Almost six years ago to the date I squeezed myself into a tiny orange Shakuhachi dress, tousled my balayaged locks, polished my nose ring and stumbled down a catwalk like a newborn foal caught in the headlights.

Hundreds of people were chanting my name.

How?

How on earth did all these strangers already know my name?

Little kids and spotty teenagers with braces were grabbing at my ankles, begging me to high-5 them as Tina Sparkle took my hand, shoved a microphone in my face and began reading her auto-cue.

What the f*ck had I gotten myself into?

The rest, I would like to say, is history… except that it’s not.

Six years on and there still seems to be this inherent fascination with Big Brother and my time on the show, trapped away in a house on the Gold Coast with 19 other people, our every waking (and sleeping) move filmed 24/7.

So, consider this the pervy insight you’ve always craved. With the help of my fellow housemates, I’ve compiled the ultimate list of most frequently asked questions and more importantly; their juicy answers.

1. Do you still keep in touch with any of the other housemates?

Perhaps the number 1 question I get asked is whether or not I’ve stayed in touch with any of the other housemates. The short answer is: yes. Of course I have!

In fact, there was a time right after the show where they were the only people I felt comfortable to be around… I felt like they were the only ones that “got” it.

When you’re spending every minute of every hour of every day with people, you form bonds that will last a lifetime. The boys felt like my brothers, the girls – my sisters.

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The fact that most of us live in Melbourne also helps us stay in touch.

I still see Jazz almost weekly… we’re catching up in a few weeks for a boozy lunch with Tahan and Boogs. Heidi has continued to be a huge support to me and we chat regularly via social media and text. Ed and I spent a lot of time hanging out in the years after the show and Tim and I are always excited to catch up when we bump into each other in Sydney. Finally… we’re all part of a closed Facebook group, creatively named “BB 13” (and instigated by yours truly) so regularly post funny memories or YouTube videos in there.

2. Do you still talk to Drew?

If that was question number 1, this is most certainly number 2. Whatever happened to #Drully? To answer the question, yes. We still talk. He will always be a very important person to me and I only want the best for him. He was my rock through the most insane, alien experience and I will forever be grateful to the show for introducing us.

I risked it all when I fell for Drew – literally my entire life.

My relationship, my reputation… I put it all on the line because I was madly in love with him and whilst it didn’t work out in the end, it would be such a waste to have lost him entirely.

In saying that, it hasn’t always been easy.

It’s required a lot of work, from both sides.

I’ve often said that out of everyone I’ve dated, Drew knows me the best. He knows me down to my core. He’s seen me at my worst and at my best… he’s been to all the deep, dark corners of my brain and loved me because and despite of it all. That’s pretty rare to find and something I’ve worked hard to preserve.

3. Are you still friends with Tahlia?

And with that question… comes this one. People are often shocked to hear that Tahlia and I are still very, very good friends. And rightly so, I mean, I completely and utterly f*cked her over on national television.

But that’s just a testament to the kind of person she is. Wise beyond her years, Tahlia decided 6 or so months after the show that resentment was a heavier burden than forgiveness.

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She has been a source of support for me every day since, keeping my ego in check and reminding me who I am away from the ‘Gram and I am extremely grateful to still have her in my life.

4. Did anyone have sex in the house?

Another crowd favourite. Was there any doona dancing in the 2013 Big Brother house? Yes. There was. However definitely not in my bed…

Let’s just say the washing machines seemed to be getting a work out.

5. Is it scripted?

I wish! Had it been scripted, I probably wouldn’t have said or done half the stupid sh*t I said and did!

I can’t speak on behalf of all reality TV programs butBig Brotheris definitely not scripted. We were never told to repeat lines or rephrase anything we shared in the diary room. The only time producers would step in and give us instructions would be on eviction nights when we’d get warnings about going live and sternly reminded not to swear.

