Big Brother 3 runner up Jonny Regan unrecognisable as he's spotted for first time in years
04.10.2023 - 18:59
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Big Brother's Jonny Regan has been spotted for the first time in years - as a reboot of the show is set to return this week. Jonny, a 51 year old former fireman, rose to fame in 2002 when he appeared on the third series of the iconic reality show. He finished runner up on Big Brother 3 - a season that also made stars of eventual winner Kate Lawler, the late Jade Goody, BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts and This Morning favourite Alison Hammond.
However, popular Jonny, from Trimdon, County Durham, turned his back on fame for a ‘normal job’ - becoming a photography company owner. And, more than 20 years later, he looks very different than he did during his time in the Big Brother House. He was spotted visiting a County Durham supermarket, looking well while wearing denim shorts and a yellow jumper.
He was pictured sporting a neatly-trimmed full moustache and beard - in place of his early noughties goatee. After his time on Big Brother, Jonnie had a short career in acting. He went on to tour with musical Boogie Nights, starred in pantos and appeared in adverts for British Gas and Skybet.
But he stepped back from the limelight and now lives in Hartlepool with wife Joanne Llewellyn, who he married in 2004 after 12 years of dating. He previously opened up on how he met Joanne in an interview with the Northern Echo. He said: “She had just been on holiday and she looked fantastic.
She had a short top on and this flat, brown stomach, and her tan just made her smile look incredible. “Because I'd had a lot to drink, I think it gave me Dutch courage. I went straight over to her, gave her a kiss and got her phone number.