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Gay Muslim and “sexual terrorist” enter Big Brother

A summer of television viewing kicked into gear this evening with the start of reality show Big Brother 7.

The series, first touted as a social experiment, certainly has some interesting guinea pigs this year, with a gay Muslim, a Tourette’s sufferer, and a girl who cannot seem to pronounce her own name.

Care worker Bonnie 20, was first into the house, she calls herself a pink power ranger and seems to insist on introducing herself as “Bonner.”

She was followed by Tourette’s sufferer, Pete 24, a rock and roll singer.

The third entrant was royally linked, transvestite and camp gay men fearing, George, 19, who is close friends with Princess Beatrice

37-year-old gay Muslim, Shabaz, a self proclaimed “paki poof,” was fourth in the house, he is unemployed and plans to raise the profile of the gay Muslim community in the show.

Cosmetic surgery obsessed Lea, 35, entered next, she has spent over £35000 on plastic surgery, including 4 boob jobs and two nose jobs.

She was trailed by 23-year-old, Imogen, a former Miss Wales, and male chauvinist, Mikey, 23, a software developer.

The eight housemate was people hating cynic, Dawn, 38, an exercise scientist who would like to be reincarnated as either Jesus or Adolf Hitler.

Number nine was North Wales’ “sexiest lifeguard,” 18-year-old, Glynn.

The tenth was “sexual terrorist” Richard, 33, a gay waiter, he said: “The boys will be climbing the walls to get out of the Big Brother house, but I will be dragging them back in by their underwear.”

Party animal, Grace, 20, a dance teacher, was next to join the contestants, entering before 27-year old, 30 cigarettes a day, Lisa, a Chinese upholsterer, and entrepreneur Sezer, 26, who claims to have been the youngest trader on the stock exchange floor at 18.

Last in was 24-year-old, Nicky,, model and promo girl, whose ambition is to marry a premiership footballer.

This year’s Big Brother house contains a waterbed, a gold diary chair and an inside outside theme and promises surprises throughou.

In June a viewer will also get the chance to join the show halfway through by finding a golden ticket in random KitKat chocolate bars, which go on sale tonight.

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14 new housemates have gone in, and here they are:




Individual Photos of all the HM's :Hayesmates.co.uk

Friday, 19 May 2006
The Argus

A cross-dressing musician entered the Big Brother house last night in a bid to become a "Tourette's celebrity".

Pete Stephenson, 24, lead singer of Brighton psychedelic rock band Daddy Fantastic, was among 14 housemates to arrive at the Channel 4 reality show's Elstree studios for what is being billed as "the most uncompromising summer of their lives".

Pete was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome - a neurological disorder characterised by multiple motor and vocal tics - when he was 14.

Wearing a top hat, pink glasses and a white tie, he kissed one woman and touched the hands of fans of the show.

As he staggered towards the front door he shocked a crowd of cheering fans with a tirade of swearwords apparently caused by the condition.

He fell down the stairs before the first housemate to enter the house, Bonnie, 20, from Leicestershire, giggled and asked him if he had taken something.

Opening the door he said: "Honey, I'm home" and asked her if she was all right before saying his first swear word.

He said: "Weren't that a bit nuts. It's snazzy in here, innit?"

The aspiring comedian and cartoonist told Big Brother producers he wanted to be in the show because he craved fame and wanted to pay off his mum's mortgage.

He said: "I want to reach the top of my spiral heaven and shine again."

Pete, who started wearing women's clothes when he was 16, lives alone and keeps a pet hamster for company.

Communards singer Jimmy Somerville commissioned him to paint a picture for his 40th birthday.

He told Big Brother's profilers rude people, jealousy and drum ën' bass make him angry and he thinks his housemates might nominate him for eviction for his random swearing and twitching, for being too silly or because they hate him.

He told producers if he was an animal he would be a bird so he could speak their language and "fly around and poop on people's faces".

Pete, who joined Daddy Fantastic in 2004, is known as "The Daddy" on stage, where he wears a white wig, sunglasses and his trademark red-striped elastic trousers.

He failed to show for the band's Brighton Fringe gig at The Hope pub in Queen's Road, Brighton, on Monday.

He told friends he had gone to France to visit a sick relative but he was at a secret location on the orders of Big Brother.

Big Brother 7 will be the longest, lasting 13 weeks.

The house takes on an Inside-Out theme and is smaller, with plastic-covered furniture, an underwater camera in the swimming pool, a golden Big Brother chair and a water bed.

This year one of the highlights of the show will be a Willy Wonka-style competition.

One lucky fan will find a golden ticket inside one of thousands of Big Brother chocolate bars on sale.

Femalefirst
2006-05-19 08:09:04

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Big Bother 7 housemate Nikki cracks already - It soon all got too much for bunny girl Nikki, as she shed a tear less than an hour after she entered the House. But luckily for the blubbing bunny Shahbaz was on hand to offer her hugs and affection. how convinient...

