Media industry barred from Big Brother reboot
This year’s Big Brother revival on 10 won’t feature anyone who works for, or has recently worked for, the wider media sector.
The decision is in stark contrast to previous iterations of the show, when radio hosts, creative agency employees, and other media workers peppered the cast.
(This year’s version) strictly states that anyone applying to be a housemate cannot be “an employee of, or in any way associated with, any television broadcaster, news or media organisation, including any web-based media or other online platform or outlet, either in Australia or elsewhere”.
Over the past two years, they must also “not have been an employee, officer, director or agent of the producer (Endemol Shine Australia), any television broadcaster, or any of their related companies, affiliates or licensees”. This rule also applies to members of applicants’ immediate families and those they live with.
Producers have been actively recruiting for participants in this year’s series, including in local Facebook community groups, asking for “real people with real stories”, “true-blue local legends”, “the unintentionally funny types”, “someone with a little sass”, “the wholesome ones everyone loves”, and “of course, the underdogs”.