6. What did you miss the most when you were in the house?

People often ask how I lasted as long as I did without access to my phone. Truth of the matter is, I didn’t miss it at all. The only time I wish I’d had my phone was when I wanted to take photos for the mems but we were given old school digital camera’s on Friday nights so the social media team had content to play with.

The one thing I think weallmissed the most was music. You really don’t know how much you rely on music – to cheer you up, to relax and unwind, to drown out the sound of another person’s voice – until you don’t have access to any. The silence was deafening.

7. Do the producers give you alcohol in there?

They certainly did! Didn’t you see footage of me slurring “I love you” to Drew, struggling to keep my eyes open? Or Tim projectile vomiting red wine all over one of the toilets, Exorcist style?

In all seriousness, most nights we were allowed 1 or 2 beers each for the boys and 1 or 2 glasses of wine each for the girls.

Friday nights or special events such as birthdays were different. They’d often make us get ready separately (boys in the bedroom, girls in the bathroom for example) so that we’d gossip about the others and leave us both a big ice bucket full of champagne, beer, wine.

Then, depending on how the night was going, they’d either give us more or cut us off. If the drama was entertaining and people were making out… more. If someone was sick or the boys were getting aggressive… it was bedtime. End of the day, they have a duty of care to us and the family format of the show meant they couldn’t show us looking white-girl wasted.

8. What was it like to live with Tim?

Exactly as you’d expect – exhausting. Tim doesn’t have an “off” switch. He was often the first person awake and the last person to bed. He was constantly trying to create great TV or drama… forever manipulating conversations and situations which was tough for the naive dumb-dumbs like me who just wanted to make friends and have fun. (Idiot!)

He was a master at the strategic side to the show and it was both annoying and impressive. He had a way of making you want to slap him and simultaneously desperately want him to love you.

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9. Least favourite housemate?

To be honest, had you asked me this immediately after the show wrapped I would have said that nobody really ground my gears enough to dislike them.

In saying that, there were some comments made on social media after the fact that just seemed petty, negative and unnecessary so for that reason: Rohan.

Who? I hear you ask… exactly.

10. Favourite housemate?

Jazz. Despite being on opposite sides of the house (who remembers the whole Safe House/Halfway House twist? I sure do. Pretty sure I’m still suffering PTSD from being forced to sleep on HALF a mattress) we hit it off right away.

Our first task as a house was to “find our best friend” and spend the day getting to know each other before completing a quiz on what you’d learned. We nailed it and have been besties ever since.

11. Did you ever meet Big Brother?

Which one? There were a few and we met most of them at the wrap party which was surreal.

The main Big Brother or “Showtime” Big Brother who was the voice for all the nominations, evictions and big events is a lovely guy named Leon Murray. He has remained close with most of us since the show and even recorded Tahan’s voicemail message for her. As his voice was the one we heard the most, he will always feel like a real-life Big Brother to us.

There was also “Hot Big Brother” aka. Pete Cunningham who sounded a bit younger and was definitely more flirty. He was the voice for a lot of the daily shows. I absolutely had a crush on him which proved hilarious when I met him at the wrap party and found out he was gay.

Finally, we had “Lady Big Brother” who would work the lazy weekend shift and wake us up with her silky smooth voice, telling us all about the sun shining and birds chirping. We all recognised this to be the voice of Lisa Fardy who was a producer most of us had already dealt with during the audition process.

There were others but those 3 were the voices you would have heard most.

12. Can you see the cameras?

Some of them, yes. There were a couple of cameras up on poles in the backyard or attached to the roof in the bedroom that you could see (and hear, which was creepy when you were alone in a room and you’d hear the mechanical sound of a camera following you around). There was also a camera in every toilet, facing you, red light blinking away. This caused severe stage fright for some housemates, especially in those first weeks.

The cameras attached to cameramen behind the one-way mirrored walls were pretty much hidden. Unless you squished your nose right up to the glass and squinted, you couldn’t see them.

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