Paras Atashnak

Paras's time in the house:

ITV in advanced talks for a ‘back to basics’ revival of Big Brother UK

ITV is reportedly closing in on a deal to resurrect Big Brother in the UK, according to respected industry publication Broadcast. The Sun first reported back in April that ITV were in early discussions with Banijay for a potential revival in Autumn 2023. According to Broadcast, ITV intend for the revived show to have a […]

Rylan is ’favourite to host Big Brother reboot’ on ITV2

Former Big Brother’s Bit on the Side host and former housemate Rylan Clark is favourite to become the main host of a potential Big Brother reboot on ITV2. According to The Sun, Rylan is currently producers ”first choice” to present the new series – above former hosts Davina McCall, Emma Willis and Brian Dowling. A […]

ITV in talks to air Big Brother in 2023 according to The Sun

ITV are reportedly in talks to bring Big Brother back to TV screens in 2023 according to The Sun, with the civilian series airing on the youth orientated ITV2 in Autumn 2023. According to the paper, producers from producer Banijay UK and ITV are currently in very early and ‘delicate’ talks. It’s thought that by […]

Big Brother Australia – A Real Big (Brother) Problem

With the recent news that E4 have acquired the rights to the recent series of Big Brother Australia VIP (or Celebrity Big Brother Australia as it’s being billed over here), and the two new civilian series being made available on Paramount Plus in the US, I thought it was probably about time I stopped writing […]

Celebrity Big Brother Australia set to air on E4 February 6th

Channel 4 have confirmed that they have acquired the rights to air the Australian version of Celebrity Big Brother, titled “Big Brother VIP”. The show however will stick with the Celebrity Big Brother Australia name for UK audiences. Over 11 episodes, this celebrity series will see 12 celebrities live together in Big Brother’s first ever […]

Channel 4 announce new show to celebrate Nikki Grahame

Channel 4 have today announced that they have commissioned a new film giving an intimate look at the life of Nikki Grahame following her death at the age of 38. Feisty, volatile and unapologetic, Nikki was an inspiration to millions – and when she uttered her most famouse line on Big Brother: “Who IS she?! […]

Nikki Grahame dies aged 38

Trigger Warning: The following article contains reference to eating disorders which some people may find distressing. If you or some one you know is struggling with an eating disorder, please don’t suffer in silence. Help is available and we have provided contact details for organisations at the end of this article. The agent of former […]

Big Brother – how can we get the halcyon days back?

When I was kindly invited to write up my thoughts on the future of Celebrity and civilian Big Brother, for Big Blagger, after having seen the recent series of Best Shows Ever, I had to pause for a moment. While Big Brother was one of the first TV series that even considered having a Psychologist to assess their participants, let […]

‘I want it right now’ gets official release

Chantelle Houghton’s fake hit single “I want it right now” is getting an official release tomorrow – 14 years after its original debut on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006. Chantelle entered the celebrity house as its first ever non-celebrity. She had previously auditioned for the regular version of the show the year prior. In what […]

Best Shows Ever is a nice slice of nostalgia, but it’s not the future

Big Brother: Best Shows Ever is an interesting concept. Take two of the series’ best-known presenters, get them together on a video call and ask them to pick their ten favourite episodes of the original behemoth. A simple, yet ultimately rather clever idea. It’s capable of being turned around quickly, costs peanuts to produce and […]