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Sada Walkington, Big Brother’s First Evictee, Revisited 25 Years Later

New retrospectives chart her path from a 2000 exit to a yoga-centered life in Argentina as Guru Amrit Dev.

Overview

  • Big Brother launched in 2000 with 11 housemates in Channel 4’s original social experiment.
  • Walkington left after 15 days following six nominations, becoming the first eviction in the UK series.
  • After the show she briefly dated fellow contestant Nichola Holt, as reported at the time by the Irish Examiner.
  • She later moved to Argentina, married musician Sat Man Swaraj, and welcomed twins Indigo and Padma in 2005.
  • Coverage also notes she declined multiple TV offers, including an ‘agony aunt’ idea from Ali G producers, in favor of teaching yoga.