Big Brother Season 6 was filmed in 2005.  It included 14 houseguests. Who was the big winner?  The houseguest names are: Kaysar Ridha, Ashlea Evans, Ivette Corredero, Michael Donnellan, Eric "Cappy" Littmann, Sarah Hrejsa,  Jennifer Vasquez, Rachel Plencner, Howie Gordon, James Rhine, Beau Beasley,  April Lewis, Janelle Pierzina, and Maggie Ausburn.  The ages ranged from 22 to 36.  One of my favorite all-time players was on this season.  Can you guess who my favorite player from this season?

Janelle Pierzina was a 25 year old VIP Cocktail Waitress from Miami Beach, Florida when she entered the Big Brother House for Season 6 in 2005.  She was by far the best player on this Season, and one of the best players of all-time.  

In my eyes, she finished in first place (despite the fact that another player received the prize money).  She has her own unique style, and quickly became America's favorite.  She is a great example to women, especially women who get classified as pretty.  She showed that you can be attractive, have a brain, and also be physically fit to compete against the guys.  Thank you Janelle!

Janelle also competed on Amazing Race with another former Big Brother houseguest.  Janelle is a top-selling Real Estate Broker in Minnesota.  She is married to Jess Desanto in 2010, and they have three children.  She can be found on Instagram.

More to come regarding this bombshell!
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​Maggie Ausburn was a 27 year old Emergency Room Nurse from Las Vegas, Nevada.  Her secret partner was Eric.  Just like Las Vegas is known for gambling, Maggie got pure lucky and beat out the best player during Season 6.  The best player, and one of my all-time favorites is the third place finisher.  Maggie lives a quiet life since winning.  

​Ivette Corredero was a 25 year old Waitress from Miami Beach, Florida when she entered the Big Brother house for Season 6.  She finished in 2nd place.  Her secret partner was Beau Beasley.  She can be found on Twitter.  Ivette was lucky to win the final Head of Household.  She selected Maggie, instead of Janelle to sit next to her.  Would things have ended differently for Ivette if she selected Janelle?  She lost to a 4:3 vote.

April Lewis was a 31 year old Pharmaceutical Sales Rep from Dallas, Texas in 2005.  She entered the Big Brother house and her secret partner was Jennifer Vasquez.  April finished in 4th place.  As you will soon see, this season was the only season so far to feature a final four that was all female.  She can be found on Twitter and Instagram.  It is reported that April has been married to Matthew Lewis since 2004. She appeared on a Lifetime special regarding marriages in a romance rut.  #afforci

​Howie Gordon was a 34 year old Meteorology Student from Chicago, Illinois when he entered the house in 2005.  His secret partner was Rachel Plencner.  He was evicted in 5th place.  It was last reported, that he is a Meteorolist in Anchorage, Alaska since 2017.  He has appeared on several tv shows, and also made radio and other appearances.  He can be found on Instagram.  Check him out below reporting weather in Anchorage.  #afforci

​Beau Beasley was a 25 year old Personal Shopper from Pembroke Pines, Florida when he entered the house for the sixth season of Big Brother.  He was evicted in 6th place.  His secret partner was Ivette Corredero.  He can be found on Instagram @beaubeasley.  

​James Rhine was a 29 year old Loss Prevention Manager from Atlanta, Georgia when he entered the Big Brother house in 2005.  James has certainly matured into a really handsome looking man.  He married Stephany Tornincasa in 2018.  He finished in 7th place.  His secret partner was his girlfriend, at the time, Sarah Hrejsa.  He can be found on Instagram.  He is currently a host, actor, producer and model.  #afforci

​Rachel Plencner was a 33 year old Horse Breeder from Parker, Colorado when she entered the Big Brother house in 2005.  Her secret partner was Howie Gordon.  She finished in 8th place.  According to her LinkedIn page, today Rachel works in healthcare for Cigna as a Agile Scrum Master Senior Advisor in Denver, Colorado.  

​Jennifer Vasquez was a 27 year old Arena Football League Dancer from Plano, Texas when she entered the Big Brother House in 2005.  Her secret partner was April Lewis.  She was evicted in 9th place, which means she lasted 49 out of the 80 days.  The things we do for money.  Check out the below video of an online commercial she made.

