On premiere night, returning host Mel Tracina<\/a> and the iconic voice of Mike Goldman revealed that the much-hyped house had been stripped of beds, running water, and even a Diary Room chair. Nothing says \u201cwelcome to reality TV\u201d quite like forcing aspiring influencers to sleep on the floor.<\/p>\n So who are the housemates hoping to survive the gruelling challenges and ruthless social politics to win our hearts \u2014 and a $100,000 cash payout? From a secret sibling duo to soon-to-be villain Ebony and viral content creator Austin, these hopefuls are ready to scheme their way to the top.<\/p>\n Related: Who Is Mel Tracina? We Caught Up With The Host Of Big Brother Australia?<\/a> <\/p>\n Related: Where Is The \u2018Big Brother\u2019 Australia 2026 House? Tour Every Single Room<\/a><\/p>\n Related: How To Vote For Your Favourite Housemate On \u2018Big Brother Australia\u2019 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Following a massive 2025 reboot that saw fan-favourite Coco Beeby<\/a> crowned winner, this season promises just as much chaos. Ahead of the premiere, host Mel Tracina told Pedestrian.TV she already has an inkling about who might take home the prize.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I already know who could win. Just based on, I want to say likability, but also probably layers,\u201d she told Pedestrian TV<\/a>. \u201cWhen you have an audition tape, you can find out a little bit more about someone\u2026 But when they enter the house, it might be something that slowly comes out as the time progresses.\u201d<\/p>\n With that in mind, let\u2019s meet the 14 new faces headed to the Big Brother house. <\/p>\n Skip To: Big Brother Australia 2026 Cast <\/p>\n Austin, 23, Carpenter and Content Creator<\/a><\/p>\n Ryan, 27, Garden Centre Manager<\/a><\/p>\n Ebony, 23, Entrepreneur<\/a><\/p>\n Tahlia, 25, Support worker\/Horticulture<\/a><\/p>\n Phoebe, 26, Entertainer\/Bunnings employee<\/a><\/p>\n Pam, 62, Teacher<\/a><\/p>\n Harmen, 29, IT Salesman\/Former cryptocurrency miner<\/a><\/p>\n Matty, 39, Mining Engineer<\/a><\/p>\n Heath, 23, Engineering Student<\/a><\/p>\n Matthew, 37, Property Investor<\/a><\/p>\n Marshy (Andrew), 24, Forklift salesman<\/a><\/p>\n Kyrah, 25, Secondary School English and Drama teacher<\/a><\/p>\n Charity, 29, Field Manager<\/a><\/p>\n Anita, 47, Travel Advisor<\/a><\/p>\n Austin<\/p>\n Age: 22 <\/p>\n Job: Carpenter and content creator <\/p>\n State: Queensland <\/p>\n Instagram: @austinhendry<\/a> and @olivstin<\/a><\/p>\n Status: Remains<\/p>\n A 22-year-old chippy, Austin works alongside his father and brother in their family business. But as with so many men, he\u2019s actually a content creator with a healthy TikTok following, keeping with the younger skew of the Big Brother household this season. Austin has over 300k followers on his \u201cOlivStin<\/a>\u201d TikTok, where he makes comedy skits with his friend Oliver Massey.<\/p>\n He has also been romantically linked to women\u2019s world number one surfer, Molly Picklum. Outside of work (and feeding the algorithm), Austin is a keen surfer who loves spending time at the pub.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I\u2019m not on the tools, I\u2019m pretty much always in the ocean,\u201d he says. \u201cI am single. There\u2019s no shortage of women in my life, but there is a shortage of good ones.\u201d<\/p>\n We\u2019re sure this will go down well with anyone tuning in to see their situationship on national television. But as Austin notes: \u201cYou never know, Big Brother might hook me up.\u201d<\/p>\n Ryan<\/p>\n Age: 27 <\/p>\n Job: Garden Centre Manager <\/p>\n State: NSW <\/p>\n Instagram: @ryan.macri<\/a><\/p>\n Status: Remains <\/p>\n A garden centre manager with a heart of gold, Ryan has been joined in the Big Brother house by his sister, Tahlia. But here\u2019s the twist: they are keeping their sibling relationship a total secret from the other contestants (is this The Traitors?).<\/p>\n Proudly gay, the Australian-Italian has a big personality, a rat\u2019s tail he is deeply proud of, and a major soft spot for his Nonna and Britain\u2019s Got Talent winner Susan Boyle. We all have our passions.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nobody quite like me darl!\u201d he says. \u201cI want to come to the house and show my complete self. I\u2019ve got a big personality and an even bigger heart.\u201d<\/p>\n Ebony<\/p>\n Age: 23<\/p>\n Job: \u2018Entrepreneur\u2019 <\/p>\n Status: Remains <\/p>\n \u201cNobody tells me no. I don\u2019t do chores, I don\u2019t clean, I\u2019ve never had to vacuum, feels like peasant work\u2014why would I do that?