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Where are they now? From Jess and Marty to Tully and Drew: A look back at which Big Brother Australia relationships stood the test of time and whose fizzled out
By
Kirby Spencer For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 14:20 +10:00, 30 April 2017 | Updated: 16:23 +10:00, 30 April 2017
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It was the controversial 'social experiment' that saw a bunch of strangers sealed in a house as the country watched on.
And 16 years since it first went to air, Big Brother Australia's soap opera status has continued on in the personal lives of its stars.
While the show went on to produce radio hosts, television presenters and even health food entrepreneurs, it was the relationships that defined the series and the contestants' lives in the years that followed.
So whose romance lasted the test of time, and who, like Gretel Killeen's famous line, found 'It's time to go...'?
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Who's said 'It's time to go'? Big Brother Australia has continued its soap opera status 16 years since first airing, thanks to the personal lives of its stars
Jess and Marty (Season 2)
They stole the nation's hearts when they embarked on a relationship while locked in the house on season two.
And while Marty had to settle for second place on the show, losing out to Peter Corbett, he did wind up winning fellow contestant Jess's heart.
The two tied the knot in 2004 and even starred in a spin-off special Marty & Jess: An Outback Wedding, but the pair divorced in 2006 after fifteen months together.
Marty went on to remarry, sharing children Sam, Billy and Joel with second wife Lexi, and now runs the family farm in Toodyay.
Jess meanwhile focused on her work, studying law and becoming a radio host, giving love another go on reality show Dating in the Dark.
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Big Brother marriage! They stole the nation's hearts when they embarked on a relationship in season two of the show, ending up marrying one another, but it wasn't to last for Jess and Marty with the couple divorcing in 2006
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Finding love again: Marty went on to remarry, sharing three children with second wife Lexi, while Jess focused on her work, becoming a radio host and giving love another go on reality show Dating in the Dark
Jade and Ed (Season 10)
Despite entering the house pretending to be wed to fellow contestant Drew, blonde beauty Jade soon realised she only had eyes for Ed.
The couple continued their relationship off-screen, and despite racy reports that they took to the bedroom upon leaving the house, the pair eventually went their separate ways.
Jade later explained the pair's split in an interview with
Maxim Magazine, claiming she didn't see Ed as an ex.
'(We) were completely different people outside of the BB house... the relationship in the house was one-sided and never existed in the real world,' she said.
While Jade remains single, Ed has moving on with brunette stunner Tania Brown, with the two set to move to Singapore together in May.
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Cosy couple: Despite entering the house pretending to be wed to fellow contestant Drew, blonde beauty Jade soon realised she only had eyes for Ed
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Over it: The couple continued their relationship off screen but ventually went their separate ways, with Jade later claiming she didn't see Ed as an ex
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New girl: While Jade remains single, Ed has moving on with brunette stunner Tania Brown, with the two set to move to Singapore together in May
Tully and Drew (Season 10)
The 2013 season of the show proved to be one of the most loved-up, with another couple forming in Tully and Drew.
It wasn't without controversy though, as social media strategist Tully was already in a relationship outside the show.
After her girlfriend dumped her via social media while she remained oblivious in the house, Tully continued her relationship with beau Drew upon their elimination.
It wasn't to last though, as the couple split in January 2014 - with Tully embarking on endless travels and Drew becoming a model.
The blonde beauty has since been romantically linked to other men, including former Bachelor star Richie Strahan.
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Moving on: After her girlfriend dumped her via social media while she remained oblivious in the house, Tully continued her relationship with beau Drew upon their elimination
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Parting ways: It wasn't to last though, with the couple splitting in January 2014, with Tully embarking on endless travels and Drew becoming a model
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Rumoured romance: The blonde beauty has since been romantically linked to other men, including former Bachelor star Richie Strahan
Hayley and Andrew (Season 7)
They shook things up from the beginning, entering the house as a couple but unable to tell the others as part of their secret challenge.
Things got more complicated though as Hayley's former flame Billy entered, shaking things up for the couple.
After making it through the show though, the pair split later in the year with claims they were already on the rocks when they joined the show.
One report from
The Adelaide Advertiser, alleged that Andrew instigated the break-up, moving out of their home, with claims of a wedding constructed by producers.
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Keeping it confidential: Haley and Andrew shook things up from the beginning, entering the house as a couple but unable to tell the others as part of their secret challenge
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A love that didn't last: After making it through the show though, the pair split later in the year with claims they were already on the rocks when they joined the show