Calling all wannabe reality stars – Big Brother is returning to our screens next year thanks to ITV2, and while the broadcaster is yet to confirm when applications will be open, narrator Marcus Bentley has a rough idea of when they might happen.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com in an exclusive interview, the voice of Big Brother said that it’s “likely” auditions will take place at the start of next year.
“I heard a rumour yesterday that they’re going to start auditions in January and that was just an internet rumour but that sounds likely actually,” he said.
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“When we did the show, that would be how they would do it. To go out and do massive interviews as well. I think they’re just going to be inundated.”
He went on to say that the producers’ “most important job” is to find captivating housemates.
“It doesn’t matter where they come from but we’ve got to find the new Nikki Grahame and Josie Gibson and Jade Goody and Kate Lawler.
“These people, they’re unique. We need to find unique people and we need to be enchanted by them.”
ITV2 announced last week that it will be rebooting Big Brother after five years, with the channel looking for a cast of “carefully selected housemates from all walks of life”.
The show aired on Channel 4 from 2000 until 2010, with it then moving to Channel 5 in 2011, a channel which – according to Bentley – “didn’t give a monkey’s” about Big Brother after a few years.
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