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TRANSCRIPT OF WEBCHAT WITH DAVINA MCCALL

22 July 2003

Chat Ed : Welcome to this evening's BIG BROTHER 4 chat with Davina McCall!

Davina McCall : I'm here everyone, be gentle with me!

iain : Hello Davina just wanted to wish you all the best for the birth of your baby

avid : Davina.........the Diva

iloveray : Hi

We love Davina : Hi Davina

Davina McCall : Aah thank you very much, I'm feeling huge and quite hot today

Michael : Davina, I think your fantastic.

Cameron_BB4 : Davina - can you actually understand what Cameron’s mother says when she's on the show?

Davina McCall : Do you know I don't have a problem deciphering people's accents. A lot of people don't understand Ray either but I just tend to tune in and after Doris has said a couple of words I'm tuned in to her.

Kent : Hi Davina, how has being Pregnant affected you during your live shows? And are you planning on being Pregnant for BB5

messiah : Hey Davina, if there is going to be another BB will you end up having another baby?

jacko : Davina will you be pregnant for next years show???

Davina McCall : Very good question Kent. You never know, it sort of depends what this one's like as to whether I ever get pregnant again and I think in a funny way being pregnant sometimes makes me feel less nervous. Usually I'm very nervous with the live shows, but when I'm pregnant I'm much mellower.

JOSH : Do you have a favourite Housemate and can you tell us who?

Davina McCall : Yes I have a favourite housemate, but if I told you Josh, I'd have to kill you and obviously I don't really want to have to do that.

Beany : Hi Davina, who’s been the hardest housemate to interview and why?

Davina McCall : Erm... I think, for me, Tania was quite hard going because she didn't want to give anything away. She said she didn't do it for the money or for the fame and she obviously didn't want me to interview her so I don't really know why she did it.

Still_a_Jon_follower : Hi Davina! Who in this Big Brother has been your favourite to interview?

Brad : I think your interviews are brilliant

Davina McCall : Weirdly it was Gos. I say weirdly because he wasn't at his best in the house, but when he came out he gave me such a good interview and was genuinely such a nice guy that I thought at the end 'you're just lovely'. A very close second is Jon Tickle.

cheese_licker : has there been any house mates that you have fancied

Davina McCall : Erm...no.

scott and ray r fit : who do you look forward to interviewing

Davina McCall : I'm quite looking forward to interviewing Ray because he always speaks his mind, but really on the final night they are all going to be stars and the interviews are going to be more a celebration rather than showing them nominations and things like that.

Please Do Not Swear! : Davina, Jon Tickle - geek or unique?

Davina McCall : Jon Tickle - genius first time in the house, but when he starts talking to the cameras, second time round - he drives me nuts! Also when he gave Nush her media talk, a lot of the stuff he was saying I thought was wrong.

Carol : Which of the four series of BB does Davina rate as the best, and why? Does she think the show could run for years? How long does she think her association with the show may last...does she ever get bored presenting it?

Davina McCall : I think the show could go on for years because it's always different because there are always different people in it. Every series has given me something. Every year I'm worried that I won’t want to watch it as much as I have to and I always do and until I stop wanting to watch it I will carry on presenting it. I would be green with envy if I saw someone else hosting it. I love it that much.

rebecca : How do you feel when an evictee gets booed on their exit?

Some Guy : Davina, how do you feel if a housemate walks out to boos?

Gemma : Did u feel really sorry for Lisa when the crowd was so nasty?

Davina McCall : It's never easy being with an evictee that gets booed, especially because when they have just come out of the house they have no idea what it's for. But generally I pray that they can redeem themselves in their interview, which actually, most of them do. It does get a bit gladiatorial sometimes. So yes, it feels uncomfortable but Lisa was a strong woman, she took it on the chin and gave quite a good interview and also went out again at the end and got a much better reception then so I think she felt OK, or better, after that.

Scott 2 win : Hey Davina! Have any of the housemates been different when you interviewed them to how we have seen them behave on big brother?

