Every year around this time, following the initial entrance of the latest batch of fame-hungry Big Brother housemates, the online community and the tabloids join forces to find out as much as possible about their histories. Woe betide that a contestant should have any scandal lurking in their background - it won't be the hidden past for much longer.
So far this year, the most interesting stories doing the rounds regard the oldest housemate: 40 year-old Derek Laud. As an openly gay, black, Tory political advisor, and friend of such controversial figures as Neil and Christine Hamilton, he was bound to have some gossip associated with him. While it may be merely unfair speculation, here's a handy round-up of what's out there.
It doesn't take long for at least one of the girls to become the focus of the whole "ex-lovers and rivals blabbing to the tabloids to make a quick buck" phenomenon. Welcome to the wonderful world of the media, Sam.
Of course, there are also housemates desperate for any kind of attention who make sure they have an online home before they enter the house (last year we had the "pleasure" of late entrant Becki Seddicki's songs online - yippee!). In this category, we have 19 year old Lesley, who wants us all to look at her. Not that you'd know that by the plastic nurses outfit she wore on the first night, oh no.
More is undoubtedly yet to come - as summer advances, the UK media becomes increasingly obsessed with BB, filling page after page with updates, gossip, and pictures of the girls in their bikinis. So hopefully our new z-listers will have plenty of stamina to keep them supplied with tittle-tattle...
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