Full story (originally posted on digitalspy):
I am Kevin from Manchester, and on Sunday 12th July (I think - twas definitely a Sunday) I appeared, on TV, for the first time. I don't actually watch much BBLB tbh (I watch BB every day though) but it was lovely going on it.
Here's a link to a video someone very kindly made for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tX_IhTaq Ho
of my appearance.
Anyway. I sent off an email for the Marcus-style makeover, not really thinking about it. I applied for BB this year and I love the show, so I figured I may as well. Also, I had vaguely considered getting my hair cut and this looked like a good opportunity. I didn't much want to get it cut at this point.
One morning I get a phonecall from a very happy-sounding chap from Endemol. He tells me he's received my email and to send him a picture. A few days later he calls me again and asks if I can get down there on Sunday if they pay for it. "Yes," I say, deciding 'maybe now is a good time to get my hair cut. After all, I'm gonna be on TV.'
It turns out they can't find any trains early enough, so they send me down there on Saturday evening and put me in a hotel. They paid my return fair to Euston and then hired drivers to get me to the hotel and back.
The first driver had a tracheotomy and had to put his finger against a hole on his neck whenever he had to talk. It was some proper Big Brother shit, I tell you what; I was a little paranoid by this.
And my hotel room was swanky, but the TV didn't pick up channel 4 and I couldn't smoke in it. There was a consistent thought in the back of my mind that there were hidden cameras, and my dad sent me a message saying 'don't wank in the hotel room or it'll be on daytime TV tomorrow' so he must've thought it too.
None of you guys give a shit about the past few paragraphs.
Next day, bright and early, eat the hotel's breakfast and go to the studios, which are just down the road. A runner takes me to the Friends and Family room, and who should be sat on the couch, but recent evictee Kris, and two of his buddies. I sit next to him, shake his hand, and say excitedly, 'woah, Kris, you're a celebrity in my eyes.' In retrospect, this was quite a funny putdown.
Kris talks to the runners and his buddies about what is coming up while I drink lots of tea - Kris didn't involve me much in his convos, but at least he shook my hand. Eavesdropping gave me the impression that he doesn't love Dogface in any meaningful manner, but he doesn't like her being called Dogface. He refused to have a beautiful temporary tattoo of Dogface imprinted on him, opting instead for George Lamb - very suspicious.
Marcus' hairdresser comes in and we meet each other. He tells me how he's going to cut my hair, and that it'll still look good and I'll still be able to headbang and I might like it (I didn't, I know have a short haircut, it was the least stylish hair ever - but he did a good job). He had his sons with him too.
Then we did a brief runthrough and I saw George Lamb for the first time. He asked me the initial questions he would ask me.
Then the runners took the hairdresser, his sons, and me, to a really posh bedroom (presumably for 'stars') where they washed, combed and straightened my locks.
When I came down again, who was sat in the F+F room but Kathreya! "Oh, what lovely long hair you have," she said in her lovely Thai accent, and I was like 'wow it's Kathreya'. Then a runner came in with a plate of cookies and she said 'oh I want a cookie', and I said, "holy shit, I can't believe I'm hearing Kathreya say she wants a cookie." This might have been endearing (or she might just be friendly), because she talks to me for quite a while. I tell her she was one of my favourite housemates and that I was amazed she didn't get a job advertising cookies, and she says that it was a bad economic climate to leave BB in but she's still doing well and she's in pantomime and the like. And she gave me a business card and signed the back of it and I will treasure it forever. Honestly, Kathreya was amazingly friendly.
Next celeb to walk through the door was Nikki Grahame, who talked to Kris about how it will be a good few weeks but then he has to really work hard for success. She says she's not nasty but people pay her to act nasty. They talk about how weird it is to see the BB compound out of the window, and I look too. Nikki doesn't say anything to me. She looks about 6 stone - far too skinny - it was a bit depressing; I don't think she ever recovered from anorexia.
Then they do the filming. The audience ask a couple of questions to me during the commercials, and the only way I can see what I look like is by trying to see a reflection off the camera lens.
When George asks me 'who do you want to leave' I say 'Noirin' but I was pleased Karly went over her. I do genuinely like all the remaining housemates, though - even Lisa - she's not that bad any more.
I had only an hour to get from Borehamwood to Euston, so I didn't **** about trying to have a full conversation with George Lamb afterwards, I got in the car they'd booked and arrived at Euston in just the nick of time. I chatted loads with the driver on the way back, for he had not had a tracheotomy.
And then I kept the mullet for a day and then chopped it off and got a nice hairstyle.
Hope I've not missed out anything interesting, ask if you've any questions obv.
new haircut:
