorman33Cambrai, South Australia18th – Evicted
Nick Benton29Adelaide, South Australia19th – Evicted
Mitchell Spencer26Cairns, Queensland20th – Evicted
Carlos Castro39Perth, Western Australia21st – Evicted
Christopher Wayne37Brisbane, Queensland22nd – Evicted
Michael Brown29Perth, Western Australia23rd – Evicted
Renata Bubeniene45Adelaide, South Australia24th – Evicted
Lillian Ahenkan26Sydney, New South Wales25th – Evicted
Max Beattie28Gold Coast, Queensland26th – Evicted
14Regina "Reggie" Sorensen48Queensland1st – Winner
Johnson Ashak25Maroubra, New South Wales2nd – Runner-up
Taras Hrubyj-Piper34Bondi Beach/Clovelly, New South Wales
Brenton Parkes26Sydney, New South Wales4th – Evicted
Aleisha Campbell24New South Wales5th – Evicted
Tim Dormer37Sydney, New South Wales6th – Evicted
Estelle Landy33Queensland7th – Evicted
Gabbie Keevill22Central Coast, New South Wales8th – Evicted
Jaycee Edwards23Perth, Western Australia9th – Evicted
Anthony Drew33Victoria10th – Evicted
Tully Smyth34Melbourne, Victoria11th – Evicted
Jules Rangiheuea28Sydney, New South Wales12th – Evicted
David "Dave" Graham42New South Wales13th – Evicted
Sam Manovski31Peregian Beach, Queensland14th – Evicted
Lulu Oliveira39Brisbane, Queensland15th – Evicted
Trevor Butler48Broken Hill, New South Wales16th – Evicted
Joel Notley27Newcastle, New South Wales17th – Evicted
Lara Phillips52Bateau Bay, New South Wales18th – Evicted
Layla Subritzky34Brisbane, Queensland19th – Evicted
Mel Todd41Melbourne, Victoria20th – Evicted
Josh Goudswaard32Byron Bay, New South Wales21st – Evicted
15Tay & Ari Wilcoxson23 & 20Queensland1st – Winner
Louis Phillips232nd – Runner-up
Mineé Marx22
Taylah Davies27Victoria4th – Evicted
Josh Everett205th – Evicted
Dion Prasad266th – Evicted
Lewis Beers26Victoria7th – Evicted
Graciemae Sinclair26New South Wales8th – Evicted
Teejay Halkias269th – Evicted
Oli Walton2410th – Evicted
Jake Vella25Victoria11th – Evicted
Maddi-Rose McGuire1912th – Walked
Bella Sommers2513th – Evicted
Zach Davis22Victoria14th – Evicted
Luke Hallinan3315th – Evicted
Annelise Drake2416th – Evicted
AnnaSophia Lambrou30New South Wales17th – Evicted
Quan Ja33Victoria18th – Evicted

Spin-off housemates

Key

Winner

Runner-up

Third place

Walked

Ejected

Housemate entered for the second time

Celebrity Big Brother housemates

SeriesCelebrityNotabilityStatus
1Dylan Lewis29TV and radio personality1st – Winner
Jay Laga'aia38Actor2nd – Runner-up
Kyle Sandilands31TV and Radio personality3rd – Third place
Sara-Marie Fedele23Big Brother 1 housemate 4th – Evicted
Gabby Millgate32Comedian5th – Evicted
Kimberley Cooper22Actress6th – Evicted
Adriana Xenides47TV Host7th – Evicted
Warwick Capper39Former AFL Star8th – Ejected
Imogen Bailey25Model9th – Evicted
Anthony Mundine27Boxer10th – Evicted
Vanessa Wagner37Gay community icon and drag-queen11th – Evicted
Red Symons53Musician, writer, and radio host12th – Walked

Big Brother VIP housemates

SeriesVIPNotabilityStatus
1Luke Toki34Australian Survivor contestant1st – Winner
Ellie Gonsalves31Model and actress2nd – Runner-up
Josh Carroll31Model
Imogen Anthony30Model4th – Evicted
Jessika Power28Married at First Sight contestant5th – Evicted
Thomas Markle Jr.55Meghan Markle's brother6th – Evicted
Dayne Beams31Former AFL Player7th – Evicted
Bernard Curry47Actor8th – Evicted
Daniel "Danny" Hayes48Big Brother 13 housemate9th – Evicted
Caitlyn Jenner71Olympic gold medalist and media personality10th – Evicted
Matt Cooper42Former NRL player11th – Evicted
Omarosa Manigault47Reality TV star, author and former political aide12th – Evicted

Contestants competing in International versions

NameBig Brother Australia historyBig Brother International history
SeriesStatusCountrySeriesSeason(s)Status
Priya MalikBig Brother 11Evicted – IndiaBigg BossBigg Boss 9Evicted –
Tim DormerBig Brother 10Winner – CanadaBig Brother CanadaBig Brother Canada 4Evicted –
Big Brother 14Evicted –
Omarosa ManigaultBig Brother VIPEvicted – United StatesCelebrity Big BrotherCelebrity Big Brother 1Evicted –

Notes and References

  1. News: 'It was pretty scary': the Big Brother 'turkey slap' that rocked reality TV . . 31 January 2020 . 22 November 2023 . Cunningham . Katie .
  2. Web site: Big Brother VIP Australia 2021 winner announced . . 23 November 2021 . 22 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Big Brother's biggest stars! Where are they now? . New Idea . 15 June 2023 . 22 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Where are they now: Big Brother 2008 winner, Terri Munro . news.com.au . 22 November 2023.

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