The second season of the Australian reality television series, Big Brother, also known as Big Brother 2002, started on 8 April 2002, and ended on 1 July 2002, lasting 86 days. This season was similar to the first season, and was the only one to use the same house from a previous season, albeit with some small modifications. Simultaneous with the main house was a house of six potential Intruders. A number of television specials allowed viewers to get to know the intruders and viewers were able to vote which three eventually went into the house. Peter Abbott, the show's executive producer, also served as the voice of Big Brother.
A close relationship formed between Nathan Martin and Jess Hardy (Marty and Jess) who later got married after leaving the show. Their wedding plans and the ceremony were showcased in television special Marty & Jess: An Outback Wedding. The couple divorced in 2006. The Australian rock band Killing Heidi entered the house for a special surprise birthday party for Jess. During an Eviction, a 25-year-old male ran naked onto the stage and was subsequently fined $100 in court. The reserved Peter Corbett won the $250,000 first prize, with Marty coming second.
Housemates Of the Housemates, Jess Hardy previously featured on The Mole 2 and was eliminated in the qualification challenge to determine the main cast.
Name Age Day entered Day exited Result Peter Corbett 23 1 86 Nathan "Marty" Martin 20 1 86 Sahra Kearney 23 1 85 Jess Hardy 24 1 78 Keiran Tanner 24 31 71 Mirabai Peart 21 1 64 Alex Christie 30 1 57 Nathan Morris 25 1 57 Brodie Young 24 31 50 Turkan Aksoy 30 1 43 Nicole Dickmann 23 31 39 Shannon Cleary 31 1 36 Aaron Benton 24 1 29 Katrina Miani 21 1 22 Damian Hoo 21 1 15
Previous Potential Housemates The following three contestants were potential housemates. They lived in an Intruder House along with Nicole, Brodie and Keiran, and were not voted in to the Big Brother house by Australia after a month.
Name Age Day entered Day exited Result Hayley 24 1 31 Nicki 21 1 31 Will 21 1 31
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Specials
Nominations table Color key:
Week 2Week 3Week 4 Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12NominationspointsreceivedNominationsIntruder EvictionDay 85Finale Peter 1–Shannon 2–Katrina1–Alex 2–Turkan1–Jessica 1–Jessica 2–Sahra1–Nathan NicoleKeiran 2–Marty1–NathanNonominations 2–Keiran1–Mirabai 2–Marty1–Jessica 2–Sahra1–JessicaNonominationsWinner(Day 86)17 Marty 2–Turkan1–Katrina 2–Mirabai1–Katrina 2–Turkan1–Aaron 2–Mirabai1–Turkan 2–Turkan1–Sahra BrodieKeiran 2–Brodie1–MirabaiNonominations 2–Mirabai1–Keiran 2–Keiran1–Sahra 2–Peter1–SahraNonominations(Day 86)10 Sahra 2–Katrina 2–Katrina1–Turkan 2–Turkan1–Aaron 2–Shannon1–Mirabai 2–Turkan1–Mirabai BrodieKeiran 2–Mirabai1–BrodieNonominations 1–Keiran 2–Keiran 2–PeterNonominationsEvicted(Day 85)16 Jessica 2–Katrina1–Alex 2–Katrina1–Turkan 2–Turkan1–Alex 2–Peter1–Turkan 2–Alex1–Turkan BrodieKeiran 2–Keiran1–BrodieNonominations 2–Peter1–Sahra 2–Keiran1–Sahra 2–Sahra1–PeterEvicted(Day 78)36 KeiranIntruderHouse EnteredExemptNominated 2–Marty1–JessicaNonominations 2–Mirabai 1–MartyEvicted(Day 71)14 Mirabai 2–Alex1–Jessica 2–Alex1–Jessica 2–Jessica1–Alex 2–Alex1–Jessica 2–Sahra1–JessicaBrodieNicole 1–KeiranNonominations 2–Sahra1–KeiranEvicted(Day 64)23 Alex 2–Mirabai1–Turkan 2–Turkan1–Mirabai 2–Jessica 2–Shannon1–Mirabai 2–Jessica1–MirabaiExempt 2–Jessica1–BrodieNonominationsEvicted(Day 57)16 Nathan 2–Katrina1–Turkan 2–Turkan1–Katrina 2–Turkan1–Mirabai 2–Peter1–Turkan 2–Peter1–TurkanBrodieKeiran 2–Brodie1–MirabaiNonominationsEvicted(Day 57)7 BrodieIntruderHouse EnteredExemptNominated 2–Jessica1–MartyEvicted(Day 50)7 Turkan 2–Jessica1–Alex 1–Sahra 1–Nathan 2–Shannon1–Nathan 2–Nathan1–Jessica BrodieNicoleEvicted(Day 43)36 NicoleIntruderHouse EnteredExemptNominatedEvicted(Day 39)N/A Shannon 2–Peter1–Turkan 2–Peter1–Turkan 2–Turkan1–Jessica 2–Alex1–TurkanEvicted(Day 36)11 HayleyIntruderHouse Did Not EnterEvicted(Day 31)N/A NikkiIntruderHouse Did Not EnterEvicted(Day 31)N/A WillIntruderHouse Did Not EnterEvicted(Day 31)N/A Aaron 2–Katrina1–Damian 2–Marty1–Katrina 2–Jessica1–NathanEvicted(Day 29)4 Katrina 2–Damian1–Turkan 2–Aaron1–AlexEvicted(Day 22)20 Damian 2–Katrina1–TurkanEvicted(Day 15)5 Notesnone 1none 2none Nominated Damian,Katrina,Turkan Alex,Katrina,Turkan Aaron,Alex,Jessica,Nathan,Turkan Alex,Mirabai,Peter,Shannon,Turkan Brodie,Keiran,Nicole Jessica,Sahra,Turkan Brodie,Jessica,Marty All Housemates Keiran,Mirabai,Sahra Jessica,Keiran,Marty Jessica,Peter,Sahra All Housemates All HousematesEvictedDamian40%to evictKatrina57%to evictAaron51%to evictHayley, Nikki, WillFewest votesto enterTurkan49%to evictNicole3 of 14 votesto stayBrodie49%to evictNathan39%to evict(out of 8)Mirabai62%to evictKeiran55%to evictJessica37%to evictSahra41%to evictMarty59%to evictShannon37%to evictAlex24%to evict(out of 7)SavedTurkan30.5%Katrina29.5%Turkan23%Alex20%Jessica21%Nathan13%Turkan10%Alex5%Turkan30%Peter16%Mirabai9%Alex8%Jessica33%Sahra18%Keiran5 votesBrodie6 votesJessica39%Marty12%JessicaKeiranMartyMirabaiPeterSahraKeiran20%Sahra18%Jessica33%Marty12%Peter32%Sahra31%Peter30%Marty29%Peter41%to evict
Notes
