Media industry barred from Big Brother reboot

This year’s Big Brother revival on 10 won’t feature anyone who works for, or has recently worked for, the wider media sector.

The decision is in stark contrast to previous iterations of the show, when radio hosts, creative agency employees, and other media workers peppered the cast.

2013’s season on Channel 9, for example, had eventual winner Tim Dormer who had past gigs with Nova and Southern Cross Broadcasting (now Southern Cross Austereo). Dormer had made headlines the year prior for streaking through a plane as part of a Rihanna media junket.