Davina McCall : Gos was a biggie because he was so animated in our chat but had been the great sleeping man in the house. Tania I thought would talk non-stop and be really funny, but she was very guarded. This series I think they have been pretty much as I would expect.

Beany : Who do you think is playing the cleverest game?

Davina McCall : People always talk about housemates playing games, but I think at this stage the games have mostly gone out of the window because they are all so paranoid about things happening on the outside that they are all trying to stay sane at this point. They are finding it very hard to read the public, that's why they all run to the patio doors after each Friday eviction. I think because they can't read public opinion they had to give up on game-playing a few weeks ago.

davinas-mint : Hey Davina, What do you feel about Bo Selecta

mrturke : Davina, what do you think of Dermot and the BBLB team?

DannyBoy : Who would you rather snog, Avid Merion or Dermot?

Davina McCall : Bo Selecta rocks! Lee Francis is a good friend of mine; I introduced him to my agent He's a genius. And I have to say because of him the temptation to say bugger or the f-word on a Friday night is huge! Excuse my language.

Cody : ha ha ha ha ha!!!

elaine 123 : lol

Davina McCall : Re: Dermot - he's a God. He is definitely my favourite male presenter at the mo. He is a genuinely nice guy and very good at his job.

Davina McCall laughs at DannyBoy - do you need to ask!?

Carol : How long does Davina think she would have lasted in the BB house before being evicted?

biggest DAVINA fan : She would’ve won

Davina McCall : I'd probably be first out, I know too much and the viewers would hate it. There is something lovely about a wide-eyed, innocent Big Brother housemate. I hate it when housemates are too aware of the cameras and the fact that they are being filmed.

Davina4Queen!!!! : Davina 2 win!!!!

Davina McCall : And I would be agonisingly aware!

PurplePaul : Are you going to probe Ray about the 'Duvet incident'?

Davina McCall : Probe...seems such an appropriate word. Umm..probably, if they let me!

Michael : Davina, what do you think is Cameron’s big secret all about?

suzy1987 : Davina, what do you think Cameron's secret is?

Lliam : WHAT IS CAMERONS BIG SECRET!!!!!

Davina McCall : I think Cameron's big secret is actually a little secret that's been blown out of all proportion and it's probably something like Lisa's getting married or something like that, that we all know already.

sayu : Do you think Cam fancy Steph?

LucyGoosey : Do you miss the days of Helen and Paul, do you hear from them?

Davina McCall : I think that Cameron does fancy Steph but I think his religious persuasion stops him from being too OTT with her or taking it any further. He's probably too polite to do anything in the house, but I'm not sure if Cameron is Steph's type, but I'd love if they fell madly in love, got married and had babies. The Helen and Paul time was utterly orgasmic wasn't it??? And I do hear from them occasionally and they are very happy.

Alice : Yeay romance!!

SandyD : Do you keep in touch with any of the ex housemates, including other years... any friendships?

Davina McCall : Anna Nolan from year 1 is really my only housemate friend. I run into Brian now and then but he's always trying to steal my husband so I always have to be on my guard with him!

Still_a_Jon_follower : Have you ever felt that you shouldn’t have asked a question after an interview?

Davina McCall : Well I suppose I have to talk about the 'winky' incident...

I Love Jasper Carrot : yes

Charlie : Hehe, the winky incident was hilarious

Davina McCall : I felt a bit bad that we'd made such a mountain out of Fed's winky, but we had to show him the clip because it had been talked about in the house and picked up by the papers and he sort of made it worse by pretending he didn't know what a winky was when I was quite clearly pointing at my nether nether regions, thus forcing me to use the word penis on Channel 4 - live! Which was agonising and also triggered a stream of complaints, mainly from men saying how cruel we were.

bubble_bb4fan : please do not swear But he is talking to me when he comes down each week and he seems to be getting laid a lot!

ruth : awwwww

kimmy_rays_luva : Pooor Fed

Davina McCall : So I think he is OK. He did whisper in my ear after the show that it wasn't small, by they way ; )

PCFreeek : You said 'laid'!!

