Channel Seven aired the grand finale of Big Brother 2023 on Wednesday and the nail-biting episode saw series history made as two Housemates were crowned winner.
TikTok star siblings Tay and Ari Wilcoxson – who were competing as a single contestant – emerged victorious, beating out fan favourite Louis.
Host Sonia Kruger, 58, gathered the housemates to announce the winner and stunned the sisters with the surprising news.
‘Regardless of what comes next, you can all be proud of yourselves, but there can only be one winner. Australia has decided who that is,’ she began.
‘The winner of Big Brother 2023 is… Ari and Tay.’
Channel Seven aired the grand finale of Big Brother 2023 on Wednesday and the nail-biting episode saw series history made as two Housemates were crowned winner. Pictured: Host Sonia Kruger
The sisters appeared so shocked by the news that they were momentarily lost for words, as their fellow housemates applauded their incredible victory.
‘Oh my God, it’s insane. It doesn’t feel real. We did it!’ they excitedly told Sonia.
Tay, 23, and Ari, 20, were awarded $100,000 in prize money and they later revealed their exciting plans for the large sum.
![TikTok star siblings Tay and Ari Wilcoxson - who were competing as a single contestant - emerged victorious, beating out fan favourite Louis](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/06/11/78637471-12831731-TikTok_star_siblings_Tay_and_Ari_Wilcoxson_who_were_competing_as-a-1_1701861041469.jpg)
TikTok star siblings Tay and Ari Wilcoxson – who were competing as a single contestant – emerged victorious, beating out fan favourite Louis
‘We’ve always said we would want to help our family. That is a big reason why we are here,’ they said in a statement.
‘But we also want to make more memories and travel together and start something of our own business wise. The money will get lots of use.’
Their victory follows reports that the rebooted series of Big Brother might not be returning in 2024 as it has been a ‘ratings disaster’, according to an industry expert.
![Host Sonia Kruger , 58, gathered the housemates to announce the winner and stunned the sisters with the surprising news](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/06/10/78637467-12831731-image-a-178_1701859773650.jpg)
Host Sonia Kruger , 58, gathered the housemates to announce the winner and stunned the sisters with the surprising news
Just 10 years ago, Big Brother was still attracting an audience of 830,000 viewers.
However, after four seasons of the reboot and a rebranded celebrity version known as Big Brother VIP, the ratings have significantly declined to under 300,000 viewers a night.
Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle, the TV insider said that ‘[episodes are] being squished together to finish up prematurely next week in a new 8:30pm time slot, which is not what Channel Seven wanted.’
According to the source, the show has already been removed from Seven’s 2024 programming and consigned to indefinite hiatus once more.
!['Regardless of what comes next, you can all be proud of yourselves, but there can only be one winner. Australia has decided who that is,' Sonia said. 'The winner of Big Brother 2023 is... Ari and Tay.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/06/10/78637431-12831731-_Regardless_of_what_comes_next_you_can_all_be_proud_of_yourselve-m-180_1701859827177.jpg)
‘Regardless of what comes next, you can all be proud of yourselves, but there can only be one winner. Australia has decided who that is,’ Sonia said. ‘The winner of Big Brother 2023 is… Ari and Tay.’
![They pair were awarded $100,000 in prize money and they later revealed their exciting plans for the large sum](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/06/10/78637443-12831731-image-a-181_1701859854797.jpg)
They pair were awarded $100,000 in prize money and they later revealed their exciting plans for the large sum
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