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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Big Brother star reveals how much contestants earn and it's not what you think
A former Big Brother contestant has published an explosive book all about life inside - and after - the famous reality house, and reveals the surprising amount she earned for her appearance Former medical rep Narinder Kaur walked into the Big Brother house back in 2001 as a complete unknown. She walked out 29 days later as one of the biggest – and first – reality TV stars of her generation. Now, almost 25 years on, the mum-of-two has updated her bombshell 2007 book about life inside the famous house, including interviews with more than 30 other contestants (such as Anthony Hutton, Brian Dowling and Nadia Almada), as well as producers and psychologists. Chatting exclusively, the 52-year-old Good Morning Britain regular says she wants to show why reality stars deserve more 'sympathy', especially when their headline-making antics come back to haunt them years later. 'It's part exposé, part warning,' she says. 'People are still fascinated by the whole process. It's the idea of overnight fame, how it changes your life and affects everyone around you. I think the reaction to me on the show actually made me stronger. I was written off and had this burning desire to prove everybody wrong – it's still there. Big Brother has been around for so long now, but the real story is what happens after the house, and that's the story I wanted to tell.' It comes after one huge TV star looks completely unrecognisable as she reveals latest facelift. Strictly's Anton Du Beke shares heartbreak over wife's 'cruel and inexplicable' diagnosis Hi, Narinder! Did Big Brother change your life in the way you expected it to? I liken it to throwing a pebble in a pond. It's the ripple effect you don't expect. We were just normal, innocent people and yes, I wanted fame, but I had no idea the level of fame it would bring. You became an overnight household name and when you're just an ordinary person with a normal life before going in, it's mindblowing. Is it different for contestants nowadays? Probably. I think the level of reaction is different, and we've learnt some lessons. TV companies are more careful – as they should be – after the deaths of Love Island contestants. And the housemates are more aware of what they're getting themselves into. They can also go back to their normal lives now. The book has some shocking stories! Yes, and there were a few we couldn't put in because they were too shocking. To be honest, nothing surprised me. It's like modern-day gladiators – you're thrown into the lion's den for entertainment. And there's a lot of people who don't realise that we didn't get paid when I did the show. We got a statutory weekly payment of about £20. You spoke to Kinga Karolczak about the infamous 'bottle incident', didn't you? [Kinga had an X-rated moment with it] Yes, and out of everyone I interviewed, I felt the deepest sympathy for Kinga. She's a really sweet girl and, like we all did, she went on the show to become famous. To do that, you want to keep the producers happy by making a great show. So, you can make a snap decision that affects the rest of your life. How do you rebuild it after that? What do you say to people considering applying to the show? I tell them to think very carefully. It's going to change their lives, maybe in ways they don't want it to. There's also social media now, and no amount of duty of care can protect you from hate. But I could sit with a would-be contestant today and warn them, and I'd literally see them not listening – they're just thinking about all the glory. The duty of care has changed over the years though, hasn't it? Yes, I think contestants get support for about a year afterwards, when I went on, there was nothing afterwards. I didn't have a clue what was going on. I didn't know why newspapers were calling me. My book shows what can happen to people's mental health afterwards, something we really need to look at. Do you think reality TV has a future? Personally, I'd like to see it end, but I don't think it's going to. There's no getting around the fact some people will find it very difficult afterwards. I spoke to so many modern-day contestants who are all still going through the same process of disbelief about how their life has changed. Why did you want to write this book? To help people understand the show more, and have sympathy for the contestants. We're human, and there were times where we entertained people at the expense of our mental health. I wanted to bring a bit of humanity and insight to it all. The process can be brutal, and I wanted to give other contestants a voice. I really wanted to see how it affected people's lives. If you could turn back the clock, would you still audition for Big Brother? It sounds crazy, but yes. I'd probably play the game differently and fake it more. I think I was too real and I thought people would like that, but they didn't. Are there other shows you'd love to do? I've been emailing Loose Women for about 25 years because it's my dream show, but they haven't replied yet. Actually, I got one reply in lockdown. But I'm still hoping the dream might come true.
