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BigLaw affiliate wins ‘Huge Brother,’ attributes victory to hiding career and channeling Elle Woods
October 1, 2025, 2:24 pm CDT
The winner of the newest season of the Huge Brother actuality TV present, revealed Sunday, is a BigLaw affiliate who mentioned she used her lawyer expertise to ship her closing profitable speech.
However profitable contestant Ashley Hollis, an A&O Shearman affiliate, mentioned in her closing speech that she handed herself off as a social media advertising supervisor as a part of her profitable technique. Individuals and Leisure Weekly have protection.
“I knew coming into this recreation, I used to be going to have to cover my true id so as to eradicate the goal from my again, and I did so,” she mentioned.
Hollis mentioned she adopted the lead of 2001 Legally Blonde film character Elle Woods, who was clever, though individuals thought that they might emotionally manipulate and management her.
“Not solely did you guys assume that you just had been emotionally manipulating me and controlling me, I allow you to assume that,” Hollis mentioned within the speech.
Hollis informed Leisure Weekly that she labored on the speech for days.
“Being an lawyer, it’s important to predict what the opposite particular person’s arguments are going to be and have already got a technique and a counterargument to no matter their argument goes be,” she mentioned.
Hollis plans to offer “an excellent chunk” of her $750,000 prize to her dad and mom as a result of they’ve all the time supported her goals and ambitions. She can also be enthusiastic about shopping for a house.
Hat tip to Bloomberg Legislation’s Wake Up Name.
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