Big brother auditions and a touch of cardiff

[user12975]

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[Beastie]

To be completely honest and give the best view of common sense. The viewings for big brother have deceased and decreased dramatically over the previous years. Maybe they need a new fresh lot of interviewers who put the contestants in the house? i got interviewed by 2 people who looked to be grandparents and obiously were clueless of the society and slang terms of the word 'turnip' and 'lemon.' "What do you mean,,,, lemon?" I asked the lady if she had played on a wii before, she was bewildered. :elephant:
I was at the auditions, i didn't ice the cake though and give them tingling sensations in the little toes or big toes for that matter. :bawling: The man who had the camel suit was behind me, nice guy, mates with a guy who was dressed as an ugly sister from cinderella. The girls in the BBC video, and the boy. Hes trying to be a breakdancer frm cardiff,
:dance: and the girls were not that interesting, doubt get through :sleep: Imogens sister was there who allegedly said they were ringing and inviting people back who got through to the finals on previous years. :nono: most people would say, who gives a flying poop.

Merlin got through to the callbacks. Ha what a muppet, seems lke a nice enuf person tho. :joker:


Merry Christmas x
:xyxwave::elephant:
Cut the custard and spank the monkey. and give it bondage with a tescos delivery salesman

The running dogs....
:dog::dog::dog:

OMG I hope Merlin gets through. I doubt Imogen's sister would get through. Shame you did not get through Ben!

[Beastie]

thnks x Is a bit of a gunter.

Lol.

I love your avatar too. Eventhough you have had it ages!

[Beastie]

lol do i ever really come on here anymore? :p

Nope but you might as well stay now.

[Beastie]

hmmm... i think thats a bit of a long shot :P I wont even be in the uk to watch the next big brother. Thank god i didnt have to watch the last big brother? apparently watching the life of a turtle or a snail do a marathon was more interesting. :P

Lol I will be watching BB. The last one after all. Where are you jetting off to?

[lastchancebb]

I must of been near You in the line. Me and my friend there near a french guy an old Spiritual lady. When got to front of line was near a really loud gay guy and his friend.

[lastchancebb]

ben what were You wearing? Did You meet anyone interestin? Do You know anyone that got right through?

[Beastie]

I must of been near You in the line. Me and my friend there near a french guy an old Spiritual lady. When got to front of line was near a really loud gay guy and his friend.

Ooo the spiritual lady sounds interesting. Did she predict if you would get on the show?

[lastchancebb]

i was the girl talking welsh you were the guy with the Tesco bag. I think you were across from me when it got split into girls and boys. I was talking to the spiritual lady with her boobs out a fair bit i gave her my number. I totally know who you are

[lastchancebb]

yeah i know who You were. I was in the warm up group after the glitter heeled gay guy with the mum and daughter. Everyone i know was getting a no after the short interview with the producers. Except my male buddy he got through and went back the next day. What was your character like what did they ask you in the short interview with the producers.

[BB11UK]

I auditioned in Manchester. I got a middle-aged curly haired woman and a small skinny blonde woman. They were really judgemental about all my answers, so it made me really on-edge and nervous.

My mate got a guy with glasses who, I think he said, was gay (or came across that way) and a small woman with beady eyes and glasses, who said nothing but reacted to everything he said.

[lastchancebb]

what? Corn on the cob? I guess it depends who interviews you hey. How many interview rooms were there? Did You get kicked out after that stage too bb uk? And the things You write not to talk about . Ah. Oh well i'll never go in there now. I wonder how many people got to the long application cause like everyone was getting no in that room before it. The woman was a Bitch that told me no

[lastchancebb]

so who you know that got further through? Were there people watching you during the warm up or the games in the first stage? There was a guy watching from the sidelines a big serious guy and some ladies that weren't doing the actual activities. Seriously i don.t think many people got to the long applications seriously everyone was getting no's

[lastchancebb]

how many people got stamped in your group? A short chubby girl in a pink striped sweater was there she was seriously crazy.i thought my interview went well but then got the no. I guess they know exactly what they are looking for.

[BB11UK]

so who you know that got further through? Were there people watching you during the warm up or the games in the first stage? There was a guy watching from the sidelines a big serious guy and some ladies that weren't doing the actual activities. Seriously i don.t think many people got to the long applications seriously everyone was getting no's

I'd say about 1200 people turned up to the Saturday audition in Manchester, and only 300 or so got a yes after the first stage, and even less got a yes after that.

