Constance Hall on Big Brother in 2005: Why We Watched

What Happened During Constance Hall’s Big Brother Run?

Most of you probably know her from her raw and honest mummy blog and her stint on Dancing With The Stars, but did you know that Constance Hall was on Big Brother?

That’s right – way before her run on DWTS, Constance was one of the sexy singles that entered Big Brother’s house during the show’s fifth season.

Contrary to what you might think though, she didn’t have a nice, long run on the show. In fact, she got evicted after only 10 days!

Wondering why this controversial but well-loved blogger had such a short run on a show that loves drama? Read on, and find out what happened during her record-breaking run.

Big Brother 5: Sexy, Single and Competitive

When Constance became a contestant for Big Brother Australia in 2005, the show was trying to shake things up. For its fifth season, the show promised to bring contestants that were sexy, single, uninhibited and competitive, so the show went around the country looking for sexy singles that fit the bill.

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At first, the 21-year-old apprentice hairdresser seemed like the perfect contestant for the show’s sexy new season (she certainly got the sexy part down!). But, while her brand of realness may have led her to her current success, the 2005 Australian audience may not have been ready for her, as Constance talked about on her blog:

“While I thought being a loud mouth swearing binge drinking realist was exactly what every big brother voter wanted I was sadly mistaken.”

That being said, contestants don’t just get eliminated on Big Brother just because fans don’t like them. But here’s the thing – the show needed contestants that were sexy and single, and Constance wasn’t being honest about her relationship status. Apparently, she already had a boyfriend at the time, and her lie got her nominated for eviction on day 10.

Before voting began, Big Brother gave her one last chance and allowed her to explain why she shouldn’t be evicted. To her credit, she made a good case, explaining that she would still be just as confrontational and funny as her housemates even if she wasn’t planning to have sex with anyone there. But, despite her explanation, the fans voted her off anyway.

Constance Hall On Big Brother

Unfortunately, Constance’s string of bad luck didn’t end with her eviction from Big Brother’s house. While missing out on the million-dollar grand prize couldn’t have felt good, she also broke up with her boyfriend soon after she got evicted.

But, with all that being said, Constance doesn’t regret her time on Big Brother, as she explained on her blog.

“No I never regretted it, many a laugh has been had since at my expense, if you can’t laugh at your own expense then your not aloud to laugh at anyone else’s and frankly that just not a world I want to live in.”

Well, maybe she does regret one little thing from her run on the show.

“While I thought this image was lost in the abyss of unnecessary internet memories, like Jesus it has resurrected. The 2005 mullet really was the gift that didn’t stop giving.”

Nevertheless, she carried on with her life, returning to her job as an apprentice hairdresser after the show.

An Online Icon

Big Brother may not have been the big break she was hoping for, but more than a decade later, Constance has built a successful career for herself online. On top of her baby duties, writing about her experiences as a mother and a feminist online has built her a following of 1.3-million people on Facebook and more than 450,000 fans on Instagram.

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It all started with a blog post on “parent sex” in 2016, which blew up in a major way. The post was slightly awkward, very honest, and resonated with women all across the country from Sydney to Melbourne to Perth. Soon enough, Constance Hall’s blog became one of the biggest parenting blogs in Australia.

Not too long after her blog went viral, Constance Hall’s book, Like a Queen, came out and sold over 150,000 copies, making her the best-selling Australian author of 2016.

Since then, she’s published a follow-up to her first book called Still a Queen and launched the Raffaella Collection, her own fashion line.

So What’s Next?

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Ok Queens here's vwhat's been happening in my world. You have definitely seen the media frenzy over my finances and all the arseholes gloating, stoked that I'm going broke, assuming I should get a job (because writing books, running an online shop and looking after 6 kids isn't a job...) Yes the business has really struggled and to be completely honest it's because I made my products too cheap, this goes back to my need of being "liked" by everyone, it seemed sustainable and in the long run it wasn't. Moving forward , if I can recover the company there will be a slight price rise on my products. It is what it is, I will still keep them as cheap as possible. But lying in bed this morning stressed because banks won't lend me money to keep the business afloat (which owes a lot of money🙈🙈), because I am in a court case and a divorce case. And freaking out over the money I owe. I saw no way out, is it time to fold the business? Sell the house? Reminding myself that these aren't bad ideas, we will get a lovely rental somewhere, we live in a lucky country, we are better off then the majority of the world, we will always be fine, I have always been fine. Six kids to house is stressful! But fine. And then I grabbed my laptop, looked at the products, I have stock. If I didn't have stock and I was in this position I'd be fucked. I'm not fucked. Not yet anyway. I have some of the best stock I've ever made. I asked my business partner how much I owe today. We crunched some numbers and I realised, I can recover from this. I've recovered from more then this. I need something huge. So along comes the "I'm not fucked yet" sale. And it starts in 45 minutes. It's a double sale, double value.. Not only am I taking 20% off everything but I am also chucking in a free book or teenage diary "the Year of the Queen" a book of empowerment, talking about the topics nobody talks about, giving girls the tools to empower themselves and each other... or "like a Queen" the book that changed peoples lives and the way they look at motherhood. The value in this sale is huge. The clothes are already cheap, the customers are all repeat customers. Continue'd in comments..

It hasn’t been all good news for Constance though. Over the years, she’s had to deal with sexist remarks from both trolls and legitimate detractors. She’s also been sued over royalty disputes and defamation claims by a former friend of hers. Most recently though, she’s been having some financial problems that have left her crying and lying awake at night.

But if there’s anything we know about Constance from her time on Big Brother Australia in 2005, we know that she can bounce back from a negative situation. And with the support of her husband, her seven kids and her millions of fans, it’s only a matter of time before Constance comes back stronger than ever.