My time at Big Brother has been brilliant – its been great to see behind the scenes at BB HQ, and sitting in the hijack chair was really exciting and it’s something not a lot of people have done.
I think the housemates were a bit shocked, at first, to hear a member of the public – they were like “What’s going on?” – but once the task started they really enjoyed it.
Emilia won the task, mainly because of her immortal line “You can’t have one bum cheek higher than the other”. That was award winning.
I was in the camera runs when the housemates woke up, and being there for the whole morning meant that I really felt part of it. Jeremy had morning hair and was the one that needed to freshen up the most. Anthony was really funny and was up for some of the jokes we had together in the diary room. Jon was a bit negative in the house this morning, which lowered my opinion of him a bit. In the end, the best person will win.
Being Big Brother has been a great experience.
Hijacking was the weirdest thing ever. I remember from when I was in the house that the tasks were the thing I enjoyed the most, getting dressed up, doing stupid things and making an idiot of myself!
It’s been so surreal turning the tables and setting them a task and inviting them to the diary room and talking to them. It was wicked though, a really good thing!
The task I set them was to dress and behave like each other. What I loved about it was the underlying slagging off between them all. Especially Anthony and Jeremy. You could see under their laughs that they were secretly getting p****d off with each other.
When I was in Big Brother we were all a little naive and unsure about what to expect. At that point, in terms of Big Brother, it was really new. The nine weeks in the house were the best time in my life ever. We had tears and tantrums. The last few days were really nerve racking. I didn’t have a clue what had been going on in the outside world. We weren’t really obsessed with how the public would see us.
Nowadays people in the house obsess about it so much it seems to affect their behaviour whilst they are in there. Everyone is so worried about how they will be perceived. I heard Anthony say ‘I hope Kate doesn’t think that something went on with me and Calista’ and I thought ‘Why are you thinking so much? Just have a good time and stop worrying!’
It is nice though that there are people in the house that have their heads screwed on.
They all seem to be very down to earth.
Katie x
My contribution here is as its title. It’s a hijack.
Basically my opening sequence to this particular performance by me is to hijack it by taking those kids and transforming them and changing their identity in a series of action sequences that starts with a maze, a labyrinth which they create out of cardboard. Then they will strip off.
You will hear me being eloquent in talking to those kids and explaining what they are doing. I will explain that they are leaving a very ordinary and dull world, going into hopefully something a bit more special.
They are going to go through a series of ordeals. It’s about them creating their own manifesto of how they might think of changing the culture themselves. After two days of suffering me, my anecdotes and my long shaggy tales, there’s no way anybody needs to be successful. They will hear my voice until they are bored to tears.
The key to all of this is to make them understand that it’s probably far better to be a magnificent failure than a simple benign success. That’s it really.
The tasks will be interesting. I will try to get them performing naked across the floor covered in paint. A blue boy rubbing up against a yellow girl! They seem to be 21st century prudes so they most probably won’t do it, but you never know. If not, at least parts of their bodies will turn green so it’s a marriage of sorts.
We’ll take it from there.
Our time in the house was great. It was the best time ever. We did expect it to be fun but not as fun as that. We weren’t expecting to actually go into the house but as soon as we were told we were allowed we took advantage!
Once we were in there we decided to let John off as he’s actually quite lovely. It’s fine if people think our music is s**t, but we really don’t think John thinks that.
Overall the housemate’s opinion of us whilst we were in there was positive. We hope it remains positive now we have left.
Everything from start to finish was amazing. We were glad to be able to get them some luxuries like lip gloss, tea and chilli sauce.
We would do this every day if we could, hijacking of course. Not be a celebrity housemate. No way!
We've decided to hijack the Big Brother house today because we are just such massive fans of the show.
We don’t know what sort of Big Brothers we're going to be yet. We were going to save John and be really nice to him because he was completely dissed for the dating game. But he just said we were rubbish. Each to their own, but when we are on the show we are the only ones allowed to say we’re rubbish, not him. He may have burnt a bridge!
The closer it gets to us taking over the more nervous we are getting.
There are a lot of buttons to press but there are four hands between us so it should all be ok. We’re good with each other. I like to listen and enjoy Mel, and she’s the same with me, so we won’t take over from each other in the booth.
Our task today is going to be very intense, and we are testing them on their intellect. We expect them to be dumbfounded by it. It’s quite a serious task compared to the other ones they have been given.
Hopefully we will do a good job as Big Brother. We have a good sense of humour, and we’re fans so we want to be liked. We don’t to be dirty and disgusting, we can be but we’ll try not to be!
Love Mel & Nic x
I intend to try and strip away all vestiges of cool from these talented people who will hopefully all be made to look like fools and see what an ego-free house does.
I think John looks like a top chap and I think he has probably got a large inner nerd. I’m going to try and squeeze that out of him. I think Jeremy has probably got nerdish tendencies as well and I’m looking forward to speaking to him.
They’re all going to have to be nerds. It’s a hobbies day... what would traditionally be seen as nerdy hobbies... bird watching, battle re-enactments and model building.
I hope that they have a good time. Although these things that I’m going to make them do are seen as boring, I hope they don’t have a boring day. I hope they at least have a laugh. I don’t want to be a boring hijacker!
Mat says:
Today we are going to be the nicest Big Brother ever. It became clear, after our countdown message played into the House at Jade's eviction, that we had upset some of the housemates. We decided that we would go in there and try and make amends. We haven't really felt that the House has been hijacked in the truest sense of the word, so we felt that we wanted to go in there and take over. Our intentions are to go in there and win forgiveness for what we said about Jade. We aren't trying to hoodwink anyone, there is no hidden agenda.
