Big Brother voice–over star Mike Goldman has broken his silence to reveal details of the devastating fire that destroyed his home two months ago.

Goldman, 52, was asleep alongside his wife, Bianca Zouppas-Goldman, and their one-year-old son, Jagger, when flames consumed their two-story house in Brisbane.

He now says he and his family survived because of a basic home safety device.

‘If the [smoke] alarm hadn’t gone off, I wouldn’t be here today. I’m alive because of it,’ he said in a new interview with the Courier–Mail.

Goldman is now speaking out about his harrowing ordeal after accepting a position as an ambassador for Checktember, a new national smoke alarm safety initiative.

“That’s why I urge everyone to take Checktember seriously – inspect your alarms, and ensure they are interconnected to safeguard your entire home,” Goldman stated.

Big Brother voice-over artist Mike Goldman has finally opened up about the devastating fire that obliterated his residence two months ago. He is pictured with his wife, Bianca Zouppas-Goldman, and their one-year-old son, Jagger.

The family was asleep when flames engulfed their two–storey home in Brisbane

He added that he now lives with the side effects of his ordeal.

‘I still wake up at night, and I’m sleeping like a real light sleeper at the moment. I never used to be a light sleeper,’ he said.

‘And I’m waking up sometimes and I’m thinking, “I think I see smoke, I think I smell smoke”, and I’m like, “calm down”.’

Goldman says he has resorted to taking a dose of magnesium before settling into bed to help him relax. 

Elsewhere in the chat, he shared more details of the night that destroyed his home.

“It was an incredibly intense experience. In the back of your mind, you’re thinking, holy s***, a fire that could have claimed my life happened just a few weeks ago; my family could’ve been lost.”

“I heard the smoke alarm and assumed the batteries needed changing. Then I heard the fire, saw the smoke, and realized the lights wouldn’t turn on or off,” he added.

Goldman added that he does not know what caused the blaze, and his house was insured. 

Goldman has accepted a role as an ambassador for Checktember, a new national smoke alarm safety campaign

Goldman shot to fame in the early 2000s when he became the famous narrator of Big Brother Australia.

He worked on the show from 2001 – 2014, hosting his own spin–off series Up Late, and assisting with live evictions.

Since pulling the pin on Big Brother, he has appeared in the Tiger King-inspired Stan Original series Joe vs. Carole and NBC Universal’s Young Rock.

Goldman met his wife in an acting class in 2016, with the pair tying the knot in 2019.

They welcomed their first child, Jagger, in May 2024.