Like, who is Ashlea Evans?  I totally don't remember this name from Big Brother.  Perhaps it is because she was the first evicted?  Ashlea Evans was a 22 year old Fashion Design student from Plantation, Florida.  She was the youngest guest during this season.  She was secretly partnered with Janelle Pierzina.  

While researching her, we found that her Twitter account was suspended.  In addition, she is listed as being in attendance for the Twitter Online reunion for Big Brother 6, it occurred in April 2020.  Her Instagram account is allegedly active.  Additional details point to her owning this business.   

Michael Donnellan was a 28 year old Orange County, California Artist when he entered the Season 6 of the Big Brother house.  He was the second one evicted from the home.  His secret partner was Kaysar Ridha.  Michael was known for his showmance with Janelle Pierzina.  He is also know for getting in an argument with Eric "Cappy" Littmann prior to his eviction.  What else is new, lol?

He is now worth $10 million!  He appeared on an episode of Millionaire Matchmaker.  Michael owns a production company.  He grew up in Italy and has lived all over the world.  

​Sarah Hrejsa was a 23 year old Retail Manager from Chicago, Illinois when she entered the Big Brother house for Season 6.  She was the second youngest in the house.  She was evicted on day 40.  Sarah's secret partner was James Rhine.  

She is currently a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer in Chicago, according to her LinkedIn page.

Drew Daniels.

Michael "Cowboy" Ellis.

Diane Henry.

Jennifer "Nakomis" Dedmon.

​Jennifer "Nakomis" Dedmon was a 21 year old Restaurant Hostess from San Antonio, Texas when she entered the Big Brother house in 2004 for Season 5.  She played a smart game, including being the brains behind the six finger plan to evict Jase.  She created a great plan to backdoor one of the strongest players, Jase.  

She appears to live a private life.  If the Facebook page is correct, she appears to be either married or in a relationship.    

Karen Ann (O'Neil) Ganci.

​Karen Ann (O'Neil) Ganci was a 30 year old Portrait Artist from Spring Hill, Florida when she entered the home in 2004 for Season 5 of Big Brother.  She was evicted in 5th place.  Karen appears to live a private life.  At one time, it was reported that she was married to Larry Ganci since 1996.

Marvin Latimer.

Adria Montgomery Klein.

​Adria Montgomery Klein is related to another houseguest, Natalie Montgomery Carroll.  They are twins.  She was also a 30 year old Fitness Professional from Birmingham, Alabama when she entered the house.  She has been married since 1998.  She is also a Fitness Competitor and Professional Model, like her twin sister.  The twins wrote a book in 2005 and sold it on Amazon, it is titled "It Takes Two".  

Natalie Montgomery Carroll.

Natalie Montgomery Carroll was a 30 year old Fitness Professional when she entered the Big Brother House in 2004 during Season 5.  She was evicted on the 49th day.  The winner was crowned on the 82nd day.  She entered the house with her identical twin.  The twins are fitness competitors, and professional models.  Natalie was married, but divorced in 2008.

  

Will Wikle.

Will Wikle, aka Charles William Wikle, was a 26 year old Registered Nurse from Tupelo, Mississippi during Season 5 of Big Brother.  He was evicted day forty-nine in 2004.  

He had a few other entertainment gigs after Big Brother, including some wild films.  His Twitter account indicates that his location as New York.

Jason "Jase" Wirey.

Scott Long.

​​Scott Long was a 25 year old Sales Representative from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania during Big Brother Season 5.  He was evicted in eleventh place.  A Dr. Phil's episode transcript was discovered, and it appears that Scott had issues with rage.  Click here.  No other details were found on Scott, as he appears to live a private life.

Holly King.

Lori Valenti.

Let's take a look at the differences between CBS' Big Brother Season 1 versus Season 2.  We voted Season 2 as the best of the two.  There was one houseguest who contributed to our decision and that is Will.  He is a very interesting and unique character.

Classy & Educated Houseguest:  The houseguests on Season 1 acted super classy, for the most part.  They were all very articulate and most held college degrees.  A college degree in 2000 most likely carried a different weight than it does now.  Today we have tons of sources online in which we can self-educate.