We are just going to go in and attempt to have fun with them without sending anyone up.
James says:
Our motivation today is really to make amends for offending the Housemates with the countdown message. I think we underestimated how intense it is in there for them. We just want them to know that we think they are great - we really do.
I think the Housemates are quite sensitive people because they are used to being at the top of their game - within their worlds they are pretty important people.
We have no agenda, we aren't going to be lovely and then turn around sniggering. As much as some people might suggest we are not nice - we are. It's always better to be positive than to not be. We are not being two-faced in any way.
I'm going to mend Jon's bruised heart - it's going to be nice for him to have a big fella in there with him, rather than those ripped hunks. Especially when three girls from Hollyoaks come in and don't pick you for something.
We are taking quite a risk not to have the safety and security of that booth - we are really going to get amongst it and actually hijack the House, as opposed to setting a little task. We are in there all day. We are going to be there when they wake up - it's going to be interesting telly.
Jennifer Metcalfe, Claire Cooper and Gemma Merna, aka Hollyoaks' McQueen sisters, talk to us about their alter-egos and how they're going to hot up the housemates...
Claire – Ha ha. I think we’re doing Big Brother because we’re girls and we’ll bring a bit of glamour! Haven’t they had men mostly so far?
Gemma – Yes. I think that as the McQueen sisters we’ll be quite good for the house, to get the boys all riled up!
Jenny – I am nothing like my character Mercedes. If I were playing Mercedes I think I would whip them all up into shape but I’m not. I’m Jenny today, so that’s what I’m going to find difficult! But I’m gonna try. Dominatrix!!!
Claire – Ooooooooh!
Gemma – My character is soft and lovely and really nice and I’m not like that. I’m probably the other way so I’ll be a bit fiery and a bit cheeky. I’ll see what I can do today.
Claire – I’m also the opposite of my character. I’m not aggressive or at least I don’t think I am. So I’ll try and be as nice as pie today and be myself.
Claire – I think there'll be a bit of flirting. Well not me personally… a bit of friendly banter... cheeky banter.
Jenny – Yeah we’re just gonna go in there and I think to start off with we might be going by the script a bit as we’re a bit nervous, but by the end we’ll hopefully get them doing loads of stupid stuff. Hopefully our adventurous minds will get to work
Gemma – We are very close friends anyway. We do have a giggle so I think we might take it a little too far...
All – We think Anthony is quite nice…
Jenny – Anthony’s a bit of beef but these two can’t really say that cos they’re in relationships, so I think most of the flirting will be left up to me today.
Hi,
I love being Big Brother!
I think a lot of people will be pleased that I've managed to get Anthony in a thong. I was a bit worried for him that he was going to go out there with just the see-through ones on, which would have been terrible. But luckily he saw sense and put some on top. I think a lot of my listeners will be very pleased - so if I’ve achieved anything today, I’ve achieved that.
I picked on Jay for today’s wind-up task because I think he’s quite easily irritated and you can read every expression on his face.
As a hijacker, I might not be as funny as Chris Moyles but I got more people naked, so there!
Hello!
It’s Denise here,
I’ve decided to hijack the house because secretly I am a bit of a control freak and I also think that they need to brush up on their musical skills. I’m going to set them a task or two! I know they’ve all got specific talents but I want to see what natural talents they have. I’ve been a judge on a couple of shows and it would be nice to make a special discovery in the house.
There are the obvious choices as to who would do well with a musical task but I would like to see the likes of John excel as a musical performer. I really think he’s got it in him. Maybe it’s a whole new way for politics. Perhaps he could be an all singing, all dancing politician. That’s what I hope for.
Overall I’m going to be a nice Big Brother, I’ve heard they are all a bit tired today as they’ve not been going to bed on time so I want to liven things up a bit and try and make things a bit more light hearted and fun for them. I’m not going to be evil at all but I do want them to learn from this experience. I would quite like them all to do the task naked but I don’t think I would be allowed to do that.
I am hoping being Big Brother will teach me a little how to be less bossy and learn how to communicate properly without telling people what to do too much.
It may happen!
Love Denise x
I’m doing this because I’ve got nowt else to do.
If you’d ask me how successful I’d be with the ladies in the house I’d say I’d do all right. You only have to look at how I do with girls in all the newspapers. I’m sure they’d want to have a rendezvous with me.
My advice to wannabe music sensations Calista and Nathan is beware of daft programmes like ‘Bo Selecta’ because they’ll mess it up for you.
It’s the first time I’ve left our Kes with strangers and I’m a bit worried, as she’s got an in-growing toenail. They need to use gentle kindness when looking after her of course.
My final words for my blog? Can I get a rewind? But I can’t sing it as the record company own the lyrics and I have to pay them a fee of £52.
Bo!
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I’m doing Celebrity Hijack because I’ve got a new telly programme out called ‘Keith Lemon's Gap Year’ so I thought it would be good to promote it, and I thought it looked fun. I couldn’t be more honest than that really. Oh, and I get paid quite a lot as well for doing nowt. All you do is sit in the booth really and talk.
I’m going to bring some magic into the house in the style of that TV programme ‘Lion’s Den’. I am gonna get 'em to come up with some products which they will pitch to me as products which could be available in shops and I will judge 'em to be rubbish or really good. It’ll give me some new ideas as I haven’t been taking care of my business really because I’ve been travelling round the world; you’ll see that in my new TV show ‘Keith Lemon’s Gap Year’, did I mention I travel round the world?
