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Hundreds of fame seekers will attempt to gain access to the UK's Big Brother House today when auditions for the new series are held in Dublin.

Producers will be scouring queues at the Royal Dublin Society for someone who stands out and could light up the sixth series of the reality TV show.

Irish hopefuls will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Kildare man Brian Dowling who won the second series of the show or former novice nun Anna Nolan, who now has a successful television career in Ireland after finishing second in the first series.

The Dublin audition is one of seven open interviews being held across Britain and Ireland in advance of the new series, which will hit screens this summer.

Applicants, who must be over 18, have not been requested to send in an application form or a video – just to turn up at an audition and show Big Brother why they should be chosen to take part.

Those who make it through the door will be asked to enter a diary room and sell themselves to Big Brother for one full minute.

Big Brother has already visited Edinburgh and Newcastle and will be travelling on to Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham and London over the next month following the stop at Dublin.

Auditions will be held in Manchester on February 19, Cardiff on February 23, Birmingham on February 26 and London on March 5 and 6.

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