Go Bananas! Introducing UK Big Brother
This is the seventh Big Brother series in Britain, and every year they seem to pick more and more wackier, and attention seeking people into the house. There haven't been 'normal' people in there since, like series three. It makes for a very addicting and entertaining TV, of course.
This year's housemates have been in the UK Big Brother house for only 10 days, and so far; one of them [Shahbaz] was allegedly put on suicide watch after threatening to kill himself - and was then, basically asked to leave the house; one [Dawn] was thrown out after breaking the house rules by receiving a bogus distress message from her sister, which included a coded message; and only one [Bonnie] has been voted out by the public last night in the first real eviction.
Well, what else can you expect when; one contestant has Tourette's Sydrome; one has, and I quote 'largest breast implants in the UK'; one claims to have entered the house 'to find a rich and famous man'; one thinks his body is 'the closest example of perfection in humans'.
Here are the contestant profiles--all 14 of them--from the official Big Brother website:
GLYN
AGE: 18
HOME: Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales
JOB: Part-time lifeguard / Head Boy in Sixth Form
HE SAYS: I want to do BB to get nationwide attention and show off my sexy body to millions.
"Claiming to have a body that's "the closest example to perfection", he's also a complex character who all the girls love. He says he does a poo after every meal and reckons he's no Dr Doolittle, claiming to hate all animals - and he reckons that they hate him too."
DAWN
AGE: 38
HOME: Birmingham
JOB: Exercise Scientist
FAVOURITE FILM: Horror
FAVOURITE BOOK: No novels, just textbooks
FAVOURITE FOOD: Strict vegetarian
SHE SAYS: I point out people's mistakes, which I am always right about as I never lose an argument.
"A determined and serious lady, Dawn is a strict vegetarian who loves her own company. She takes pleasure in reading textbooks, and spends a lot of time finding fault with things. Dawn was ejected from the Big Brother House on Day 8. This was because she broke a fundamental rule of Big Brother: making contact with the outside world."
LISA
AGE: 27
HOME: Manchester
JOB: Upholsterer
FAVOURITE FILM: Anything
SHE SAYS: I love slobbing around in my pyjamas with loads of food and beer, so much you could never eat it all.
"Lisa's a laddish lady who describes herself as "wild, crazy and sexy." A fluent Chinese speaker, she's quiet at home but full of energy on a night out. She says that if anyone crosses her, they'll definitely know about it."
SHAHBAZ
AGE: 37
HOME: Glasgow
JOB: Unemployed - for 21 years
FAVOURITE FILM: Grease (when he was a child)
HE SAYS: In the words of Oscar Wilde 'Know thyself' - I do and I sleep well at night for this knowledge.
"Shahbaz is a huge fan of Kylie Minogue and knitting. He has a great sense of humour but can't stand hypocrisy and double standards. A bit of a party animal, he can survive on as little as four hours of sleep a night. Shahbaz chose to walk out of the Big Brother House on Day 6."
NIKKI
AGE: 24
HOME: Middlesex
JOB: Model / dancer
STARSIGN: Aries
FAVOURITE BOOK: The Sport, The Sun and The Star
FAVOURITE FOOD: McDonald's and pizza
SHE SAYS: The three words I'd use to describe myself would be funny, ruthless and attractive.
"This wannabe footballer's wife enjoys nothing better than pampering herself and clubbing the night away. She survives on a diet of tabloid papers, burgers and pizza and has a straight-talking approach to dealing with people."
GEORGE
AGE: 19
HOME: London
JOB: Student
HE SAYS: My perfect day would be driving a fast car.
"Posh George is a self-confessed mummy's boy with royal connections. His life of privilege sees him spending most of his time around Chelsea, but he hopes to broaden his mind during his time in the House. He describes himself as stubborn, posh and comical."
LEA
AGE: 35
HOME: Nottingham
JOB: Model / Single mum
FAVOURITE FILM: Pretty Woman/Dirty Dancing/Snatch
FAVOURITE TV-SHOW: Emmerdale/Big Brother
SHE SAYS: I am an honest but nasty mid-life crisis bird with a body to die for and a temper too!
"Model Lea used to be 22 stone, and says she now has the largest breast implants in the UK. She admits to being grumpy in the morning until she's had a cup of tea!"
MIKEY
AGE: 22
HOME: Liverpool
JOB: Software Developer and Model
FAVOURITE FILM: Scary Movie, Taxi Driver
HE SAYS: My penis controls my brain!
"This obsessively tidy young man is a big fan of clubbing and girls. He's good for getting the party going, but has a terrible habit of telling people how to do things. His party piece is opening bottles with his teeth!"
IMOGEN
AGE: 23
HOME: London
JOB: Bar Hostess
SHE SAYS: I wouldn't want other housemates to know I'm a beauty queen!