By the way, did I also mention I do a bit of work for charity? I’ve got a foundation called ‘Lemon’s Aid’ where I help inward children become outwards children. That’s why I’ve brought Martin with me. I will try and get him in the house. It’s a social experiment because we will see how his personality will develop surrounded by strangers he don’t know and stuff, see if he can make friends with them.
My motto to the housemates in order to be successful would be ‘Cheat, lie and beg’. Do all these things because all these things will come back to you three times but you will have the upper hand because you too will be a liar, cheater and beggar and you will know when someone’s doing it to ya. Are ya with me? Thought you were.
I hope you enjoy me hijacking. I would like to try and evict someone. If you can’t it’s not a real show is it? You can’t have proper hijacked it otherwise they would’ve let you evict someone. We’ll also see whether Martin gets a girlfriend in there. And, watch my new TV show ‘Keith Lemon’s Gap Year’
Thanks for supporting me.
That’s it.
Thanks
Keith
On tonight’s show Joan Rivers delivers a masterclass in quick fire comedy, taking the p**s out of the housemates mercilessly. As you probably already know, she decided who was to face the public vote this Friday – she chose Liam, Jeremy and Emilia to join Victor, who was already nominated. You can see how that all happened on tonight’s show. Also featured tonight – the first real argument in the house and it’s nothing to do with Joan Rivers. It’s a salutary tale of how a simple joke can get out of hand. Jay and Latoya start a pretend argument – but do they take it too far? Let us know what you think…
Big Brother is still enjoying the company of these housemates. They are very real people – we don’t feel that any arch or fake behaviour is particularly evident. Of course some of them are being pretty guarded and trying to slip through unnoticed (Nathan has openly said that’s what he’s trying to do). But that’s always the way with Big Brother. What’s refreshing, though, is that when an argument happens it comes from a real place – it’s not just people “telling it like it is” to each other just because they think that “makes good TV”. We’re also enjoying having a laugh at the programmes – when it’s funny it’s at its best and the housemates have had a lot to do with that as well as the hijackers.
Today’s hijacker is yet to arrive. His name is Leigh Francis in real life but here he is going to be taking the part of Keith Lemon and, later, Craig David. He wants to turn every single housemate into Craig David too. Big Brother is a big fan of Bo’ Selecta so is wobbling with excitement that he’s in charge today.
Other hot hijacker news for you: tomorrow it’s Denise Van Outen taking the reins and we have just confirmed top American comedian Roseanne Barr who will be jetting in to perform her very own hijack on the house some time next week.
One quick thing: don’t believe anything the Daily Star says about Big Brother – it’s all made up. The Big Brother team on the road are very happy with the audition process – and there are already some interesting prospects for next summer’s house. Note to BB9 applicants – the best advice is: keep it real…
Back to work.
BB
Tonight's programme with Brian Sewell has to be one of the most unusual Big Brother shows you will see. Normally Big Brother doesn't tell housemates what’s been on TV. But Brian does – and it's Liam he tells. A great cringy moment. And the rest of it is all about manners... it's interesting stuff.
Top news – Joan Rivers is in the hijack booth, and boy is she stirring things up – she's pretty much telling them all off. And she's running nominations in her own inimitable way. She is a very, very funny woman.
What you need to know about Nominations: Remember Victor's already been nominated this week (by Anthony as a forfeit for losing the SAS interrogation task), Amy and Anthony are immune from the vote (Amy, because she won the task and then chose Anthony to be free from the vote), and, of course, John is also immune because Matt Lucas said so. It's not confusing, is it?
Tomorrow it's Keith Lemon – top businessman from the 90s. I think he wants to do a bit of an Alan Sugar, but we'll have to wait and see. He'll be closely followed by Craig David. Am going to be confirming some more names for you tomorrow... so watch this space.
Also – so you know, this is the place you can actually speak directly to Big Brother. I will post under the name of The Real BB on the discussion strand after the blog. And I would really like to hear your thoughts, about housemates, hijackers, anything you like. I won't always necessarily respond but I will read all comments.
Thanks 'n that
Big Brother
I've always thought that Big Brother was fun, and very instructive about the way human beings begin to work together or society disrupts; you have a small group and it either gels or it fragments. It's a fascinating sociological exercise.
If Big Brother was a painting, it would be something like a Picasso at the point when he is discovering cubism, and there is a bit of realism and there is a bit of fragmentary cubism in there. It’s not really a very good picture, but it's very exciting because you can see where it's going.
I'd quite like to meet Amy without the stress of all this, so that we could have a serious conversation. She's obviously intelligent and, in a sense, artistically literate because she knows a great deal about contemporary art – but I suspect she doesn't know much about anything before about twenty years ago. That's the problem with a lot of art students. Her brain works very clearly and logically, and there is solid stuff there.Â
I thought they were all good housemates, but there were two or three who rather sat back and let the world pass by, and would get nearer the end than some more meritorious members of the team, simply for not being noticed. Latoya and Nathan are hardly noticeable. Jay just sort of lays about and makes the occasional gesture. Poor Victor, who is really rather objectionable in some ways, is a very definite character and has very definite talents and opinions. He is a well made personality, but will probably be thrown out because he is so positive – people positively dislike him.