BBC News
05-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Evicted family struggling with unfit flat
A woman who has been evicted from her home in Ealing where she was living with her disabled daughter and son says she is now struggling in temporary "inaccessible" says the one-bed flat on the first floor of a house in Southall is not wheelchair accessible for her six-year-old daughter, Victoria, who has Phelan McDermid Syndrome which means she has difficulty walking and a developmental also means they now have a 90 minute journey on two buses to get to Victoria's Council said it was working to find more suitable accommodation but said it was at the "sharpest end of the national housing crisis". Kinga says her daughter has trouble accessing the bathroom because it is not accessible for her. 'Aren't enough homes' After they were evicted from the property in Ealing, Kinga said they spent two nights of sleeping on her friend's floor before they were placed in the flat in Southall. Despite this, Kinga says she was told by Ealing Council the family needed to be homeless before they could be re-homed."I think the council as soon as they have an eviction notice, they should start working on it instead of the process being that you need to be homeless before they start on finding somewhere for you," she told BBC London."When I first came here I said it's not suitable for a wheelchair, there are so many stairs, it's so hard."The first night she woke up banging her head on the walls."I'm sleeping in the same room as my 19-year-old son too - we don't have privacy or anything."Ealing Council says it is sorry about the challenges facing this family and that it is looking for an accessible property for a statement, a spokesperson added: "We are at the sharpest end of the national housing crisis, and with almost 7,000 local families on the waiting list for social housing, there simply aren't enough affordable homes in the borough for everyone who needs one."We are working hard to drive down the numbers of people in temporary accommodation and getting families into more suitable accommodation instead."
CNN
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
See inside a Japanese preschool through a 3-year-old's eyes
Now your toddler can study abroad in Japan Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture. 01:32 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 16 videos Now your toddler can study abroad in Japan Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture. 01:32 - Source: CNN Could China outlast the US in a trade war? President Donald Trump started a trade war with China, and now, Beijing and the people it governs are bracing for economic pressure. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout tells us how resilient China is in the tariffs battle. 01:38 - Source: CNN Dalai Lama succession drama During a visit to Tibet, CNN's Steven Jiang visited Potala Palace - the former winter residence of the Dalai Lamas for centuries until 1959, when the current Dalai Lama fled the region after a failed uprising against Beijing. 01:01 - Source: CNN Tibet's first and only bullet train CNN's Steven Jiang reports from the only bullet train service in Tibet, connecting the region's capital of Lhasa to the eastern Tibetan city of Nyingchi. The train is seen as Beijing's attempt to integrate the remote region with the rest of China. 01:31 - Source: CNN Could Tibetan kids lose their native tongue? 01:37 - Source: CNN Fareed's take on Trump's executive order record Fareed Zakaria breaks down President Donald Trump's first 100 days executive order record and compares it to that of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 00:58 - Source: CNN Drivers dodge flames as wildfires rage in Israel Drivers on Highway 1 near Jerusalem were forced to flee their cars, leaving them abandoned on the highway as more than 100 teams across Israel fight wildfires on multiple fronts, authorities said. 00:49 - Source: CNN Why China doesn't need the US auto market If there is one thing to be learned from Auto Shanghai - China's largest automobile show - it's that China has dozens of car brands that can rival Western ones. BYD surpassed Tesla's profits, but other EVs like those made by Zeekr, Xiaomi and Chery are quickly joining the race. CNN's Marc Stewart took a rare test drive of Zeekr's new 7GT. 00:44 - Source: CNN 100 days of Trump's Russia-Ukraine strategy CNN's Alex Marquardt examines how President Trump has handled peace negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine in his first 100 days of his second term in office. 02:25 - Source: CNN Car rammed into crowd at Vancouver festival A car rammed into a crowd in Vancouver shortly after 8pm Saturday night during a festival celebrating Filipino heritage, killing at least nine people. Officials are still investigating the incident but do not suspect it to be an act of terrorism. 01:11 - Source: CNN Massive explosion at Iranian port kills dozens Over two dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran, according to Iranian state media citing the country's interior ministry. 00:29 - Source: CNN See the tomb where Pope Francis was laid to rest Pope Francis was laid to rest at Rome's Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore following a massive, choreographed funeral that saw more than 250,000 mourners in attendance. The pope's tomb is purposefully simple with a cross and his papal name neatly inscribed. 00:29 - Source: CNN Watch pope's funeral procession through Rome In a spectacular procession through the city of Rome, Pope Francis' coffin was transported from St. Peter's Basilica to his final resting place at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. 