Wild & Average Houseguest:  The houseguests on Season 2 acted very wild (Amber jumping in the bed with Hardy on the first night; Nicole flirting with all the guys; and taking her top off in front of Kent; and the list goes on...) and their intellect level was average, except for Will.

No HOH:  There wasn't any Head of Household contests on Season 1.  They only completed tasks as a group for the food budget.

1st HOH Introduced:  Season 2 introduced the first Head of Household contests by having one of the guest spin the wheel and name the houseguest who was a match to the label, for example, the "most talkative"...  The later contests were more challenging.  

Audience decided who was the winner and who was banished on Season 1.  Houseguest nominated, and if there was a 4-way tie, then those 4 houseguest were up for banishment!

All evicted houseguests decided who was the winner on Season 2, and the two finalists were able to eliminate one vote.  The evicted houseguests were not sequestered, so they could watch the show before deciding the winner.  The current houseguests voted out the person evicted.

Season 1 had chickens.  They also had a garden.

​Season 2 had a dog.

Both seasons had to use an old-fashioned ringer type of washer to wash clothes.  

Smoking was allowed on both seasons (years were 2000 and 2001).

Please share with us which season you prefer.  You may use the comment section below or contact us.

Big Brother Season 1 was totally different than the Big Brother seasons that you watch today.  The house utilized a smaller square footage, there wasn't a Head of Household room, nor upstairs, and overall it was underwhelming in design and decor.  The yard included live chickens, a garden and a pug dog named Chiquita.  

The competitions, if you want to call them that, were only regarding a food budget, and they used a team format.  Essentially, if you can avoid getting Banished, you made $500,000 easily in three months.  They also paid three places with first getting $500,000, second got $100,000 and third got $50,000.  The current payout format is $500,000 for first and $50,000 for second.  Keep reading to find out more details about the houseguest.  

Eddie McGee was honest throughout the show about wanting to win the $500K.  He was very transparent, and even told the houseguests that he didn't trust any of them.  He definitely added tons of value to the show, because he was so different.  He received 59% of America's Vote to win after the 88 days stay in the house.  We were excited when he won first place! 

Eddie shared with the houseguests his experience with a serious illness when he was a teenager that ended up taking one of his legs.  Even though his leg was amputated, you never knew it, because he fought strong in the competitions.  While the "team" competitions on the first season was like eating candy versus the current seasons, he always participated.  He also did it with a great attitude.  While he was straightforward, we don't remember Eddie every complaining.

Eddie is 41 years of age and from Long Island, New York.  He is currently a film and television actor.  He has appeared in Drop Dead Roses (2001), The Ex (2006), The Human Race (2013) and God's Pocket (2014).  He is also the founder and CEO of Tripod Productions, Inc.   

Josh Souza is 43 years old as of 2020.  He won 2nd place on Big Brother Season 1.   Joshua was one of the more interesting houseguest.  At one time, he had two of the female houseguests chasing and fighting over him.  While he appeared more interested in blue-haired Brittany, Jordan, the Stripper, continued to pursue him.  Jordan's approach was if I can't have him, neither can you.  

Josh was a decent looking houseguest and a body to match.  However, there were a lot of times that he stated things that pointed to an inquiry about his sexuality.  During one episode, he said he would rather have sex with a guy versus kiss him.  Chicken George ran with this statement and even voted to evict him under the pretense that he is doing a lot of damage to his character.  In addition, Curtis continued to speculate about Josh's sexuality.

Please keep in mind that the first season was a very polite group of houseguests (after the first three were banished) and their goal was to get along.  While watching we also wondered if Josh was of Hispanic decent.  While he considers himself White American, our research indicates that the name Souza is associated with Portugal and Brazil.  Several of his relatives on the last episode also resembled Hispanic ethnicity.  Ironically, when they were discussing the final three, they stated they saw the All American houseguest winning.  This is when we had to look at our calendar to make sure that we were living in the millennium and not in the 1900's.  

Josh can be found on LinkedIn.  He currently lives in the Miami, Florida area.  His title is Business Development and Marketing Consultant.