When people have a dinner party at home, which is essentially what today's Task was, they generally make an effort to wear something a bit different, even if it is simply 'smart casual'. The only way I could think of making this happen in the House was taking the radical step of introducing the cross-dressing element of the task, and it worked and they enjoyed it. I think Anthony entered into the spirit of things in a way I never expected. I thought he would say "No, I won't do that", but there he was, playing the part and seeming to enjoy becoming someone else. I was a little disappointed in Jay, who I thought might have taken the opportunity to make an effort to shine.
My time as Big Brother has been fun from beginning to end, and very touching at the end. I never thought that people would sing "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" – I don’t think it's ever happened before.
I hope that I leave lots of little legacies in the House. There may be somebody who goes to the opera who maybe wouldn’t have gone, or somebody who goes to a boxing match who wouldn't have gone. Perhaps some will think that food is worth taking care over.
Well hello it's me, Chris Moyles. I've just finished my day hijacking the Big Brother House and I've just been in the secret bar with John, which was wicked. I genuinely forgot a couple of times that I was inside the House. I thought I was in a bar with a bloke who I recognise on the telly, so that was nice. I tried my best to make him cry and I thought he might go at one point but he's too tough.
It's been great. I've had a lovely day. I think I've managed to get some pizza for the housemates. I'm gonna go in to the house and say goodbye to them and have a few chats, then I'm going home because to be honest, I've got to be up at five tomorrow morning!
Hello. This is my blog-thing…
I am the saviour of broadcasting, in fact I think I'm the saviour of all media throughout Europe, and my Big Brother legacy is…. I'm gonna to be the first Hijacker to have sex with one of the housemates… I think I might make that a girl... or the guy who's into fashion who looks like David Walliams.
Today I’m going to mess with their heads a bit and tell them things that aren't necessarily true and just have some fun – oh, and pick on the housemates that nobody likes... you know who you are.
I’m not gonna abuse my power, I'm going to use the authority carefully. I'm a fan of the show so I'm going to do the things that other viewers would like to do… Maybe.
Hi people,
We’ve decided to do Celebrity Hijack because we wanted to bring back the party to the Big Brother house. We want to shake it up a bit.
We’ve already been trying our hand today at being Big Brother and we’ve been pretty strict, strict but social. There’s been lots of chit chat and gossip with the housemates. We’ve got them participating in fun games such as the bird noise competition!
We’ve also been using the housemates as puppets and abusing our power!
We set them a task earlier to create two bands, 'Emo' and 'Newer Rave'. It’s the off shoot of new rave but it’s newer, it’s bolder and its more ‘raveable’. Jeremy has done well with the task and Liam is doing really well.
Jay may get the brunt of our anger later on. We don’t like him. He bad mouthed Peaches and then felt the need to tell us that in the diary room. We don’t like the way he smiles and you can see behind the smile.
We like John. We’d like him to win. If he doesn’t it would be nice for Nathan to win. Also Jeremy is really hot. When he got his ‘Emo’ clothes on and picked up a guitar he looked really hot.
We hope you enjoy our hijack and ‘believe the rave’
Bye!
Peaches and Fifi x
Obviously this is top secret so don’t tell anyone. Andy McNab and his interrogators are preparing a very SAS-style hijack for the wee small hours of Saturday morning. It’s taken a while to get it all together. The housemates have been asked to volunteer to be interrogated so at least they are prepared when the “lift” happens. I can tell you now that they have all volunteered. Ah, they are an adventurous bunch. And don’t worry, health and safety checks have all happened, expert sources have been consulted, the idea has been pored over endlessly here in the BB offices and we are happy it’s all good to go.
By the way it’s strange meeting Andy. Normally you only see him in silhouette. And that’s how he will appear in the show. In real life he’s not in silhouette. In real life he looks like a real person. Secret Squirrel and all that.
Just want to take time to correct today’s piece of nonsense in The Daily Star. Nothing to do with BB has been axed. And everyone here is very happy with Celebrity Hijack. It’s E4’s highest rating programme – but more than that, as I keep saying, it’s an experiment – playing with the conventions of Big Brother to see what happens. So, even though it sounds like a cliché do not believe what you read in the papers.
Tonight you can see Janet Street Porter ply her trade. And do mucho swearing. Her TV task is very character revealing. And don’t miss the start of the show. It involves Liam and it’s very, very funny. The mucky young pup.
Just a reminder about what’s coming up over the next few days. SAS on Saturday, Chris Moyles on Sunday (not far removed from the SAS), the brilliantly voiced Brian Sewell on Monday and Joan Rivers running the nominations on Tuesday.
Also coming up, Keith Lemon, some charming girls from Hollyoaks (Big Brother might even come in on his day off for that one) and Jimmy Carr. I shall be announcing another couple of very exciting names at the beginning of next week too. So watch this space.
I’m outta here. Big Brother
Well, I am now installed as the latest hijacker...
I am doing the show because it’s a brilliant idea. I only do TV things that I haven’t done before, and I haven’t been on Big Brother before. I wish I’d thought of it first like all good ideas!
I’ve already been in the booth and have been quite an aggressive and bossy Big Brother but they have responded very very well. I am really enjoying it.
I intend to have a lot of fun but not be spiteful or malicious. Because the thing is this is a clever bunch of people and I would feel uncomfortable at home watching someone like me take the p**s out of them too much because I think they are really smart. I mean they are all clever in their different ways. I’ve already done one task with them, the debate, and they have all taken it really seriously and worked really hard at it. It’s impressive.
