Big Brother 2010 Housemates: Where Are They Now?

It marked the end of an era for Big Brother on Channel 4 – and original host Davina McCall’s tenure – as a total of 21 housemates entered the iconic spy house for what was believed to be the last time.

Amongst those housemates were a monk, the future King’s friend, a mole, A Ryanair flight attendant and even a former soldier who became the show’s first ever double amputee contestant.

Josie Gibson walked out of the famous house after 11 weeks as the winner, hyperventilating into a brown bag before facing Davina and the hundreds of roaring fans.

Tragically, Daily Mail revealed earlier this week how one of the standout stars, Ben Duncan, died after falling seven floors – around 100 feet – from the rooftop bar of London’s fashionable Trafalgar St James hotel. 

A renowned socialite who was friends with Prince William and Kate Middleton, Ben was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Ben’s body is understood to have been found in Spring Gardens which is just off Trafalgar Square having fallen from the roof of the seven-story building. 

A spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘Officers responded to concerns for a man on the roof of a building in Cockspur Street, Westminster at 23:02 hours on Thursday, 30 October.

‘The man sadly fell from height. Despite the best efforts from the London Ambulance service, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

‘His death is unexpected but non-suspicious.’

Josie Gibson

Josie, originally from Bristol, was working in financial sales before taking part in Big Brother.

During her time in the house her experience was dominated by her blossoming relationship to Australian bachelor John James.

Now, 40, she even left the Ultimate Big Brother house after breaking through a fire exit in order to be reunited with him.

While their relationship was followed with a spin-off series, it didn’t stand the test time and they parted ways. 

Josie has become the most successful house in respect of maintaining a career on screens, having firmly cemented herself as a part of the This Morning family, regularly standing in for Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard.

In 2023, she also jetted off to the Australian jungle to take part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 

She is a mum to her son Reggie, six, who she shares with property developer ex-boyfriend Terry Bond, 54. 

Earlier this year it was revealed Josie had landed herself a brand new job starring in her own TV show.

She has filmed Josie Gibson’s Big Country Build.

The seven-part series has allowed for cameras to follow her journey of transforming her huge Somerset property into a modern pad while she attempts to make her dream of living off grid a reality.

Josie will be joined by her rarely-seen family members brothers Josh and Charlie, who are scrap metal traders, as well as her builder cousin Tom.

Dave Vaughan 

Dave entered the famous house as a reformed Christian Minister following a battle with drink and drugs.

He claims his spiral stopped when he met Jesus in 1992. 

Dave just missed out on scooping the crown to Josie, though finished as the runner-up. 

Following the show, Dave went on to build a children’s home in the Philippines and in 2015 he released a book titled Tales From the Couch – Memoirs of a Drunk Monk. 

Now 53, he has a wife and four children and while he went back to leading a private life, it’s believed he now lives in Wales with his family.

Ben Duncan 

Ben was at the University of St Andrews with royal couple Willian and Kate when they first started dating and was said to be part of their inner circle before becoming a media personality.

After leaving the Big Brother house, he went on to appear on other Channel 4 shows including Come Dine With Me and Coach Trip. 

He also presented a number of programmes including More Than A Mistress. 

The 45-year-old died on October 30, after falling seven floors – around 100 feet – from the rooftop bar of London’s fashionable Trafalgar St James hotel, where rooms can cost up to £1,000 a night.

He was found dead soon after officers from the Metropolitan Police were dispatched to investigate reports of a ‘man on the roof’ of the luxury five-star hotel.

As well as the royals, Ben had a wide network of well-connected friends like political fixer Lord Peter Mandelson, former cabinet member turned broadcaster Michael Portillo and designer Nicky Haslam acquired through his media work. 

Ben shared a close connection with Prince William and Kate Middleton, becoming one of the first to know about their budding relationship.

Speaking in November, 2010, he said: ‘Because we’d had Will and Kate in our midst we had royal protection officers swarming the place. We knew that they had hit it off and we knew that something was happening, but they were just left alone to get on with it.’

He was present at the much-cited moment when Kate dazzled as a model in a university fashion show, famously credited as capturing William’s attention and cementing their attraction.

JJ Bird

JJ was a late entrant to Big Brother and joined the rest of the housemates in week six, though quickly became a popular figure.

The Londoner reached the final and left the house in fourth place during the live finale.

A year before appearing on the show, JJ was a contestant on the first series of the now-axed ITV game show The Cube.

His TV career came to an end shortly after the end of the noughties and is now believed to live in his native Peterborough.

The keen boxer delivers boxfit classes and runs Gloves Up Fitness. 

Sunshine Martyn 

Sunshine, whose real name is Yvette, was one of the cast’s most smartest housemates, though appeared to rub some of her co-stars up the wrong way, especially John James.

She took a year out from her medical degree in order to appear on Big Brother.

Host Davina revealed during the ninth eviction that she had lost her place in the house and was booted from the compound.

Sunshine completed her degree and is now a ‘Vegan Doctor’, though maintains a largely private life. 

Mario Mugan 

Essex native Mario was at a disadvantage from the get-go when Big Brother bosses decided to make him the ‘mole’ of the series.

He entered the house proudly wearing his costume and stood the test of time – finishing in third place.

Since then, he’s remained a loyal Big Brother fan tweeting along to the subsequent series and even offered to re-enter once again as a mole.

He has also published a series of young adult mystery books called The Phantom Pharoah, under the name MM Mugan.

Andrew Edmonds 

Brainac Andrew might not have been the star of the show, but he was certainly the brightest of the cast.

He was a late entrant, arriving in week five, though was one of the last to leave the house, finishing in fifth place.

