[Benji_]

Which housemates did you know before the series? (BE HONEST)

[Maia]

Claire, Gillian, Ryan, Rylan, Spencer & Heidi and Tricia. Think I'd heard of Frankie before as well.

[Sophiee]

claire, gillian, razor, ryan, rylan, heidi & sam.

[Alf]

Everyone but Spencer and Heidi and Lacey

[MTVN]

Just Frankie, Razor, Rylan & Claire, also knew who Sam was when I found out he'd played Adam Barlow

[Apple202]

I'd heard some of their names but the only ones that I knew of properly were Speidi and Rylan.

[Black Dagger]

If you were to ask me who Sam Robertson/Gillian Taylforth/Tricia Penrose were without telling me their jobs, I'd have had no idea. Lacey as well.

Knew of everybody else.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Razor, Claire, Speidi, Rylan and Gillian.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

All of them apart from Speidi & Lacey

[Saph]

Rylan, Gillian, Claire and Speidi

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by wannashag

Everyone but Spencer and Heidi and Lacey

THIS^

[Suze]

I knew of all, bar Sam and Lacey.

[Marcus.]

Claire and rylan

[AnnieK]

I knew of all of them bar Lacey.

[joeysteele]

All of them except for Lacey Banghard.

[Munchkins]

Claire
Gillian
Tricia
Heidi & Spencer
Frankie
Ryan
Rylan

Didn't Know:
Lacey
Paula
Sam
Razor

[reece(:]

Speidi, Claire, Gillian, Rylan and Frankie.

[james130]

All of them apart from Lacey, Sam and Tricia.

[smeagol]

only knew toadie frankie and gillian and razor the thug

didnt know tricia was from heartbeat till was told.
didnt know clare was steps wouldnt of recognised her if wasn't; told

rest i never heard of. though think someone said sam was in corrie so then vaguely remember him i think n he was awful in that as well

[mizzy25]

rylan, ryan, frankie, gillian, claire & tricia

[flamingGalah!]

Everyone apart from Speidi, Lacey & Sam.

[Amy Jade]

Everyone apart from Lacey, Sam I knew from Beaver Falls and Paula from BNTM.

[BBfan46]

All but Lacey, Tricia and Paula

[Jake.]

Ryan, Rylan, Gillian, Speidi, Claire

[Scotty07]

Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag
Sam Robertson
Lacey Banghard
Rylan Clark

Those five are the only ones I'd never heard of this series. So very surprisingly I knew most of them, although that means **** all when they turn out to be such a borefest to watch.

A big difference from CBB10 though, in which I'd only heard of Julie, Julian, Martin and Coleen. Unfortunately a lot of those unknowns from CBB10 were just as big a borefest to watch as those I knew from CBB11.

Hoping for more than just a few interesting/entertaining housemates for CBB12 though, surely it can't get much worse? Still, I'd choose for every future series of CBB to be ****, if it meant every regular BB being great.