[Beso]

28 isnt to bad.

[Jessica.]

I feel like they're casting young people so they can work on TV or as influences afterwards which would be harder with an older person. I prefer when there's a more diverse age range though.

[bots]

I don't care what age the hm's are, i just want them to be entertaining. I actually rated Sharon and Louis among the worst hm's the show ever had

Also, the older hm's last season were the worst of that years hm's

[Crimson Dynamo]

Its not so much age but education..

[Little Brother]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Its not so much age but education..

I have a degree and work (still) in one of the professions and I can recite the alphabet with a modicum of accuracy and count to 10 without using my fingers. So I don't think that was the problem. Perhaps it was just a flick of the coin.

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Its not so much age but education..

Yeah lol, Ali was the first housemate who actually seemed smart imo and she was like halfway through the cast?

Not really bothered about the ages overall though as long as they're an entertaining/interesting group of people

[MTVN]

Thanks for sharing Little Brother, sounds like you'd have made a really interesting housemate

I do wonder to what extent it gets a bit manipulated when it's down to the final few, a lot of them have contacts in the industry who can put in a good word or some of them even have agents

[bots]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Thanks for sharing Little Brother, sounds like you'd have made a really interesting housemate

I do wonder to what extent it gets a bit manipulated when it's down to the final few, a lot of them have contacts in the industry who can put in a good word or some of them even have agents

i think most if not all the hm's this series have agents, it just has that feel to it. A couple of them may not have by my judgement

[Little Brother]

Originally Posted by bots

i think most if not all the hm's this series have agents, it just has that feel to it. A couple of them may not have by my judgement

With the ones that I saw, there was nothing that made me think that any of them had agents. The majority were just ordinary people albeit a few were totally dysfunctional. Off the wall. Different for CBB of course where they do have agents.

[Nicky91]

seems like my nation & Belgium do it better then


we had two 50+ contestants this year + also one 40+ late entrant

[DanielM787]

Maybe a lot of older people have no interest in applying for it?

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by DanielM787

Maybe a lot of older people have no interest in applying for it?

I don't believe that
You seen golden bachelor?, the guy was a fit 70 year old who looked good for his age,and the women who he was dating... also looked great and active. I know that's a dating show...but I think plenty of older people want to be given a chance in general on reality shows. It's not fair they keep getting knocked back.

[DanielM787]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I don't believe that
You seen golden bachelor?, the guy was a fit 70 year old who looked good for his age,and the women who he was dating... also looked great and active. I know that's a dating show...but I think plenty of older people want to be given a chance in general on reality shows. It's not fair they keep getting knocked back.

I agree, they should be allowed fair representation, I’m surprised we didn’t get one contestant from my hometown in Glasgow, funnily I work with someone who knows Olivia

[Little Brother]

Originally Posted by DanielM787

I agree, they should be allowed fair representation, I’m surprised we didn’t get one contestant from my hometown in Glasgow, funnily I work with someone who knows Olivia

There was somebody who auditioned who had travelled from Glasgow but they clearly didn't get through. I don't think they got through to the second stage on the day either.

[DanielM787]

Originally Posted by Little Brother

There was somebody who auditioned who had travelled from Glasgow but they clearly didn't get through. I don't think they got through to the second stage on the day either.

Oh really? I wonder what the person was like

[DanielM787]

So it appears that Emma has had tv appearances on Emmerdale, Coronation Street. And Hollyoaks, she also was a page 3 model and has an agent..

Segun is a Creative Executive at Cancer Research UK as well as being a model signed to Fomo.

Daze was a political candidate and is an actor, Marcello is a rapper,
Dean a radio DJ.

Khaled applied for Love Island, and not big brother. But he obviously never got on it so opted for Big Brother instead.

Hannah also has an established social media

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by DanielM787

So it appears that Emma has had tv appearances on Emmerdale, Coronation Street. And Hollyoaks, she also was a page 3 model and has an agent..

Segun is a Creative Executive at Cancer Research UK as well as being a model signed to Fomo.

Daze was a political candidate and is an actor, Marcello is a rapper,
Dean a radio DJ.

Khaled applied for Love Island, and not big brother. But he obviously never got on it so opted for Big Brother instead.

Yeah nowadays it seems everyone who gets on reality TV , already has been on TV or done some type of media work . They all have social media & followers .

The days are long gone ,where we use to get first time TV contestants,who have never been famous.

[*mazedsalv**]

Wasn't BB1's age average like 24? A lot of Channel 4 era had ridiculously young averages. I think BB12 is still the youngest. Aaron and Heaven being 30 and the others all being 28 or under.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by *mazedsalv**

Wasn't BB1's age average like 24? A lot of Channel 4 era had ridiculously young averages. I think BB12 is still the youngest. Aaron and Heaven being 30 and the others all being 28 or under.

When I watched BB3 for the first time I was surprised to learn how young most of them actually were. I always assumed Jonny was 40+

[*mazedsalv**]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

When I watched BB3 for the first time I was surprised to learn how young most of them actually were. I always assumed Jonny was 40+

Yep Sandy was 43, Lynne, 36
Everyone else was 21-29.

BB6 had Derek at 40, Roberto,32, Mary at 30, everyone else 19-27.

BB12 I think remains the youngest ever with everyone 30 or under.
Everyone in BB19 was 31 or under.

I think BB17 remains one of the oldest ever houses.

Natalie- 52
Jayne- 49
Chelsea- 48
Jason- 45

5 n their 30s, 10 in their 20s.

[Redway]

I just can’t believe that people who did their GCSEs in 2011 are coming up for 30 now. It’s … seriously scary.

[LaLaLand]

Not too bad I guess.

Next year though I need at least 3 or 4 50+ and one maybe 70s.

[Little Brother]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

Not too bad I guess.

Next year though I need at least 3 or 4 50+ and one maybe 70s.

You need to convince the producers! They have never had over 60

[Little Brother]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

Not too bad I guess.

Next year though I need at least 3 or 4 50+ and one maybe 70s.

Preferably without Botox, lip fillers, boob jobs, hair extensions , and Turkey teeth
ie "Real" people

We live in hope (not much of it TBH)