[Jordan.]

Do you want?

For me 14 on launch + No new people coming in half way.

[ILoveTRW]

10
no first week eviction
9 weeks

[daniel-lewis-1985]

12 and 2 standby.

Not like BB8 wasnt there like 22 housemates? LOL

Pathetic

[The_Big_Send_Off]

14 on launch!
and two more come in on a good twist!
no one coming in near the end of the series they just turn out BORING !
and i love secrate houses but they have tocome up with something new

[Locke.]

14 to start with then 2 new ones after about 3 weeks

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

12 and 2 standby.

Not like BB8 wasnt there like 22 housemates? LOL

Pathetic

This would probably be good, just incase of walkers.

I've almost finished watching BB5 and there was no reason to put Becki in, the series was fine with no newcomers at all.

+ When theres less people you get to know them better.

[Boothy]

12 is a good number with new people coming in after about 4 weeks.

[CharlieO]

12 to start and no more than 15 over all

the fact they had over 20 in BB10 was ridiculous.

[Patrick]

15 - One New Comer.

[The_Big_Send_Off]

Has there ever been newcomers that have made an impact?
only sam peper what i can think of

[CharlieO]

Sara BB9
Bea BB10
Aisleyne BB7
Kinga BB6
ECT..

[Vicky.]

10. Skip the first few evictions so we can get to know them a bit better before deciding.

[The_Big_Send_Off]

Originally Posted by CharlieO

Sara BB9
Bea BB10
Aisleyne BB7
Kinga BB6
ECT..

true! ialways forget that aisleyne was a newcomer!
but they waste there time with half of them

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by CharlieO

Sara BB9
Bea BB10
Aisleyne BB7
Kinga BB6
ECT..

Very small list compared to the amount of fails we've had.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

why didnt they put bea in from the start?

best hm of the series and she was only put in half way through

[AJ.]

12-14 at launch & no more than 3/4 newcomers if any.

[CharlieO]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Very small list compared to the amount of fails we've had.

Yes but we also have a very small list of good housemates compared to the fails overall. Thus an invalid argument.

Originally Posted by Scott

why didnt they put bea in from the start?

best hm of the series and she was only put in half way through

This. Bea was amazing.

[LemonJam]

Originally Posted by Scott

why didnt they put bea in from the start?

best hm of the series and she was only put in half way through

Probably the same reason why Sam Pepper was only a newcomer, they'd get evicted too soon otherwise.

Oh and 16 is fine with me. The more the merrier.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by CharlieO

Yes but we also have a very small list of good housemates compared to the fails overall. Thus an invalid argument.

Its not invalid, its a massive point that 80% of the newcomers are fails which is why I don't want any this series.

[Shaun]

I'd say 13 with 3 newcomers. [/trying to emulate bb6]

it was an ideal number though...

[MeMyselfAndI]

13 launch & just 2 newcomers

[Strictly Jake]

13 on launch. 3 newcomers

[_Seth]

Like 12 to start. I don't want the house to become a revolving door (as someone once said) like BB10.

[Doogle]

12, only newcomers to replace walkers, just like BB3.

Although I don't mind random new people in later weeks, as long as they're actually interesting and have some kind of twist at first.

[TheManWhoLaughs]

Originally Posted by LemonJam

Probably the same reason why Sam Pepper was only a newcomer, they'd get evicted too soon otherwise.

Oh and 16 is fine with me. The more the merrier.

I think Bea would have been in a decent position in Lisa/Kris' gang if she was in the initial line-up. Pepper would have definitely been doomed if he'd come in at the start (and probably thought of as just being an annoying attention-seeker)