Austin Armacost's Biography

Austin Armacost heralds from Franklin, Indiana.

He built a successful career as a model, and at one point dated Marc Jacobs.

He was part of the cast of The A-List: New York, a reality TV series on the LGBT network, Logo.

The show ran for two seasons, before being cancelled in 2012.

Subsequently Austin Armacost lived in the UK with his former husband Jake Lees, who was a personal trainer from Huddersfield.

Austin was runner-up in Celebrity Big Brother in 2015, and had a 'bromance' with the winner James Hill.

Austin and Jake broke up after 8 years of marriage.

Soon after, Austin Armacost returned to Celebrity Big Brother to appear on series 19 in January 2017.

He was the second housemate to be evicted.