Curtis Kin, 49 years old in 2020, from Big Brother Season 1, won third place.  During Season 1, Big Brother paid 3 spots.  He won $50,000, which is better known as the amount paid for second place on the current seasons.  In fact, Big Brother Season 1 was the only one that paid three places.  

Curtis played a modest role during the season.  At times, he did come off as a typical Cali guy who thinks he is smarter than others.  When he was one of the first few nominated by the other houseguests, he quickly changed his quiet demeanor.  He started interacting with the others, more often.

He made a couple of statements that pointed to Josh being either gay or bisexual.  Ironically, we thought the same about Josh.  However, during the season, this myth never came to fruition.  At one point, we were taken back by a comment Curtis made to Josh, while Josh was stripping in front of him and Eddie.  He said something like please don't do that in front of me... it wasn't what he said, it was the way he said it.  

Curtis definitely showed his professional potential on the show regarding his legal career.  The attorney , at that time, is now a Judge for the Superior Court in California in Los Angeles.  Prior to that he was Chief of the Criminal Appeals section at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. 

We weren't able to confirm Curtis' relationship status. 

Chicken George Boswell was certainly a wild houseguest in 2000 for the first season of Big Brother.  While he was friendly, and handled negative words towards him from other houseguest in a positive manner, he behaved in an anxious manner after air banners targeted him.  It eventually got to him, and he started a mutiny with the other houseguests in an effort to go against Big Brother production with a threat of walking out.  After Big Brother producers call their bluff, they decided to stay.

George was close to accepting the $50,000 offer to leave the house, but at the last minute he decided not to take the money.  It wasn't a wise decision, because the second banishment after the offer, he was evicted.  The good news is that a college offered a fully paid scholarship to one of his daughters, and he accepted.

He is currently 62 years old and lives in Rockford, Illinois.  He did appear on another season of Big Brother.  His occupation is still listed as a Roofer.

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Cassandra Waldon was a houseguest for Season 1, and she decided that it was her responsibility to make sure she acted in a manner that represented her ethnicity well, and also her profession.  She did a superb in showing how to behave in a classy manner.  While I don't want anyone to feel like they have to carry this burden to please anyone, she did it, because sadly it was needed in society.  I watched this in 2020, so there were a couple of statements that she expressed that took me off guard, for example, she told the other African American houseguest that he shouldn't act in a certain way towards a white female houseguest.  I understood what she was stating, however, the gravity of her statement was pointing towards African American's feeling like a "guest" in America versus a citizen with rights.  In fact, I know she was stating the sad fact in America, because some may think that whites are more superior to other races.  In fact, at the end of the show, you can catch the final three houseguests stating reasons why they think someone was going to win.  It was amazing how often they used the word "All American".  

Cassandra did a magnificent job, and she finished in 6th place.  Because she was nominated so many times, I truly wanted her to strongly consider the offer financial offer made to them to leave the house early.  Ironically, she was evicted the very next banishment.  Cassandra returned to the house a few episodes later, as a visitor to share with the remaining houseguests what to expect after Big Brother.

Cassandra was a Communications Director for United Nations.  Sadly after our first writing about Cassandra last year, we found out that she passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident.  She was 56 years of age.

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Brittany Petros was the most dramatic Big Brother houseguest of all time.  Perhaps she started a trend of drama-filled guests moving forward.  On Big Brother Season 1, she appeared insane, needy, confrontational and a self-proclaimed virgin (despite her peculiar sexual articulation).  Ironically, even though she exhibited these attributes, she was voted as the favorite Houseguest!!!  During Season 1, they didn't provide a monetary award for the Favorite Houseguest.  Her recognition didn't last very long, because she was evicted the next episode after Chicken George's wife organized members of the public to vote her out.  Yes, the nice guy Chicken George's wife! 

In addition, we were able to observe Brittany as she wore many hair colors: blue, red, green and her departure look, black.  In a paradox, the same week she died it black (a traditional color), she was evicted.  She was able to convince three other houseguests to die or highlight their hair (Curtis, Joshua and George). 

