Sophie Reade became a household name overnight when she starred in Big Brother's tenth series in 2009.
Then just 20, the Cheshire native won the hearts of the British public during her stint on the hit TV show and even legally changed her name by deed poll to "Dogface" as part of a challenge. Eventually, after 10 weeks in the house, she was allowed to change her name back to Sophie as a special prize.
She received the highest percentage of votes for a winner on any series of the long-standing reality show to date..
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Now a professional model, Sophie looks worlds away from her Big Brother days. And as fans of the reality show excitedly submit their applications to take part on the new series set to launch on ITV next year, Sophie chatted to the Daily Star about her time inside the iconic bungalow.
The professional model said: “I think I look completely different with everything. God, I sported the bleached blonde hair like all the Playboy bunnies back in the day.
“It’s definitely helped with my modelling because I did Page 3 on my 18th birthday for the Daily Star so I was doing all that before. But obviously going on there [Big Brother] helped me and boosted me up so my modelling [took off].
“That’s really helped by putting me out there and giving me a bigger fanbase so that changed a lot for me.”
Speaking about how her appearance has changed in the 13 years since she won the show, she added: “My hair has gone darker; I've gone a more natural blonde now.
“I’ve gone more like natural with my hair and even with my makeup and everything, all that stuff’s gone more natural I think but I think as you get more older you get more confident in yourself. Like I'm more comfortable being more natural rather than being dead glam now.”
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