As the Housemates were getting to know each other over a glass of champagne, the whimpy model ran off to the bathroom for a different type of wine, with Shahbaz hot on her bobtail to cheer her up.

"Am I laughing at you? Look how stupid I look," he joked, before cooing, "Do you wanna just have a huggy moment? yuuuuukie, followed by a vomit inducing "If you want a hug or affection, come to me. Big Mama's here," Shahbaz assured Nikki.

Leading her into the bedroom, Shahbaz asked: "Did you get a bad reception?" the bunny admitted: "A bit, did you?"

Not one to brag the up himself Shahbaz stuffed the sympathy to proudly reply "I'm sorry, I think mine was universally good."

A disappointed Nikki was forced to shrug off his excitement with an "Oh well." though sensing potential Mama Shahbaz was soon back with a "You look fragile in that outfit, do you wanna take your shoes off and get comfy?"

May 19 2006
Daily Post

LIVERPOOL'S Big Brother contestant Mikey Dalton sparked controversy on his first night in the house with his sexist comments.

The 22-year-old software developer who aspires to be a model admitted he has "anti-feminist attitudes" and expects women to do all the housework.

He is already on the road to becoming unpopular with his fellow housemates after he vowed he won't be doing any cleaning in the house.

Mikey, who lives in Aigburth with his mother Jean, said: "My mum does all my washing and cooking like a woman should."

Mikey, who is said to have attended one of Liverpool's elite private schools, joined nine other contestants in the house last night for the twelfth Big Brother series.

Tall, dark and handsome, Mikey is renowned for being unlucky with ladies despite his good looks.

When asked why he chose to go on the show, Mikey, who has a BSc Hons degree in multimedia and internet technology said: "There's never been anyone like me in the house - confident, good looking and can hold a conversation."

School friend Michelle Berry said of him last night: "Michael is definitely a womaniser. He thinks he is really charming."

Femalefirst
2006-05-19 09:04:00

Big Brother Housemates found that there are not enogh beds to go round so it became a case of share the mattress.

It was certainly one way to break the ice, and the sleping arrangments drew some typical ladish remarks along with a mention of bed-wetting whilst three of the Housemates snuggled up together.

This by the way came from Lisa and her bed mates at around three o'clock this morning and to clear up who said what, it was Pete who claimed he would be the bed wetter, and it was Lisa hwo was the filling in the 'sandwich' one slice of bread was Richard resplendant in his skimpy reveal-all underwear and Pete who was wearing his pyjamas and a hat, why a hat is anyones guess but hey who are we to question his motives.

But all in all it was quite a cosy little arrangement, that was until Pete and his hat decided they wanted their own bed and left the other two to it, to what exactly we don't know.

Not that they would get any privacy if they were up to anything what with Shabaz acting as the 'spoiler' in the background wittering on about Richards snoring just as Lisa and the big guy were getting comfy.

Moaning "How am I supposed to sleep with all that snoring coming from that slab of meat", Richard was having none of it, hitting back with a curt "I'm not just a slab of meat. I have a brain too".

Now now ladies it's time to get your beauty sleep...

19-05-2006

FOR some people the last nine months waiting for the new series of Big Brother has dragged on.

For others the return of the Channel 4 reality show has come around again all too quickly.

But whether you love it or hate it, there is no getting away from the fact that series seven of the show that made Jade Goody, pictured, famous is now under way.

Last night saw the live launch of the show as the nation was introduced to the housemates for the first time.

There was a mixed response from the Swindonians we spoke to yesterday about whether they will be tuning in or not.

Opinion ranged from one fan who will be travelling up to the Big Brother house, to a pensioner who dismissed it as "rubbish".

The housemates' identity was kept secret right up until presenter Davina McCall led them into the Big Brother house last night.

The new house is smaller and more bizarre than before.

It has been called "inside out" with carpeted garden and grass in the kitchen.

Also, all interior walls are made of clear glass, with the exception of the bath and shower areas. But Channel 4 has introduced a new rule.

"We have told the housemates that if two or more of them are in the bathroom the footage will be screened," explained executive Sharon Powers. "We hope that by having the shower slightly masked, people will be less inhibited in there."

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19-05-2006
ManchesterEveningNews
Ian Wylie

A MANCHESTER woman looking for love is one of the 14 new Big Brother housemates in the longest series yet.

Shanghai-born Lisa Heo, 27, who moved to Britain with her parents when she was two, walked into the house live on Channel 4 last night.

She was among seven women and seven men making an entrance into what will be their home for 13 weeks this summer, so long as they survive eviction.

Asked why she was taking part in the reality TV show, Lisa said: “For the money and getting out of work for a good few weeks – I know I’ll entertain everyone in there and maybe find a little love with someone.”

She’s said to speak Shanghai Chinese and lives at home with her parents in Manchester, where her father owns a chip shop. Lisa’s friends nickname her “Boy Bod” or “Jackie Chan”.

