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05-06-02 news EXCLUSIVE
Is Big Brother Missing an Irish Angle?

Has everyone failed to notice the lack of Irish, Gay, or Gay-Irish contestants in this year's Big Brother? Well last night we got the first Celtic hint from the housemates...

What are Channel 4 thinking? The most outstandingly successful contestants over the past three episodes have either been Irish, Gay or Gay-Irish. Perhaps they are simply changing the formula?

In the first BB episode there was 2nd place runner-up and Gay Nun, Anna Nolan. Hailing from Dublin she gave winner Craig a run for his money.

Next there was the most unforgettable winner of BB, the Gay Air Steward, Brian Dowling. Rathangan's most famous son has been the most successful contestants post BB landing a presenter's job on the popular SM:TV.

Then there was the runner-up of celebrity BB Keith Duffy. The ex-Boyzone Dubliner proved once again that Irish contestants are very popular with the UK's voting public.

There's no doubt that Irish contestants make good reality TV, so where's this year's boy in Green? Well on Monday night we got the first hint from this year's Big Brother contestants...

Newcastle fireman Jonny exclaimed whilst having a few drinks that his grandparents come from Cork and he hopes to be "going there someday". "What a beautiful place" he continued, "the Irish are excellent".

23 year old Birmingham Law Student PJ butted in to get one up on fellow contestant Jonny proclaiming that both his grandparents hail from Dublin and Cork respectively.

It would seem that we have two contestants so far claiming Irish heritage and probably more to come.

To get up-to-date news on the Big Brother house go here: www.channel4.com/bigbrother.

Be sure to ask them why there are no Irish contestants and tell them ShowBiz Ireland sent you ;)