Brittany showed her needy side by always needing attention, verbal and physical.  She even had two other sleeping in the bed with her.  We researched her surname and the name appears to be Greek or Dutch.  We wanted more of an insight into Brittany to understand the behavior of this houseguest, she was needy on one side, but started the Season off constantly being confrontational with William Collins. 

Also, Brittany developed an obsession with Josh.  Josh was interested in Brittany and Jordan at the same time.  However, he later stated that Jamie was more his type.

During the last few episodes and after Brittany's eviction (4th to be evicted), it was announced that she signed with a popular Talent Agency.  In 2003, she was able to appear as a guest on Days of our Lives, soap opera. 

Brittany is 46 years of age and is from Robbinsdale, Minnesota.  Brittany works as a location manager and scout for TV and Film.

Check her out today by viewing this portfolio. 
Brittany's Twitter. 
Brittany Instagram.

Karen Fowler was the only smoker in the house, and she smoked a lot!  In addition to smoking, we found her so annoying with negativity.  She was a 43 year old from Columbus, Indiana, and unhappy because of her marriage, and spoke about it often.  Then she started projecting her unhappiness until houseguest who were very kind towards her, like Chicken George.  You know the old saying: "misery loves company".  She wanted to share her miserable state with others.  Chicken George remained positive despite her attempts.

Finally, Karen was the third evicted, and we were wondering, what took them so long!!!  During her Banishment filming, her husband was on set.  They didn't discuss their issues, but they did embrace and kiss.  One of her complaints about her husband is that he wasn't affectionate.  We felt bad for him, since she aired their dirty laundry.  They did divorce, and Karen moved to Los Angeles from Indiana. 

Furthermore, Karen was very close to Brittany in the house.  They slept together often.  They also showed each other a lot of affection.  Brittany and Karen made plans to live together when Karen moved to Los Angeles.  

In 2017, it was rumored that she reconciled with the same husband she divorced after the show.  She has decided to live a spotlight-free life.

Jean Jordan. 

Jean Jordan aka Jordan in the house for Season 1 of Big Brother.  She was an exotic dancer.  Speaking of drama, she was full of it.  She initially was a buddy for Will Collins, then once he was banished, she targeted Joshua as the objects of her desire.  She competed against Brittany for his attention, and always felt like she should win. 

She was the second to be banished from the home.  The houseguest nominated, and the public voted for which guest to banish.  Right after her exit, she worked as a radio personality and stopped dancing.   David Letterman was fond of Jordan, and thought the houseguest were crazy for evicting her.  He joked about them evicting the interesting person on the Season, an exotic dancer.

She can be found on Twitter, and lists her description as:  "INFP-T. Founder of The Triveni Institute. Flushes dog poop down the toilet to keep it out of the landfill..."  She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

​Jordan's Instagram.
Jordan's LinkedIn.
Jordan's YouTube.
​Jordan's Facebook.

Will Collins aka Mega was one of the most dramatic houseguests of all time.  He was certainly a go big or go home type of personality.  He didn't hold his thoughts back!  I didn't realize that 2001 was a time of heavy racial sensitivity, but wow how clear he made the point that it was a sensitive time.  Will is 48 years of age as of 2020.

Will was the very first in Big Brother American history to ever be evicted.  He was also the first African American male to appear on the show.  During his banishment interview with Julie Chen, she brought it to the audience's attention that it was discovered that he was a Black Panther member.  What an amazing discovery, and how was this missed during the cast interviews. 

Mega was never short of showing assertive behavior, and he aligned with Jordan, who also had the same type of personality.  They were known to be combative toward other houseguests.  The house was very hyper-active when they were there.  Once they were evicted, the house became refreshing and relaxed.  It became even more relaxed once negative Karen was banished.

What is Will doing today?  It was last reported in 2017 that he is now an "education advocate, lifestyle consultant, political strategist, and issue advocacy consultant."  He ran for Philadelphia City Council at one time, but a win wasn't reported.  In 2018, he was given credit for a change that Lowe's made by suspending receipt checking policy.  Overall, he has been involved in various political activist efforts.

Big Brother Season 9 was filmed in 2008.  It was twelve summers ago.  This is the first year that Big Brother wasn't able to air during the summer since 2000, due to the Pandemic.  Rewatching previous seasons is a good way to cover the down-time.  Which season will you watch again?  

