Big Brother 2011 on Channel 5

He's really not, after SMTV he sunk back to obscurity until Ultimate BB raised his profile again. 10 years is a long time, not to mention most of the public have moved on from Big Brother. I don't think he's that well known at all anymore. I do think he'll do a good job when he settles in. Following on from the UK's biggest female presenter was never going to be easy. I'd put tonight down to first night nerves, I just can't help but think Emma would have been a better choice. Maybe Emma would have been the same, we'll never know. She might just be so confident tonight because shes already done this job for a year.

Whoops, I think that's the first time the auto unlock feature hasn't worked. How annoying. Sadly I can confirm I wasn't asked to enter the house tonight, the pub was a better venue. So I'm about to fly through a recording of it although thanks to the thread I already know who's in!

She was so unknown that she presented the Brit Awards a few months before Big Brother started! She was on a lot of fairly big shows - Saturday night ITV, Streetmate, Gods Gift, Eurotrash etc


Which is a good thing if you're presenting Big Brother! And then there's all those kids who used to watch him on Saturday Mornings

Haha - although some people would say it's better to have been on BBC Choice than Channel 5!

Emma Willis looks far into her pregnancy to me - how is she going to present this Bit On The Side 5 days a week al the way up to Christmas?? It can't be done, surely?? Who is lined up to replace her immently?

But yeah, I would have liked Emma to present the main show! Brian looked fixed to the spot, superglued and a bit wooden TBH - and he was a good reader of the autocue...

Davina was more outrageous and lively...

Anyway, not bad for a 1st show.

I wonder why they got rid of the tour of the house this year. I guess we will never know what the toilet looks like, at least not until the regular series starts in a few weeks.

It'll all be over by mid November. According to Marcus it's 3 and a half weeks for celeb BB then another 8 and a half weeks for the regular version.

A bit of a microphone issue for that cuming dog there. I wonder if he will be a daily guest.

EDIT : Someone else is presenting now. I guess Emma Willis is having her baby already.

EDIT2 : Those balloons are all stuck together, the same person is going to find all of them. Probably in a dolphin's stomach.

EDIT3 : Tour of the production facilities next. Might be interesting.

Alice Levine, current reigning queen of MTV.

It's a few portacabins in the car park.

Didn't realise Davina did The Brits before Big Brother, I just remember her being not that well know but quite of the moment, sort of like Caroline Flack.

I guess a lot of stuff has been upgraded for HD though.

EDIT : So, that's the end of that for another year then.

I dunno about you but I kinda feel disappointed..haven't felt a buzz.