I heard in one of the past BBs that they have a limit of how many applicants to get to the big application stage with the mock Diary Room.
Maybe not a limit, but a general number (550 or something) which means only about 78 people get through to that stage each day at the auditions (Manchester 2days, Dublin, Cardiff, Glasgow, London 2days).

1200 people and only 78 places - that's A LOT of no's!

[lastchancebb]

so only 78 get to the mock diary room when they come back the next day. My friend said there were only 10 people there when he went back for his discussion with other potentials and his diary room.

[BB11UK]

so only 78 get to the mock diary room when they come back the next day. My friend said there were only 10 people there when he went back for his discussion with other potentials and his diary room.

The 78 people thing isn't a definite, it's just a calculation from something I heard about past series.

Your friend was probs only with about 10people because they're given time slots of when to come and do the DR.
They don't want everyone turning up at the same time, to then have to sit there for ages just for an interview that won't even last 10minutes. If they give appointments then it spreads out evenly across the day.

[lastchancebb]

my friends interview went for 35 minutes. He said big brother was trying to make him slip up then trying to make him laugh. Big brother told him to keep it quiet and to answer private numbers. Apparently they were really interested in a Bimbo chick in the discussion

[BB11UK]

He said big brother was trying to make him slip up

Yeah it's to try and catch people out and stop fake people going in. You get gameplayers and fame wannabes but it's to stop the liars.

And (not certain) but when they watch the clips back to decide who they want to take further, I think a psychologist watches them as well to see body language, facial expressions, etc. to try and spot things. Like if BB brings up a topic and the auditionee looks uncomfortable then the BB team will probs take that on board.
They don't wanna put someone in a situation where their life will be splashed over the press if they can't even have a conversation with BB.

[lastchancebb]

he said he answered everything ok. he apparently got asked about sex constantly. He is a stud and he loves it

[lastchancebb]

he would though he has made a few videos. There was one guy there that had a really good life story i hope he heys through. Other than that the mum and daughter were boring. There was an old man with Toupe and purple vinyl pants he was unusual.

[lastchancebb]

my friend was wondering they asked him for his facebook page information. What happens if it is on private they won't be able to see anything!

[Beastie]

my friend was wondering they asked him for his facebook page information. What happens if it is on private they won't be able to see anything!

Then he will need to not make it private or send BB a link? lol

[lastchancebb]

Why do they ask for them but not if they can see it? He did say big brother was saying for him not to speak to anyone and to keep it hush also during the group discussions he said there were two ladies one old one who he thinks was a psychologist and the other he didn't know. He also said they knew who they were interested in already and ignored some people altogether

[Beastie]

Why do they ask for them but not if they can see it? He did say big brother was saying for him not to speak to anyone and to keep it hush also during the group discussions he said there were two ladies one old one who he thinks was a psychologist and the other he didn't know. He also said they knew who they were interested in already and ignored some people altogether

Oh damn.. so he has got far into the rounds? Yeah there will be psychologists lurking around trying to catch you out. They probably do have their minds set on who they want in. The producer told me they are looking for people who can sustain intellectual conversations for 13 weeks. I think they should only let in a model from an agency or whatever if they have proof of intelligence. Such as a page 3 girl with a law degree? because all the models and page 3 girls we have had have mostly been a bit thick. BB are full of bollocks. lol

I know a lot of people are intelligent without degree's etc.. but for some housemates they are going to let in such as the stereotypical glamour girl.. they need something different to what we have NOT seen before which clears them away of the "stereotypical blonde bimbo" etc..

[lastchancebb]

Yes he is still in the running said they were interested in him asking him questions about news topics.does anyone have a pic of the big brother psychologist i'll send to him to check it was her. So you think everyone who gets in should have a university degree, university doesnt equal intelligence but i guess it sets the scene for deep and heated conversations.it is driving him crazy though when we watching celebrity bb he is like that could be me.

[*mazedsalv**]

Gutted you didnt get through Ben :(

[lastchancebb]

yeah psychologists can't tell who will make a good housemate. That's half the issue. So anyone who doesnt get a callback from them does that mean the psych's think they are not psychologically ready. He wants to know when he'll find out. He doesn't want to put his life on hold how long do you think he should wait for them to call?

[Beastie]

yeah psychologists can't tell who will make a good housemate. That's half the issue. So anyone who doesnt get a callback from them does that mean the psych's think they are not psychologically ready. He wants to know when he'll find out. He doesn't want to put his life on hold how long do you think he should wait for them to call?

They will call after the February auditions in London. I am GUESSING by end of Feb time? Beginning of March?

