Meet Big Brother's third ever transgender contestant Hallie Clarke
October 11, 2023Meet Big Brother’s third ever transgender contestant ‘Diva’ Hallie Clarke: Everything you need to know about the contestant, 18, who follows in footsteps of the reality show’s 2004 winner Nadia Almada, and 2012’s victor Luke Anderson
Aged just 18, ‘diva’ Hallie Clarke is the youngest member of the 2023 Big Brother series and the show’s third ever transgender contestant – and has already won the hearts of the nation.
On Monday night, viewers praised Hallie for her bravery and honesty after she came out as transgender to her fellow housemates and said it prompted the group to share their pronouns in the ‘most inclusive bit of TV in ages.’
Hallie follows in the footsteps of trans woman Nadia Almada who won the show in 2004 and trans man Luke Anderson who triumphed in 2012.
Her mother Samantha appeared on Big Brother: Late & Live to discuss how proud she is of her daughter.
‘She’s just being herself and it’s lovely to see the world now know the real Hallie that I know,’ Samantha said.
‘She’s had to grow up fast to comply with the world she’s going to be brought up in because of being trans. She’s going to have different conflicts and she’s just got to deal with them correctly and she’s proven that in the Big Brother house.’
Youth worker Hallie, who lives with her parents in south London, has said family and friends would describe her as a ‘diva’ who ‘speaks her mind,’ a lovely person, a ‘girl’s girl,’ fun and brilliant.
On why she’s most likely to be nominated, she said: ‘Being lazy and having an opinion. I’m quite opinionated, I like speaking my mind and not many people like that. I’m quite real.’
Aged just 18, Hallie Clarke is the youngest member of the 2023 Big Brother series
Big Brother contestant Hallie, 18, has come out as transgender to her fellow housemates, admitting she felt she wasn’t being ‘authentic’ by not telling them
The youngest contestant to enter the Big Brother house this year was 18-year-old youth worker Hallie (right), who has never lived away from home before
Big Brother fans have praised Hallie for ‘educating’ her fellow housemates on trans issues during Tuesday’s episode
Hallie, who lives with her parents in south London , has said family and friends would describe her as a ‘diva’
Viewers praised Hallie for her bravery and honesty after she came out as transgender
No stranger to fame, Hallie was once in the news after accidentally swallowing magnets before having them surgically removed.
Viewers have joked how they felt ‘old’ upon the realisation Hallie was born when series six of the show aired on Channel 4.
She has never lived away from home before, so her time in Big Brother will be the first experience of living independently.
But during her introductory interview on the show, she said: ‘I just hope people don’t treat me like a baby because if I feel like I’m being talked to like a child, I really won’t like it.’
She has said she’s on the show to have fun and enjoy it.
‘I feel like Big Brother is the biggest social experiment and I want to be a part of it,’ she shared. ‘It’s about getting my face out there and just having fun, enjoying life.
‘I’m only 18 so I didn’t grow up watching it but as I got older, I would watch clips on YouTube and stuff, so I’ve been a fan. And yeah, just for fun, really?’
On what she’s looking forward to most, she added: ‘The tasks and all the different personalities. I can imagine it’s all extroverted people and big personalities. Just the whole experience.’
She has revealed if she wins the show and the £100,000 prize, she will use some of the money to have sex reassignment surgery and pay her ‘mum back for all the years she paid for my treatments’.
Fans branded the youth worker, 18, ‘brave’ and ‘honest’ before going on to pay tribute to the other contestants who were nothing but ‘respectful’ (Hallie, L, pictured with fellow housemate Trish, R)
Hallie’s fellow housemates gave her a hug when she came out as transgender, with Chanelle (left) saying: ‘Good for you. That’s very brave of you’
Nadia Almada, now 46, was crowned champion of series 5 in 2004 and made history as the first ever transgender contestant to star on the Channel 4 programme (Nadia, left, pictured with then Big Brother host Davina McCall, right, in 2004)
Trans man Luke Anderson won the show in 2012 (Luke is seen here entering the house ahead of his series in 2012)
Read more: Big Brother’s Hallie comes out as transgender to her fellow housemates: ‘I thought I’d make it loud and clear, I’m a trans woman’
Hallie had chosen not to tell her story on Sunday’s launch night but had a change of heart the following day.
