SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t yet watched tonight’s two-hour season finale of “Big Brother Canada” on Global then look away now as HUGE spoilers lie ahead… Dane Rupert won’t be able to wipe the toothless smile off his face for a week as the 27-year-old Civil technician fulfills his dream of becoming “Big Brother Canada” champion in a unanimous vote. Ten weeks ago, 15 special agents walked into the house for a game of secrets and lies, and right off the bat, Dane became part of the best secret alliance in “BBCAN” history. Together with Adam Pike, Anthony Douglas, and Mark Drelich, the self-named Pretty Boys ruled the roost throughout the season, picking off the competition while keeping their alliance under wraps. RELATED: The Final Four Becomes The Final Three In A Special ‘Big Brother Canada’ Eviction It’s fitting then that tonight’s finale comes down to a vote between a pair of Pretty Boys: Dane, the goofily deceptive hockey bro from Kelowna, British Columbia, and Anthony, the smooth-talking puppet master from Richmond Hill, Ontario. Photo: Global Before we get there, however, there is the matter of the final Head of Household competition to deal with, and while the tasks themselves are impressive spectacles, the results are predictable. Anthony struggles so much in the Part 2 mental comp that he literally quits, and even though Kyra Shenker puts up a valiant effort, they aren’t exactly known for their challenge prowess. Photo: Global Dane, on the other hand, is a competition beast, nailing both the physical tasks and performing exceptionally well in the mental tasks too. A self-confessed superfan, the British Columbia native knew the importance of studying his days and events, and that homemade cereal calendar paid off big time. Anthony and Kyra never really stood a chance. RELATED: The Pretty Boys Alliance Finally Loses A Member In The Latest ‘Big Brother Canada’ Eviction Before the final eviction, “BBCAN” legend Ika Wong grills the Jury as they deliberate over the final three. The consensus is that Kyra was carried through the game, though Samantha Picco argues that the unrelenting underdog fought their way through with no alliance and was able to adapt. Meanwhile, Anthony is praised as a master manipulator, though he’s criticized for his lack of comp wins. Photo: Global When it comes to Dane, the Jury agrees that he was a “multi-faceted” player, someone who excelled in every portion of the game, whether socially, strategically, or physically. There is some discussion of how much he lied, but it seems like the current six Jury members are strongly leaning towards Dane, which makes the finale somewhat predictable. RELATED: A Double Eviction Spells Disaster For Two Houseguests On ‘Big Brother Canada’ Back in the game, it’s time for Dane to decide who he wants to sit next to in the final two. Last night, after Adam’s eviction, the ousted Pretty Boy predicted that the toothless charmer would end up taking Kyra to the end for the easy win. That isn’t what happens, as Dane keeps his word to Anthony, completely blindsiding Kyra, who brushes him off as they leave the house. Photo: Global “I got played so hard!” the 25-year-old Bartender tells Arisa Cox. “I’m beyond shocked.” It’s surprising that even after the PBs revealed their alliance to Kyra two weeks ago, they were still surprised when the “Dougie & Dane Show” stuck together at the end. That said, Kyra gathers themselves to send out a positive message to all those underdogs out there that believe they’re not capable. RELATED: The Seventh Houseguest Is Evicted From ‘Big Brother Canada’ And The Jury Begins Anthony and Dane then face the Jury, both pleading their case for why they should be the crowned the champion of “BBCAN7”. Anthony takes some heat, particularly from Adam and Cory Kennedy, who take him to task for preaching loyalty while betraying his allies. The 31-year-old Gas inspector tries to reason his way out of it, but his answers feel kind of rehearsed and not always applicable to the question. Photo: Global Dane, meanwhile, feels much more natural in his responses. Sam and Kyra bring up the number of lies he told and whether he feels he went beyond what was necessary. Dane is able to argue his case by revealing his true loyalty was to the PBs and that the only time he went against that was in voting out Adam, something which he shows genuine hurt over. RELATED: Another Houseguest Is Evicted And The Blood Veto Falls Flat On ‘Big Brother Canada’ After all the secrets of the season are revealed, the final vote is announced, which sees Dane sweep the board 7-0. It’s a well-deserved victory, though the unanimous vote undersells Anthony’s extraordinary control over the season. The Godfather of the Pretty Boys may not have been a comp beast, but his social politicking was on another level, and not touching the block once all season warranted at least a vote or two. Photo: Global However, Dane was the more complete player. While Anthony worked behind the scenes, Dane was often in the firing line, pulling out crucial comp wins and making big moves for his alliance. Yet he also demonstrated a cunning social game, quickly earning people’s trust and using them as pawns in his own machinations. When he felt the pressure, particularly at the final five, he showed a remarkable ability to bounce back from the dead. RELATED: Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2019 Nominees, Including ‘ET Canada’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Big Brother Canada’ “BBCAN7” has been frustrating at times, the Pretty Boys domination was the story from beginning to end, and the lack of power shifts made for several predictable evictions. However, something was fascinating about watching an alliance operate so successfully, and the Boys having to turn against each other in the final stretch made for emotionally compelling television. It may not have been the greatest season of all time… but it sure was the prettiest.