Big Brother 2012: Producers promise a more mixed selection of housemates

[armand.kay]

From tellymix.co.uk
Big Brother 2012 producers have promised a “wide variety of characters” for this year’s show, after criticism over last year’s line up.

Producer Katy Smith admitted to The Herald yesterday that the casting for the previous series was a “mistake”.

“Last year we were very pushed for time and we didn’t come to Scotland, which was a mistake,” she said. “Channel 5 had asked for a dynamic mix of young and attractive housemates, though that’s as far as the instructions went, and that’s what we gave them.

“This year we want a wide variety of characters – as wide as possible. Big Brother is extremely important to Channel 5 and they are relying on us to make this series the best it possibly can be.”

Show producer Jamie Sutcliffe added: “We have some surprises lined up, of course, but it all hangs on finding people the viewers want to watch.

“We are trying to make it as varied as possible this year as last year was fairly London-centric and a fairly young group. We’ve learned from that. Celebrity Big Brother was a huge success and now we’re focusing on building on and consolidating that success by keeping the viewers who tuned in for that.”

Big Brother 2012 will start on Channel 5 in May.
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I hope this is true they need some older housemates. :D

[King Gizzard]

Good. Couple of freaks and oldies would do nicely

[Roy Mars III]

yea, some proper freaks and some older housemates would be nice

[Benjamin]

Good. Looking back, last year was actually quite boring in terms of memorable events and housemates. Even Alex, Jay and Aaron are a little dull compared to previous years.

[Roy Mars III]

Anton and Aaron were both great, Harry was decent as well, the rest were pretty bad tbh

[King Gizzard]

Hopefully another posh guy, Ben and Harry, amazing

[armand.kay]

^You must not forget Freddy :nono:

[Kizzy]

ah yes the obligatory tory, not too many chinless wonders though, a broader spectrum of housemates would be great. Back to basics :)

[Marc]

Young and attractive is good though :laugh:

But in the past some oldies have proven entertaining.. just as long as they don't go to bed at like 9pm

[Omah]

Celebrity Big Brother was a huge success and now we’re focusing on building on and consolidating that success by keeping the viewers who tuned in for that

Well, hardly "huge", but significant, in that it attracted a very similar, and large, audience for both runs (2.8m and 2.4m (ave)), while that for BB was almost derisory by comparison (1.6m (ave))

[Black Dagger]

I don't mind Young and Attractive, as long as they are actually entertaining, Louise, Maysoon, Stuart (BB9) and a few others weren't.

They usually cast the worst house-mates when it comes to looks...

But yeah hopefully a few 'freaks' and older house-mates.

[Samuel.]

I was happy with the range they went for last series tbh.

[dizzy bint]

I hope for a wide range of ages.

Not just one older housemate on their own, that won't help.

[Jordan.]

Good news. Last year was one of the most overrated bunch of housemates ever.

[TheManWhoLaughs]

Anton and Aaron were both great, Harry was decent as well, the rest were pretty bad tbh

Harry was pretty rubbish though - apart from Bananagate he just spent most of his time washing dishes.

Everyone got along too well with the group last time - only Rebeckah and Aaron really seemed to have big clashes with everyone that weren't resolved really quickly. I want BB6-style conflict again.:devil:

[thesheriff443]

this shows bigbrother always have an agenda!
everyone over 30 last year that was not considered good looking never had a chance bigbrother producers are scum!

[thesheriff443]

Good news. Last year was one of the most overrated bunch of housemates ever.

i totally agree with you:xyxwave:

[armand.kay]

I just want a cast with the drama of bb5 and the fun times like bb3.
Oh and the freaks of bb10.

[Kizzy]

Most people who act 'whacky' to get on BB are usually the most boring HMs. Having watched a few youtube auditions you get the impressin they think if i act like a complete loon i will get in. I think the selection should not be about how they act in the few mins of an audition, but their lifestyle. Interesting people, those who have experienced life, been and seen things..Not just older HMs all of them, it would make for a more dynamic house where they can occupy their own minds for more than 3 seconds.

[Omah]

I just want a cast with the drama of bb5 and the fun times like bb3.

..... and the alcohol availability of BB4 ..... ;)

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

I'm hoping for a few older HM's.

