Big Brother: Tim Dormer confesses romantic feelings for fellow contestant Ben Zabel

Tim Dormer confessed that he once had romantic feelings for his Big Brother co-star Ben Zabel while interviewing him on his podcast The Big Mouth this week.

The show’s veteran, 38, spoke with his long-time friend on Wednesday, recounting a time when he had broken up with an ex and attempted to get with Ben. 

Tim expressed ‘I really did love you’, but he hadn’t been ready to face those feelings while filming The Graceland Happiness Project with the former flight attendant. 

He said: ‘I was [down to f**k] that night that I messaged you. I was wanting to come over and bang your brains out. And you left me on read.’

Ben laughed at the comment but Tim insisted he was serious. 

‘You know I had feelings for you that I just didn’t know what to do with,’ Tim said. 

 The show’s veteran spoke with his long-time friend on Wednesday, recounting a time when he had broken up with an ex and attempted to get with Ben (pictured)

Tim expressed ‘I really did love you’, but he hadn’t been ready to face those feelings while filming The Graceland Happiness Project with the former flight attendant

‘I didn’t not choose you because you were the safe, boring guy. I didn’t choose you because I actually really did love you.

‘I didn’t know what to do with it, I wasn’t really ready. And maybe the safer option was the one that I knew was reckless.’

The pair met on season 10 of Big Brother in 2013, where they began as frenemies. 

 The pair met on season 10 of Big Brother in 2013 where they began as frenemies

Ben left on day 73 of the show in a shocking eviction after being pinned as a potential finalist alongside Tim who went on to win the season. 

Tim, who is now happily dating Adam Freeth, went on to appear in a Canadian version of the show and this year’s season in Australia again, getting booted just days before the finale. 

He was sent home after Taras Hrubyj-Piper, 34, Brenton Parkes, 25, and Johnson Ashak, 25, nominated him for eviction.

Tim, who is now happily dating Adam Freeth (right), went on to appear in a Canadian version of the show and this year’s season in Australia again, getting booted just days before the finale

His exit left Reggie Bird, 48, as the final ‘OG’ in the house, and she went on to win the show for a second time against new players Johnson and Taras.

After his elimination, Tim confessed he didn’t trust the other Big Brother veterans, telling the TV Blackbox podcast: ‘The OGs, whether they will admit it or not, were very threatened by me.

‘My strategy was to work with them, but I knew at a certain point in the game they would start questioning me and wondering whether my game was strong and if I was using them.’

He was sent home after Taras Hrubyj-Piper, 34, Brenton Parkes, 25, (right) and Johnson Ashak, 25, (left) nominated him for eviction

Tim, who has a reputation as a ‘puppet master’ and master game player, said he suspected Dave Graham and Estelle Landy did not trust him.

‘Me and Reggie would have worked together until the end, but Dave and Estelle had their suspicions and didn’t want to further my game,’ Tim explained.

‘There was just no way the OGs were going to save me over each other.’

His exit left Reggie Bird, 48, (left) as the final ‘OG’ in the house, and she went on to win the show for a second time against new players Johnson and Taras