Big Brother Australia intruder Evie McClelland, Digi Mart USA News (Australia): An intruder is coming in hot to the Big Brother house. The latest housemate to join the fold is 29-year-old Evie McClelland, a model and influencer from Coffs Harbour, who first rose to prominence on TikTok, where she has amassed 2.1 million followers.
In the latest episode, the 11 remaining housemates were treated to a retro-themed prom night, with Evie crashing the festivities as the prom queen. She also brought a crown and sash for Austin, who was crowned prom king by Big Brother.
The royal treatment did not stop there, as Evie was also nominated as head housemate, taking over the role from Kyrah, who had been struggling with the responsibility of making hard decisions.
Evie first went viral following a TikTok skit in which she popped a speaker on her shoulder to hype up a broken-hearted friend, set to the tune of Gillette’s “Short Short Man”. Her social media presence and modelling career then took off, and she now splits her time between Australia and Los Angeles.
Reflecting on her early success, Evie recently shared a video captioned, “how it felt putting a speaker on my shoulder not knowing it would change my entire life.”
Her path to online stardom has not always been smooth. In an Instagram caption accompanying one of her modelling photos, Evie said she had been living overseas and working internationally as a model until she was hospitalized, barely able to walk or work, and in pain she described as indescribable.
She said that in January 2018 she hung up her modelling shoes for good and took a full-time retail job, and that in 2019 she lost her job again and felt isolated and lost until she downloaded TikTok.
As Evie enters the Big Brother house, fans are speculating about how her arrival might shake things up. Under Big Brother’s official Instagram post announcing her, many commenters pointed to Ebony’s reaction.
During Thursday’s livestream, Ebony seemed indifferent, saying she thinks Evie is “hot hot”, joking that she and Austin were getting “divorced”, and adding that it is fair if Austin wants to go “hotter and older”.
With Big Brother returning on Sunday, it will be interesting to see how Evie’s arrival changes the dynamic in the house and whether the new intruder ruffles a few feathers.
