Big Brother fave Conor just told us exactly how he felt about the toxic men in the house.

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Since its premiere, this season of Big Brother Australia has been a non-stop rollercoaster — but not just for the strategic gameplay and dramatic confrontations. 

This year's format has thrown housemates into chaotic nominations and budget challenges, leading to intense alliances and blindsides. However, the season has been defined less by who won a challenge and more by the frank, and often volatile, social dynamics within the house.

The conversations this season about gender roles and the concerning presence of so-called "manosphere" ideas among some of the male housemates have dominated social media and water cooler chats alike.

Now that he's out of the house, we sat down with fan-favourite contestant Conor to talk about what it was really like to be on the inside of those discussions, his own views on modern relationships, and the incredible game-changing representation he brought to Australian television.

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The commentary from some of the male housemates this season, particularly surrounding traditional roles for women in relationships and careers, didn't sit well with many viewers. Conor, however, was in the thick of it, and he told Mamamia he was actively challenging those views from day one.

Conor found the arguments and opinions being thrown around by some of the men to be completely out of touch with his own life.

"Honestly, I massively disagreed with it most of the time," he shared.

"In my life, my partner is our breadwinner and I'm the stay-at-home person. I do all the cooking and cleaning and those kinds of things, and my partner goes off and she does a very important professional job. So for me, those things don't stick. They don't necessarily make sense."

While he was determined to stand his ground, Conor admits it felt like a constant battle against a united front.

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"Honestly, within those first few days they were kind of both immediately on the train of these manosphere ideas, and instantly I was kind of pushing back on a lot of them," he explained. 

"But it's difficult when they're ganging up on you in a sense, and there's more of them than you are, and you're literally just fighting an uphill battle. Especially when they're not exactly wanting their minds changed, they like the ideas they're holding."

Beyond the intense social dynamics, Conor has made history this season as the first housemate with Tourette Syndrome to appear on Big Brother Australia. For him, going on the show was always about more than just winning the prize money — it was about advocacy.

"Definitely. That's why I went on," he affirmed. "To spread some advocacy and create a better mind of what Tourette's is in the Australian public, and I think I did that."

During his time in the house, Conor shared a powerful observation: as he grew more comfortable with his housemates, his tics began to decrease. This is a common and important factor for those with Tourette's, which Conor hopes will help destigmatise the condition in Australia.

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He passionately believes that a simple shift in how we approach the condition can make a world of difference.

"A huge part of Tourette's is that it's very anxiety-based, and often not knowing what people are thinking and how they're gonna treat you about your tics can be one of the things that leads to that anxiety," he noted. 

"I was surprised at how accepting everyone was but not surprised that once I felt that acceptance, it all began to die down. And that was one of the messages I wanted to communicate to the Australian public is that often the negativity around Tourette's is what exacerbates it and simply a little bit of acceptance goes a long way."

Feature Image: Channel Ten.