PODCAST | Pheobe Joyce on Ebony’s betrayal and her Big Brother Australia 2026 eviction – She entered the Bris-Vegas house as its self-appointed court jester, but Pheobe Joyce has left as the third housemate evicted from Big Brother Australia 2026, still trying to understand why her closest friend chose someone else.
In this TV Central exclusive, recorded just after she left the house and before she had seen a single episode, Aaron Ryan speaks with the 26-year-old Queensland entertainer about receiving the fewest votes to save, the viewer comment that questioned her authenticity and the side of her personality the house rules kept hidden.
Pheobe also reveals the shared health battle behind her unlikely friendship with Ebony, explains why Ebony saving Matthew hurt so much, relives a birthday party she calls both the best and the worst and names the housemate she wants evicted next.
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What Is Discussed In The Pheobe Joyce Podcast?
- Why Pheobe believes Australia did not vote to save her
- How the ban on commercial music silenced the singing that defines her
- The part of the real Pheobe she believes viewers may have missed
- Her response to Big Brother’s viewer comment that a housemate was not being authentic
- The chronic migraines that formed the foundation of her friendship with Ebony
- Why Ebony saving Matthew felt like a betrayal
- Her surprise birthday party and Pam’s pass-the-parcel eviction
- What Marshy’s rush to the big red button revealed about his bond with Kyrah
- Life as Bunnings’ resident performer and her plans for a professional musical theatre career
- Who Pheobe wants evicted next and who she wants to win
Podcast Chapters
- 00:00 TV Central: One on One introduction
- 00:10 Pheobe Joyce’s eviction and welcome
- 01:39 Why Australia did not save Pheobe
- 02:13 What television viewers may have missed
- 02:53 The viewer comment questioning her authenticity
- 03:43 The unexpected friendship between Pheobe and Ebony
- 04:43 Why Ebony saving Matthew felt like a betrayal
- 05:25 Pheobe’s best and worst birthday party
- 05:57 Marshy, Kyrah and the big red button
- 06:32 Bunnings, performing and Pheobe’s musical theatre future
- 08:32 Who Pheobe wants evicted next and who she wants to win
- 09:13 Final thoughts and the TV Central outro
Why Pheobe Believes Australia Did Not Save Her
Six housemates faced the public vote on Sunday night, and host Mel Tracina revealed live that Pheobe had received the fewest votes to save. Asked why the audience did not keep her, Pheobe points to a quieter version of herself than the one her friends and colleagues know.
The biggest obstacle was one viewers may not have realised existed. Pheobe sings constantly in everyday life, but housemates are not allowed to sing commercial music inside the house, removing the most natural way she expresses herself.
I think I was a bit more reserved, a bit more quiet. It was hard to show my true self, because usually I sing all the time, and being in the house, you’re not allowed to sing commercial music.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
She says that missing piece of “Pheobe flair” was something she simply could not express for the audience at home.
Read TV Central’s complete recap of Pheobe’s eviction and the big red button twist.
The Real Pheobe Viewers May Have Missed
Much of the broadcast has centred on larger personalities and major conflicts involving Ebony, Anita, Kyrah, Ryan, Matty and Matthew. Pheobe had not seen any of that coverage when she spoke to TV Central, but she believes the real Pheobe was still there in the quieter moments.
She describes herself as a constant observer, listening in on conversations and reacting to everything around her. Her facial expressions, reactions and the occasional dance were, she says, all genuine.
The real Pheobe was there all the time, like, facial expressions, just listening in. Hopefully they saw me dancing.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
The Viewer Comment That Questioned Pheobe’s Authenticity
Big Brother shared a viewer comment suggesting that someone in the house was not being authentic. The housemates assumed it referred to Ebony, but the comment was actually about Pheobe.
Pheobe believes her theatre background may explain the misunderstanding. Having played many different characters, she knows her mix of quiet observation and sudden fun can be difficult to read for people who do not know her.
I am from a theatre background, so you play so many different characters, and I guess I’m a bit of a weirdo, so some people don’t understand me.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
She is adamant that nothing about her time in the house was an act, telling Aaron she was herself “through and through, always have been, always will be”.
The Migraine Bond Behind Pheobe And Ebony’s Friendship
On screen, Pheobe and Ebony looked like an unlikely pairing. Ebony was involved in some of the season’s loudest and most polarising moments, while Pheobe often appeared gentler and more reflective.
In the podcast, Pheobe reveals the connection viewers did not see. Both women have lived with chronic migraines and gone through extensive medical treatment, and finding someone who understood that experience created an immediate bond.
We’ve both experienced having chronic migraines, and finding someone that has had that same experience, gone through all the medical side of it, it’s so hard to come by.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
Talking openly about those experiences gave the pair a shared understanding of how strong and capable they are. Pheobe also defends Ebony’s personality, acknowledging that she can be mean, loud and vocal, but describing her as hilarious and “just a fun ball of energy” whom she admires.
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Why Ebony Saving Matthew Felt Like A Betrayal
When Pheobe was nominated, she believed her friendship with Head Housemate Ebony could help her. Instead, Ebony used her power to save Matthew, leaving Pheobe facing the public vote.