I would say it’s not immediately obvious what the housemates special talents are. I think they make for good television because they all come from different backgrounds and they’ve all got different interests. Obviously they all like the same kind of music and same kind of movies and whatever but they are a pretty interesting bunch of people. A pretty good cross section I would say.
I have taken part in reality shows, but I am also speaking as someone who comes from a background of being a very, very experienced producer and writer of TV formats, so when I take part in something I know all the pitfalls and know why I am doing it but a lot of people have taken part in reality shows without realising what impact it will have on their lives and how other people will react when they come out of it.
What kind of lasting impression would I like to have on the housemates? I’d like to leave them thinking I was a laugh, that I wasn’t a moaning old bag and they had a good time working with me.
Let’s see
Janet
Well everyone,
My time as Big Brother was amazing!
I’ve never controlled people in my life. I was giving them orders and they were doing what I told them. It was riveting and an extraordinary insight into people.
The tic-tac task was just a bit of fun and froth. But when you show someone, as I showed Jade, the video of what Victor has been saying. That really upset her and it was the way he then had to manipulate and get back into her affections and he really was genuinely contrite.
That is really what I think Big Brother is about. Not hard tasks and athletic prowess etc. It’s a mental thing and that was what the challenge was; how Victor would react and how Jade would react to a really unpleasant circumstance.
If you or anyone around us could see what people really thought about us it would be very hard to forgive. I think Victor was absolutely outstanding in the way he did everything right.
I would say Jay is my favourite housemate. He’s an extraordinary character at his age. He’s well known round the world. It did surprise me when he said he likes ties earlier. I can’t believe a young man likes ties. They are ghastly things and totally useless!
If I could be Big Brother again I wouldn’t hesitate. But then I’m the only person that’s been in the house, done Big Mouth and now been a hijacker!
Right, I am off home now!
I expect Boobie will be waiting for me at home with a nice fillet steak, surf and turf.
Some lobster would go down well. And I think a bottle of champagne. I mean, after what I’ve been through at least I deserve steak, lobster and champagne. That’s not asking too much is it?
Yours truly,
John
Here I am as the new Celebrity Hijacker
The great thing about Big Brother is it’s real. They hate each other, they love each other. It shows raw emotion and that’s what Big Brother’s about. It brings out the real people, whether they are acting or not is for other people to judge. There’s no scripts for them and positions to take. They come out as themselves.
I think I am the only person that’s been a housemate, that’s ever hosted Big Brother’s Big Mouth, and now I am becoming a Celebrity Hijacker. It’s great to be on the other side. I know what they are going through.
I’d like to mentally test the housemates whilst I am the Celebrity Hijacker, especially as they are so bright. No one is hating each other or saying bitchy remarks. So I want to try and bring out what bitchiness there has been and let one housemate know it and see if I can stir things up by setting a very clever task. But in the end I want to be very sympathetic to what they are going through as it’s very very tough in there and most people don’t realise.
Out of the housemates, I really feel Anthony is the stallion of the group. He’s got the muscles and is a boxer. Jade is the mare of the group, she’s the beauty queen but she has got very irritating habits. I am not surprised she has been nominated.
The trouble with the women in the house is that none of them are really developed. Emelia’s got no chest at all. I could never sleep with a woman with no chest. That’s the one problem with these housemates; they need a big-breasted girl.
Personally I am looking forward to seeing how things work from the other side. They’ve put me in this magnificent caravan thing. I forget what they call it, a ‘wine bago’ or a ‘winey – bago’. You could imagine all the film stars that have been in here. They have even gone and got me some diet coke. Just think, the great Russell Brand and Matt Lucas have been in here. I am honoured to be in such luxury.
That’s all for now. I shall hopefully be able to report back on my time as a Celebrity Hijacker later on today.
Until then
Farewell
John
P.S. I thought briefly of bringing my wife ‘Booby’ down today, but it’s actually nice to get away from her for the day. She is clinging on. It’s actually delightful to get her out of the way…
The latest from Big Brother…
You have got to watch tonight. Russell Brand’s hijack is mental.He flirts with the girls, and breaks the boundaries of the format in quite an unusual and very funny way. He was also able to create some moments that are very character revealing. Some true colours emerge, let’s leave it at that. So watch and see. It’s worth it.
John McCririck is on-site preparing his very own little twist. It’s going to involve him revealing something to a housemate that someone else has said about them. It mirrors John’s own experience on Celebrity BB when Caprice was shown footage of him slagging her off. Again, it’s John’s own idea. He wants to make them deal with it in a very specific way. All the ideas are coming from the Celebrity Hijackers, which is giving each show its own unique flavour.
Chris Moyles has been talking on the radio about some of the things he’d like to do when he hijacks the house this coming Sunday. Apparently he was talking about sending some page three girls in. The Daily Star have phoned and offered their page three girls. Which is nice of them. We are yet to confirm with Chris exactly what he wants to do – so he may not have settled on that idea yet.
This morning the housemates’ toothpaste was replaced with garlic paste. BB is currently trying to get to the bottom of how this happened.
Voting has begun on Jade, Jeremy and Victor. It’s close. Really close.
Big Brother is watching.
That’s it. Big Brother
I've had a marvellous experience on Big Brother. It was probably one of the most successful hijacks in history. All my demands were met. I've had a whale of a time.
I’ve particularly enjoyed the Paul Garner-inspired acting. Me and him did that thing and it was a lovely to-do… a bit of a stand off! That was a laugh and I enjoyed getting the girls individually into the diary room and I was flirting with ‘em all as individuals. Might do a little bit more of that.