During a conversation round the dining table she said: ‘Hey guys, I just have something to say. Yesterday I feel like I wasn’t being 100% authentic in myself.’
‘I thought I’d let everyone know I’m trans, if you didn’t know already. I just thought I’d make that loud and clear. I’m a trans woman if you didn’t know.’
Hallie’s fellow housemates gave her a hug, with Chanelle saying: ‘Good for you. That’s very brave of you.’
While Dylan said: ‘This is a moment. I like it.’
Hallie continued: ‘I don’t know why I was nervous,’ prompting Farida to say: ‘You don’t need to be nervous.’
Big Brother fans praised Hallie for ‘educating’ her fellow housemates on trans issues during Tuesday’s episode.
Hallie was asked by her fellow housemate Farida, 50, about dating as a trans woman.
Wolverhampton native Farida wanted to know what sexual orientation men who date trans women would consider themselves to be.
Speaking with Hallie, she asked: ‘So you know the men that are attracted to you, would they be classed as gay?’
Hallie, looking slightly unimpressed, said: ‘I’m a woman.’
Farida replied: ‘Yeah you’re a woman but you’re a trans…’
Hallie said: ‘I don’t see them as gay. I see them as liking a woman. There’s different types of sexualities’
Hallie said: ‘At the end of the day, I’m a woman. If a guy was to get with me and be gay, that’s calling me a man, do you know what I mean?’
‘I don’t see them as gay,’ Hallie said. ‘I see them as liking a woman. There’s different types of sexualities.
Read more: Big Brother fans praise transgender Hallie for ‘educating’ housemates after Farida asks her: ‘The men attracted to you, would they be classed as gay?’
‘At the end of the day, I’m a woman. If a guy was to get with me and be gay, that’s calling me a man, do you know what I mean?’
Farida then asked: ‘But sexually, do you still have your male organs?’
Hallie replied: ‘Yeah, but I won’t have sex until I have my vagina.’
Farida said: ‘So you wouldn’t go with anyone…?
‘Until I’ve had my full transition,’ Hallie said.
Farida then asked: ‘And that’s your right. And if you went with a guy, would you let them know [you are trans]?’
‘Oh yeah, 100 per cent,’ Hallie said. ‘That’s one of the first things I would mention. Out of respect, I’ll tell you and if you can’t love that part of me, you can’t love me.’
Hallie later discussed the moment with here fellow housemates, saying: ‘When Farida said to me, ‘if a man was to be with you does that make them gay?’ I was like no I’m a woman, they like me like I’m a woman. She was all confused.’
Hallie then admitted Farida’s questions were ‘frustrating’ and added: ‘I was like, you need to chill out babe. If that made them gay I would be a man.’
Later on Farida and Hallie broke the ice, with Farida said: ‘The thing is that I don’t believe in bullying. I was just curious because I feel it’s my first opportunity… it’s a social experiment being in here. Different people celebrating their culture and what they’re about.’
Hallie’s mother Samantha, appearing on Big Brother: Late & Live last night said Hallie would not have minded Farida asking questions.
Hallie also won praise from viewers on social media, with fans commending the ‘healthy’ conversation she had with Farida.
Taking to X/Twitter, one fan wrote: ‘Aw I like how Hallie is open to educating others,’ while another added: ‘So here for Hallie educating the masses.’
A third fan penned: ‘Farida and Hallie’s conversation is very healthy, younger generation educating the older generation.’
BIG BROTHER 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS!
JENKIN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Barman
FROM: Bridgend
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? ‘Loud and messy, and irritating probably.’
TOM
AGE: 21
PROFESSION: Butcher
FROM: Somerset
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think I might potentially offend some people. My mouth moves faster than my brain.’
