Kat Newsome

Kat Newsome was a housemate on the first season of Big Brother. She entered the House on Day 1. Hoping to master the floater strategy, she attempted to lay low in the first few weeks of the game. When the housemates banded together to target the Tres Hermanos alliance, she placed herself in the middle of both groups and continued to run information back and forth. Despite her strategy working for a short while, the housemates continued to grow suspicious of her intentions, and she found herself backdoored during the show's first double eviction night. Since appearing on the show, she has found a good amount of success as a YouTuber and social media influencer. Outside of one appearance on The Big Brother Mash-Up, Kat has had little to do with the series since her time in the House.

Biography
Kathryn "Kat" Newsome was born and raised in a small town in Arkansas. Bored with living in the middle of nowhere, she found an escape through makeup and special effects, and soon realized she had a talent. She began making YouTube videos doing makeup tutorials, and not soon after began helping friends with makeup and special effects for independent film projects. Kat additionally participated in "cosplay", and attended conventions. She gained a decent following on social media, some of whom urged her to apply for the series. She described herself as "quirky, artistic, and hyper". She believed that being an outcast would help her in the House, as she would be able to coast until the end before making big moves. She listed her pet mice as one of the things she would miss the most while in the House, and cited her YouTube following as her greatest accomplishment thus far. She hoped to use the money from the show to launch her own cosmetics line, should she be the winner.

Kat entered the House on Day 1. She formed several friendships from the start, but avoided joining any alliances in the first few weeks. Choosing to remain outside of the drama while being there for each member of the House, she spent the first few weeks in the game not even being considered as a target for the housemates. When the majority of the House turned against the Tres Hermanos alliance, Kat positioned herself in the middle of the two sides. She continued to relay information to both sides and play the middle with the help of Andy, who had a similar strategy. Despite this plan working for a short while, she soon became a target after two members of Tres Hermanos were evicted. Prior to his eviction, Brandon and his ally Stallone attempted to turn the House against Kat, exposing the lies she had told in the game. Kat found herself nominated as a replacement nominee during the show's first double eviction, and subsequently became the first housemate to be evicted from the House. Blindsided by her eviction, the housemates explained that they simply couldn't trust her in the game.

Since appearing on the show, Kat resumed her career as a social media influencer. Her appearance on the show led to a spike in her followers, and she continued to expand and grow her brand after exiting the House. She attempted to get into acting, and appeared in an independent film as well as a few television episodes of soap operas and crime dramas. Though her acting career didn't take off, she gained connections and as a result began to gain makeup clients that were big name celebrities. She continued to attend conventions while in character for her cosplay work, and went on to begin her own successful convention. She has become one of the most followed former housemates on social media. Kat made an appearance on the premiere season of The Big Brother Mash-Up, though has not returned to the series since.

List of appearances

 * Sims BB1
 * The Big Brother Mash-Up

Trivia

 * Kat is the first housemate to be nominated as a replacement nominee.
 * She is the first housemate to be evicted in a unanimous vote.
 * Kat is one of the most followed former housemates on social media, due to her work in makeup.

Related pages

 * List of Sims BB housemates