01:13 - Source: CNN Analysis: Trump is in a crisis of his own making Trump tells President Vladimir Putin to stop after Russia launched its deadliest wave of attacks on Kyiv in nine months. This comes days after Trump said the US would walk out on efforts to make a peace deal in Ukraine if it didn't see progress. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh breaks down the latest. 01:03 - Source: CNN Palestinian flag bearer reflects on her responsibility at the Olympics In an interview with CNN's Amanda Davies, Palestinian swimmer and flag bearer Valerie Tarazi says she was inspired by Majed Abu Maraheel in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the first ever Palestinian Olympian and flag bearer who reportedly died in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza earlier this year due to kidney failure. 00:58 - Source: CNN Earth week ends with a smiling face in the sky Just before sunrise on Friday, April 25, US stargazers can find a celestial "smiley face" along the eastern horizon as a waning crescent moon aligns with Venus and Saturn. 00:50 - Source: CNN
CNN
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
See inside a Japanese preschool through a 3-year-old's eyes
Now your toddler can study abroad in Japan Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture. 01:32 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 16 videos Now your toddler can study abroad in Japan Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture. 01:32 - Source: CNN Could China outlast the US in a trade war? President Donald Trump started a trade war with China, and now, Beijing and the people it governs are bracing for economic pressure. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout tells us how resilient China is in the tariffs battle. 01:38 - Source: CNN Dalai Lama succession drama During a visit to Tibet, CNN's Steven Jiang visited Potala Palace - the former winter residence of the Dalai Lamas for centuries until 1959, when the current Dalai Lama fled the region after a failed uprising against Beijing. 01:01 - Source: CNN Tibet's first and only bullet train CNN's Steven Jiang reports from the only bullet train service in Tibet, connecting the region's capital of Lhasa to the eastern Tibetan city of Nyingchi. The train is seen as Beijing's attempt to integrate the remote region with the rest of China. 01:31 - Source: CNN Could Tibetan kids lose their native tongue? 01:37 - Source: CNN Fareed's take on Trump's executive order record Fareed Zakaria breaks down President Donald Trump's first 100 days executive order record and compares it to that of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 00:58 - Source: CNN Drivers dodge flames as wildfires rage in Israel Drivers on Highway 1 near Jerusalem were forced to flee their cars, leaving them abandoned on the highway as more than 100 teams across Israel fight wildfires on multiple fronts, authorities said. 00:49 - Source: CNN Why China doesn't need the US auto market If there is one thing to be learned from Auto Shanghai - China's largest automobile show - it's that China has dozens of car brands that can rival Western ones. BYD surpassed Tesla's profits, but other EVs like those made by Zeekr, Xiaomi and Chery are quickly joining the race. CNN's Marc Stewart took a rare test drive of Zeekr's new 7GT. 00:44 - Source: CNN 100 days of Trump's Russia-Ukraine strategy CNN's Alex Marquardt examines how President Trump has handled peace negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine in his first 100 days of his second term in office. 02:25 - Source: CNN Car rammed into crowd at Vancouver festival A car rammed into a crowd in Vancouver shortly after 8pm Saturday night during a festival celebrating Filipino heritage, killing at least nine people. Officials are still investigating the incident but do not suspect it to be an act of terrorism. 01:11 - Source: CNN Massive explosion at Iranian port kills dozens Over two dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran, according to Iranian state media citing the country's interior ministry. 00:29 - Source: CNN See the tomb where Pope Francis was laid to rest Pope Francis was laid to rest at Rome's Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore following a massive, choreographed funeral that saw more than 250,000 mourners in attendance. The pope's tomb is purposefully simple with a cross and his papal name neatly inscribed. 00:29 - Source: CNN Watch pope's funeral procession through Rome In a spectacular procession through the city of Rome, Pope Francis' coffin was transported from St. Peter's Basilica to his final resting place at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. 01:13 - Source: CNN Analysis: Trump is in a crisis of his own making Trump tells President Vladimir Putin to stop after Russia launched its deadliest wave of attacks on Kyiv in nine months. This comes days after Trump said the US would walk out on efforts to make a peace deal in Ukraine if it didn't see progress. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh breaks down the latest. 01:03 - Source: CNN Palestinian flag bearer reflects on her responsibility at the Olympics In an interview with CNN's Amanda Davies, Palestinian swimmer and flag bearer Valerie Tarazi says she was inspired by Majed Abu Maraheel in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the first ever Palestinian Olympian and flag bearer who reportedly died in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza earlier this year due to kidney failure. 00:58 - Source: CNN Earth week ends with a smiling face in the sky Just before sunrise on Friday, April 25, US stargazers can find a celestial "smiley face" along the eastern horizon as a waning crescent moon aligns with Venus and Saturn. 00:50 - Source: CNN
CNN
02-05-2025
- CNN
Now your toddler can have their own study exchange in Japan… you can come, too
Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture.
