The ultimate blindside: Big Brother winner Chad Hurst admits he WON’T be splitting the $230,000 prize money with girlfriend Sophie Budack – despite promising they would go 50-50
Big Brother couple Chad Hurst and Sophie Budack had promised to split the $230,000 prize money 50-50 if either of them won the competition.
But just hours after Wednesday’s live finale, winner Chad awkwardly confessed on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that he’d changed his mind.
He made the admission after radio host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson asked him: ‘So what about splitting the money? Are you guys still doing that?’
What went wrong? Big Brother couple Chad Hurst (left) and Sophie Budack (right) had promised to split the $230,000 prize money 50-50 if either of them won the competition. But Chad backed out of the deal the morning after the season finale
The model, 27, confirmed he was keeping the majority of the cash.
‘I’m not going to go against my word; I’ll still share the money with her,’ he said, adding carefully: ‘But I think the winner… is just going to get a little bit more.’
While they won’t be splitting the money evenly like they’d agreed upon, Chad insisted that Sophie would be getting a ‘fair’ share.
It’s all mine! Just hours after Wednesday’s live finale, winner Chad (pictured) awkwardly confessed on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that he’d changed his mind
Jackie then asked Chad to clarify what he considered a ‘fair amount’ for Sophie.
‘So you’re going to get $130,000 and she’s going to get $100,000?’ she asked.
A sheepish Chad then admitted that Sophie’s share might actually be much less, saying: ‘Maybe $70,000…’
Not great news for her! The model, 27, confirmed he was keeping the majority of the cash – but insisted that Sophie (pictured) would be getting a ‘fair’ share
The pair had previously said they were planning to split the money evenly if one of them won because they’d made it through the game as ‘a team’.
So viewers were understandably surprised during Wednesday’s live finale when Chad made no mention of Sophie when asked how he planned to spend the money.
He instead said he would be taking a holiday with his friends and paying off his mother’s bills.
Playing hardball: Chad told KIIS FM he would ‘maybe’ give Sophie $70,000, which is far less than the half he’d promised her
‘Boys, start booking flights, we’re going on a trip! And I’m looking after Ma’s bills. That’s all that matters to me,’ he said.
This prompted fans to wonder if he had broken up with Sophie, as the couple also seemed to be keeping their distance on stage after the announcement.
‘Didn’t Chad say he would split the money with Sophie – and vice versa – if he won?’ one viewer tweeted.
‘Then no mention of it when asked what he was doing with the money? Hmmm… I hope he didn’t welch on the deal!’
Hmm! It comes after viewers were left surprised during Wednesday’s live finale when Chad (right) made no mention of Sophie (left) when asked how he planned to spend the money