Big Brother star Nadia Almada, 47, admits she loves men 'but would only marry for tax benefits' as she reflects on dating two decades after becoming show's first transgender contestant Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Ruth Francis For Mailonline Published: 20:51 EDT, 4 August 2024 | Updated: 20:55 EDT, 4 August 2024 e-mail View comments Big Brother star Nadia Almada has opened up about her love life in a candid chat. Nadia, 47, was crowned champion of series five in 2004 and made history as the first ever transgender contestant to star on the Channel 4 programme.

But despite it being two decades since she won the show, swapping her raven locks for bombshell blonde and using a pseudonym on dating apps, potential suitors still recognise her, which she finds 'a real turn off.' The TV personality said she fondly recalls her time in the Big Brother house, where she endured ten weeks of cigarette rations and the explosive 'Fight Night' before winning with 74% of the vote. Twenty years on and she hopes the next chapter in her life includes finding a partner.

Big Brother star Nadia Almada has opened up about her love life in a candid chat saying that she loves men but would 'only marry for tax benefits' Nadia, 47, was crowned champion of series five in 2004 and made history as the first ever transgender contestant to star on the Channel 4 programme. She told The Sun: 'I love men. Men are great, men usually love me most of the time.

But would I get married one day? Fo.