Reggie Sorensen has been crowned the winner of Seven’s Big Brother 2022, becoming the first Housemate to ever win the show twice. Entering the house as Big Brother royalty, Reggie won the third season in 2003.
The final three contestants in the Big Brother finale were Reggie, and newbie contestants Taras and Johnson.
Celebrating the win, an emotional Reggie said: “I can’t believe this. Thank you to everyone who voted for me.”
Reggie was joined onstage by her kids Mia and Lucas, and sister Anita at the Grand Final in Sydney, hosted by Sonia Kruger.
When asked what she’ll do with the prize money, Reggie said: “I’m gonna use that money to put a roof over our heads.”
Runners-up Taras and Johnson were also joined by their loved ones at the live event, which saw this year’s 21 housemates – including Big Brother royalty Dave, Drew, Estelle, Layla, Tim, Trevor, and Tully – reunited on stage for the first time since leaving the house.
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Taras, Reggie and Johnson survived 62 days in the Big Brother house, evicting 18 housemates before them to become the final three.
Throughout the season Reggie won one group challenge, was nominated twice for eviction and received a second chance in Big Brother’s Secret Arcade.
Since taking out the title in season three, Reggie has been dealt her fair share of ups and downs. Her son was born with cystic fibrosis and her own vision is drastically deteriorating with a condition called retinitis pigmentosa, meaning she currently only has nine degrees of central vision. She likens it to looking through two narrow drinking straws.
In the semi-final Brenton, Johnson, Reggie and Taras faced one last monumental hurdle before getting to the Grand Final: a six-stage obstacle course. The power to chose the final evictee from Big Brother’s game would rest on the winner, giving the remaining housemates a one-in-three chance of taking home $250,000.
After a neck-and-neck battle, Taras overtook Brenton at the ball maze, claiming victory just one second ahead of the competition. The task then fell on Taras to decide who the final three would be.
In the end, Taras saved Johnson and Reggie, evicting Brenton.