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<\/p>\nTwo-time Big Brother winner Reggie Bird has revealed she was rejected after applying for a Sandwich Artist position at Subway, laying bare the challenges she’s faced finding work since leaving reality television.<\/p>\n
The beloved Australian TV personality first rose to fame in 2003 when she won the third season of Big Brother Australia, taking home the $250,000 prize.<\/p>\n
She made history two decades later by becoming the first contestant to win the competition twice after returning for Big Brother: Royalty vs. New Contenders in 2023, before finishing runner-up on I’m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! in 2025.<\/p>\n
Despite her reality TV success, Bird has revealed the less glamorous side of life after the cameras stop rolling.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old shared a screenshot of a rejection notification she received after applying for a job with the fast-food chain, alongside the caption: “Bugger \u2026..I can’t even get a job making sandwiches.”<\/p>\n
The SEEK message read: \u201cHi Regina. Thank you for your interest in the Subway Sandwich Artist – Gold Coast Uni Hospital job at Yapbus Pty Ltd.<\/p>\n
“It looks unlikely that your application will progress further. You may or may not still hear back from the employer.”<\/p>\n
The post prompted an outpouring of support from fans, with many encouraging the popular reality star not to give up.<\/p>\n
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“Hang in there @reggiebirdbb …. you are strong & you will be okay,” one commenter wrote, while another said:\u00a0“Keep smiling, Regina. There is an opportunity out there somewhere for you and an employer willing to give you a chance.”<\/p>\n
“Take care of yourself and remember this always. You are loved,” a third penned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Others suggested Bird channel her personality into podcasting or radio instead.<\/p>\n
“Make today your first podcast! This is a great place to begin\u2026. Love you, Reggie,” one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n
“I reckon you\u2019d be great at radio or podcasting. I\u2019d listen,” another added.<\/p>\n
“I reckon you’d be great at radio or podcasting. I’d listen,” wrote another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bird pocketed $250,000 from each of her Big Brother victories and has worked in a range of roles over the years, including as a flight attendant for Virgin Blue and a manager of a fish-and-chip shop in Tasmania.<\/p>\n
The mother-of-two has previously spoken candidly about how difficult it has been to secure employment since becoming a household name through reality television.<\/p>\n
Appearing on the Mental As Anyone podcast in 2024, Bird told host Jonathan Moran she often \u201cfeels like a failure\u201d.<\/p>\n
“I’m starting to think, why doesn’t anyone want to give me a job? I want to work, and that starts to make you feel like… no one wants you,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I could answer phones, you know, I’m good at talking to people.”<\/p>\n
Bird also reflected on living with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare degenerative eye condition that has left her legally blind and significantly narrowed the types of work she can do.<\/p>\n
She compared her remaining vision to “looking through a straw”.<\/p>\n
“I’m limited to what I can do because my eyes are so stuffed. I’ve now got nine degrees of pinhole vision, no peripheral vision and no night vision left,” Bird said.<\/p>\n
“I only just see what’s in front of me. It’s like looking through a straw \u2013 that’s how I explain it to people.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two-time Big Brother winner Reggie Bird has revealed she was rejected after applying for a Sandwich Artist 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