<doc-sep>SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve watched Wednesday night’s episode of Big Brother Canada. In the final episode of the season, superfan Dane Rupert, underdog Kyra Shenker and mastermind Anthony Douglas were apprehended for the most important mission of the season: the highly anticipated three-part HOH competition. Rupert won the final Head of Household, taking Douglas to the final two and solidifying the complete domination of the Pretty Boys alliance. WATCH BELOW: Four ‘Big Brother Canada 7’ houseguests talk strategy and showmances 3:39 Four ‘Big Brother Canada 7’ houseguests talk strategy and showmances Four ‘Big Brother Canada 7’ houseguests talk strategy and showmances – Feb 27, 2019 Rupert and Douglas both fielded questions from the jury about why they deserved to win the $100,000 grand prize, $25,000 home furnishing makeover from Leon’s, $10,000 worth of groceries courtesy of Summer Fresh, as well as a dream vacation for two anywhere in the world courtesy of Contiki Holidays. Story continues below advertisement READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’ finale: Season 7 winner crowned Rupert received all seven of the jury votes to secure his victory and Douglas came in second place, winning $20,000 cash. Global News sat down with Douglas in Toronto and asked him about his time in the Big Brother Canada house after he won the second place title for Season 7. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’: 12th evicted house guest is ‘proud of what I’ve done in that house’ Global News: Are you surprised that you didn’t receive a single vote in the end? Anthony Douglas: Honestly, no. I played my heart out in that game. I think I played a very, very good social game. But at the end of the day Dane played one of the best games that’s ever been played — that’s the Prince of Kelowna. You have to remember it’s not so much how you played the game, it’s more of what the jury thinks. Sometimes the jury doesn’t know what’s going on. You’ve got to remember who sets the tone when they go in the jury house, who goes in after them, and conversations that are had. They only know what happened from their perspective of the game really. I’m happy that I got to make it that far. I tried my hardest. It was extremely difficult but I’m happy with number two and I deserve number two. Did you think you were going to make it that far? There are times I really thought these comps were going to slow me down and get me out. But I think my fitness game was top notch. I think I definitely worked well with others. I was extremely social, extremely likeable inside that house and that’s definitely the reason that got me that far. A lot of the guys talk about being loyal to the soil. I was loyal as long as people were loyal to me. As soon as I started to sense disloyalty that’s when I started to stray away. But I definitely made it as far as I think I could have. Story continues below advertisement That moment with Kyra when you chased them into the bedroom after they caught you and Dane speaking about them in the bathroom… why did you do that? I did that because at the beginning Kyra had always had this thing where they knew what they’re talking, all the time. Always! They have played this game blind. I’m being honest when I tell you the pretty boys always knew what was going on. We were the ones in traffic. We were the ones coming out on both sides of the road, oncoming traffic, driving through different lanes. Kyra was just blindfold walking on the sidewalk, being guided. I appreciate everything that Kyra has done for me. They did a lot in the game and they were extremely strong. The most improved player goes to Kyra. In my opinion, the best part of this season — and maybe even BBCAN histoy — was when you convinced Mark to go out into the kitchen and flirt with Sam in front of Adam. That plan was amazing because it really did work. Adam was instantly jealous. That was the ultimate finesse and I think that’s when everyone learned you were the king of finesse. How did you come up with that plan? I realized that very early like I pay very close attention to people. I watched their mannerisms inside that house. All you have to do is judge, basically, and decide who can be loyal and who’s going to be disloyal. I saw very early that Mark was smooth man. I know people disliked his game a little bit and he maybe said some things that bothered a couple of people, but Mark was smooth and he’s very good-looking. So we had to split up Sam and Adam. The thing is I never had a problem with Sam. I had a problem with Sam and Adam, because why are we fighting so hard for Adam and Adam doesn’t even care about his game? So we’ve got to split this up. What better way than jealousy? So I told Mark ‘lick your lips a little bit, put on a fresh outfit and if we’ve got to cut your hair, we will.’ Do you feel bad about lying to anyone specifically? Here’s the thing. The people that I lied to and the people that you saw me being disloyal to were people who were either disloyal to me or disloyal to my alliance. I’m definitely a person that if you’re not cool with my friends, then you’re not cool with me. So people are slandering my alliance members names people are throwing out their names and causing fingers to be pointed at them. Well then you’ve got to go because it’s not just about me. Especially in the Big Brother house you can’t just fight for yourself. You have to fight for the people that are fighting for you. I have Adam who’s incredible in comps and Dane doing very well in comps. I’ll be damned if I let you guys go and talk their name and talk about getting them out especially to me. You say a word to me, you’re gone the next week. And that’s the way that it had to happen or it would have been one of us. What would you say is the biggest lie you told in the house? I would say the biggest lie was that Dane could not have been involved in the backdoor. I knew that Corey was onto them. First of all, that was a horrible idea guys, you should at least brought me on board. I would’ve helped you out but it was just horrible from the get go. You ran around and told the entire house that Corey was the one who was supposed to go up. I couldn’t believe my ears when I found out that it was Dane and Adam and I suspected Sam. I suspected Kyra. I suspected some other players that were being very sneaky in the game but not my guys. So it took me a lot to basically not even have a conversation with Dane and Adam. I could have easily called them out and be like ‘What are you guys doing?’ I had to keep quiet because there’s no way the plan would’ve worked if I opened my mouth. I stayed quiet and I worked alongside with Corey and I built a story of why it was Sam. Even though I knew it was Dane. Will you be seeing Corey outside of the house? Corey is a beautiful soul man. That is definitely a great person. Corey stands for a lot. Corey’s from the East Coast as well. I look up to Corey and Corey was definitely one of my best friends in this house. Anybody watching the show will definitely see Corey as a role model, somebody who they can turn to for fitness and just advice. She’s a teacher for a reason.<doc-sep>SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve watched the Big Brother Canada Season 7 finale. Kyra Shenker, Big Brother Canada‘s first-ever gender non-binary houseguest, didn’t have the easiest time on the reality show. For a whopping 69 days, Shenker faced a lot of the typical BBCAN challenges — navigating loneliness, figuring out how to survive, forging bonds — by themselves, often ostracized for their “emotions.” READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’ finale: Season 7 winner crowned Yet somehow, despite it all, they made it through to come in an impressive third place, and they arguably had one of the greatest evolutions ever seen on BBCAN. Global News sat down with Montreal, Que. native Shenker the day after the show’s suspenseful finale to talk about their gameplay, the immense difficulty of Big Brother and what it’s like to be a role model for LGBTQ2 Canadians. Story continues below advertisement Global News: So here you are. Third place. Kyra Shenker: Yeah. I think I had the biggest growth out of everyone, and I was very much alone. [If I made the final two,] in my speech I was going to say, “What’s more impressive, the man who climbs Mount Everest with equipment and a full crew watching his back, or the person who climbs to the top of the mountain blindfolded with only their bare hands in the midst of a storm? [Laughs] At the end of the day, I did it by myself, and I had to learn… I’m proud of how far I got. My biggest detriment is getting psyched out in that last comp. I knew the answer was three! Unfortunately, I acted too fast, and that cost me $100,000. But it is what it is: I can walk away knowing I played the best game I could’ve played. READ MORE: Mark Drelich wishes all the ‘Pretty Boys’ could win Are you generally happy with your overall gameplay? Obviously, there are a few things I would’ve changed, but overall, I did the best I could. It was an almost impossible feat going against those guys, they were a great, epic alliance. Unfortunately the people I aligned myself with weren’t great at communicating with each other. I was a target so early on, so people were scared to build game relationships with me. I was a liability because of my emotions but little did they know I never let my emotions actually impact my game decisions. Being on the block Week 2 was a blessing in disguise because it woke me up. I needed that. You know what? If I was anything this whole game, I was human. I’m proud to have taken Canada on my journey with me, and I’m proud of how much I grew as a person and as a player. Story continues below advertisement You definitely evolved. At the beginning, you cared so much what other houseguests said about you, but as the season went on, you brushed any rudeness aside. I had to develop a thicker skin if I wanted to survive, and my survival instinct is strong! These boys… I couldn’t change the fact that they were working together, but I needed to be smart and stop taking things