THEN AND NOW: Each 'Large Brother' winner

Season 1: Eddie McGee was the primary winner of “Large Brother” and the one amputee to play the sport.

Based on an interview with Amplitude in 2017, then 21-year-old McGee’s video audition consisted of him saying, “Hey, the way you doing? I am Eddie from New York. I play basketball right here in Texas. I misplaced my leg to most cancers as a child. Now, you wish to know anything about me, you come discover me.”

Chatting with Leisure Weekly in 2022, McGee stated he by no means watched his season, calling it “boring” and “horrible.”

Since profitable, McGee began performing. He is appeared on exhibits together with “The Equalizer,” “Elementary,” and “9-1-1,” the place he performed Jennifer Love Hewitt’s therapist.

Season 2: Will Kirby outwitted and schemed his approach to a win, changing into a fan favourite.

Dr. Will Kirby modified the way in which “Large Brother” was performed without end by making a memorable alliance with Mike “Boogie” Malin referred to as “Chilltown.” Kirby returned for the present’s seventh season, dubbed “Large Brother: All Stars.”

The dermatologist has additionally received “The Value Is Proper,” hosted a short-lived relationship collection referred to as “Love Shack,” and appeared on two seasons of “Dr. 90210.” In 2022, Kirby advised EW he was additionally a well being and sweetness reporter for Life & Fashion journal. Kirby additionally had a cameo on the “Star Wars” collection “The Guide of Boba Fett” as Karales the Bounty Hunter.

He married one other actuality star, Erin Brodie, who received “For Love and Cash,” they usually had two kids collectively. Kirby and Brodie’s divorce was finalized in 2022.

Season 3: Lisa Donahue was the present’s first feminine winner.

After her win, Donahue appeared on an episode of CBS’ “Sure, Pricey” and “Entourage.”

In 2017, Donahue revealed she had a hysterectomy after being identified with cervical most cancers and ovarian most cancers.

Donahue purchased her first digicam after profitable “Large Brother” and, at the moment, is a photographer in Los Angeles, California who focuses on “capturing feelings.” Through the pandemic, she began a photograph collection referred to as “The Quarantine Undertaking,” taking photographs of households and people from behind a window.

Season 4: Jun Tune was considered one of many who needed to compete towards her ex the season she received.

Season 4’s huge twist, the X-Issue, shocked 5 houseguests, together with then 26-year-old Tune, with their exes to compete towards. Tune turned the primary Asian winner of any “Large Brother” franchise. (There are over 60 worldwide variations of the present at the moment.)

In 2022, she advised EW that, on the time, she understood she “match a sure ‘typecast'” as a “superficial NY banker” and purposefully performed it up for TV and to keep away from having a goal on her again. She earned a popularity as a “floater” when she started enjoying either side in the home. That technique helped a number of gamers get far within the recreation down the street.

Tune moved to Belgium in 2011 the place she owned a Korean restaurant, Rice Home, from 2014 to 2017. She now helps tech firms with their content material advertising methods and is a single mother elevating her son.

Season 5: Drew Daniel was part of the “4 Horseman” alliance.

Initially controlling energy within the “Large Brother” home for the primary few weeks, Daniel’s greatest remembered for controversially evicting his showmance, Diane Henry, close to the present’s finish to assist him make it to the ultimate two and win.

After “Large Brother,” Daniel pursued an performing profession. TMZ reported Daniel was arrested in 2012 for an alleged home dispute.

Insider was unable to succeed in Daniel for remark.

Season 6: Maggie Ausburn was the chief of “The Friendship” alliance whereas in the home.

Ausburn joined the competitors as an ER nurse from Las Vegas. This was the identical season which launched”Large Brother” fan favorites Kaysar Ridha and Janelle Pierzina, who returned to play the sport two extra instances in 2006 and 2020.

Ausburn has stored a low profile since profitable the present.

Season 7: Mike “Boogie” Malin returned to the present to win “Large Brother: All-Stars.”

Viewers chosen houseguests from the present’s first six seasons to look on the present in 2006 with Mike “Boogie” Malin and Dr. Will Kirby reuniting to type their Chilltown alliance as soon as once more. 

Malin returned to the present once more briefly on season 14. He appeared on three different seasons up till “Large Brother 18.”

In 2019, Malin was arrested for threatening Kirby. Two years later, he was discovered responsible of felony stalking, was given two years probation, and was ordered to pay his former alliance member greater than $23,000 in restitution.

In September 2022, Malin’s probation was reportedly revoked after failing to indicate up at a court docket look. The case seems to nonetheless be ongoing. Us Weekly reported Malin filed for chapter 7 chapter the identical month.

In a separate authorized challenge, he was arrested for a DUI in August 2020 and pleaded responsible to the cost the next July. 

He is at present on Cameo, taking video requests from followers beginning at $25.

Insider was unable to succeed in Malin for remark.

Season 12: Hayden Moss received his season as a part of “The Brigade” alliance.

After profitable “Large Brother,” Moss appeared on “Survivor: Blood vs. Water,” the twenty seventh season of the present, in 2013 with then-girlfriend Kat Edorsson.

Moss made a quick cameo on season 14 of “Large Brother.”

At the moment, he seems to be relationship singer and songwriter Jamiison.

Season 13: Rachel Reilly is notorious in “Large Brother” historical past for her aggressive spirit and her showmance.

Reilly first appeared on “Large Brother” season 12, the place she met her husband Brendan Villegas and confronted an uphill battle as a result of houseguests have a tendency to focus on folks in showmances. 

