Big Brother (Australia series 2)

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The second series of the Australian television show Big Brother aired in 2002.

Series two was very similar to the first series, and was the only series to use the same house as a previous series. Simultaneous with the main house was a house of six potential intruders. A number of television specials allowed viewers to get to know the intruders and viewers were able to vote which three actually went into the house.

A close relationship formed between Nathan Martin and Jessica Hardy (Marty and Jess) who later married. Their wedding plans and ceremony was showcased in television special Marty & Jess: An Outback Wedding. The couple separated in late 2005.

The Australian rock band Killing Heidi entered the house for a special surprise birthday party for Jess. During one of the eviction shows, a 25 year old male ran naked onto the stage and was subsequently fined $100 in court.

The reserved Peter Corbett won the $250,000 first prize, with Marty coming second.

Housemates

Turkan Aksoy

Social worker from New South Wales.

Aaron Benton

A former member of the navy, Aaron became known as the "food nazi" for strict monitoring of food purchase and consumption. Was the third evictee, leaving on day 28.

Alex Christie

From Melbourne.

Shannon Cleary

A personal trainer from Sydney and the fifth to be evicted from the house. Admitted she had once suffered from anorexia nervosa.

Peter Corbett

The winner of Big Brother 2002, Peter gained sympathy after his stories about losing both his parents at a young age. He is currently studying Medical Science at the University of Wollongong. He has also been an active charity supporter, assisting Banardos Australia and becoming an ambassador for Daffodil Day.

Nicole Dickmann

A video producer, Dickmann was one of the three intruders voted into house by viewers. She was evicted several days later in a vote held by the housemates; the intruders were required to put their case for staying to the housemates prior to this vote and Dickmann truthfully indicated that she was unhappy in the house and hoped to be evicted.

Jessica Hardy

Jessica became well known during her time in the house for her relationship with Marty, a relationship which led to their marriage outside of the house after the season ended. They are now divorced.

Damian Hoo

The first to be evicted from the house, Damian quickly started a relationship with Miribai, who already had a boyfriend outside of the house. Much later she started a relationship with intruder Brodie.

Sahra Kearney

Bisexual woman from Sydney.

Nathan Martin (Marty)

The runner-up of Big Brother 2002, Nathan was most well-known for his relationship with Jess, which he started even though he had a girlfriend outside the house, who he hadn't even told that he was going on Big Brother.

Katrina Miani

Legal secretary from Melbourne. Was informed by Big Brother that her goldfish had died, leading to speculation that this was a coded message telling her that certain nude photographs of her had resurfaced.

Nathan Morris

Grew up in Kalgoorlie. Moved to Perth permanently after his stint on Big Brother to become a presenter on Perth radio station Nova 93.7, a role he still holds as of 2006.

Mirabai Peart

Mirabai was a musician who quickly started a relationship with fellow housemate Damien, even though she had a boyfriend on the outside. After Damien was evicted she started a relationship with intruder Brody.

Kieran Tanner

Intruder from New South Wales voted into the house by viewers and retained after a housemate vote on which intruders to keep.

Brodie Young

Intruder from Melbourne voted into the house by viewers and retained after a housemate vote on which intruders to keep.

Celebrity Big Brother

A Big Brother series featuring celebrity housemates was televised in 2002, with a proportion of the profits from eviction votes going to charity. This was the first and only Australian celebrity version of the show. Cameras did not film housemates in the bedrooms or the bathroom. This series used the same house from Big Brother 2002, which itself used the house from Big Brother 2001, but slightly remodelled.

Contestant	Celeb. Status	Evicted	Notes
Dylan Lewis	Musician and host of TV programs including Recovery and Pepsi Chart Hits		Winner
Jay Laga'aia	Actor known for role in the Water Rats TV series		Runner-Up
Vanessa Wagner (real name Tobin Saunders)	Gay community icon and drag-queen
Imogen Bailey	Australian model and singer
Adriana Xenides	Former Wheel Of Fortune hostess
Anthony Mundine	ex-Rugby League player, now professional boxer and rapper		First evicted
Kimberley Cooper	Former Home & Away cast member
Kyle Sandilands	Breakfast radio host (2DayFM)
Sara-Marie Fedele	former Big Brother contestant (2001)

Several guest housemates appeared briefly in the series on only a temporary basis. These included: Gabby Millgate (Australian comedienne), Carla Bonner (Neighbours Actress), Red Symons (from Skyhooks and Hey Hey It's Saturday) and Warwick Capper (former AFL player). Warwick Capper was ejected from the house for flashing his penis at Kimberley Cooper during an argument.

 

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