Gay BB winner proposes to boyfriend

Big Brother winner Benjamin Norris, with host Sonia Kruger, jumps for joy after winning the show's $250,000 cash prize. Picture: Paul Broben Source: Supplied

IN a stunning feel-good Big Brother finale, gay housemate Benjamin Norris won $250,000 and then got down on one knee to propose live on air to boyfriend Ben Williams.

In a gesture that has instantly made him a flagbearer for the cause of gay marriage, Norris said he had always planned to use the show's publicity to express his love for Williams.

He has told other housemates he wants to use the winnings to start a family.

The 32-year-old Melbourne accounts manager said he'd been planning on proposing to Williams, 27, from even before he entered the house.

"I thought it doesn't matter if I'm evicted in one week, I just want to be able to say in front of everyone in Australia that I love this person more than anything."

Benjamin Norris, right, has won Big Brother.  Picture: Channel 9

Norris cruised to a popular victory, garnering an overwhelming 40 percent of the more than 400,000 votes cast. Following the shock early exit of his main competition Melbourne law student Estelle Landy, who scored 29 percent of the vote, it always looked likely that Ben, the bookies' favourite, would emerge victorious. When British beauty Layla Subritzky was told to leave (having scoring 31 percent of the vote) an overwhelmed Norris was left alone in the house, alternating between tears and laughter.

"I don't know what to do," he said wondering around the house for the first time alone. "I won, I won!" He appeared shocked to learn he'd also won a Holden Cruze.

It was a sweet victory for Norris, who had first applied for Big Brother a decade ago in 2002, and had to beat 20,000 other applicants to get selected for this year's series.

Ex-housemate Michael Beveridge said he hoped that Norris and Williams' marriage would inspire others.

"Hopefully, now he's in a famous gay couple, he can forge a path for other people to think about starting a family and getting what every other Australian gets."

The finale opened with a huge and energetic dance number featuring the former housemates doing Gangnam Style and a specially written number "Oats a la Layla". Even South Australian contestant Josh Moore, who walked away from the show after the sudden death of his brother Toby, returned.

Nine's gamble bringing back Big Brother this year after the brand had been tainted by adults-only late night sleaze and the infamous "turkey slap" scandal appears to have paid off. While the show hasn't seen the ratings spike of other reality formats like MasterChef or The Voice in its final weeks, it's attracted an average audience of more than a million across its three month run.

The bookies were predicting an audience of more than 1.5 million for the finale.

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