Like all reality TV shows, Big Brother Australia 2025 has its fair share of speculation surrounding the “villain edit“. During its final week, fans noticed Edward ‘Ed’ Doak could be living up to that chaotic label, especially over his nomination tactics and heated confrontations.
Now, following his surprise eviction, the “quintessential Aussie bloke” has had an opportunity to tackle the “villain” allegations.
On Friday, our housemates were treated to letters from home.
In a spectacular twist, Ed’s letter was revealed to be from Big Brother and that he’d been evicted.
Ed’s time in the house was marred with controversy, from speaking behind Vincent ‘Vinnie’ Brigante‘s back to telling Allana Jackson to “shut up” during a heated argument. However, he insists he’s not the villain, and definitely didn’t cop the “villain edit”.
“Everyone’s always going to have an opinion on who you are and what you like as a person, especially when you’re on national TV,” Ed told PEDESTRIAN.TV.
“I don’t believe I am a villain. My really close family and friends wouldn’t, probably wouldn’t say I am. But look, you know, it’s a pressure cooker in there. Everything’s so magnified.”
Reflecting on the villain status, Ed told P.TV. that he’s “been called worst things in my life”.
“It’s all good,” he said.
Another person who copped the “villain” label was Big Brother‘s first evictee, Michael Downs, who was embroiled in controversy for calling Mia Wijewardene a “gender-fluid snowflake” and for his conservative opinions.
When asked about his reality TV villain status, Downs admitted that he “knew [he] was playing the villain” in the Big Brother house.
“I knew I was playing the villain, but that’s because I am the villain, so I wasn’t playing the character. I was just being myself, and that was how I was cast,” he told P.TV.
“Obviously, I knew the kind of people I was going to encounter when I went in there, because they’re going to tick every single box, and I knew what box I was ticking. So no, I was under no illusions I was myself, and that was how it played out.”
With all these “villains”, maybe Network 10 should acquire the rights to the TV series House of Villains, which starred the iconic Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard. Now, New York vs a bunch of these Aussie villains would be something I would need livestreamed 24/7.
The Big Brother finale airs Monday, 8 December at 7.30pm on 10.
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