Plus it’s lovely to be back here, part of the Big Brother franchise you know, I feel like I’ve been gone away too long I tell ya! I’ve half a mind to ask for my old job back. But those boys, James and Matt are doing such a tremendous job that I'd be very lucky to be reinstated.
I've had a marvellous experience on Big Brother. It was probably one of the most successful hijacks in history. All my demands were met. I've had a whale of a time.
I’ve particularly enjoyed the Paul Garner-inspired acting. Me and him did that thing and it was a lovely to-do… a bit of a stand off! That was a laugh and I enjoyed getting the girls individually into the diary room and I was flirting with ‘em all as individuals. Might do a little bit more of that.
Plus it’s lovely to be back here, part of the Big Brother franchise you know, I feel like I’ve been gone away too long I tell ya! I’ve half a mind to ask for my old job back. But those boys, James and Matt are doing such a tremendous job that I'd be very lucky to be reinstated.
The latest from Big Brother...
Kelly Osbourne today. She’s coming in to run nominations. Just spoken to her, and she’s mad keen to tell some of the housemates what she thinks. She definitely has a view on them. It’s great fun for the celebs to be watching the show one night and coming in the next day to say and do what the hell they want. Whatever happens she’s going to run the process in her own inimitable way. It should be fun. She’s said she’s nervous - it’s a nerve jangling experience being Big Brother so we wish her luck.
It has been interesting watching the Celebrities take over the Big Brother reins so far.
They are obviously much more human than Big Brother – because
they are building up a much more personal relationship with the housemates – they know who they are and diary room and task encounters are conducted in a much chattier manner. Sometimes that can be quite revealing. It’s certainly interesting in terms of our BB experiment.
Tomorrow it’s the return of Russell Brand – so if anyone feels the housemates aren’t having a tough enough time that could all change. He’s planning some interesting hits – don’t know if we will have enough time in the day to do them all. He may even be sending someone in to mess around with the housemates. Watch this space.
The first eviction’s going to take place on Friday.
Questions puzzling Big Brother today: Does Amy look more like Heather Mills McCartney or Shell Jubin from BB5? At what point during a bend will Emelia finally snap? Is Liam’s hair a being from another planet? Is it better to be nice or nasty in the Big Brother House? Who is the best looking housemate?
Big Brother is currently re-reading: 1984
Big Brother is currently listening to: Bloc Party
Big Brother has stopped drinking for January. This is not proving easy.
Note to conspiracy theorists: Big Brother doesn’t have a favourite. Big Brother does not mind who wins.
My time as a Big Brother Hijacker has been great. I thought it was really interesting how the task developed because they really leant a lesson as a group throughout the day. They started off very seriously and it kind of dipped as they got a bit tired and then they came together again but when the actual time came, and they had to work together, the whole thing kind of fell apart – they were working individually rather than collectively.
I felt bad that they failed the task but they were really cool, a lot of them were like, we don’t mind the basic rations and don’t care about the luxury items but then I saw that Latoya was looking a bit glum and John was looking a bit sad so I felt bad because I really did like them. I thought they were really charming but they didn’t really do what the task demanded.
It’s really interesting actually because they’re a group of peers and they’re all at the forefront of their various fields so they’re all use to being the leader. John’s obviously very much an organiser and an official and he was kind of taking the lead but I think that it’s hard for them to sort of be corralled into working as a team.
As it went on I became more crazed with power and being a huge Big Brother fan it was really nice to actually form the day and drop little things in and see how it played out.
I’m actually sad that I’ve got to go back to America tomorrow – I’m gonna have to get DVD’s sent to keep an eye on them all.
I’ve had a really great time.
Alan
I am doing this because I am obsessed with Big Brother. I try and work in Britain in order to see Big Brother and for the last three, I’ve been working here and I’ve been able to see it and I’ve actually almost delayed my flight back to New York to stay longer. Yeah I get obsessed with it and I always tell myself ‘that was just a spectacular one last year and I’m not going to be so crazy about it this time’ but I always do. So I am just a Big Brother freak!
I think that as a Hijacker, I am being kind but firm and I’m really loving the way they’re all exploring things about themselves, which are coming through the characters that I’m giving them. I think I’m being friendly and letting them explore things that they maybe didn’t realise they had to explore.
I’m already having loads of fun because already the people who are in character are starting to speak to each other in character. I think it will be really great!
If I think that people are not staying in character and not working to the rules, I’ve been giving them a little nod. I mean you’ve got to be firm. I think some of them are a little lazy. It’s probably just nerves. I’m loving the way Amelia who was a little shy girl, has blossomed into this vamp. And Jeremy – I think he’s amazing.
Evening everyone,
Well, my time as a Celebrity Hijacker is over...
I had a brilliant time. To be in there with people that have really got the drive and passion about what they’re doing and at that age is really quite inspiring for me. I loved it, absolutely loved it!
I set them a task where they couldn’t hear; it was a bit like charades. They had to describe the sounds they were hearing. I also set them a sight impaired task where they undertook a penalty shoot out with goggles on. They could only see out of a tiny pinprick hole and that’s why it looked so uncoordinated, but it was a fantastic effort from them.
Being Big Brother has given me faith in that generation again because you get a lot of bad publicity about that age group not doing anything, just using drugs, guns and taking from the state. What I’ve taken away from it is there is hope for people because there is a generation of 19 to 21 year olds who have got ambition and drive, and they are out there. It was really good to be out there amongst them and it is why I said I want to do it. They gave me a buzz!