\u201d<\/p>\n She sounds like a nightmare Inner West housemate post come to life. Shockingly, the 23-year-old entrepreneur has never been kissed and never been on a date, although she insists \u201cthey\u2019ve tried.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNobody matches my standard, I feel like everybody is beneath me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Ebony plans to pretend she\u2019s in a luxury resort, declaring: \u201cI\u2019m not coming to Big Brother to make friends, I\u2019m coming here to dominate.\u201d<\/p>\n Given the show is, internally and externally, a literal popularity contest, Ebony may encounter some strategic issues. But since she\u2019s clearly established herself as the series villain to rival Miranda from Farmer Wants a Wife<\/a>, network producers will likely do what they can to keep her on the screen.<\/p>\n Tahlia<\/p>\n Age: 25 <\/p>\n Job: Support worker\/Horticulture <\/p>\n State: Victoria<\/p>\n Instagram: @tahliamacri<\/a><\/p>\n Status: Remains<\/p>\n Tahlia is the other half of the deceitful sibling duo! She works as a support worker and in horticulture, and feels her experience will give her an advantage as she loves connecting with people from different backgrounds. Her dry sense of humour and ingratiating way with strangers is sure to make her popular in the house. \u201cAlways up for an adventure, always down to have a good time,\u201d she says. \u201cI can be a little bit clueless at times but I definitely have enough street-smarts to get me by, don\u2019t underestimate me.\u201d<\/p>\n Phoebe<\/p>\n Age: 26 <\/p>\n Job: Entertainer\/Bunnings team member <\/p>\n State: Queensland <\/p>\n Instagram: @pheobejoy.ce<\/a><\/p>\n Status: Remains <\/p>\n Phoebe has worked at Bunnings for 11 years, but her ambitions extend beyond Australia\u2019s best sausage sizzle. A former musical theatre nerd, the 26-year-old entertainer is the self-appointed court jester of the Big Brother house. Obsessed with ABBA, she loves breaking into song and dance and, possibly because of this, hasn\u2019t had much luck in love. \u201cI am a little love bug, I have really bad luck with boys\u2026 I stick my neck out for love and they just chop it off,\u201d saying she\u2019s left feeling used by men. <\/p>\n Will she be one of the inevitable housemates who couples up in the house? It remains to be seen, but with a captive audience, she\u2019ll be in her element. <\/p>\n Pam<\/p>\n Age: 62 <\/p>\n Job: Teacher <\/p>\n State: South Australia <\/p>\n Status: Remains<\/p>\n The elder stateswoman of the house, 62-year-old teacher Pam, is highly competitive and determined to prove age isn\u2019t a barrier to winning. She is also the mother of former Big Brother housemate Kieran Davidson (a reverse nepo baby, perhaps?).<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m here to play the long game and I definitely have a strategy,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Pam plans to quickly develop friendships with people she can trust to build her alliances. She also admits she can cry on cue, which she notes \u201cmight be a good strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n Sadly for the younger contestants, as the self-appointed mum of the house, she has already declared she won\u2019t be allowing a \u201cdancing doona.\u201d<\/p>\n Harmen<\/p>\n Age: 29 <\/p>\n Job: IT Salesman\/former Cryptocurrency miner <\/p>\n State: Queensland <\/p>\n Instagram: @1xharmon<\/a><\/p>\n Status: Evicted<\/p>\n Harmen says he loves to push people\u2019s buttons, \u201cand I\u2019ve got enough charm to get away with it.\u201d Raised in a strict immigrant household, the IT salesman and former crypto miner is a self-described professional pot-stirrer.<\/p>\n \u201cReal life doesn\u2019t rattle me,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n He admits he is a major prankster whose idea of fun includes flaming his buddies with fire extinguishers while they\u2019re on the toilet. Unfortunately, this level of chaos didn\u2019t go down well for Harmon and he became the first housemate to be evicted following what he described as a \u201cturbulent\u201d and brief tenure. <\/p>\n Matty<\/p>\n Age: 39 <\/p>\n Job: Mining Engineer <\/p>\n State: Western Australia <\/p>\n Matty describes himself as a \u201ctextbook Aussie bogan,\u201d but he is hiding a sharp mind behind his relaxed demeanour. Armed with a Mining Engineering degree and an MBA, the father of two young children prides himself on being loyal with a good sense of humour.