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Does anyone else have this book? I got it for Xmas and it's a really interesting read. It was written by Narinder and she interviewed loads of housemates about why they auditioned, what the audition process was like, the talk of doom, going in the house, life in the house, eviction, first week outside the house, going back to normal life etc. It was published just before BB8 aired (so after the racism scandal)

I've only read the first few chapters so far but lots of interesting facts are already in it.

Lea was chosen for BB6 but ultimately didn't go in because producers found out she had filmed bits for a cosmetic surgery show. She only applied because she thought BB4 was boring and she could do better Producers asked her back for BB7 and she felt like she wasn't being assessed as much as other auditionees in her group and that producers had already pre-selected her to go in.

Derek only auditioned because he noticed more people paying to vote on reality shows and less people voting for free to choose the government.

Sam (BB6) went to the open auditions in orange hot pants and it was the morning after a one night stand with a "shag buddy" from uni

Brian Dowling almost applied for BB1 but his family talked him out of it.

Kate Lawler only auditioned because her sister was a superfan and convinced her to audition. Kate and Jade Goody were in the same group at the auditions and Kate remembered thinking that Jade was loud and obnoxious and hoped that they weren't put in the house together

Alex Sibley only auditioned to try and book more modelling jobs and he'd never seen the show before.

Emma Greenwood pretended to be thicker than she was to get the attention of producers.

Nadia almost applied for BB1 but didn't because the application form was 25 pages, so she only applied once open auditions started (in BB5). She watched all the series before hers.

Anthony was a superfan and had seen every series so that's why he auditioned.

Kinga only auditioned to try and boost her singing career.

Melanie sent a video tape in whilst working abroad.

Sophie Pritchard hadn't seen any Big Brother series before and when she got the call to go in midway she hadn't seen any of the series either.

Richard had watched all the BBUK series and BBUS series at the time, and was chosen for the guinea pig trial run in Big Brother 6.

Makosi only applied because she'd had an awful shift at the hospital one night and one patient pooed down her leg They asked her to go in the guinea pig house for BB6 and she said "absolutely not, you get me for the real thing or not at all. I am not a guinea pig. Makosi is not a guinea pig person."