This years Hms have been on the cusp of fame .

[erinp5]

The housemates set to take part in Big Brother 2014: Power Trip have already been “on the cusp of fame”, according to Bit On The Side presenter Rylan Clark.

In recent years, producers have begun casting notable people for the civilian version of the show, with the likes of BB14 contestant Sallie Axl having gained notoriety before signing up.

Although fans have criticised this trend – claiming it helps blurs the lines between Big Brother and its Celebrity editions – Clark has revealed that it will continue for the new series.

In an interview with Star magazine, the former CBB winner said: “The housemates are absolutely ruthless. You may have heard of some of them before, as they’re people who have been on the cusp of fame for a while but haven’t really grabbed it.

“Glamour models, people in the papers. Basically ruthless b*****ds.”

Despite the criticisms, such housemates have proven popular in the past. Tabloid figures Dexter Koh and Gina Rio were voted the best male and female housemates of 2013 in a bbspy poll in December.

The news comes after main show host Emma Willis revealed that technology will be used in the house this year – while bosses are apparently planning to break Big Brother’s fundamental ‘no contact with the outside world’ rule whenever they “see fit”.

Previously it was announced that former housemate Luisa Zissman will join Clark and Willis on spin-off show Bit On The Side this summer as a regular panellist and roving reporter.

Big Brother returns for its fifteenth run next Thursday at 9.00pm on Channel 5.

Read more: http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb15/news/0527/rylan-clark-big-brother-2014-power-trip-housemates-have-been-in-the-papers#ixzz32x30kBfv

[jackc1806]

Oh dear.

[jackc1806]

Josie Cunningham is obviously going in

[Saph]

ughh

[Marsh.]

:facepalm:

[luvjustin]

Come on, let's not overreact. This, like the outside contact thing is not something we haven't already seen and are not expecting.

It just seems that CH5 are being a bit more explicit and honest in what their plans our this year. At least there is no presence. This is the Big Brother of the 10's not the 00's.

[Jordan.]

Everything we've heard has been awful

[Cal.]

Liddia Railton-Newby is obviously going in as well. This isn't Big Brother anymore.

[Sawyer]

Lets not over react? EVERYTHING we've heard has been the exact opposite of what we want from Big Brother. What do they not understand?

[Daniel.]

They need to change the name of this show, it aint BBb

[Jay.]

“Glamour models, people in the papers. Basically ruthless b*****ds.”

well they sound like people I'm gonna like :umm2:

[jackc1806]

@JosieCOnline: I'm coming off twitter for a few weeks - my management will keep you updated. People can be so nasty!

:(

[Jemal]

Al hamdiallah

[Marsh.]

Come on, let's not overreact. This, like the outside contact thing is not something we haven't already seen and are not expecting.

It just seems that CH5 are being a bit more explicit and honest in what their plans our this year. At least there is no presence. This is the Big Brother of the 10's not the 00's.

So people should be obliged to like it?

No thanks.

[Gypsy]

well they usually make the best housemates so this is cool

[jamiewordsley]

So its "Wannabe Series"

[Me. I Am Salman]

if it means really loud trashy characters idm so much
but yeah it'd obviously be nicer if these were ordinary people

[Sawyer]

@JosieCOnline: I'm coming off twitter for a few weeks - my management will keep you updated. People can be so nasty!

:(

That would make sense - with Emma saying about a birth and everything.

[Josy]

Although fans have criticised this trend – claiming it helps blurs the lines between Big Brother and its Celebrity editions – Clark has revealed that it will continue for the new series.
while bosses are apparently planning to break Big Brother’s fundamental ‘no contact with the outside world’ rule whenever they “see fit”.



Is it just me or are they deliberately trying to piss off fans now? :fist:

[Natalie.]

Well it doesn't sound great but I will keep an open mind

[jackc1806]

That would make sense - with Emma saying about a birth and everything.

I'm pretty confident and bbspy agrees

She's awful and just makes the show seem awful

[Sawyer]

So people should be obliged to like it?

No thanks.

You're right. This is insulting. Big Brother used to be an intelligent programme - from the general idea, production down to the psychology. This is just cheap rubbish aimed at the lowest common denominator. As viewers, we should be offended.

[Cal.]

That would make sense - with Emma saying about a birth and everything.

You my friend, are a genius. This could be interesting...

[Samm]

Deana was a pre famous housemate so idc, it's not like all of them are picked anyway

[Sawyer]

I for one am glad I turned them down. Whilst I was never on the cusp of fame, I know I was on some kind of short list.

[thesheriff443]

Is it just me or are they deliberately trying to piss off fans now? :fist:

I can see my self switching off if its full the people they are talking about.

[joe199998293]

I hope to god that Josie doesn't go in. She's vile, and she doesn't deserve a baby. Thinking about aborting it to be famous? I hope the baby is taken off of her.

