‘Loose cannon’ on Big Brother pain
I WASN’T EVERYONE’S CUP OF TEA AND CERTAINLY THEY WEREN’T MINE. I WENT IN THERE TO WIN, I WENT IN THERE TO EVICT PEOPLE, THAT WAS MY AGENDA.
FACING the challenge of being locked up with strangers for a reality TV show gave Geelong real estate mogul Daniel Hayes something to focus on in the wake of tragedy.
Mr Hayes entered the Big Brother house weeks after the death of his father.
The 48-year-old single dad of two said he transitioned from a time of lockdown and tragedy into the house, which was “totally cut off” from the outside world.
“It was good focus,” he said. to have
“You have to understand I’d been in quarantine for nearly 20 days before going into the house.
“I’d probably only seen two or three people in 20 days, so I was already insane.”
The managing director at Hayeswinckle real estate was blindfolded and taken to the house from quarantine.
“It was my first time outside for 20 days … a rush I’ve never experienced,” he said.
Mr Hayes said he and the housemates were “absolutely cut off from the outside world” inside the house.
“We didn’t know what time it was,” he said.
“We only have each other and the voice of Big Brother.”
The self-described “loose cannon” said he was discovered through his Million Dollar Bogan YouTube channel — where he documents his motorcycling adventures — and encouraged to apply.
“Many years ago I watched Big Brother, initially it didn’t interest me,” he said.
“The new format is very different, it’s basically a Survivor format in a Big Brother compound.
“It’s very competitive. I think Australia will be shocked.”
In the house, Mr Hayes formed a special bond with Nick, 29, a colour-blind house painter from Adelaide.
“Me and Nick became really close and he’s very laidback, probably the most laidback and I’m probably the most intense,” he said.
But Mr Hayes did not befriend all the contestants.
“I was one of the older housemates at 48, I wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea and certainly they weren’t mine,” he said. “I went in there to win, I went in there to evict people, that was my agenda.
“Did everybody love me? Absolutely not, and I’m OK with that.”
Viewers can expect to see Mr Hayes “using his business acumen” and skill set.
“They can expect drama and intensity, and they’ll see game strategy that’s quite brutal,” he said.
This season, 20 housemates enter the house, where they live cut off from the outside world, with cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day.
Three housemates will be left standing and, in a live grand final, Australia will vote to determine who deserves to win the $250,000 prize.
The new season of Big Brother premieres on Channel 7 on Monday at 7.30pm.