I would definitely do it again, I love them and I love Big Brother. I am a massive Big Brother fan.
Goodbye!
Ian
Hello!
I am a big fan of Big Brother, and I never thought there would be an opportunity be Big Brother. When it came up and they said to do it I said yeah, I like the sound of that.
I'm not one of those who acts too cool to watch Big Brother. I do like it, it's one of those things. I just love it.
I am most looking forward to being the voice of Big Brother. Kinda having control, although I am not a control freak but I do like the fact that I've got control, when I speak they have to do stuff!
I'm not going to be a mean hijacker, I am going to deal with them as I would deal with that sort of age group if I met them on the street. I will speak to them nicely and ask them to do stuff. They are in a situation at the end of the day where they have to do it. I don't want to be mean about it because I am just not like that, I am not mean in real life. I am not going to boss them about, maybe have a chat with a few and see how it goes.
I’ve never hijacked anything before, I’ve gatecrashed parties when I was younger but this is a whole different sort of thing.
Let’s see how it goes!
I'll update you all soon
Ian
Me again…
During my time as a Hijacker I became a 'deskbot'. The weird thing is you become oddly attached to the housemates in a way that takes you by suprise which is strange, if something upsets them then you feel upset and if they're happy you feel happy and its really weird as I expected to feel a lot more distant from the whole process but actually you do become a lot more emotionally attached than I thought you would. It's not going to be easy for the other hijackers to stay distant and they will have a lot more invested in the people in the house than they might expect.
I think this group are a lot warmer and more likable than the usual housemates. I might be kidding myself, but I sense that you route for them more than you do usually. It might be because they are a bit younger and because most of them genuinely seem to have a talent that a lot of people at home don't have so you're not looking at them wondering why the hell they are on TV. When you see what Amelia and Victor do, and the number of hours a day they have to dedicate to their craft, when you hear Calista sing and think that's as good as anything I've heard Mika do this year then you realise that actually these are very promising people.
Actually, weirdly I think some of them will go on to be so big that you'll forget they were ever in this show because their potential on screen is really great.
Someone who will come into their own in the next few days is Latoya. I don't think she has had that much screen time yet and I would like to follow her journey. She's a little quieter than some of the other housemates but she obviously has a lot of ability and is a lot of fun.
Would I do it again? Yes, in fact I would most probably pay you!
The latest from Big Brother....
First of all time to correct the daily dose of information, which mostly comes from the Daily Star. Honestly, please take everything they say with a massive pinch of salt. So - Jade Goody is not going into the Celebrity Hijack House and Dermot O’Leary doesn’t think the show is rubbish – he thinks it’s really good. He told me so.
What is true (as this is written at 9.45 on Day 2) is that Matt Lucas is back on site after his brilliant stint as Big Brother during the launch show. I can confirm that Matt Lucas is a very funny man both on and off screen. We’ve gone through his plans for the day and it’s going to involve a very special way of baking a cake, some kind of talent showcase and, if he has time, a rather strange task which is all about what the housemates can or can’t say.
Hi, I'm Matt…
I'm very excited to be the first celebrity to hijack the Big Brother House.
I want to be a sort of nice Big Brother, a sort of affectionate Big Brother because I think Big Brother in the past has had a mean streak, but since I've got here, I think the power might be going to my head and I'm a little bit worried now. It's also nice to have any job where you're sitting down. That's quite underrated.
I was asked what kind of evil things I'd do to the housemates - I might confiscate all toffee. I did want to do a thing where I could turn the house upside down at will but it wasn't possible to do that.
This series has got a few weeks to run so I don't want to be too crazy. At one point I wanted to send fifty dogs into the house but I heard that the RSPCA generally disapproved of that sort of thing. So I said what about thirty dogs? They said no and I said, you know, ten dogs? Five? And we went down and down - one dog? So I said, what about half a dog? They said NO… So just generally I'm going to try and be a sensible Big Brother.
I hope people's lasting memory of me as a Celebrity Hijacker is that I am shorter than they thought in real life. Or perhaps "he was the first…he wasn't the best; he was just the first."
Housemates Revealed and Matt Lucas First Celebrity Hijacker for Launch Night!!!
So it's Matt Lucas who'll be kicking things off and adding his own brand of cheekiness to the night's proceedings.
In the meantime, Big Brother has provided some insider knowledge on the talented youngsters.
From left to right here's the housemate info...
Name: Jeremy
Age: 19
From: Hampshire
Talent: Racing Driver
The first time Jeremy got behind the wheel of a go-kart, at the tender age of eight, he broke the track record on his first lap and since then his life has revolved around karting and latterly racing driving. In 2006 Jeremy was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year and in 2007 he was named as the British Racing Drivers Club Rising Star classing him in the top six or so best young drivers in the UK. Following in Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps, Jeremy won the British Cadet Kart Championship in 2000 and has won several Formula Renault UK races.
Name: Nathan
Age: 21
From: London
Talent: Singer/Songwriter
Nathan was nominated alongside Amy Winehouse, Ne-Yo, Lemar and Akon for Best RnB act at the 2007 Mobo Awards. Having achieved a top 40 hit, Nathan already has a critically acclaimed album under his belt, entitled ‘Masterpiece’. Recently back from performing in Japan, Nathan pens his own music and also counts rapping and music producing amongst his talents. Nathan has sung with Alicia Keyes when as a 15 year-old he was selected from his school to interview her. Not content with just chatting to her he asked if he could sing to her and she joined in.
