Daniele Donato-Briones owes a lot of her life to her time on Big Brother. After all, she found her husband through the show! As rumors circulate that this legend of the game will be returning for this summer's All Stars edition of Big Brother, it's time to take a closer look at what the 34-year-old has been up to since leaving the Big Brother house.
Audiences were first introduced to Daniele, who is now a mother, in 2007 when she competed in Big Brother alongside her estranged father, known to fans as "Evel Dick." Daniele was shocked to see her father in the house, as she hadn't spoken to him in years. The pair ultimately learned to work together, orchestrating several impressive blindsides and making it all the way to the final two, where Daniele lost to her father in a 5-2 vote. The father-daughter duo returned five seasons later for Big Brother 13, but Dick's premature exit left Daniele in the spotlight. Despite just an eighth-place finish, Daniele cemented herself as an all-time great player by betraying her alliance of returning players and rallying a force of first-time houseguests against them.
The early part of Daniele's last appearance on Big Brother was largely defined by her close friendship with Dominic Briones. Dominic emerged as an early target of the veteran's alliance, and while Daniele tried to save him and backdoor either Jeff Schroeder or Jordan Lloyd, Dominic was the third houseguest evicted from Big Brother 13. Still, Daniele and Dominic's relationship soon evolved into a romance outside the Big Brother house, and the couple tied the knot in 2013, two years after meeting on the show. In 2018, the happy couple gave birth to their adorable daughter Tennessee. As such, Daniele has been plenty busy with motherhood over the last two years. Daniele's Instagram is packed with beautiful pictures of her family and provides a wonderful glimpse into her life post-Big Brother. See one of her sweet posts below:
Daniele has been fairly removed from the world of Big Brother over the years, making her potential return to the house even more surprising. Other couples met via Big Brother and some have even had their engagement and/or wedding televised for fans to see. But Daniele and Dominic took a different route, opting for privacy in raising their daughter.
Of course, Daniele may lose any sense of privacy very soon as she reenters the Big Brother house for a third time and vies for the grand prize that has eluded her for so long. Perhaps having a loving husband and daughter at home will be just the motivation she needs to finally get the job done.
Big Brother: All Stars premieres Wednesday, August 5 at 9 pm EST.
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