TRISH
AGE: 33
PROFESSION: Stay-at-home mum
FROM: Luton
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? ‘I think my first priority is to sort out my housing situation. The housing crisis is just ridiculous and my housing situation has been unstable. It brings me a lot of mum guilt because I’ve got a young child. It’s my biggest incentive and motivation to win.’
JORDAN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Lawyer
FROM: Scunthorpe
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being cantankerous and acting as if I don’t want to be there even if I do in my heart. They might nominate me for being disengaged perhaps or not paying everyone an equal amount of attention. They may feel left out but I can’t help that.’
DYLAN
AGE: 39
PROFESSION: DJ
FROM: Coventry
TELL US AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: ‘I appeared on a TV show called The Last Leg about amputees – two years before I lost my leg!’
NOKY
AGE: 26
PROFESSION: Banker
FROM: Derby
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BECOME A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love challenges. I’ve had so many amazing times in my life, like going to Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain. I like to do something different and I think this is the next challenge I want to conquer. I want to show people what pageant girls are really like and disprove a lot of stereotypes around them. I also show what it’s like being a woman who’s worked in male- dominated fields. I want to show that women are capable of doing anything they want.’
PAUL
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Security officer
FROM: Liverpool
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being the biggest wind up, eating all the food and being the loudest housemate.’
OLIVIA
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Dancer
FROM: Glasgow
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think when people are in that hangry state, that’s when I’ll wind people up and grind their gears. I think they’ll nominate me for being full on, and for my brutal honesty and oversharing of opinions.’
FARIDA
AGE: 50
PROFESSION: Make-up artist
FROM: Wolverhampton
TELL US AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: ‘People are always surprised when I say I got married at 43. Or also that I’m an ex-holiday rep in Gran Canaria and Menorca.’
HALLIE
AGE: 18
PROFESSION: Youth worker
FROM: London
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being lazy and having an opinion. I’m quite opinionated, I like speaking my mind and not many people like that. I’m quite real.’
YINRUN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Customer support agent
FROM: Harrogate
WHAT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? ‘I’m most excited about being surrounded by so many people from different walks of life. I don’t think I will ever live in a house again with so many different kinds of people. I’m from China and I think it will help me be more immersed in British culture.’
CHANELLE
AGE: 29
PROFESSION: Dental therapist
FROM: Llanelli
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO BE NOMINATED FOR? ‘Probably just for being annoying. In Wales, we have this saying, “I’ll do it now in a minute.” So like, if I went to make food and I left a dish on the side, I have all good intentions of washing it but I’d be like, “I’ll do it now in a minute,” and it might be three hours later before I do it. So probably for silly stuff like that.’
ZAK
AGE: 28
PROFESSION: Model
FROM: Manchester
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? ‘Pay off my debts and help my family out. I’ve also been saving up to build a park in my village back at home in Thailand because where I grew up, there’s no parks or playgrounds.’
MATTY
AGE: 24
PROFESSION: Doctor
FROM: Isle Of Man
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘They would say I’m quite like a lucky person or someone who really wants to experience life to its fullest and do everything that it has to offer. Someone who is kind and fun and doesn’t take life too seriously.’
HENRY
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Food writer
FROM: Cotswolds
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘I think they would say I’m particularly sociable and very chatty. I mean, I’ll be honest, my parents would definitely say I’m a bit of a snob but I take it as a compliment. I think it means you’ve got high standards and good taste. They’d say I was quite a peculiar child.’
KERRY
AGE: 40
PROFESSION: NHS manager
FROM: Essex
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BE A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love the programme. It is, for me, the ultimate reality TV show ever. I’ve got multiple sclerosis and so the reason why I never applied before is because I always saw those whacking great big stairs to get into the house. It just felt a little bit unachievable because for the first three years of my illness I was in a wheelchair. When I saw it was coming back and searching for real people from all walks of life, I thought, this is my year.’
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