Former Big Brother contestant Alex Sibley has been elected as a Reform UK councillor in the local elections. The 47-year-old, who appeared on the third season of the reality show in 2002, won a seat to represent Emerson Park in Havering, London.
Sibley secured 1,255 votes, the second highest for Havering, behind fellow Reform candidate David Johnson who received 1,306 votes. He announced his candidacy on Instagram just days before the polls opened, stating: 'It’s Official. 7th May 2026. With a combined age of 126 years old and no degree from Oxford or Cambridge in Politics, we are Emerson Park candidates for Havering and Reform UK.'
After finishing third on Big Brother, Sibley pursued a career in TV and modelling, including work on Nickelodeon and Celebrity Blind Date. However, his career was derailed after a car crash in which a man died after colliding with his vehicle. Speaking to The Sun in 2020, Sibley said: 'A guy ran into the side of my car and died from his injuries. I lost my kids TV programme. I had a live show on Nickelodeon, and I was about to do panto.'
Following the crash, Sibley struggled to revive his TV career and eventually stepped away from the limelight to work in affordable housing. He is now married to a French ballerina and has four children.
