It’s always a shame not to show off a new decorating scheme so, just days after the end of Big Brother, we now have Celebrity Big Brother filling the new-look BB house and our TV screens.
Contestants are the usual mix of quite well known, not so well known and ‘who is she and what is she in?’ but we shouldn’t hold that against people who have obviously fallen so far from the public gaze that they need to take part in a programme like this.
As if you need telling, I’m not a fan of reality TV. I still can’t grasp the concept that being a contestant or participant in one reality show makes you a celebrity entitled to star billing on another. Chad Johnson, Sam Thompson, Sandi Bogle, Marissa Jade, Brandi Glanville (love those lips!), Jordan Davies, Jemma Lucy – I’m talking about you.
You wouldn’t know Trisha Paytas unless you were desperate to watch something on YouTube at three o’clock in the morning and Amelia Lily’s claim to fame is that she once finished third in X Factor. Karthik Nagesan was one of the worst business hopefuls ever seen on ‘The Apprentice’ but, hey, he’s only being asked to sell himself on Big Brother.
To be honest, I’m a bit surprised that others are even subjecting themselves to the humiliation that will surely follow. I’m sure the imaginary friend of spiritualist Derek Acorah will have warned him against entering the BB house but maybe his recent UK tour didn’t go as well as the voices in his head predicted. Sarah Harding may not have been the most famous member of Girls Aloud but has carved out a career for herself in acting. Helen Lederer has had a few juicy comedy roles but maybe stints in Splash and Celebrity Masterchef has given the 62-year-old a taste for the bizarre.
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Shaun Williamson will forever be ‘Barry’ from ‘EastEnders’ for many, even though he’s done plenty of stage work since leaving Walford. Perhaps the work has dried up a little because that’s the only reason I can think of that he’d risk his reputation and nice-guy image by appearing in BB but I’ve heard these showbiz agents can be very persuasive when the percentages are threatened.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017 Best Odds
Shaun Williamson (5/1), Sandi Bogle (11/2), Sam Thompson (6/1), Paul Danan (9/1), Amelia Lily (10/1), Trisha Paytas, Jordan Davies, Karthik Nagesan and Sarah Harding (14/1), Helen Lederer (16/1), Jemma Lucy (28/1), Derek Acorah and Brandi Granville (33/1), Marissa Jade and Chad Johnson (40/1)
