Age: 53 Hometown: New Orleans, LA Occupation: Beauty Salon Owner Marital Status: Married
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.
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Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: puddin on July 08, 2008, 08:09:00 AM
Why do I want to say "Rémy Martin"? :wine:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Queenycastle on July 08, 2008, 08:13:12 AM
:groan: she could be the "Chatty Nattie" of this season.... :lala
:lala ........puddin drinks bleach to wash out those memories
Your killin' me! :funny: :funny: :funny: and Ditto!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: KitKat on July 08, 2008, 06:20:02 PM
Renny looks dang good for 53. Sheila from BB9 was what? 46. She looks way better than Sheila. I think I am gonna like this one. I hope she has some spunk and a big mouth. I just love the ones who know how to put those young punks in their place :yess:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: georgiapeach on July 08, 2008, 06:45:11 PM
Hair Stylist from New Orleans Mother married happily for 28 years Fan of the show, her daughter told her about the audition No orgies in the hot tub for her Thinks America will love her Has an outfit and wig for all occasions Will bring some glamour to the BB house But people will have to see her without makeup-- :ascared Very patriotic Will vote for who she thinks is the best Doesn't care if there is stuff on her on the Internet--eager to play the game some story about being cheated in Thailand :lol: she is making a funny face every other second :neener: (literally)
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: patlini on July 08, 2008, 09:00:04 PM
She's 53 - wow she looks good
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: puddin on July 08, 2008, 11:56:37 PM
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Post by: Kiwi Jay on July 09, 2008, 05:28:45 PM
she looks 35-40 lol probably the wig or is it a wig :pull
LIKE HER ALOT
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Texan on July 10, 2008, 10:10:36 AM
She looks good. Boy she has a true New orlean's accent. Only watch a few minutes of the video ~ 10 minutes too long at work : -)
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: puddin on July 10, 2008, 10:27:44 AM
Meet Dan and Renny, two brand new HG's on an all new season of Big Brother!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Queenycastle on July 10, 2008, 11:09:51 AM
Thanks Puddin' I wondered about those two. :tup:
Renny seems like a cross between Nat and Shelia! :funny: A great mom who loves to party! :funny:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: georgiapeach on July 10, 2008, 07:46:43 PM
I'm all set to like her...but in reality I expect that she is going to get very old very fast...that exuberance could be either annoying---or not? ???
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: rennylover on July 10, 2008, 08:56:33 PM
Renny is awesome!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: puddin on July 10, 2008, 10:57:52 PM
welcome to the forum renny lover :waves:
from WLBB
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: rennylover on July 11, 2008, 04:34:15 PM
thanks puddin & thanks for posting the clip... i've known renny for many years & can't wait to see her kick butt on the show!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TARAsia Fan on July 11, 2008, 05:47:44 PM
Welcome, rennylover! Nice to have you and we hope you can provide some perspective on Renny. :welcome3: :welcome3: :bigwelcome :bigwelcome :ty4posting
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: georgiapeach on July 11, 2008, 06:03:31 PM
Ditto from me rennylover! :welcome2:
I hope you can let us know if her edit matches what you know of her as well...I'm hoping she does well!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: rennylover on July 12, 2008, 10:48:29 AM
So far everything i have seen of Renny on the clips and commercials seems to be her to a tee. She's a bundle of energy, funny, fierce but at the same time responsible a good friend and mother and a very sweet woman.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TARAsia Fan on July 12, 2008, 12:05:34 PM
I like to hear that, rennylover. I want to like her and I hope she comes off as you describe.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Nuala on July 14, 2008, 06:25:15 AM
Annoying!!!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Vampyre on July 14, 2008, 07:40:24 AM
Not so sure I like her yet only time will tell. I haven't caught up on the AD stuff yet so I don't know what alll went down (need to go read! ) but she wasn't high on the radar last night for me except for her and Jessie whining at each other LOL
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: puddin on July 14, 2008, 10:58:35 AM
I hardly heard her talk on the feeds last night, I thinks she knows to keep her sh@t shut, for now anyway.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Kiwi Jay on July 15, 2008, 02:04:49 AM
I like her!!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Queenycastle on July 15, 2008, 09:51:33 AM
She certainly is a character-which is entertaining at this point. I love how she responded to Angie's crying fit last night byt saying, "Shes crying about that?" :funny:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Nuala on July 17, 2008, 05:30:17 AM
She's growing on me :hearts: :hearts:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TARAsia Fan on July 17, 2008, 10:11:26 PM
After toning her act down, I think she's definitely growing on me.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: randyln10 on July 20, 2008, 03:06:46 PM
I'm suprised Renny wasn't nominated. :meow:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: svrkev on July 23, 2008, 01:43:07 PM
dont like her...she's trying to hard to play the swing person in the house...glad Jerry blabbered everything she was saying about Libra..blowing her cover last night :yess:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TexasLady on July 24, 2008, 07:14:15 AM
I think Renny is starting to be more comfortable and is beginning to let us see her real personality, maybe she will be way more entertaining than we originally thought. :sucks
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: HisClaire on July 27, 2008, 09:08:39 AM
I want to root for her, mainly because she'e out of pampers. I get the feeling she's laying low for a bit, sort of letting some of the people knock themselves out via mouth.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: ThunderStruck on August 31, 2008, 12:21:24 PM
:hearts: :conf: :luvya: :conf: :hearts: I Love Renny! God Bless her family in New Orleans, and everyone in the Gulf. Renny has the heart of a tiger and would do anything to protect her family. One Great Lady!!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Mandoli on August 31, 2008, 12:59:29 PM
She grew on me as well. I think one of these days, before the finale, I'm paying a visit to CBS. She's become one of my favorites as well.
