Winners of Big Brother 2023 crowned in nail-biting finale and take home $100,000 in prize money: ‘This is insane!’
Channel Seven aired the grand final of Big Brother 2023 on Wednesday and the nail-biting episode saw series history made as two Housemates were crowned winners.
TikTok stars and siblings Tay and Ari Wilcoxson – who competed as the sole entrant – emerged victorious, beating fan favorite Louis.
Hostess Sonia Kruger, 58, gathered the housemates to announce the winner and surprised the sisters with the surprising news.
“Regardless of what comes next, you can all be proud of yourselves, but there can only be one winner. Australia has decided who that is,” she began.
‘The winner of Big Brother 2023 is… Ari and Tay.’
Channel Seven aired the grand final of Big Brother 2023 on Wednesday and the nail-biting episode saw series history made as two Housemates were crowned winners. In the photo: presenter Sonia Kruger
The sisters seemed so shocked by the news that they were momentarily at a loss for words as their housemates applauded their incredible win.
‘Oh my God, it’s crazy. It doesn’t feel real. We did it!’ they said excitedly to Sonia.
Tay, 23, and Ari, 20, received $100,000 in prize money and later revealed their exciting plans for the big sum.
TikTok stars and siblings Tay and Ari Wilcoxson – who competed as the sole entrant – emerged victorious, defeating fan favorite Louis
‘We’ve always said we want to help our family. That’s a big reason why we’re here,” they said in a statement.
‘But we also want to make more memories, travel together and start something business for ourselves. The money will be used a lot.’
Their win follows reports that the rebooted series of Big Brother may not return in 2024 after it has been a ‘ratings disaster’ according to an industry expert.
Hostess Sonia Kruger, 58, gathered the housemates to announce the winner and surprised the sisters with the surprising news
Just ten years ago, Big Brother attracted an audience of 830,000 viewers.
However, after a four-season reboot and a new celebrity name known as Big Brother VIP, ratings have dropped significantly to less than 300,000 viewers per night.
Speak with Yahoo lifestylethe TV insider said that ‘[episodes are] be squeezed into ending early next week in a new 8.30pm timeslot, which is not what Channel Seven wanted.”
According to the source, the show has already been removed from Seven’s 2024 programming and re-aired indefinitely.
“Regardless of what comes next, you can all be proud of yourselves, but there can only be one winner. Australia has decided who that is,” Sonia said. ‘The winner of Big Brother 2023 is… Ari and Tay.’
The couple received $100,000 in prize money and later revealed their exciting plans for the big sum