Saul Ghanem

Saul Ghanem was a houseguest on Season 1 of Sims Big Brother. He was the second person evicted from the game, after Lois backdoored him.

Bio / Beginning Words
Name: Saul

Age: 34

Occupation: Dancer and fitness instructor

Marital Status: Married

"Namaste. My name is Saul. May the spirits guide you. I am a dancer and fitness instructor in California. When I was young, I was in a bad place in life, which has been filled with anguish and pain. At the age of 16, I came out as gay to my parents, who in turn kicked me out of their home. I attempted suicide, but I survived. That experience opened my eyes, and led me to believe that I had a place on this Earth. I found Mahana Bhagavana, and I changed my life. Today, with His grace, I am proud to say that I am happily married to my husband, who co-runs my studio. I believe that I have the strength to handle anything the Big Brother house throws at me. I am ready to compete. Suru garaum."

The song used during Saul's intro was an instrumental of Duran Duran's "Save a Prayer".

Season 1
Saul was one of the most liked people, both in and out of the house. He was remembered for his yoga sessions, and his goal to spread love and positivity throughout the house. However, he also didn't hide his superior physical ability, which was a major contributor to his early exit.

Saul was included in the Hot Tub Foursome alliance created early in the game, along with Lorenzo, Lorraine, and Patricia. However, Patricia had also formed an all-female alliance led by her and Lois.

Lois barely edged out Saul to win the Week 2 HoH, and nominated Dan and Pam as pawns she'd use against Saul, her real target. Once Kristin won the Veto, Lois managed to convince her to use it on Dan, which allowed her to then put up Saul as the replacement. While this move proved controversial, even angering her alliance member Patricia, Lois managed to keep Justin and Will on her side. Although Dan had considered working with Saul moving forward, a discussion they had, in which Saul revealed his Hot Tub Foursome alliance to Dan (in hopes Dan would join them, believing he was still without an alliance in the house), ended up costing him. Deciding it was too risky to keep that alliance together, Dan and Buck voted to evict Saul, as did Susan, who felt it was necessary to vote with the majority. Saul was then evicted in a 7-4 vote.

The week after getting evicted, Saul briefly returned as the cashier at the store Lorraine and Oprah Winfrey went to.

Weekly Stats

 * Week 101: Safe
 * Week 102: Evicted (backdoored)

Votes Cast

 * Week 101: Biggie

Votes Received

 * Week 102: Buck, Dan, John, Justin, Kristin, Susan, Will

Trivia

 * First gay houseguest.
 * First Middle Eastern houseguest. Saul is half-Israeli half-Arab.
 * First person to be backdoored and voted out.