Caroline Monk, the candid Big Brother housemate from the 2025 series, has spoken publicly for the first time about her past relationship with TV presenter Matthew Wright. The former couple were together for a significant period before Monk entered the reality show, which saw 61-year-old Richard crowned winner.
Monk revealed that Wright supported her through her cancer treatment. 'He looked after me the whole time I had cancer,' she said. 'But I think when I got better, I turned into my mad, crazy self again — and he couldn’t handle me.' She added that she has no bitterness, stating: 'I haven’t got a bad word to say about him apart from… you know… I’m glad it was over. It just wasn’t right.'
Reflecting on her time in the Big Brother house, Monk described the generation gap as a challenge, as she was about 35 years older than most housemates. 'They didn’t know anything before this year. I couldn’t talk about music, I couldn’t talk about my life,' she said. She also addressed her dynamic with winner Richard, insisting their banter was mutual and playful, despite being labelled a bully by some viewers.
Monk claimed the show's edit did not fully capture her nurturing side, saying she often comforted crying housemates off-camera. 'I’d like people to have seen me talking to everyone, actually holding them when they were crying,' she said. She also joked about forgetting the cameras were there, adding: 'Otherwise I’d have looked a lot better. The showers were awful — tiny trickles! My hair went green!'