The season has done wonders. A great season this time around. :)
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Nuala on August 31, 2008, 04:08:26 PM
I love Renny!!! I bet she is an awesome mother!!! I bet her and Keesha remain friends forever. I love watching their friendship blossom.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TexasLady on August 31, 2008, 08:06:01 PM
I love Renny, I wanted her to go to the end. If there is an America's Choice I'm going to vote for her as many times as I can. :jam:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: furzball on August 31, 2008, 09:14:13 PM
I love Renny, I wanted her to go to the end. If there is an America's Choice I'm going to vote for her as many times as I can. :jam:
I think she's got a good chance of getting AC. The thing that concerns me is the editing is so slanted towards making Jerry a good guy. He won the phone call because of that!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TexasLady on August 31, 2008, 09:26:56 PM
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! NO I don't want him to get it!! :groan:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Bandit3S on September 01, 2008, 05:44:19 PM
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! NO I don't want him to get it!! :groan:
That would be the WORST!! I am kinda hoping that America voted that way because they thought he might be a target because he got it. Renny is AWESOME- I truly hope she wins America's Choice- if they have it this year, that is!!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TexasLady on September 02, 2008, 01:15:07 PM
I'd like to think America voted for the phone call because of his wife. But if they knew the Jerry WE know.. Hopefully Renny will get some star time so people can see how funny and remarkable she is. :yess:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Bandit3S on September 02, 2008, 03:25:14 PM
I'd like to think America voted for the phone call because of his wife. But if they knew the Jerry WE know.. Hopefully Renny will get some star time so people can see how funny and remarkable she is. :yess:
You are right, TL! She needs to have some more star time- I wish they wouldn't edit so much and show the TRUE characters to these people!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TexasLady on September 03, 2008, 06:33:15 AM
The way they edit is almost mind boggling isn't it! For example, Dan in the HOH getting people to agree to target each other, it was edited to be him asking and each one saying OK, I'll do it. They didn't show that it took Dan begging them to do it.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Bandit3S on September 03, 2008, 02:33:02 PM
The way they edit is almost mind boggling isn't it! For example, Dan in the HOH getting people to agree to target each other, it was edited to be him asking and each one saying OK, I'll do it. They didn't show that it took Dan begging them to do it.
You are so right. That irritated me so much! They should have shown more of Renny resisting- she knew exactly what he was trying to do. GRRRRRRR!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: RealityFreakWill on September 05, 2008, 09:18:00 AM
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: furzball on September 05, 2008, 11:26:40 AM
Thanks so much, Will!!!
Renny sure does have class!!!!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: RealityFreakWill on September 05, 2008, 06:19:16 PM
Renny's exit interview with ew.com
EW.com spoke to Big Brother 10 evictee Renny Martyn, the 53-year-old beauty salon owner from New Orleans, about everything from her classy exit to her eccentric wardrobe (but sadly, we couldn’t talk to her about Gustav, because for some screwy reason CBS thinks she doesn’t need to know about another hurricane back home).
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I am crestfallen that you’re out of the house.
RENNY MARTYN: Not as much as I am.
You were priceless on your way out. You’re the only houseguest so far to take the time to shake everybody’s hand.
They looked like a bunch of Christmas trees all lit up when I saw them. It was amazing. I never experienced anything like that.
Why the hell did Jerry say you did “wonders for the food” in that exit video?
Jerry is a horse’s ass. Come on. He is! Jerry and I never really got along. He’s so boring. Honey, the only thing an old man can do for me is to bring a message from a younger man. He wasn’t my kind of person.
How did he treat the women in the house?
At first, he thought he struck gold with the young women who were sitting on his lap, but they were just using him because he was HOH. He was getting a little frisky but it didn’t last long. To me he was a dirty old man. He didn’t really [give me a hard time], but if he did I probably would be out of the house. He did point his finger in people’s faces all the time but he couldn’t do that to me.
NEXT: Renny's outfits, her love of candy bars, and her take on April...
On the website, CBS says you are a beauty shop owner, but in the house, you said you were retired. Why?
