Brandon Hilton is a contestant and Famous Star who briefly competed on season 3 of Fishtank, as part of season 3's third act, Famous House 2.0. He was ejected on the night of Day 29, the same day he arrived.
Before Fishtank[]
Brandon is a gay man who has lived in South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina; he has worked as a drag queen, costume designer, and musician. He proudly boasted his follower count on MySpace and claimed to have been cast just two days before entering the house. When he was 7 years old, his father killed his mom's boyfriend in front of him at a McDonald's.
In 2018, Brandon was commissioned by the mother of an underage drag queen to create a sequin onesie, which was used as a cover image for Brandon's fashion brand House of Mann. This attracted widespread criticism, especially in conservative circles; conversely, Brandon and House of Mann were defended by drag and LGBT media publications.[1] According to Brandon, this even led to an FBI investigation in which he was apparently cleared of wrongdoing.
Fishtank Season 3[]
Brandon entered the house on Day 29 (November 24) along with the rest of the new fish, who were under the belief that the show was Famous House and intermingled with the plants, the final four from the original cast.
Hours after his arrival, Brandon related the story from 2018 about how he had been commissioned to create a drag queen costume for a minor as promotion for his fashion brand. Luke reacted to this strongly, and called Brandon out for involving a child in this work. Shortly afterward, Brandon was informed by production that he was being ejected. However, Jeremy G told those present in the house that it was because Brandon and Breezy knew each other prior to entering the house, thus violating their contract. An announcement on the Fishtank website indicated that they did not want to reveal the full truth to the other Famous Stars yet, as to not upset them on the first day of the twist.
After Fishtank[]
After leaving the house, Brandon posted on Facebook and Threads levying accusations of mistreatment and threatening to sue production. The Facebook post was later deleted, but the Threads post is still live as of November 25.