Pheobe says the decision was deeply upsetting. She would never have chosen Matthew herself because she believes he is playing a strong game, and she now sees Ebony’s choice as a reflection of her closer “little triangle” with other housemates.
It was hard to grasp why she wouldn’t pick me when we have expressed that we’re each other’s persons and friends.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
On eviction night, Pheobe told Mel that the one friend she had made in the house had “kind of betrayed” her. The podcast shows how much that friendship meant to her and why the decision was so difficult to accept.
The Best And Worst Birthday Party
Big Brother threw Pheobe an early surprise birthday party during big red button week, complete with party games. The celebration ended with a twist nobody expected, when the pass-the-parcel game delivered Pam’s surprise eviction.
Looking back, Pheobe says both emotions remain attached to the memory. She cried throughout, but still got to play limbo and musical chairs, and even left with a bruise on her leg from the latter.
It’s the best surprise party I’ve ever had, but also the worst. I’ll never forget it.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
She adds that she will “never see pass the parcel the same”. Hear Pam’s side of the same night in the Pam Davidson Big Brother eviction podcast.
Marshy, Kyrah And The Big Red Button
After Pheobe left, Big Brother revealed the night would become a double eviction unless the housemates pressed the big red button to save the second evictee. When Kyrah was named, Marshy was off the couch before the button had even lit up.
Pheobe was not surprised. She says Marshy had already been upset that so many housemates were facing eviction and did not want any of them to leave.
Marshy cares so much. It just shows how kind and caring of a person he is, and just how much Kyrah means to him as well.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
She also believes Marshy would have done the same for any of the housemates.
From Bunnings To A Musical Theatre Career
Before Big Brother, Pheobe spent 11 years working at Bunnings while keeping her love of performing alive. She studied theatre for three years after discovering acting classes in Year 11, and says she immediately knew it was what she wanted to do with her life.
That passion never left the workplace. Pheobe says her Bunnings colleagues know her as their “little performer”, singing and dancing for everyone at work.
If you watch the cameras at work, it’s just me singing and dancing literally all day for everyone.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
She admits she had started to let go of the dream, focusing instead on buying a house and moving out of home. Big Brother changed that. Pheobe says the experience “really lit my fire back up” and made her realise how much she misses performing. She now hopes to return to theatre and pursue it professionally.
It means everything to me. I embody musical theatre. Even if I’m not the best at singing or dancing, it’s still there.
Pheobe Joyce, TV Central: One on One
Pheobe Wants Matthew Evicted And Kyrah To Win
Given the power to choose the next evictee herself, Pheobe does not hesitate: Matthew. She says he is playing “a very cheeky game” that is not good for the house, and believes the remaining housemates deserve some freedom and happier times.
Her pick to win is Kyrah. Pheobe says Kyrah has the best reason to win, would make the best use of the prize money and is truly deserving of the title.
Who Is Still In The Big Brother House?
Following the departures of Harmon, Pam and Pheobe, 11 housemates remain in the competition:
- Anita, 47, Tasmania – a travel advisor, skateboarder and sister of two-time winner Reggie Bird
- Austin, 22, Queensland – a carpenter who works with his father and brother
- Charity, 29, New South Wales – one of 13 siblings, guided by family, faith and fun
- Ebony, 23, Victoria – a confident entrepreneur unafraid of confrontation
- Heath, 23, Queensland – an engineering student whose social energy hides a strategic mind
- Kyrah, 25, New South Wales – an English and Drama teacher with a loud, quick and unpredictable presence
- Marshy, 24, South Australia – a champion forklift salesman with a gift for the gab
- Matthew, 37, Victoria – a property investor with confidence, charisma and an appetite for debate
- Matty, 39, Western Australia – a mining commentator who enjoys being underestimated
- Ryan, 27, New South Wales – a garden-centre manager whose secret sibling entered alongside him
- Tahlia, 25, Victoria – a support worker with a dry sense of humour and Ryan’s younger sister
Network 10 has also hinted that an intruder could soon shake up the house. Read TV Central’s original Big Brother 2026 housemate profiles and launch recap for more information about the remaining cast.
More Big Brother Australia 2026 Podcasts
Pheobe is the third evicted housemate to join TV Central this season. Listen to the Harmon Singh eviction podcast for the first evictee’s account of the opening week, and the Pam Davidson eviction podcast for the inside story of the pass-the-parcel twist that ended Pheobe’s birthday party.
Before the season began, narrator Mike Goldman joined Aaron to discuss the new house and the 24-hour live stream in the Mike Goldman Big Brother Australia 2026 podcast. For a production-level view, TV Central also spoke with executive producers Sarah Thornton and Amelia Fisk about casting, audience power, the live stream and duty of care.
TV Central will continue speaking with the evicted housemates as the experiment unfolds.
When Is Big Brother Australia On?
Big Brother Australia continues Monday to Friday at 7.30pm and Sundays at 7pm on Channel 10. Viewers can also watch the 24-hour live stream and catch up through 10.
For the latest programme news, visit TV Central’s Channel 10 section.
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Season 2026, Episode 17
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