Big Brother’s Sarah McDougal reveals the heartbreaking way she hopes to spend the $250,000 prize money
Big Brother’s Sarah McDougal has revealed the heartbreaking reason why she wants to win the $250,000 prize money.
Speaking to TV Week on Monday, the 19-year-old said she hopes to win the show to pay off the debt from her late dad James’ funeral.
‘He was 59 and pretty sick with emphysema, but doctors didn’t realise how bad it was, so Dad pushed me to go on my first trip overseas to do volunteer work in Indonesia last July,’ she said.
Heartbreaking: Big Brother’s Sarah McDougal (pictured) revealed the heartbreaking way she hopes to spend the prize money on Monday
‘He passed away really suddenly and I got the call to come home as soon as possible. It was heartbreaking and all the financial repercussions came down on us kids, so we got in quite a bit of debt,’ she added.
‘It would mean so much to me to be able to pay it off. It would change my family’s lives.’
Sarah, who is the youngest of seven children, went on to say her dad is the ‘smartest person I’ve ever met’ and has inspired her to become who she is today.
‘It would change my family’s lives’: The 19-year-old said she hopes to win the show to pay off the debt from her late dad James’ funeral
She also explained that her family has struggled financially and she got her first job as a dog walker aged 12 to help her parent’s pay the bills.
On Saturday, Sarah shared a heartfelt tribute to her late father James, one year after he died.
‘365 Days. That is too many days since I’ve heard a dad joke, heard him say that he loves me, try and beat him in a maths equation or even place a footy tip with him,’ she wrote on Instagram.
‘He passed away really suddenly’: She said her dad ‘was 59 and pretty sick with emphysema, but doctors didn’t realise how bad it was’
‘That’s too many days since I had to spend over 24 hours travelling back to Australia to be with my family. That is too many days since hearing the voice of a person I look up to the most.’
‘Dad, I know you’re with us. I know you’re still taking care of this family. You were with me every single step of this crazy Big Brother journey and I know if I have even a quarter of your strength and courage, I can overcome anything.’
Sarah’s father would likely be proud of her accomplishments on Big Brother this year. She has won two challenges on the show so far.
‘I know you’re still taking care of this family’: On Saturday, Sarah shared a heartfelt tribute to her late father James, one year after he died