Big Brother reeked of desperation when it ended in 2018 – why is it back?
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He added, “Big Brother presents us with the perfect opportunity to make reality ‘real’ again.” But do we need more ‘real’ in our reality? You wonder how viewers would feel today about the demonisation of “Nasty” Nick Bateman from the very first Big Brother or the late Jade Goody – scorned while alive, revered in death. “I think reality TV programmes do a lot of damage,” Vanessa Feltz, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, has since argued. Channel 5 endured a backlash in 2018 when a season of Celebrity Big Brother, ostensibly marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, found room for Dapper Laughs, the comedian accused of misogynist humour.
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