Tim Dormer confessed he once had romantic feelings for his Big Brother co-star Ben Zabel while interviewing him on his podcast The Big Mouth this week.
The show’s 38-year veteran spoke with his longtime boyfriend on Wednesday and opened up about a time he broke up with an ex and tried to get together with Ben.
Tim expressed, “I really loved you,” but he hadn’t been ready to face those feelings while filming The Graceland Happiness Project with the former flight attendant.
Tim Dormer, 38, (pictured) revealed he once had romantic feelings for fellow Big Brother Ben Zabel when he confessed them to the man on his podcast The Big Mouth
He said: “That was me [down to f**k] the night i texted you I wanted to come over and bang your brains out. And you made me read.’
Ben laughed at the comment but Tim insisted he was serious.
“You know I had feelings for you that I just couldn’t handle,” Tim said.
The show veteran spoke to his longtime boyfriend on Wednesday and opened up about a time he broke up with an ex and tried to get together with Ben (pictured).
Tim expressed, “I really loved you,” but he hadn’t been ready to face those feelings while filming The Graceland Happiness Project with the former flight attendant
“I didn’t choose you because you were the safe, boring type. I didn’t choose you because I really loved you.
“I didn’t know what to do with it, I wasn’t really ready yet. And maybe the safer option was the one I knew was ruthless.”
The couple met in 2013’s Big Brother season 10, where they started out as enemies.
The couple met in 2013’s Big Brother season 10, where they started out as enemies
Ben left the show on Day 73 in a shock eviction after being nailed as a potential finalist alongside Tim, who went on to win the season.
Tim, who is now happily dating Adam Freeth, appeared in a Canadian version of the show and again in Australia for this year’s season, and was booted just days before the finale.
He was sent home after Taras Hrubyj-Piper (34), Brenton Parkes (25) and Johnson Ashak (25) nominated him for eviction.
Tim, who is now happily dating Adam Freeth (right), appeared in a Canadian version of the show and this year’s season back in Australia and was booted just days before the finale
His exit left Reggie Bird, 48, as the last “OG” in the house, and she won the show for a second time against new players Johnson and Taras.
After his elimination, Tim confessed he didn’t trust the other Big Brother veterans, telling the TV Blackbox podcast, “The OGs, whether they admit it or not, were very threatened by me.
“My strategy was to work with them, but I knew at a certain point in the game they would start questioning me and wondering if my game was strong and if I was using them.”
He was sent home after Taras Hrubyj-Piper (34), Brenton Parkes (25) (right) and Johnson Ashak (25) (left) nominated him for the eviction
Known as a “puppeteer” and master player, Tim said he suspected Dave Graham and Estelle Landy didn’t trust him.
“Me and Reggie would have worked together until the end, but Dave and Estelle had their suspicions and didn’t want to advance my game,” explained Tim.
“There was just no way the OGs would save each other.”
His exit left Reggie Bird, 48, (left) as the last “OG” in the house, and she won the show for a second time against new players Johnson and Taras