Reilly and Villegas have been engaged once they appeared on season 13 collectively, as a part of the “Returning Duos” twist. After they have been nominated collectively, Villegas used his veto on Reilly.

She then used technique and her athletic expertise to remain within the recreation, and made it to the ultimate two with Porsche Briggs. The jury voted 4-3 in favor of Reilly profitable the $500,000 that season.

A actuality TV wining streak adopted. She received $50,000 on “Superstar Worry Issue” for charity and one other $100,000 on a present referred to as “Snake within the Grass.”

She married Villegas in 2012, they usually had their first youngster, a daughter, in 2016. Their son was born in 2020. 

Based on Reilly’s Instagram bio, she’s now working as a casting producer. In 2023, she appeared on the primary season of Peacock’s “The Traitors,” one other actuality present that requires contestants to make use of deception to win cash. 

Season 14: Ian Terry deceived considered one of his “Large Brother” idols and went on to win the sport.

Ian Terry was an engineering pupil at Tulane College when he joined “Large Brother” season 14 on the season with the “Coaches Twist.” 4 former gamers returned to “coach” new houseguests and ultimately entered the sport. 

Terry turned towards his former coach and “Large Brother” idol Malin when the coaches turned gamers, as a substitute teaming up with an alliance referred to as “The Quack Pack” that includes Gheesling and one other former participant, Brittany Haynes. He made it to the ultimate two with Gheesling and received the sport in a 6-1 jury vote.

After profitable his season, Terry graduated faculty and taught physics for a number of years earlier than changing into a administration marketing consultant in 2019. His new profession was revealed when he appeared on the second All-Stars season of “Large Brother” in 2020, the place he was eradicated in week six.

Season 15: Andy Herren received a controversial season by changing into a floater.

Season 15 of “Large Brother” made headlines as a result of racist conduct of a number of contestants. 

However Herren stayed out of many of the drama in the home and made it to the finals just by being a pleasant man who voted with the vast majority of the home. He received the sport towards GinaMarie Zimmerman in a 7-2 vote. 

Whereas competing on his season, Herren was a professor. He advised Leisure Weekly in 2022 that he resumed his educating job for a number of years after profitable his season till quitting to start out a dog-walking enterprise. He at present lives in Chicago.

Season 16: Derrick Levasseur received his season after mendacity about his career.

Derrick Levasseur was a police sergeant from Rhode Island when he joined “Large Brother” season 16 in 2014. However he figured that having a background in investigation and regulation enforcement would put a goal on his again, so he advised his housemates he was a parks and rec coordinator.

He later advised the Windfall Journal that he used his skilled expertise to profile every of his houseguests, whereas concurrently forming a closing two alliance along with his solely trusted ally Cody Calafiore that they referred to as “The Hitmen.”

Levasseur performed a near-perfect recreation and was solely up for eviction through the closing three vote. Calafiore took his ally to the finals, the place Levasseur received the sport in a 7-2 vote.

He went on to look in quite a few true-crime collection on Investigation Discovery as an skilled, together with 2017’s “Is O.J. Harmless? The Lacking Proof” and “Breaking Murder” for 2 seasons from 2018 to 2019. He additionally wrote a e-book referred to as “The Undercover Edge” in 2018. 

Levasseur is the founding father of the personal investigations and consulting agency The Break Group. He additionally owns Prison Espresso Firm and cohosts a number of podcasts. His newest true crime podcast, “Detective Perspective,” launched in July 2023. 

He has two daughters along with his spouse, Jana.

Season 18: The second time was the attraction for Nicole Franzel.

Franzel first appeared on season 16 and was a casualty in Levasseur’s near-perfect recreation. She returned on season 18 with fellow “Large Brother” veterans Frank Eudy, James Huling, and Da’Vonne Rogers. Franzel finally took the crown from unsuspecting new gamers, narrowly besting Paul Abrahamian in a 5-4 jury vote.

Franzel additionally met her now-husband Victor Arroyo when she competed towards him in season 18. They tied the knot in 2021 and welcomed their son Victor “Arrow” Arroyo IV months later. The couple additionally appeared on “Superb Race” season 31.

Franzel returned to “Large Brother” a 3rd time for the All-Stars season in 2020, coming in third place.

The previous ER nurse now works as an influencer.

Season 20: Kaycee Clark discovered cash and love on TV.

Kaycee Clark received “Large Brother” season 20 towards Tyler Crispen, making historical past as the primary overtly lesbian winner. Like Martinez, she went on to compete in MTV’s “The Problem.” Whereas filming that present, she met her present accomplice, Nany Carmen González.

Clark now seems to work primarily as an influencer within the health business and travels between Phoenix, Arizona and San Diego, California. 

Season 23: Xavier Prather made “Large Brother” historical past.

Prather made historical past in 2021 when his all-Black alliance, dubbed “The Cookout,” made it to the ultimate six and he went on to develop into the primary Black participant to win the sport. 

The legal professional is considered one of many “Large Brother” gamers to go on to compete on MTV. He was on “The Problem: USA” in 2022. 

Prather, a Michigan native, acquired engaged to his accomplice Kenzie Hansen in Could 2023.

Season 24: Taylor Hale additionally made “Large Brother” historical past.

Hale made historical past the very subsequent yr when she turned the primary Black girl on “Large Brother” to win the $500,000 grand prize. 

Since her 2022 win, Hale has appeared on the hit CBS cleaning soap opera “The Daring and the Stunning.” As a social-media influencer, the previous private stylist and sweetness queen has additionally landed paid partnerships with manufacturers like Lays.