Name: Jay
Age: 19
From: London
Talent: Fashion Designer
Jay has previously won the Tyler Media award for young designers and has showcased his collections at both New York and Caribbean Fashion Weeks. He is stocked in some of the hottest design stores in Manhattan and Jay describes his range as chic, classic and simplistic. He is constantly sketching ideas and thoughts and has never been longer than two days without a notebook. Jay is on the look out for a muse and hopes the house might be the place to find one. Ideally he’d like to be working for Michael Kors or Marc Jacobs within the next five years.
Name: Amy
Age: 21
From: Leeds now Oxford based
Talent: Conceptual Artist
Amy is currently studying a BA in Fine Art at Ruskin College, Oxford University where she won the Geoffrey Rhodes Prize for the highest first year exam results and is a multi award winning conceptual artist working with photography and installations – Amy doesn’t paint as she finds it ‘too messy’. Amy wants to use her experience in the Big Brother house as a Turner Prize entry. Art is not Amy’s only talent she is also an accomplished musician who plays the saxophone, piano, clarinet and trombone.
Name: Latoya
Age: 19
From: London
Talent: Dancer
Latoya has appeared dancing in over 20 music videos for artists including Madonna, Jamelia and Craig David amongst others. She says she is most proud of being booked as a concert dancer for Mariah Carey, as Mariah doesn’t usually use British dancers. Latoya was nominated for Best Female in the ‘Dance Off Awards’ 2007. She was also a dancer and choreographer for the M.O.B.O tour. She confesses dance didn’t come naturally to her but years of hard work made her what she is today and aspires to run her own dance agency.
Name: Victor
Age:19
From: Birmingham
Talent: Circus Performer
The other half of the circus act, Victor, is Emilia’s older brother and together they are the star attraction at The Palazzo Variety Show in Berlin were they perform a dangerous acrobatic roller-skating act on a high platform. Having won numerous competitions, prizes and trophies in circus events throughout Europe, Victor’s practicing involves up to eight hours a day. The contortionist acts he performs with his sister are extreme and carry a high risk – Victor has broken an elbow (which now contains a metal screw), his knee and his fingers!
Name: John
Age: 20
From: Edinburgh
Talent:: Politician
John is the Chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament and was the first teenager ever to be appointed to this position. Although he is only 20, he manages a team of staff, most of whom are in their 30s and 40s. John hopes to run for office next year and is studying for a Politics and Sociology degree. John says one of his main aims in life is to tackle child poverty in the UK. John says he’d like to see a revival and attitude change towards red-haired people in the world and he would also like to show the world that being intelligent and politically active doesn’t mean you have to be boring or geeky.
Name: Emilia (sister of Victor)
Age: 18
From: Birmingham
Talent: Circus Performer
A roller skating contortionist Emilia performs as a double act with her brother Victor, at circus around Europe and for January in the in the Big Brother House. As renowned performers Emilia and her brother spend half the year in Germany and travelling Europe with their shows and have performed for Princess Anne and Prince Charles. Emilia comes from seven generations of circus performers and has been in training since she was four years old, performing professionally for the first time when she was six. Emilia has a list of work related injuries that include broken knee, shoulder, wrist, fingers and several ribs.
Name: Liam
Age: 19
From: Liverpool
Talent: Entrepreneur
Liam started his own business when he was just eight years old, selling web space. He is now Managing Director of his own very successful company, providing web hosting and design services. The company has been responsible for hosting 2 million websites for clients worldwide and Liam has 12 people working for him with a current turn over of £200,000.
Name: Anthony
Age: 19
From: Suffolk
Talent: Boxer
Anthony is an international boxer who has captained Great Britain’s Team in the World European and Junior Olympic Tournaments. He won the Junior Olympics in 2004 and also picked up the Most Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament and was crowned World Under17 Champion in 2005. He hopes to represent Great Britain in the 2008 Olympics. Training three times a day Anthony’s overall ambition is to become World Champion but he would also love to become the first mixed race James Bond. His boxing name is ‘Beautiful Brown Suga’
Name: Calista
Age: 19
From: London
Talent: Classical Musician
Calista is in her second year at Kings College London, studying for a BA with the Royal Academy of Music and began playing the violin at age three. Calista specialised in composition at The Royal Academy of Music’s junior academy under David Knotts and was awarded full scholarships to attend Miguel Mera’s Film Music course with Stile Antico in 2007 both at Darlington Summer School. Calista has written over 100 songs ranging from full orchestral to cheesy pop. She also teaches 7-9 year olds the piano, as well as teaching violin, singing and music theory privately. Calista’s ambition is to tour the world, write for major artists and write vast budget musicals and blockbuster film scores.
Name: Jade
Age: 21
From: London
Talent: Beauty Queen
Jade has won numerous beauty pageant awards including Miss Essex 2006, Miss Winchester 2007 and was Miss England Runner up. She is just back from competing in Miss Global City where she won the European section and was also awarded with Miss Sunshine Beauty 2007. She has been a member of MENSA since the age of four. Jade won a scholarship to a school for gifted children and recently graduated from The Urdang Academy in Covent Garden where she was also awarded a scholarship for Professional Musical Theatre. Jade is also an award winning dancer. She competed internationally in Artistic Gymnastics and won 3rd prize for most expressive floor routine.
