Big Brother runner-up Twinks shares ‘trauma’ of attack that led to dentures
Big Brother star Twinks revealed she wears dentures (TikTok/@twinksburnett)
Big Brother 2026 runner-up Twinks Burnett has revealed she wears dentures after what she described as “trauma” stemming from being “physically assaulted” when she was 15.
In a TikTok video, posted in July but only made public again since she left the Big Brother house, captioned, “You ready for a plot twist and a reveal or what”, Twinks said she had been weighing up whether to share the detail publicly.
“OK, there’s been some questions and I realise that unless you know me personally and in real life then this might come as a surprise to you,” she said on TikTok.
She also addressed assumptions that her smile was the result of cosmetic dentistry. “I’ve gone backward and forwards about whether I tell you about this. Before you ask, ‘Is it Turkey teeth?’ It’s not.”
Twinks then linked her dentures to an assault she experienced as a teenager. “It’s trauma. It’s always trauma. And trigger warning… when I was 15 years old, I was physically assaulted and now this.”
‘I’ve got false teeth… and what?’
Twinks, who is bisexual, shared the practical reality of wearing dentures day to day, explaining that sometimes they fall out when the glue stops working.
But the fan-favourite Big Brother star proudly showed that it’s nothing to be ashamed of, saying: “I’ve got false teeth… and what?”
The clip prompted messages of support from viewers, including one fan who wrote that they also wear dentures, adding: “It’s a really scary thing to go through, especially as a young woman.”
Another said: “You have made me feel so normal now. Thank you.” A third added: “What a beautiful insanely brave human you are.”
Twinks comes second place
Twinks very narrowly missed out on the £100,000 prize to winner Rochelle Rackman, with the audience at the time demanding a “recount” of the votes.
At the reunion, hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best revealed just how tight the vote was: Rochelle received 37.65% of the votes, while Twinks got 36.62%.
Twinks certainly became the “People’s Princess”, thanks to her attempts to educate some of her co-stars about the LGBTQ+ community, especially trans folk.
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