New Big Brother Casting Tapes Have Been Released And The Gays Are Out In Full Force
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After the success of the 2025 Big Brother reboot, casting for the next season has been spread far and wide to find the next interesting batch of housemates.
Now the Big Brother team has released their first look at the latest batch of hopefuls after recently announcing the new series will move from its home at Dreamworld to a production studio in Brisbane.
And there are plenty of gays clamouring for their spot in the 2026 Big Brother house.
What LGBTQIA+ representation will we see in Big Brother 2026?
When Big Brother relaunched in 2025, we were treated to an incredibly unique and diverse range of housemates.
Producers hammered home the point that they were looking for everyday Australians, ditching the tired mould of aspiring Instagram models and reality TV wannabes.
The result was a truly mixed bag of housemates, including two larger-than-life queer contestants.
Abiola entered the house and immediately resonated with viewers with her bold personality, describing herself as a “fat, blak lesbian.”
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Later in the show, the loud and lovable Mia casually came out as queer to her fellow housemates.
Despite neither contestant winning the show, they definitely made an impact on the 2025 season.
Historically, our queer contestants have had a major impact on the show.
The day David “Farmer Dave” Graham came out on national television was a moment on Australian TV that few have forgotten.
When Benjamin Norris, who became the first openly gay winner, proposed to his fiancée after winning in 2012, the country cheered along with them.
Now our latest batch of LGBTQIA+ hopefuls are taking their shot.
As they did last year, Big Brother producers have begun revealing some of their potential housemates by dropping their audition videos on Youtube and they are proving very interesting.
Contestants have used a range of ways to get producers’ attention, including juggling, singing, rapping, dancing and pulling out all the tricks in their playbook; however, some are just content to tell us about themselves.
Aspiring singer Haze Harrington, who previously appeared on Australian Idol and has a fan in Meaghan Trainor, describes his life as “basically my own reality show” and is hoping for his shot in the house.
Social worker and part-time dancer Sunny, describes himself as a “single gay christian man, trying to do this crazy thing we call life.” He describes himself as a “well-rounded human” but also a “total bitch and I love to gossip, The Real Housewives is my favourite show, I live for drama.”
Flight attendant Phil delivers a colourful audition video, stating he has a “passion for strong female protagonists” among many other skills. The colourful character says he has a love of the colour pink but “pink isn’t just a style choice for me, it’s a way of life.” With a background in psychology, he says “I’m an expert at reading people and analysing their motives without them even knowing.”
Ally from Sydney is a 31 year old Trans woman and an award-winning porn star, “I feel like the Australian public would have a lot to say about that and honestly, good” she says ‘I’m here to ruffle up some feathers.” Ally recognises that trans people are at the centre of conversation at present and wants to show people who might otherwise might not have met trans people before just who she is.
Kristian is a thirty-six-year-old drag queen and wig stylist from Melbourne who lives with his husband and their four-legged daughter Vivienne.
Why would he make a great housemate?
“Because hello! I’m fabulous!
Adrian describes himself as “not your normal gay, not your normal queer, I am Adrian” and says that he’s never seen anyone like himself on reality television before.
Will any of these hopeful queers make the cut? We’ll find out later this year when Big Brother returns to our screens on Channel 10.
Casting deadlines for the 2026 season have been extended, so if you’re keen to be seen, head to bigbrothercasting.com.au to lodge your application before they close on September 7.
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