Big Brother’s 10 Most Annoying Showmances

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7. April Dowling and Bryan Ollie (Big Brother 10)

This couple had a lot of night-vision-camera, under-the-sheets action, especially considering Ollie (as he liked to be called), had been a virgin until shortly before the season started. Besides constantly getting-it-on their showmance was sort of “meh,” and was made worse by the fact that they were both part of the annoying alliance on the show. And of course, they broke up pretty much as soon as the season ended.

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6. McCrae Olson and Amanda Zuckerman (Big Brother 15)

The most unlikely couple ever to have come out of Big Brother, nerdy pizza-delivery boy, McCrae, and outspoken Miami Realtor, Amanda — who was five years older than he — had what seemed like a pretty sweet showmance to start, although it was almost impossible to understand what these two opposites could have possibly seen in each other. But as Amanda’s true (sucky) personality began to emerge more and more, this formerly likable couple started to get more and more annoying — or to be fair, Amanda got more and more annoying, and their offbeat showmance lost its luster. Amazingly, the two did date for some time after the show, but eventually broke up.

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5. Judd Daugherty and Aaryn Gries (Big Brother 15)

While this can hardly be labelled a showmance, it was super annoying when house guest Aaryn Gries — the pretty, blonde college student from Texas who is famous for the racist and homophobic comments she made against minorities on the show — tried to seduce bumbling, nice guy Judd Daugherty, in a desperate attempt to stay in the game. While her kiss didn’t earn her any extra time in the house, it did earn her a boyfriend after the show, as the two reportedly dated for a while once the season ended. So maybe that kiss was more than just strategic — but we still didn’t like seeing it.

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3. Jase Wirey and Holly King (Big Brother 5)

In one of the most meathead-heavy seasons in Big Brother history, Jase was the loveable lug nut who could actually be pretty nasty to anyone who didn’t fit his narrow-minded view of cool. So it was no surprise that this blond, spiky-haired volunteer firefighter with the muscle-shirt fixation took up with blonde California-girl and model, Holly. But the showmance between these two equally annoying house guests didn’t last long, as the rest of Jase’s testosterone-fuelled alliance wasn’t happy about it. The two lovebirds dated for a while after the show, but their relationship ultimately ended badly with Holly reputedly turning down a chance to appear on Big Brother 7: All-Stars, when she found out Jase was going to be there.

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2. Mike “Boogie” Malin and Erika Landin (Big Brother 7)

Of all annoying things to happen, Mike “Boogie” was recast on this All-Stars edition of the show, alongside his former “Chilltown” partner, Dr. Will, he cast his particular brand of smarmy charm on house guest and Big Brother four alum, Erika Landin. But Mike was just kind of a jerk to emotional, pink-jogging-pants-wearing Erika, treating her with very little respect. Of course, it was all part of Chilltown’s strategy to develop showmances they could take to the final four, and while Dr. Will’s much sweeter — though not as serious — showmance with Janelle got him to the final four, Mike’s annoying, fake showmance with Erika got him all the way to the end with the jury voting to give him the $500,000 prize over Erika. Poor Erika was humiliated when she finally saw all the nasty comments Mike had made about her over the course of the season and needless to say, this is one showmance that didn’t last past the end credits. At least Erika took home 50 grand for her misery.

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1.Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly (Big Brother 12 & 13)

The most famous Big Brother showmance of all time, “Brenchel” — as lovebirds Brendon and Rachel came to be known — was also the most annoying by a landslide, if you ask most Big Brother fans. An unlikely couple, the loud-mouthed, whiny waitress and the PhD student nonetheless hit it off and stayed the course, even as everyone else in the house turned on them — or more accurately, on Rachel. Remarkably, these two were still an item when they returned to play on the following season of Big Brother and Rachel actually ended up taking home the $500,000 prize. Today, Brendon and Rachel are happily married — and proof that there is someone out there for everyone, and that showmances can turn into actual romances for the lucky few.

Lara H