BigLaw associate wins ‘Big Brother,’ attributes victory to hiding profession and channeling Elle Woods

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BigLaw affiliate wins ‘Massive Brother,’ attributes victory to hiding occupation and channeling Elle Woods

By Debra Cassens Weiss

October 1, 2025, 2:24 pm CDT

The winner of the most recent season of the Massive Brother actuality TV present, revealed Sunday, is a BigLaw affiliate who stated she used her legal professional expertise to ship her last profitable speech.

However profitable contestant Ashley Hollis, an A&O Shearman affiliate, stated in her last speech that she handed herself off as a social media advertising supervisor as a part of her profitable technique. Folks and Leisure Weekly have protection.

“I knew coming into this recreation, I used to be going to have to cover my true identification in an effort to get rid of the goal from my again, and I did so,” she stated.

Hollis stated she adopted the lead of 2001 Legally Blonde film character Elle Woods, who was clever, though folks thought that they may emotionally manipulate and management her.

“Not solely did you guys suppose that you just have been emotionally manipulating me and controlling me, I allow you to suppose that,” Hollis stated within the speech.

Hollis advised Leisure Weekly that she labored on the speech for days.

“Being an legal professional, it’s important to predict what the opposite individual’s arguments are going to be and have already got a method and a counterargument to no matter their argument goes be,” she stated.

Hollis plans to provide “a great chunk” of her $750,000 prize to her dad and mom as a result of they’ve at all times supported her desires and ambitions. She can also be fascinated by shopping for a house.

Hat tip to Bloomberg Legislation’s Wake Up Name.

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