<img src="http://www.bbfans.com/images/Lisa2.jpg" align="left">Thanks once again to nicki, we have yet another interview - this time from Lisa. Nicki has spoken to Lisa on the phone twice now and says that she's been really friendly and chatty. No matter whether you liked her or not in the house, you have to admit, she certainly brought a bit of life back into the programme. Thanks very much to Lisa for giving up her time to answer our questions - much appreciated. We wish her well and hope that she enjoys her wedding and everything goes smoothly.
BBFans: How disappointed were you when you found out you were a reserve rather than an actual housemate?
Lisa: Fairly disappointed, but I knew I was going in - I had a strong gut feeling.
BBFans: Had you been following the show when it began?
Lisa: I didn't watch too much as I didn't want to know about the programme just in case I did go in, but I watched enough to know what they were all about and always watched the evictions.
BBFans: How far into the show were we when you found out you were going to be entering the house?
Lisa: It was between the 3rd and 4th week when I got the first call.
BBFans: Were you given any specific instructions from the producers?
Lisa: Well we all know how much bad press the programme was getting - "Big brother bore" - so they did say to me to go in and shake it up which is what I did, like I said in an interview I went into character, it is ONLY a gameshow.
BBFans: What difference do you think it would have made if you had been an original housemate?
Lisa: To be an original housemate would have made all the difference as I would have been accepted and I know I would have got on with most of them. But to them, I was an intruder who knew too much about them, I could have been myself and believe I would have got into the final 3 at the end.
BBFans: Did it bother you the way you were excluded in the house? Would you have considered it was almost bullying or not?
Lisa: It was extremely hard being excluded, but I knew it wasn't going to be easy, I did my crying (twice) under the duvet.
BBFans: Was there anyone in the house that you would consider a friend?
Lisa: Absolutely, Ray will always be a great friend, he is a star and a gentleman.
BBFans: If you had been in Ray's position, who would you have nominated in the "head of house" week?
Lisa: I would have nominated Nush, Steph and Cameron - they weren't very nice to me.
BBFans: Are you still in contact with anyone from the house?
Lisa: Yes I am still in contact with Ray and Scott, I am also very close to Justine, Sissy and Jon Tickle.
BBFans: Do you feel it was fair you were portrayed the way you were?
Lisa: NO it was awful the way I was portrayed. I am nothing like the person the public saw or read about, I am very caring and giving, but that's TV and tabloids for you. It's amazing what they can do, and don't forget there is a 20 minute delay, so the parts when I was winding up the housemates with "my scar was a shark attack" etc it was never shown when we were all laughing when I told them it was a joke, and of course me saying "I have balls to come in at this stage" was all said in jest but clearly the worst thing I could of said in the BB house. But hey there's no such thing as bad publicity and anyone who knows me and has met me will know I am very feminine and have a dry sense of humour.
BBFans: What was going through your mind when you left the house to the reception that you did?
Lisa: What the hell did I do to deserve this? All I did was try and save a dying show, but when you look at the crowd that night there was also clapping and cheering, its more like a pantomime than a gameshow.
BBFans: Do you regret anything you said or did whilst in the house?
Lisa: One or two things, but that's only because of how it was perceived in the outside world because of the time delay.
BBFans: What have you done since leaving the house?
Lisa: I have done lots of interviews and two TV programmes, one was on about a week and a half ago called "Celebrities Exposed" which was about how I was treated by the tabloids and it showed the real me and how the press admitted they knew it was all lies that they had written about me but it was good reading and it sold newspapers but they also realised how much it hurt me. The next programme is in January on Sky one.
BBFans: Are you still planning to get married soon, and are the housemates still invited to the wedding?!
Lisa: We hope to get married next year at some stage and Ray and Scott will be invited as well as Justine, Sissy and Jon Tickle.
BBFans: When you left the house, you were reported as saying that no-one in your hometown could look you in the face - how are things now?
Lisa: People in my home town are being much nicer and supportive, but what you have to remember is I come from a very old fashioned close knit community where the people there are quite narrow minded and would of never had the guts to do what I did. I also think there is quite a lot of jealousy but hey, I did it and I am proud of myself and know that if my dad was still alive he would be too. A lot of them sold lies about me and I have since seen them and they have apologised but they were offered a lot of money and it came at a price - my friendship.
BBFans: What's the general reaction when you are recognized in public?
Lisa: The public reaction is amazing I have signed hundreds of autographs and no one believed any of the tabloids.
BBFans: Did you watch Teen Big Brother? If so, what did you think of Channel 4's decision to televise the sex scene?
Lisa: Teen Big brother was an experiment and lets face it, the public wanted to see some rumpy pumpy but didn't get it in BB4 so as these kids were the age of consent they did it and probably regretted it but you cant blame the producers for filming it as they were very aware of the fact that the cameras are always watching you. They knew exactly what they were doing, they would have been given the talk of doom before they went in - nobody is that naive.
Thanks once again to nicki and Lisa for that.
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