[jackc1806]

I for one am glad I turned them down. Whilst I was never on the cusp of fame, I know I was on some kind of short list.

They'd want you to 'clash' with the glamour model type

[jamiewordsley]

They'd want you to 'clash' with the glamour model type



:joker:

[Marsh.]

I for one am glad I turned them down. Whilst I was never on the cusp of fame, I know I was on some kind of short list.

You should've gone in and ranted about how crap the show is.

But then again they'd probably just edit you out of the highlights shows then. :laugh:

[erinp5]

They need to change the name of this show, it aint BBb

I agree,looks like my BB addicvtion will be over .I will watch the launch night and decide from there .:bawling:

[Sawyer]

You should've gone in and ranted about how crap the show is.

But then again they'd probably just edit you out of the highlights shows then. :laugh:

Lmfao. It's ridiculous. They made so many steps in the right direction last year. They need to get rid of the entire production team.

On a side note, I'm pretty sure alot of the production team is made up of young uni-types that are cheap to employ and on work placement. Can't remember the last time I saw a mature-ish producer like the days of PEJ and Sharon Powers.

[Samm]

People are overreacting not all the housemates will be picked from papers etc

They did auditions it's going to be like previous years when only a couple will be picked from producers, like Dexter, Gina and Deane etc

[JohnnyBB]

http://i60.tinypic.com/sc9f91.jpg

[Vicky.]

Is it just me or are they deliberately trying to piss off fans now? :fist:

Don't think they care about the old fans tbh. They seem more desperate to grab viewers of shows such as TOWIE, as that seems to be kinda what they are turning BB into. Though quite why they would want to turn it into that I dont know, doesnt towie and the likes only get like 1m viewers? :think:

[Sawyer]

http://i60.tinypic.com/sc9f91.jpg

Established on page one.

[Headie]

I'm so not excited for this series :( It's s sad because this time last year I was buzzing with excitement, now I actually feel so pessimistic about it all.

[Jay.]

People are overreacting not all the housemates will be picked from papers etc

They did auditions it's going to be like previous years when only a couple will be picked from producers, like Dexter, Gina and Deane etc

I'm thinking this too, hopefully :hugesmile:

[jackc1806]

There will be a mix.

[JohnnyBB]

Itll be nice to have abit of chav in the house we havent had non for ages, big brothers been getting abit conservative lately.

[InOne]

Itll be nice to have abit of chav in the house we havent had non for ages, big brothers been getting abit conservative lately.

What do you mean by chav?

[JohnnyBB]

What do you mean by chav?

You know abit of council estate scum/chav

[Samm]

I'm so not excited for this series :( It's s sad because this time last year I was buzzing with excitement, now I actually feel so pessimistic about it all.

I'm kind of like this but once the house pictures are released then I will kind of get a buzz

[Loukas]

Gina, Dexter, Sallie and Hazel were the same in BB14 and they were entertaining. Hopefully he's exaggerating and only 4/5 of them are fame hungry lol

[Cherie]

Haven't they been doing this for a while now though. Jay MacCrae and Louise were known before they went in, as long as they mix it up with some people there for the experience it will be fine. Sorry if someone has already said this didn't read the previous posts.

[Cherie]

oh sorry Loukas just seen you made the same point.

[Cherie]

Sallie was fame hungry as was Aislene they can make great HMs because they wont fade into the background

[Loukas]

oh sorry Loukas just seen you made the same point.

Great minds think alike lol :)

[BBDodge]

Only serial wannabes need apply.

[InOne]

You know abit of council estate scum/chav

So you're saying all people from council estates are scum? :conf:

[Marsh.]

I agree, they seemed to be moving in the right direction in BB14.

Instead of improving further this year, they're taking 5 steps back.

[Drew.]

**** sakes, well this has put a downer on things..

[Tregard]

Maaaaybe Rylan is just talking out of his arse? Hopefully?

[Samm]

Rylan always goes OTT

[Jake.]

You know abit of council estate scum/chav

What on earth are you on about?

[Jack_]

I really don't care to be honest, the most important thing is that they're going to be entertaining and provide stuff for us to dissect. I'd rather have a load of arseholes that have had some kind of press for whatever reason in the past than Lewis and Carol from down the road who'll sit on the fence and not say a lot

I get the point about them neglecting people who have genuinely auditioned properly but still it's the personalities that are important not where they were found

[reece(:]

Josie is our first boot then.

Not happy with the lack of regular people

[Headie]

Josie is our first boot then.

Not happy with the lack of regular people

We already decided that Liddia is going to be our first boot tho.

[Marsh.]

You know abit of council estate scum/chav

I'm from a council estate. You were saying?