Currently believed to be unemployed, her previous jobs have included upholstering furniture in a factory, making burglar alarms and ink pads, as well as packing food – a job she quit after four hours.

Lisa describes herself as “wild, crazy, sexy,” and claims to have once super-glued someone’s toes together. “If anybody crosses me, they will know about it.” She also believes in Buddhism – because it’s a peaceful religion.

Other housemates include Brighton-based Pete, 24, lead singer in a band called Daddy Fantastic, who was diagnosed with Tourette’s Sundrome at the age of 14.

Aspiring photographer George, 19, is a Chelsea high-flyer who counts Jack and Kelly Osbourne among his drinking partners. His mother is a former private secretary to the Prince of Wales.

Shabaz, 37, is a gay Glaswegian and camp cross-dresser; Lea, 35, from Nottingham is a former porn star and Imogen, 23, from Llanelli, was crowned Miss Wales in 2003.

Big Brother 7 bosses are planning plenty of twists and turns. It’s already known that another housemate will be moving in next month after winning their place with a golden ticket hidden inside a chocolate bar – and they may be joined by other new faces inside the house.

Do you know Lisa? If so drop us a e-mail at: newsdesk@men-news.co.uk

May 19 2006
By Catherine Hendrick, Birmingham Mail

THE Brummie who entered Big Brother aiming to be the "the scariest woman in Britain" is really a pussycat who tricked her way into the house on a mission.

The Birmingham Mail can reveal Dawn Blake has turned the tables on the programme, which is famous for its mind games, because no-one would listen to her.

The sports-mad 38-year-old, from Handsworth, told the programme she's fascinated with good and evil and would like to be re-incarnated as Jesus or Hitler and meet Nazi henchman Heinrich Himmler.

She also said she was a serial complainer, had few friends and was "born a loner and would die a loner".

But in reality Dawn, who is not married, has plenty of friends and is a serious sports scientist who took a degree at Wolverhampton University.

She's spent the past five years thanklessly campaigning for new laws to protect people from 'cowboys' operating in the health and fitness industry and set up her own group - Alliance for Physical Activity Honesty (AFPAH).

She even went to Downing Street with a petition containing 50,000 signatures.

But, apart from the Birmingham Mail who highlighted her campaign earlier this year, she felt no-one was interested.

The Prime Minister's office sent Dawn a letter telling her someone would be in touch but Dawn's close friend and fellow campaigner Anita Aheer says no-one has bothered to contact them.

Dawn decided that, in an age obsessed by celebrity, the only way she was going to get noticed was to become one herself.

Anita explains: "She watches a lot of reality TV because she's trained in psychology. She knows a lot of people are more interested in celebrities than serious issues and that there's no quicker way to become one than to be in Big Brother.

"Dawn had watched people like Jamie Oliver get their message across because they're famous. She's passionate about what she believes in and will do what she has to in order to get the message across."

Dawn originally auditioned for the show two years ago but was told she was "too diplomatic" by producers.

Spurred on by the appearance of controversial Respect MP George Galloway in the last series she decided to re-apply. And this time she decided to get nasty.

Anita says: "She told me: 'Anita, I'm going to become the scariest woman in Britain!'"

But in reality, Anita says her friend is more like Gandhi! She adds: "Dawn is a very rational, very fair and honest person but they weren't interested in that."

Anita says Dawn spent a week watching films and studying famous loners like Kenneth Williams to work herself up for her new role.

She said: "She was convinced that if she became the scariest woman in Britain they would have her and she was right.

"She's half-expecting to be evicted but says she doesn't care because she'll have got her message across and will have done it for Birmingham."

And if she stays, the former Rose Hill Girls School pupil won't give into Big Brother's mind games.

"She won't do any tasks which force her to manipulate the minds of young people," says Anita.

LONDON (Reuters) - Big Brother returns for a seventh series on Thursday, with the reality TV show's makers promising the "longest and most twisted" programme yet.

A beauty queen, a topless model and a schoolfriend of Prince Harry are among those reported to have beaten 25,000 other hopefuls to win a place in the camera-filled house.

Channel 4 said the small set with glass walls was designed to disorientate the housemates during the show's 13-week run.

Housemates who avoid eviction in weekly public votes will miss the football World Cup and Wimbledon tennis tournament as contact with the outside world is banned.

"More than ever before, the Big Brother house will be a difficult place to live in," Channel 4 said.

The show has proved as divisive as ever: millions are expected to watch, while critics have been queuing up to dismiss it as a "nasty psychological circus".

Mediawatch-UK, a group which campaigns for better standards on television, said the format had grown tired and its producers were scraping the barrel for new ways to provoke the housemates.

"It has all got so boring," the group's director John Beyer said. "It is likely to be abrasive, with a whole lot of obscene language. I think it has had its day." Continued...