Big Brother’s Sara-Marie Fedele reveals why she disappeared from the public eye

She became a household name after wowing Australia with her trademark ‘bum dance’ on Big Brother in 2001.

And Sara-Marie Fedele has now revealed why she disappeared from the public eye after becoming one the biggest stars ever to emerge from the reality TV hit.

The 44-year-old mother of one admitted to being too shy and ‘lazy’ to have a social media account.

Sara-Marie made the comments during an interview on Hit FM’s WA Allan & Carly breakfast show on Wednesday. 

The fan favourite was asked by co-host Carly Portch about why she never used social media. 

Sara-Marie made the comments during an interview on Hit FM’s WA Allan & Carly breakfast show on Wednesday Pictured: Sara-Marie in a rare interview, appearing on Sunrise on Monday

‘I’ve never had anything, ever,’ Sara-Marie began.

‘I have never had Facebook, I have never had Instagram … I am just really lazy. If I’m out with someone, I’d rather be with that person.’

During the chat, Sara-Marie said her public image as an extrovert was mistaken.

‘I feel like I am very confident in front of small groups of people, and on Big Brother you had no idea how well known it was going to be.

‘There’s two sides to me: I know I look like a show off, I’m not. There is a shy side to me, of not wanting to do social media. I don’t judge anyone who has it, I’m just too lazy for it.’

During the chat, Sara-Marie said her public image as an extrovert was mistaken Picture: Sara-Marie as seen on Big Brother

At one one point during the interview,  radio hosts said they would set up an Instagram account for the one-time reality star, but Sara-Marie refused. 

It comes after the former reality star made a rare TV appearance on Channel Seven ‘s Sunrise with her former co-star Blair McDonough on Monday.

She finished third on the series, but had incredible success after her eviction by starting her own sleepwear line, writing a book and even releasing a pop single called I’m So Excited (The Bum Dance).

Sara-Marie returned to Big Brother in 2002 for the show’s celebrity edition, and then enjoyed a stint as a presenter on the children’s show Totally Wild.

In 2005, Sara-Marie appeared as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars and in 2008 returned as a panelist on Big Brother’s spin-off show, Big Mouth.

In 2005, she appeared as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars and in 2008 returned as a panelist on Big Brother’s spin-off show, Big Mouth.

She also enjoyed a stint working as a plus-size model under the BGM talent agency.

Before her stint on Big Brother, she worked at a strip club in management.

Sara-Marie now lives a quiet life in Perth and is a proud mother to an eight-year-old daughter.