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Reality TV has given us countless unscripted moments that we can’t forget andBig Brotherstands out as one of the most iconic shows in this genre. Since 2000 the show has aired for 26 seasons giving away its considerable prize pool to the winners. These winners didn’t just win the game, they also won the hearts of most of the audience watching them.
Whether they were strategic or charismatic, they gave it their all. But, what happens after the camera stops rolling? Do they continue to win or would they rather prefer a quiet life? Let’s find out what the most famousBig Brotherwinners are doing now.
The first to win by a unanimous vote onBig Brother
For the first time inBig Brother’s history, in season 10 of the show, Dan Gheesling took the house by storm and secured a unanimous win. Never before had someone in the house come close to winning the jury vote 7-0. Furthermore, at the start of the show, nobody expected this to happen.
Very early in the season, Gheesling was targetted. Yet, somehow he flipped the house and slowly but surely ended up winning. However, he returned to the show once again in season 14 where he was the runner-up.
He came close to winning but the judges were reluctant to vote for someone who already won once. He also appeared in season 2 ofThe Traitorswhere he was banished on episode 6.
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Now, Dan Gheesling is married to Chelsea Niemiec with 3 kids, Desmond, Miles and Celine. After winning back in 2008, he bought an LED TV and PlayStation 3. He then decided to become a gaming content creator onYouTubeandTwitch.
Showmance turns to romance after season 12 ofBig Brother
Rachel Reilly is very vocal about how much she still loves the showBig Brother. Although she couldn’t win the prize in her first run in season 12, she won something bigger, love. There she met her now husband, Brendon Villegas with whom she has a daughter Adora and a son Adler.The couple is still going strong.
After fixing her mistakes in season 12, Reilly returned toBig Brotherin season 13 and won it dominantly. She won six head of household competitions along with two vetoes and no endurance competition losses. After this win, she has been called to the show many times to make guest appearances.
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Her reality TV run didn’t end there. She also competed on three seasons ofThe Amazing Racegiving entertaining performances. In 2017, she won an episode ofFear Factorwith her husband, Brendon Villegas. Following this, she also competed in the Peacock seriesSnake in the Grassand finally in the first season ofThe Traitors.
A different approach to secure the win atBig BrotherSeason 24
Unlike other iconic winners like Dan Gheesling and Rachel Reilly, Taylor Hale took a different approach to winning the show. She wasn’t a very strong contender. Despite being on the block six times, she evaded being evicted. Nobody expected her to win.
However, by developing a positive relationship with the houseguests she was able to narrowly escape eviction and climb up the ladder to ultimately become the first Black woman to winBig Brother.
Achieving what she did, the way she did it, was extremely difficult given how cheeky most people behaved that season. After winning season 24 ofBig Brothershe had an interview withUs Weeklywhere she said,
I feel like I have played this game, not just for Taylor Mackenzie Dickens Hale. I’ve played it for Da’Vonne [Rogers]. I’ve played it for Bayleigh Dayton, every Black woman who has played this game, and ultimately Azah Awasum and Danielle Reyes and Monica Bailey who made final three, but just couldn’t take it home for whatever circumstance.
Even after winning Hale stayed just as humble, deserving of the America’s Favorite Player title she received in the finale of the show. To top it all off, she is now theBig Brotherjury roundtable moderator.
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Big Brotheris a show that has impacted the lives of not only the winners but each member participating in it. The audience watching has seen participants have massive character development as they come to the end of the show some even returning for another shot at the win.
Dan Gheesling, Rachel Reilly and Taylor Hale are examples of the many people the show has provided a platform. How they use this platform comes down to them.
Big Brotheris streaming on Paramount+.
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