[Patrick]

'We didn't go to Scotland :shocked: Which was a mistake'

****** Scotland you bellends, if the Scottish really wanted to go in that badly - they can get a train down to London or something!

Go to Northern Ireland, it's only fair.

[thesheriff443]

'We didn't go to Scotland :shocked: Which was a mistake'

****** Scotland you bellends, if the Scottish really wanted to go in that badly - they can get a train down to London or something!

Go to Northern Ireland, it's only fair.

last year it did not matter where you traveled from,if you where over 30 you never had a chance,bb are scum!

[Glenn.]

'Big Brother 2012 starts in May''

Really?

[Me. I Am Salman]

OMG ****ING YES. YES YES YES YES YES YES. WAHOOOOO :cheer2:

[Me. I Am Salman]

We need another Belinda.
Fat women are epic.

[MTVN]

I was happy with the range they went for last series tbh.

Same I thought there was a pretty good selection of housemates really, there was a fair bit of drama and arguments but also plenty of more light-hearted, funny moments, it was a lot better than BB11 anyway

[Roy Mars III]

We need another Belinda.
Fat women are epic.
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/026/futuramafry.jpg

[Black Dagger]

'Big Brother 2012 starts in May''

Really?

Supposed to be anyway, followed by yet another Z-fest afterwards I believe.

Oh well, whatever floats C5's boat.

[Black Dagger]

We need another Belinda.
Fat women are epic.

Belinda was rubbish :bored:

Apart from her Belinda x3 gimmick and her 'THIS IS WORSE THAN CHILD-BIRTH' after cycling for about 20 minutes, she was lame.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Belinda was rubbish :bored:

Apart from her Belinda x3 gimmick and her 'THIS IS WORSE THAN CHILD-BIRTH' after cycling for about 20 minutes, she was lame.

Belinda wasn't given a chance
I hope her snoring haunts the housemates lives forever

[thesheriff443]

all i can say is some people are easily pleased,bb 12 was 18to 30 holiday camp,as the producers have said thats what channel five wanted,we are being spoon fed,like babies

[Scotty07]

They can show off all they want in auditions, but it's how interesting they are in the house that matters.:idc: Thinking back to BB12, if Aaron and Harry hadn't have been in, it could easily have turned out to be one of my worst BBs of all time. Because of those two BB legends, it turned out to be somewhere in the middle about 6th/7th favourite.

[Scotty07]

Yes even though Belinda wasn't the usual thicko and vain type, she was still awful.:bored: Not as bad a newbie as Sara and Maysoon, but she was still a terrible addition to the excellent BB9. Belinda Belinda Belinda:bawling:, Belinda Belinda Belinda :bawling::sleep: No more Belinda's Belinda's Belinda's for BB13 thanks.:sleep::joker: Bea's and Billi's:thumbs:, Belinda's:nono:

[armand.kay]

We need another Angle!
Angle: You look beautiful but three months pregnancy
Lisa: no she don't look three months pregnant
Angle: Ok two months
:joker: :joker: :joker:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Yeah Angel was lame.

[armand.kay]

Yeah Angel was lame.
No she was awesome :hmph:

[Me. I Am Salman]

She was terrible. Well in my opinion lol.
She made BB10 duller than it already was.

[armand.kay]

BB10 is so underrated. I'm currently watching it now now and i currently why people said it was terrible.

[iRyan]

Good.

I want a mix of young attractive people + freaks + some eccentric oldies

Like BB6 meets BB10 cast

[Scotty07]

We need another Angle!
Angle: You look beautiful but three months pregnancy
Lisa: no she don't look three months pregnant
Angle: Ok two months
:joker: :joker: :joker:

Yes Angel was great and BB10 is the second best ever imo.:joker:

[Black Dagger]

No she was awesome :hmph:

She was fabulous.

David, Charlie, Kris and Lisa getting further than her :bored:

[iRyan]

I want older housemates like Derek, Angel, Marcus, Shahbaz, Lesley, etc.

[Me. I Am Salman]

BB10 is so underrated. I'm currently watching it now now and i currently why people said it was terrible.

Could you link me?? I swallowed the wrong pill and need a puke

Just joking no but seriously I wouldn't mind watching it again link pls?