I didn’t want them to know I owned a business. It was just for game’s sake.
It was a welcome change to see two mature players like yourself and Jerry in the house. But seriously...how did you manage to hang in there with those young idiots? Did you want to blow your head off?
The reason I got this far was that I got in the mix with the younger people -- unlike Jerry, who everyone was trying to get away from. Even me. When he’d come out, I’d go in.
Was anyone ageist in any way to you?
Many times people couldn’t believe my age. I think that’s what helped me in the game. They really don’t know me. I can party with the best of them.
So how many outfits did you bring to the house?
I only brought one boa but I brought eight sequin caps. I had quite a wardrobe, and a lot of accessories -- but they are priceless to me because I bought them over time.
Do you really eat candy bars in your sleep?
I ate a lot of candy in that house. Actually I like piece of candy at night. I was awake (when she ate that Almond Joy in bed). The others thought I was sleepwalking. I was just choking their chain. I was awake, listening to their conversation.
You did spar a lot with Dan. What did you really think of him?
He’s sneaky but I like Dan. Sometimes I didn’t. He said something derogatory about my loving my son more than my daughter and I spanked his behind real hard. My hand hurt bad. Dan is infatuated with older women. I don’t think he should get married soon. He needs to sow his wild oats.
What did you mean when you said to Julie that Dan ends up in your bed?
He was always in my bed talking. He asked to sleep with me once and I told him to get out of here, boy!
Once and for all, if it's 8:40 a.m. here in Los Angeles, what time is it in New Orleans?
It would be six hours behind. So it would be 10:40 a.m. there.
Early in the season, we saw Jessie have a meltdown because of your late night squealing. Talk about that fight with him.
He was a goofball. He was very immature, obviously. It wasn’t anything. The light was totally out and there were suitcases on the floor. I couldn’t see. I’m older. I didn’t want to break a leg but I tripped over a suitcase. I screamed. He said I woke him up. I apologized in the bathroom but he made such a big deal out of it. That’s why I can’t stand the colonel [the house's nickname for Jerry]. He never let me explain what happened. But he let the young guy explain.
Who’s the person you are least looking forward to seeing in the jury house?
April. I don’t like her. She’s an OCD freak. She’s not very nice. She was always throwing my leftovers away. I like leftovers. She’d say nobody would eat them. She has problems.
Do you have any old business to take care of when you see Libra, April, Michelle and Ollie?
Nope. I’m not going to get into any. They all lie. I don’t believe anything anymore. It doesn’t matter what they said. I’ll pull up, say "here’s another loser," so they can all have a laugh.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: TARAsia Fan on September 05, 2008, 11:07:04 PM
She's great! I wish Renny had made it to the F2.
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: RealityFreakWill on September 06, 2008, 10:44:54 AM
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: pledge on September 06, 2008, 11:51:22 AM
Thank you Will for all your postings and this last one of Renny on House Calls.
I seem to always miss them so I appreciate your work. :hearts:
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: RealityFreakWill on September 06, 2008, 12:30:54 PM
Exit interview with buddytv.com
After all that we've seen on Big Brother, it is near impossible to dislike Renny. Call her annoying, call her insane, call her volatile, whatever, Renny's overarching goodness is difficult to ignore. The New Orleans lady about town played a solid game, putting forth a veiled sort of intelligence. Renny knows people, and generally held all the right suspicions about her fellow houseguests, especially later in the Big Brother season. Her presence will be missed, though I'd love some footage of Renny defending Keesha's honor in the jury house. Renny kindly answered some email questions we sent her before making the long trek to the jury house. You will find the answers, unedited and in their entirety, below.
Renny, how much different was the Big Brother experience from what you expected it to be?
It was much more difficult than I ever could imagine. The difference being it's much more work in manuering people than I expected.
What was the most pleasant surprise and why? Biggest disappointment?
The most pleasant surprise was the steak and Lobster feast. The biggest disappointment naturally would be the fact I lost the game.
Did you have a gameplan going into the house? Did you follow it?
I had a gameplan going into the house. I followed it as best I could, however gameplans somehow don't pan out. Actually when your playing in the BB house you sometimes have to go with the game plays you.
Looking back on the season, what was the biggest mistake you made in the Big Brother house?
The biggest mistake I made was not winning the Rock A Bye Veto.
What would you have done differently if given the chance?
I would have studied the Memory Wall with my glasses and magnifying glass.
Who, if anyone, do you think was unlucky and should have gotten farther in the game?
Angie was unlucky with Keesha, and I feel she should have gotten further in the game.
Is there anyone who you wish you had had a better relationship with in the house?
I had relationships with the houseguests I connected with. If I didn't have a relationship in the house it wasn't meant to be. So the answer is no one!
Title: Re: BB10 contestant Renny Martyn
Post by: Bandit3S on September 06, 2008, 07:34:12 PM
After Renny's comment about the Angie/Keesha thing I like her even more!!!!