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TWO Big Brother stars are secretly actors

One starred in a huge film.
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­­­­­­Reality TV is often seen as a shortcut to fame. So it’s no surprise contestants from countless shows have had their acting credentials and profiles dug up.

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Big Brother’s 2020 reboot is no exception, with not one, but two housemates’ acting pasts uncovered.

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Xavier Molyneux, 23, and Talia Rycroft, 22, are both budding actors, according to the Daily Mail.

Chilled out surfer and musician Xavier listed his profession as a “Medic” before joining the show, however he’s also starred in an independent film, Aussie Of The Year.

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Xavier
Xavier has already starred in one film. (Credit: Channel Seven)

According to IMDB, the film, in which he played lead character Jack Barnes, is Xavier’s only credited acting gig thus far.

The movie about centres on a college graduate who “struggles to find a job because of lack of credibility, finds himself volunteering for an elderly woman making an unexpected friendship” and is said to have wrapped filming at the beginning of this year.

Talia
Talia is a budding actress. (Credit: Channel Seven)
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Meanwhile, trade assistant Talia from Adelaide currently has her profile listed on Star Now, a site dedicated to connecting “talent with casting professionals, and allow them to apply to castings.”

Talia lists her acting experience on the site solely as extra work.

While Talia has played a prominent role in the house, already dubbed as the show’s Queen Bee two episodes in, Xavier’s presence on screen has been minimal.

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Laura wasn’t convinced by Xavier. (Credit: Channel Seven)
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The first evictee of Big Brother for 2020, Laura Kaiviti, also shared her suspicions surrounding Xavier’s profession with the Daily Mail.

“I just didn’t get Xavier. I was like, ‘What do you do?’ Whether that’s a strategy to just hang back and suss it out before diving in with personality.”

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