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Being a fan of the show since 2000, when my friends at sixth form and I were made to watch it in General Studies I have stuck with the show through its many controversies, ups and downs.

However, for me Big Brother is no longer the social experiment and great show it once was when it was at its peak on Channel 4.

I had a nice reminder of the good old days when Alison appeared on Bit On The Side the other night. She brought so much humour to the house and she would cheer up the house mates. There was friction granted, but it was nowhere as near as frequent as it has been this series.

Shows, like products have a life cycle, they peak and they saturate then reach decline. It seemed Secret and Lies and the celebrity series in January revived the format and interest in the show had been rekindled. I really enjoyed BB14 as there were some good characters, the twins, Dexter, Sam, Gina, Wolfie who all added something different.

They should have kept with this. There was some manipulation but the tasks were executed better and there seemed to be less emphasis on there being tension and arguments in the house and house mates being embittered and vindictive.

Now looking at BB15, Helen has had constant personality clashes with house mates which has alienated viewers. Producers have made questionable decisions and have I feel made a huge mistake in pursuing this power trip theme. It for me has took the fun of the house. To begin with, the house mates were vying to be the power house mate which caused paranoia and a feel of who is being deceived and what one would do to secure their place week on week in the house to avoid eviction.

The Big Brother that I grew up with from the age of 16 to my current age of 30 has sadly gone. In its place, is one which is too TOWIE/Geordie Shore orientated with fame hungry guys and ladies who have already been in the newspapers or have done something of Internet fame.

What has happened to open auditions and finding the legendary housemates like Nikki Graeme, Kate Lawler, Jade Goody, Tim, PJ, Spencer, Jonny and the like.

I am not expecting us to have another BB3, 5 or 9 but I feel the producers and Endemol have gone for this trashy, tabloid Big Brother obsessed with picking those in society who are hungry for their fifteen minutes of fame and that is what probably what killed the show on Channel 4.

I am very concerned it will happen again on Channel 5. I do not want us all to lose the format altogether. I feel it can become a staple of TV like soap operas as there are always house mates to go in.