Since Massive Brother premiered in July 2000, viewers have been launched to a whole lot of houseguests, lots of whom have develop into fan favorites and competed on the present a number of instances.
It began with Eddie McGee, who grew to become the primary participant to stroll away with the $500,000 grand prize. Since then, the Julie Chen-hosted CBS actuality competitors has taken over televisions throughout the U.S. each summer time — plus bonus seasons in 2008 and 2016 — and it has solely develop into extra well-liked because the years have passed by.
So far, 22 on a regular basis folks have gained Massive Brother (not together with movie star winners Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tamar Braxton) and develop into family names in their very own proper. Lots of them, like Jordan Lloyd and Rachel Reilly, have continued to work with CBS by way of the years, making visitor appearances on the Massive Brother home in addition to competing on the community’s different actuality exhibits similar to The Superb Race.
Different winners have discovered success on competitor channels, most notably MTV, which began incorporating Massive Brother houseguests on packages together with Ex on the Seashore and The Problem lately.
Some Massive Brother champs, then again, have utterly shied away from the highlight. Season 4 winner Jun Tune moved to Belgium after her actuality TV stint, whereas season 5’s Drew Daniel and season 6’s Maggie Ausburn don't even have social media accounts.
With that stated, there are many winners who proceed to maintain followers up-to-date on their private lives. Lloyd and Reilly, for instance, each discovered love throughout their time within the recreation, marrying and beginning households with Jeff Schroeder and Brendon Villegas, respectively. Season 8’s Dick “Evel Dick” Donato and season 10’s Dan Gheesling, for his or her half, have developed fan bases because of their on-line presences.
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In honor of Massive Brother’s twentieth anniversary, Us Weekly tracked down each winner since McGee to see what they're to date. Scroll all the way down to get an replace in your favorites!