Lorenza Therese "Renny" Martyn was a houseguest on Big Brother 10 (US).
Renny began the game as an early target, being nominated the first week and being left out of the initial power structure. However, Renny was able to use her relationship with Keesha Smith to oust longtime rival Jessie Godderz and create a new majority alliance with herself, Keesha, Libra Thompson, Dan Gheesling, and Memphis Garrett. Due to her strong relationship with Keesha and her non-threatening status, Renny was able to make it to the final five. After outsider Jerry MacDonald won Head of Household, Renny seemed to be safe as Jerry sought to target Dan and used Keesha as a pawn. However, after Memphis won the Power of Veto, he vetoed Dan and Renny was the only eligible replacement nominee. Seeing Keesha as a more reliable presence, Dan and Memphis decided to evict Renny and she was evicted by a vote of 2-0, placing 5th, and becoming the 5th member of the jury.
Biography[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Renny describes herself as vivacious, witty, passionate, dynamic and entertaining. She's a proud New Orleans socialite, the life of the party, who loves hanging out in the French Quarter with her family as well as friends. She claims to have outfits, as well as wigs, for any and all social occasions. Among the things that she is most proud of was being chosen as an NFL Saints dancer in 1977 out of the 2,000 girls that applied. She likes a wide variety of music including Soul, Pop and Jazz. While she has never been an actor or a singer, she especially enjoys showing off her Elvis, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe impersonations at parties.
Renny studied at the University of New Orleans as well as the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London, the Jingles International Hair Academy in New York City and the Paul Mitchell Institute in Costa Mesa, CA. She currently operates her own hair salon.
Renny has been happily married for 27 years, has two grown children, and says her husband has always encouraged her to do the things she loves. She thinks the separation between them while she is in the House will be okay as her husband has traveled quite a lot for business. She describes her perfect romantic partner as sensitive, sexy, brave, has a sense of humor and is a romantic at heart. She had a great relationship with her mother who served as her receptionist at her hair salon. Her dad was a World War II veteran.
Her birth date is July 29, 1954.[1]
Player History - Big Brother 10 (US)[]
Competition History[]
| Week 1 | HOH | Not Chosen |
| Food | Win | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 2 | HOH | Loss |
| Food | Loss | |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 3 | HOH | Loss |
| Food | Win | |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 4 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 5 | HOH | Loss |
| Food | Win | |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 6 | HOH | Win |
| Food | Sat Out as HOH | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 7 | HOH | Previous HOH |
| POV | Loss | |
| HOH | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 8 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 9 | Luxury | Not Chosen |
Voting History[]
| Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominated | – | – |
| 2 | – | Steven Daigle | Yes |
| 3 | – | Angie Swindell | Yes |
| 4 | – | Jessie Godderz | Yes |
| 5 | – | Libra Thompson | Yes |
| 6 | HOH | – | – |
| 7 | – | Michelle Costa | Yes |
| – | Bryan Ollie | Yes | |
| 8 | Post-POV Nominee | – | – |
| Finale | Jury Member | Dan Gheesling | Yes |
HOH History[]
| Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Intended Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 6 | |||||
Post Big Brother[]
- On March 12, 2018, Renny appeared on The Taran Show to talk about Big Brother 10 (US) and what she has been up to since the show.[2]
- On February 24, 2021, Renny suffered a coronary heart attack, but survived.
Trivia[]
- Renny is the first woman in her fifties to compete on Big Brother (US). She was followed by Dina Lohan, Cynthia Bailey, Cirie Fields, and Angela Murray.
- Renny is the oldest female houseguest to compete on Big Brother (US) by date of birth.
- Renny always voted with the majority.
- Renny always received a vote from Dan Gheesling whenever she was nominated.
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230208172626/https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/15605/
- ↑ Armstrong, Taran (12 March 2018). Taran Show 35 - Renny Martyn. Rob Has A Website. Retrieved on 18 April 2018.
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