[JohnnyBB]

Brian Dowling has revealed that Big Brother 2012 may feature couples as housemates.


The BB host spoke to us earlier this month about the upcoming series, and gossiped on plans about the housemates.

As well as confirming they had all been chosen three weeks ago, Brian revealed: “The housemates will be varied in age, this year for sure they’re mixing up the age groups.

“I heard something about maybe couples going in, but people don’t know they’re couples… I’m not sure how that works!

“That would be amazing, and they had to pretend they weren’t couples, and had to get off with other people!”

But Brian also admitted that he didn’t want the series to get too rude and too focused on sex.

He said: “I don’t like it when it gets too rude, when Denise [Welch] was in the jacuzzi with her tits out, I thought that was funny, I didn’t think that was rude.

“But I don’t like it when, like Jay and Louise had that sex den. I don’t like it if it gets too rude.”

Big Brother 2012 launches on Channel 5 on June 5th

[King Gizzard]

Couples suck. Will just sit in bed together all day. Older HM's though would be good

[Jordan.]

“I heard something about maybe couples going in, but people don’t know they’re couples… I’m not sure how that works!

“That would be amazing, and they had to pretend they weren’t couples, and had to get off with other people!”

Ever watch BB9 Brian?

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Ever watch BB9 Brian?

Clearly not.

[Samuel.]

Yeah, no couples tbh.

And I don't really want that many oldies. They're normally either really boring or really wacky, neither I find entertaining.

[joeysteele]

Oh no,I wouldn't like couples going in, I forget the guys name but they put a couple in and the Woman was called Lisa,they were really annoying and boring too.

It was as bad once they put Rex's girlfriend in too,later in the series. It is bad enough when housemates become couples like Ziggy and the Woman he got with.

[swinearefine]

Thank **** for the old housemates, but no couples please. And if so there should only be ONE couple and it shouldn't be part of a stupid twist like BB9.

[Kizzy]

Have they ever had brothers and sisters?....couples and twins yeah but siblings would be good, as their loyalty would be split as they nominate different people as individuals..Or even each other?...

[rk3388]

they should do bb8 twist with putting there enemies in the house with them

[Marsh.]

Oh god, Daily Star sex stuff will be true. It's gonna be a wife swapping house isn't it?

[iRyan]

No more ****ing couples.

“That would be amazing, and they had to pretend they weren’t couples, and had to get off with other people!”

Someone shut this idiot up. Did he not watch BB9, my god...

[Videostar]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Couples suck. Will just sit in bed together all day. Older HM's though would be good

Totally agree with you on both points.

[armand.kay]

Its like these idiots have never herd of or watched big brother before c5. Every twist they do has been done before and they speak of it as if its new. The wild card twist is even from when the presenter was in the house.

[Roy Mars III]

Older housemates would be good

Couples not so much

[Vanessa]

Older housemates can be good! Carol was so funny!

[arista]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Oh god, Daily Star sex stuff will be true. It's gonna be a wife swapping house isn't it?

Confusion
or wrong info?

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

Confusion
or wrong info?

I hope not! I prefer romance to be honest. Like Aaron and Faye! So sweet!

[BBDodge]

These terrible rumours will kill any chance BB has a good start.

[Black Dagger]

Not being funny, people beg for older housemates but seriously... how many over 35 housemates have been TV gold bar about three?

****ing couples? Urgh. Brian is a ****ing moron.

[Pyramid*]

I don't mind the mixed age groups: if anything that always puts an interesting spin on things but no way for the couples thing.

You'd think they'd learn that couples are a disaster waiting to happen and a waste of what could have been 2 non 'related' good potential housemate places.

Here's hoping it's misplaced hype!

[BBDodge]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Oh no,I wouldn't like couples going in, I forget the guys name but they put a couple in and the Woman was called Lisa,they were really annoying and boring too.

It was as bad once they put Rex's girlfriend in too,later in the series. It is bad enough when housemates become couples like Ziggy and the Woman he got with.

BB9 was the only odd numbered series to suffer a ratings drop. BB10 fared even worse.

Those are the 2 series that had pre-existing couple in them (though BB10's other halves were gone within days of their partners being evicted, which shows how pointless the whole thing can be).

[Niamh.]

Couples? wtf NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO this is not TOWIE the whole point of BB is no contact with the outside world and people you know ffs

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Older housemates can be good! Carol was so funny!

The Bearded One was a massive passive-aggressive fun-sucking control freak who not only ruined the HMs food but helped ruin a series .....

[aj2463]

A couple older housemates, yes! Couples, nooooo! All I can think is Lisa and Mario BB9 I want to see housemates that don't know eachother, point of the show, no?
I've been quite excited for this series but if this is true I can say I probably won't be watching

[Omah]

Originally Posted by aj2463

Couples, nooooo! All I can think is Lisa and Mario BB9

Yeah, their greasy pneumatic bodies, her strange robotic eyes, his fixation with health and safety .....