[super_dupper]

My friend got called back sunday to what time was your friend there? what did they say to him in the diary room? how long was he there for?

[lastchancebb]

yeah i know what you mean. What are some common body language signs that would have been shown in an interview. Who were the two people in the room after you did the questionare were they producers, psychologists? How did they know who to pick. With the different rooms there is no fairness or consistancy to the process

[1066gull]

Im gonna tell them everything. Completely everything about me, on a road to almost financial ruin, (lack of) sex life and the closet I've come to that is kissing and getting licked by a dairy cow, who also adores me.

[lastchancebb]

my friend was there at 5pm. When was your friend there he said his diary room interview went for about 30 minutes. He got asked about his sex life his family his unusual hobby etc. What about yours what he get asked, when he there? How long interview.

[1066gull]

my friend was there at 5pm. When was your friend there he said his diary room interview went for about 30 minutes. He got asked about his sex life his family his unusual hobby etc. What about yours what he get asked, when he there? How long interview.

Im gonna TELL THEM mate. London hasnt been yet.

[super_dupper]

He was there in the morning sometime, had a discussion for a bit then diary room for a while just askin him random stuff bout his application and when he was leaving they said not to tell anyone but if wants he can tell one person that he trusts that will not tell anyone, when he was there on the saturday tho and he handed in his application they wanted him there early they wouldnt let him have an afternoon appoinment he was peed a bit

[lastchancebb]

super Dupper? What happened with your friend what time he there?

[super_dupper]

nothing they just told him that when he leaves his audition if bigbrother wants him they will be intouch within a couple of months and he is noty to tell anyone bout audition only one person he trusts, is that what happened with ur friend?

[lastchancebb]

super what did they ask him in the group discussion? Well the one person my mate told was me. What stuff did big brother ask in the interview? I had a girl friend there early in the morning on sunday she said they played with cups.

[lastchancebb]

One person what a joke they will never know. He said the discussion was intense people just trying to out talk each other.

[super_dupper]

he just said they played a game didnt say what it was then sarted havin a discussion on some news topic didnt say what it was then he got called he said the producers just sit there and write stuff when ur talkin, then he got called to the diay room, and they asked him loads of random stuff on his application like loads he said its like ur talkin to the real big brother a bit odd like, but before he left they went really serious saying he will not enter the house if he talks bout anything or if the press find out who he is and if big brother ants to take him further they will get intouch in a couple of months and if he needs to talk bout it he can tell one person, did they say that to u?

[Stu]

Wow. Aint randomness hillarious, kids?

Gay chairs laughing at fishing rods of DOOM LOLZ? IM CRAZY> SO ****IN CRAZY

[lastchancebb]

yes said the same to him. Not to tell people if he wants to enter. Can tell one person that you trust with your life. said he was in the discussion room with a black lady an old man a pretty blonde Bimbo a blind man and a man in a wheelchair.

[super_dupper]

awww cool will just have to wait and see now what happens they no what they are looking for, its just pot luck really now goodluck to ur mate tho and mine

[super_dupper]

hey possible, what happened in your audition? how long was you there for the 2nd day?

[lastchancebb]

were you talking to a male big brother voice my mate said his was the big brother from the show he said he was in interview room 3. if there is 78 that get through to diary room at all auditions you pretty much got a 1 in 3 chance of getting a call

[super_dupper]

Yeah my friend said that he said he go there was in discussion for like half an hour but he said it only felt like 5mins , then he went to diary room was in there for about half hour, but he said he isnt holding his breath as he is **** at application forms but he said big brother was really nice to him to some people was coming out saying to him god they was horrible but he said his was nice but i think its because he is a geniune guy so he didnt feel like he was been interigated and to slip up as he told the truth all the way through,

[lastchancebb]

whats your style you smart or pretty or whats your angle. No wouldn't matter what interview room you in. Would just be the order you got there and what rooms were free. Seriously the bb people wouldn't have time to look on here with auditions etc.

[super_dupper]

yea they could have been ill tell him, i just want him to get on it so much because his character is so funny he is comical, just want them to ring him now or no when

[lastchancebb]

my friend got there and was taken to the discussion room for about 20 mins then taken to diary room had to wait as someone in there. Said a guy in a crew shirt was talking to him while he waited then went in for his interview then was escorted from the building. Is that how your interview went.

[manchester]

A friend of mine went to the final stage in Manchester and just did the Diary room stuff but did not take part in a discussion group- I wonder what this means?

