Date Published: Thursday 11 August 2005
GAZETTE & HEARLD:
CONTESTANT
Derek Laud went from the Big Brother house to Neil and Christine Hamilton's mansion near Hullavington after being evicted on Friday night.
Mr Laud 41, from London, stayed with the couple until Monday morning when he went to London to do an interview which Mr Hamilton had set up with The Sun newspaper.
It marked a busy weekend for the Hamiltons and Derek because, together with ex-Big Brother contestant Kemal, they celebrated Derek's birthday in London on Monday evening.
Mr Hamilton said: "Derek is on top form, he's delighted to be out. He was incarcerated with those ghastly people and he was more mature and adult than the others. He is firing on all cylinders."
The former MP said Derek had entertained them with the inside story about the events inside the Big Brother house. Mr Hamilton said: "He liked Kemal, Kinga and Eugene. He detests Craig and Max and wasn't too fond of Orlaith."