'It's great to feel accepted,' says transsexual Big Brother winner Luke Anderson14 August 2012
by Evening Standard staff
http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/its-great-to-feel-accepted-says-transsexual-big-brother-winner-luke-anderson-8045798.html
A man who was born a girl was crowned winner of Big Brother tonight.
Luke Anderson, 31, appeared shocked but delighted as he emerged victorious to claim a £50,000 prize.
The married chef, who began to have treatment to change his sex four years ago, received the most votes from viewers, ahead of former LA gang member Adam Kelly.
Luke, whose mother and father were among a crowd of cheering fans, said achieving acceptance had been a major reason for his appearance on Big Brother.
"A big part of it was about acceptance," he said. "My whole life I have been an outsider and to win this..." He told host Brian Dowling: "It's great to feel accepted, I don't think it has sunk in yet."
