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 with his wife, Bianca Zouppas–Goldman, and their one–year–old son, Jagger, when flames engulfed his two–storey home 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 speaking out about his terrifying experience after accepting a role as an ambassador for Checktember, a new national smoke alarm safety campaign.  

‘That’s why I want everyone to take Checktember seriously – check your alarms, and make sure they’re interconnected so your whole house is protected,’ Goldman said.

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. Pictured with 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 such an intense experience. At the back of your mind, you’re like holy s***, I had a fire where I could have died a couple of weeks ago, my family could’ve been gone.

‘I heard the smoke alarm. I thought it was the batteries that needed replacing, and I heard the fire and then saw the smoke and the lights wouldn’t turn on and off.’

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.