[Samm]

I really don't care to be honest, the most important thing is that they're going to be entertaining and provide stuff for us to dissect. I'd rather have a load of arseholes that have had some kind of press for whatever reason in the past than Lewis and Carol from down the road who'll sit on the fence and not say a lot

I get the point about them neglecting people who have genuinely auditioned properly but still it's the personalities that are important not where they were found

This, another thing is I stopped judging a series and calling it bad before it started after CBB13 just because the run up to this years CBB was bad with the eye etc

But the series was amazing :love:

[aj2463]

Tbh it's been like this already for quite some time, though i think it could be good and something different, a house full of Dexters, Ginas, Hazels and Sallies! why not??

[JohnnyBB]

I'm from a council estate. You were saying?

Im not saying everyone is but shes one of them scum girls that want somthing for nothing, and probally hasent done a real days work in her life, she'se got her tits for free of the NHS Christ sake.

[Marsh.]

Im not saying everyone is but shes one of them scum girls that want somthing for nothing, and probally hasent done a real days work in her life, she'se got her tits for free of the NHS Christ sake.

Because the 'want something for nothing' can only come from a council estate, right?

[JohnnyBB]

Because the 'want something for nothing' can only come from a council estate, right?

Yeah thats basically it the majority are the council estates.

[karl100589]

I just want to point out that beloved forum favourites in the past have included a Tory speechwriter, a foppish reality tv regular, miss India, a tabloid chasing 'most spoilt girl in Britain' and a celebrity socialite with a child actor past.

I just want entertaining personalities regardless of their background.

[Marsh.]

Yeah thats basically it the majority are the council estates.

Ignorant. :facepalm:

[Rob!]

To be honest... I can deal with it. Chances are I still won't know who any of them are, and even if they have got a bit of media knowledge, it doesn't make the house any less of a head****. Gina, Dexter and Hazel slayed last year.

[Gstar]

just want good housemates, not too trashy though.

[Maneki-neko]

What if half the house is wannabe tabloid celebs and the other half are normal citizens. The citizens have control over making the wannabes as uncomfortable as possible.

[Marsh.]

CUSP! Good word.... cussssp!

[swinearefine]

I don't recognize this show at all anymore, it's anything but reality. I really wish they had just let it die on C4, this is just an embarrassment to the franchise.

[Rob!]

CUSP! Good word.... cussssp!

Say it with me - cussssp.

[Loukas]

Kevin :suspect:

I posted videos of a line up i created using YT videos, one guy was called Kevin, 21 from east london.. He has been on C4's Date my Porn star & MTV's My Sex Life & Everyone Else's, in his VT he said he was going to be a gameplayer in the house.. im now 98% sure he's going to be in the house, simply because that video is now private and he fits the brief of what they are looking for this year.. :suspect:

[Headie]

Why don't they just have a house full of Keiron Richardson's cousins :love:
http://i.minus.com/i11kr0j9osTtp.gif

[Kizzy]

Oh no... this isn't what I wanted at all more wannabees and camera *****s?....
:bawling: I thought it meant machiavellian types, manipulative and intelligent?... ppppfffffttttt!!!

[LaLaLand]

Honestly don't care, if they're entertaining so what?

The past 2/3 years have been houses full of agency members. I think the only one's last year were Callum, the twins and Sophie who probably didn't have an agent as the majority of others had been in various shows previously or were "known names" - ON THE CUSP OF FAME!

What's the difference in a wannabe unrepresented housemate and a wannabe housemate with an agent? Could go either way.

[erinp5]

Josie Cunningham has reignited rumours that she’s set to join Big Brother 2014: Power Trip by announcing that she’s taking a break from Twitter – as the housemates went in to hiding.

The wannabe celebrity made headlines in April after telling The Mirror that she intended to have an abortion so she could “further her career” by joining the Channel 5 show.

Josie changed her mind a week later, claiming that she had decided not to take part after thousands of people signed petitions calling for her to be banned from television.

However, Big Brother fans are now speculating that the 23-year-old could be involved after all after she posted a suspicious message on Twitter earlier today.

At 1.11pm this afternoon, she wrote: “I’m coming off twitter for a few weeks – my management will keep you updated. People can be so nasty!”

The post came four hours after Rylan Clark – presenter of BB spin-off Bit On The Side – revealed that this year’s housemates had begun the traditional ‘hiding’ period today, which involves them being sequestered from all forms of media, including the internet.

Some observers have even linked Josie – who’s now over 23 weeks pregnant – to a Daily Star chat in which Rylan and main host Emma Willis said they’d like to see a birth in the house.

“See, I don’t think I should say this, but having a baby born in the house would be quite good,” commented Emma. “One Born Every Minute is my favourite programme, along with BB.”

“Apart from someone dying, we’ve shown everything in life in that house,” added Rylan. “We’ve seen the conception of how people are made, we might as well see the end result.”

Rylan has also stated in a separate interview that the new housemates have been “in the papers” or “on the cusp of fame”, saying: “You may have heard of some of them before.”