personally. I had to make them think that I could be controlled, but also that I couldn’t be walked all over. Would you say that being on Big Brother Canada has changed you as a person? One hundred per cent. I feel like, as humans, we struggle to believe in ourselves. I was very self-deprecating at times in my life, and I feel like this show has taught me how resilient I am, and how much of a fighter I am, and how effective my voice can be. It’s made me more than ready to be an advocate for my queer family. READ MORE: Adam Pike ‘proud of what I’ve done in that house’ One really poignant moment was when BBCAN viewers were able to send you messages, and the LGBTQ2 audience especially felt a connection to you. How did that feel to hear that? That, for me, was beyond touching. It was a huge reason why I even auditioned for Big Brother. I wanted to make some kind of difference. Growing up there was no genderqueer or non-binary representation in the media, so there was no one to look up to as a role model. It was hard to discover who and what I was, and that struggle was very difficult and very long for me. I wanted to use this as a platform to use my voice, to give people someone to look at and relate to. We can make a lot of change happen if we just try. We’ve just gotta keep on fighting. Story continues below advertisement — [This interview has been edited and condensed.]<doc-sep>
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve watched the Big Brother Canada Season 7 finale. Big Brother Canada (BBCAN) crowned Dane Rupert as the Season 7 winner during Thursday night’s finale on Global. Rupert, a 27-year-old civil technician from Kelowna, B.C., beat out 15 houseguests to be named champion. The contest came down to Rupert and fellow finalist Anthony Douglas, a 31-year-old gas inspector from Richmond Hill, Ont. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’ finale: Season 7 winner crowned Rupert and Douglas both fielded questions from the jury about why they deserved to win the $100,000 grand prize, $25,000 home furnishing makeover from Leon’s, $10,000 worth of groceries courtesy of Summer Fresh and a dream vacation for two anywhere in the world courtesy of Contiki Holidays. Story continues below advertisement Rupert received all seven of the jury votes to secure his victory. This season, Rupert won Head of Household four times, was put on the block twice and won the Power of Veto two times. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’s’ Anthony Douglas says the pretty boys ‘always knew what was going on’ Global News sat down with Rupert in Toronto the day after his first-place victory to discuss his time in the house. Global News: How does it feel to win the game? DR: It’s hard to reflect for me right now but it’s a dream come true. Do you think that you’re one of the best players in Big Brother Canada history? Because you literally dominated everything. There wasn’t anything you couldn’t do. It’s crazy to think as being a fan of the show. I never thought I’d be considered a legend and I still don’t know. It’s a great honour to even be spoken of as a legend, but I would never consider myself as good as some of the past houseguests. But, like I said, I tried my best. I did my best, and it got me to the winner’s circle, and I’m very proud of myself for what I did. I think you’ll feel different when you watch it back. Yeah, I think so, too. It’s hard to reflect right now. Everything is just so surreal. Are you going to go home and binge-watch the entire season? Yeah, yeah! (Laughing) Big time. Two days easily. Was there ever a doubt in your mind that you wouldn’t win? No, no, not at all. I’m a hockey player so, you know, going into a hockey game, you can’t envision yourself losing. So I said I’m a huge fan of this game so I thought, ‘Oh, this opportunity is going to come.’ I started practising and started watching seasons months before I came to the house to strategize. I made up a game plan and, honestly, since October/November, I started visualizing myself winning and the confetti everywhere. Arisa (Cox) saying congratulations to me, all of it. Getting into the house is a little bit of a different vision. You’re stuck in the moment like, ‘Oh, my God!’ But throughout the season, I thought I played a very strong game and then as soon as I made the top five and then got Adam out of the top four, I knew that this was my season to win and I didn’t want anyone to get in the way of that. How did you feel about evicting Adam? That was a big move, and it needed to be done in order to get here today. Adam is my brother, and there is no chance of me getting to top two with him in the house. He would have won the top three Head of Household competitions and he probably would not have brought me, even though he said he (would). The votes could’ve gone either way. I knew that if I was sitting beside him in the final two, it could have been 4-3 for him or 3-4 me, and there was a scary decision so I didn’t want to do it but I knew for my game and to win this season, and it looked good on the resume, yeah. As the last HOH of the game, taking out the biggest, baddest player of the season, it was something I needed to do. But it did break my heart a little bit. You memorized your days by using different pieces of food. How was that food on the last day? Was it all stale and falling apart? No, I didn’t taste it (laughing).