Season 9 included 16 contestants.  Learn more about them below... 

Adam Jasinski was a 29 year old Public Relations Manager from Delray Beach Florida when he was crowned the winner of Big Brother Season 9 in 2008.  He as awarded with the $500,000 prize.  

​Sadly, it appeared that Adam wanted to multiply his winnings and was allegedly arrested for running a drug ring.  Another houseguest, Matthew McDonald (pictured below) was also charged for allegedly participating in the drug ring.  Allegedly, Adam was sentenced to 4 years for masterminding a prescription drug ring. I don't know about you, but I would have found other was to multiply the $500K, perhaps by making investments?

Ryan Quicksall was a 27 year old college student from Columbus, Ohio when he entered the home to play Big Brother Season 9 in 2008.  He is a Business Development Manager at Revenue Source Group, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee.  He can be found on LinkedIn.

​Sheila Kennedy was a 45 year old former Model and single mother from Reseda, California when she entered the Big Brother house in 2008 for Season 9. Prior to entering the house, she was the Penthouse Pet of the Month in 1981, and in 1983 she was Pet of the Year. She has appeared in low-budget sex comedies. She wrote a memoir, "No One's Pet" that chronicled her experience at the Penthouse Mansion and her relationship with Penthouse founder Bob Guccione. She was annoying and treated Adam poorly, but she made it far in the game.

​Sharon Obermueller was a 23 year old Realtor from Olathe, Kansas when she entered the Big Brother home in 2008 for Season 9.  

She has been in an on and off again relationship for the past 12 years, as noted in 2017. She works in real estate and also as a restaurant hostess.  She had a baby (Skyler) in 2012.  She became a replacement contestant because Neil Garcia left the game, voluntarily.  She finished in 4th place. 

James Zinkand was a 21 year old free spirit who wanted to travel the world on his bicycle, when he entered the Big Brother home in 2008 for Season 9.  He is from Sarasota, Florida.  He lasted pretty long in the house, and finished in 6th place.  He is an interesting character and can be found on Instagram.

​Joshuah Welch was a 25 year old Advertising Media Buyer from Dallas, Texas when he entered the Big Brother house for Season 9 in 2008.  He is best known for getting into a huge fight with Amanda Hansen.  Today, Joshuah is an Assistant Manager at Trigon Management.  

​Chelsia Hart, the Brat, was a 21 year old college student from Cedar Falls, Iowa when she entered the Big Brother house for Season 9. She finished in 9th place. She lives in Seattle, Washington, according to Twitter. She refers to herself as a Crazy Cat Lady. Her eviction speech was brutal. Watch it below.

Amanda Hansen was a 23 year old Paralegal from Fridley, Minnesota in 2008 when the 9th Season of Big Brother aired. During her season, she was hospitalized after an allergic reaction to Slop. Slop is used as part of different contests structure on Big Brother. It is provided to the losers. She was evicted in 11th place.

​She is into food and fitness. She has a beautiful son, and she can be found on Instagram.

Jen DiTurno was a 26 year old Bartender from Columbus, Ohio. She was the fourth to leave the Big Brother house in 2008. She can be found on Twitter. She is married, and her new name is Jen DiTurno Schubert.

Her boyfriend was houseguest Ryan (above), and she showed how much class she doesn’t have by having sex with him in the bathroom.

​Parker Somerville was a 26 year old Paparazzo from Northridge, California when he entered the home for the 9th Season of Big Brother in 2008.  He can be found on Instagram.

Neil Garcia was a 29 year old Realtor from Los Angeles, California when he entered the Big Brother house in 2008 for Season 9.  He was the first player in Big Brother history to exit the game voluntarily.  He was the second out of the house.  The reason he left was to take care of personal matters.

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​Jacob Heald was a 23 year old ex-Marine from Dallas, Georgia.  His occupation was an Electrician in 2008.  He was the first evicted.  Jacob appears to live a quiet life.

Big Brother Season 8 aired in 2007.  It included fourteen houseguests.  The youngest was 20 years old and related to the oldest houseguest!  These talented individuals represented locations across America from Las Vegas, Nevada to New York City, New York and states all over America.  It was a great season!