Josie first gained notoriety in early 2013 when she ‘demanded’ a boob job on the NHS.

Read more: http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb15/news/0527/josie-cunningham-reignites-big-brother-2014-power-trip-rumours-with-twitter-break#ixzz32yYkQCp8

[smeagol]

They should rename it not quite a celebrity big brother

actually though i hate wannabes and try hards they do have less to lose than high profile celebs. so maybe its a good thing. the last season was so good i dont think it would of been if you'd of had some big names in it. as people would of acted differently

[Vanessa]

This is nothing new. It's been like this for a while.

[Maxxie.]

Why do everyone hate lyddia again? I recognise the name but i forgot why she's comtroversial?

[Vanessa]

Why do everyone hate lyddia again? I recognise the name but i forgot why she's comtroversial?

She was a good housemate.

[Jamesy]

Don't see the disgust in housemates having been known before. This has been happening since the late C4 BB days. C5 are just more honest about it. Most likely chance is that you've barely heard of them anyway (or not heard of them at all). Like last year you'd have to know the model industry well (or buy lads mags regularly) to know Hazel. Dexter and Gina you'd only know through one or two stories in the press (which comes under the 'real people' section anyway, or at least someone that's in the paper twice and you forget about within a day)... even a few of the others were only on gameshows for civilians. Not celebs by any stretch of the imagination.

It will be the same case this year.

[swinearefine]

Don't see the disgust in housemates having been known before. This has been happening since the late C4 BB days. C5 are just more honest about it. Most likely chance is that you've barely heard of them anyway (or not heard of them at all). Like last year you'd have to know the model industry well (or buy lads mags regularly) to know Hazel. Dexter and Gina you'd only know through one or two stories in the press (which comes under the 'real people' section anyway, or at least someone that's in the paper twice and you forget about within a day)... even a few of the others were only on gameshows for civilians. Not celebs by any stretch of the imagination.

It will be the same case this year.

That's why people are mad. I was hoping they would shift toward selecting more normal housemates, especially after hearing about all the other ****ty decisions they've made.

[alex_front2]

Some of the names on my early BB15 speculation thread may be going in then!

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240686

[Lostie!]

Why are people acting like this is new? :confused: On principle, casting fame seekers irritates me, but this is hardly groundbreaking, show changing news, is it? I don't love it, but it's something I've learned to deal with now.

My main problem is that, if they're going for a gameplay series, fame-hungry housemates aren't exactly the type I'd have gone for. I want people who are there simply for the money.

[alex_front2]

Why are people acting like this is new? :confused: On principle, casting fame seekers irritates me, but this is hardly groundbreaking, show changing news, is it? I don't love it, but it's something I've learned to deal with now.

My main problem is that, if they're going for a game-play series, fame-hungry housemates aren't exactly the type I'd have gone for. I want people who are there simply for the money.

But tptb shouldn't be trying to contrive game players. Aaron BB12 was brilliant as he was subtle and even though he said in his audition he was going to be a game-player it was totally different to what the producers imagined and by the time they cottoned on to his popularity and tried to get him evicted and get us to love Jay as the winner it was too late! Adele BB3 came across as sweet as pie in her audition tape and even admitted she only showed her game playing side once in the house. Soo many auditionees promise to game play and be controversial only to be a damp squib (not a damp squid)

[Lostie!]

But tptb shouldn't be trying to contrive game players. Aaron BB12 was brilliant as he was subtle and even though he said in his audition he was going to be a game-player it was totally different to what the producers imagined and by the time they cottoned on to his popularity and tried to get him evicted and get us to love Jay as the winner it was too late! Adele BB3 came across as sweet as pie in her audition tape and even admitted she only showed her game playing side once in the house. Soo many auditionees promise to game play and be controversial only to be a damp squib (not a damp squid)

But, the main outrage in this thread has nothing to do with the gameplayers thing. It's the "cusp of fame" thing. On which, I agree it's annoying, but people are acting like it brand new for this series.

[armand.kay]

Why do everyone hate lyddia again? I recognise the name but i forgot why she's comtroversial?

She was a goddess everyone loved her.

[Spoon]

I loved Dexter and Gina, but hate the sound of this article. I hope it's just cringey hype.

[DanielM787]

That josie is awful, what would bb be thinking shoving her in there, I reckon she will be first out

[Black Dagger]

Really not arsed in the slightest.

Benedict, Gina & Dexter all had articles in papers before the show and they were hardly known, that's what they'll be referring too.

As long as they're entertaining and give me nearly 3 months of entertainment, cool.

[Raph]

Ah I guess this may be the worst series ever then

[Black Dagger]

Nope, BB11 will remain unscathed xo

[GypsyGoth]

This has been the policy for the last few series, some of the previous hms even had agents before going in. So it's kinda refreshing that they're being honest about it.