Meet the houseguests
Which of these 16 contestants will win the new season of Big Brother Canada?
Big Brother Canada
Season 8 debuts Wednesday, Global
Big Brother is always watching — and apparently, so are its fans. After Big Brother Canada’s two-night première, Wednesday and Thursday on Global, the show hosted by Arisa Cox will air three times a week (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) — plus, the live feeds will fire up for after-hours viewing at bigbrothercanada.ca. And if that’s not enough, Global has extended season 8 by two weeks, meaning more gruelling physical challenges, more manipulative gameplay and (obviously) more drama.
But as any devoted BBCAN fan knows, the houseguests didn’t sign up for this zany reality TV experiment in an effort to keep their privacy (or pride) intact. Here’s a quick look at the 16 Canadians set to enter the Big Brother Canada house in hopes of being the final contestant standing and walking off with $100,000 cash, $10,000 worth of groceries (the equivalent of two shopping trips these days) and a trip for two anywhere in the world.
ANGIE TACKIE
Age: 33
Hometown: Winnipeg
Fifteen roommates is nothing for this communications officer, who comes from a family of 70.
BROOKE WARNOCK
Age: 26
Hometown: Calgary
Chaos? Bring it! This social support worker has seen it all, but feels her fellow houseguests will underestimate her strength.
CAROL ROSHER
Age: 44
Hometown: Nanaimo, B.C. Outside the BBCAN house, Rosher is a “loyal, fun” disability caregiver. Inside, she says she’ll have no problem backstabbing an alliance. Ouch.
CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) WYLLIE
Age: 28
Hometown: Markham, Ont. This brain transformation specialist has both brawn and, well, you know. And he plans to use both to sway the house in his favour.
HIRA DEOL
Age: 30
Hometown: Brampton, Ont. Deol, an accountant, is the first Canadian Sikh on the show, and intends on playing an honest game. But this IS Big Brother.
JAMAR LEE
Age: 23
Hometown: Ajax, Ont. Confident warehouse worker Lee plans to win a lot of competitions, in hopes of becoming a BBCAN “legend.”
JOHN LUKE KIEPER
Age: 22
Hometown: Kamloops, B.C. Don’t be fooled by Kieper’s laid-back ’tude. This “carefree” journalist’s strategy will be to downplay his intelligence — and outsmart everyone.
KYLE ROZENDAL
Age: 31
Hometown: Okotoks, Alta. Electrician, powerlifting champ, husband, father of two — is there anything this soul can’t do?
MADELINE DI NUNZIO
Age: 30
Hometown: Toronto
According to the press release, this substitute teacher and “bubbly animal lover plans to persevere through each competition, using her competitive mentality and never giving up.” We’ll find out what that means soon enough.
MICHEAL STUBLEY
Age: 25
Hometown: Prince George, B.C.
Special Forces Selection training isn’t a prerequisite for Big Brother Canada, but it sure sounds like it could come in handy for this military man.
MINH-LY NGUYEN-CAO
Age: 28
Hometown: Montreal
As a flight attendant, Nguyen-cao possesses one of the most valuable traits a BBCAN contestant can have: charm.
NICO VERA
Age: 31
Hometown: Toronto
Every season has a superfan, and strategic sales manager Vera is such a superfan, he puts the “super in superfan.”
RIANNE SWANSON
Age: 29
Hometown: Chetwynd, B.C. Rianne is an OR nurse and a “social butterfly,” which just sounds like a dangerous combination.
SHELDON JEAN
Age: 24
Hometown: Ottawa
This professional wrestler believes he has “the full package” to win BBCAN.
SUSANNE FUDA
Age: 24
Hometown: Vaughan, Ont.
Don’t be fooled by her size — this petite corporate recruiter is tougher than she looks.
VANESSA CLEMENTS
Age: 26
Hometown: Mill River, P.E.I. This lobster fisherman plans to “trap” (her words, not ours) her roommates by downplaying her intellectual abilities.