Ready to take a walk down memory lane?

Richard "Evil Dick" Donato.

Richard "Evil Dick" Donato was a 44 year old Bar Manager from Los Angeles when he entered the Big Brother home in 2007 for Season 8.  Evil Dick is Daniele Donato's father.  He finished in first place, and she finished in second place.  He is known as one of the most controversial players ever.

In 2011, during the filming of Big Brother Season 13, he was diagnosed as HIV positive, the virus that causes AIDs.  He doesn't know how he contracted the virus, but believe that it was from having unprotected sex with a female.  He shared his diagnosis on an episode of VH1's Couple's Therapy.

Daniele Donato.

​Daniele Donato was a 20 years old Waitress from Huntington Beach, California when she entered the Big Brother house for Season 8.  She wasn't the only Donato to enter the house!  She competed very well, with the help of a relative, and she finished in 2nd place.  

Daniele is married to a cast member from a future season (more to come on that later).  She has one child.  It was last reported that she was in college working towards a career.  

Zachary Swerdzewski.

Zachary Swerdzewski was a 30 year old Graphic Designer from Burbank, California when he walked through the front doors for Big Brother Season 8 in 2007.  He was left in the home with two relatives, identified in this article, and he finished in 3rd place.

On his Instagram account, he lists himself as an Interface Engineer, Digital Nomad, Travel Enthusiast and PADI Scuba, and Inventor.  He also indicates that he is the creator of peanutkeepaway.com

Jameka Cameron.

​Jameka Cameron was a 28 year old School Counselor from Waldorf, Maryland in 2007.  She was included in the cast for the Big Brother house for Season 8.  She finished in 4th place.  

Eric Scott Stein.

Eric Scott Stein was a 27 year old Talent Management Assistant from New York City, New York when he entered the Big Brother competition for Season 8 in 2007.  He grew up in Yorktown Heights, New York and attended Boston University.  He was evicted in 5th place.  He can be found on Twitter.

Jessica Lynn Hughbanks Brokaw. 

​Jessica Lynn Hughbanks Brokaw was a 21 year old College Student from Haysburg, Kansas when she entered the Big Brother house to compete in 2007 for Season 8.  She was evicted in 6th place.  On July 28, 2012, Jessica married Matt Brokaw.  Jessica is a Financial Advisor at a Credit Union.

Amber M. Siyavus.

Amber M. Siyavus was a 27 year old Cocktail Waitress from Las Vegas, Nevada when she entered the Big Brother house in 2007 for Season 8.  In 2011, Amber was charged with DUI, drugs and child endangerment.  The specific alleged charge:  DUI-DRUGS, FAILURE TO DRIVE IN TRAVEL LANE, EXPIRED REGISTRATION, POSSESSION OF 1 OZ OR LESS- MARIJUANA, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUB-POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, CHILD ENDANGERMENT on Apr. 03, 2011  

Sadly, in 2018 her 18 year old daughter, Lexi Tomcavage died in Ohio from an apparent suicide.    

Jennifer "Jen" Marie Johnson.

​Jennifer "Jen" Marie Johnson was a 23 year old Nanny from Beverly Hills, California when she became a houseguest in 2007 for Big Brother Season 8.  She is listed as a Nanny, Estate Manager and a Bikini Model and residing in Los Angeles, California.  She can be found on Twitter @JeniusLife.

Dustin Erikstrup.

​​Dustin Erikstrup was a 22 year old Shoe Salesman from Chicago, Illinois prior to being evicted in 9th place on Season 8 of CBS' Big Brother. Dustin is currently the Director of Fundraising Events at the Aids Foundation of Chicago.

Kail Harbick.

​Kail Harbick was a 37 year old Business Owner from McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, when she entered Season 8 of CBS' Big Brother.  She is currently a business owner of Takodas, and has appeared in movies.  Her last film was "Saving Winston" in 2011.  She is married to Darrin Harbick, and they have 3 children.

Nicholas "Nick" Starcevic.