[Me. I Am Salman]

Yes Angel was great and BB10 is the second best ever imo.:joker:
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljkrbbfqzd1qhxr17o1_400.gif

[armand.kay]

Could you link me?? I swallowed the wrong pill and need a puke

Just joking no but seriously I wouldn't mind watching it again link pls?
I downloaded proxytube
Link: Google chrome (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...mnfddpgoafpcko) firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ddon/proxtube/)

Then I went on dirtymonkey151's channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/dirtymonkey151?blend=1&ob=5#p/c/D33C2BDDFBA5C0C1/0/OsuS99bR-tI) and whent on the bb10 Launch
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsuS99bR-tI)

[Me. I Am Salman]

ty :D

[Scotty07]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljkrbbfqzd1qhxr17o1_400.gif

Freddie, Marcus, Bea, Siavash, Angel, Kenneth, Isaac, Sophia Brown and Noirin are just a few reasons for it's epicness. Most of the other housemates that I hated with a passion brought something to it also.

Only thing that stopped it from being even more epic was Lisa and her gang dominating the nominations, which meant all my favourites getting evicted, a terrible final and the most repulsive winner ever. Apart from those, it was a fantastic series.;)

[Flamingjoe]

I downloaded proxytube
Link: Google chrome (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...mnfddpgoafpcko) firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ddon/proxtube/)

Then I went on dirtymonkey151's channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/dirtymonkey151?blend=1&ob=5#p/c/D33C2BDDFBA5C0C1/0/OsuS99bR-tI) and whent on the bb10 Launch
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsuS99bR-tI)

Thanks so much for the Google chrome proxy, I have been using Unblockyoutube.co.uk (http://www.unblockyoutube.co.uk) which is way worse than the Chrome add on! :dance:

[armand.kay]

Thanks so much for the Google chrome proxy, I have been using Unblockyoutube.co.uk (http://www.unblockyoutube.co.uk) which is way worse than the Chrome add on! :dance:
ty :D

Your both welcome :)

[Callum]

Good news. It was a joke not having no housemates over 30 in last year's series. Every series needs at least one oldie, they're usually good housemates too.

[fruit_cake]

good news

[SharkAttack]

Freddie, Marcus, Bea, Siavash, Angel, Kenneth, Isaac, Sophia Brown and Noirin are just a few reasons for it's epicness. Most of the other housemates that I hated with a passion brought something to it also.

Only thing that stopped it from being even more epic was Lisa and her gang dominating the nominations, which meant all my favourites getting evicted, a terrible final and the most repulsive winner ever. Apart from those, it was a fantastic series.;)

Most repulsive winner ever? Really? That's harsh, Scotty. :joker:

[joeysteele]

Very good news although last years was very entertaining overall. Definately though, a wider age range and therefore better mix will only increase the entertainment value of the next series.

[Scotty07]

Most repulsive winner ever? Really? That's harsh, Scotty. :joker:

I really hated her with a passion, even more than Lisa and Charlie and those two were horrific enough. She should've taken a serious look at herself in the mirror and said "I see dead people":yuk::joker: after randomly commenting to Tom that Anthony BB6 was proper ugly in such a nasty way.

When it comes to legendary repulsive BB housemates that I hated, she is right up there challenging the most repulsive of them. If anything I would say that is a kind word for her from me, not harsh.:joker: It's no suprise that she was friends with the equally repuslive Danielle Loyd CBB5.:yuk:

[jyunga]

BB10 was reallly hard for me to get into at first. It felt like freak central to me. A lot of the drama was annoying at first too but some of the stuff that went on was excellent.

For me I hope they mix it up well and I hope they don't let them talk about nominations this season. I know it's "fun" to hear them plan out stuff but to be honest I think it takes away from the show. I'd rather see them forced to make choices between other houseguests for rewards or punishments. Cause them to create hell for each other in the house to cause drama that leads to evictions. No more trick rooms or lame advantages like that.