[lastchancebb]

maybe they were sure of his character whilst the people in the discussion they wanted to see how they will react with other housemates. They said it was a warm up the discussion but it went for ages and they were taking notes. Big brother was making jokes with my friend and laughing.

[lastchancebb]

i don.t think they did anything like boo my friend would last ages in that house. Seems like nice normal people getting through my friend said they were asking about your favorite ex hm's and what character you will be portrayed as

[Rob]

hopefully the auditions have big turnouts this year

[lastchancebb]

hopefully not then my friend has a better chance. If you guys get a call post it here so i can tell my friend. Or i'll post if he gets in

[lastchancebb]

what do the bb crew do during the week between audition venues. You think they go through the auditions from that city

[lastchancebb]

true but once they are travelling they are paying a massive crew and you wouldn.t want em sitting round when your paying em. Like do the producers and crew stay in a hotel for the night in the city where the auditions were.

[lastchancebb]

get someone from the bb crew on here. It can't be that hard to get an insider on here.

[lastchancebb]

true but you think they tape those people in the mock diary room then don.t look at it for a few weeks. Seems a long shot

[lastchancebb]

i heard a rumor some people got a call back? Not from my friend but from another source

[BB11UK]

In answer to your question "what do they do between dates?" and "when do they watch the tapes"...

"What do they do between dates?"
I think they prepare for the next audition venue, sort out auditionees from the previous venues such as collecting footage (around 300-500 clips of auditionees and only 80 got through to the next stage, getting applications read through, etc.)

"When do they watch the tapes?"
If you watch X Factor then remember the part when the judges have the pictures of the auditionees and they give their feedback on them...well it's most likely similar with Big Brother. There will probs be a number of different groups of producers who will each have a collection of audition footage (maybe 5 producers to a venue). They'll watch the clips and put their feedback on paper as they watch it, then discuss their feedback amongst each other (why they think they'd be a good HM, what they liked/disliked about the person, etc.)
The people with the best feedback will be forwarded on to other producers who will have the final overview on the potentials and once they make their choices, the calls are made to come to the next stage.

[lastchancebb]

when is the next stage?

[BB11UK]

when is the next stage?

We don't know.

When auditionees have finished doing their Diary Room interview they are told "we might be in touch".

If they like you, they'll contact you. If they don't, they won't. You won't know for sure when the callbacks are.

Most people pressume it's around March, but they're already halfway through after the DR interview and there is plenty of time for them to do callbacks and the other stages between 9th Feb - 4th June (They did open auditions in less than a month with thousands of people. Having 400 or so people and 5months left gives them loads of time).

[cheetahfur]

I would say at each stage its a wheat and chaff process...

1000 people interview at each venue
100 people from each venue get a call back (10 min interview)
10 people from each venue get to the 'final process'

Thats what I would think...

[lastchancebb]

when they are reviewing the footage do you think they look at both days audition footage like the short interview to get to the questionnaire or just the callback diary room footage?

[lastchancebb]

?

[2010..BB]

so who you know that got further through? Were there people watching you during the warm up or the games in the first stage? There was a guy watching from the sidelines a big serious guy and some ladies that weren't doing the actual activities. Seriously i don.t think many people got to the long applications seriously everyone was getting no's

i did, filled in 29 pages, page 9 was a drwaing

[Beastie]

i did, filled in 29 pages, page 9 was a drwaing

ooo a drawing of what? (bring on the psychologists)

[2010..BB]

ooo a drawing of what? (bring on the psychologists)

its said express your feelings.. so...... i cant tell you what i drew incase big brother see this. could of been anything though. the 29 page had topic such as
me
relationships
family
big brother
big brother house
and games and life

[Beastie]

its said express your feelings.. so...... i cant tell you what i drew incase big brother see this. could of been anything though. the 29 page had topic such as
me
relationships
family
big brother
big brother house
and games and life

Sounds cool :) Wish I got to that stage and filled out the massive form! However I am **** at drawing.. god knows what I would have drawn.

So what stage are you at now? You waiting around for a phone call to head down to London? or?

[2010..BB]

yes thats the stage i am at, just waiting im so curious, i reckon theres about 700 at my stage left and the videos get divided in to diff groups, im confident ill make stage 6 but no more after that

[2010..BB]

what audition did you go to?

[Beastie]

what audition did you go to?

I went to Manchester on the Saturday. What about you?

