A former Big Brother star nearly lost his life after he and his girlfriend woke to a huge fire engulfing their house.
On Christmas Day, Heath Tournier's girlfriend's Mercedes Benz was torched and destroyed before the fire spread to his Torquay home causing more than $350,000 worth of damage.
Tournier told Daily Mail Australia he and his family nearly died after waking up to "six foot flames in the house".
"We could have been dead, it's not very fair. You work your a*** off every day then this happens."
The Big brother star managed to save his 18-month-old daughter from the flames before the trio escaped the inferno.