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Kyle has revealed that he hated hosting Big Brother and only did it for the money and to support Jackie O. Courtesy: Kiis FM
Noughties reality stars: What are they doing now?
THE noughties were a time full of fantastic reality shows.
Whether it was a show about making the brattiest of children behave, a show that locked competitors in a house for weeks on end, or a woman who some disputed could actually talk to dogs, the last decade had some pretty solid shows.
While they earn a fair amount of fame when on the air, as soon as they end, the reality stars are often left having to go back to their normal lives and fade into obscurity.
Here’s what happened to all your favourite noughties reality stars.
THE BIGGEST LOSER
The hit-American weight loss show debuted in Australia in 2006 and became so popular the finale was watched by 2.3 million viewers.
Adriano ‘Adro’ Sarnelli was crowned the winner after having the highest percentage of weight loss and since the show, has become a certified personal trainer himself.
As well as competing in a number of bodybuilding competitions, Sarnelli is also the father to three children.
BIG BROTHER
Premiering on Network Ten way back in 2001 and hosted by Gretel Killeen, the first season of Big Brother saw 14 housemates compete against each other to win $250,000.
The finale was watched by close to three million people and Ben Williams was crowned the winner.
Williams used his prize money to start a sports management company, but has remained quiet ever since.
The first-season runner up Blair McDonough went on to have a successful career in Australian TV, appearing in Neighbours, Sea Patrol and Winners and Losers.
Poor ratings in 2007 led to Killeen being replaced by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O as hosts.
Despite the shake up, the show was still axed in 2008, but was later revived by the Nine Network for three seasons in 2012.
Killeen has since become a regular on The Project and writes opinion pieces for a number of news publications including The Daily Telegraph and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Sara-Maria Fedele, who came third on the original season, had been a longstanding favourite, known for her bunny ears and infamous “bum dance”.
After appearing on a number of reality shows including Celebrity Survivor, Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing With The Stars, Fedele became a plus-sized model for BGM.
QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
They were the fab five turning “red states pink, one makeover at a time” and, thanks to Netflix, the incredibly popular show is about to get a revival.
The original Bravo show starred Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez, Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas and Thom Filicia, ran for five seasons and even earned the cast an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Show in 2004.
According to Entertainment Weekly , the Netflix eight-episode reboot is recasting the fab five but are keeping the show’s co-creators David Collins and Michael Williams of Scout Productions.
Kressley and Rodriguez have been the most active since the show’s end having starred in a number of television shows.
Most recently, Kressley is rumoured to be the next intruder on the hit show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
SUPERNANNY
Jo Frost earned her name as one of the greatest kid whisperers to grace Australian TV screens. Although hailing from Britain, Frost’s show became a huge hit worldwide.
The first season, which aired in 2004, debuted to more than six million people in the UK and earned her interviews with the likes of David Letterman and Oprah.
Despite a successful few seasons, Frost quit the show in 2011 after reported pay disputes.
“Let’s just say that my leaving Supernanny was not exactly the Disneyfication of the story that it was made out to be,” she told the Daily Mail in 2011.
“I decided to leave after season seven. I am not at all happy. I feel like I worked really hard to get where I am. I am Supernanny. That’s me.”
Since leaving the show, Frost has penned a number of best-selling childcare books and currently stars in her own American reality show Jo Frost: Nanny on Tour.
IT’S ME OR THE DOG
If there’s one thing that can make or break a relationship, it’s the pets you bring with you.
The host of It’s Me Or The Dog, Victoria Stilwell, actually got the idea from Jo Frost’s Supernanny, realising she was doing with dogs exactly what Frost was doing with children.
After a quick call to the producers of Supernanny, Stilwell’s dog training show was born.
The show’s first season earned record ratings for the UK’s Channel 4 with the fourth and final season airing in 2007.
Nowadays, Stilwell runs her own company Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training, which her website calls “the world’s premier global network of positive reinforcement dog trainers.”
Originally published as Noughties stars: Where are they now?
