Big Brother's Daniel Hayes was asked to audition after A Current Affair

Geelong real estate agent Daniel Hayes was eliminated from Big Brother on Wednesday's episode, after 62 days in the house.

And the 48-year-old revealed on Thursday he didn't actually apply for the Channel Seven reality show but was invited to audition after a memorable appearance on Nine's A Current Affair last year.

He made the admission on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, after radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson asked if he had ever considered trying out for Australian Survivor or if he was always set on doing Big Brother. 

He said: 'No, I didn't have my heart set on Big Brother, they [the producers] rang me up and they asked me if I would audition after they saw a little interview I had, with myself being on A Current Affair.'

'They thought I might make an interesting contestant,' he added.

The ACA story centred on Daniel crossing from Victoria through New South Wales and into Queensland in July last year, at the height of the Covid pandemic.

Jackie asked: 'That was when you weren't allowed to cross the border, but you did anyway on the Harley?'

'No, well, I'll just set the story straight,' he said, adding: 'The policeman used his discretion and I had the correct paperwork and I crossed the border.

'But A Current Affair decided - because I'm a real estate agent that

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