After a special season of Big Brother Australia, the winner has finally been announced.
Beating out seven returning players, 11 newbies, and two intruders, the winner was Reggie.
Reggie won based on a public vote, locked in on Tuesday night.
She has won $250,000 worth of prize money and becomes the first person in Big Brother history to be crowned the winner twice.
“I cant believe it,” Reggie told host Sonia Kruger after being crowned the winner.
“Thank you to everyone that voted for me – and I hope I did you all proud.”
Speaking with 7Entertainment about the potential of winning, Reggie said, “To win it twice in my history would be just amazing.
“It’d be a dream come true.
“And what better housemate to take it out twice.
“Queen Reggie!”
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Reggie revealed her plans to spend the $250,000 prize money, explaining it is a “no brainer”.
“It’s going to help try and put a roof over mine and the kids’ heads.
“And just to have that feeling of stability would be awesome.”
Looking back on her time in the Big Brother house, Reggie said her game had always been a social one, not a strategic one.
“My strategy in here was to be myself,” she said.
Back in 2005, Reggie was diagnosed with an eye disease that meant her vision is deteriorating and she now has just nine degrees of central vision left.
“Being in the Big Brother house has been very hard for me. But even though I’m going blind, I’m here to prove to people that having a disability doesn’t stop you from achieving goals,” she said.
She added that Big Brother was in her blood.
“It totally changed my life,” she said of her original win.
“Still, 19 years down the track, people still come up to me and say g’day, they stop me in the supermarket.
“I have wanted to do this again for so many years.
“I have been underestimated all my life, but no-one should ever doubt my determination (to win).
“I want to show my kids that if you keep fighting the fight you can achieve anything.”