<\/p>\n However, Matty thinks being a \u201ctypical Aussie bloke\u201d will probably get him in trouble in the house given the \u201cbloody woke world we live in.\u201d He also admits that if he\u2019s \u201chad a few sherbits\u201d (drinks), he may get involved in some bitchy behaviour.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a very disadvantaged species, the white straight male,\u201d he claims. Okidoki.<\/p>\n Heath<\/p>\n Age: 23<\/p>\n Job: Engineering Student <\/p>\n State: Queensland <\/p>\n Heath is, by his own admission, \u201cnot a basic Gold Coast boy.\u201d Described as a golden retriever in human form with a ticking strategic mind, the 23-year-old engineering student has a passion for sewing. He even constructed his impressive opening night shirt from a repurposed tea towel and an op-shop find.<\/p>\n Beyond the sewing machine, he is the frontman of a band formed with his best mate after they both went through heartbreak. True to his Pisces nature, he is a sensitive soul and a distinctly snappy dresser \u2014 we really appreciate the smart styling of those loafers.<\/p>\n Matthew<\/p>\n Age: 37 <\/p>\n Job: Property Investor <\/p>\n State: Victoria <\/p>\n Matthew is a 37-year-old property investor, but he feels his best assets in the Big Brother house will be his big personality and his skills in rapping and breakdancing. He describes himself as a \u201cconfident chameleon\u201d and an alpha whose hobbies include ju-jitsu, DJing, and \u201cpsychology.\u201d<\/p>\n He says he\u2019s \u201cfearless\u201d and adds: \u201cIf someone says I can\u2019t do something, even if I don\u2019t want to do it, I\u2019ll end up doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n Case in point: one of his friends said he could never play an instrument, so he spent six months learning the saxophone just to prove them wrong. With an eclectic skillset like that, we\u2019re sure he will bring an interesting vibe to the house.<\/p>\n Marshy (Andrew)<\/p>\n Toyota\u2019s reigning forklift salesman in Australia has his sights set on Big Brother\u2019s $100,000 cash prize. An AFL lover, 24-year-old Andrew (better known as Marshy) has an eye for the ladies and describes himself as the \u201cItalian Jason Momoa\u201d (modest, too!). He\u2019s bringing an expanding collection of budgie smugglers and plenty of confidence to the competition. Perhaps a suitor for Phoebe?<\/p>\n Kyrah<\/p>\n Age: 25<\/p>\n Job: Secondary School English and Drama Teacher <\/p>\n State: New South Wales<\/p>\n Instagram: @kyrahbrockfenton<\/a><\/p>\n The very first contestant to enter the house, 25-year-old Drama and English teacher Kyrah is used to talking people\u2019s ears off and is newly single following a five-year relationship (we always think going on national television is the best way to cope with a split). She has a great mind for random facts, which could come in handy in any trivia challenges.<\/p>\n Charity<\/p>\n Age: 29 <\/p>\n Job: Field Manager <\/p>\n State: New South Wales<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m Charity and I\u2019m the boss.\u201d The 29-year-old field manager came to Australia in 2004 as a refugee. As one of 13 kids, she definitely knows how to navigate the dynamics of a crowded sharehouse.<\/p>\n \u201cGreedy housemates will probably annoy me because I come from nothing and I can\u2019t stand people who don\u2019t know how to share,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Raised Christian, Charity lives her life by the three Fs: family, faith, and fun. She says she will bring those strong morals and values to the game, but plans to bring plenty of \u201cgood vibes\u201d to the house as well.<\/p>\n Anita <\/p>\n Age: 47 <\/p>\n Job: Travel Advisor <\/p>\n State: Tasmania <\/p>\n Anita says whatever comes to her mind, comparing herself to Alyson Hannigan\u2019s Michelle Flaherty in American Pie. She admits this lack of a filter happens most often on dates, noting, \u201cI do see men running out the door a bit,\u201d but she doesn\u2019t let it get her down.<\/p>\n The 47-year-old travel advisor has been a full-time carer for her parents for a long time and feels it is finally time to do something for herself. She also recently picked up her teenage hobby of skateboarding, which she says makes her feel \u201cfree.\u201d<\/p>\n Could this be a heartwarming winner\u2019s tale like 2025 champion Coco Beeby\u2019s? 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