With winter Love Island in full swing, it's all too easy to forget that Big Brother is returning to our screens later this year.
As such, we've been digging through the heat archives and brushing up on two decades of Big Brother history (it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it), to see if there are any underdogs we haven't reminisced over lately. It's Big Brother, so there are obvs loads, but we decided to give Big Brother 16's Jack McDermott his moment in the spotlight in 2023 (mainly because we didn't use the word 'icon' enough in 2015).
At the time, Jack was a 23-year-old McDonald's manager from Plymouth and playfully known as 'Pie Face' to the whole of his hometown – and now the world.
Jack finished in fourth place in the summer of 2015, losing out to winner Chloe Wilburn, who won the £116,100 prize fund (the largest prize money in Big Brother UK, FYI).
Since finding mediocre fame in the Big Brother house, Jack has shot to internet fame on streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch through his popular FIFA broadcasts (which basically just means he makes videos of himself playing that dire football video game we've all lost at least one man to). But people are definitely watching as he has over 610,000 subscribers on Youtube as Pieface23. Oh, and he has a fair few celebrity fans; including, predictably, Love Island 2022's Luca Bish.
After a little peruse at his YouTube and Twitch content you'll notice that Jack looks VERY different in 2023 – which, to be fair, makes total sense as we haven't seen him on our telly screens since he was 23 and he's now in his 30s. The Big Brother star has shot right up and shaken off his schoolboy aesthetics.
Who is Jack McDermott?
Jack is a former Big Brother contestant. He starred in 2015 series on Channel 5.
How old is Jack McDermott?
Jack was born on 23 January 1992, making him 31 years old.
Did Jack McDermott win Big Brother in 2015?
He didn't. But he did pretty well; Jack finished in fourth place in the summer of 2015, losing out to winner Chloe Wilburn, who won the £116,100 prize fund.
Who is Pieface23?
Pieface23 is Jack's handle on both Twitch and YouTube. He boasts 829K followers on Twitch and 631K subscribers on YouTube.
What does Jack McDermott do for a living?
The former McDonald's manager is now a full-time Twitch streamer and YouTuber. Apparently, you can catch him over on twitch.tv/pieface23 every day streaming FIFA – if you are that way inclined. But yes, for clarity, he makes a living off playing FIFA day after day.
Where is Jack McDermott from?
Jack is from Plymouth in Devon.