Big Brother EXCLUSIVE: The first housemate from the new season has been revealed – and he’s already well known to Australian sports fans
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The Big Brother Australia reboot looks to be mixing celebrities with civilians.
A source tells Daily Mail Australia that former AFL player-turned-influencer Daniel Gorringe, 27, is likely to appear on the pre-recorded Channel Seven series.
Although this is yet to be officially confirmed, a glaring Instagram error has all but given the game away to Daniel’s very attentive 72,000 followers.
Celebrity and civilian housemates? Former AFL player turned Instagram influencer Daniel Gorringe (pictured) is said to be a housemate on Channel Seven’s Big Brother reboot
Daniel failed to post a single update between February 5 and April 8. Tellingly, the entire season was filmed during this 10-week period in Sydney.
‘In the Big Brother house,’ commented one follower on his last post in February, as hundreds expressed their confusion at Daniel’s sudden lack of updates.
‘Good to be back guys,’ commented Daniel last week after the show wrapped on April 2, offering his followers no explanation to his absence.
Recognise him? Daniel played for the Gold Coast Suns from 2011 to 2015, and the Carlton Blues from 2016 to 2017. He’s now an influencer with 72,000 followers. Pictured in 2016
‘In the BB house’: Daniel failed to post a single Instagram post between February 5 and April 8, when the series was being filmed, leading to confusion and speculation among fans
Meanwhile, an unsuccessful applicant from the upcoming season tells Daily Mail Australia that Daniel’s appearance in the house seems guaranteed.
She claims to have met him during the application process last year, and said he ‘definitely made it through to the final round’ of auditions.
The hopeful said that Daniel ‘went on to meet with the executive producers.’
Telling! ‘Good to be back guys,’ commented Daniel last week after the show wrapped on April 2, offering his followers no explanation to his 10-week social media absence
A final clue also hints that Daniel is a housemate on the upcoming reboot.
‘New rules, new players,’ a promotional teaser declared on Friday, with a sports commentator reading the word ‘players’ out loud.
This hints there is indeed set to be a sports star on the new season, with Daniel famously playing for both the Gold Coast Suns and the Carlton Blues.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out Daniel and Channel Seven for comment.
‘He met with producers’: An unsuccessful applicant from the reboot tells Daily Mail Australia that she met Daniel during the casting process last year, and he ‘made the final round’
Hinting at Daniel? ‘New rules, new players,’ a promotional teaser declared on Friday, with a sports commentator reading the word ‘players’ out loud
According to TV Blackbox, production was accelerated on the show after a COVID-19 scare had caused the set to be shut down for 48 hours in late March.
Production company Endemol Shine Australia then sped up the filming process so they wouldn’t have to halt shooting again, before wrapping on April 3.
Apparently there is no winner because this will be decided in a live public vote once the series goes to air. The reboot will air later this year with Sonia Kruger as host.
New format! The Big Brother reboot was pre-recorded earlier this year inside a custom built studio warehouse (pictured) in Manly North Head, Sydney
Coming soon! The reboot will air later this year with Sonia Kruger (pictured) as host