It’s hard to believe it’s been 24 years since the reality TV phenomenon that is Big Brother first launched in Australia.
The popular series quickly became engrained in Aussie culture and created countless iconic moments and memorable catchphrases (who could forget “game on moles”). It also launched several contestants to household name status, regardless of whether or not they won.
Ahead of the season 16 finale on Monday night, we thought it would be the perfect time to take a walk down memory lane and see what all of the past winners are up to now.
Where are all the Big Brother Australia winners now?
Tay and Ari Wilcoxson — 2023
Sisters Tay and Ari Wilcoxson won Big Brother in 2023, which was the shortest version of the Australian franchise at just 25 days.
Since winning the show and splitting the $100,000 prize, the “Boho Sisters” have continued to be an influencer pair living their best life and sharing fashion, travel and lifestyle content on social media.
Tay also returned to reality TV this year as a contestant on MTV’s The Challenge: Vets v New Threats where she competed alongside American reality TV royalty and was eliminated at the halfway point.
Reggie Sorenson — 2022 and 2003
Reggie Sorenson was both the first woman to win Big Brother Australia in 2003 and the first two-time winner when she returned in 2022.
After her first stint on the show, she ended her marriage and welcomed two children with her second husband. She was also diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, and declared legally blind.
More recently, she competed on this year’s season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and came runner-up to Sam Thaiday.
She told PEDESTRIAN.TV that while her first time winning Big Brother “completely changed [her] life” because everyone knew her name, the second time around wasn’t nearly as impactful.
“It was very different because the second Big Brother wasn’t as fun as the first one,” she said. “I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first one because you had to play a game and do all those challenges and stuff.
“Even after the finale, I had to walk outside while all the fans were out there and wait to get an Uber to get back to the afterparty. It was bizarre, like Channel 7 spit you out the door and said ‘thanks’. They were two totally different moments in time.”
Marley Biyendolo — 2021
After winning Big Brother, Marley Biyendolo competed on Channel 10’s flop reality show The Challenge: Australia in 2022 and was eliminated in episode 7.
The professional basketball player has since become a commentator and host for NBL’s The Crossover and an interviewer for NBA Australia. He also hosts gaming and streaming content on YouTube and announced in October that he and his wife, soccer player Lynn Williams, are expecting their first child together.
Chad Hurst — 2020
Chad Hurst took out the win in Channel 7’s first season of Big Brother in 2020 and has continued to work as a personal trainer and model. He co-founded the North Sydney gym Air Locker in 2023 and this year he started Kayaking Sydney, which has been featured on both Sunrise and Today.
Chad told P.TV that he considers winning Big Brother to be a “great achievement” in his life and it made a “big impact”.
“I put the money I won towards looking after mum and also started new businesses,” he said. “I built a gym and created a tourism company, so life’s pretty good now. Can’t complain.”
Ryan Ginns — 2014
Ryan Ginns won a total of $200,000 on his season of Big Brother in 2014 and then kept a low profile after the show.
He has since gotten married to his wife Sophie and the pair have welcomed two children, occasionally sharing sweet family snaps on social media.
Tim Dormer — 2013
Tim Dormer was deemed a Big Brother mastermind when he won in 2013 and later competed on Big Brother Canada in 2016 and Big Brother Royalty V New Blood in 2022.
He went on to host a podcast called The Big Mouth until 2022 and revealed the following year that he had began working as a support carer. Tim’s since retreated from the public eye, with his last Instagram post dated over a year ago.
Benjamin Norris — 2012
Benjamin Norris famously proposed to his boyfriend (also named Ben) when he won Big Brother back in 2012. After the show he became a breakfast radio host and now has his own podcast TV Reload interviewing notable figures in the television industry.
Ben told P.TV that winning Big Brother had a massive impact on his life and “unlocked something” inside of him.
“It opened doors into radio and entertainment journalism and now I get to talk about TV for a living which is honestly my dream job,” he said.
“Winning $250,000 literally changed my life. Gretel Killeen — not my host — told me not to blow it on jet skis and cocaine and to invest in property instead and thank god I listened. That advice helped me buy a house which has gone on to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”
Terri Munro — 2008
When Terri Munro won Big Brother at age 52, she became the show’s oldest ever winner. She continued working at Coles following her victory in 2008 and told P.TV that she only retired in June last year.
“I was happy to keep working. It keeps your brain active and I liked the people I work with, the customers and all that,” she said. “I did my best not to let it affect my life too much.
“You’re only as famous as you want to be and I didn’t do it to be famous. I did it because I got sick of the show being about young people.”
Aleisha Cowcher — 2007
After winning Big Brother, Aleisha Cowcher returned to her career as a hairdresser and invested some of her $450,000 prize money into a hairdressing salon.
She’s since gotten married, had two children and moved to Queensland living a relatively low-key life.
Jamie Brooksby — 2006
Not only has Jamie Brooksby stopped bleaching his hair since he won Big Brother in 2006, but he’s also stepped away from the media spotlight. Instead, he’s focused on a career as a property developer and recently made the move to Byron Bay with his partner.
Jamie told P.TV that winning Big Brother had an “instant and dramatic” impact on his life and he purposely made an effort to leave the public eye.
“I remember looking forward to getting home, imagining just resuming a normal life, but the first time I went back to my favourite pub with my friends I remember just being stared at,” he recalled.
“I think I did everything I actively could from then to fade quickly into anonymity. I’d give myself a gold star for that effort!”
Greg Mathew — 2005
Big Brother 2005 champion Greg Mathew had a memorable stint on the show as he and his twin brother David initially entered the house as one person named Logan.
Since winning the $836,000, which he split with David, Greg has become a successful businessman and investor and shares three children with his ex-wife Justine Cullen.
Trevor Butler — 2004
Trevor Butler made TV history in 2004 when he won a massive $1 million on Big Brother, aka the highest amount of prize money ever given out on an Australian reality show.
The Fijian-born reality star proposed to his partner Breea Forrest at the grand finale and went on to become a successful radio host on the Gold Coast. He also returned to Big Brother in 2022 alongside Reggie and Tim.
He told P.TV that winning the show helped himself and Breea buy a house and “make sure [they] had a stable future”.
“Big Brother was an achievement for me as I put it down on my ‘to-do list’ back in 2003. I tried twice to get on and I was successful in 2004,” he added.
Peter Corbett — 2002
Big Brother 2002 champion Peter Corbett has largely stepped away from the media spotlight since winning the $250,000 prize.
He returned to his job in IT after filming the show and used the money to renovate his house.
Ben Williams — 2001
The inaugural Big Brother winner Ben Williams has also kept a very low profile since the show and made a career change into sports management.
He and his wife Jade Roberts share two children and were featured in Stan’s AFL documentary Show Me The Money in 2022.
So, which 2025 housemate will join this list of Big Brother winners? All will be revealed in the grand finale on Monday night.
Once that’s done, I vote for an all-winners season. Now that would be good TV.
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