Big Brother Australia’s first evictee for 2022, Josh Goudswaard, went rogue on social media just hours after being booted from the fans vs. faves episode of the show, and now there’s even more tea.
Slamming the show’s “character assassination” of fellow contestant Mel Todd and himself, the former model said he “couldn’t watch” any more of the season.
“I mean they just made me out as a villain,” he said. “I am crazy but I am also really compassionate.”
At the time, fans claimed what was shown wasn’t a true reflection of the relationship between Josh and former “Tinder date” Sam Manovski.
So Dramatic! podcast host Megan Pustetto revealed a series of leaked text messages between Josh and one of the show’s producers in episode 186 of the pod.
“Josh – Sally from Big Brother!” the first text read. “Can you text me Sambams mins number? Plsssssss she looks amazing.”
Josh obliged with the requested phone number, adding, “I will marry that woman one day.”
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“Maybe a BB wedding,” the producer responded. “Cool magazine spread. Is she single and ready for u?”
According to the screenshots obtained by the gossip podcast, Josh forwarded the conversation to Sam’s mum, Elizabeth.
“OMG!! I truly hope you do,” she responded. “Make. It. Happen.”
Josh presented Elizabeth with a plan, which clearly went by the way side once Sam saw current beau Anthony Drew would be entering the house.
“From what I’ve gleaned there’s lots of cute boys in there, some successful too so I’m sure she can wrap some around her finger,” Josh wrote. “Then eventually BAM I’ll control a group and she can be influential in hers.”
This is the second time the podcast has revealed Josh and Sam’s previous relationship was much more than a standard Tinder fling.
A friend of Josh’s appeared on episode 184 of So Dramatic! and revealed Josh’s best friend was dying of cancer, and the only thing that would make him willing to leave his friend’s side to go on the show was if he and Sam could “restart their love story.”
“Josh called her and said, ‘Hey I’ve been approached for Big Brother and due to COVID we cant hang out at the moment, so how about I put you forward for the show?’” the friend revealed.
“She agreed and Josh then asked her: ‘Could this be the restart of our love story?'”
The insider claimed that Sam “used” Josh to get on the show, as she already knew Drew, and had a “massive” crush on him; she had even given him her number in the past.