Brad : I felt he was cocky with you

Davina McCall laughs
Davina McCall : Yes... I think he was a bit. But that was Fed all over.

mandijane55 : Will Davina be watching BB USA

JordanDD : Are you going to watch BB USA and do you think it will be as good as the British one

Davina McCall : That's such a good idea isn't it, the ex idea?

coppercat : Yes

danielkeating : Looks so good

Davina McCall : I probably won't, I need to not get addicted to anything else now for the Summer. Matthew needs to regain control of the remote.

paceyxXx : Yeh man, the ex-factor

mr_steph : Do you think it's fair on the final 4 that Jon should stay until Friday?

Davina McCall : As a viewer the last week has always been a bit boring to watch for me because when there are only 4 in the house it is so quiet and even with one extra person it adds more to that vibrant dynamic when you watch. It's been up to Jon to tell them whether he is able to win or not and he has chosen not to, so in that respect they are probably a bit pissed off about it, but it will all become fair on Friday night. Or if he does anymore rule breaking Jon might get chucked out before.

Ben : Tickle deserves to stay in until Friday, he's the best!!

joan : Jon should go first

nush has gonw : No he should go now

liverpoolfc rok! : I think he should stay

Lindsaymac : Did you think Jon would be a bit more 'controversial' than he actually has been?

Ange : Do you think Jon's plan to unmask the real Cameron will backfire on him?

Davina McCall : I think that Jon is realising that the real Cameron is the Cameron that he has known in the house and I don't think Jon finds it very easy to be controversial.

Scott : Were you scared the Friday that the house got evacuated?

Rob : How did you feel when the security alert happened?

Davina McCall : It sounds daft but I was a bit scared. I think it's more because I'm pregnant, so I tried to get as far away from what we thought were bombs, but were actually a load of raw plugs, as quickly as possible. What was even more ridiculous was that I felt a smidgen of disappointment that it wasn't a real bomb then I had to remind myself that we were all lucky we hadn't been blown up.

RaymondM : Have you heard about Anouska's escapades in Australia’s Big Brother?

Davina McCall : Raymondo, I have... I'm just pissed off she didn't do it here!

Emsie25 : You're such a romantic! What's your favourite slushy film?

Davina McCall : Jerry Maguire.

Rachy : Mine too!

Tynger : Good choice

Davina McCall : If any man wants to be more romantic with his girlfriend learn the Tom Cruise speech that starts 'I'm looking for my wife...'

Chat Ed : Our half hour with DAVINA is almost up, so last question now...

bbs1fan : Hi Davina! Have you picked out your outfit for Friday yet ?

Charlie : What you wearing on Friday night then, an adaptation of Big Mutha I hope - spill the beans???

Davina McCall : I have! I hope you love it Possibly Charlie : )

Natalie : I loved big mutha!

Bekky : You look great in whatever you wear!

whitty272 : I will be there friday, are there gonna be any fireworks?

Davina McCall : Aah thank you Bekky, that really means a lot. Oh yeah, tonnes of fireworks, deffo.

Chat Ed : That's it! Thanks for coming and talking to us DAVINA!

Lesley : Cheers Davina! See ya Friday!!!!

louise_luisa : Davina, you are live in a chat room, please do not swear! ;o)

willlightsmyfire : Noooooooooooooooooo

Darren : Bye!

kim : Bye bye

Charlie : Byeeeeeeeee Davina, love your work!

paddy : Bye

Bekky : xxxxx

adamthegr8 : Bye Davina i love you

Ricey : Bye Davina

Davina McCall : Thanks so much for watching BB and I'll see you all next year!

Michael : Bye Davina, watching on Friday. Hope it all goes well, take care, bye, your the best.

Simon : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Davina McCall leaves the room