Cameron Cole is a 19-year-old vlogger and the newly-minted winner of Big Brother UK. Last month, he came out as gay on the show after a fellow contestant revealed he had a crush on Cole.
Cole dedicated his win to LGBTQ people who struggle to accept themselves, as he did for so long:
“It means the world. It makes the whole four years of trying to work and figure things out kinda worth it, the fact that I’ve finally been able to help some other people through, if I have done, through that themselves. It’s amazing.
“Honestly, I’m privileged to have been able to do it. I didn’t plan to do it, but it’s an incredible feeling to know that I helped people out. It’s made everything worth it. I hope that it has inspired people as much as possible. Lots of people come out every day and they don’t do it on national television.
“They don’t get the reception that I’ve got, but they all deserve it because it’s an incredible thing and me winning is as much for them as it was for me. It’s an incredible honor and privilege to have the support that I have. I’ll never be able to stress how grateful I am for it.”
Watch his big moment below:
Here's the moment @EmmaWillis announced the FINAL Big Brother champion! ? #BBUK #BBUKFinal pic.twitter.com/VJdwSOdaaQ
— Big Brother UK (@bbuk) November 5, 2018
Watch the moment Cameron left the #BBUK House as your WINNER! ?#BBUKFinal pic.twitter.com/TtVJNUodcX
— Big Brother UK (@bbuk) November 5, 2018
Show some love for your #BBUK 2018 WINNER Cameron! ? pic.twitter.com/wUTGU4vrnT
— Big Brother UK (@bbuk) November 6, 2018
Here’s the moment he came out to his fellow housemates:
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Channel 5, which produces Big Brother UK, has announced that after 19 years, this is the series’ final season.
Congrats, Cameron!
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Countdown til some abhorrent noxious troll finds a way to spew some hatred towards this kid…..10, 9, 8, 7, 6, …….
rray63
I don’t understand people. Why in 2018 is it still so hard for us to say who we are? What makes it so wrong to some people? Are they just uninformed, unintelligent, a combination, what? That a 19 y/o can’t even say the word in a country that is far more liberal than ours is crazy. I came out years ago, in the late 70’s early 80’s and I refuse to say it’s easier for young folks now. Has it gotten better in some ways, yes, is it easy, NO. People just need to keep talking, we’ll finally get the homophobes, (some of which are gay themselves) to realize it’s not a bad thing. Sorry, I’m rambling.
KevInSD
I like Cameron. He’s a normal guy. There were 2 horrifically effeminate weird dudes in that house and they both rightfully lost. Perhaps this shows that the UK, like the US, is getting tired of men who act like a combination girl/clown.
BTW, if you follow the link, you will see that, contrary to Queerty’s reporting, he did not dedicate his win to “LGBTQ” people. Normal gay people don’t speak like that, and they don’t feel any obligation to dedicate their personal accomplishments to transsexuals and crossdressers.
Johndoes
UK Big Brother has always had a wide assortment of people that represented all types, unlike the US one, which only features stereotypes.
I’m not surprised he won though…several years back a trans-man won, before trans was in the spotlight, but queerty refused to report on it.
The UK audience is far more accepting and welcoming of “others.”
Terrycloth
I had to go to YouTube to find it. Very seldom does a video say from this app..I wish american version was as good..although at times the British one could use subtitles