{"id":20227,"date":"2022-08-13T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1693407"},"modified":"2022-08-13T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T07:25:34","slug":"big-brother-narrator-thinks-auditions-will-likely-start-in-january","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/big-brother-narrator-thinks-auditions-will-likely-start-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother narrator thinks auditions will \u201clikely\u201d start in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 13 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Calling all wannabe reality stars \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/big-brother-2023-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Big Brother<\/a> is returning to our screens next year thanks to ITV2, and while the broadcaster is yet to confirm when applications will be open, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/big-brother-voiceover-marcus-bentley-return-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">narrator Marcus Bentley<\/a>\u00a0has a rough idea of when they might happen.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> in an exclusive interview, the voice of Big Brother said that it\u2019s \u201clikely\u201d auditions will take place at the start of next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard a rumour yesterday that they\u2019re going to start auditions in January and that was just an internet rumour but that sounds likely actually,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/bigbrother01-fa9c524.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/bigbrother01-fa9c524.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/bigbrother01-fa9c524.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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To go out and do massive interviews as well. I think they\u2019re just going to be inundated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that the producers\u2019 \u201cmost important job\u201d is to find captivating housemates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where they come from but we\u2019ve got to find the new Nikki Grahame and Josie Gibson and Jade Goody and Kate Lawler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people, they\u2019re unique. We need to find unique people and we need to be enchanted by them.\u201d<\/p> <p>ITV2 announced last week that it will be rebooting Big Brother after five years, with the channel looking for a cast of \u201ccarefully selected housemates from all walks of life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The show aired on Channel 4 from 2000 until 2010, with it then moving to Channel 5 in 2011, a channel which \u2013 according to Bentley \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/big-brother-narrator-channel-5-monkeys-show-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cdidn\u2019t give a monkey\u2019s\u201d about Big Brother<\/a> after a few years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 13 August 2022 at 12:00 am Calling all wannabe reality stars \u2013\u00a0Big 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\u00a0has a rough idea of when they might happen. 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