"This sexy, edgy and confident hostess loves her job as she gets to meet amazing people and make great contacts. A real Welsh beauty, she has brains as well as looks but hates jokes because she doesn't really get them."
PETE
AGE: 24
HOME: Brighton
JOB: Unemployed/rock'n'roll singer/cartoonist
FAVOURITE FILM: Alien, Donnie Darko and Dumb and Dumber
FAVOURITE BOOK: Comics
FAVOURITE FOOD: Thai
HE SAYS: I love techno, Billy Idol, and Jim Carrey and hate drum & bass, rude people and big hairy spiders!
"Pete's a fun-loving guy. He likes reading, draws comics, fronts a rock band and suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. He has a pet hamster, Magic, who roams about his place and lives in the wall."
GRACE
AGE: 20
HOME: London
JOB: Dance teacher
SHE SAYS: I am pure grace.
"Grace has lived on her own for three years and loves it. She claims her life could only be improved if she could cook, had a garden and wasn't such a tidy freak. She says that her worst habit is that's she's a total name dropper when it comes to clothes."
SEZER
AGE: 26
HOME: London
JOB: Stockbroker / Property Developer
HE SAYS: The three words I would use to describe myself would be: made of platinum!
"Ladies' man Sezer loves horses, money, women and house music, but hates politics and Tony Blair. He likes his luxuries, and as a former boxer is very competitive."
BONNIE
AGE: 19
HOME: Loughborough
JOB: Care Worker
SHE SAYS: I deal with boredom by getting naked and terrorising it up!
"Bonnie's a real Mummy's girl who has no bad habits apart from putting her hands down her trousers a lot. She hates people snoring, creepy crawlies and heights, but she does like to blaze it up!" Bonnie was the first contestant to be evicted from the Big Brother house
RICHARD
AGE: 33
HOME: London
JOB: Waiter
STARSIGN: Leo
FAVOURITE FILM: 2046, Central Station and The Pacifier ("because it has Vin Diesel and babies")
FAVOURITE BOOK: The Lover by Margarite Duras
FAVOURITE FOOD: He doesn't 'do' processed food!
HE SAYS: I'm sexual, passionate and hostile.
"Richard loves freedom of speech, friends and big, big men. He hates dumbness, racism and processed food. He has a huge phobia of pregnant women and his idea of a perfect day would be to go to prison!"
I'll be keeping you posted, but in the meanwhile, you can watch Big Brother online on the official website.
This year's housemates have been in the UK Big Brother house for only 10 days, and so far; one of them [Shahbaz] was allegedly put on suicide watch after threatening to kill himself - and was then, basically asked to leave the house; one [Dawn] was thrown out after breaking the house rules by receiving a bogus distress message from her sister, which included a coded message; and only one [Bonnie] has been voted out by the public last night in the first real eviction.
Well, what else can you expect when; one contestant has Tourette's Sydrome; one has, and I quote 'largest breast implants in the UK'; one claims to have entered the house 'to find a rich and famous man'; one thinks his body is 'the closest example of perfection in humans'.
Here are the contestant profiles--all 14 of them--from the official Big Brother website:
GLYN
AGE: 18
HOME: Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales
JOB: Part-time lifeguard / Head Boy in Sixth Form
HE SAYS: I want to do BB to get nationwide attention and show off my sexy body to millions.
"Claiming to have a body that's "the closest example to perfection", he's also a complex character who all the girls love. He says he does a poo after every meal and reckons he's no Dr Doolittle, claiming to hate all animals - and he reckons that they hate him too."
DAWN
AGE: 38
HOME: Birmingham
JOB: Exercise Scientist
FAVOURITE FILM: Horror
FAVOURITE BOOK: No novels, just textbooks
FAVOURITE FOOD: Strict vegetarian
SHE SAYS: I point out people's mistakes, which I am always right about as I never lose an argument.
"A determined and serious lady, Dawn is a strict vegetarian who loves her own company. She takes pleasure in reading textbooks, and spends a lot of time finding fault with things. Dawn was ejected from the Big Brother House on Day 8. This was because she broke a fundamental rule of Big Brother: making contact with the outside world."
LISA
AGE: 27
HOME: Manchester
JOB: Upholsterer
FAVOURITE FILM: Anything
SHE SAYS: I love slobbing around in my pyjamas with loads of food and beer, so much you could never eat it all.
"Lisa's a laddish lady who describes herself as "wild, crazy and sexy." A fluent Chinese speaker, she's quiet at home but full of energy on a night out. She says that if anyone crosses her, they'll definitely know about it."
