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O.C. ‘hunk’ makes a surprise return to ‘Big Brother’

July 10th, 2009, 9:22 am by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

bigbro_jesse2mediumWe already knew that the 11th season of  “Big Brother” would star one bro from Orange County, 28-year-old Braden Bacha, who was born and raised in Dana Point.

But midway through the premiere on CBS on Thursday we were rubbing our eyes and double-taking at the sight of a very familiar face: Jessie Godderz, the 23-year-old bodybuilder from Huntington Beach, who made it about halfway through the 10th season of the show during its run in the summer of 2008.

The return involved one of those twists “Big Brother” cooks up for each new season: after dividing the contestants into four high school cliques — the Athletes, Brains, Popular and Off Beat — host Julie Chen announced they’d be joined by one more contestant, chosen from a group of four contestants from past BB seasons.

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The new guys and gals all dangled from giant diapers while hanging onto toilet seats emblazoned with their names — we are not making this up — and the last group to withstand the wicked wedgies got the extra player.

The Brains went out first, big surprise there, then the Off Beat — a politer name for Freaks and Geeks, we suppose. And when Bacha, pictured at the right, lost his grip on the toilet seat, the Popular clique were done and the Athletes got the bonus player in the person of Jessie, still seemingly as in love with himself and his body as he was when last we saw him.

Godderz also won the right to be the first head of household, so he’s not going home too soon — should be fun!

For more like this, check out:

– Braden Bacha announced as cast member on “Big Brother 11″

– Revisit the showmance of April and Ollie from last season.

– Remember Jessie Godderz’ nude photos from last summer?

For photos of Jessie as he looks today, back in the “Big Brother” house, and his portrait from last season, carry on with this post…. Read the rest of this entry »

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Huntington Beach ‘hunk’ in jeopardy on ‘Big Brother 10′

July 14th, 2008, 11:53 am by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

jessiebb.jpgBodybuilder Jessie Godderz might be all snuggly with ‘Big Brother’ housemate Michelle Costa, but at the end of the season premiere on Sunday, the 22-year-old from Huntington Beach found himself one of two people up for possible eviction from the house and the show this week.

Godderz sat out one challenge — missing a shot at winning a vintage car — and after turning in early (apparently bodybuilders need their beauty sleep) joined in a hissy fit with housemate Renny Martyn.

And that was enough to get both Jessie and Renny nominated for eviction.

Now he’s got the Tuesday episode to try to save his skin by winning the “power of veto” or convincing its winner to use it on him. Failing that, Jessie will have to take his chances when the eviction show takes place on Wednesday.

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Huntington Beach hunk on upcoming season of ‘Big Brother.’

July 8th, 2008, 11:29 am by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

jessie.jpgJessie Godderz, a 22-year-old body builder from Huntington Beach, is one of 13 contestants cast by CBS for the new season of ‘Big Brother’ that kicks off on Sunday, July 13.

He joins gay rodeo cowboy, a Hooters waitress, and a 75-year-old Korean War veteran in the house, which is actually built on a soundstage in Los Angeles, all of them there to compete for a $500,000 prize.

Godderz told the Associated Press that in addition to his work as a bodybuilder, he’s a personal trainer and model, so it makes perfect sense, we suppose, that he says that the most unique item in his suitcase were his ‘posing trunks.’

I mean, personally, we don’t go anywhere with out ours, either.

Godderz, who said he ended up on the show when is manager got a call from a casting agency, asking him to audition, said he plans to bring a few tricks of the gym to play in the show.

“I have to play psychological mind games when I walk into a gym, so I think it’ll be a little like that,” he said of his strategy.

The producers are billing this season, the 10th, as a return to the roots of the show. For the first time since the third season, all of the contestants are strangers to each other.

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