Big Brother legend begs bosses to make major change ahead of ITV reboot
A BIG Brother star has asked the producers to make a huge change in the new reality TV show that will be coming to screens soon.
The previous winner has spoken out about the type of contestants she would like to see in the upcoming series.
Nadia Almada, 46 talked about how social media has changed reality television since she was in the spotlight 20 years ago.
The Portuguese reality star was Big Brother’s first ever transgender contestant when she walked into the house in 2004.
Back then she wowed fans and her housemates with her big curls and even bigger personality.
But now she has admitted that the programme has changed from what it was intended to be.
“It’s almost like you have to have a social media presence to be considered. You need to create an audience and that will compel the producers of the show to bring you in,” she said.
“It’s a little bit different, as in those days, I guess there was none of that.”
Nadia added that viewers these days have a distinct expectation of what they expect to see on TV.
“Automatically, when you see someone on TV, you check them out on Instagram or you’re going to go on Twitter, or Google people,” Nadia shared.
“It’s a very different time. I do still hope with the reboot, they’ll be one or two people who are just true and oblivious to most of this effect that exists within our social media platforms,” she continued.
Nadia was loud and proud, wearing her heart on her sleeve, and often paraded around the house with big black hair and in glam outfits.
She quickly became very popular with viewers thanks to her fiery temper and hilarious humour.