[Rosy]

This is definately good news as older people have had a lot more 'life' experiences, pick some with great personalities and they could be much more fun and interesting than just a bunch of hotties in their teens/early 20's, who have done very little to talk about.
My ideal would be several single hotties of both sexes in various ages from late teens to 40's for obvious possible romance stories,
A couple of old eccentrics, the obvious gay guy but not necessarily young, and 1 or 2 horrid annoying people for us to hate and shout at the tv about

[tommy46]

Yeh I think they def need to mix it up this year, I attended the Auditions but fell at the last hurdle, however I met some great characters including an Ice Skater, and a mother and daughter duo auditioning as one, they were really great, the mother was in her 40's and was sooooo hot, she would def appeal to the older audience as she was really witty and had had several businesses, and her duaghter was really hot and funny too, they had a bar together somewhere up North.
I also met other characters, who weren't just young and pretty or gay, though admittedly the majority there were.
I'd like to see someone with more about them as older people have been there and done that and would make great viewing, look at last celebrity BB it was won by a 53 year old who beat off the youngsters and as the main viewing audience are young, they must like watching them.

[BBDodge]

So a token oldie and a token Scots/Welsh/Irish housemate.

Isn't diversity wonderful.

[karl100589]

If C5 are serious about casting more older contestants (I take everything they say with a pinch of salt) then it's fantastic news, older contestants are very often some of the more enjoyable contestants to watch, and after CBB9 was such a success with a predominantly older cast they couldn't really ignore the need for older contestants.

As for BB12 I personally didn't have that many grievances with the cast, I think it was quite a good group with only Aden, Tom and Louise being the only noticable duds. The biggest problem though was more then anything the types of contestants cast, which was on the whole very safe and not really pushing the boundaries of diversity, nearly every contestant in BB12 was either a contestant chosen because of their similarities to a previous housemate (Aaron= Alex Sibley, Anton= Victor) or was a stock character from 'scripted reality' shows (Jay= Geordie Shore, Harry= Made In Chelsea).

Hopefully after CBB9 production are willing to push the boat out and give us some more intreguing character concepts.

[Tony1111]

I wonder if this is true or the usual "Give them what they want to hear and don't deliver" tripe that Channel 5 have done for the past three series. :D

[Pronshi]

'We didn't go to Scotland :shocked: Which was a mistake'

****** Scotland you bellends, if the Scottish really wanted to go in that badly - they can get a train down to London or something!

Go to Northern Ireland, it's only fair.

THIS!!!!
We need some Irish in :)

[Kizzy]

THIS!!!!
We need some Irish in :)

Agreed!

[Beastie]

Hopefully another posh guy, Ben and Harry, amazing

They always have their posh token toff. Freddie then Ben then Harry.

All of them were brilliant housemates! We need another posh token toff lad! But I would love to see a snooty posh toff lass as well.

And they better not be from "Made in Chelsea" :nono:

NO ONE FROM A BLOODY AGENCY. Thanks x

[Beastie]

I don't mind Young and Attractive, as long as they are actually entertaining, Louise, Maysoon, Stuart (BB9) and a few others weren't.

They usually cast the worst house-mates when it comes to looks...

But yeah hopefully a few 'freaks' and older house-mates.

BB9 was good. You only need 1 attractive male (Dale) and 1 attractive female (Jen) to look at! Then the rest must be based purely on personality. Dale and Jen were quite good all round housemates though.

[Beastie]

I hope for a wide range of ages.

Not just one older housemate on their own, that won't help.

True. More than one oldie please! A few in their 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's! Thanks! :)

[Beastie]

We need another Belinda.
Fat women are epic.

True. The UK is in a high rise of obesity. Last series was too safe, young and generic. You need a few fattys! HA.

[Beastie]

I want older housemates like Derek, Angel, Marcus, Shahbaz, Lesley, etc.

Yes you have listed some brilliant housemates.

Oh yes we need another posh totty like Emily Parr from BB8. Or a sociopath like Bea BB10.

I liked Kenneth Tong from BB10 too. HA. And Tom who left :(

[RichardG]

I hope they're right because that would make the series overall a lot better. With a bit of luck maybe 2.5m/3m will tune into the launch and like the housemates then stick with it though because if people aren't watching from the beginning I can't imagine they'd be bothered to start from the middle of the series.

[joe199998293]

We need some mixed housemates, Last year was Boring (except Alex she was *******ing Fit!)

I really liked Natalie and Deniese on CBB, Put in some Oldies and Freaks

[reece(:]

Needs more freaks/crazies to shake the house up instead of boring triple showmances