In the years after his brief TV stint, Andrew became a math teacher before going on to work for Microsoft as a senior project manager. 

Nathan Dunn and Rachael White 

Nathan was known for his impressive thick and bushy eyebrows and had a glaze in his wife for fellow housemate Rachael.

While their housemates and even the viewing public had doubts if there relationship was just a showmance, it’s stood the test of the time.

The pair later married and have two children together.

While Nathan was a DJ, Rachael now works as a hairdresser. 

John James Parton

John James and Josie Gibson dominated storylines from the TV house.

Before he took part in the show unemployed, after revealing he had not worked since his father died in an accident which saw his son receive his inheritance. 

After John James and Josie left the house their romance was followed in a spin-off series There’s Something About Josie, though they split shortly afterwards.

After their breakup, John James returned to Australia. 

While he kept a low profile in the following years, the hunk returned to screens without his blonde locks for the first series of Love Island Australia in 2018.

He also boasted a ripped physique, showing off his washboard abs to viewers at home. 

The DJ quit the villa on day 11 over fears he would be dumped from the mansion during an upcoming recoupling. 

Now 39, he still lives in Australia and continues to work as a professional DJ, based in Melbourne.

Sam Pepper

Sam, who was a late entrant, kept the housemates on their toes with his mischief and pranks, though only lasted 21 days in the house.

With social media sites taking off in that era, Sam went on to have a successful career as a YouTuber, though the platform removed his channel after after he fooled a teenager into believing his best friend had been killed.

The incident, which took place in 2015, saw Sam Golbach being forced to watch a man ‘murder’ his friend after their car was ‘hijacked’ in Los Angeles.

Footage showed Golbach, who is also a social media star, breaking down after watching Colby Brock being ‘shot in the head’ by a man dressed in black. 

Last year Sam was taken to hospital in tears after indulging in traditional marijuana-infused Indian street food.

He wept from his hospital bed after drinking Bhang Lassi, a psychoactive milk drink, during his trip to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Sam enjoyed the drink but said it was not long before he started burning up in bed with fever – all of which he filmed.

The YouTuber called for a doctor, but said the medication he prescribed ‘kickstarted the bacteria into overdrive’, causing painful diarrhoea.

After hours in agony, his friends rushed him to hospital with a 39C temperature and green diarrhoea.

He was given antibiotics but started passing blood – and hit out at his doctors for leaving his IV open, lamenting that he was not being treated ‘safely’.

Rachel Ifon

Rachel swapped her career in the skies with low-budget airline Ryanair as she landed in the Big Brother house a month in.

The Liverpoolian lasted just 28 days in total before she was booted out by the public and into the arms of Davina.

After the show Rachel returned to regular life and being a normal civilian.

She is now a busy mum, though has kept in contact with her former housemate Josie, who follows her on Instagram. 

Ife Kuku

Ife already had a brief experience with showbusiness prior to appearing on the reality show, being a backup dancer for Cheryl Tweedy.

She was also a backing vocalist on The X Factor, though her previous experience of being in front of the cameras didn’t work out and she was evicted in week five.

These days she runs her very own media business which helps business build their brand in the spotlight.

In 2022, she fulfilled a dream by starting her own podcast. 

Govan Hinds

Leicester native Govan’s time on Big Brother and he was evicted in just week two.

When he entered the house, he was unemployed and claimed to be ‘soul searching’. 

However, he went back to university and completed a degree in biomedical sciences. 

Corin Forshaw 

Mancunian became known for her catchphrase ‘I’m buzzing’ during her stay at the pleasure of Big Brother.

The larger-than-life character was popular amongst her housemates and was evicted just a week before the finale.

At the height of her fame, Corin even switched the Christmas lights on in Leyton, London.

She went on to train as a lash technician but it is believed her own salon has now closed down.

Steve Gill

Steve entered the show as its first ever double amputee housemate, after being injured while on duty in Belfast in 1989 when a bomb exploded.

It’s no surprise that after he was evicted from the Big Brother house, Steve returned to live a normal life with his wife and children.

He focused on sports and in 2014, he won a bronze medal for archery in the Invictus Games. 

Shabby Katchadourian

Shabby was living in a squat before she was given a place in the Big Brother house.

The film-maker had previous experience in front of the camera working as a child star, though the BB house proved too much for her.

During an argument with fellow housemate Nathan, Shabby voluntarily left the compound, forfeiting her place on the show.

These days Shabby continues to act when she can, and even starred in Channel 5’s Candy Bar Girls.

She has also worked as an Italian tour guide.

Jo Butler

Cougar Jo was a latecomer to the series, though the Luton native only managed to last 22 days before she was evicted.

Once she returned to the ‘real world’, Jo went back to work as a makeup artist, with little known about her now.

Laura McAdam

Laura was left devastated when her time in the Big Brother house was dramatically cut short.

The Stratford girl walked from the house through a fire exit after spending just 100 hours under surveillance as she could no longer handle the pressure.

Shunning the limelight, she is now understood to be working as a mental health nurse. 

Caoimhe Guilfoyle

The outspoken Irish native, from Dublin, entered the house as a student and spent 42 days in the compound.

Her time was cut short after she declared she couldn’t handle the house for a moment more, despite attempts by Big Brother to talk her down.

She left via the famous diary room saying she wanted to return home to her family and boyfriend at the time.

Caoimhe returned to normal life, with very little public information available about her life now.

Keeley Johnson  

Keeley’s time was dramatically cut short when she suffered an injury inside the compound.

It occurred during a ‘save and replace’ twist in week six when she hurt her ankle.

Producers took Keeley to be assessed by medical professionals and she did not return to the house.

Following the show coming off air, it was reported she received a substantial payout for the accident.