Feel like you’ve seen the Big Brother cast before? There’s a reason for that

The Big Brother cast have previously had brushes with fame (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)

Big Brother has been on the TV for less than a week but we already can’t imagine our lives without the cast.

How will we cope in six weeks’ time when we don’t know how Yinrun, Farida and Jordan are spending their days?

We’re already having to wave goodbye to one face tomorrow in the first eviction.

It already feels like we know the housemates, and there could be a reason for that.

Well, firstly there’s the fact we’ve been watching them for five days, but also a few of them have previously had brushes with fame.

Let’s take a look at where we might have seen the newest batch of reality stars before…

Zak – ASOS

Zak has been modelling up a storm on some pretty big deal websites (Picture: Big Brother)

The 28-year-old from Manchester entered the house, announcing that he was a male model.

It didn’t take long for viewers to put two and two together to realise where they’ve seen Zak doing his best posing – he’s a regular on the ASOS website. There are 26 million active customers on the fashion website so it’s likely a lot of us have seen his face. He’s also done his thing for BoohooMan – a popular fast fashion brand.

Kerry – Deal or No Deal

Kerry won £35,000 on Deal or No Deal (Picture: Channel 4)

Kerry is hoping to secure the £100,000 by winning Big Brother, but it wouldn’t be her first time taking cash from a TV show.

She previously appeared on Deal or No Deal, which was hosted by Noel Edmonds, and she managed to walk out of the studio with an impressive £35,000.

The 40-year-old’s 2007 appearance was also remembered for the unusual circumstances – the set was plunged into darkness due to a power cut. 

Henry – TikTok

Henry is a big deal in the food world (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

If you’re a regular on FoodTok then you may have seen Henry’s face before. The food writer boasts over 12k followers on social media, where he shares content.

The 25-year-old isn’t the only one who dabbles in a little bit of influencing…

Farida – Blankety Blank and Come Dine with Me

Farida appeared on Blankety Blank (Picture: BBC)

If you’ve tuned into tonight’s episode then you might have heard Farida mention a few times that she has a bit of a following for her makeup videos, where she specialises in doing glam for the traveller community.

Farida, 50, has also been on the box before – she was a contestant on Blankety Blank, which also featured former Big Brother hosts Emma Willis and Rylan.

During the episode host Bradley Walsh asked her: ‘Farida, when I’m on telly, I aspire to be more like Rylan Clark. The trouble is, he’s got way more [blank] than me.’

Revealing the answer on her whiteboard, Farida had written ‘jazz’ and the studio audience erupted into laughter.

She also starred in Come Dine With Me in 2019 – during the show, which involves a group of strangers hosting dinner parties for each other and rating efforts out of 10, Farida immersed her guests in authentic Indian culture.

Dylan – The Last Leg

Dylan was on The Last Leg (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

Ahead of appearing on Big Brother, Dylan, 39, revealed that he’s previously appeared on comedy talk show The Last Leg, hosted by comedians Adam Hills, Alex Brooker, and Josh Widdicombe.

‘I appeared on a TV show called The Last Leg about amputees – two years before I lost my leg,’ he shared.

The DJ from Coventry lost his leg due to complications after a motorcycle accident in Tenerife when he was hit by a taxi. Medics managed to save his foot initially but after two years doctors told him he’d need a below-the-knee amputation.

Big Brother continues tomorrow on ITV2 at 9pm

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