Good luck! and if you get on.. well I know you won't post it on here but please come back after you have been on BB11 :)

[2010..BB]

i am devoted to big brother i will let people no my next stage i went to the wembley arena.it means something to get here thoug, ive even kept my sticker which says my number on haha

[Beastie]

i am devoted to big brother i will let people no my next stage i went to the wembley arena.it means something to get here thoug, ive even kept my sticker which says my number on haha

looooool. I didn't keep my sticker but they have my info from the 2nd round and the photo of me they took of me.

[Beastie]

Did you see any ex housemates?

[lastchancebb]

i lost mine

[2010..BB]

siavash and marcus were their but i didnt see them, or that bloke off radio one extra, i wonder if we can ever get our picture or a nice edited interview
i hope so

[2010..BB]

im also sure the big brother bloke i had was the one from tv exactly the same voice, therre was a little ginger nerdy bloke with a camera in the dr... dont know why he had a camera though????

[Beastie]

im also sure the big brother bloke i had was the one from tv exactly the same voice, therre was a little ginger nerdy bloke with a camera in the dr... dont know why he had a camera though????

They film you! lol. Phil (one of the producers) has been on TV and himself along with a woman with blonde hair interviewed me in round 2!

[2010..BB]

yeah i know the film you with the camera on me but he also hadf a camera although i couldnt see him and he couldnt see me? oh well.. never mind, im checking this everyday, im so over excited im on sta\ge 5 of 8, but im gonna be so dissapointed.

[lastchancebb]

i had the voice of the real big brother what diary room did you go into mine was 1. I really want to get through its my life ambition

[2010..BB]

we will keep each other informed lastchance, di room 2, but i was london on a sat, in that horrible corridoor

[Beastie]

Good luck you 2. You could both be going on and end up falling in love <3

[lastchancebb]

i love myself too much for relationship. Maybe just for sex then.

[lastchancebb]

good luck possible hm. May the diary room 1 be with you.

[lastchancebb]

they did for me a few questions i was off

[lastchancebb]

**** sorry to hear it i just gave **** nonsense answers to 2 or 3 of the questions not life changing ones just silly ones from the questionnarie i didn't think they would ask

[lastchancebb]

i was the same had no sleep wondering what they would ask. Hopefulyy get another shot hope i didnt come across insecure. Be mad if both in

[lastchancebb]

till after. I'll say if i get a call back but nothing after that

[lastchancebb]

i am having the same feelings lol

[lastchancebb]

unlikely lol.

[lastchancebb]

mine been pretty ok. Do you think they will base it 50% on the questionnaire and 50% diary room interview.

[lastchancebb]

Yeah cause some people were talking to the crew alot i was like that's not Going to help you but you never know it may work in their favor! I thought they might have secretly been recording the group discussions!

[lastchancebb]

no when back the next day the group discussions before diary room

[lastchancebb]

no maybe more if you didn't have to go through that. How did you get days mixed up? My 29 pages was brief i didn't write lots of information cbf.

[lastchancebb]

im something they havent had and would be really hard to find in someone else. If at all. I muckde my diary room i think so i hope they take past app's and the diary room after the first questionare into acct.

[lastchancebb]

i think they can find any trait in someone they have chosen and like. Just to justify putting them in yeah im 27 so i'm in the same boat. If your old i think you will get a call back.

[lastchancebb]

what video and girl with squeaky voice? Good luck hope you get in.

[lastchancebb]

Lol

[2010..BB]

how did all you guys answer the question "which housemate are you most like"? thats a test, i think we was supposed to say, youve seen no one like me

[CutToTheChase!]

I never got asked a question which housemate are you most like. Oh and as for those girls on the video, they were annoying, that voice would totally do my head in.

[lastchancebb]

i got through and acted as myself from what i saw there were alot of different characters when filling in the 29 page form. I think its Going to be a awesome bb. And i think the tasks should be some of the best ones from all the series

[lillouise]

Oh.. do they send some guy over for a group discussion? because i never had one,

ya see i was dumb and i came on the wrong day and she went.. ooh i'll have to fit you in! CAAALM DOOWN, CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALM DOWN

CAN YOU BE READY FOR [cant say the time dont wnt bb to figure me out]?????
and i said yes obvs, so i was frantically filling out what was left of me huge form,
and they sent some guy over whilst i was filling it out and he started talking to the group.. that could possibly be my substitution for a group discussion!!

But other than that i didnt have a group discussion D: cause im a bit clumsy and got everything messed up,

Iz worried!! you think this gives me less of a chance?

i asked my mate who got this far and he said he arrived late to his audition but got told the group discussion was compulsory so therefore had to go to it after his DR so I'm not sure but wanted to let you know. Good luck to you all though, loves ya, louise x