Dr. Will Kirby: 5 Things to Know About the ‘Big Brother’ Legend Making a Cameo on ‘The Traitors’
Dr. Will Kirby, one of the most iconic ‘Big Brother’ players of all time, will appear on ‘The Traitors’ season 2 — but not as a contestant.
Big Brother winner Dr. Will Kirby, 51, will appear on The Traitors season 2. But don’t get too excited! Unlike Kate Chastain, Will is not joining the game as a competitor. Instead, he’ll make a special cameo during the February 15 episode of the Peacock series. Will’s upcoming appearance was revealed in a teaser that was released in January. Will is being described as a “surprise guest” by Peacock.
Keep reading to learn more about Will and his past stints on reality television.
Will won Big Brother.
Will rose to fame in 2001 as the winner of Big Brother 2. He used his charm and charisma to manipulate the other houseguests to get to the final two and secure the majority of the jury votes. Will returned for Big Brother 7: All-Stars in 2006 and came in 4th place. Will is widely regarded as one of the greatest Big Brother players of all time. Since Big Brother 15 in 2013, he’s hosted the jury roundtable during the final episode of every single season.
He’s done some acting.
Will appeared on an episode of The Young and the Restless in 2006. He did voice acting for an episode of Robot Chicken in 2015. Most recently, Will made a cameo in the Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett as Karales the Bounty Hunter in 2022.
He’s an aesthetic dermatologist.
Will is a board certified dermatologist and the chief medical officer at LaserAway. According to his bio on LaserAway, Will serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Western University of Health Science and as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, for Nova Southeastern University. He’s published articles in medical journals and has co-authored medical textbook chapters about dermatology and laser surgery.
He’s married.
Will is married to Erin Brodie, who was a two-time winner on the NBC reality series For Love or Money. They got engaged in 2011 and tied the knot six years later in Malibu. Will and Erin have two children, son Cash, who was born in 2010, and daughter Scarlett, who was born in 2012.
His father is a famous poet.
Will’s father is David Kirby, a famous American poet. David, 79, has published over 20 books of essays, children’s literature, pedagogy, and poetry. He’s won several Pushcart Prizes, the Guy Owen Prize, the Kay Deeter Award, the James Dickey Prize, the Brittingham Prize, and the Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, according to his Poetry Foundation bio.