UKC

No, really... apparently...

is it just me, or has half the Uk pop had this email today?




Hi there,

I hope you are well and don’t mind me contacting you. My name is Kieron and I am casting on the new series of Big Brother on Channel 5.

We are currently casting for housemates for the summer series and I was hoping you might possibly be able to spread the word to members of your group or anyone you think might be interested just to see if anyone would like to get in touch. If you could circulate the below information that would be greatly appreciated.


We are working on the new series of Big Brother which returns in Summer 2014 on Channel 5, and are looking for vibrant and interesting characters to enter the house.

Big Brother is widening the search and, as ever, is keen to represent all aspects of society.

We would be very grateful if you could please spread the word to your members about this potential opportunity. If they are interested and would like to be considered to take part in the programme and/or for more information, they can email us at: We will try and reply but cannot guarantee that we will be able to reply to each message received.

Alternatively, they can call us on: . Calls will be charged at local rates and mobile phone charges will vary. We will try and reply to voice messages but cannot guarantee that we will be able to reply to every message received.

Thank you!

Big Brother Team

We will use any information provided by you for the purpose of selecting potential participants for the programme. We will keep your data securely and we will only share your information with third parties when necessary for the production of the programme. You must be aged eighteen (18) years or over on the date of your first audition. Terms and conditions apply to applications.



Looking forward to hearing from you.

Many Thanks

In reply to Tim Chappell:
Ask them for $1,000 up front.

jcm

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

US, Oz, NZ?

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Its just you! Presumably you have some strange sexual deviation that they've latched onto.....

In reply to Tim Chappell:


No. Just you and Coel.

In reply to JamButty:

OMG, the cat's out of the bag

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Just you.
Was it to a personal or work email?

In reply to Tim Chappell:

I used to be on the distribution list for drama groups (I was Secretary for a group). I was forever being sent emails from all sorts of production companies asking for our members to appear in programmes of one sort or another.

In reply to Tim Chappell:
Could you go on and rant about people being famous for being famous in this country, and ask why somebody like Ellen MacArthur is a national in France but not in the UK? Put Big Brother to a purpose that's vaguely useful.

I suppose you might get voted out... ()

In reply to Robert Durran:


Add Bruce,Simon4, Shona and Oliver (latter two whichever name they are using at the moment) and I would watch it.

In reply to dissonance:
And Sore Elbow?

Come to think of it UKC could be the casting base for a pretty amazing BB series. Think about the Iain/ Winhill faceoffs, for a start.

I reckon Darren would win.

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Presumably "vibrant and interesting" translates as "stupid, loud, unambitious and willing to degrade oneself. Has large breasts if female"

In reply to Trevers:

You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.


PS Want to see my tits?

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Surely everyone would climb out, we're all here to talk about climbing right?

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

I suppose everyone has their price, including me, but since I think I'd rather have major surgery than take part in BB I'm not sure what mine would be. A lot.

In reply to Tim Chappell:


I reckon you should respond and tell them you have the casting already sorted. Need a few minor amendments to the big brother house mainly slightly relocate it and add a decent commercial size climbing wall, funded so it will be free to visit for the next few years plus a few other bits and its good to go.

In reply to Dave Garnett:

The money hasn't been printed that would persuade me. I'd rather remove my own eyeballs with a spoon. A dirty spoon.

Hold on, I've got some spam around here I could post as wel... on second thoughts I won't bother!

In reply to Tim Chappell:



Ooh err...

In reply to Trevers:

Oh go on then:

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01597/tits_1597927i.jpg

In reply to Tim Chappell:

They'll take you if you can do it on live TV!

In reply to Tim Chappell:


Im glad you have more scruples than the creepy George Galloway..

In reply to duchessofmalfi:

I took the email and other contact details out, because I'm discreet. But I googled them, and they fit. There really is a company called Endemol, which really does produce BB...

Of course, that doesn't quite mean it's not spam, but it's not like it's from a trojan in Nigeria.

In reply to Tim Chappell:



Sounds more like a name for a company which would produce pile cream. Then again, they'd be welcome to shove BB in the same place...

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Are we being a bit high court judge here? Given endemol produce half the light entertainment on TV in the uk, I'd have thought even you would have heard of it. I had you down as a Pointless man, myself

In reply to Tim Chappell:

A UKC big brother would be amazing...

Come on a list of Users that would be entertaing

Norrie would be first on mine

In reply to toad:


You're too kind.

In reply to cfer:

And Rubbishy. :

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Hannah S would be an interesting character I think

In reply to cfer:

First we have to fix the location of The House itself.

My nomination:

http://www.caivarallo.it/rifugi_cai_varallo/capanna_regina_margherita_rifug...

In reply to Tim Chappell:

I wonder if you were targeted, if you are anything like the character you portray yourself on here, you would be Big Brother gold. Endomol are a big company, not doubt somebody there climbs.

In reply to The New NickB:

They probably couldn't get Brian Sewell...

In reply to Tim Chappell:
'Vibrant and interesting'

That's the same as 'off the F*cking Wall' ,nutjob ,bisexual.

Not you Tim?

In reply to Tim Chappell:

What was the dialling code for the number they supplied?

There is a warning of dodgy numbers being used that cost the caller 1500 quid a min to call.

Ill see if I can find the message.

In reply to toad:

I've heard of it but I've always thought it sounds pharmaceutical.

In reply to Tim Chappell:

It doesn't matter if it is really from endemol it is still spam - keep it to yourself.

In reply to duchessofmalfi:

Ah, okay, could everyone ignore this thread then please?

In reply to Tim Chappell:
One person in a thousand replies - those email addresses are valuable to scammers because those people are gullible.