List of Big Brother Australia housemates (2012 series)
Ten new Housemates entered the Big Brother House during Launch Night on the 2012 series of Big Brother Australia. Four males entered the house the next day, totalling 14 Housemates. After four weeks and three evictions had passed, two intruders were introduced to the house at different intervals, raising the total to 16 housemates.
Angie
Angela Murray is a 21-year-old sales representative from the Gold Coast. Angie shares a loft with three men, and is often referred to as "Mangie" for her tomboy-ish-behavior. She was the third Housemate to enter on Launch Night. She was evicted on Day 70 after a very small margin of 0.8% to save between her and Sam.
Secret: Angie was a champion weightlifter.
Ava
Ava David An intruder who arrived on day 29 & left on day 51. She was evicted after being nominated for the first time. She became very attached to Josh and Estelle during her time in the house, and was regarded by other housemates and is a kind but private person, who they occasionally referred to as "Princess Ava" or the 'Clip-on-Koala (from Ukraine)'.
Secret: As an intruder, Ava entered the house after the cessation of the Secrets task and was exempt from needing to reveal a secret.
Benjamin
Benjamin Norris, a 32-year-old accounts manager from Melbourne, was the winner of the series with a prize of A$250,000 and a Holden Cruze. He was the fourteenth housemate to enter the house in the early hours of Day 3. He is openly gay, and stated that he has a boyfriend after entering the house. An article in NW magazine in September 2012 drew a comparison between Ben and Johnnie Rotten from the first Australian season for his habit of offering consolation and advice to housemates after nominating and complaining AbOUT them to others.
Secret: Benjamin was fired from every job he has ever had.
Bradley
Bradley Darke (born 17 August 1993) is a 19-year-old from Coraki, New South Wales. He works in his parents's supermarket (with his room adjacent to the store), and admits to collecting superhero T-Shirts and never having a girlfriend. He has a stutter. He was one of three men to enter the House on Launch Night, and the tenth Housemate to enter in total.
Bradley was the seventh evictee, leaving the house on October 7th.
Secret: Bradley suffers from Ornithophobia as the result of an emu attack.
Charne
Charne Louise White works on stage at Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant dinner theater. She is from the Gold Coast. Charne goes by the nicknames "Char" and "VaVa", and was once the winner of Ms. Pin-Up Australia. She was the seventh Housemate to enter on Launch Night. She was nominated for eviction on Day 8, receiving the most nomination points from her fellow Housemates.
Charne was the first evitctee of the season, leaving on Day 14.
Secret: Charne suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Estelle
Estelle Landy (born 31 August 1988) is a 24-year-old law student from Victoria. She enjoys skateboarding, and dislikes anyone who is cruel to animals, racist, sexist or homophobic. Estelle revealed on Big Brother Confidential that her father was a [...] addict and that she was raised by a single mother. She was the eighth Housemate to enter on Launch Night. She has so far faced eviction the most number of times, at six (in Weeks 1, 5, 6, 7 and 9 respectively).
Estelle was the second runner up of Big Brother 2012 and was given $5000 dollars from one of the show's sponsors, KFC.
Secret: Estelle is a high-school drop-out.
George
George Baramily is a 25-year-old mining electrician from Western Australia. He was the eleventh Housemate to enter, going into the house on Day 2. George was the fifth to be evicted and left the house on day 42.
Secret: George is a Multimillionaire.
Josh
Josh Moore is a 28-year-old musician from South Australia. Josh works on Nova FM, and hates people who "don't help out in the kitchen". He was the sixth Housemate to enter on Launch Night. Josh left the house on Day 60 after receiving news from his parents of his 32-year-old brother Toby died of a suspected heart attack on the night of Day 59.
Secret: Josh has dated over 100 women.
Layla
Layla Joyce Subritzky (born 27 March 1988) is a 24-year-old from Brisbane, but originally comes from Manchester and Blackpool, England.Her father is from New Zealand. She said in her introduction video that she gets her nails done daily. She was the fifth Housemate to enter on Launch Night. On Day 8, she was nominated for eviction alongside Charne and Estelle, she received the most votes and survived.
She turns into 'Shaniqua' when she gets angry.
Layla was the runner up of Big Brother 2012 and was given $10 000 by one of the show's sponsors, KFC.
More recently, she has been cast in Season 3 of Celebrity Apprentice Australia
Secret: Related to Polish Royalty.
Michael
Michael Beveridge is a 26-year-old advertising copywriter from Brisbane but has the rest of his family in Wollongong, New South Wales. He was the first Housemate to enter on Launch Night. Michael was evicted on the 5th of November, in the house's final double eviction with Zoe.
Secret: Michael has an IQ of a genius (specifically 136).
Ray
Ray Baxter is a 25-year-old veterinarian from Brisbane. He was the thirteenth housemate to enter, going into the house around 10:45pm on Day 2. Upon entering the house, Ray was immediately punished for repeatedly calling Big Brother 'mate'. As such, he was forced to don a schoolboy outfit and write "I must not call Big Brother naughty names" fifty times upon a chalkboard provided in the naughty corner.
After receiving the most votes to save, the previous week, Ray was the fourth evictee, leaving the house on Day 35.
Ray re entered the house on day 73 as part of the Unwanted Guests task. The task was for the current housemates to ignore any unwanted guests. He then exited again later that night.
The housemates nicknamed him 'Tom Cruise'.
Secret: Ray was a juvenile offender.
Ryan
Ryan Buckingham (born 24 August 1990) is a 22-year-old male model from Victoria. He was the twelfth Housemate to enter, going into the house on Day 2.
Ryan was the second evictee, leaving on Day 21.
Secret: Ryan has not had a girlfriend since he was 11 years old.
Sam
Samuel Wallace (born 10 December 1990) lives in Queensland on the Gold Coast, though grew up in Tamworth, NSW. Sam was the second intruder for the 2012 series, entering the house on 18 September. He was evicted from the house in the final week, on day 84, placing him 6th in the competition.
Secret: As an intruder, Sam entered the house after the cessation of the Secrets task and was exempt from needing to reveal a secret.
Sarah
Sarah Wentworth-Perry is a 30-year-old salesperson in car dealership from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. She is the only Housemate that entered on Launch Night to state that she has a significant other outside of the Big Brother House. She was the second person to enter on Launch Night. A photo leaked online has revealed that Sarah's secret is that she was a [...] protester. A vegetarian, Sarah was protesting against the use of fur for fashion.
Sarah was the third evictee, leaving on Day 28.
Secret: Sarah was a [...] protester.
Stacey
Stacey Wren is a 24-year-old accounts manager in advertising from Sydney, New South Wales. She was the ninth Housemate to enter on Launch Night. Stacy was the only housemate who had not been nominated until the last nomination of the season. During Big Brother Confidential aired on 25th October, Stacey revealed she is direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln. Stacey was the 9th evictee, with only 24% to save on day 77.
Secret: Stacey was a Hand model
Zoe
Zoe Westgarth (born 21 May 1989) is a 23-year-old university student from New South Wales. She was the fourth person to enter the house. Zoe admits to never having a boyfriend and holds quite political views.
Secret: Zoe used to be an "Emo".