SHAHBAZ
AGE: 37
HOME: Glasgow
JOB: Unemployed - for 21 years
FAVOURITE FILM: Grease (when he was a child)
HE SAYS: In the words of Oscar Wilde 'Know thyself' - I do and I sleep well at night for this knowledge.
"Shahbaz is a huge fan of Kylie Minogue and knitting. He has a great sense of humour but can't stand hypocrisy and double standards. A bit of a party animal, he can survive on as little as four hours of sleep a night. Shahbaz chose to walk out of the Big Brother House on Day 6."
NIKKI
AGE: 24
HOME: Middlesex
JOB: Model / dancer
STARSIGN: Aries
FAVOURITE BOOK: The Sport, The Sun and The Star
FAVOURITE FOOD: McDonald's and pizza
SHE SAYS: The three words I'd use to describe myself would be funny, ruthless and attractive.
"This wannabe footballer's wife enjoys nothing better than pampering herself and clubbing the night away. She survives on a diet of tabloid papers, burgers and pizza and has a straight-talking approach to dealing with people."
GEORGE
AGE: 19
HOME: London
JOB: Student
HE SAYS: My perfect day would be driving a fast car.
"Posh George is a self-confessed mummy's boy with royal connections. His life of privilege sees him spending most of his time around Chelsea, but he hopes to broaden his mind during his time in the House. He describes himself as stubborn, posh and comical."
LEA
AGE: 35
HOME: Nottingham
JOB: Model / Single mum
FAVOURITE FILM: Pretty Woman/Dirty Dancing/Snatch
FAVOURITE TV-SHOW: Emmerdale/Big Brother
SHE SAYS: I am an honest but nasty mid-life crisis bird with a body to die for and a temper too!
"Model Lea used to be 22 stone, and says she now has the largest breast implants in the UK. She admits to being grumpy in the morning until she's had a cup of tea!"
MIKEY
AGE: 22
HOME: Liverpool
JOB: Software Developer and Model
FAVOURITE FILM: Scary Movie, Taxi Driver
HE SAYS: My penis controls my brain!
"This obsessively tidy young man is a big fan of clubbing and girls. He's good for getting the party going, but has a terrible habit of telling people how to do things. His party piece is opening bottles with his teeth!"
IMOGEN
AGE: 23
HOME: London
JOB: Bar Hostess
SHE SAYS: I wouldn't want other housemates to know I'm a beauty queen!
"This sexy, edgy and confident hostess loves her job as she gets to meet amazing people and make great contacts. A real Welsh beauty, she has brains as well as looks but hates jokes because she doesn't really get them."
PETE
AGE: 24
HOME: Brighton
JOB: Unemployed/rock'n'roll singer/cartoonist
FAVOURITE FILM: Alien, Donnie Darko and Dumb and Dumber
FAVOURITE BOOK: Comics
FAVOURITE FOOD: Thai
HE SAYS: I love techno, Billy Idol, and Jim Carrey and hate drum & bass, rude people and big hairy spiders!
"Pete's a fun-loving guy. He likes reading, draws comics, fronts a rock band and suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. He has a pet hamster, Magic, who roams about his place and lives in the wall."
GRACE
AGE: 20
HOME: London
JOB: Dance teacher
SHE SAYS: I am pure grace.
"Grace has lived on her own for three years and loves it. She claims her life could only be improved if she could cook, had a garden and wasn't such a tidy freak. She says that her worst habit is that's she's a total name dropper when it comes to clothes."
SEZER
AGE: 26
HOME: London
JOB: Stockbroker / Property Developer
HE SAYS: The three words I would use to describe myself would be: made of platinum!
"Ladies' man Sezer loves horses, money, women and house music, but hates politics and Tony Blair. He likes his luxuries, and as a former boxer is very competitive."
BONNIE
AGE: 19
HOME: Loughborough
JOB: Care Worker
SHE SAYS: I deal with boredom by getting naked and terrorising it up!
"Bonnie's a real Mummy's girl who has no bad habits apart from putting her hands down her trousers a lot. She hates people snoring, creepy crawlies and heights, but she does like to blaze it up!" Bonnie was the first contestant to be evicted from the Big Brother house
RICHARD
AGE: 33
HOME: London
JOB: Waiter
STARSIGN: Leo
FAVOURITE FILM: 2046, Central Station and The Pacifier ("because it has Vin Diesel and babies")
FAVOURITE BOOK: The Lover by Margarite Duras
FAVOURITE FOOD: He doesn't 'do' processed food!
HE SAYS: I'm sexual, passionate and hostile.
"Richard loves freedom of speech, friends and big, big men. He hates dumbness, racism and processed food. He has a huge phobia of pregnant women and his idea of a perfect day would be to go to prison!"
I'll be keeping you posted, but in the meanwhile, you can watch Big Brother online on the official website.
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