[Scream]

I'm confused about internet auditions. It'll be my first time too but what stages are skipped due to no open auditions?

[TheManWhoLaughs]

Originally Posted by Scream

I'm confused about internet auditions. It'll be my first time too but what stages are skipped due to no open auditions?

Did you watch the BB13 auditions documentary? They basically don't do those bits anymore.

It skips straight to the Top 250(or thereabouts?) meeting in London in groups of around 10. If you get a callback, ask and I'll PM you more info about that stage

A lot of the BB14 cast were recruited though, so the number of video callbacks is probably even smaller than ever. I don't remember any of their auditions vids being shown or found on Youtube this year? Or even on BBOTS?

[Scream]

Originally Posted by TheManWhoLaughs

Did you watch the BB13 auditions documentary? They basically don't do those bits anymore.

It skips straight to the Top 250(or thereabouts?) meeting in London in groups of around 10. If you get a callback, ask and I'll PM you more info about that stage

A lot of the BB14 cast were recruited though, so the number of video callbacks is probably even smaller than ever. I don't remember any of their auditions vids being shown or found on Youtube this year? Or even on BBOTS?

No, I haven't seen it! Do you know where I can find it? And ah that's really kind of you - will do!

Yeah, I thought so too...depends what they're looking for that year I guess...

[TheManWhoLaughs]

Originally Posted by Scream

No, I haven't seen it! Do you know where I can find it?

It's not on Demand 5 anymore and I couldn't find it on Youtube for you

It's called 'Big Brother: The Auditions' and it's basically a must-watch if you want to know what to expect as a first-timer.

There were 2 pre-BB9 auditions shows too; a bit more out of date, but still pretty revealing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-i6KMMf-Ko and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9md4c3j3TaI

[Scream]

Originally Posted by TheManWhoLaughs

It's not on Demand 5 anymore and I couldn't find it on Youtube for you

It's called 'Big Brother: The Auditions' and it's basically a must-watch if you want to know what to expect as a first-timer.

There were 2 pre-BB9 auditions shows too; a bit more out of date, but still pretty revealing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-i6KMMf-Ko and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9md4c3j3TaI

Thank you! That was insightful You said from youtube auditions you skip to about the top 200? That's a lot of stages compared to the open auditions...does that mean you don't have to do the 5 hour booklet?

[TheManWhoLaughs]

Originally Posted by Scream

does that mean you don't have to do the 5 hour booklet?

It was massively shorter even back when I last did it (BB13) - only took me an hour or so.

"Top 200" was bollox, sorry; I was going off what one of my contacts said, but I forgot there was an initial callback stage in London & Manchester (bit like an invite-only version of BB12's) which had a couple of hundred people each