BIG BROTHER: THE INSIDE STORY
Big Brother: The Inside Story
Narinder Kaur
World rights: Virgin Books
In Big Brother: The Inside Story, former Big Brother housemate Narinder Kaur interviews a cross-section of contestants as well as the producers on the show and key figures in the media to present the reader with a balanced insight into Big Brother behind the scenes. Were the contestants really mistreated and misrepresented, or are they simply whingeing because they failed to find the fame they were seeking?The book explores such issues as editing, portrayal of the housemates' characters and the extent to which this is premeditated by the producers and the media, the level of advice on handling fame which contestants are given, what motivated contestants to go into the house in the early series and how this has changed and, of course, the concept of fame for fame's sake which is so much of our time.
Contributors include:
Phil Edgar-Jones – Creative Director, Endemol
Rachel Morris - Big Brother Psychotherapist
Gary Thompson – Senior Associate Editor, News of the World
Kevin O'Sullivan - TV Critic, Sunday Mirror
Sharon Marshall - TV editor, This Morning, Sun columinst and former TV editor of News of World
Boyd Hilton - TV Editor, Heat Magazine
Melanie Hill (BB1)
Brian Dowling (winner, BB2)
Amma Antwi (BB2)
Kate Lawler (winner, BB3)
Sophie Pritchard (BB3)
Sissy (Joanne) Rooney (BB4)
Nadia Almada (winner, BB5)
Emma Greenwood (BB5)
Victor Ebuwa (BB5)
Makosi Musambasi (BB6)
Derek Laud (BB6)
Kinga Karolczak (BB6)
Richard Walker (BB7)
Lea Walker (BB7)
The first Asian ever to enter Britain's most famous house, Narinder Kaur was the third housemate to be evicted from Big Brother 2.As a trained actress, she was keen to raise her profile and, like others before and after her, hoped that Big Brother would be just the vehicle to do this.
How wrong she was.Like the majority of the Big Brother contestants, Narinder experienced her 15 minutes of fame followed by months of hell.Her relationships with her husband and her family suffered severely and she found herself unable to get a job.Her life is now back on track, with a role in the BBC Asian Network soap Silver Street, a stable family life and a campaign to encourage Asian women to stand up for themselves, but it's been tough.Her experience has prompted her to investigate the effect that the phenomenon that is Big Brother really has on the housemates' lives.What happened when they finally went home? Did their dreams come true?Or did they pay the ultimate price for their 15 minutes of fame – did Big Brother ruin their lives?
