BB Summer 2012 House Photos (UK)

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Wow, it's actually tasteful.

Except for the bedroom, which is looking rather boop de doop sex.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

It's a little too tasteful, except the bathroom.

And things are very square-edged and linear. All the little beds are all in a row. The living room looks like a modest hotel lobby.

And then there's the bathroom, which looks like something The Queer Eye guys designed for Andrew Stone's house.

 

[SAUSAGEMAN]

Can we send the american hamsters to the british house?

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Can we send the american hamsters to the british house?

There's talk every year, but the US version is such a stiff, structured affair that the producers would be too lazy to think of ways to make it happen.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Looks pretty good...is there no bath tub? I like bath tubs.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I'm sure there's one -- where else will they do dishes and laundry?

Also, JEDWARD might return and get dirty!

 

[CaptainWacky]

THERE SHOULD BE A BATH TUB IN EVERY ROOM. AND AN OVEN ON THE CEILING.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Jedward might be too good for BB after winning Eurovision tomorrow night and bankrupting Ireland.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Here's a house tour video that I can't be bothered actually watching in full.

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I don't really see how it's "very Mad Men" like they kept annoyingly saying in the minute I watched.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Ah yes, that show which is famously set in present day Las Vegas.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

It's funny, I was going to say the decor had a vibe like The Palm resort in Vegas, but I didn't bother because who'd get the reference. The photos didn't even show the Vegas murals, lol.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I'm never going to watch this video.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I thought it was starting tonight and now I realise I'm a week early I'm strangely disappointed.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

So are there no live feeds again this year?

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Brian Dowling: 'Big Brother's like casting a soap'

May 31, 2012

Big Brother's back with a bang next week! We caught up with host Brian Dowling to find out what lies in store for this year's housemates...

Why do you think the public still enjoys Big Brother?
"Everyone always wants to know what's going on in their neighbours' house. When my neighbours have arguments I always listen and with Big brother you do that. Sometimes I have to watch the show behind a pillow. Any show that can still make you do that, people are interested in."

This will be your fourth series as host. Are you less nervous now than you were at the start?
"I love doing live television, but last year the nerves would cripple me and I wouldn't eat for the whole day. But if you don't have nerves there's no point doing live television. I remember losing the plot once. All I had to say was: 'Big Brother house, this is Brian'. I say it so many times but, this time, no one had given me the cue card. I'm screaming: 'Where is the card? I NEED the card!'"

Can you give us any hints about this year's housemates?
"I know the house has had a complete makeover. I know the housemates this year will be completely varied in age, a mix of younger people and older people. This will create more drama, which always mixes things up."

What kind of housemates would you like to see in the house?
"I want people who stand their ground and who don't shy away from argumentative situations. You want that one person that annoys everyone, but you want them to be likeable to the public. You need lots of people to make the show work – it's like casting a soap opera."

Are you allowed to have an opinion on the housemates?
"Obviously, I've got an opinion, but I can't Tweet too much because, being the host, I don't want to encourage people to vote a certain way. I'm always conscious of the fact that I can't be too opinionated."

In case anyone's forgotten, you've won Big Brother twice. What advice would you give to those taking part this year?
"Don't rile the crowd up! Just smile. Don't walk onto the stage, shouting: 'You don't know me'. Because the public decide... and you can guarantee that housemate will be the first one out!

You also took part in Hell's Kitchen in 2007. Would you consider doing another reality show?
"I was offered I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! a few years ago, but I could never imagine myself doing that. I'd be so annoying; you're wet, you've got nature, there's rats, there's snakes, you're not eating, you're probably sexually frustrated. No, that wouldn't be good. I'd much rather sit in a house and do nothing."

How do you think Big Brother has changed since you first took part in 2001?
"Big Brother now is not a social experiment; it's an entertainment show. It's there to entertain us and, thankfully, people still want to watch."

Big Brother starts on Jubilee Tuesday, June 5 at 9pm on Channel 5.

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[CaptainWacky]

Brian's a fucking terrible host and should be fired.

(It starts on Tuesday.)

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I have no taste, because I like Brian.

Then again, I have the Chenbot, so even Josie would look good to me in comparison...

 

[CaptainWacky]

Just look at the way he sayd "let the fun and games begin!" in the advert. MORE WOODEN THAN WOODY HARRLESON AND WOODY FROM TOY STORY IN A WOOD CHIPPER.