Australia voted Brodie, Keiran, and Nicole into the House as Intruders on Day 31. While they were immune from the regular Nominations, they were nominated for a house vote eviction on Day 39. The Housemates participated in a structured debate on which intruder should stay before the intruders pleaded their case before voting. The Housemates vote for the 2 intruders they wish to stay. As Alex was the moderator for the intruder debate, he did not vote. This week, Big Brother informed the Housemates that they all were nominated in a special Double Eviction. On Nominations night, instead of voting, each Housemate pleaded their case to Australia on why they should stay.
Special episodes In addition to the pre season special, a number of special episodes also aired during the original run of the season. These included:
Intruders Aired the same night as the Launch show, the Intruders special revealed the six possible intruders: Hayley, Kieran, Brodie, Nicki, Nicole and Will. Gretel explained that the public will decide which intruders will enter the Big Brother house. Psychologist Carmel Hill provided insight into the personalities of the intruders.
The Honeymoon's Over One week after the launch, Gretel presents a program in anticipation of the first round of nominations the following night. Packages are shown exploring the impact of different platonic and romantic relationships in the House, with added comments from Daily Show supervising producer Chris Blackburn. First season winner Ben Williams and psychologist Carmel Hill analyse potential nomination strategies.
Intruders: You Decide After nearly four weeks living in the secret intruder house, it is time for the public to vote on which three intruders will enter the main Big Brother house. Viewers are shown the secret intruder house for the first time and how the intruders are adjusting to life together, and also to no communication from the outside world.
Intruders Unleashed Gretel hosts a live special in which the results of the intruder vote are revealed and the intruders are released into the house. Psychologist Carmel Hill is on hand to analyse the impact of arrivals. Also, one housemate asks for permission to leave the house.
Housemates' Revenge Gretel hosts a live special in which the original Housemates must vote to evict one of the three Intruders. Each Housemate is given one minute to make a case for the Intruder(s) they want to keep, then each Intruder is given an opportunity to state their case, before the Housemates cast their votes.
Mastercard Charity Challenge Gretel drops in on the house in a live special to host a series of challenges for the Final 5 Housemates to raise up to $50,000 for their chosen charities. Before the final challenge, Mastercard surprised the Housemates with a personal cash prize split between the 5, equal to the amount raised for their charities.
The Final Countdown With three housemates remaining and no Nominations to cast, Gretel is joined by Psychologist Carmel Hill, Big Brother 2001 finalists, Sara-Marie, Blar and Ben, as well as evicted housemates Shannon & Nathan and the most recent evictee Jess to discuss the Final 3 ahead of their final week in the house.
Aftermath Following his appearance on Big Brother, Nathan Morris transitioned into radio broadcasting and became co-host of Perth's top-rating breakfast program, Nathan, Nat & Shaun, on Nova 93.7. Morris later revealed that he had been offered several high-profile entertainment opportunities following his appearance on the show, including a talk show modelled on Rove Live, an animated television series based on his personality, a role in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, and a recording contract, despite joking that no one had checked whether he "could actually sing". Moreover, Nathan, Nat & Shaun has been Perth's highest-rating breakfast radio program for six consecutive years.
During the series, Jess Hardy began a relationship with fellow housemate Nathan "Marty" Martin, with the pair becoming known in the media as "Australia's sweethearts". They later starred in the television special Marty and Jess: An Outback Wedding, which documented their marriage in 2004. The couple divorced in 2006, approximately 15 months after the televised wedding. Hardy's brother, Billy Hardy, was among those killed in the 2002 Bali bombings. In 2025, Hardy revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy and has continued to receive chemotherapy following the diagnosis after the cancer was found to have persisted. Hardy has continued working in radio with Star 104.5 and remains active on social media.
Following public criticism of Governor-General Peter Hollingworth over his handling of child sexual abuse allegations while Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Turkan Aksoy publicly revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child and joined Big Brother winner Peter Corbett in supporting the Bravehearts White Balloon Day campaign. Aksoy said she hoped that sharing her experience would encourage other survivors to speak out, while the campaign sought to raise awareness that child sexual abuse often remains hidden. In 2018, Aksoy, then a Cultural and Inclusion Officer with the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, was recognised among the Top 50 Public Sector Women in New South Wales for her leadership in the public sector.
References
External links Big Brother 2002 website archived by Wayback Machine