What happened to stars of Big Brother’s most complained-about series 13 – from Playboy Bunnies to X-rated movie star
FRONTED by Brian Dowling, Big Brother 13 was on our TV screens from 5th June to 13th August 2012 and was the most complained about series.
It was won by Luke Anderson, who bagged £100,000, while the rest of the reality TV dollar was cashed in by Conor McIntyre as part of the White Room twist. Anderson was the second transgender contestant to win the show after Nadia Almada back in 2004.
So where are the former housemates now and what have they been up to since leaving the house. Here’s all the latest juice…
Adam Kelly
Twitter: @adam_kellybb
Adam Kelly got to the BB13 final but narrowly missed out on winning with 30.89% of the vote.
Burton-on-Trent born Kelly grew up in LA in the notorious gang and drug-fuelled South Central hood and had his first spliff aged 11.
He’s now the voice and ambassador of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World UK, under the Big Brother-esque watchful eyes of the Church of Scientology, and has appeared at conventions with winner Luke.
Arron Lowe
Instagram: @mrarronlowe, Twitter: @MrArronLoweVIP
Evicted from Big Brother 13 in week 5, Arron has gone on to appear in Gay Times magazine and is now an adult model and can be seen sultrily sucking on a banana in a recent social media teaser video.
Arron’s OnlyFans bio reads: “Call me hubby,” where you can get ‘exclusive access to lots of hot, uncensored solo content’.
The St. Ives-born model also set up an agency to help people propose to their partners.
Ashleigh Hughes
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Former Essex barmaid Ashleigh ‘Is the UK in Africa?’ Hughes got to week 9 and finished in 6th place after a rollercoaster relationship with Luke Scrase.
The retail sales supervisor went on to become a glamour model.
Becky Hannon
Instagram: @bexhannon
Former drama college student from Blackburn, Becky Hannon, was evicted in week 9.
After Big Brother, Becky modelled plus-sized fashion at Liverpool Fashion Week in 2012 and went onto become a Butlins Redcoat.
She is now married and a mum-of-one.
Benedict Garrett
Instagram: @benedictgarrett
Benedict Garrett was evicted from the house in week 8 and went on to write in The Guardian, host a radio show on Xpress Radio Scotland.
The former PT, Dreamboys star, adult-film actor and stripper, was previously suspended from teaching after appearing in a trailer for an adult film in June 2010.
Born in Northamptonshire, he has gone on to become a successful Mumbai-based actor and played roles in Hindi, Tamil and Marathi productions.
Caroline Wharram
Caroline Wharram left the Big Brother compound in week 8 after a bumpy ride. Viewers complained to Ofcom after the former boarding-school pupil described Adam Kelly as a ‘gorilla with no sanitation’.
In a traumatic interview from 2019, Caroline spoke about how mentally fragile she was during and after her BB experience and how it devastated her life.
She said: “I was an anxious, lonely and sad young girl with a crippling eating disorder and a family history of mental health problems, when at the age of 19, I applied to join Big Brother 2012. How I passed the psychological assessments to get on the show continues to baffle me.
“I should never have been allowed on TV… the producers just didn’t care so long as I was entertaining.”
Chris James
Luton-born Chris was evicted from Big Brother in week 2 and is thought to have returned to his normal life as a bailiff and doorman.
The second housemate to leave the 2012 series, he said at the time about his exit: “I was myself. There’s too many players. I wanted to be myself, so that’s why I’m out…
“And the bailiff thing, that don’t really go down well.”
Conor Mcintyre
Conor Mcintyre chose to leave on day 60 in a White Room Twist task that saw him choose £50,000 after ignoring housemates’ pleas to share the dollar and head straight to the final.
After his reality stint, Conor was taken to court by fellow housemate Deana for libel for allegedly ‘threatening remarks’ about co-habiter Deana Uppal after he said he would ‘punch her in the face, just knock her out’ and do something indecent with a hairbrush. Deana lost the case.
Now, he’s a DJ and personal trainer.
Deana Uppal
Instagram: @deana.uppal
Former Miss India UK Deana landed in third place in this series. The Middlesbrough-born actor and model, who came to blows with Conor and took him to court outside of the BB house, appeared in Celebrity Fear Factor and has gone onto feature in various movies.
She runs a number of businesses under DKU World and is the founder of DKU Kindness Diaries charitable trust. Deana’s latest documentary is currently on Netflix.
She describes herself as an ‘entrepreneur and philanthropist’.
Lauren Carre
Hailing from the Channel Islands, Lauren Carre left the reality TV prison in week 7 and went on to appear in lads’ mags and a few acting roles.
She returned to University to study Sociology and Criminology, and is now a body builder, karate champion and fitness vlogger who ‘helps you to align your mind, body and soul’.
Luke Anderson
Twitter: @JustLukeyA
Big Brother 13 Welsh winner Luke won with 35.27% of the vote. The development chef was born a female in South Africa, but from a young age he felt like ‘a boy in a girl’s body’. Soon after his TV triumph, he returned to his day-job working in a restaurant and still pops up on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side as a panelist.
In 2017, he had twins with his partner and runs an award-winning bakery business, Cravin’.
He recently told followers on Twitter (X) about the return of the iconic BB show: “Happy launch night to all those involved with BBUK. I’m excited to see how ITV will bring the king of reality TV programmes back to life.”
Luke Scrase
The nightclub promoter from Stoke-on-Trent came in fifth place in the Big Brother 13 final and got together with Ashleigh. Soon after starring in the legendary show, he became manager at a bar in Chester.
He has since appeared in men’s magazines including Attitude and FHM, starred in panto as the Huntsman in Snow White in Wrexham and became a qualified personal trainer and presenter on an on-line fitness channel.
Lydia Louisa
Dancer Lydia Louisa was booted out of the Big Brother house in week 4.
She went on to marry pop star Andy Scott-Lee in June 2013 and has retrained as an actor and appeared in Peaky Blinders as Greta, Mamma Mia and reality show Totally Scott-Lee.
Sara McLean
Twitter: @saramcleanxx
Model Sara McLean came fourth place in the Big Brother 13 final. After her BB success, she returned to modelling and was in a relationship with former Everton goalkeeper, Tim Howard.
In 2013, the former Miss Great Britain runner-up was a victim of a hit and run and broke her leg in 4 places.
The model has since studied to be an investment banker in London and is now the founder of boutique firm, Amberes Recruitment.
Scott Mason
Student Scott Mason stayed in the BB house until Week 10 and, although he didn’t win, he left the reality residence and found out he’d earnt a 2:1 history degree from Exeter University.
The Macclesfield-born lad and former Avon Cosmetics Representative went on to appear in Gay Times magazine and other publications, and was last seen teaching history at a high school in Cheshire.
Shievonne Robinson
The former assistant manager at a makeup shop and used to work as a Playboy Bunny at a Casino in Mayfair.
Lewisham-born Shievonne was evicted from Big Brother in week 6.
She went on to appear in a Minxy Bingo ad and at Essex Fashion Week.
On her time in the BB house, Robinson said: “Hope you enjoyed the cringe-fest which was me in the house – love you all!”
Victoria Eisermann
Former Playboy model Victoria Eisermann was the first to be evicted from Big Brother 13 and replaced by wildcard Becky. The ex-glamour model and actor, who was in Eyes Wide Shut alongside Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman (but didn’t make the final cut), has ‘swapped her Manolo Blahniks for wellies’.
After her short and sweet reality TV stint, Victoria went back to her day job as a founder of animal charity K-9 Angels, ‘saves hundreds of dogs a year form violence, abuse, neglect, torture and death’ and is a presenter on Veggie Vision TV.