​Nicholas "Nick" Starcevic was a 25 year old from Kimball, Minnesota when he was included on the cast list for the Big Brother Season 8 house.  He was evicted on day 34.  Nick married his long-time girlfriend, Griffin Swisher in 2018.    

Michael "Mike" Dutz.

​Michael "Mike" Dutz was a 26 year old Painting Contractor from Three Lakes, Wisconsin, when he entered the Big Brother Season 8 house.  He lasted 26 days and was evicted on the 27th day.  He can be found on LinkedIn.   

Joseph "Joe" Barber II.

​Joseph "Joe" Barber II was a 23 year old Receptionist from Chicago, Illinois when he entered the Big Brother house in 2007.  He was one of the fourteen houseguests for Big Brother Season 8.  He finished in 13th place, so he was the second one to be evicted.  We found Joe's twitter.com/JoeBB8Twitter account, but it hasn't been used since 2013.  We found his Facebook page, which was last active 2019.  

Carol Journey.

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​Carol Journey was a 21 year old student from Lawrence, Kansas when she played the Big Brother game in 2007. She was the first one to be evicted.  She can be found on Twitter or Instagram.  She earned two Bachelor degrees from University of Kansas.  She is an Enterprise Account Executive for Apple in New York.     

We recently reported on Seasons 1 through 6, therefore, the updates included in the individual seasons themselves are recent.  If you are interested in learning more about each individual houseguest from this All Stars season, click on their name.

By the way, Big Brother is based upon a Netherlands series with the same name.  It's very interesting how we have developed reality tv shows by benchmarking other countries and vice-versa.  When you have a chance, check out other series in other countries.

Consequently, including past houseguests during this season, made it a very hot season to watch!  It included the likes of Kaysar Ridha, Janelle Pierzina, Howie Gordon, Will Kirby, and Mike "Boogie" Malin to name a few.  I have three all-time favorites from Big Brother history, and Janelle is one of them.  If you haven't checked out this season, it is worth it!  

Mike "Boogie" Malin won this season.  Unfortunately, Mike's reputation has taken a turn for the worst since the airing of the show.  In 2007, he was allegedly arrested for allegedly assaulting a waitress at a sports bar in Denver.  Tabloids have also indicated that there has been issues with alleged embezzling money and gambling away hundred of thousands of dollars and using it to pay for gay sex, travel and other stuff.  As of 2018, it has been reported that he is allegedly in the hole for $800,000.  Mike founded and operated The Dolce Group, a restaurant management group in Los Angeles.  If you remember Season 2, he proposed to Krista Stegall, another houseguest.  Their relationship didn't pan out.  It is also reported that he has a son.

In conclusion, this season premiered in July of 2006, which is fourteen years ago!  The recent updates that we provided during the contestant's original season is updated as of late 2019 through 2020.  During the writing of this article, our country is facing the COVID-19 history.  This pandemic appears to impact the airing of Big Brother for July 2020.  If it does not air this year, it's a good time to take a walk down memory lane and remember what has occurred on previous seasons of Big Brother.  #cbsbigbrother #afforci

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Kendall Long, who for all intents and purposes, I viewed as one of the sweeter and innocent contestants on ABC's Bachelor.  While she gave Joe Amabile an initial chase and tough time on Bachelor in Paradise, she eventually started a relationship with him.  

After Joe gained fame from performing on Dancing with the Stars, Kendall and Joe traveled around the world.  Joe frequently posted videos while he enjoyed various cuisines around the world.  Joe also started a business which sold upside down Frown apparel.  The two eventually split, and Joe continues to make food related videos, and Kendall, well Kendall appears to be searching for her passion.

While with Joe, Kendall Long dressed modestly and had a quiet disposition and persona.  Recently, I noticed a change in that and commented on it using Instagram.  Kendall replied to the message, and she showed her not-so-innocent side in not only the picture, but in her reply.  I responded once more to her, and this time I included a generalized statement about showcasing the brain versus sex.  Since that time, there has been more than 20 comments regarding the post.  Check out what started this interaction.  I've decided to not respond to any of the comments at this time, feel free to check them out on her Instagram page.

If you check Kendall Long's Instagram page, you can read the 21 comments that followed.

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